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Vol. 152 WASHINGTON, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2006 No. 128 House of Representatives The House met at 10 a.m. thoughtful work on the Financial Serv- not JIM’s view of the world, especially f ices and International Relations com- if grays and even colors were part of mittees. JIM predicted the savings and the picture. MORNING HOUR DEBATES loan crisis, and was spot on in his ob- This week my colleague JIM WALSH The SPEAKER. Pursuant to the servations about American diplomacy and I be circulating a ‘‘Dear Col- order of the House of January 31, 2006, from the Middle East to North Korea. league’’ letter to Members of the House the Chair will now recognize Members He was always dignified and prin- of Representatives on both sides of the from lists submitted by the majority cipled, one of the few people who navi- aisle, a letter that would urge Presi- and minority leaders for morning hour gated the legislative halls successfully dent Bush to consider the appointment debates. The Chair will alternate rec- without being mired in partisan poli- of JIM LEACH as our Permanent Rep- ognition between the parties, with each tics. resentative to the United Nations. It is party limited to not to exceed 25 min- Indeed, in his congressional cam- a nomination that no doubt would be utes, and each Member except the ma- paigns, he refused PAC contributions, greeted by acclaim. It would pass the jority leader, the minority leader or didn’t want out-of-State donations, he I predict unani- the minority whip limited to not to ex- wouldn’t run negative ads, and he re- mously, and we would all be the better ceed 5 minutes, but in no event shall jected outside groups who tried to run off. debate extend beyond 10:50 a.m. negative ads on his behalf. He may I strongly urge my colleagues to join The Chair recognizes the gentleman have actually won his election by play- us in signing this letter for the nomi- from Oregon (Mr. BLUMENAUER) for 5 ing by the rules widely accepted as the nation of JIM LEACH. minutes. norm and by which most prefer to oper- f f ate. He may have won, but it wouldn’t CONSERVATISM REPRESENTATIVE LEACH FOR have been JIM LEACH and we all would PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE have been the poorer. The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mrs. TO UNITED NATIONS While has lost JIM’s service to EMERSON). Pursuant to the order of the Mr. BLUMENAUER. Mr. Speaker, Congress, America need not lose his House of January 31, 2006, the gen- today I reflect on the gentleman from service, his intellect and his unique tleman from North Carolina (Mr. Iowa’s almost four decades of public talents. Ambassador ’s ap- MCHENRY) is recognized during morn- service, 30 of them as a distinguished pointment to the United States Perma- ing hour debates for 5 minutes. Member of this House of Representa- nent Representative to the United Na- Mr. MCHENRY. Madam Speaker, vot- tives. I am referring to my friend, JIM tions expires at the end of the year, ers did not reject the core values of LEACH. and the United States cannot afford a traditional conservatism: Lower taxes, For many of the 12,000 men and gap in our representation. We des- smaller government, traditional family women privileged to serve in the House perately need a strong, positive direc- values, and strong national defense. of Representatives since the founding tion to guide multilateral diplomacy in They did not reject that when they of the Republic, their careers are dis- the United Nations. went to the polls on November 7. In the tinguished by service in this Chamber. There is not another American who words of George Will, ‘‘Republicans JIM LEACH is one of those rare individ- is better suited to advancing United were punished not for pursuing, but for uals for whom Congress itself is distin- States interests in that important forgetting conservatism.’’ guished by his service. There is no one forum by temperament, experience or This election represents neither a de- from whom I have learned more by his intellect than JIM LEACH. Remember, feat for conservatism nor a victory for words, his deeds and his friendship. He as a young foreign service officer, he liberalism. The American people are a is one of the few among us who, when actually served at the United Nations conservative people. While the election he speaks on the floor of the House, under then-ambassador George H.W. results put a majority in power in both people who care about substance listen. Bush before returning to Iowa as part the House and Senate for the first time He consistently chooses the right of his family’s business, and then on to in 12 years, we see that 36 percent of words, and invites people to be part of 30 distinguished years of service in this the American electoral describes itself the process. He listens. He is never body. as ‘‘conservative.’’ That is double the drawn into petty partisan politics that If anything, JIM may be better suited number that consider themselves ‘‘lib- too often rear their ugly heads. as a diplomat than at partisan politics. eral.’’ We are a conservative nation. For 30 years we have been privileged He is the most diplomatic politician I A Rasmussen poll conducted after to watch his conscientious and have ever met. Black and white was the election found that 61 percent of

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So I would Americans will support what has to be Voters opted for the more conservative submit to you today the Democrat done to get us out with honor and dig- candidate and more conservative side platform is just what it has been for nity and to win. Now the President can of most issues. Nine States passed the last 70 years, but the new freshman claim that he has the power to do these measures to restrict the government’s class advocated a platform similar to things, and clearly under the Constitu- ability to take land through eminent what the Republicans have been advo- tion he does; but the President also has domain, taking private property for cating for the last 50 years. the duty to come forward with a plan government use or public use. Madam Speaker, I would tell you this that can be understood, accepted, car- Voters in , Idaho, South election was a wake-up call for us to ried out, implemented and successful Carolina, , Tennessee, return to those bold colors and return for the American people. Virginia and Wisconsin passed con- to conservative values. If we are committed to staying in stitutional amendments to define mar- f Iraq, the President must face the riage as between one man and one American people and adequately pre- WAR ON TERRORISM woman. Now a majority of States have pare them for : The truth that enacted those constitutional protec- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- his desires for Iraq will take more sol- tions stopping liberal judges from rede- ant to the order of the House of Janu- diers, more money, and cost more lives. fining marriage. We are a conservative ary 31, 2006, the gentleman from Michi- The American people respect and ad- Nation, Madam Speaker, and similar gan (Mr. DINGELL) is recognized during mire leadership and honesty. They ad- amendments on marriage have passed morning hour debates for 5 minutes. mired it in Roosevelt, in Truman and across the country in previous elec- Mr. DINGELL. Madam Speaker, the in Ronald Reagan. Honesty begins with tions and will continue to happen going people have spoken. The election is making an honest accounting of the forward. over and they have said to us that they costs and coming forward with a truth- Previous Democratic wins in 1974 and have given us their marching orders. ful statement of where we are and what 1986 swept into office new and very lib- For 40 months American soldiers we must do. If this Nation needs more eral freshman classes. If we look at the have been suffering, working, and equipment for our soldiers or needs new Democrat freshman class of 2006, dying for their country in the . more soldiers over there, then we must they are not liberals, Madam Speaker. Since that day, 2,800 Americans have be told that and the President must What is striking is that this freshman been killed. More than 20,000 have been face that, and we must do what has to class campaigned as conservatives. In wounded, most in gruesome fashion, be done to see to it that we have the fact, I know of one candidate who went and we have spent $450 billion when proper forces there to prevail. out and advocated for certain prin- Secretary Wolfowitz told us the Con- This war is being charged to our chil- ciples. They might ring true to me as a gress would pass only $3 billion in ap- dren and grandchildren. We need to ex- Republican. He said he is pro-life, he is propriations to fund this curious exer- amine whether or not it is just and pro-gun. He is for traditional marriage, cise. proper for us to do that. We must pur- tax cuts, and for balancing the budget According to the National Intel- sue with vigor the diplomatic front. and a strong national defense. Sounds ligence Estimate, we have been made The countries in the area must be in- like a Republican to me, but he is a less safe. The other members of the volved, and certainly little sign of that registered Democrat. axis of evil, Iran and North Korea, have taking place is visible to all of us. Pro-life Democrats were elected in developed or are developing nuclear We have to swallow our pride. Let us North Carolina, Indiana, Ohio and weapons. We have forgotten our mis- talk to everyone, reengage the Syrians Pennsylvania, just to name a few. Pro- sion in Afghanistan where a democrat- and the Iranians, in addition to those gun Democrats were elected in Florida, ically elected government is slowly los- countries who are our allies in the re- Indiana, , North Carolina, ing control of the country. gion. And as we approach the fourth Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas and The war in Iraq has produced more year of this war, and it must be ob- Vermont. Wow, those are conservative terrorists. According to the National served that is longer than we were principles, and I will tell you that it is Intelligence Estimate, it has found committed to the war in Europe in a call to conservatives, to Republicans, that the Iraq war has created more ter- 1945, Syria and Iran have to be explored to be true to those conservative issues rorists and terrorist sympathizers than as possible participants in the solution we ran on originally. have been destroyed. Iraq has become to the problems which exist there. After the Republicans’ last electoral the central front in the war on ter- The President must look the Amer- disaster, then-California Governor rorism, simply because this adminis- ican people directly in the eye and he Ronald Reagan spoke before the Con- tration has made it so. must deal honestly with our people. He servative Political Action Conference Vice President CHENEY said the in- must provide the generals with what and said, ‘‘Our people look for a cause surgency was on its last throes, and they need and not shortchange our to believe in. Is it a third party we more Americans die every month than troops. We have only one option, and need, or is it a new and revitalized sec- did when the actual war itself was that is to either win or to get out. ond party, raising a banner of no pale going on. Again, the National Intel- Mr. President, your country asks you pastels, but bold colors, which make it ligence Estimates said that fanatical if Iran is so central to our security in unmistakably clear where we stand on terrorism has metastasized and spread the future, why haven’t you made it all of the issues troubling the people.’’ across the globe. possible to win and why have you not Madam Speaker, Ronald Reagan said At each and every turning point: The provided our military with the assets that in 1975. These bold colors underpin toppling of ’s statue; and the strategy that they need to win our conservative platform, and that is the dissolving the Iraqi Army; the cre- at the earliest time? what we must return to as a governing ation of the Iraqi constitution; the I was a soldier in World War II. Our majority in the next election. As Re- vote for the constitution; the par- purpose then was to win quickly, to publicans, that is what we should stand liamentary elections; the capture of win strongly, and to do so at the least for. Saddam; or the death of Zarqawi, the cost to our people. Victory was our Ronald Reagan went on to say, ‘‘We Bush administration has told us vic- goal, and we were committed to it and have just heard a call to arms based on tory is at hand. we worked for it. that platform, and a call to us to really Meanwhile, the bloodshed intensifies, In this world the only thing that will be successful to communicating and re- hope dims, and more Americans come count in this matter is success. In this veal to the American people the dif- home with terrible wounds or in body war there has not been strong leader- ference between this platform and the bags. ship from the White House to achieve

VerDate Aug 31 2005 23:50 Nov 14, 2006 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K14NO7.003 H14NOPT1 ccoleman on PROD1PC71 with HOUSE November 14, 2006 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H8613 our goals. As the President dithers, bring insight into the very human and America’s elderly and disabled in the American soldiers are killed and humorous way he described others. form of more generous coverage. In- maimed. Let’s win or get out. And also, to make this note: To my deed, there is a lot of evidence to sup- f knowledge, Bob Goldwater never ran port this conclusion. for public office, although he hailed Take, for instance, a study consid- REMEMBERING BOB GOLDWATER from an Arizona family synonymous ered earlier this year by the consumer The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- with public service. A lesson that has group FamiliesUSA. They compared ant to the order of the House of Janu- been impressed upon me through the prices under private prescription drug ary 31, 2006, the gentleman from Ari- years and especially in recent days is plans participating in Medicare part D zona (Mr. HAYWORTH) is recognized dur- this fact, that public service is not al- to the prices available through the De- ing morning hour debates for 5 min- ways defined by public office, that it is partment of Veterans Affairs’ health utes. what a person does in his fellowship of system. Their research showed that the Mr. HAYWORTH. Madam Speaker, I faith, in his community, in his business government could help lower costs sub- rise this morning in remembrance of a that can distinguish that person, a stantially. From November 2005 to great American and great Arizonan, good lesson to remember in these days, April 2006, FamiliesUSA found that vir- Bob Goldwater. If the last name sounds a lesson typified by the life and times tually all of the part D plans raised familiar, it should. The brother of Ari- of Bob Goldwater. their prices for the majority of the top zona’s favorite son, Bob Goldwater la- Madam Speaker, those of us who 20 drugs in this study. The median bored alongside his brother in the fam- knew Bob count ourselves not lucky price increase among part D plans for ily business in Phoenix, Goldwater’s but blessed to have a man who cham- the top 20 drugs prescribed to seniors Department Store, and Bob was his pioned the success of his brother politi- was 3.7 percent. own unique contributor to his brother cally but added immeasurably to the Furthermore, for all of the top 20 Barry’s political success and to the lives of Arizonans in terms of com- drugs prescribed to seniors, VA prices continued success of Goldwater’s De- merce and public service, and as the fa- in April were lower than the lowest partment Store. ther of our Phoenix Open. prices charged by part D plans. The Bob Goldwater possessed a laconic Rest in peace, Bob Goldwater, you median price difference was 46 percent. wit. Madam Speaker, in my first cam- won’t be forgotten. In other words, Madam Speaker, for paign for public office, I was honored to f half of the 20 drugs, the lowest price have Bob Goldwater and former Gov- charged by any part D plan was at least ernor Jack Williams, and the former AUTHORIZING GOVERNMENT TO 46 percent higher than the lowest price Republican leader of this House, John NEGOTIATE LOWER PRICES WITH secured for the VA. This is what the J. Rhodes, cosponsor an event for me in DRUG COMPANIES secretary must be referring to when he the White Mountains of Arizona. This The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- talks about the magic of the market. was at a time when I aspired to rep- ant to the order of the House of Janu- My Republican friends argue that al- resent the Sixth Congressional Dis- ary 31, 2006, the gentleman from New lowing the secretary to negotiate lower trict, an area in square mileage almost Jersey (Mr. PALLONE) is recognized drug prices cannot actually work be- the size of the Commonwealth of Penn- during morning hour debates for 5 min- cause the government will act to set sylvania, and so to get from suburban utes. prices. This is just more of the same Phoenix up to the White Mountains Mr. PALLONE. Madam Speaker, last old excuses we have been hearing all was quite an undertaking that was week America went to the polls and along. The truth of the matter is that made a bit more difficult by an incred- sent Washington a message that they the President, Secretary Leavitt, and ible thunderstorm because this was wanted a new direction. Unfortunately, Republicans in Congress are opposed to during what we call the monsoon sea- when it comes to the Bush administra- negotiated prices simply because they son in the summertime in Arizona. tion, it seems as though the voters’ want to preserve the profits of the The late great Governor Williams, a call for change has fallen upon deaf pharmaceutical industry which this former broadcaster, was a stickler for ears. program was really written for. time. The event was supposed to start Yesterday, the Times re- I have to be honest here. The Amer- at 7 p.m. I blew in the door at 7:05. ported that the President and the Sec- ican taxpayer is being ripped off by the There stood Governor Williams and retary of Health and Human Services, Republican prescription drug law. Leader Rhodes and brother Goldwater. Mike Leavitt, were ‘‘strenuously op- Pharmaceutical companies have reaped Governor Williams said, ‘‘HAYWORTH, posed to legislation that would author- record profits since Medicare part D 7:00; it’s 7:05,’’ to which Bob Goldwater ize the government to negotiate with was implemented while the American replied, ‘‘Oh, heck, keep your shirt on, drug companies to secure lower drug taxpayer has been left holding the bill. Jack, booze isn’t going to spoil.’’ prices for Medicare beneficiaries.’’ Before the Republican law went into At the memorial service for his This is not groundbreaking news. effect this year, more than 6.5 million brother Barry, Bob Goldwater spoke They have said all along that they op- low-income Americans received help not only of Barry Goldwater, the public pose negotiated prices in the Medicare for their prescription drug bills servant, but of Barry, his brother. He program. Still, given the outcome of through Medicaid. Under the Medicaid reminisced how both he and Barry last week’s election, it is disappointing system, however, States can purchase played for their church in a youth bas- that this administration would not drugs at the lowest available prices or ketball league and how Barry sug- even take a moment to reconsider its the best price. While this was good gested that the jerseys they wore misguided policies. news for the taxpayer, it certainly cut should bear the letter ‘‘P.’’ Bob re- Mr. Levitt went on to say, ‘‘I don’t into the profit margins of the pharma- called that he asked Barry why, and believe I can do a better job than an ef- ceutical industry. So now those same Barry responded, ‘‘You know, Bob, P ficient market.’’ I agree that the sec- 6.5 million Americans have been moved for ‘Piscopalian.’’’ retary hasn’t done such a good job so into the Republican prescription drug Perhaps a function of age and time, far, but he shouldn’t get too down on plan. They are no longer receiving the but the passing of other noteworthy himself, he is not entirely to blame. lower prices, and the higher costs, add- Arizonans would bring Bob Goldwater His Republican friends here in Congress ing up to as much as $2 billion this into the public eye and he, above all have kept him from realizing his po- year alone, will be passed on to the other Arizonans, could deliver a heart- tential by legally prohibiting him from American taxpayer. felt, humorous, poetic and practical re- negotiating with drug makers. This is why American voters rejected membrance. I don’t have those abilities However, if a Democratic Congress the Republican platform last week. Re- here today, but I just felt compelled in passed a law granting him authority to publican policies over the past decade a moment perhaps of personal indul- negotiate prices with drug manufactur- have served special interests like the gence but perhaps more accurately a ers, I am certain we could achieve pharmaceutical industry, and now the moment of official reflection, to bring enormous savings in the Medicare pro- American taxpayer is paying the price. notice to the passing of Bob Goldwater, gram which could be passed on to Clearly voters are fed up, and they

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That is why We have said from the beginning of come forward and lead the House in the we will implement the recommenda- our campaign for a new direction that Pledge of Allegiance. tions of the 9/11 Commission next year one of the first things we will do when Mr. STUPAK led the Pledge of Alle- so that we can be better prepared to we take back the House is to pass a law giance as follows: protect our Nation against potential that will authorize the government to I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the terrorist attack. I know, as I was a negotiate lower drug prices. We intend United States of America, and to the Repub- first responder for 11 years. to live up to that promise. The savings lic for which it stands, one nation under God, f from that program can be used to help indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. VETERANS ESTABLISH FREEDOM eliminate the infamous ‘‘doughnut f hole’’ that millions of seniors have fall- (Mr. WILSON of South Carolina IMMIGRATION REFORM en into over the past few months. asked and was given permission to ad- While the President and his cronies (Ms. FOXX asked and was given per- dress the House for 1 minute and to re- are threatening to oppose such legisla- mission to address the House for 1 vise and extend his remarks.) tion, I think they would be better minute and to revise and extend her re- Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. served to reconsider. It is time for us marks.) Madam Speaker, this past weekend we to take a long and hard look at the Ms. FOXX. Madam Speaker, I rise celebrated Veterans Day, and it is ap- Medicare part D program and see where today to urge my colleagues to work propriate to acknowledge today that we can make some improvements. together to provide effective immigra- because of our veterans, freedom and Democrats are not calling for repeal of tion reform. I am pleased the Secure democracy are more widely spread this law, but we are calling for some Fence Act of 2006 was signed into law. than ever before. changes, changes that the American Securing our borders must be our first Fifty million people have been liber- voters clearly support. I hope that my step to stop the flow of illegal aliens ated by our courageous troops in Af- Republican friends will join us as we into the United States. ghanistan and Iraq. Last week was the work together to improve the Medicare One thing is clear, we must work to 17th anniversary of the fall of the Ber- program on behalf of America’s sen- uphold the law. Congress must not pro- lin Wall, confirming the success of iors. vide a path to citizenship or any type President Ronald Reagan. From Esto- of amnesty for those who have crossed nia to Bulgaria, from Mongolia to Hun- f our borders illegally. In 1986, Congress gary, hundreds of millions of people RECESS passed a comprehensive immigration have emerged from communism and The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- reform bill that included amnesty. are now free. ant to clause 12(a) of rule I, the Chair This was a failure. It did not reduce Earlier this year I visited Liberia, declares the House in recess until 11 illegal immigration or permanently which is still celebrating the election a.m. today. solve any of the immigration problems of the first female African leader. Accordingly (at 10 o’clock and 29 we face today. Rather, it provided the President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf was minutes a.m.), the House stood in re- incentive to come here legally by re- elected after the dictator Charles Tay- cess until 11 a.m. warding illegal aliens with amnesty. lor fled at the urging of President As Members of Congress, we took an Bush. f oath to uphold and defend our laws in Today, America’s veterans can be b 1100 the Constitution. There is a solution to prouder than ever of their success as AFTER RECESS the problem of illegal immigration, but they are freeing oppressed people the answer is not to reward those who around the world. The recess having expired, the House violated the laws of the United States. In conclusion, God bless our troops, was called to order by the Speaker pro f and we will never forget September 11. tempore (Mrs. EMERSON) at 11 a.m. 9/11 COMMISSION f f RECOMMENDATIONS THE PEOPLE OF VIETNAM PRAYER (Mr. STUPAK asked and was given DESERVE OUR HELP The Chaplain, the Reverend Daniel P. permission to address the House for 1 (Mr. KUCINICH asked and was given Coughlin, offered the following prayer: minute.) permission to address the House for 1 God of power and mercy, You are Mr. STUPAK. Madam Speaker, on minute and to revise and extend his re- Lord of all creation, yet You bend to November 7, the American people voted marks.) every human need, and are always at- resoundingly in favor of a Congress Mr. KUCINICH. Yesterday, perma- tentive to our prayer. Bless this Nation that would make implementing the nent trade relations for Vietnam was and the endeavors of Congress today. recommendations of the 9/11 Commis- brought before the House with no com- Give us freedom of spirit and health of sion a top priority. They voted for a mittee hearings and under suspension mind and body that we may serve the Democratic Congress. of the rules. I spoke against the bill people we represent and work to estab- For months, the Republican leader- and demanded a rollcall vote, and last lish the values of Your kingdom here ship in this body has sat on the 41 rec- night the bill failed to get the nec- on Earth. ommendations the 9/11 Commission essary two-thirds, so it was defeated. May your revealed presence in our gave for improving the security of our Now, the people of Vietnam deserve midst carry over to the way we deal Nation. The Republican Congress did our help. The United States actually with one another in mutual respect, nothing when the expert bipartisan has a moral obligation of a long-stand- and confront the problems we face to- group released a scathing report card ing nature with respect to Vietnam gether. We pray, calling upon Your on the lack of progress that has been that we don’t really need to elaborate holy name. made and gave our government Ds and on, because we understand what this Amen. Fs for failing to take steps necessary Nation did to Vietnam. If you care f to ensure we would never face another about Vietnam, you should care to tragedy like 9/11. know that the permanent trade rela- THE JOURNAL Democrats believe it is unacceptable tions would have this effect, this bill. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The that 5 years after the 9/11 terrorist at- It would cause millions of peasants to Chair has examined the Journal of the tacks our Nation’s first responders are be thrown off the land as agricultural last day’s proceedings and announces still without interoperable radios and supports are withdrawn. to the House her approval thereof. have planes flying across our country Millions of workers losing their jobs Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Jour- that are loaded with cargo that is rare- at State enterprises wither in the face nal stands approved. ly ever inspected. of foreign competition or downsize and

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Demo- In medicine, doctors are taught to ronmental quality principles, all that crats pledge, therefore, to preside over listen to the patient. The saying is, free trade means for nations like Viet- the most open and honest Congress in ‘‘Listen to the patient. He’s telling you nam is more exploitation of the coun- history. We want to pass solid ethics what’s the matter.’’ Too often we have try and of the workers. That is why we legislation that the public is actually gone in like a doctor who had an idea need to vote down this bill when it demanding. We are here to represent that they knew what was wrong and comes back this week. only our constituents, and we need to how to fix it. f make that clear. We, the Congress, must listen to Madam Speaker, change is coming to those moderate secular leaders in Iraq. CONGRATULATIONS TO THE NEW Washington. CITY OF JOHNS CREEK, GEORGIA f f (Mr. PRICE of Georgia asked and was ISSUES FACING TEXAS given permission to address the House ED DAVIS TRIBUTE CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 22 for 1 minute.) (Mr. PITTS asked and was given per- (Ms. SEKULA GIBBS asked and was Mr. PRICE of Georgia. Madam mission to address the House for 1 given permission to address the House Speaker, I am so pleased to take this minute and to revise and extend his re- for 1 minute and to revise and extend opportunity to congratulate the mayor marks.) her remarks.) and city council and citizens of the Mr. PITTS. Madam Speaker, Admiral Ms. SEKULA GIBBS. My name is newly created City of Johns Creek in Chester Nimitz, in describing the brav- SHELLEY SEKULA GIBBS. I am the new Georgia. In accordance with the bill ery of Americans battling for Iwo Congressmember from Texas Congres- passed by the Georgia General Assem- Jima, said, ‘‘Uncommon valor was a sional District 22. bly and signed by Governor Sonny common virtue.’’ As the winner of the special election, Perdue, the community of Johns Creek Captain Ed Davis, who died last week I promise to roll up my sleeves and will be officially incorporated as a city at age 67, was a man of most uncom- work hard over the next 2 months to on December 1, 2006. mon valor. A graduate of the U.S. move our country forward and to sup- This is a wonderful and gratifying Naval Academy, Captain Davis was port the hardworking people in my dis- time for the people of Johns Creek. shot down over Vietnam in 1965, and he trict who have put their faith in me. Those residents fought diligently to would spend the next 71⁄2 years as a Some of the key issues for my dis- make this day a reality. They have prisoner in Hanoi. trict are: chosen to honor Mr. Mike Bodker as When finally released from captivity, Reducing the size of government and the first mayor of their new city. he said, ‘‘When I first saw that flag’’— lowering taxes; to help seniors in their Johns Creek is a vibrant, engaged meaning the U.S. flag—‘‘I knew it was search for more choice and security in and dynamic community. They have all worth it.’’ health care and have a stable source of seized the opportunity to have a more To those of us who knew him, his funding for Medicare; to enhance direct impact on their future, and this death is a great loss. But his passing is Ellington Field as the linchpin of achievement also comes with many also a great loss to the country he homeland security for the Houston re- new responsibilities. loved. gion; to also help fund NASA/Johnson I am confident that the citizens will Captain Davis won three stars, Space Center, the return to the Moon successfully embrace these new chal- the Legion of Merit with Combat Cita- and onward to our voyage to Mars. lenges, as our 10th largest city, Johns tion, five air medals, two purple hearts, Space is at the epicenter of our Na- Creek, will also be a leader in our larg- as well as numerous other honors both tion’s future. er Georgia community. military and civilian. As a physician, wife and mother who Madam Speaker, thank you for the Our thoughts and our prayers and respects life from conception to nat- privilege of bringing the recognition of those of a grateful Nation go out to his ural death, I look for ways to support this House of Representatives as we family. May he rest in peace. the sanctity of life. Texas shares a long border with our congratulate the people of Johns f Creek, Georgia and wish them the very neighboring country Mexico. I will IRAQ best during this exciting transition. work to honor my commitment to the people of my district by seeking ways f (Mr. MCDERMOTT asked and was given permission to address the House to stop illegal immigration while AMERICANS DEMANDING CHANGE for 1 minute and to revise and extend streamlining the process of legal immi- IN WASHINGTON AND DEMO- his remarks.) gration. CRATS BRINGING CIVILITY TO Mr. MCDERMOTT. Madam Speaker, I look forward to serving the district D.C. last week the American people voted and the opportunity to serve my Na- (Mr. CLEAVER asked and was given for new ideas and a new direction in tion. permission to address the House for 1 Iraq. Changing the Secretary of De- f minute.) fense was a good first step, but we have b 1115 Mr. CLEAVER. Madam Speaker, last a long way to go, and the situation is week, the American people spoke loud- getting worse. DEMOCRATS TO REINSTATE PAY- ly and clearly. They want a change Last week, I went to Amman, Jordan, AS-YOU-GO REQUIREMENTS here in Washington, and they want to listen to a cross-section of moderate (Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of Cali- Democrats and Republicans to work to- secular leaders from the region. They fornia asked and was given permission gether to solve the problems they con- gave me their ideas for stabilizing Iraq. to address the House for 1 minute and front on a daily basis. During the cam- It is a way forward and it comes from to revise and extend her remarks.) paign this year, Democrats promised to the people in the region closest to the Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of Cali- change the tone of the debate here in chaos. fornia. Madam Speaker, for too long in Washington, and work cooperatively on These leaders believe the U.S. should this country Republicans have gov- behalf of all Americans. redeploy our soldiers to the borders be- erned without a strong dedication to Because we will not be the party of tween Iraq and Syria and Iraq and Iran. fiscal responsibility and without using anger politics, Democrats will honor These leaders believe strategic rede- the pay-as-you-go method. The Presi- our pledge. We will treat the Repub- ployment can stop the infiltration of dent and his friends here in Congress

VerDate Aug 31 2005 02:07 Nov 15, 2006 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K14NO7.008 H14NOPT1 ccoleman on PROD1PC71 with HOUSE H8616 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE November 14, 2006 have squandered the Clinton adminis- gressional Republicans have refused to DEMOCRATS WANT TO WORK WITH tration’s projected 10-year surplus of provide any oversight of the Bush ad- REPUBLICANS TO HELP MIDDLE $5.6 trillion and have put us into a pro- ministration in its handling of the war. CLASS AMERICANS jected deficit of $3.5 trillion. When no weapons of mass destruction (Mr. PALLONE asked and was given Last Tuesday, the American people were found in Iraq, House Republicans permission to address the House for 1 told the Republicans that enough is refused to investigate how the intel- minute and to revise and extend his re- enough and demanded a change in the ligence could have been so bad. marks.) way that Congress does business. They When the administration sent our Mr. PALLONE. Madam Speaker, now voted in a Democratic majority to re- troops into combat without the proper that the elections are over, it is time turn our country to a path of strong body armor, House Republicans refused for Democrats and Republicans to fiscal responsibility and back to the to hold anyone in the administration come together to work in a bipartisan pay-as-you-go system. accountable. fashion to help all Americans. Madam Speaker, the current Repub- When milestone after milestone Throughout this year, Democrats lican leadership has incurred more for- passed without things getting better in have talked about a forward-looking eign debt in these 6 years than the pre- Iraq, congressional Republicans refused agenda, one that encompasses all vious 42 Presidents combined incurred. to hold oversight hearings and allowed Americans. We want to expand eco- When we assume the majority in Janu- the Bush administration to continue nomic opportunity to millions of ary, Democrats are committed to fiscal with the status quo when a change was Americans who have been left behind responsibility, and we will reinstate clearly needed. by increasing the minimum wage for pay-as-you-go, working effectively as Today, our Nation desperately needs we did in the 1990s when President the first time in 9 years. We want to for Congress to do its job and provide expand educational opportunities to Clinton and the Congress balanced the real oversight of the administration. budget. teens who want to attend college, by When Democrats take control of Con- cutting interest rates on student loans f gress in January, we vow to provide so that they can better afford college. MAKING IT FIRM THAT IT IS ILLE- proper oversight of the actions of this We also want to help seniors better af- GAL TO BE IN AMERICA WITH- administration. It is something that is ford their prescription drugs by cutting OUT PERMISSION required of us all by the U.S. Constitu- drug prices and filling the doughnut tion. (Mr. POE asked and was given per- hole. mission to address the House for 1 f Democrats touted these plans, but minute and to revise and extend his re- DEMOCRATS WANT TO HELP that doesn’t mean Republicans can’t marks.) LOWER PRESCRIPTION DRUGS join us in implementing them when the Mr. POE. Madam Speaker, according PRICES FOR AMERICA’S SENIORS new Congress convenes in January. Raising the minimum wage, helping to the Morning News, ‘‘Farmers (Mr. FILNER asked and was given Branch, Texas, on Monday adopted college students better afford their permission to address the House for 1 education and helping seniors pay for strict measures against illegals, requir- minute and to revise and extend his re- ing apartment renters to provide proof their prescription drugs is something marks.) we all, Democrats and Republicans of citizenship or residency and making Mr. FILNER. Madam Speaker, mil- alike, should be interested in. We will English the city’s official language.’’ lions of American seniors are trying to ‘‘The city also unanimously agreed have the opportunity to follow through make the best of the Medicare pre- to let police apply to participate in a on this agenda in January. scription drug plan that congressional Federal program that would enable Republicans and President Bush signed f them to check the residency status of into law 3 years ago. MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE suspects that they arrest and initiate Today, seniors are demanding deportation proceedings in certain A message from the Senate by Ms. changes in this program. They want a Curtis, one of its clerks, announced cases. These measures, believed to be plan that does not create a giant gap in the first of their kind in the State of that the Senate has passed without coverage, where they can lose coverage amendment bills of the House of the Texas, brought cheers from some sup- for months on end and where they still porters, but sparked anger among some following titles: must pay their monthly payments. H.R. 860. An act to provide for the convey- Hispanics.’’ The giant doughnut hole, as we call Madam Speaker, cities across the Na- ance of the reversionary interest of the it, leaves many seniors in the predica- tion are taking positive action in deal- United States in certain lands to the Clint ment of paying for groceries, paying ing with illegals. These are common- Independent School District, El Paso Coun- their rent or the drugs they need to ty, Texas. sense steps the Federal Government live healthier and longer lives. They H.R. 5842. An act to compromise and settle has refused to take for political rea- may cut their pills into two or take all claims in the case of Pueblo of Isleta v. sons. them every second or third day. That is United States, to restore, improve, and de- Of course, the pro-illegal immigrant velop the valuable on-reservation land and a recipe for disaster, and this is not a crowd has threatened lawsuits. It natural resources of the Pueblo, and for seems odd that illegals can use Amer- decision that seniors should have to other purposes. ican courts to prevent cities from en- make in America today. The message also announced that the Democrats have long opposed this forcing laws against illegal entry. Senate has passed bills of the following doughnut hole, and one of our top pri- The example of Farmers Branch, titles in which the concurrence of the orities next year is to eliminate it by Texas, is a statement that cities can- House is requested: not and will not continue to bear the making prescription drugs cheaper. S. 3501. An act to amend the Shivwits Band costs in education, health care and so- How are we going to do this? It is sim- of the Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah Water cial services of illegals. This Nation ple. We are going to do the same thing Rights Settlement Act to establish an acqui- must be firm that it is illegal to be in the Veterans Administration does sition fund for the water rights and habitat today, and that is, give the Secretary acquisition program. America without permission. S. 3687. An act to waive application of the And that’s just the way it is. of Health and Human Services the abil- ity to negotiate on behalf of all seniors Indian Self-Determination and Education f Assistance Act to a specific parcel of real for lower drug prices. PROVIDING PROPER OVERSIGHT property transferred by the United States to Today, American veterans pay 42 per- 2 Indian tribes in the State of Oregon, and OF THE ADMINISTRATION cent less for their drugs because of this for other purposes. (Ms. WATSON asked and was given negotiating authority. If we make pre- f permission to address the House for 1 scription drugs cheaper, we can fill in minute and to revise and extend her re- the doughnut hole so seniors no longer ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER marks.) fall into it. This is one of our top prior- PRO TEMPORE Ms. WATSON. Madam Speaker, since ities as we become the majority party The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- the beginning of the war in Iraq, con- in Congress next year. ant to clause 8 of rule XX, the Chair

VerDate Aug 31 2005 23:50 Nov 14, 2006 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K14NO7.011 H14NOPT1 ccoleman on PROD1PC71 with HOUSE November 14, 2006 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H8617 will postpone further proceedings who, as determined by the Secretary, has a bill would also extend VA’s homeless today on motions to suspend the rules total disability permanent in nature in- grant and per diem programs until Sep- on which a recorded vote or the yeas curred or aggravated in the active military, tember 30, 2007, and extend additional and nays are ordered, or on which the naval, or air service;’’. services for mentally ill and homeless (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Such vote is objected to under clause 6 of title is further amended— veterans until December 31, 2007. It rule XX. (1) in section 3511— would extend VA’s Advisory Com- Record votes on postponed questions (A) in subsection (a)(1)— mittee on Homeless Veterans, as well will be taken later today. (i) by striking ‘‘Each eligible person’’ and as the program which is providing gov- inserting the following: ‘‘Each eligible per- f ernment markers in private cemeteries son, whether made eligible by one or more of until that date. AMENDING TITLE 38, UNITED the provisions of section 3501(a)(1) of this The work/study provisions of the leg- STATES CODE, TO EXTEND CER- title,’’; islation allowing veterans to assist VA TAIN EXPIRING PROVISIONS OF (ii) by striking ‘‘a period’’ and inserting ‘‘an aggregate period’’; and and other government agencies would LAW (iii) by striking the second sentence; be extended until June 30, 2007. The Mr. BUYER. Madam Speaker, I move (B) in subsection (b)(3), by striking ‘‘sec- work/study program is an increasingly to suspend the rules and pass the bill tion 3501(a)(1)(D)’’ and inserting ‘‘subpara- popular benefit that provides veterans (H.R. 6314) to amend title 38, United graph (D) or (E) of section 3501(a)(1)’’; and with an alternative use of their GI Bill States Code, to extend certain expiring (C) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘or if they choose not to go to college. 3501(a)(1)(D)(i)’’ and inserting provisions of law and to expand eligi- The bill also provides education ben- ‘‘3501(a)(1)(D)(i), or 3501(a)(1)(E)’’; efits for the family members of sever- bility for the Survivors’ and Depend- (2) in section 3512— ents’ Educational Assistance program. (A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘an eli- ally injured veterans who are under- The Clerk read as follows: gible person (within the meaning of section going long-term convalescence while H.R. 6314 3501(a)(1)(A) of this title)’’ and inserting ‘‘an on active duty. Spouses and children of eligible person whose eligibility is based on servicemembers who are determined by Be it enacted by the Senate and House of the death or disability of a parent’’; Representatives of the United States of America the VA to be permanently and totally (B) in subsection (b)— in Congress assembled, disabled due to a service-connected (i) in paragraph (1)(A)— cause or causes would be eligible to re- SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF CERTAIN EXPIRING (I) by inserting after ‘‘section 3501(a)(1) PROVISIONS OF LAW ADMINISTERED ceive Chapter 35 education benefits of this title’’ the following: ‘‘or a person BY THE SECRETARY OF VETERANS while the servicemember is still on ac- AFFAIRS. made eligible by the disability of a spouse under section 3501(a)(1)(E) of this title’’; tive duty while undergoing treatment. (a) AUTHORITY FOR HEALTH CARE FOR This Chapter 35 provision would enable PARTICIPATION IN DOD CHEMICAL AND BIO- (II) by striking ‘‘or 3501(a)(1)(D)(ii) of this spouses and dependent children of se- LOGICAL WARFARE TESTING.—Section title’’ and inserting ‘‘3501(a)(1)(D)(ii), or 1710(e)(3)(D) of title 38, United States Code, is 3501(a)(1)(E) of this title’’; verely wounded servicemembers to ac- amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2005’’ and (ii) in paragraph (1)(B), by adding at the cess their Dependents’ Educational As- inserting ‘‘December 31, 2007’’. end the following new clause: sistance benefits while the service- ‘‘(iii) The date on which the Secretary (b) GRANT AND PER DIEM GRANT ASSIST- member is going through extended con- ANCE FOR HOMELESS VETERANS.—Section notifies the member of the Armed Forces from whom eligibility is derived that the valescence prior to discharge. 2011(a)(2) of such title is amended by striking Under the current law, these bene- ‘‘September 30, 2005’’ and inserting ‘‘Sep- member has a total disability permanent in nature incurred or aggravated in the active ficiaries must wait until the member is tember 30, 2007’’. discharged, and since the spouses of (c) TREATMENT AND REHABILITATION FOR military, naval, or air service.’’; and SERIOUSLY MENTALLY ILL AND HOMELESS (iii) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘or (D) these members most often become the VETERANS.—Section 2031(b) of such title is of this title’’ and inserting ‘‘(D), or (E) of primary breadwinner, I believe it is im- amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2006’’ and this title’’; portant to give them as much of a inserting ‘‘December 31, 2007’’. (3) in section 3540, by striking ‘‘and (D)’’ headstart as possible on becoming and inserting ‘‘(D), and (E)’’; (d) ADDITIONAL SERVICES FOR HOMELESS more competitive in the job market. AND SERIOUSLY MENTALLY ILL VETERANS.— (4) in section 3563, by striking ‘‘each eli- gible person defined in section 3501(a)(1)(A) The amount of the benefit remains the Section 2033(d) of such title is amended by same. striking ‘‘December 31, 2006’’ and inserting of this title’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘each eligible person whose eligibility is I thank the Blinded Veterans Asso- ‘‘December 31, 2007’’. ciation for bringing this important (e) ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON HOMELESS based on the death or disability of a parent’’; VETERANS.—Section 2066(d) of such title is (5) in section 3686(a)(1), by striking ‘‘or issue to the attention of myself and amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2006’’ and (D)’’ and inserting ‘‘(D), or (E)’’; and members of the committee. We met inserting ‘‘December 31, 2007’’. (6) in section 5113(b)(3)(B), by striking with Army Sergeant 1st Class Jeffrey (f) GOVERNMENT MARKERS IN PRIVATE ‘‘or (D)’’ and inserting ‘‘(D), or (E)’’. Mittman and his wife Christine. Ser- (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments CEMETERIES.—Section 2306(d)(3) of such title made by this section shall apply with respect geant 1st Class Mittman was blinded by is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2006’’ to a payment of educational assistance for a an IED and is undergoing extensive re- and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2007’’. course of education pursued after the date of habilitation and facial reconstruction. (g) ADDITIONAL EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE the enactment of this Act. Madam Speaker, this young soldier is ALLOWANCE FOR WORK-STUDY.—Section 3485(a)(4) of such title is amended in subpara- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- articulate, has a very positive outlook graphs (A), (C), and (F) by striking ‘‘Decem- ant to the rule, the gentleman from In- on his life and is truly an inspiration. ber 27, 2006’’ and inserting ‘‘June 30, 2007’’. diana (Mr. BUYER) and the gentleman One look at his wife and you can imme- SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR SUR- from California (Mr. FILNER) each will diately pick up the burdens she is bear- VIVORS’ AND DEPENDENTS’ EDU- control 20 minutes. ing in caring not only for her husband, CATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. The Chair recognizes the gentleman but also for her children. His wife (a) EXPANSION OF ELIGIBILITY.—Section from Indiana. Christy is a model of the love and sup- 3501(a)(1) of title 38, United States Code, is port that she is providing to her hus- amended— Mr. BUYER. Madam Speaker, I yield (1) by striking the period at the end of myself such time as I may consume. band as they face these challenges to- subparagraph (A) and inserting a semicolon; Madam Speaker, today I rise and gether. In fact, I think of this as the (2) by striking the comma at the end of urge my colleagues to pass H.R. 6314, a Christine Mittman provision, a provi- subparagraph (B) and inserting a semicolon; bill that would extend several existing sion not only that would help Christy, (3) by striking ‘‘, or’’ at the end of sub- Department of Veterans Affairs bene- but also other spouses lessen the finan- paragraph (C) and inserting a semicolon; fits provisions. cial stress. (4) by striking the comma at the end of This bill will extend these provisions So, in essence, while Christy is pro- subparagraph (D) and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and of health care services to veterans ex- viding leadership and mentoring for (5) by inserting after subparagraph (D) posed by chemical and biological test- her children, caring for her husband in- the following new subparagraph: ‘‘(E) the spouse or child of a person who ing under Projects 112 and SHAD, and stead of waiting until he completes all at the time of application by such spouse or treatment and rehabilitation programs of the facial reconstruction and reha- child for educational assistance under this for seriously mentally ill and homeless bilitation necessary, she can start her chapter is a member of the Armed Forces veterans until December 31, 2007. The educational opportunities now.

VerDate Aug 31 2005 23:50 Nov 14, 2006 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K14NO7.013 H14NOPT1 ccoleman on PROD1PC71 with HOUSE H8618 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE November 14, 2006 I think this is the right thing to do. ministration. This is a good bill and I spect to veterans exposed to Agent Or- We all know he is going to be 100 per- am hopeful that we can get this bill ange, and I will work certainly in the cent disabled. She wants to become a done. next Congress to pass that extension. nurse, so let’s give her and others who This bill also included a scholarship The bill today also helps the over are likewise situated to have these op- and loan repayment program to pro- 200,000 male and female veterans who portunities. vide the Secretary with a recruitment each night are sleeping in a doorway, Madam Speaker, the committee is and retention tool to attract qualified under a bridge, in an alley, a box, a currently also undergoing bipartisan people in the areas of information barn, a car, or a homeless shelter. negotiations on a number of bills, not technology and management so they Through a network of local nonprofit only with my House counterparts, but can work in these security areas. As I or public agencies, VA’s grant and per also with the Senate counterparts. said, this bill received widespread bi- diem program for homeless veterans of- Among these bills are H.R. 3082, the partisan support here in the House and fers homeless veterans a safe haven Veterans Small Business and Memorial I am most hopeful that we can move to that is free of drugs and alcohol. Affairs Act of 2006. It passed the House the Senate and achieve our work. Last year roughly 300 programs on July 24, 2006. We have informally Madam Speaker, I reserve the bal- across the Nation were able to give been discussing provisions since July ance of my time. 14,000 homeless vets the help they need- 28. The bill improves the status of vet- Mr. FILNER. Madam Speaker, I yield ed to recover, rehabilitate, and obtain erans and disabled veterans small busi- myself such time as I may consume. the skills necessary to reintegrate nesses when competing for contracts I am also pleased to rise in support of back into society. This legislation with the Department of Veterans Af- H.R. 6314, which would, as we have means that the VA can continue to fairs. It allows Tribal government to heard, extend expired and expiring au- support these hundreds of community participate in the VA’s State Cemetery thorization for the Department of Vet- shelters. But let me remind us all, as I Grants Programs, authorizes the VA erans’ Affairs and expand eligibility for will continue to do next year, that this Secretary to provide the family of a survivor and dependent educational as- covers barely 5 percent of the homeless veteran interred in a private cemetery sistance. veterans. We owe as a Nation help and with government markers, which we I want to thank the gentleman from care to the almost 200,000 others that are doing now. It also requires the Vet- Indiana (Mr. BUYER), the chairman of remain on the streets tonight. erans Employment Training Service, our committee, and my other col- This bill extends the authority to otherwise known as VETS, to establish leagues for working together on this treat seriously mentally ill and home- nonmandatory guidelines for disabled very important legislation. I also less veterans. More than one out of veterans outreach programs. There are would like to remind us all of the work three veterans returning from Iraq and a lot of things in this bill, and I am of Ranking Member LANE EVANS. His Afghanistan who have turned to the hopeful we are going to get this done integrity, leadership, and advocacy for VA for health care has received an ini- and negotiated. veterans will be missed as we move tial diagnosis for a mental health dis- There is another bill, H.R. 4061, the into the next session of Congress. order. Many more have such a disorder Department of Veterans Affairs Infor- This bill extends important authori- but did not come to the VA. Many did mation Technology Management Im- ties for the Department of Veterans Af- not check the boxes that would indi- provement Act. It would centralize fairs to take care of our veterans. cate this because they just want to get VA’s IT organizational structure so From 1962 through 1973, the Depart- home to their families. We have a lot that it reports directly to the Depart- ment of Defense conducted biological of work to do in this country to help ment’s chief information officer. and chemical warfare tests on active those with mental health disorders. Ultimately, the bill would empower duty servicemembers. These tests were This bill, though, will ensure that the CIO with the authority over the IT known as Project 112 and Project the VA has the authority it needs to budgets, equipment and personnel. SHAD. The Department of Defense has provide our recent veterans, as well as While the House passed this bill with acknowledged that it did not keep pa- veterans from previous conflicts, with widespread bipartisan support, and I tient care records to archive health ef- this mental health care that they need. appreciate the leadership of Mr. FILNER fects of the tests nor did they get, I am As the chairman said, this legislation and others on this legislation, the Sen- sure, informed consent on these tests. also extends certain work study oppor- ate is even yet to take action on that Just recently, in 2003, in response to tunities for veterans who are students bill. concerns from veterans that their ill- through June of 2007. Helping veterans There is another bill, H.R. 5815, the nesses may be a result of these expo- who are attending college or vocational Department of Veterans Affairs Med- sures, Congress did act. We authorized training to earn while they learn ical Facility Authorization Act of 2006, the VA to provide priority care to vet- makes good sense. This bill will allow that would ensure that we will effi- erans who participated in these tests veterans who are students to receive ciently provide the right facilities with and did not require them to provide work study allowances for working at the right places for veterans’ health medical evidence that any of the ill- VA hospitals and domiciliaries, at care. Given the current veteran popu- nesses are attributable to the testing. State veterans homes, and at national lation and those which we can expect This legislation before us today does and State veterans cemeteries. While I in the coming years, it would authorize the right thing for these veterans. It am disappointed that we could not ex- $2.5 billion for major implementation would extend the VA’s authority to tend authority for this program beyond projects and $51 million for facilities provide priority care for them through next June, I am glad that this legisla- leases. This is an important bill, and the end of next year. tion will allow veterans who are par- we are getting close on these negotia- I am disappointed that we have not ticipating in this program to continue tions. extended VA’s authority to give pri- through the end of their academic We have another bill, H.R. 5835, the ority care to veterans who were ex- year. Veterans Identity and Credit Security posed to Agent Orange. Just like those A small number of permanently and Act, as amended. This bill requires no- veterans who were subject to Project totally disabled servicemembers are tification to Congress and individuals 112 and Project SHAD tests, veterans kept on active duty status to help in the event of a data breach. All of us who were exposed to Agent Orange and them recover and rehabilitate from Members understand and remember the probably got cancers and other mala- their injuries. When these servicemem- data breach. dies as a result deserve priority care, bers are discharged, their spouses and which may be a result of this exposure. dependent children are then eligible for b 1130 They have provided service to the Na- VA’s educational assistance program. And we had extensive oversight on tion. They were not given full informa- This bill, though, accelerates eligi- the committee. Mr. FILNER and I were tion. They deserve our help and care bility in cases where a disability rating able to lead over eight hearings in a 6- today. of permanent and total disability is de- week time frame, and we are perfecting The administration has requested layed because the servicemember has change in our cooperation with the ad- that we extend VA’s authority with re- not officially yet been discharged from

VerDate Aug 31 2005 23:50 Nov 14, 2006 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K14NO7.015 H14NOPT1 ccoleman on PROD1PC71 with HOUSE November 14, 2006 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H8619 military service. I am proud and I am current law that provide health care, tate, and return to a full life in our so- grateful that this legislation will help housing, educational, and other assist- ciety. I plan to reintroduce my bill in families of these very severely wound- ance that help veterans and their fami- the next Congress to help homeless vet- ed veterans by providing early edu- lies. By supporting H.R. 6314, we will erans. We must keep the faith that we cation benefits. ensure the continuation of many of the can end homelessness among veterans. I appreciate the chairman’s enumer- programs and benefits that our Na- This September, the Health Care ating other bills that need to pass tion’s veterans have earned. Subcommittee heard about how through the Senate. As he said, a lot of H.R. 6314 is an important bill that is posttraumatic stress disorder and trau- good things are waiting. And this is truly worthy of our full support. I urge matic brain injuries are emerging con- one of them. I urge my colleagues to my colleagues to continue meeting our cerns for veterans from the war in Iraq support H.R. 6314. obligations to our Nation’s defenders and Afghanistan. I support H.R. 6314 Madam Speaker, I reserve the bal- by approving this measure. because it helps keep our promise to ance of my time. Mr. FILNER. Madam Speaker, I yield veterans with these injuries. The Com- Mr. BUYER. Madam Speaker, I 5 minutes to the gentleman from Maine mittee on Veterans’ Affairs and this thank my good friend Mr. FILNER for (Mr. MICHAUD). Congress must continue to address vet- his comments. Mr. MICHAUD. Madam Speaker, I erans’ mental health care needs in the You are absolutely right. We have a want to thank the gentleman for his future. Next Congress I plan to reintro- lot of good work product that hopefully time. I also want to thank Mr. BILI- duce an updated version of Ranking we can get done. RAKIS for his time here working in a Member LANE EVANS’ comprehensive At this point I would like to yield 2 strong bipartisan manner on veterans bill on mental health. LANE EVANS has minutes to a friend of America’s vet- issues. been a great leader and mentor. His erans, the Honorable MICHAEL BILI- Madam Speaker, I rise today in sup- legacy is measured in the millions of RAKIS. MICHAEL will be retiring and port of H.R. 6314. I commend the chair- veterans and their families who have leaving us here at the end of this Con- man of the committee, STEVE BUYER, benefited from his determination to gress, and his work and leadership will for his work on this legislation. This fight for the needs of veterans. I will be missed. bill does deserve bipartisan support. deeply miss him and so will this insti- Mr. FILNER. Madam Speaker, will As a member of this committee and tution. the gentleman yield? as citizens, we are united in our dedica- I also want to thank Chairman tion to address the needs of veterans Mr. BUYER. I yield to the gentleman BROWN for his work in a bipartisan from California. and their families. Ensuring that the manner on issues dealing with veterans Mr. FILNER. Madam Speaker, I don’t Department of Veterans Affairs has the affairs. I enjoyed his service and will know if this is the last statement that authority and resources to provide vet- look forward to working with him in Mr. BILIRAKIS will make on the floor, erans with the medical care and bene- the upcoming Congress. but I just want to say how much we all fits they have earned is a mission that Madam Speaker, this is a good bill. I appreciate your work. We are looking we will continue in the next Congress. want to thank Mr. FILNER for his lead- forward to another Bilirakis joining us. H.R. 6314 is an important bill with a ership on this legislation as well. But your advocacy on areas such as no number of must-pass provisions. This I urge my colleagues to support H.R. offsets between pension and disability legislation improves transition assist- 6314. that we call concurrent receipt, you ance for severely disabled service per- kept that issue alive and made sure sonnel. It is important that we do all Mr. BUYER. Madam Speaker, I yield that we would do justice. So we want we can to help the individuals and 3 minutes to the gentleman from the to thank you for that. And we want to their families to regain their independ- First District of South Carolina, the thank you for the civility that you ence and economic security. This legis- chairman of the Health Subcommittee, have exhibited through your whole ca- lation also puts VA’s specialized pro- HENRY BROWN. reer and especially on this committee, grams for homeless veterans on a more Mr. BROWN of South Carolina. which sometimes especially this gen- secure footing. Madam Speaker, I thank the chairman tleman needed. I am proud that this Congress is act- for yielding this time. So we hope that you have a good re- ing to extend the soon-to-expire au- Let me begin by thanking our es- tirement, Mr. BILIRAKIS. We will be thorization of VA’s grant and per diem teemed committee chairman, Mr. missing you, but we really appreciate program for homeless veterans. I am BUYER, for his hard work in this Con- your service to this committee and to glad that we are extending the author- gress. Under his leadership this com- this Nation. ization for VA’s treatment of severely mittee has fought to do what is right Mr. BUYER. Madam Speaker, I mentally ill veterans. By acting to re- for veterans. And I would like to also thank the gentleman. We will have one authorize these fundamental VA pro- extend my thanks to Mr. MICHAUD, more opportunity, I am hopeful, to grams, we give veterans and their fami- what a great gentleman, the ranking speak about Mr. BILIRAKIS’ efforts. lies hope for recovery and having a bet- member of the Health Subcommittee. Mr. BILIRAKIS. I thank you, BOB, ter life. It has been a real pleasure in working for those kind comments and also the Extending the authorization for with him. chairman. these programs until the end of 2007 is And, Mr. FILNER, we certainly appre- I do rise in support of H.R. 6314, in- an important first step, but it is not ciate your leadership on this com- troduced by the Committee on Vet- enough. In our great Nation, it is unac- mittee. It has been great working in a erans’ Affairs chairman, STEVE BUYER. ceptable that even one veteran should nonpartisan fashion. We have always For the past 24 years, Madam Speak- be homeless or go hungry. I am said when you come into that com- er, I have had the pleasure of serving in shocked that last year the VA’s health mittee room, veterans is a nonpartisan this body and also the honor, true care program for homeless veterans issue, and it is great working in a non- honor, of being a member of the House served nearly 600 veterans who re- partisan fashion. I look forward to next Committee on Veterans’ Affairs. Dur- turned from Iraq and Afghanistan. It is year. ing that service I have helped create troubling that more than one in three I especially want to applaud Chair- and advance numerous programs that returning veterans who come home to man BUYER’s willingness and attempts benefit our Nation’s veterans. This the VA for medical care has received to look outside the box and push for- Congress, as chairman of the commit- an initial diagnosis for a mental health ward new and innovative initiatives to tee’s Subcommittee on Oversight and disorder. Homeless veterans and those keep pace with the emerging health Investigations, I have monitored and with psychological wounds should not care needs of those who have faithfully scrutinized billions of dollars of pro- be left behind. They have served our served this country. The chairman has grams and projects that benefit vet- Nation and deserve a rich and full life. championed opportunities to improve erans. In this Congress I introduced legisla- the quality of the care delivered to our Today I stand before you and ask tion to improve VA’s capacity to help veterans through collaborative part- that we extend expiring provisions of homeless veterans recover, rehabili- nerships.

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I hope that we will be able to thank the gentlewoman for her leader- ated with VA care, VA collaboration on do so in the next Congress. ship. joint ventures with extensive medical Eligibility for a headstone or a mark- Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the university affiliations and the Depart- er should not depend on whether a VA gentlewoman from Florida (Ms. GINNY ment of Defense can be mutually ad- marker is provided before or after the BROWN-WAITE). vantageous for all organizations. placement of a private marker. As I Ms. GINNY BROWN-WAITE of Flor- I am hopeful that the diligent and bi- stated, I am supporting this legisla- ida. Mr. Speaker, as vice chairman of partisan work of the committee and its tion, but I must make note that there the Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on jurisdiction over VA construction mat- are a number of other matters which Economic Opportunity, I rise with very ters will carry into the next Congress. should be acted on. I am especially dis- mixed emotion. I am certainly happy The bill we are considering today will appointed that lease authorization for that Chairman BUYER is bringing this extend certain expiring provisions of four clinics in Las Vegas on leases that important bill to the floor that will ex- law administered by the Department of will soon expire is not included, and it tend several worthy veterans programs Veterans Affairs. The legislation in- is going to have to be in order to pro- and add a new provision that will im- cludes provisions to extend the author- vide health care to the veterans that prove education opportunities for the ity for the grant and per diem assist- live in southern Nevada. spouses and dependents of our severely ance programs for homeless veterans Las Vegas’ veterans are forced to wounded veterans. and programs for the treatment and re- rely on a string of clinics as the com- I urge my colleagues to support the habilitation for seriously mentally ill munity awaits a new VA medical com- bill in a bipartisan manner. However, I and homeless veterans. plex to be completed. It is at least 3 am disappointed that to date negotia- The VA is the Nation’s largest single years out from being completed, even tions with the other body on Chairman provider for integrated and specialized though we did break ground in October, BUYER’s package of veterans initia- services for homeless veterans. On be- which is a step in the right direction. tives, which was very, very bipartisan, half of the homeless veterans who need I have got 80-year-old veterans stand- has produced only limited progress. and depend on the services in achieving ing in 110-degree temperature going And there is a real possibility that successful outcomes, it is our duty to from clinic to clinic in order to get many good provisions passed by both assure that the continuity of these their health care needs met. That is the House and the other body might services is not interrupted. why we are getting a full-service VA not become law. Madam Speaker, I urge my col- medical complex. But the fact is we These bills include improvements to leagues to join me in support of this need four leases approved by the end of VA medical care, hospital construction legislation. the year. I hope we are going to do that and maintenance projects and a wide Mr. FILNER. Madam Speaker, I yield before we recess for the year. range of veterans benefits. From my 3 minutes to the gentlewoman from Ne- As I stated, Madam Speaker, I do subcommittee’s perspective, important vada (Ms. BERKLEY), who is a staunch support this legislation. I urge all of improvements include small business advocate for the veterans throughout my colleagues to support it. and employment legislation that is her State, and who is the ranking Mr. BUYER. Madam Speaker, I yield widely supported by the administration Democratic member of the Sub- myself such time as I may consume. and the veterans community. committee on Disability Assistance Ms. BERKLEY, I want to thank you for For example, our legislation will im- and Memorial Affairs. your leadership on this bill. Thank you prove the competitive status of vet- Ms. BERKLEY. Madam Speaker, be- for working with NANCY JOHNSON, JEB erans and disabled veteran-owned small fore I begin my remarks, I also would BRADLEY. This symbol of honor and re- businesses seeking to win VA con- like to thank Chairman BUYER, Rank- membrance is very important. I want tracts. As the Members know, Public ing Member EVANS, who we will miss to thank you for that. Law 106–50 and Executive Order 13360 very much, and Acting Ranking Mem- Also I want to embrace your words direct Federal agencies and depart- ber FILNER for moving forward on this regarding the leases. In the construc- ments to award at least 3 percent of bill. tion bill we have a number of leases, Federal contracts to service-disabled I am supporting this legislation, but and we need to complete our work. And veteran-owned businesses, service-con- I feel that I need to make note of the so I embrace your words. I call on you nected veteran-owned businesses. fact that several of the provisions im- for your help. The Senate has not been To date the only department to make portant to our veterans and their fami- as helpful. You know that is a contin- that goal was the Department of State lies have already expired. This should uous body over there. We do not know in fiscal year 2004. This is an unaccept- not have been allowed to happen. how it is about to be reorganized. We able record for a nation whose armed In addition, there are other provi- have a lot of our work that needs to be forces are engaged in hostilities as we sions that will expire before the end of done over the last 2 years, and we can- speak. One of our bills, H.R. 3082, will the year. I want to particularly men- not let this construction bill die on the help rectify that shortfall in at least tion a provision in this legislation vine. We have to complete that work. the Veterans Administration Depart- which extends through December 31, If we do not re-up these leases, it is ment. 2007, the Department of Veterans Af- going to cost the Federal Government The small business provisions of H.R. fairs authority to provide a grave more money because there are penalty 3082 would provide VA acquisition staff marker or headstone when a veteran is clauses that will go into effect, and we additional tools that would give vet- buried in a marked grave. cannot and should not let that happen. erans and service-disabled veteran- Veterans who served our country Ms. BERKLEY. Madam Speaker, will owned businesses priority in many VA honorably should not lose their eligi- the gentleman yield? contract competitions. bility for recognition in death merely Mr. BUYER. I yield to the gentle- The bill would also ensure that sur- because the grave in which they are woman from Nevada. viving spouses who retain control of buried has a nonmilitary marker. I Ms. BERKLEY. Well, I want to thank those businesses after the veteran have a long record of interest in pro- you, Chairman BUYER, thank you for owner dies continue to enjoy status as viding the burial benefits provided to coming to Las Vegas and feeling my a service-disabled veteran-owned busi- our Nation’s veterans, and this provi- pain by the end of the day and appre- ness for up to 10 years. sion is truly a step in the right direc- ciating how seriously impacted my vet- In short, at least at the VA, the vet- tion. We ought to make it permanent. erans are. eran business owners will be treated

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fairly and enable the VA to set a stand- you on these issues, that we can work rial Affairs, and Ms. SHELLEY BERKLEY, the ard for other Federal agencies. Mr. for our veterans’ safety and peace of ranking member, for their active participation Speaker, the bill also makes several mind in the future. on the Subcommittee. We accomplished quite other improvements to the employ- Mr. FILNER. Mr. Speaker, I have no a bit over the past 2 years and I thank them ment programs operated through the further speakers. I thank the chairman both. veterans employment and training for bringing us this legislation of must- I also want to thank the Subcommittee staffs service at the Department of Labor. pass authorizations and extensions, on both sides of the aisle—Paige McManus, I am especially pleased that H.R. 3082 and I yield back the balance of my Chris McNamee, and Mary Ellen McCarthy. includes provisions of a bill I intro- time. Finally, on behalf of the Subcommittee, I duced to improve licensing and Mr. BUYER. Mr. Speaker, I yield my- commend Chairman BUYER and Ranking credentialing of veterans based on self the balance of our time. Member EVANS for their bipartisan leadership skills and experience they gained dur- Mr. Speaker, I thank Mr. FILNER for of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs. ing their military service. his cooperation on this bill and other Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to sup- Mr. Speaker, in conclusion, this is an bills. Mr. FILNER, we have got the CIO port the bill before us. excellent bill. We need to pass it and bill, we have got the cyber security Mr. BUYER. Mr. Speaker, I have no make sure that the Senate gets the bill. The Senate sent us two health furthers requests for time, and I yield message loud and clear. bills, a benefit bill and we have got the back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Mr. BUYER. I thank the gentle- construction bill. So all of these are in LAHOOD). The question is on the mo- woman for her contribution. negotiation with the Senate. It is hard tion offered by the gentleman from In- Mr. Speaker, I would now like to work. It represents 2 years of effort. yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Recalling the recent words of my es- diana (Mr. BUYER) that the House sus- pend the rules and pass the bill, H.R. Pennsylvania, the Honorable TIM MUR- teemed colleague, NANCY PELOSI, with 6314. PHY. the creation of this new theme of a bi- The question was taken. Mr. MURPHY. Mr. Speaker, this is a partisan way for all Americans, let’s The SPEAKER pro tempore. In the very important bill the House is now embrace it. Let’s get our work done. opinion of the Chair, two-thirds of considering to extend a lot of critical We enjoy bipartisanship on the Vet- those voting have responded in the af- services to veterans. I really on behalf erans’ Affairs Committee, and I wish firmative. of veterans am grateful for the work other committees could see how well Mr. BUYER. Mr. Speaker, on that I you have done on this. we have worked together over the demand the yeas and nays. Because of this type of bill, it cannot years. I call on leadership of everyone The yeas and nays were ordered. be amended, I would like to bring to here in the House in dealing with these The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- your attention an issue that, Mr. bills here on veterans affairs to com- ant to clause 8 of rule XX and the Chairman, you and I have discussed, plete our work on behalf of our Na- Chair’s prior announcement, further that we all remain very concerned tion’s veterans. proceedings on this question will be about. That is the security breaches of Mr. Speaker, I also call upon the Sen- postponed. veterans’ personal records. ate leadership to finish our legislative f And if we are not able to pass a bill negotiations. Let’s complete our work. at this time, perhaps in the coming Let’s not forget our veterans and their GENERAL LEAVE weeks or at least next year, we really families. And, Mr. Speaker, I also call Mr. BUYER. Mr. Speaker, I ask need to be dealing with some of the upon the leadership of the veterans unanimous consent that Members may issues, such as on November 2, a laptop service organizations and the military have 5 legislative days to revise and ex- containing 1,600 veterans records was service associations to encourage the tend their remarks relative to the bill stolen from a Manhattan hospital. Senate leadership to finish our negotia- which the House just considered. In August a desktop computer was tions and again finish the work that we The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there stolen that had 38,000 veterans records, had started on behalf of this Nation’s objection to the request of the gen- that had detailed records from the veterans and dependents. tleman from Indiana? Pittsburgh and Philadelphia hospital These warriors fought for our free- There was no objection. areas. dom. The least we can do is complete f Back in May we knew about another our work and provide for them the best b 1200 laptop computer that contained the care and benefits possible. Mr. Speak- personal records of 26 million veterans. er, I urge my colleagues to support this EXPRESSING SENSE OF HOUSE I had introduced a bill, H.R. 6109, the bill. WITH RESPECT TO RAISING Stop Endangering the Records of Vet- Mr. MILLER of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I thank AWARENESS AND ENHANCING erans Act, or the SERV Act, in Sep- the chairman for bringing this bill to the floor THE STATE OF COMPUTER SECU- tember which would require the VA to today. RITY encrypt all data. I am pleased they are Included in H.R. 6314 is a provision to ex- Mr. INGLIS of South Carolina. Mr. doing that now. tend, through December 31, 2007, a program Speaker, I move to suspend the rules But we also need to have some teeth that provides government markers for veterans and agree to the resolution (H. Res. in this and make sure that those who who are buried in a private cemetery. 993) expressing the sense of the House do not properly protect veterans The current five-year authority, which was of Representatives with respect to rais- records, that there are penalties for effective for deaths that occurred as of Sep- ing awareness and enhancing the state them, criminal penalties if need be, if tember 11, 2001, expires on December 31st of of computer security in the United through their neglect or carelessness this year. States, and supporting the goals and or direct action they cause a veteran’s Prior to this authority, if a veteran was bur- ideals of National Cyber Security records to be stolen and cause harm ied at a private cemetery and the family pur- Awareness Month. from identity theft and just the prob- chased a private headstone, the veteran was The Clerk read as follows: lems that go with having medical ineligible for a government marker. H. RES. 993 records released. I want to recognize Representative NANCY Whereas over 205,000,000 Americans use the Mr. Chairman, I am pleased that you JOHNSON, who has been championing this Internet in the United States, including are so concerned about these veterans cause for over 5 years. more than 84,000,000 home-users through issues. I don’t know if there is time left I appreciate her working with my Sub- broadband connections, to communicate in this session to deal with these committee to ensure that veterans and their with family and friends, manage their fi- issues. But I hope we can at the very families continue to have access to symbolic nances, pay their bills, improve their edu- least take this up in the next session. cation, shop at home, and read about current expressions of remembrance. events; Veterans know that you, Mr. Chair- Mr. Speaker, as the 109th Congress comes Whereas the approximately 26,000,000 small man, have worked so diligently to pro- to an end, I want to recognize Representative businesses in the United States, who rep- tect them on so many issues. I look JEB BRADLEY, the Vice Chairman of the Sub- resent 99.7 percent of all United States em- forward to continuing to work with committee on Disability Assistance and Memo- ployers and employ 50 percent of the private

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As is only proper for a cyber secu- customer reach, and enhance their connec- Whereas national organizations, policy- rity-related effort, there is a central tion with their supply chain; makers, government agencies, private sector Web site that is available all year Whereas according to the Department of companies, nonprofit institutions, schools, Education, nearly 100 percent of public academic organizations, consumers, and the round with on-line resources that offer schools in the United States have Internet media recognize the need to increase aware- tips and tools to help computer users access, with approximately 93 percent of in- ness of computer security and enhance our protect themselves from viruses, structional rooms connected to the Internet, level of computer and national security in worms, hacker attacks, identity theft, to enhance our children’s education by pro- the United States; spyware and more. viding access to educational online content Whereas the National Cyber Security Alli- In addition to these on-line re- and encouraging responsible self-initiative ance’s mission is to increase awareness of sources, during National Cyber Secu- to discover research resources; cyber security practices and technologies to rity Awareness Month there are events Whereas according to the Pew Institute, home users, students, teachers, and small almost 9 in 10 teenagers between the ages of businesses through educational activities, all over the country on specific cyber 12 and 17, or 87 percent of all youth (approxi- online resources and checklists, and Public security topics aimed at consumers, mately 21,000,000 people) use the Internet, Service Announcements; and students, children, parents, small busi- and 78 percent (or about 16,000,000 students) Whereas the National Cyber Security Alli- nesses and educational institutions. say they use the Internet at school; ance has designated October as National Attorneys general from 41 States and Whereas teen use of the Internet at school Cyber Security Awareness Month, which will the District of Columbia have signed has grown 45 percent since 2000, and edu- provide an opportunity to educate the people cating children of all ages about safe, secure, on to a resolution like H. Res. 993, sup- of the United States about computer secu- porting National Cyber Security and ethical practices will not only protect rity: Now, therefore, be it their systems, but will protect our children’s Resolved, That the House of Representa- Awareness Month. The National Cyber physical safety, and help them become good tives— Security Alliance, in partnership with cyber citizens; (1) supports the goals and ideals of Na- the Small Business Administration, Whereas the growth and popularity of so- tional Cyber Security Awareness Month; and sponsored a series of workshops to pro- cial networking websites have attracted mil- (2) will work with Federal agencies, na- vide people from small businesses and lions of teenagers, providing them with a tional organizations, businesses, and edu- nonprofit organizations with access to range of valuable services, teens must be cational institutions to encourage the devel- taught how to avoid potential threats like cyber security training developed by opment and implementation of existing and the National Institutes of Standards cyber bullies, predators and identity thieves future computer security voluntary con- they may come across while using such serv- sensus standards, practices, and technologies and Technology. In total, some sort of ices; in order to enhance the state of computer se- event on cyber security took place in Whereas our Nation’s critical infrastruc- curity in the United States. 49 States during the month. tures rely on the secure and reliable oper- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Of course, cyber security is not just ation of our information networks to support an issue in October, but year round. our Nation’s financial services, energy, tele- ant to the rule, the gentleman from National Cyber Security Awareness communications, transportation, health South Carolina (Mr. INGLIS) and the care, and emergency response systems; gentlewoman from California (Ms. Month is a chance not only to raise awareness about computer Whereas cyber security is a critical part of MATSUI) each will control 20 minutes. our Nation’s overall homeland security, in The Chair recognizes the gentleman vulnerabilities and threats, but also to particular the control systems that control from South Carolina. inform people about programs that and monitor our drinking water, dams, and exist throughout the U.S. to educate other water management systems; our elec- GENERAL LEAVE students, parents, businesspeople, local tricity grids, oil and gas supplies, and pipe- Mr. INGLIS of South Carolina. Mr. line distribution networks; our transpor- law enforcement and government em- Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that ployees about cyber security and to at- tation systems; and other critical manufac- all Members may have 5 legislative turing processes; tract students into careers in informa- Whereas terrorists and others with mali- days to revise and extend their re- tion technology. cious motives have demonstrated an interest marks and to include extraneous mate- For example, the National Science in utilizing cyber means to attack our Na- rials on H. Res. 993, the resolution now Foundation supports a program at the tion, and the Department of Homeland Secu- under consideration. University of South Carolina in which rity’s mission includes securing the home- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there undergraduates studying computer land against cyber terrorism and other at- objection to the request of the gen- science and undergraduates training to tacks; tleman from South Carolina? Whereas Internet users and our informa- be teachers team up on summer cyber tion infrastructure face an increasing threat There was no objection. security projects to get the experience of malicious attacks through viruses, worms, Mr. INGLIS of South Carolina. Mr. of what actually doing research is like Trojans, and unwanted programs such as Speaker, I yield myself such time as I and to explore how the projects might spyware, adware, hacking tools, and pass- may consume. be used to communicate about cyber word stealers, that are frequent and fast in Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H. security to K–12 students and to the propagation, are costly to repair, and disable Res. 993, a resolution to applaud the entire systems; general public. goals and activities of National Cyber In conclusion, I would like to thank Whereas according to Privacy Rights Security Awareness Month. Clearinghouse, since February 2005, over 90 Chairman LUNGREN, Ms. SANCHEZ, million records containing personally-identi- Computers and the Internet have Chairman BOEHLERT, Mr. GORDON, fiable information have been breached, and been integrated into our daily routine Chairman KING and Mr. THOMPSON for the overall increase in serious data breaches in businesses, schools and homes. introducing this resolution. We ap- in both the private and public sectors are These information and communication plaud the associations, companies, or- threatening the security and well-being of systems underpin our government, and ganizations and agencies involved in United States citizens; they increase the productivity of our National Cyber Security Awareness Whereas consumers face significant finan- industries, financial institutions and Month for their efforts to help all of us cial and personal privacy losses due to iden- transportation systems. However, our tity theft and fraud, as reported in over to become more responsible, safer com- 686,000 complaints in 2005 to the Federal increasing dependence on computers puter users. Trade Commission’s Consumer Sentinel and computer networks exposes our so- I urge my colleagues to support adop- database; and Internet-related complaints in ciety to the risks of cyber attacks, de- tion of the resolution. 2005 accounted for 46 percent of all reported structive viruses, malicious hacking, Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of fraud complaints, with monetary losses of and identity theft. my time. over $680,000,000 and a median loss of $350; This is why the National Cyber Secu- Ms. MATSUI. Mr. Speaker, I yield Whereas our Nation’s youth face increas- rity Alliance, a cooperative effort be- myself such time as I may consume. ing threats online such as inappropriate con- tween government, academia and in- Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of this tent or child predators, according to the Na- tional Center for Missing and Exploited Chil- dustry, has organized National Cyber resolution. It expresses congressional dren 34 percent of teens are exposed to un- Security Awareness Month for each of support for the goals and ideals of Na- wanted sexually explicit material on the the past 3 years and has already begun tional Cyber Security Awareness Internet, and with one in seven children hav- planning for the next National Cyber Month.

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The Department of Homeland Se- I want to congratulate the National the entire year. curity has recognized its importance Cyber Security Alliance for originating The Internet and the computers we by naming finally an Assistant Sec- the idea for this observance and for its use on a daily basis have become com- retary for Cyber Security and Tele- efforts to improve cyber security. monplace in our lives. Over 205 million communications, but there is much The National Cyber Security Alli- Americans use the Internet on a reg- more work to be done. More govern- ance is a public/private partnership led ular basis, and that number is growing. ment agencies, private sector compa- by industry. It is focused on improving Companies, both large and small, in- nies, academic institutions, consumers cyber security for home users, small creasingly rely on the Internet and in- and the media have to recognize the businesses and educational institu- formation technology systems to man- importance in establishing appropriate tions. age their business, expand their cus- cyber security in their computers and The Alliance seeks to alert computer tomer reach and enhance their connec- information systems. users to threats such as viruses, hack- tion with their supply chain. We, as a Congress, have a large role ing attacks and identity theft. Addi- With computers becoming less expen- to play in encouraging the use of prop- tionally, it provides information to sive and access to the Internet easier er cyber security practices and tech- users on best practices and tech- to accomplish, many dangers associ- nologies throughout our country. Na- nologies available for countering cyber ated with on-line behavior are becom- tional Cyber Security Awareness threats. ing more and more common. These Month provides a solid platform from Each year, nearly 10 million Ameri- threats range from spam, viruses and which to improve cyber security aware- cans are affected by identity theft, and identity theft to complex computer at- ness in this country, and I am pleased it cost businesses almost $56 billion in tacks created by organized crime and that this Congress is supporting its 2004. I frequently hear from my con- terrorist organizations designed to goals and ideals. As I have said, we stituents in Sacramento about their steal personal financial information have much work to do, but being aware experiences with identity theft and and create general havoc. of the need for cyber security is a nec- questions on how to avoid being a vic- The Internet has become an invalu- essary, essential first step. tim. able tool in educating our children. Al- I thank the gentleman for yielding. Consumer awareness has proven to be most 90 percent of all youth use the Ms. MATSUI. Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 an effective weapon against identity Internet, and the vast majority of minutes to the gentlewoman from Cali- theft, especially regarding Internet se- those say they use the Internet at fornia (Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ). curity. In fact, I received an over- school. As more and more children use Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of Cali- whelmingly positive response when I the Internet, it is important that they fornia. Mr. Speaker, I thank my col- hosted an information session on pre- are taught to use this tool in a safe, se- league from California for the time. venting identity theft in Sacramento. cure and ethical way. This will not I rise in strong support of House Res- National Cyber Security Awareness only protect their own systems from olution 993 and the goals and ideals of Month includes a range of special attack, but will protect their physical the National Cyber Security Awareness events designed specifically for home safety and help them become good Month, and I am proud to be one of the users, small businesses and the edu- cyber citizens. original cosponsors of this resolution. cation community. Cyber security is also a critical part I believe that raising awareness To reach its objectives, the Alliance of our Nation’s overall homeland secu- about the need to enhance computer organizes national and regional events. rity. In particular, the control systems and network security in the U.S. is a These events range from small business that control and monitor our drinking valuable tool to protect the identities workshops and student assemblies to water, our dams and other water man- and data of all Americans. cyber security boot camps, which agement systems, our electrical grids, As the ranking member on the Eco- would take consumer education to the oil and gas supplies, our transportation nomic Security, Infrastructure Protec- grass-roots level. The Alliance also systems and other critical manufac- tion and Cyber Security Subcommittee makes public service announcements turing processes are connected to the on the Committee on Homeland Secu- to inform consumers about on-line best Internet. It is possible for terrorist or- rity, I have had an opportunity to work practices and to protect their valuable ganizations to disrupt a number of our on critical issues related to cyber secu- personal data, and it publicizes its on- critical infrastructure systems and do rity. line resources for computer users. This serious damage to our economy with- In the past, I have offered a number includes beginner guides, computer se- out even entering our country. Clearly, of amendments to various bills to in- curity tips and free security scans. with much of the Nation’s critical in- crease our investment in cyber secu- The resolution before the House calls frastructure connected to the Internet, rity research and development at the attention to and endorses the com- appropriate cyber security practices Department of Homeland Security, and mendable efforts of the National Cyber are essential to our overall security. I hope that in the next Congress we Security Alliance to increase aware- It is not just terrorists that seek to will make significant progress in this ness of cyber security throughout the do harm via computers and the Inter- area. Nation. This is a message we should all net. More and more criminal activity is I believe that we need to pay more heed. occurring in borderless cyber space. attention to the state of cyber security Mr. Speaker, I commend this resolu- Through the Internet, international because it affects all of us, from the tion to my colleagues and ask for their criminals can attack our computers government and large corporations to support for its passage by the House. through virus, worms and unwanted small businesses and, of course, to indi- Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of programs such as spyware and pass- viduals. my time. word stealers that can cause signifi- Our country’s infrastructure relies Mr. INGLIS of South Carolina. Mr. cant financial and personal privacy on secure information networks that Speaker, I yield 4 minutes to the gen- losses due to identity theft and fraud. ensure the reliable functioning of ev- tleman from California (Mr. DANIEL E. Organizations such as the National erything from public finance and con- LUNGREN). Cyber Security Alliance are making it trol of water systems to the operation Mr. DANIEL E. LUNGREN of Cali- their mission to increase awareness of of electrical grids and emergency re- fornia. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gen- cyber security practices and tech- sponse systems. tleman for yielding, and I rise today in nologies to home users, students, For all of us, all Americans, our in- support the passage of House Resolu- teachers and small businesses. These formation infrastructure is an integral

VerDate Aug 31 2005 23:50 Nov 14, 2006 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00013 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K14NO7.029 H14NOPT1 ccoleman on PROD1PC71 with HOUSE H8624 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE November 14, 2006 part of our daily life, allowing us to developing new cybersecurity tools and train- (b) WRITTEN MATERIALS.—Activities under communicate with friends and family, ing people in information security. the national campaign under subsection (a) and pay bills and manage our business. In my district, the Air Force’s Rome Labora- shall include— Imagine, if we go to the ATM and our tory is a world leader in cybersecurity research (1) maintaining a supply of written mate- rials that provide information to the public money is gone, and this all leads back programs to strengthen and protect the sys- on gynecologic cancers; and to some break in some network. At tems used by the military, and to develop fo- (2) distributing the materials to members that point, we are going to realize just rensic tools used by law enforcement at all of the public upon request. how important this is and how this can levels. The laboratory also hosts innovative (c) PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS.—Ac- impact us on a daily basis. cybersecurity education programs including an tivities under the national campaign under It is the reliance on these informa- annual Cyber Security Boot Camp to train subsection (a) shall, in accordance with ap- tion networks, these networks that are ROTC cadets and civilian undergraduate stu- plicable law and regulations, include devel- oping and placing, in telecommunications so much a part of our lives, and that is dents from all over the country in cutting edge media, public service announcements in- why it makes it such a great potential cybersecurity techniques. tended to encourage women to discuss with for targeted attacks by people who The Cyber Security Boot Camp has also led their physicians their risks of gynecologic wish to harm us. And this type of at- to the creation of a high school-level course in cancers. Such announcements shall inform tack would be devastating to our phys- cybersecurity being taught at Rome Catholic the public on the manner in which the writ- ical safety, as well as the economic se- High School in my district. This 20-week elec- ten materials referred to in subsection (b) curity of our country. That is the rea- tive course will soon be accredited by the New can be obtained upon request, and shall call son I think that government needs to York State Board of Education and can serve attention to early warning signs and risk as a model for cybersecurity education nation- factors based on the best available medical be a leader in the field of cyber secu- information. rity. wide. SEC. 3. REPORT AND STRATEGY. When I was talking to some of my As part of National Cyber Security Aware- (a) REPORT.—Not later than 6 months after companies about this, they said the ness Month, the University of Rochester the date of the enactment of this Act, the simplest thing, about like over 50 per- hosted the 10-day Rochester Security Summit Secretary shall submit to the Congress a re- cent of the people that use a network in collaboration with higher education, busi- port including the following: system do not use passwords. We ness and industry partners, and New York (1) A description of the past and present should be using passwords. Those who State ran a Poster Art Contest, open to all 4th activities of the Department of Health and use passwords may use something like and 5th grade students in the State, for art Human Services to increase awareness and that illustrated how to use computers and the knowledge of the public with respect to dif- the name of our dog or our pet; well, ferent types of cancer, including gynecologic anybody who knows you can guess that Internet safely. cancers. or can get that name. I urge my colleagues to support adoption of (2) A description of the past and present So I went through and I changed my H. Res. 993. activities of the Department of Health and passwords, and I changed Gretsky off of Ms. MATSUI. Mr. Speaker, I have no Human Services to increase awareness and my passwords and everything else. further requests for time, I urge pas- knowledge of health care providers with re- Why? Because we need to. These are sage of the resolution, and I yield back spect to different types of cancer, including very simple, individual things that we the balance of my time. gynecologic cancers. (3) For each activity described pursuant to can do because if once a person gets Mr. INGLIS of South Carolina. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of paragraph (1) or (2), a description of the fol- into the network, it goes much wider lowing: than that and can go into banking in- my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The (A) The funding for such activity for fiscal stitutions and can go into the House of year 2006 and the cumulative funding for question is on the motion offered by Representatives, et cetera. such activity for previous fiscal years. the gentleman from South Carolina (B) The background and history of such ac- b 1215 (Mr. INGLIS) that the House suspend the tivity, including— So I urge my colleagues to support rules and agree to the resolution, H. (i) the goals of such activity; the goals and ideals of National Cyber Res. 993. (ii) the communications objectives of such Security Awareness Month. I hope The question was taken; and (two- activity; every small business will take advan- thirds of those voting having responded (iii) the identity of each agency within the Department of Health and Human Services tage of some of the free information in the affirmative) the rules were sus- pended and the resolution was agreed responsible for any aspect of the activity; with respect to making our networks and safe. to. (iv) how such activity is or was expected to Mr. BOEHLERT. Mr. Speaker, I rise in sup- A motion to reconsider was laid on result in change. port of H. Res. 993, a resolution to applaud the table. (C) How long the activity lasted or is ex- the goals and activities of National Cyber Se- f pected to last. curity Awareness Month. (D) The outcomes observed and the evalua- GYNECOLOGIC CANCER EDUCATION tion methods, if any, that have been, are Information technology is becoming a critical AND AWARENESS ACT OF 2005 being, or will be used with respect to such part of our society, from wireless phones and Mr. DEAL of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I activity. blackberries to electronic medical records, and move to suspend the rules and pass the (E) For each such outcome or evaluation public trust in the security and reliability of bill (H.R. 1245) to provide for programs method, a description of the associated re- these systems is necessary for the U.S. to re- sults, analyses, and conclusions. to increase the awareness and knowl- alize the economic and societal benefits of (b) STRATEGY.— edge of women and health care pro- new technologies. (1) DEVELOPMENT; SUBMISSION TO CON- viders with respect to gynecologic can- Cybersecurity is also an important part of GRESS.—Not later than 3 months after sub- cers, as amended. mitting the report required by subsection homeland security. The Science Committee The Clerk read as follows: (a), the Secretary shall develop and submit has heard testimony from energy, electric H.R. 1245 to the Congress a strategy for improving ef- power, and telecommunications companies Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- forts to increase awareness and knowledge of about their dependence on information sys- resentatives of the United States of America in the public and health care providers with re- tems and their concerns about the nation’s Congress assembled, spect to different types of cancer, including gynecological cancers. vulnerability to cyber attacks. The connected- SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. (2) CONSULTATION.—In developing the strat- ness of the Internet means that each person This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Gynecologic egy under paragraph (1), the Secretary not only must protect himself in cyberspace Cancer Education and Awareness Act of should consult with qualified private sector 2005’’ or ‘‘Johanna’s Law’’. but also that each person’s cybersecurity ef- groups, including nonprofit organizations. SEC. 2. NATIONAL PUBLIC AWARENESS CAM- forts contribute to the nation’s overall state of SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. PAIGN. cyber and homeland security. Progress is For the purpose of carrying out this Act, (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Health being made, but we as a Nation still have a and Human Services (referred to in this Act there is authorized to be appropriated long way to go. as the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall carry out a na- $16,500,000 for the period of fiscal years 2007 Cybersecurity has long been a priority of tional campaign to increase the awareness through 2009. mine, and I am proud to represent New York and knowledge of health care providers and The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- State, which has long been at the forefront of women with respect to gynecologic cancers. ant to the rule, the gentleman from

VerDate Aug 31 2005 23:50 Nov 14, 2006 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00014 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K14NO7.031 H14NOPT1 ccoleman on PROD1PC71 with HOUSE November 14, 2006 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H8625 Georgia (Mr. DEAL) and the gentle- of Health and Human Services to sub- progress such as the newly developed woman from Wisconsin (Ms. BALDWIN) mit a report to Congress on all edu- and improved cervical cancer vaccine, each will control 20 minutes. cation and outreach activities related one of the biggest threats that remains The Chair recognizes the gentleman to gynecologic cancers and other can- is the continued need for increased from Georgia. cers. This information will give Con- awareness of gynecologic cancers. GENERAL LEAVE gress and the executive branch the Quite simply, knowledge is power. Pro- Mr. DEAL of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I tools to identify what activities are on- viding women and their doctors with ask unanimous consent that all Mem- going and what is being done, what is up-to-date information about the bers may have 5 legislative days within working, and what could be done bet- causes and symptoms of gynecologic which to revise and extend their re- ter. cancers will strengthen and support marks on this legislation and to insert At this time I would like to thank women’s health. extraneous material on the bill. my colleagues, Mr. ISSA, Ms. GRANGER, I am proud to support this bipartisan The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there Mr. BURTON, Mr. LEVIN, and Ms. bill to improve women’s health, and I objection to the request of the gen- DELAURO for their hard work on this applaud the bill’s sponsors, Mr. ISSA, tleman from Georgia? important piece of legislation. Mr. Mr. LEVIN, and Mr. BURTON for their There was no objection. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to sup- dedication to women’s health. Mr. DEAL of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I port this legislation. yield myself such time as I may con- Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time. sume, and I am pleased to rise in sup- my time. port of H.R. 1245, the Gynecologic Can- Mr. DEAL of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I Ms. BALDWIN. Mr. Speaker, I yield am pleased to yield 3 minutes to the cer Education and Awareness Act of myself such time as I may consume. 2005, or Johanna’s Law. This bill takes gentleman from California (Mr. ISSA). I rise in strong support of H.R. 1245, Mr. ISSA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today several important steps forward in the Gynecologic Cancer Education and helping to educate women and their in support of this important piece of Awareness Act, also named Johanna’s legislation. As we come to the close of health care providers about the dan- Law. It is an important piece of legisla- gers and early warning signs of the 109th Congress, many have used the tion which would provide for programs term ‘‘do-nothing Congress.’’ This bill, gynecologic cancers. to increase the awareness and knowl- Ovarian, cervical, and uterine can- certainly on a bipartisan basis, is a edge of women and health care pro- ‘‘do-something bill.’’ cers are grouped together as the major viders with respect to gynecologic can- gynecologic cancers. And as members We have in this country for a very cers. long time have had people, women in of the Energy and Commerce com- Gynecologic cancers include cervical this case, dying needlessly of mittee recently learned during consid- cancer, ovarian cancer, and uterine undiagnosed cancers. I want to thank eration of the CDC’s National Breast cancer. Gynecologic cancers affect ap- and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Chairman BURTON, Ranking Member proximately 80,000 American women Program, gynecological cancer, specifi- , his staff, and particu- each year and take nearly 29,000 lives. cally cervical cancer, was once the larly my cosponsors, Mr. LEVIN very While diagnosis and treatment meth- leading cause of cancer deaths among much in particular, who championed ods are becoming more targeted and women in the United States. Over the this bill in a previous Congress, and he accurate for gynecologic cancers, most past century, we have made great and I worked together tirelessly with women do not understand the symp- strides in reducing both the morbidity Congressman DAN BURTON, KAY GRANG- toms or signs of gynecologic cancer and the mortality associated with cer- ER and ROSA DELAURO in this Congress and, therefore, are frequently diag- vical cancer. We also have programs in to get bipartisan support. This bill has nosed late. A late diagnosis often place, like the CDC’s Early Detection far more than half the Congress as co- makes treatment more difficult and program, that provides free screening sponsors. It has been worked out, and and referral services for women who lengthens the need for medical care. Unfortunately, many women and we are very hopeful this will still be- cannot afford to pay for screenings their physicians are unaware of the come law in this Congress. themselves. symptoms of gynecologic cancers. A re- With that, I want to take no more When experts have compared cervical time than to once again say that in cancer screening and survival rates of cent poll conducted for the Gynecologic Cancer Foundation found this Congress there are some things we the United States to other industri- did as a bipartisan body that I am very alized countries, the United States that 47 percent of surveyed women could not name any symptoms of proud of. This is one of them. And I ranks near the top. We do a good job of thank my colleagues on both sides of screening for cancer, and our treat- gynecologic cancers. Johanna’s Law would increase aware- the aisle for working so tirelessly to ment facilities are in fact the best in make this a reality. the world. With the recent discovery of ness by directing the Secretary of the I rise today to urge support for my bill, H.R. a new vaccine approach to prevent the Department of Health and Human 1245, ‘‘the Gynecologic Cancer Education and transmission of the HPV virus, I am Services to carry out a nationwide Awareness Act of 2005,’’ otherwise known as hopeful that one day we will be able to campaign to increase women’s aware- ‘‘Johanna’s Law.’’ eradicate most if not all cases of cer- ness and knowledge of gynecologic can- vical cancer. cers. This campaign would include Every seven minutes a woman is diagnosed But, Mr. Speaker, there is much maintaining and distributing a supply with a gynecologic cancer. In 2005, over more work to be done on gynecological of written materials that provide infor- 80,000 women were diagnosed with a cancers. Too many women don’t know mation to the public about gynecologic gynecologic cancer and over 27,000 women enough about the disease to ask their cancer. It would also aid in the devel- died. The most common gynecologic cancers doctors or go to regular screenings. opment of public service announce- include cancer of the ovaries, cervix and uter- Too many cases of gynecologic cancers ments intended to encourage women to us. go unidentified or untreated until it is discuss their risk for gynecologic can- Too many women are dying because they too late. This is the underlying purpose cers with their physicians. were diagnosed too late. Education and early for the legislation before us today. This Furthermore, this legislation would detection are the keys to saving women’s lives bill takes the important step of cre- instruct the Secretary of HHS to take and reducing these statistics. If diagnosed in ating a national public service cam- a closer look at both its past and the early stages, the 5-year survivability rates paign to educate women and their present activities regarding are as high as 95 percent. health care providers on gynecologic gynecologic cancer awareness and edu- Gynecologic cancers, when detected early, cancers. The campaign will help to cation in hopes of learning what works can often be prevented from becoming fatal. raise awareness of the problem, the and what does not, and what needs to Since all women are at risk—no matter their warning signs, and remind women to be done to help with early detection ethnic background or socioeconomic status— get screened regularly. and treatment of gynecologic cancers. it is critical that we find a way to inform Within 6 months of enactment, the While we have made significant women about the steps they can take to main- legislation will require the Department progress in fighting those cancers, tain their health.

VerDate Aug 31 2005 23:50 Nov 14, 2006 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00015 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\K14NO7.034 H14NOPT1 ccoleman on PROD1PC71 with HOUSE H8626 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE November 14, 2006 Due to the private and intimate nature of I urge my colleagues to support H.R. 1245. forts as a member of our staff over the these cancers, oftentimes women are uncom- Ms. BALDWIN. Mr. Speaker, I would last 3 years in developing this legisla- fortable or embarrassed discussing issues sur- now yield 4 minutes to one of the lead tion and helping shepherd it to the rounding gynecologic cancers with friends and cosponsors of this legislation, the gen- House today, we would not be here at family. Thus, it is vital that we have a national tleman from Michigan (Mr. LEVIN). this moment. dialogue to provide accurate and timely infor- Mr. LEVIN. Thank you very, very Mr. Speaker, I urge all of my col- mation to the public and the medical commu- much for yielding. This is an important leagues to support Johanna’s Law and nity. and somewhat emotional day. More strike a blow against gynecologic can- By simply educating women about these than 4 years ago, Sheryl Silver first cer. cancers, we have an opportunity to save lives. told me about her sister Johanna, who Mr. DEAL of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I The messages are simple: learn the symp- died of ovarian cancer in 2000 after a yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman toms, have an annual exam, know your family brave and hard fought battle. from North Carolina (Ms. FOXX). Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, I wanted to history and talk to your doctor. Unfortunately, Johanna Silver Gordon was an ac- simply add my support to this bill. I most women do not know the signs or the tive, health conscious woman who had the great opportunity when I was symptoms surrounding gynecologic cancers. taught high school at Southfield in the State Senate in North Carolina Thus, we need an aggressive national edu- Lathrup High School in my congres- sional district. She came from a family to learn much about HPV in particular. cation and awareness program that brings to- And while I consider myself a fairly gether the appropriate federal agencies, the of doctors and was conscientious about her health, but when she experienced well educated woman in many cases, I medical community, and the private sector. knew nothing about the HPV until the Passage of H.R. 1245 will help make this a re- the first symptoms of ovarian cancer, she thought they were gastro- organization Women in Government ality. intestinal. By the time she was diag- educated those of us in the State legis- There is a lot of excellent information pro- lature about this completely prevent- vided by both the private and government sec- nosed, her cancer was in stage 3. I discovered that Johanna’s story was able cancer. tors—specifically by the Gynecologic Cancer all too common. Each year, 77,000 We are looking for a way to prevent Foundation and the National Cancer Insti- women are diagnosed with gynecologic cancer and to cure cancer in this coun- tute—and I commend their efforts. Tragically, cancer, ovarian, cervical, or uterine. try and we now have a mechanism for most women and families look at these Web Most of them, like Johanna, do not doing that. And whatever we can do to sites or pamphlets after cancer is diagnosed. have the information they need to rec- spread the word to women that this The information needs to get out before diag- ognize their early symptoms and are particular cancer can be prevented, we nosis of a gynecologic cancer. unaware that they are at high risk. need to do. Education and awareness is an appropriate With these illnesses, lack of informa- b 1230 federal role. Education, coupled with research tion often costs women their lives. on improved diagnostic tools and cures, will And so I am a supporter of this legis- Ovarian cancer, the deadliest of lation and hope that we can do much in lead to reductions in cancer deaths. While gynecologic cancers, is highly treat- science and research are needed for long this country, State by State, as well as able and has survival rates of 80 to 90 nationally, to educate women and help term success, education and awareness can percent if detected in stage 1 or 2, but save lives now. Education empowers women them understand the perils of many of has a survival rate of less than 20 per- these diseases and how they can pre- to make the best choices regarding their cent if diagnosed late, as it most often health care. vent them. is. And of these cancers, only cervical We were able in North Carolina to Last year, I discovered first-hand how im- cancer today has a reliable screening portant early diagnosis and education can be. pass a model piece of legislation. Un- test that can be used for asymptomatic fortunately, it has not been passed in My Legislative Director, Paige Anderson, was women, making public education for diagnosed with cervical cancer. She is one of all the States, but I hope that more women and their primary care physi- States will pick it up and help educate the lucky ones—she stands here today as a cians even more important. women about these diseases and how cancer survivor. However, it was not until after This legislation, as has been men- they can be prevented. diagnosis that she learned about HPV, cer- tioned by my colleagues, would create So I urge my colleagues to support vical cancer and the importance of yearly pap a national public information cam- this legislation. smears and pelvic exams. Unfortunately, her paign to educate women and health Ms. BALDWIN. Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 story is not unique. care providers about the risk factors minutes to another primary sponsor of Paige’s journey led me to work with Rep- and early warning signs of these can- this legislation, Congresswoman resentatives SANDER LEVIN, DAN BURTON, KAY cers. It would also require HHS to DELAURO. GRANGER, ROSA DELAURO and introduce H.R. quickly develop a national strategy for Ms. DELAURO. Mr. Speaker, I want 1245, ‘‘the Gynecologic Cancer Education and getting the facts out to women at the to thank everyone who has made this Awareness Act of 2005,’’ which has 257 bipar- highest risk and to health care pro- legislation such a priority in the Con- tisan cosponsors. viders that see them when they first gress, Congressmen ISSA and LEVIN for ‘‘Johanna’s Law’’ has afforded me the privi- develop these symptoms. We strongly their leadership, as well as Sheryl Sil- lege and honor to meet and work with an believe that HHS’s strategy should in- ver for her passion and her tenacity. amazing group of survivors, patients, doctors clude public-private partnerships that This bipartisan coalition is a testa- and families who have lost loved ones to leverage all the resources available and ment to the simple fact that when it these awful cancers. all the expertise that exists on this comes to life and death, life and death As I’ve spoken and met with other Members subject. issues like cancer, Congress speaks and staff on H.R. 1245, it is surprising how lit- So here we are today, after the tire- with one voice. It must. tle is known about gynecologic cancers. In less work of so many people, and we This is a special moment. Whether it fact, most do not know that a pap smear only are voting on Johanna’s Law. Tireless is a family member, a friend, or if you helps diagnose cervical cancer. This test does work from her family, including her are a survivor yourself, each of us not screen for uterine or ovarian cancer. Most loving sister Sheryl Silver, and her knows the deadly toll that gyneco- do not know that there are early warning mother, Ann Gonts Silver, who is cele- logical cancer takes. Twenty years ago symptoms for ovarian cancer. This is why we brating her 91st birthday today, and I found out for myself when, during an need H.R. 1245, so we can fill the void that the cancer survivors and family mem- unrelated doctor’s visit, I was diag- currently exists. bers across the country who rallied to nosed with ovarian cancer. I underwent I would like to take this time to thank sev- this effort, and the physicians and the radiation treatment for 21⁄2 months, eral people who have been instrumental in organizations that lent invaluable sup- and I am proud to say that I have now passing this bill. I greatly appreciate the time port, and my colleagues on both sides been cancer-free for 20 years. and effort that Chairman BARTON and Ranking of the aisle, as mentioned, especially But no one should have to depend on Member DINGELL have spent on this bill. We DARRELL ISSA, ROSA DELAURO, KAY luck when it comes to life and death. could not have passed this bill without the GRANGER, and DAN BURTON. Right now, almost 21,000 women are di- help of Committee and Leadership staff on And if I might, let me lastly thank agnosed every year with ovarian can- both sides of the aisle. Morna Miller. Without her tireless ef- cer, nearly 16,000 of whom will die.

VerDate Aug 31 2005 23:50 Nov 14, 2006 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00016 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A14NO7.006 H14NOPT1 ccoleman on PROD1PC71 with HOUSE November 14, 2006 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H8627 Ovarian cancer claims the lives of number drops to 50 percent or less raising awareness about this incredibly impor- nearly three-quarters of women diag- when these cancers are diagnosed in tant issue. nosed simply because the disease is not the late stages. It is a sobering sta- Education is a critical first step and this bill detected until it has reached an ad- tistic that over three-fourths of the will significantly increase awareness. However, vanced stage. This disease has a 45 per- women with ovarian cancer are not di- we must also continue to pursue the research cent 5-year survival rate. agnosed until the latter stages, making necessary to find a diagnostic test, better The tragedy is that ovarian cancer, this the fifth leading cause of cancer treatments and ultimately a cure for this hor- like other gynecologic cancers, can be death among American women. We rible disease so that succeeding generations cured if it is detected soon enough. need to turn these statistics around. will have to turn to the history books to learn When ovarian cancer is detected in the By creating a national public aware- that there was ever a disease called ovarian early stages, 95 percent of women sur- ness campaign conducted through the cancer. vive longer than 5 years, and most are Department of Health and Human cured completely. Unfortunately, Services, this bill helps distribute ma- I urge support of this important legislation. women have never had a reliable and terials that will provide information to Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ. Mr. Speaker, accurate method of screening for ovar- the public. This bill will also help de- I rise today in support of H.R. 1245, the ian cancer in the early stages. On top velop public service announcements Gynecologic Cancer Education and Aware- of that, not only do many doctors mis- that encourage women to discuss their ness Act, or ‘‘Johanna’s Law,’’ a bipartisan, diagnose this disease, but 85 percent of risk for gynecologic cancers with their common-sense measure that will help save women report they do not know which health and care providers and alert the lives of thousands of American women symptoms to look for. them to early warning signs. Finally, each year. We have made progress, of course, HHS will award demonstration grants Uterine cancer is the most common form of through research at the NIH, Depart- to nonprofit organizations to develop gynecologic cancer, and ovarian cancer is the ment of Defense, and with the recent innovative outreach programs. deadliest. Unlike cervical cancer, there is no approval of the HPV vaccine. But I urge Members to pass this impor- reliable early detection screening test for these Johanna’s Law recognized something tant legislation today so that we can cancers. This means that 80,000 women will critical, that until we have accurate begin to improve and save the lives of be diagnosed with gynecologic cancers this screening methods, public education is many women with gynecologic cancers. year, and almost 30,000 will die because their one of the most critical weapons we I am pleased that we are moving for- illnesses were detected too late. have toward beating gynecologic can- ward on this legislation, and I encour- cers like ovarian, cervical and uterine age this body to move legislation Most women don’t recognize the symptoms cancer. In creating a Federal campaign aimed at mending the SGR for physi- of gynecologic cancers, and many doctors ini- to educate women and health care pro- cians before Congress recesses. tially misdiagnose them. viders alike, as this legislation does, Ms. BALDWIN. Mr. Speaker, again I Early detection is the key to successful we can take a bold step toward ensur- am proud to join my colleagues in sup- treatment of gynecologic cancers. We must do ing that women know which symptoms porting this legislation that will in- better. This bill will help save the lives and im- to look for and how to seek help before crease awareness and knowledge of prove the health of our Nation’s mothers, it is too late. women with respect to gynecologic wives and daughters. This legislation has been a long time cancers. This bill, as we have heard, Johanna’s Law was named for the sister of coming, and to be clear, it represents will increase the survivability of these one of my constituents from Hallandale, Flor- only a first step. But every inch of cancer diagnoses and prevent cancer ida, who lost her life to ovarian cancer. I want progress we make fighting these deadly deaths. I urge all of my colleagues to to congratulate Sheryl Silver and her family for diseases gets us closer to a cure. And support this important legislation. their hard work, dedication, and commitment that is a fight that every woman has a Mr. MARKEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in to saving the lives of millions of American stake in, every family has a stake in, a strong support of Johanna’s law and I thank women. fight the Silver family has dedicated Representatives LEVIN, ISSA, DELAURO and This bill will authorize millions of dollars in itself to making sure we win. BURTON and their strong bipartisan coalition And so I thank you. I thank you for for all of their hard work in bringing this bill to desperately needed funds to help raise aware- helping us pass this vital bill and take the floor today. ness and increase knowledge about these such an important step forward. I was This bill honors the memory of Johanna Sil- cancers that will lead to early detection, effec- given a second chance at life. Others ver Gordon and the thousands of women who tive treatment, and saved lives. should have that same opportunity. It have lost their lives to gynecologic cancer be- Mr. Speaker, I am proud to join 256 of my is about time. cause they were not diagnosed until the late colleagues as co-sponsors of this important Mr. DEAL of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I stages of the disease. piece of legislation. yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from This year, more than 80,000 women will be Ms. BORDALLO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today Texas (Mr. HALL). diagnosed with gynecologic cancer, and more in strong support of H.R. 1245, a bill to author- Mr. HALL. Mr. Speaker, of course I than 28,000 women will die from these dis- ize the Department of Health and Human rise today in support of H.R. 1245, the eases. However, there is very little awareness Services to carry out a national campaign to Gynecologic Cancer Education bill, about these deadly diseases. According the increase the awareness and knowledge of also known as Johanna’s bill. National Ovarian Cancer Coalition, NOCC, women with respect to gynecologic cancers. This very important bill authorizes only 15 percent of women are familiar with the an early detection and awareness cam- symptoms of ovarian cancer, and 82 percent Two months ago marked the seventh an- paign directed at women and health have never talked to their doctors about the nual Gynecologic Cancer Awareness Month. I care providers. Approximately 80,000 symptoms and risk factors. expressed my strong belief that raising public women a year will be diagnosed with If caught in the early stages of the disease, awareness, detecting gynecological cancers some form of gynecological cancer, and the five-year survival rate for ovarian cancer is early, and educating women to the risk of re- close to 28,000 women will die from 90 percent. However 75 percent of women are productive tract cancers are powerful methods these cancers. Early detection is the diagnosed in the advanced stages of the dis- with which to combat this disease in my Sep- key to survival. But so many women ease, when the prognosis is very poor. It is tember 29, 2006, statement in honor of Gyne- and their providers are unaware of clear that we must do something to increase cological Cancer Awareness Month. Today, symptoms and risk factors. awareness about this disease and promote we continue the important work to raise public Unfortunately, there isn’t currently early diagnosis. Johanna’s law will authorize a awareness of gynecologic cancers through a reliable screening test for ovarian national campaign directed at women and passage of this bill. We also reaffirm that de- cancer. Women need to know the symp- their providers to promote early detection of tecting gynecological cancer early and edu- toms so that they can be diagnosed gynecologic cancer and raise awareness cating women to the risk of reproductive tract early. Studies demonstrate that early about these devastating diseases. cancers are key methods with which to com- detection is the key to survival. When I would like to thank one of my constituents, bat this disease by passing this legislation. diagnosed early, women have a 90 per- Barbara O’Brien, a 9 year survivor herself, for It is important to recognize that H.R. 1245 cent chance of survival. However, that her passionate advocacy and her dedication to enjoys the support of 257 members

VerDate Aug 31 2005 01:45 Nov 15, 2006 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00017 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\K14NO7.037 H14NOPT1 ccoleman on PROD1PC71 with HOUSE H8628 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE November 14, 2006 of this body. The bill has been named in honor more tragic is the fact that many of those Mr. DEAL of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I of Johanna Silver Gordon, who lost her life to deaths could have been prevented if more have no further requests for time, and a battle with ovarian cancer which was not di- women and their doctors knew the risk factors I yield back the balance of my time. agnosed until it had reached an advanced and recognized the early warning signs of The SPEAKER pro tempore. The stage. Today we honor her life and her fight ovarian cancer and other gynecological can- question is on the motion offered by against cancer. We also renew our commit- cers. the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. ment to legislation to be known as Johanna’s That is why I am such a proud co-sponsor DEAL) that the House suspend the rules Law once enacted that will help save the lives and passionate supporter of Johanna’s Law. and pass the bill, H.R. 1245, as amend- of others who are at risk of gynecologic can- When it is detected early, ovarian cancer is ed. cers. very treatable, unfortunately, ovarian cancer is The question was taken; and (two- A poll recently released by the Gyneco- one of the most difficult cancers to diagnose thirds of those voting having responded logical Cancer Foundation revealed that 45 because symptoms are sometimes subtle and in the affirmative) the rules were sus- percent of American women could not name a may be easily confused with those of other pended and the bill, as amended, was single symptom common to gynecological can- diseases. As a result, only 29-percent of ovar- passed. cers. This fact alone suggests more must be ian cancer cases in the U.S. are diagnosed in A motion to reconsider was laid on done in terms increasing awareness. Edu- the early stages. When the disease is de- the table. cation and outreach on gynecological cancers tected before it has spread beyond the ova- deserves to be a national priority and an on- ries, more than 95-percent of women will sur- f going effort of the Department of Health and vive longer than five years. But, in cases Human Services. where the disease is not detected until it SOBER TRUTH ON PREVENTING I urge that this House adopt H.R. 1245, and reaches the advanced stage, the five-year sur- UNDERAGE DRINKING ACT I urge my colleagues’ support for additional vival rate plummets to a devastating 25-per- Mr. DEAL of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I and continued action towards increasing re- cent. move to suspend the rules and pass the search funds and treatment options for those As there is still no reliable and easy-to-ad- individuals who have been diagnosed with bill (H.R. 864) to provide for programs minister screening test for ovarian cancer, like and activities with respect to the pre- forms of gynecologic cancer. the Pap smear for cervical cancer or the mam- Mr. BURTON of Indiana. Mr. Speaker, I rise vention of underage drinking, as mogram for breast cancer, early recognition of amended. today in strong support of H.R. 1245, symptoms is clearly the best way to save a The Clerk read as follows: ‘Johanna’s Law’ or the ‘‘Gynecological Cancer woman’s life. Without increased education Education and Awareness Act of 2005.’’ I want about ovarian cancer and recognition of H.R. 864 to thank Chairman NATHAN DEAL and Chair- women who are at higher risk for developing Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- man JOE BARTON, and the Energy and Com- ovarian cancer, many women and their doc- resentatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, merce Committee staff, for bringing this bill to tors will continue to ignore or misinterpret the the floor today. I also want to thank my col- symptoms of the disease. Any woman is at SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as leagues, Representative DARRYL ISSA and risk for developing a gynecological cancer. We Representative SANDER LEVIN, the lead spon- the ‘‘Sober Truth on Preventing Underage owe it to our mothers, our wives and our Drinking Act, or the ‘STOP Underage Drink- sors of this bill, who have worked so tirelessly daughters to do all we can to both raise for over two years to guide this bill through the ing Act’’’. awareness of these terrible diseases, and to (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of con- legislative process. I want to thank the 257 fund the research necessary to stamp out this tents for this Act is as follows: House Members and 42 Senators, Republican kind of cancer once and for all. Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. and Democrat, Conservative and Liberal, who Johanna’s Law is a giant step forward be- Sec. 2. Definitions. co-sponsored this critically needed bi-partisan cause for the first time ever, the Secretary of TITLE I—SENSE OF CONGRESS legislation. I also want to congratulate Ms. Sheryl Sil- Health and Human Services will have explicit Sec. 101. Sense of Congress. ver, the architect of this bill. Sheryl’s sister Jo- authority to carry out a national campaign to TITLE II—INTERAGENCY COORDINATING hanna Silver Gordon (who this bill is named increase the awareness and knowledge of COMMITTEE; ANNUAL REPORT ON after) died after her battle with ovarian cancer women with respect to gynecological cancers, STATE UNDERAGE DRINKING PREVEN- in 2000; and Sheryl found the will and the which shall include: (1) maintaining a supply of TION AND ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES strength to turn her personal tragedy into a written materials to provide information to the Sec. 201. Interagency coordinating com- passionate crusade to help make sure that public on gynecological cancers; and (2) de- mittee on the prevention of un- veloping and placing public service announce- derage drinking. other women will not die needlessly from gyn- Sec. 202. Annual report on State underage ecological cancers. ments to encourage women to discuss their risks of gynecological cancers with their physi- drinking prevention and en- And last but by no means least; I want to forcement activities. thank Ms. Kolleen Stacy, a constituent of mine cians. The bill also requires the Secretary to Sec. 203. Authorization of appropriations. and a dear friend who is currently fighting her study current and past outreach and education activities and then to develop a strategy to im- TITLE III—NATIONAL MEDIA CAMPAIGN own personal battle with ovarian cancer. Sec. 301. National media campaign to pre- Kolleen first brought this bill to my attention prove the way we increase awareness and knowledge of both the public and health care vent underage drinking. and once told me that her most fervent wish TITLE IV—INTERVENTIONS was to live long enough to see this bill signed providers with respect to different types of Sec. 401. Community-based coalition en- into law. Today, thanks to the efforts of so cancer, including gynecological cancer. I personally think we need to do more to at- hancement grants to prevent many, we take a huge step forward towards underage drinking. fulfilling Kolleen’s dream. And I would say to tack this problem, but I am confident that with Sec. 402. Grants directed at preventing and her that today’s debate is a victory for all a national Public Service Announcement cam- reducing alcohol abuse at insti- women, but in my mind, Kolleen, this is your paign describing risk factors and symptoms tutions of higher education. day. and encouraging women to talk to their doc- TITLE V—ADDITIONAL RESEARCH The word ‘‘cancer’’ evokes powerful emo- tors about their risk of gynecological cancers, Sec. 501. Additional research on underage tions. Along with many of my colleagues, I we can and will increase early detection of drinking. know first-hand how devastating cancer can these deadly cancers; and, when possible, Sec. 502. Authorization of appropriations. be to the individual who has been diagnosed help women reduce their risk of ever con- SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. as well as their family. Ovarian Cancer for ex- tracting them in the first place. For purposes of this Act: ample, is the deadliest of the gynecological Johanna’s Law is a good bill, it is good pub- (1) The term ‘‘alcohol beverage industry’’ cancers, and it is the fourth leading cause of lic policy. I urge my colleagues to support this means the brewers, vintners, distillers, im- cancer deaths among women living in the bill, and I urge our colleagues in the Senate to porters, distributors, and retail or online act quickly and move this critically needed leg- outlets that sell or serve beer, wine, and dis- United States. Each year nearly 80,000 tilled spirits. women in this country are diagnosed with a islation to the President’s desk for his signa- (2) The term ‘‘school-based prevention’’ new case of gynecological cancer, and an es- ture. This is literally a matter of life and death. means programs, which are institutionalized, timated 28,000 die from these diseases. This Ms. BALDWIN. Mr. Speaker, I yield and run by staff members or school-des- is a national tragedy, and what makes it even back the balance of my time. ignated persons or organizations in any

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(b) OTHER AGENCIES.—The officials referred DRINKING PREVENTION AND EN- (4) The term ‘‘IOM report’’ means the re- to in subsection (a) are the Secretary of Edu- FORCEMENT ACTIVITIES. port released in September 2003 by the Na- cation, the Attorney General, the Secretary (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Health tional Research Council, Institute of Medi- of Transportation, the Secretary of the and Human Services (referred to in this sec- cine, and entitled ‘‘Reducing Underage Treasury, the Secretary of Defense, the Sur- tion as the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall, with input Drinking: A Collective Responsibility’’. geon General, the Director of the Centers for and collaboration from other appropriate Federal agencies, States, Indian tribes, terri- TITLE I—SENSE OF CONGRESS Disease Control and Prevention, the Director of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse tories, and public health, consumer, and al- SEC. 101. SENSE OF CONGRESS. and Alcoholism, the Administrator of the cohol beverage industry groups, annually It is the sense of the Congress that: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services issue a report on each State’s performance in (1) A multi-faceted effort is needed to more Administration, the Director of the National enacting, enforcing, and creating laws, regu- successfully address the problem of underage Institute on Drug Abuse, the Assistant Sec- lations, and programs to prevent or reduce drinking in the United States. A coordinated retary for Children and Families, the Direc- underage drinking. approach to prevention, intervention, treat- tor of the Office of National Drug Control (b) STATE PERFORMANCE MEASURES.— ment, enforcement, and research is key to Policy, the Administrator of the National (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall de- making progress. This Act recognizes the Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the velop, in consultation with the Committee need for a focused national effort, and ad- Administrator of the Office of Juvenile Jus- established in section 201, a set of measures dresses particulars of the Federal portion of tice and Delinquency Prevention, the Chair- to be used in preparing the report on best that effort, as well as Federal support for man of the Federal Trade Commission, and practices. State activities. such other Federal officials as the Secretary (2) CATEGORIES.—In developing these meas- (2) The Secretary of Health and Human of Health and Human Services determines to ures, the Secretary shall consider categories Services shall continue to conduct research be appropriate. including, but not limited to: and collect data on the short and long-range (c) CHAIR.—The Secretary of Health and (A) Whether or not the State has com- impact of alcohol use and abuse upon adoles- Human Services shall serve as the chair of prehensive anti-underage drinking laws such cent brain development and other organ sys- the Committee. as for the illegal sale, purchase, attempt to tems. (d) DUTIES.—The Committee shall guide purchase, consumption, or possession of alco- (3) States and communities, including col- policy and program development across the hol; illegal use of fraudulent ID; illegal fur- leges and universities, are encouraged to Federal Government with respect to under- nishing or obtaining of alcohol for an indi- adopt comprehensive prevention approaches, age drinking, provided, however, that noth- vidual under 21 years; the degree of strict- including— ing in this Act shall be construed as trans- ness of the penalties for such offenses; and (A) evidence-based screening, programs ferring regulatory or program authority the prevalence of the enforcement of each of and curricula; from an Agency to the Coordinating Com- these infractions. (B) brief intervention strategies; mittee. (B) Whether or not the State has com- (C) consistent policy enforcement; and (e) CONSULTATIONS.—The Committee shall prehensive liability statutes such as dram (D) environmental changes that limit un- actively seek the input of and shall consult shop, social host and ‘‘house party’’ laws; derage access to alcohol. with all appropriate and interested parties, and the prevalence of enforcement of each of (4) Public health groups, consumer groups, including States, public health research and these infractions. and the alcohol beverage industry should interest groups, foundations, and alcohol (C) Whether or not the State encourages continue and expand evidence-based efforts beverage industry trade associations and and conducts comprehensive enforcement ef- to prevent and reduce underage drinking. companies. forts at retail outlets, such as random com- (5) The entertainment industries have a (f) ANNUAL REPORT.— pliance checks and shoulder tap programs; powerful impact on youth, and they should (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Health and the number of compliance checks within use rating systems and marketing codes to and Human Services, on behalf of the Com- alcohol retail outlets measured against the reduce the likelihood that underage audi- mittee, shall annually submit to the Con- number of total alcohol retail outlets in each ences will be exposed to movies, recordings, gress a report that summarizes— State; and the results of such checks. or television programs with unsuitable alco- (A) all programs and policies of Federal (D) Whether or not the State mandates or hol content. agencies designed to prevent and reduce un- encourages training on the proper selling (6) The National Collegiate Athletic Asso- derage drinking; and serving of alcohol for all sellers and ciation, its member colleges and univer- (B) the extent of progress in preventing servers of alcohol as a condition of employ- sities, and athletic conferences should affirm and reducing underage drinking nationally; ment. a commitment to a policy of discouraging al- (C) data that the Secretary shall collect (E) Whether or not the State has policies cohol use among underage students and with respect to the information specified in and regulations with regard to direct sales to other young fans. paragraph (2); and consumers and home delivery of alcoholic (7) Alcohol is a unique product and should (D) such other information regarding un- beverages. be regulated differently than other products derage drinking as the Secretary determines (F) Whether or not the State has programs by the States and Federal Government. to be appropriate. or laws to deter adults from purchasing alco- States have primary authority to regulate (2) CERTAIN INFORMATION.—The report hol for minors; and the number of adults tar- alcohol distribution and sale, and the Fed- under paragraph (1) shall include informa- geted by these programs. eral Government should support and supple- tion on the following: (G) Whether or not the State has programs ment these State efforts. States also have a (A) Patterns and consequences of underage targeted to youths, parents, and caregivers responsibility to fight youth access to alco- drinking as reported in research and surveys to deter underage drinking; and the number hol and reduce underage drinking. Continued such as, but not limited to Monitoring the of individuals served by these programs. State regulation and licensing of the manu- Future, Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance (H) Whether or not the State has enacted facture, importation, sale, distribution, System, the National Survey on Drug Use graduated drivers licenses and the extent of transportation and storage of alcoholic bev- and Health, and the Fatality Analysis Re- those provisions. erages are clearly in the public interest and porting System. (I) The amount that the State invests, per are critical to promoting responsible con- (B) Measures of the availability of alcohol youth capita, on the prevention of underage sumption, preventing illegal access to alco- from commercial and non-commercial drinking, further broken down by the hol by persons under 21 years of age from sources to underage populations. amount spent on— commercial and non-commercial sources, (C) Measures of the exposure of underage (i) compliance check programs in retail maintaining industry integrity and an or- populations to messages regarding alcohol in outlets, including providing technology to derly marketplace, and furthering effective advertising and the entertainment media as prevent and detect the use of false identifica- State tax collection. reported by the Federal Trade Commission. tion by minors to make alcohol purchases; TITLE II—INTERAGENCY COORDINATING (D) Surveillance data, including informa- (ii) checkpoints and saturation patrols; COMMITTEE; ANNUAL REPORT ON tion on the onset and prevalence of underage (iii) community-based, school-based, and STATE UNDERAGE DRINKING PREVEN- drinking, consumption patterns and the higher-education-based programs to prevent TION AND ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES means of underage access. The Secretary underage drinking; SEC. 201. INTERAGENCY COORDINATING COM- shall develop a plan to improve the collec- (iv) underage drinking prevention pro- MITTEE ON THE PREVENTION OF tion, measurement and consistency of re- grams that target youth within the juvenile UNDERAGE DRINKING. porting Federal underage alcohol data. justice and child welfare systems; and (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Health (E) Any additional findings resulting from (v) other State efforts or programs as and Human Services, in collaboration with research conducted or supported under sec- deemed appropriate. the Federal officials specified in subsection tion 501. SEC. 203. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. (b), shall formally establish and enhance the (F) Evidence-based best practices to pre- There are authorized to be appropriated to efforts of the interagency coordinating com- vent and reduce underage drinking and pro- carry out this title $1,000,000 for fiscal year

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(d) USES OF FUNDS.—Each eligible entity wide coalitions assisted under this Act are (a) SCOPE OF THE CAMPAIGN.—The Sec- that receives a grant under this section shall having on the institutions of higher edu- retary of Health and Human Services shall use the grant funds to carry out the activi- cation and the surrounding communities, in- continue to fund and oversee the production, ties described in such entity’s application cluding changes in the number of incidents broadcasting, and evaluation of the Ad Coun- submitted pursuant to subsection (c). Grants of any kind in which students have abused cil’s national adult-oriented media public under this section shall not exceed $50,000 alcohol or consumed alcohol while under the service campaign. per year and may not exceed four years. age of 21 (including violations, physical as- (b) REPORT.—The Secretary of Health and (e) SUPPLEMENT NOT SUPPLANT.—Grant saults, sexual assaults, reports of intimida- Human Services shall provide a report to the funds provided under this section shall be tion, disruptions of school functions, disrup- Congress annually detailing the production, used to supplement, not supplant, Federal tions of student studies, mental health refer- broadcasting, and evaluation of the cam- and non-Federal funds available for carrying rals, illnesses, or deaths); paign referred to in subsection (a), and to de- out the activities described in this section. (2) to measure the quality and accessibility tail in the report the effectiveness of the (f) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this sec- of the programs or information offered by campaign in reducing underage drinking, the tion, the term ‘‘eligible entity’’ means an or- the eligible entity; and need for and likely effectiveness of an ex- ganization that is currently receiving or has (3) to provide such other measures of pro- panded adult-oriented media campaign, and received grant funds under the Drug-Free gram impact as the Secretary determines ap- the feasibility and the likely effectiveness of Communities Act of 1997 (21 U.S.C. 1521 et propriate. a national youth-focused media campaign to seq.). (e) SUPPLEMENT NOT SUPPLANT.—Grant combat underage drinking. (g) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—Not more funds provided under this Act shall be used (c) CONSULTATION REQUIREMENT.—In car- than 6 percent of a grant under this section to supplement, and not supplant, Federal rying out the media campaign, the Secretary may be expended for administrative ex- and non-Federal funds available for carrying of Health and Human Services shall direct penses. out the activities described in this section. the Ad Council to consult with interested (h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— (f) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this sec- parties including both the alcohol beverage There are authorized to be appropriated to tion: industry and public health and consumer carry out this section $5,000,000 for fiscal (1) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible groups. The progress of this consultative year 2007, and $5,000,000 for each of the fiscal entity’’ means a State, institution of higher process is to be covered in the report under years 2008 through 2010. education, or nonprofit entity. subsection (b). SEC. 402. GRANTS DIRECTED AT PREVENTING (2) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—The (d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— AND REDUCING ALCOHOL ABUSE AT term ‘‘institution of higher education’’ has There are authorized to be appropriated to INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDU- the meaning given the term in section 101(a) carry out this section, $1,000,000 for fiscal CATION. of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. year 2007 and $1,000,000 for each of the fiscal (a) AUTHORIZATION OF PROGRAM.—The Sec- 1001(a)). years 2008 through 2010. retary shall award grants to eligible entities (3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ TITLE IV—INTERVENTIONS to enable the entities to prevent and reduce means the Secretary of Education. the rate of underage alcohol consumption in- SEC. 401. COMMUNITY-BASED COALITION EN- (4) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means each HANCEMENT GRANTS TO PREVENT cluding binge drinking among students at in- of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, UNDERAGE DRINKING. stitutions of higher education. and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. (a) AUTHORIZATION OF PROGRAM.—The Ad- (b) APPLICATIONS.—An eligible entity that (5) STATEWIDE COALITION.—The term ministrator of the Substance Abuse and desires to receive a grant under this Act ‘‘statewide coalition’’ means a coalition Mental Health Services Administration, in shall submit an application to the Secretary that— consultation with the Director of the Office at such time, in such manner, and accom- (A) includes, but is not limited to— of National Drug Control Policy, shall award panied by such information as the Secretary (i) institutions of higher education within ‘‘enhancement grants’’ to eligible entities to may require. Each application shall in- a State; and design, test, evaluate and disseminate effec- clude— (ii) a nonprofit group, a community under- tive strategies to maximize the effectiveness (1) a description of how the eligible entity age drinking prevention coalition, or an- of community-wide approaches to preventing will work to enhance an existing, or where other substance abuse prevention group and reducing underage drinking. none exists to build a, statewide coalition; within a State; and (b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this section (2) a description of how the eligible entity (B) works toward lowering the alcohol are to— will target underage students in the State; abuse rate by targeting underage students at (1) prevent and reduce alcohol use among (3) a description of how the eligible entity institutions of higher education throughout youth in communities throughout the intends to ensure that the statewide coali- the State and in the surrounding commu- United States; tion is actually implementing the purpose of nities. (2) strengthen collaboration among com- this Act and moving toward indicators de- (6) SURROUNDING COMMUNITY.—The term munities, the Federal Government, and scribed in section (d); ‘‘surrounding community’’ means the com- State, local, and tribal governments; (4) a list of the members of the statewide munity— (3) enhance intergovernmental cooperation coalition or interested parties involved in (A) that surrounds an institution of higher and coordination on the issue of alcohol use the work of the eligible entity; education participating in a statewide coali- among youth; (5) a description of how the eligible entity tion; (4) serve as a catalyst for increased citizen intends to work with State agencies on sub- (B) where the students from the institution participation and greater collaboration stance abuse prevention and education; of higher education take part in the commu- among all sectors and organizations of a (6) the anticipated impact of funds pro- nity; and community that first demonstrates a long- vided under this Act in preventing and re- (C) where students from the institution of term commitment to reducing alcohol use ducing the rates of underage alcohol use; higher education live in off-campus housing. among youth; (7) outreach strategies, including ways in (g) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—Not more (5) disseminate to communities timely in- which the eligible entity proposes to— than 5 percent of a grant under this section formation regarding state-of-the-art prac- (A) reach out to students and community may be expended for administrative ex- tices and initiatives that have proven to be stakeholders; penses. effective in preventing and reducing alcohol (B) promote the purpose of this Act; (h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— use among youth; and (C) address the range of needs of the stu- There are authorized to be appropriated to (6) enhance, not supplant, effective local dents and the surrounding communities; and carry out this section $5,000,000 for fiscal community initiatives for preventing and re- (D) address community norms for underage year 2007, and $5,000,000 for each of the fiscal ducing alcohol use among youth. students regarding alcohol use; and years 2008 through 2010. (c) APPLICATION.—An eligible entity desir- (8) such additional information as required TITLE V—ADDITIONAL RESEARCH ing an enhancement grant under this section by the Secretary. SEC. 501. ADDITIONAL RESEARCH ON UNDERAGE shall submit an application to the Adminis- (c) USES OF FUNDS.—Each eligible entity DRINKING. trator at such time, and in such manner, and that receives a grant under this section shall (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Health accompanied by such information as the Ad- use the grant funds to carry out the activi- and Human Services shall collect data on, ministrator may require. Each application ties described in such entity’s application and conduct or support research on, under- shall include— submitted pursuant to subsection (b). age drinking with respect to the following: (1) a complete description of the entity’s (d) ACCOUNTABILITY.—On the date on which (1) Comprehensive community-based pro- current underage alcohol use prevention ini- the Secretary first publishes a notice in the grams or strategies and statewide systems to tiatives and how the grant will appropriately Federal Register soliciting applications for prevent and reduce underage drinking, enhance the focus on underage drinking grants under this section, the Secretary across the underage years from early child- issues; or shall include in the notice achievement indi- hood to age 21, including programs funded

VerDate Aug 31 2005 00:39 Nov 15, 2006 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00020 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A14NO7.013 H14NOPT1 ccoleman on PROD1PC71 with HOUSE November 14, 2006 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H8631 and implemented by government entities, to death and injury among adolescents. a number of key public health advo- public health interest groups and founda- Over 5,000 young people die every year cates, both committed to the idea that tions, and alcohol beverage companies and as a result of injuries that involve a multifaceted national effort is key to trade associations. drinking. making progress in curbing underage (2) Annually obtain and report more pre- cise information than is currently collected Not only does underage drinking alcohol consumption. on the scope of the underage drinking prob- cause accidents, injuries and death, but I want to express my appreciation to lem and patterns exhibited in underage alco- it can have a lasting impact on a young Congresswoman ROYBAL-ALLARD’s of- hol consumption, including improved knowl- person’s physical development. Studies fice, as well as the many other lead co- edge of both the problem and progress in pre- have shown that the human brain con- sponsors of this bill that include Rep- venting, reducing and treating underage tinues to develop into a young person’s resentatives WAMP, OSBORNE and drinking; as well as information on the rate early 20s, and that exposure of the de- DELAURO. I also want to thank the of exposure of youth to advertising and other veloping brain to alcohol may have media messages encouraging and discour- committee staff; the committee staff aging alcohol consumption. long-lasting effects on intellectual ca- have dedicated their time and atten- (3) Compiling information on the involve- pabilities and increase the likelihood tion and effort to this bill. And I urge ment of alcohol in unnatural deaths of per- of alcohol addiction. my colleagues to support this bill. sons ages 12 to 20 in the United States, in- The legislation before us today will Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of cluding suicides, homicides, and uninten- take several steps to address the prob- my time. tional injuries such as falls, drownings, lem of underage drinking at the na- Mr. FLAKE. Mr. Speaker, I thank burns, poisonings, and motor vehicle crash tional level. It would also assist States, the gentleman for giving me time on deaths. localities and institutions of higher (b) CERTAIN MATTERS.—The Secretary of this bill. Health and Human Services shall carry out learning in their efforts to prevent un- I am not rising today to debate the activities toward the following objectives derage drinking. The bill would create merits of trying to prevent underage with respect to underage drinking: a nationwide media campaign to edu- drinking. What I am here to do is chal- (1) Obtaining new epidemiological data cate youth and parents on the dangers lenge the Federal Government’s role in within the National Epidemiological Study of underage drinking. It would also as- authorizing what amounts, in this bill, on Alcoholism and Related Conditions and sist States in collecting data on under- other national or targeted surveys that iden- to $40 million for two new grant pro- age drinking laws and their enforce- grams, $24 million for a new research tify alcohol use and attitudes about alcohol ment around the country, so that use during pre- and early adolescence, in- initiative, $4 million to establish a new cluding harm caused to self or others as a re- States can collaborate and learn from Federal committee, and another $4 mil- sult of adolescent alcohol use such as vio- each other about which strategies are lion for a public service announcement. lence, date rape, risky sexual behavior, and most effective at combating this prob- This is a total of $72 million over 4 prenatal alcohol exposure. lem. The bill also calls for research to years. And here’s the real kicker: (2) Developing or identifying successful be conducted on the influences and There already exist Federal programs clinical treatments for youth with alcohol pressures that entice youth to consume problems. that do exactly what this suspension alcohol. bill intends to do. (c) PEER REVIEW.—Research under section I am pleased to recognize Congress- 501 must meet current Federal standards for My staff and I visited woman ROYBAL-ALLARD, the lead spon- scientific peer review. www.thecoolspot.gov this morning. sor of the bill, Congressman TOM SEC. 502. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. The Cool Spot was created for young OSBORNE and other Members who have There are authorized to be appropriated to teens by the lead U.S. agency sup- worked so hard on this legislation. carry out section 501 $6,000,000 for fiscal year porting research into the causes, pre- 2007, and $6,000,000 for each of the fiscal years Mr. Speaker, at this time I ask unan- vention and treatment of alcohol pro- 2008 through 2010. imous consent that Mr. FLAKE from Ar- grams. It is an agency within the De- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- izona be able to control 5 minutes of partment of Health and Human Serv- ant to the rule, the gentleman from my time. ices, an agency that is estimated to re- Georgia (Mr. DEAL) and the gentle- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there ceive over $430 million in fiscal year woman from Wisconsin (Ms. BALDWIN) objection to the request of the gen- 2007 and to do exactly what this sus- each will control 20 minutes. tleman from Georgia? pension bill intends to do. The Chair recognizes the gentleman There was no objection. from Georgia. Ms. BALDWIN. Mr. Speaker, I rise in The acting director of this agency justified in House and Senate Appro- GENERAL LEAVE support of H.R. 864, the Sober Truth on priations Committee hearings a budget Mr. DEAL of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I Preventing Underage Drinking Act or increase of over $2 million for fiscal ask unanimous consent that all Mem- STOP Underage Drinking Act. year 2005 to 2006 by claiming the agen- bers may have 5 legislative days in Underage drinking is a serious public cy would expand its research into which to revise and extend their re- health concern in communities youth alcohol abuse. marks and to add extraneous material throughout our Nation. According to on this bill. 2004 estimates from the Centers for But if you think that there needs to The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there Disease Control and Prevention, there be more money, you can visit objection to the request of the gen- were over 142,000 emergency room vis- www.alcoholfreechildren.org, another tleman from Georgia? its by youth, age 12 to 20, for uninten- underage drinking program that re- There was no objection. tional injuries and other health-related ceives Federal funding from the Fed- Mr. DEAL of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I concerns caused by alcohol consump- eral Government. Or there’s yield myself such time as I may con- tion. www.collegedrinkingprevention.gov, or sume. This bill builds interagency and com- www.alcoholpolicy.gov. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support munity-based coalitions focusing on Why are we spending $72 million on of H.R. 864, the Sober Truth on Pre- underage drinking, funds the produc- Federal research and grants to estab- venting Underage Drinking Act. Com- tion, broadcast and evaluation of na- lish duplicative programs? And why are monly referred to as the STOP Act, tional media-based public health cam- we doing this exactly 1 week after the this legislation takes several impor- paigns about the dangers of underage voters told us that they were tired of tant measures to address the problem drinking, and establishes grant pro- wasteful spending? of underage drinking. grams for preventing and reducing al- Mr. Speaker, we simply cannot afford Underage drinking is a serious prob- cohol abuse at institutions of higher to keep adding new authorizations, new lem in our country that has serious education and surrounding commu- Federal programs when we know that consequences. It is estimated that nities. we are running deficits and we have a nearly one-third of children and adoles- This bill is a great start in moving massive debt. Where does it end? Where cents between the ages of 12 and 20 use our Nation towards the goal of decreas- do we say, you know, having seven or alcohol, which is a higher percentage ing youth access to, and consumption eight or a dozen programs that already than those who use tobacco or illicit of, alcohol. It has the endorsement of do virtually the exact same thing are drugs. Alcohol is a leading contributor both the alcohol beverage industry and enough?

VerDate Aug 31 2005 00:39 Nov 15, 2006 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00021 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A14NO7.013 H14NOPT1 ccoleman on PROD1PC71 with HOUSE H8632 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE November 14, 2006 b 1245 as drinking if you are 30 years old, but Mr. Speaker, the passage of the Sober Why are we simply adding another? it really is not in terms of what it does Truth on Preventing Underage Drink- We can’t continue to do this. So I to the adolescent brain or the adoles- ing Act is an opportunity for this would rise in opposition to this legisla- cent body, and we need to focus on House to make a historic commitment tion and urge my colleagues to vote that. to the well-being of our children and against it. According to an analysis performed our Nation. Mr. DEAL of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I in 2004, the average age in which 12- to I extend my sincere thanks to my would yield 5 minutes to the gentleman 17-year-olds begin drinking is age 13. colleagues, FRANK WOLF, TOM OSBORNE, from Nebraska (Mr. OSBORNE). Now when you start at age 13, that ZACH WAMP, ROSA DELAURO for their Mr. OSBORNE. I would like to thank does some stuff to you. Young people original cosponsorship of my bill. Their the gentleman. Mr. Speaker, I rise in tend to binge drink; 92 percent of the commitment and steadfast efforts support of H.R. 864. As many have alcohol consumed by 12- to 14-year olds throughout the years have helped to pointed out, underage drinking cer- is consumed when they are having five make possible today’s consideration of tainly flies under the radar screen, be- or more drinks upon a single occasion; this significant piece of legislation. cause alcohol is legal, and it is widely 12- to 14-year-olds, 92 percent of them I particularly want to acknowledge accepted. I understand the objection to are binge drinking. They do not drink the efforts of Congressman OSBORNE. new spending, a so-called new program. socially, they drink to get drunk, in Passage of the STOP Act would be an I think it is important to realize that most cases. That, again, of course, is a important part of his legacy as he re- many programs involving alcohol huge problem with our young people. tires from Congress at the end of this abuse are already ongoing, and they Young people who began drinking be- session. Tom, I wish you well, and I are funded, but they are not author- fore age 15 are four times more likely thank you for being a champion on be- ized, and there is no oversight. That is to develop alcohol dependence. The half of our children. what this bill does. STOP Act, which we are talking about I also thank Senators DEWINE and We are not talking about completely here today, includes four major areas DODD for sponsoring the companion bill new spending on every issue. We are of policy development. The first cre- in the Senate. I thank the public simply trying to rein in and control ates an interagency coordinating com- health groups, especially MADD, and to better channel the spending on mittee, and that is something that I CAMY, CSPI and CADCA for working underage drinking. want to address to Mr. FLAKE, because with me over 10 years on this critical Underage drinking costs the citizens these programs that he cited, and I issue. Their advocacy has raised the of Nebraska $435 million a year. The agree with him, there are some things level of awareness in Congress and United States estimate is $53 billion a that are out there, but they are not co- throughout the Nation about our pub- year. AMA estimates $61 billion. If you ordinated, and as a result we are spend- lic health crisis of underage drinking, can cut that by 10 percent, you are ing money here and there, but it is not and I commend them for their efforts. talking about a $5 billion savings. We channeled, it is not funneled in the di- I also thank the alcohol beverage in- can do that. rection that it has to be. dustry for its efforts this year in sup- So let us not be a penny wise and a So what we need to do is have this re- port of the STOP Act. pound foolish on this, which is what I port filed with Congress so we know Mr. Speaker, prior to being elected to think we may be talking about here. what works and what doesn’t work. public office, I worked for a nonprofit What are we spending money on that is But the cost is measured in more than agency which focused on alcohol abuse. not effective. What are we spending money. The Centers for Disease Con- At that agency, I witnessed firsthand money on that is effective. That is the trol and Prevention estimated the the many devastating consequences of important distinction here. irresponsible drinking. That experience number of underage deaths due to ex- The STOP Act would authorize a na- is what motivated me to find ways to cessive alcohol use at 4,554 a year. That tional media campaign against under- address underage drinking. Initially, is more than six times the rate of age drinking, which would be directed my colleagues and I commissioned a death in Iraq and Afghanistan. at adults. Now, this is important, be- We have agonized on this floor over cause the biggest single determinant as landmark study by the Institute of that death rate, and yet we are having to what young people do with underage Medicine to determine the extent of six times more young people die every drinking is the attitude of their par- the problem in our country. The IOM study was published in 2003, year, and it is sort of something that ents, and we totally missed that point. doesn’t capture our attention. An esti- So whatever advertising we do is and its findings were more than alarm- mated 3 million teenagers are full- aimed at kids, it is not at the adults ing. The study found, for example, that blown alcoholics, and several million who influence their thinking. So we in the United States, in any given more have serious drinking problems. think that this is a critical component. month, nearly 11 million of our youth Alcohol kills six times more young The bill would also provide additional between the ages of 12 and 20 drink al- people than all other illegal drugs com- resources to prevent underage drink- cohol. This number includes nearly 1 in bined. ing, including alcohol specific grants 5 of 8th graders, 1 in 3 of 10th graders So the Federal Government, in re- through the drug-free communities and half of all 12th graders. It also in- sponse, spends 25 times more annually program, and competitive grants that cludes the over 5,000 youth in our Na- to combat youth drug use, which would would create statewide coalitions to tion under the age of 16, who will take be cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, prevent underage drinking and alcohol their first drink by the end of today. marijuana, than it does to prevent un- abuse by college and university stu- Mr. Speaker, the result of these facts derage alcohol use, which is $1.8 billion dents. is that today alone at least three teen- on the drug side versus $71 million on Currently, we are losing 1,700 college agers will die from drinking and driv- the alcohol side. That doesn’t make students a year to underage drinking, ing, and six more will die from alcohol- sense. It is tremendously imbalanced. 1,700. There are roughly 70,000 date related causes such as a homicide, sui- This is the biggest problem we have as rapes in this regard as well. cide and drowning. To add to these far as our young people, and yet we are So I would like to thank Jeremiah tragic consequences is a recent sci- spending a drop in the bucket com- Blake on my staff, Ms. ROYBAL-AL- entific study that suggests that youth pared to what we are spending on other LARD, Mr. WAMP, Ms. DELAURO, Mr. who drink alcohol can lose as much as drugs. WOLF and Senator DEWINE and Senator 10 percent of that which they learn Recent studies have found that heavy DODD. I appreciate their hard work and compared to those who don’t drink. exposure of the adolescent brain to al- urge passage. When one considers the additional cohol interferes with brain develop- Ms. BALDWIN. Mr. Speaker, I am problems associated with drinking be- ment, which is a real problem, and this pleased to yield 5 minutes to the bill’s fore the legal age of 21, like car acci- is something that has really come to primary author, the gentlewoman from dents, violent crime, unsafe sexual ac- light only in the last 2 or 3 years. It California (Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD). tivity and teenage pregnancy, one be- was assumed for a long time that Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD. I thank my gins to sense the extent and tragic con- drinking with a 12-year old is the same colleague for yielding. sequences of underage drinking, which,

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Using the Institute of Medicine’s for spring break, but as my children This is an important moment, one in study as a guide to help address this were growing up, we would go, and I which this Congress says ‘‘enough is crisis, my colleagues and I initiated an was shocked at what I saw. enough.’’ For too long we have looked interagency council which brought to- When I was young, I sowed wild oats, the other way when it comes to the in- gether for the first time Federal agen- but I had never seen anything like this creasing problem of underage drinking, cies with jurisdiction over programs re- where 15- and 16-year-old kids just and the results of our inaction are lated to underage drinking. completely sick and running into tele- clear. Also, in December 2005, with Federal phone poles. I mean, it was not only Today, the average age kids start funds we secured, the Ad Council began not funny, it was one of the scariest drinking is 13; 7 million young people airing a national media campaign to things I have ever seen. Because these describe themselves as binge drinkers; educate parents about the dangers of kids get away from their parents, and alcohol plays a role in the three lead- consuming alcohol before the age of 21. they binge drink until they are sick. ing causes of death among young peo- In the 108th Congress, based on the Dozens of them are going to the hos- ple; and studies tell us that the average recommendations of the IOM report, pital, and some of them dying. This is young person today, not the troubled my colleagues and I introduced the a problem, a big problem that needs to teen, but the average kid, is engaging STOP Act. The STOP Act is the first be addressed, and we need accurate in- in behavior that leads to alcoholism. comprehensive piece of national legis- formation. Mr. Speaker, the time for action is lation to address underage drinking in We don’t need the information from now. This is a disease that starts when this country. This legislation makes the industry. That is what has domi- we are young, and it does not get bet- permanent the national anti-underage nated this debate forever. We need the ter as we get older. It gets worse. That drinking campaign directed at parents government to give us the accurate in- is why we need this comprehensive bill. and makes permanent the interagency formation, cause and effect, adver- To start with, the STOP Act will in- council to coordinate Federal efforts. tising leads to. This is an illegal use of crease resources for drinking preven- In addition, the STOP Act requires a product with our children that is dev- tion coalitions like Mothers Against an annual report by the Secretary of astating the next generation. Drunk Driving, which we already know HHS on the progress States are making I know moms and dads should raise have had a positive impact on teen- to address underage drinking. H.R. 864 their children and stay on top of them agers. This bill supports them. also makes available research grants to and keep them, but this problem is get- It will also fund more research and find effective strategies to deter child- ting much worse, and the government create a committee charged with deliv- hood drinking and grants to commu- needs to do a better job at addressing ering a record card on the progress we nities and colleges to address this cri- this problem. I also know we are going are making and what we can do better. sis. against the grain. This is the popular The committee will also give us a bet- Mr. Speaker, our Nation must no culture. This is iconic, Hollywood pro- ter picture of the degree to which this longer be complacent about underage motes it, it is all around us. But I have problem is exacerbated by advertise- drinking and its alarming con- got to tell you, in a world that is going ments targeted toward young people. sequences. We must bring this national in the wrong direction, the people that Lastly, the STOP Act would help us public health crisis out of the shadow are advocating on this issue, Ms. ROY- fund a national media campaign di- and into the bright light of a national BAL-ALLARD with me for 12 years, and rected to adults to make them as priority. FRANK WOLF, and Coach OSBORNE for 6 aware of the dangers associated with I urge my colleagues to vote ‘‘yes’’ years, we are going against the grain. underage drinking as possible. Too on the passage of H.R. 864, the STOP The wind is in our face. We are going often, when it comes to adults, parents Act. in the right direction. The world is think ‘‘not my child,’’ and we need to Mr. DEAL of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I going in the wrong direction. The turn that around. yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from world is going down the tubes with So I urge my colleagues to support Tennessee (Mr. WAMP). things like this, and we need to stand the STOP Act. As a Member of Con- Mr. WAMP. Thank you, Mr. Chair- against it together, united, and invest gress and as someone who lost a family man, for your leadership in bringing wisely to frankly save the next genera- member in a drunk driving accident, it this bill to the floor, and to the rank- tion from some problems. I know it is long past time that Congress said ing member. I also want to thank the starts at home, but all families are not with one voice that it is serious about gentleman from Arizona, who is leav- staying together. reducing underage drinking in our ing the floor, for being a watch guard, All children are not getting the ba- communities. With this bill, we can for standing on the wall, because we sics, and they are devastating our cul- and we will. haven’t done enough of that, and we ture. Frankly, alcohol leads to a lot of Mr. DEAL of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I need to do that all the time. other things when you start drinking am pleased to yield 2 minutes to the Even though on this particular issue, at 12-years old. It is a big problem that gentleman from Texas (Mr. POE). I would come today and say we need to needs to be addressed. Frankly, the in- Mr. POE. Mr. Speaker, the greatest go forward with investments that will dustry has pushed us back and pushed natural resource in this country is not save us billions of dollars in the future. us back. the Spotted Owl, it is not the Grand I also want to remind people that this Coach OSBORNE, thank you for shar- Canyon, it is not the environment, it is is the illegal use of this legal product. ing 6 years of your life with all of us our children, and this bill is a preven- That hasn’t been talked about here in the House of Representatives. tive bill. enough on the floor today, that under- Thank you for your service and thank I spent all my life in the criminal age drinking is illegal. When other you for your whole life of helping other justice system before I came to Con- things are illegal, we pay attention to people. You are an icon. gress, 22 years on the criminal court in it. Illegal immigration didn’t get Houston, Texas. I saw about 25,000 peo- enough attention. It is a misdemeanor, b 1300 ple work their way to the courthouse. so it is not that big a deal. And now we Ms. BALDWIN. Mr. Speaker, I am Many of those people were young peo- are addressing it because it became a pleased to yield 3 minutes to one of the ple who made bad decisions, first to big problem. bill’s cosponsors, the gentlewoman drink and then to commit a crime like This is the illegal use of a legal prod- from Connecticut (Ms. DELAURO). driving. I will relate one of those to uct, and we need to address it on a na- Ms. DELAURO. Mr. Speaker, I want you. tional level because you can’t hodge- to thank, again, all my colleagues who A young lady by the name of Lisa, podge and address a national problem have worked for so many years to see graduating from one of our local high that frankly is like a cancer among this bill reach the floor: Congress- schools, was, as was said earlier, just a young people. woman ROYBAL-ALLARD, Congressmen regular person, not a troubled child. In

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If en- ment. needed something to drink, because acted, this legislation would require Federal, States and their individual regulatory models that was the thing to do, even though State, local and tribal authorities to adopt a are our best ally and the people’s best ally in both of them were 18-year-olds, under comprehensive and coordinated approach to- the fight against underage drinking. We in the age to drink. ward mitigating and countering underage con- do not want Boise’s laws and they They did have something to drink. sumption of alcoholic beverages. I fully sup- probably do not want ours either under the The waiter knew they were underage, port a multifaceted strategy toward addressing guise of Big Brother knows best. but he figured he would get a big tip if this public health issue. Preventing underage In addition to the programs which are au- he served them, and he did. drinking requires strict enforcement of existing thorized in this bill, I hope this will serve to put They were driving home in Lisa’s laws, comprehensive education to prevent groups who look to dismantle our regulatory mother’s car. Having too much to binge drinking, and continued research of the system on notice that Congress will continue drink, she started weaving on one of effects of alcohol on the health of adolescents. to utilize its bully pulpit to advance best prac- our farm-to-market roads, crashed in a Combating the problem of underage drinking tices and responsibility from the industry and ditch and killed her best friend in the also requires committed efforts by community the public. car, her very best friend, her next-door leaders, parents, teachers, mentors, policy Again, Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank the neighbor. Because of that crime, invol- makers, and others to work to instill an in- sponsors of H.R. 864 and laud their efforts untary manslaughter, drinking and creased sense of responsibility and respect for and urge my colleagues to pass this much- driving and killing somebody under the law in young people. needed legislation into law. Texas law, it was mandatory that she I firmly believe that investing in research of Mr. RENZI. Mr. Speaker, I stand before you go to the penitentiary for a period of the effects alcohol has on minors and raising in support of H.R. 864, the Sober Truth on time. public awareness among at-risk demographic Preventing Underage Drinking (STOP) Act. But in court, when that 5-foot-2 little groups, parents, and educators are two impor- I would like to thank Congresswoman ROY- girl came to court, she said to me, tant ways to mitigating and countering under- BAL-ALLARD for introducing the Sober Truth on ‘‘Judge Poe, this can’t happen to me. age drinking. As leaders, it is our duty to help Preventing Underage Drinking Act, and I This can’t happen to me.’’ But, you see, improve the health and well-being of the next would also like to thank Majority Leader that is life’s biggest lie, especially generation. Doing so will ensure that they BOEHNER for bringing this measure to the among young people. It can happen. It have the utmost opportunity to lead productive floor. does happen. It destroys lives. and prosperous lives. By countering underage Protecting our young people from the con- And rather than wait to be reac- drinking, we are allowing young adults to rec- sequences of underage drinking must be a na- tionary, to so-called punish somebody ognize their full potential. Enactment of this tional priority. In my home state of Arizona, 20 for committing that crime, we need to legislation would go far toward achieving these percent of children and teens from 12 to 20 educate. We need to make sure that goals. young people understand it is not so- Mr. TOWNS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in years old regularly drink five or more drinks in cially acceptable or legal to drink support of H.R. 864, the STOP Underage one sitting, according to the National Survey under the age of 21. Drinking Act. First and foremost, I would like on Drug Use and Health conducted by the De- partment of Health and Human Services. I appreciate this bill. This is a good to thank the sponsors—Mrs. ROYBAL-ALLARD State and tribal enforcement efforts and reg- bill to be sponsored to show that we and Mr. OSBORNE—for their diligence over the have a concern about our children. I years on this issue and am pleased to see ulations are central in our fight against under- too want to thank Coach Osborne for their work pay off today. Keeping alcohol out age drinking. dedicating his life to the betterment of of the hands of America’s youth is of the ut- This legislation holds the States accountable young people. most importance and this bill will ensure that for enforcing underage drinking laws by man- Ms. BALDWIN. Mr. Speaker, I yield the federal government is doing its part, work- dating that the Department of Health and back the balance of my time. ing hand-in-hand with private industry and Human Services issue an annual report card Mr. DEAL of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I other public interest groups while strength- to rate the performance of each State in pre- yield myself the balance of my time. ening the intent of congress that states have venting or reducing underage drinking. Mr. Speaker, let me say to my friend the primary jurisdiction to regulate the sale, Additionally, this measure requires the Di- from Arizona (Mr. FLAKE) that I agree production and distribution of alcohol under rector of the Office of National Drug Control with his observations and I agree with the 21st amendment. Policy to award grants to design and dissemi- his concern; but as pointed out by Mr. Alcohol, Mr. Speaker, has always been re- nate strategies to maximize the effectiveness OSBORNE, I believe that this is a bill garded as a unique product throughout Amer- of community-wide approaches to preventing that can help solve part of that prob- ican history. No one would suggest that it is and reducing underage drinking. lem, to give some oversight mecha- the same as a flat screen television or ball The bill would provide $5 million in en- nisms to existing allocations, to give bearings. No, alcohol can have tangible soci- hancement grants to the Drug Free Commu- some response back to this Congress etal costs—from underage drinking, drunken nities program to address the problem of un- about programs that are working and driving deaths, and other issues stemming derage drinking. Also, another new program that are not working. from overconsumption. Be it through the tax will be funded at $5 million annually to provide I think the challenge that we all law or the 21st amendment, Congress has competitive grants to states, non-profits, and face, and I pledge to him to work with never intended alcohol to be just another con- institutions of higher education to create state- him cooperatively in this effort, is in sumer good—as evidenced by the unique reg- wide coalitions to prevent underage drinking the appropriations process. And point- ulatory model put in place after prohibition was and alcohol abuse by university students. ing out this is not an appropriations repealed. We have always placed this distinc- In my district, I have fought hard to work bill, this is an authorization bill, that tion on the product, because of the societal against substance abuse by supporting fund- in the appropriations process, that we dangers involved—not consumer irrespon- ing to combat alcohol and drug abuse. Just try to make sure that our appropri- sibility. Because of these concerns, it is of the this past September, the Navajo Nation re- ators funnel the money only to those utmost importance for us to keep alcohol away ceived a $98,000 grant from the Department programs that are authorized, such as from children. We need to prevent abuse in of Justice for breathalyzers. Statistics have this one, that will have some oversight our communities and detach the stigma asso- shown that about 90 percent of violent crime and response back to this Congress, so ciated with these challenges so that we can on the Navajo Nation is alcohol-related, and that we can eliminate duplicative pro- meet them head on. many of our young people are learning that grams. I would pledge to him that I As we confront underage drinking today and substance abuse is a way of life. would work cooperatively with him in the responsibility issues that go along with I am pleased that the Sober Truth on Pre- that effort. them, we must also face the reality that while venting Underage Drinking (STOP) Act is

VerDate Aug 31 2005 02:07 Nov 15, 2006 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00024 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\K14NO7.045 H14NOPT1 ccoleman on PROD1PC71 with HOUSE November 14, 2006 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H8635 being considered by the full House this after- sands of miles to celebrate the Christmas lion trees annually, ranging from com- noon and I look forward to its passage to pro- season together around a live-cut Christmas mercial operations to choose-and-cut vide additional tools to prevent underage tree; family farms. These trees annually ac- Whereas 36 million live-cut Christmas count for nearly $50 million in revenue. drinking in Arizona and throughout the Nation. trees are produced each year, and 98 percent Mr. CARNAHAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today of these trees are shipped or sold directly Like other segments of the forest in support of the STOP Act. from Christmas tree farms; products industry, Christmas tree This bill is the result of a lot of hard work by Whereas North Carolina, Oregon, Michi- growers are engaged in a renewable, its authors and represents a strong effort to gan, Washington, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, sustainable activity. They plant mil- reduce underage drinking. New York, Minnesota, Virginia, California, lions of new trees every year, 73 mil- The diligence put into drafting this bill is re- and Ohio are the top producers of live-cut lion trees that cover over a half million flected by the broad support of this bill by the Christmas tree, but Christmas trees are acres to be precise. That is a lot of land grown in all 50 States; protected from development and a lot beer and wine industries. Whereas there are more than 21,000 growers Many in the industry have worked hard to of Christmas trees in the United States, and of new trees helping to clean the air, curb underage drinking for years. approximately 100,000 people are employed in protect watersheds and improve the en- As a result of these efforts, underage drink- the live-cut Christmas tree industry; vironment. ing has been significantly reduced, evidenced Whereas many Christmas tree growers Just as growing Christmas trees by recent data showing that over 70 percent of grow trees on a part-time basis to supple- helps renew the environment, the an- youths aged 12–20 do not drink. ment their other farm and non-farm income; nual tradition of bringing home a tree I commend the beer and wine industries as Whereas growing Christmas trees provides and decorating it helps renew the faith wildlife habitat; a whole in their efforts to decrease underage of millions of families as they gather Whereas more than a half million acres of to celebrate Christmas. In the Christ- drinking. land were planted in Christmas trees in 2005; This bill will continue and strengthen these Whereas 73 million new Christmas trees mas season, the Christmas tree is a efforts, and I am pleased to support it. will be planted in 2006, and, on average, over symbol of joy and goodwill, and we are Mr. DEAL of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I 1,500 Christmas trees can be planted per acre; grateful to all who work to provide this yield back the balance of my time. and American tradition. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Whereas the retail value of all Christmas I want to thank my colleague, the question is on the motion offered by trees harvested in 2005 was $1.4 billion: Now, gentleman from Minnesota, the rank- the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. therefore, be it ing member of the committee, for his Resolved by the Senate and House of Rep- support in our efforts to move this leg- DEAL) that the House suspend the rules resentatives of the United States of America in and pass the bill, H.R. 864, as amended. Congress assembled, That Congress recognizes islation forward. The question was taken. the important contributions of the live-cut Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of The SPEAKER pro tempore. In the Christmas tree industry, Christmas tree my time. opinion of the Chair, two-thirds of growers, and persons employed in the live- Mr. PETERSON of Minnesota. Mr. those voting have responded in the af- cut Christmas tree industry to the United Speaker, I yield myself such time as I firmative. States economy. may consume. Mr. FLAKE. Mr. Speaker, on that I The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support demand the yeas and nays. ant to the rule, the gentleman from of H.J. Res. 96. Congresswoman FOXX’s The yeas and nays were ordered. Virginia (Mr. GOODLATTE) and the gen- resolution recognizes the success and The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- tleman from Minnesota (Mr. PETERSON) importance of the live-cut Christmas ant to clause 8 of rule XX and the each will control 20 minutes. tree industry in the United States, and Chair’s prior announcement, further The Chair recognizes the gentleman the economic strength and cultural proceedings on this question will be from Virginia. contribution of this industry makes postponed. Mr. GOODLATTE. Mr. Speaker, I this resolution worthy of congressional yield myself such time as I may con- support. f sume. Mr. Speaker, before I recognize other RECOGNIZING THE CONTRIBU- Mr. Speaker, I would like to com- Members, I would like to take a minute TIONS OF THE CHRISTMAS TREE mend my colleague, the gentlewoman to recognize the distinguished gen- INDUSTRY TO THE UNITED from North Carolina (Ms. FOXX) for in- tleman from Virginia (Mr. GOODLATTE) STATES ECONOMY troducing this resolution. The Christ- who has served with distinction as mas tree industry is an important part chairman of the Agriculture Com- Mr. GOODLATTE. Mr. Speaker, I of the American agricultural industry mittee over these last few years. move to suspend the rules and pass the and is an important part of the rural The Agriculture Committee has al- joint resolution (H.J. Res. 96) recog- and forested landscape of Virginia and ways enjoyed a reputation as one of the nizing the contributions of the Christ- many other States. One of the leading most bipartisan committees in the mas tree industry to the United States States in the industry is my own. Congress, and Chairman GOODLATTE economy and urging the Secretary of Christmas tree growers, like many has continued that great tradition of Agriculture to establish programs to other family farmers and forest land- cooperation. Under his direction, the raise awareness of the importance of owners, are stewards of the land. They committee has accomplished impor- the Christmas tree industry, as amend- are bound together by a love of the tant things. His leadership led to the ed. land and a desire to produce renewable passage of historic measures to protect The Clerk read as follows: products that enhance people’s lives our national forests. He took a strong H.J. RES. 96 while protecting the environment. stand for American agriculture in the Whereas Christmas trees have been sold For many family forest landowners, face of unreasonable proposals from commercially in the United States since the Christmas tree growing provides a our trade partners, making it clear 1850s; source of annual income. While this in- that we would prefer no deal to a bad Whereas, by 1900, one in five American come is rarely enough to make a living families decorated a tree during the Christ- deal. He started the process of writing mas season, while, by 1930, a decorated on, it allows family growers to make the new farm bill with a series of field Christmas tree had become a nearly uni- long-term investments for the manage- hearings across the Nation and ensured versal part of the American Christmas cele- ment of their woodlands. For many that the many voices of agriculture bration; small growers, this income is critical were heard. Whereas 32.8 million households in the to allowing them to keep their forests Mr. Speaker, anybody who cares United States purchased a live-cut Christ- green and growing, rather than subdi- about American agriculture, or for mas tree in 2005; viding or switching to another land that matter, anybody who eats in this Whereas the placement and decoration of use. country, should give live-cut Christmas trees in town squares across the country have become an American According to the Virginia Christmas their thanks for the outstanding job he tradition; Tree Growers Association, there are has done on the committee. I look for- Whereas, for generations, American fami- thousands of growers in the Common- ward to working with him as we con- lies have traveled hundreds and even thou- wealth who produce more than 1 mil- tinue this process on the farm bill.

VerDate Aug 31 2005 00:39 Nov 15, 2006 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00025 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A14NO7.027 H14NOPT1 ccoleman on PROD1PC71 with HOUSE H8636 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE November 14, 2006 Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of are produced each year, and 98 percent Mr. GOODLATTE. Mr. Speaker, at my time. are shipped or sold directly from this time I am pleased to yield such Mr. GOODLATTE. Mr. Speaker, I Christmas tree farms. On average over time as he may consume to the gen- thank the gentleman from Minnesota 1,500 Christmas trees are planted per tleman from North Carolina (Mr. for his kind words, and I look forward acre, providing an abundant habitat for MCHENRY). to working with him in a new capacity wildlife. Mr. MCHENRY. Mr. Speaker, I thank in the new Congress. He certainly has The retail value of all live Christmas the chairman of the Agriculture Com- my commitment that we will continue trees harvested in 2005 was $1.4 billion. mittee for yielding me time to speak to work together for the interests of Live-cut Christmas trees have been about an important industry in my dis- America’s farmers and ranchers and sold commercially in the United States trict. agribusinesses in the bipartisan fashion since 1850, and by 1900 one in five And I want to thank my fellow Mem- that has been the history of the Agri- American families decorated live-cut ber of Congress from North Carolina, culture Committee. trees during Christmas. By 1930 the VIRGINIA FOXX, for her leadership on Mr. Speaker, I yield such time as she tree had become a nearly universal this important agricultural issue for may consume to the author of the leg- part of the American Christmas. For our districts, which border each other islation, the gentlewoman from North generations American families have in the mountains of western North Carolina (Ms. FOXX). traveled hundreds and thousands of Carolina. Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, I thank the miles to celebrate the holiday season We have got a wonderful industry in chairman. together at home around the Christmas my district centered around Avery Mr. Speaker, it is my great privilege tree. I think it is difficult to overstate County, and this resolution today hon- to rise today as the House considers the way that having a live, lit Christ- ors those men and women that work so House Joint Resolution 96, a bill I au- mas tree in a room can set a warm and very hard in the Christmas tree grow- thored, to recognize the contributions positive tone for a family. ing business. They provide a wonderful of the live Christmas tree industry to I would like to thank the majority service and a wonderful product for the United States economy. Having leader, the chairman, and ranking Americans all around the country. And been a Christmas tree farmer myself, I member of the Committee on Agri- coming from a small county in western can attest to the importance of recog- culture for their assistance in getting North Carolina, it is a wonderful privi- nizing this often overlooked farming this bill to the floor and for their very lege. industry. appropriate remarks today. Outside of western North Carolina My district is one of the largest pro- I urge my colleagues to support this this niche industry is often overlooked, ducers of live-cut Christmas trees in measure recognizing this important in- but inside of our region it is never the country. North Carolina has an es- dustry not just for its economic impact under appreciated. There are over 1,600 timated 50 million Fraser fir Christmas but also for its cultural contribution to Christmas tree growers in North Caro- trees growing on over 25,000 acres. Fra- the Christmas holiday. lina who produce over 19 percent of the ser firs represent over 95 percent of all I also want to thank the growers for real Christmas trees in the United species grown in North Carolina. They their contributions to our economy, States. Not those fake ones. The real are grown in the far western North our environment, and our Nation’s her- ones. The evergreens. And the Fraser Carolina counties, including Alle- itage. fir, which is grown in western North gheny, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Hay- Mr. PETERSON of Minnesota. Mr. Carolina, is the most popular Christ- wood, Henderson, Jackson, Macon, Speaker, I am pleased to yield 2 min- mas tree in North America and is Madison, Mitchell, Swain, Transyl- utes to a good friend of mine and a shipped to every State in the U.S. as vania, Watauga and Yancey. good friend of American agriculture, well as the Caribbean, Mexico, Canada, There are over 1,600 North Carolina Congresswoman DARLENE HOOLEY from Bermuda, Japan, and other points growers. The North Carolina Christmas Oregon. around the globe, from little old coun- tree industry is ranked second in the Ms. HOOLEY. Mr. Speaker, I thank ties in western North Carolina, and I Nation in number of trees harvested, the gentleman from Minnesota for do want to pay tribute to the Christ- producing over 19 percent of the real yielding me time. mas tree growers and the contribution Christmas trees in the United States. Mr. Speaker, when you think of Or- they make to our country and our The North Carolina Fraser fir has egon, the first thing you think of is States and my district, and it is with been judged the Nation’s best through trees. Therefore, it should be no sur- great pleasure that I also pay tribute a contest sponsored by the National prise that my home State, Oregon, is to the small communities in the moun- Christmas Tree Association and chosen the largest producer of Christmas trees tains that work so hard to produce for the official White House Christmas in the Nation. I am proud to say the products to send around the country tree nine times, more than any other overwhelming majority are grown in and around the world. species, in the years 1971, 1973, 1982, my district. We have hundreds and Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues’ 1985, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997 and 2005. hundreds of Christmas tree growers. support of this great resolution that In the coming weeks it is estimated will help and honor our industries in b 1315 that Oregon growers will be harvesting western North Carolina. The North Carolina Fraser fir Christ- 7.8 million Christmas trees, roughly Mr. BLUMENAUER. Mr. Speaker, as the mas tree is the most popular Christmas one quarter of the total nationwide. Congressman with the privilege to represent tree in North America and is shipped to Not only will these trees make their Estacada, Oregon—the Christmas Tree Cap- every State in the U.S. as well as the way to homes in America but also ital of the WorId—I rise in strong support of Caribbean Islands, Mexico, Canada, homes in Canada, Mexico, Japan, Pan- this resolution. Bermuda, Japan, and other points all ama, Costa Rica, Philippines, Taiwan, Christmas trees are a large part of Oregon’s over the world. Guam, as well as many other inter- nursery and tree industry. In fact, Oregon The Christmas tree industry supports national destinations. leads the Nation in Christmas tree production, our economy and environment. Christ- I want to thank the gentlewoman with 6.9 million trees sold last year at a value mas trees are grown in all 50 States from North Carolina for bringing this of nearly $108 million to the Oregon economy. with North Carolina, Oregon, Michi- bill to the House floor today. With the In particular, Clackamas County—which I am gan, Washington, Wisconsin, Pennsyl- holiday season just around the corner, proud to represent along with Ms. HOOLEY—is vania, New York, Minnesota, Virginia, there could not be a more appropriate the largest producing county in the country California, and Ohio being the top time for the House of Representatives with $36.8 million in sales from 17,500 acres Christmas tree-producing States. Na- to recognize the joy the Christmas tree of Christmas trees. Across our state, there are tionally, there are more than 21,000 industry brings to homes across our almost 1,600 Christmas tree operations, en- Christmas tree growers and more than country this time of year. There is no compassing an area over one and half times 100,000 people employed in the live-cut better activity than going with a fam- the size of Washington, DC and employing Christmas tree industry. Thirty-six ily to pick out that Christmas tree. close to 10,000 people at total wages of over million of all live-cut Christmas trees Please support H.J. Resolution 96. $32 million.

VerDate Aug 31 2005 00:39 Nov 15, 2006 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00026 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\K14NO7.047 H14NOPT1 ccoleman on PROD1PC71 with HOUSE November 14, 2006 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H8637 Oregon farmers began hauling Christmas may have 5 legislative days in which to Gonzalez Lynch Ros-Lehtinen Goodlatte Mack Ross trees for out-of-state sales by horse and revise and extend their remarks on Gordon Maloney Rothman wagon at the turn of the 20th century. It’s now H.J. Res. 96, the joint resolution just Granger Manzullo Roybal-Allard the sixth-largest agricultural industry in Or- considered. Graves Marchant Royce egon, and our crop covers 31 percent of the The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there Green (WI) Markey Ruppersberger Green, Al Marshall Rush market. Oregon Christmas trees can be found objection to the request of the gen- Green, Gene Matheson Ryan (OH) across the country and across the world. tleman from Virginia? Grijalva Matsui Ryan (WI) I thank the gentlelady from North Carolina There was no objection. Gutierrez McCarthy Ryun (KS) for offering this resolution. As we head into Gutknecht McCaul (TX) Sabo f Hall McCollum (MN) Salazar consideration of the 2007 Farm Bill, it provides Harman McCotter Sa´ nchez, Linda an important reminder that the agriculture ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER Harris McCrery T. upon which many of our communities depend PRO TEMPORE Hart McDermott Sanchez, Loretta is more than corn and cotton. Our federal farm Hastings (FL) McGovern Saxton Hastings (WA) McHenry Schakowsky policy should reflect the diversity of American The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- ant to clause 8 of rule XX, proceedings Hayes McHugh Schiff agriculture and ensure a fair playing field for Hayworth McIntyre Schmidt all of our farmers and ranchers. will now resume on motions to suspend Hensarling McKeon Schwartz (PA) Already, Oregon nurseries and vineyards, the rules previously postponed. Herger McMorris Schwarz (MI) Votes will be taken in the following Hinchey Rodgers Scott (VA) ranchers, and farmers are leading the way, Hinojosa McNulty Sekula Gibbs showing how we can craft winning policies order: Hobson Meehan Sensenbrenner that are good for farmers, the land, the envi- H.R. 6314, by the yeas and nays; Hoekstra Meek (FL) Serrano H.R. 864, by the yeas and nays. Holden Meeks (NY) Sessions ronment, consumers, our water supplies, and Holt Mica Shadegg wildlife. I look forward to the opportunity to f Honda Michaud Shaw work with my friends on the Agriculture Com- Hooley Miller (FL) Shays mittee, to build on this good work and take it AMENDING TITLE 38, UNITED Hostettler Miller (MI) Sherman STATES CODE, TO EXTEND CER- Hoyer Miller (NC) Sherwood to the next level, and, in true Oregon tradition, Hulshof Miller, Gary Shuster create an opportunity to unite citizens through- TAIN EXPIRING PROVISIONS OF Hunter Miller, George Simmons out the state. LAW Hyde Mollohan Simpson Mr. ETHERIDGE. Mr. Speaker, I rise in sup- Inglis (SC) Moore (KS) Sires The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Inslee Moore (WI) Skelton port of House Resolution 96, a bill recognizing pending business is the question of sus- Israel Moran (VA) Smith (NJ) the American Christmas tree industry, and the pending the rules and passing the bill, Issa Murphy Smith (TX) important role that it plays in U.S. agriculture. H.R. 6314. Istook Musgrave Smith (WA) This resolution is a timely one as we ap- Jackson (IL) Myrick Snyder The Clerk read the title of the bill. Jackson-Lee Nadler Sodrel proach the upcoming holiday season. And for The SPEAKER pro tempore. The (TX) Napolitano Solis my home state of North Carolina, it is also one question is on the motion offered by Jefferson Neal (MA) Souder that reminds us of the tremendous impact that Jenkins Neugebauer Stark the gentleman from Indiana (Mr. Jindal Northup Stearns agriculture has on our state’s economy. The BUYER) that the House suspend the Johnson (CT) Norwood Stupak Christmas tree industry in North Carolina is rules and pass the bill, H.R. 6314, on Johnson (IL) Nunes Tauscher ranked second in the Nation, with more than which the yeas and nays are ordered. Johnson, E. B. Nussle Taylor (MS) 30,000 acres in production that contributes Johnson, Sam Oberstar Taylor (NC) The vote was taken by electronic de- Jones (NC) Obey Terry over $100 million to our state’s economy. vice, and there were—yeas 393, nays 0, Jones (OH) Olver Thomas This resolution reminds us that there are not voting 39, as follows: Kanjorski Ortiz Thompson (CA) many facets to our Nation’s diverse agricul- Kaptur Osborne Thompson (MS) [Roll No. 520] tural economy. Agriculture now includes such Keller Otter Thornberry YEAS—393 Kelly Owens Tiahrt specialties as aquaculture, trees and orna- Kennedy (MN) Pallone Tiberi mental horticulture, landscaping, and turf pro- Abercrombie Brady (TX) Davis, Jo Ann Kennedy (RI) Pascrell Tierney Ackerman Brown (SC) Davis, Tom duction. The Christmas tree industry in North Kildee Pastor Towns Aderholt Brown, Corrine Deal (GA) Kilpatrick (MI) Paul Turner Carolina is an example of the growth and de- Akin Brown-Waite, DeFazio Kind Payne Udall (CO) velopment of the industry. Alexander Ginny DeGette King (IA) Pelosi Upton I urge support on House Resolution 96. Allen Burgess Delahunt King (NY) Pence Van Hollen Andrews Butterfield DeLauro Kingston Peterson (MN) Vela´ zquez Mr. PETERSON of Minnesota. Mr. Baca Buyer Dent Speaker, I have no further requests for Kirk Peterson (PA) Visclosky Bachus Calvert Diaz-Balart, L. Kline Petri Walden (OR) time, and I yield back the balance of Baird Camp (MI) Diaz-Balart, M. Knollenberg Pickering Walsh my time. Baker Campbell (CA) Dicks Kolbe Pitts Wamp Mr. GOODLATTE. Mr. Speaker, I Baldwin Cannon Dingell Kucinich Platts Wasserman Barrett (SC) Cantor Doggett Kuhl (NY) Poe Schultz have no further requests for time, and Barrow Capito Doolittle LaHood Pombo Waters I yield back the balance of my time. Bartlett (MD) Capps Doyle Langevin Pomeroy Watson The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Barton (TX) Capuano Drake Lantos Porter Watt question is on the motion offered by Bass Cardoza Dreier Larsen (WA) Price (GA) Waxman Bean Carnahan Duncan Larson (CT) Price (NC) Weiner the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Beauprez Carter Edwards Latham Pryce (OH) Weldon (FL) GOODLATTE) that the House suspend Becerra Case Ehlers LaTourette Putnam Weldon (PA) the rules and pass the joint resolution, Berkley Castle Emanuel Leach Radanovich Weller Berman Chabot Emerson H.J. Res. 96, as amended. Lee Rahall Westmoreland Berry Chocola English (PA) Levin Ramstad Wexler The question was taken; and (two- Biggert Clay Eshoo Lewis (CA) Rangel Whitfield thirds of those voting having responded Bilbray Cleaver Etheridge Lewis (GA) Regula Wicker in the affirmative) the rules were sus- Bilirakis Clyburn Everett Linder Rehberg Wilson (NM) Bishop (GA) Coble Farr pended and the joint resolution, as Lipinski Reichert Wilson (SC) Bishop (NY) Cole (OK) Fattah LoBiondo Renzi Wolf amended, was passed. Bishop (UT) Conaway Feeney Lofgren, Zoe Reyes Woolsey The title of the joint resolution was Blackburn Conyers Ferguson Lowey Rogers (AL) Wu Blumenauer Cooper Filner Lucas Rogers (KY) Wynn amended so as to read: ‘‘Joint resolu- Blunt Costa Fitzpatrick (PA) tion recognizing the contributions of Lungren, Daniel Rogers (MI) Young (AK) Boehlert Costello Flake E. Rohrabacher Young (FL) the Christmas tree industry to the Boehner Cramer Forbes United States economy.’’. Bonilla Crenshaw Fortenberry NOT VOTING—39 Bonner Crowley Fossella A motion to reconsider was laid on Bono Cuellar Foxx Boozman Engel Hefley the table. Boren Culberson Frank (MA) Brown (OH) Evans Herseth f Boswell Cummings Franks (AZ) Burton (IN) Ford Higgins Boucher Davis (AL) Frelinghuysen Cardin Gallegly Lewis (KY) GENERAL LEAVE Boustany Davis (CA) Garrett (NJ) Carson Gibbons McKinney Boyd Davis (FL) Gerlach Chandler Gillmor Melancon Mr. GOODLATTE. Mr. Speaker, I ask Bradley (NH) Davis (IL) Gilchrest Cubin Gohmert Millender- unanimous consent that all Members Brady (PA) Davis (KY) Gingrey Davis (TN) Goode McDonald

VerDate Aug 31 2005 00:39 Nov 15, 2006 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00027 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A14NO7.015 H14NOPT1 ccoleman on PROD1PC71 with HOUSE H8638 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE November 14, 2006 Moran (KS) Scott (GA) Sweeney Frank (MA) Lynch Ross NOT VOTING—36 Murtha Shimkus Tancredo Franks (AZ) Mack Rothman Blumenauer Gillmor Pearce Oxley Slaughter Tanner Frelinghuysen Maloney Roybal-Allard Boozman Gohmert Sanders Pearce Spratt Garrett (NJ) Markey Royce Udall (NM) Brown (OH) Goode Scott (GA) Reynolds Strickland Gerlach Marshall Ruppersberger Burton (IN) Sanders Sullivan Hefley Shimkus Gilchrest Matheson Rush Cardin Higgins Slaughter Gingrey Matsui Ryan (OH) b 1348 Carson Jindal Spratt Gonzalez McCarthy Ryan (WI) Chandler Lewis (KY) Strickland Mr. CLYBURN and Mr. EVERETT Goodlatte McCaul (TX) Ryun (KS) Cubin Marchant Sullivan Gordon McCollum (MN) changed their vote from ‘‘nay’’ to Sabo Evans McKinney Sweeney Granger McCotter Salazar Ford Moran (KS) Tancredo ‘‘yea.’’ Graves McCrery Sa´ nchez, Linda Gallegly Murtha Tanner So (two-thirds of those voting having Green (WI) McDermott T. Gibbons Oxley Udall (NM) responded in the affirmative) the rules Green, Al McGovern Sanchez, Loretta Green, Gene McHenry Saxton b 1405 were suspended and the bill was passed. Grijalva McHugh Schakowsky The result of the vote was announced Gutierrez McIntyre Schiff Mr. HERGER and Mr. TAYLOR of as above recorded. Hall McKeon Schmidt Mississippi changed their vote from A motion to reconsider was laid on Harman McMorris Schwartz (PA) ‘‘yea’’ to ‘‘nay.’’ Harris Rodgers the table. Schwarz (MI) So (two-thirds of those voting having Hart McNulty Scott (VA) Ms. HERSETH. Mr. Speaker, on November Hastings (FL) Meehan Sekula Gibbs responded in the affirmative) the rules 14, 2006, I missed rollcall vote No. 520 on Hastings (WA) Meek (FL) Sensenbrenner were suspended and the bill, as amend- Hayes Meeks (NY) Serrano ed, was passed. H.R. 6314 to amend title 38, United States Hayworth Melancon Code, to extend certain expiring provisions of Sessions The result of the vote was announced Herseth Mica Shadegg law and to expand eligibility for the Survivors’ Hinchey Michaud Shaw as above recorded. and Dependents’ Educational Assistance pro- Hinojosa Millender- Shays A motion to reconsider was laid on Hobson McDonald Sherman gram. Had I been present and voting, I would Miller (FL) the table. Hoekstra Sherwood have voted ‘‘yea’’ on H.R. 6314. Miller (MI) Holden Shuster f Miller (NC) Holt Simmons f Miller, Gary Honda Simpson PERSONAL EXPLANATION Miller, George SOBER TRUTH ON PREVENTING Hooley Sires Hoyer Mollohan Skelton Ms. CARSON. Mr. Speaker, due to a flight UNDERAGE DRINKING ACT Hulshof Moore (KS) Smith (NJ) delay, I was unable to record my rollcall votes Hunter Moore (WI) The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Smith (TX) Hyde Moran (VA) 520 and 521. Had I been present, I would Smith (WA) pending business is the question of sus- Inslee Murphy have voted ‘‘yes’’ to both votes. Snyder pending the rules and passing the bill, Israel Musgrave Sodrel Issa Nadler f H.R. 864, as amended. Solis Istook Napolitano The Clerk read the title of the bill. Souder Jackson (IL) Neal (MA) RECESS Stark The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Jackson-Lee Neugebauer question is on the motion offered by (TX) Northup Stearns The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Jefferson Norwood Stupak ant to clause 12(a) of rule I, the Chair Jenkins Nunes Tauscher declares the House in recess subject to DEAL) that the House suspend the rules Taylor (NC) Johnson (CT) Nussle the call of the Chair. and pass the bill, H.R. 864, as amended, Johnson (IL) Oberstar Terry on which the yeas and nays are or- Johnson, E. B. Obey Thomas Accordingly (at 2 o’clock and 6 min- dered. Jones (OH) Olver Thompson (CA) utes p.m.), the House stood in recess Thompson (MS) The vote was taken by electronic de- Kanjorski Ortiz subject to the call of the Chair. Kaptur Osborne Thornberry vice, and there were—yeas 373, nays 23, Keller Owens Tiahrt f not voting 36, as follows: Kelly Pallone Tiberi Tierney [Roll No. 521] Kennedy (MN) Pascrell b 1647 Kennedy (RI) Pastor Towns YEAS—373 Kildee Payne Turner AFTER RECESS Abercrombie Bradley (NH) Davis (CA) Kilpatrick (MI) Pelosi Udall (CO) Ackerman Brady (PA) Davis (FL) Kind Peterson (MN) Upton The recess having expired, the House Aderholt Brady (TX) Davis (IL) King (NY) Peterson (PA) Van Hollen was called to order by the Speaker pro Vela´ zquez Akin Brown (SC) Davis (KY) Kingston Petri tempore (Mr. DREIER) at 4 o’clock and Alexander Brown, Corrine Davis (TN) Kirk Pickering Visclosky Allen Brown-Waite, Davis, Jo Ann Kline Pitts Walden (OR) 47 minutes p.m. Walsh Andrews Ginny Davis, Tom Knollenberg Platts f Baca Burgess Deal (GA) Kucinich Poe Wamp Bachus Butterfield DeFazio Kuhl (NY) Pombo Wasserman Baird Buyer DeGette LaHood Pomeroy Schultz LEAVE OF ABSENCE Baker Calvert Delahunt Langevin Porter Waters By unanimous consent, leave of ab- Watson Baldwin Camp (MI) DeLauro Lantos Price (GA) sence was granted to: Barrow Cannon Dent Larsen (WA) Price (NC) Watt Bartlett (MD) Capito Diaz-Balart, L. Larson (CT) Pryce (OH) Waxman Ms. MCKINNEY (at the request of Ms. Barton (TX) Capps Diaz-Balart, M. Latham Putnam Weiner PELOSI) for today. Bass Capuano Dicks LaTourette Radanovich Weldon (FL) Bean Cardoza Dingell Leach Rahall Weldon (PA) f Beauprez Carnahan Doggett Lee Ramstad Weller Becerra Carter Doolittle Levin Rangel Wexler SENATE BILLS REFERRED Berkley Case Doyle Lewis (CA) Regula Whitfield Berman Castle Drake Lewis (GA) Rehberg Wicker Bills of the Senate of the following Berry Chabot Dreier Linder Reichert Wilson (NM) titles were taken from the Speaker’s Biggert Chocola Duncan Lipinski Renzi Wilson (SC) table and, under the rule, referred as Bilbray Clay Edwards LoBiondo Reyes Wolf Bilirakis Cleaver Ehlers Lofgren, Zoe Reynolds Woolsey follows: Bishop (GA) Clyburn Emanuel Lowey Rogers (AL) Wu S. 3501. An Act to amend the Shivwits Bishop (NY) Coble Emerson Lucas Rogers (KY) Wynn Band of the Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah Bishop (UT) Cole (OK) Engel Lungren, Daniel Rogers (MI) Young (AK) Water Rights Settlement Act to establish an Blackburn Conaway English (PA) E. Ros-Lehtinen Young (FL) Blunt Conyers Eshoo acquisition fund for the water rights and habitat acquisition program; to the Com- Boehlert Cooper Etheridge NAYS—23 Boehner Costa Everett mittee on Resources. Bonilla Costello Farr Barrett (SC) Herger Myrick S. 3687. An Act to waive application of the Bonner Cramer Fattah Campbell (CA) Hostettler Otter Indian Self-Determination and Education Bono Crenshaw Ferguson Cantor Inglis (SC) Paul Assistance Act to a specific parcel of real Boren Crowley Filner Feeney Johnson, Sam Pence Boswell Cuellar Fitzpatrick (PA) Flake Jones (NC) property transferred by the United States to Rohrabacher 2 Indian tribes in the State of Oregon, and Boucher Culberson Forbes Foxx King (IA) Taylor (MS) for other purposes; to the Committee on Re- Boustany Cummings Fortenberry Gutknecht Kolbe Westmoreland Boyd Davis (AL) Fossella Hensarling Manzullo sources.

VerDate Aug 31 2005 02:07 Nov 15, 2006 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00028 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A14NO7.016 H14NOPT1 ccoleman on PROD1PC71 with HOUSE November 14, 2006 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H8639 ADJOURNMENT cy’s final rule — Revisions to the California ant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee State Implementation Plan, Lake County on Energy and Commerce. Mr. CAMPBELL of California. Mr. Air Quality Management District, Monterey 9995. A letter from the Principal Deputy Speaker, I move that the House do now Bay Unified Air Pollution Control District, Associate Administrator, Environmental adjourn. San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- The motion was agreed to; accord- Control District, and Ventura County Air cy’s final rule — Approval and Promulgation ingly (at 4 o’clock and 48 minutes Pollution Control District [EPA-R09-OAR- of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Re- p.m.), the House adjourned until to- 2006-0839, FRL-8234-9] received November 8, vised Format for Materials Being Incor- morrow, Wednesday, November 15, 2006, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the porated by Reference for Wyoming [R08-WY- at 10 a.m. Committee on Energy and Commerce. 2006-0001; FRL-8236-2] received October 30, 9987. A letter from the Principal Deputy 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the f Associate Administrator, Environmental Committee on Energy and Commerce. EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- 9996. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate Administrator, Environmental ETC. cy’s final rule — Louisiana: Final Authoriza- tion of State Hazardous Waste Management Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- Under clause 8 of rule XII, executive Program Revision [EPA-R06-RCRA-2006-0914; cy’s final rule — Washington: Final Author- communications were taken from the FRL-8241-3] received November 8, 2006, pursu- ization of State Hazardous Waste Manage- Speaker’s table and referred as follows: ant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee ment Program Revisions [FRL-8235-5] re- on Energy and Commerce. ceived October 27, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 9980. A letter from the Principal Deputy 9988. A letter from the Principal Deputy 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Associate Administrator, Environmental Associate Administrator, Environmental Commerce. Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- 9997. A letter from the Principal Deputy cy’s final rule — Bacillus Thuringiensis cy’s final rule — Export Notification; Change Associate Administrator, Environmental Modified Cry3A Protein and the Genetic Ma- to Reporting Requirements [EPA-HQ-OPPT- Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- terial Necessary for Its Production in Corn; 2005-0058; FRL-8101-3] (RIN: 2070-AJ01) re- cy’s final rule — Revisions to the Nevada Exemption from the Requirement of a Toler- ceived November 8, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. State Implementation Plan, Clark County ance [EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0784; FRL-8096-4] re- 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and [EPA-R09-OAR-2006-0548a; FRL-8225-5] re- ceived October 27, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. Commerce. ceived October 27, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agri- 9989. A letter from the Principal Deputy 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and culture. Associate Administrator, Environmental Commerce. 9981. A letter from the Principal Deputy Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- 9998. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate Administrator, Environmental cy’s final rule — Approval and Promulgation Associate Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- of Implementation Plans; State of Iowa Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- cy’s final rule — Flumioxazin; Pesticide Tol- [EPA-R07-OAR-2006-0836; FRL-8240-6] re- cy’s final rule — Revisions to the California erances for Emergency Exemptions [EPA- ceived November 8, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. State Implementation Plan, Yolo-Solano Air HQ-OPP-2006-0792; FRL-8098-5] received Octo- 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Quality Management District [EPA-R09- ber 18, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Commerce. OAR-2005-0557e; FRL-8225-7] received October to the Committee on Agriculture. 9990. A letter from the Principal Deputy 27, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 9982. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate Administrator, Environmental the Committee on Energy and Commerce. Associate Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- 9999. A letter from the Principal Deputy Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- cy’s final rule — Approval and Promulgation Associate Administrator, Environmental cy’s final rule — NESHAP: National Emis- of Implementation Plans; Louisiana; 2006 Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- sion Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Low Enhanced Vehicle Inspection/Mainte- cy’s final rule — Revisions to the California Standards for Hazardous Waste Combustors nance (I/M) Program [EPA-R06-OAR-2006- State Implementation Plan, Antelope Valley (Amendment) [EPA-HQ-OAR-2004-0022 FRL- 0456; FRL-8241-2] received November 8, 2006, Air Quality Management District [EPA-R09- 8233-9] (RIN: 2050-AG33) received October 24, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Com- OAR-2006-0747; FRL-8231-5] received October 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the mittee on Energy and Commerce. 27, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to Committee on Energy and Commerce. 9991. A letter from the Principal Deputy the Committee on Energy and Commerce. 9983. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate Administrator, Environmental 10000. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- Associate Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- cy’s final rule — Clean Air Act Approval and Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- cy’s final rule — Approval and Promulgation Promulgation of Air Quality Implementa- cy’s final rule — Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Tennessee; Mem- tion Plan Revision for Colorado; Long-Term of Implementation Plans; Louisiana; Trans- phis/Shelby County Area Second 10-Year Strategy of State Implementation Plan for portation Conformity [EPA-R06-OAR-2005- Maintenance Plan for the Carbon Monoxide Class I Visibility Protection [EPA-R08-OAR- LA-0003; FRL-8234-8] received October 27, National Ambient Air Qaulity Standard 2005-CO-0002; FRL-8232-2] received October 30, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the [EPA-R04-OAR-2006-0531-200618(a); FRL-8233- 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. 8] received October 24, 2006, pursuant to 5 Committee on Energy and Commerce. 10001. A letter from the Principal Deputy U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on En- 9992. A letter from the Principal Deputy Associate Administrator, Environmental ergy and Commerce. Associate Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- 9984. A letter from the Principal Deputy Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- cy’s final rule — Approval and Promulgation Associate Administrator, Environmental cy’s final rule — Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Indi- Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- of Air Quality Implementation Plans; West ana [EPA-R05-OAR-2006-0539; EPA-R05-2006- cy’s final rule — Approval and Promulgation Virginia; Amendment to Prevention of Sig- 0610; FRL-8224-3] received October 27, 2006, of Implementation Plans; Designation of nificant Deterioration (PSD) Air Quality pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Com- Areas for Air Quality Planning Purposes; Permit Program [EPA-R03-OAR-2006-0527; mittee on Energy and Commerce. State of California; PM-10; Determination of FRL-8236-5] received October 30, 2006, pursu- 10002. A letter from the Principal Deputy Attainment for the San Joaquin Valley Non- ant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee Associate Administrator, Environmental attainment Area; Determination Regarding on Energy and Commerce. Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- Applicability of Certain Clean Air Act Re- 9993. A letter from the Principal Deputy cy’s final rule — Regional Haze Regulations; quirements [EPA-R09-OAR-2006-0583, FRL- Associate Administrator, Environmental Revisions to Provisions Governing Alter- 8234-1] received October 24, 2006, pursuant to Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- native to Source-Specific Best Available 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on cy’s final rule — Approval and Promulgation Retrofit Technology (BART) Determinations Energy and Commerce. of Air Quality Implementation Plans; West [EPA-HQ-OAR-2002-0076; FRL-8230-4] (RIN: 9985. A letter from the Principal Deputy Virginia; Amendments to Nonattainment 2060-AN22) received October 18, 2006, pursuant Associate Administrator, Environmental New Source Review (NSR) Air Quality Per- to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- mit Program [EPA-R03-OAR-2006-0528; FRL- Energy and Commerce. cy’s final rule — Approval and Promulgation 8236-6] received October 30, 2006, pursuant to 10003. A letter from the Principal Deputy of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Mary- 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Associate Administrator, Environmental land; State Implementation Plan Revision Energy and Commerce. Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- for American Cyanamid Company, Havre de 9994. A letter from the Principal Deputy cy’s final rule — Approval and Promulgation Grace; Maryland [EPA-R03-OAR-2006 -0607 ; Associate Administrator, Environmental of Implementation Plans; State of Missouri; FRL-8233-2] received October 24, 2006, pursu- Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- Correction [EPA-R07-OAR-2005-MO-0005; ant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee cy’s final rule — Approval and Promulgation FRL-8228-9] received October 18, 2006, pursu- on Energy and Commerce. of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Utah; ant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 9986. A letter from the Principal Deputy Revisions to the Utah Administrative Code; on Energy and Commerce. Associate Administrator, Environmental Direct Final Rule [EPA-R08-OAR-2006-0564; 10004. A letter from the Principal Deputy Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- FRL-8236-8] received October 30, 2006, pursu- Associate Administrator, Environmental

VerDate Aug 31 2005 02:07 Nov 15, 2006 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00029 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K14NO7.057 H14NOPT1 ccoleman on PROD1PC71 with HOUSE H8640 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE November 14, 2006 Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Re- PRIVATE BILLS AND cy’s final rule — Approval and Promulgation sources. RESOLUTIONS of Implementation Plans Alabama: Volatile 10013. A letter from the Principal Deputy Organic Compounds [EPA-R04-OAR-2005-AL- Associate Administrator, Environmental Under clause 3 of rule XII, 0004-200619a; FRL-8229-8] received October 18, Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- Mr. PALLONE introduced A bill (H.R. 6324) 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the cy’s final rule — Guidelines Establishing to provide a new effective date for the appli- Committee on Energy and Commerce. Test Procedure for the Analysis of Pollut- cability of certain provisions of law to Pub- 10005. A letter from the Principal Deputy ants; Analytical Methods for Biological Pol- lic Law 105–331; which was referred to the Associate Administrator, Environmental lutants in Wastewater and Sewage Sludge; Committee on Financial Services. Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- Final Rule [EPA-HQ-OW-2004-0014; FRL-8228- cy’s final rule — Announcement of the Dele- 1] (RIN: 2040-AE68) received October 18, 2006, f gation of Partial Administrative Authority pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Com- for Implementation of Federal Implementa- mittee on Transportation and Infrastruc- ADDITIONAL SPONSORS tion Plan for the Umatilla Indian Reserva- ture. tion to the Confederated Tribes of the Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors Umatilla Indian Reservation [R10-OAR-2005- were added to public bills and resolu- f TR-0001; FRL-8230-8] received October 18, tions as follows: 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the H.R. 63: Ms. ESHOO. Committee on Energy and Commerce. PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS H.R. 352: Mr. PETRI. 10006. A letter from the Principal Deputy H.R. 515: Mr. DAVIS of Tennessee. Associate Administrator, Environmental Under clause 2 of rule XII, public H.R. 550: Mrs. BIGGERT. Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- bills and resolutions were introduced H.R. 944: Mr. RAHALL. cy’s final rule — Air Quality Designations and severally referred, as follows: H.R. 1264: Mr. HOLT, Mr. WALSH, Mr. GOR- and Classifications for the 8-Hour Ozone Na- By Mr. KOLBE: DON, Mr. MCCOTTER, and Mr. BOUCHER. tional Ambient Air Quality Standards; Early H.R. 6321. A bill to provide for the convey- H.R. 1366: Mr. JEFFERSON and Mr. OBER- Action Compact Areas With Deferred Effec- ance of certain public land near the City of STAR. tive Dates [EPA-OAR-2003-0083; FRL-8231-1] Douglas, Arizona, for use as a shooting H.R. 1545: Mr. BOUCHER. received October 18, 2006, pursuant to 5 range; to the Committee on Resources. H.R. 1652: Mr. SMITH of Washington. U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on En- By Mrs. MCCARTHY (for herself and H.R. 1671: Mr. GILCHREST, Mr. MARSHALL, ergy and Commerce. Mr. DANIEL E. LUNGREN of Cali- and Mr. RADANOVICH. 10007. A letter from the Principal Deputy fornia): H.R. 1849: Ms. HARRIS, Mr. GOODE, and Mr. Associate Administrator, Environmental H.R. 6322. A bill to direct the Attorney SALAZAR. Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- General to conduct a study on the feasibility H.R. 2076: Mr. JEFFERSON. cy’s final rule — Protection of Stratospheric of expanding the National Incident-Based H.R. 2716: Mr. BOUCHER. Ozone: Allocation of Essential Use Allow- Reporting System to identify crime data re- H.R. 2719: Mr. MORAN of Virginia and Ms. ances for Calendar Year 2006 [EPA-HQ-OAR- lating to elementary and secondary schools; ZOE LOFGREN of California. 2006-0158; FRL-8227-4] (RIN: 2060-AN29) re- to the Committee on the Judiciary. H.R. 2735: Mr. REICHERT and Mr. MCINTYRE. ceived October 18, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. By Mr. KANJORSKI (for himself and H.R. 3042: Mr. MEEHAN. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Mr. ROYCE): H.R. 3476: Mr. MCHUGH, Mrs. DAVIS of Cali- Commerce. H.R. 6323. A bill to amend the Home Own- 10008. A letter from the Principal Deputy fornia, and Mr. RYAN of Ohio. ers’ Loan Act to remove the limitation on Associate Administrator, Environmental H.R. 3579: Mr. BOSWELL and Mr. SALAZAR. investments by Federal savings associations Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- H.R. 3628: Ms. SCHAKOWSKY. in consumer auto loans; to the Committee on cy’s final rule — New Hampshire: Final Ap- H.R. 3954: Mr. RAHALL. Financial Services. proval of Underground Storage Tank Pro- H.R. 4025: Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts. By Mr. LEWIS of California: gram Revisions [EPA-R01-UST-2006-0622; H.R. 4188: Mr. BOUCHER. H.J. Res. 100. A joint resolution making FRL-8226-5] received October 18, 2006, pursu- H.R. 4398: Mr. CONYERS. further continuing appropriations for the fis- ant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee H.R. 4560: Mr. RYAN of Ohio. cal year 2007, and for other purposes; to the on Energy and Commerce. H.R. 4609: Mr. DICKS. 10009. A letter from the Principal Deputy Committee on Appropriations. H.R. 4767: Mr. ROTHMAN. Associate Administrator, Environmental By Mr. KIRK (for himself and Mrs. H.R. 4769: Mr. BOUCHER and Ms. FOXX. Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- LOWEY): H.R. 4924: Mr. PEARCE and Mr. cy’s final rule — National Emission Stand- H. Res. 1080. A resolution expressing the BLUMENAUER. ards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Miscella- sense of the House of Representatives that H.R. 4927: Mrs. TAUSCHER. neous Coating Manufacturing [EPA-HQ- the Government of Bangladesh should imme- H.R. 4993: Mr. RAHALL, Mr. FILNER, and Mr. OAR-2003-0178; FRL-8227-5] (RIN: 2060-AM72) diately drop all pending charges against JINDAL. received October 18, 2006, pursuant to 5 Bangladeshi journalist Salah Uddin Shoaib H.R. 5052: Mr. MEEHAN. U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on En- Choudhury; to the Committee on Inter- H.R. 5148: Mr. CLAY. ergy and Commerce. national Relations. H.R. 5150: Mr. KIND. 10010. A letter from the Assistant Sec- By Mr. BURTON of Indiana (for him- H.R. 5188: Mrs. LOWEY. retary for Fish, Wildlife and Parks, Depart- self, Mr. LANTOS, Mr. ENGEL, Ms. H.R. 5238: Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin. ment of the Interior, transmitting the De- SOLIS, and Ms. LEE): H.R. 5312: Mr. FILNER. partment’s final rule — Endangered and H. Res. 1081. A resolution expressing the H.R. 5324: Mr. RAHALL. Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designation sympathy of House of Representatives to the H.R. 5390: Mr. MCINTYRE, Ms. ESHOO, and of Critical Habitat for the Southern Cali- families of women and girls murdered in Mr. BUTTERFIELD. fornia Distinct Population Segment of the Guatemala and encouraging the Government H.R. 5471: Mr. SHERMAN. Mountain Yellow-Legged Frog (Rana of Guatemala to bring an end to these H.R. 5519: Mr. RAHALL and Mr. SMITH of muscosa) (RIN: 1018-AU30) received October crimes; to the Committee on International Washington. 17, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to Relations. H.R. 5558: Mrs. MYRICK. the Committee on Resources. By Mr. FITZPATRICK of Pennsylvania H.R. 5680: Ms. WOOLSEY and Mr. VAN 10011. A letter from the Assistant Sec- (for himself, Ms. SCHWARTZ of Penn- HOLLEN. retary for Fish, Wildlife and Parks, Depart- sylvania, Mr. SHUSTER, Mr. SHER- H.R. 5704: Ms. HART, Mr. LEWIS of Ken- ment of the Interior, transmitting the De- WOOD, Mr. DENT, Mr. PITTS, Mr. tucky, Mr. COOPER, Mr. GUTKNECHT, Mr. partment’s final rule — Endnagered and WELDON of Pennsylvania, Mr. CLAY, Mr. ABERCROMBIE, Mr. RAHALL, and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designation HOLDEN, Mr. PLATTS, Mr. MURPHY, Ms. HERSETH. of Critical Habitat for the Alameda Mr. PEARCE, Mr. PETERSON of Penn- H.R. 5733: Mr. EVANS. Whipsnake (RIN: 1018-AT93) received October sylvania, and Ms. HART): H.R. 5771: Mr. ANDREWS, Mr. STRICKLAND, 17, 2006, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to H. Res. 1082. A resolution condemning the Mr. INSLEE, Mr. MOLLOHAN, Mr. the Committee on Resources. decision by the city of St. Denis, France, to FALEOMAVAEGA, Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin, and 10012. A letter from the Assistant Sec- name a street in honor of Mumia Abu-Jamal, Ms. MCKINNEY. retary for Fish, Widlife and Parks, Depart- the convicted murderer of Philadelphia Po- H.R. 5836: Mr. RAHALL and Mr. CLAY. ment of the Interior, transmitting the De- lice Officer Danny Faulkner; to the Com- H.R. 5888: Mr. VAN HOLLEN. partment’s final rule — Endangered and mittee on the Judiciary, and in addition to H.R. 5894: Mr. DAVIS of Illinois. Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designation the Committee on International Relations, H.R. 5896: Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts. of Critical Habitat for the Perdido Key for a period to be subsequently determined H.R. 5920: Mr. BAIRD. Beach Mouse, Choctawhatchee Beach Mouse, by the Speaker, in each case for consider- H.R. 5940: Mr. UPTON and Mr. KENNEDY of and St. Andrew Beach Mouse (RIN: 1018- ation of such provisions as fall within the ju- Rhode Island. AT90) received October 17, 2006, pursuant to 5 risdiction of the committee concerned. H.R. 5948: Mrs. MALONEY.

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H.R. 5960: Mr. ABERCROMBIE and Mr. H.R. 6147: Mr. RAHALL. H. Res. 790: Mr. KUCINICH. SERRANO. H.R. 6168: Mr. PALLONE. H. Res. 822: Mr. BAIRD. H.R. 5965: Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA, Mr. JEFFER- H.R. 6200: Mr. CLEAVER. SON, and Mr. EVANS. H.R. 6281: Mr. CUMMINGS, Ms. MATSUI, and H. Res. 931: Mr. RUPPERSBERGER. H.R. 6044: Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts and Mr. BERMAN. H. Res. 987: Mr. MARKEY. Mr. CLAY. H. Con. Res. 340: Mr. BOUCHER. H.R. 6045: Mr. BISHOP of New York. H. Con. Res. 388: Ms. BERKLEY. H. Res. 995: Mr. LEACH. H.R. 6064: Mr. SHAYS and Mr. GEORGE MIL- H. Con. Res. 391: Mr. FRANK of Massachu- H. Res. 1005: Mr. HINOJOSA and Mr. KIND. LER of California. setts. H.R. 6093: Mr. KIND. H. Res. 1057: Mr. ISRAEL, Mr. WAXMAN, Mr. H. Con. Res. 465: Mr. RAMSTAD and Mr. VAN H.R. 6098: Mr. PAYNE and Mr. PRICE of EXLER ALONEY EINER HOLLEN. W , Mrs. M , Mr. W , and Mr. North Carolina. ENGEL. H.R. 6100: Mr. FILNER. H. Res. 335: Mr. MORAN of Virginia, Mr. H.R. 6122: Mr. ROTHMAN and Ms. JACKSON- SCHWARZ of Michigan, Mrs. JO ANN DAVIS of H. Res. 1063: Mr. ACKERMAN, Mr. PAYNE, LEE of Texas. Virginia, and Mr. MEEHAN. Mr. SHERMAN, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Ms. BERK- AYWORTH EAL H.R. 6130: Mr. SKELTON. H. Res. 466: Mr. H , Mr. N of LEY, Ms. WATSON, Mr. SMITH of Washington, H.R. 6135: Ms. BORDALLO, Mr. WYNN, Mr. Massachusetts, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. Ms. MCCOLLUM of Minnesota, and Mr. RUSH, Mr. CUMMINGS, and Ms. JACKSON-LEE WOLF, Ms. HARRIS, and Mrs. MALONEY. CARNAHAN. of Texas. H. Res. 635: Ms. WATSON.

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Vol. 152 WASHINGTON, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2006 No. 128 Senate The Senate met at 2:15 p.m. and was of the Military Construction-Veterans cultural disaster assistance for our called to order by the President pro Affairs appropriations bill. We will be farmers and ranchers. Normally, most tempore (Mr. STEVENS). voting later this afternoon. Once a vote of my colleagues know I would not is scheduled, we will notify Senators as offer this amendment on an unrelated PRAYER to the exact timing of that vote. As it measure. Our hand is forced. We are The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, of- stands now, we are looking at a late told it is highly unlikely there will be fered the following prayer: afternoon vote as the first vote of the an Agriculture appropriations bill con- Let us pray. day. If we can expedite floor consider- sidered separately. We have no alter- Our Creator and God, You provide us ation with a handful of relevant native but to offer this measure to this with strength. Lead us in life’s battles. amendments, it is our hope we should legislation. This amendment will determine Keep us from retreating when we con- be able to finish this important spend- whether thousands of farm families front overwhelming challenges and ing bill today. will be able to continue next year. We painful losses. With Your powerful I suggest the absence of a quorum. have had 2 years of unusual natural arm, chase away the forces that seek The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will call the roll. disasters that have affected agriculture to confuse and discourage us. Let Your across this country. These people need shining glory illuminate the road The assistant legislative clerk pro- ceeded to call the roll. to know whether they can continue in ahead. In Your kindness and mercy, the business of farming and ranching. rescue us from ourselves. f Their bankers need to know. This legis- Guide the Members of this body in MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AND lation is critical to that determination. the path they should walk today. May VETERANS AFFAIRS AND RE- For over a year, I, along with many their thoughts, words, and actions LATED AGENCIES APPROPRIA- of my Senate colleagues—let me indi- bring You pleasure. Teach them how to TIONS ACT, 2007 cate that it is already nearly 20 of my make concessions without coercion and colleagues—have come on a bipartisan to find conciliation without com- The PRESIDENT pro tempore. Under basis to cosponsor this bill, including promise. the previous order, the Senate will re- Senator COLEMAN of Minnesota; Sen- We pray in Your loving Name. Amen. sume consideration of H.R. 5385, which ator of Nebraska; my own f the clerk will report. colleague, Senator DORGAN of North The assistant legislative clerk read Dakota; Senator SALAZAR of Colorado; PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE as follows: Senator HAGEL of Nebraska; Senator The PRESIDENT pro tempore led the A bill (H.R. 3585) making appropriations JOHNSON of South Dakota; Senator Pledge of Allegiance, as follows: for military quality of life functions of the THUNE of South Dakota; Senator ENZI I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the Department of Defense, military construc- of Wyoming; Senator BAUCUS of Mon- tion, the Department of Veterans Affairs, United States of America, and to the Repub- tana; Senator REID of Nevada; Senator and related agencies for the fiscal year end- lic for which it stands, one nation under God, CLINTON; Senator OBAMA; Senator DUR- indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. ing September 11, 2007, and for other pur- poses. BIN; Senator LEAHY; Senator HARKIN; f Senator CANTWELL; Senator BURNS of Pending: Montana; Senator SCHUMER; and Sen- RESERVATION OF LEADER TIME Akaka/Obama amendment No. 5128, to pro- ator ROBERTS of Kansas. Repeatedly, vide, with an offset, an additional $2,500,000 The PRESIDENT pro tempore. Under we have come to the Senate to try to the previous order, the leadership time for the Department of Veterans Affairs for the Office of Inspector General. get disaster assistance considered. is reserved. Last spring, as part of the hurricane Mr. CONRAD. Mr. President, I ask f supplemental, the Senate approved an unanimous consent that the order for agricultural disaster package for the RECOGNITION OF THE ACTING the quorum call be rescinded. 2005 crop-year. That measure was MAJORITY LEADER The PRESIDENT pro tempore. With- dropped in conference due to opposi- The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The out objection, it is so ordered. tion from the administration and the acting majority leader is recognized. AMENDMENT NO. 5144 House leadership. I have taken out the f Mr. CONRAD. Mr. President, let me provisions that drew the opposition of thank Senators HUTCHISON and FEIN- the administration. Those direct pay- SCHEDULE STEIN, the managers of this bill, for the ments that were an offset to the dra- Mr. SUNUNU. Mr. President, this opportunity to offer and discuss my matic runup in energy prices are not in afternoon we will resume consideration amendment to provide emergency agri- this bill.

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In North Dakota last year, as at the insistence of the White House, traveled across South Dakota this this picture shows, we faced extraor- have been removed. summer to some of the areas hit hard- dinary flooding. Over a million acres Also, the administration has stated est by this drought. We consistently were prevented from being planted. that we need to wait until harvest is heard about the astronomically high Hundreds of thousands of acres that concluded. The harvest is now over for price for hay and fuel costs for trans- were planted were drowned out because 2006; the losses are real and significant portation, if a producer could even find of excessive rainfall. There was no dis- throughout many parts of the country. forage to purchase. We saw the effects aster assistance for those farmers. The crop and livestock production of the drought on corn and soybeans, This year, in the irony of ironies, we loss provisions contained in the origi- many of which barely got out of the now have experienced an extraordinary nal legislation were retained and will ground and were stunted by desert-like drought. This is a picture from my apply for both the 2005 and 2006 produc- conditions. Some producers saw yields home county, Burleigh County, where tion years. Crop producers will still that measured out to the tenth of the the capital of North Dakota is located. need to demonstrate a 35-percent loss bushel, after being socked with severe This is a corn crop, but nothing was before they get any assistance. The fuel and fertilizer costs. produced. It is only one of thousands of Livestock Compensation Program will At a stop at the Ft. Pierre Livestock fields that were not worth harvesting. only be made to producers whose oper- Sale Barn, we met with ranchers who This drought has been determined by ations are in counties designated as finally had to sell out because of ex- the USDA meteorologist to be the disaster areas by the Secretary and treme conditions. The Herreid Live- third worst drought in our Nation’s who can demonstrate they have suf- stock Sale Barn saw an estimated 2,500 history. Only the Dust Bowl of the fered a material loss. The legislation to 3,500 head per week over the summer 1930s and the prolonged drought of the also contains additional funding for instead of the usual 200 to 300 cattle 1950s compared to what many parts of conservation operations to help restore per week for that time of year. I invited USDA Secretary Mike the country have been facing. and rehabilitate drought and livestock Johanns to travel to South Dakota and This chart shows the U.S. Drought losses on grazing land. Scientists have see this extensive damage firsthand. Monitor. It shows how severe the told us this is imperative. Because of The Secretary of Agriculture came to drought was all across the Midwest and the modifications, the cost of providing my home State, but, unfortunately, Southeast. Its darkest colors represent disaster assistance for 2005 and 2006 has rolled out a grossly inadequate agri- exceptional drought. North Dakota and been reduced from $6.7 billion to $4.9 culture disaster assistance program. South Dakota were the epicenter of billion—a reduction of nearly $2 bil- this drought in late July. It has been This empty shell game is a glaring ex- lion. ample of the ‘‘too little, too late’’ ap- totally devastating to my part of the Farmers and ranchers need assist- proach that this administration has country. If assistance is not granted, ance for the 2005 and 2006 fall disaster too often employed with agriculture literally thousands of farm families losses, and they need it now. If these disaster assistance. will be forced off the land. That is a emergencies are not addressed, lit- The Agriculture Department released fact. erally tens of thousands of farm fami- only $2 million in Grasslands Reserve The independent bankers of my State lies and Main Street businesses will Program money and less than $7 mil- said to a White House representative suffer, many irreparably. It is time to lion in Emergency Conservation Pro- who was in my office that if assistance act and allow the Senate to vote on gram funds to South Dakota over the does not come, 5 to 10 percent of their this amendment. summer. These dollars barely made a customers in North Dakota will be Mr. President, I conclude by saying I dent in the backlog of producers who forced out of business. Mr. President, regret having to offer this amendment have applied for these programs, leav- 34 farm organizations have told Con- to this legislation. I have no choice. We ing many out in the cold. gress that assistance is needed and it is have no choice. The over 20 Members of While in my home State, the Sec- needed now. In addition, we have a let- the Senate who have come forward to retary announced the release of section ter from the State commissioners of sponsor this legislation in various vari- 32 funds for distribution in our agri- agriculture from all across the country ations of the legislation have no culture communities, amounting to $50 saying that emergency agricultural choice. If we do not act now, tens of million in block grants to drought-im- disaster assistance is a high priority thousands of farm families will not be pacted States. Although South Dakota requiring action by Congress this year. able to continue. The stakes are high. has been subject to chronic extreme It could not be more clear. Assistance I urge my colleagues to give favorable and exceptional drought conditions, is needed. It is needed now. consideration to this legislation. the State received only $4.3 million. It As I noted last May, the Senate ap- I yield the floor. was announced that Texas, however, proved disaster assistance, only to be The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The would be given $16.1 million in assist- thwarted by the threat of a veto. In Senator from South Dakota. ance. June, the Senate Committee on Appro- Mr. JOHNSON. Mr. President, I rise The administration’s disaster relief priations once again approved emer- today in support of Senator CONRAD’s package provides just a fraction of the gency disaster assistance as part of the agriculture disaster assistance amend- dollars that the 2005 disaster relief Agriculture appropriations bill for 2007. ment and am pleased to be a cosponsor measure, that my colleagues and I suc- Thus far, that bill has failed to come to of this important legislative package. cessfully attached to the most recent the Senate. The package would provide comprehen- agriculture appropriations bill, would On numerous occasions, including sive, critical relief dollars for agri- contain for my home State of South the last day we were in session before culture disaster. It would provide as- Dakota. Over $100 million would be di- we recessed for the elections, I tried to sistance for a drought that has plagued rected toward producers impacted by get the Senate to adopt disaster relief our Nation’s family farms, including devastating conditions, including com- legislation. Again, the effort was sty- those in my home State of South Da- prehensive livestock and crop assist- mied. kota. ance measures. Today, we have another chance to do Producers in South Dakota have suf- The agriculture appropriations bill, what is necessary and what is right. fered from drought conditions that however, has yet to see the light of day My amendment incorporates many of have rivaled the Dust Bowl of the 1930s. for debate on floor of the U.S. Senate. the provisions already approved by the These chronic conditions have already It is my hope that the majority leader- Senate, but I have made a few modi- ruined the wheat and corn crop for ship would allow this bill to be consid- fications to address the objections many producers in the State and re- ered with due process.

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I thank Senator CONRAD for get the crop in the first place if they do aster assistance was stripped out. The offering this important legislation. An not get wiped out by a natural dis- White House said that it would reject agriculture disaster is a natural dis- aster—whether disease, insects, or so money for our troops in Iraq and vic- aster, like a tornado or a hurricane, on. tims devastated by and providing relief for our Nation’s Now, what has happened in the last if that spending package contained a producers is simply fair and simply couple of years, particularly in our nickel of agriculture disaster relief for just. part of the country, the Dakotas were our Nation’s farm and ranch producers. Mr. President, I yield the floor. called the epicenter of a drought, the Secretary Johanns adopted a ‘‘wait The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The epicenter of a drought. So those farm- and see’’ approach to aiding our rural Senator from North Dakota. ers, who in the spring went out and communities. The Secretary said this Mr. DORGAN. Mr. President, I thank planted their crops, discovered they did summer that he wanted to see how the my colleague Senator CONRAD for his not have any crop growth at all. Noth- harvest looked after the combines ran leadership, my colleague Senator JOHN- ing came up in those fields. It is pretty unbelievable to drive by a before considering further agriculture SON, and so many others, Republicans field that is supposed to be a field of disaster aid for this production year. and Democrats, who have worked to- grain and see it look like a moonscape. As the worst drought since the Dust gether to try to construct a piece of I drove to Zeeland, ND, one day, a very Bowl, however, combines haven’t run legislation that would provide some small town just north of the South Da- at all in parts of South Dakota. Our disaster help for farmers, and then to kota border. And as I drove into that Nation’s food security demands imme- try to get it through the Congress and town, to my left was a patch of ground diate assistance, not stop-gap measures get it to the President’s desk for his signature. that looked like moonscape—no vege- and delay tactics. tation at all. There had been no rain Agriculture disaster is like any other This has been a long, tortuous trail. there. One hundred ranchers gathered disaster, and producers deserve mean- Twice before the Senate has passed dis- in a small community hall in Zeeland, ingful relief. The administration con- aster relief for family farmers—twice. ND, to talk about what this meant to tinues to dig in their heels on drought Both times it went to a conference with the House. I was a conferee on them. One after another, they stood up assistance for our Nation’s producers. to talk about what it means when you Yet, this White House places a priority both occasions. I was involved with my colleagues in attaching it to the appro- don’t get rain. on rebuilding Iraqi agriculture while One fellow from another part of our priations bill as it went to a con- crying poor and lack of revenue at country who had moved back to North ference. We got to conference. Both home. Dakota said: I had never, ever under- The truth is that the administration times the President threatened to veto stood why they measured rain in hun- has the authority to provide more com- the legislation, to block it. And he got dredths. How much rain did you get? prehensive drought assistance at the the conferees on the House side to re- Twenty hundredths, twenty-four hun- stroke of a pen, if it wants, just as it quire that it be taken out of the con- dredths. I never understood before why did in 2002. ference report. Therefore, this is the they measured rain in hundredths until I urged President Bush to establish a third attempt on the floor of the Sen- I came to North Dakota, a State with program that would target those who ate to do this piece of legislation. And 15 to 17 inches of annual rainfall in an suffer from actual losses, avoiding the it is very important. entire year. And then what happens? It type of waste and abuse that was dis- Let me talk for a moment about this stops raining, and you have a drought closed with the implementation of the issue of farming because we all come to and nothing grows; or it rains too 2002 program. I expressed my interest work and we wear neckties and suits much, and you get one-third of the an- in working with the Department of Ag- and take showers at the start of the nual rainfall in one day. We have had riculture to develop an effective and day. Farmers take showers at the end both happen. One happened the year timely plan before more producers sold of the day because their work is hard. before, in 2005; one happened in 2006. the family farm and were forced out of They feed cattle. They plow the Some will say: Well, you just come business. It has become painfully clear ground. They grease a tractor. They and talk about farming all the time. that real drought relief is not on this run a combine. They put up hay. They Family farmers this, family farmers administration’s current agenda. do all the things that represent very that. There is a writer in North Da- The administration’s lack of action hard work out in the land, and they are kota, a farmer, a rancher, down near on drought assistance underscores a economic all-stars. Almont, I believe. His name is Rodney need to pass this drought amendment The ability of the American family Nelson. He asks in some of his prose today. This comprehensive agriculture farmer to feed more and more people is some very important questions: What disaster assistance measure covers 2005 pretty extraordinary. But they work is it worth to our country? What is it and 2006 losses with a livestock com- very hard and they produce a product. worth for a young person to know how pensation program and resources for If things cooperate, if they get decent to plow a field, to grease a tractor? crop production losses, and funds are weather, enough rain, the disasters What is it worth for a young person to included for impacted sheep producers. don’t come, the insects aren’t there, know how to weld a seam, how to com- Small business assistance grants will then they produce a crop. They produce bine a field of grain? What is it worth also offer critical help. This amend- a kernel of corn, perhaps some wheat, a to have a young person know how to ment qualifies agriculture disaster kernel of barley, some rice. What hap- build a lean-to, how to take care of cat- money as an emergency, deserving im- pens is the wheat gets puffed by a com- tle, how to care for livestock? What is mediate attention—attention that has pany someplace, after it gets hauled by it worth to have young people know so far been denied. railroad, and then it gets put in a box how to work in the bitter cold and do Producers are faced with critical fi- and sold as puffed wheat. The farmer chores in the morning in the bitter nancial decisions, and for many relief gets almost nothing. The railroads cold, or to be out in the fields when it was needed frankly, months ago. Be- take too much, and the box of puffed is unbelievably hot, combining that cause of this drought and the delay in wheat costs an unbelievable amount of field of grain? What is that worth? assistance, many producers won’t be money. There is only one university in Amer- able to rebuild their herds. The same is true with crisping rice. ica where those studies are taught, and A meaningful agriculture disaster re- It goes into a box called Rice Krispies. that is America’s family farms. lief package already passed the Sen- The same is true with corn. They flake What is it worth to us? Do we want ate—it was only because of this admin- the corn, put it in a box, and call it to save those farmers when they run

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When you are out part of North Dakota. wandering, as you go into spring plant- there alone, living under a yard light, I wanted to read you a couple of ing, whether you are going to have the and you and your family are trying to things that President Roosevelt said. ability to remain on the farm with make a living and you get hit with a He stopped in Huron, SD, exactly 70 your family, producing food for a hun- natural disaster, this country is going years ago. Then he stopped in North gry world. to help. This country wants to reach Dakota—both on a drought tour, both We want to pass a disaster aid pack- out a hand and say: You are not alone. on a train—and spoke to people. Here is age, one that puts this Congress in the We want to help you. what he said to our neighbors to the same position that Franklin Delano Well, in the new farm bills, they took south in Huron, SD, on a drought in- Roosevelt was in 70 years ago, saying, out the disaster title. There ought to spection trip. He said: if it is within the capability of this be one. I intend to offer legislation to No city in an agricultural country can Government to help, we intend to help. put a disaster title back in the farm exist unless the farms are prosperous. Again, let me compliment my col- bills so we are not begging at the end I understand our economy has grown league, Senator CONRAD. I am pleased of every session to try to provide some in ways that make this less than an ag- to work with him, as I have for many help to farmers who otherwise are ricultural country, but it certainly has decades. This is an important amend- going to go broke. not been the case with respect to agri- ment to offer now. While this is not the Let me describe, as my colleague has cultural States, where a predominant optimum place to offer this amend- done, this picture of a soybean field in part of our economic base is still agri- ment, as this appropriations bill deals North Dakota. There are not any soy- culture and family farming. with different appropriations, we have beans there. That is a field that is Here is what else the President said not had the opportunity to do anything dead, with barely any green at all. Nor- in Huron, SD, 70 years ago, under- but this because we have not been mally, these soybeans would be lush, standing that family farmers were hav- given the opportunity to move this leg- filling that piece of ground, and would ing great trouble during that drought: islation separately. We offer it hoping be a foot tall. But, as you can see, I have come out here to find you with your for good will and for the support of oth- these plants are worthless. There is not chins up, looking toward the future with ers. much alive in that photograph. confidence and courage. I am grateful to you This is not partisan. It is bipartisan. I have talked to farmers who sold off for the attitude you are taking. Republicans and Democrats from farm their entire herds. I talked to a young That is the only way you could ever country understand the importance farmer who built a herd of cattle for 3 farm. There isn’t anybody who would and the value of doing this kind of leg- years. It was his life’s goal to take over decide to be a farmer if they didn’t islation that says to family farmers: from his parents. He built his herd for look forward to the future with hope. You matter to this country. 3 years and was barely making it, and They plant a seed and hope. They hope I yield the floor. then this drought hit and he had noth- what they planted will produce a crop. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The ing to feed his cattle. If you don’t have It is the only way farmers can exist. Senator from Minnesota. anything to feed your cattle, those When Franklin Delano Roosevelt Mr. COLEMAN. Mr. President, I join cows are going to market. His cows are went to North Dakota 70 years ago on in thanking my colleague from North gone. He is out of business. a drought tour, here is what he said: Dakota for giving me the opportunity Shown in this picture is a man from But, when you come to this water problem to speak about the trials of Minnesota my State who was a rancher. His name through here, you are up against two things. farmers. I join in this bipartisan plea is Frank Barnick. He is shown walking In the first place, you are up against the to deal with an issue that is of great on a creekbed. It does not look like forces of nature and, secondly, you are up importance to many Minnesota farm that. It looks like, again, a moonscape. against the fact that man, in his present families. That is a creekbed that would hold stage of development, cannot definitely con- While my colleagues from North Da- water for his cattle, but it is dry. trol those forces. kota speak from the other side of the Frank said this is the worst drought he He continued: aisle, our call for assistance for our has ever seen. Today, out here, I do not ask you to have farmers is made with one voice. I par- These people, Frank and his neigh- courage and faith. You have it. You have ticularly thank Senator CONRAD for his bors and friends, are not asking a lot demonstrated that through a good many leadership on this issue. After last from this country. They are asking if years. I am asking, however, that you keep week’s election, there was a lot of dis- up that courage and, especially, keep up the this country cares whether family faith. cussion about how the parties can, and farmers are able to live on the land and If it is possible for Government to improve should, work together, how we should continue farming. They hope that the conditions in this State, Government will do find common ground on behalf of the answer is yes and that this country un- it. American people. Here is one of our derstands farmers contribute some- We hope that Nature is going to open the first opportunities to display biparti- thing very important. Family farmers Heavens. When I came out on the platform sanship. Supporters of this disaster as- contribute something very important this morning and saw a rather dark cloud, I sistance package hail from all over the to this country. A fellow who I thought said to myself, ‘‘Maybe it is going to rain.’’ country and from both parties. This Well, it didn’t. All I can say is, I hope to was a wonderful author, used to write goodness it is going to rain, good and plenty. amendment is just the sort of bipar- in a book about the nurturing of family My friends, I want to tell you that I am tisan cooperation that this body should values in America. He always described glad I came here. I want to tell you I am not embrace to meet the Nation’s needs. that family values in America came going to let up until I can give my best serv- The need for agricultural disaster as- from family farms, the seedbed of fam- ice to solving the problems of North Dakota. sistance is great. Minnesota farmers ily values, and they rolled to small Again, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 70 have had to fend for themselves in the towns and big cities, nurturing the years ago to family farmers: If it is face of real natural disaster; first, value system and culture along the possible for Government to improve against record flooding in 2005 and now way. conditions, we will do that. He said to record drought in 2006. In the sugar sec- We have attempted time and time the farmers: You are not alone. We tor alone, revenue was reduced by $60 again to get some disaster aid for peo- want to help. million in Minnesota in 2005, thanks to ple who need help. We asked the Presi- Let’s say that again today, let the this natural disaster. In one county, dent, in the middle of the drought this Congress say that to our farmers: You crop loss exceeded $52 million and year, to come out and do a drought matter. You make a difference to this farmers were prevented from planting tour. He was not able to do that. I went country’s future. Your contribution to over 60,000 acres, thanks to saturated back and recalled that President our culture and our economy is impor- fields. Now with one of the worst Franklin Delano Roosevelt came out tant. This Congress has not forgotten droughts ever experienced in the Great

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This summer, in Lake Bronson, there with a helping hand for all those The PRESIDING OFFICER. Does the MN, about 100 farmers showed up, out deserving of assistance in times of ex- Senator from Hawaii seek recognition? of a town of 180, to talk about the im- traordinary need. Let us show America The Senator from North Dakota. pact on their lives and families. It is that the Senate will work in a bipar- Mr. CONRAD. Mr. President, might I about the farmers calling my office, tisan spirit to meet their needs. now call up my amendment? desperate to save the family farm. I I urge my colleagues to support pas- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without have received letters from scores of sage of this critical amendment. objection, the Senator may offer his Minnesota farmers talking about the I yield the floor. amendment. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. The clerk will report. impact on their lives, on their families, The assistant legislative clerk read DEMINT). The Senator from Maine. families that go back through genera- as follows: tions of farming today could come to Ms. COLLINS. Mr. President, I ask The Senator from North Dakota [Mr. CON- an end because we haven’t done some- unanimous consent that the pending RAD], for himself, Mr. COLEMAN, Mr. NELSON thing that needs to be done. The pro- amendment be set aside so that I may of Nebraska, Mr. SALAZAR, Mr. HAGEL, Mr. ducers who will not be coming back to call up amendment No. 5123. JOHNSON, Mr. THUNE, Mr. DORGAN, Mr. ENZI, the fields next year as a result of cata- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there Mr. BAUCUS, Mr. REID, Mrs. CLINTON, Mr. strophic weather aren’t just losing a objection? The Senator from North Da- OBAMA, Mr. DURBIN, Mr. LEAHY, Mr. HARKIN, family business, many are losing a kota. Ms. CANTWELL, Mr. BURNS, Mr. SCHUMER, Mr. family tradition. Mr. CONRAD. Mr. President, I would ROBERTS, Mr. DAYTON, Mr. INOUYE, and Mr. In June, I came this floor appalled reserve the right to object. This pre- AKAKA, proposes amendment numbered 5144. that the Senate would pass an emer- sents us with somewhat of an awkward Mr. CONRAD. I ask unanimous con- gency supplemental appropriations bill situation because I have withheld offer- sent that further reading of the amend- that offers a helping hand to some ing my amendment. The only amend- ment be dispensed with. Americans and a cold shoulder to oth- ment pending is the amendment of the The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without ers. Since then, the only thing that has Senator from Hawaii, Mr. AKAKA. But objection, it is so ordered. changed is that the burden of natural we have been on my amendment. We (The amendment is printed in today’s disaster has grown heavier on Amer- withheld actually offering it. I would RECORD under ‘‘Text of Amendments.’’) ask my colleague if she would at least Mr. CONRAD. I thank the Chair. ican farmers with the addition of last The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- allow us to call up my amendment— summer’s record drought. ator from Texas. It isn’t that this Congress has refused Senator AKAKA was waiting to speak Mrs. HUTCHISON. Mr. President, I to pass agricultural disaster assist- on the amendment—and then be able to ask unanimous consent that the order ance. In fact, we provided $1.6 billion in lay that amendment aside? be Senator AKAKA for 10 minutes, Sen- emergency agricultural assistance. Of The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there ator GREGG for 10 minutes, after which further objection? The Senator from course, none of my farmers will benefit the amendment would be set aside and from this assistance unless they hap- New Hampshire. Senator COLLINS would be recognized Mr. GREGG. Reserving the right to pen to own a farm in one of the Gulf for the Collins-Feingold amendment. States. Congress still hasn’t provided a object, I also wish to speak to the Mr. CONRAD. Reserving the right to dime for farmers suffering from nat- amendment that is about to be called object, I would like to be included in ural disasters outside of the gulf re- up by the Senator from North Dakota. that order so that I may be able to re- gion. It would shock many Americans In order to maintain continuity, I spond to whatever the Senator from to learn that natural devastation must would hope that I could speak after the New Hampshire might say. come in the right package to be worthy Senator from Hawaii, if that is going Mrs. HUTCHISON. Mr. President, of Federal aid. The message being sent to be the speaking order. If we are after Senator GREGG, I amend my re- is that record flooding and droughts going to go to the Senator from Maine quest to include up to 5 minutes for don’t count, only hurricanes. as an intermediary event, that is fine, Senator CONRAD, after which Senator I traveled to the gulf to see the hurri- too. If we are going to continue on this COLLINS would be recognized. cane damage firsthand in order to more amendment, I would like to partici- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there fully understand what my fellow Amer- pate. objection? Without objection, it is so icans who live far from my home in The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there ordered. Minnesota are suffering. I have whole- objection? The Senator from Hawaii is recog- heartedly supported their cause in Con- Mrs. HUTCHISON. Reserving the nized. gress. At its core, this is an issue about right to object, I had told the Senator Mr. AKAKA. Mr. President, I thank equity and fairness for all regions that from North Dakota that he could offer my colleague very much for the oppor- are suffering. And to the thousands of the amendment, and then I asked that tunity to speak at this time. I rise Minnesotans whose very livelihoods he set it aside so that Senator COLLINS today in support of Senator KENT CON- have been jeopardized and those losing could offer her amendment, after which RAD’s amendment. I thank Senator farms due to last year’s disastrous we would have a voice vote, but his CONRAD for his leadership and agreeing weather, withholding assistance is amendment would still be in order. I to include a provision on behalf of the nothing short of cruel. did not know that Senator AKAKA was senior Senator from Hawaii, DAN Some folks in Washington have cited going to speak on it. I ask the Senator INOUYE, and myself to H.R. 5385, the the overall success of agriculture in from Maine if it would be acceptable to Fiscal Year 2007 Military Construction 2006, the aggregate numbers, as a jus- allow the Senator from Hawaii 10 min- and Veterans Affairs and Related Agen- tification for withholding assistance. utes, the Senator from New Hampshire cies Appropriations Act. Congress didn’t look at the overall 10 minutes, if that is acceptable, and Mr. President, I was in Hawaii on Oc- economy when determining what sort then the amendment would be set aside tober 15, 2006, when we felt a violent of assistance to send to the gulf after and Senator COLLINS and Senator FEIN- tremor, an earthquake measuring 6.7 in the hurricanes. We didn’t cite the Na- GOLD would be recognized for their magnitude that rocked the Hawaiian tion’s robust GDP growth and lower amendment. Islands, and it set off a series of after- unemployment rate as reasons not to The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- shocks for days afterward. assist gulf communities whose local ator from Maine. The earthquake loosened rocks, dirt, economies were devastated by natural Ms. COLLINS. Mr. President, that is and building foundations, and subse- disaster, nor should we propose such a certainly fine with me. I was trying to quent heavy rains have continued to

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We have 60-vote points of tion enabled some relief from the Fed- from the pundits who analyzed the order here in order to try to maintain eral Emergency Management Agency, election, it was obviously about the some semblance of fiscal discipline. FEMA, a significant amount of damage war in Iraq, but it was also about fiscal This will be our first exercise in trying remains unaddressed. discipline. to maintain that semblance of fiscal The farming community was hit par- I don’t know how many times I have discipline in what you might call the ticularly hard by the earthquake. The read from national pundits, from the new congressional year. It will be a water intakes for the Lower and Upper Washington Post and the New York good test for us as a Senate for my col- Hamakua Ditches and the Kohala Times, how the Democratic Party is leagues on the other side who are about Ditch on the Big Island were buried by now the party of fiscal discipline. Yet to become the majority party, and for landslides. The earthquake and the the first amendment brought to the us on this side, who will become the many aftershocks also caused the col- floor of this Senate—the first amend- honorable minority. It will be a good lapse of earthen tunnels and wooden ment—increases the national debt by test for us to see if we have the courage flumes and cracks in dams. These irri- $4.9 billion. It exceeds the budget by to actually initiate fiscal discipline in gation systems provide the sole source $4.9 billion and claims it is an emer- this new Congress. The opportunity is of water for most farmers and other gency, on an issue which has already there. All we need is 41 votes. members of rural communities in the been addressed by this Senate, I think, Mr. President, 59 people can vote for region. The Big Island also suffered a two, maybe three times, and rejected. their constituencies, vote to raise collapsed lane on the Hawaii Belt Road Well, maybe the folks out there who spending, raise the debt, vote to in- on the Hamakua Coast, north of Hilo voted and thought they were voting for crease spending outside the budget. It town. fiscal discipline when they voted to will be a good test to see whether there The provision would add $21 million bring in the other party should take a are 41 people here who took the mes- to address the agriculture damages look at this amendment and ask: sage away from the election that the caused by the October 15th earthquake: Where did this come from? Is this a bill pundits have told us is the message, $12 million to the Natural Resources Con- of goods I just got sold? that the national Democratic Party servation Service, NRCS, Emergency Water- The first amendment brought up by told us is the message, and that some shed Protection Program for the repair of the other side of the aisle after they the Lower Hamakua Ditch and the Waimea of our own folks on our side told us is Irrigation System/Upper Hamakua Ditch— win this significant, important, dra- the message, which is that they expect which were heavily damaged by the earth- matic victory is to ask for $4.9 billion the Congress to start living within its quake, and are negatively impacting the above the budget, throw it on the debt, budgets. It will be a good test of wheth- farming community on the Big Island; $3 increase spending. It is, as I said, iron- er at least the working minority heard million to the Big Island Resource Conserva- ic. It makes you wonder. I wonder that message. tion and Development Council to repair of where we are headed under this new re- At this point, I will make a point of the Kohala Ditch system that was also se- gime. There is something called a reg- verely damaged by the earthquake; $6 mil- order. lion to the Farm Service Agency, FSA, for ular appropriations process. In fact, it Mr. President, pursuant to the fiscal its Emergency Conservation Program to re- is very likely that we will get to an ag- year 2006 budget resolution, I raise a pair broken irrigation pipelines and damaged riculture bill, an appropriations bill be- point of order against the emergency and collapsed water tanks. Of this amount, fore we adjourn this session, designation in the pending amendment. $2 million will go towards repairing the dam- euphemistically referred to as a lame- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- ages to stone fences on cattle ranches in the duck session. When that bill comes up, ator from North Dakota. Kona and Kohala areas, and another $2 mil- if it is the belief, contention, and argu- Mr. CONRAD. Mr. President, I have lion is needed under the Emergency Loan listened to my colleague with great in- Program to cover losses of agricultural in- ment of those in the farm communities come. who have been affected by what they terest. He is the chairman of the Budg- et Committee, someone with whom I Mr. President, last week I met with feel is a bad crop-year—if they believe Big Island farmers and ranchers whose they need additional funds, that bill work closely and have respect for and livelihoods have been dramatically im- will have the opportunity to shift funds affection for. But he has talked about pacted by the October earthquake. around, move funds to those accounts this violating the budget. There is no They need water for their farms or that are needed, and which need addi- budget. No budget has been passed. My they risk losing cattle and crops. The tional funding, within the context of colleagues have been in control, and we damage done to Hawaii’s irrigation the budget, within the limitations of have not passed a budget. Let’s be systems is too severe to be repaired by the budget. That is called regular square about this. There is no budget. No. 2, this is not the new Congress; the State alone. I promised that I order. But this is not regular order. this is a continuation of the old Con- would not abandon these hard-working This is a daytime robbery of the Treas- gress. The old Congress didn’t get the individuals. ury, a heist, in open daylight, and I I ask my colleagues to support Sen- give them credit for that. job done. Let’s be straight about that. No. 3, the Senator said this has been ator CONRAD’s amendment, which There is nothing secretive about this. would also help Hawaii’s farmers and This is just saying we have the votes, defeated in the past in the Senate. ranchers recover from last month’s so we are going to come to the floor Wrong. This has passed the Senate. earthquake. and spend $4.9 billion and add it to the This passed the Senate with 77 votes. It Senator INOUYE and I urge our col- Federal debt and call it an emergency. wasn’t defeated; it was passed with 77 leagues and ask them for their support. It is going to stuff the budget. It is not votes on a bipartisan basis. The pack- Thank you very much. I yield back the good policy. It is not good fiscal policy. age that passed was more generous remainder of my time. It clearly, in my humble opinion—I than this package because the White The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- may have misread the election. I House raised objection to that package. ator from New Hampshire is recog- wasn’t up for reelection, but I have cer- The White House said it was too much nized. tainly read a lot about it, and I partici- money. The White House said they did Mr. GREGG. Mr. President, it is my pated on the stump enough. not want the direct payments as an off- understanding that I have 10 minutes I think it sells the people of this set to the skyrocketing energy prices, under the order. country who voted in the election a bill so we took those provisions out and The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- of goods they didn’t think they were saved $1.8 billion. That is the package ator is correct. buying—in fact, just the opposite. I un- that is before this body. It is the pack- Mr. GREGG. Mr. President, there are derstand there are some folks on my age that has passed. In fact, in the ap- some things so ironic around here that side of the aisle who also feel com- propriations process, it passed several

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The Senator ask unanimous consent that the this amendment, make no mistake. knows it is not the case. amendment be laid aside. This amendment is fully bipartisan. We This is a circumstance, as we have The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without now have 20 cosponsors. dealt with every natural disaster in the objection, the amendment is laid aside. This is an emergency. So pursuant to past: We make a determination wheth- The Senator from Maine is recog- section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95, the con- er an emergency exists. Clearly it does. nized. current resolution on the budget for We have been struck by the third worst AMENDMENT NO. 5123 fiscal year 2006, I move to waive sec- drought in our Nation’s history. This Ms. COLLINS. Mr. President, on be- tion 402 of that concurrent resolution provision passed this body with 77 half of myself and Senator FEINGOLD, I for purposes of the pending amend- votes. call up amendment No. 5123 and ask for ment, and I ask for the yeas and nays. The people who are out there expect its immediate consideration. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a the Congress, expect the Senate to re- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The sufficient second? spond to the needs of the American clerk will report. There appears to be a sufficient sec- people. We have a need for security. We The legislative clerk read as follows: ond. have a need, an absolute need, for a re- The Senator from Maine [Ms. COLLINS], for The yeas and nays were ordered. herself, Mr. FEINGOLD, Mr. LIEBERMAN, Mr. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- turn to fiscal responsibility. We also have a need to deal with natural disas- LEAHY, Ms. CANTWELL, Mr. COLEMAN, Mr. ator from New Hampshire. COBURN, Mr. KERRY, Mr. SALAZAR, Mr. ters when they strike the American Mr. GREGG. Mr. President, I must SUNUNU, Mr. KENNEDY, Mrs. FEINSTEIN, Mr. respond briefly to the Senator from family. This is a set of disasters almost LAUTENBERG, Mr. DORGAN, Mr. WYDEN, Mr. North Dakota, whom I also greatly ad- unprecedented in our history. The peo- BIDEN, Mr. LEVIN, Mr. BYRD, Mr. SCHUMER, mire and with whom I have enjoyed ple who have been hit by them deserve Mr. WARNER, Ms. SNOWE, Mr. MCCAIN, Mr. working. He has always been a respon- a response. That is what this amend- NELSON of Florida, and Mr. GREGG, proposes sible and effective Member of this Sen- ment seeks to do. an amendment numbered 5123. ate, to say the least. Mr. President, how much time do I Ms. COLLINS. Mr. President, I ask Let me make the point; he said there have remaining? unanimous consent that the reading of is no budget. There is no grand budget, The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. the amendment be dispensed with. that is true, but there is a budget. That KYL). The Senator has a minute and a The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without is why he had to waive the Budget Act half remaining. objection, it is so ordered. in order to get to this point. It is a Mr. CONRAD. Does the Senator from The amendment is as follows: function of the fact that we put in New Hampshire want to continue? (Purpose: To extend the Office of the Inspec- place, as those who follow the arcane The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- tor General for Iraq until 80 percent of the nature of this institution know, a set ator from New Hampshire. funds appropriated or otherwise made of 302 allocations which are guiding Mr. GREGG. Mr. President, par- available to the Iraq Relief and Recon- struction Fund has been expended) how much money can be spent in the liamentary inquiry: It has come to my Senate, and that is essentially the attention that this language is not On page 82, between lines 19 and 20, insert only increasing the appropriations, it the following: budget. It is a pretty aggressive mecha- SEC. 126. Section 3001(o) of the Emergency nism to put in place. Innumerable may also have authorizing language in Supplemental Appropriations Act for De- budget points of order have been it. Is this amendment subject to rule fense and for the Reconstruction of Iraq and brought under that, some sustained, XVI? Afghanistan, 2004 (Public Law 108–106; 117 some not sustained. The PRESIDING OFFICER. This Stat. 1238; 5 U.S.C. App., note to section 8G As to this amendment, this amend- amendment does constitute legislation of Public Law 95–452), as amended by section ment did fail. It failed on an issue of on an appropriations bill. 1054(b) of the National Defense germaneness. So there is a history Mr. GREGG. I wish to speak to the Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Pub- other side. I reserve the remainder of lic Law 109–364), is amended to read as fol- here. But more importantly, the es- lows: sence of the problem of this amend- my time. ‘‘(o) TERMINATION.—(1)(A) The Office of the ment is it busts the budget. It adds $4.9 The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- Inspector General shall terminate 10 months billion to the debt. And I would argue ator from North Dakota. after 80 percent of the funds appropriated or that maybe the Senator from North Mr. CONRAD. Mr. President, we rec- otherwise made available to the Iraq Relief Dakota doesn’t feel he is in the new ognize the Senator would be within his and Reconstruction Fund have been ex- structure, but I believe most people rights to make a motion under rule pended. ‘‘(B) For purposes of calculating the termi- think, in this post-election environ- XVI. I say to the Senator, we hope he will not do that. We hope we will have nation of the Office of the Inspector General ment, where the election was so dra- under this subsection, any United States matic, that Congress shouldn’t be func- a chance for a vote on the Senate floor funds appropriated or otherwise made avail- tioning under the old rules of just on this question. I say to my col- able for fiscal year 2006 for the reconstruc- breaking the budget; we should be liv- leagues, if we don’t get a vote now, we tion of Iraq, irrespective of the designation ing under the discipline, and we are are not going to stop until we do get a of such funds, shall be deemed to be amounts not. That is my point. vote. appropriated or otherwise made available to If the American people’s intent—and I say to my colleague, it is certainly the Iraq Relief and Reconstruction Fund. reasonable to bring a challenge under ‘‘(2) The Special Inspector General for Iraq I think it was—was to send a message Reconstruction shall, prior to the termi- to us as the keepers of their pocket- the Budget Act and to require a super- nation of the Office of the Special Inspector books, we are, in my opinion, not liv- majority vote, but I hope very much General under paragraph (1), prepare a final ing up to that request when the first that the Senator will not use rule XVI forensic audit report on all funds deemed to amendment brought to the floor of the on a matter of this importance to so be amounts appropriated or otherwise made Senate after this election is an amend- many people across the country. I im- available to the Iraq Relief and Reconstruc- ment to increase spending by $4.9 bil- plore the Senator not to invoke rule tion Fund.’’. lion above the budget and add that XVI. Ms. COLLINS. Mr. President, I ask money to the debt. It is not good pol- Mrs. HUTCHISON. Mr. President, I unanimous consent that Senators JOHN icy. suggest the absence of a quorum. MCCAIN, BILL NELSON, and JUDD GREGG The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The be added as cosponsors to the amend- ator from North Dakota. clerk will call the roll. ment. Mr. CONRAD. Mr. President, this The legislative clerk proceeded to The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without doesn’t bust the budget. No, no, no. We call the roll. objection, it is so ordered.

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Also, the DOD IG’s office has completed more than 55 audit re- Iraq by repealing the premature termi- has not had a team on the ground in ports, issued more than 165 rec- nation date for the Office of the Spe- Iraq auditing, inspecting, and inves- ommendations, and seized more than cial Inspector General for Iraq Recon- tigating on an ongoing basis. $13 million in assets. What the SIGIR struction. This office will be pre- I am very pleased to join with the has uncovered proves the need for the maturely terminated by provisions Senator from Wisconsin who has been work of this office to continue. that were recently enacted as part of such a leader in this area, who origi- The SIGIR’s investigations have sent the conference report on the Defense nated the idea of having a special in- American reconstruction officials to authorization bill. Our amendment will spector general in the first place, and I jail on bribery and conspiracy charges, restore the special IG’s termination was very pleased to partner with him exposed numerous instances of colossal date to its previous schedule of 10 in that effort years ago. mismanagement in construction months after 80 percent of the funds for Let’s correct this mistake right off projects, and uncovered case after case the Iraqi reconstruction projects have so that the office doesn’t have to start of waste, fraud, and abuse at the tax- been expended. shutting down its operations in antici- payers’ expense. In fewer than 3 years, The special IG has been very effec- pation of the termination date next Oc- the special IG’s operations have re- tive, and the important work of this tober. We can remedy this mistake sulted in savings to the U.S. Govern- watchdog must continue as long as right now, and we should do so. ment and the taxpayers of more than American funds are being used for Iraq I thank the Chair. $24 million and uncovered considerable Mr. LEAHY. Mr. President, I am reconstruction. We should not termi- wasteful or fraudulent spending. pleased to be a cosponsor of amend- nate this mandate to prevent waste, The Collins-Feingold amendment will ment 5123 offered by Senators COLLINS fraud, and abuse by some arbitrary and abolish the artificial and arbitrary ter- and FEINGOLD. This bipartisan amend- premature date. In fact, it is inconceiv- mination date inserted by one Member ment would extend the life of the Of- able to me that we would terminate of the other body and extend the fice of the Special Inspector General this office which has played such a SIGIR’s charter with the recognition for Iraq Reconstruction, SIGIR, and re- vital role in spotlighting waste, fraud, that the office has performed crucial store the bipartisan agreement made and abuse and has more than proven its work, with much more remaining to be regarding the termination of the SIGIR done. worth. in the Senate-passed fiscal year 2007 The Office of the Special Inspector I appreciate the work of Senators Defense authorization bill. General has saved the American tax- COLLINS and FEINGOLD in offering this The Collins-Feingold amendment is commonsense amendment and urge its payers literally millions of dollars. In necessary to undo the damage of a fact, when one looks at the combined adoption by the Senate. veiled provision inserted in the fiscal The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- impact of the audits, the investiga- year 2007 Defense authorization con- ator from Wisconsin. tions, the cost avoidances, and other ference report by the chairman of the Mr. FEINGOLD. Mr. President, the savings, the potential financial impact House Armed Services Committee that Senator from Maine has been a wonder- of this office has been nearly $2 billion. terminates the SIGIR by an artificial ful leader on this issue. It is always a Yet the office has cost the American date that has no basis in the progress pleasure to work with her. I am also taxpayers only $73 million since it was of reconstruction projects. pleased to be working with Senator created. So $2 billion in savings, in cost This amendment will sustain the val- LIEBERMAN and a number of other dis- avoidances, versus a cost of only $73 uable work of the special IG to mon- tinguished Members on this effort as million. This means that for every dol- itor, audit, and inspect funds made well. It is truly the kind of bipartisan lar the special inspector general has available for assistance for Iraq in both work not only the American people spent, there has been a financial im- the Iraq Relief and Reconstruction have called for with these elections but pact of $25—an impressive ratio. Fund and in other important accounts, the American people deserve, and I There is no question that the inspec- which totals nearly $32 billion. hope it is a sign of things to come. tor general’s office has been extremely The amendment will restore the for- As Senator COLLINS noted, this is an effective. Its work has led to convic- mula for calculating the SIGIR’s ter- important bill. I have worked hard tions, to indictments, to the recovery mination to 10 months after 80 percent with a few of my colleagues to create of funds, and to improvement in con- of the funds appropriated for Iraq re- the SIGIR several years ago and I am tracting. It was the inspector general construction have been expended. very proud of what we have accom- who told us about cost overruns on While I strongly support this amend- plished. contracts—Halliburton contracts, for ment, I believe the SIGIR’s authority To go back to how this started, this example. It was the inspector general should extend as long as necessary to is all the way back to October 2003. We who highlighted shoddy construction of ensure that the billions of dollars ap- all remember the famous $87 billion health clinics, of a special police sta- propriated for Iraq’s reconstruction be bill that became famous for other rea- tion. It was the inspector general who granted adequate oversight. sons. But included in the bill was the made recommendations that have im- It is important that the special IG creation of the original inspector gen- proved contracting oversight and pro- auditors continue their work as long as eral as a part of the Coalition Provi- cedures in Iraq. taxpayer funds are being spent on re- sional Authority. I was pleased we got We are talking about billions and bil- construction efforts. Thus aspects of it in there, but I obviously wasn’t cer- lions of dollars. It makes absolutely no this amendment—including the 80 per- tain it would work out and that it sense at all for this office, which has cent expended trigger and the exclu- would be done well, but in fact that is been such an effective watchdog, to be sion of future Iraq reconstruction ap- exactly what happened. Regardless of brought to a premature end. propriations will need to be revisited in your view of the wisdom of the Iraq Some people say: Why can’t you just the coming months. I intend to work war, we were able to come together and have the regular IG from the Depart- with other Senators to ensure that all say: In any event, the taxpayers’ dol- ment of Defense or the Department of future Iraq reconstruction funds are lars for reconstruction should be mon- State or USAID undertake this work? I subject to the continued oversight of itored and evaluated; there should be think in many ways the question an- the SIGIR. accountability. swers itself. There are many depart- Wasteful spending and profiteering Well, thanks to the appointment of ments and agencies that are involved are especially offensive in wartime, Stuart Bowen, who is the inspector in the Iraqi reconstruction projects. We and our soldiers and the American peo- general, that is exactly what has hap- need to have a special IG who has the ple deserve more oversight of how their pened. The agency has worked ex- authority to follow the money no mat- tax dollars are being spent in Iraq, not tremely well. As Senator COLLINS indi- ter from what agency or department it less oversight. cated, they go out into the field in Iraq

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I think it is a great spent on security rather than on recon- played important roles in drafting this stretch to suggest an emergency sup- struction. Nonetheless, they are doing bill, and both the chairman and the plemental for agriculture is germane the taxpayers a service. We have run ranking minority member of the Sen- to military construction. That is not into a problem because the Iraq war, of ate Armed Services Committee, Sen- treating my colleague any way other course, has been far less successful ator WARNER and Senator LEVIN, are than how every other colleague is than people expected, and this whole cosponsors as well. treated here on a whole variety of dif- situation has continued much longer Finally, I want to thank the two ferent issues. than was originally anticipated. So not floor managers, Senator HUTCHISON and There are lots of opportunities we all only did we create it in October 2003, I Senator FEINSTEIN, for working with us would love to have to offer amend- had offered an amendment in June 2004 on this bill. Senator FEINSTEIN is also a ments to appropriations bills we don’t to extend it, and then again in 2005 cosponsor of it, and I very much appre- take because it is not germane, and we don’t do it as a result of that. That is with the help of Senator COLLINS and ciate Senator HUTCHISON assisting us then again this year in 2006. And unfor- to bring this to the floor. So I say the way in which the Senate operates tunately, after we had agreed to extend thank you to my colleagues. under some semblance of order. It it because not all of the dollars had Mr. President, if there is no further doesn’t necessarily operate as been expended, a provision was added debate on the amendment, I ask that seamlessly as we would like, but this is one of the rules we have kept intact in the House in conference that basi- the amendment be brought to a voice and used because we want to try to cally cuts this off artificially. It goes vote. keep to the subject at hand, particu- against the whole assumption, which is The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there that this agency should continue to do larly on the issue of appropriations. further debate on the amendment? So throw on top of that what I can its work until 80 percent—10 months The question is on agreeing to the after 80 percent of the funds have been tell you in my State and in lots of amendment. other States and in lots of other races expended. That is the formula. We now The amendment (No. 5123) was agreed estimate that work cannot be done around the country is the cry of deficit to. spending, which was heard loudly and until approximately the end of 2009, Mr. FEINGOLD. Mr. President, I given how long it is going to take to clearly and echoed, by the way, by both move to reconsider the vote. sides of the aisle, of how we were going expend this money. To cut this off pre- Ms. COLLINS. Mr. President, I move maturely in October of 2007 is to sim- to have much more fiscal responsi- to lay that motion on the table. bility, and here we are with the first ply undo the good work of this agency. The motion to lay on the table was amendment with nearly $5 billion in So I am pleased Senator COLLINS and agreed to. I were able to add an amendment to emergency spending on a military con- AMENDMENT NO. 5144 the recent Defense authorization bill struction bill having nothing to do Mr. CONRAD. Mr. President, I have that expanded oversight authority. We with military construction. It may be been advised that the other side may actually expanded its jurisdiction so it bipartisan but, as far as I am con- intend to raise rule XVI against my could monitor and audit United States cerned, that is no excuse. This is not amendment. I would ask them before taxpayers’ dollars being used for Iraq what I think the message from the they make that judgment, it would be reconstruction regardless of the type of electorate was, that we need to have a entirely in order for me to offer my account. So that actually involves an- whole bunch of new spending non- amendment to the Vietnam PNTR leg- other $11 billion in accounts that need germane to the matter at hand. islation. And if we are going to get to be evaluated and the taxpayers are So while I understand the need—and going to get what they deserve. This is treated this way, then I reserve my we have farmers in my State who have suffered through floods earlier this the problem with the provision that right to offer the amendment on the year and I am sure will be impacted by cuts this off prematurely. This is no Vietnam PNTR. That will assure that this, but it is absolutely essential that time to terminate the office that has the Vietnam PNTR will not get done we take this issue seriously, and I in- done so much to protect taxpayer dol- during this week. So if others are going to treat us that way, they should be tend to do that. lars in Iraq. Our work on the Defense So at this point I am going to sus- authorization bill provided the Senate prepared for me to play hardball, too. I have been very patient. I have oper- pend and ask for a quorum call and I with an estimated additional $11 billion will be back in a minute. I suggest the in oversight responsibility and that ated under the regular rules repeat- edly. But if others are going to give us absence of a quorum. makes SIGIR’s total oversight respon- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The sibility approximately $32 billion. short shrift, if they are going to tell the farmers and the ranchers who have clerk will call the roll. Now, for people listening, what kind The legislative clerk proceeded to of money is $32 billion? I understand suffered disaster that they don’t even get a vote, then I am prepared to play call the roll. that roughly the entire foreign aid that Mr. SANTORUM. I ask unanimous hardball, too. we give to all of the countries in the consent that the order for the quorum I thank the Chair. world in one year is only $20 billion. call be rescinded. This is $32 billion, just for reconstruc- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without tion in Iraq. Surely there needs to be ator from Pennsylvania. objection, it is so ordered. accountability for this, and we need to Mr. SANTORUM. Mr. President, Mr. SANTORUM. Mr. President, I un- give this important office the time to what is the pending business? derstand the Chair has reviewed the do its work and to make sure the The PRESIDING OFFICER. The amendment, amendment No. 5144, and I money isn’t subject to waste, fraud, or pending business is the Conrad amend- now raise a point of order against the abuse. ment. amendment. But first, before I do that, I am delighted we are working to- Mr. SANTORUM. My understanding I understand the Chair is currently re- gether, Senator COLLINS and I and oth- is that this amendment, as the Senator viewing this amendment, so I am going ers, and I do hope we can simply re- from North Dakota just talked about, to suggest the absence of a quorum. verse this unfortunate error in the is an amendment dealing with agri- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The House version of the conference report culture. This is a military construction clerk will call the roll. and that we can restore this office to bill that is before us. The Senator from The legislative clerk proceeded to its full form. North Dakota said we might want to call the roll. I yield the floor. raise a germaneness question, which is Mr. CONRAD. Mr. President, I ask Ms. COLLINS. Mr. President, I again rule XVI, and that would be treating unanimous consent that the order for want to commend the Senator from the Senator from North Dakota and the quorum call be rescinded.

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Mr. President, I thank nized. Bennett Feinstein Nelson (FL) Mr. SPECTER. I thank the Chair. Bingaman Frist Nelson (NE) the Chair. I thank my colleagues. Bond Graham (The remarks of Mr. SPECTER and Obama Let me be very clear. Senators have Boxer Grassley Pryor Mrs. FEINSTEIN pertaining to the intro- a right to invoke rule XVI. But let’s be Brownback Gregg Reed Bunning Hagel duction of S. 4051 are printed in today’s Reid clear. This is how emergency disasters Burns Harkin RECORD under ‘‘Statements on Intro- Roberts have been dealt with year after year Burr Hatch Rockefeller duced Bills and Joint Resolutions.’’) Byrd Hutchison after year in this body. What I am Salazar QUORUM CALL Cantwell Inhofe seeking to do is to get a vote. The Santorum Carper Inouye farmers and ranchers of this country Mr. SPECTER. Mr. President, I yield Sarbanes the floor, and I suggest the absence of Chambliss Isakson deserve a vote. Now, they can deny the Clinton Jeffords Schumer vote, at least temporarily, but if they a quorum. Coburn Johnson Sessions The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Cochran Kerry Shelby think that is the end of the story, they clerk will call the roll. Coleman Kohl Smith are wrong. We are going to be back. Collins Kyl Snowe The assistant legislative clerk pro- Specter And, look: If my colleagues are going ceeded to call the roll, and the fol- Conrad Landrieu to invoke rule XVI on this measure, Cornyn Lautenberg Stabenow lowing Senators entered the Chamber Craig Leahy Stevens when the underlying legislation has and answered to their names: Crapo Levin Sununu Talent passed this body with 77 votes, and by [Quorum No. 1 Leg.] Dayton Lieberman that device prevent a vote, then things DeMint Lincoln Thune Akaka Dorgan Menendez DeWine Lott Vitter are going to get very tough around Alexander Durbin Mikulski Dodd Lugar Voinovich here. I know the rules of the Senate. If Allard Ensign Murkowski Dole Martinez Warner Members think they can ramrod things Allen Enzi Murray Domenici McCain Wyden and deny farmers and ranchers in this Baucus Feingold Nelson, Florida Bayh Feinstein NAYS—1 country a vote on desperately needed Nelson, Nebraska Bennett Frist Obama Allen disaster assistance, then this Senate is Bingaman Graham Pryor Bond Grassley going to slow way down. My colleagues Reed, Rhode NOT VOTING—4 Boxer Gregg Island can use their rights and I will use Brownback Hagel Biden Kennedy mine. Let there be no doubt about Bunning Harkin Reid, Nevada Chafee Thomas what the result will be. This place is Burns Hatch Roberts Rockefeller The motion was agreed to. going to have a hard time functioning Burr Hutchison Byrd Inhofe Salazar Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I move to if there is not comity, if there is not Santorum Cantwell Inouye reconsider the vote. fairness, and if people are denied a vote Carper Isakson Sarbanes repeatedly. That is what is occurring. Chambliss Jeffords Schumer Mr. BOND. I move to lay that motion Clinton Johnson Sessions on the table. The precedent is clear in this Senate. Coburn Kerry Shelby Virtually every disaster package has Cochran Kohl Smith The motion to lay on the table was been legislation on an appropriations Coleman Kyl Snowe agreed to. bill. Rule XVI was not invoked because Collins Landrieu Specter Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I suggest Conrad Lautenberg it was recognized that is one of the few Stabenow the absence of a quorum. Cornyn Leahy Stevens ways to achieve the result. Craig Levin Sununu The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Crapo The Senator has the right to invoke Lieberman Talent clerk will call the roll. Dayton Lincoln Thune rule XVI. This Senator has a right to DeMint Lott The legislative clerk proceeded to Vitter object to unanimous consent agree- DeWine Lugar call the roll. ments, to put the legislation on Viet- Dodd Martinez Voinovich Warner The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- nam PNTR, and to move to seek a Dole McCain Domenici McConnell Wyden ator from Massachusetts is recognized. vote. It is only fair the farmers and Mr. KERRY. Mr. President, I ask ranchers of this country, who have The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. ISAK- unanimous consent that the order for been devastated, get a vote. Let the SON). A quorum is not present. the quorum call be rescinded Members vote. That is what the people Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I move to were saying in this election. They want instruct the Sergeant at Arms to re- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without a process that is fair and that gets re- quest the presence of absent Senators, objection, it is so ordered. and I ask for the yeas and nays. sults for the American people. Mr. KERRY. Mr. President, I ask The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- unanimous consent that amendment sufficient second? There is a sufficient ator from Texas. No. 5142 to the Military Construction- second. Veteran Affairs bill be called up. Mrs. HUTCHISON. Mr. President, I The question is on agreeing to the ask unanimous consent this amend- motion of the Senator from Tennessee. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there ment be set aside until we have the The clerk will call the roll. objection? withdrawal of the previous motion. The legislative clerk proceeded to The clerk will report. Mr. CONRAD. I object. call the roll. The assistant legislative clerk read Mrs. HUTCHISON. I suggest the ab- Mr. MCCONNELL. The following Sen- as follows: sence of a quorum. ators were necessarily absent: the Sen- The Senator from Massachusetts [Mr. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The ator from Rhode Island, (Mr. CHAFEE) clerk will call the roll. KERRY], for himself, Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. and the Senator from Wyoming (Mr. AKAKA, Mrs. BOXER, and Mr. JEFFORDS, pro- The legislative clerk proceeded to THOMAS). poses an amendment numbered 5142. call the roll. Mr. DURBIN. I announce that the Mr. KERRY. Mr. President, I ask Mr. SPECTER. Mr. President, I ask Senator from Delaware (Mr. BIDEN), unanimous consent that the order for and the Senator from Massachusetts unanimous consent that reading of the amendment be dispensed with. the quorum call be rescinded. (Mr. KENNEDY) are necessarily absent. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. MAR- The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without TINEZ). Without objection, it is so or- CHAMBLISS). Are there any other Sen- objection, it is so ordered. dered. ators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The amendment is as follows:

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The goal My amendment would provide $18 this title, up to $18,000,000 may be available of the centers is to provide a broad million to hire additional mental for necessary expenses, including salaries range of counseling, outreach and re- health staff at VA vet centers. This and expenses, for the provision of additional ferral services to help veterans success- amount was recommended by the Viet- mental health services through centers for fully readjust to civilian life. Services nam Veterans of America to allow the readjustment counseling and related mental health services for veterans under section include individual counseling, group VA to hire the appropriate staff needed 1712A of title 38, United States Code (com- counseling, marital and family coun- to deal with the influx of veterans who monly referred to as ‘‘Vet Centers’’), to vet- seling, bereavement counseling, med- need help. The Vietnam Veterans of erans who served in combat in Iraq or Af- ical referrals, assistance in applying America and the National Military ghanistan. for VA benefits, and employment coun- Family Association support my amend- Mr. KERRY. Mr. President, I will be seling. ment. very brief. I thank the managers of the A recent report by the House Vet- Our soldiers have sacrificed greatly bill for accepting this amendment. I do erans Affairs Committee Democratic for their country, and we owe them the this as Senator KENNEDY’s cosponsor, staff found that in 9 months, between best care when they return. Many along with Senators AKAKA, BOXER, October 2005 and June 2006, the number wounds of war are not visible, which and JEFFORDS. of returning veterans from Iraq and Af- makes it that much more important What we have found is that all of the ghanistan who turned to vet centers that vet centers have all the resources vet centers around the country are for post traumatic stress disorder serv- they need to serve those veterans who enormously overburdened in trying to ices doubled. are suffering in any way. I ask all my be able to take care of returning Iraq The increased demand for services is colleagues to support this amendment and Afghanistan veterans, particularly beginning to affect access to quality to provide appropriate funding to staff those with PTSD mental health issues. care. In fact, one in four vet centers our vet centers. The staffing, unfortunately, is not up surveyed has been forced to limit serv- Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. President, last to what it needs to be. Demand has ices or establish waiting lists for criti- Saturday, all across the country, we doubled. So we have an obligation, cally needed services. After serving honored our Nation’s veterans, and we which I think everybody accepts, to try this Nation and fighting for our coun- renewed our commitment to care for to make certain we do what is nec- try, our veterans should not have to them, in the way Abraham Lincoln ad- essary for those who have served as fight for critical adjustment services. vised us in his Second Inaugural Ad- they return. In November of 2004, VA Secretary dress: ‘‘to bind up the nation’s wounds; This amendment would add money Nicholson approved a mental health to care for him who shall have borne that is offset; it comes out of the fund strategic plan, acknowledging gaps in the battle, and for his widow, and his within the bill itself. I am grateful to mental health services due to the surge orphan.’’ both Senators FEINSTEIN and in demand from veterans of combat in From the very beginning of America, HUTCHISON for their willingness to ac- Iraq and Afghanistan. Congress pro- brave men and women have sacrificed cept it. This will provide quality care vided approximately $100 million to their lives or suffered wounds while in our vet centers. We had a study in fund the VA mental health strategic serving our country. We owe each of the Veterans’ Affairs Committee in the plan. However, a recent GAO report them a debt of gratitude that we can House which found that the number of shows that the VA has diverted or never truly repay, and we must honor returning veterans requesting services failed to utilize money that was in- them and support them whenever we has doubled. tended for staffing at vet centers and can. One in four vet centers that have has not provided a full accounting of In doing so, we must take great care been surveyed around the country have what has happened to the funding. The to remember that not all wounds are been forced to actually limit services GAO is expected to issue a full report visible and that, when we call upon our or establish waiting lists for critically on these funding gaps later this year, best and brightest, we often send their needed services. So I think this will precious minds, as well as their bodies, help us meet a need, and I am grateful but the preliminary results indicate a into harm’s way. The continuing cur- for my colleagues being willing to ac- possible misuse of mental health dol- rent missions in Iraq and Afghanistan cept it. lars. It is our obligation to do everything One-third of the veterans coming have been especially demanding of, and possible to ensure that veterans re- home from Iraq and Afghanistan come damaging to, our troops. turning from Iraq and Afghanistan can to the VA with mental health con- A recent study published in the Jour- make the transition home successfully. cerns. We have seen the cases of PTSD nal of the American Medical Associa- ‘‘Welcome home’’ must be more than rise sharply along with the need for re- tion and conducted by a medical re- something we say to our veterans. It adjustment care when veterans return search team at the Walter Reed Army must be measured in actions taken, not home. It is imperative that our vet Institute of Research surveyed soldiers just words spoken. centers have enough trained profes- and Marines returning from Iraq, Af- Today, I am offering an amendment sionals to offer quality mental health ghanistan, and other locations yielded to increase funding for the VA vet cen- services. There are 207 vet centers disturbing results. According to the ters to provide critically needed serv- across the country. They are currently survey, post-traumatic stress disorder, ices to our returning veterans. unable to deal with the increasing de- major depression, substance abuse, or The VA vet centers provide readjust- mand for mental health services. Each other mental health disorders may af- ment counseling and outreach services of these centers needs additional fund- flict nearly 1 in 5 service members re- to all veterans who served in any com- ing to hire sufficient staff to deal with turning from Iraq and more than 1 in bat zone. Our veterans earned these the recent influx of patients. y ten returning from Afghanistan. benefits through their service to coun- John Rowan, National President of The Veterans Health Administration try, and we must fulfill Nation’s com- Vietnam Veterans of America, recently estimates that a large percentage of mitment to them by providing the said, ‘‘The resources are not there in the veterans of Iraq or Afghanistan highest quality services possible. Un- the VA Vet Centers.’’ Mr. Rowan went who have sought VA care have exhib- fortunately, a recent report reveals on to say that ‘‘Not only is the mental ited symptoms of one or more mental that VA vet centers need additional health and well-being of veterans being disorders and have sought treatment funding in order to provide the trained placed at risk, the Vet Centers them- from veterans centers. Last month, the professionals necessary to offer quality selves are at risk. Because of signifi- Washington Post reported that, as of mental health services. cantly increased work loads, some cen- the end of June, the VA treated a third

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We are not asking for any mate represents a tenfold increase in objection, it is so ordered. special privileges, but if you are going the number of cases treated in only 18 Mr. CONRAD. Mr. President, unfor- to propound it the way you have, then months, and the number is likely to in- tunately, the Republican leader just I am going to ask that House bill 5427, crease as our forces continue to serve left the floor. We were about to be in a which is Energy and Water, be put in multiple tours of duty in hostile areas. position to resolve this matter. I ask order behind the Agriculture bill, to be The number may be further increased the leader’s staff to ask the leader to taken up after it. Otherwise, I would by ongoing medical outreach programs return to the floor so we can resolve object, until we sit down and talk and conducted by the military to increase this. make sure that H.R. 5427 gets some po- service members’ awareness of the in- Maybe for the interest of my col- sition in the Senate before we are gone dications and implications of the types leagues, I will try to reflect on where and find no way to take it up. Those in we are. I had offered an amendment for of psychological trauma associated leadership know I have been talking to disaster aid for farmers and ranchers. with combat deployments. the leaders and others. So I am not As their awareness grows, many The chairman of the Budget Com- bringing anything up that is brand mittee, within his rights, raised a more veterans will likely seek mental new. In these times, you don’t know budget point of order against my health treatment, and veterans groups what is going to come up. This is the amendment. It was then suggested that are deeply concerned that the VA is al- best way to bring it up and nobody can rule XVI would be raised as well. We ready straining to meet the increased say you didn’t bring it up. I am bring- have had, over the last several hours, a demand. All too frequently we read re- ing it up to whoever is supposed to series of discussions to find a way to ports of reduced services, staff short- have things brought up to them. I hope resolve this matter. At this hour, it ap- ages, and long waits for minimal or that is enough. The distinguished lead- pears the best way to resolve it is to intermittent care. er is here. I wanted to put that in the have a commitment that we would go In August, the Washington Post re- RECORD so nobody had a misunder- to the Agriculture Appropriations bill ported the example of a veteran of Iraq standing. tomorrow and try to do that in a tight who receives only 30 minutes of treat- Mr. CONRAD. Mr. President, I notice timeframe of limited amendments, and ment a month for post-traumatic the majority leader has returned to the that I would have a chance to offer the stress disorder. In October, the Post re- floor. I tried to recount for our col- amendment at that time and other leagues the status of our discussion, ported that another veteran of Iraq was Senators’ rights would be reserved, and told he would have to wait 21⁄2 months and the understanding that we had that I would withdraw my amendment reached, that I would withdraw my for an appointment at a VA facility to from this bill with the understanding treat his sleep disorder. amendment from this bill with the un- that we would go to the Agriculture derstanding that we would go to the We need to be sure that our veterans Appropriations bill tomorrow. That is Agriculture Appropriations bill tomor- receive the care they deserve, and that what we had tentatively agreed to. I row and have a chance to offer it there. the VA has the capacity to provide ade- think we just have to have the leader All Senators’ rights would be reserved. quately specialized services to every indicate publicly that that is his un- That is the status of it. I just ask if veteran who needs counseling or treat- derstanding as well. Then we can break that is the majority leader’s under- ment. We can’t allow the heavy de- the gridlock here and proceed to finish standing. If it is, I will then be willing mands of our commitments overseas to Military Construction. impair the quality of assistance that While we are waiting, I might indi- to withdraw my amendment from the our veterans actually receive. The cate how much I appreciate the pa- Military Construction bill and we can more we ask of our brave men and tience of the chairman and the ranking conclude that. Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, in the last women, the more we must provide member of the Military Construction them in return. bill and their very constructive efforts hour or so we have had numerous dis- The Kerry amendment will help the to try to find a way out of this. I for cussions on the floor, as our colleagues Veterans’ Administration to better ad- one deeply appreciate it. I also very have observed, and many participated dress the surge in mental health needs much appreciate the work of both the in the discussion. My understanding and the general agreement that we of our veterans and help to provide a majority leader, Senator FRIST, who higher standard of medical care to has made his best efforts to try to re- have is to go to the Agriculture Appro- them in a more productive and effi- solve this matter, and our own leader, priations bill tomorrow. That does fa- cient manner. I urge my colleagues to Senator REID, for his assistance as cilitate the progress we need to make support the amendment. well. Certainly a special thanks goes to on the current bill that is on the floor, Our veterans need and deserve this Senator BENNETT and ranking member which I hope and expect to be able to support. We owe them nothing less in Senator KOHL for their constructive ef- finish tonight. If that is the case, we light of the intense dangers and forts and their agreement to go to plan on going to the Agriculture bill stresses they have faced and endured so their bill tomorrow. I also thank Sen- tomorrow. All rights will be reserved courageously. ator DORGAN, my colleague, for his ef- for all Senators, of course. We don’t The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- forts to try to move this matter along. have an agreement, but that is the in- ator from California is recognized. With that, I yield the floor and hope tention. The disaster ag relief bill is Mrs. FEINSTEIN. Mr. President, I that we have a chance to hear from the very important and has been talked am looking for the chairman on this majority leader, so we can start the about by Republicans and Democrats bill. I know she has no objections. I re- process to unwind this and reach a con- and we expect to debate it tomorrow. It quest a voice vote on the amendment. clusion. is a more appropriate place for this The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- amendment. So I think this is a good objection? ator from New Mexico is recognized. understanding. The question is on agreeing to the Mr. DOMENICI. Mr. President, while Other bills, such as Energy and amendment of the Senator from Massa- the Senator who was talking is still on Water, we want to come to very soon. chusetts. the floor, let me say if a unanimous We have a number of appropriation The amendment (No. 5142) was agreed consent request is propounded that is bills—10 of them—out there. I have not to. consistent with what he has said, I talked to the Democratic leader spe- Mr. KERRY. Mr. President, I suggest would have to object. I want to make cifically about the Energy and Water the absence of a quorum. sure everybody knows this. bill. I am not sure if the chairman has, The PRESIDING OFFICER. The We have a bill, Energy and Water, au- but it is a bill that I hope we will be clerk will call the roll. thored by this Senator and Senator able to go to quickly, as well.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 23:49 Feb 05, 2014 Jkt 081600 PO 00000 Frm 00012 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\2006SENATE\S14NO6.REC S14NO6 mmaher on DSKCGSP4G1 with SOCIALSECURITY November 14, 2006 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S10901 The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- Mexico for his zealous guarding of the additional housing units in the vicinity of ator from New Mexico. rights of his chairmanship of his com- Fairbanks, Alaska. Such funds may not be Mr. DOMENICI. Mr. President, might mittee. I certainly recognize that posi- available for the construction or purchase of such units. I say to the distinguished leader, if it is tion. (b)(1) The total cost of a unit leased under being asked of the Senate that we con- I think we have made significant subsection (a), including the cost of utilities, cur by unanimous consent that the ar- progress. We can move to the Agri- maintenance, and operation, may not exceed rangement to bring up Agriculture in culture appropriations bill tomorrow. $25,000 per year. the method and manner described, if That is the place this amendment (2) A lease entered into under subsection that is going to be a UC, then I have to ought to be. I only offered it on this (a) may not exceed 5 years in duration or in- clude an option to extend the lease beyond object because I want to be treated bill because we had no prospect of the 5-year period beginning on the date the fairly on a comparable bill. going to the Agriculture appropria- lease commences. If nothing else other than a simple tions bill any time this year without Mrs. HUTCHISON. I urge the adop- sentence is added that says when the this agreement. tion of the amendment. Agriculture bill is completed that the I thank the majority leader. I thank The PRESIDING OFFICER. If there next bill to be taken up would be H.R. very much the chairman of the Agri- is no further debate, without objection, 5427, the Energy and Water appropria- culture Appropriations Subcommittee, the amendment is agreed to. tions bill, if that is part of the UC, I the very able Senator from Utah. I The amendment (No. 5122) was agreed have no objection. thank the Senator from Wisconsin, Mr. to. Mr. FRIST. I don’t think there is a KOHL. I very much thank the chairman Mrs. HUTCHISON. I move to recon- formal UC on the floor, but I have to of this committee, the Senator from sider the vote, and I move to lay that object to that only because as leader, I Texas, and the Senator from Cali- motion on the table. am going to have every chairman com- fornia, the ranking member, who have The motion to lay on the table was ing out putting bills in order. I want to been so constructive today. And again, agreed to. be able to keep that flexibility a bit, special thanks to my colleague Senator AMENDMENT NO. 5125 just as we have today, because if we DORGAN for his assistance throughout. Mrs. HUTCHISON. Mr. President, I don’t reach some sort of agreement I withdraw my amendment. call up amendment No. 5125 offered by working together, we are not going to The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator REED. finish even the first MILCON bill on amendment is withdrawn. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The the floor of the Senate. The Senator from Texas. clerk will report. What I can say is what I intend to do Mrs. HUTCHISON. Mr. President, I The assistant legislative clerk read tomorrow—again without any UC; I commend the two Senators from North as follows: guess we can write up something—is Dakota. We have worked well together. The Senator from Texas [Mrs. HUTCHISON], complete this bill that is on the floor I think we have come to the right ac- for Mr. REED, proposes an amendment num- tonight and then tomorrow go to the commodation. He has been a gentleman bered 5125. Agriculture bill, finish that bill, and to work with, and I appreciate it. The amendment is as follows: then very high on the list would be En- I am now going to start clearing (Purpose: To provide that, of the amount ap- ergy and Water. amendments with voice votes. They propriated or otherwise made available for What I don’t want to do is get in the have been cleared on both sides of the Military Construction, Navy and Marine Corps, $3,410,000 shall be available for the overall sequencing of bills when I don’t aisle. We have a couple of other small replacement of a vehicle bridge at Naval know how long this bill is going to issues that need to be cleared. I hope Station, Newport, Rhode Island, and to take—hopefully tonight—or the Agri- by the time I finish, we can go to final provide an offset) culture bill. passage. On page 82, between lines 19 and 20, insert The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- I ask Senator BROWNBACK to come to the following: ator from New Mexico. the floor to work out his issue because SEC. 126. (a) Of the amount appropriated or Mr. DOMENICI. Mr. President, might we are about to go to final passage. otherwise made available by this title under the heading ‘‘MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, NAVY I inquire—first, I thank the leader for AMENDMENT NO. 5122 his words, which appear to be accom- AND MARINE CORPS’’, $3,410,000 may be avail- Mrs. HUTCHISON. Mr. President, I able for the replacement of a vehicle bridge modating and perhaps efficient at this call up amendment No. 5122 offered by at Naval Station, Newport, Rhode Island. moment. I am not sure, but I want to Senator STEVENS and ask for its imme- (b) The amount appropriated or otherwise ask another question. diate consideration. made available by this title under the head- Mr. FRIST. I hope so. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without ing ‘‘MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, NAVY AND MA- Mr. DOMENICI. The leader is aware RINE CORPS’’ and available for the Hazardous objection, the pending amendment is Material Storage Facility at Naval Station, of an Agriculture amendment that has set aside. The clerk will report. rather broad support that we discussed Newport, Rhode Island, is hereby reduced by The assistant legislative clerk read $3,410,000. today in the meetings and other Demo- as follows: crats have discussed with me which has Mrs. HUTCHISON. I urge the adop- The Senator from Texas [Mrs. HUTCHISON], to do with how manure and the like tion of the amendment. for Mr. STEVENS, proposes an amendment The PRESIDING OFFICER. If there from cows and pigs is defined under the numbered 5122. is no further debate, without objection, Comprehensive Environmental Re- Mrs. HUTCHISON. Mr. President, I the amendment is agreed to. sponse, Compensation, and Liability ask unanimous consent that the read- The amendment (No. 5125) was agreed Act. I want to offer that amendment on ing of the amendment be dispensed to. the Agriculture bill. Nothing is going with. AMENDMENT NO. 5131, AS MODIFIED to preclude that in what we have The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without Mrs. HUTCHISON. Mr. President, I talked about, is it? objection, it is so ordered. call up amendment No. 5131 offered by Mr. FRIST. No, all rights will be pre- The amendment is as follows: Senator THUNE, and I send a modifica- served for Senators as we go on the Ag- (Purpose: To provide that, of the amount ap- tion to the desk and ask for its imme- riculture bill tomorrow. My under- propriated or otherwise made available by diate consideration. standing is the Senator from North Da- this title for Family Housing Operation The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without kota will withdraw—in fact, why don’t and Maintenance, Army, $7,500,000 may be objection, the clerk will report. we go ahead and do that. The pending available for the lease of not more than 300 The assistant legislative clerk read amendment will be withdrawn, and we additional housing units in the vicinity of as follows: Fairbanks, Alaska) will proceed with the MILCON bill. The Senator from Texas [Mrs. HUTCHISON], The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- On page 82, between lines 19 and 20, insert for Mr. THUNE, proposes an amendment num- ator from North Dakota. the following: bered 5131, as modified. SEC. 126. (a) Of the amount appropriated or AMENDMENT NO. 5144, WITHDRAWN otherwise made available by this title under Mrs. HUTCHISON. Mr. President, I Mr. CONRAD. Mr. President, I thank the heading ‘‘FAMILY HOUSING OPERATION ask unanimous consent that the read- the majority leader for being very con- AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY’’, $7,500,000 may be ing of the amendment be dispensed structive. I thank my friend from New available for the lease of not more than 300 with.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 23:49 Feb 05, 2014 Jkt 081600 PO 00000 Frm 00013 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\2006SENATE\S14NO6.REC S14NO6 mmaher on DSKCGSP4G1 with SOCIALSECURITY S10902 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE November 14, 2006 The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without SEC. 126. Subsection (c) of section 1077 of (Purpose: To increase to $10,000,000 the objection, it is so ordered. the John Warner National Defense Author- threshold for major medical facility The amendment is as follows: ization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law projects of the Department of Veterans Af- (Purpose: To increase by $750,000 the amount 109–364) is hereby repealed. fairs) appropriated or otherwise made available Mrs. HUTCHISON. I urge the adop- On page 106, between lines 12 and 13, insert for Military Construction, Air Force and tion of the amendment. the following new section: SEC. 229. (a) INCREASE IN THRESHOLD FOR available for the Air Force Financial Man- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there agement Center, and to provide an offset) MAJOR MEDICAL FACILITY PROJECTS.—Sec- further debate? There being no further tion 8104(a)(3)(A) of title 38, United States On page 82, between lines 19 and 20, insert debate, the amendment is agreed to. Code, is amended by striking ‘‘$7,000,000’’ and the following: The amendment (No. 5126) was agreed SEC. 126. (a) The amount appropriated or inserting ‘‘$10,000,000’’. otherwise made available by this title under to. (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect on the heading ‘‘MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR Mrs. HUTCHISON. I move to recon- October 1, 2006, and shall apply with respect FORCE’’ is hereby increased by $750,000. sider the vote. (b) Of the amount appropriated or other- Mrs. FEINSTEIN. I move to lay that to fiscal years beginning on or after that date. wise made available by this title under the motion on the table. heading ‘‘MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR The motion to lay on the table was Mrs. HUTCHISON. I urge the adop- FORCE’’, as increased by subsection (a), agreed to. tion of the amendment. $750,000 may be available for the Air Force The PRESIDING OFFICER. If there Financial Management Center. AMENDMENT NO. 5127 is no further debate, without objection, (c) The amount appropriated or otherwise Mrs. HUTCHISON. Mr. President, I the amendment is agreed to. made available by this title under the head- call up amendment No. 5127 offered by ing ‘‘NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION The amendment (No. 5129) was agreed Senator FEINSTEIN. SECURITY INVESTMENT PROGRAM’’ is hereby to. reduced by $750,000. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without Mrs. HUTCHISON. I move to recon- Mrs. HUTCHISON. Mr. President, I objection, the clerk will report. sider the vote. urge adoption of the amendment. The assistant legislative clerk read Mrs. FEINSTEIN. I move to lay that Mrs. FEINSTEIN. Mr. President, I as follows: motion on the table. have no objection to amendment No. The Senator from Texas [Mrs. HUTCHISON], The motion to lay on the table was 5131, as modified. for Mrs. FEINSTEIN, proposes an amendment agreed to. Mrs. HUTCHISON. I urge the adop- numbered 5127. AMENDMENT NO. 5135 tion of the amendment. Mrs. HUTCHISON. I ask unanimous Mrs. HUTCHISON. Mr. President, I The PRESIDING OFFICER. If there consent that the reading of the amend- call up amendment No. 5135 offered by is no further debate, without objection, ment be dispensed with. Senator HUTCHISON. I ask unanimous the amendment is agreed to. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without consent that Senators CRAIG and The amendment (No. 5131), as modi- objection, it is so ordered. ALLARD be added as cosponsors. fied, was agreed to. The amendment is as follows: The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without Mrs. HUTCHISON. I move to recon- (Purpose: To require a report on actions objection, it is so ordered. The clerk sider the vote. taken by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs will report. Mrs. FEINSTEIN. I move to lay that to test veterans for vestibular damage) The assistant legislative clerk read motion on the table. as follows: The motion to lay on the table was On page 106, between lines 12 and 13, insert the following new section: The Senator from Texas [Mrs. HUTCHISON], agreed to. SEC. 229. Not later than 60 days after the for herself, Mr. CRAIG, and Mr. ALLARD, pro- Mrs. FEINSTEIN. Mr. President, beg date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec- poses an amendment numbered 5135. your pardon, if this is by voice vote, I retary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to Mrs. HUTCHISON. I ask unanimous suggest we have a voice vote. the Committee on Appropriations of the Sen- consent that the reading of the amend- Mrs. HUTCHISON. Amendment No. ate and the Committee on Appropriations of ment be dispensed with. 5125 has been already approved; is that the House of Representatives a report on the The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without correct? actions taken by the Secretary to test vet- objection, it is so ordered. erans for vestibular damage. The PRESIDING OFFICER. There The amendment is as follows: was no objection to the amendment, Mrs. HUTCHISON. I urge the adop- (Purpose: To authorize Department of Vet- and it was agreed to. tion of the amendment. erans Affairs to continue major medical fa- Mrs. HUTCHISON. I move to recon- The PRESIDING OFFICER. If there cility projects and leases which have funds sider the vote. is no further debate, without objection, previously appropriated) Mrs. FEINSTEIN. I move to lay that the amendment is agreed to. At the appropriate place insert the fol- motion on the table. The amendment (No. 5127) was agreed lowing: The motion to lay on the table was to. SEC. 229. Notwithstanding any other provi- agreed to. Mrs. HUTCHISON. I move to recon- sion of law, the Secretary is authorized to AMENDMENT NO. 5126 carry out major medical facility projects and sider the vote. Mrs. HUTCHISON. Mr. President, I leases for which any funds have been appro- Mrs. FEINSTEIN. I move to lay that call up amendment No. 5126 offered by priated under this Act or any other Act. Fur- motion on the table. Senator FEINSTEIN. ther, for major medical facility projects au- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without The motion to lay on the table was thorized under Public Law 108–170, the Sec- objection, the clerk will report. agreed to. retary may carry out contracts through Sep- tember 30, 2007, including land purchase on AMENDMENT NO. 5129 The assistant legislative clerk read projects for which Phase I design has been as follows: Mrs. HUTCHISON. Mr. President, I authorized. call up amendment No. 5129 offered by The Senator from Texas [Mrs. HUTCHISON], Mrs. HUTCHISON. I urge the adop- for Mrs. FEINSTEIN, proposes an amendment Senator CRAIG. numbered 5126. tion of the amendment. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without The PRESIDING OFFICER. If there Mrs. HUTCHISON. Mr. President, I objection, the clerk will report. is no further debate, without objection, ask unanimous consent that the read- The assistant legislative clerk read the amendment is agreed to. ing of the amendment be dispensed as follows: The amendment (No. 5135) was agreed with. The Senator from Texas [Mrs. HUTCHISON], to. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without for Mr. CRAIG, proposes an amendment num- Mrs. HUTCHISON. I move to recon- objection, it is so ordered. bered 5129. sider the vote. The amendment is as follows: Mrs. HUTCHISON. Mr. President, I Mrs. FEINSTEIN. I move to lay that (Purpose: To repeal the requirement for the ask unanimous consent that the read- motion on the table. Secretary of the Interior to cease the plan to exterminate the deer and elk population ing of the amendment be dispensed The motion to lay on the table was on Santa Rosa Island, Channel Islands, with. agreed to. California) The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without AMENDMENT NO. 5141 On page 82, between lines 19 and 20, insert objection, it is so ordered. Mrs. HUTCHISON. Mr. President, I the following: The amendment is as follows: call up amendment No. 5141.

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(a) STUDY ON COSTS OF COM- proposes an amendment numbered 5141. as follows: PREHENSIVE SERVICE PROGRAMS FOR HOME- LESS ETERANS The amendment is as follows: The Senator from Texas [Mrs. HUTCHISON], V .—The Secretary of Veterans (Purpose: To amend the amount of a for Mr. THUNE, proposes an amendment num- Affairs shall carry out a study of costs asso- military construction project) bered 5130, as modified. ciated with the Comprehensive Service Pro- grams authorized by sections 2011 and 2012 of At the appropriate place insert the fol- The amendment, as modified, is as title 38 United States Code. lowing: follows: (b) REPORT.—Not later than 120 days after ‘‘SEC . 126. (a) the amount available for the date of the enactment of this Act, the (Purpose: To require the business plan of the ‘Military Construction, Air Force’ is hereby Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Veterans Integrated Service Network 23 for reduced by $25,400,000 for ‘Basic Expedi- Veterans’ Affairs and Appropriations of the the implementation of a Community Based tionary Airmen Training Facility, Lackland Senate and the Committees on Veterans’ Af- Outpatient Clinic in Wagner, South Da- AFB, Texas.’ fairs and Appropriations of the House of Rep- ‘‘(b) The amount available for ‘Department kota, to include an evaluation and an anal- ysis of the prospect of colocating such clin- resentatives a report on the study required of Defense Base Closure Account 2005’ is by subsection (a). The report shall set forth hereby increased by $25,400,000.’’ ic with the Wagner Indian Health Service unit in Wagner, South Dakota) the following: Mrs. HUTCHISON. I urge the adop- (1) The number of authorized and oper- tion of the amendment. On page 106, between lines 12 and 13, insert ational transitional housing beds and service The PRESIDING OFFICER. If there the following: centers under the programs referred to in is no further debate, without objection, SEC. 229. (a) COLOCATION OF COMMUNITY subsection (a) in fiscal year 2006, and the BASED OUTPATIENT CLINIC WITH WAGNER IN- number of such beds and centers in each the amendment is agreed to. DIAN HEALTH SERVICE UNIT, WAGNER, SOUTH State and in each Congressional District dur- The amendment (No. 5141) was agreed DAKOTA.—No amount appropriated or other- ing such fiscal year. to. wise made available for the Department of (2) The cost in fiscal year 2006 of grants Mrs. HUTCHISON. I move to recon- Veterans Affairs by this title may be obli- under section 2011 of title 38, United States sider the vote. gated or expended to implement a business Code, to authorized and operational transi- Mrs. FEINSTEIN. I move to lay that plan of Veterans Integrated Service Network tional housing beds and service centers motion on the table. 23 (VISN 23) for the implementation a Com- under the programs referred to in that sub- munity Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC) in section. The motion to lay on the table was Wagner, South Dakota, unless such business (3) The cost in fiscal year 2006 of per diem agreed to. plan contains an evaluation and an analysis payments under section 2012 of title 38 AMENDMENT NO. 5128, AS MODIFIED of the prospect of colocating such Commu- United States Code, to authorized and oper- Mrs. HUTCHISON. Mr. President, I nity Based Outpatient Clinic with the Wag- ational transitional housing beds and service centers under the programs referred to in call up amendment No. 5128 offered by ner Indian Health Service unit in Wagner, South Dakota. that subsection. Senator AKAKA, and I send a modifica- (5) The number of applications received, (b) AVAILABILITY OF AMOUNTS FOR EMER- tion to the amendment to the desk and scored as qualified, and awarded pursuant to GENCY ROOM SERVICES AT WAGNER INDIAN ask for its immediate consideration. the Capital Grant Notice of Funds Avail- HEALTH SERVICE UNIT.—Of the amount ap- ability published on April 20, 2006. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The propriated or otherwise made available to (6) The range of per diem payment rates, amendment is pending. the Department of Veterans Affairs by this the average per diem payment rate, and the Without objection, the amendment is title under the heading ‘‘MEDICAL FACILI- median per diem payment rate paid to re- TIES’’, at the discretion of the Secretary of so modified. cipients of grants under section 2012 of title the Department of Veterans Affairs up to The amendment (No. 5128), as modi- 38, United States Code, in fiscal year 2006. $500,000 may be available for emergency fied, is as follows: (7) The number and percentage of total re- room services at the Wagner Indian Health cipients of grants under section 2011 of title (Purpose: To provide, with an offset, an addi- Service unit pending implementation of a 38 United States Code, in fiscal year 2006 tional $2,500,000 for the Department of Vet- business plan meeting the requirements in being paid under section 2012 of title 38, erans Affairs for the Office of Inspector subsection (a). General) United States Code, the rate authorized for State homes for domiciliary care under sec- At the end of title II, add the following: Mrs. HUTCHISON. I urge the adop- tion 1741(a)(1)(A) of that title for fiscal year SEC. . (a) ADDITIONAL AMOUNT FOR OF- tion of the amendment. ll 2006. FICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL OF DEPARTMENT The PRESIDING OFFICER. If there OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.—The amount appro- is no further debate, without objection, Mrs. HUTCHISON. I urge the adop- priated by this title under the heading ‘‘OF- the amendment is agreed to. tion of the amendment. FICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL’’ is hereby in- The PRESIDING OFFICER. If there The amendment (No. 5130), as modi- creased by $2,500,000. is no further debate, without objection, fied, was agreed to. (b) OFFSET.—The amount appropriated by the amendment is agreed to. this title under the heading ‘‘CONSTRUCTION, Mrs. HUTCHISON. I move to recon- The amendment (No. 5138), as modi- MAJOR PROJECTS’’ is hereby reduced by sider the vote. fied, was agreed to. $2,500,000. Mrs. FEINSTEIN. I move to lay that Mrs. HUTCHISON. I move to recon- Mrs. HUTCHISON. I urge the adop- motion on the table. sider the vote. tion of the amendment, as modified. The motion to lay on the table was Mrs. FEINSTEIN. I move to lay that The PRESIDING OFFICER. If there agreed to. motion on the table. is no further debate, without objection, AMENDMENT NO. 5138, AS MODIFIED The motion to lay on the table was the amendment, as modified, is agreed agreed to. to. Mrs. HUTCHISON. Mr. President, I call up amendment No. 5138 offered by AMENDMENT NO. 5146 The amendment (No. 5128), as modi- Mrs. HUTCHISON. Mr. President, I fied, was agreed to. Senator OBAMA, and I send a modifica- tion to the desk. call up amendment No. 5146 offered by Mrs. HUTCHISON. I move to recon- Senator COCHRAN. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without sider the vote. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, the clerk will report. Mrs. FEINSTEIN. I move to lay that objection, the clerk will report. motion on the table. The assistant legislative clerk read The assistant legislative clerk read The motion to lay on the table was as follows: as follows: agreed to. The Senator from Texas [Mrs. HUTCHISON], The Senator from Texas [Mrs. HUTCHISON], AMENDMENT NO. 5130, AS MODIFIED for Mr. OBAMA, proposes an amendment num- for Mr. COCHRAN, for himself, and Mr. LOTT, Mrs. HUTCHISON. Mr. President, I bered 5138, as modified. proposes an amendment numbered 5146. call up amendment No. 5130 offered by The amendment is as follows: The amendment is as follows:

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But the ask unanimous consent that the order placement of a Bachelor Enlisted Quarters good work of Senator HUTCHISON from for the quorum call be dispensed with. at Naval Construction Battalion Center, Texas and Senator FEINSTEIN from The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Gulfport, Mississippi, $13,400,000 may be California and, of course, Senator THUNE). Without objection, it is so or- available for the construction of an addi- CRAIG’s good help and support has dered. tional Bachelor Enlisted Quarters at such helped us to get this authorization AMENDMENT NO. 5143 center) done in this way. We are extremely Mrs. HUTCHISON. Mr. President, I On page 82, between lines 19 and 20, insert grateful. It may be the first public-pri- call up amendment No. 5143 by Senator the following: LLEN SEC. 126. Of the amount appropriated or vate partnership in the Nation, or one A . otherwise made available by chapter 7 of of the earliest. We think it is going to The PRESIDING OFFICER. The title I of the Department of Defense, Emer- be an excellent model of health care, clerk will report. gency Supplemental Appropriations to Ad- not only for our veterans but a real The legislative clerk read as follows: dress Hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico, and economic anchor, if you will, for the The Senator from Texas [Mrs. HUTCHISON], Pandemic Influenza Act, 2006 (Public Law revitalization of New Orleans and the for Mr. ALLEN, proposes an amendment num- 109–148) under the heading ‘‘MILITARY CON- gulf coast. We are looking forward to bered 5143. STRUCTION, NAVY AND MARINE CORPS’’ and doing an excellent job with this money Mrs. HUTCHISON. Mr. President, I available for the replacement of a Bachelor Enlisted Quarters at Naval Construction for the taxpayer and for the veterans, ask unanimous consent that reading of Battalion Center, Gulfport, Mississippi, who have come to rely on this hospital the amendment be dispensed with. $13,400,000 may be available for the construc- and the services we provide as a life- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without tion of an additional Bachelor Enlisted Quar- line, literally. Now they look at it as objection, it is so ordered. ters at Naval Construction Battalion Center, more than just a place to go for health (The amendment is printed in today’s Gulfport, Mississippi. care; they look at it as a flag that will RECORD under ‘‘Text of Amendments.’’) Mrs. HUTCHISON. I urge the adop- be raised in the devastated part of New Mrs. HUTCHISON. Mr. President, I tion of the amendment. Orleans to rebuild this great city and urge passage of the amendment. The PRESIDING OFFICER. If there region. It has really become a symbol The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there is no further debate, without objection, of hope, not just for veterans, which it further debate on the amendment? If the amendment is agreed to. always is, and their families, but now not, the question is on agreeing to the The amendment (No. 5146) was agreed it has become a symbol of hope for our amendment. to. whole community. The amendment (No. 5143) was agreed Mrs. HUTCHISON. I move to recon- So I just wanted, while that is being to. sider the vote. worked out and other things are being Mrs. FEINSTEIN. Mr. President, I Mrs. FEINSTEIN. I move to lay that worked out, to take this time to thank move to reconsider the vote. motion on the table. them and to tell them how grateful we Mrs. HUTCHISON. I move to lay that The motion to lay on the table was are in Louisiana and those in the New motion on the table. agreed to. Orleans area for their help and support The motion to lay on the table was Mrs. HUTCHISON. Mr. President, we and for their confidence in moving this agreed to. are now down to two amendments that project forward. As a member of the YELLOWSTONE COUNTY NATIONAL VETERANS we are still clearing with the proper committee, I have been very pleased to CEMETERY PROJECT committees and one more that is still work on this and have it accomplished Mr. BAUCUS. Is the distinguished not yet agreed to. in this way. Senator from California aware of the I suggest the absence of a quorum. I yield the floor, and I suggest the ab- need for a new veterans cemetery in The PRESIDING OFFICER. The sence of a quorum. Yellowstone County in Montana? clerk will call the roll. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Mrs. FEINSTEIN. I am aware that The assistant legislative clerk pro- clerk will call the roll. there is a need for more veterans ceme- ceeded to call the roll. The legislative clerk proceeded to teries nationwide. I would be very in- Ms. LANDRIEU. Mr. President, I ask call the roll. terested in hearing about the situation unanimous consent that the order for Mrs. HUTCHISON. Mr. President, I in Montana. the quorum call be rescinded. ask unanimous consent that the order Mr. BAUCUS. In Montana, we have The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without for the quorum call be rescinded. the highest percentage of veterans per objection, it is so ordered. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without capita of any State in the country. Yel- Ms. LANDRIEU. Mr. President, I un- objection, it is so ordered. lowstone County has 17.5 percent of all derstand the chairman and ranking Mrs. HUTCHISON. Mr. President, I of the State’s veterans, and when added member are trying to work out the want to announce for our colleagues to the surrounding counties, the great- final amendments on this bill, and they that it is our intention in the next 15 er Yellowstone area includes 25 percent have both done an excellent job in put- minutes to finish this bill and go to of the State’s veterans. The other na- ting the Military Construction bill to- final passage. We are intending to tional cemetery in the area—the Little gether for the Nation. But also, while voice-vote final passage. However, we Bighorn National Cemetery—is full. my colleague from Idaho is on the are still working out two amendments: Eastern Montana faces a severe short- floor, Senator CRAIG, who is leading on an amendment by Senator REID and an age in burial locations for Veterans. the authorization side, I wanted to amendment by Senator ALLEN. I can- Mrs. FEINSTEIN. What is being done come to the floor on behalf of the peo- not say for sure that there will not be to address this need? ple of Louisiana and the gulf coast, a record vote on one of those amend- Mr. BAUCUS. On November 7 of this really, to thank the chair and ranking ments, but we are trying to avoid that. year the voters of Yellowstone County member for putting in this MILCON I will just say the disposition of the in my home State of Montana over- bill, the Military Construction appro- Reid and Allen amendments will be the whelmingly approved a mill levy to priations bill, a full authorization for last measures in this bill to be agreed provide $250,000 to the opening phase of the veterans hospital that was de- to, and we will then go to final passage. the construction of the new Yellow- stroyed or heavily damaged in Hurri- I would just tell my colleagues we stone County National Veterans Ceme- cane Katrina, and then, of course, are hoping not to have any more roll- tery. However, the local mill levy only flooded again in Hurricane Rita. Four call votes, but it is not totally clear provides part of the funding needed and hundred thousand veterans from Lou- yet. I hope to be able to finish this by is to be used in conjunction with an- isiana rely on this hospital, as well as 7 o’clock. I will report back. ticipated Federal funding as well as

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This funding is very jection for funding in next year’s re- the VA to report back to Congress on important to Montana because we are quest. the status of these efforts, is a good out of burial space for our veterans. FUNDING FOR BLINDED VETERANS’ SERVICES start. I am grateful to Chairwoman This new cemetery would provide bur- Mr. SALAZAR. Mr. President, as we HUTCHISON and Ranking Member FEIN- ial spaces for our veterans for the next consider legislation to fund the Depart- STEIN and their staffs for their work in 20 to 30 years. ment of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year this area and hope we can work to- Mrs. FEINSTEIN. I applaud the ini- 2007, I want to briefly discuss the im- gether to build on these efforts to en- tiative of the residents of Yellowstone portance of providing adequate funding sure adequate funding for blinded vet- County, and I can assure the distin- for blinded veterans’ services. erans’ services in years to come. guished Senator from Montana that I Visual impairment or blindness is an Mrs. FEINSTEIN. Mr. President, I will work in conference on this bill to increasingly frequent injury among our thank Senator SALAZAR for his dedica- include language in the Statement of fighting men and women. In my visits tion to our Nation’s veterans and to Managers directing the Secretary of to military hospitals, I have seen first- the effort to provide comprehensive the Department of Veterans Affairs to hand the impact that these severe eye care to blinded veterans in particular. I review the status and progress of the injuries can have on the lives of our certainly understand the devastating Yellowstone County National Veterans young men and women in uniform. impact that severe eye injuries have on Cemetery project and report his find- While none of them ever complains, the the lives of service men and women re- ings back to Congress. sacrifice they have made for their turning from combat and agree we Mr. BAUCUS. I deeply appreciate the country is starkly evident, and we owe must work to ensure that our efforts in commitment of my distinguished col- it to them to ensure they are taken Congress keep pace with the rising care of when they return home. league from California to the State of costs of providing care to these men The good news is that VA’s Blind Re- Montana’s veterans. habilitative Service is a global leader and women and with the growing num- CHILD CARE CENTER AT BEALE AIR FORCE BASE in providing comprehensive blind reha- bers of service members returning Mrs. BOXER. Mr. President, I would bilitation to America’s blinded vet- home in need of such care. The language contained in this re- like to take a few moments to discuss erans, and the care available from the port is strong, and I am confident it an issue of critical importance to the Nation’s 10 Blind Rehabilitation Cen- will help to push the VA in the right military families at Beale Air Force ters is dependable and effective. The Base in Yuba City, CA. bad news is that, while these 10 reha- direction as we strive to provide care The Child Development Center, CDC, bilitation centers provide inpatient for blinded veterans in the most com- at Beale Air Force Base is in dire need care effectively and efficiently, that is prehensive and efficient way possible. I of refurbishment. While the Beale com- not always the case at other VA med- remain committed to that effort and to munity has gone to great lengths to ical centers across the country. working with my colleagues in both ensure that the dependents of military The VA Medical Center in , parties to see that blinded veterans re- personnel at Beale have a safe place to CO, treats approximately 900 blinded ceive the best services our government be cared for and to learn, the reality is veterans, many of whom require reha- can provide. that the existing CDC is woefully inad- bilitative services that the Denver fa- Mr. SALAZAR. Mr. President, again, equate. cility cannot provide. Instead, those I thank the chair and the ranking The existing structure which is ap- men and women must travel to Tucson, member for their leadership on this proximately 40 years old is worn, out- AZ, or even farther to the American legislation and look forward to work- dated, and far too small. In fact, I un- Lake Blind Center in Washington State ing closely with both of them on behalf derstand that for over the past 5 years, to receive the care they have earned. of our Nation’s blinded veterans. the waiting list for placing students in The problem is not limited to my State Mr. CRAIG. Mr. President, I support the facility has not dropped below 100 of Colorado; VA’s own analysis in April the Smith and Burns amendments and children. 2005 found that 78 VA medical centers take just a few minutes to address both To make matters worse, the CDC currently do not have any basic exist- issues which are truly an emergency. may even pose a potential health risk ing outpatient blind rehabilitative First, Mr. Smith has filed an amend- to children. Old and worn carpet can- services. ment to extend the Secure Rural not be replaced because doing so would I am glad that, in its budget request Schools and Community Self-Deter- expose the children to asbestos. This is for fiscal year 2007, the VA provided an mination Act for 1 year. Without a one unacceptable. increase in its line item for blind serv- year extension, the 780 counties that Our men and women who are serving ices of $5.4 million over last year. How- benefit from the Act will face difficult our country simply should not have to ever, I am concerned that with growing funding decisions regarding the next worry that their children are being ex- medical costs and the rising numbers school year. This act expired Sep- posed to hazardous material. We owe of service members returning from Iraq tember 30th of this year and the last them far more than that. and Afghanistan with severe eye inju- payment is in the process of being The Air Force has reached the con- ries, such an increase is not enough. made. Without this funding, school dis- clusion that it will take $14 million to Walter Reed Army Medical Center re- tricts will have to decide what pro- refurbish the Beale CDC. It is my un- cently reported to the Veterans Health grams should be cut in order to make derstanding that funding to upgrade Administration that, between March ends meet. For many districts this will the CDC is included in the fiscal year 2003 and April 2006, 16 percent of all include the decision of which schools to Defense plan for 2008. It is extremely service members evacuated from the keep open and which schools to close. important that this funding for the war in Iraq had eye injuries, and of the We are about to experience an emer- CDC be included in the President’s 1,800 service members wounded with gency in our schools if funding is not budget request for 2008. traumatic brain jury, 19 percent experi- addressed. Mrs. FEINSTEIN. I share my home enced post trauma visual Syndrome, The act has been an enormous suc- State colleague’s concern for the Child PTVS, with neurological visual impair- cess in achieving and even surpassing Development Center at Beale. As the ments requiring long-term specialized the goals of Congress. This act has re- ranking member of the Subcommittee care. It is clear from these figures that stored programs for students in rural on Military Construction and Veterans the VA workload with respect to low- schools and prevented the closure of Affairs, I, too, believe that it is critical vision and blinded veterans is going to numerous isolated rural schools. It has to fund the CDC at Beale. The Air increase in coming years, on top of the been a primary funding mechanism to Force has included $14 million in its already aging population of veterans provide rural school students with edu- Future Years Defense Plan for fiscal with blindness. cational opportunities comparable to

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Snow removal has ber of the appropriations subcommittee maintain and improve the quality of been restored for citizens, tourists, and that has oversight on military con- life for our veterans. It important to school buses. Bridges have been up- struction, I was able to use my position note that this is the sixth consecutive graded and replaced and culverts that to ensure that $23.4 million was in- year that Congress has increased fund- are hazardous to fish passage have been cluded for three military construction ing for veterans health care programs. upgraded and replaced. projects in South Dakota. This year the committee recommends The legacy of this act over the last Investing in our military infrastruc- that Veterans Health Administration few years is positive and substantial. ture ensures that our military per- be appropriated at $32.67 billon, which This law should be extended so it can sonnel have the tools they need to per- is a $3.32 billion increase over last continue to benefit the forest counties, form their mission. This bill provides year’s level. their schools, and continue to con- $7.5 million to construct a new base Furthermore, I would like to com- tribute to improving the health of our civil engineer maintenance complex for mend the committee for maintaining national forests. the South Dakota Air National Guard their commitment to Capital Asset Re- If we do not work to reauthorize this at Joe Foss Field. This funding is nec- alignment Enhanced Services, CARES, act, all of the progress of the last years essary because the current complex is process. CARES is the most com- will be lost. Schools in timber depend- undersized and inadequate. The new fa- prehensive analysis of the VA’s health ant communities will lose a substantial cility will help the 114th Fighter Wing care infrastructure that has ever been part of their funding. These school dis- maintain a combat-ready force of civil conducted and is important in tricts will have to start making tough engineers. prioritizing the VA’s budget. Specifi- budget decisions such as keeping or In addition to this infrastructure up- cally, I am especially pleased with the canceling after school programs, sports grade, Ellsworth Air Force Base will committee’s recommendation of $52 programs, music programs, and trying receive $3 million to install an ur- million for a replacement hospital in to determine what is the basic edu- gently needed base water well. Like- Denver, CO. cational needs of our children. Next, wise, a new Armed Forces Reserve Cen- The current Denver VA hospital was counties will have to reprioritize road ter will be constructed in Sioux Falls. built more than 50 years ago and med- maintenance so that only the essential Currently Army Reserve and Navy Re- ical technology has far surpassed what services of the county are met because serve operations are housed in leased the builders of the Denver VA origi- that is all they will be able to afford. facilities that are over 40 years old. nally envisioned. While I cannot say Thirty of our colleagues, have joined The new center will consolidate all op- enough about the care and service our Senator Wyden and me in recognizing erations into a new complex. veterans receive at the current facility, the importance of the reauthorization The bill also includes nearly $78 bil- many changes and improvements can of this Act by cosponsoring S. 267. lion for the Department of Veterans and should be made, and a new facility Next, Mr. Burns’ has filed an amend- Affairs, which is $6.45 billion above last is the only way to accomplish these ment addressing wildfire suppression year’s funding level. This amount in- goals. funding. As we all know, this has been cludes $28.7 billion for medical serv- The construction plans present cred- an extraordinary year with 89,524 fires ices—an increase of $3 billion from last ible proof that a new Fitzsimons facil- on 9.5 million acres of land across the year. ity will increase healthcare quality and country to date. Indeed, this has been Most importantly, the Senate Appro- quantity for our veterans. It is my the worst fire season on record in priations Committee rejected Presi- hope, and it is a likely one, that a new terms of acres burned. By way of com- dent Bush’s budget proposal to imple- hospital will also serve as a regional parison, the 10-year average projection ment a $250 annual enrollment fee and beacon for modern veteran medical for fiscal year 2006 was 60,726 fires on increased pharmacy copayments for care science and will fill an important 4.9 million acres, or about half of what category 7 and 8 veterans. These fees void for the large number of veterans is likely to burn for this year. are designed to generate revenue in in Colorado. Due to the severity of this year’s fire order to help offset VA expenditures. In I would like to acknowledge the rec- season, the Forest Service and Depart- reality, they may force veterans to ommendation of $161 million for the ment of the Interior, DOI, will exhaust seek health care elsewhere because National Cemetery Administration, their appropriated funds for wildfire they cannot afford either the annual which saw an increase of $4.1 million suppression before the end of this fiscal enrollment fees or the increased copay- over the fiscal year 2006 level. Specifi- year which will force them to borrow ment costs. cally, I am pleased the committee rec- from nonfire program accounts. Addi- Rather than relying on budget pro- ognizes the need for a VA cemetery in tional funds are needed to repay these posals aimed at driving veterans out of the Pikes Peak region of southern Col- borrowed funds or these agencies will the VA in order to save money, I am orado. This area is home to over 125,000 face serious disruptions to critical pro- pleased that the Senate opposed Presi- veterans, and would be well served by a grams. When borrowing from non-fire dent Bush’s proposal. I firmly believe national cemetery. program accounts occurs, it causes nu- that we should provide adequate fund- Additionally, I support portions of merous project delays and cancella- ing to ensure all those who have de- this appropriations bill that rec- tions, strained relationships with state fended our country receive the health ommend $50.1 million for necessary and local agency partners, and disrup- care they have earned and deserve. military construction improvements at tions in essential program manage- Mr. President, I continue to have Fort Carson, and an additional $130.6 ment efforts. Frequently, these can- deep concerns about the spending pri- million for projects in Colorado. cellations and delays increase costs orities of the Bush administration, but Specifically at Fort Carson, this bill and the time needed to complete the I do believe this bill will help provide recommends funds for the completion projects. Again, we need to address this our service members with top-notch of phase 2 of the airfield arrival/depar- emergency before it causes significant military facilities. And while we can ture complex as well as funds for the havoc for our public lands. always do more for our veterans, this Special Operations Complex. Fort Car- Mr. JOHNSON. Mr. President, in July bill is a step in the right direction to- son, known as the Mountain Post, the Senate Appropriations Committee ward honoring our commitment to all plays an essential role for the Army. approved the fiscal year 2007 Military those who served. I am also pleased at the committee’s Construction and Veterans Affairs ap- Mr. ALLARD. Mr. President, I rise recommendation that directs the U.S. propriations bill. As a member of the today in support of the Military Con- Air Force to submit a master infra- committee, I supported this measure, struction and Veterans Affairs appro- structure recapitalization plan for the

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To date more than 184,000 this time of fiscal constraints, law- the Academy to fulfill its mission of veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan have makers continue to earmark military education, training and equipping ca- sought care through the VA. Of that funds while underfunding the Presi- dets. number, 30,000 have been found to ex- dent’s overall request. Other projects in Colorado funded by hibit symptoms similar to post-trau- Let me mention a few examples of this bill includes funds for the Space matic stress or PTSD, and I applaud money earmarked in the committee re- Test and Evaluation Facility at the committee’s support for PTSD pro- port for specific projects that were not Schriever Air Force Base, continued grams and funding. This legislation requested by the Department of De- construction at the Pueblo Chemical also provides $32.7 billion for the Vet- fense: $1.5 million for a general instruc- Weapons Depot, $10.7 million for a con- erans Health Administration for fiscal tion building in Fort Lewis, WA; $1.5 solidated fuels facility at Buckley AFB year 2007, nearly equivalent to the million for officer’s quarters in Ra- and $7 million for the Air National President’s request. venna, OH; $1.5 million for a dining fa- Guard F–16 Fighter Squadron Oper- I commend the distinguished chair- cility at Camp Roberts in San Miguel, ations Center, also at Buckley AFB. man of the Subcommittee on Military CA; $3.4 million for an Aviation Readi- These projects are vital to the contin- Construction and Veterans Affairs, and ness Center at Helena Regional Air- ued success of our military at all lev- Related Agencies for her willingness to port, MT; $1.4 million for an engine els. work with the Senate Armed Services shop in Fort Worth, TX; $900,000 for an I urge the Senate to expeditiously Committee, SASC, to ensure this bill information technology complex at pass this bill in order to send it to the generally funds MILCON projects con- Wright-Patterson AFB, OH; and $2.0 President’s desk as soon as possible. I sistent with the authorizing commit- million for a regional training insti- would also like to thank Chairwoman tee’s views. The chairman has always tute in West Virginia. HUTCHISON for her leadership and dili- made a considerable effort to work Almost all the earmarked money will gence on this committee over the years with the authorizers to mitigate dif- go to the States represented by mem- and look forward to continuing to work ferences in the defense funding and au- bers of the committee. These examples with her in the future. thorizing bills. are only part of the nearly $60 million Mr. MCCAIN. Mr. President, I rise In particular, I appreciate the chair- today to address the Senate concerning in unrequested earmarks that siphon man’s efforts to remove an unrequested the legislation before us, the Military funds away from important programs and unauthorized MILCON project for Construction and Veterans Affairs ap- needed for enhancing our warfighting Lackland Air Force Base after I propriations bill for fiscal year 2007. capability. This means that the armed This bill is particularly important in brought my concerns to her attention. services have come to us with urgent this time of ongoing war, structural That project was not requested by the needs, and we have responded by giving changes in the force, and an aging vet- administration, nor is it listed in the them less than what they asked for eran population. The committee has Air Force’s Unfunded Priority List, while requiring that they spend it to worked to produce a bill that, while UPL. It was added only after the Air suit our parochial needs rather than imperfect, addresses many of the issues Force Chief of Staff sought the funding military necessity. that challenge our armed services and outside the regular process, without The problems facing our active and veterans, and I thank them for their the concurrence of DOD or OMB and retired veterans, whether in the form work. without any notification to or feedback of force structure or modernization or America remains at war, a war that from the authorizing committees. enhancing quality of life benefits, are continues to unite Americans in pur- When the authoring committees fi- properly addressed in a deliberative suit of a common goal—to defeat ter- nally learned about this project, we budget process. However, we should rorism. Americans have and will con- had already completed committee think twice before diverting money tinue to make sacrifices for this war. markups and passed Defense authoriza- away from military necessities to fund Our service men and women in par- tion bills in both chambers. The au- home State projects. The American ticular are truly on the front lines in thorizing committees refused to add an taxpayer expects more of us, as do our this war, separated from their families, out-of-scope provision into the final brave service men and women who are risking their lives, and working ex- conference report to authorize this Air fighting this war on global terrorism traordinarily long hours under the Force earmark, and as such, the chair- on our behalf. most difficult conditions to accomplish man has since agreed to remove it from Mrs. HUTCHISON. Mr. President, we the ambitious but necessary task their the pending bill in a manager’s amend- are now ready to go to final passage. I country has set for them. ment on the Senate floor. ask for a voice vote on passage. It is important that we understand I wanted to spend time on the Senate The PRESIDING OFFICER. The the context of this year’s military con- floor to highlight this Air Force question is on the engrossment of the struction legislation. Three processes MILCON earmark because it dem- amendments and third reading of the are playing out simultaneously that re- onstrates how authorizers and appro- bill. quire reasoned and appropriate con- priators can and should work together. The amendments were ordered to be gressional action on this bill. First, While ideally the provision would engrossed and the bill to be read a America’s struggle for peace in Iraq never have been included in the bill third time. continues. Second, our largest service, since it wasn’t requested, the chairman The bill was read the third time. the Army, is undertaking significant was more than willing to listen to my The PRESIDING OFFICER. The bill structural changes and redeploying concerns as an authorizer, and she having been read the third time, the thousands of troops. Third, the recent acted most appropriately by agreeing question is, Shall the bill pass? round of base realignment and closure to remove the earmark. Again, I thank The bill (H.R. 5385), as amended, was that streamlined the defense infra- Senator HUTCHISON for her steadfast passed. structure is now being implemented. leadership and accommodation of the Mrs. FEINSTEIN. Mr. President, I These three issues have defined the re- authorization committees’ wishes. move to reconsider the vote. quirements of the legislation before us. Unfortunately, the bill before us is Mrs. HUTCHISON. I move to lay that The committee has recognized the not entirely free of earmarks. I am motion on the table. challenges and outlined military con- concerned that, while this bill is some The motion to lay on the table was struction spending that, in large part, $434 million below the administration’s agreed to. meets them. request, it nonetheless recommends al- Mrs. HUTCHISON. Mr. President, I I am pleased to note that the Appro- most $90 million in unrequested spend- ask unanimous consent that the title priations Committee has met the ing that is directed at unauthorized amendment be agreed to.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 23:49 Feb 05, 2014 Jkt 081600 PO 00000 Frm 00019 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\2006SENATE\S14NO6.REC S14NO6 mmaher on DSKCGSP4G1 with SOCIALSECURITY S10908 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE November 14, 2006 The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without MORNING BUSINESS alongside her in the House of Rep- objection, it is so ordered. Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I ask resentatives and worked on many The title was amended so as to read: unanimous consent that the Senate issues with her, from fighting Federal An Act making appropriations for Military now proceed to a period of morning mandates in north Idaho to fighting for Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Re- business with Senators permitted to our military at Mountain Home Air lated Agencies for the fiscal year ending Sep- speak for up to 10 minutes each. Force Base and Gowen Field in Boise. tember 30, 2007, and for other purposes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without She stood firm in her convictions and Mrs. HUTCHISON. Mr. President, I objection, it is so ordered. beliefs, honoring the promises she think that finalizes the bill, the Mili- made to those who put her in office. f tary Construction appropriations bill Helen knew, without a doubt, what she and Veterans Affairs appropriations HONORING OUR ARMED FORCES believed in, and she lived those beliefs bill for 2007. I thank all of my col- SERGEANT KAMPHA B. SOURIVONG in word and deed unwaveringly. leagues for their cooperation and pa- Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, She worked very hard to make sure tience, especially my colleague, Sen- today I ask that the Senate join me in she had an understanding of what was ator FEINSTEIN, my ranking member paying tribute to SGT Kampha at stake. When she started her congres- who has been such a great colleague to Sourivong, who made the ultimate sac- sional career in 1995, she read every work with on this bill. Her staff and rifice while protecting freedom. Ser- piece of legislation that was coming up my staff have done an incredible job. I geant Sourivong, of Iowa City, IA, was for a vote on the House floor. She felt appreciate this opportunity and look assigned to C Company, 1st Battalion, she owed it to those who sent her to forward to going to conference and 133rd Infantry Regiment, 34th Infantry Congress. She surprised more than a having our military personnel be Division, Army National Guard, based few committee chairmen by showing up housed and have the equipment that is out of Iowa Falls, IA. He was mobilized at hearings being held by committees in the Military Construction bill which for Operation Iraqi Freedom with the she didn’t serve on, simply because of they so readily deserve. unit in September 2005 and arrived in her desire to know more and under- Especially, I have to say that funding Iraq in early May 2006. He died at the stand an issue. One of her most-oft repeated matras the veterans and their needs is a spe- age of 20, on September 30, 2006, in Al was ‘‘Love many, trust few, and paddle cial privilege for all of us because we Asad, Iraq, when his military vehicle your own canoe.’’ And that is exactly have young men and women coming encountered small arms fire. what she did—she was not someone back from Iraq and Afghanistan as we Sergeant Sourivong will be post- who would check the wind before decid- speak with injuries that we want to as- humously awarded the following ing what to do. She listened, asked sure are cared for and healed, and awards and decorations for his heroic questions, read documents, studied the where necessary that we have the reha- service: the Bronze Star, the Purple issues, and talked with experts and bilitation which they so richly deserve. Heart, the Armed Forces Reserve plain folks. She took all that informa- I think we have done a good job of Medal with Mobilization device, the tion she gathered and then made her covering these needs. I am very pleased Army Good Conduct Medal, the Iraq decision. At her center was a very prin- that we have taken one more step to fi- Campaign Medal, the Global War on cipled, gracious woman—one who was nalize this bill. Terrorism Service Medal, the National Mrs. FEINSTEIN. Mr. President, if I strong in her beliefs and kind to all Defense Service Medal, the Army Serv- those around her, regardless of theirs. might, I thank the chairman, my ice Ribbon, and the Combat Infantry- friend, the Senator from Texas. We In many ways, she mirrored the prin- man Badge. cipled center many of us admire about usually have a very easy time with this My thoughts and prayers have been bill. There are usually not many President Ronald Reagan. with Sergeant Sourivong’s parents, Idahoans have lost a true champion amendments to this bill. But perhaps Patty and Maliphone Sourivong, his for smaller government and personal because this is the first vehicle to brother and sister, and all those other freedoms. Helen brought Idaho into the move a number of items, they seemed family and friends who are grieving the national spotlight. She stood tough on to come up this afternoon. I think the loss of this young man. The Sourivong the issues and spoke out often, even chairman has shown great leadership family described Kampha as ‘‘a very after she left the House of Representa- and flexibility. Sometimes they go to- caring person’’ who ‘‘had a lot of tives in 2001. She could always be gether and sometimes they do not, but friends, loved his family, loved his counted on to call out hypocrisy in she has possessed both today. brother and loved his sister’’ and some- government and placed her reputation I am very grateful, and the Demo- one who ‘‘would give the shirt off his on the line many times to hold to her cratic side is very grateful for it as back to someone in need.’’ beliefs on what was best for Idahoans. well. This is a good bill. It is a bipar- I am grateful for the sacrifice that Perhaps the best way to remember tisan bill. It takes good care of vet- both Sergeant Sourivong and his fam- Helen is to quote her own words in an erans. It eliminates the problem of fi- ily have made. Our Nation will forever interview done with Reason Magazine nancing that we had last year. Overall, be in their debt. While the tragic loss in October 2000. When the reporter it is an excellent bill. I am very proud of this young American is deeply sad- asked how she would like to be remem- to have worked with the chairman. I dening, he will be remembered proudly bered, this is what she said: thank her. as the hero that he was. That I have been true to real Republican I thank the majority staff. And, of f principles. It’s been people like Tom Coburn, course, I thank my staff, of which Mark Sanford, and myself who have con- Christina Evans is sitting on my left, REMEMBERING CONGRESSWOMAN stantly said, ‘Let’s not forget who we are and and B.G. Wright and Chad Schulken HELEN CHENOWETH-HAGE why we are here.’ And that is to protect indi- back in the box. Mr. CRAPO. Mr. President, in recent vidual rights, American sovereignty, and pri- It has been a good day. At least we weeks, many of our thoughts have been vate property. If there is not a force of law turned to Helen Chenoweth-Hage, her and justice to protect private property, then have accomplished a substantial bill. we have lost the basis of our freedoms. I yield the floor. memory, and her family. Mrs. HUTCHISON. Mr. President, I As you know, Helen was laid to rest She said something else in that inter- suggest the absence of a quorum. in October after a tragic automobile view that strikes a resonant chord with The PRESIDING OFFICER. The accident took her life. We honor and me, in particular. When asked what the clerk will call the roll. remember this remarkable woman, and greatest threat to American Liberty The legislative clerk proceeded to I feel privileged to share with you some was, she said: call the roll. of my memories and thoughts about Too much federal and state government. Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I ask The lack of respect of people working in gov- her and the time that we served to- ernment for individuals. An idea that certain unanimous consent that the order for gether in the U.S. House of Representa- people who occupy powerful positions in the the quorum call be rescinded. tives. administration can make better decisions The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without There will never be another public about an individual and their life choices objection, it is so ordered. servant in Idaho like Helen. I served than can that individual.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 23:49 Feb 05, 2014 Jkt 081600 PO 00000 Frm 00020 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\2006SENATE\S14NO6.REC S14NO6 mmaher on DSKCGSP4G1 with SOCIALSECURITY November 14, 2006 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S10909 Helen will always be remembered as stage of life we both adhere to the wisdom of as military. It was met by 16 million citizen a champion of the individual—the rug- W.C. Fields, who expressed his philosophy as soldiers, backed by millions more on the ged, self-reliant American that is in all follows: If at first you don’t succeed, try, home front. All of them heroes in the age old try, again. Then give up. No use being a struggle for popular government. of us—and I thank her for that. damn fool about it. The word hero gets thrown around a lot. f Of course, in all that truly matters, George It’s a lot easier to be a hero if someone is has never given up. Neither has his beloved shooting at you, as happened to me on an BOB DOLE ON GEORGE MCGOVERN Eleanor. Sixty-six years after they enrolled Italian hillside—or attempting to shoot Mr. JOHNSON. Mr. President, civil- as undergraduates on this campus, sixty- down your plane, as George will recall from ity is alive and well in the great State three years after they declared their mar- 35 missions with his fellow B–24 bomber pi- of South Dakota. riage vows, the McGoverns of Mitchell are lots. Nor was it any accident that he named During the recess, there was an ex- still making a difference, still living every his plane the Dakota Queen—for the young traordinary, bipartisan celebration day in the spirit of this school’s motto: sac- bride to whom he would return after the war, honoring our former colleague, Senator rifice or service. with a Distinguished Flying Cross pinned to Having been both a candidate and a can- his uniform. When in another context George George McGovern. The occasion was didate’s spouse, I speak from experience said, ‘‘Come home, America,’’ I think it was the dedication of the George and Elea- when I say that for spouses it isn’t sacrifice that America to which he referred—a coun- nor McGovern Library at Dakota Wes- or service, it’s sacrifice and service. But then try that in every generation has produced leyan University in Mitchell, SD. Eleanor McGovern has always been a leader heroes, and is, in turn, a land fit for heroes The dedication brought together and humanitarian in her own right. What to come home to. former President , former ever else you can say about us, it’s pretty In this America we fight as one, though we majority leader Bob Dole, former ma- clear that both George and I married above vote and pray and speak as many. One of the ourselves. unfortunate aspects of modern politics is our jority leader , Senator That’s not all we have in common. ‘‘There tendency to label, dehumanize and even de- JOHN THUNE, Representative STEPHANIE is a wholesomeness about life in a rural monize opponents who are, after all, oppo- HERSETH, Governor Mike Rounds, and state. . .life tends to be more authentic and nents—not enemies. George McGovern is a 5,000 of Senator McGovern’s closest less artificial.’’ The words are George’s but leader, not a label. The man we honor this friends and admirers. the sentiment applies as much to Russell, evening is a proud liberal who nevertheless Governor Rounds noted that Senator Kansas as to Mitchell, South Dakota. We found much to admire in such common sense McGovern was a ‘‘patriot’’ and that both can attest to the fact that small towns conservatives as Bob Taft and Barry Gold- ‘‘all of us gathered here today have a nurture large dreams, and a generosity water. A Methodist preacher’s son, raised in unbounded as the Great Plains. Generosity is whole lot more in common than what a republican household, he cast his first vote what this evening’s all about—the generosity for Henry Wallace. As a young activist he divides us as Americans.’’ Senator of donors, and of those who seek their dona- was spellbound by the eloquence of Adlai THUNE noted that his father always tions. I want to congratulate Ambassador Stevenson. But in later years he would voted for George McGovern, even as Kimmelman and President Duffett as well as praise my hero, Dwight Eisenhower, for his the children urged him to vote Repub- the trustees and the campaign committee statesmanship and restraint while in the lican, because George was a decorated and every single individual whose generosity White House. WWII fighter pilot. Perhaps it was Sen- has helped to realize a dream called the George got to Congress ahead of me. By ator Dole, with his characteristic McGovern Library and Center for Leadership the time we served in the Senate, it’s a safe and Public Service. bet that our votes usually cancelled each humor, who best captured the signifi- Since we’re all being so generous, maybe other out. As fate would have it, I was Re- cance of Senator McGovern’s inspiring george would let me borrow his fundraising publican national chairman in 1972, the year career. team. We could use your help at KU. I can’t George ran against President Nixon. In poli- I ask unanimous consent that the re- imagine a more appropriate tribute to the tics, as earlier, I tried to be a good soldier. marks of Senator Dole be printed in McGoverns than a library, and not just be- but there are times when party loyalty asks the RECORD. cause George taught here at Wesleyan before too much. More than once I returned speech There being no objection, the mate- he put classroom theory to the test in a pub- drafts objecting to the official line against rial was ordered to be printed in the lic career that spans half a century. In fact, the Democratic nominee for President. By he and Eleanor are both educators at heart. election day, I think I had upset more people RECORD, as follows: They understand, for they personify, the es- around the White House than George did. Thank you very much for that generous in- sential truth of education—that so long as enough, anyway, so that I became expend- troduction, and for the honor of receiving books are kept open, then minds can never able once the votes were counted. the first McGovern Prize for Leadership and be closed. In years to come, this place will be Come to think of it, George, there’s an- Public Service. It is something that I will an incubator of informed Citizenship. What other thing we have in common. We were cherish, not least of all because of its name- more could any teacher ask for? both left unemployed by the Nixon White sakes who have set the standard—in friend- Generosity takes many forms. In the case House. ship as well as in leadership. This week’s of the McGoverns, it means a lifetime of If ever a candidate was entitled to nurse a events remind us once again that George principled service, and a personal decency grudge, it was George McGovern. Except no McGovern is a uniter and not a divider. Who that transcends any party label. I’m tempted man I know is less inclined to waste time or else could bring together Bill Clinton, Bob to say it transcends generations as well. It energy in holding grudges. His generosity of Dole, Al Neuharth, Tom Daschle, John has been said by this state’s second most fa- spirit extended to the man who defeated him Thune, and Peter, Paul and Mary? mous son, Tom Brokaw, that George and I in 1972. I will never forget a day in June, As you know, at times George and I have belong to the greatest generation. Actually, 1993, when we buried in the rose had our political differences. Though not the we were fairly average americans, who sud- gardens at the Nixon Library and birthplace. differences you might think. For example, denly found ourselves caught up in the his- After the formal service concluded, we were here at Wesleyan he was twice elected presi- torical whirlwind—a tornado as random and invited inside—away from the prying eye of dent of his class. I have yet to be elected devastating as any that slashed across the television—so that President Nixon could de- president of anything—though I’m thinking prairies of my youth. liver a tribute of his own to his wife of fifty- of running against Bill Clinton for president If we were prepared for the curve balls that three years. Among other things, he spoke of of the Senate spouses. came our way, it was only because of the val- the joys of grandparenting, describing what For me tonight is both an opportunity to ues passed on to us by pioneers and parents happened when their youngest grand- salute an old friend, and to repay an old who had confronted more than their share of daughter, Jennie, asked Mrs. Nixon how she debt. You see, three years ago George came challenges. When hard times engulfed the wished to be addressed. to the dedication of the Dole Institute of American farmer like a Kansas dust storm, After rejecting ‘‘grandmother’’ as too for- Politics at the University of Kansas. What we clung all the tighter to our neighbors. I mal, and ‘‘grandma’’ as a bit too elderly for he said about me then more than made up don’t know about George, but my own com- her liking, Pat suggested to the little girl for what he said about me when I ran for mitment to feeding the hungry is rooted in that she call her ‘‘Ma.’’ Jennie then put the President in 1980, 1988 and 1996. So I figured those distant days when millions of Ameri- same question to her famous grandfather. To the least I could do was to return the favor, cans struggled to put food on the table. Hun- which he replied, ‘‘Oh, you can call me any- and make up for what I said about him, when ger is bipartisan. So is compassion. thing, Jennie, because I’ve been called every- he ran for President in 1968—and 1972—and It wasn’t only economic democracy that thing.’’ At that moment I wasn’t the only 1984. was called into question during those bleak person in the room who was struggling to I’ve long since accommodated myself to a years. Also on the line was the idea—en- control his emotions. Not twenty feet from career pitching Pepsi and other stimulants. shrined in places like Mitchell and Russell— Nixon stood George, dabbing at his eyes with And George has happily resigned himself to that every life is precious because every a handkerchief. the fact that the only presidents in South human is created with a plan and a purpose. Later that day, a reporter approached him, Dakota are on Mount Rushmore. At our The great test of our time was moral as well curious to know why he was there. George

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It was not his responsibility it heard, George looked him straight in the eye onstrated in Iraq in 2004 that helped was his goodwill and American patriot- and said, ‘‘You can’t keep on campaigning save many lives. ism that drove him to put his life at forever.’’ CPT Aaron P. Hill of the U.S. Marine risk in order to assist and save others. Four years later I had my own taste of de- Corps recounted in a witness statement There is only one word that suffi- feat, following a hard fought campaign as ciently describes this exemplary Main- President Ford’s running mate. When it was that Alan Johnston’s heroic actions on over, I got some bracing advice from Hubert August 7, 2004, had he been in military er, and that word is hero. I was ex- Humphrey—yet another proud son of South uniform, would have earned him a tremely proud to present him with the Dakota who knew what it felt like to lose a medal. Mr. Johnston, a civilian con- Defense of Freedom Medal. close one. Hubert, like George, had a gift for tractor who was overseeing construc- Mr. Johnston’s awe-inspiring willing- bipartisan friendship that made him a genu- tion of two medical clinics in Iraq, ness to think of others ahead of himself inely beloved figure in the Senate. We acted swiftly and selflessly to rescue will forever be remembered by those worked closely on issues dealing with agri- others during a suicide attack on the whose lives he touched and saved that culture and nutrition. He was promoting headquarters facility at the Al Kasik day. The courageous commitment and Minnesota dairy farmers, and I was pushing Military Base located approximately 35 valiant care demonstrated by Alan Kansas wheat, but we shared a common vi- Johnston of Windsor, ME, exemplifies sion—the same vision with which George miles northwest of Mosul, Iraq. McGovern gave life to President Kennedy’s Captain Hill was part of a unit advis- the very best of what it means to be a Food for Peace Program—with which he in- ing Iraqi soldiers in Northern Iraq. He Mainer and an American spired school lunch programs and food credits Mr. Johnston with saving a f stamps and which, even now, underlies his number of lives after insurgents drove dream of a world in which no child goes to two water trucks packed with as many TRIBUTE TO ROB MCCLINTIC bed hungry. as 8,000 pounds of explosives to the Ms. STABENOW. Mr. President, I George and Eleanor call this the third free- headquarters building. The blasts from rise today in celebration of my long- dom. They have even set a deadline of 2030 by this insurgent attack lasted over 90 time friend and staff member, Rob which they hope to banish hunger around the minutes and destroyed the 2-level head- McClintic. After 23 years of work in the globe. To some this may seem impossibly vi- U.S. Congress, Rob has decided to re- sionary. Not to the McGoverns. ‘‘People call quarters building, resulting in 14 me an idealist,’’ Woodrow Wilson once said. deaths and an estimated 40 severely to tire from the Senate. ‘‘Well, that is how I know I am an Amer- critically injured people. Rob started with my office on March ican.’’ Acting without hesitation, Mr. John- 13, 1998, while I was still in the U.S. Is it idealistic to insist, as George and I do, ston sounded the alarm, throwing House of Representatives. When I won that school children deserve not only a those around him to the floor, saving the election to the Senate in 2000, I square lunch, but breakfast as well? Is it many lives. In the devastation that fol- couldn’t imagine not bringing Rob to idealistic to demand that the children of low lowed, acting with total disregard to work in the Senate with me. income and working families have the same his own safety, Mr. Johnston emerged Rob is often the first contact with access to basic nutrition as their well-heeled my constituents and visitors. As a staff classmates? Is it idealistic to want to share from the wreckage and began to assist American’s bounty with hungry children in in evacuating and treating the sur- assistant, Rob has been tasked with an- other lands—to feed their bodies out of our vivors. Despite the continuing barrage swering phone calls from constituents abundance, to demonstrate that the freedom of mortars and rockets, Mr. Johnston and greeting visitors. Everyone who we cherish is not the freedom to starve, but continued to offer help with his med- works in Congress knows that answer- the freedom to soar. ical expertise, calm demeanor, and ing phones is an extremely important Is that idealistic—or just plain American? steadfast devotion to helping his fellow job and can be tremendously chal- Here in the Heartland our ideals and our in- man. lenging. This is one of the main ways terests are inseparable. To us freedom is a Mr. Johnston not only reduced cas- that Senators and Representatives theory, a mere abstraction, unless it im- proves the quality of life for those who are ualties and treated the wounded but re- hear how their constituents are feeling set free. Earlier I mentioned Mount Rush- stored critical support systems, includ- on important issues. Rob has at busy more. One of the four Presidents enshrined ing power and water. He also helped to times answered well over 100 or more there is Theodore Roosevelt. One hundred find ways to feed the thousands of Iraqi phone calls a day. In 23 years on the years ago TR professed horror when told of soldiers dependent on the American Hill, Rob surely has answered over Americans who, when traveling abroad, military for support. 600,000 phone calls. This is, needless to apologetically asked their foreign hosts to Alan Johnston, a 6-year veteran of say, a tremendous feat. refrain from judging the United States based the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Rob is also responsible for giving on its politicians. an emergency medical technician for tours of the Capitol building and for But they must judge his country by the ac- tions of its politicians, said TR. Was that nearly 18 years, suffered injuries to his setting up other tours around Wash- idealistic? Or was it simply the old rugged head and leg but treated himself and ington, DC. His knowledge of the his- faith in the ability of so-called ordinary men remained at the base in Iraq for 3 tory of the Capitol is outstanding. He and women to govern themselves? It is easy months after the attack. He left Iraq in knows every corner of the Capitol and to be cynical about modern day politics. But December of 2004 and underwent an- provides a personal touch on each and the easy course will never fix what is broken. other series of leg surgeries once he re- every tour. Rob not only just gave In America, government is nothing if it is turned to the United States. tours, he made sure that the visitors not self-government. For in the mirror of de- As a result of Captain Hill’s eye- from Michigan enjoyed their stay in mocracy we see reflected back to us both our witness account of Alan Johnston’s ac- DC, and experienced the history of Con- noblest, and our meanest, attributes. It is the purpose of this college to promote the tions, last month I had the solemn gress. best that we can be. It is the goal of the privilege of pinning the Defense of Prior to working for me, Rob worked McGovern Center to foster service before Freedom Medal on Mr. Johnston’s lapel for Congressman Phil Sharp from Indi- self. And it is the hope of America that our at a medal ceremony held at my Au- ana, Rob’s home State, from April 1983 politics can be as decent as our people—that gusta, ME, office with Mr. Johnston’s through January 1995 and Congress- civility need never be confused with weak- family present, officially acknowl- woman MARCY KAPTUR of Ohio from ness—nor compromise with surrender. edging these courageous actions. This August 1995 through February 1998. When we come home to this America, we award is a rare and unique commenda- Upon leaving the Senate, Rob will be will fulfill the promise of our birth. We will tion issued only to civilians and is moving back to his home State of Indi- create a legacy to inspire generations yet ana to be closer to friends and family. unborn. And we will uphold the McGovern equivalent to the Purple Heart awarded tradition of idealistic leadership—for that is to military service men and women. I know his family is proud of him and how we know we are Americans. But what is most remarkable is that will welcome him home with open Thank you very much. this occasion marked the first time a arms.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 23:49 Feb 05, 2014 Jkt 081600 PO 00000 Frm 00022 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\2006SENATE\S14NO6.REC S14NO6 mmaher on DSKCGSP4G1 with SOCIALSECURITY November 14, 2006 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S10911 I also know that Rob’s friendly de- ice. He was previously of the Tahquitz tude, and it expresses how we all are feeling meanor and unparalleled profes- Type II crew. He graduated from Los today. sionalism will be dearly missed here in Amigos High School in Santa Ana in Mrs. Karen Mason: Psalm 100 says that Washington, DC. Rob McClintic is irre- 2001 and attended Fire Academy of Riv- protocol for coming into the presence of our heavenly King is to enter into His gates with placeable. erside Community College. He was a thanksgiving, to come into His presence with Mr. President, I am sad because I am resident of Fountain Valley, CA. He is gratitude, with a heart of gratefulness, and losing my trusted and valued staffer survived by his father Pablo Cerda, Sr. this song is my song of gratitude to my heav- who has worked with me for nearly a These five U.S. Forest Service fire- enly King. decade, but I am happy to see a dear fighters on Engine Crew 57 on the San (Song.) (Applause.) friend move on to new challenges, and Jacinto Ranger District were dis- Senator Norm Coleman: Good morning, I wish him the best of luck. patched early on the morning of Thurs- folks, I am Senator Norm Coleman, from the state of Minnesota, and before we enjoy our f day, October 26 to fight the Esperanza fire. As the fire blazed out of control, breakfast and more fellowship around the ta- TRIBUTE TO FALLEN U.S. FOREST bles, I would like to introduce our head ta- they bravely fought it when they were SERVICE FIREFIGHTERS FROM ble’s special guests and say a few words of overrun by flames. CALIFORNIA grace. To my far left, Karen Mason, and the Mark, Jess, Jason, Daniel, and Pablo four women from Point of Grace, who will be Mrs. BOXER. Mr. President, today I are true examples of why we call fire- introduced later in the program. Next to have a very heavy heart as I pay trib- fighters heroes. They bravely and self- them is Senator David Vitter from Lou- ute to five fallen U.S. Forest Service lessly risked their lives time and time isiana, then we have Senator , firefighters from California. It is an again trying to protect California. No Illinois’ new senator. Next to him is someone honor to talk about their heroic deeds, more could be asked of anyone. Trag- who we will introduce more fully later, for now one word will suffice—Bono. Next to but it is heartbreaking. ically, they have fallen in one of these These five heroes died in the line of him is my wife Laurie, whose love and sup- battles. We know why their friends, port has brought me to this moment. On the duty while protecting families and family, and colleagues are so proud of other end, we have Congressman Lincoln homes in the Esperanza Fire west of them and so devastated by their loss. Davis from Tennessee. Next to him we have Palm Springs. We deeply mourn the Their loss reverberates throughout Representative Tom Osborne of Nebraska, we loss of Engine Captain Mark California and our Nation. will just call him Coach. Next to him is Sen- Loutzenhiser, Fire Engine Operator I send my sincere condolences to ator Ken Salazar from Colorado. Then we Jess McLean, Assistant Fire Engine their families, their communities, and have Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison from the great state of Texas. Next, a former main Operator Jason McKay, Firefighter all of the firefighters who had the Daniel Hoover-Najera, and Firefighter speaker at this event, Senator Joe Lieber- honor of serving with Mark, Jess, man of Connecticut, and next, a member of Pablo Cerda. Jason, Daniel, and Pablo over the the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Chief of Naval Op- Mark Loutzenhiser was 44 years old years. erations, Admiral Michael Mullen. Finally, and had 21 years of firefighting service. These firefighters are extraordinary the spouse of my co-chair, Jill Pryor. He was a certified emergency manage- heroes. And we will not rest until we Let us pray to bless the food, which I will ment technician, EMT. He had pre- have found those responsible for this do in a moment. But first I would like to re- viously worked as a hotshot crewman horrific crime. cite the most holy prayer in Judaism which is called the Shema, and I have prayed it for the Vista Grande Hot Shots and f also as a volunteer firefighter for Riv- since I was a little boy. erside County. He majored in fire NATIONAL PRAYER BREAKFAST Sh’ma Yisrael, Adonai Elohaynu, Adonai Echad—Hear O Israel, Adonai is your God, science at Mount San Jacinto College. Mr. COLEMAN. Mr. President, as the Adonai is your God. Barukh Shem k’vod He was a longtime resident of session winds down I have been think- malkhuto l’olam va-ed—Blessed is the Name Idyllwild, CA, and was a wonderful sup- ing back over the year. As always, of His glorious kingdom for ever and ever. V- porter and coach for the youth sports there has been a lot more activity than ahavta et Adonai Elohecha—you shall love program. He is survived by his wife action, but we are making progress on the Lord your God—b-chol l’vavcha u-v-chol Maria Loutzenhiser. the people’s business. naf’sh’cha u-v-chol m’odecha—with all your Jess McLean was 27 years old and had But not everything we do here is leg- heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. 7 years of firefighting service. He had islative in nature. Senator PRYOR and I We gather under the shelter of encourage- been a hotshot for 3 years with the had the opportunity to chair the Na- ment of Your love today, to return thanks, Vista Grande Hot Shots. He graduated tional Prayer Breakfast in February, a to seek unity, to help the suffering, and to from Banning High School in 1997 and nonofficial, nonpartisan, and non- work for peace. Almighty God, we thank You attended fire science classes at Crafton denominational gathering of people for this food for our bodies and our hearts Hills College. He was a resident of from all over the world who are seek- which we are receiving this morning. Bless Beaumont, CA. He is survived by his ing better ways to connect with each all who prepared it. Lord, change us, and wife Karen McLean and his mother other and find strength beyond our- send us out of here different people than we Cecelia McLean. selves. Many of our colleagues in the were when we walked in. Amein. Jason McKay was 27 years old and Enjoy the food and the fellowship around House and Senate participated. For the table. had 5 years of Forest Service experi- their reference and for the benefit of (Breakfast.) ence and 4 years as a volunteer fire- other interested readers of this Senator Coleman: We are going to begin fighter in Adelanto. He also served on RECORD, I ask unanimous consent that the program. I am happy to introduce my the Mojave Greens Type II crew. He a copy of a transcript of the event, in- good friend Mark Pryor. He is a Democrat was a certified EMT and earned an as- cluding a very interesting talk by U2 from a red state. sociate’s degree in fire science. He was lead singer and humanitarian Bono, be Senator Pryor: And my good friend Norm Coleman who is a Republican from a blue a resident of Phelan, CA. He is survived printed in the RECORD. by his mother Bonnie J. McKay and his state and maybe that is why we get along so There being no objection, the mate- well. (Laughter.) father Robert McKay. rial was ordered to be printed in the Senator Coleman: We came to Washington Daniel Hoover-Najera was 20 years RECORD, as follows: together, and one of the first things we heard old and in his second season of fire- Senator Mark Pryor: Good morning. from our senior colleagues was Harry Tru- fighting. He worked on the Tahquitz Thank you very much for being here. I am man’s advice: If you want a friend in Wash- Type II crew in 2005 and was a seasonal Senator Mark Pryor, from Arkansas, and I ington, buy a dog. The hardest thing in pub- employee in 2006. He graduated from am one of the co-chairs of this event along lic life is not making decisions, it is finding San Jacinto Mountain View High with my very good friend Senator Norm people you can trust to guide you and en- School in 2004. He was a resident of San Coleman of Minnesota. We are so grateful courage you to do the right thing. Jacinto, CA. He is survived by his that you have come from every state in the Senator Pryor: And that is a real chal- Union, and from 160 nations around the lenge, because with every senator, every con- mother Gloria Ayala and his father world. To start us out on an uplifting and gressman, and every other leader who is Timothy Hoover. prayerful note, I am happy to introduce here, we got to where we are because of our Pablo Cerda was 23 years old and in Karen Mason from Little Rock, Arkansas. friends. Someone described public service as his second season with the Forest Serv- She has a song to share today about grati- being like cutting flowers from a garden and

VerDate Mar 15 2010 23:49 Feb 05, 2014 Jkt 081600 PO 00000 Frm 00023 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\2006SENATE\S14NO6.REC S14NO6 mmaher on DSKCGSP4G1 with SOCIALSECURITY S10912 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE November 14, 2006 putting them in a vase—they look great, but Senator Pryor: Amen to that. Norm, it has sive and bitter political and policy dif- before too long they need some nourishment. been a great pleasure and joy for me to work ferences. There we focus on our common hu- Senator Coleman: And for me that is what with you on this prayer breakfast, and see- manity and our faith in God. And like many this breakfast and our weekly breakfast ing all these people it makes me feel like we of my Republican and Democratic colleagues group in the Senate is all about—putting can do anything. What about next week we in the U.S. Senate and those of you in this back in what the job takes out. You should go in the office and fix the federal budget distinguished audience today, I grew up in a already know by now that what you are ex- deficit? (Laughter.) family and a community with a deep and periencing is a very big public version of Senator Coleman: You know, Mark, mir- abiding faith, and with a desire to translate what we experience privately on a personal acles do happen. One of my favorite quotes our values into the service of our neighbors scale every week in the Senate and in the was from David Ben-Gurion, first Prime Min- and into the betterment of our nation and House. People from all kinds of backgrounds ister of Israel, who said, ‘‘Anybody who our world. My own faith begins with my fam- come together to share a meal, deepen our doesn’t believe in miracles is not a realist.’’ ily. My family founded one of the first settle- relations, pray to God for His guidance and (Laughter.) ments in the New World, and named that blessings, and look for the inspiration to live Senator Pryor: Now to kick off the main city Santa Fe, the City of Holy Faith, in our faith more completely. We would also part of the program, I am going to introduce New Mexico. Over the more than four cen- like to provide a special welcome to four our second musical selection. You’ve noticed turies since that time, my family has sac- heads of state who have honored us with we have music this morning. When Moses led rificed and endured through war, poverty, their presence. President Miro Jovic of Bos- Israel out of Egypt, he also led them in song. death and discrimination. Yet during those nia-Herzegovina, Prime Minister King David is recorded as writing and sing- four centuries, we have survived because of Navinchandra Ramgoolam of Mauritius, ing many, many songs. The apostles of the our faith that all of God’s children have Prime Minister Said Musa of Belize, and first century are recorded on many different within their minds and their hearts the abil- King Abdullah bin al-Hussein II of Jordan. occasions as singing songs. Music is an im- ity to create a more perfect and better world (Applause.) portant way in which we can express our with the freedom and intellect endowed upon Senator Pryor: We hope that this breakfast faith. Point of Grace is four young women us by our Creator. is an encouragement to you to do similar with a passion for conveying the character of As Jesus said in the book of John: things where you live. I want to read a few God through music. This is a song about ‘‘If anyone says ‘I love God’ and hates his verses from the gospel of John, chapter 21. It prayer and friendship that expresses the neighbor, he is a liar. For he who does not says: heart of why we gather today. Ladies and love his brother whom he has seen cannot Afterward Jesus appeared again to his dis- gentlemen, Point of Grace. love God whom he has not seen.’’ Let us pledge today to redouble our efforts ciples by the Sea of Tiberias. Early in the [Point of Grace woman]: Thank you so to mend the rifts that too often exist be- morning, Jesus stood on the shore, but the much, Senator Pryor, for inviting us to be tween religious traditions, nations and polit- disciples did not realize that it was Jesus. He here today. It is a great honor, to be here ical parties. Let us remember the love of called out to them, ‘‘Friends, haven’t you with all of you to celebrate not only our neighbor and love of God are linked by an any fish?’’ faith but the great friendship that we all unbreakable bond, and that our lives and our ‘‘No,’’ they answered. share. This is called ‘‘Circle of Friends.’’ work should be motivated by love and com- He said, ‘‘Throw your net on the right side (Song.) Senator Barack Obama: Good morning. Mr. passion for our fellow man. of the boat and you will find some.’’ When In closing I would like to share with you a President, Madam First Lady, our speaker they did, they were unable to haul the net in prayer that is very close to my heart, one today, Bono, for the outstanding work you because of the large number of fish. that was created and given by Cesar Chavez, are doing. Thank you all for being here. I Jesus said to them, ‘‘Bring some of the fish the founder of the United Farm Workers of offer a reading from the letters to the Ro- you have just caught.’’ America. There he says, ‘‘Let the spirit Simon Peter climbed aboard and dragged mans, chapter 12, verses 3 through 12: flourish and grow, so that we will never tire ‘‘For by the grace given me I say to every the net ashore. It was full of large fish, 153, of the struggle. Let us remember those who one of you: Do not think of yourselves more but even with so many the net was not torn. have died for justice, for they have given us highly than you ought, but rather think of Jesus said to them, ‘‘Come and have break- life. Help us love even those who hate us, so yourself with sober judgment, in accordance fast.’’ that we can change the world.’’ When they had finished eating, Jesus said with the measure of faith God has given you. In conclusion, a part of a prayer that my to Simon Peter, ‘‘Simon son of John, do you Just as each of us has one body with many family has handed down over the centuries truly love me more than these?’’ members, and these members do not all have goes as follows: Infinitas gracias damos, por ‘‘Yes, Lord,’’ he said, ‘‘you know that I the same function, so in Christ we who are tus grandes beneficios que asi sin hacer love you.’’ many form one body, and each member be- servicio, nos das mas que merecemos. This Jesus said, ‘‘Feed my lambs.’’ longs to all the others. We have different means, in general, ‘‘We thank you infinitely, Again Jesus said, ‘‘Simon son of John, do gifts, according to the grace given us. If a oh God, for all the great blessings that you you truly love me?’’ man’s gift is prophesying, let him use it in have given us.’’ He answered, ‘‘Yes, Lord, you know that I proportion to his faith. If it is serving, let And today, God, we pray that you would love you.’’ him serve; if it is teaching, let him teach; if continue to unite our nation and our world. And Jesus said, ‘‘Take care of my sheep.’’ it is encouraging, let him encourage; if it is Senator Vitter: I guess my family are new- The third time he said to him, ‘‘Simon son contributing to the needs of others, let him comers to this country compared to Ken’s. of John, do you love me?’’ give generously; if it is leadership, let him We came from France to Louisiana in the Peter was hurt because Jesus asked him govern diligently; if it is showing mercy, let latter 1800s, but we share the same deep, rich the third time, ‘‘Do you love me?’’ He said, him do it cheerfully. Love must be sincere. Catholic faith. At the Senate prayer break- ‘‘Lord, you know all things; you know that I Hate what is evil; cling to what is good. Be fast I have talked about the very Catholic love you.’’ devoted to one another in brotherly love. concept of grace. It is God’s blessing given Jesus said, ‘‘Feed my sheep.’’ Honor one another above yourselves. Never from above, unearned, undeserved. It is a That is the spirit in which we meet to- be lacking in zeal, but keep your spiritual very un-Washington concept that we are not gether today. fervor, serving the Lord. Be joyful in hope, in control. And prayer breakfasts have also Senator Coleman: I am a tennis player, but patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.’’ deepened my sense of the power of prayer. not a very good one. I read somewhere that Praise be to God. Amazing things can happen when we truly when you hit a tennis ball, it is only on the Senator David Vitter: Good morning. I am acknowledge that we are not in control and racket for a tenth of a second. The rest is all David Vitter of Louisiana. ask for God’s grace, however unearned and backswing and follow-through. The prayer Senator Ken Salazar: Good morning. I am undeserved. breakfast is like that. We are here for just a Ken Salazar from Colorado. These parts of my faith meant a lot to me moment, but the months and years of work Senator Vitter: Ken and I both came to the this year, as we were hit by Hurricanes that went into this event is the backswing, U.S. Senate last year. Katrina and Rita in my home state of Lou- and hopefully there will be years of fruitful Senator Salazar: We came from different isiana and on the Gulf Coast. What better ex- follow-through. regions of the country, different parties, and ample of humans not being in control. And Listen to the words of Psalm 100. May this different perspectives on some issues, but we they sustain me today as we face the often be your affirmation today as well. were both drawn to the Senate prayer break- overwhelming challenge of rebuilding, and Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth. fast. the even more worrisome thought that the Worship the Lord with gladness; come before Senator Vitter: It is a truly wonderful ref- country has forgotten or moved on. So I call him with joyful songs. Know that the Lord is uge from the bitter partisanship and win-at- on that power of prayer this morning. I ask God. It is he who made us and we are his; we any-cost atmosphere that, unfortunately, we for your real prayer commitment to the peo- are his people, the sheep of his pasture. so often face outside that prayer circle. ple of the Gulf Coast. We all ask for God’s Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his Senator Salazar: As I said, Senator Vitter grace, that He touch us, bless us, awaken us courts with praise; give thanks to him and and I are members of the United States Sen- to this and other great ongoing national praise his name. For the Lord is good and his ate breakfast. At that breakfast we pray to- challenges. And I pray that we meet and not love endures forever; His faithfulness con- gether, Democrats and Republicans alike, forget this test of our national character tinues through all generations. and put aside what are sometimes very divi- here at home.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 23:49 Feb 05, 2014 Jkt 081600 PO 00000 Frm 00024 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\2006SENATE\S14NO6.REC S14NO6 mmaher on DSKCGSP4G1 with SOCIALSECURITY November 14, 2006 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S10913 U.S. Representative Lincoln Davis: Mr. It has been an unwavering tradition that ficult problems our people face. Complete President, First Lady, speakers, and musi- the only speakers we have are members of success frequently proves illusive, and the cians, on behalf of the U.S. House of Rep- Congress. But we were notified one day that victories we do achieve often come with set- resentatives and my congressional co-chair King Abdullah was going to come from Jor- backs and failures. A passage that renews of the prayer breakfast, we welcome you dan, and, we have had a senator or two come my energy and restores my focus is Second today. I want to give you a brief history. In by but we have never had a king before, so Corinthians chapter 4, verses 16 to 18: 1942 the prayer breakfast groups were inau- we didn’t know what to do. We said, we had ‘‘Therefore we do not lose heart. Though gurated in both the House of Representatives better ask him to speak. And so he spoke, outwardly we are wasting away, yet in- and the U.S. Senate. Later, in 1953, members and it was really an interesting morning, be- wardly we are being renewed day by day. For of the Senate and House prayer groups gath- cause he talked about his country, he talked our light and momentary troubles are ered together with President Eisenhower for about things that were going on in the world, achieving for us an eternal glory that far prayer and worship, to seek divine guidance he talked about the Koran, and then he outweighs them all. So we fix our eyes not for national leadership and to reaffirm faith talked about Jesus. It was really a very on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For and dependence on God. This gathering be- meaningful time, because at that point I what is seen is temporary, but what is un- came known as the Presidential Prayer began to realize that this person that we seen is eternal.’’ (Applause.) Breakfast until 1970, when the name was often put in a box, and this person that often Admiral Michael G. Mullen: Good morning, changed to the National Prayer Breakfast in is so clearly identified with a particular ide- Mr. President, Mrs. Bush, other distin- order to put more emphasis on the gathering ology, cuts across so many areas. And I know guished Heads of State, and distinguished rather than the individuals involved. In my that is why so many of you are here today visitors. I am Admiral Mike Mullen, I am the mind this was a fitting thing to do. And from so many countries, because of an inter- Chief of Naval Operations and this morning I today, 64 years later, on the 54th anniversary est in this particular topic. represent the Joint Chiefs of Staff. I am hon- of the National Day of Prayer, we gather Lincoln and I wanted to thank you and ored to be here and to have this opportunity. again to celebrate the glory of faith. I am welcome you this morning, and we certainly I have been asked to say a few words about amazed at the amount of people who are here hope that you will experience God’s presence myself which I don’t do well but I will give from outside of our country, at this wonder- here as we meet today, and that the world it a shot. I like to describe myself as a hus- ful event, highlighting the global nature of will be a better place for our having been band and father, an American, a sailor in the faith. here. Thank you very much. (Applause.) United States Navy, and a naval officer, in I would like to thank all the members of Senator Joseph Lieberman: Mr. President, that order. I have been married for 35 years Congress and both the House and Senate who Mrs. Bush, your majesty King Abdullah, la- to my partner for life, Deborah, and we are are here today. This last year has been a dies and gentlemen, honored guests, it is very proud of our two sons, Jack and Mi- wonderful time for me every Thursday morn- with great gratitude and joy that I greet you chael, currently serving on active duty in ing as we gather in the House restaurant, all, of different faiths but all brothers and the Navy. I am originally from Los Angeles, and I have served as co-chairman with the sisters in a shared faith in God. In the lan- son of hard-working parents who moved out wonderful fellow, Coach, named Congress- guage and spirit of the Hebrew Bible, west after the Depression in search of a bet- man Tom Osborne. It has been a delight, and ‘‘B’rukhim ha-baim b’Shem Adonai’’— ter life. They found it there and gave it to as we gather each morning, as members of Blessed be those who have come in the name me. I hold their memories dear. Born and Congress share their lives, their story about of the Lord. raised a Catholic, I also hold my faith dear. their family and their faith journey, it is one I am greatly honored to have been asked I know its enormous power, have seen it with of the best moments that we have. this morning to offer prayer for our national my own eyes during countless visits with When I first came to Congress in January leaders. I pray that God will open my lips so soldiers, sailors, airmen, Marines and Coast of 2003, I quickly found that the weekly pray- that my mouth may declare his praise. Guardsmen employed in harm’s way. Just er breakfast, where I would join with my col- In Genesis 2:7 it is written that God formed like the power of prayer, faith can move leagues giving thanks to the Lord and ask the man of dust from the ground, and he mountains. This morning I ask you to join for guidance in our work for the country, blew into his nostrils the soul of life, and me. I would like to offer a prayer for our was my favorite hour of the week. For this man became a living being. In 1776, God world’s leaders. reason I have always looked forward to the moved the founding generation of Americans Father in heaven, we gather in prayer prayer breakfasts. However, I truly believe to breathe a soul into their new land and today to ask your blessing over the lives and that any amount of time we spend in prayer make it a living nation, when they acknowl- decisions of those who lead nations around are the best moments of our life, and it helps edged the self-evident truth that there is a the world. It is a time of great challenge and us to continue with our faith. Thank you for Creator, and that he created us all equal, and great adversity. Theirs is an especially joining us this morning. My good friend, that we are all endowed by our Creator with mighty task and a deeply noble calling. For Tom Osborne. U.S. Representative Tom Osborne: Thanks unalienable rights, including among them upon the shoulders of our leaders rests the very much, Lincoln. Mr. President and First the rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of hopes and the dreams of billions of people. Lady, it is good to be with you this morning. happiness, and that governments are formed From the pen and from the podium, they di- I see a lot of politicians out there, and it re- to secure those rights. That declaration gave rect the future not only of this generation minds me of this event I went to not long America not only its independence but its but of generations yet unborn. May you ago. There were these three politicians, and purpose. And it was not just a national pur- guide them in that pursuit, oh Lord, and give one guy said to them: okay, let’s get to the pose but a global purpose, because God’s en- them strength. Help them serve with integ- bottom of this thing—let’s suppose you guys dowment of those rights was truly not just rity and with compassion. Help them choose are laid out in your coffins and people are to Americans but to all the men, women and love over hate, courage over fear, principle walking by and they’re talking about you, children of His creation. So I pray this morn- over expediency. Let them find new and even what one thing would you want them to say ing that God will bless America, and each better ways to be providers and peace mak- about you? The first politician said, I’d want American, as we work to advance our faith- ers. Let them be guided from the wisdom somebody to walk by and look down and say: based purposes; to unite all of God’s children found in Romans 12, which tells us, ‘‘Do not this was an honest man. The second politi- here at home and throughout the world; to be conformed to this world but be trans- cian said, I’d want somebody to walk by and support the causes of freedom, opportunity, formed by the renewal of your mind, that look down and say: this was a great family unity and hope, and defeat the evils of op- you may prove what is the will of God. Let man. The third politician said, yeah, I’d pression, poverty, illness, hatred and fear. love be genuine, hate what is evil, hold fast want somebody to walk by and look down We pray, Lord, that you will hold our to what is good. Repay no one evil for evil, and say: I think he’s still moving. (Laugh- president and his family and all national but take thought for what is noble in the ter.) leaders in your hands, and protect them and sight of all.’’ Sometimes—at this time of the morning, us as they lead us forward to achieve the hu- In the sight of all, oh Lord, let our leaders that is about the way you feel. mane and universal mission you have given be noble and learn from your example. Let Lincoln covered the House prayer break- us, so that together we may come to the day them realize that to be right with you is to fast very well. Each Thursday, 30 to 40 of us when the mountains will be made low and be right. And finally, from this sailor to the meet together, and the speakers are always the valleys will be raised up, when the crook- One who made the seas, be pleased to guide members of Congress. The interesting thing ed places will be made straight and the the ships of state to safe harbor. In the face is, people share their lives and talk about rough places smooth. For on that day, which of storms and shoals and fainting hearts, we their families and their hopes and their aspi- we all pray and work for, the earth will sure- trust you with everything we have, every- rations and their struggles, it seems that the ly be full of the glory of God. Amen. (Ap- thing we are, and everything we hope to be. labels begin to come off—Republican, Demo- plause.) You not only chart our course, you help us crat, liberal, conservative, and on and on. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison: I am Sen- hold the tiller. You brave the waves and You begin to see the person behind the mask ator Kay Bailey Hutchison from Texas. Mr. calm the waters. You really are Emmanuel, and you begin to see people as they really President, First Lady Laura, King Abdullah, God with us. May that truth be known today are. Every time I have come away from that Heads of State, and all distinguished visitors to those who lead our nations. With grateful breakfast, I have had a great appreciation from around the world and from our wonder- hearts we pray, Amen. and usually a genuine love for that person as ful country. As religious, community and po- Senator Coleman: There are a lot of Catho- I have heard them talk about their life. litical leaders, we deal with the most dif- lics on this program. Mr. President, I

VerDate Mar 15 2010 23:49 Feb 05, 2014 Jkt 081600 PO 00000 Frm 00025 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\2006SENATE\S14NO6.REC S14NO6 mmaher on DSKCGSP4G1 with SOCIALSECURITY S10914 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE November 14, 2006 thought they were all on the Supreme Court. up from my father and my mother was the When churches started demonstrating on (Laughter.) sense that religion often gets in the way of debt, governments listened—and acted. When In my day, I have introduced the president, God. For me, at least, it got in the way, see- churches started organizing, petitioning, and I once introduced Dr. Billy Graham, but as a ing what religious people, in the name of even that most unholy of acts today, God former roadie for the 60s rock band Ten God, did to my native land. And even in this forbid, lobbying on AIDS and global health, Years After, this ranks right up there as one country, seeing God’s second-hand car sales- governments listened—and acted. I am here of the high points of my introducing career. men on the TV cable channels offering indul- today in all humility to say: you changed Mark and I were joking about this earlier, gences for cash. In fact, all over the world, minds, you changed policy, and you changed this kind of makes us the rhetorical warm- seeing the self-righteous roll down like a the world. So thank you. (Applause.) up act for U2. (Laughter.) mighty stream from certain corners of the Check Judaism. Check Islam. Check pretty Our message today comes from a person religious establishment. I must confess, I much anyone. God may well be with us in who has gotten the attention of the world by changed the channel. I wanted my MTV. our mansions on the hill. I hope so. He may walking with God, talking about things that So, even though I was a believer, and per- well be with us in all manner of controver- matter, and letting his light shine. He is an haps because I was a believer, I was cynical— sial stuff. Maybe, maybe not. But the one extraordinary musician, charismatic leader, not about God, but about God’s politics. thing we can all agree on—all faiths, all and is unabashedly, uniquely himself. We In 1997, a couple of eccentric septua- ideologies—is that God is with the vulner- have an expression that a celebrity is a per- genarian British Christians went and ruined able and poor. God is in the slums, in the son who is famous for being famous. But our my shtick, my reproachfulness. They did it cardboard boxes where the poor play house. speaker this morning is known around the by describing the Millennium, the year 2000, God is in the silence of a mother who has in- world as a person of conscience, a person of as a Jubilee year; as an opportunity to can- fected her child with a virus that will end influence, but most of all, a person of faith. cel the chronic debts of the world’s poorest both their lives. God is in the cries heard His organization is called DATA—Debt, people. They had the audacity to renew the under the rubble of war. God is in the debris AIDS, Trade in Africa. They are working to Lord’s call and were joined by Pope John of wasted opportunity and lives, and God is Paul II, who, from an Irish half-Catholic’s bring people, organizations, leaders and poli- with us if we are with them. (Applause.) point of view, may have had a little more of ticians together to make a unified effort to ‘‘If you remove the yoke from your midst, a direct line to the Almighty, to declare the change the future of Africa. the pointing of the finger and the speaking He has come to challenge us, to reach Year of Jubilee. of wickedness, and if you give yourself to the So Jubilee. Why Jubilee? What was this across the boundaries, to care for the poor hungry and satisfy the desire of the afflicted, Year of Jubilee, this year of our Lord’s and to walk the talk of our faith. Ladies and then your light will rise in darkness and favor? I had always read the Scriptures, ac- gentlemen, Bono. (Applause.) your gloom will become like midday, and the tually, even the obscure stuff. There it was Bono: Thank you very much. Thank you Lord will continually guide you and satisfy in Leviticus 25:35: Mr. President, First Lady, King Abdullah, your desire even in scorched places.’’ ‘‘If your brother becomes poor, and cannot It is not a coincidence that in the Scrip- other heads of state, distinguished guests. maintain himself, you shall maintain him. Please join me in praying that I don’t say tures poverty is mentioned more than 2,100 You shall not lend him your money at inter- times. It is not an accident. That is a lot of something we will all regret. That was for est, nor give him your food for profit.’’ the FCC. air time. The only time Jesus Christ is Jubilee is such an important idea that judgmental is on the subject of the poor, If you are wondering what I am doing here Jesus begins his ministry with this. Jesus is at a prayer breakfast, well so am I. I am cer- Matthew 25:40: ‘‘As you have done it unto the a young man, he has met with the rabbis, he least of these my brethren, you have done it tainly not here as a man of the cloth, unless has impressed everybody, people are talking. that cloth is leather. And I am certainly not unto me.’’ The elders say, he is a clever guy, this Jesus, As I say, good news to the poor. Here is here because I am a rock star, which leaves but, he has not done much, yet. He has not some good news for you, Mr. President. After only one possible explanation: I have got a spoken in public before. When he does, his 9–11, we were told America would have no messianic complex. It is true. And to anyone first words are from Isaiah: ‘‘The Spirit of time for the world’s poor. We were told who knows me, it is hardly a revelation. the Lord is upon me because He has anointed America would be taken up with its own I am the first to admit that there is some- me to preach the good news to the poor.’’ problems of safety. And while it is true that thing unnatural, something even unseemly And Jesus proclaims the year of the Lord’s these are dangerous times, America has not about rock stars mounting the pulpit and favor, the year of Jubilee in Luke 4:18. What drawn the blinds and double-locked the preaching at presidents, then disappearing to he was really talking about was an era of doors. In fact, you have doubled aid to Afri- their villas in the south of France. Talk grace, and we are still in it. ca. You have tripled funding for global about a fish out of water. It was weird So fast-forward 2,000 years. That same health. And Mr. President, your emergency enough to have Jesse Helms come to a rock thought—grace—is now incarnate in a move- plan for AIDS relief and support of the Glob- show. But, this is really weird, isn’t it? ment of all kinds of people. It was not a al Fund—yours’ and Congress’—have put One of the things I love about this country bless-me club, it was not a holy huddle. 700,000 people onto life-saving anti-retroviral is the separation of Church and State—al- These religious guys were willing to get out drugs and provided eight million bed nets to though I have to say in inviting me here in the streets, get their boots dirty, wave the protect children from malaria. (Applause.) both Church and State have been separated placards, follow their convictions with ac- Outstanding human achievements. from something else completely: their mind! tions, making it really hard for people like Counterintuitive, I think you will admit, but Mr. President, are you sure about this? It me to keep our distance—ruining my shtick. historic. You should be very, very proud. But is very humbling, and I will try to keep my I almost started to like these church people. here is the bad news: There is so much more homily brief. But be warned: I am Irish. But then my cynicism got another helping to do. There is a gigantic chasm between the I would like to talk about the laws of man, hand. It was what Colin Powell, a five-star scale of the emergency and the scale of the here in this city, where those laws are writ- general, called the greatest W.M.D. of them response. ten. I would like to talk about higher laws. all: a tiny little virus called A.I.D.S. And the And finally—getting to higher levels, high- It would be great to assume that one serves religious community, in large part, missed er callings—this is not about charity in the the other, that the laws of man serve these it. The ones that did not miss it could only end, is it? It is about justice, the good news higher laws, but of course they don’t always. see it as divine retribution for bad behav- yet to come. I just want to repeat that: This I presume, in a way, that that is why you are ior—even on children? Even if the fastest- is not about charity, it is about justice. And all here. I presume the reason for this gath- growing group of HIV infections were mar- that is too bad. Because we are good at char- ering is that all of us here—Muslims, Jews, ried, faithful women? ity. Americans as well as the Irish are good Christians—are searching our souls for how Ah, there they go, I thought to myself. at charity. We like to give and we give a lot, to better serve our family, our community, Judgmentalism is back. But in truth, I was even those who cannot afford it. But justice our nation, our God. And some of us are not wrong again. The Church was slow but the is a higher standard. Africa makes a fool of very good examples, despite what Norm says. Church got busy on this the leprosy of our our idea of justice; it makes a farce of our I am certainly searching, and that, I sup- age. Love was on the move. Mercy was on the idea of equality. It mocks our pieties, it pose, is what led me here. Yes, it is odd, hav- move. God was on the move. Moving people doubts our concern, and it questions our ing a rock star at the breakfast. But maybe of all kinds to work with others they had commitment. 6,500 Africans are still dying it is odder for me than for you, because, you never met, never would have cared to meet. every day of preventable, treatable disease, see, I have avoided religious people most of We had conservative church groups hanging for lack of drugs we can buy at any drug- my life. Maybe it has something to do with out with spokesmen from the gay commu- store. This is not about charity; this is about my having a father who was a Protestant nity, all singing off the same hymn sheet on justice and equality. Because there is no way and a mother who was a Catholic in a coun- AIDS. See, miracles do happen. And we had we can look at what is happening in Africa try where the line between the two was, hip-hop stars and country stars. This is what and, if we are honest, conclude that deep quite literally, often a battle line; where the happens when God gets on the move. Crazy, down, we would let it happen anywhere else, line between Church and State was, at the crazy stuff happens. Popes were seen wearing if we really accepted that Africans are equal very least, a little blurry and hard to see. sunglasses! Jesse Helms had a ghetto blaster to us. And I say that humbled in the com- I remember how my mother would bring us now! Evidence of the Spirit moving—it was pany of a man with an African father. to chapel on Sundays and my father used to breathtaking. It literally stopped the world Look at what happened in Southeast Asia wait outside. One of the things that I picked in its tracks. with the Tsunami. 150,000 lives lost to the

VerDate Mar 15 2010 23:49 Feb 05, 2014 Jkt 081600 PO 00000 Frm 00026 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\2006SENATE\S14NO6.REC S14NO6 mmaher on DSKCGSP4G1 with SOCIALSECURITY November 14, 2006 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S10915 greatest misnomer of all misnomers, Mother blessing. I would be saying, look, I have got burdens you carry are beyond anything any Nature. Well, in Africa, 150,000 lives are lost a new song, look after it. I have a family, of us can even imagine. We thank you for every month—a tsunami every month. And and I am going away on tour, please look being a man of real faith and of prayer. It is it is a completely avoidable catastrophe. after them. I have this crazy idea, could I evident that this is a deep, personal faith. It is annoying, but justice and equality are have a blessing on it. And this wise man And I want to thank you for encouraging mates, aren’t they? Justice always wants to asked me to stop. He said stop asking God to people of faith to take a larger role in our so- hang out with equality. And equality is a bless what you are doing. Get involved in ciety. I remember the story of the people real pain. what God is doing, because it is already coming around Moses, to hold up his arms as You think of these Jewish sheep-herders blessed. he led the people. We have come here today going to meet with the Pharaoh, mud on Let’s get involved in what God is doing. to do that for you. their shoes, and the Pharaoh goes, ‘‘Equal? God, as I say, is always with the poor. That Ladies and gentlemen, it is my honor to in- Equal?’’ And they say, ‘‘Yeah, that is what it is what God is doing, and that is what He is troduce the President of the United States. says here in the Book—we are all made in calling us to do. President George W. Bush: Thank you all. the image of God, sir.’’ Eventually the Phar- I was amazed when I first got to this coun- (Applause.) aoh says, ‘‘Look, I can accept that. I can ac- try and I learned how much some church- Thanks for the warm welcome. Laura and I are delighted to be here. This lovely per- cept the Jews—but not the blacks. Not the goers tithe: up to ten percent of the family sonality said this morning: keep your re- women. Not the gays. Not the Irish. No budget. How does that compare with the fed- marks short. (Laughter.) way.’’ So on we go with the journey of equal- eral budget, the budget for the entire Amer- I appreciate this prayer breakfast a lot, ity. On we go in the pursuit of justice. ican family? How much of that goes to the and I appreciate the spirit in which it was We hear that call in the ONE Campaign, a poorest people in the world? It is less than formed. Ike said he was living in the growing movement of more than two million one percent of the federal budget. loneliest house in America—but what he for- Americans—five million by the next elec- Mr. President, Congress, people of faith, got to say is: the rent is pretty good. (Laugh- tion, I can promise you—united in the belief people of America, I want to suggest to you ter.) that where you live should no longer deter- today that you see the flow of effective for- It is great to be here with distinguished mine whether you live. eign assistance as tithing, which to be truly guests from all around the world. Your Maj- We hear that call even more powerfully meaningful will mean an additional one per- esty and Prime Ministers and former Prime today, when we mourn the loss of Coretta cent of the federal budget tithed to the poor. Ministers, friends with whom I have the Scott King, mother of a movement for equal- And what is that one percent that we are honor to work, you are welcome here. I ap- ity, one that changed the world but is only asking for in the ONE campaign? It is not preciate the fact that people from different really getting started, because these issues merely a number on a balance reader pulled walks of life, different faiths have joined us. are as alive as they ever were; they just out of the air. One percent is the girl in Afri- Yet I believe we share one thing in common: change shape and they cross the seas. ca who gets to go to school, thanks to you. We are united in our dedication to peace and Preventing the poorest of the poor from One percent is the AIDS patient who gets her tolerance and humility before the Almighty. selling their products while we sing the vir- medicine, thanks to you. One percent is the (Applause.) tues of the free market—that is not charity, African entrepreneur who can start a small I want to thank Senators Pryor and Cole- that is a justice issue. Holding children to family business, thanks to you. One percent man for putting on this breakfast. I appre- ransom for the debts of their grandparents— is not redecorating presidential palaces. One ciate Senator Frist, Representative Blunt, that is not charity, that is a justice issue. percent must not be—or do not give it— Representative Pelosi, other members of the Withholding life-saving medicines out of def- money down a rat hole. This one percent is who have joined us erence to the Office of Patents—that is not digging waterholes to provide clean water, on the dais and who are here for this break- charity, that is a justice issue. And while the like I saw with Bill Frist in Uganda. That is fast. I thank the members of my Cabinet who law is what we say it is, God is not silent on what we are asking for. (Applause.) are here. Get back to work. Laughter.) the subject. That is why I say there are laws One percent is a new partnership with Afri- I find it interesting that the music is from of the land and then there is a higher stand- ca, not paternalism towards Africa, where Arkansas. (Laughter.) I am glad it is, be- ard. And we can hire experts to write them increased assistance flows toward improved cause they know how to sing down there. so they benefit us, so that these laws say governance and initiatives with proven track (Laughter.) I was trying to figure out what to say that it is okay to protect our agriculture but records and away from the boondoggles and about Bono, and a story jumped to mind it is not okay for African farmers to protect white elephants that we have seen before. about this really good Texas preacher. And their agriculture, to earn a living. As the America gives less than one percent now. he got going in a sermon and a fellow jumped laws of man are written, that is what they We are asking for an extra one percent to up in the back and said, ‘‘Use me, Lord, use say. But God will not accept that. Mine will change the world, to transform millions of me.’’ The preacher ignored him and finished not. Will yours? lives—and I say this to the military men now his sermon. The next Sunday, the preacher I close this morning on very thin ice, prob- not just transform hundreds of thousands of gets up and is cranking on another sermon ably. This is a dangerous idea I have put on communities, indeed millions, but transform when the guy jumps up again and says, ‘‘Use the table here: my God versus your God, the way they see us, which might be smart in me, Lord, use me.’’ After the service, the their God versus our God, versus no God. It these dangerous times. One percent is na- preacher walked up to him and said, ‘‘If is very easy in these times to see religion as tional security. One percent is enlightened you’re serious, I’d like for you to paint the a force for division rather than unity. And economic self-interest, and a better, safer pews.’’ Next Sunday, he’s preaching, the guy Washington is a town that knows something world rolled into one. Sounds to me that in stands up and says, ‘‘Use me, Lord, use me, of division. But the reason I am here, and the this town of deals and compromises, one per- but only in an advisory capacity.’’ (Laugh- reason I keep coming back, is because Wash- cent is the best bargain around. ter.) ington is a town that is proving it can come Thank you very much. (Applause.) So I have gotten to know Bono. (Laugh- together on behalf of what the Scriptures Senator Pryor: Thank you. ter.) He is a doer. The thing about this good call ‘‘the least of these.’’ It is not a Repub- You may know, friends, that the National citizen of the world is that he has used his lican idea, it is not a Democratic idea, it is Prayer Breakfast came into being as a way position to get things done. You are an not even, with all due respect, an American to support and encourage the president and amazing guy, Bono. God bless you. (Ap- idea, nor is it unique to any one faith. his family. Back in the 1950s, newly elected plause.) ‘‘Do to others as you would have them do Dwight Eisenhower declared to a close friend It is fitting we have a National Prayer to you.’’ Jesus says that. in the Senate, ‘‘I live in the loneliest house Breakfast, because our nation is a nation of ‘‘Righteousness is this: that one should in the world.’’ President Eisenhower was in- prayer. In America, we do not prescribe any give away wealth out of love for Him to the vited to be part of a small, private Senate prayer. We welcome all prayer. We are a na- near of kin and to the orphans and the needy breakfast group which is still meeting today. tion founded by men and women who came and the wayfarer and the beggars and for the At some point one of the people in that to these shores seeking to worship the Al- emancipation of the captives.’’ The Koran group declared, ‘‘It sure would be an encour- mighty freely. From these prayerful begin- says that. agement to the nation to know we are meet- nings God has greatly blessed the American ‘‘Thus sayeth the Lord: Bring the homeless ing like this.’’ And so the first National people, and through our prayers we give poor into your house. When you see the Prayer Breakfast was held. The model of thanks to the true source of our blessings. naked, cover him. Then your light will break leaders meeting in private to share their Americans remain a prayerful people out like the dawn and your recovery will lives, their testimony, and to pray has today. I know this firsthand. I cannot tell spring forth speedily; then the Lord will be spread, and this is spreading to scores of na- you the number of times while traveling out your rear guard.’’ The Jewish Scripture says tions around the world. there in our country, people walk up, total that. Isaiah 58 again. It is a very powerful in- This morning we are honored to have our strangers, and say, Mr. President, I am pray- centive: The Lord will watch your back. first couple with us. Mrs. Bush, we want to ing for you and your family. It is one of the Sounds like a good deal to me, especially express the comfort and reassurance we have great blessings of the presidency, and one of right now. (Applause.) felt from your loving personality. Thank the most wonderful gifts a person can give A number of years ago, I met a wise man you. (Applause.) any of us who have the responsibility to gov- who changed my life, in countless ways, big And now, Mr. President, we want you to ern justly. So I thank my fellow citizens for and small. I was always seeking the Lord’s know that we all pray for you. The awesome their gracious prayers and wonderful gifts.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 23:49 Feb 05, 2014 Jkt 081600 PO 00000 Frm 00027 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\2006SENATE\S14NO6.REC S14NO6 mmaher on DSKCGSP4G1 with SOCIALSECURITY S10916 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE November 14, 2006 Every day, millions of Americans pray for you and we want to reiterate that. We know him—taught us in the Lord’s Prayer: ‘‘And the safety of our troops, for the protection of that prayer changes people and prayer lead us not into temptation, but deliver us innocent life, and for the peace we all hope changes history, and we send you and the from evil, for Thine is the kingdom, the for. Americans continue to pray for the re- First Lady off with our love and gratitude power, and the glory forever and ever. covery of the wounded, and to pray for the for spending time with us this morning. We Amen.’’ Almighty’s comfort on those who have lost a promise to pray like all depends on our pray- I now ask you all to join in a special pray- loved one. We give thanks daily for the brave ers. God bless the President and his wife. er for the Middle East, that not one more and decent men and women who wear our na- We are now going to have a concluding generation will grow up knowing conflict tion’s uniform, and we thank their families song. and injustice, nor suffer from poverty or op- as well. (Song.) [‘‘Waiting in the Wings.’’] (Ap- pression; that not one more family will lose In this country we recognize prayer is a plause.) a loved one to war and bitterness; and that gift from God to every human being. It is a Senator Coleman: Ladies and gentlemen, together, Muslim, Jew and Christian, we can gift that allows us to come before our Maker Point of Grace. create a new future for the Holy Land, a fu- with heartfelt requests and our deepest Senator Pryor: It has been a great morn- ture of hope, a future of promise, a future of hopes. Prayer reminds us of our place in ing, hasn’t it? (Applause.) peace. God’s creation. It reminds us that when we One of the highlights of the year of prepa- Let us remember the words of Amos, the bow our heads or fall to our knees, we are all ration for this prayer breakfast was for words that Dr. Martin Luther King urged for equal and precious in the eyes of the Al- Norm and me to place a phone call to Dr. all peoples and all time: ‘‘Let justice roll mighty. Billy Graham. And, as most of you know, he down like waters, and righteousness like a In prayer, we are reminded that we are was deeply involved, and has been deeply in- mighty stream.’’ Thank you very much. (Ap- never alone in our personal trials or indi- volved, in many prayer breakfasts, espe- plause.) vidual suffering. In prayer, we offer our cially the early ones. In years past he has Senator Pryor: Let us pray. Lord, we are thanksgiving and praise, recognizing our been very involved in the National Prayer grateful for your presence among us. You lives, our talents and all that we own ulti- Breakfast and has helped us develop this made us and you love us, so to be in your mately flow from the Creator. And in these model over the last 54 years. presence is what our lives are all about. We moments of our deepest gratitude, the Al- Senator Coleman: We were asking if Dr. stand as people from all walks of life, many mighty reminds us that for those to whom Graham could be with us this morning to say backgrounds and traditions, as a circle of much has been given, much is required. our closing prayer but he said that his friends. We know your love waits in the In prayer, we open ourselves to God’s pri- health would not allow him to travel. But he wings, and we ask you to bring it onto the ority, especially His charge to feed the hun- wanted us all to greet you in the name of the world stage. We grieve for our fellow human gry, to reach out to the poor, to bring aid to Lord and he said that he would be right here beings who suffer the pain and hardship and the widow or the orphan. By surrendering with us praying. He is a national , bereavement of war and disease. We pray es- our will to God’s will, we learn to serve His and we know his prayers have been answered pecially for the children. May they somehow eternal purposes. Through prayer, our faith today. We ask that God would sustain him escape the destruction, the mental scars that is strengthened, our hearts are humbled and and continue to give him voice to bring our would lead them to want to make war in our lives are transformed. Prayer encourages nation and our world together. their own adulthood. Lord, as your servant us to go out into the world and serve. And now we have a very special moment to the King has asked, we pray for the peace of In our country we recognize our fellow citi- conclude in prayer. When we began to put the Middle East. We pray that you would re- zens are free to profess any faith they this breakfast together beginning almost a strain the forces of evil, and raise up and choose, or no faith at all. You are equally year ago, our prayer was that it not just be propel forward the leaders of peace. American if you are a Jew or a Christian or another annual event, but that it address the Senator Coleman: Lord, we pray for the Muslim. You are equally American if you deepest needs of the world that are unique to people of Africa. We pray that we would each choose not to have faith. It is important this moment in time and history. In the mes- individually in our roles as leaders allow our America never forget the great freedom to sages we have heard from Bono and the hearts to be broken by the things that break worship as you so choose. (Applause.) President, we have touched the heart of the the heart of the Lord. May we join together What I have found in our country, that world situation today. In addition, we would in medical solutions and financial solutions whatever our faith, millions of Americans like all to welcome to the podium a very dis- and economic solutions which rescue that answer the universal call to love your neigh- tinguished guest, a courageous leader in the continent from the problems that it has. We bor just like you would like to be loved your- pursuit of peace in the Middle East, King thank you for the joy and faith of the Afri- self. Over the past five years we have been Abdullah bin al-Hussein II of Jordan. Your can people. May their example of grace in inspired by the ways that millions of Ameri- Majesty, please join us up here. (Applause.) the face of suffering inspire us all. And Lord, King Abdullah bin al-Hussein II: Bismillah cans have answered that call. In the face of that which we pray for, give us the strength Ar-Rahman Ar-Rahim—In the name of God, terrorist attacks and devastating natural to work for. And together may we say the the Compassionate, the Merciful. disasters here and around the world, the ancient benediction from the Torah: The My friend Bono, Senator Coleman, Senator American people have shown their faith in Lord bless you and keep you. Pryor, all of you, thank you very much for action again and again. After Katrina, volun- Senator Pryor: The Lord make his face the honor to stand with you today, as a teers from churches and mosques and syna- shine upon you and be gracious to you. brother with people of faith, to reaffirm our gogues and other faith-based and community Senators Coleman and Pryor: The Lord common values and beliefs. The principles groups opened up their hearts and their turn his face toward you and give you peace. that we gather to recognize today are homes to the displaced. We saw an out- And all of God’s people together said: Amen. grounded in the firmest of foundations, our pouring of compassion after the earthquake Senator Coleman: Thank you all for com- scriptural heritage. in Pakistan and the tsunami that devastated ing and go in peace. (Applause.) entire communities. We live up to God’s call- For Muslims, the essence of the Koran is f ing when we provide help for HIV/AIDS vic- its opening chapter, Al-Fatiha, each of whose tims on the continent of Africa and around verses echoes the teachings of the Torah and ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS the world. In millions of acts of kindness, we the Gospels. The Koran begins, ‘‘In the name have seen the good heart of America. of God, the Infinitely Good, the All-Mer- The true strength of this country is not in ciful.’’ This reflects the famous verse of the RETIREMENT OF JEROLD L. Psalms, ‘‘We will remember the name of our our military might or in the size of our wal- HARRIS let, it is in the hearts and souls of the Amer- Lord.’’ The next line of the Koran, ‘‘Praise ican people. (Applause.) be to God, the Lord of the worlds’’ reminds ∑ Mr. BROWNBACK. Mr. President, I was struck by the comment of a fellow us of the words of the Psalm, ‘‘Let every today I wish to publicly recognize who was rescued from the Gulf Coast and thing that has breath praise the Lord.’’ The Jerold L. Harris, president and CEO of given shelter. He said, ‘‘I didn’t think there following line, ‘‘the Infinitely Good, the All- U.S. AgBank, FCB, in Wichita, KS. Merciful,’’ reaffirms the Psalm ‘‘gracious is was so much love in the world.’’ Jerold will retire in January 2007 fol- This morning we come together to recog- the Lord and righteous.’’ Yes, our God is nize the source of that great love. We come merciful. The Koran then confirms that God lowing a 43-year career in the Farm together before the Almighty in prayer, to is master of the day of judgment, as does the Credit System. reflect on God’s will, to seek His aid, and to Good Book: ‘‘He has prepared his throne for Jerold is a native of South Dakota, respond to His grace. judgment. He shall judge the world in right- growing up near Denby. He attended I want to thank you for the fine tradition eousness.’’ high school in Gordon, NE, just across you continue here today. I pray that our na- The last three lines of the Fatiha are sup- the State line. After receiving a bach- tion will always have the humility to com- plication. ‘‘Thee we worship and Thee we ask elor’s degree in agricultural business for help. Guide us upon the straight path, the mend our cares to Providence and trust in from Colorado State University in 1963, the goodness of His plans. path of those on whom is Thy grace, not May God bless you all. (Applause.) those upon whom is anger nor those who are he went to work for the Farm Credit Senator Coleman: Thank you, Mr. Presi- astray.’’ This recalls the final words that System, where he has served agri- dent. Senator Pryor said that we all pray for Jesus—may peace and blessings be upon culture and rural America ever since.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 23:49 Feb 05, 2014 Jkt 081600 PO 00000 Frm 00028 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\2006SENATE\S14NO6.REC S14NO6 mmaher on DSKCGSP4G1 with SOCIALSECURITY November 14, 2006 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S10917 Throughout his distinguished career, chief executive officer of the jointly truly missed. His countless contribu- Jerold has demonstrated a positive managed Ninth District Federal Land tions and leadership, including his leadership style based on cooperation, Bank Association and Ninth District steady voice of reason, helped ensure mutual respect, and trust. His focus Production Credit Association. These access to credit for both those who has always been on working toward so- entities were formed from the merger were and many who were not Farm lutions that serve all of agriculture. He of 40 farm credit associations during Credit System borrowers. His accom- exemplifies a statement he often that difficult agricultural lending cli- plishments speak volumes about his quotes, ‘‘There is no limit to progress mate. Jerold was successful in estab- dedication to agriculture and the peo- when people work together.’’ Jerold lishing an effective management struc- ple who work in agriculture. has certainly demonstrated this ture for the new associations and Jerold and his wife Janet are looking throughout his career. achieved financial stability by signifi- forward to his retirement as an oppor- One particular achievement stands cantly reducing risk and nonearning tunity to see old friends, travel to new out during Jerold’s 43 years of service. assets and focusing the organization on places, and do a little fishing. It is a In January 2002, the Western Farm customer service. As agricultural con- great pleasure for me to share his im- Credit Bank in Sacramento, CA, en- ditions improved, Jerold developed and pressive record of service with my col- tered into a joint management agree- implemented a reorganization plan for leagues in the Senate, and I hope this ment with the Farm Credit Bank of the two associations, resulting in the U.S. Senate record will stand as an in- Wichita, KS. The board of directors establishment of six new production spiration to others.∑ named Jerold as president and chief ex- credit associations and eight new Fed- f ecutive officer. Under this agreement, eral land bank associations. While the TRIBUTE TO ROBERTA TILL-RETZ Jerold combined the operations of 1980s may not be remembered by many ∑ these two banks while developing and in agriculture as a time of great re- Mr. HARKIN. Mr. President, today, I implementing a merger strategy that ward, Jerold demonstrated the same wish to pay tribute to a very special resulted in the merger of the two banks ability to work with people and achieve Iowan, Roberta Till-Retz, who is retir- and the formation of U.S. AgBank, great things in the difficult times, as ing this month after more than two and a half decades as a scholar and FCB, effective October 1, 2003. A mile- he did when agriculture was more pros- leader at the Labor stone was achieved with the unanimous perous. approval of the merger by all voting During his career, Jerold held numer- Center. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. said that stockholders. Following the merger, ous leadership positions of progres- ‘‘the arc of history is long, but it bends Jerold quickly leveraged the oper- sively increasing responsibility and im- toward justice.’’ I would add, however, ational and financial strengths of the pact in the Farm Credit System. Jerold that it doesn’t bend all by itself. It previous organizations and achieved has served as a loan officer, an ap- does so because of the dedication, pas- the cost savings anticipated in the praiser, a recruiter and a trainer, a su- sion, and tireless strivings of people joint management agreement and pervisor and a manager, a leader and a like Roberta Till-Retz. merger. He focused the new organiza- follower, but always with the same In addition to her work as an instruc- tion on supporting associations in their dedication and sense of purpose. He tor at the University of Iowa Labor objective of service to farmers and mentored a long list of people who con- Center, Roberta has worn many other ranchers. He capitalized on the tinue to serve Farm Credit and agri- hats. She has been a prolific author, a synergies created by the merger, in- culture today, many of whom are in respected scholar, an enormously pop- creasing patronage and lowering costs senior positions all around the Farm ular teacher, a mentor to up-and-com- to associations affiliated with U.S. Credit System. ing union activists, and a valued con- AgBank. Significant credit goes to But Jerold’s service was not only on sultant to the labor community, not Jerold for establishing a culture within the local or district level, he also just in Iowa but nationally. the new district that is based on trust served on numerous national or sys- One key to Roberta’s success is that and mutual respect between the bank tem-wide boards and leadership groups. she is both a student of organized labor and associations. Today, U.S. AgBank Jerold served 15 years as a member of and also a deeply experienced veteran covers all or parts of 11 States and has the Farm Credit System Presidents of the labor movement. Over the years, total assets of almost $20 billion. Planning Committee, during 3 of which she has served as executive director of While leading U.S. AgBank, or one of he served as chairman. Jerold also the Iowa Federation of Labor’s Iowa its predecessor institutions, Jerold im- served 11 years on the board of direc- Labor History Oral Project, as vice plemented utilization of continuous tors of the Federal Farm Credit Banks president of the United Association for improvement strategies that resulted Funding Corporation, with 3 of those Labor Education, and as book review in streamlined Bank operations, im- years as chairman. He also serves on editor for the Labor Studies Journal. proved effectiveness of services pro- the board of directors of the National Here in Washington, we are daily wit- vided to associations, and reduced Council of Farmer Cooperatives, NCFC, ness to the persuasion of power. By costs. He improved competitive pricing and is a member of the NCFC Execu- contrast, Roberta’s trademark is the and established effective asset/liability tive Council. power of persuasion, the passion of her management, new loan products, so- Jerold is a familiar face here in advocacy. She is deeply committed to phisticated profitability measurement, Washington, DC. He has represented social and economic justice, and that is and cost accounting systems. A cor- the Farm Credit System by testifying what drives her dedication to unions respondent lending function, focused before the Senate and House Agri- and collective bargaining. The lesson on the purchase of large loan participa- culture Committees of the U.S. Con- she has taught to thousands of stu- tions, was developed under his leader- gress on numerous occasions. Jerold dents down through the years is that it ship. He also led the formation of has always believed in honoring one’s was organized labor that fought for and AgVantis, Inc., a technology service responsibilities locally but has also won the minimum wage, the 40-hour provider for Farm Credit System insti- shown that it is possible to support ini- workweek, safe workplace standards, tutions. Direct lender agricultural tiatives that will provide benefits for workman’s compensation, decent pen- credit associations and Federal land the ‘‘greater good’’ of agriculture as sions, and health insurance. And out of credit associations were formed and pa- well as those system borrowers and those victories emerged the great mid- tronage programs that resulted in pay- owners he served. His honesty and in- dle class in this country. ment of significant amounts of patron- tegrity, keen intelligence, and an un- So I salute Roberta Till-Retz for a age to Associations were implemented derstanding of people has earned him job brilliantly done. As long as I have on his watch. the respect of his peers, workers, the known her, she has always had a tank There is an old saying that a true boards he has served, and the farmers full of enthusiasm and a heart full of warrior must be tested under fire. and ranchers he has represented and dreams, so I am sure that she will con- Many of you will remember the 1980s as served. tinue to contribute powerfully to the a very difficult time for agriculture. Jerold’s tireless efforts to improve family of organized labor in Iowa and From 1986 thru 1990, Jerold was the agriculture and rural America will be nationally.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 23:49 Feb 05, 2014 Jkt 081600 PO 00000 Frm 00029 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\2006SENATE\S14NO6.REC S14NO6 mmaher on DSKCGSP4G1 with SOCIALSECURITY S10918 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE November 14, 2006 Our beloved late colleague, Senator confront postwar life under the harsh MESSAGES FROM THE PRESIDENT , said that ‘‘the future control of a Soviet-controlled authori- Messages from the President of the belongs to those with passion.’’ By that tarian regime. United States were communicated to Mr. Minkinow’s journey to U.S. citi- standard, Roberta has a very bright fu- the Senate by Ms. Evans, one of his ∑ zenship began in a German village in ture. And I wish her the very best. secretaries. f 1951 where he saw a U.S. Army recruit- ing film at a train station. Ready for f TRIBUTE TO EAGLE SCOUT adventure, he enlisted in the U.S. EXECUTIVE MESSAGES REFERRED STEPHEN CRAYNER Army, where he became a member of As in executive session the Presiding ∑ Mr. LUGAR. Mr. President, today I the elite, newly created Special Forces Officer laid before the Senate messages congratulate a remarkable young Hoo- training at Fort Bragg, NC. After from the President of the United sier and fellow Eagle Scout, Stephen marrying Doris, a local girl, the Army States submitting sundry nominations Crayner. sent Sergeant Minkinow back to Ger- Since becoming an Eagle Scout on many where he became an American and a treaty which were referred to the April 22, 2004, an extraordinary Cold Warrior serving on the frontlines. appropriate committees. achievement in itself, Stephen has con- He served with the 10th Special Forces (The nominations received today are tinued to work diligently to improve Group in Bad Tolz from 1955 to 1958. printed at the end of the Senate pro- himself and his community, eventually Ambition and achievement are hall- ceedings.) earning all 121 merit badges offered by marks of so many of our immigrant f population and Mr. Kinkinow is no ex- the Boy Scouts. This dedication has MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE earned him the distinguished rank of ception. He completed Officer Can- Eagle Scout with Three Silver Palms. didate School and was commissioned as At 2:18 p.m., a message from the During my time in the Scouting pro- a second lieutenant in the Infantry. House of Representatives, delivered by gram, I learned many important les- After a tour in Korea, he completed Ms. Niland, one of its reading clerks, sons about leadership, organization, Army flight school at Fort Rucker, AL, announced that the House has passed and community spirit. For the troop to and became an Army aviator. Mr. the following bills, without amend- be a successful unit, each member must Minkinow settled his family in Enter- ment: learn to take initiative and offer ideas prise, AL, while he twice fought for his S.435. An act to amend the Wild and Scenic and energy. He must also develop the country in Vietnam. Cited by the Army Rivers Act to designate a segment of the for valor in combat and service, Mr. Farmington River and Salmon Brook in the ability to work in a team environment, Minkinow possesses numerous medals, State of Connecticut for study for potential and therefore accept the challenge of including the Distinguished Flying addition to the National Wild and Scenic compromise and negotiation. Finally, Cross, Bronze Star, and the Air Medal. Rivers System, and for other purposes. the activities and the efforts of the After completing a distinguished 27- S. 1131. An act to authorize the exchange of Scouting program reflect a commit- year Army career, Mr. Minkinow re- certain Federal land within the State of Idaho, and for other purposes. ment to community involvement. Ste- tired to Huntsville, AL, where he has phen’s mastery of these lessons will S. 1140. An act to designate the State become a prominent local businessman Route 1 Bridge in the State of Delaware as serve him well in the years ahead. known for his generosity for local I also appreciate this opportunity to the ‘‘Senator William V. Roth, Jr. Bridge’’. causes and charities. Mr. Minkinow fre- S. 3880. An act to provide the Department congratulate the members of Stephen’s quently shares his Holocaust experi- of Justice the necessary authority to appre- family who have played such a large ences with children at local schools, hend, prosecute, and convict individuals role in his many accomplishments. and gave a presentation on his child- committing animal enterprise terror. Stephen’s father David served as hood wartime experiences to a class at The message also announced that the Scoutmaster, and his mother Libby has the National Defense University in House agrees to the amendment of the volunteered extensively to support the Washington, DC. Senate to the bill (H.R. 409) to provide troop. It is telling that Stephen’s two Stan and Doris have three adult chil- for the exchange of land within the Si- older brothers, William and Benjamin, dren in whom they instilled a profound erra National Forest, California, and have also earned their Eagle. pride of citizenship and an urgent call- for other purposes. I am hopeful that each of you will ing to serve the Nation. All three chil- The message further announced that join me in congratulating Stephen for dren have served in the Armed Forces. the House agrees to the amendment of all of his remarkable accomplishments Their oldest daughter and her husband the Senate to the bill (H.R. 1129) to au- and in wishing him continuing success together served for over 28 years in the thorize the exchange of certain land in as he pursues new and exciting chal- Army. Their son is a graduate of the the State of Colorado. lenges.∑ Air Force Academy and retired as a f f lieutenant colonel from the Alabama IN HONOR OF MR. STAN MINKINOW Air National Guard. Their youngest ENROLLED BILL SIGNED daughter and her husband will soon re- The message also announced that the ∑ Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. President, today tire from the Army as colonels in the I wish to pay tribute to Mr. Stan Speaker has signed the following en- Judge Advocate General’s Corps with a rolled bill: Minkinow of Huntsville, AL. Mr. combined service of 46 years. Minkinow is an American patriot I applaud Mr. Minkinow and his fel- S. 2464. An act to revise a provision relat- whose life epitomizes the American ing to a repayment obligation of the Fort low veterans for their steadfast devo- McDowell Yavapai Nation under the Fort dream. He immigrated to this country tion to this Nation and his many years McDowell Indian Community Water Rights under the Lodge Act, which provided a of service. From a child, wide-eyed Settlement Act of 1990, and for other pur- pathway for eastern European refugees with fright in the streets of Nazi ghet- poses. to earn American citizenship through tos, to his brave escape from the Soviet The enrolled bill was subsequently honorable service in the U.S. military. fist and subsequent faithful service as a signed by the President pro tempore Today we see the result of that legisla- soldier and later as a businessman, Mr. (Mr. STEVENS). tion in Mr. Minkinow and his lifetime Minkinow epitomizes how this great of service to this Nation and a family country is made even greater by such At 5:03 p.m., a message from the legacy of selfless service. talented immigrants. We are a stronger House of Representatives, delivered by Mr. Minkinow was born in Lodz, Po- country today because of men like Ms. Niland, one of its reading clerks, land, in 1932. Mr. Minkinow and his Stan and the contributions of his fam- announced that the House has passed family hid from the Gestapo until be- ily. I am pleased, to bring this example the following bill, in which it requests trayed and forced to the Warsaw Ghet- of Alabama patriotism to the Nation’s the concurrence of the Senate: to. Mr. Minkinow and his parents sur- attention as we continue to celebrate H.R. 6121. An act to amend the Federal vived the severe deprivations of ghetto those who have served, our veterans, Water Pollution Control Act to reauthorize a life and accomplished a daring escape. who have assured our freedom and program relating to the Lake Pontchartrain The family survived the war, only to prosperity.∑ Basin, and for other purposes.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 23:49 Feb 05, 2014 Jkt 081600 PO 00000 Frm 00030 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\2006SENATE\S14NO6.REC S14NO6 mmaher on DSKCGSP4G1 with SOCIALSECURITY November 14, 2006 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S10919 The message further announced that Homeland Security and Governmental Af- transmitting, pursuant to law, a report on the House has passed the following bill, fairs. D.C. Act 16–494, ‘‘Separation Pay, Term of without amendment: EC–9014. A communication from the Chair- Office and Voluntary Retirement Modifica- man, Council of the District of Columbia, tions for Chief of Police Charles H. Ramsey S.819. An act to authorize the Secretary of transmitting, pursuant to law, a report on Amendment Act of 2006’’ received on Novem- the Interior to reallocate costs of the D.C. Act 16–506, ‘‘Deed Transfer and Recorda- ber 6, 2006; to the Committee on Homeland Pactola Dam and Reservoir, South Dakota, tion Clarification Temporary Amendment Security and Governmental Affairs. to reflect increased demands for municipal, Act of 2006’’ received on November 13, 2006; to EC–9026. A communication from the Chair- industrial, and fish and wildlife purposes. the Committee on Homeland Security and man, Federal Maritime Commission, trans- The message also announced that the Governmental Affairs. mitting, pursuant to law, the Inspector Gen- House agrees to the amendment of the EC–9015. A communication from the Chair- eral’s semiannual report for the period April Senate to the bill (H.R. 3085) to amend man, Council of the District of Columbia, 1, 2006 to September 30, 2006; to the Com- the National Trails System Act to up- transmitting, pursuant to law, a report on mittee on Homeland Security and Govern- D.C. Act 16–505, ‘‘Uniform Disclaimers of mental Affairs. date the feasibility and suitability Property Interests Revision Act of 2006’’ re- EC–9027. A communication from the Spe- study originally prepared for the Trail ceived on November 13, 2006; to the Com- cial Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruc- of Tears National Historic Trail and mittee on Homeland Security and Govern- tion, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Oc- provide for the inclusion of new trail mental Affairs. tober 2006 Quarterly Report; to the Com- segments, land components, and camp- EC–9016. A communication from the Chair- mittee on Homeland Security and Govern- grounds associated with that trail, and man, Council of the District of Columbia, mental Affairs. for other purposes. transmitting, pursuant to law, a report on EC–9028. A communication from the Sec- D.C. Act 16–504, ‘‘Domestic Violence Amend- retary, United States Commission of Fine f ment Act of 2006’’ received on November 13, Arts, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report MEASURES PLACED ON THE 2006; to the Committee on Homeland Secu- relative to the Commission’s strategic plan rity and Governmental Affairs. for the period 2006 to 2011; to the Committee CALENDAR EC–9017. A communication from the Chair- on Homeland Security and Governmental Af- The following bill was read the sec- man, Council of the District of Columbia, fairs. ond time, and placed on the calendar: transmitting, pursuant to law, a report on EC–9029. A communication from the Direc- D.C. Act 16–503, ‘‘District of Columbia Pov- tor, Office of Personnel Management, trans- S. 4047. A bill to prohibit the issuance of erty Lawyer Loan Assistance Repayment mitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule transportation security cards to individuals Program Act of 2006’’ received on November entitled ‘‘Absence and Leave; SES Annual who have been convicted of certain crimes. 13, 2006; to the Committee on Homeland Se- Leave’’ (RIN3206–AK72) received on Novem- The following bill was read the first curity and Governmental Affairs. ber 6, 2006; to the Committee on Homeland and second times by unanimous con- EC–9018. A communication from the Chair- Security and Governmental Affairs. sent, and placed on the calendar: man, Council of the District of Columbia, EC–9030. A communication from the Execu- H.R. 6121. An act to amend the Federal transmitting, pursuant to law, a report on tive Director, Office of Navajo and Hopi In- Water Pollution Control Act to reauthorize a D.C. Act 16–493, ‘‘Health Insurance Coverage dian Relocation, transmitting, pursuant to program relating to the Lake Pontchartrain for Habilitative Services for Children Act of law, a report relative to the findings of the Basin, and for other purposes. 2006’’ received on November 6, 2006; to the Office’s tenth financial audit; to the Com- Committee on Homeland Security and Gov- mittee on Homeland Security and Govern- f ernmental Affairs. mental Affairs. MEASURES READ THE FIRST TIME EC–9019. A communication from the Chair- EC–9031. A communication from the Gen- man, Council of the District of Columbia, eral Counsel, Occupational Safety and The following bill was read the first transmitting, pursuant to law, a report on Health Review Commission, transmitting, time: D.C. Act 16–492, ‘‘Library Procurement pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled S. 4051. A bill to provide sufficient re- Amendment Act of 2006’’ received on Novem- ‘‘Regulations Implementing the Freedom of sources to permit electronic surveillance of ber 6, 2006; to the Committee on Homeland Information Act’’ (29 CFR Part 2201) received United States persons for foreign intel- Security and Governmental Affairs. on November 6, 2006; to the Committee on ligence purposes to be conducted pursuant to EC–9020. A communication from the Chair- Homeland Security and Governmental Af- individualized court-based orders for calls man, Council of the District of Columbia, fairs. originating in the United States, to provide transmitting, pursuant to law, a report on EC–9032. A communication from the Sec- additional resources to enhance oversight D.C. Act 16–523, ‘‘Digital Inclusion Act of retary, Postal Rate Commission, transmit- and streamline the procedures of the Foreign 2006’’ received on November 6, 2006; to the ting, pursuant to law, the report of a va- Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, to en- Committee on Homeland Security and Gov- cancy in the position of Commissioner sure review of the Terrorist Surveillance ernmental Affairs. (Chairman), received on November 6, 2006; to EC–9021. A communication from the Chair- Program by the United States Supreme the Committee on Homeland Security and man, Council of the District of Columbia, Court, and for other purposes. Governmental Affairs. transmitting, pursuant to law, a report on EC–9033. A communication from the Direc- f D.C. Act 16–509, ‘‘Anti-Tagging and Anti- tor, Office of Personnel Management, trans- EXECUTIVE AND OTHER Vandalism Amendment Act of 2006’’ received mitting, pursuant to law, its report for Fis- on November 6, 2006; to the Committee on cal Year 2005 on Veterans employment in the COMMUNICATIONS Homeland Security and Governmental Af- Federal Government; to the Committee on The following communications were fairs. Homeland Security and Governmental Af- laid before the Senate, together with EC–9022. A communication from the Chair- fairs. accompanying papers, reports, and doc- man, Council of the District of Columbia, EC–9034. A communication from the Staff transmitting, pursuant to law, a report on Director, United States Commission on Civil uments, and were referred as indicated: D.C. Act 16–502, ‘‘Crispus Attucks Park In- Rights, transmitting, a report relative to EC–9011. A communication from the Ad- demnification Act of 2006’’ received on No- corrections that need to be made in pre- ministrator, Environmental Protection vember 6, 2006; to the Committee on Home- viously submitted documents; to the Com- Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, a re- land Security and Governmental Affairs. mittee on the Judiciary. port relative to the Agency’s actions be- EC–9023. A communication from the Chair- EC–9035. A communication from the Dep- tween April 1, 2006 and September 30, 2006; to man, Council of the District of Columbia, uty Assistant Administrator, Office of Diver- the Committee on Homeland Security and transmitting, pursuant to law, a report on sion Control, Department of Justice, trans- Governmental Affairs. D.C. Act 16–496, ‘‘Square 2910 Residential De- mitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule EC–9012. A communication from the Chair- velopment Stimulus Temporary Act of 2006’’ entitled ‘‘Schedules of Controlled Sub- man, Council of the District of Columbia, received on November 6, 2006; to the Com- stances: Placement of Embutramide into transmitting, pursuant to law, a report on mittee on Homeland Security and Govern- Schedule III’’ (Docket No. DEA–269F) re- D.C. Act 16–508, ‘‘July Local Supplemental mental Affairs. ceived on November 6, 2006; to the Com- Other Type Appropriations Approval Tem- EC–9024. A communication from the Chair- mittee on the Judiciary. porary Act of 2006’’ received on November 6, man, Council of the District of Columbia, EC–9036. A communication from the Staff 2006; to the Committee on Homeland Secu- transmitting, pursuant to law, a report on Director, United States Commission on Civil rity and Governmental Affairs. D.C. Act 16–495, ‘‘Wisconsin Avenue Bridge Rights, transmitting, pursuant to law, the EC–9013. A communication from the Chair- Project and Noise Control Temporary report of the appointment of members to the man, Council of the District of Columbia, Amendment Act of 2006’’ received on Novem- Illinois State Advisory Committee; to the transmitting, pursuant to law, a report on ber 6, 2006; to the Committee on Homeland Committee on the Judiciary. D.C. Act 16–507, ‘‘Neighborhood Investment Security and Governmental Affairs. EC–9037. A communication from the Ad- Amendment Temporary Act of 2006’’ received EC–9025. A communication from the Chair- ministrator, United States Small Business on November 6, 2006; to the Committee on man, Council of the District of Columbia, Administration, transmitting, pursuant to

VerDate Mar 15 2010 23:49 Feb 05, 2014 Jkt 081600 PO 00000 Frm 00031 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\2006SENATE\S14NO6.REC S14NO6 mmaher on DSKCGSP4G1 with SOCIALSECURITY S10920 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE November 14, 2006 law, the three-year update of the Adminis- nizes the Federal Aviation Administration’s lated accidents and incidents, and has sharp- tration’s Strategic Plan; to the Committee plan to divert substantial air traffic from the ly restricted the authority of California and on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Philadelphia International Airport over the other states to address rail safety issues, Delaware County, Pennsylvania; and through a broad preemption of state laws; f Whereas, Philadelphia International Air- and PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS port air traffic presently travels over the Whereas, the Federal Railroad Safety Act Delaware River, with minimal impact on air nevertheless was intended to provide for co- The following petitions and memo- pollution and noise pollution and minimal operative state and federal activity to pre- rials were laid before the Senate and danger of catastrophic aircraft disaster to vent accidents and reduce their severity were referred or ordered to lie on the residents of Delaware County communities; when they do occur, including allowing table as indicated: and states to act where federal officials have not, POM–430. A resolution adopted by the Sen- Whereas, Delaware County comprises 49 providing concurrent state safety jurisdic- ate of Pennsylvania relative to the Federal municipalities and has an approximate popu- tion over railroads at essentially local safety Aviation Administration’s proposed air traf- lation of 550,000 people; and hazards within states, and authorizing dele- fic diversion plan; to the Committee on Com- Whereas, Delaware County is the fourth gations of authority to state officials by the merce, Science, and Transportation. most populous county in the Commonwealth Federal Railway Administration; and of Pennsylvania; and Whereas, Federal courts have consistently SENATE RESOLUTION Whereas, diverting Philadelphia Inter- failed to find local safety hazards that would Whereas, the Senate of the Commonwealth national Airport air traffic over Delaware permit California to effectively regulate rail- of Pennsylvania recognizes the Federal Avia- County potentially increases air and noise way safety so as to anticipate and prevent tion Administration’s plan to divert substan- pollution by 925% in residential areas, sub- accidents; and tial air traffic from the Philadelphia Inter- jects residents to the danger of falling debris Whereas, the Federal Railroad Administra- national Airport over Delaware County, as a result of an aircraft disaster and threat- tion has failed to institute the necessary Pennsylvania; and ens hundreds of wildlife species inhabiting rulemakings to develop safety regulations Whereas, Philadelphia International Air- the John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge; and that fully protect California’s communities port air traffic presently travels over the Whereas, over 4,000 residents of Delaware and their residents from railroad Delaware River, with minimal impact on air County have signed petitions objecting to derailments, hazardous materials spills, and pollution and noise pollution and minimal the Federal Aviation Administration’s plan highway-rail crossing accidents that result danger of catastrophic aircraft disaster to to divert air traffic over their homes and in injuries, death, and damage within com- residents of Delaware County communities; schools; and munities where railways exist; and where the and Whereas, the Federal Aviation Administra- Federal Railroad Administration has exer- Whereas, Delaware County comprises 49 tion has not fully provided residents and cised jurisdiction, it has precluded states municipalities and has an approximate popu- government officials an opportunity to offer from providing the public with greater safety lation of 550,000 people; and meaningful comment or input on its plan to protections and from reducing the number Whereas, Delaware County is the fourth change flight patterns over Delaware Coun- and severity of railroad derailments, haz- most populous county in the Commonwealth ty; therefore, Now, be it ardous materials spills, and highway-rail of Pennsylvania; and Resolved, That the House of Representatives crossing accidents within their jurisdictions; Whereas, diverting Philadelphia Inter- of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania call on and national Airport air traffic over Delaware the Federal Aviation Administration to con- Whereas, the Federal government has County potentially increases air and noise duct at least three public hearings through- failed to develop comprehensive plans to pro- pollution by 925% in residential areas, sub- out Delaware County to properly inform tect the public health and safety and to ef- jects residents to the danger of falling debris residents and government officials of the fectively fund railway safety programs; and as a result of an aircraft disaster and threat- Federal Aviation Administration’s proposed Whereas, California has a history of work- ens hundreds of wildlife species inhabiting air traffic diversion plan, to explore the ing with the Federal Railroad Administra- the John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge; and health, safety and impact on quality of life tion in coordinating inspections, and has es- Whereas, over 4,000 residents of Delaware by diverting air traffic over a densely popu- tablished and funded extensive railway safe- County have signed petitions objecting to lated residential area, to afford residents and ty programs; and the Federal Aviation Administration’s plan government officials an opportunity to pro- Whereas, there now exists a clear need to to divert air traffic over their homes and vide meaningful comment on the plan and to amend federal law in order to empower Cali- schools; and obtain additional input on the environ- fornia officials to protect the public health Whereas, the Federal Aviation Administra- mental impact of its flight diversion plan; and safety and to continue to build on the tion has not fully provided residents and and be it further cooperation between California and federal government officials an opportunity to offer Resolved, That copies of this resolution be rail safety officials; Now, therefore, be it meaningful comment or input on its plan to transmitted to the presiding officers of each Resolved, by the Senate and the Assembly of change flight patterns over Delaware Coun- house of Congress and to each member of the State of California, jointly, That the Legis- ty; Now, therefore, be it Congress from Pennsylvania and to the Fed- lature of the State of California urges the Resolved, That the Senate of the Common- eral Aviation Administration’s Eastern Re- President and the Congress of the United wealth of Pennsylvania call on the Federal gion Air Traffic Division, 1 Aviation Plaza, States to amend the Federal Railroad Safety Aviation Administration to conduct at least Jamaica, NY 11434–4809. Act to increase the authority of state and three public hearings throughout Delaware local governments to enact railroad safety County to properly inform residents and gov- POM–432. A joint resolution adopted by the regulations providing greater protection for ernment officials of the Federal Aviation Ad- California Legislature relative to amending their residents from railroad derailments, ministration’s proposed air traffic diversion the Federal Railroad Safety Act; to the Com- hazardous materials spills, and highway-rail plan, to explore the health, safety and im- mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor- crossing accidents, so long as the state en- pact on quality of life by diverting air traffic tation. actments, rules, or regulations do not con- flict with federal law and do not impose an over a densely populated residential area, to SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 13 afford residents and government officials an unreasonable burden on interstate com- Whereas, the transportation of freight and opportunity to provide meaningful comment merce; and be it further passengers by railroad has been an integral on the plan and to obtain additional input on Resolved, That the Federal Railroad Ad- part of California’s economic infrastructure the environmental impact of its flight diver- ministration is urged to work cooperatively for nearly 150 years, and remains central to sion plan; and be it further with California and the railroad corporations a vibrant economy that Californians hope to Resolved, That copies of this resolution be by increasing its staff and funding, and by continue to enjoy in the 21st century; and transmitted to the presiding officers of each delegating additional authority to California Whereas, the regulation of railroad oper- house of Congress and to each member of officials to promulgate and enforce stand- ations is a major objective of California gov- Congress from Pennsylvania and to the Fed- ards relating to railway track, operations, ernment in order to ensure and promote the eral Aviation Administration’s Eastern Re- and equipment that will prevent and reduce health and safety of California’s commu- gion Air Traffic Division, 1 Aviation Plaza, the severity of accidents, derailments, and nities and its residents; and Jamaica, NY 11434–4809. hazardous materials spills; and be it further Whereas, there has been a significant in- POM–431. A concurrent resolution adopted Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate crease in the past 10 years in the number of by the Pennsylvania House of Representa- transmit copies of this resolution to the derailments and accidents on California rail- tives relative to the Federal Aviation Ad- President and Vice President of the United ways, resulting in injuries, death, and dam- ministration’s proposed air traffic diversion States, and to each Senator and Representa- age within communities where railways plan; to the Committee on Commerce, tive from California in the Congress of the exist, and leading to growing attention and Science, and Transportation. United States. concern throughout the country; and HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 836 Whereas, the Federal Railroad Safety Act POM–433. A concurrent resolution adopted Whereas, the House of Representatives of was intended to promote safety in every area by the Pennsylvania House of Representa- the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania recog- of railroad operations and reduce railroad-re- tives relative to urging the Pennsylvania

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A resolution adopted by the Meriwether Lewis, to lead the expedition; Kentucky, and continued their expedition Pennsylvania House of Representatives rel- and west with their Corps of Discovery on a quest ative to urging the President and Congress of Whereas, Meriwether Lewis spent the early to find and map a transcontinental water the United States to enact bills that would months of 1803 in southeastern Pennsyl- route to the Pacific Ocean; and add denatonium benzoate to antifreeze con- vania, where he trained with the official Sur- Whereas, the expedition reached the Pa- taining ethylene glycol; to the Committee veyor of the United States, Andrew Ellicott, cific Ocean in November 1805 and built Fort on Energy and Natural Resources. in Lancaster County and received instruc- Clatsop on the south side of the Columbia HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 835 tion in celestial navigation; was tutored in River in Oregon; and Whereas, each year a number of adults in- botany by Benjamin Smith Barton, professor Whereas, Meriwether Lewis returned in tentionally ingest antifreeze to commit sui- of natural history and botany at the Univer- April 1807 to Philadelphia where he commis- cide; and sity of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia; gained sioned Barralet to paint a like- Whereas, each year a number of children know1edge of latitude and longitude, botany ness of the Great Falls of the Missouri; ar- are accidentally exposed to antifreeze left and fossils from University of Pennsylvania’s ranged for noted horticulturist William unattended or in open containers; and vice-provost and professor of mathematics Hamilton to propagate seeds gathered in the Whereas, pets and other animals can die and natural philosophy, Robert Patterson; West at the renowned greenhouses adjacent from ingesting antifreeze that has leaked, received advice on health standards to main- to Hamilton’s residence, The Woodlands; sat spilled or been left in improperly secured tain on the trail, diet and internal cleansing for a portrait painted by Charles Willson containers in a garage or driveway; and from Dr. Benjamin Rush, professor at the Peale; worked with preeminent ornithologist Whereas, the National Safety Council, the University of Pennsylvania’s Institute of Alexander Wilson, who arranged the painting American Medical Association and the Medicine and Clinical Practice; and studied of four birds the Corps of Discovery found in American Association of Poison Control Cen- paleontology and anatomy with Caspar the West—Lewis’s woodpecker, Clark’s nut- ters have noted that the addition of a Wistar, another noted Philadelphian; and cracker, the western tanager and the black- nontoxic bittering agent can make anti- Whereas, Meriwether Lewis purchased billed magpie; and freeze so unpalatable that adults, children more than 3,500 pounds of equipment and Whereas, the expedition led by Meriwether and animals will reject these products upon merchandise from 28 Philadelphia merchants Lewis and William Clark ‘‘from sea to shin- tasting them, preventing injury and death; and artisan manufacturers providing life ne- ing sea’’ mapped a western route and re- and cessities for the 28-month venture, including sulted in the discovery of hundreds of species Whereas, legislation, in the form of S. 1110 portable shelter, clothing, illumination, In- new to science and collection of natural his- and H.R. 2567, has been introduced in the dian trading goods, weapons, powder and tory specimens; and 109th Congress to require the inclusion of ball, health maintenance items, emergency Whereas, the Academy of Natural Sciences denatonium benzoate at a minimum of 30 food, navigational and cartographic instru- in Philadelphia houses 226 of these original parts per million as a bittering agent to any ments, construction tools and packing boxes, plant specimens, still mounted on the origi- engine coolant or antifreeze that contains and all was loaded in a Conestoga wagon nal sheets of linen paper and labeled in the more than 10% ethylene glycol; and along with supplies requisitioned at the handwriting of Meriwether Lewis; and Whereas, the Doris Day Animal League, United States Arsenal, also known as Whereas, a journal kept by Meriwether the Humane Society of the United States, Schuylkill Arsenal, for shipment to Pitts- Lewis during the expedition, contained in 18 the American Veterinary Medical Associa- burgh; and small notebooks, was edited by Philadelphia tion, the Society for Animal Protective Leg- Whereas, renowned Philadelphia clock and literary figure Nicholas Biddle, with the islation, the Pet Food Institute, the United gun maker Isaiah Lukens provided final revision completed by Paul Allen before States Conference of Mayors, the Consumer Meriwether Lewis with a compressed air rifle its publication by the Philadelphia firm of Specialty Products Association and the re- he made which became a showpiece of the ex- Bradford and Inskeep in 1814 as ‘‘History of tail antifreeze industry have endorsed the proposed legislation with the goal of pro- pedition: the stock of the pneumatic rifle the Expedition under the Command of Cap- tecting consumers and animals and served as an air reservoir to shoot its .31 cal- tains Lewis and Clark to the Sources of the iber bullet, producing no smoke and little Whereas, the House of Representatives of Missouri, Thence Across the Rocky Moun- the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania supports noise and using no black powder, an astound- tains and Down the River Columbia to the protecting the health and safety of adults, ing innovation during an era when ‘‘keep Pacific Ocean’’; original journals of children and animals through the inclusion your powder dry’’ was a hallmark admoni- Meriwether Lewis and William Clark are of a bittering agent in ethylene glycol-based tion to outdoorsmen; and held by the American Philosophical Society antifreeze; Now, therefore, be it Whereas, after obtaining more equipment, Library in Philadelphia; and Resolved, That the House of Representa- including his iron frame boat, from the Whereas, while the Lewis and Clark Na- tives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania United States Army Arsenal in Harpers tional Historic Trail currently begins at urge the President and Congress of the Ferry, Virginia, and hiring a wagon and Camp River Dubois near Hartford, Illinois, United States to protect adults, children and horses in Fredericktown, Maryland, and continues through 11 states, ending in animals by enacting legislation, S. 1110 or Meriwether Lewis traveled with his second Oregon, the significant representation of the H.R. 2567, to require the addition of wagon through Uniontown, Pennsylvania, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and many denatonium benzoate to antifreeze con- and finally reached Redstone Old Fort (now Pennsylvanians in the planning and prepara- taining ethylene glycol; and be it further Brownsville, Fayette County); and tions which launched the Lewis and Clark Resolved, That the House of Representa- Whereas, Meriwether Lewis arrived in search for the Gateway to the West and in tives urge the Pennsylvania Congressional Pittsburgh on July 15, 1803, where he re- the expansion of knowledge from the expedi- Delegation to protect adults, children and ceived a letter from President Thomas Jef- tion which is recognized as a foundation of animals by supporting enactment of this leg- ferson informing him that the United States our American heritage is not included in the islation; and be it further had acquired the Louisiana Purchase from Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail; and Resolved, That the House of Representa- France; and Whereas, the General Assembly of the tives urge the President of the United States Whereas, on August 31, 1803, Meriwether Commonwealth of Pennsylvania joins the to advance this legislation to protect adults, Lewis departed Pittsburgh at 10 a.m. in a pi- Lewis and Clark Trail Heritage Foundation children and animals; and be it further rogue and a 55-foot masted keelboat built ei- in supporting the recognition of a contin- Resolved, That copies of this resolution be ther by Captain John Walker at the Bayard’s uous Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail transmitted to the President of the United boat yard in Elizabeth, or by Eliphalet Beebe which would include nine additional eastern States, to the presiding officers of each at a boatyard operated by John Tarascon and states of Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, house of Congress and to each member of James Berthoud on land owned by William Virginia, West Virginia, Ohio, Kentucky, In- Congress from Pennsylvania. Greenough, near what is now the north end diana and Tennessee and the District of Co- of the Liberty Bridge in Pittsburgh; and lumbia and would complete the story of the POM–435. A joint resolution adopted by the Whereas, after launching the crafts with a expedition and expose a broader base of California Legislature relative to urging the party of 11 men, Meriwether Lewis traveled Americans to the educational and cultural Administrator of the Environmental Protec- three miles down the Ohio River to Brunot aspects of the expedition; Now, therefore be, tion Agency to adopt federal regulations Island where he demonstrated his air rifle, it limiting emissions from marine vessels, loco- and then proceeded downriver to McKees Resolved, (the Senate concurring), That the motives, and aircraft; to the Committee on Rock, where the water had fallen so low that General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Environment and Public Works.

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SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 31 Whereas, the EPA has authority to adopt lated diesel emissions attain Federal health- Whereas, California is a global gateway for regulations establishing emissions standards based standards by the dates required by the trade, with more than 40 percent of all of the for marine vessels, locomotives, and aircraft; Clean Air Act, Federal regulations, and cor- goods imported to the United States enter- and responding State implementation plans; and ing through California’s ports; and Whereas, Federal law mandates that the be it further Whereas, growth in the movement of goods state adopt rules to attain national ambient Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate through California’s ports is projected to air quality standards, but limits state and transmit copies of this resolution to the double or triple over the next 25 years; and local authority to adopt certain regulations President and Vice President of the United Whereas, toxic diesel air pollution from establishing emissions standards for aircraft, States, to the Speaker of the House of Rep- goods movement sources, such as marine new locomotives, and new locomotive en- resentatives, to each Senator and Represent- vessels and locomotives, will increase in the gines; and ative from California in the Congress of the face of this growth, unless more protective Whereas, Federal regulations define new United States, to the United States Environ- control actions are undertaken; and locomotives and new locomotive engines to mental Protections Agency, to the United Whereas,the International Maritime Orga- include remanufactured locomotives and en- States Coast Guard, and to the author for ap- nization (IMO), and agency of the United Na- gines so as to restrict state authority to propriate distribution. tions, has established initial smog-forming adopt some regulations establishing emis- NOx emissions limitations and fuel sulfur sions standards for these older locomotives; POM–436. A resolution adopted by the Mas- specifications for oceangoing vessels, and the and sachusetts State Senate relative to memori- United States Environmental Protection Whereas, locomotives have extremely long alizing the fiftieth anniversary of the 1965 Agency (EPA) has adopted emission stand- useful lives and older locomotives emit air Hungarian Revolution for Freedom and De- ards for new locomotives, new trucks, and contaminants at relatively high rates; and mocracy; to the Committee on Foreign Rela- some vessels; and Whereas, State and local governments tions. seeking to control emissions from marine Whereas, current international and federal SENATE RESOLUTION standards governing air pollution from port- vessels have faced arguments by vessel oper- Whereas, following World War II, the So- related sources are not sufficient to support ators that state and local governments lack viet Union occupied Hungary and forced an attainment of federal health-based air qual- authority to adopt laws establishing emis- anti-democratic and brutal government upon ity standards in areas with growing emis- sion limits for foreign flag vessels; and the people of Hungary; and sions from port-related sources; and Whereas, stringent regulations in Cali- Whereas, on October 23, 1956, Hungarian Whereas, rules adopted by the EPA and the fornia have reduced emissions by over 90 per- freedom fighters, the Time magazine 1956 IMO have not adequately reduced emissions cent from most significant stationary ‘‘Man of the Year’’, took up arms in Hungary from sources associated with the ports; and sources and from motor vehicles and other Whereas, the EPA has not regulated emis- mobile sources under the jurisdiction of to establish a democratic government and sions from foreign flag vessels. The vast ma- state and local authorities in California, but free the people of Hungary from oppression jority of oceangoing vessels calling on local locomotives, marine vessels, and aircraft by ending the political and economic domi- ports, over 90 percent, are foreign flagged; have been controlled far less stringently by nation by the communist government and and the Federal government, and have not the Soviet Union; and Whereas, the EPA stated that it will con- achieved their fair share of emission reduc- Whereas, the people of Hungary fought val- sider adopting emission standards for foreign tions needed to meet State and Federal clean iantly but alone, and in the course of the up- flag vessels in 2007; and air standards; and rising thousands gave their lives, thousands Whereas, the IMO emissions and fuel Whereas, until locomotives, marine ves- were imprisoned, and over 150,000 escaped, standards for foreign flag vessels are particu- sels, and aircraft are required to achieve many to the United States, including Massa- chusetts; and larly weak. IMO smog-forming NOx standards their fair share of emission reductions, other for new ‘‘Category 3’’ vessels will achieve mobile sources such as passenger cars, buses, Whereas, in 1956, the brave Hungarians only a 6-percent reduction in emissions. IMO and commercial trucks, as well as stationary were the first to rebel against the totali- fuel rules allow extraordinarily high levels sources, including large and small businesses tarian and oppressive communist govern- of sulfur content; and in California will have to make up the dif- ment and their sacrifices exposed the weak- Whereas, Federal emission standards for ference; and nesses of the communist system; and locomotives are relatively lenient. Even the Whereas, the ports have developed ambi- Whereas, the Hungarians in 1989 were again newest locomotives must only achieve a 57- tious programs and plans but, to date, they instrumental in the collapse of communism as they dismantled the Iron Curtain and al- percent reduction in NOx emissions. In con- have not rolled back emissions or even ar- trast, most onroad and stationary sources rested emissions growth. Both the Port of lowed the East Germans to leave Eastern Eu- are controlled to over 90 percent. EPA has Los Angeles and the Port of Long Beach rope through Hungary, actions that eventu- stated it intends to adopt more stringent lo- have developed emission control programs ally led to the fall of the Berlin Wall; and comotive emission standards in 2006; and and plans that will help mitigate air quality Whereas, the sacrifices of the Hungarians Whereas, port-related sources emit sub- impacts, but the fact remains that the ports in 1956 were not in vain, as they ultimately stantial and growing quantities of smog- continue to be sources of singularly large led to the collapse of most of the communist forming nitrogen oxides and other air con- and growing quantities of diesel emissions; systems of the world and freedom for hun- taminants; and Now, therefore, be it dreds of millions of people; and Whereas, locomotives and marine vessels Resolved, by the Senate and the Assembly of Whereas, the Massachusetts Senate sup- emit diesel exhaust, a toxic air contaminant; the State of California, jointly, That the Legis- ports the current efforts of people of all na- and lature respectfully memorializes the Admin- tions to assert the right of self-determina- Whereas, diesel emissions are responsible istrator of the EPA urging the administrator tion and other basic human rights for which for 70 percent of the cancer risk from air to adopt Federal regulations limiting emis- the Hungarian people bravely fought in 1956; toxics emissions in California; and sions from marine vessels, locomotives, and and Whereas, the EPA has stated that diesel aircraft in order to achieve healthful air Whereas, October 23, 2006, is the 50th anni- exhaust is likely to be carcinogenic for hu- quality in California and other areas with air versary of the ultimately successful uprising mans; and quality problems; and be it further of the people of Hungary, which still serves Whereas, part or all of 474 counties in 32 Resolved, That those Federal regulations as an example that sacrifices must be made states are classified nonattainment for ei- mandate use and improvement of state-of- for the freedom and democracy; now there- ther failing to meet the new eight-hour fed- the-art emission control and prevention fore be it eral ozone standard or for causing a down- technologies at the earliest feasible date, be Resolved, that the Massachusetts Senate wind county to fail to meet that standard; comparably stringent to State and local air commends the people of Hungary for their and pollution control requirements so that oper- sacrifices for freedom and democracy, and Whereas, one hundred fifty-nine million ators of locomotives, marine vessels, and air- joins in celebrating October 23, 2006, as people nationwide live in areas that do not craft contribute their fair share to support ‘‘Hungarian Freedom Fighters’ Day’’ in the meet the new eight-hour federal ozone stand- air quality attainment plans, and implement Commonwealth; and be it further ard; and Congress’ intent that State and local air Resolved, that a copy of these resolutions Whereas, all areas of the country could quality authorities be allowed to adopt rules be transmitted forthwith by the Clerk of the benefit from the reduction in emissions of establishing emissions standards for remanu- Senate to Honorary Consul Gabor Garai, to toxic air contaminants from locomotives, factured locomotives; and be it further each member of the Massachusetts Congres- and many areas would benefit from reduc- Resolved, That the Legislature respectfully sional Delegation, the Honorable George H. tion in those emissions from marine vessels; encourages the EPA to pursue more protec- Walker, United States Ambassador to Hun- and tive regulations and incentive programs to gary, and the Honorable Andras Simonyi, Whereas, emissions from mobile sources, reduce substantially the emissions from ma- the Ambassador of Hungary to the United including locomotives, marine vessels, and rine vessels, including domestic and foreign States. aircraft, are preventing California from flagged vessels, locomotives, and aircraft, achieving state and federal clean air stand- with the level of emissions sufficiently re- POM–437. A resolution adopted by the ards; and duced to help regions polluted by trade-re- Michigan Senate relative to urging Congress

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One SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 22 President and Vice President of the United out of every two men and one out of every Whereas, microbicides are a promising new States, the Speaker of the House of Rep- three women will be diagnosed with cancer prevention tool that could slow down the resentatives, the Majority Leader of the Sen- in their lifetimes. In 1971, Congress began the spread of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the ate, and each Senator and Representative battle against cancer with enactment of the United States and around the world; and from California in the Congress of the United National Cancer Act and creation of the Na- Whereas, women and girls are the new face States. tional Cancer Institute within the National of HIV/AIDS and account for almost one-half Institutes of Health. The foundation laid by of the 37 million adults living with HIV and POM–439. A joint resolution adopted by the their foresight puts the nation in position to AIDS worldwide as of 2005, and approxi- California Legislature relative to urging aggressively enter the final stages of the mately 7,000 women are infected with HIV Congress to place a statue of former Presi- fight against cancer. Sixty designated cancer each day; and dent Ronald Reagan next to the statue of Fa- research centers have been established Whereas, in California, women comprise ther Junipero Serra in the Congressional col- across the country by the National Cancer about 8 percent of all reported AIDS cases, lection representing California; to the Com- Institute. These centers have the capacity to yet are the fastest growing population with mittee on the Judiciary. share knowledge with each other and solve AIDS, and sex with an HIV-infected male is problems in real time through advances in the most common route of transmission; and SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 3 computer technology as well as work col- Whereas, AIDS is now the number one Whereas, by act of the Congress of the laboratively with researchers in other dis- cause of death among African-American United States, each state is invited to pro- ciplines, such as engineering, to develop the women between the ages of 25 and 34 years; vide two statues of distinguished citizens for technologies needed to fight cancer; and and display in the United States Capitol; and Whereas, scientific research on the human Whereas, the United States has the highest Whereas, California, in years past, pro- genome and proteins have led to break- rates of sexually transmitted diseases of any vided two statues of notable citizens that throughs in our understanding of the molec- industrialized nation, with more than 19 mil- have been displayed in the United States ular changes that cause cancer and dif- lion new STD infections every year; and Capitol since 1931; and ferences between the same cancers in dif- Whereas, it is estimated that by age 25 Whereas, one of the those statues is of ferent patients. This understanding makes it one-half of all sexually active people in the Thomas Starr King, known as ‘‘the orator possible to design therapies that target the United States can expect to be infected with who saved the nation.’’ He spoke out fer- cancer and bypass healthy tissues that will a STD; and vently in favor of the union during the Civil eliminate the suffering caused by collateral Whereas, HIV and AIDS result in direct War and is credited with saving California damage to normal tissues from chemo- medical costs of more than $15 billion per from becoming a separate republic; and therapy and radiation treatment. Therapies year and the pandemic undermines our econ- Whereas, Thomas Starr King can best be can also be modified to account for the can- omy and security; and memorialized by locating his statute in a cer’s response to a given treatment in indi- Whereas, microbicides may be formulated place of honor in the Capitol of California vidual patients. Doctors believe it is within as gels, creams, or rings to inactivate, block, where citizens and visitors can enjoy it and their grasp to cure or manage cancer similar or otherwise interfere with the transmission be reminded of his significant historical im- to other chronic diseases that a person can of the pathogens that cause AIDS and other pact upon our state; and live with and not necessarily die from; and STDs, allowing women to protect themselves Whereas, California has a citizen, Ronald Whereas, concurrent advances in imaging from disease; and Wilson Reagan, who is exceptionally worthy technologies and knowledge networking Whereas, unlike current HIV prevention of national commemoration. He stands alone mean scientists and doctors will be able to methods, microbicides would allow women to in California history as beloved actor, Presi- see and assess the impact of treatment with- both conceive children and protect them- dent of the Screen Actors Guild, two-term in days and not have to wait months or years selves from HIV and STDs; and Governor of California, and two-term Presi- to know the outcome. Imaging technologies Whereas, the microbicide field has dent of the United States; and now show not only the physical size, shape, achieved an extraordinary amount of sci- Whereas, affectionately known as the and location of cancer tissue, but can also entific momentum, with several first-genera- ‘‘Great Communicator,’’ Ronald Wilson show the function of the tissue. Thus, doc- tion candidates now in large scale human Reagan served as the 40th President of the tors may apply a treatment targeting the ab- trials around the world; and United States and was the first Governor of normal cells that make up the cancer tissue Whereas, microbicides are a classic public California to be elected President of the and be able to see within 24 to 48 hours health good, for which the social benefits are United States; and whether the treatment is altering function high but the economic incentive to private Whereas, the people of California wish to in the expected way. Knowledge networking investment is low and, like other public place a statue of Ronald Wilson Reagan in through computers in real time means sci- health goods such as vaccines, public funding Statuary Hall in the United States Capitol, entists and doctors working across the coun- must fill the gap; and with the statue being provided by the citi- try at the 60 centers sponsored by the Na- Whereas, the federal government needs to zens of California through the efforts of the tional Cancer Institute can share what they make a strong commitment to microbicides Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation; and have learned. This will be particularly valu- research and development, and while three Whereas, the Ronald Reagan Presidential able with rare forms of cancer as doctors will agencies—the National Institutes of Health Foundation shall select a commission to rep- pool their experience with patients being (NIH), the Centers for Disease Control and resent the state in selecting the sculptor or treated in different centers; and Prevention (CDC), and the United States sculptors to sculpt the statue and obtain the Whereas, tremendous advances in the Agency for International Development necessary funds to carry out this resolution; treatment and cure of cancer have been (USAID)—have played important roles, fur- and achievcd in the past 35 years, and this nation ther strong, well-coordinated, and visible Whereas, the Ronald Reagan Presidential has never shied away from bold goals to ad- public sector leadership is essential for the Foundation shall be responsible for all of the vance science and technology. The director promise of microbicides to be fully realized; following: of the National Cancer Institute has shown and (a) Forming a commission to select the great leadership, enthusiasm, and optimism Whereas, in 2005, NIH spent less than 2 per- sculptor or sculptors. for being able to harness what we know and cent of its HIV/AIDS research budget on (b) Paying the sculptor or sculptors to catapult the scientific and clinical commu- microbicides, and that funding level is inad- carve or cast the statue. nities forward through the final stage of the equate; and (c) Creating a pedestal and desired inscrip- battle against cancer; Now, therefore, be it Whereas, HIV and STD prevention strate- tion. Resolved by the Senate, That we memori- gies must recognize women’s unique needs (d) Transporting the statue and pedestal to alize Congress to support the National Can- and vulnerabilities if women are to have a the United States Capitol. cer Institute’s plan to eliminate suffering genuine opportunity to protect themselves, (e) Removing and transporting the re- and death from cancer by the year 2015; and and their best opinion is the rapid develop- placed statue of Thomas Starr King back to be it further ment of new HIV prevention techniques such the California State Capitol. Resolved, That copies of this resolution be as microbicides; Now, therefore, be it (f) Temporarily erecting the new statue of transmitted to the President of the United Resolved by the Senate and the Assembly of Ronald Wilson Reagan in the Rotunda of the States Senate, the Speaker of the United the State of California, jointly, That the Legis- United States Capitol for the unveiling cere- States House of Representatives, and the lature memorializes the United States Con- mony. members of the Michigan congressional dele- gress and the President and the United (g) Paying the expenses related to the un- gation. States to enact the Microbicide Development veiling ceremony and any other expenses

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Res. 612. A resolution designating the sional development programs for kin- tion representing the State of California; and week of February 5 through February 9, 2007, dergarten through grade 12 teachers of- be it further as ‘‘National Teen Dating Violence Aware- fered through institutions of higher Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate ness and Prevention Week’’; to the Com- education. transmit copies of this resolution to the mittee on the Judiciary. S. 1508 President and Vice President of the United By Mr. SANTORUM (for himself and At the request of Mr. COCHRAN, the States, to the Speaker of the House of Rep- Mr. PRYOR): resentatives, and to each Senator and Rep- S. Res. 613. A resolution honoring the life names of the Senator from Georgia resentative from California in the Congress and work of William Wilberforce and com- (Mr. ISAKSON), the Senator from Alaska of the United States. memorating the 200th anniversary of the (Ms. MURKOWSKI) and the Senator from abolition of the slave trade in Great Britain; Texas (Mr. CORNYN) were added as co- POM–440. A resolution adopted by the to the Committee on the Judiciary. sponsors of S. 1508, a bill to require Tompkins County Legislature of the State of f Senate candidates to file designations, New York relative to urging the federal gov- statements, and reports in electronic ernment to commence a humane, orderly, ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS form. and comprehensive withdrawal of United S. 382 S. 1677 States military personnel and bases from Iraq; to the Committee on Armed Services. At the request of Mr. ENSIGN, the At the request of Mr. SCHUMER, the POM–441. A resolution adopted by the Lau- name of the Senator from Delaware name of the Senator from Washington derdale Lakes City Commission of the State (Mr. CARPER) was added as a cosponsor (Ms. CANTWELL) was added as a cospon- of Florida relative to opposing the enact- of S. 382, a bill to amend title 18, sor of S. 1677, a bill to amend the Inter- ment of the Communications, Opportunity, United States Code, to strengthen pro- nal Revenue Code of 1986 to perma- Promotion, and Enhancement Act of 2006; to hibitions against animal fighting, and nently extend the deduction for college the Committee on Commerce, Science, and for other purposes. tuition expenses and to expand such de- Transportation. S. 713 duction to include expenses for books. POM–442. A resolution adopted by the Macomb County Board of Commissioners of At the request of Mr. ROBERTS, the S. 1779 the State of Michigan relative to urging full name of the Senator from Pennsyl- At the request of Mr. AKAKA, the federal funding to complete construction and vania (Mr. SPECTER) was added as a co- name of the Senator from New York ensure permanent operation and mainte- sponsor of S. 713, a bill to amend the (Mr. SCHUMER) was added as a cospon- nance of both electrical barriers in the Chi- Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to pro- sor of S. 1779, a bill to amend the Hu- cago Sanitary and Ship Canal to protect the vide for collegiate housing and infra- mane Methods of Livestock Slaughter Great Lakes from Asian carp; to the Com- structure grants. Act of 1958 to ensure the humane mittee on Environment and Public Works. S. 759 slaughter of nonambulatory livestock, and for other purposes. f At the request of Mr. SCHUMER, the name of the Senator from Washington S. 1915 (Ms. CANTWELL) was added as a cospon- At the request of Mr. ENSIGN, the INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND sor of S. 759, a bill to amend the Inter- name of the Senator from Maryland JOINT RESOLUTIONS nal Revenue Code of 1986 to make high- (Ms. MIKULSKI) was added as a cospon- The following bills and joint resolu- er education more affordable, and for sor of S. 1915, a bill to amend the Horse tions were introduced, read the first other purposes. Protection Act to prohibit the ship- ping, transporting, moving, delivering, and second times by unanimous con- S. 908 receiving, possessing, purchasing, sell- sent, and referred as indicated: At the request of Mr. MCCONNELL, ing, or donation of horses and other By Mr. INHOFE: the name of the Senator from South S. 4048. A bill to prohibit Federal funding equines to be slaughtered for human Dakota (Mr. THUNE) was added as a co- consumption, and for other purposes. for the Organisation for Economic Co-oper- sponsor of S. 908, a bill to allow Con- S. 1948 ation and Development; to the Committee on gress, State legislatures, and regu- Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. At the request of Mrs. CLINTON, the latory agencies to determine appro- By Mr. FEINGOLD: name of the Senator from Rhode Island priate laws, rules, and regulations to S. 4049. A bill to provide for the redeploy- (Mr. REED) was added as a cosponsor of ment of United States forces from Iraq by address the problems of weight gain, S. 1948, a bill to direct the Secretary of July 1, 2007; to the Committee on Foreign obesity, and health conditions associ- Transportation to issue regulations to Relations. ated with weight gain or obesity. reduce the incidence of child injury By Mr. ISAKSON (for himself and Mr. S. 919 CHAMBLISS): and death occurring inside or outside S. 4050. A bill to designate the facility of At the request of Mr. BURNS, the of passenger motor vehicles, and for the United States Postal Service located at name of the Senator from Louisiana other purposes. 103 East Thompson Street in Thomaston, (Ms. LANDRIEU) was added as a cospon- S. 2235 Georgia, as the ‘‘Sergeant First Class Robert sor of S. 919, a bill to amend title 49, At the request of Mr. SCHUMER, the Lee ‘Bobby’ Hollar, Jr. Post Office Build- United States Code, to enhance com- names of the Senator from New Jersey ing’’; to the Committee on Homeland Secu- petition among and between rail car- (Mr. LAUTENBERG) and the Senator rity and Governmental Affairs. riers in order to ensure efficient rail from Vermont (Mr. LEAHY) were added By Mr. SPECTER: service and reasonable rail rates, and S. 4051. A bill to provide sufficient re- as cosponsors of S. 2235, a bill to post- sources to permit electronic surveillance of for other purposes. humously award a congressional gold United States persons for foreign intel- S. 1172 medal to Constance Baker Motley. ligence purposes to be conducted pursuant to At the request of Mr. SPECTER, the S. 2465 individualized court-based orders for calls names of the Senator from Arkansas At the request of Mrs. BOXER, the originating in the United States, to provide (Mr. PRYOR) and the Senator from name of the Senator from Massachu- additional resources to enhance oversight Delaware (Mr. BIDEN) were added as co- setts (Mr. KENNEDY) was added as a co- and streamline the procedures of the Foreign sponsors of S. 1172, a bill to provide for sponsor of S. 2465, a bill to amend the Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, to en- sure review of the Terrorist Surveillance programs to increase the awareness Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to pro- Program by the United States Supreme and knowledge of women and health vide increased assistance for the pre- Court, and for other purposes; read the first care providers with respect to vention, treatment, and control of tu- time. gynecologic cancers. berculosis, and for other purposes.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 23:49 Feb 05, 2014 Jkt 081600 PO 00000 Frm 00036 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\2006SENATE\S14NO6.REC S14NO6 mmaher on DSKCGSP4G1 with SOCIALSECURITY November 14, 2006 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S10925 S. 2747 kota (Mr. JOHNSON) was added as a co- (Mr. MCCAIN), the Senator from Florida At the request of Mr. BINGAMAN, the sponsor of S. 3795, a bill to amend title (Mr. NELSON), the Senator from New name of the Senator from Connecticut XVIII of the Social Security Act to Hampshire (Mr. GREGG), the Senator (Mr. DODD) was added as a cosponsor of provide for a two-year moratorium on from Maryland (Ms. MIKULSKI) and the S. 2747, a bill to enhance energy effi- certain Medicare physician payment Senator from New York (Mrs. CLINTON) ciency and conserve oil and natural reductions for imaging services. were added as cosponsors of amend- gas, and for other purposes. S. 3910 ment No. 5123 proposed to H.R. 5385, an S. 3238 At the request of Mrs. CLINTON, the act making appropriations for Military At the request of Mr. CORNYN, the names of the Senator from Massachu- Construction and Veterans Affairs, and name of the Senator from Missouri setts (Mr. KERRY), the Senator from Related Agencies for the fiscal year (Mr. BOND) was added as a cosponsor of Maryland (Ms. MIKULSKI) and the Sen- ending September 30, 2007, and for S. 3238, a bill to require the Secretary ator from Michigan (Mr. LEVIN) were other purposes. of the Treasury to mint coins in com- added as cosponsors of S. 3910, a bill to AMENDMENT NO. 5124 memoration of the 50th anniversary of direct the Joint Committee on the Li- At the request of Mr. REID, the name the establishment of the National Aer- brary to accept the donation of a bust of the Senator from Nevada (Mr. EN- onautics and Space Administration and depicting Sojourner Truth and to dis- SIGN) was added as a cosponsor of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. play the bust in a suitable location in amendment No. 5124 intended to be pro- S. 3654 the Capitol. posed to H.R. 5385, an act making ap- At the request of Mr. JEFFORDS, the S. 3913 propriations for Military Construction name of the Senator from Indiana (Mr. At the request of Mr. ROCKEFELLER, and Veterans Affairs, and Related BAYH) was added as a cosponsor of S. the name of the Senator from Wis- Agencies for the fiscal year ending Sep- 3654, a bill to amend the Internal Rev- consin (Mr. FEINGOLD) was added as a tember 30, 2007, and for other purposes. enue Code to allow a credit against in- cosponsor of S. 3913, a bill to amend AMENDMENT NO. 5126 come tax, or, in the alternative, a spe- title XXI of the Social Security Act to At the request of Mrs. BOXER, her cial depreciation allowance, for reuse eliminate funding shortfalls for the name was added as a cosponsor of and recycling property, to provide for State Children’s Health Insurance Pro- amendment No. 5126 proposed to H.R. tax-exempt financing of recycling gram (SCHIP) for fiscal year 2007. 5385, an act making appropriations for equipment, and for other purposes. S. 3991 Military Construction and Veterans Af- S. 3696 At the request of Mr. CONRAD, the fairs, and Related Agencies for the fis- At the request of Mr. BROWNBACK, the name of the Senator from Louisiana cal year ending September 30, 2007, and name of the Senator from Nebraska (Ms. LANDRIEU) was added as a cospon- for other purposes. (Mr. NELSON) was added as a cosponsor sor of S. 3991, a bill to provide emer- AMENDMENT NO. 5128 of S. 3696, a bill to amend the Revised gency agricultural disaster assistance, At the request of Mr. AKAKA, the Statutes of the United States to pre- and for other purposes. name of the Senator from Illinois (Mr. URBIN vent the use of the legal system in a S. 4014 D ) was added as a cosponsor of manner that extorts money from State At the request of Mr. LUGAR, the amendment No. 5128 proposed to H.R. and local governments, and the Federal name of the Senator from Texas (Mrs. 5385, an act making appropriations for Government, and inhibits such govern- HUTCHISON) was added as a cosponsor of Military Construction and Veterans Af- ments’ constitutional actions under S. 4014, a bill to endorse further en- fairs, and Related Agencies for the fis- the first, tenth, and fourteenth amend- largement of the North Atlantic Trea- cal year ending September 30, 2007, and ments. ty Organization (NATO) and to facili- for other purposes. AMENDMENT NO. 5135 S. 3718 tate the timely admission of Albania, At the request of Mr. ALLEN, the Croatia, Georgia, and Macedonia to At the request of Mrs. HUTCHISON, the name of the Senator from Virginia (Mr. NATO, and for other purposes. names of the Senator from Idaho (Mr. CRAIG) and the Senator from Colorado WARNER) was added as a cosponsor of S. S. 4042 (Mr. ALLARD) were added as cosponsors 3718, a bill to increase the safety of At the request of Mr. DURBIN, the swimming pools and spas by requiring name of the Senator from Nebraska of amendment No. 5135 proposed to H.R. 5385, an act making appropria- the use of proper anti-entrapment (Mr. HAGEL) was added as a cosponsor drain covers and pool and spa drainage of S. 4042, a bill to amend title 18, tions for Military Construction and systems, by establishing a swimming United States Code, to prohibit disrup- Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies pool safety grant program adminis- tions of funerals of members or former for the fiscal year ending September 30, tered by the Consumer Product Safety members of the Armed Forces. 2007, and for other purposes. Commission to encourage States to im- S. 4046 f prove their pool and spa safety laws At the request of Ms. COLLINS, the STATEMENTS ON INTRODUCED and to educate the public about pool names of the Senator from Florida (Mr. BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS and spa safety, and for other purposes. NELSON), the Senator from New Hamp- By Mr. INHOFE: S. 3744 shire (Mr. GREGG), the Senator from S. 4048. A bill to prohibit Federal At the request of Mr. DURBIN, the Maryland (Ms. MIKULSKI) and the Sen- funding for the Organisation for Eco- names of the Senator from Virginia ator from New York (Mrs. CLINTON) nomic Co-operation and Development; (Mr. WARNER) and the Senator from were added as cosponsors of S. 4046, a to the Committee on Banking, Hous- Nebraska (Mr. HAGEL) were added as bill to extend oversight and account- ing, and Urban Affairs. cosponsors of S. 3744, a bill to establish ability related to United States recon- Mr. INHOFE. Mr. President, the the Abraham Lincoln Study Abroad struction funds and efforts in Iraq by Paris-based Organisation for Economic Program. extending the termination date of the Cooperation and Development, which S. 3791 Office of the Special Inspector General receives 25 percent of its budget from At the request of Mrs. HUTCHISON, the for Iraq Reconstruction. the U.S., has used U.S. taxpayer money names of the Senator from Minnesota S. CON. RES. 101 in turn to encourage and support high- (Mr. DAYTON) and the Senator from At the request of Mr. REID, the name er taxes on the U.S. taxpayer, in addi- New York (Mrs. CLINTON) were added as of the Senator from Delaware (Mr. tion to its support of U.N. global tax cosponsors of S. 3791, a bill to require BIDEN) was added as a cosponsor of S. schemes. the provision of information to parents Con. Res. 101, a concurrent resolution The OECD has endorsed and encour- and adults concerning bacterial menin- condemning the repression of the Ira- aged higher taxes, new taxes, and glob- gitis and the availability of a vaccina- nian Baha’i community and calling for al taxes no fewer than 24 times in re- tion with respect to such disease. the emancipation of Iranian Baha’is. ports with titles such as ‘‘Towards S. 3795 AMENDMENT NO. 5123 Global Tax Cooperation,’’ in which the At the request of Mr. SMITH, the At the request of Ms. COLLINS, the OECD identifies 35 nations guilty of name of the Senator from South Da- names of the Senator from Arizona ‘‘harmful tax competition.’’

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Mr. President, I have tax, a carbon tax, a fertilizer tax, end- ask you to join me in doing so, as the sought recognition to introduce legis- ing the deductibility of State and local following individuals and their respec- lation which I have captioned as the taxes from Federal taxes, new taxes at tive organizations have joined in help- ‘‘Foreign Intelligence Surveillance the State level, and a host of other new ing us to combat un-American policies Oversight and Resource Enactment Act and innovative taxes on U.S. citizens. emanating from the OECD in the past: of 2006.’’ This is a modification of legis- It is not only the recommending of Andrew F. Quinlan, President, Center lation which had been introduced by higher taxes which concerns us; the ul- for Freedom and Prosperity Founda- the Senator from California, Mrs. FEIN- timate concern is the movement to- tion; Daniel J. Mitchell, Senior Fellow, STEIN, and myself and passed out of the wards undermining U.S. sovereignty. The Heritage Foundation; Veronique de Judiciary Committee. Ecogroups such as the Friends of the Rugy, Research Fellow, American En- If it is in accordance with the rules, Earth want the OECD to declare that terprise Institute; John Berthoud, I ask that this bill be held at the desk. dam-building for flood control and President, National Taxpayers Union; The purpose of this legislation is to electronic power is unacceptable as Grover Norquist, President. Americans provide for oversight on the adminis- tration’s electronic surveillance pro- ‘‘sustainable energy.’’ In May, 2005 the for Tax Reform; Tom Giovanetti, Presi- gram which has been in effect for many OECD ministers endorsed a proposal at dent, Institute for Policy Innovation; years and which was publicly disclosed the U.N. to create a system of global Karen Kerrigan, President and CEO, in mid-December last year. We now are taxes. Small Business and Entrepreneurship at a state where the provisions of ear- The OECD has stated explicitly that Council; Doug Bandow, Vice President lier legislation which I introduced, low-tax policies ‘‘unfairly erode the tax of Policy, Citizen Outreach; Roland which would call for judicial review by bases of other countries and distort the Boucher, Chairman, United Califor- the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance location of capital and services.’’ What nians for Tax Reform; Daniel Clifton, Court, are no longer necessary. Events we have here are Paris-based bureau- Executive Director, American Share- have overtaken the situation, with liti- crats seeking to protect high-tax wel- holders Association; Rick Durham, gation having been started in a number fare states from the free market. President, Tennessee Tax Revolt, Inc.; That is why the OECD goes on to say of district courts, and a decision has Richard Falknor, Executive Vice Presi- come out of the U.S. district court in that free-market tax competition dent, Maryland Taxpayers Association; ‘‘may hamper the application of pro- Detroit. The issue is now on appeal to Kerri Houston, Vice President of Pol- the Sixth Circuit, and there is no gressive tax rates and the achievement icy, Frontiers of Freedom; David A. longer any need to provide for a refer- of redistributive goals.’’ Clearly, free Keene, Chairman, American Conserv- ral to the Foreign Intelligence Surveil- market tax competition makes it hard- ative Union; Matt Kibbe, President and lance Court because the matter is now er to implement socialistic welfare CEO, FreedomWorks; Thomas P. in litigation and will be carried states. The free market evidently Kilgannon, President, Freedom Alli- through on the appellate process. hasn’t been fair to socialistic welfare ance; Michelle Korsmo, Vice President, The legislation which I am intro- states. Well, it’s a good thing that they Americans for Prosperity Foundation; ducing tracks the Feinstein-Specter have the OECD and nearly $100 million Charles W. Jarvis, Chairman, USA bill in that it provides additional re- in U.S. taxpayer money to protect Next; James L. Martin, President, 60 sources to the administration. It ex- them. Plus Association; Chuck Muth, Presi- pands the time when the administra- Noted economist Walter Williams dent, Citizen Outreach; Karl Peterjohn, tion can get approval for an electronic clearly sees the direction in which this Executive Director, Kansas Taxpayers surveillance that has already been ac- is headed when he says that ‘‘the bot- Network; George Pieler, Senior Fellow, complished. With these additional re- tom line agenda for the OECD is to es- Institute for Policy Innovation; John sources, I am advised that the NSA will tablish a tax cartel where nations get Pugsley, Chairman, The Sovereign So- be in a position to have individual war- together and collude on taxes.’’ Treas- ciety; Don Racheter, President, Public rants for all calls which originate in ury Secretary Paul O’Neill seconded Interest Institute; Amy Ridenour, the United States and go overseas. The that when he said that he was ‘‘trou- President, The National Center for bill does not touch the calls which bled by the underlying premise that Public Policy Research; Terrence Scan- originate overseas and come through low tax rates are somehow suspect and lon, President, Capital Research Cen- checkpoints or transmission in the by the notion that any country should ter; Thomas Schatz, President, Council United States and go back overseas, interfere in any other country’s’’ tax for Citizens Against Government where both the point of origin and the policy. And John Bolton argues that Waste; Bill Sizemore, Executive Direc- point of conclusion is overseas. And, we the OECD’s approach ‘‘represents a tor, Oregon Taxpayers United; David do not deal with calls which originate kind of worldwide centralization of M. Stanley, Chairman, Iowans for Tax overseas and come into the United governments and interest groups.’’ Relief; David M Strom, President, Tax- States. Who do you think bears the costs for payers League of Minnesota; Henry L. The President has contended that all this? Mr. Bolton answers and you Thaxton, Director, West Virginians notwithstanding the provisions of the probably guessed it—the United States. Against Government Waste; Pat Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act America’s proud history of independ- Toomey, President, Club for Growth; that it is the exclusive way to get a ence was driven in no small part by the Lewis K. Uhler, President, National wiretap warrant, he has article II desire for sovereignty over taxation Tax Limitation Committee; and Paul power. And, there will be a test of that powers. In this context, it makes no M. Weyrich, National Chairman, Coali- in the court system, which is now un- sense to relegate our sovereignty over tions for America. derway. That test will involve what the tax policy, in any way, to international courts have said is the balancing test: bureaucrats. By Mr. SPECTER: the invasion of privacy versus the It is very simple. U.S. taxpayers are S. 4051. A bill to provide sufficient re- value for law enforcement and for na- being forced to fund a bunch of inter- sources to permit electronic surveil- tional security. So that as to calls to national bureaucrats who write, speak, lance of United States persons for for- repeat—when they originate overseas organize, and advocate in support of eign intelligence purposes to be con- and come into the United States, that higher taxes, global taxes, and the ducted pursuant to individualized will be the issue which will remain to gradual erosion of American sov- court-based orders for calls originating be tested. ereignty over its domestic fiscal poli- in the United States, to provide addi- This proposal does not deal with the cies. I think that most Americans tional resources to enhance oversight existing language that the Foreign In- would be outraged to learn that they and streamline the procedures of the telligence Surveillance Act is the ex- are forced to subsidize these types of Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act clusive remedy, nor does it deal with activities with their tax dollars. I of 1978, to ensure review of the Ter- any assertion about the article II think that they shouldn’t have to any rorist Surveillance Program by the power of the President.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 23:49 Feb 05, 2014 Jkt 081600 PO 00000 Frm 00038 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\2006SENATE\S14NO6.REC S14NO6 mmaher on DSKCGSP4G1 with SOCIALSECURITY November 14, 2006 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S10927 It has been my view, expressed on the ondly, will it allow for program author- have individualized warrants for calls floor on a number of occasions, that ity for wiretaps? originating in the United States. That the article II power is what it is, con- Mr. SPECTER. It does not deal with is a big advance on civil liberties if gressional power is what it is, and if program authority at all. That was in those calls are not tapped without a there is genuine article II power, then the original legislation that I intro- warrant. it supersedes an act of Congress be- duced as a way of getting the Foreign Mrs. FEINSTEIN. I thank the Sen- cause the Constitution trumps an act Intelligence Surveillance Court to re- ator. He has been a very distinguished of Congress. This legislation does not view the program. But this does not chairman of the committee. This is an deal with those issues which had cre- deal with that, and it does not give the issue in which, as a member of the In- ated what I thought was a needless President any enhanced authority at telligence Committee and Judiciary controversy. all to conduct warrantless wiretaps. Committee, I have had an intense in- The bill further provides that there The bill doesn’t deal with that. terest. The Senator from Pennsylvania will be review by the Supreme Court of Whatever authority the President recognizes that. I appreciate that. the United States. I think there doubt- has under article II, he has. What this I am unsure whether this bill is for less would be review by the Supreme bill does is submit for expedited review the purpose of judicial review of the Court as a matter of course, but in by the Supreme Court a determination President’s article II authority—I order not to take any chance on that, as to whether the President has article think I understand what the Senator is doing. He is essentially exempting all Congress has the authority to mandate II power to have a warrantless wiretap those calls which come into the United review with the Supreme Court, and with a call that originates overseas and States, not calls from point A to point this bill does that. ends in the United States. In addition, the legislation provides Mrs. FEINSTEIN. Again, through the B in the United States. I think that bears further discussion, but I trust no for expedited review so that there will Chair, if the Senator will put up with action will be taken on this bill in this be a judicial determination as to the this for a moment more, is that to han- session but that the Senator from constitutionality of what the President dle the switching issue, or would this Pennsylvania is submitting it as a has done with respect to the calls origi- apply to all calls coming in from out- side the United States are exempt? marker for next year. nating overseas and ending in the Mr. SPECTER. Mr. President, it United States. I think this bill is a sig- Mr. SPECTER. To repeat, the bill I am introducing does not touch that would be my hope that we could act on nificant advance in protecting civil lib- it this session. I say that, subject to re- erties by having individualized war- point. The bill I am introducing leaves the status quo on that point, and that view by the Senator from California rants on calls which originate in the and by other Members and by the is where some contend that it is illegal United States and which go overseas. House of Representatives. The Senator to have a wiretap where the call origi- We have had this electronic surveil- from California and I and others have nates outside the United States and lance in existence for a long time. The thought about this issue long and hard. comes inside. The contention is made effort which I have made has been to This bill is a real effort to try to ac- that it’s governed by the Foreign Intel- have it subjected to judicial review, commodate all of the concerns the Sen- ligence Surveillance Act and is, there- and it is my hope that this stripped- ator from California has raised. That is fore, illegal. The President has a dif- down legislation, which does enhance to maintain the status of the Foreign ferent argument. He is asserting article civil liberties by providing for indi- Intelligence Surveillance Act as the ex- II power as Commander in Chief, and vidual warrants on calls originating in clusive way to wiretap. That stands. the United States and expedited review he says that his article II power, con- There is no statement about the au- in the Federal courts and expedited re- stitutional power, supersedes or thority of the President under article view by the Supreme Court, would be trumps a statute. Whether he is right II, which had been objected to before. acceptable. or wrong depends upon a judicial inter- As I say, whatever the constitutional We have time yet in this session this pretation. Only the court can weigh, as authority is, it is, regardless of what year to legislate on this important sub- the existing law is in this area, wheth- the bill says, but this bill says nothing ject. er the importance of national security about that. It says nothing. Mrs. FEINSTEIN. Mr. President, will outweighs the invasion of privacy, and The Senator from California and I the Senator yield for a question? that determination is reserved for the have wanted to have individualized Mr. SPECTER. I yield. Federal courts. warrants wherever we could get them, Mrs. FEINSTEIN. Through the Chair. We are now having that determina- and now the Senator from California The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- tion in the Detroit case, ACLU v. NSA, took the lead on this. She has had ac- ator from California is recognized. where the district judge says it is un- cess to this program, where I have not, Mrs. FEINSTEIN. Mr. President, I constitutional and the Sixth Circuit because she is on the Intelligence Com- was trying, as the Senator from Penn- now has taken the case. They have mittee. It is anomalous that the chair- sylvania spoke, to figure out exactly issued a stay, in effect, but they will man of the Judiciary Committee would what bill it is he is speaking of. I gath- take up the case on the merits. not know the program, but I respect er this is his bill, not our bill, on which Once the litigation is this far ad- the division which gives that intel- he is adding some of our bill’s provi- vanced, we are not now in the situation ligence to the oversight committee. sions, but he leaves out the critical we were in last December when the Ju- But she and I both wanted to have indi- part, which is reinforcing the exclusive diciary Committee, as the Senator vidualized warrants everywhere if we authority of FISA; is that correct? from California knows, had four hear- could get them. And, now we know we The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- ings and I had a bill to submit to the can get them on calls originating in ator from Pennsylvania. Foreign Intelligence Surveillance the United States if we add the re- Mr. SPECTER. Mr. President, the ex- Court. That is bypassed now. Events sources that were in the legislation clusive authority of FISA remains. have overtaken it. crafted initially by the Senator from This bill does not touch that. FISA is This will provide for judicial review. California, which I joined, which passed now the law of the land, and FISA says It is my thought—and the Senator out of committee and onto the floor. that it is the exclusive remedy for from California and I have talked And it does not deal with the ones wiretapping. This legislation which I about this again and again and have overseas into the United States. What- am introducing does not alter that, so worked on her bill which I supported, ever authority the President has on it remains as provided in FISA that the voted out of committee 10 to 8 with 2 that, he is going to have to assert in Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act Republicans and 8 Democrats—this will Federal court and satisfy ultimately is the exclusive remedy for wire- expedite a determination as to whether the Supreme Court that he has that ar- tapping. all those calls originating overseas and ticle II power. My view is the sooner we Mrs. FEINSTEIN. If I may, a second coming in are or are not constitu- have this determination, the better off question: Will this bill allow the Presi- tionally tapped. And, it will help out we are. dent to use his plenary authority to with what the Senator from California Mrs. FEINSTEIN. I thank the chair- wiretap outside of FISA, first, and sec- has been the leader on—and that is to man. I would like to look very closely

VerDate Mar 15 2010 23:49 Feb 05, 2014 Jkt 081600 PO 00000 Frm 00039 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\2006SENATE\S14NO6.REC S14NO6 mmaher on DSKCGSP4G1 with SOCIALSECURITY S10928 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE November 14, 2006 at this bill. I am very reluctant to Whereas nearly 1 in 5 teens who have been piness of others, and proclaimed, ‘‘Let every move right now. You have mentioned in a serious relationship said their boyfriend one . . . regulate his conduct by the golden the case percolating up through the or girlfriend would threaten to hurt them- rule . . . and the path of duty will be clear be- courts now. I am really unsure why selves or their partner if there was a break- fore him.’’; passage of this bill now would achieve up; Whereas William Wilberforce defended the Whereas 1 in 5 teens in a serious relation- rights of slaves who had no voice in the leg- anything. It seems to me it would be ship report they have been hit, slapped, or islature of Great Britain and committed better to wait and see what the court pushed by a partner; himself to sweeping social reform in his does. I would appreciate your response Whereas more than 1 in 4 teens have been country; to that. in a relationship where their partner ver- Whereas William Wilberforce joined with Mr. SPECTER. Mr. President, I am bally abuses them; Sir Thomas Fowell Buxton, Thomas glad to respond, and I thank the Sen- Whereas 13 percent of Hispanic teens re- Clarkson, Olaudah Equiano, Harriet ator from California for the question. ported that hitting a partner was permis- Martineau, Hannah More, and other great It would achieve individualized review sible; abolitionists in Great Britain; of warrants on calls originating in the Whereas 29 percent of girls who have been Whereas William Wilberforce inspired abo- United States, and there are a lot of in a relationship said they have been pres- litionists in the United States, including sured to have sex or engage in sex they did William Lloyd Garrison, John Greenleaf them. How many there are, I don’t not want; Whittier, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry know, but the NSA officials have told Whereas nearly 50 percent of girls worry David Thoreau, and Harriet Beecher Stowe; us that if we give them the additional that their partner would break up with them Whereas William Wilberforce also influ- resources, which was suggested origi- if they did not agree to engage in sex; enced John Quincy Adams, James Monroe, nally by the Senator from California Whereas Native American women experi- John Jay, Abraham Lincoln, and Benjamin and which I concur in on the Feinstein- ence higher rates of interpersonal violence Franklin, along with many leaders in the Af- Specter bill, that they could have indi- than any other population group; rican-American community, among them vidualized warrants. And, I think that Whereas violent relationships in adoles- William Wells Brown, Paul Cuffe, and Ben- would be a big step forward on civil cence can have serious ramifications for vic- jamin Hughes; rights. tims who are at higher risk for substance Whereas Frederick Douglass said, ‘‘it was Mrs. FEINSTEIN. Except what you abuse, eating disorders, risky sexual behav- the faithful, persistent and enduring enthu- ior, suicide, and adult revictimization; siasm of . . . William Wilberforce . . . and are doing is effectively exempting, Whereas the severity of violence among in- [his] noble co-workers, that finally thawed then, a call from outside into the timate partners has been shown to increase the British heart into sympathy for the United States because of the change in if the pattern has been established in adoles- slave, and moved the strong arm of the gov- technology. cence; ernment in mercy to put an end to his bond- Mr. SPECTER. Mr. President, my bill Whereas 81 percent of parents surveyed ei- age.’’; and does not exempt them. My bill just ther believe dating violence is not an issue Whereas March 25, 2007 marks the 200th an- doesn’t deal with them. Some say that or admit they do not know if it is an issue; niversary of the abolition of the slave trade FISA controls them and, therefore, and in Great Britain: Now, therefore, be it they are illegal. The President says: Whereas the establishment of the National Resolved, That the Senate— No, he has article II power. And the Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Preven- (1) honors the life and work of William only way that controversy can be re- tion Week will benefit schools, communities, Wilberforce; and and families regardless of socio-economic (2) commemorates the 200th anniversary solved is in a Federal court, which will status, race, or sex; Now, therefore, be it of the abolition of the slave trade in Great weigh them. And the Federal court in Resolved, That the Senate— Britain and its impact on similar efforts in Detroit weighed them and said it was (1) designates the week of February 5 the United States. unconstitutional. And the Sixth Cir- through February 9, 2007, as ‘‘National Teen f cuit has said they will review it. In the Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention meantime, the program stands. But as Week’’; and AMENDMENTS SUBMITTED AND the program stands, all of these (2) calls upon the people of the United PROPOSED States, high schools, law enforcement, State warrantless wiretaps are going on and SA 5137. Mr. OBAMA (for himself, Ms. MI- and local officials, and interested groups, to KULSKI, Mr. SALAZAR, Mr. AKAKA, Mr. LEAHY, on and on. And we go one step further. observe National Teen Dating Violence Mr. ROCKEFELLER, Mrs. BOXER, and Ms. LAN- We make sure the Supreme Court will Awareness and Prevention Week with appro- DRIEU) submitted an amendment intended to take the case. We also have power in priate programs and activities that promote be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 5385, the Congress to expedite the review, awareness and prevention of the crime of making appropriations for Military Con- set a timetable to get it done faster. teen dating violence in their communities. Mrs. FEINSTEIN. I will be very in- struction and Veterans Affairs, and Related f Agencies for the fiscal year ending Sep- terested to look at the bill, and I thank tember 30, 2007, and for other purposes; which you very much for this dialog. And this SENATE RESOLUTION 613—HON- ORING THE LIFE AND WORK OF was ordered to lie on the table. completes my questions. Thank you. SA 5138. Mr. OBAMA (for himself, Ms. MI- WILLIAM WILBERFORECE AND Mr. SPECTER. I thank the Senator KULSKI, and Ms. LANDRIEU) submitted an from California for the colloquy which COMMEMORATING THE 200TH AN- amendment intended to be proposed by him has further explained the bill. NIVERSARY OF THE ABOLITION to the bill H.R. 5385, supra. OF THE SLAVE TRADE IN GREAT SA 5139. Mr. OBAMA (for himself, Ms. MI- f BRITAIN KULSKI, and Ms. LANDRIEU) submitted an SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS amendment intended to be proposed by him Mr. SANTORUM (for himself and Mr. to the bill H.R. 5385, supra; which was or- PRYOR) submitted the following resolu- dered to lie on the table. SENATE RESOLUTION 612—DESIG- tion; which was referred to the SA 5140. Mr. FEINGOLD submitted an NATING THE WEEK OF FEB- Committe on the Judiciary: amendment intended to be proposed by him RUARY 5 THROUGH FEBRUARY 9, Whereas William Wilberforce, born August to the bill H.R. 5385, supra; which was or- 2007, AS ‘‘NATIONAL TEEN DAT- 25, 1759, used his position as a Member of dered to lie on the table. Parliament in the House of Commons to stop SA 5141. Mrs. HUTCHISON submitted an ING VIOLENCE AWARENESS AND the slave trade in Great Britain, pro- amendment intended to be proposed by her PREVENTION WEEK’’ claiming, ‘‘I [will] never rest until I have ef- to the bill H.R. 5385, supra. Mr. CRAPO (for himself, Mrs. CLIN- fected [slavery’s] abolition.’’; SA 5142. Mr. KERRY (for himself, Mr. KEN- TON, Mr. LIEBERMAN, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Whereas William Wilberforce displayed re- NEDY, Mr. AKAKA, Mrs. BOXER, and Mr. JEF- and Mr. MENENDEZ) submitted the fol- markable perserverance in answering the FORDS) submitted an amendment intended to lowing resolution; which was referred call of social justice and fought the slave be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 5385, trade in Great Britain and slavery itself for supra. to the Committee on the Judiciary: 46 years, despite the national and personal fi- SA 5143. Mr. ALLEN submitted an amend- S. RES. 612 nancial interests aligned against him, the ment intended to be proposed by him to the Whereas 1 in 3 female teens in a dating re- public criticism and slander he endured, and bill H.R. 5385, supra. lationship have feared for their physical the stress and pain placed on his family; SA 5144. Mr. CONRAD (for himself, Mr. safety; Whereas William Wilberforce rested his po- COLEMAN, Mr. NELSON, of Nebraska, Mr. Whereas 1 in 2 teens in serious relation- litical career on the ideals of stewardship, SALAZAR, Mr. HAGEL, Mr. JOHNSON, Mr. ships have compromised their beliefs to respect for the rights of others, advancing THUNE, Mr. DORGAN, Mr. ENZI, Mr . BAUCUS, please their partner; the views of others, and promoting the hap- Mr. REID, Mrs. CLINTON, Mr. OBAMA, Mr.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 23:49 Feb 05, 2014 Jkt 081600 PO 00000 Frm 00040 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\2006SENATE\S14NO6.REC S14NO6 mmaher on DSKCGSP4G1 with SOCIALSECURITY November 14, 2006 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S10929 DURBIN, Mr. LEAHY, Mr. HARKIN, Ms. CANT- that paragraph, after a period of 2 years be- other purposes; which was ordered to WELL, Mr. BURNS, Mr. SCHUMER, Mr. ROB- ginning on the date of the commencement of lie on the table; as follows: ERTS, Mr. DAYTON, Mr. INOUYE, and Mr. the provision of such care, services, and On page 106, between lines 12 and 13, in- AKAKA) proposed an amendment to the bill counseling to the veteran.’’. sert the following new section: H.R. 5385, supra. SEC. 229. Effective as of October 1, 2006, SA 5145. Mr. SMITH submitted an amend- SA 5138. Mr. OBAMA (for himself, the authority provided by section 2064 of ment intended to be proposed to amendment Ms. MIKULSKI, and Ms. LANDRIEU) sub- title 38, United States Code, shall continue SA 4920 submitted by Mr. BURNS and in- mitted an amendment intended to be in effect until September 30, 2007. tended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 5385, proposed by him to the bill H.R. 5385, supra; which was ordered to lie on the table. SA 5140. Mr. FEINGOLD submitted SA 5146. Mr. COCHRAN (for himself and making appropriations for Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and an amendment intended to be proposed Mr. LOTT) submitted an amendment intended by him to the bill H.R. 5385, making ap- to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 5385, Related Agencies for the fiscal year supra. ending September 30, 2007, and for propriations for Military Construction SA 5147. Mr. WYDEN (for himself and Mr. other purposes; as follows: and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending Sep- SMITH) submitted an amendment intended to At the appropriate place in title II, in- be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 5385, sert the following: tember 30, 2007, and for other purposes; supra; which was ordered to lie on the table. SEC. ll. (a) STUDY ON COSTS OF COM- which was ordered to lie on the table; SA 5148. Mrs. DOLE submitted an amend- PREHENSIVE SERVICE PROGRAMS FOR HOME- as follows: ment intended to be proposed by her to the LESS VETERANS.—The Secretary of Veterans At the appropriate place in title II, add bill H.R. 5385, supra; which was ordered to lie Affairs shall carry out a study of costs asso- the following: on the table. ciated with the Comprehensive Service Pro- SEC. ll. (a) TERMINATION UNDER f grams authorized by sections 2011 and 2012 of SERVICEMEMBERS CIVIL RELIEF ACT OF CON- title 38 United States Code. TRACTS FOR CELLULAR PHONE SERVICES.— TEXT OF AMENDMENTS (b) REPORT.—Not later than 120 days (1) INCLUSION OF CONTRACTS UNDER TERMI- NATION AUTHORITY.—Subsection (b) of section SA 5137. Mr. OBAMA (for himself, after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Commit- 305 of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act Mrs. MIKULSKI, Mr. SALAZAR, Mr. tees on Veterans’ Affairs and Appropriations (50 U.S.C. App. 535) is amended by adding at AKAKA Mr. LEAHY, Mr. ROCKEFELLER, of the Senate and the Committees on Vet- the end the following new paragraph: Mrs. BOXER, and Ms. LANDRIEU) sub- erans’ Affairs and Appropriations of the ‘‘(3) CONTRACTS FOR CELLULAR PHONE mitted an amendment intended to be House of Representatives a report on the SERVICE.— proposed by him to the bill H.R. 5385, study required by subsection (a). The report ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subpara- making appropriations for Military shall set forth the following: graphs (B) and (C), a contract for a cellular (1) The number of authorized and oper- phone used, or intended to be used, by a serv- Construction and Veterans Affairs, and icemember or a servicemember’s dependent Releated Agencies for the fiscal year ational transitional housing beds and service centers under the programs referred to in for a personal or business purpose if— ending September 30, 2007, and for subsection (a) in fiscal year 2006, and the ‘‘(i) the contract is executed by or on be- other purposes; which was ordered to number of such beds and centers in each half of a person who thereafter and during lie on the table; as follows: State and in each Congressional District dur- the term of the contract enters into military At the appropriate place, insert the fol- ing such fiscal year. service under call or order specifying a pe- lowing: (2) The cost in fiscal year 2006 of grants riod of not less than 90 days (or who enters military service under a call or order speci- SEC. lll. (a) ELIGIBILITY FOR MEDICAL under section 2011 of title 38, United States fying a period of 90 days or less and who, CARE AND SERVICES FOR VETERANS OF FUTURE Code, to authorized and operational transi- without a break in service, receives orders CONFLICTS FOR MENTAL HEALTH CONDITIONS tional housing beds and service centers extending the period of military service to a FOR WHICH EVIDENCE IS INSUFFICIENT TO ES- under the programs referred to in that sub- period not less than 90 days); TABLISH A SERVICE-CONNECTION.—Paragraph section. ‘‘(ii) the servicemember, while in mili- (1) of section 1710(e) of title 38, United States (3) The cost in fiscal year 2006 of per diem tary service, executes the contract and Code, is amended by adding at the end the payments under section 2012 of title 38 thereafter receives military orders for a per- following new subparagraph: United States Code, to authorized and oper- manent change of station outside of the con- ‘‘(F) Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), a ational transitional housing beds and service tinental United States or to deploy with a veteran who served on active duty as de- centers under the programs referred to in military unit for a period of not less than 90 scribed in subparagraph (D) during a period that subsection. days; or (4) An estimate of the costs in each of fis- of war specified in that subparagraph, or ‘‘(iii) the servicemember, while in mili- cal years 2007, 2012, and 2017 associated with after the date specified in that subparagraph, tary service, executes the contract and an increase in the number of operational is also eligible for— thereafter receives military orders for a per- ‘‘(i) a mental health evaluation to be pro- transitional housing beds under the pro- manent change of station to a location with- vided by the Secretary not later than 30 days grams referred to in that subsection to each in the continental United States where the after the date of the request of the veteran of 10,000, 20,000, and 30,000 beds, and a descrip- contract cannot be transferred at the same for such evaluation; and tion of the methodology used for making rate, terms, and quality of service. such estimates. ‘‘(ii) hospital care, medical services, ‘‘(B) APPLICABILITY TO DEPENDENTS.— nursing home care, and family and marital (5) The number of applications received, Subparagraph (A) shall apply with respect to counseling for any mental health condition scored as qualified, and awarded pursuant to a contract, or portion of a contract, for a cel- identified pursuant to such evaluation, not- the Capital Grant Notice of Funds Avail- lular phone used, or intended to be used, by withstanding that there is insufficient med- ability published on April 20, 2006. a servicemember’s dependent only if the de- ical evidence to conclude that such condition (6) The range of per diem payment rates, pendent— is attributable to such service.’’. the average per diem payment rate, and the ‘‘(i) relocates in accompanying the serv- (b) LIMITATIONS.— median per diem payment rate paid to re- icemember in the performance of the mili- (1) CAUSATION.—Paragraph (2)(B) of such cipients of grants under section 2012 of title tary service, or in a permanent change of section is amended by striking ‘‘or (E)’’ and 38, United States Code, in fiscal year 2006. station or deployment, described in that sub- inserting ‘‘(E), or (F)’’. (7) The number and percentage of total paragraph; or (2) DURATION AFTER SERVICE.—Paragraph recipients of grants under section 2011 of ‘‘(ii) otherwise relocates as a con- (3) of such section is amended— title 38 United States Code, in fiscal year sequence of such military service or change (A) in subparagraph (C), by striking 2006 being paid under section 2012 of title 38, of station or deployment. ‘‘and’’ at the end; United States Code, the rate authorized for ‘‘(C) APPLICABILITY TO GROUP PLANS.—If a (B) in subparagraph (D), by striking the State homes for domiciliary care under sec- servicemember or a dependent to whom this period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and tion 1741(a)(1)(A) of that title for fiscal year paragraph applies is not the primary account (C) by adding at the end the following 2006. holder under a contract described in subpara- new subparagraph: graph (A), that subparagraph shall apply ‘‘(E) in the case of a veteran described in SA 5139. Mr. OBAMA (for himself, only to the extent of the obligations of the paragraph (1)(F)— Mrs. MIKULSKI, Ms. LANDRIEU,) sub- servicemember or dependent, as the case ‘‘(i) with respect to the evaluation de- mitted an amendment intended to be may be, in the contract.’’. scribed in clause (i) of that paragraph, after proposed by him to the bill H.R. 5385, (2) MANNER OF TERMINATION.—Subsection a period of 5 years beginning on the date of (c)(1) of such section is amended— the veteran’s discharge or release from ac- making appropriations for Military (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking tive military, naval, or air service; and Construction and Veterans Affairs, and ‘‘and’’ at the end; ‘‘(ii) with respect to the care, services, Related Agencies for the fiscal year (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking the and counseling described in clause (ii) of ending September 30, 2007, and for period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and

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(a) The amount available for specialist training, and preschool and teach- lular phone, by delivery by the contractee of ‘Military Construction, Air Force’ is hereby er aid certification to individuals who seek written notice of such termination, and a reduced by $25,400,000 for ‘Basic Expedi- to acquire or enhance technology skills in copy of the servicemember’s military orders, tionary Airmen Training Facility, Lackland order to use digital and wireless networking to the contractor or to the contractor’s AFB, Texas’. technology in the classroom or instructional agent.’’. ‘‘(b) The amount available for ‘Department process, including instruction in science, (3) EFFECTIVE DATE OF TERMINATION.— of Defense Base Closure Account 2005’ is mathematics, engineering, and technology Subsection (d) of such section is amended by hereby increased by $25,400,000.’’ subjects; and adding at the end the following new para- ‘‘(D) to foster the use of digital and wire- graph: SA 5142. Mr. KERRY (for himself, Mr. less networking technology to improve re- ‘‘(3) CONTRACT FOR CELLULAR PHONE SERV- KENNEDY, Mr. AKAKA, Mrs. BOXER, and search and education, including scientific, ICE.—In the case of a contract for a cellular Mr. JEFFORDS) submitted an amend- mathematics, engineering, and technology phone described in subsection (b)(3), termi- instruction. nation of the contract under subsection (a) is ment intended to be proposed by him effective on the day on which the require- to the bill H.R. 5385, making appropria- ‘‘(3) APPLICATION AND REVIEW PROCE- ments of subsection (c) are met for such ter- tions for Military Construction and DURES.— mination.’’. Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible to receive a grant, cooperative agreement, or contract (4) ARREARAGES.—Subsection (e) of such for the fiscal year ending September 30, under this subsection, an eligible institution section is amended— 2007, and for other purposes; as follows: (A) by striking ‘‘(e) ARREARAGES AND shall submit an application to the Under On page 106, between lines 12 and 13, insert OTHER OBLIGATIONS AND LIABILITIES.—Rents Secretary at such time, in such manner, and the following: or lease amounts’’ and inserting the fol- containing such information as the Under SEC. 229. Of the amount appropriated by lowing: Secretary may require. Such application, at this title, up to $18,000,000 may be available ‘‘(e) ARREARAGES AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS a minimum, shall include a description of AND LIABILITIES.— for necessary expenses, including salaries how the funds will be used, including a de- ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Rents or lease and expenses, for the provision of additional scription of any digital and wireless net- amounts’’; mental health services through centers for working technology to be acquired, and a de- (B) by designating the second sentence as readjustment counseling and related mental scription of how the institution will ensure paragraph (2), indenting such paragraph 4 health services for veterans under section that digital and wireless networking will be ems from the left margin, and inserting be- 1712A of title 38, United States Code (com- made accessible to, and employed by, stu- fore ‘‘In the case of the lease’’ the following: monly referred to as ‘‘Vet Centers’’), to vet- dents, faculty, and administrators. The ‘‘(2) LEASE CHARGES FOR MOTOR VEHI- erans who served in combat in Iraq or Af- Under Secretary, consistent with subpara- CLES.—’’; and ghanistan. graph (B), shall establish procedures to re- (C) by adding at the end the following view such applications. The Under Secretary new paragraphs: SA 5143. Mr. ALLEN submitted an shall publish the application requirements ‘‘(3) TERMINATION CHARGES FOR CELLULAR amendment intended to be proposed by and review criteria in the Federal Register, PHONE CONTRACTS.—In the case of a contract him to the bill H.R. 5385, making ap- along with a statement describing the avail- for a cellular phone, the contractor may not propriations for Military Construction ability of funds. impose an early termination charge, but and Veterans Affairs, and Related ‘‘(B) REVIEW PANELS.—Each application may request the return of equipment pro- Agencies for the fiscal year ending Sep- submitted under this subsection by an eligi- vided to the contractee as part of the con- ble institution shall be reviewed by a panel tract which would normally remain the prop- tember 30, 2007, and for other purposes; as follows: of individuals selected by the Under Sec- erty of the contractee at the end of the con- retary to judge the quality and merit of the tract term if the contractee is given the op- On page 110, between lines 22 and 23, insert proposal, including the extent to which the tion of paying a pro-rated amount to retain the following: eligible institution can effectively and suc- such equipment based on the original retail TITLE V—DIGITAL AND WIRELESS cessfully utilize the proposed grant, coopera- price of such equipment, the amount pre- TECHNOLOGY tive agreement, or contract to carry out the viously paid for such equipment by the con- program described in paragraph (1). The tractee, and the time remaining on the con- SEC. 501. SHORT TITLE. Under Secretary shall ensure that the review tract. This title may be cited as the ‘‘Minority panels include representatives of minority ‘‘(4) REACTIVATION FEES.—In the event a Serving Institution Digital and Wireless serving institutions and others who are contractor and contractee jointly agree to Technology Opportunity Act of 2006’’. knowledgeable about eligible institutions treat the termination of a contract for a cel- SEC. 502. ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM. and digital and wireless networking tech- lular phone under this section as a suspen- Section 5 of the Stevenson-Wydler Tech- nology. The Under Secretary shall ensure sion of such contract, the contractor may nology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3704) not impose any fee for reactivation of serv- is amended by inserting the following after that no individual assigned under this sub- ice under such contract at the completion of subsection (f): section to review any application has a con- flict of interest with regard to that applica- suspension of such contract.’’. ‘‘(g) MINORITY SERVING INSTITUTION DIG- (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Subsection ITAL AND WIRELESS TECHNOLOGY OPPOR- tion. The Under Secretary shall take into (a)(1)(B) of such section is amended by strik- TUNITY PROGRAM.— consideration the recommendations of the ing ‘‘or (2)(B)’’ and inserting ‘‘, (2)(B), ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting review panel in determining whether to (3)(A)(ii), or (3)(A)(iii)’’. through the Under Secretary, shall establish award a grant, cooperative agreement, or (c) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.— a Minority Serving Institution Digital and contract to an eligible institution. (1) HEADING AMENDMENT.—The heading of Wireless Technology Opportunity Program ‘‘(C) MATCHING REQUIREMENT.—The Under such section is amended to read as follows: to assist eligible institutions in acquiring, Secretary may not award a grant, coopera- ‘‘SEC. 305. TERMINATION OF RESIDENTIAL OR and augmenting their use of, digital and tive agreement, or contract to an eligible in- MOTOR VEHICLE LEASES OR CON- wireless networking technologies to improve stitution under this subsection unless such TRACTS FOR CELLULAR PHONE the quality and delivery of educational serv- institution agrees that, with respect to the SERVICE.’’. ices at eligible institutions. costs incurred by the institution in carrying (2) TABLE OF CONTENTS AMENDMENT.—The ‘‘(2) AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.—An eligible out the program for which the grant, cooper- table of contents for such Act is amended by institution may use a grant, cooperative ative agreement, or contract was awarded, striking the item relating to section 305 and agreement, or contract awarded under this such institution shall make available, di- inserting the following new item: subsection— rectly, or through donations from public or ‘‘Sec. 305. Termination of residential or ‘‘(A) to acquire equipment, instrumenta- private entities, non-Federal contributions motor vehicle leases or con- tion, networking capability, hardware and in an amount equal to one-quarter of the tracts for cellular phone serv- software, digital network technology, wire- grant, cooperative agreement, or contract ice.’’. less technology, and infrastructure to fur- awarded by the Under Secretary, or $500,000, SA 5141. Mrs. HUTCHISON submitted ther the objective of the Program described whichever is the lesser amount. The Under an amendment intended to be proposed in paragraph (1); Secretary shall waive the matching require- ment for any institution or consortium with by her to the bill H.R. 5385, making ap- ‘‘(B) to develop and provide training, edu- cation, and professional development pro- no endowment, or an endowment that has a propriations for Military Construction grams, including faculty development, to in- current dollar value lower than $50,000,000. and Veterans Affairs, and Related crease the use of, and usefulness of, digital ‘‘(D) AWARDS.— Agencies for the fiscal year ending Sep- and wireless networking technology; ‘‘(i) LIMITATION.—An eligible institution tember 30, 2007, and for other purposes; ‘‘(C) to provide teacher education, includ- that receives a grant, cooperative agree- as follows: ing the provision of preservice teacher train- ment, or contract under this subsection that

VerDate Mar 15 2010 23:49 Feb 05, 2014 Jkt 081600 PO 00000 Frm 00042 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\2006SENATE\S14NO6.REC S14NO6 mmaher on DSKCGSP4G1 with SOCIALSECURITY November 14, 2006 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S10931 exceeds $2,500,000 shall not be eligible to re- scribed in section 326(e)(1) of that Act (20 (B) each county contiguous to a county de- ceive another grant, cooperative agreement, U.S.C. 1063b(e)(1)); scribed in subparagraph (A). or contract. ‘‘(II) a Hispanic-serving institution, as de- (3) HURRICANE-AFFECTED COUNTY.—The ‘‘(ii) CONSORTIA.—Grants, cooperative fined in section 502(a)(5) of the Higher Edu- term ‘‘hurricane-affected county’’ means— agreements, and contracts may only be cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1101a(a)(5)); (A) a county included in the geographic awarded to eligible institutions. Eligible in- ‘‘(III) a tribally controlled college or uni- area covered by a natural disaster declara- stitutions may seek funding under this sub- versity, as defined in section 316(b)(3) of the tion related to Hurricane Katrina, Hurricane section for consortia which may include Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. Rita, Hurricane Wilma, or a related condi- other eligible institutions, a State or a State 1059c(b)(3)); tion; and educational agency, local educational agen- ‘‘(IV) an Alaska Native-serving institution (B) each county contiguous to a county de- cies, institutions of higher education, com- under section 317(b) of the Higher Education scribed in subparagraph (A). munity-based organizations, national non- Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1059d(b)); or (4) INSURABLE COMMODITY.—The term ‘‘in- profit organizations, or businesses, including ‘‘(V) a Native Hawaiian-serving institution surable commodity’’ means an agricultural minority businesses. under section 317(b) of the Higher Education commodity (excluding livestock) for which ‘‘(iii) PLANNING GRANTS.—The Under Sec- Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1059d(b)). the producers on a farm are eligible to ob- retary may provide funds to develop stra- ‘‘(iii) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.— tain a policy or plan of insurance under the tegic plans to implement such grants, coop- The term ‘institution of higher education’ Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1501 et erative agreements, or contracts. has the meaning given the term in section seq.). 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 (5) LIVESTOCK.—The term ‘‘livestock’’ in- ‘‘(iv) INSTITUTIONAL DIVERSITY.—In award- U.S.C. 1001). cludes— ing grants, cooperative agreements, and con- ‘‘(iv) LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY.—The (A) cattle (including dairy cattle); tracts to eligible institutions, the Under Sec- term ‘local educational agency’ has the (B) bison; retary shall ensure, to the extent prac- meaning given the term in section 9101 of the (C) sheep; ticable, that awards are made to all types of Elementary and Secondary Education Act of (D) swine; and institutions eligible for assistance under this 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801). (E) other livestock, as determined by the subsection. ‘‘(v) MINORITY BUSINESS.—The term ‘minor- Secretary. ‘‘(v) NEED.—In awarding funds under this ity business’ includes HUBZone small busi- (6) NATURAL DISASTER DECLARATION.—The subsection, the Under Secretary shall give ness concerns (as defined in section 3(p) of term ‘‘natural disaster declaration’’ means a priority to the institution with the greatest the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632(p)). natural disaster declared by the Secretary demonstrated need for assistance. ‘‘(vi) MINORITY INDIVIDUAL.—The term ‘mi- during calendar year 2005 or 2006 under sec- ‘‘(E) ANNUAL REPORT AND EVALUATION.— nority individual’ means an American In- tion 321(a) of the Consolidated Farm and ‘‘(i) ANNUAL REPORT REQUIRED FROM RECIPI- dian, Alaskan Native, Black (not of Hispanic Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1961(a)). ENTS.—Each institution that receives a origin), Hispanic (including persons of Mexi- (7) NONINSURABLE COMMODITY.—The term grant, cooperative agreement, or contract can, Puerto Rican, Cuban and Central or ‘‘noninsurable commodity’’ means a crop for awarded under this subsection shall provide South American origin), or Pacific Islander which the producers on a farm are eligible to an annual report to the Under Secretary on individual. obtain assistance under section 196 of the its use of the grant, cooperative agreement, ‘‘(vii) STATE.—The term ‘State’ has the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Re- or contract. meaning given the term in section 9101 of the form Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7333). ‘‘(ii) INDEPENDENT ASSESSMENT.—Not later Elementary and Secondary Education Act of (8) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ than 6 months after the date of enactment of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801). means the Secretary of Agriculture. this subsection, the Under Secretary shall ‘‘(viii) STATE EDUCATIONAL AGENCY.—The Subtitle A—Agricultural Production Losses enter into a contract with the National term ‘State educational agency’ has the SEC. 511. CROP DISASTER ASSISTANCE. Academy of Public Administration to con- meaning given the term in section 9101 of the duct periodic assessments of the program. (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall use Elementary and Secondary Education Act of such sums as are necessary of funds of the The Assessments shall be conducted once 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801).’’. every 3 years during the 10-year period fol- Commodity Credit Corporation to make SEC. 503. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. lowing the enactment of this subsection. The emergency financial assistance authorized There are authorized to be appropriated to under this section available to producers on assessments shall include an evaluation of the Technology Administration of the De- a farm that have incurred qualifying losses the effectiveness of the program in improv- partment of Commerce to carry out section described in subsection (c). ing the education and training of students, 5(g) of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology In- (b) ADMINISTRATION.— faculty and staff at eligible institutions that novation Act of 1980 such sums as may be (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in have been awarded grants, cooperative necessary for each of the fiscal years 2007 paragraph (2), the Secretary shall make as- agreements, or contracts under the program; through 2010. sistance available under this section in the an evaluation of the effectiveness of the pro- same manner as provided under section 815 of gram in improving access to, and familiarity SA 5144. Mr. CONRAD (for himself, the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food with, digital and wireless networking tech- Mr. COLEMAN, Mr. NELSON of Nebraska, and Drug Administration and Related Agen- nology for students, faculty, and staff at all Mr. SALAZAR, Mr. HAGEL, Mr. JOHNSON, cies Appropriations Act, 2001 (Public Law eligible institutions; an evaluation of the Mr. THUNE, Mr. DORGAN, Mr. ENZI, Mr. 106–387; 114 Stat. 1549A–55), including using procedures established under subparagraph BAUCUS, Mr. REID, Mrs. CLINTON, Mr. the same loss thresholds for quantity and (A); and recommendations for improving the economic losses as were used in admin- program, including recommendations con- OBAMA, Mr. DURBIN, Mr. LEAHY, Mr. HARKIN, Ms. CANTWELL, Mr. BURNS, Mr. istering that section, except that the pay- cerning the continuing need for Federal sup- ment rate shall be 50 percent of the estab- SCHUMER, Mr. ROBERTS, Mr. DAYTON, port. In carrying out its assessments, the Na- lished price, instead of 65 percent. tional Academy of Public Administration Mr. INOUYE, and Mr. AKAKA) proposed (2) NONINSURED PRODUCERS.—For producers shall review the reports submitted to the an amendment to the bill H.R. 5385, on a farm that were eligible to acquire crop Under Secretary under clause (i). making appropriations for Military insurance for the applicable production loss ‘‘(iii) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Upon comple- Construction and Veterans Affairs, and and failed to do so or failed to submit an ap- tion of each independent assessment carried Related Agencies for the fiscal year plication for the noninsured assistance pro- out under clause (ii), the Under Secretary ending September 30, 2007, and for gram for the loss, the Secretary shall make shall transmit the assessment to Congress other purposes; as follows: assistance in accordance with paragraph (1), along with a summary of the Under Sec- except that the payment rate shall be 35 per- retary’s plans, if any, to implement the rec- On page 110, between lines 22 and 23, insert the following: cent of the established price, instead of 50 ommendations of the National Academy of percent. TITLE V—EMERGENCY FARM RELIEF Public Administration. (c) QUALIFYING LOSSES.—Assistance under ‘‘(F) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: SEC. 501. SHORT TITLE. this section shall be made available to pro- ‘‘(i) DIGITAL AND WIRELESS NETWORKING This title may be cited as the ‘‘Emergency ducers on farms, other than producers of TECHNOLOGY.—The term ‘digital and wireless Farm Relief Act of 2006’’. sugar beets, that incurred qualifying quan- networking technology’ means computer and SEC. 502. DEFINITIONS. tity or quality losses for the 2005 or 2006 crop communications equipment and software In this title: due to damaging weather or any related con- that facilitates the transmission of informa- (1) ADDITIONAL COVERAGE.—The term ‘‘ad- dition (including losses due to crop diseases, tion in a digital format. ditional coverage’’ has the meaning given insects, and delayed harvest), as determined ‘‘(ii) ELIGIBLE INSTITUTION.—The term ‘eli- the term in section 502(b)(1) of the Federal by the Secretary. gible institution’ means an institution that Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1502(b)(1)). (d) QUALITY LOSSES.— is— (2) DISASTER COUNTY.—The term ‘‘disaster (1) IN GENERAL.—In addition to any pay- ‘‘(I) a historically Black college or univer- county’’ means— ment received under subsection (b), the Sec- sity that is a part B institution, as defined in (A) a county included in the geographic retary shall use such sums as are necessary section 322(2) of the Higher Education Act of area covered by a natural disaster declara- of funds of the Commodity Credit Corpora- 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1061(2)), or an institution de- tion; and tion to make payments to producers on a

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(2) PAYMENT RATES.—Indemnity payments to the product obtained by multiplying— (5) ELIGIBLE PRODUCTION.—The Secretary to a producer on a farm under paragraph (1) (A) the payment quantity determined shall carry out this subsection in a fair and shall be made at a rate of not less than 30 under paragraph (2); equitable manner for all eligible production, percent of the market value of the applicable (B)(i) in the case of an insurable com- including the production of fruits and vege- livestock on the day before the date of death modity, the coverage level elected by the in- tables, other specialty crops, and field crops. of the livestock, as determined by the Sec- sured under the policy or plan of insurance (e) TIMING.— retary. under the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), (c) EWE LAMB REPLACEMENT AND RETEN- U.S.C. 1501 et seq.); or the Secretary shall make payments to pro- TION.— (ii) in the case of a noninsurable com- ducers on a farm for a crop under this sec- (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall use modity, the applicable coverage level for the tion not later than 60 days after the date the $13,000,000 of funds of the Commodity Credit payment quantity determined under para- producers on the farm submit to the Sec- Corporation to make payments under the graph (2); by retary a completed application for the pay- Ewe Lamb Replacement and Retention Pay- (C) 50 percent of the payment rate deter- ments. ment Program under part 784 of title 7, Code mined under paragraph (3). (2) INTEREST.—If the Secretary does not of Federal Regulations (or a successor regu- (2) PAYMENT QUANTITY.—For the purpose of make payments to the producers on a farm lation) for each qualifying ewe lamb retained paragraph (1)(A), the payment quantity for by the date described in paragraph (1), the or purchased during the period beginning on quality losses for a crop of a commodity on Secretary shall pay to the producers on a January 1, 2006, and ending on December 31, a farm shall equal the lesser of— farm interest on the payments at a rate 2006. (A) the actual production of the crop af- equal to the current (as of the sign-up dead- (2) INELIGIBILITY FOR OTHER ASSISTANCE.—A fected by a quality loss of the commodity on line established by the Secretary) market producer that receives assistance under this the farm; or yield on outstanding, marketable obligations subsection shall not be eligible to receive as- (B)(i) in the case of an insurable com- of the United States with maturities of 30 sistance under subsection (a). modity, the actual production history for years. SEC. 513. FLOODED CROP AND GRAZING LAND. the commodity by the producers on the farm SEC. 512. LIVESTOCK ASSISTANCE. under the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall com- U.S.C. 1501 et seq.); or (a) LIVESTOCK COMPENSATION PROGRAM.— pensate eligible owners of flooded crop and (ii) in the case of a noninsurable com- (1) USE OF COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION grazing land in— modity, the established yield for the crop for FUNDS.—Effective beginning on the date of (1) the Devils Lake basin; and the producers on the farm under section 196 enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall (2) the McHugh, Lake Laretta, and Rose of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and use funds of the Commodity Credit Corpora- Lake closed drainage areas of the State of Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7333). tion to carry out the 2002 Livestock Com- North Dakota. (3) PAYMENT RATE.— pensation Program announced by the Sec- (b) ELIGIBILITY.— (A) IN GENERAL.—For the purpose of para- retary on October 10, 2002 (67 Fed. Reg. 63070), (1) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible to receive graph (1)(B), the payment rate for quality to provide compensation for livestock losses compensation under this section, an owner losses for a crop of a commodity on a farm during calendar years 2005 and 2006 for losses shall own land described in subsection (a) shall be equal to the difference between (as due to a disaster, as determined by the Sec- that, during the 2 crop years preceding re- determined by the applicable State com- retary, except that the payment rate shall be ceipt of compensation, was rendered incapa- mittee of the Farm Service Agency)— 75 percent of the payment rate established ble of use for the production of an agricul- (i) the per unit market value that the units for the 2002 Livestock Compensation Pro- tural commodity or for grazing purposes (in of the crop affected by the quality loss would gram. a manner consistent with the historical use have had if the crop had not suffered a qual- (2) ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS.—In carrying out of the land) as the result of flooding, as de- ity loss; and the program described in paragraph (1), the termined by the Secretary. (ii) the per unit market value of the units Secretary shall provide assistance to any ap- (2) INCLUSIONS.—Land described in para- of the crop affected by the quality loss. plicant for livestock losses during calendar graph (1) shall include— (B) FACTORS.—In determining the payment year 2005 or 2006, or both, that— (A) land that has been flooded; rate for quality losses for a crop of a com- (A)(i) conducts a livestock operation that (B) land that has been rendered inacces- modity on a farm, the applicable State com- is located in a disaster county, including any sible due to flooding; and mittee of the Farm Service Agency shall applicant conducting a livestock operation (C) a reasonable buffer strip adjoining the take into account— with eligible livestock (within the meaning flooded land, as determined by the Sec- (i) the average local market quality dis- of the livestock assistance program under retary. counts that purchasers applied to the com- section 101(b) of division B of Public Law 108– (3) ADMINISTRATION.—The Secretary may modity during the first 2 months following 324 (118 Stat. 1234)); or establish— the normal harvest period for the com- (ii) produces an animal described in section (A) reasonable minimum acreage levels for modity; 10806(a)(1) of the Farm Security and Rural individual parcels of land for which owners (ii) the loan rate and repayment rate es- Investment Act of 2002 (21 U.S.C. 321d(a)(1)); may receive compensation under this sec- tablished for the commodity under the mar- (B) demonstrates to the Secretary that the tion; and keting loan program established for the com- applicant suffered a material loss of pasture (B) the location and area of adjoining modity under subtitle B of title I of the or hay production, or experienced substan- flooded land for which owners may receive Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of tially increased feed costs, due to damaging compensation under this section. 2002 (7 U.S.C. 7931 et seq.); weather or a related condition during the (c) SIGN-UP.—The Secretary shall establish (iii) the market value of the commodity if calendar year, as determined by the Sec- a sign-up program for eligible owners to sold into a secondary market; and retary; and apply for compensation from the Secretary (iv) other factors determined appropriate (C) meets all other eligibility requirements under this section. by the committee. established by the Secretary for the pro- (d) COMPENSATION PAYMENTS.— (4) ELIGIBILITY.— gram. (1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraphs (2) (A) IN GENERAL.—For producers on a farm (3) MITIGATION.—In determining the eligi- and (3), the rate of an annual compensation to be eligible to obtain a payment for a qual- bility for or amount of payments for which a payment under this section shall be equal to ity loss for a crop under this subsection— producer is eligible under the livestock com- 90 percent of the average annual per acre (i) the amount obtained by multiplying the pensation program, the Secretary shall not rental payment rate (at the time of entry per unit loss determined under paragraph (1) penalize a producer that takes actions (rec- into the contract) for comparable crop or by the number of units affected by the qual- ognizing disaster conditions) that reduce the grazing land that has not been flooded and ity loss shall be reduced by the amount of average number of livestock the producer remains in production in the county where any indemnification received by the pro- owned for grazing during the production year the flooded land is located, as determined by ducers on the farm for quality loss adjust- for which assistance is being provided. the Secretary. ment for the commodity under a policy or (b) LIVESTOCK INDEMNITY PAYMENTS.— (2) REDUCTION.—An annual compensation plan of insurance under the Federal Crop In- (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall use payment under this section shall be reduced surance Act (7 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.); and such sums as are necessary of funds of the by the amount of any conservation program (ii) the remainder shall be at least 25 per- Commodity Credit Corporation to make live- rental payments or Federal agricultural cent of the value that all affected production stock indemnity payments to producers on commodity program payments received by of the crop would have had if the crop had farms that have incurred livestock losses the owner for the land during any crop year not suffered a quality loss. during calendar years 2005 and 2006 for losses for which compensation is received under (B) INELIGIBILITY.—If the amount of a qual- that occurred prior to the date of enactment this section. ity loss payment for a commodity for the of this Act (including wildfire disaster losses (3) EXCLUSION.—During any year in which producers on a farm determined under this in the State of Texas and other States) due an owner receives compensation for flooded paragraph is equal to or less than zero, the to a disaster, as determined by the Sec- land under this section, the owner shall not

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REDUCTION IN PAYMENTS. equal at least 50 percent of the total eco- tablished under the Federal Crop Insurance The amount of any payment for which a nomic loss of the small business for each Act (7 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.); producer is eligible under this subtitle shall year a grant is requested; and (B) the noninsured crop assistance program be reduced by any amount received by the (iv) demonstrate that the grant will mate- established under section 196 of the Federal producer for the same loss or any similar rially improve the likelihood the business Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of loss under— will— 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7333); or (1) the Department of Defense, Emergency (I) recover from the disaster; and (C) any Federal agricultural crop disaster Supplemental Appropriations to Address (II) continue to service and support produc- assistance program. Hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico, and Pan- tion agriculture. (e) RELATIONSHIP TO AGRICULTURAL COM- demic Influenza Act, 2006 (Public Law 109– (3) REQUIREMENTS.—A direct payment to MODITY PROGRAMS.—The Secretary, by regu- 148; 119 Stat. 2680); small business under this subsection shall— lation, shall provide for the preservation of (2) an agricultural disaster assistance pro- (A) be limited to not more than 2 years of cropland base, allotment history, and pay- vision contained in the announcement of the documented losses; ment yields applicable to land described in Secretary on January 26, 2006, or August 29, (B) be in an amount of not more than 75 subsection (a) that was rendered incapable of 2006; percent of the documented average economic use for the production of an agricultural (3) the Emergency Supplemental Appro- loss attributable to weather-related agri- commodity or for grazing purposes as the re- priations Act for Defense, the Global War on culture disasters for each eligible year in the sult of flooding. Terror, and Hurricane Recovery, 2006 (Public qualified State; and (f) USE OF LAND.— Law 109-234; 120 Stat. 418); or (C) not exceed $80,000 per grant per year. (1) IN GENERAL.—An owner that receives (4) the Livestock Assistance Grant Pro- (4) INSUFFICIENT FUNDING.—If the grant compensation under this section for flooded gram announced by the Secretary on August funds received by a qualified State agency land shall take such actions as are necessary 29, 2006. under subsection (b) are insufficient to fund to not degrade any wildlife habitat on the Subtitle B—Small Business Economic Loss the direct payments of the qualified State land that has naturally developed as a result Grant Program agency under this subsection, the qualified of the flooding. State agency may apply a proportional re- SEC. 521. SMALL BUSINESS ECONOMIC LOSS (2) RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES.—To encour- GRANT PROGRAM. duction to all of the direct payments. age owners that receive compensation for (a) DEFINITION OF QUALIFIED STATE.—In Subtitle C—Conservation flooded land to allow public access to and use this section, the term ‘‘qualified State’’ SEC. 531. EMERGENCY CONSERVATION PRO- of the land for recreational activities, as de- means a State in which at least 50 percent of GRAM. termined by the Secretary, the Secretary the counties of the State were declared to be The Secretary shall use an additional may— primary agricultural disaster areas by the $30,000,000 of funds of the Commodity Credit (A) offer an eligible owner additional com- Secretary in at least 2 of crop years 2004, Corporation to carry out emergency meas- pensation; and 2005, and 2006. ures, including wildfire recovery efforts in (B) provide compensation for additional (b) GRANTS TO QUALIFIED STATES.— Montana and other States, identified by the acreage under this section. (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall use Administrator of the Farm Service Agency (g) FUNDING.— $300,000,000 of funds of the Commodity Credit as of the date of enactment of this Act (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall use Corporation to make grants to State depart- through the emergency conservation pro- $6,000,000 of funds of the Commodity Credit ments of agriculture or comparable State gram established under title IV of the Agri- Corporation to carry out this section. agencies in qualified States. cultural Credit Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2201 et (2) PRO-RATED PAYMENTS.—In a case in (2) AMOUNT.— seq.). which the amount made available under (A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subparagraph SEC. 532. EMERGENCY WATERSHED PROTECTION paragraph (1) for a fiscal year is insufficient (B), the Secretary shall allocate grants PROGRAM. to compensate all eligible owners under this among qualified States described in para- The Secretary shall use an additional section, the Secretary shall pro-rate pay- graph (1) based on the average value of agri- $70,000,000 of funds of the Commodity Credit ments for that fiscal year on a per acre basis. cultural sector production in the qualified Corporation to carry out emergency meas- SEC. 514. SUGAR BEET DISASTER ASSISTANCE. State, determined as a percentage of the ures identified by the Chief of the Natural (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall use gross domestic product of the qualified Resources Conservation Service as of the $24,000,000 of funds of the Commodity Credit State. date of enactment of this Act through the emergency watershed protection program es- Corporation to provide assistance to sugar (B) MINIMUM AMOUNT.—The minimum beet producers that suffered production amount of a grant under this subsection tablished under section 403 of the Agricul- losses (including quality losses) for the 2005 shall be $3,000,000. tural Credit Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2203). or 2006 crop year. (3) REQUIREMENT.—To be eligible to receive SEC. 533. ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY INCENTIVES (b) REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary shall a grant under this subsection, a qualified PROGRAM. The Secretary shall use an additional make payments under subsection (a) in the State shall agree to carry out an expedited $200,000,000 of funds of the Commodity Credit same manner as payments were made under disaster assistance program to provide direct Corporation to carry out emergency meas- section 208 of the Agricultural Assistance payments to qualified small businesses in ac- ures identified by the Secretary through the Act of 2003 (Public Law 108–7; 117 Stat. 544), cordance with subsection (c). environmental quality incentives program including using the same indemnity benefits (c) DIRECT PAYMENTS TO QUALIFIED SMALL established under chapter 4 of subtitle D of as were used in carrying out that section. BUSINESSES.— title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 (c) HAWAII.—The Secretary shall use (1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out an expe- U.S.C. 3839aa et seq.), of which not less than $6,000,000 of funds of the Commodity Credit dited disaster assistance program described $50,000,000 shall be used to carry out wildfire Corporation to assist sugarcane growers in in subsection (b)(3), a qualified State shall recovery efforts (including in Montana and Hawaii by making a payment in that amount provide direct payments to eligible small other States). to an agricultural transportation coopera- businesses in the qualified State that suf- tive in Hawaii, the members of which are eli- fered material economic losses in at least 2 Subtitle D—Farm Service Agency gible to obtain a loan under section 156(a) of of crop years 2004, 2005, and 2006 as a direct SEC. 541. FUNDING FOR ADDITIONAL PER- the Federal Agriculture Improvement and result of weather-related agricultural losses SONNEL. Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7272(a)). to the crop or livestock production sectors of The Secretary shall use $20,000,000 of funds SEC. 515. BOVINE TUBERCULOSIS HERD INDEM- the qualified State, as determined by the of the Commodity Credit Corporation to hire NIFICATION. Secretary. additional County Farm Service Agency per- The Secretary shall use $2,000,000 of funds (2) ELIGIBILITY.— sonnel— of the Commodity Credit Corporation to in- (A) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible to receive a (1) to expedite the implementation of, and demnify producers that suffered losses to direct payment under paragraph (1), a small delivery under, the agricultural disaster and herds of cattle due to bovine tuberculosis business shall— economic assistance programs under this during calendar year 2005. (i) have less than $5,000,000 in average an- title; and SEC. 516. NONINSURED CROP ASSISTANCE PRO- nual gross income from all business activi- (2) as the Secretary determines to be nec- GRAM. ties, at least 75 percent of which shall be di- essary to carry out other agriculture and Section 196(c) of the Federal Agriculture rectly related to production agriculture or disaster assistance programs. Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (7 agriculture support industries, as deter- Subtitle E—Miscellaneous U.S.C. 7333(c)) is amended by adding at the mined by the Secretary; SEC. 551. CONTRACT WAIVER. end the following: (ii) verify the amount of economic loss at- In carrying out section 101(a)(5) of the ‘‘(5) LOSS ASSESSMENT FOR GRAZING.—The tributable to weather-related agricultural Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Secretary shall permit the use of 1 claims losses using such documentation as the Sec- Hurricane Disasters Assistance Act, 2005 adjustor certified by the Secretary to assess retary and the head of the qualified State (Public Law 108–324; 118 Stat. 1233), the Sec- the quantity of loss on the acreage or allot- agency may require; retary shall not require participation in a

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FUNDING. fairs, and Related Agencies for the fis- ADMINISTRATION’’, up to $500,000 may be The Secretary shall use the funds, facili- cal year ending September 30, 2007, and available for the Secretary of Veterans Af- ties, and authorities of the Commodity Cred- for other purposes; which was ordered fairs to conduct an independent study on the community health resources in the 14-county it Corporation to carry out this title, to re- to lie on the table; as follows: main available until expended. catchment area of the Department of Vet- At the end, add the following: SEC. 553. REGULATIONS. erans Affairs clinic in Walla Walla, Wash- SEC. ll. REAUTHORIZATION OF THE SECURE (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may pro- ington, including the capacity of the private RURAL SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY health care facilities in such catchment area mulgate such regulations as are necessary to SELF-DETERMINATION ACT OF 2000. implement this title. to serve veterans that currently receive in- (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secure Rural Schools patient care at such clinic. (b) PROCEDURE.—The promulgation of the and Community Self-Determination Act of regulations and administration of this title 2000 (16 U.S.C. 500 note; Public Law 106–393) is Mrs. DOLE submitted an shall be made without regard to— amended in sections 101(a), 102(b)(2), 103(b)(1), SA 5148. (1) the notice and comment provisions of 203(a)(1), 207(a), 208, 303, and 401 by striking amendment intended to be proposed by section 553 of title 5, United States Code; ‘‘2006’’ and inserting ‘‘2007’’. her to the bill H.R. 5385, making appro- (2) the Statement of Policy of the Sec- (b) TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.— priations for Military Construction and retary of Agriculture effective July 24, 1971 (1) SPECIAL PROJECTS ON FEDERAL LANDS.— Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies (36 Fed. Reg. 13804), relating to notices of Section 208 of the Secure Rural Schools and for the fiscal year ending September 30, proposed rulemaking and public participa- Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 2007, and for other purposes; which was tion in rulemaking; and (16 U.S.C. 500 note; Public Law 106–393) is ordered to lie on the table; as follows: (3) chapter 35 of title 44, United States amended in the second sentence by striking Code (commonly known as the ‘‘Paperwork ‘‘2007’’ and inserting ‘‘2008’’. On page 82, between lines 19 and 20, insert Reduction Act’’). (2) COUNTY PROJECTS.—Section 303 of the the following: (c) CONGRESSIONAL REVIEW OF AGENCY Secure Rural Schools and Community Self- SEC. 126. Section 2836(c)(3) of the National RULEMAKING.—In carrying out this section, Determination Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 500 note; Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year the Secretary shall use the authority pro- Public Law 106–393) is amended in the second 1998 (Public Law 105–85; 111 Stat. 2005) is vided under section 808 of title 5, United sentence by striking ‘‘2007’’ and inserting amended to read as follows: States Code. ‘‘2008’’. ‘‘(3) The Secretary may convey, without SEC. 554. EARTHQUAKE DAMAGE IN THE STATE (c) REDUCTION IN PAYMENTS FOR FISCAL consideration, to the County all right, title, OF HAWAII. YEAR 2007.—Notwithstanding any provision and interest of the United States in and to a (a) EMERGENCY WATERSHED PROTECTION of the Secure Rural Schools and Community parcel of real property (including improve- PROGRAM.—The Secretary shall use an addi- Self-Determination Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 500 ments thereon), known as Tract No. 404–1, tional $12,000,000 of funds of the Commodity note; Public Law 106–393), any payment au- consisting of approximately 137 acres located Credit Corporation to carry out emergency thorized under section 102 or 103 of that Act at Fort Bragg for support of the construction measures on the Big Island in the State of for fiscal year 2007 shall be equal to the of public school structures that may be used Hawaii (referred to in this section as the amount of the payment authorized under the by the Harnett County School Board for the ‘‘Big Island’’) through the emergency water- applicable section of that Act for fiscal year education of— shed protection program established under 2006, reduced by 10 percent. ‘‘(A) members of the Armed Forces sta- section 403 of the Agricultural Credit Act of (d) EMERGENCY DESIGNATION.—The amount tioned at Fort Bragg and Pope Air Force 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2203), of which $7,000,000 shall made available under this section and the Base and their dependents; and amendments made by this section is des- be used to repair the Lower Hamakua Ditch ‘‘(B) children who reside in the County.’’ . ignated as an emergency requirement pursu- and $5,000,000 shall be used to repair the f ant to section 402 of S. Con. Res. 83 (109th Waimea Irrigation System/Upper Hamakua Congress), the concurrent resolution on the AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO Ditch. budget for fiscal year 2007, as made applica- (b) EMERGENCY CONSERVATION PROGRAM.— MEET ble in the Senate by section 7035 of Public (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall use Law 109–234. COMMITTEE ON FINANCE an additional $6,000,000 of funds of the Com- Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I ask modity Credit Corporation to repair broken SA 5146. Mr. COCHRAN (for himself unanimous consent that the Com- irrigation pipelines and damaged and col- and Mr. LOTT) submitted an amend- lapsed water tanks on the Big Island through mittee on Finance be authorized to the emergency conservation program estab- ment intended to be proposed by him meet during the session on Tuesday, lished under title IV of the Agricultural to the bill H.R. 5385, making appropria- November 14, 2006, at 11 a.m., in 215 Credit Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2201 et seq.), of tions for Military Construction and Dirksen Senate Office Building, to con- which $2,000,000 shall be used to repair stone Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies sider pending nominations. fences on cattle ranches in the Kona and for the fiscal year ending September 30, The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without Kohala areas and $2,000,000 shall be used to 2007, and for other purposes; as follows: objection, it is so ordered. provide emergency loans for losses of agri- On page 82, between lines 19 and 20, insert cultural income due to the earthquake of Oc- COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY AND the following: GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS tober 15, 2006. SEC. 126. Of the amount appropriated or (2) ADDITIONAL FUNDS.—The Secretary may otherwise made available by chapter 7 of Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I ask use an additional $2,000,000 of funds of the title I of the Department of Defense, Emer- unanimous consent that the Com- Commodity Credit Corporation through the gency Supplemental Appropriations to Ad- mittee on Homeland Security and Gov- emergency conservation program established dress Hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico, and ernmental Affairs be authorized to under title IV of the Agricultural Credit Act Pandemic Influenza Act, 2006 (Public Law meet on Tuesday, November 14, 2006, at of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2201 et seq.) to repair or re- 109–148) under the heading ‘‘MILITARY CON- 10 a.m. to consider the nominations of place historical stone fences on ranches on STRUCTION, NAVY AND MARINE CORPS’’ and the Honorable James H. Bilbray to be the Big Island damaged by the earthquake available for the replacement of a Bachelor on October 15, 2006. Enlisted Quarters at Naval Construction Governor, U.S. Postal Service, (c) KOHALA DITCH SYSTEM.—The Secretary Battalion Center, Gulfport, Mississippi, Thurgood Marshall Jr. to be Governor, shall use $3,000,000 of funds of the Com- $13,400,000 may be available for the construc- U.S. Postal Service, and the Honorable modity Credit Corporation to provide a grant tion of an additional Bachelor Enlisted Quar- Dan G. Blair to be Chairman, Postal to the Big Island Resource Conservation and ters at Naval Construction Battalion Center, Rate Commission. Development Council, Incorporated, to re- Gulfport, Mississippi. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without pair the Kohala Ditch system. objection, it is so ordered. Subtitle F—Emergency Designation SA 5147. Mr. WYDEN (for himself and Mr. SMITH) submitted an amendment COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY SEC. 561. EMERGENCY DESIGNATION. intended to be proposed by him to the Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I ask The amounts provided under this title are unanimous consent that the Com- designated as an emergency requirement bill H.R. 5385, making appropriations pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 for Military Construction and Veterans mittee on the Judiciary be authorized (109th Congress). Affairs, and Related Agencies for the to meet to conduct a hearing on ‘‘Com- fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, petition in Sports Programming and SA 5145. Mr. SMITH submitted an and for other purposes; which was or- Distribution: Are Consumers Win- amendment intended to be proposed to dered to lie on the table; as follows: ning?’’ on Tuesday, November 14, 2006 SA 4920 submitted by Mr. BURNS and On page 106, between lines 12 and 13, insert at 9 a.m. in Dirksen Senate Office intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. the following: Building Room 226.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 23:49 Feb 05, 2014 Jkt 081600 PO 00000 Frm 00046 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\2006SENATE\S14NO6.REC S14NO6 mmaher on DSKCGSP4G1 with SOCIALSECURITY November 14, 2006 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S10935 Witness List The assistant legislative clerk read With a view to receiving the advice Panel I: Roger Noll, Professor, Eco- as follows: and consent of the Senate to ratifica- nomics Department, Stanford Univer- A bill (S. 4051) to provide sufficient re- tion, I transmit herewith the Treaty sity, Stanford, CA; Jeffrey Pash, Exec- sources to permit electronic surveillance of between the United States of America utive Vice President and General Coun- United States persons for foreign intel- and Malaysia on Mutual Legal Assist- ligence purposes to be conducted pursuant to ance in Criminal Matters, signed on sel of the National Football League, individualized court-issued orders, to en- New York, NY; Daniel M. Fawcett, Ex- July 28, 2006, at Kuala Lumpur. I trans- hance oversight and streamline the proce- mit also, for the information of the ecutive Vice President, Business and dures of the Foreign Intelligence Surveil- Legal Affairs and Programming Acqui- lance Act of 1978, to ensure review of the Senate, the report of the Department sition, DlRECTV, Inc., Washington, Terrorist Surveillance Program by the of State with respect to the Treaty. DC; Landel Hobbs, Chief Operating Of- United States Supreme Court, and for other The Treaty is one of a series of mod- ficer, Time Warner, New York, NY. purposes. ern mutual legal assistance treaties The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without Mr. FRIST. I now ask for its second being negotiated by the United States objection, it is so ordered. reading and, in order to place the bill in order to counter criminal activities more effectively. The Treaty should COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY on the calendar under the provisions of rule XIV, I object to my request. enhance our ability to investigate and Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I ask prosecute a wide variety of crimes. The unanimous consent that the Senate The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objec- tion is heard. Treaty is self-executing. Committee on the Judiciary be author- The Treaty provides for a broad f ized to meet to conduct a hearing on range of cooperation in criminal mat- ‘‘Judicial Nominations’’ on Tuesday, MEASURE PLACED ON ters. Under the Treaty, the Parties November 14, 2006 at 2 p.m. in Dirksen CALENDAR—S. 4047 agree to assist each other by, among Senate Office Building Room 226. Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I under- other things: providing evidence (such Witness List stand there is a bill at the desk due for as testimony, documents, items, or things) obtained voluntarily or, where Panel I: The Honorable Arlen Spec- its second reading. necessary, by compulsion; arranging ter, United States Senator [R–PA]. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The for persons, including persons in cus- Panel II: Thomas Michael Hardiman clerk will report the bill by title. tody, to travel to the other country to to be United States Circuit Judge for The legislative clerk read as follows: provide evidence; serving documents the Third District. A bill (S. 4047) to prohibit the issuance of executing searches and seizures; locat- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without transportation security cards to individuals ing and identifying persons, items, or objection, it is so ordered. who have been convicted of certain crimes. Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, in order to places; examining objects and sites; PERMANENT SUBCOMMITTEE ON INVESTIGATIONS freezing and forfeiting assets or prop- Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I ask place the bill on the calendar under the provisions of rule XIV, I object to fur- erty; and identifying or tracing pro- unanimous consent that the Perma- ceeds of crime. nent Subcommittee on Investigations ther proceeding. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objec- I recommend that the Senate give of the Committee on Homeland Secu- early and favorable consideration to rity and Governmental Affairs be au- tion is heard. The bill will be placed on the calendar. the Treaty, and give its advice and con- thorized to meet on Tuesday, Novem- sent to ratification. f ber 14, 2006, at 2:30 p.m., for a hearing GEORGE W. BUSH. entitled ‘‘Failure to Identify Company APPOINTMENT THE WHITE HOUSE, November 14, 2006. Owners Impedes Law Enforcement.’’ The PRESIDING OFFICER. The f The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without Chair, on behalf of the President pro objection, it is so ordered. ORDERS FOR WEDNESDAY, tempore, and in consultation with the NOVEMBER 15, 2006 f Banking member of the Senate Com- Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I ask mittee on Finance, pursuant to Public PRIVILEGES OF THE FLOOR unanimous consent that when the Sen- Law 103–296, appoints Marsha Katz, of Mrs. HUTCHISON. Mr. President, I ate completes its business today, it Montana, vice David Podoff, as a mem- ask unanimous consent that Senator stand in adjournment until 2:15 p.m. on ber of the Social Security Advisory MCCAIN’s legislative fellow, Navy Wednesday, November 15. I further ask Board. LCDR Damien Christopher, be granted that following the prayer and the floor privileges during the debate and f pledge, the morning hour be deemed to any votes concerning H.R. 5384, as well REMOVAL OF INJUNCTION OF SE- have expired, the Journal of pro- as any related amendments. CRECY—TREATY DOCUMENT NO. ceedings be approved to date, the time The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without 109–22 for the two leaders be reserved, and objection, it is so ordered. Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, as in exec- that there then be a period of morning f utive session, I ask unanimous consent business with Senators permitted to speak therein for up to 5 minutes each. EXECUTIVE CALENDAR that the injunction of secrecy be re- moved from the following treaty trans- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without mitted to the Senate on November 14, objection, it is so ordered. RECOMMITTAL OF NOMINATION 2006, by the President of the United f Mr. FRIST. As in executive session, I States: PROGRAM Treaty with Malaysia on Mutual ask unanimous consent that Executive Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, today we Legal Assistance, Treaty Document Calendar No. 995, the nomination of did complete our work on the Military No. 109–22. John Peyton, be recommitted to the Construction and Veterans Affairs ap- I further ask that the treaty be con- Committee on Health, Education, propriations bill. Tomorrow afternoon, sidered as having been read the first Labor, and Pensions. we hope to begin the Agriculture ap- time; that it be referred, with accom- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without propriations bill. We are also con- panying papers, to the Committee on objection, it is so ordered. tinuing our efforts to reach an agree- Foreign Relations and ordered to be ment for the consideration of the U.S.- f printed; and that the President’s mes- India Peaceful Atomic Energy Coopera- sage be printed in the RECORD. MEASURE READ THE FIRST TIME tion Act. We do expect votes in the The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I under- afternoon, so Senators should plan objection, it is so ordered. stand there is a bill at the desk and I their schedules accordingly. This week, The message of the President is as ask for its first reading. we will also need to pass a short-term follows: The PRESIDING OFFICER. The continuing resolution when received clerk will report the bill by title. To the Senate of the United States: from the House.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 23:49 Feb 05, 2014 Jkt 081600 PO 00000 Frm 00047 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\2006SENATE\S14NO6.REC S14NO6 mmaher on DSKCGSP4G1 with SOCIALSECURITY S10936 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE November 14, 2006 ADJOURNMENT UNTIL 2:15 P.M. MICHAEL L. HERRING, 0000 DENNIS R. SVATOS, 0000 ANNA W. HICKEY, 0000 VASILIOS TASIKAS, 0000 TOMORROW DARREN A. HOPPER, 0000 ROMUALDUS M. TENBERGE JR, 0000 CHRISTY L. HOWARD, 0000 BRADLEY K. TERRILL, 0000 Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, if there is CHRISTOPHER M. HUBERTY, 0000 JAMES P. THOMPSON, 0000 no further business to come before the JOEL A. HUGGINS, 0000 SOLOMON C. THOMPSON, 0000 CHRISTOPHER J. HULSER, 0000 RUSSELL R. TORGERSON, 0000 Senate, I ask unanimous consent that TANGELA F. HUMMONS, 0000 ANDRE P. TOWNER, 0000 the Senate stand in adjournment under AUSTIN R. IVES, 0000 TERRY A. TREXLER, 0000 DAVID M. JOHNSTON, 0000 CHRISTOPHER A. TRIBOLET, 0000 the previous order. DANIEL C. JONES, 0000 CLINTON A. TROCCHIO, 0000 There being no objection, the Senate, PETER B. JONES, 0000 MICHAEL A. TURDO, 0000 JONATHAN P. JORGENSEN, 0000 BRYAN J. ULLMER, 0000 at 7:49 p.m., adjourned until Wednes- WARREN D. JUDGE, 0000 TINA J. URBAN, 0000 day, November 15, 2006 at 2:15 p.m. KERRY G. KARWAN, 0000 JAMES A. VALENTINE, 0000 SEAN R. KATZ, 0000 DANIEL W. VANBUSKIRK, 0000 f JARED E. KING, 0000 EVA J. VANCAMP, 0000 LONNIE T. KISHIYAMA, 0000 STEVEN P. WALSH, 0000 NOMINATIONS BRADLEY J. KLIMEK, 0000 WILBORNE E. WATSON, 0000 BRIAN G. KNAPP, 0000 TYSON S. WEINERT, 0000 Executive nominations received by MICHAEL S. KRAUSE, 0000 BRENDA M. WHITE, 0000 CHARLES F. KUEBLER, 0000 DIANA J. WICKMAN, 0000 the Senate November 14, 2006: KURT R. KUPERSMITH, 0000 MOLLY A. WIKE, 0000 KEN KUSANO, 0000 IN THE COAST GUARD NATHANIEL R. WILLIAMS, 0000 PAUL E. LAFOND, 0000 SOLOMON J. WILLIAMS, 0000 ANDREW A. LAWRENCE, 0000 THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT TARIK L. WILLIAMS, 0000 ERIN M. LEDFORD, 0000 TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES KEVIN M. WILSON, 0000 CHRISTIAN A. LEE, 0000 COAST GUARD UNDER TITLE 14, U.S.C., SECTION 271: JOHN W. WINTER, 0000 BRIAN J. LEFEBVRE, 0000 ANDREW J. WRIGHT, 0000 To be lieutenant commander JACQUELINE M. LEVERICH, 0000 ANDREW H. LIGHT, 0000 IN THE AIR FORCE RICARDO M. ALONSO, 0000 LEXIA M. LITTLEJOHN, 0000 DIRK N. AMES, 0000 CHAD A. LONG, 0000 THE FOLLOWING NAMED INDIVIDUALS IN THE GRADES THOMAS B. BAILEY, 0000 KEVIN P. LYNN, 0000 INDICATED IN THE REGULAR AIR FORCE UNDER TITLE 10, AGUSTUS J. BANNAN, 0000 SIMON A. MAPLE, 0000 U.S.C., SECTION 531(A): MATTHEW P. BARKER, 0000 ERIC D. MASSON, 0000 To be lieutenant colonel CHE J. BARNES, 0000 JOSEPH S. MASTERSON, 0000 IAN A. BASTEK, 0000 HEATHER A. MCCAFFERTY, 0000 NEVANNA I. KOICHEFF, 0000 MICHAEL W. BATCHELDER, 0000 JOHN F. MCCARTHY, 0000 WATARU ODOMO, 0000 MICHAEL E. BENNETT, 0000 RUDY S. MCGWIN, 0000 PATRICK M. SHERER, 0000 ADAM G. BENTLEY, 0000 EMILY S. MCINTYRE, 0000 JEFFREY WEISER, 0000 KENNETH E. BLAIR, 0000 CHRISTOPHER A. MCMUNN, 0000 AMY L. BLOYD, 0000 ELIZABETH A. MCNAMARA, 0000 To be major JED R. BOBA, 0000 MICHAEL J. MCNEIL, 0000 OBIE A. AUSTIN, 0000 KENNETH J. BODA, 0000 RANDY F. MEADOR, 0000 GARY BARKER, 0000 SCOTT G. BORGERSON, 0000 JOSE E. MEDINA, 0000 KAREN BARKER, 0000 CAMILLA B. BOSANQUET, 0000 DWAYNE L. MEEKINS, 0000 RITA BOBBROLLINS, 0000 DONALD C. BOYER, 0000 MATTHEW W. MERRIMAN, 0000 EDWARD S. CARROLL, 0000 DAVID L. BRADLEY, 0000 ANDREW D. MEVERDEN, 0000 CECILIA M. CORRADO, 0000 RANDY L. BRADLEY, 0000 TIMOTHY G. MEYERS, 0000 OTICE Z. HELMER, 0000 NELSON J. BRANDT, 0000 TODD S. MIKOLOP, 0000 JAMAL JANANIA, 0000 MATTHEW T. BROWN, 0000 KENNETH V. MILLS, 0000 HENRY J. KLEIN, 0000 JAMES W. BUNN, 0000 RICHARD W. MINNICH, 0000 KURTIS G. KOBES, 0000 JOANN F. BURDIAN, 0000 MARCUS A. MITCHELL, 0000 WILLIAM A. MACNAUGHTON, 0000 KAREN S. CAGLE, 0000 KIRK W. MONTGOMERY, 0000 DANUTA MAJKRUSZYNSKI, 0000 RICHARD F. CALVERT, 0000 DONALD P. MONTORO, 0000 STANLEY MOODY, 0000 ANDREW T. CAMPEN, 0000 ALAN H. MOORE, 0000 SHAWN T. NESBO, 0000 MICHAEL J. CAPELLI, 0000 ELLIS H. MOOSE, 0000 BRADDEN R. PYRON, 0000 WILLIE L. CARMICHAEL, 0000 ANNE M. MORRISSEY, 0000 CHRISTOPHER RYAN, 0000 SCOTT S. CASAD, 0000 KENNETH T. NAGIE, 0000 PERLITA K. TAM, 0000 RENE X. CASAREZ, 0000 JOHN A. NATALE, 0000 CHRISTOPHER R. CEDERHOLM, 0000 DAVID R. NEEL, 0000 IN THE ARMY JOHN R. COLE, 0000 KENNETH E. NELSON, 0000 THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR REGULAR AP- TEALI G. COLEY, 0000 CRAIG D. NEUBECKER, 0000 POINTMENT IN THE GRADES INDICATED IN THE UNITED ROBERT C. COMPHER, 0000 DOUGLAS D. NORSTROM, 0000 STATES ARMY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 531: DANIEL A. CONNOLLY, 0000 DAVID J. OBERMEIER, 0000 CHAD W. COOPER, 0000 SEAN J. OBRIEN, 0000 To be colonel NATHAN E. COULTER, 0000 TIMOTHY K. OBRIEN, 0000 GREGORY L. CRETTOL, 0000 REBECCA E. ORE, 0000 DEBRA L. COHEN, 0000 CORNELIUS E. CUMMINGS, 0000 ANTHONY K. PALMER, 0000 PETER S. GOLDBERG, 0000 SHAWN E. DECKER, 0000 LUIS C. PARRALES, 0000 SCOTT J. STCLAIR, 0000 MICHAEL E. DELURY, 0000 TIMOTHY A. PASEK, 0000 DAVID H. TURK, 0000 JOHN T. DEWEY, 0000 SCOTT W. PEABODY, 0000 TRACEY L. ZANDER, 0000 STEVEN J. DOHMAN, 0000 LUKE A. PERCIAK, 0000 To be lieutenant colonel JEFFREY T. DOLAN, 0000 PATRICK F. PESCHKA, 0000 KEITH M. DONOHUE, 0000 JUSTIN D. PETERS, 0000 PAUL G. ANDREWS, 0000 ERIC D. DREY, 0000 SANDRA J. PETERSON, 0000 KEVIN K. BERRY, 0000 JEROME E. DUBAY, 0000 DOUGLAS C. PETRUSA, 0000 JAMES H. BOOZELL, 0000 BRENT N. DURBIN, 0000 HARPER L. PHILLIPS, 0000 TYLER L. BOSCO, 0000 REINO G. ECKLORD, 0000 TRACY O. PHILLIPS, 0000 PATRICK J. CHRISTIAN, 0000 ARTHUR J. EDWARDS, 0000 SCOTT S. PHY, 0000 PETER L. CONNELLY, 0000 DAMON C. EDWARDS, 0000 FRANK A. PIERCE, 0000 CHARLES F. CORSON, 0000 JEFFREY ELDRIDGE, 0000 KEITH J. PIERRE, 0000 ESME M. DAVIS, 0000 RAHSHAAN ENGRUM, 0000 SHANNON M. PITTS, 0000 STEVEN A. DAVIS, 0000 JANET D. ESPINOYOUNG, 0000 EDWARD H. PORNER, 0000 ALAN D. ECKERSLEY, 0000 MATTHEW R. FARNEN, 0000 JEFFREY M. POTENSKY, 0000 GUY R. EDMONDSON, 0000 FRANCESANN B. FAZIO, 0000 ALISA L. PRASKOVICH, 0000 PHILIP A. ESTEBAN, 0000 SARAH K. FELGER, 0000 PAUL T. PRIEBE, 0000 RAFAEL GARCIA, 0000 CHRISTINE FERN, 0000 STEVEN E. RAMASSINI, 0000 ROBERT A. GARY, 0000 KEVIN B. FERRIE, 0000 JOSHUA T. RAMEY, 0000 KERRYE GLASS, 0000 JASON B. FLENNOY, 0000 JACOB J. RAMOS, 0000 LARRY C. HAYES, 0000 TED R. FOWLES, 0000 JASON H. RAMSDELL, 0000 PAUL R. JONES, 0000 JOSEPH FRANKLIN, 0000 TRAVIS J. RASMUSSEN, 0000 ROBERT E. KOCH, 0000 MICHAEL E. FRAWLEY, 0000 ERIC A. REETER, 0000 DAVID A. KONOP, 0000 CHRISTOPHER R. FRIESE, 0000 JAMES P. REID, 0000 ODELL C. LEWIS, 0000 GLENN J. GALMAN, 0000 SEAN P. ROCHE, 0000 KEVIN C. LOGAN, 0000 PAMELA P. GARCIA, 0000 RODRIGO G. ROJAS, 0000 FRANCINE D. MARTIN, 0000 ROBERT G. GARDALI, 0000 CHRISTOPHER A. ROSE, 0000 MICHAEL E. MASON, 0000 CHRISTOFER L. GERMAN, 0000 CONSTANCE F. RUCKSTUHL, 0000 ROBERT B. MAURIO, 0000 TANYA L. GILES, 0000 MATTHEW A. RUDICK, 0000 MICHIYO J. MONTAGUE, 0000 PETRE S. GILLIAM, 0000 BELINDA C. SAVAGE, 0000 KEITH A. MORRISON, 0000 ERROL M. GLENN, 0000 DAVID J. SCHELL, 0000 KEITH NEWSOME, 0000 MICHAEL J. GOLDSCHMIDT, 0000 CLINT B. SCHLEGEL, 0000 BILLY J. POWELL, 0000 DAVID V. GOMEZ, 0000 GREGORY J. SCHULTZ, 0000 JORGE RANGEL, 0000 RICHARD GONZALEZ, 0000 ANITA M. SCOTT, 0000 DAVID M. ROBERSON, 0000 MICHAEL D. GOOD, 0000 HOLLY L. SHAFFNER, 0000 RONNEL L. ROUSE, 0000 HANS C. GOVERTSEN, 0000 DAVID M. SHERRY, 0000 MICHAEL E. SANDS, 0000 ROBERT T. GRIFFIN, 0000 DANIEL J. SILVESTRO, 0000 KARL A. SCHWARTZ, 0000 CHARLES M. GUERRERO, 0000 JENNIFER L. SINCLAIR, 0000 RICHARD A. SHAW, 0000 FAY J. GUERRERO, 0000 LORING A. SMALL, 0000 PRATYA SIRIWAT, 0000 TIM A. GUNTER, 0000 DEREK L. SMITH, 0000 EDWARD R. SMALLWOOD, 0000 ROBERT E. HART, 0000 ERIC A. SMITH, 0000 DAWN M. SMITH, 0000 HEATH A. HARTLEY, 0000 SHAD S. SOLDANO, 0000 CYNTHIA K. SUMMERS, 0000 JAMES F. HEDRICK, 0000 JAMES W. SPITLER, 0000 JOHN H. WAGNER, 0000 JONATHAN N. HELLBERG, 0000 DOUGLAS K. STARK, 0000 JOHN M. WALKER, 0000 JOHN HENNIGAN, 0000 JOHN M. STONE, 0000 DIANE K. WATERS, 0000 SCOTT C. HERMAN, 0000 BENJAMIN F. STRICKLAND, 0000 JAMES L. WELLS, 0000

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HARRY W. WHIPPLE, 0000 PHILLIP W. ALEXANDER, 0000 VICKY J. CONNELL, 0000 BRIAN C. WRIGHT, 0000 ERIC S. ALFORD, 0000 JEFFREY A. CONNELLY, 0000 HARRY O. YATES, 0000 FRED W. ALLEN, 0000 RUSSELL G. CONRAD, 0000 JOHN W. ALTEBAUMER, JR., 0000 CHRISTINA K. CONSTANT, 0000 To be major DANIEL U. ALVAREZ, 0000 CHRISTINE D. COOK, 0000 JAMES ADAMS, 0000 BRIAN E. ALVIN, 0000 LOUIS L. COOLEY, 0000 ARTHUR B. ANDERSON, 0000 JEFFREY D. COONS, 0000 JEFFREY A. AGEE, 0000 JAMES O. ANDERSON, 0000 BENJAMIN J. CORELL, 0000 JEFFREY W. ALLEN, 0000 WESLEY R. ANDERSON, 0000 DONALD S. COTNEY, 0000 JOSE A. BALLESTER, 0000 THOMAS J. ANDREA, 0000 BRIAN W. COTTER, 0000 DANNY BANKS, 0000 JOHN K. ANDREW II, 0000 WALTER D. COUNTS III, 0000 MARK J. BENEDICT, 0000 PATRICIA M. ANSLOW, 0000 JOY L. CRAFT, 0000 KENNETH A. BLAYLOCK, 0000 MARK A. ANSPACH, 0000 PAUL A. CRAFT, 0000 SHAWN N. BROWER, 0000 MARTIN R. APPRICH, 0000 MARK G. CRISCI, 0000 STEPHEN CAMPBELL, 0000 BILL R. AQUINO, 0000 GARY D. CROSS, 0000 GORDON R. CRAWFORD, 0000 JEFFREY T. ARCHER, 0000 PETER L. CROTEAU, 0000 SHAWN B. CZEHOWSKI, 0000 NORBERT E. ARCHIBEQUE, 0000 JAMES H. CROUT, JR., 0000 JEAN M. DAVIS, 0000 JULIA E. ARTHUR, 0000 ROBERT E. CROWLEY, 0000 JOSEPH DCOSTA, 0000 KRIS ATTARIAN, 0000 LARRY M. CRUZ, 0000 ROLAND E. DIGGS, 0000 CHARLES H. AUCOIN, 0000 KURT S. CRYTZER, 0000 JEROME C. DUFFY, 0000 ARTHUR G. AUSTIN, JR., 0000 STEPHEN K. CURDA, 0000 KRISTOFFER B. FALE, 0000 SUSAN H. BAGLEY, 0000 MARSHA G. CURTIS, 0000 PIERRE L. FENRICK, 0000 ANDREW S. BALDY, 0000 JERRY R. CUSIC, 0000 DARRYL L. GILLIAM, 0000 THOMAS A. BALL, 0000 JONATHAN A. DAHMS, 0000 BRUCE S. GRIFFIN, 0000 ROBERT E. BANKS, 0000 SAMUEL B. DALMAN, 0000 MATTHEW HACKATHORN, 0000 WILLIAM P. BANKS, JR., 0000 STEPHEN R. DALZELL, 0000 JOHN A. HAGAN, 0000 JOHN J. BARANOWSKI, 0000 DENNIS C. DAVENPORT, 0000 DWIGHT A. HALL, 0000 KENNETH BARNETT, 0000 RANDALL E. DAVIS, 0000 JEANETTE L. HANKINS, 0000 ROBERT A. BARRETT, 0000 STEPHANIE E. DAWSON, 0000 LULA B. 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GOFF, 0000 JEFFERY R. NANCE, 0000 CLIFFORD B. CHICK, 0000 PAMELA S. GONCE, 0000 STUART W. RISCH, 0000 NICHOLAS CHIMIENTI, 0000 WALTER L. GOODWATER, 0000 EDWARD J. SHEERAN, 0000 CARL L. CHURCHILL, JR., 0000 SUZANNE GORDY, 0000 SAMUEL J. SMITH, JR., 0000 PHILLIP M. CHURN, 0000 STEPHEN K. GOTO, 0000 PAUL H. TURNEY, 0000 RONALD P. CLAEYS, 0000 JANMICHAEL S. GRAINE, 0000 DARIA P. WOLLSCHLAEGER, 0000 MICHAEL H. CLANCY, 0000 JOHN H. GRASSO, 0000 ROBERT A. CLARK, 0000 DARRELL K. GREEN, 0000 THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT JERRY A. CLINKSCALES, 0000 JOHN R. GREEN, 0000 TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE RESERVE OF THE CYNTHIA M. COATES, 0000 MARK R. GREENWOOD, 0000 ARMY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 12203: BILLY F. COBB, 0000 KEVIN R. GRIESE, 0000 To be colonel DUANE L. COFFEY, JR., 0000 RALPH H. GROOVER III, 0000 JAMES A. COHN, 0000 FRANK GROSSKREUZ, 0000 MICHAEL R. ABERLE, 0000 PATRICIA D. COLE, 0000 ANGELITO L. GUTIERREZ, 0000 BRUCE S. ADKINS, 0000 RICHARD D. COLE, 0000 KEVIN G. GUTKNECHT, 0000 THOMAS W. AHRENDT, 0000 ROBERT S. COLEMAN, 0000 MARK P. HABERSHAW, 0000 JOHN T. AKERS, 0000 JAMES W. CONAWAY, 0000 MICHAEL W. HAERR, 0000 PAUL L. ALBERTI, JR., 0000 DAVID J. CONBOY, 0000 BRETT W. HAEUSSLER, 0000 CLINT L. ALDAY, 0000 JOHN W. CONLEY, 0000 BRETT M. HALE, 0000

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JAMES R. HALL, 0000 ROLAND J. MANUEL, 0000 WAYNE M. REISETTER, 0000 ROY A. HALL, 0000 TIMOTHY G. MARLAR, 0000 SCOTT A. REVAL, 0000 WILLIAM A. HALL, 0000 MAIRI A. MARQUART, 0000 DENNIS E. RICE, 0000 LAWRENCE E. HANNAN, 0000 GREGORY M. MARTIN, 0000 JOSEPH R. RICE, 0000 ALLEN P. HARGIS, 0000 STEVEN C. MARTINKA, 0000 ROBERT A. RIGSBY, 0000 ELLEN L. HARING, 0000 MICHAEL J. MARX, 0000 GREGORY D. RILEY, 0000 ROBERT A. HARINGTON, 0000 JEFFREY M. MASCOLL, 0000 KENNETH E. RING, JR., 0000 CHARLES K. HARRIS, 0000 MICHAEL E. MASON, 0000 LARRY ROBINSON, 0000 HARLAN D. HARRIS, 0000 PIERRE E. MASSAR, 0000 STEPHEN A. ROBINSON, 0000 WILLIAM M. HARRISON, 0000 ELIZABETH C. MASTERS, 0000 HOMER C. ROGERS, JR., 0000 RAYMOND C. HARTBARGER, 0000 CURTIS A. MATCHETT, 0000 WILLIAM ROLLERSON, JR., 0000 DORI A. HASH, 0000 HORACE R. MATTHEWS, JR., 0000 MARCELO ROLON, 0000 STEPHEN W. HEARN, 0000 DAREL C. MAXFIELD, 0000 A. C. ROPER, JR., 0000 MICHAEL J. HEFTY, 0000 CHARLES T. MAY, 0000 CHAD M. ROTZIEN, 0000 JOHN J. 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LARRAIN, 0000 KIRK A. PALAN, 0000 CHRISTOPHER D. TAYLOR, 0000 CHRISTOPHER A. LAUCHNER, 0000 RAYMOND W. PALMA, 0000 JOHN H. TAYLOR, 0000 JERRY W. LAW, 0000 SCOTT F. PARADIS, 0000 JULIA S. TAYLOR, 0000 KEVIN A. LAWRENCE, 0000 GINA M. PARKER, 0000 KEITH H. TAYLOR, 0000 JOHN R. LEDDEN, 0000 RAYMOND D. PARKER, JR., 0000 PETER J. TETRICK, 0000 SEAN K. W. LEE, 0000 MITCHELL G. PASSINI, 0000 PAUL G. THIBODEAU, 0000 DAVID H. LENT, 0000 BOBBY C. PATRICK, 0000 LINDA A. THOMAS, 0000 MICHAEL A. LEONARDO, 0000 TIMOTHY S. PAUL, 0000 GARY A. THOMPSON, 0000 WESLEY J. LEWIS, 0000 WILLIAM B. PEARRE, 0000 ROBERT A. THOMPSON, 0000 JOHN R. LIGON, 0000 STEVEN R. PEARSON, 0000 VINCENT E. THOMPSON, 0000 ROBERT W. LINDEMANN, 0000 DANIEL J. PERROTTA, 0000 STEPHEN L. THORSTED, 0000 DONALD G. LOCKARD, 0000 BRIAN D. PERRY, 0000 RICHARD J. TORRES, 0000 LYNN E. LOCKLEAR, 0000 WALESKA PIZARRO, 0000 FRANCK T. G. TRAINOR, 0000 JANET M. LOEFSTEDT, 0000 DAVID T. POLLARD, 0000 MICHAEL P. TRUELOVE, 0000 MARK A. LONDON, 0000 JOHNNIE H. POPE, JR., 0000 LORA L. TUCKER, 0000 JAMES C. LORD, 0000 JOHN B. POSEY, 0000 MICHAEL D. TURELLO, 0000 JAMES M. LOWMAN, 0000 PAUL T. POST, 0000 BRADLEY TURNER, 0000 ROBERTA A. LUBA, 0000 DANIEL J. POWERS, 0000 HAROLD W. TURNER, 0000 TIMOTHY J. LUCHNER, 0000 VON C. PRESNELL, 0000 ARTHUR F. TURNIER, 0000 JAIME LUGO, 0000 JOSEPH A. PRICE, 0000 BRYAN A. TUTKO, 0000 MARK A. LUMPKIN, 0000 JOHN M. PRINE, 0000 ROCKY J. TYLER, 0000 KATHRYN K. LUNA, 0000 CHRISTOPHER J. PROSSER, 0000 LUIS E. UMANAWILLIAMS, 0000 ROBERT S. LYMAN, 0000 THOMAS J. PURPLE, JR., 0000 SUZANNE VALENTINGUZMAN, 0000 ROBERT K. LYTLE, 0000 MICHAEL R. RADCLIFF, 0000 LORENZO J. VALENZUELA, 0000 GARY W. MACHINA, 0000 JORGE RANGEL, 0000 JOHN W. VANDELOOP, 0000 STERLING D. MACLEOD, 0000 JAY M. RASMUSSEN, 0000 BENNIE R. VAUGHAN, 0000 JAMES A. MACMILLAN, 0000 CLAIR J. READ, 0000 EDWARD G. VAUGHN, 0000 KELLY C. MACNEALY, 0000 BOBBY K. REDMAN, 0000 KENNETH R. VAUGHN, 0000 DAVID L. MADISON, 0000 BRIAN C. REDMON, 0000 CHARLES R. VEIT, 0000 MARK G. MALANKA, 0000 MEREDITH S. REED, JR., 0000 PETER J. VERSTEEG, 0000 DONNA M. MALLET, 0000 STEPHEN J. REEDBERRY, 0000 RODOLFO VILLARREAL, JR., 0000 DEBORAH L. MALONE, 0000 JERRY L. REES, 0000 JOHN E. VITZTHUM, 0000 CHARLES T. MANSFIELD, 0000 DAVID M. REINERT, 0000 RICHARD L. VONSTEUBEN, JR., 0000

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JEFFREY G. VORCE, 0000 MEDICAL SERVICE CORPS UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SEC- ROMIRO MUNOZ, 0000 STANLEY D. WAGSTAFF, 0000 TIONS 624 AND 3064: WILLIAM G. RHEA III, 0000 ROBERTA B. WALKER, 0000 WILLIAM J. WALKER, 0000 To be colonel BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS MICHELE E. WALLACE, 0000 JOHN G. ALVAREZ, 0000 KENNETH Y. TOMLINSON, OF VIRGINIA, TO BE CHAIR- TERRENCE M. WALSH, 0000 DAVID A. BITTERMAN, 0000 MAN OF THE BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS. SEAN D. WARD, 0000 MARILYN D. BREW, 0000 (REAPPOINTMENT). THOMAS U. WASHINGTON, 0000 MITCHELL E. BREW, 0000 KENNETH Y. TOMLINSON, OF VIRGINIA, TO BE A MEM- ALIKA G. WATTS, 0000 DENNIS C. BROWN, 0000 BER OF THE BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS FOR JAMES J. WEAVER, 0000 MARC L. CAOUETTE, 0000 A TERM EXPIRING AUGUST 13, 2007. (REAPPOINTMENT). ROBERT D. WEBER, 0000 VINCENT C. CARNAZZA, JR., 0000 MARK A. WEEKS, 0000 CHRISTOPHER M. CASTLE, 0000 NATIONAL MEDIATION BOARD THOMAS J. WEISS, 0000 CARL A. CASTRO, 0000 SHAWN A. WELCH, 0000 DANIEL V. CHAPA, JR., 0000 ELIZABETH DOUGHERTY, OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUM- KENNETH R. WELLONS, 0000 LAWRENCE B. CONNELL, 0000 BIA, TO BE A MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL MEDIATION MICHAEL P. WHETSTON, 0000 MARCUS W. CRONK, 0000 BOARD FOR A TERM EXPIRING JULY 1, 2007, VICE ED- ANITA A. WHITE, 0000 MUSTAPHA DEBBOUN, 0000 WARD J. FITZMAURICE, JR., TERM EXPIRED. LARRY A. WILCOX, 0000 GREGORY D. EVANS, 0000 ELIZABETH DOUGHERTY, OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUM- GREGORY L. WILCOXON, 0000 JOHN M. GAAL, 0000 BIA, TO BE A MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL MEDIATION BILL WILLIAMS III, 0000 MARY E. GARR, 0000 BOARD FOR A TERM EXPIRING JULY 1, 2010. (REAPPOINT- CARL WILLIAMS, JR., 0000 KAREN M. KELLEY, 0000 MENT). JEFFREY S. WILLIAMS, 0000 BERTHONY LADOUCEUR, 0000 PETER W. TREDICK, OF CALIFORNIA, TO BE A MEMBER JOAN M. WILLIAMS, 0000 TERRY J. LANTZ, 0000 OF THE NATIONAL MEDIATION BOARD FOR A TERM EX- DONALD M. WINDHAM, 0000 SAMUEL G. MACK, JR., 0000 PIRING JULY 1, 2009, VICE READ VAN DE WATER, TERM SCOTT M. WINEGAR, 0000 GREGORY A. MALVIN, 0000 EXPIRED. LAURA B. WISCH, 0000 RODGER K. MARTIN, 0000 PHILIP W. WOJTALEWICZ, 0000 CLEM D. MCDUFFIE, 0000 DEPARTMENT OF LABOR DAVID C. WOOD, 0000 THERESA L. MOSER, 0000 PAUL DE CAMP, OF VIRGINIA, TO BE ADMINISTRATOR JERRY L. WOOD, 0000 MURIEL A. MOSLEY, 0000 OF THE WAGE AND HOUR DIVISION, DEPARTMENT OF BRUCE D. WOOLPERT, 0000 DAVETTE L. MURRAY, 0000 LABOR, VICE TAMMY DEE MCCUTCHEN, RESIGNED. KEVIN D. WRIGHT, 0000 DANIEL P. ORRICO, 0000 JONATHAN W. WUNG, 0000 CHRISTOPHER V. ROAN, 0000 FEDERAL MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH REVIEW STACEY T. YAMADA, 0000 GORDON R. ROBERTS, 0000 GARY S. YAPLE, 0000 JUDITH D. ROBINSON, 0000 COMMISSION ROGER D. YEARWOOD, 0000 LINDA C. ROSS, 0000 ARLENE HOLEN, OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, TO BE DAVID A. YOUNGBERG, JR., 0000 DEBRA M. STEWART, 0000 A MEMBER OF THE FEDERAL MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH STEPHEN J. ZEMPOLICH, 0000 ALAN K. STONE, 0000 REVIEW COMMISSION FOR A TERM OF SIX YEARS EXPIR- MICHAEL R. ZERBONIA, 0000 JACK K. TROWBRIDGE, 0000 ING AUGUST 30, 2010, VICE ROBERT H. BEATTY, JR., TERM RICHARD D. ZIERATH, 0000 JAMES T. WALSH, 0000 EXPIRED. JEFFREY J. ZIOL, 0000 DONNA S. WHITTAKER, 0000 CHARLES R. ZIPPERER, 0000 TRACY O. WYATT, 0000 DEPARTMENT OF LABOR MARC L. ZUFFA, 0000 THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT RICHARD STICKLER, OF WEST VIRGINIA, TO BE ASSIST- THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY ANT SECRETARY OF LABOR FOR MINE SAFETY AND TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE RESERVE OF THE NURSE CORPS UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTIONS 624 AND HEALTH, VICE DAVID D. LAURISKI, RESIGNED, TO WHICH ARMY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 12203: 3064: POSITION HE WAS APPOINTED DURING THE LAST RE- To be colonel To be colonel CESS OF THE SENATE. ROBIN B. ALLEN, 0000 JEFFREY S. ASHLEY, 0000 DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE SCOTT A. ANGER, 0000 JUDITH A. BOCK, 0000 STEVEN G. BRADBURY, OF MARYLAND, TO BE AN AS- JOEL J. BERNER, 0000 JENNIFER M. ECTOR, 0000 SISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL, VICE JACK LANDMAN GEORGE P. BLACK, 0000 SHERI L. FERGUSON, 0000 GOLDSMITH III, RESIGNED. KURT J. BOHN, 0000 ANNA R. IUNGERICH, 0000 ANTHONY G. BROWN, 0000 CAROLYN M. JOLITZ, 0000 JOSEPH D. CERRETO, 0000 LISA M. LATENDRESSE, 0000 MITCHELL R. CHITWOOD, 0000 PATRICIA M. LEROUX, 0000 f MICHAEL J. COUGHLIN, 0000 RITZA REESE, 0000 JAMES E. HARDIN, JR., 0000 YOLANDA RUIZISALES, 0000 JULIE K. HASDORFF, 0000 BRUCE A. SCHONEBOOM, 0000 WITHDRAWALS WILLIAM G. HASKIN, 0000 KIMBERLY K. SMITH, 0000 OLIVER F. JOHNSON, 0000 DEBRA A. SPENCER, 0000 Executive message transmitted by GARY A. LOXLEY, 0000 SHARON L. STERLING, 0000 the President to the Senate on Novem- STEVEN G. MAHON, 0000 DELLA W. STEWART, 0000 THOMAS C. MCLURKIN, 0000 COLLEEN A. TAKAHASHI, 0000 ber 14, 2006, withdrawing from further BRUCE A. PAGEL, 0000 HEIDI A. WARRINGTON, 0000 Senate consideration the following STEPHEN J. PRICE, 0000 THOMAS G. WINTHROP, 0000 DANIEL A. RICE, 0000 IN THE NAVY nominations: ROBERT R. RIGSBY, 0000 RONALD B. ROBINSON, 0000 THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR REGULAR AP- PETER W. TREDICK, OF CALIFORNIA, TO BE A MEMBER SCOTT F. ROMANS, 0000 POINTMENT IN THE GRADES INDICATED IN THE UNITED OF THE NATIONAL MEDIATION BOARD FOR A TERM EX- STEVEN A. ROSSO, 0000 STATES NAVY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 531: PIRING JULY 1, 2007, VICE EDWARD J. FITZMAURICE, JR., JAMES M. SAWYERS, 0000 TERM EXPIRED, WHICH WAS SENT TO THE SENATE ON WILLIAM E. SCULLY, JR., 0000 To be captain MARCH 27, 2006. ELIZABETH DOUGHERTY, OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUM- JOHN J. SIEMIETKOWSKI, 0000 HARRY T. WHELAN, 0000 ROBERT C. SLAUGHTER II, 0000 BIA, TO BE A MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL MEDIATION GREGORY J. SUROVIC, 0000 To be commander BOARD FOR A TERM EXPIRING JULY 1, 2009, VICE READ ALEXANDER TAYLOR, 0000 VAN DE WATER, TERM EXPIRING, WHICH WAS SENT TO WILLIAM K. BOTT, 0000 CRAIG T. TREBILCOCK, 0000 THE SENATE ON MAY 25, 2006. ERIC L. STALLWORTH, 0000 ARTHUR D. WELLMAN, 0000 PETER W. TREDICK, OF CALIFORNIA, TO BE A MEMBER To be lieutenant commander OF THE NATIONAL MEDIATION BOARD FOR A TERM EX- THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT PIRING JULY 1, 2010. (REAPPOINTMENT), WHICH WAS TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY MICHAEL C. DEWALT, 0000 SENT TO THE SENATE ON JULY 18, 2006.

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IN MEMORY OF DR. JAMES DAVID cally enlisted prison inmates prior to their hur- TRIBUTE TO TIMOTHY BATES AS THOMAS ried and final evacuation. HE RECEIVES THE WILLIAM Ms. Cordero is an exemplary spirit whose CRAWFORD DISTINGUISHED HON. MICHAEL C. BURGESS story touches those far outside her native New SERVICE AWARD OF TEXAS York City. She merits our acknowledgment IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES and gratitude and inspires faith that all of our HON. ROSA L. DeLAURO citizens will one day be able to lend help and OF CONNECTICUT Tuesday, November 14, 2006 hope to each other in their most dire times of IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Mr. BURGESS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to need. Tuesday, November 14, 2006 give tribute to Dr. James David Thomas, from Mr. Speaker, it is with great pride and re- the 26th Congressional District of Texas, for spect that I join to praise and thank Ms. Ms. DELAURO. Mr. Speaker, it gives me his lifelong contributions to his community and Cordero for her benevolent efforts. great pleasure to rise today to join the Eastern to his fellow citizens. Dr. Thomas will be re- Connecticut Chamber of Commerce as they membered as a loving and caring husband, fa- f honor a special member of our community and ther and physician. He died at the age of 87. my friend of many years, Timothy Bates. To- Dr. Thomas served his community and na- IN REMEMBRANCE OF MARGARET night, Tim will be honored with the prestigious tion in WWII as a physician for the United MARY LEE William Crawford Distinguished Service Award States Army. After his tour of duty, Dr. Thom- in recognition of his contributions, which have as returned to the City of Denton where he HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH not only improved the quality of life in the re- was actively involved in the medical commu- gion, but have also enriched the lives of his OF OHIO nity. His dedication led him to be one of the neighbors. founding members of the Medical Surgical IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES William Crawford, the former president and Clinic in Denton. As a member of the Amer- Tuesday, November 14, 2006 general manager of the Southeastern Con- ican Medical Association, the Texas Medical necticut Broadcasting Company, was not only Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in Association and a Charter member of the a dedicated member of the Chamber, he was memory and recognition of my good friend American Academy of Family Physicians, Dr. well known for his philanthropic efforts on be- Margaret Mary Lee. Her service for the com- Thomas ensured that families in the Denton half of his community. It is in this spirit that the munity of Cleveland and the Democratic Party community had a qualified and committed phy- William Crawford Distinguished Service Award represents the very best of the hardworking sician to care for their general health. is bestowed. Tim, an attorney with the es- values that are the backbone of America’s Dr. Thomas was involved with several orga- teemed law firm of Robinson & Cole, has working class. nizations throughout the Denton community in- made a difference in his community through cluding serving the Denton ISD school board Family, worker’s rights, education, and com- both his professional and volunteer efforts— as well as the Denton Parks and Recreation munity were central to her life. A mother of 11, exemplifying the very best of what we believe Board. He was also a longtime member of the grandmother of 22, and great-grandmother of a community member should be. St. Andrews Presbyterian Church, where he 11, Margaret was committed to the concept of In a career that has spanned more than served as a deacon and elder. family and community. Longtime supporters three decades, Tim has focused his career on It was an honor to have worked with Dr. and friends of mine, Margaret and her family land use, real estate, and municipal law—an James David Thomas as a doctor and a privi- stood staunchly behind the Democratic Party area of critical importance to small commu- lege to represent him in Congress. I extend and my candidacy from the beginning. Her nities like those found in Connecticut. He is a my sympathies to his family and friends. He late husband Eddie was the Secretary General member and past chairman of the Planning will be deeply missed and his service and of the Teamster Local 407. The Lee family and Zoning Section of the Connecticut Bar As- dedication will always be appreciated. was a pillar of the union movement in Cleve- sociation as well as the state chair of the land. Both Eddie and Margaret stood up for f International Municipal Lawyers Association. workers through the Local 407 where they Tim’s expertise is often sought our by fellow TRIBUTE TO CORDERO graciously gave countless hours of their lives. bar members as well as by local planning and to organizing and bringing together members zoning officials. He has also made presen- HON. JOSEPH CROWLEY of the community to empower workers. Her tations to the American Planning Association endless energy and sharp mind were an inde- OF NEW YORK on right to farm, nonconforming uses, and re- structible asset to the labor community. Mar- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES view of recent Supreme Court cases regarding garet had a unique ability to inspire others. land use law, Communities struggle to balance Tuesday, November 14, 2006 In addition to the labor movement and work- the competing interests of expansion and Mr. CROWLEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to er’s rights, Margaret was also very concerned growth with maintaining the unique character recognize and honor one of my constituents, with the issue of education. Her volunteer ef- of the region. Tim’s work and expertise in Ms. Awilda Cordero of Bronx, NY, for her forts for Montessori schools helped perpetuate these areas have proven invaluable to cities goodwill and assistance to the Hurricane positive programs for urban students. Mar- and towns throughout eastern Connecticut. Katrina disaster relief efforts. garet believed very strongly in her community Beyond his professional commitments, Tim Ms. Cordero is president of the Bronx-based and investing her time and helping not only has also devoted countless hours to local community service organization Emergency her children but also those of the community service organizations. He has been a member Rights, Inc. She took it upon herself to orga- by dedicating herself to promoting education. and continues to serve on the Board of Direc- nize a group of eight volunteers amidst the This commitment continues even after her tors for such organizations as Connecticut dangerous and tragic conditions created by death as memorial contributions are sug- Legal Services, the Garde Arts Center, the Katrina and inspired her urban Bronx neigh- gested to be donated to the Ruffing Montes- Mystic Community Center, the Community borhood to open its heart and give to those sori. Her presence as a matriarch of the com- Foundation of Southeastern Connecticut and more needy. Leaving for Louisiana in a trac- munity will be greatly missed. Family Services of Southeastern Connecticut. tor-trailer stocked with donations, Ms. Cordero Mr. Speaker and colleagues, please join me Tim and his wife, Deborah, also volunteer and her fellow heroes were left to secure their in honoring the memory and recognizing the every summer as counselors in Pioneer Camp own room and board upon arrival and protect accomplishments of Margaret Mary Lee as a at Camp Wightman in North Stonington, Con- themselves against the impending disaster. woman who stood for true American values necticut. Through his efforts on behalf of these They hosted a distribution of all essential and may her legacy live on in the recognition and many other organizations, Tim has quietly goods from a small church with the help of lo- of the good work that she did. touched the lives of thousands. I have often

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VerDate Aug 31 2005 02:20 Nov 17, 2006 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\MIKE\RECORD\E14NO6.REC PFRM24 E2016 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks November 14, 2006 said that our communities would not be the ice hockey team, the progressive 4–H Club Prior to joining the Army, Timothy spent his same without the efforts of volunteers and this and Pack 301 Boy Scouts. childhood living in Ormond Beach, Florida is certainly true of the generosity, compassion, On behalf of Dade City and its residents, I where he was active at Christ Presbyterian and philanthropy Tim has demonstrated over a applaud Bailey for his efforts and I encourage Church. Timothy graduated from Mainland lifetime of good work. others, young and old, to follow his lead and High School and attended Daytona Beach Tim does all this together with Debbie and answer the call to volunteer. I am proud to Community College where he studied art and their children, strengthening his family and represent this young man and many more like photography. community. These are special, warm people him who give back so much to the community In 1994, Timothy enlisted to become an with an infectious spirit that cannot help but do f Army Ranger. He was later assigned to the good wherever they live. That is why I still 1st Armored Division’s 12th Combat Aviation cherish our work together. CASTLE ROCK YOUNG MARINES Brigade at Illesheim Army Field in Germany I cannot think of an individual who better ex- where he became a senior instructor pilot. His emplifies the spirit of the William Crawford HON. THOMAS G. TANCREDO colleagues remember him for his skill and pro- Distinguished Service Award. I am proud to OF COLORADO fessional demeanor. His family recalls his stand today to join Deborah, his children, Na- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES wonderful sense of humor and one who took thaniel, David, and Catherine, as well as the pride in his service. Tuesday, November 14, 2006 Eastern Connecticut Chamber of Commerce, We should all remember Timothy’s courage family, friends and colleagues in extending my Mr. TANCREDO. Mr. Speaker, I would like and his ultimate sacrifice for our Nation. The heart-felt congratulations to my good friend to take this time to honor the Castle Rock freedom we enjoy and the liberty in the world Timothy Bates on this very special occasion. Young Marines for their support of our World for which he fought are part of the great leg- His many contributions, both professional and War II veterans. acy that Chief Warrant Officer Timothy Ray volunteer, have left an indelible mark on the The Young Marines is open to all youth Breneman leaves behind. He is buried at Ar- communities and families of eastern Con- ages 8 through completion of high school. The lington National Cemetery. necticut and a legacy that will inspire many for only membership requirement is that the youth We must recognize that Timothy’s widow, generations to come. must be in good standing at school. Since the Teresa, is also a distinguished member of our f Young Marines’ humble beginnings, in 1958, U.S. military where she serves as a Judge Ad- with one unit and a handful of boys, the orga- vocate General officer in Germany. TRIBUTE TO BAILEY DOUBERLEY nization has grown to over 240 units with To Timothy’s wife, Teresa; his parents, Ray OF DADE CITY, FLORIDA 10,000 youth and 3,000 adult volunteers in 46 and Flo; and his entire family, we extend our States, the District of Columbia, Germany, deepest sympathy. HON. GINNY BROWN-WAITE Japan and affiliates in a host of other coun- Mr. Speaker, because of Chief Warrant Offi- cer 3 Timothy Ray Breneman’s sacrifice for OF FLORIDA tries. our country, I ask all Members of the U.S. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES On Veteran’s Day, the Nation’s Marine Corps Museum held their grand opening cele- House of Representatives to join me in recog- Tuesday, November 14, 2006 bration. The Castle Rock Marines from Colo- nizing his service in our Nation’s Armed Ms. GINNY BROWN-WAITE of Florida. Mr. rado had heard that the Navajo Code Talkers Forces and remembering both his life and his Speaker, I stand here today to honor a gifted of World War II would not be attending due to dedication to the United States of America. student and boundless volunteer who has financial reasons. These young marines orga- f proven that anyone can be an asset to their nized various fundraisers in order to pay for IN HONOR OF THE DEFENSE community, no matter their age. the Navajo Talkers to attend not only the LANGUAGE INSTITUTE A fourth generation Floridian, Bailey Lesten opening ceremony of the Nation’s Marine Douberley is the 8-year-old son of Chad Corps Museum but other important events in HON. SAM FARR Douberley and his wife, Susan Larkin- the Capital area. OF CALIFORNIA Douberley, of Dade City. Although a third Mr. Speaker, it is my distinct pleasure to IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES grade student at Centennial elementary honor the Castle Rock Young Marines for their school, Bailey takes math and language class- support of this unique set of World War II vet- Tuesday, November 14, 2006 es at the fourth grade level. In addition to erans. Mr. FARR. Mr. Speaker, I am honored to being a talented student, he is also an active f rise today to commemorate the Defense Lan- member of First Baptist Church in Dade City. guage Institute’s 65th anniversary, and to With the President’s push for increased PERSONAL EXPLANATION honor its generations of distinguished faculty charitable involvement, Bailey is a prime ex- and students, without whom the freedom and ample of establishing your course at a young HON. CHARLIE NORWOOD security we enjoy would not be possible. age. By channeling much of his energy into ef- OF GEORGIA On November 1, 1941 the DLI (then, name- forts to help others, Bailey serves as a shining IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES less and clandestine) commenced its first example of service for his entire community. class in San Francisco, not in a classroom or, At the recent Welcome Home Troops event Tuesday, November 14, 2006 much less, at a university. Rather, the crown- held for Battery B, 2nd Battalion, 116th Field Mr. NORWOOD. Mr. Speaker, on rollcall jewel of American language instruction and Artillery, Bailey was on hand to move tables, No. 519, H.R. 5602, To Authorize the Exten- our greatest asset to national security was hang signs, arrange chairs and assist in any sion of Nondiscrimatory Treatment (Normal born in an abandoned airplane hangar. way needed. Bailey is a frequent helper at the Trade Relations Treatment) to the Products of Sixty students, most of whom were second- monthly car shows in Dade City and annually Vietnam. Had I been present, I would have generation Japanese-Americans, along with volunteers with his mother at both the voted ‘‘no.’’ four instructors, undertook an unprecedented Sparklebration and Kumquat festivals. Bailey f exercise: to formally train in the language and is particularly active at local benefit functions customs of our enemies for the purposes of such as the Patrick Cooper benefit dinner and HONORING THE SERVICE OF CHIEF translation and intelligence gathering. Their re- the Josh Cooley benefit dinner and is always WARRANT OFFICER 3 TIMOTHY sulting successes in the Pacific theater paved on hand to assist at the annual fundraiser, RAY BRENEMAN TO OUR COUN- the way for the modern DLI—an academically Academy at the Farm weekend rodeo event. TRY accredited foreign language training institu- The holiday season is especially busy for tion—the largest in the world—which enjoys this tireless volunteer. During the Thanksgiving HON. JOHN L. MICA the prestige and renown of a world-class uni- holiday, Bailey helps pack baskets for needy OF FLORIDA versity. families and during the Christmas holiday, he IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Prominent DLI alumni include Air Force lends a hand to the Toys for Tots program Colonel William Fife, a graduate of the Insti- and the Shoebox program, sending care pack- Tuesday, November 14, 2006 tute’s Russian basic course who pioneered ages to U.S. troops. Mr. MICA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to airborne reconnaissance during the Cold War. Aside from his busy schedule, Bailey finds honor and pay tribute to Chief Warrant Officer Glenn Nordin, also a graduate of the Russian time to play little league baseball and is a 3 Timothy Ray Breneman, 36, who died while basic course as well as the Vietnamese advi- member of the Recreation and Travel ‘‘Bulls’’ serving our Nation in Germany. sor course, served as a translator for the

VerDate Aug 31 2005 02:20 Nov 17, 2006 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\MIKE\RECORD\E14NO6.REC PFRM24 November 14, 2006 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E2017 Washington-Moscow hotline, as a deputy chief medicine in Fremont, California. He came to Natalie, and their three children, Savannah, at the National Security Agency and as Execu- the United States 33 years ago after receiving Caelen, and Emma. When told he was a hero, tive Secretary of the Director of Central Intel- his medical degree from the All India Institute 2nd Lt. Craver would always reply, ‘‘I’m not a ligence Language Committee. And, more re- of Medical Sciences in New Delhi, India. He hero, I’m just doing my job.’’ cently, Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Rick completed his internship in internal medicine It was my honor to represent Army 2nd Francona, who served as personal interpreter at the College of Medicine and Dentistry of Lieutenant Johnny Craver, and I extend my and advisor to General Norman Schwarzkopf New Jersey in Newark, New Jersey and com- deepest sympathies to his family and friends. during Operation Desert Storm. pleted a fellowship in gastroenterology at the He will be deeply missed and his honorable The DLI’s Foreign Language Center is well Stanford University Medical Center. service was greatly appreciated. situated at the Presidio of Monterey Presidio. He is a founding member and past presi- Its proximity to the San Francisco Bay Area dent of the American Association of Physi- f and the Central Coast make the Institute a cians of Indian Origin of Northern California. natural destination for native-speaking lan- Prior to being named President of the Cali- TRIBUTE TO HAN BEOL JANG guage instructors of the highest caliber. In fornia Medical Association, Dr. Mahal served turn, DLI has greatly enriched our community one term as the Chair of the CMA Board of by creating a locus of culture and learning. Trustees and two terms as Vice Chair. He has HON. JOSEPH CROWLEY The foreign language training the Defense been a member of the CMA Board since 1997 OF NEW YORK Language Institute has imparted to ‘‘the best and is a commissioner for the state Emer- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES and brightest’’ of our U.S. Armed Forces has gency Medical Services Commission. proven to be one of our Nation’s best national Dr. Mahal has served CMA on multiple com- Tuesday, November 14, 2006 security weapons. On March 5, 2005, General mittees including Chair of the Technical Advi- Mr. CROWLEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to John P. Abizaid, the commander of U.S. Cen- sory Committee on Culturally and Linguistically pay tribute to the accomplishments of one of tral Command (CENTCOM), said, ‘‘This ability Competent Physicians, and as a member of my constituents, Han Beol Jang of Woodside, to cross the cultural divide is not an Army the Technical Advisory Committee on Minority New York. I wish to recognize Han Beol for issue. It is a national issue. We have to be Physician Issues. He is currently a member of his Poetry, Gold Award win in the Scholastic able to deal with the people in the rest of the CMA’s Committee on the Medical Board of Art and Writing Awards of 2006 contest, spon- world as the globe shrinks in terms of commu- California, and the Ethnic Medical Organiza- sored by the Alliance for Young Artists and nication and problem solving and sharing. So tion Section Executive Board. Writers. The Alliance was established to pro- this notion of . . . training and educating peo- In addition to his activities at the state and mote artistic development and expression in ple here in the U.S., of having the institutions local levels, Dr. Mahal has served as Chief of middle and high school students throughout that do it . . . is just so essential.’’ Staff of the Washington Hospital Healthcare ‘‘What will win the global war on terrorism the nation in cooperation with schools. This System in Fremont, California and a member year’s competition recognized the work of over will be people that can cross the cultural di- of the Board of Directors of the Washington vide, reach out to those who want our help, 1,400 students and invited award recipients to Outpatient Surgery Center in Fremont. He is a a workshop hosted in New York designed to and figure out how to make it happen so Diplomat of the American Board of Internal [those people] can help themselves. That is introduce students to the professional world of Medicine. art. how we will win this thing,’’ continued Gen. I join Dr. Mahal’s colleagues, friends and Mr. Speaker, I join to wish Han Beol best Abizaid. ‘‘So we ignore the DLIs and other in- admirers in wishing him every success as he wishes and good fortune in his future projects. stitutions of military education at our own peril. takes the helm of leadership as President of I very much ask [this] committee to continue to the California Medical Association. keep those places functioning, because they f f are national .’’ General Abizaid’s sentiments resonate to IN MEMORY OF ARMY 2ND IN HONOR OF ARCHBISHOP FOUAD the very foundations of the Institute and fill its LIEUTENANT JOHNNY CRAVER TWAL halls with purpose and resolve. Cross cultural understanding coupled with the ability to com- HON. MICHAEL C. BURGESS HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH municate with our friends and enemies in their OF TEXAS own languages will promote U.S. national se- OF OHIO IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES curity, economic and foreign policy interests, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Tuesday, November 14, 2006 making the U.S. the leader of the global com- Tuesday, November 14, 2006 munity. Mr. BURGESS. Mr. Speaker, I rise in mem- I am very pleased to join the Secretary of ory of Army 2nd Lieutenant Johnny Craver Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in the Army, Francis H. Harvey, the Com- from the 26th Congressional District of Texas, honor of Archbishop Fouad Twal and his ac- mandant of DLI, Colonel Tucker B. Mansager, for serving our country during Iraqi Freedom. complishments in working toward peace and and other distinguished guests to celebrate Second Lt. Craver died Friday 13, 2006 with ecumenical acceptance of all people. Arch- the 65th anniversary of the Defense Language two other soldiers south of Baghdad when a bishop Twal has served the Catholic Church Institute. Monterey is proud of its rich associa- roadside bomb detonated next to the Bradley for over 40 years in Tunisia, Honduras, Ger- tion with DLI and we all look forward to its fu- Fighting Vehicle he was commanding. many, Peru, Jordan, Palestine, the Vatican, ture success and continued growth. I would like to recognize and celebrate Army and Jerusalem. His recent assignment in Jeru- f 2nd Lieutenant Johnny Craver’s life today. salem has led him to the distinguished posi- tions as the Coadjutor Archbishop for the Latin IN RECOGNITION OF ANMOL S. After a miraculous recovery from an auto- mobile accident during his teenage years, 2nd Patriarchate of Jerusalem and the President of MAHAL, MD., PRESIDENT OF THE the Bethlehem University. CALIFORNIA MEDICAL ASSOCIA- Lt. Craver told his mother at the young age of TION 17 that he was going to join the armed forces. Archbishop Twal’s distinguished career as a While serving as a Ranger and later, a Ranger vessel of peace through the Roman Catholic instructor, 2nd Lt. Craver was stationed in Ha- Church began in 1966 when he was ordained. HON. FORTNEY PETE STARK waii, Alaska, and Washington, DC, before Rising through the ranks with remarkable OF CALIFORNIA being deployed to Iraq. He was 37 years old. swiftness, he received his Licentiate in Canon IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES In 2005, 2nd Lt. Carver trained for and par- Law from the renowned Ecclesiastical Pontif- Tuesday, November 14, 2006 ticipated in the 2005 Best Ranger Competition ical Academy. With a rich history of public Mr. STARK. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay on TV. When his partner twisted an ankle service in peace efforts in the Middle East, he tribute to Dr. Anmol Singh Mahal, who has climbing a steep hill, Craver never faltered, has served the Latin Patriarchate Parishes in been named president of the California Med- and carried his partner’s 80-pound backpack, Palestine and Jordan, as Archbishop of Tuni- ical Association (CMA). He is the first person in addition to his own, to reach the top of the sia, and in the Council of Political Affairs for of Indian origin to head the 35,000-member hill. the State Secretariat of the Vatican. This out- organization. A natural leader, 2nd Lt. Craver was near standing background was merely preparation Dr. Mahal is a board-certified internist in completion of his Master’s degree in business for his appointment as Coadjutor Archbishop solo practice in gastroenterology and internal administration. He leaves behind a loving wife, for the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem by His

VerDate Aug 31 2005 02:20 Nov 17, 2006 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\MIKE\RECORD\E14NO6.REC PFRM24 E2018 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks November 14, 2006 Holiness Pope Benedict XVI in 2005. There, landmark legislation aimed at protecting the forced to participate in what became known as he represents the Church’s peace efforts in Sound and was instrumental in the establish- the Bataan Death March. the war-torn region. ment of the Bi-State Sound Ma- Mr. Raymond has written a book, ‘‘Too In addressing efforts for peace in the Holy rine Resources Committee of which he cur- Dead to Die: A Memoir of Bataan and Be- Land, Archbishop Twal steadfastly advocates rently serves as State Chair. ‘‘Doc’’ also yond,’’ about his experience as a POW. This a necessity for justice. In a land inundated by served for eleven years as the State Chair of first-hand account recreates his experiences strife, conflict, and bloodshed, he envisions the American Legislative Exchange Council, from daily journals that he kept while impris- the Church as a ‘‘voice of peace and forgive- the largest bipartisan membership association oned by the Japanese. It also details his ness.’’ It is this voice of reason, faith, and of state legislators, and has spent more than memories of the sixty mile force-march along compassion that Archbishop Twal uses in twenty-six years as an active member and the Bataan Peninsula to a prison camp known building bridges instead of burning them. In- Connecticut’s Legislative Commissioner for the as Camp O’Donnell. stead of seeing the world in terms of Chris- Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission. During the Bataan Death March, many of tians, Jews, and Muslims, Archbishop Twal His knowledge of the Long Island Sound, as the prisoners were beaten, beheaded, tortured has proclaimed, ‘‘the Holy City is the mother an economic resource and fishery habitat, has and left to die along the side of the path. For of all the faithful children of Abraham.’’ By giv- been an invaluable tool in the fight to protect those not executed along the way, the entire ing respect to all groups involved in the strug- the Sound from industrialization and pollution. group went without food, and many contracted gle, he has commanded vast admiration from There are few in the Stratford community or malaria and dysentery. a variety of organizations representing dif- in Hartford’s Legislative Office Building that do Once at Camp O’Donnell, the 9,000 remain- fering viewpoints that are all interested in not know ‘‘Doc.’’ He is unafraid to voice his ing prisoners were forced to drink from one peace through justice. opinion and has always fought hard for those water fountain, tortured and beaten, and were Much like his intellectual predecessors, issues which are important to him and his con- kept from learning anything about the outside Archbishop Twal has found that a nonviolent, stituents. Stratford, Connecticut, the commu- world or how the war was progressing. faith-based approach to addressing even the nity which ‘‘Doc’’ has represented for the last Mr. Raymond was kept prisoner in the Phil- most embittered situations of political strife is four decades, is home to the American Shake- ippines for a year and a half, and then moved the most effective means by which to ensure speare Festival Theater which, unfortunately, to Japan. While a prisoner in Japan, he was a lasting, sustainable peace. As the President fell into disrepair in recent years. Knowing forced to work in a steel mill. Other POWs of Bethlehem University, he has continued to what this cultural and historic landmark meant took were put to work as stevedores, coal and champion the peaceful Christian message to the Town of Stratford and its residents, copper and bauxite miners, and in aircraft through higher education, despite repeated ‘‘Doc’’ spearheaded the effort by the Stratford manufacturing plants and shipyards. military threats to shut the facility down by delegation to secure half a million dollars to- Following the surrender of the Japanese in force. It is with this unwavering dedication to wards the efforts to restore the Theater to its 1945, Mr. Raymond was hospitalized for near- peaceful Christian values, combined with keen original glory. ly a year to recover from his malnutrition and political insight, that Archbishop Twal con- ‘‘Doc’’ has also been a leader in the effort disease. After his recovery, Mr. Raymond en- tinues to forge a reputation as a man of hope, to create the Connecticut Air and Space Mu- rolled at the University of Missouri and grad- peace, and understanding. seum which is located at the former site of the uated with Bachelor of Journalism and Master Mr. Speaker and Colleagues, please join me Stratford Army Engine Plant. The museum is of Arts degrees. He then entered into a long in honoring Archbishop Twal’s continued and a tribute to the rich history of the Connecticut and successful career as a newspaperman, unrelenting commitment and resounding ef- aviation industry—especially the contributions eventually retiring from the Tampa Tribune in forts to promoting peace through under- of the Vought F4U Corsair used during World 1978. standing, acceptance, and justice. His work for War II. These are just two examples of the te- Mr. Speaker, veterans of the Bataan Death peace through justice stands as a beacon of nacity and leadership ‘‘Doc’’ has shown March like Steve Raymond should be recog- guidance for the global as a throughout his tenure in the General Assem- nized for their service to our nation and for whole. bly. their commitment and sacrifices in battle. With f Though we come from differing political fewer than a hundred or so of these brave backgrounds, I have been proud to work with prisoners of war still alive, it is incumbent on TRIBUTE TO GEORGE ‘‘DOC’’ GUN- ‘‘Doc’’ for so many years. He is a force to be THER AS HE RETIRES FROM THE all Americans to hear their stories and pre- reckoned with and has been an outstanding serve their memories. Steve Raymond should CONNECTICUT GENERAL ASSEM- public servant. It is an honor for me to extend BLY know that we truly consider him one of Amer- my deepest thanks and appreciation to ica’s heroes. George ‘‘Doc’’ Gunther, not only for his dec- HON. ROSA L. DeLAURO ades of dedicated service to public life, but for f OF CONNECTICUT the many invaluable contributions he has IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES made to the Town of Stratford and the State PAYING TRIBUTE TO BEACON Tuesday, November 14, 2006 of Connecticut. His good work has left an in- COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL delible mark on our community and will benefit Ms. DELAURO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to our state for generations to come. I wish him, pay tribute to the career of the Honorable his wife, Priscilla, his three children, three HON. THOMAS G. TANCREDO George ‘‘Doc’’ Gunther, State Senator from grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren the OF COLORADO Connecticut’s 21st Senate Assembly District— very best for many more years of health and IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES an elected office which he has held for a stun- happiness. Tuesday, November 14, 2006 ning twenty terms—forty years! During his re- f markable tenure, ‘‘Doc’’ has represented his Mr. TANCREDO. Mr. Speaker, I would like constituents and the State of Connecticut with RECOGNIZING WWII VETERAN AND to take this time to honor a school in my dis- both integrity and dignity. Currently the longest POW STEVE RAYMOND OF trict for their excellence in physical fitness. serving member of the General Assembly, I LECANTO, FLORIDA The President’s Council on Physical Fitness have no doubt that his passionate, vocal advo- and Sports recognized Beacon Country Day cacy will be missed by his colleagues as well HON. GINNY BROWN-WAITE School as a state champion in physical fitness as the staff—the General Assembly will not be OF FLORIDA far Category I schools. the same without him. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES The winner of this award is the school with Throughout his legislative career, ‘‘Doc’’ has the highest percentage of students performing been an active advocate in many areas. He Tuesday, November 14, 2006 above the 85th percentile in various physical has served on the Public Health Committee Ms. GINNY BROWN-WAITE of Florida. Mr. assessments. The test included various endur- since he was first elected and has spent more Speaker, I rise to honor a Prisoner of War ance challenges to measure the overall phys- than thirty years as a member of the Regula- from World War II, Steve Raymond of ical fitness of the individuals. tion Review Committee. Growing up on the Lecanto, Florida. While serving as a volunteer Mr. Speaker, it is my distinct pleasure to Long Island Sound, the environmental health in the Army Air Corps in the Philippines, Mr. honor the students of Beacon Country Day of this natural jewel has always been a priority Raymond was among 78,000 American and School as repeat winners of the President’s for ‘‘Doc.’’ He has authored several pieces of Filipino soldiers captured by the enemy and physical fitness award.

VerDate Aug 31 2005 02:20 Nov 17, 2006 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\MIKE\RECORD\E14NO6.REC PFRM24 November 14, 2006 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E2019 PERSONAL EXPLANATION her immense enthusiasm she was quickly rec- Board. He also has served as a member of ognized as a community leader. She served the Economic Development Commission and HON. CHARLIE NORWOOD on the city council for 7 years, including 4 was a member of the Alameda Reuse and Re- OF GEORGIA years as Vice Mayor. In 1998 Anna was elect- development Authority overseeing the redevel- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ed as the first female Mayor in the 126-year opment of the Alameda Naval Air Station. history of the city of Salinas, and has hence Mr. Daysog has been active in the preserva- Tuesday, November 14, 2006 served 4 terms. tion of the City of Alameda’s neighborhoods Mr. NORWOOD. Mr. Speaker, on rollcall During her tenure as city Mayor, Anna was and a strong advocate for the planning and No. 518, S. 819, The Pactola Reservoir Re- a driving force in improving life for the people safety of Alameda’s communities. He aggres- allocation Authorization Act, had I been of Salinas. Some of her most successful sively championed traffic planning and is a present, I would have voted ‘‘yes’’. projects were the diversification of Salinas’s strong advocate of mass transit. He brought f economic base, improving the affordability of forward the issue of bus zones, red curbs and local housing, the redevelopment of historic access to transportation. HONORING THE SERVICE OF PRI- downtown Salinas, and ensuring the perma- He introduced the idea of domestic partners’ VATE FIRST CLASS NICHOLAS nent funding of the Salinas library. The key to eligibility for property transfer tax exemptions ROGERS TO OUR COUNTRY her success was her innate ability to sit peo- and the requirement for a competitive bid ple down, get straight to the issue and have process for all bonds and debt issued by the HON. JOHN L. MICA them reach a consensus. Furthermore, Anna city of Alameda. OF FLORIDA used her talents to streamline the Mayor’s of- During his 10 years as a member of the Al- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES fice and develop partnerships with neighbor- ameda City Council, Mr. Daysog never missed hoods, parent groups, labor groups, school a regularly scheduled Council meeting. On Tuesday, November 14, 2006 districts, local businesses and the greater Sali- December 19, 2006, the City will express its Mr. MICA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to nas community. appreciation for Tony Daysog’s exemplary honor and pay tribute to PFC Nicholas Rog- Anna’s accomplishments in the community commitment for the benefit of the City of Ala- ers, 27, who died while serving our Nation in have not gone unnoticed. In 1996, Anna was meda. Iraq. honored with the ‘‘Athena’’ award for ‘‘entre- I join the City in thanking Mr. Daysog for his Prior to joining the Army, Nicholas spent his preneurial excellence’’ by the Salinas Area years of service and wish him every success childhood living in Deltona, Florida where he Chamber of Commerce, the most prestigious in his future endeavors. was a Boy Scout. Nicholas graduated from honor the Chamber can bestow upon a fellow f Deltona High School where he played the businessperson. In 2000, the Monterey Coun- drums and had a special appreciation of all try Lawyers Association granted Anna the Jus- IN CELEBRATION OF FIRST BAP- things Star Wars. tice Ribbon Award, the Association’s highest TIST CHURCH OF LEWISVILLE’S After earning an emergency medical techni- award for members who bring distinction to 125TH ANNIVERSARY cian certificate from Daytona Beach Commu- the legal profession through commitment to nity College, Nicholas followed his father’s public service. HON. MICHAEL C. BURGESS footsteps into public service. Nicholas enlisted Anna has continued to reach out to the OF TEXAS in the military to gain experience to pursue his community. She is an avid volunteer coach for IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES dream of becoming an emergency room local baseball and soccer teams. She works Tuesday, November 14, 2006 nurse. He was assigned to the Headquarters with the Mexican-American Women’s National and Headquarters Company, 4th Battalion, Association, ‘‘MANA’’, to raise scholarship Mr. BURGESS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to 31st Infantry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division money for young women continuing to higher celebrate the First Baptist Church of unit out of Fort Drum, NY which was deployed education. Anna is also an Executive Director Lewisville’s 125th anniversary in the 26th dis- to Baghdad. His colleagues remember a com- of the non-profit Partners for Peace, dedicated trict of Texas. The Church has been a pillar of passionate individual who cared deeply for to developing multi-disciplinary partnerships, leadership and worship in the Lewisville com- others while his family recalls his uncanny which share community resources to bring munity. ability to make people laugh. about community change. The rich history of First Baptist Church of We should all remember Nicholas’s courage Mr. Speaker, I rise once more to applaud Lewisville began with just 13 members in and his ultimate sacrifice for our Nation. The Anna Caballero’s many accomplishments. On 1869, and has continued to thrive and grow freedom we enjoy and the liberty in the world behalf of the United States Congress, I would into the prominent worship community that it is for which he fought are part of the great leg- like to congratulate her on her successful ca- today. Under the dedicated leadership of Sen- acy that PFC Nicholas Rogers leaves behind. reer, and express my sincere gratitude for her ior Pastor Dr. Stephen Hatfield, it serves the He is buried in Deltona, FL. commitment to the community. needs of its members by offering both tradi- To Nicholas’s wife, Kelly; their daughter, f tional and more informal worship services, stu- Jocelyn; their unborn daughter; his parents, dent ministries, and Bible Study classes for all Robert and Penny; and his entire family, we IN RECOGNITION OF TONY DAYSOG ages. extend our deepest sympathy. The First Baptist Church of Lewisville plans Mr. Speaker, because of PFC Nicholas HON. FORTNEY PETE STARK to commemorate this momentous occasion Rogers’s sacrifice for our country, I ask all OF CALIFORNIA with a celebration worship service, followed by Members of the U.S. House of Representa- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES a Gospel Gathering Music Celebration. tives to join me in recognizing his service in I am honored to have the First Baptist Tuesday, November 14, 2006 our Nation’s Armed Forces and remembering Church of Lewisville in my district. I am con- both his life and his dedication to the United Mr. STARK. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay fident that the First Baptist Church of States of America. tribute to Tony Daysog for his 10 years of Lewisville will continue to foster stewardship f faithful service to the city of Alameda, Cali- and faith among the citizens of our community fornia as Councilmember and Vice Mayor. for another 125 years. IN HONOR OF ANNA CABALLERO Mr. Daysog was first elected to the Alameda f City Council on November 5, 1996 and served HON. SAM FARR as a Councilmember from December 17, 1996 TRIBUTE TO TAINA VASQUEZ OF CALIFORNIA until December 1998. He served as Vice IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Mayor from December 2002 until December HON. JOSEPH CROWLEY 2005. Tuesday, November 14, 2006 OF NEW YORK During his tenure, Tony Daysog served on IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Mr. FARR. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to numerous agencies, including the League of honor the achievements of Anna Caballero. California Cities, the Airport Noise Operations Tuesday, November 14, 2006 Anna first moved to Salinas in 1982 and start- Committee, the Alameda County Private In- Mr. CROWLEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to ed a law office specifically to provide excellent dustry Council, the Alameda County Waste pay tribute to the accomplishments of one of legal representation for working people. She Management Authority, and the Associated my constituents, Taina Vasquez of the Bronx, promptly became active in town, and due to Community Action Program Government New York. I wish to recognize Taina for her

VerDate Aug 31 2005 02:20 Nov 17, 2006 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\MIKE\RECORD\E14NO6.REC PFRM24 E2020 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks November 14, 2006 Personal Essay Memoir, Silver Award win in The hope for independence, self-rule, and Louis Arch, the Detroit Renaissance Center, the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards of 2006 democracy is one that can never be extin- the Sears Tower, and Washington, DC’s Metro contest, sponsored by the Alliance for Young guished in any society. The Hungarian people, System. Laticrete products can also be found Artists & Writers. The Alliance was established in the democratic spirit, banded together to in the Basilica of Our Lady Peace of the Ivory to promote artistic development and expres- fight like many before them for the basic Coast in Africa, the Petronas Twin Tower of sion in middle and high school students human right of peaceful self-governance. They Kuala Lumpur, Tele Diffusion de France in throughout the Nation in cooperation with did not fail. Today, we see Hungary as a re- Paris, and the National Mosque of Kota schools. This year’s competition recognized gional success story for democracy, the free Kinabalu in Malaysia. What began as one the work of over 1,400 students and invited market, and civil society. This eventual, if de- man’s vision of improving a product has be- award recipients to a workshop hosted in New layed, victory shows us though the road to de- come an international leader in the industry— York designed to introduce students to the mocracy is not always an easy one, the spirit that is what Yankee ingenuity is all about. professional world of art. of people will ultimately prevail in the inex- Perhaps what is most special about Mr. Speaker, I join to wish Taina best wish- orable march toward democracy. Laticrete is that it has become a family busi- es and good fortune in her future projects. Mr. Speaker and colleagues, please join me ness that has been passed on to the next f in honoring the values of freedom, independ- generation. In 2003 David Rothberg was ence, and democracy that the Hungarian peo- named chairman and CEO, replacing his fa- IN HONOR OF THE 50TH ANNIVER- ple demanded 50 years ago. The Hungarian ther as head of the company. I have had the SARY OF THE HUNGARIAN REVO- Revolution of 1956 stands as a reminder of pleasure of meeting David and have had the LUTION the undying desire of any society to be free opportunity to tour the Laticrete facility in Beth- from forces of hegemony. any. Their tireless commitment to quality and HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH f vision is not only impressive, it is inspiring. OF OHIO I am honored to take this moment and rec- TRIBUTE TO LATICRETE INTER- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ognize the innovative and entrepreneurial spirit NATIONAL, INC. AS THEY CELE- of Henry Rothberg as well as David Rothberg Tuesday, November 14, 2006 BRATE THEIR 50TH ANNIVER- and the entire Laticrete family for their many Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in SARY invaluable contributions to the industry. honor of the 50th anniversary of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution and the valiant contribu- HON. ROSA L. DeLAURO My heartfelt congratulations to them as they tion of the Hungarian people to those efforts. celebrate this very special anniversary. I have OF CONNECTICUT no doubt that Laticrete will continue in its suc- A true expression of democracy, public dis- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES sidence, and the spirit of the voice of the peo- cess for many years to come. ple, the nationwide revolt stands today, a half Tuesday, November 14, 2006 f a century later, as a strong, albeit bitter re- Ms. DELAURO. Mr. Speaker, I am proud to minder of both the oppression of the former rise today to join the Bethany community and RECOGNIZING WWII PURPLE Soviet Union and more importantly the the Rothberg family in celebrating the 50th an- HEART RECIPIENT LEO HANSON strength and resolve of the Hungarian people niversary of Laticrete International, Inc., a OF ZEPHYRHILLS, FLORIDA in their desire for freedom. worldwide manufacturer and marketer of mate- On October 23, 1956, brave students de- rial and methods for the installation of ceramic manding their intellectual freedoms stormed tile and stone. Throughout their 50-year his- HON. GINNY BROWN-WAITE the Radio Building in the Budapest Parliament. tory, Laticrete has been the leader in innova- OF FLORIDA Immediately, they were suppressed when the tive technologies for such installation systems. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Soviet State Security Police began firing upon Their impressive history of vision and leader- Tuesday, November 14, 2006 these unarmed civilians. News of the attack ship, coupled with their dedication to quality spread quickly and led to a public uproar in products, has made them one of the most Ms. GINNY BROWN-WAITE of Florida. Mr. Budapest, where outraged citizens organized successful businesses in our community. Speaker, I rise to honor Leo C. Hanson, a na- immediately to take up arms and defend their Founded in 1956 by Henry M. Rothberg, a tive of the Buffalo, NY, area who served with natural rights of justice, liberty, and sov- chemical engineer by trade, Latricrete came honor and distinction during World War II. ereignty. At the forefront of the 12-day strug- into being when he brought the improvements Drafted into the United States Army on Janu- gle for control of the capital and the rest of the of chemistry to the normal Portland cement ary 6, 1940, Mr. Hanson earned the Purple country was Gen. Pa`l Male`ter. As the leader based installation systems for tile and stone. It Heart for wounds received in battle. of the infantry in Budapest, he courageously was while managing a family tile, terrazzo and Discharged on June 16, 1945, Mr. Hanson went against his orders and, upon meeting marble installation company that the problems completed his military service holding the rank with the insurgents, lent his support to their inherent to installing these materials with the of staff sergeant. Since then he has continued fight for freedom. With the strategic support of traditional ‘‘full mortar bed’’ became more and to support his fellow soldiers by working with Male`ter, the outlook of the revolutionary free- more evident to Henry. He decided to dedicate veterans’ service organizations. Mr. Hanson is dom fighters was optimistic. A cease-fire was himself to research into alternate methods of a lifetime member of the Military Order of the reached between revolutionary and Soviet installing ceramic tile and stone. While con- Purple Heart, Disabled American Veterans, forces, and provisional government councils sulting with the Chemical Division of the U.S. American Legion and Veterans of Foreign were set up to usher in the new era of peace- Rubber Company, he developed a unique Wars. ful democracy. compound that had all the properties of nat- His unit served under Gen. George Patton, The Soviet forces, however, under pressure ural rubber—elasticity, water resistance and one of the most famous American generals of from the international community to assert its durability, plus the properties necessary to all time. A tank commander, Mr. Hanson control by uprooting any possible seed of de- make it viable to the construction industry—re- served in the Algeria and French Morocco mocracy, moved quickly to crush the move- sistance to frost and heat damage, the ability campaigns in Northern Africa. He also served ment through deadly means. They violated the to mix with Portland cement and remain plas- in Normandy, Sicily, Northern France and cease fire by opening fire on crowds of civil- tic for adequate working time and the ability to Rhineland. His Purple Heart was bestowed for ians and bombarding the city with artillery be stored in full or partial containers for ex- wounds to his arm received at Omaha Beach, tanks. What started as a peaceful democratic tended periods of time without deterioration or and to his leg while in Normandy. Despite independence movement ended in bloodshed spoilage. The new latex was introduced to the these injuries, Mr. Hanson continued to en- with the murder of thousands of civilians market as ‘‘LATICRETE.’’ It has been upon gage the enemy in battle and fight for the through an illegitimate surprise invasion. On these pioneering efforts that all modern adhe- cause of freedom. November 3, during more cease-fire negotia- sives utilizing the Adhesive Mortar Method Mr. Speaker, soldiers like Leo C. Hanson tions, the Soviet military kidnapped Pa`l have been built. should be recognized for their service to our Male`ter and the Hungarian delegation, The innovative products of Laticrete have Nation and for their commitment and sacrifices charged them with treason and promptly or- been used in some of the most recognizable in battle. I am honored to have presented Mr. dered their execution. With the leadership of national treasures in the world. Here in the Hanson with his long overdue Purple Heart. the revolution arrested, the Soviet military sim- United States, Laticrete products were used in He should know that we truly consider him ply invaded again, and took over the city. the construction of such monuments as the St. one of America’s heroes.

VerDate Aug 31 2005 02:20 Nov 17, 2006 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\MIKE\RECORD\E14NO6.REC PFRM24 November 14, 2006 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E2021 PAYING TRIBUTE TO ST. THOMAS We should all remember Angelo’s heroic TRIBUTE TO STEPHEN MORE PARISH SCHOOL courage and his ultimate sacrifice for our Na- PICCARELLA tion. The freedom we enjoy and the liberty in HON. THOMAS G. TANCREDO the world for which he fought are part of the HON. JOSEPH CROWLEY OF COLORADO great legacy that Corporal Angelo Vaccaro OF NEW YORK IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES leaves behind. He is buried in Deltona, Flor- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Tuesday, November 14, 2006 ida. Tuesday, November 14, 2006 Mr. TANCREDO. Mr. Speaker, I would like To Angelo’s wife, Dana; his parents, Ray Mr. CROWLEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to to take this time to honor a school in my dis- and Linda; and his entire family, we extend pay tribute to the accomplishments of one of trict for their academic excellence in being our deepest sympathy. my constituents, Stephen Piccarella of Jack- named a Blue Ribbon School. Mr. Speaker, because of Corporal Angelo son Heights, New York. I wish to recognize The schools are selected based on one of Vaccaro’s sacrifice for our country, I ask all Stephen for his Short Story, Silver Award win two criteria: schools with at least 40 percent of Members of the U.S. House of Representa- in the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards of 2006 their students from disadvantaged back- contest, sponsored by the Alliance for Young tives to join me in recognizing his service in grounds that dramatically improve student per- Artists & Writers. The Alliance was established our Nation’s Armed Forces and remembering formance to high levels on state tests; or to promote artistic development and expres- schools whose students regardless of back- both his life and his dedication to the United sion in middle and high school students ground, achieve in the top 10 percent of their States of America. throughout the Nation in cooperation with state on state tests or in the top 10 percent of schools. This year’s competition recognized the nation on nationally-normed tests. f the work of over 1,400 students and invited St. Thomas More Parish School met the cri- award recipients to a workshop hosted in New IN RECOGNITION OF CHARLES teria for this award because it ranks in the top York designed to introduce students to the CLARK AS ‘‘FRIEND OF YOUTH’’ 10 percent of the nation in ITBS scores. This professional world of art. is the first time this Catholic school has re- HONOR Mr. Speaker, I join to wish Stephen best ceived this honor. wishes and good fortune in his future projects. Mr. Speaker, it is my distinct pleasure to f honor the students of St. Thomas More Parish HON. MICHAEL C. BURGESS IN HONOR OF THE COMMISSION ON School as recipients of the No Child Left Be- OF TEXAS hind—Blue Ribbon Schools Award. CATHOLIC COMMUNITY ACTION f IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES PERSONAL EXPLANATION Tuesday, November 14, 2006 HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH OF OHIO HON. CHARLIE NORWOOD Mr. BURGESS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES recognize Mr. Charles Clark for his commit- Tuesday, November 14, 2006 OF GEORGIA ment to the students, faculty, and alumni of IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Trinity High School of Euless, Texas, where Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in Tuesday, November 14, 2006 he has served as Lead Custodian for over 14 honor of the Commission on Catholic Commu- nity Action’s 25th Anniversary of the Peace Mr. NORWOOD. Mr. Speaker, on roll call years. I also congratulate Mr. Clark on being and Justice Awards Dinner. No. 517, H.R. 3085, To amend the National recognized as a true ‘‘Friend of Youth’’ by the Established in 1969, the Commission on Trails System Act to update the feasibility and Mid-Cities Optimist Club in the 26th District of Catholic Community Action continuously pur- suitability study originally prepared for the Trail Texas. sues their mission to protect and promote of Tears National Historic Trail and provide for Mr. Clark began working for the Hurst-Eu- human dignity, with a special focus on poor the inclusion of new trail segments, land com- less-Bedford School District as a night custo- and disenfranchised groups. Seeking to em- ponents, and campgrounds associated with power the voiceless, CCCA achieves their that trail, and for other purposes. Had I been dian, and began his own custodial business to goals through education, consciousness-rais- present, I would have voted ‘‘yes.’’ provide for his son’s college education. After his son graduated from college, Mr. Clark ing, organization, mobilization, and advocating f closed his business and took a position as for change. HONORING THE SERVICE OF COR- Lead Custodian to make a difference in other CCCA also promotes peace and justice PORAL ANGELO VACCARO TO students’ lives. through the Annual Peace and Justice Awards OUR COUNTRY Dinner. For a quarter of a century, the dinner A caring and honorable man, Mr. Clark has been an opportunity to reward the people HON. JOHN L. MICA serves as a role model and mentor for all of the Cleveland community who have dedi- those who pass through Trinity High School. cated their lives to the causes of peace and OF FLORIDA He supports the school by attending students’ justice for all. These men, women, and organi- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES athletic and fine arts events. When students zations play a pivotal role in the rebirth of Tuesday, November 14, 2006 visit years after graduation, they continue to Cleveland. I would like to join CCCA in recog- Mr. MICA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to seek out ‘‘Uncle Charles.’’ nizing this year’s recipients: Duane Drotar, Lida Roman (posthumously), the Christ Child honor and pay tribute to Corporal Angelo Mr. Clark has been honored with the H–E– Vaccaro, 23, who died in a heroic effort to aid Society, Sr. Mary Louise Trivson, S.N.D., and B School District’s ‘‘Extra Mile Award,’’ given his fellow comrades while serving our Nation the Women’s Re-Entry Network. to school district support personnel who go in Afghanistan. In addition, keynote speakers at these Prior to joining the Army, Angelo was born above and beyond what their job requires of events have educated the public on issues in the Bronx, NY, and spent his childhood liv- them. such as racial discrimination and interfaith un- ing in Deltona, Florida, attending Timbercrest After Hurricane Katrina devastated his boy- derstanding. Generating community aware- Elementary, Galaxy Middle and Deltona High hood home in Mississippi, Mr. Clark organized ness throughout Cleveland, the CCCA has schools. His dream was to become a physi- a collection drive at the school for water and provided participants with a new appreciation cian’s assistant. His mother remembers him cleaning supplies, and delivered them person- for celebrating multicultural diversity within the affectionately as someone who liked to make ally to Mississippi. Mr. Clark and his wife Ellen city. Speaking at the Awards Dinner this year people smile and laugh. of 37 years have raised a deeply spiritual, lov- is Sr. Mary Sujita Kallupurakkathu, S.N.D., Angelo enlisted in the Army in March 2004 ing family in Fort Worth, Texas since 1967. sharing her experiences of working with the and was assigned and deployed to Afghani- poor. stan with Company A, 1st Battalion, 32nd In- Mr. Speaker, it is an honor to represent a Congratulations to the CCCA on their con- fantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, man so selfless and dedicated to serving stant pursuit of peace and justice. We can 10th Mountain Division, out of Fort Drum, NY. youth as Mr. Charles Clark. Congratulations to conceive of peace as not simply the absence He was the head medic for his unit and took Mr. Clark for being recognized as a ‘‘Friend of of violence but the presence of the capacity pride in serving our country. Youth’’ by the Mid-Cities Optimist Club. for a higher evolution of human awareness, of

VerDate Aug 31 2005 02:20 Nov 17, 2006 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\MIKE\RECORD\E14NO6.REC PFRM24 E2022 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks November 14, 2006 respect, trust, and integrity. We can conceive What began—at age seventy-seven—with a PAYING TRIBUTE TO WILLOW of peace as a tool to tap the infinite capabili- gift certificate for riding lessons and later—at CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ties of humanity to transform consciousness age eighty—a saddle, has blossomed into a and conditions that impel or compel violence beloved hobby. In fact, for a decade after he at a personal, group, or national level, toward began riding, he spent his summers at the Bit- HON. THOMAS G. TANCREDO creating understanding, compassion, and love. ter Root ranch in the mountains of northwest OF COLORADO My fellow colleagues, join me in honoring Wyoming. At 100 years old, Michael is a living IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES the Commission on Catholic Community Ac- treasure—he still rides, drives a car, maintains tion, as they celebrate the 25th anniversary of his own home, attends daily Mass, serves on Tuesday, November 14, 2006 the altar, and is finishing his twenty-sixth year their Annual Peace and Justice Awards Din- Mr. TANCREDO. Mr. Speaker, I would like as a fourth grade religious education teacher. ner. to take this time to honor a school in my dis- He is even working on his autobiography f which I have no doubt will be a real page-turn- trict for their academic excellence in being named a Blue Ribbon School. TRIBUTE TO MICHAEL MELE AS er! HE CELEBRATES HIS 100TH Today, as Michael celebrates his 100th The schools are selected based on one of BIRTHDAY birthday, I have no doubt that he will look back two criteria: schools with at least 40 percent of in wonder at the fascinating events that have their students from disadvantaged back- HON. ROSA L. DeLAURO brought him to this moment. In the last century grounds that dramatically improve student per- he has witnessed some of the most important formance to high levels on state tests; or OF CONNECTICUT moments in world history and, through his own schools whose students regardless of back- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES efforts, has left an indelible mark on the lives ground, achieve in the top 10 percent of their Tuesday, November 14, 2006 of all those who have known him. It is my state on state tests or in the top 10 percent of the Nation on nationally-normed tests. Ms. DELAURO. Mr. Speaker, it is with great privilege to rise today to join his sons Michael pleasure that I rise today to join family and and Robert, as well as the many family and To receive this recognition, Willow Creek El- friends in wishing Michael Mele the very best friends who have gathered in extending my ementary School has had in each of the past as he celebrates a remarkable milestone—his heartfelt congratulations to Michael Mele on three years over 90 percent of its’ students 100th birthday! Marking a century of hard work his 100th birthday. This is a very special day perform at ‘‘Proficient’’ or ‘‘Advanced’’ levels in and dedication, today’s celebration will give for all of those fortunate enough to know Mi- math and reading. Willow Creek also received Michael, or Ozi Mike as he is affectionately chael. My very best wishes for many more this prestigious honor in 1999. known by family and close friends, and his years of health and happiness. HAPPY Mr. Speaker, it is my distinct pleasure to loved ones the opportunity to reflect on the BIRTHDAY! honor the students of Willow Creek Elemen- many accomplishments he has achieved f tary School as recipients of the No Child Left throughout his life as well as how he has RECOGNIZING WWII VETERAN AND Behind—Blue Ribbon Schools Award. touched all of their lives, POW RAY KNISLEY, JR. OF A gifted vocalist, dedicated husband and fa- CHIEFLAND, FLORIDA f ther, devoted parishioner, army veteran, and professional technician, Michael is a man of IN MEMORY OF ROBERT GRAY many talents that he has shared with hun- HON. GINNY BROWN-WAITE dreds over the course of his life. Born and OF FLORIDA raised in New Haven, Connecticut, Michael IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HON. MICHAEL C. BURGESS has led a fascinating life. Upon graduating Tuesday, November 14, 2006 OF TEXAS from high school, he studied voice for ten Ms. GINNY BROWN-WAITE of Florida. Mr. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES years during which time he became an ac- Speaker, I rise to honor a Prisoner of War Tuesday, November 14, 2006 complished tenor. Michael sang in productions from World War II, Ray Knisley, Jr. Born in of such classics as The Barber of Seville and Massachusetts, Mr. Knisley served in the U.S. Mr. BURGESS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to Pagliacci and, though the relocation of the Army and was captured by the Nazi Army. remember Robert Allen Gray who passed production to California prevented him from Mr. Knisley served as a medical aid man away after 90 glorious years on Friday, Sep- taking the part, he even won a lead role oppo- with the 117th Cavalry Reconnaissance tember 22, 2006. site Betty Grable in the movie musical Down Squadron. While encamped near the German Mr. Gray will forever be remembered by Argentine Way, During his time with the the- border of Alsace Lorraine on New Year’s Eve, family and friends as a man of integrity and ater, Michael also won roles in several New 1944, his entire unit was overrun and he was strong values. In his lifetime, he experienced York productions, including An American Com- taken prisoner. For the next several months, many of the major events in the last century, edy and The Family Portrait. Mr. Knisley was transferred between several including the Great Depression and as a sol- After marrying his wife, Carmel, in 1942, the prisoner camps, finally being rescued by the dier in the United States Army during World couple raised two children, sons Michael and Russian Army on April 28, 1945. War II. Robert. He served in the United States Army Following World War II, Mr. Knisley raised during World War II where he received training In his civilian life, Mr. Gray was an engineer. his family in Massachusetts. He and his wife He was interested in working on cars as well as a dental technician, a profession in which have five children, nine grand children and six he was employed until he was hired by Win- as watching the Indianapolis 500. Mr. Gray’s great grand children. In 1985 Mr. Knisley enthusiasm for engineering was closely fol- chester/Olin as a lab technician, retiring in moved to West Palm Beach, where he worked 1971. Throughout his life, Michael has held a lowed by a passion for gardening. His love of as a volunteer at the local Veterans Affairs nature was given to him by his father, a florist. unique devotion to his faith and his church. Hospital for twenty years. He specialized in Mr. Gray has passed this passion on to his Michael shared his gift for singing with a vari- working with fellow prisoners of war; eventu- children and grandchildren. ety of Catholic churches throughout New ally assisting more than two hundred former Haven. He directed glee clubs, choirs, and POWs receive a one hundred percent dis- As a family man, Mr. Gray will always be re- sang as a soloist at St. Ann’s, St. Rose’s, St. ability rating. He recently moved to Chiefland membered as affectionate and caring. He was Brendan’s, St. Donato’s, and Our Lady of about a year ago. the caregiver for many of his elderly aunts and Mount Carmel in Hamden. In fact, his lifetime Mr. Speaker, prisoners of war like Ray helped his wife as she struggled with Alz- of dedicated efforts were recognized by the Knisley, Jr. should be recognized for their heimer’s disease. As a father, Mr. Gray was Church when Archbishop Daniel Cronin service to our nation and for their commitment committed to teaching his children and grand- awarded him the prestigious Saint Joseph and sacrifices in battle. With thousands of children the importance of respecting and car- Award—the archdiocesan medal of apprecia- World War II veterans passing a way each ing for others. tion for outstanding parishioners, year, it is incumbent on all Americans to hear I extend my sympathies to his family and An active and inspiring retiree, Michael has their stories and preserve their memories. Ray friends. May this man, whose displays of com- continued to dedicate his time to his church as Knisley, Jr. should know that we truly consider passion and love touched the hearts of so well as a new found passion for horse-riding. him one of America’s heroes. many, be an inspiration to us all.

VerDate Aug 31 2005 02:20 Nov 17, 2006 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\MIKE\RECORD\E14NO6.REC PFRM24 November 14, 2006 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E2023 TRIBUTE TO KIMBERLY LEICH IN RECOGNITION OF NIKA MAPLES man and friend—Mr. Jerry Tidwell of THE 2007 TEXAS SECONDARY Granbury, Texas. HON. JOSEPH CROWLEY TEACHER OF THE YEAR We wish him well and hope that he can enjoy this time with fellow colleagues, family, OF NEW YORK and friends. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HON. MICHAEL C. BURGESS OF TEXAS He has earned it. Tuesday, November 14, 2006 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES f Mr. CROWLEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to Tuesday, November 14, 2006 PERSONAL EXPLANATION pay tribute to the accomplishments of one of my constituents, Kimberly Leich of the Bronx, Mr. BURGESS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to New York. I wish to recognize Kimberly for her congratulate Nika Maples for being recognized HON. JULIA CARSON Science Fiction/Fantasy, Gold Award win in as the 2007 Texas Secondary Teacher of the OF INDIANA the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards of 2006 Year. She is an English teacher at Fossil IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Ridge High School in the Keller Independent contest, sponsored by the Alliance for Young Tuesday, November 14, 2006 Artists & Writers. The Alliance was established School District in Fort Worth, Texas. After suffering a stroke at the young age of Ms. CARSON. Mr. Speaker, due to a flight to promote artistic development and expres- 20, Nika has dedicated her life to making a delay, I was unable to record my rollcall votes sion in middle and high school students difference in the lives of others. She began by 517 through 519. Had I been present, I would throughout the Nation in cooperation with teaching illiterate adults how to read and write. have voted ‘‘yes’’ on 517 and 518 and ‘‘no’’ on schools. This year’s competition recognized Nika has volunteered abroad in Japan, Thai- 519. the work of over 1,400 students and invited land, and Germany to teach English as a Sec- f award recipients to a workshop hosted in New ond Language. York designed to introduce students to the IN RECOGNITION OF THE 5TH AN- As a 10th grade English teacher, Nika gives professional world of art. NIVERSARY OF HONDA MANU- her students the confidence to reach their full- Mr. Speaker, I join to wish Kimberly best FACTURING OF ALABAMA IN est potential. Her unique life experiences have wishes and good fortune in her future projects. LINCOLN, ALABAMA encouraged an enthusiasm for teaching, and reaffirmed her commitment to make learning f come alive in the classroom. Nika dem- HON. MIKE ROGERS IN HONOR OF THE LADIES AUXIL- onstrates how students should embrace life OF ALABAMA IARY OF THE POLISH LEGION OF and live a life of abundance every day. She IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AMERICAN VETERANS was also honored as the Keller I.S.D. Sec- Tuesday, November 14, 2006 ondary Teacher of the Year for the 2005–2006 school year. Mr. ROGERS of Alabama. Mr. Speaker, I HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH Mr. Speaker, it is an honor to represent respectfully ask the attention of the House OF OHIO such a dedicated and passionate teacher in today to pay recognition to the hard working IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES the 26th District of Texas. Nika Maples serves people of Honda Manufacturing of Alabama in Tuesday, November 14, 2006 as a role model not only for her students, but Lincoln, Alabama, who are celebrating the fifth for all teachers around the Nation who share anniversary of the opening of their Lincoln Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to her devotion to helping others. plant on November 14, 2006. honor the 75th anniversary of the Polish Le- f In 2001, the Honda Motor Company chose gion of American Veterans Ladies Auxiliary, Lincoln as the site of their new plant. Over the Abraham Lincoln Post Thirteen, and to cele- HONORING MR. JERRY TIDWELL past five years Honda Manufacturing of Ala- brate the commitment of this dedicated group OF GRANBURY, TEXAS FOR HIS bama has grown from an original capital in- of patriotic women to charity for our veterans ELECTION AS PRESIDENT OF vestment of $400 million and employment of and Nation. THE NATIONAL NEWSPAPER AS- 2,000 associates to the current 4,500 associ- The Abraham Lincoln Post Thirteen is the SOCIATION ates and over $1.2 billion in capital investment oldest chapter in the State of Ohio, and has today. maintained their dedication to honoring and HON. CHET EDWARDS Honda has helped transform Talladega supporting veterans throughout the years. The OF TEXAS County’s economy, as well bring a positive im- group ensures that American veterans receive IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES pact on local school and community philan- the benefits and support they deserve for rep- thropic activities. resenting our great Nation. The women wel- Tuesday, November 14, 2006 As further testament to the hard working come new veterans from current wars, as well Mr. EDWARDS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to Alabamians employed at Honda, on November as bring much needed light into the lives of congratulate and honor Mr. Jerry Tidwell of 3rd the plant produced its millionth vehicle. senior veterans. These women make regular Granbury, Texas for his recent election as The celebration of that milestone included a visits to veteran’s wards of a local hospital to president of the National Newspaper Associa- small ceremony at the plant involving associ- take the Nation’s former defenders to break- tion (NNA). ates to mark the special occasion. fast and religious services. In recent years, the Whether it is serving as the publisher of the I salute the people of Honda Manufacturing Ladies Auxiliary’s great work has raised Hood County News or president of NNA, Mr. of Alabama for reaching these important mile- enough money to dedicate a stone in the Tidwell’s 36 years of dedicated service to the stones, and congratulate the entire company Western Reserve National Cemetery. This newspaper business and the local community on their plant’s fifth anniversary. stone is a noble commemorative monument to are proof of the positive impact one person f the deceased veterans of the Polish Legion of can have on others. American Veterans, as well as the women of As a humble man whose actions speak CONGRATULATIONS TO THE NEW the Ladies’ Auxiliary who have loyally sup- louder than words, Jerry Tidwell is the kind of CITY OF MILTON, GEORGIA ported all the servicemen and women of the person that sets an inspiring example for us United States Armed Services. all to follow. He doesn’t enjoy the attention HON. TOM PRICE My fellow colleagues, please join me in rec- much, but let me add my voice to the chorus OF GEORGIA ognizing the wonderful work and dedication of of those who respect his steady leadership. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES the Ladies Auxiliary of the Polish Legion of Put simply, Jerry Tidwell is the very best American Veterans on this momentous anni- Texas has to offer and it is an honor to rep- Tuesday, November 14, 2006 versary. The chapter members are proud of resent him in Congress. Mr. PRICE of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I’m their Polish heritage, culture, and we share in Mr. Speaker, we need more leaders like pleased to take this opportunity to congratu- their 75 years of accomplishments. I am con- Jerry Tidwell in our midst that truly make a dif- late the mayor, city council and citizens of the fident that the Polish Legion of American Vet- ference in their community, state, and country. newly created city of Milton in Georgia. In ac- erans Ladies Auxiliary will continue their com- At this time, I ask Members to join me in offer- cordance with a bill passed by the Georgia mitment to work for the veterans and country ing our heartfelt appreciation and best wishes General Assembly and signed by Governor well in to the years to come. for continued success to a great newspaper- Sonny Perdue, the community of Milton will be

VerDate Aug 31 2005 02:20 Nov 17, 2006 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\MIKE\RECORD\E14NO6.REC PFRM24 E2024 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks November 14, 2006 officially incorporated as a city in December violence plaguing today’s world. They do not even greater act of mercy, the Amish asked 2006. read newspapers, which depict the crimes of that a portion of the funds collected for the What a wonderful and gratifying time this is modern society. They do not own televisions, families of these girls, be donated to the Rob- for the people of Milton. They worked tirelessly which run continual news coverage of random erts family. Mr. Speaker, it is true generosity to make this day a reality and have chosen to acts of violence occurring throughout modern and mercy to comfort and care for the family honor Mr. Joe Lockwood as the first mayor of society. Their lives could be deemed innocent of the evil who brutally murdered five children their new city. and idealistic, sheltered to the evils of society. in your community. Milton is a pastoral, involved and respectful All that changed on Monday, October 2, Sadly, the tragedy which occurred in a little community. They have seized the opportunity 2006. On this warm, sunny, fall Pennsylvania Amish schoolhouse in Nickel Mines, Pennsyl- to have a direct impact on their future. This day, Charles Carl Roberts IV came home from vania is not isolated. Barely a week before, in achievement also comes with many new re- his night shift as a milk delivery man, walked September, an armed gunman took six female sponsibilities. I am confident that the citizens his children to school, and kissed them good- students hostage in Platte Canyon High will successfully embrace these new chal- bye. He went home and wrote four notes: one School in Bailey, Colorado. During those hor- lenges. It is my honor to represent this new to his wife and one to each of his three chil- rific hours held prisoner inside a classroom, Georgia municipality. dren. Arming himself with a handgun, a shot- Duane Morrison subjected the girls to brutal Mr. Speaker, thank you for the privilege of gun, a rifle, and more than 600 rounds of am- sexual assaults. As police proceeded to enter bringing the recognition of this House of Rep- munition, Roberts drove to the quiet Amish the classroom, Morrison executed a 16 year resentatives as we congratulate the people of community of Nickel Mines. old student and then the criminal took his own Milton, Georgia and wish them the very best Mr. Speaker, Roberts, with malice life. The Nickel Mines tragedy 5 days later during this exciting transition. aforethought, and a heart fatally bent on mis- was eerily reminiscent of the devastation f chief, calmly walked into that one room Amish which took place at Platte Canyon High THE AMISH SCHOOL SHOOTING OF schoolhouse and took it, and the children, School. The Platte Canyon tragedy was remi- THE LITTLE GIRLS hostage. Roberts ordered all of the Amish niscent of the Columbine Massacre, which had boys and the adults from the room. He then taken place in Colorado 7 years earlier. HON. TED POE tied up 10 little girls, as they stood against the As a father of 4, 3 of whom are girls, and chalkboard. For the next hour, these little girls a grandfather of 5, 3 of whom are girls as OF TEXAS were trapped with this sadistic monster, who well, the death of a child is a parent’s worst IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES had vile intentions for their innocence. fear. No parent should experience such a Tuesday, November 14, 2006 It is unclear what triggered Roberts to start heartbreaking loss. The worse thing that can Mr. POE. Mr. Speaker, in the 16th Century, shooting after the initial hour. Perhaps it was happen to a parent is to lose a child before during the period of religious reformation in the police presence, perhaps he was haunted their time. It is the worse thing that can hap- Europe, the Mennonite faith was formed. Due by past sins, or perhaps he was just evil. Re- pen to a community; and it is the worse thing to problems within the religion, a man named gardless of his reason, Roberts opened fire on that can happen to a nation. Jacob Amman separated himself, and a group these 10 little girls, at point blank range, be- These school tragedies reinforce the need of followers, from the Mennonite faith and es- fore turning the gun on himself. When the for adequate school safety and security tablished the Amish. Facing religious persecu- smoke had cleared, Anna Mae Stoltzfus, Mar- throughout this country. A school no longer tion for their beliefs, the Amish fled Europe in ian Fisher, Naomi Rose Ebersol, and sisters, exists as a safe haven for children, but rather the 18th Century. They came to settle in Mary Liz and Lena Miller, had not survived has become a violent battleground that de- America, primarily in the rich farmlands of Roberts’ violent rampage. Young girls—young mands our intercession. A school is an envi- Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Indiana. victims. ronment of learning and enrichment, not fear During the last 300 years, the Amish have Anna Mae, Marian, Naomi Rose, Mary Liz, and brutality. We must strive to do everything maintained a peaceful existence among these and Lena had their whole lives ahead of them. within our ability to ensure the safety and well- farmlands, holding steadfast onto their beliefs Lives full of love, family, and new beginnings being of our most precious commodity—our of old, and not conforming to modem-day soci- as they matured into adulthood. Lives that children. We need to strive to protect schools ety. They live a simplistic life without the ev- were brutally, viciously, and tragically cut short from outside intruders and inside rampages. eryday modern conveniences we have all be- by Charles Carl Roberts IV, a man too coward School safety must be a priority—without it, come accustom to. They do not use electricity, to take just his own life, so he took 5 little girls children have very little places left to feel safe. telephones, computers, or television, and they with him. The Good Book says that it is better That’s Just the Way It Is. do not own automobiles. The Amish are gov- for a person to be thrown into the sea than to f harm a child. erned by a set of unwritten rules known as the TRIBUTE TO ESSEX NATIONAL In the days that followed Roberts’ violent ‘‘Ordnung.’’ These rules establish the protocol HERITAGE AREA 10TH ANNIVER- rampage, questions immediately arose to why and acceptable behavior for an Amish commu- SARY nity and vary in each community. For exam- a hard working husband and father would ple, the Ordnung in a particular community commit such a crime against the innocent. In may forbid ever deviating from conservative, a note written to his wife moments before he HON. MARTIN T. MEEHAN dark, heavy forms of clothes, even during the entered the school, Roberts stated several OF MASSACHUSETTS IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES summer months, whereas other communities reasons for the school siege: his anger at God Ordnungs may relax the dress code during the for the death of his infant daughter in 1997, Tuesday, November 14, 2006 summer heat. In general, the Amish avoid his haunted memories of molesting two child Mr. MEEHAN. Mr. Speaker, I would like to anything that would be considered ‘‘hochmut,’’ female relatives 20 years previously, and his recognize the 10th anniversary of the Essex meaning proud or arrogant, and choose to live thoughts of molesting children again. So to National Heritage Area and to congratulate the their lives in ‘‘demut,’’ humility, and quell that anger and the demons within, he Essex National Heritage Commission on their ‘‘gelassenheit,’’ submission. took his life. Too bad he took the lives of little outstanding work. The most important part of an Amish com- girls as well. I can still remember when Tom Leonard munity is the family. Each family has an aver- The devastation which befell the Amish came down to Congress in September of 1995 age of seven children. While it is considered community of Nickel Mines, Pennsylvania to testify in support of legislation that Senator ‘‘God’s Will’’ to how many children one family could have destroyed a community unaccus- KENNEDY and I had filed to create the Essex will have, it is also vital that there be enough tomed to such violence. Yet, the Amish were National Heritage Area. children to help run the family farm. Amish determined to overcome this unimaginable One of the most poignant moments in children attend school, usually in a one-room tragedy. In acts of tremendous kindness, gen- Tom’s testimony was when he laid out his vi- school house run by the Amish community. erosity, and forgiveness, the Amish community sion for a true public private partnership to Most Amish children do not receive anything not only tended to the families of the slain little preserve the rich history of Essex County. higher than an 8th grade education. The belief girls, but to the killer’s family as well. Within During his testimony Tom said, ‘‘Let me is that the education level is sufficient enough hours of the attack, members of the Amish stress this point about cooperation. The legis- to adapt the children into their future adult community spoke out about the killings, stating lation that is before you today anticipates a Amish life. that in the midst of this tragedy, they forgave true partnership between the private and pub- Amish communities, although surrounded by Roberts. They also visited his wife and chil- lic sectors. We are not seeking federal hand- modern society, are generally untouched by dren to offer comfort and aid. Perhaps, in an outs and controls.’’

VerDate Aug 31 2005 02:20 Nov 17, 2006 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00010 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\MIKE\RECORD\E14NO6.REC PFRM24 November 14, 2006 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E2025 During the last 10 years that vision has en- CARROLL A. CAMPBELL, JR. Mr. Choudhury is a journalist in Bangladesh sured that the historical treasures in Essex FEDERAL COURTHOUSE known for his views on expanding dialogue County will survive for future generations. between Muslims and Jews, developing ties As you all know, over two-thirds of the HON. BOB INGLIS with Israel, and criticizing the rise of Islamist money used for the Essex National Heritage OF SOUTH CAROLINA parties in Bangladesh. Mr. Choudhury was de- Commission’s work is from private sources. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES tained in November 2003 at Zia International The Congress also plays a significant role in Tuesday, November 14, 2006 Airport in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on his way to the important work of the ENHC, providing board a flight bound for Tel Aviv, Israel, to Mr. INGLIS of South Carolina. Mr. Speaker, participate in the annual Hebrew Writers Con- over $8.6 million in funding to date. I rise to commemorate the life of Carroll Over the last 7 years, ENHC has provided ference. Mr. Choudhury’s passport was Campbell, a great statesman, a passionate seized, along with considerable sums of over $1.3 million for 195 projects in 33 com- voice for economic development in South munities in Essex County. money and several personal items. On that Carolina, and a good friend. He served the 4th same day, police raided his home and news- In my district, the ENHC has made a num- District of South Carolina as a Representative ber of grants to Lawrence, Haverhill, Andover, paper, seizing files, computers, and other in this body from 1979–1986, and I am hon- valuables. and Methuen to preserve and educate resi- ored to serve in the same seat. He also dents about our rich history. Since Bangladeshi law prohibits travel to served the state of South Carolina in the State Israel, Mr. Choudhury was first cited for a ENHC also organizes and funds a number House and Senate, and as Governor from minor passport violation. He subsequently was of other programs including their 1987–1995, I am honored to have the oppor- charged with sedition, accused of espionage groundbreaking History in the Making program tunity to introduce this bill to name the court- as an Israeli spy, and incarcerated for 17 and Essex Heritage Explorers. house to be constructed in Greenville, South months. He was subjected to harsh interroga- Today, as we celebrate the accomplish- Carolina as the ‘‘Carroll A. Campbell, Jr. tion techniques, and received no treatment for ments of the ENHC, we must also plan for the United States Courthouse.’’ a debilitating case of glaucoma. future. As a Representative for the 4th District of Despite public pledges from senior In Congress, we have filed legislation to ex- South Carolina, Campbell was a rising star Bangladeshi government officials that all pend- tend the authorization and increase the cap on from the start, gaining early seats on the Ap- ing legal action against Mr. Choudhury would the amount of federal money the Essex Na- propriations and Ways & Means Committees be dropped, the government pressed forward tional Heritage Area can receive. in the 95th to 99th Congresses. He also par- on its prosecution of Choudhury for sedition. This legislation is crucial for ENHC to be ticipated with Lee Atwater in South Carolina’s Mr. Choudhury won PEN USA’s ‘‘Freedom to able to continue the important preservation first presidential primary, helping California Write Award,’’ and was presented with the and educational work they do. Governor Ronald Reagan ultimately win the American Jewish Committee’s prestigious I would like to congratulate the staff and vol- nomination. ‘‘Moral Courage Award’’ in absentia in Wash- As two-term governor, Campbell dem- unteers of the Essex National Heritage Com- ington DC. Mr. Choudhury’s newspaper offices onstrated his leadership in difficult and uncer- mission on 10 years of outstanding work and were bombed by Islamic extremists in July, tain times for the State of South Carolina, He thank them for preserving our national herit- and he was attacked by a mob in his office on was a trusted voice in the evacuation pre- age. October 5. Then a judge with alleged ties to ceding Hurricane Hugo, and a self-giving lead- an Islamic extremist group ruled that Mr. er in the recovery and rebuilding in its after- f Choudhury must stand trial for sedition. math. He is also responsible for attracting For his message of moderation and inter- prestigious international firms to South Caro- TRIBUTE TO MRS. MAGGIE KATIE faith dialogue, Shoaib Choudhury is facing un- lina, including BMW, which is in the 4th Dis- BROWN KIDD just criminal charges in an effort to silence trict. him. Congress must send a clear message: In 2001, Campbell announced in an open we cannot allow moderate voices in the Mus- HON. DAVID SCOTT letter that he had been diagnosed with Alz- lim world to be silenced. OF GEORGIA heimer’s disease and said his wife Iris and his The resolution I introduce today calls on the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES two sons had joined in the battle. The people Government of Bangladesh to drop all charges of South Carolina were saddened, and joined Tuesday, November 14, 2006 against Shoaib Choudhury, return his passport in prayer for his health and perseverance. The and possessions, and end his harassment I Mr. SCOTT of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I rise disease claimed his life December 7, 2005. today to recognize an important milestone in Mr. Speaker, please join me in honoring the want to thank Congresswoman NITA LOWEY for the life of my constituent Mrs. Maggie Katie life of Carroll A. Campbell, Jr. by naming the being the lead co-sponsor of this legislation. I Brown Kidd. On December 8, 2006, Mrs. Kidd courthouse to be constructed in Greenville, look forward to working with her and my other will celebrate her 102nd birthday. Many family South Carolina as the ‘‘Carroll A. Campbell, colleagues on this important human rights ini- members and friends will recognize this mo- Jr. United States Courthouse.’’ tiative. mentous occasion with a party on November f f 24, 2006. INTRODUCTION OF RESOLUTION A TRIBUTE TO ED BONNETTE Maggie Brown was the eleventh and young- URGING BANGLADESHI GOVERN- est child born to William (Doc) and Lucy MENT TO DROP JOURNALIST’S HON. ROBERT E. ANDREWS Brown. At an early age, Maggie learned the SEDITION CHARGES OF NEW JERSEY values of hard work and success as a laborer IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES on her parents’ farm, and continued in that tra- dition as an adult. She married Willie (Dock) HON. MARK STEVEN KIRK Tuesday, November 14, 2006 OF ILLINOIS Kidd, III on November 30, 1940, and raised Mr. ANDREWS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES two children, John and Rosalyn. Mrs. Brown is honor Ed Bonnette, a man who was ‘‘instru- also a grandmother to four, and a great-grand- Tuesday, November 14, 2006 mental in lowering the national voting age to mother to three children. Mr. KIRK. Mr. Speaker, today I am intro- 18. Mrs. Kidd believes her faith in God has con- ducing a resolution with Congresswoman NITA Ed served as the New Jersey Chair for the tributed to her good health and longevity. Her LOWEY (D–NY) calling ‘‘on the Government of Let US Vote 18 (LUV 18) Committee at the family describes her as a loving and selfless Bangladesh to drop sedition charges pending age of 20. His efforts, combined with the ef- member of the community. When she had little against Bangladeshi journalist Salah Uddin forts of LUV 18 members in 10 other states, to offer, Mrs. Kidd shared anyway. She is a Shoaib Choudhury. We introduce this resolu- made it possible for the 26th Amendment to principled and honorable woman, and I am tion today to coincide with beginning of Mr. the Constitution to be ratified in 1971. proud to represent her in the 13th Congres- Choudhury’s sedition trial. Mr. Choudhury The Let US Vote 18 Committee had placed sional District of Georgia. faces these charges because of his belief in referendums on New Jersey ballots throughout In closing, Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues an interfaith dialogue between Jews and Mus- the 1960s, without success. In 1970, members to join me in recognizing the life of Mrs. lims and articles he published critical of Is- of this group took their case before the Su- Maggie Katie Brown Kidd, by wishing her a lamic extremism. Under Bangladeshi law, se- preme Court. The Court agreed that the voting very happy 102nd birthday. dition is a crime punishable by death. age must be lowered for Federal elections to

VerDate Aug 31 2005 02:20 Nov 17, 2006 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00011 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\MIKE\RECORD\E14NO6.REC PFRM24 E2026 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks November 14, 2006 comply with the Voting Rights Act of 1965. under construction. The information acquired federal agencies, have allowed the EMFI to States soon realized it would be impractical to through direct contact with these activities has conduct a single Field Program each summer. have separate voting systems for Federal and greatly enhanced my staff’s knowledge of re- It is hoped that the successful conduct of State elections, and subsequently moved to source development, as well as their under- these field programs, coupled with the creation change the law. The 26th Amendment was the standing of the positive and negative impacts of additional EMFI alumni, will generate suffi- fastest yet to be certified, with Ohio’s ratifica- these resources can have on local commu- cient interest and financial support to enable tion making it official. In July of 1971, less nities and the nation as a whole. the EMFI to recreate all of its previous out- than 100 days after the process began, Presi- The professional and knowledgeable staff, reach programs and become financially inde- dent Richard M. Nixon officially signed the including Director Gary Baughman, Tom pendent. 26th Amendment into law, officially lowering Sladek, Jim Proud, and other consultants and Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to sup- the voting age to 18. support personnel, put together outstanding port the work of the Energy and Minerals Field Mr. Speaker, I commend Ed Bonnette today programs and tours year after year. As an Institute. The practical knowledge and invalu- for all that he has done for the First Congres- added plus, participants are also provided ex- able experiences gained by program partici- sional District of New Jersey and our country. tensive roadside geologic tutorials by Mr. John pants will undoubtedly help shape important Ed’s service is worthy of admiration, and I ap- Rold, former Colorado State Geologist and Di- energy, natural resource, and environmental plaud him for his efforts. rector of the Colorado Geologic Survey; edu- policy for years to come. f cating program participants on everything from f rockslides and fractures to the energy industry HONORING SOFIA GUZMAN GARCIA and anecdotes about life in general. HONORING THE H. LEE MOFFITT The Energy and Minerals Field Institute was CANCER AND RESEARCH INSTI- HON. SILVESTRE REYES established in 1978 as the ‘‘Energy Field Insti- TUTE OF TEXAS tute’’ to create a forum for exploring inter- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES actions between regional energy development HON. C.W. BILL YOUNG in the West and federal policies. ‘‘Western En- OF FLORIDA Tuesday, November 14, 2006 ergy: Opportunities, Problems, and Policy IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Mr. REYES. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to Issues’’ was the first field program, cospon- Tuesday, November 14, 2006 honor Sofia Guzman Garcia of my hometown sored by the Colorado School of Mines and of Canutillo, TX, who passed away July 29, Resources for the Future. Participants con- Mr. YOUNG of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I rise 2006, on her 74th birthday. sisted of federal officials from Colorado. to salute the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Sofia Guzman Garcia was born on July 29, In 1980, a new July program was added, di- Research Institute as it marks its 20th anniver- 1932, and was a 1950 graduate of El Paso rected toward representatives of the regional sary of work to treat patients with cancer and High School. Later, she worked for the Border- and national media. With the inclusion of non- to conduct cutting edge research into the land Farmers Cooperative Association for two fuel minerals in 1981, the EMFI was renamed causes and cures of this terrible disease. decades. She was also a dedicated volunteer to its present title. In 1985, participation in the The Center was established through the vi- for numerous community causes and a tireless July program was expanded to include sec- sion and tireless work of H. Lee Moffitt, then campaigner for her husband and sons as they ondary level teachers, business leaders, gov- a member of the Florida House of Represent- sought elected office. ernment personnel, and staff and students atives. As a cancer survivor himself, he recog- Mrs. Garcia worked on behalf of the people from the Colorado School of Mines. This diver- nized the unmet need for cancer treatment of Canutillo throughout her life, playing a piv- sity of disciplines and professions created an and research in the Tampa Bay area and the otal role in strengthening the Canutillo Inde- exciting educational atmosphere in which entire state of Florida. Five years of hard work pendent School District, local churches, and many perspectives on the various issues were by Lee Moffitt to secure the funding for the other community institutions. represented. center led to its groundbreaking in 1983 and Mr. Speaker, I ask all of my colleagues to With the continued success of the traditional the first patient walked through its doors three- join me in celebrating the life of a great ‘‘Government Program’’ in August and the and-a-half years later. That patient, David woman, Sofia Guzman Garcia. growth of the ‘‘Interdisciplinary Program’’ in Sheppard, is alive today as a result of the f July, it was decided in 1985 to make the care he received at Moffitt in October 1986. itineraries of both trips identical. This approach Today, a staff of more than 3,400 people TRIBUTE TO THE ENERGY AND provided similar educational opportunities for continues to save lives every day and sup- MINERALS FIELD INSTITUTE all participants and made logistical planning ports research that one day will unlock the more efficient. mystery of this disease. They are led by Dr. HON. MARK UDALL In addition to the summer field sessions, the William S. Dalton, the CEO and Center Direc- OF COLORADO EMFI also conducted an annual Washington tor, and Dr. W. Jack Pledger, the Deputy Cen- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Workshop. This conference was designed to ter Director, who oversee a world class team familiarize EMFI alumni and invited guests that collaborates on research projects with fa- Tuesday, November 14, 2006 with topical issues related to Western resource cilities all across the world. They receive in- Mr. UDALL of Colorado. Mr. Speaker, I rise development. The EMFI also published a valuable support from the Board of Directors today to pay tribute to the Energy and Min- newsletter entitled ‘‘Field Notes’’ twice each and its Chairman Senator CONNIE MACK and erals Field Institute (EMFI), an organization af- year to keep its alumni and supporters in- the Board of Advisors and its Chairman Sam filiated with the Colorado School of Mines that formed of recent events. Donaldson. provides policy makers, elected officials and However, due to funding difficulties in 1996, Moffitt’s stated mission is ‘‘To be the leader their staff with direct and in-depth information the EMFI was forced to discontinue its major in scientific discovery and translation into com- about energy resources and production in the summer field programs, the Washington Work- passionate care, cures, and prevention of can- western United States. shop, and ‘‘Field Notes.’’ It continued to con- cer for our community and the world.’’ The A number of staff in my office have had the duct customized field programs for corporate center does that by offering 14 patient care opportunity to participate in the informative clients, specific government organizations, and programs in a facility designated a prestigious field tours the EMFI provides. Through the delegations from other countries. Comprehensive Cancer Center by the National EMFI, they and the many other participants In 2003, the Colorado Office of Energy Man- Cancer Institute. from state and federal agencies, Congres- agement and Conservation (OEMC) provided The center, now almost five times the size sional committees, Native American Tribes, funding to reactivate the Colorado Energy Re- of the original facility, also houses state-of-the- and other offices have had the chance to trav- search Institute (CERI), which is administered art labs that allow researchers to delve into el to locations where energy, resources, and by the Colorado School of Mines. With funding the science of cancer, right down to the minerals are developed, extracted and pro- from CERI, and with in-kind contributions from genomic level. As a result, the doctors and duced. On such trips, participants have de- the Colorado School of Mines, sufficient fund- staff are learning to treat cancer on a patient- scended into active molybdenum, gold and ing was provided to reestablish the EMFI Field by-patient basis by determining the best coal mines, watched oil and gas drill rigs in Program. course of treatment for each patient based on action, explored wind turbine technological de- The small but steady source of grant dollars their genetic makeup. velopment at the National Renewable Energy from CERI and the Colorado School of Mines, The H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Re- Laboratory, and witnessed new water projects as well as additional financial support from search Institute is not only a superb medical

VerDate Aug 31 2005 02:20 Nov 17, 2006 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00012 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\MIKE\RECORD\E14NO6.REC PFRM24 November 14, 2006 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E2027 resource for the community I represent, but it That’s all I’m saying. Civil Rights marches, demonstrations is truly a national and international asset in f (peaceful and not so peaceful), and the Med- our ongoing war on cancer. Following my re- ical University Hospital strike—Palmer IN MEMORY OF MAYOR J. PALMER Gaillard guided the city through various cri- marks, I would like to include for the benefit of GAILLARD, JR. ses over 15 years with a steady and fair hand. my colleagues, a recent column by Ernest He believed, first and foremost, in the rule Hooper of The St. Petersburg Times which of law. He did not wink at violence or intimi- talks about the early days at Moffitt and the HON. JOE WILSON dation. When told that the federal courts life-changing experience of its first patient OF SOUTH CAROLINA would order the integration of city facili- David Sheppard. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ties—the first municipal facilities in South Carolina—the only question he asked his Mr. Speaker, The Moffitt Cancer Center is Tuesday, November 14, 2006 an outstanding example of a public and pri- lawyers (among them, my father) was, vate partnership that serves all of mankind. Its Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. Speak- ‘‘What is the law?’’ He immediately in- structed his lawyers to obey the law, which staff battles cancer and saves lives every day er, former mayor of Charleston, J. Palmer Gaillard, Jr., died July 28, 2006, leaving a leg- meant acquiescence in integration, some- and for that thousands of cancer survivors are thing the majority of white Charlestonians eternally grateful. Thousands if not millions acy of public service that will always be cher- adamantly opposed. more will one day also benefit from the ongo- ished. He served as mayor of South Carolina’s ‘‘The Charleston hospital strike of 1969 ing research activities there as they identify most historic city from 1959 to 1975. made national headlines. Black hospital new cures and one day preventative medicine He was married to the former Lucy Foster workers marched and agitated to protest ra- that will fight the scourge of cancer. Gaillard of Charleston for 57 years, who pre- cial discrimination and poor working condi- ceded him in death on October 6, 2001. Sur- tions at the Medical University. Coretta [From the St. Petersburg Times, Oct. 30, Scott King, Andrew Young and Ralph Aber- 2006] viving are three sons, J Palmer Gaillard III and his wife Henrietta Freedman Gaillard, W. Fos- nathy all came to Charleston. The National 20 GOOD YEARS OF MOFFITT Guard was called out to maintain the peace. (By Ernest Hooper) ter Gaillard and his wife Susan Street Gaillard, ‘‘The strike of hospital workers in Charles- The restless night is still fresh in David and Thomas H. Gaillard, all of Charleston, SC; ton, S.C., has become the country’s tensest Sheppard’s mind. 5 grandchildren, John P. Gaillard IV, M.D. and civil rights struggle,’’ The difficulties of his rare bone marrow his wife Lori, Emmie Gaillard Hershey and her editorialized in the first of three editorials blood disease grew more intense. His doctors husband Clay, Mary Loize Gaillard, Susan on the subject. Ralph Abernathy later wrote had scheduled him for admission to the hos- Huguenin Gaillard and W. Foster Gaillard, Jr.; of his stay in the Charleston jails, ‘‘I remem- pital that afternoon, but because he became and 3 great grandchildren, Clay W. Hershey, bered the Birmingham jail and considered more ill overnight, they told him to rush Jr., Thomas Gaillard Hershey, and Alston M. myself fortunate.’’ over that morning. Palmer Gaillard and his Police Chief John They didn’t send him to just any hospital, Gaillard. Conroy (dubbed ‘‘Mr. Cool’’ by the local however. They sent him to a bright, new The following op-ed was published in tribute press) kept the peace and allowed the treatment facility. It seemed more like a in The Post and Courier, August 3, 2006. The protestors to protest, which was their right. mall, Sheppard said. It didn’t have any anti- author is prominent Charleston attorney and The crisis passed. The strike was resolved. septic, medicinal odors. author, Robert N. Rosen. We share the same The peace was preserved. No one was killed. ‘‘It was this big, beautiful place,’’ experience in that Mayor Gaillard’s race was No Southern demagogues stood in doorways Sheppard recalled Friday. ‘‘It was nice to my first participation in politics at the behest of or made fools of themselves on national tele- have this nice, new facility.’’ my mother, Wray G. Wilson, who had me de- vision like George Wallace in Alabama or That’s how Sheppard, husband, father and Lester Maddox in Georgia. Wharton High assistant principal, became liver precinct voter call lists on election day for Gaillard was the quintessential Charleston the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research the mayor when I was 12 years old. conservative. But he was a leader. He ap- Institute’s first patient on Oct. 27, 1986. ‘‘WE NEED A CHANGE’’: J. PALMER GAILLARD’S LEGACY pointed Richard E. Fields the first black Sheppard and Julie Y. Djeu, Moffitt’s first FOR CHARLESTON judge in South Carolina since Reconstruc- researcher, were scheduled to join employees (By Robert Rosen) tion to the Charleston Municipal Court. On in a 20th anniversary celebration Saturday Palmer Gaillard’s watch, segregation peace- My earliest recollection of participating in night at Saddlebrook Resort. The center’s fully gave way to integration in the most politics is the Gaillard-Morrison race for first physician, Dr. Richard Karl, was not Southern of cities, where both secession and mayor of Charleston. I was 12 years old. At able to attend, but recognizing some of the the Civil War began. the behest of my father, Morris D. Rosen, I center’s firsts was a neat way to commemo- When Palmer Gaillard campaigned on the handed out a piece of paper (it would be an rate the anniversary. theme ‘‘We Need a Change,’’ he certainly did exaggeration to call it ‘‘campaign lit- For Sheppard, it was an opportunity to not mean a revolution in Southern racial erature’’) called a ‘‘ticket’’ with a big head- show his appreciation. He raves about the mores, laws and customs. But those who cor- line that read ‘‘We Need a Change’’ and a pic- helpful and kind Moffitt staff. rectly demanded change found in him the ture of the ballot led by the young, dynamic ‘‘I’m very grateful that they were there 20 right man to preside over that historic reform candidate, J. Palmer Gaillard, Jr. It years, ago,’’ he said. ‘‘A lot of people have re- change: an honest, forthright, law abiding, was 1959. Gaillard campaigned, like all oppo- ceived good treatment there. I was just the hard-headed Huguenot, and one of the great nents of incumbents, for ‘‘change.’’ first one to walk through the door.’’ mayors of the city of Charleston. Sheppard, who graduated from King High, After his election, Gaillard, as mayor, was f told Moffitt officials he ‘‘wouldn’t be here a blend of hard-headed, no-nonsense conserv- today without the lifesaving care I got that atism (he was a notorious penny-pincher SECTION 1036(C) OF THE NATIONAL very first day.’’ He actually continued to get when it came to the city budget) and flexible pragmatism. He realized in the early 1960s DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT, treatment from a Moffitt oncologist and he- HR 5122 matologist after that first visit. that the old peninsula city of Charleston In a sense, he gives back as a 13–year which ended at Mount Pleasant Street and school district veteran. the edges of the Ashley and Cooper rivers HON. VIC SNYDER Sheppard is pleased to help shepherd the could not remain economically viable, and OF ARKANSAS lives of our young people. Over the years, he aggressively pursued annexation of the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES he’s even dealt with some students who were West Ashley district to the city. facing their own battles with cancer. Mayor Gaillard made many other impor- Tuesday, November 14, 2006 Sheppard said he doesn’t necessarily offer tant contributions to the city of Charleston, Mr. SNYDER. Mr. Speaker, press state- but none compare to his leadership in the any specific counsel or share his story, but ments by the chairman imply that section he certainly listens with a sympathetic ear. transition from an era of segregation and ‘‘I had done some tutoring and I just de- Jim Crow to integration and racial equality. 1036(C) accomplishes something for veterans cided to stick with it,’’ Sheppard said. ‘‘I When he became mayor, Charleston was a with disabilities, but this one-sentence provi- also was looking at options for careers that segregated city with all that implies—seg- sion says nothing about veterans. Even I might be able to handle because of my dis- regated restaurants, schools, buses and pub- though the Paralyzed Veterans of America did ease. I couldn’t consider being a Navy pilot lic restrooms. Gaillard’s views on the issues a visit to the island and concluded Santa Rosa or a firefighter.’’ were conventional. Segregation was then the Island is not appropriate for hunting for people Maybe he didn’t turn into a Top Gun fight- Southern way of life. He reflected the opin- with disabilities, the provision stayed in the de- er, but Sheppard still is flying high. After ions and beliefs of his friends, neighbors and all, if it wasn’t for Moffitt, he might not be supporters. fense bill. No language in section 1036(C) celebrating turning 37 today. But when the Civil Rights movement came does anything to offset the high fees associ- Happy Birthday, David Sheppard. Happy to Charleston in the 1960s—the sit-down ated with individuals hunting this privately Birthday, Moffitt. movement at King Street lunch counters, owned herd. No language in section 1036(C)

VerDate Aug 31 2005 02:20 Nov 17, 2006 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00013 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\MIKE\RECORD\E14NO6.REC PFRM24 E2028 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks November 14, 2006 affects the responsibilities of the owner of the sons with Disabilities, and the Ticket to Work include his role as Lecturer at the University of deer and elk to have them removed by the and Work Incentives Improvement Act. Virginia and later Adjunct Professor of the Col- timelines set forth in the court settlements. All of these monumental achievements are lege of William and Mary. This provision should not have been in- the result of Jeff’s great heart and his passion Perhaps his most notable contribution was serted in this bill, but it is clear from the plain for helping others. Over the years, Minnesota when he served, as Director of Archaeology language of this one sentence that it only im- governors have appointed Jeff to several for the APVA Jamestown Rediscovery project, pacts one alternative method for removal of councils and commissions, including the Min- where his leadership was instrumental in dis- the herds, not the 2011 deadline for removal nesota State Council on Disability, the Min- covering the remains of the English 1607 of all the deer and elk. nesota State Rehabilitation Council, the Min- James Fort. This historic site is the first per- f nesota Health Care Commission and count- manent English settlement in British North less advisory committees for the Minnesota America and led to the establishment of PERSONAL EXPLANATION Department of Human Services and the Min- English Common law and the first form of rep- nesota Department of Health. He was also a resentative government in the New World. The HON. LUIS V. GUTIERREZ presidential appointee to the U.S. Commission archaeological evidence includes structural re- OF ILLINOIS on Civil Rights. mains as well as accompanying artifacts rep- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES And in addition to all of these important resenting seventeenth century material culture commitments, Jeff also found time to serve as that documented the location of the fort. Tuesday, November 14, 2006 Government Relations Director for the Min- Additionally, he served as Historical Archae- Mr. GUTIERREZ. Mr. Speaker, I was un- nesota HomeCare Association. In this capac- ologist for the Virginia Historic Landmarks avoidably absent from this Chamber yester- ity, Jeff has effectively promoted home care Commission and has extensive scholarly pub- day, November 13, 2006. I would like the services for seniors and people with disabil- lications to his credit as well, that are widely RECORD to show that, had I been present, I ities at the local, state and federal levels. Be- circulated in academia both nationally and would have voted ‘‘yea’’ on rollcall votes 517 cause of his work, countless people are living internationally. and 518 and ‘‘no’’ on rollcall vote 519. independently and with dignity. Dr. Kelso has promoted the knowledge and f Jeff is truly an extraordinary person, not awareness of history and archaeology among only for his ability to overcome obstacles, but the general public. He deserves national rec- PERSONAL EXPLANATION also in his dedication to knocking down bar- ognition for his monumental contributions to riers for others. Jeff understands that we all our nation’s history as the 400th anniversary HON. RANDY NEUGEBAUER win when all Americans are empowered to live of the founding of Jamestown approaches in OF TEXAS up to their full potential. 2007. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES As Co-Chair of the Bipartisan Disabilities Thanks to Dr. Kelso, a more accurate story can now be told regarding the arrival and ulti- Tuesday, November 14, 2006 Caucus, I have been grateful for Jeff’s invalu- able counsel, expertise and friendship over the mate survival of the first English settlers to Mr. NEUGEBAUER. Mr. Speaker, I am re- years. While I could spend hours listing the land on the soil of Jamestown, Virginia, includ- corded as ‘‘not voting’’ on rollcall vote 519 on many accomplishments of this tremendous in- ing the roles of Native Americans and the later November 13, 2006. However, I intended to dividual, I can sum it all up by saying Jeff arrival of African Americans. This extraor- vote ‘‘aye’’ and believed I had done so during Bangsberg truly represents the best and the dinary effort is largely a gift from Dr. William the rollcall vote. I support H.R. 5602 and the brightest, and I am honored to call him my M. Kelso, who through his dedication, dili- extension of Normal Trade Relations Treat- friend. gence, skill and grit, has illuminated the truth. ment to the products of Vietnam. Congratulations, Jeff, on your well-deserved f f retirement, and best wishes to you and your IN MEMORY OF DON PRUNER wonderful wife, Anita. A TRIBUTE TO T. JEFFREY BANGSBERG f HON. ELTON GALLEGLY IN RECOGNITION OF DR. WILLIAM OF CALIFORNIA HON. M. KELSO IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF MINNESOTA Tuesday, November 14, 2006 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HON. JO ANN DAVIS Mr. GALLEGLY. Mr. Speaker, I rise in mem- Tuesday, November 14, 2006 OF VIRGINIA ory of my friend, Don Pruner, who died sud- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES denly last week. Mr. RAMSTAD. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to Tuesday, November 14, 2006 Don Pruner is remembered by many for honor a dear friend and a true Minnesota being a shrewd businessman who brought hero, Jeffrey Bangsberg. Mrs. JO ANN DAVIS of Virginia. Mr. Speak- professional emergency medical services to Jeff will be retiring from full-time work this er, I rise today to honor and recognize Dr. Wil- eastern Ventura County, California, my home month, and it is fitting that we recognize the liam M. Kelso for his distinguished career in for more than 40 years, and paramedics to all accomplishments this great Minnesotan has historical archaeology and for his contributions of Ventura County. I remember as well his achieved and the perseverance and courage to the historical record of the United States of love of fishing, his hearty laugh, and our he has shown in the face of extraordinary America. shared love of antique autos. challenges. From his early professional beginnings as I met Don and his wife, Jackie, at a Christ- Jeff suffered a spinal cord injury 30 years Assistant Field Archaeologist, Colonial Wil- mas party in 1969. We’ve been friends ever ago. While this injury left him in a wheelchair, liamsburg Foundation in 1964 to his current since. Don was an eternal teenager who loved he never gave up and became a tremendous position as Director of Archaeology, Associa- life to its fullest while exuding the maturity of advocate for expanding access to health care tion for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities a loving husband and father who knew the and other critical services for people with dis- (APVA), Jamestown Rediscovery Archaeology pulse of the community and how he could ful- abilities and the elderly. Project, he has consistently demonstrated his fill its needs. Since 1991, Jeff has brought his insight, earnest desire to further advance the research Don bought Conejo Ambulance Service in passion and experience to a variety of impor- and support of archaeology in the Common- 1963. He expanded the business by working tant issues, including improving Social Secu- wealth of Virginia and the United States of 24 hours, 7 days a week, and driving a 1958 rity and the Medicare and Medicaid programs, America. During the 1970s Dr. Kelso served Pontiac Ambulance, hiring off-duty firefighters especially for people living with disabilities. as Virginia’s first state archaeologist and es- and sheriff’s deputies to make the runs with I have worked closely with Jeff for 26 years tablished programs and innovative methods him. Eventually, the business evolved under on a wide range of legislative initiatives in both and techniques that are currently in use. The Don and Jackie’s guidance into Pruner Health the Minnesota State Senate and U.S. House broad range of his achievements include his Services. of Representatives. Jeff was instrumental in role as Resident Archaeologist, Monticello Don’s success as a businessman was the creation and implementation of home of Thomas Jefferson located in Albe- matched by his success as a human being. groundbreaking legislation, including the first marle County, Virginia, and later Director of Don Pruner has countless friends and a won- personal care attendant program in Minnesota, Archaeology, Monticello, Thomas Jefferson derful, loving family. A native Southern Califor- Metro Mobility, Medicaid for Employed Per- Memorial Foundation, Inc. Further credentials nian, he never strayed from his roots.

VerDate Aug 31 2005 02:20 Nov 17, 2006 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00014 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\MIKE\RECORD\E14NO6.REC PFRM24 November 14, 2006 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E2029 Mr. Speaker, I know my colleagues will join H.R. 5602, To Authorize the Extension of The United Nations has succeeded most ob- me in remembering Don Pruner as a health Nondiscriminatory Treatment (Normal Trade viously in preventing the horror of a third care pioneer in Ventura County, California, as Relations Treatment) to the Products of Viet- world war, encouraging multinational dia- logues and the development of international a good friend, a loving family man, and a lover nam (Rollcall Vote 519). On the motion to sus- law, and providing a forum for governmental of life. In addition, I know they join me in ex- pend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, had and non-governmental entities. tending our condolences to Jackie and their I been present, I would have voted ‘‘aye.’’ It is active in peacekeeping, disarmament, three children and all who called Don a friend. f economic development, environmental pres- Godspeed, Don. ervation, education and disease prevention. RECOGNIZING THE LOVARC United Nations groups like UNICEF, the f ORGANIZATION World Bank, the World Health Organization IN RECOGNITION OF CORPORAL and the International Atomic Energy Agen- BRADFORD HOWARD PAYNE cy have produced a long list of achievements, HON. LOIS CAPPS along with the inevitable stumble now and OF CALIFORNIA then. HON. MIKE ROGERS IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES It is less commonly known that the United OF ALABAMA Nations also handles international labor Tuesday, November 14, 2006 standards, international aviation safety pro- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Mrs. CAPPS. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to visions, international mail flow issues and Tuesday, November 14, 2006 recognize LOVARC, an organization dedicated international copyright laws, all of which significantly benefit Americans. Mr. ROGERS of Alabama. Mr. Speaker, to helping Americans with disabilities find em- In the words of former United States Am- Corporal Bradford Howard Payne, 24, of Mont- ployment and live fulfilling lives. LOVARC was bassador to the United Nations and former gomery, Alabama, died on October 6, 2006 in established in 1964 as a non-profit organiza- Secretary of State , ‘‘If Iraq. Corporal Payne was assigned to the 2nd tion with the goal of helping those with dis- you have ever traveled on an international Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine ability. Its dedication to helping those in need airline or shipping line, or placed a phone Division, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force, is laudable and should be recognized by the call overseas, or received mail from outside United States Congress. the country, or been thankful for an accu- Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, and according rate weather report—then you have been to initial reports was killed in combat oper- In 1995, LOVARC was awarded a contract served directly or indirectly by one part or ations against enemy forces. His survivors in- for two dining facilities, the Breakers and the another of the United Nations system.’’ clude his wife Erin; and his mother and father Beachcomber, at Vandenberg Air Force Base. MORE HELPFUL TO UNITED STATES Since that time, LOVARC has won the Carol and W.H. Payne of Pike Road, Ala- Many within America view the United Na- bama. Hennessey Award for the best dining facility in tions with great suspicion, primarily because Corporal Payne was a loving husband and Space Command seven times. This is an out- they see a significant threat to U.S. sov- was on his third deployment remaining patri- standing accomplishment, and I am proud that ereignty. otic and wanting to serve his country. Like all they have served the people of the 23rd Dis- They would do well to heed the words of soldiers, he dutifully left behind his family and trict through their work at Vandenberg Air former United States Senator Arthur Van- loved ones to serve our country overseas. Force Base. denberg, a Republican who supported the for- I am pleased to recognize the administra- mation of the world body: ‘‘Though we co- Words cannot express the sense of sadness operate wholeheartedly with the United Na- we have for his family, and for the gratitude tors, volunteers, and employees of this organi- tions for peace and security, we remain the our country feels for his service. Corporal zation. Their efforts have resulted in the cre- captains of our own souls.’’ Payne died serving not just the United States, ation of jobs for many in my district, and for The veto power of the United States in the but the entire cause of liberty, on a noble mis- that I am grateful. Many Americans with dis- Security Council alone ensures that the sion to help spread the cause of freedom in abilities now enjoy better lives due to this or- United Nations does not act arbitrarily to Iraq and liberate an oppressed people from ty- ganization’s service. I am proud of their work harm U.S. interests. And when looked at his- rannical rule. He was a true American. with the military and wish them a wonderful fu- torically, the United Nations has served in- ture in service to our community. terests of the United States far more than it We will forever hold him closely in our has harmed them. hearts, and remember his sacrifice and that of f Among other examples, the United Nations his family as a remembrance of his bravery supported the dispatch of forces to Korea in and willingness to serve. Thank you, Mr. THE AMBASSADORS REVIEW OF 1950 and the incursion into Kuwait to expel Speaker, for the House’s remembrance on this THE COUNCIL OF AMERICAN AM- Iraqi forces in 1991. mournful day. BASSADORS After September 11, 2001, it also moved swiftly to join the battle against terrorism, f HON. CHRISTOPHER SHAYS supporting the attack on Afghanistan and PERSONAL EXPLANATION passing Resolution 1373, which ‘‘required na- OF CONNECTICUT tions to interdict arms flows and financial IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES transfers to suspected terrorist groups, re- HON. ELTON GALLEGLY port on terrorists’ movements and update Tuesday, November 14, 2006 national legislation to fight them.’’ OF CALIFORNIA Mr. SHAYS. Mr. Speaker, I wish to insert in When the United Nations speaks in a clear IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES the CONGRESSIONAL RECORD the following voice, it represents the greatest source of Tuesday, November 14, 2006 statement by Joseph Verner Reed, Under- international legitimacy possible. When the Security Council passes a Reso- Mr. GALLEGLY. Mr. Speaker, I was unable Secretary-General of the United Nations lution it is not only legally binding, but it is to make the following rollcall votes on Novem- REMARKS ON UNITED NATIONS DAY’S 61ST widely respected. To solve global challenges ber 13, 2006: ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION requires a close partnership between the H.R. 3085, To amend the National Trails (Tuesday October 24, 2006) United States and the United Nations. System Act to update the feasibility and suit- Today October 24, 2006 the United Nations As President Dwight D. Eisenhower said, celebrates its 61st birthday. ‘‘With all the defects . . . the United Nations ability study originally prepared for the Trail of still represents man’s best organized hope to Tears National Historic Trail and provide for BORN OF WAR substitute the conference table for the bat- the inclusion of new trail segments, land com- The United Nations was created in large tlefield.’’ ponents, and campgrounds associated with part by the efforts of the United States. Indeed, to attack the United Nations is to that trail, and for other purposes (Rollcall Vote President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s vision and criticize the conference table. The United 517). On the motion to suspend the Rules and dedication laid the framework. The Presi- Nations is only as effective as the countries Agree to Senate Amendment, had I been dent even coined its name. around that table. If we hope to strengthen present, I would have voted ‘‘aye.’’ Former United States Secretary of State the World Organization’s effectiveness, the Cordell Hull won the Nobel Peace Prize, United States must play a leading role in re- S. 819, Pactola Reservoir Reallocation Au- mainly for his efforts in building the institu- form efforts. thorization Act (Rollcall Vote 518). On the mo- tion. President Harry S Truman supported It is an honor and privilege to present the tion to suspend the Rules and Pass, had I President Roosevelt’s vision with equal devo- message of Secretary-General Kofi A. Annan been present, I would have voted ‘‘aye.’’ tion, and in 1945, the vision became a reality. to the People of Connecticut.

VerDate Aug 31 2005 02:20 Nov 17, 2006 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00015 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 0634 E:\MIKE\RECORD\E14NO6.REC PFRM24 E2030 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks November 14, 2006 TRIBUTE TO E. RONALD DURAND, He remained behind, and carried Captain HONORING DR. HARVEY JR. Dzu on his back to safety over dangerous, FEIGENBAUM cane-filled terrain in which he wounded his HON. PETER T. KING foot by stepping on a punji stake. Despite this OF NEW YORK injury, he kept on going, and carried Captain HON. DAN BURTON Dzu to the safety of the reserve company IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF INDIANA where he and his assistant senior advisor, LT Tuesday, November 14, 2006 Jan Senecal, worked with the battalion in re- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Mr. KING of New York. Mr. Speaker, I rise pelling further attacks. Six months after that Tuesday, November 14, 2006 today to pay my respects to E. Ronald heroic display in the face of absolute danger, Durand, Jr., a longtime friend and true patriot Colonel Rogers was awarded the Distin- Mr. BURTON of Indiana. Mr. Speaker, I rise who passed away on September 20, 2006. guished Service Cross for his valor on May today to pay tribute to one of Indiana’s leading I first met Ron Durand in the late 1960s 18, 1966. scientist and scholars, Dr. Harvey when we were both students at the University Mr. Speaker, I am truly honored to have had Feigenbaum, the recipient of the 2006 Build- of Notre Dame Law School. Ron had entered this time to recognize the bravery and dedica- ers of Israel award, which was presented to law school after serving 6 years in the United tion of COL James D. Rogers to his fellow sol- him at the annual Indiana-Israel Dinner of States Marine Corps. Rising to the rank of diers and to the United States of America. State on November 4, 2006. captain, Ron’s service included a tour of duty The Builders of Israel award is given each as a helicopter pilot in Vietnam, where he was f year to a worthy recipient or recipients who highly decorated and flew many rescue mis- demonstrate exceptional support of the Israel sions. TRIBUTE TO PAUL DE LA GARZA Bonds investment program, which helps During our time together in law school Ron strengthen Israel’s economy, as well as for the was a true leader—soft-spoken but strong. He recipient’s personal contributions to the enrich- and his wife Liz were close friends to me and HON. JIM DAVIS ment of American and Jewish life in Indiana my wife Rosemary and we remained in con- and abroad. Since 1951, The State of Israel tact in the years that followed. During his pro- OF FLORIDA Bonds/Development Corporation for Israel has fessional career, Ron achieved much as an IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES issued securities in the name of the govern- entrepreneur and as an airport executive. He ment of Israel for the development of every was a true renaissance man. Tuesday, November 14, 2006 aspect of Israel’s economy, including agri- With all his varied accomplishments, Ron culture, commerce and industry. Over the Durand was first and foremost a true Amer- Mr. DAVIS of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I rise in years Israel Bonds has secured more than ican patriot, exemplified by his heroic service honor of Paul de la Garza, a passionate, dedi- $26 million in investment capital, and through- in Vietnam. Ron’s love of country, however, cated journalist whose stories have sparked out its history, the State of Israel has main- went beyond his military duty. He truly cared critical changes at Tampa’s James A. Haley tained a perfect record of payment of the prin- about our country and always maintained an VA Medical Center and elsewhere. Paul’s cipal and interest on the securities it has acute and detailed knowledge, awareness and passing last month is a tremendous loss to his issued. From humble beginnings, Israel Bonds interest in national and international matters. colleagues at the St. Petersburg Times and have gone from a fledgling idea, to a powerful Ron Durand was admired, respected and the entire Tampa Bay community. legacy of achievement; in the process becom- loved by all who had the privilege of knowing Paul’s inspiring work ethic developed at an ing the financial bedrock upon which the mod- him. It is fitting and appropriate that he will be early age. From humble beginnings in Port ern State of Israel is built. interred at Arlington National Cemetery with Isabel, TX, Paul worked his way through ele- military honors on November 22. No one is This simple concept of investment in people mentary school, high school and college and more deserving. and communities is also the bedrock upon fought his way into the newsroom. Paul cul- which Dr. Harvey Feigenbaum built his life. May he rest in peace. Go Irish. tivated his love for journalism at the University Born and raised in Indiana, Dr. Feigenbaum f of Texas at Austin where he served as re- received his Bachelor of Science and Doc- TRIBUTE TO COLONEL JAMES D. porter and editor of the student newspaper, torate of Medicine degrees from Indiana Uni- ROGERS earning a job offer in the Associated Press’s versity where he continued his academic ca- Chicago bureau. reer as a distinguished professor of medicine HON. HENRY CUELLAR Paul first came to the Tampa Bay area in at Indiana University’s School of Medicine. In 1992 to work for the St. Petersburg Times, addition to authoring or co-authoring over two- OF TEXAS writing police news stories, a column and hundred fifty scientific articles during his ca- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES helping to edit the Tampa section. He went on reer, Dr. Feigenbaum’s pioneering work in car- Tuesday, November 14, 2006 to work at the Chicago Tribune as a metro re- diac ultrasound, or echocardiography, resulted in the development of ultrasound as a critical Mr. CUELLAR. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to porter, then a foreign correspondent and Mex- ico City bureau chief. diagnostic tool in the battle against heart dis- honor COL James D. Rogers for his out- ease. Dr. Feigenbaum continues to push the standing service in the United States Army The St. Petersburg Times welcomed Paul’s boundaries of research into echocardiography, during the . return in 2000, and since then, his breaking and I understand his most recent research has COL James D. Rogers went above the call news stories have helped to expose problems greatly aided in the refinement of echocardio- of duty in his service as senior advisor to the in veterans health care services at Haley, as gram imaging techniques and the creation of 11th Vietnamese Ranger Battalion on Oper- well as shedding light onto operations at Tam- a hand-held ultrasound system. Dr. ation ‘‘Harvest Moon’’ in the Thang Binh Dis- pa’s MacDill Air Force Base. Feigenbaum’s work with ultrasound is so well trict. On December 8, 1965, the entire bat- Paul’s relentless pursuit of sources, his abil- respected by his peers in the scientific com- talion came under attack with heavy casualties ity to befriend people from all walks of life, and munity that if you look at the qualifications of on the Ranger side. his passion for revealing the truth, made him many, if not most, of the world leaders in The Battalion’s executive officer was killed, a superb journalist. But Paul will also be re- echocardiography, you should not be sur- the command group radio operator was membered for his compassion for others, his prised to see that they were trained directly or wounded, and CPT Dzu Thua Nguyen, the indirectly by Dr. Feigenbaum. Yet even with all brave battle against Hodgkin’s disease, and commander of the 11th Vietnamese Ranger the demands of his teaching schedule and his his intense love of family. Battalion, was wounded in both legs. During research, Dr. Feigenbaum has always found this battle is when Colonel Rogers displayed On behalf of the entire Tampa Bay commu- time to give back to his community and his extreme bravery in fighting off the enemy, nity, I would like to extend my deepest sym- profession, including founding the American tending to the wounded during the withdrawal, pathies to Paul’s family. May his wife and chil- Society of Echocardiography in 1975—which and safeguarding their lives while air support dren find comfort in the many people that Paul now has more than 6,000 members—and was being called in. inspired and the legacy he leaves behind. serving as the organization’s first president.

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HIGHLIGHTS Senate passed H.R. 5385, Military Quality of Life and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act. Senate Hutchison (for Thune) Modified Amendment No. Chamber Action 5131, to increase by $750,000 the amount appro- Routine Proceedings, pages S10889–S10939 priated or otherwise made available for Military Con- Measures Introduced: Four bills and two resolu- struction, Air Force and available for the Air Force tions were introduced, as follows: S. 4048–4051, and Financial Management Center, and to provide an off- S. Res. 612–613. Page S10924 set. Pages S10901–02 Measures Passed: Hutchison (for Feinstein) Amendment No. 5126, to repeal the requirement for the Secretary of the In- Military Quality of Life and Veterans Affairs terior to cease the plan to exterminate the deer and Appropriations: Senate passed H.R. 5385, making elk population on Santa Rosa Island, Channel Is- appropriations for Military Construction and Vet- lands, California. Page S10902 erans Affairs, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year Hutchison (for Feinstein) Amendment No. 5127, ending September 30, 2007, after taking action on to require a report on actions taken by the Secretary the following amendment proposed thereto: of Veterans Affairs to test veterans for vestibular Pages S10889–S10908 damage. Page S10902 Adopted: Hutchison (for Craig) Amendment No. 5129, to Collins/Feingold Amendment No. 5123, to extend increase to $10,000,000 the threshold for major the Office of the Inspector General for Iraq until 80 medical facility projects of the Department of Vet- percent of the funds appropriated or otherwise made erans Affairs. Page S10902 available to the Iraq Relief and Reconstruction Fund Hutchison Amendment No. 5135, to authorize has been expended. Pages S10895–97 Department of Veterans Affairs to continue major Kerry/Kennedy Amendment No. 5142, to make medical facility projects and leases which have funds available $18,000,000 for the provision of additional previously appropriated. Page S10902 mental health services through Vet Centers to vet- Hutchison Amendment No. 5141, to amend the erans who served in combat in Iraq or Afghanistan. amount of a military construction project. Pages S19898–S10900 Hutchison (for Stevens) Amendment No. 5122, to Pages S10902–03 provide that, of the amount appropriated or other- Akaka/Obama Modified Amendment No. 5128, to wise made available by this title for Family Housing provide, with an offset, an additional $2,500,000 for Operation and Maintenance, Army, $7,500,000 may the Department of Veterans Affairs for the Office of be available for the lease of not more than 300 addi- the Inspector General. Pages S10889, S10903 tional housing units in the vicinity of Fairbanks, Hutchison (for Thune) Modified Amendment No. Alaska. Page S10901 5130, to require the business plan of the Veterans Hutchison (for Reed) Amendment No. 5125, to Integrated Service Network 23 for the implementa- provide that, of the amount appropriated or other- tion of a Community Based Outpatient Clinic in wise made available for Military Construction, Navy Wagner, South Dakota, to include an evaluation and and Marine Corps, $3,410,000 shall be available for an analysis of the prospect of colocating such clinic the replacement of a vehicle bridge at Naval Station, with the Wagner Indian Health Service unit in Newport, Rhode Island, and to provide an offset. Wagner, South Dakota. Page S10903 Page S10901 D1097

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Additional Cosponsors: Pages S10924–25 held a hearing to examine the issue of states incor- Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions: porating new, non-publicly traded companies in the Pages S10925–28 United States each year without obtaining the iden- tity of corporate owners, and its impact on law en- Additional Statements: Pages S10916–18 forcement investigations into persons misusing U.S. Amendments Submitted: Pages S10928–34 shell corporations for money laundering, tax evasion, Authorities for Committees to Meet: terrorist financing, or other crimes, and a GAO re- Pages S10934–35 port entitled ‘‘Company Formations: Minimal Own- Privileges of the Floor: Page S10935 ership Information Is Collected and Available’’, re- ceiving testimony from Stuart G. Nash, Associate Quorum Calls: One quorum call was taken today. Deputy Attorney General, Department of Justice; K. (Total—1) Page S10898 Steven Burgess, Director, Examination, and Robert Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. Northcutt, Acting Director of the Abusive Trans- (Total—260) Page S10898 actions Office, both of the Small Business/Self-Em- Adjournment: Senate convened at 2:15 p.m., and ployed Division, Internal Revenue Service, and Jamal adjourned at 7:49 p.m., until 2:15 p.m., on El-Hindi, Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, Wednesday, November 15, 2006. (For Senate’s pro- all of the Department of the Treasury; Yvonne Jones, gram, see the remarks of the Majority Leader in to- Director, Financial Markets and Community Invest- day’s Record on page S10935.) ment Team, Government Accountability Office; Richard J. Geisenberger, Delaware Assistant Sec- Committee Meetings retary of State, Dover; Scott W. Anderson, Nevada Deputy Secretary of State for Commercial Record- (Committees not listed did not meet) ings, Carson City; and Laurie Flynn, Office of the NOMINATIONS Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Boston. Committee on Finance: Committee concluded a hearing Hearing recessed subject to the call. to examine the nominations of Michele A. Davis, of Virginia, to be Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs, Robert F. Hoyt, of Maryland, to be General Counsel, SPORTS PROGRAMMING and Paul Cherecwich, Jr., of Utah, and Deborah L. Committee on the Judiciary: Committee held a hearing Wince-Smith, of Virginia, each to be a Member of to examine competition in sports programming and the Internal Revenue Service Oversight Board, all of broadcasting, focusing on the goals of the program the Department of the Treasury, after the nominees access statute and fostering competition to the in- testified and answered questions in their own behalf. cumbent cable operators, receiving testimony from NOMINATIONS Roger Noll, Stanford University Department of Eco- nomics, Stanford, California; Jeffrey Pash, National Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Af- Football League, and Landel C. Hobbs, Time Warner fairs: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the nominations of James H. Bilbray, of Nevada, who Cable, both of New York, New York; and Daniel M. was introduced by Representative Bilbray, and Fawcett, DIRECTV, Inc., Washington, D.C. Thurgood Marshall, Jr., of Virginia, who was intro- Hearing recessed subject to the call. duced by Representative Jim Moran of Virginia, each to be a Governor of the United States Postal Service, NOMINATION and Dan G. Blair, to be Chairman, Postal Rate Committee on the Judiciary: Committee concluded a Commission, who was introduced by Senator Bond, hearing to examine the nomination of Thomas M. after the nominees testified and answered questions Hardiman, of Pennsylvania, to be United States Cir- in their own behalf. cuit Judge for the Third Circuit, after the nominee, TAX LAWS who was introduced by Senators Specter and Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Af- Santorum, testified and answered questions in his fairs: Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations own behalf.

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Next Meeting of the SENATE Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 2:15 p.m., Wednesday, November 15 10 a.m., Wednesday, November 15

Senate Chamber House Chamber Program for Wednesday: Senate will be in a period of Program for Wednesday: Consideration of suspensions morning business. as follows: (1) H.R. 5585—Financial Netting Improve- ments Act of 2006; and (2) H.J. Res. lMaking further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2007.

Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue

HOUSE DeLauro, Rosa L., Conn., E2015, E2018, E2020, E2022 Poe, Ted, Tex., E2024 Edwards, Chet, Tex., E2023 Price, Tom, Ga., E2023 Andrews, Robert E., N.J., E2025 Farr, Sam, Calif., E2016, E2019 Ramstad, Jim, Minn., E2028 Brown-Waite, Ginny, Fla., E2016, E2018, E2020, E2022 Gallegly, Elton, Calif., E2028, E2029 Reyes, Silvestre, Tex., E2026 Burgess, Michael C., Tex., E2015, E2017, E2019, E2021, Gutierrez, Luis V., Ill., E2028 Rogers, Mike, Ala., E2023, E2029 E2022, E2023 Inglis, Bob, S.C., E2025 Scott, David, Ga., E2025 Burton, Dan, Ind., E2030 King, Peter T., N.Y., E2030 Shays, Christopher, Conn., E2029 Capps, Lois, Calif., E2029 Kirk, Mark Steven, Ill., E2025 Snyder, Vic, Ark., E2027 Carson, Julia, Ind., E2023 Kucinich, Dennis J., Ohio, E2015, E2017, E2020, E2021, Stark, Fortney Pete, Calif., E2017, E2019 Crowley, Joseph, N.Y., E2015, E2017, E2019, E2021, E2023 Tancredo, Thomas G., Colo., E2016, E2018, E2021, E2023 Meehan, Martin T., Mass., E2024 E2022 Cuellar, Henry, Tex., E2030 Mica, John L., Fla., E2016, E2019, E2021 Udall, Mark, Colo., E2026 Davis, Jim, Fla., E2030 Neugebauer, Randy, Tex., E2028 Wilson, Joe, S.C., E2027 Davis, Jo Ann, Va., E2028 Norwood, Charlie, Ga., E2016, E2019, E2021 Young, C.W. Bill, Fla., E2026

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