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Vol. 145 WASHINGTON, MONDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1999 No. 141 House of Representatives The House met at 12:30 p.m. and was The message also announced that the MORNING HOUR DEBATES called to order by the Speaker pro tem- Senate insists upon its amendment to The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- pore (Mr. BALLENGER). the bill (H.R. 2990) ‘‘An Act to amend ant to the order of the House of Janu- f the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to ary 19, 1999, the Chair will now recog- allow individuals greater access to nize Members from lists submitted by DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO health insurance through a health care TEMPORE the majority and minority leaders for tax deduction, a long-term care deduc- morning hour debates. The Chair will The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- tion, and other health-related tax in- alternate recognition between the par- fore the House the following commu- centives, to amend the Employee Re- ties, with each party limited to 30 min- nication from the Speaker: tirement Income Security Act of 1974 utes, and each Member, except the ma- WASHINGTON, DC, to provide access to and choice in jority leader, the minority leader, or October 18, 1999. health care through association health the minority whip, limited to 5 min- I hereby appoint the Honorable CASS plans, to amend the Public Health utes. BALLENGER to act as Speaker pro tempore on Service Act to create new pooling op- The Chair recognizes the gentleman this day. portunities for small employers to ob- LUMENAUER J. DENNIS HASTERT, from Oregon (Mr. B ) for 5 tain greater access to health coverage minutes. Speaker of the House of Representatives. through HealthMarts; to amend title I f of the Employee Retirement Income f MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE Security Act of 1974, title XXVII of the PAIN RELIEF PROMOTION ACT OF Public Health Service Act, and the In- 1999 A message from the Senate by Ms. ternal Revenue Code of 1986 to protect McDevitt, one of its clerks, announced consumers in managed care plans and Mr. BLUMENAUER. Mr. Speaker, that the Senate had passed with other health coverage; and for other this week H.R. 2260, the so-called Pain amendments in which the concurrence purposes,’’ requests a conference with Relief Promotion Act will be brought of the House is requested, bills of the the House on the disagreeing votes of to the floor of this chamber. The bill’s House of the following titles: the two Houses thereon, and appoints supporters say passage will result in H.R. 659. An act to authorize appropria- Mr. JEFFORDS, Mr. GREGG, Mr. FRIST, more humane treatment of terminally- tions for the protection of Paoli and Brandy- Mr. HUTCHINSON, Mr. NICKLES, Mr. ill patients. Tragically, they are mis- wine Battlefields in , to direct GRAMM, Mr. ENZI, Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. taken. the National Park Service to conduct a spe- DODD, Mr. HARKIN, Ms. MIKULSKI, and This bill’s passage will do two things. cial resource study of Paoli and Brandywine It will overturn Oregon’s death with Battlefields, to authorize the Valley Forge Mr. ROCKEFELLER, to be the conferees Museum of the American Revolution at Val- on the part of the Senate. dignity law, and it will undermine the rights of States to establish medical ley Forge National Historical Park, and for The message also announced that the standards. It also puts law enforcement other purposes. Senate has passed bills of the following H.R. 2990. An act to amend the Internal agencies in the position of second- titles in which concurrence of the Revenue Code of 1986 to allow individuals guessing one of the most difficult med- House is requested: greater access to health insurance through a ical decisions faced by doctors: how to health care tax deduction, a long-term care S. 548. An act to establish the Fallen Tim- best alleviate the pain terminally-ill deduction, and other health-related tax in- bers Battlefield and Fort Miamis National patients suffer, whether or not that centives, to amend the Employee Retirement Historical Site in the State of Ohio. Income Security Act of 1974 to provide access treatment involves life-ending deci- to and choice in health care through associa- S. 762. An act to direct the Secretary of the sion-making. tion health plans, to amend the Public Interior to conduct a special resource study Congress is frequently put in a posi- Health Service Act to create new pooling op- to determine the national significance of the tion of judging whether to intervene in portunities for small employers to obtain Miami Circle site in the State of Florida as the States’ decisions. Some judgments well as the suitability and feasibility of its greater access to health coverage through are relatively easy to make. For exam- HealthMarts; to amend title I of the Em- inclusion in the National Park System as part of Biscayne National Park, and for ple, we now have reached the point ployee Retirement Income Security Act of where most people are comfortable 1974, title XXVII of the Public Health Serv- other purposes. ice Act, and the Internal Revenue Code of S. 938. An act to eliminate restrictions on with the Federal Government pro- 1986 to protect consumers in managed care the acquisition of certain land contiguous to tecting against racial discrimination. plans and other health coverage; and for Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, and for Such was not always the case. Many other purposes. other purposes. decisions, however, are very much in a

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VerDate 12-OCT-99 01:37 Oct 19, 1999 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A18OC7.000 pfrm02 PsN: H18PT1 H10122 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE October 18, 1999 gray area, which some choose, unfortu- and, in some cases, I guaranty that working Americans that if they nately, to use for political reasons. One every day in America there are the switched jobs or if they lost their job such gray area, the issues that affect equivalent of physician-assisted sui- they could continue with their current the end-of-life decisions, is not only cides. In every State but Oregon people health coverage. difficult but personal. look the other way. Oregon stands out We reformed the Food and Drug Ad- In my State of Oregon we have strug- because we have at least attempted to ministration, giving people quicker ac- gled, debated, and agonized with this provide a framework. If this misguided cess to life-saving drugs and medical issue throughout the last decades. The legislation were to be passed, iron- devices and provided for better food end-of-life issue is a very complex one. ically, Oregon, the only State with quality. With the advent of new medical tech- guidelines where we are trying to deal The Republican controlled Congress nologies, it is becoming even more with it, would be subjected to extraor- got tough on criminals by enhancing challenging. There are a wide range of dinary scrutiny. Elsewhere, people penalties for sexual crimes against would continue to look the other way. moral and medical issues associated children, and established a Nationwide I strongly urge the defeat of this with end-of-life decisions, but none tracking system for sexual predators. that require Federal interference. Yet ironically termed Pain Relief Pro- motion Act before it undermines not We also enhanced punishment for drug- Congress is being asked to pass legisla- induced rape. tion that would undermine a law only the will of the people of Oregon, Education was enhanced by giving passed and subsequently upheld not but also before it damages the sanctity local districts more say in how the once but twice by a vote of the citizens of the doctor-patient decision-making money that they had was spent on of Oregon. process and erodes quality end-of-life Now, our death with dignity legisla- medical treatment. teaching their children. tion is still a work in progress, but the f We also provided tax relief and al- preliminary evidence suggests that this lowed for health insurance deductions REPUBLICANS HAVE ACCOM- for small businesses. option may actually reduce the inci- PLISHED A LOT BUT STILL NEED We developed medical savings ac- dence of suicide. Rather than having a PRESIDENT’S HELP flood of people to our State to take ad- counts so Americans can better decide vantage of the provisions of the law, it The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under how to provide for their health care. appears that individuals having the the Speaker’s announced policy of Jan- We also protected elderly patients from knowledge that they, their families, uary 19, 1999, the gentleman from Flor- being evicted from nursing homes. ida (Mr. STEARNS) is recognized during and their doctor can control this situa- The Republican majority strength- tion, gives them a sense of peace and morning hour debates for 5 minutes. Mr. STEARNS. Mr. Speaker, last ened our national defense by increasing contentment that enables many to week President Clinton in his press pay and retirement benefits, long over- move forward, enduring the pain and conference attacked the Republican due for our military; enhancing health the difficulty without resorting to tak- Senators for their courageous stance care for veterans; and providing for a ing their own life. It may actually re- against a poorly designed nuclear test military which this administration has duce the incidence of suicide. ban treaty, a test ban treaty that was grossly underfunded and, I believe, for- As Americans struggle with these unverifiable. A lot of the nations had saken. issues, mostly hidden from public view, not signed it yet, and a lot of rogue na- Let us not forget the budget. The Re- it is important that we not have the tions never intend to comply with it. publicans passed the Balanced Budget personal tragedy, that agony, that But, more importantly, during that Act and bound our appropriations bills frustration made more difficult by laws press conference he posed a question, to spending caps. Now, this is the first that ignore the range of legitimate ‘‘What will happen if the Republicans time in 30 years that this was done. medical choices. stay in office?’’ I am here on the floor The Congressional Budget Office last There are some very serious tech- this morning, and I feel compelled to week released its monthly budget re- nical problems with this legislation. It answer his question. view and the Federal Government’s on- would interfere with the practice of Mr. Speaker, let me remind the budget accounts, which excludes Social medicine, of pharmacy, of pain man- President of some of the past accom- Security, are running a $1 billion sur- agement in ways that can have a pro- plishments of the Republican Party plus for the year. Again, Mr. Speaker found effect on the rights that many in here in Congress, which unlike the ill- this, is the first time in 30 years. The America take for granted. This is why advised test ban treaty are actually majority party in Congress are to be a large number of medical profes- good for America. If we can be judged commended. sionals have come forward in opposi- by our past, a lot of good things for Now, this is probably not new to the tion to this legislation. America will occur in the future if we This bill asks law enforcement agen- average American family, who also has stay in power. Let me just take a few to balance their budget and make their cies, not doctors, law enforcement moments to talk about what we have agencies, to make, on a case-by-case payments without going into deficits accomplished. every year. basis, judgment as to whether a doctor One of the first orders of business It is interesting that when President intended a terminally-ill patient’s when we took over here in Congress Clinton pushed the largest tax increase death while trying to alleviate pain. was to declare that Congress would in history and passed that on to the Asking nonmedical personnel to deter- comply with all the laws and statutes American public, incidently he got it mine a doctor’s intent and subsequent which all Americans also have to com- causal connection is neither appro- ply with. We reduced the bloated size of passed here very narrowly, that same priate nor is it even practical. The committee staff here in Congress by year he could not balance the budget threat of these investigations can have one-third and added to that a ban on when the Democrats were in control in a chilling effect open the treatment of gifts from special interests here in Con- Congress. The Republican majority pain. gress. passed a lockbox measure, which de- Now, at the same time, some medical We reformed the bloated inefficient clared $1.8 trillion of the Social Secu- boards can and have imposed sanctions welfare system, which held captive rity surplus untouchable. But what is on doctors, including in Oregon, for not many Americans who only wanted a amazing is that the President refused treating pain aggressively enough. So better life for themselves and their to join with us in this budget process here we have put physicians in an im- families. We provided welfare-to-work to protect this lockbox. He is proposing possible situation: On one hand non- incentives for both individuals and brand new spending at the same time medical activities second-guessing businesses. And the Republican-led we are trying to balance the budget them and being sanctioned; on the Congress has succeeded in dropping the and protect Social Security. other hand for not being aggressive welfare rolls to the lowest level in his- Now, the Democrats, when they were enough. tory. in control, when they were in control, Today, doctors help deal with end-of- The majority here passed health in- spent $837 billion of the Social Security life decisions everywhere in America; surance portability, guaranteeing money for new spending programs. Now October 18, 1999 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H10123 they claim they want to save it. I re- The question was taken; and the ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER mind my colleagues we have to remem- Speaker pro tempore announced that PRO TEMPORE ber when the Democrats were in con- the ayes appeared to have it. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- trol they spent all the Social Security Mr. DOOLITTLE. Madam Speaker, I ant to clause 8 of rule XX, the Chair surplus. In fact, the last year they con- object to the vote on the ground that a announces that she will postpone fur- trolled Congress they spent over $130 quorum is not present and make the ther proceedings today on each motion billion from the Social Security Trust point of order that a quorum is not to suspend the rules on which a re- Fund. present. corded vote or the yeas and nays are We are trying to do a great deal The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- around here. We need the help of the ordered, or on which the vote is ob- ant to clause 8, rule XX, further pro- jected to under clause 6 of rule XX. President. We have stood for much ceedings on this question will be post- needed legislation on welfare reform, Any rollcall votes on postponed ques- poned. tions will be taken after debate has better health care, better education, The point of no quorum is considered tougher criminal penalties, tax relief, a concluded on all motions to suspend withdrawn. the rules, but not before 6 p.m. today. stronger defense, a balanced budget, f and, lastly, Social Security protection for our seniors. So I believe, contrary PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE f to what the President said in the press The SPEAKER pro tempore. Will the conference, the Republicans have done gentleman from Ohio (Mr. TRAFICANT) REMOVAL OF NAME OF MEMBER an excellent job for Americans in try- come forward and lead the House in the AS COSPONSOR OF H.R. 3081 ing to save this republic and bring ac- Pledge of Allegiance. Ms. HOOLEY of Oregon. Madam countability. I need to remind the Mr. TRAFICANT led the Pledge of Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to President that great things will occur Allegiance as follows: have my name removed as a cosponsor for the American people if Republicans I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the of H.R. 3081. stay in office. United States of America, and to the Repub- And in the future, I think we can The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there lic for which it stands, one nation under God, objection to the request of the gentle- look for great things for all America, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. woman from Oregon? but I remind the President that we f need his help too. There was no objection. f COMMUNICATION FROM THE CLERK OF THE HOUSE f RECESS The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- fore the House the following commu- PATRIOT ACT ant to clause 12 of rule I, the Chair de- nication from the Clerk of the House of Mr. DOOLITTLE. Mr. Speaker, I clares the House in recess until 2 p.m. Representatives: Accordingly (at 12 o’clock and 43 move to suspend the rules and concur OFFICE OF THE CLERK, minutes p.m.), the House stood in re- in the Senate amendments to the bill U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, cess until 2 p.m. (H.R. 659) to authorize appropriations Washington, DC, October 15, 1999. for the protection of Paoli and Brandy- f Hon. DENNIS HASTERT, wine Battlefields in Pennsylvania, to b The Speaker, U.S. House of Representatives, 1400 Washington, DC. direct the National Park Service to AFTER RECESS DEAR MR. SPEAKER: Pursuant to the per- conduct a special resource study of mission granted to Clause 2(h) of Rule II of Paoli and Brandywine Battlefields, to The recess having expired, the House the Rules of the U.S. House of Representa- authorize the Valley Forge Museum of was called to order by the Speaker pro tives, the Clerk received the following mes- the American Revolution at Valley tempore (Mrs. BIGGERT) at 2 p.m. sage from the Secretary of the Senate on Oc- Forge National Historical Park, and f tober 15, 1999 at 11:10 a.m. for other purposes. That the Senate Agreed to conference re- PRAYER port H.R. 2684; that the Senate passed with- The Clerk read as follows: The Chaplain, Rev. James David out amendment H.R. 3036. Senate amendments: Ford, D.D., offered the following pray- With best wishes, I am Strike out all after the enacting clause and er: Sincerely, insert: Of all the virtues that we desire, we JEFF TRANDAHL, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. pray, O gracious God, for a grateful Clerk of the House. This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Pennsylvania heart for the gifts of life and the oppor- f Battlefields Protection Act of 1999’’. tunities of each day. For a nation ORVILLE MAJORS DESERVES TITLE I—PAOLI AND BRANDYWINE where we can live in liberty and free- DEATH BATTLEFIELDS dom, for colleagues and friends who en- SEC. 101. PAOLI BATTLEFIELD PROTECTION. (Mr. TRAFICANT asked and was courage us, for mothers and fathers, (a) PAOLI BATTLEFIELD.—The Secretary of the given permission to address the House sisters and brothers who love us and Interior (hereinafter referred to as the ‘‘Sec- for 1 minute and to revise and extend forgive us, for the blessings of faith and retary’’) is authorized to provide funds to the his remarks.) the gifts of hope, we offer this prayer of borough of Malvern, Pennsylvania, for the ac- Mr. TRAFICANT. Madam Speaker, gratitude and thanksgiving. In Your quisition of the area known as the ‘‘Paoli Bat- Orville Majors was convicted for kill- tlefield’’, located in the borough of Malvern, name, O God, we humbly pray. Amen. ing patients in an Indiana hospital. Pennsylvania, as generally depicted on the map f Majors is now also accused of killing entitled ‘‘Paoli Battlefield’’ numbered 80,000 and THE JOURNAL another 130 patients in hospitals. And dated April 1999 (referred to in this title as the ‘‘Paoli Battlefield’’). The map shall be on file The SPEAKER pro tempore. The after all this, Majors got life in prison. and available for public inspection in the appro- Chair has examined the Journal of the Think about it. Majors will get three priate offices of the National Park Service. last day’s proceedings and announces square meals a day, television, free (b) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT AND TECHNICAL to the House her approval thereof. health care, activity in exercise rooms. ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary shall enter into a Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Jour- Beam me up, Madam Speaker. Orville cooperative agreement with the borough of Mal- nal stands approved. Majors should not be given life; Orville vern, Pennsylvania, for the management by the Mr. DOOLITTLE. Madam Speaker, Majors should be given death. It is no borough of the Paoli Battlefield. The Secretary pursuant to clause 1, rule I, I demand a wonder America continues to have may provide technical assistance to the borough 17,000 murders a year. The truth is, of Malvern to assure the preservation and inter- vote on agreeing to the Speaker’s ap- pretation of the Paoli Battlefield’s resources. proval of the Journal. America tolerates murderers like (c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Orville Majors. There are authorized to be appropriated question is on the Chair’s approval of I yield back the unheard screams of $1,250,000 to carry out this section. Such funds the Journal. 136 American victims. shall be expended in the ratio of one dollar of H10124 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE October 18, 1999 Federal funds for each dollar of funds contrib- (4) authorize the Society, acting as a private however, the society would continue to uted by non-Federal sources. Any funds pro- nonprofit organization, to engage in activities operate the facility. vided by the Secretary shall be subject to an appropriate for operation of the museum that Madam Speaker, this bill was passed agreement that provides for the protection of the may include, but are not limited to, charging earlier by the House and sent to the Paoli Battlefield’s resources. appropriate fees, conducting events, and selling Senate where they amended the bill to SEC. 102. BRANDYWINE BATTLEFIELD PROTEC- merchandise, tickets, and food to visitors to the TION. museum; eliminate a provision that directed the (a) BRANDYWINE BATTLEFIELD.— (5) provide that the Society’s revenues from National Park Service to conduct a (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is authorized the museum’s facilities and services shall be special resource study of both the Paoli to provide funds to the Commonwealth of Penn- used to offset the expenses of the museum’s op- and Brandywine Battlefields. We have sylvania, a political subdivision of the Common- eration; and agreement on this item now, on this wealth, or the Brandywine Conservancy, for the (6) authorize the Society to occupy the mu- amendment; and we now have a bill acquisition, protection, and preservation of land seum so constructed for the term specified in the with full bipartisan support. in an area generally known as the Meeting- Agreement and subject to the following terms house Road Corridor, located in Chester Coun- and conditions: Madam Speaker, I reserve the bal- ty, Pennsylvania, as depicted on a map entitled (A) The conveyance by the Society to the ance of my time. ‘‘Brandywine Battlefield—Meetinghouse Road United States of all right, title, and interest in Mr. KILDEE. Madam Speaker, I yield Corridor’’, numbered 80,000 and dated April 1999 the museum to be constructed at Valley Forge myself such time as I may consume. (referred to in this title as the ‘‘Brandywine National Historical Park. (Mr. KILDEE asked and was given Battlefield’’). The map shall be on file and (B) The Society’s right to occupy and use the permission to revise and extend his re- available for public inspection in the appro- museum shall be for the exhibition, preserva- marks.) priate offices of the National Park Service. tion, and interpretation of artifacts associated Mr. KILDEE. Madam Speaker, H.R. (2) WILLING SELLERS OR DONORS.—Lands and with the Valley Forge story and the American 659 is a comprehensive measure which interests in land may be acquired pursuant to Revolution, to enhance the visitor experience of this section only with the consent of the owner Valley Forge National Historical Park, and to provides assistance for the preserva- thereof. conduct appropriately related activities of the tion of two Revolutionary War battle- (b) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT AND TECHNICAL society consistent with its mission and with the fields in Pennsylvania. In addition, the ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary shall enter into a purposes for which the Valley Forge National bill authorizes a public-private part- cooperative agreement with the same entity that Historical Park was established. Such right nership agreement for the construction is provided funds under subsection (a) for the shall not be transferred or conveyed without the of a museum on Federal land within management by the entity of the Brandywine express consent of the Secretary. the Valley Forge National Historic Battlefield. The Secretary may also provide (C) Any other terms and conditions the Sec- Park. technical assistance to the entity to assure the retary determines to be necessary. The legislation originally passed the preservation and interpretation of the Brandy- SEC. 203. PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION. wine Battlefield’s resources. House on June 22, 1999. The Senate con- Nothing in this title authorizes the Secretary sidered the measure on October 14 and (c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— or the Society to take any actions in derogation There are authorized to be appropriated of the preservation and protection of the values returned a bill with several minor $3,000,000 to carry out this section. Such funds and resources of Valley Forge National Histor- changes. shall be expended in the ratio of one dollar of ical Park. An agreement entered into under sec- Title I of H.R. 659 authorizes the Sec- Federal funds for each dollar of funds contrib- tion 202 shall be construed and implemented in retary of the Interior to provide up to uted by non-Federal sources. Any funds pro- light of the high public value and integrity of $1.25 million to assist in the protection vided by the Secretary shall be subject to an the Valley Forge National Historical Park and and preservation of the area known as agreement that provides for the protection of the the National Park System. battlefield’s resources. the Paoli Battlefield. It also authorizes The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- TITLE II—VALLEY FORGE NATIONAL up to $3 million to assist in the protec- HISTORICAL PARK ant to the rule, the gentleman from tion and preservation of the area California (Mr. DOOLITTLE) and the SEC. 201. PURPOSE. known as the Meeting House Corridor, The purpose of this title is to authorize the gentleman from Michigan (Mr. KILDEE) part of the Brandywine Battlefield. Secretary of the Interior to enter into an agree- each will control 20 minutes. In both instances the funds provided ment with the Valley Forge Historical Society The Chair recognizes the gentleman are for land acquisition only, and all (hereinafter referred to as the ‘‘Society’’), to from California (Mr. DOOLITTLE). funds provided by the Secretary are to construct and operate a museum within the Mr. DOOLITTLE. Madam Speaker, I be matched dollar for dollar by non- boundary of Valley Forge National Historical yield myself such time as I may con- Federal sources. The Secretary is also Park in cooperation with the Secretary. sume. authorized to provide technical assist- SEC. 202. VALLEY FORGE MUSEUM OF THE AMER- I rise in strong support of H.R. 659, ance and to enter into cooperative ICAN REVOLUTION AUTHORIZATION. introduced by the gentleman from agreements to provide for ownership (a) AGREEMENT AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of the Interior, in administering the Valley Pennsylvania (Mr. WELDON). H.R. 659 is and management of the battlefields by Forge National Historical Park, is authorized to a very important bill. It is necessary to the non-Federal partners. enter into an agreement under appropriate protect two significant battlefields of Madam Speaker, Title II of H.R. 659 terms and conditions with the Society to facili- the Revolutionary War and begin the deals with the Valley Forge National tate the planning, construction, and operation process of developing a much needed Historic Park, which is so ably rep- of the Valley Forge Museum of the American new visitors’ center at Valley Forge resented by the gentleman from Penn- Revolution on Federal land within the bound- National Historical Park. The gen- sylvania (Mr. HOEFFEL). The bill au- ary of Valley Forge National Historical Park. tleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. thorizes the Secretary to enter into an (b) CONTENTS AND IMPLEMENTATION OF ELDON AGREEMENT.—An agreement entered into under W ) deserves credit for developing agreement under appropriate terms subsection (a) shall— this bill, which protects some of our and conditions with the Valley Forge (1) authorize the Society to develop and oper- most treasured Revolutionary War Historical Society, construct the Val- ate the museum pursuant to plans developed by sites. ley Forge Museum of the American the Secretary and to provide at the museum ap- Madam Speaker, H.R. 659 authorizes Revolution on park property. The gen- propriate and necessary programs and services appropriations for the protection of the tleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. to visitors to Valley Forge National Historical Paoli and Brandywine Battlefields in HOEFFEL) has been a strong supporter Park related to the story of Valley Forge and the American Revolution; Pennsylvania. Appropriations for these of this provision and for that he is to (2) only be carried out in a manner consistent battlefields must be matched dollar for be commended. with the General Management Plan and other dollar by non-Federal sources. The Senate amendments to H.R. 659 plans for the preservation and interpretation of This bill also authorizes the Sec- changed the title of the legislation and the resources and values of Valley Forge Na- retary of the Interior to enter into an deleted the provisions for a special re- tional Historical Park; agreement with the Valley Forge His- source study of the Paoli and Brandy- (3) authorize the Secretary to undertake at torical Society to construct and oper- wine Battlefields. These changes do not the museum activities related to the manage- ate a museum within the boundaries of alter the primary purpose of the legis- ment of Valley Forge National Historical Park, including, but not limited to, provision of appro- the Valley Forge National Historical lation. As such, we have no objections priate visitor information and interpretive facili- Park. After the museum has been built, to H.R. 659, as amended. ties and programs related to Valley Forge Na- all rights, title and interests would be Madam Speaker, I reserve the bal- tional Historical Park; conveyed to the Federal Government; ance of my time.

VerDate 12-OCT-99 01:37 Oct 19, 1999 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A18OC7.003 pfrm02 PsN: H18PT1 October 18, 1999 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H10125 Mr. DOOLITTLE. Madam Speaker, I we thank everyone who played a major February 8, 1999: Congressman Weldon vis- yield 5 minutes to the gentleman from role in getting us here today. its the Exton Elementary School to applaud Pennsylvania (Mr. WELDON), the author I thank all of my colleagues. At this the school’s efforts to raise ‘‘Pennies for Paoli’’. During this visit, the Congressman time I would ask to insert in the CON- of the legislation. announces his intention to reintroduce legis- (Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania asked GRESSIONAL RECORD a letter from a lation to save the Paoli Battlefield. This leg- and was given permission to revise and fourth grader signifying the over 4,000 islation is known as the PATRIOT Act—Pre- extend his remarks, and include extra- letters and correspondence and phone serve America’s Treasures of the Revolution neous material.) calls we received from young children for Independence for Our Tomorrow. The PA- Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania. asking us to save this site, and I fur- TRIOT Act also includes provisions to save Madam Speaker, I rise in support of ther include the chronology of our bat- portions of the Brandywine Battlefield, and this final act to support this legisla- tle to save the Paoli and Brandywine to authorize a new museum of the American tion, and I thank the gentleman from Battlefields. Revolution at Valley Forge National Histor- ical Park. Pennsylvania (Mr. DOOLITTLE), my FEBRUARY 5, 1999. February 9, 1999: Congressman Weldon in- good friend; and I thank the gentleman DEAR CONGRESSMAN WELDON: I wrote this troduces H.R. 659, the PATRIOT Act. from Michigan (Mr. KILDEE) for his letter because we need to save Paoli Battle- March 10, 1999: Senator in- support. I also thank the chairman of field. We can’t develop Paoli Battlefield be- troduces companion legislation in the Sen- the full committee and subcommittee, cause we would love to share the battlefield ate, S. 581. and the ranking members. with generations. We can’t stop honoring the March 11, 1999: Hearings are held by the Madam Speaker, 222 years ago last fallen soldiers. If we do will lose another bat- House National Parks and Public Lands Sub- tle. committee on the PATRIOT Act. Fifty Ches- month the cry, ‘‘Remember Paoli,’’ Thank you for helping us save Paoli Bat- ter County Grade School students travel to sounded through the ranks of the patri- tlefield. We know how important Paoli Bat- Washington, DC to express their support for ots who at that time were fighting in tlefield is, and it is very nice of you to be a saving the lands. Congressmen Weldon, the campaign to protect part of remembering Paoli. Pitts, and Hoeffel, along with Senator Spec- the beginnings of this Nation. It was an Sincerely, ter, participate in the hearings. General unbelievable battle that occurred at EMILY MURRAY. George Washington (a.k.a. Jim Gallagher of Paoli that resulted in that cry. I re- Newtown Square, PA) also testifies about member Paoli because 53 young Ameri- CONGRESSMAN ’S CHRONOLOGY the need to save this sacred land. OF BATTLE TO PRESERVE PAOLI AND BRAN- March 18, 1999: The PATRIOT Act clears cans had been butchered by the British. DYWINE BATTLEFIELDS the House Subcommittee. They were butchered by the British April 95: Malvern Preparatory School chal- April 22, 1999: Hearings are held by the Sen- with their bayonets because the British lenges the local community to raise the $2.5 ate Subcommittee. April 28, 1999: The PATRIOT Act clears the did not want to fire their guns to send million necessary to save the 40-acre Paoli House Resources Committee. the signal that they were on the at- Battlefield site. May 1999: The PATRIOT Act is ready for October 95: A non-profit organization head- tack. Fifty-three brave young Ameri- consideration on the House Floor, but Rep- ed by Pat McGuigan, borough manager of cans ended up lying on the ground at resentative George Miller, engaged in an- Malvern, is formed—The Paoli Battlefield Paoli where they are at this day buried other act of political gamesmanship, refuses Preservation Fund. because they were fighting for the to allow any public lands legislation spon- September 96: Fundraising begins. sored by a Republican to reach the House independence of this great Nation. October 97: Chester County pledges $250,000 floor. Madam Speaker, 222 years later, we in matching funds to save the battlefield. May 26, 1999: Governor Ridge and the State remember Paoli. We remember Paoli March 98: The Paoli Battlefield Preserva- of Pennsylvania pledge $500,000 from the De- by this legislation, setting aside the 40 tion Fund approaches Congressman Curt partment of Community and Economic De- Weldon to ask for his help. acres of that great battle; that battle velopment. where America lost, where young April 28, 1998: Congressman Weldon intro- June 8, 1999: Congressman Weldon ap- Americans were massacred. But the duces H.R. 3746 which would authorize proaches House Leadership to request their rallying cry became the call for the pa- $2,500,000 and add the Paoli Battlefield site assistance in scheduling a vote for the PA- to the Valley Forge National Historical triots at Valley Forge, and before that TRIOT Act. House Majority Leader Dick Park. Armey, Rules Committee Chairman David at Brandywine to go on to defeat the July 3, 1998: NBC’s Today Show Features Dreier and House Resources Committee British and to allow this Nation to Paoli Battlefield. Chairman Don Young, and House National July 31, 1998: Congressman Weldon seeks achieve its independence. This, in fact, Parks and Public Lands Subcommittee help from Senator Arlen Specter. Senator was one of the most historic campaigns Chairman Jim Hansen all agree to help. in the Revolutionary War; and today Specter introduces companion legislation, S. June 16, 1999: The PATRIOT Act is cleared we take action, the final action before 2401, in the Senate. by the House Rules Committee to be consid- August 6, 1998: The House National Parks ered on the House Floor. this bill goes to the President for his and Public Lands Subcommittee passes H.R. signature to preserve the 40-acre site June 22, 1999: The PATRIOT Act passes the 3746. House of Representatives by a vote of 418–4. which is about to be developed. September 15, 1998: Weldon’s language is June 29, 1999: Congressman Weldon an- In fact, it is interesting, Madam included in H.R. 4570, the House Omnibus nounces that funding for Paoli Battlefield is Speaker. The deadline for development Parks and Public Lands bill. included in the House Interior Appropria- of this site was the end of October, so September 23, 1998: During consideration of tions bill. we are just a few short weeks away S. 2401 by the Senate Energy and Natural Re- July 1999: Senator Craig Thomas (R–WY), from being able to say that we have sources Committee, S. 2401 is stripped and Chairman of the Senate Subcommittee on language is added to authorize only a study saved this site from having been devel- Parks and Public Lands, holds up the of the battlefield. progress of the Senate Legislation. oped. Secretary Babbitt was up at the October 5, 1998: The Clinton/Gore Adminis- July 14, 1999: The House Interior Appro- site not long ago. He lent his personal tration issues a veto threat for H.R. 4570, cit- priations Bill, containing $1.25 million in support, and support from Democrats ing the addition of the Paoli Battlefield to matching funds for the Battlefield purchase, and Republicans in both this body and the Valley Forge National Historical Park as passes the House of Representatives. the other body have allowed us to move a provision of H.R. 4570 which would ‘‘cause July 29, 1999: Congressmen Weldon and this legislation forward. grave harm to the Nation’s resources.’’ Pitts meet with Senator Thomas and learn The gentleman from Pennsylvania October 7, 1998: H.R. 4570 fails in the House that he was misinformed about the intent of by a vote of 123–302 due to environmental ob- the PATRIOT Act. They clear up the mis- (Mr. PITTS), who has been a tireless jections. understandings, and Senator Thomas agrees champion of the Brandywine site which October 9, 1998: Despite the disastrous to move the bill to the floor. is in his district and the Paoli site Committee amendment, Senator Specter is August 1999: Senator Frank Murkowski (R– which abuts his district and in my dis- able to pass the original legislation to save AK), Chairman of the Senate Energy and trict, and the Valley Forge site which the Paoli Battlefield on the Senate floor. Natural Resources Committee, places a hold is in my district but abuts the district Due to political gamesmanship and con- on all public lands bills in order to force an of the gentleman from Pennsylvania troversy, legislation is not brought up in the agreement on a controversial Alaskan lands House. bill. (Mr. HOEFFEL), who is not with us October 21, 1998: Legislative business of the August 27, 1999: Secretary Bruce Babbitt today, all were instrumental in moving 105th Congress concludes. visits Paoli Battlefield and pledges the sup- this forward. Senator SANTORUM did a January 6, 1999: The 106th Congress Con- port of the Administration to save the en- remarkable effort in the Senate, and venes. dangered land.

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September 1999: Representatives Weldon, Valley Forge Historical Society: Jean- from Pennsylvania (Mr. WELDON) for Pitts and Hoeffel, and Senators Santorum Pierre Bouvel and Ann Brown. his very, very hard work and tenacious and Specter work aggressively to convince National Park Service: Secretary Bruce work on this bill. I know this is a Babbitt, Arthur Stewart, Jim Pepper, and Senator Murkowski of the time sensitivity happy day for him. and importance of passing the PATRIOT Don Barry. Act. Senator Murkowski finally relents and Chester County Commissioners: Colin Mr. DOOLITTLE. Madam Speaker, I puts together a package of four lands bills Hanna, Karen Martynick, and Andrew yield 5 minutes to the gentleman from which will be moved in the Senate. Senator Dinniman. Pennsylvania (Mr. PITTS). School Children: Sugartown Elementary Jeff Bingaman, ranking Member of Murkow- Mr. PITTS. Madam Speaker, I rise ski’s Committee, wants more proposals of- School and the ‘‘Footsteps for Paoli’’, Exton Elementary School and the ‘‘Pennies for today in strong support of H.R. 659, the fered by Senate Democrats included in the Patriot Act. I also want to thank my package and refuses the package offered by Paoli’’, and all of the students from all over Senator Murkowski. the county who wrote letters. colleague and friend, the gentleman October 1999: Senator Santorum continues Members from the First Time Round on from Pennsylvania (Mr. WELDON), for to work aggressively to convince Senator the Floor: David Dreier, Doc Hastings, and introducing this legislation and taking Bingaman of the need to move the PATRIOT Ralph Hall who helped us obtain a rule, Ma- the lead in protecting these treasures, jority Leader Dick Armey, Jim Traficant for Act. Senator Bingaman finally agrees to the the Paoli and Brandywine battlefields. package, but Senate Minority Leadership reminding us to Buy American!, Joe Hoeffel, and . He has done a magnificent job of shep- will not agree to the package proposed by herding, of birddogging the bill Senator Murkowski. Even support from Inte- Madam Speaker, I would also like to rior Secretary Bruce Babbitt does not con- thank the appropriators, especially the through the legislative process and it vince them. gentleman from Ohio (Mr. REGULA) and was because of his able leadership that October 14, 1999: Senator Santorum finally his staff, and particularly Debbie we are here today. This bill first came achieves a breakthrough. The legislation is Weatherley and the gentleman from to the floor in June, and it passed over- agreed to on the Senate floor by Unanimous Pennsylvania (Mr. PETERSON) and the whelmingly. Today the bill is before us Consent, but with a slight amendment. The gentleman from Washington (Mr. again for the House to adopt a Senate legislation is returned to the House for final NETHERCUTT), who helped us secure the amendment which I also hope the consideration. House will support overwhelmingly. October 31, 1999: The final deadline for the appropriation so that when this bill is Paoli Battlefield Preservation Fund set by being passed today the appropriation is The passage of the Patriot Act is es- Malvern Preparatory School looms. also in the appropriation measure soon sential for the preservation of two rev- Madam Speaker, as the distinguished to come to the House floor. olutionary war battlefields, Brandy- chairman outlined, this bill sets aside So today we complete the final chap- wine and Paoli. If we do not preserve matching funds for Paoli which have ter of the battle to remember the cry these battlefields this year, we will almost entirely been raised. It sets of saving Paoli, and today I join with lose both to the rapid development aside similar funds for Brandywine. We my colleagues in supporting the pas- that is taking place in the region. Pre- are in the midst of raising that money sage of this measure, and I thank ev- serving America’s historic treasures is now with the help of the Brandywine eryone who made this day possible. essential if we as a Nation are to re- Conservancy, and it allows the Park b 1415 member our past and our rich cultural heritage. It is particularly important Service to develop a new plan and a The gentleman from Utah (Mr. HAN- contract to develop a new visitors’ cen- to remember the sacrifices that our SEN) was an invaluable supporter. His forefathers made to secure our inde- ter at Valley Forge National Park. staff Todd Hall, who is here with us There are many people I would like pendence from Great Britain and to today, I thank him for all of his efforts; build a new country that is today the to thank, Madam Speaker, too many to Senator SPECTER and Senator MUR- mention by name. I will include a list- world leader in freedom and democ- KOWSKI on the Senate side. The gen- racy. Brandywine and Paoli battle- ing of those individuals at this point in tleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. PITTS); the RECORD. fields are among the few Revolutionary the State of Pennsylvania, Governor War battlefields that remain unpro- THANK YOUS! Ridge who put $500,000 up from State tected. Senator and Staff: Jill Her- funds; the county commissioners of I have visited the Brandywine battle- shey, Mike Hershey, and Zack Moore. Chester County; the Paoli Battlefield field in my district, on numerous occa- Senator Frank Murkowski, Senator Jeff Preservation Fund, its leaders, Pat sion, and with each visit I am more Bingaman, Senator Craig Thomas, and Jim McGuigan and Mike Steinberger; the O’Toole, staffer on Thomas’ subcommittee. concerned that America may lose this Valley Forge Historical Society, Jean- Specter staff: Pam Muha (no longer with important piece of our heritage to Pierre Bouvel and Ann Brown; the Na- Specter, but was the driving force over sprawling housing developments. The tional Park Service headed up by Sec- there), and Kevin Mathis. Patriot Act will help preserve a portion Chairman Don Young, Chairman Jim Han- retary Bruce Babbitt; the school chil- of the Brandywine battlefield where sen, and Resources Staff: Tod Hull (he is the dren of Sugartown Elementary School the most intense conflict and loss of one with the dark hair who gave you the and all the children who sent letters life took place. The battle of the Bran- book), Allen Freemyer (he is the staff direc- and raised over 40,000 pennies to save tor of the subcommittee), and Rick Healy dywine was the largest battle of the the Paoli site; and finally those other (Democrat). Revolutionary War in terms of number Members who have been supportive of Chairman Ralph Regula and Appropria- of participants. Approximately 26,000 this effort. tions Committee: Debbie Weatherly, Con- British and American troops gathered gressman John Peterson, and Troy Tidwell Finally, I would be remiss, Madam of his staff, and Congressman George Speaker, if I did not mention the last there. All of the generals were at that Nethercutt and Glenda Becker of his staff. time we had this bill on the floor and battle. It was also a major conflict in Representative Joe Pitts and Representa- it passed the House overwhelmingly, the British campaign of 1777, that con- tive Joe Hoeffel, Ken Miller with Joe Pitts, when I was thanking everyone who was quered Philadelphia. While the British and Don Grace with Joe Hoeffel. eventually took Philadelphia, the bat- State of Pennsylvania: State Representa- involved, in a lapse of memory, which from time to time Members of Con- tle of the Brandywine was significant tive Bob Flick, State Senator Bob Thomp- in delaying the British campaign and son, and Governor Tom Ridge. gress have, at least this Member does, Witnesses at our Hearing: Jim Gallagher of I gave my key staffer who worked this allowing the Congress to abandon the Newtown Square, General George Wash- issue the wrong last name. city and to move to Lancaster, also in ington, Dr. Ed Barrs, Historian Emeritus at So as a final goodwill gesture, I want my district, and then to York, to es- the Department of Interior, and Students of to thank Aaron for all the work that cape before the British takeover. Exton Elementary, Sugartown Elementary. was done to get the Paoli bill through. History connects people and nurtures Paoli Battlefield Preservation Fund: Pat The Patriot Act passed, and this time I identity and community, and I think it McGuigan, Mike Steinberger (replaced Pat is our responsibility to ensure that his- when he retired), Sandra Kelly (works for got Aaron’s name right. Malvern Borough), Henry Briggs, Tip O’Neill Mr. KILDEE. Madam Speaker, I yield torical landmarks such as the Brandy- (the one with the famous name that we myself such time as I may consume. wine and Paoli battlefields are pre- couldn’t remember last time), and Tom Madam Speaker, I would like to com- served for future generations. Pre- Maguire (historian at Malvern Prep). mend my good friend, the gentleman serving these battlefields will ensure

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Madam Speaker, I Brandywine battlefields, for their unre- support for this public-private partnership at move to suspend the rules and pass the lenting quest to save these monu- Valley Forge. bill (H.R. 795) to provide for the settle- ments. This has been a grassroots ef- I also want to thank the gentleman from ment of the water rights claims of the fort, and it is now time for us to help Pennsylvania, Mr. PITTS, for his cooperation Chippewa Cree Tribe of the Rocky them reach that goal. So I urge support and efforts on this legislation as well. Boy’s Reservation, and for other pur- the Patriot Act and concur in the Sen- poses, as amended. ate amendments. The events that occurred on both the Bran- Mr. DOOLITTLE. Madam Speaker, I dywine Battlefield and the Paoli Battlefield The Clerk read as follows: yield 5 minutes to the gentleman from were key to the American revolutionary fight H.R. 795 Pennsylvania (Mr. GEKAS). for freedom. The American forces lost at Bran- Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- (Mr. GEKAS asked and was given dywine, although they did buy additional time resentatives of the United States of America in permission to revise and extend his re- to protect the city of Philadelphia a little while Congress assembled, marks.) longer from the British invasion. At Paoli, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. Mr. GEKAS. Madam Speaker, I thank Americans were massacred at night and it This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Chippewa Cree the gentleman from California (Mr. truly was another disastrous defeat for Amer- Tribe of The Rocky Boy’s Reservation Indian DOOLITTLE) for yielding me this time. ica. Those two military operations forged the Reserved Water Rights Settlement and Water Madam Speaker, it is appropriate beginning of the winning spirit. We are all fa- Supply Enhancement Act of 1999’’. that this debate is being conducted at miliar with the history of the Valley Forge en- SEC. 2. FINDINGS. a time in 1999 when 200 years prior, in campment. As far as I am concerned, that is Congress finds that— 1799, George Washington was living out (1) in fulfillment of its trust responsibility to where the American Revolution was truly won. Indian tribes and to promote tribal sovereignty his life at Mount Vernon in the last 80 No shots were fired. But the American army and economic self-sufficiency, it is the policy of days of that magnificent life. What we that arrived there tired, hungry, ill-clothed, ill- the United States to settle the water rights do here today is not only go forward trained and ill-equipped, survived and trained. claims of the tribes without lengthy and costly with a project that brings pride and Six months later, with the tremendous leader- litigation; will bring additional historic value to ship of George Washington, in June of 1778 (2) the Rocky Boy’s Reservation was estab- Pennsylvania itself and to our Nation an effective fighting force went on to win our lished as a homeland for the Chippewa Cree as a whole, but also to recall that independence. Tribe; (3) adequate water for the Chippewa Cree George Washington was omnipresent at So we are saving and preserving the two all of these events. He was at Valley Tribe of the Rocky Boy’s Reservation is impor- battlefields that led to the encampment at Val- tant to a permanent, sustainable, and sovereign Forge, making sure that our stalwarts ley Forge. We are offering an opportunity to homeland for the Tribe and its members; remained stalwart during that winter. provide a far more impressive visitor experi- (4) the sovereignty of the Chippewa Cree Tribe He was at Brandywine defending Penn- ence at Valley Forge. We are providing a and the economy of the Reservation depend on sylvania and Philadelphia and the Na- greatly improved opportunity for historical arti- the development of the water resources of the tion, the new Nation yet to be born. He facts to be presented through a Valley Forge Reservation; (5) the planning, design, and construction of was then destined to become the victor Museum of the American Revolution. We will of the Revolutionary War, of course, as the facilities needed to utilize water supplies ef- offer better education about the valor, deter- fectively are necessary to the development of a Commander-in-Chief. He was the pre- mination, courage and resolve that Americans siding officer of the Constitutional viable Reservation economy and to implementa- showed at both those battle sites and the 6 tion of the Chippewa Cree-Montana Water Convention of 1787 in Philadelphia, and months where they survived a bitter winter at Rights Compact; then became the first President of the Valley Forge and emerged as an effective (6) the Rocky Boy’s Reservation is located in United States and for 8 years set the fighting army. We will preserve those battle- a water-short area of Montana and it is appro- tone and the tradition and the stand- fields so that future generations can appre- priate that the Act provide funding for the de- ard for the presidency of the United velopment of additional water supplies, includ- ciate the sacrifices that were made there. States. ing domestic water, to meet the needs of the We here today, in doing something so I urge all my colleagues to support this leg- Chippewa Cree Tribe; valuable to our heritage, are in a sepa- islation. (7) proceedings to determine the full extent of rate way expressing our gratitude Mr. KILDEE. Madam Speaker, I yield the water rights of the Chippewa Cree Tribe are back the balance of my time. currently pending before the Montana Water again to George Washington. He died Court as a part of the case ‘‘In the Matter of the on December 14, 1799. So we are coming Mr. DOOLITTLE. Madam Speaker, I Adjudication of All Rights to the Use of Water, to the memorization of that as well, urge an aye vote, and I yield back the Both Surface and Underground, within the but in the meantime his life was one balance of my time. State of Montana’’; that is inextricably interwoven with The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mrs. (8) recognizing that final resolution of the general stream adjudication will take many the life of every American, and that BIGGERT). The question is on the mo- extra dividend is being paid to us today years and entail great expense to all parties, tion offered by the gentleman from prolong uncertainty as to the availability of when the Congress is making certain California (Mr. DOOLITTLE) that the that one piece of the Washington leg- water supplies, and seriously impair the long- House suspend the rules and concur in term economic planning and development of all acy, that of Brandywine and Valley the Senate amendments to the bill, parties, the Chippewa Cree Tribe and the State Forge and Paoli, that that not only re- H.R. 659. of Montana entered into the Compact on April mains in the CONGRESSIONAL RECORD The question was taken; and (two- 14, 1997; and but in the annals of history and in the thirds having voted in favor thereof) (9) the allocation of water resources from the minds and hearts of our people as he Tiber Reservoir to the Chippewa Cree Tribe the rules were suspended and the Sen- was first in the hearts of the American under this Act is uniquely suited to the geo- ate amendments were concurred in. people. graphic, social, and economic characteristics of Mr. HOEFFEL. Madam Speaker, I would The title of the bill was amended so the area and situation involved. like to start by thanking the gentleman from as to read: SEC. 3. PURPOSES. Pennsylvania, Mr. WELDON for his extraor- ‘‘An Act to authorize appropriations for The purposes of this Act are as follows: dinary effort to bring this matter forward. The the protection of Paoli and Brandywine Bat- (1) To achieve a fair, equitable, and final set- day this bill is signed into law will be a great tlefields in Pennsylvania, to authorize the tlement of all claims to water rights in the State Valley Forge Museum of the American Revo- of Montana for— day in celebrating American revolutionary his- (A) the Chippewa Cree Tribe; and tory, and this is due to the gentleman from lution at Valley Forge National Historical Park, and for other purposes.’’. (B) the United States for the benefit of the Pennsylvania and his efforts here on the floor. Chippewa Cree Tribe. I would also like to thank and congratulate A motion to reconsider was laid on (2) To approve, ratify, and confirm, as modi- Jean-Pierre Bouvel of the Valley Forge Histor- the table. fied in this Act, the Chippewa Cree-Montana

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Water Rights Compact entered into by the Chip- (13) TRIBAL WATER CODE.—The term ‘‘tribal (B) the United States shall retain any other pewa Cree Tribe of the Rocky Boy’s Reservation water code’’ means a water code adopted by the claims or defenses not waived in this Act or in and the State of Montana on April 14, 1997, and Tribe, as provided in the Compact. the Compact as modified by this Act. to provide funding and other authorization nec- (14) TRIBAL WATER RIGHT.— (d) OTHER TRIBES NOT ADVERSELY AF- essary for the implementation of the Compact. (A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘Tribal Water FECTED.—Nothing in this Act is intended to (3) To authorize the Secretary of the Interior Right’’ means the water right set forth in sec- quantify or otherwise adversely affect the land to execute and implement the Compact referred tion 85–20–601 of the Montana Code Annotated and water rights, or claims or entitlements to to in paragraph (2) and to take such other ac- (1997) and includes the water allocation set land or water of an Indian tribe other than the tions as are necessary to implement the Compact forth in title II of this Act. Chippewa Cree Tribe. in a manner consistent with this Act. (B) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—The definition (e) ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE.—In imple- (4) To authorize Federal feasibility studies de- of the term ‘‘Tribal Water Right’’ under this menting the Compact, the Secretary shall com- signed to identify and analyze potential mecha- paragraph and the treatment of that right ply with all aspects of the National Environ- nisms to enhance, through conservation or oth- under this Act shall not be construed or inter- mental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et erwise, water supplies in north central Mon- preted as a precedent for the litigation of re- seq.), the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 tana, including mechanisms to import domestic served water rights or the interpretation or ad- U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), and all other applicable en- water supplies for the future growth of the ministration of future compacts between the vironmental Acts and regulations. Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation. United States and the State of Montana or any (f) EXECUTION OF COMPACT.—The execution of (5) To authorize certain projects on the Rocky other State. the Compact by the Secretary as provided for in Boy’s Indian Reservation, Montana, in order to (15) TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Tribe’’ means the this Act shall not constitute a major Federal ac- implement the Compact. Chippewa Cree Tribe of the Rocky Boy’s Res- tion under the National Environmental Policy (6) To authorize certain modifications to the ervation and all officers, agents, and depart- Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.). The Sec- purposes and operation of the Bureau of Rec- ments thereof. retary is directed to carry out all necessary en- lamation’s Tiber Dam and Lake Elwell on the (16) WATER DEVELOPMENT.—The term ‘‘water vironmental compliance required by Federal law Marias River in Montana in order to provide the development’’ includes all activities that involve in implementing the Compact. Tribe with an allocation of water from Tiber the use of water or modification of water (g) CONGRESSIONAL INTENT.—Nothing in this Reservoir. courses or water bodies in any way. Act is intended to prohibit the Tribe from seek- (7) To authorize the appropriation of funds SEC. 5. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS. ing additional authorization or appropriation of necessary for the implementation of the Com- (a) NONEXERCISE OF TRIBE’S RIGHTS.—Pursu- funds for tribal programs or purposes. pact. ant to Tribal Resolution No. 40–98, and in ex- (h) ACT NOT PRECEDENTIAL.—Nothing in this SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS. change for benefits under this Act, the Tribe Act shall be construed or interpreted as a prece- In this Act: shall not exercise the rights set forth in Article dent for the litigation of reserved water rights or (1) ACT.—The term ‘‘Act’’ means the ‘‘Chip- VII.A.3 of the Compact, except that in the event the interpretation or administration of future pewa Cree Tribe of The Rocky Boy’s Reserva- that the approval, ratification, and confirma- water settlement Acts. tion Indian Reserved Water Rights Settlement tion of the Compact by the United States be- TITLE I—CHIPPEWA CREE TRIBE OF THE and Water Supply Enhancement Act of 1999’’. comes null and void under section 101(b), the ROCKY BOY’S RESERVATION INDIAN RE- (2) COMPACT.—The term ‘‘Compact’’ means Tribe shall have the right to exercise the rights SERVED WATER RIGHTS SETTLEMENT the water rights compact between the Chippewa set forth in Article VII.A.3 of the Compact. SEC. 101. RATIFICATION OF COMPACT AND ENTRY Cree Tribe of the Rocky Boy’s Reservation and (b) WAIVER OF SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY.—Except OF DECREE. the State of Montana contained in section 85– to the extent provided in subsections (a), (b), (a) WATER RIGHTS COMPACT APPROVED.—Ex- 20–601 of the Montana Code Annotated (1997). and (c) of section 208 of the Department of Jus- cept as modified by this Act, and to the extent (3) FINAL.—The term ‘‘final’’ with reference to tice Appropriation Act, 1953 (43 U.S.C. 666), the Compact does not conflict with this Act— approval of the decree in section 101(b) means nothing in this Act may be construed to waive (1) the Compact, entered into by the Chippewa completion of any direct appeal to the Montana the sovereign immunity of the United States. Cree Tribe of the Rocky Boy’s Reservation and Supreme Court of a final decree by the Water (c) TRIBAL RELEASE OF CLAIMS AGAINST THE the State of Montana on April 14, 1997, is hereby Court pursuant to section 85–2–235 of the Mon- UNITED STATES.— approved, ratified, and confirmed; and tana Code Annotated (1997), or to the Federal (1) IN GENERAL.—Pursuant to Tribal Resolu- (2) the Secretary shall— Court of Appeals, including the expiration of tion No. 40–98, and in exchange for benefits (A) execute and implement the Compact to- the time in which a petition for certiorari may under this Act, the Tribe shall, on the date of gether with any amendments agreed to by the be filed in the United States Supreme Court, de- enactment of this Act, execute a waiver and re- parties or necessary to bring the Compact into nial of such a petition, or the issuance of the lease of the claims described in paragraph (2) conformity with this Act; and Supreme Court’s mandate, whichever occurs against the United States, the validity of which (B) take such other actions as are necessary last. are not recognized by the United States, except to implement the Compact. (4) FUND.—The term ‘‘Fund’’ means the Chip- that— PPROVAL OF DECREE.— pewa Cree Indian Reserved Water Rights Settle- (A) the waiver and release of claims shall not (b) A (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after ment Fund established under section 104. become effective until the appropriation of the the date of enactment of this Act, the United (5) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Indian tribe’’ funds authorized in section 105, the water allo- has the meaning given that term in section cation in section 201, and the appropriation of States, the Tribe, or the State of Montana shall 101(2) of the Federally Recognized Indian Tribe funds for the MR&I feasibility study authorized petition the Montana Water Court, individually List Act of 1994 (25 U.S.C. 479a(2)). in section 204 have been completed and the de- or jointly, to enter and approve the decree (6) MR&I FEASIBILITY STUDY.—The term cree has become final in accordance with the re- agreed to by the United States, the Tribe, and ‘‘MR&I feasibility study’’ means a municipal, quirements of section 101(b); and the State of Montana attached as Appendix 1 to rural, and industrial, domestic, and incidental (B) in the event that the approval, ratifica- the Compact, or any amended version thereof drought relief feasibility study described in sec- tion, and confirmation of the Compact by the agreed to by the United States, the Tribe, and tion 202. United States becomes null and void under sec- the State of Montana. (7) MISSOURI RIVER SYSTEM.—The term ‘‘Mis- tion 101(b), the waiver and release of claims (2) RESORT TO THE FEDERAL DISTRICT souri River System’’ means the mainstem of the shall become null and void. COURT.—Under the circumstances set forth in Missouri River and its tributaries, including the (2) CLAIMS DESCRIBED.—The claims referred to Article VII.B.4 of the Compact, 1 or more parties Marias River. in paragraph (1) are as follows: may file an appropriate motion (as provided in (8) RECLAMATION LAW.—The term ‘‘Reclama- (A) Any and all claims to water rights (in- that article) in the United States district court tion Law’’ has the meaning given the term ‘‘rec- cluding water rights in surface water, ground of appropriate jurisdiction. lamation law’’ in section 4 of the Act of Decem- water, and effluent), claims for injuries to water (3) EFFECT OF FAILURE OF APPROVAL TO BE- ber 5, 1924 (43 Stat. 701, chapter 4; 43 U.S.C. rights, claims for loss or deprivation of use of COME FINAL.—In the event the approval by the 371). water rights, and claims for failure to acquire or appropriate court, including any direct appeal, (9) ROCKY BOY’S RESERVATION; RESERVA- develop water rights for lands of the Tribe from does not become final within 3 years after the TION.—The term ‘‘Rocky Boy’s Reservation’’ or time immemorial to the date of ratification of filing of the decree, or the decree is approved ‘‘Reservation’’ means the Rocky Boy’s Reserva- the Compact by Congress. but is subsequently set aside by the appropriate tion of the Chippewa Cree Tribe in Montana. (B) Any and all claims arising out of the ne- court— (10) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means gotiation of the Compact and the settlement au- (A) the approval, ratification, and confirma- the Secretary of the Interior, or his or her duly thorized by this Act. tion of the Compact by the United States shall authorized representative. (3) SETOFFS.—In the event the waiver and re- be null and void; and (11) TOWE PONDS.—The term ‘‘Towe Ponds’’ lease do not become effective as set forth in (B) except as provided in sections 105(e)(1), means the reservoir or reservoirs referred to as paragraph (1)— 5(a), and 5(c)(3), this Act shall be of no further ‘‘Stoneman Reservoir’’ in the Compact. (A) the United States shall be entitled to setoff force and effect. (12) TRIBAL COMPACT ADMINISTRATION.—The against any claim for damages asserted by the SEC. 102. USE AND TRANSFER OF THE TRIBAL term ‘‘Tribal Compact Administration’’ means Tribe against the United States, any funds WATER RIGHT. the activities assumed by the Tribe for imple- transferred to the Tribe pursuant to section 104, (a) ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT.—As mentation of the Compact as set forth in Article and any interest accrued thereon up to the date provided in the Compact, until the adoption and IV of the Compact. of setoff; and approval of a tribal water code by the Tribe, the

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Secretary shall administer and enforce the Trib- (B) AVAILABILITY OF AMOUNTS IN FUND.— to in subsection (a)(5)(C) shall be available to al Water Right. (i) IN GENERAL.—Amounts in the Fund shall the Tribe for expenditure pursuant to a water (b) TRIBAL MEMBER ENTITLEMENT.— be available to the Secretary for management supply plan approved by the Secretary. (1) IN GENERAL.—Any entitlement to Federal and investment on behalf of the Tribe and dis- (d) INVESTMENT OF FUND.— Indian reserved water of any tribal member tribution to the Tribe in accordance with this (1) IN GENERAL.— shall be satisfied solely from the water secured Act. (A) APPLICABLE LAWS.—The Secretary shall to the Tribe by the Compact and shall be gov- (ii) AVAILABILITY.—Funds made available invest amounts in the Fund in accordance erned by the terms and conditions of the Com- from the Fund under this section shall be avail- with— pact. able without fiscal year limitation. (i) the Act of April 1, 1880 (21 Stat. 70, chapter (2) ADMINISTRATION.—An entitlement de- (2) MANAGEMENT OF FUND.—The Secretary 41; 25 U.S.C. 161); scribed in paragraph (1) shall be administered shall deposit and manage the principal and in- (ii) the first section of the Act entitled ‘‘An by the Tribe pursuant to a tribal water code de- terest in the Fund in a manner consistent with Act to authorize the payment of interest of cer- veloped and adopted pursuant to Article IV.A.2 subsection (b) and other applicable provisions of tain funds held in trust by the United States for of the Compact, or by the Secretary pending the this Act. Indian tribes’’, approved February 12, 1929 (25 adoption and approval of the tribal water code. (3) CONTENTS OF FUND.—The Fund shall con- U.S.C. 161a); and (c) TEMPORARY TRANSFER OF TRIBAL WATER sist of the amounts authorized to be appro- (iii) the first section of the Act entitled ‘‘An RIGHT.—Notwithstanding any other provision of priated to the Fund under section 105(a) and Act to authorize the deposit and investment of statutory or common law, the Tribe may, with such other amounts as may be transferred or Indian funds’’, approved June 24, 1938 (25 the approval of the Secretary and subject to the credited to the Fund. U.S.C. 162a). limitations and conditions set forth in the Com- (4) WITHDRAWAL.—The Tribe, with the ap- (B) CREDITING OF AMOUNTS TO THE FUND.— pact, including limitation on transfer of any proval of the Secretary, may withdraw the Fund The interest on, and the proceeds from the sale portion of the Tribal Water Right to within the and deposit it in a mutually agreed upon pri- or redemption of, any obligations of the United Missouri River Basin, enter into a service con- vate financial institution. That withdrawal States held in the Fund shall be credited to and tract, lease, exchange, or other agreement pro- shall be made pursuant to the American Indian form part of the Fund. The Secretary of the viding for the temporary delivery, use, or trans- Trust Fund Management Reform Act of 1994 (25 Treasury shall credit to each of the accounts fer of the water rights confirmed to the Tribe in U.S.C. 4001 et seq.). contained in the Fund a proportionate amount the Compact, except that no service contract, (5) ACCOUNTS.—The Secretary of the Interior of that interest and proceeds. lease, exchange, or other agreement entered into shall establish the following accounts in the (2) CERTAIN WITHDRAWN FUNDS.— under this subsection may permanently alienate Fund and shall allocate appropriations to the (A) IN GENERAL.—Amounts withdrawn from any portion of the Tribal Water Right. various accounts as required in this Act: the Fund and deposited in a private financial SEC. 103. ON-RESERVATION WATER RESOURCES (A) The Tribal Compact Administration Ac- institution pursuant to a withdrawal plan ap- DEVELOPMENT. count. proved by the Secretary under the American In- (a) WATER DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS.—The (B) The Economic Development Account. dian Trust Fund Management Reform Act of Secretary, through the Bureau of Reclamation, (C) The Future Water Supply Facilities Ac- 1994 (25 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.) shall be invested by is authorized and directed to plan, design, and count. an appropriate official under that plan. construct, or to provide, pursuant to subsection (b) FUND MANAGEMENT.— (B) DEPOSIT OF INTEREST AND PROCEEDS.—The (b), for the planning, design, and construction (1) IN GENERAL.— interest on, and the proceeds from the sale or re- of the following water development projects on (A) AMOUNTS IN FUND.—The Fund shall con- demption of, any obligations held under this the Rocky Boy’s Reservation: sist of such amounts as are appropriated to the paragraph shall be deposited in the private fi- (1) Bonneau Dam and Reservoir Enlargement. Fund and allocated to the accounts of the Fund nancial institution referred to in subparagraph (2) East Fork of Beaver Creek Dam Repair by the Secretary as provided in this Act and in (A) in the fund established pursuant to the and Enlargement. accordance with the authorizations for appro- withdrawal plan referred to in that subpara- (3) Brown’s Dam Enlargement. priations in paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of sec- graph. The appropriate official shall credit to (4) Towe Ponds’ Enlargement. tion 105(a), together with all interest that ac- each of the accounts contained in that fund a (5) Such other water development projects as crues in the Fund. proportionate amount of that interest and pro- the Tribe shall from time to time consider appro- (B) MANAGEMENT BY SECRETARY.—The Sec- ceeds. priate. retary shall manage the Fund, make invest- (e) AGREEMENT REGARDING FUND EXPENDI- (b) IMPLEMENTATION AGREEMENT.—The Sec- ments from the Fund, and make available funds TURES.—If the Tribe does not exercise its right retary, at the request of the Tribe, shall enter from the Fund for distribution to the Tribe in a under subsection (a)(4) to withdraw the funds into an agreement, or, if appropriate, renego- manner consistent with the American Indian in the Fund and transfer those funds to a pri- tiate an existing agreement, with the Tribe to Trust Fund Management Reform Act of 1994 (25 vate financial institution, the Secretary shall implement the provisions of this Act through the U.S.C. 4001 et seq.). enter into an agreement with the Tribe pro- Tribe’s annual funding agreement entered into (2) TRIBAL MANAGEMENT.— viding for appropriate terms and conditions, if under the self-governance program under title (A) IN GENERAL.—If the Tribe exercises its any, on expenditures from the Fund in addition IV of the Indian Self-Determination and Edu- right pursuant to subsection (a)(4) to withdraw to the plans set forth in paragraphs (2) and (3) cation Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 458aa et seq.) the Fund and deposit it in a private financial of subsection (c). by which the Tribe shall plan, design, and con- institution, except as provided in the with- (f) PER CAPITA DISTRIBUTIONS PROHIBITED.— struct any or all of the projects authorized by drawal plan, neither the Secretary nor the Sec- No part of the Fund shall be distributed on a this section. retary of the Treasury shall retain any over- per capita basis to members of the Tribe. (c) BUREAU OF RECLAMATION PROJECT ADMIN- sight over or liability for the accounting, dis- SEC. 105. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. ISTRATION.— bursement, or investment of the funds. (a) CHIPPEWA CREE FUND.—There is author- (1) IN GENERAL.—Congress finds that the Sec- (B) WITHDRAWAL PLAN.—The withdrawal plan ized to be appropriated for the Fund, $21,000,000 retary, through the Bureau of Reclamation, has shall provide for— to be allocated by the Secretary as follows: entered into an agreement with the Tribe, pur- (i) the creation of accounts and allocation to (1) TRIBAL COMPACT ADMINISTRATION AC- suant to title IV of the Indian Self-Determina- accounts in a fund established under the plan COUNT.—For Tribal Compact Administration as- tion and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. in a manner consistent with subsection (a); and sumed by the Tribe under the Compact and this 458aa et seq.)— (ii) the appropriate terms and conditions, if Act, $3,000,000 is authorized to be appropriated (A) defining and limiting the role of the Bu- any, on expenditures from the Fund (in addi- for fiscal year 2000. reau of Reclamation in its administration of the tion to the requirements of the plans set forth in (2) ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ACCOUNT.—For projects authorized in subsection (a); paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection (c)). tribal economic development, $3,000,000 is au- (B) establishing the standards upon which the (c) USE OF FUND.—The Tribe shall use the thorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2000. projects will be constructed; and Fund to fulfill the purposes of this Act, subject (3) FUTURE WATER SUPPLY FACILITIES AC- (C) for other purposes necessary to implement to the following restrictions on expenditures: COUNT.—For the total Federal contribution to this section. (1) Except for $400,000 necessary for capital the planning, design, construction, operation, (2) AGREEMENT.—The agreement referred to in expenditures in connection with Tribal Compact maintenance, and rehabilitation of a future paragraph (1) shall become effective when the Administration, only interest accrued on the water supply system for the Reservation, there Tribe exercises its right under subsection (b). Tribal Compact Administration Account referred are authorized to be appropriated— SEC. 104. CHIPPEWA CREE INDIAN RESERVED to in subsection (a)(5)(A) shall be available to (A) $2,000,000 for fiscal year 2000; WATER RIGHTS SETTLEMENT TRUST satisfy the Tribe’s obligations for Tribal Com- (B) $8,000,000 for fiscal year 2001; and FUND. pact Administration under the provisions of the (C) $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2002. (a) ESTABLISHMENT OF TRUST FUND.— Compact. (b) ON-RESERVATION WATER DEVELOPMENT.— (1) IN GENERAL.— (2) Both principal and accrued interest on the (1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be (A) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is hereby estab- Economic Development Account referred to in appropriated to the Department of the Interior, lished in the Treasury of the United States a subsection (a)(5)(B) shall be available to the for the Bureau of Reclamation, for the construc- trust fund for the Chippewa Cree Tribe of the Tribe for expenditure pursuant to an economic tion of the on-Reservation water development Rocky Boy’s Reservation to be known as the development plan approved by the Secretary. projects authorized by section 103— ‘‘Chippewa Cree Indian Reserved Water Rights (3) Both principal and accrued interest on the (A) $13,000,000 for fiscal year 2000, for the Settlement Trust Fund’’. Future Water Supply Facilities Account referred planning, design, and construction of the

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Except for the under the Compact; institution under this Act. contribution set forth in subsection 105(a)(3), (B) $8,000,000 for fiscal year 2001, for the plan- (f) WITHOUT FISCAL YEAR LIMITATION.—All the cost of developing and delivering the water ning, design, and construction of the East Fork money appropriated pursuant to authorizations allocated by this title or any other supplemental Dam and Reservoir enlargement, of the Brown’s under this title shall be available without fiscal water to the Rocky Boy’s Reservation shall not Dam and Reservoir enlargement, and of the year limitation. be borne by the United States. Towe Ponds enlargement of which— SEC. 106. STATE CONTRIBUTIONS TO SETTLE- (e) SECTION NOT PRECEDENTIAL.—The provi- (i) $4,000,000 shall be used for the East Fork MENT. sions of this section regarding the allocation of Dam and Reservoir enlargement; Consistent with Articles VI.C.2 and C.3 of the water resources from the Tiber Reservoir to the (ii) $2,000,000 shall be used for the Brown’s Compact, the State contribution to settlement Tribe shall not be construed as precedent in the Dam and Reservoir enlargement; and shall be as follows: litigation or settlement of any other Indian (iii) $2,000,000 shall be used for the Towe (1) The contribution of $150,000 appropriated water right claims. Ponds enlargement; and by Montana House Bill 6 of the 55th Legislative SEC. 202. MUNICIPAL, RURAL, AND INDUSTRIAL (C) $3,000,000 for fiscal year 2002, for the plan- Session (1997) shall be used for the following FEASIBILITY STUDY. ning, design, and construction of such other purposes: (a) AUTHORIZATION.— water resource developments as the Tribe, with (A) Water quality discharge monitoring wells (1) IN GENERAL.— the approval of the Secretary, from time to time and monitoring program. (A) STUDY.—The Secretary, through the Bu- may consider appropriate or for the completion (B) A diversion structure on Big Sandy Creek. reau of Reclamation, shall perform an MR&I of the 4 projects enumerated in subparagraphs (C) A conveyance structure on Box Elder feasibility study of water and related resources (A) and (B) of paragraph (1). Creek. in north central Montana to evaluate alter- (2) UNEXPENDED BALANCES.—Any unexpended (D) The purchase of contract water from natives for a municipal, rural, and industrial balance in the funds authorized to be appro- Lower Beaver Creek Reservoir. supply for the Rocky Boy’s Reservation. priated under subparagraph (A) or (B) of para- (2) Subject to the availability of funds, the (B) USE OF FUNDS MADE AVAILABLE FOR FIS- graph (1), after substantial completion of all of State shall provide services valued at $400,000 CAL YEAR 1999.—The authority under subpara- the projects enumerated in paragraphs (1) for administration required by the Compact and graph (A) shall be deemed to apply to MR&I through (4) of section 103(a)— for water quality sampling required by the Com- feasibility study activities for which funds were (A) shall be available to the Tribe first for pact. made available by appropriations for fiscal year completion of the enumerated projects; and TITLE II—TIBER RESERVOIR ALLOCATION 1999. (B) then for other water resource development AND FEASIBILITY STUDIES AUTHORIZA- (2) CONTENTS OF STUDY.—The MR&I feasi- projects on the Reservation. TION bility study shall include the feasibility of re- (c) ADMINISTRATION COSTS.—There is author- SEC. 201. TIBER RESERVOIR. leasing the Tribe’s Tiber allocation as provided ized to be appropriated to the Department of the in section 201 into the Missouri River System for (a) ALLOCATION OF WATER TO THE TRIBE.— Interior, for the Bureau of Reclamation, later diversion to a treatment and delivery sys- (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall perma- $1,000,000 for fiscal year 2000, for the costs of tem for the Rocky Boy’s Reservation. administration of the Bureau of Reclamation nently allocate to the Tribe, without cost to the Tribe, 10,000 acre-feet per year of stored water (3) UTILIZATION OF EXISTING STUDIES.—The under this Act, except that— MR&I feasibility study shall include utilization (1) if those costs exceed $1,000,000, the Bureau from the water right of the Bureau of Reclama- tion in Lake Elwell, Lower Marias Unit, Upper of existing Federal and non-Federal studies and of Reclamation may use funds authorized for shall be planned and conducted in consultation appropriation under subsection (b) for costs; Missouri Division, Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program, Montana, measured at the outlet with other Federal agencies, the State of Mon- and tana, and the Chippewa Cree Tribe. (2) the Bureau of Reclamation shall exercise works of the dam or at the diversion point from (b) ACCEPTANCE OR PARTICIPATION IN IDENTI- its best efforts to minimize those costs to avoid the reservoir. The allocation shall become effec- FIED OFF-RESERVATION SYSTEM.—The United expenditures for the costs of administration tive when the decree referred to in section 101(b) States, the Chippewa Cree Tribe of the Rocky under this Act that exceed a total of $1,000,000. has become final in accordance with that sec- Boy’s Reservation, and the State of Montana (d) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.— tion. The allocation shall be part of the Tribal shall not be obligated to accept or participate in (1) IN GENERAL.—The amounts authorized to Water Right and subject to the terms of this Act. any potential off-Reservation water supply sys- be appropriated to the Fund and allocated to its (2) AGREEMENT.—The Secretary shall enter tem identified in the MR&I feasibility study au- accounts pursuant to subsection (a) shall be de- into an agreement with the Tribe setting forth thorized in subsection (a). posited into the Fund and allocated immediately the terms of the allocation and providing for the on appropriation. Tribe’s use or temporary transfer of water stored SEC. 203. REGIONAL FEASIBILITY STUDY. (2) INVESTMENTS.—Investments may be made in Lake Elwell, subject to the terms and condi- (a) IN GENERAL.— from the Fund pursuant to section 104(d). tions of the Compact and this Act. (1) STUDY.—The Secretary, through the Bu- (3) AVAILABILITY OF CERTAIN MONEYS.—The (3) PRIOR RESERVED WATER RIGHTS.—The allo- reau of Reclamation, shall conduct, pursuant to amounts authorized to be appropriated in sub- cation provided in this section shall be subject Reclamation Law, a regional feasibility study section (a)(1) shall be available for use imme- to the prior reserved water rights, if any, of any (referred to in this subsection as the ‘‘regional diately upon appropriation in accordance with Indian tribe, or person claiming water through feasibility study’’) to evaluate water and related subsection 104(c)(1). any Indian tribe. resources in north central Montana in order to (4) LIMITATION.—Those moneys allocated by (b) USE AND TEMPORARY TRANSFER OF ALLO- determine the limitations of those resources and the Secretary to accounts in the Fund or in a CATION.— how those resources can best be managed and fund established under section 104(a)(4) shall (1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the limitations developed to serve the needs of the citizens of draw interest consistent with section 104(d), but and conditions set forth in the Compact and this Montana. the moneys authorized to be appropriated under Act, the Tribe shall have the right to devote the (2) USE OF FUNDS MADE AVAILABLE FOR FISCAL subsection (b) and paragraphs (2) and (3) of water allocated by this section to any use, in- YEAR 1999.—The authority under paragraph (1) subsection (a) shall not be available for expendi- cluding agricultural, municipal, commercial, in- shall be deemed to apply to regional feasibility ture until the requirements of section 101(b) dustrial, mining, or recreational uses, within or study activities for which funds were made have been met so that the decree has become outside the Rocky Boy’s Reservation. available by appropriations for fiscal year 1999. final and the Tribe has executed the waiver and (2) CONTRACTS AND AGREEMENTS.—Notwith- (b) CONTENTS OF STUDY.—The regional feasi- release required under section 5(c). standing any other provision of statutory or bility study shall— (e) RETURN OF FUNDS TO THE TREASURY— common law, the Tribe may, with the approval (1) evaluate existing and potential water sup- (1) IN GENERAL.—In the event that the ap- of the Secretary and subject to the limitations plies, uses, and management; proval, ratification, and confirmation of the and conditions set forth in the Compact, enter (2) identify major water-related issues, includ- Compact by the United States becomes null and into a service contract, lease, exchange, or other ing environmental, water supply, and economic void under section 101(b), all unexpended funds agreement providing for the temporary delivery, issues; appropriated under the authority of this Act to- use, or transfer of the water allocated by this (3) evaluate opportunities to resolve the issues gether with all interest earned on such funds, section, except that no such service contract, referred to in paragraph (2); and notwithstanding whether the funds are held by lease, exchange, or other agreement may perma- (4) evaluate options for implementation of res- the Tribe, a private institution, or the Secretary, nently alienate any portion of the tribal alloca- olutions to the issues. shall revert to the general fund of the Treasury tion. (c) REQUIREMENTS.—Because of the regional 12 months after the expiration of the deadline (c) REMAINING STORAGE.—The United States and international impact of the regional feasi- established in section 101(b). shall retain the right to use for any authorized bility study, the study may not be segmented. (2) INCLUSION IN AGREEMENTS AND PLAN.—The purpose, any and all storage remaining in Lake The regional study shall— requirements in paragraph (1) shall be included Elwell after the allocation made to the Tribe in (1) utilize, to the maximum extent possible, ex- in all annual funding agreements entered into subsection 201(a). isting information; and under the self-governance program under title (d) WATER TRANSPORT OBLIGATION; DEVELOP- (2) be planned and conducted in consultation IV of the Indian Self-Determination and Edu- MENT AND DELIVERY COSTS.—The United States with all affected interests, including interests in cation Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 458aa et seq.), shall have no responsibility or obligation to pro- Canada.

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It is the intention for fiscal year 1999 for the Bureau of Reclama- that this settlement will help the tribe tlement that quantifies the water tion, $1,000,000 shall be used for the purpose of reach their goal of self-determination. rights of the tribe and provides for the commencing the MR&I feasibility study under I urge my colleagues to support the development in a manner that would be section 202 and the regional study under section legislation consistent with their neighbors, the 203, of which— Madam Speaker, I reserve the bal- needs of the local communities and (1) $500,000 shall be used for the MR&I study ance of my time. farmers and ranchers. It provides Fed- under section 202; and Mr. KILDEE. Madam Speaker, I yield eral funds for construction of water (2) $500,000 shall be used for the regional study under section 203. myself such time as I may consume. supply facilities and for tribal eco- (b) FEASIBILITY STUDIES.—There is authorized (Mr. KILDEE asked and was given nomic development and defines the to be appropriated to the Department of the In- permission to revise and extend his re- Federal Government’s role in imple- terior, for the Bureau of Reclamation, for the marks.) menting that settlement. This settle- purpose of conducting the MR&I feasibility Mr. KILDEE. Madam Speaker, I rise ment bill has the full support of the study under section 202 and the regional study in support of this legislation. I com- tribe, the State of Montana, the De- under section 203, $3,000,000 for fiscal year 2000, mend my good friend, the gentleman partment of Justice, the Department of of which— from Montana (Mr. HILL), for his hard, Interior and the water users who farm (1) $500,000 shall be used for the MR&I feasi- bility study under section 202; and hard work on this legislation. It bal- and ranch on streams shared with the (2) $2,500,000 shall be used for the regional ances all the interests so very care- reservation. study under section 203. fully, and I commend him for bringing This bill will effectuate a settlement (c) WITHOUT FISCAL YEAR LIMITATION.—All it to this point. that is a textbook example of how money appropriated pursuant to authorizations This legislation provides for a com- State, tribal and Federal governments under this title shall be available without fiscal prehensive settlement of the water can work together to resolve that dif- year limitation. rights claims of the Chippewa Cree ference in a way that meets the con- (d) AVAILABILITY OF CERTAIN MONEYS.—The amounts made available for use under sub- Tribe of the Rocky Boy’s Reservation cerns of all. It is also a settlement that section (a) shall be deemed to have been avail- in Montana. Under the terms of this reflects the effectiveness of tribal and able for use as of the date on which those funds legislation, Congress would approve nontribal water users in working to- were appropriated. The amounts authorized to and authorize participation in a water gether in goodwill and in good faith be appropriated in subsection (b) shall be avail- rights compact entered into by the with respect to each other’s needs and able for use immediately upon appropriation. tribe and the State of Montana. The concerns. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- compact recognizes the tribe’s rights b 1430 ant to the rule, the gentleman from to approximately 10,000 acre feet of California (Mr. DOOLITTLE) and the water on the reservation, and provides It is not an overstatement to say gentleman from Michigan (Mr. KILDEE) for specific water development projects that the Chippewa Cree Tribe of the each will control 20 minutes. and funding to benefit the tribe. Rocky Boy’s Reservation Indian Re- The Chair recognizes the gentleman The future water rights of the tribe served Water Rights Settlement and from California (Mr. DOOLITTLE). are also provided for in this bill. The Water Supply Enhancement Act is a Mr. DOOLITTLE. Madam Speaker, I Chippewa Cree Tribe, the State of Mon- historic agreement. This is truly a yield myself such time as I may con- tana, and representatives from the De- great occasion for all those who have sume. partment of Interior have worked very, worked so hard to get us to this point. In closing, again, I want to thank the Madam Speaker, the Rocky Boy’s very hard for many years to secure gentleman from California (Chairman water rights settlement process has agreement on this water rights settle- DOLITTLE), the gentleman from Alaska been important for a number of rea- ment. sons. The gentleman from Montana Again, the work of the gentleman (Chairman YOUNG), and the House lead- ership for scheduling the bill today. I (Mr. HILL), the State of Montana, and from Montana (Mr. HILL) has brought the tribe have spent a good deal of time this to a culmination. H.R. 795 provides also want to thank the gentleman from working through the issues in a con- an opportunity to ratify the first In- Michigan (Mr. KILDEE) for his cospon- structive fashion, taking steps to mini- dian water settlement since the early sorship and helping to move this bill mize the impact on other affected 1990s, and I urge my colleagues to sup- forward and urge its adoption. Mr. KILDEE. Madam Speaker, I yield water users. Furthermore, there has port enactment of this important legis- been minimal emphasis on some of the back the balance of my time. lation. Mr. DOOLITTLE. Madam Speaker, I outmoded bases for calculating Federal Madam Speaker, I reserve the bal- urge an ‘‘aye’’ vote; I yield back the Reserve Indian water right claims. ance of my time. balance of my time. This process has allowed the parties to Mr. DOOLITTLE. Madam Speaker, I The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mrs. look to newer, more flexible negotia- yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from BIGGERT). The question is on the mo- tions that find solutions which provide Montana (Mr. HILL), the distinguished tion offered by the gentleman from tribes with real opportunities without author of the legislation. California (Mr. DOOLITTLE) that the making demands that may destroy the (Mr. HILL of Montana asked and was House suspend the rules and pass the economic livelihood of existing water given permission to revise and extend bill, H.R. 795, as amended. users. his remarks.) The question was taken; and (two- Additionally, this process has Mr. HILL of Montana. Madam Speak- thirds having voted in favor thereof) brought new solutions and introduced er, as the sponsor of this bill, I rise in the rules were suspended and the bill, private sector expertise into the tribe’s strong support of H.R. 795, the Chip- as amended, was passed. efforts to utilize these water supplies pewa Cree Tribe Water Rights Settle- A motion to reconsider was laid on once the settlement is authorized. By ment Act, which is a companion to a the table. approaching these Indian water right bill in the Senate, 438. I especially f settlements in more creative ways, want to thank the subcommittee chair- Congress and the Federal Government man, the gentleman from California CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVER NA- can narrow the divergent expectations (Mr. DOOLITTLE) and his staff Bob TIONAL RECREATION AREA of the parties as they enter negotia- Faber and Josh Johnson for their tire- AMENDMENTS tions and attempt to correct problems less efforts to work with all the parties Mr. DOOLITTLE. Madam Speaker, I that have existed for decades. It is im- involved that has allowed us to move move to suspend the rules and pass the portant for Congress to modernize the this important piece of legislation. bill (H.R. 2140) to improve protection process and bases for settling these This bill is the culmination of many and management of the Chattahoochee claims. It is taking far too long to ar- years of technical and legal work and River National Recreation Area in the rive at a settlement. Often tribes re- many years of negotiations involving State of Georgia, as amended. ceive water and money under cir- the Chippewa Cree Tribe, the State of The Clerk read as follows:

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H.R. 2140 (2) by striking the fourth sentence and insert- ‘‘(2) REVISED PLAN.— Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- ing the following: ‘‘No sooner than 180 days ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Within 3 years after the resentatives of the United States of America in after the date of enactment of this sentence, the date funds are made available, the Secretary Congress assembled, Secretary of the Interior (hereinafter referred to shall submit to the committees specified in para- SECTION 1. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES. as the ‘Secretary’) may modify the boundaries of graph (1) a revised general management plan to the recreation area to include other land within provide for the protection, enhancement, enjoy- (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— (1) the Chattahoochee River National Recre- the Chattahoochee River corridor by submitting ment, development, and use of the recreation ation Area in the State of Georgia is a nation- a revised map or other boundary description to area. ‘‘(B) PUBLIC PARTICIPATION.—In preparing ally significant resource; the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources the revised plan, the Secretary shall encourage (2) the Chattahoochee River National Recre- of the and the Committee the participation of the State of Georgia and af- ation Area has been adversely affected by land on Resources of the United States House of Rep- fected political subdivisions of the State, private use changes occurring inside and outside the resentatives. The revised map or other boundary landowners, interested citizens, public officials, recreation area; description shall be prepared by the Secretary (3) the population of the metropolitan Atlanta after consultation with affected landowners, the groups, agencies, educational institutions, and area continues to expand northward, leaving State of Georgia, and affected political subdivi- other entities.’’. (e) TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.—Title I of the dwindling opportunities to protect the scenic, sions of the State. The revised boundaries shall Act entitled ‘‘An Act to authorize the establish- recreational, natural, and historical values of take effect 180 days after the date of submission ment of the Chattahoochee River National the 2,000-foot-wide corridor adjacent to each unless, within the 180-day period, Congress en- Recreation Area in the State of Georgia, and for bank of the Chattahoochee River and its im- acts a joint resolution disapproving the revised other purposes’’, approved August 15, 1978 (16 poundments in the 48-mile segment known as boundaries.’’; and U.S.C. 460ii et seq.), is amended— the ‘‘area of national concern’’; (3) in the next-to-last sentence, by striking (1) in sections 102(d) and 103(a), by striking (4) the State of Georgia has enacted the Met- ‘‘may not exceed approximately 6,800 acres.’’ ‘‘of this Act’’ and inserting ‘‘of this title’’; ropolitan River Protection Act to ensure protec- and inserting ‘‘may not exceed 10,000 acres.’’. (b) ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY.—Section 102 of (2) in section 104(b)— tion of the corridor located within 2,000 feet of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to authorize the estab- (A) by striking ‘‘of this Act’’ and inserting ‘‘of each bank of the Chattahoochee River, or the lishment of the Chattahoochee River National this title’’; corridor located within the 100-year floodplain, Recreation Area in the State of Georgia, and for (B) by striking ‘‘under this Act’’ and inserting whichever is larger; other purposes’’, approved August 15, 1978 (16 ‘‘under this title’’; (5) the corridor located within the 100-year U.S.C. 460ii–1), is amended— (C) by striking ‘‘by this Act’’ and inserting floodplain includes the area of national con- (1) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘from will- ‘‘by this title’’; and cern; ing sellers’’ after ‘‘purchase’’; and (D) by striking ‘‘in this Act’’ and inserting ‘‘in (6) since establishment of the Chattahoochee (2) by striking subsection (f). this title’’; River National Recreation Area, visitor use of (c) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—Section 103 of (3) in section 104(d)(2), by striking ‘‘under this the recreation area has shifted dramatically the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to authorize the estab- Act’’ and inserting ‘‘under this title’’; from waterborne to water-related and land- lishment of the Chattahoochee River National (4) in section 105(c)(1)(A), as redesignated by based activities; Recreation Area in the State of Georgia, and for subsection (d)(3), by striking ‘‘of this Act’’ and (7) the State of Georgia and political subdivi- other purposes’’, approved August 15, 1978 (16 inserting ‘‘of this title’’; sions of the State along the Chattahoochee U.S.C. 460ii–2), is amended by striking sub- (5) in section 106(a), by striking ‘‘in this Act’’ River have indicated willingness to join in a co- section (b) and inserting the following: and inserting ‘‘in this title’’; and operative effort with the United States to link ‘‘(b) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—The Sec- (6) in section 106(d), by striking ‘‘under this existing units of the recreation area through a retary may enter into cooperative agreements Act’’ and inserting ‘‘under this title’’. series of linear corridors to be established within with the State of Georgia, political subdivisions The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- the area of national concern and elsewhere on of the State, and other entities to ensure stand- the river; and ardized acquisition, planning, design, construc- ant to the rule, the gentleman from (8) if Congress appropriates funds in support tion, and operation of the recreation area.’’. California (Mr. DOOLITTLE) and the of the cooperative effort described in paragraph (d) FUNDING.—Section 105 of the Act entitled gentleman from Michigan (Mr. KILDEE) (7), funding from the State, political subdivi- ‘‘An Act to authorize the establishment of the each will control 20 minutes. sions of the State, private foundations, cor- Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area The Chair recognizes the gentleman porate entities, private individuals, and other in the State of Georgia, and for other purposes’’, sources will be available to fund more than half from California (Mr. DOOLITTLE). approved August 15, 1978 (16 U.S.C. 460ii–4), is Mr. DOOLITTLE. Madam Speaker, I the estimated cost of the cooperative effort. amended— (b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this Act are— yield myself such time as I may con- (1) by striking ‘‘SEC. 105. (a)’’ and inserting (1) to increase the level of protection of the the following: sume. open spaces within the area of national concern ‘‘SEC. 105. FUNDING SOURCES AND GENERAL Madam Speaker, I rise in support of along the Chattahoochee River and to enhance MANAGEMENT PLAN. H.R. 2140, introduced by the gentleman visitor enjoyment of the open spaces by adding ‘‘(a) FUNDING.— from Georgia (Mr. DEAL). The gen- land-based linear corridors to link existing units ‘‘(1) LIMITATION ON USE OF APPROPRIATED of the recreation area; tleman from Georgia (Mr. DEAL) is to FUNDS.—’’; (2) to ensure that the Chattahoochee River be commended for crafting a bill which (2) in subsection (a)— amends the Chattahoochee River Na- National Recreation Area is managed to stand- (A) by striking ‘‘$79,400,000’’ and inserting ardize acquisition, planning, design, construc- ‘$115,000,000’’; tional Recreation Area Act by modi- tion, and operation of the linear corridors; and (B) by striking ‘‘this Act’’ and inserting ‘‘this fying the boundaries of the area and to (3) to authorize the appropriation of Federal title’’; and provide for the lands, waters, and sce- funds to cover a portion of the costs of the Fed- (C) by adding at the end the following: nic resources, and to provide protec- eral, State, local, and private cooperative effort ‘‘(2) DONATIONS.—The Secretary may accept a tion for these within the recreation to add additional areas to the recreation area so donation of funds or land or an interest in land as to establish a series of linear corridors linking area. to carry out this title. Visitor enjoyment and protection of existing units of the recreation area and to pro- ‘‘(3) RELATION TO OTHER FUNDING SOURCES.— tect other open spaces of the Chattahoochee Funds made available under paragraph (1) are the river would be enhanced by adding River corridor. in addition to funding and the donation of land land-based links between current units SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO CHATTAHOOCHEE and interests in land by the State of Georgia, of the national recreation area. This RIVER NATIONAL RECREATION AREA local government authorities, private founda- bill also assures the recreation area is ACT. tions, corporate entities, and individuals for managed by forming cooperative agree- (a) BOUNDARIES.—Section 101 of the Act enti- purposes of this title.’’; and ments with State, local, and other en- tled ‘‘An Act to authorize the establishment of (3) in subsection (c)— tities. the Chattahoochee River National Recreation (A) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through Area in the State of Georgia, and for other pur- (3) as subparagraphs (A) through (C), respec- The Chattahoochee River National poses’’, approved August 15, 1978 (16 U.S.C. tively, and indenting appropriately; Recreation Area attracts thousands of 460ii), is amended— (B) by striking ‘‘(c) Within’’ and inserting the visitors year-round. The recreation (1) in the third sentence, by inserting after following: area has seen a substantial increase in ‘‘numbered CHAT–20,003, and dated September ‘‘(c) GENERAL MANAGEMENT PLAN.— use, becoming one of the most visited 1984,’’ the following: ‘‘and on the maps entitled ‘‘(1) INITIAL PLAN.—Within’’; national recreation areas in the coun- ‘Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area (C) in paragraph (1) (as designated by sub- try. Interim Boundary Map #1’, ‘Chattahoochee paragraph (B)), by striking ‘‘transmit to’’ and River National Recreation Area Interim Bound- all that follows through ‘‘Representatives’’ and H.R. 2140 will also enhance the pro- ary Map #2’, and ‘Chattahoochee River Na- inserting ‘‘transmit to the Committee on Re- tection for the scenic and recreational tional Recreation Area Interim Boundary Map sources of the House of Representatives’’; and values of the Chattahoochee River cor- #3’, and dated August 6, 1998,’’; (D) by adding at the end the following: ridor from developmental pressures.

VerDate 12-OCT-99 02:05 Oct 19, 1999 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00012 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A18OC7.010 pfrm02 PsN: H18PT1 October 18, 1999 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H10133 I urge all my colleagues to support mile segment of one of our nation's great ing county in the United States. The park cur- this legislation. urban rivers. Six years later, in 1984, as de- rently contains about 9,238 acres of which ap- Madam Speaker, I reserve the bal- velopment around and within the recreation proximately 4,500 are Federally owned. Pres- ance of my time. area increased, Congress acted to facilitate ently, the park includes thirteen separate land Mr. KILDEE. Madam Speaker, I yield State and local government efforts to protect units. Popular recreational activities in the park myself such time as I may consume. the area by declaring the 2,000-foot-wide cor- include fishing, hiking, picnicking, canoeing, (Mr. KILDEE asked and was given ridor adjacent to each bank of the Chattahoo- rafting, tubing, and boating. It also contains a permission to revise and extend his re- chee as an area of national concern. Now, number of natural habitats, 19th century his- marks.) due to the rapid pace of commercial and resi- toric sites and ruins, as well as Native Amer- Mr. KILDEE. Madam Speaker, H.R. dential development in the Chattahoochee ican archaeological sites. Annual visitation is 2140 modifies the boundaries of the River corridor, I believe it is absolutely essen- about 3.5 million visitors. Chattahoochee River National Recre- tial that we pass this legislation in order to My legislation would modify the boundaries ation Area with the intention of pro- provide additional protection for this important of the Chattahoochee River National Recre- viding for the inclusion of land within resource. I have sought to continue former ation Area and authorize the creation of a 2,000 feet of each bank of the Chat- Speaker Gingrich's efforts to preserve the greenway buffer between the river and private tahoochee River on a 48-mile segment Chattahoochee River by funding the Chat- development to prevent further pollution, pro- in metropolitan Atlanta, Georgia. tahoochee Greenways Project, which will keep vide flood and erosion control, and maintain At the hearing on H.R. 2140 on July land on the banks of the river from further de- water quality for safe drinking water and for 20, 1999, the National Park Service tes- velopment and help clean up the waterway. the fish and wildlife dependent on the river tified in support of the legislation as This legislation is essential because over system. In addition, this legislation promotes introduced, with one technical change. the years there has been a shift from largely private-public partnerships by authorizing $25 As amended by the Committee on Re- water-based to land-based use of the park by million in federal funds for land acquisition for sources, one substantive change and a visitors to the area, thereby contributing to a the recreation area. The $25 million will be number of technical and conforming need for a larger land base for recreation. matched by private funds. The State of Geor- changes have been made to the bill. H.R. 2140 would expand the recreation area gia, private foundations, corporate entities, pri- The one substantive change is the new and protecting most of the remaining open vate individual, and others have already given requirement that land could only be spaces along the river corridor. The goal of or pledged tens of millions of dollars to protect acquired on a willing-seller basis. the legislation is to create as much of an unin- and preserve the Chattahoochee river for fu- As the National Park Service noted terrupted stretch of land as possible along the ture generations of Georgians to enjoy. At the in its testimony, there are cases of po- river banks in order to meet increased de- same time, it includes an ``any willing seller'' tentially severe and irreparable dam- mand for recreational opportunities by commu- provision to protect private property rights of age to resources that can only be pre- nities along the river. landowners. vented through the use of eminent do- This legislation also promotes private-public Last year, in anticipation of passage of this main. Given that rapid development partnerships since Congress appropriated $25 legislation, Congress made available $25 mil- and urbanization of the area, threats to million for land acquisition along the Chat- lion for land acquisition in the Chattahoochee these resources are a real danger. tahoochee last year and this will be matched River National Recreation Area. That funding The National Park Service also noted by private funds. Remarkable cooperative ef- is serving to leverage state, local government, that, although eminent domain author- forts are currently underway to protect key and private funding to further augment land ity at Chattahoochee currently exists, lands in the corridor of Georgia's Chattahoo- purchases in the recreation area. However, it has never been used, and the Na- chee River from Buford Dam to the Florida legislative authority expanding the boundaries tional Park Service hopes it never will border. Thanks to the tireless efforts and lead- is needed before the additional land can be be. By tying the National Park Serv- ership of the Trust for Public Land, the State purchased. We can help preserve one of ice’s hands on acquisitions, we could of Georgia, private foundations, corporate enti- Georgia's most vital natural resources by en- open up the area to developers and ties, private individuals, and others have al- acting H.R. 2140. speculators who can name their price ready given or pledged tens of millions of dol- Similar legislation was introduced in the with no recourse. lars to secure properties of public significance House and Senate during the 105th Congress. However, Madam Speaker, overall, within the current authorized boundaries of the As most of you know, the House passed the H.R. 2140 is a good bill, and I would Chattahoochee River National Recreation legislation in October 1998, however the Sen- hate to see the bill hung up on this Area and to preserve the river for future gen- ate did not act on the measure. point. I understand that the Senate erations of Georgians to enjoy. During this Congress, Senator COVERDELL companion legislation has language on I would like to thank Representative NATHAN introduced the companion bill to H.R. 2140 (S. this point that the administration sup- DEAL for introducing this important legislation 109), and the bill was reported on June 7, ports. Hopefully, this can be resolved and his efforts to protect one of Georgia's 1999 by the Committee on Energy and Natural so action on the measure can be com- most indispensable natural resources. I am Resources. I believe it is crucial for the House pleted and a bill sent to the President grateful for past efforts of Governor Zell Miller, to act quickly on this legislation in order to that has the support of all parties. Lt. Governor Pierre Howard, and for the efforts protect the Chattahoochee River from further Mr. ISAKSON. Madam Speaker, I rise today of other members of the Georgia delegation development and environmental damage. in support of this bill, H.R. 2140. This legisla- and Congress at large in support of this impor- Again, thank you Madam Speaker, and tion would modify the boundaries of the Chat- tant legislation. I believe Congress must act thank you to the Resources Committee mem- tahoochee River National Recreation Area to fast to enact this legislation in order to protect bers and staff for all the help they provided protect and preserve the endangered Chat- the Chattahoochee River from any further de- with H.R. 2140. I would also like to thank Rep- tahoochee River and provide additional recre- velopment and environmental damage. resentative ISAKSON for his assistance in pro- ation opportunities for the citizens of Georgia Mr. DEAL of Georgia. Madam Speaker, for tecting one of Georgia's most vital, natural re- and our nation. The river and its corridor lands the consideration on the floor today of an sources. are a vital source of water for the City of At- issue important to the State of Georgia and Mr. KILDEE. Madam Speaker, I yield lanta, and more broadly for all of north Geor- myself. H.R. 2140 is legislation I introduced back the balance of my time. gia. The area hosts diverse wildlife, significant earlier this year to improve the protection and Mr. DOOLITTLE. Madam Speaker, I natural communities and irreplaceable historic management of the Chattahoochee River Na- urge an ‘‘aye’’ vote, and I yield back resources in the midst of one of America's tional Recreation Area. the balance of my time. most vibrant urban areas. It also affords a rec- The Chattahoochee River National Recre- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The reational haven for the millions of visitors each ation Area was established August 15, 1978, question is on the motion offered by year to the dozen or so non-contiguous park- and boundary adjustments were made in Oc- the gentleman from California (Mr. land areas that together compromise the Chat- tober 1984. The recreation area is along a 48- DOOLITTLE) that the House suspend the tahoochee Recreation Area. mile stretch of the Chattahoochee River within rules and pass the bill, H.R. 2140, as Congress established the Chattahoochee four counties, north and northeast of Atlanta, amended. River National Recreation Area in 1978 to pre- Georgia. The area immediately adjacent to the The question was taken. serve and protect the natural, scenic, rec- park is being heavily developed, and Forsyth Mr. DOOLITTLE. Madam Speaker, reational, historic, and other values of a 48- County (which I represent) is the fastest grow- on that I demand the yeas and nays.

VerDate 12-OCT-99 02:05 Oct 19, 1999 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00013 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K18OC7.021 pfrm02 PsN: H18PT1 H10134 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE October 18, 1999 The yeas and nays were ordered. representatives that may serve on that Since the only intention of this bill is The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- body. to increase the number of opportuni- ant to clause 8 of rule XX and the Under current law, there are nine ties for nonprofit participation in the Chair’s prior announcement, further members, including the Director of the council, I strongly support this legisla- proceedings on this motion will be U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, who tion. postponed. serve on the Wetlands Council. Their By all measures, the North American f job is to review and recommend worth- Wetlands Conservation Council has while conservation projects to the Mi- proven itself to be a very effective and NORTH AMERICAN WETLANDS gratory Bird Conservation Commis- strong advocate for wetlands conserva- CONSERVATION COUNCIL EXPAN- sion. tion and restoration. I believe most, if SION ACT OF 1999 To date, the commission has ap- not all, Members of this House can proved 714 projects to protect, restore, Mr. DOOLITTLE. Madam Speaker, I agree that the modest increase in non- and enhance critical wetland habitat in move to suspend the rules and pass the profit seats proposed by this legislation Canada, Mexico, and the United States. bill (H.R. 2821) to amend the North would be a positive enhancement to This represents a financial commit- American Wetlands Conservation Act this extremely successful council. I ment of $310.8 million that has been to provide for appointment of 2 addi- urge all members to vote ‘‘aye’’ on this matched by more than 900 nongovern- bill. tional members of the North American mental partners, for a total investment Wetlands Conservation Council, as Madam Speaker, I reserve the bal- of $798.5 million. These funds have been ance of my time. amended. used to conserve over 33 million acres The Clerk read as follows: Mr. DOOLITTLE. Madam Speaker, I of wetlands which directly benefit mil- yield 5 minutes to the gentleman from H.R. 2821 lions of migratory birds. Pennsylvania (Mr. WELDON), one of the Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- By expanding the membership of the principal sponsors of the legislation. resentatives of the United States of America in Wetlands Council, two additional con- Congress assembled, (Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania asked servation groups would be given a seat and was given permission to revise and SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. at the table, and they would bring with This Act may be cited as the ‘‘North Amer- extend his remarks.) them their commitment to accelerate Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania. ican Wetlands Conservation Council Expan- the growth of this extremely successful sion Act of 1999’’. Madam Speaker, I thank the gen- program. tleman from California (Mr. DOO- SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL MEMBERS OF THE NORTH H.R. 2821 is a noncontroversial and AMERICAN WETLANDS CONSERVA- LITTLE) for yielding me this time, and TION COUNCIL. bipartisan bill that has been authored let me thank the gentleman from by the two House Members who serve (a) ADDITIONAL MEMBERS.—Section 4(a)(1) Michigan (Mr. KILDEE) for his help in of the North American Wetlands Conserva- with distinction on the Migratory Bird getting this bill to the floor today. tion Act (16 U.S.C. 4403(a)(1) is amended by Conservation Commission. I rise to pay a very appropriate striking ‘‘nine’’ and inserting ‘‘eleven’’. I urge an ‘‘aye’’ vote on this legisla- thanks to the distinguished gentleman (b) APPOINTMENT OF ADDITIONAL MEM- tion. BERS.—Section 4(a)(1)(D) of the North Amer- Madam Speaker, I reserve the bal- from Michigan (Mr. DINGELL), author ican Wetlands Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. ance of my time. of this legislation. 4403(a)(1)(D)) is amended by striking ‘‘three’’ Mr. KILDEE. Madam Speaker, I yield I have had the pleasure for the past and inserting ‘‘five’’. myself such time as I may consume. several sessions of the Congress rep- (c) INITIAL TERMS.—Of the members of the (Mr. KILDEE asked and was given resenting the Republican side of the North American Wetlands Conservation permission to revise and extend his re- aisle on the Migratory Bird Conserva- Council first appointed under the amend- tion Commission, where the gentleman ments made by subsections (a) and (b)— marks.) from Michigan (Mr. DINGELL) has had a (1) one shall be appointed to an initial Mr. KILDEE. Madam Speaker, the term of 1 year; and council established under the North tremendous career in providing leader- (2) one shall be appointed to an initial American Wetlands Conservation Act ship to this body for preserving fly- term of 2 years, has made tremendous positive impact away space for the migratory birds in as specified by the Secretary of the Interior in helping to restore and conserve wet- North America. at the time of appointment. lands across the North American con- Madam Speaker, there is no other (d) RELATIONSHIP TO EXISTING APPOINT- tinent. Projects supported by the coun- program that I can think of that en- MENT REQUIREMENTS.—Except as provided in cil help to preserve wetlands and pro- joys such bipartisan support in volun- subsection (e), this section shall not affect tarily protecting land for birds and for section 304 of the Wetlands and Wildlife En- vide crucial forage and resting habitats hancement Act of 1998 (112 Stat. 2958; 16 for migratory birds, not only in our wildlife and habitat. U.S.C. 4403 note). Nation, but also in Canada and Mexico. We in this body tend to get in dis- (e) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 304 H.R. 2821 would simply add two addi- agreements from time to time over the of the Wetlands and Wildlife Enhancement tional nongovernmental seats to the issue of takings and over the issue of Act of 1998 (112 Stat. 2958; 16 U.S.C. 4403 note) North American Wetlands Conserva- forcing property owners to make their is amended by striking ‘‘shall consist of’’ and tion Council, thereby increasing the land available for the public. Well, this inserting ‘‘shall include’’. size of the council from 9 to 11 mem- program is the exact opposite. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- bers in total. There would be no in- The father of the gentleman from ant to the rule, the gentleman from crease in the current number of two Michigan (Mr. DINGELL), if I am not California (Mr. DOOLITTLE) and the permanent seats in the council, which mistaken, was the initiator of this en- gentleman from Michigan (Mr. KILDEE) are reserved for the director of the U.S. tire program decades ago. This pro- each will control 20 minutes. Fish and Wildlife Service and the exec- gram, started by the father of the gen- The Chair recognizes the gentleman utive secretary of the National Fish tleman from Michigan (Mr. DINGELL), from California (Mr. DOOLITTLE). and Wildlife Foundation. and supported by the late Silvey Mr. DOOLITTLE. Madam Speaker, I It is my understanding from the gen- Oconte, who were both tireless advo- yield myself such time as I may con- tleman from Michigan (Mr. DINGELL) cates for conservation issues in Amer- sume. that this increase in nongovernmental ica, has provided the ability of our Madam Speaker, I am pleased to seats is considered an appropriate step Government to protect over 34 million present to the House H.R. 2821, intro- in order to provide new opportunities acres of land, 34 million acres of land, duced by the gentleman from Michigan for public participation on the council without taking anyone’s property (Mr. DINGELL) and the gentleman from by a broader number of charitable and without their consent, but by simply Pennsylvania (Mr. WELDON). nongovernmental organizations. Fur- entering into agreements where we The fundamental goal of this legisla- thermore, it is my understanding that bring conservation groups together so tion is to diversify and expand the ef- the administration does not oppose they can use the leverage to provide fectiveness of the North American Wet- this increase in seats. other funds, matched in such cases by lands Council by increasing from three As such, the bill appears to be State and local governments, to pro- to five the number of nongovernmental straightforward and noncontroversial. tect this land for migratory birds.

VerDate 12-OCT-99 02:05 Oct 19, 1999 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00014 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K18OC7.022 pfrm02 PsN: H18PT1 October 18, 1999 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H10135 We now have a massive network of see to it that this particular program House Resources Committee for allowing this open space that would not have been works. legislation to come before the House so swift- protected were it not for this legisla- NAWCA is an extremely valuable ly. Together with the assistance of Fisheries tion, were it not for this program. program which has set aside, with the Subcommittee Chairman JIM SAXTON and What the bill of the gentleman from full consent of the landowners, millions Ranking Member ENI FALEOMAVAEGA, their Michigan (Mr. DINGELL) does, which I of acres of land in the United States, in support for this legislation means a lot, and I am very proud to be a cosponsor of, is Canada, and in Mexico. hope it sends a strong message to the other it allows for the expansion of this b 1445 body for favorable consideration. council, to make sure that those con- NAWCA [naw-ka] was signed into law in And it has done so with the good will servation groups who are most heavily 1989 in response to the finding that more than of all involved; conservationists, gov- involved maintain their seats on this half of the original wetlands in the United ernment agencies, Federal, State and States have been lost during the past two cen- oversight board that recommends local, private individuals, and land- turies. Congress recognized that protection of projects to us. owners are for what this has done. It I will be remiss if I did not mention, has been a tremendous assist to the migratory birds and their habitats required Madam Speaker, Ducks Unlimited. conservation movement in this country long-term planning and coordination so that Ducks Unlimited has put millions of and is saving lands for very important our treaty obligations to conserve these pre- dollars into programs that have al- purposes. cious species would be met. lowed us to voluntarily protect land as I want to say again what a pleasure The purpose of NAWCA is to encourage provided for by the legislation of the it has been to work with my good partnerships among public and non-public in- North Americans Wetlands Conserva- friend the gentleman from Pennsyl- terests to protect, enhance, restore and man- tion Act and by the role that the gen- vania (Mr. WELDON), who has consist- age wetlands for migratory birds and other fish tleman from Michigan (Mr. DINGELL) ently been a great voice for conserva- and wildlife in North America. NAWCA has and I play on the Migratory Bird Con- tion and who has worked wonderfully been a tremendous success, funding 629 servation Commission. well with me and with the other mem- projects between 1991 and 1999, helping to Groups like Ducks Unlimited need to bers of the Migratory Bird Commis- restore, enhance or help approximately 34 mil- be a part of this process. This legisla- sion, which is one of the most success- lion acres across our continent. Most impres- tion allows for the expansion of the ful land procurement agencies in the sive has been the ratio of partner-to-govern- council for two more seats so that whole history of American govern- ment contributions, which has been about Ducks Unlimited, hopefully, will be ment. The fact that so few know about $2.50 for every public dollar invested. able to maintain that seat in the fu- it tends to prove that we work so well Madam Speaker, I believe that the most ef- ture. that there is really no cause for com- fective means to diversify and expand the ef- Once again, I rise in strong support plaint in the acquisition of the mil- fectiveness of the Council is to provide the of this. I urge all my Republican col- lions of acres of land. Secretary with new authority to appoint two leagues and, really, all of our col- The function of the legislation before additional Council members under Sec. leagues to join in enthusiastically vot- us is not to cost the Federal Govern- 4(a)(1)(D) of the North American Wetlands ing for the legislation of the gentleman ment money. It will not. Rather, it will Conservation Act. These appointments would from Michigan (Mr. DINGELL), which is allow the Secretary of the Interior to give the Service the ability to include addi- right. It is important for our country. use two additional slots to appoint or- tional charitable and non-profit organizations I think it also speaks to his leadership ganizations that will help make sound from among the many which actively partici- following in his father’s footsteps on wetland conservation decisions and pate in the development of NAWCA projects. conservation issues for America. will draw in new organizations and or- A little more than one year ago I first Mr. KILDEE. Madam Speaker, I yield ganizational strength and achieve addi- learned of the Fish and Wildlife Service's de- such time as he may consume to the tional commitments towards further sire to promote change in the NAWCA pro- gentleman from Michigan (Mr. DIN- cooperative investments in reclaiming gram when the agency announced its intent GELL), the dean of the U.S. House of wetlands and wildlife habitat. This is, not to reappoint two non-governmental organi- Representatives. I might add the in that very small but very important zations that played key roles in making youngest dean in this century. particular, a very important but valu- NAWCA a cornerstone of American conserva- (Mr. DINGELL asked and was given able piece of legislation, and I would tion success. I was greatly concerned that any permission to revise and extend his commend the committee for its labors replacement of Council members under remarks.) in bringing it forth. NAWCA should not serve as a disincentive to Mr. DINGELL. Madam Speaker, I I want to thank my good friend, the continued active participation in meeting the first thank the gentleman from Michi- gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Act's goals. gan (Mr. KILDEE) for his friendship and WELDON), who has given me all too CBO has indicated that increasing the size for what he has done to move this leg- much credit in this matter and who is of the NAWCA Council will not cost the federal islation forward. my full partner in the business of the government any money. Rather, it is my inten- I also want to compliment and com- Migratory Bird Commission rep- tion to allow the Secretary of Interior to use mend the gentleman from Alaska (Mr. resenting the House and also to observe these two additional slots to appoint organiza- YOUNG), the chairman of the Com- that the commission is served very tions that will make sound wetland conserva- mittee on Resources; the gentleman well by two of our good friends and col- tion decisions and promote additional commit- from California (Mr. GEORGE MILLER), leagues in the Senate who have partici- ments toward cooperative investment in re- the ranking member; the gentleman pated actively in the efforts to achieve claiming these habitats. from American Samoa (Mr. this particular end. I want to conclude by praising the hard work FALEOMAVAEGA); the gentleman from So this is a good bill, and I urge my of the North American Wetlands Conservation New Jersey (Mr. SAXTON), chairman of colleagues to support it. I think we will Council, the staffs of its member organiza- the Subcommittee on Fisheries Con- be pleased with what we have done tions, and those staff of the U.S. Fish and servation, Wildlife and Oceans; and of when we look back on the successes Wildlife Service who have devoted themselves course the gentleman from Michigan that this has brought us. to the fulfillment of NAWCA's goals. Congress (Mr. KILDEE). Madam Speaker, today we have before us reauthorized NAWCA last year because its I want to say what a pleasure it is for a relatively small bill to make a significant con- success during the first decade was clearly me to work with the gentleman from servation program even more successful. H.R. evident, and because the need for wetlands Pennsylvania (Mr. WELDON), who 2821, the North American Wetlands Conserva- conservation is even clearer today than it was serves on the Migratory Bird Commis- tion Council Expansion Act, would make a a decade ago. I hope that H.R. 2821 will pro- sion. modest improvement to a conservation law vide a non-controversial, easy-to-approve This is a relatively small piece of leg- that has successfully saved wetlands through- mechanism to accelerate the growth of this islation. Its purpose is very simple, and out the United States, Canada, and Mexico magnificent program. that is to see to it that we have enough during the past decade. Mr. DOOLITTLE. Madam Speaker, I participation by private conservation I want to thank Chairman DON YOUNG and have no further requests for time, and organizations which work so hard to Ranking Member GEORGE MILLER of the I yield back the balance of my time.

VerDate 12-OCT-99 02:05 Oct 19, 1999 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00015 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K18OC7.024 pfrm02 PsN: H18PT1 H10136 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE October 18, 1999 Mr. KILDEE. Madam Speaker, I have scribed in such clause or subparagraph; and minor orphaned siblings to stay to- no further requests for time, and I (III) is otherwise described in clause (i), ex- gether when being adopted by U.S. citi- yield back the balance of my time. cept that the child is under the age of eight- zens. The bill would allow a 16- or 17- The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mrs. een at the time a petition is filed in his or year-old child to qualify as an imme- her behalf to accord a classification as an BIGGERT). The question is on the mo- immediate relative under section 201(b).’’. diate relative child if the U.S. citizen tion offered by the gentleman from (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS RELATING TO parents have also adopted a sibling of California (Mr. DOOLITTLE) that the NATURALIZATION.— that child who is under the age of 16. House suspend the rules and pass the (1) DEFINITION OF CHILD.—Section 101(c)(1) This bill thus would achieve the goal bill, H.R. 2821, as amended. of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 of maintaining family unity in a rel- The question was taken; and (two- U.S.C. 1101(c)) is amended by striking ‘‘six- atively small number of cases involv- thirds having voted in favor thereof) teen years,’’ and inserting ‘‘sixteen years ing the adoption of siblings one of (except to the extent that the child is de- the rules were suspended and the bill, scribed in subparagraph (E)(ii) or (F)(ii) of whom is age 16 or 17 at the time the as amended, was passed. subsection (b)(1)),’’. adoptive parents file immigrant visa A motion to reconsider was laid on (2) CERTIFICATE OF CITIZENSHIP.—Section petitions on the children’s behalf, and I the table. 322(a)(4) of the Immigration and Nationality urge the House to adopt H.R. 2886. f Act (8 U.S.C. 1433(a)(4)) is amended— Madam Speaker, I reserve the bal- (A) by striking ‘‘16 years’’ and inserting ance of my time. GENERAL LEAVE ‘‘16 years (except to the extent that the child Mr. KILDEE. Madam Speaker, I yield Mr. DOOLITTLE. Madam Speaker, I is described in clause (ii) of subparagraph (E) myself such time as I may consume. ask unanimous consent that all Mem- or (F) of section 101(b)(1))’’; and (Mr. KILDEE asked and was given (B) by striking ‘‘subparagraph (E) or (F) of permission to revise and extend his re- bers may have 5 legislative days within section 101(b)(1).’’ and inserting ‘‘either of which to revise and extend their re- such subparagraphs.’’. marks.) Mr. KILDEE. Madam Speaker, I wish marks on H.R. 659, H.R. 795, H.R. 2140, The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- to commend the gentleman from Cali- and H.R. 2821, the four bills just de- ant to the rule, the gentleman from fornia (Mr. HORN) for his hard work in bated. Texas (Mr. SMITH) and the gentleman sponsoring this bill and the gentleman The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there from Michigan (Mr. KILDEE) each will from Texas (Mr. SMITH) and the gentle- objection to the request of the gen- control 20 minutes. tleman from California? The Chair recognizes the gentleman woman from Texas (Ms. JACKSON-LEE) for shepherding this bill through com- There was no objection. from Texas (Mr. SMITH). f Mr. SMITH of Texas. Madam Speak- mittee and now bringing this to the floor for consideration. AMENDING THE IMMIGRATION er, I yield myself such time as I may consume. The Immigration and Nationality AND NATIONALITY ACT REGARD- Madam Speaker, H.R. 2886, a bill in- Act provides immigration and natu- ING ADOPTED ALIENS troduced by the gentleman from Cali- ralization benefits for the alien chil- Mr. SMITH of Texas. Madam Speak- fornia (Mr. HORN), amends the Immi- dren of United States citizens. The er, I move to suspend the rules and gration and Nationality Act and pro- word child, however, is a term of art pass the bill (H.R. 2886) to amend the vides that an older child who is 16 or 17 with various definitions. In order to be Immigration and Nationality Act to years old may be adopted with or after considered a child in the basis of an provide that an adopted alien who is the adoption of a younger sibling who adoption, an alien must be an unmar- less than 18 years of age may be consid- is a child under such act. ried person under 21 years of age who is ered a child under such Act if adopted Currently, the Immigration and Na- adopted while under the age of 16 with or after a sibling who is a child tionality Act permits a foreign-born years. This bill would expand the defi- under such Act. child who has been adopted by a United nition of an adopted child to include an The Clerk read as follows: States citizen parent to be classified as adoptive person between the ages of 16 H.R. 2886 an immediate relative child for pur- and 18, provided that the child who is Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- poses of immigration to the United between 16 and 18 is a natural sibling of resentatives of the United States of America in States. To qualify, the child must be a child adopted while under the age of Congress assembled, under the age of 16 at the time an im- 16. SECTION 1. PROVIDING THAT AN ADOPTED migrant visa petition is filed on the This bill would achieve a worthwhile ALIEN WHO IS LESS THAN 18 YEARS child’s behalf. purpose. If a United States citizen OF AGE MAY BE CONSIDERED A Since most parents prefer to adopt adopts a 15-year-old child, they should CHILD UNDER THE IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT IF ADOPTED infants or very young children, older also be able to obtain immigration ben- WITH OR AFTER A SIBLING WHO IS A children constitute a relatively small efits for the child’s 17-year-old sibling CHILD UNDER SUCH ACT. portion of the adoptive children admit- if they adopt the sibling too. Since (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 101(b)(1) of the ted as immigrants. However, in cases most parents prefer to adopt infants, or Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. involving siblings, adoptive parents very young children, older children 1101(b)(1)) is amended— constitute a relatively small portion of (1) in subparagraph (E)— often wish to adopt the older child or (A) by inserting ‘‘(i)’’ after ‘‘(E)’’; and children in order to keep the family the adopted children admitted as im- (B) by adding at the end the following: group intact. If the oldest child hap- migrants. ‘‘(ii) subject to the same proviso as in pens to be 16 or 17, there is no way According to the Immigration and clause (i), a child who (I) is a natural sibling under current law for that child to im- Naturalization Service, out of a total of a child described in clause (i) or subpara- migrate to the United States. of 11,316 immigrant orphans admitted graph (F)(i); (II) was adopted by the adoptive A typical case would likely involve a in fiscal year 1996, only 351 were age 10 parent or parents of the sibling described in group of siblings, one 16 or 17 years old or older. However, in cases involving such clause or subparagraph; and (III) is oth- who had been orphaned. A United siblings, adoptive parents frequently erwise described in clause (i), except that the child was adopted while under the age of States citizen family is willing to wish to adopt the older child or chil- eighteen years; or’’; and adopt all of the siblings in order to dren in order to keep a family group in- (2) in subparagraph (F)— keep them together but, under current tact. If the oldest sibling happens to be (A) by inserting ‘‘(i) after ‘‘(F)’’; law, the oldest child cannot immigrate 16 or 17, there is no way under current (B) by striking the period at the end and to the United States. The result would law that the child can immigrate to inserting ‘‘; or’’; and be either separation of the older child the U.S. This bill would change that. (C) by adding at the end the following: from the sibling group or, in cases H.R. 2886 will further the goal of ‘‘(ii) subject to the same provisos as in where foreign adoption authorities will maintaining family unity in the rel- clause (i), a child who (I) is a natural sibling atively small number of cases involv- of a child described in clause (i) or subpara- not prevent the separation of siblings, graph (E)(i); (II) has been adopted abroad, or the U.S. citizen loses the opportunity ing the adoption of siblings, one of is coming to the United States for adoption, to adopt any of the children. whom is 16 or 17 at the time the adop- by the adoptive parent (or prospective adop- The bill authored by the gentleman tive parents file visa petitions on the tive parent) or parents of the sibling de- from California (Mr. HORN) would allow children’s behalf.

VerDate 12-OCT-99 02:05 Oct 19, 1999 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00016 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K18OC7.025 pfrm02 PsN: H18PT1 October 18, 1999 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H10137 Madam Speaker, I reserve the bal- (R±CA). This legislation would promote adop- SECTION 1. CLARIFICATION OF APPLICATION OF ance of my time. LIMITATION ON STATE INCOME TAX- tion and improve the lives of hundreds of chil- ATION OF PENSION INCOME. Mr. SMITH of Texas. Madam Speak- dren by allowing immigrant orphan siblings to (a) IN GENERAL.—Subparagraph (G) of sec- er, I yield myself such time as I may stay together when being adopted by U.S. citi- tion 114(b)(1) of title 4, United States Code, is consume to thank the gentleman from zens. amended by inserting before the semicolon Michigan for his supportive comments. Under current law, a U.S. citizen may bring ‘‘or any plan which would be a governmental GENERAL LEAVE an immigrant child they have adopted to the plan (as so defined) if possessions of the Mr. SMITH of Texas. Madam Speak- United States only if the child is under the age United States were treated as States for pur- er, I ask unanimous consent that all of 16. If a group of siblings are orphaned in poses of such section 414(d)’’. (b) CORRECTION OF CLERICAL ERROR.—Sec- Members may have 5 legislative days their home country, for example, and those children are adopted by U.S. citizens, any sib- tion 114 of such title 4 is amended by redesig- within which to revise and extend their nating subsection (e) as subsection (c). remarks and to include extraneous ma- lings aged 16 or older cannot come to the United States with their brothers and sisters (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments terial on the bill under consideration. made by this section shall apply to amounts The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there under current law. Mr. Chairman, orphaned received after the date of the enactment of objection to the request of the gen- siblings should not be separated because of this Act. an arbitrary age limit. Representative HORN's tleman from Texas? The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- There was no objection. legislation would allow U.S. citizens to adopt immigrant children ages 16±17 if the adoption ant to the rule, the gentleman from Mr. HORN. Madam Speaker, I am delighted Pennsylvania (Mr. GEKAS) and the gen- that my colleagues have unanimously sup- would keep a group of siblings together. This legislation would go a long way towards en- tleman from Michigan (Mr. KILDEE) ported this legislation 404 to O. each will control 20 minutes. Foreign adoption provides many U.S. citi- suring that orphaned siblings join permanent families. The Chair recognizes the gentleman zens with the opportunity not only to experi- Madam Speaker, this legislation would from Pennsylvania (Mr. GEKAS). ence the joys of parenthood but also to pro- produce an important change in our nation's GENERAL LEAVE vide their children with a better life in the immigration policy, but its most significant im- Mr. GEKAS. Madam Speaker, I ask United States. pact is deeply personal. My own mother was As the author of H.R. 2886, a bipartisan bill, unanimous consent that all Members orphaned at a young age, and was separated may have 5 legislative days within we have provided for an expansion of these from her siblings as a result. Through her ex- opportunities. The intent of the bill is to allow which to revise and extend their re- perience, and later through my own experi- marks on H.R. 462, the bill under con- immigrant orphan siblings to stay together ence as the adoptive father of two beautiful when they are being adopted by U.S. citizens. sideration. Korean children, I have come to appreciate The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there Under current law, a U.S. citizen may bring family unity as precious to parents and chil- an immigrant child they have adopted to the objection to the request of the gen- dren alike. Although the number of families tleman from Pennsylvania? United States if the child is under the age of helped by this bill may be relatively small, 16. This legislation would allow U.S. citizens There was no objection. keeping even one group of siblings together Mr. GEKAS. Madam Speaker, I yield to adopt immigrant children ages 16±17 if the will have an immeasurable impact on those adoption would keep a group of siblings to- myself such time as I may consume. children's lives. As a cosponsor of H.R. 2886 Madam Speaker, I recall that in the gether. and an adoptive parent, I urge my colleagues 104th Congress, I suppose 21⁄2 years ago, Family unity is a frequently cited goal of our to support this legislation. immigration policy, and this proposal would Mr. KILDEE. Madam Speaker, I have we introduced and had passed both in promote that goal. The typical case this pro- no further requests for time, and I the House and the Senate, and signed posal would help is a group of siblings who yield back the balance of my time. into law, a measure which would guar- were orphaned in their home countryÐor their Mr. SMITH of Texas. Madam Speak- anty that an individual who earns a parents became unable to care for them. If the er, I have no further requests for time, pension, for instance in the State of children are adopted by U.S. citizens and the and I yield back the balance of my California, and then moves for the re- oldest sibling is 16 or 17, the oldest sibling time. mainder of one’s life to another State, cannot come to the United States with his or The SPEAKER pro tempore. The the bill that we introduced and passed her brothers and sisters under current law. It question is on the motion offered by would prevent California from reaching does not make sense for siblings to be sepa- the gentleman from Texas (Mr. SMITH) out and taxing the proceeds of that rated because of an arbitrary age limit. that the House suspend the rules and pension of a person no longer living in Moreover, some foreign adoption authorities pass the bill, H.R. 2886. California. do not allow the separation of siblings. In such The question was taken. We learned, to our dismay, that there a case, if a U.S. citizen wanted to adopt a Mr. SMITH of Texas. Madam Speak- were hundreds and thousands of people group of siblings and one of them is 16 or er, on that I demand the yeas and nays. who, after their retirement and moving The yeas and nays were ordered. to another State, found that they were older, the citizen would lose the opportunity to The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- adopt any of them under current law. being pursued by a taxing authority of ant to clause 8 of rule XX and the the State in which they earned the This bill is unlikely to cause a significant in- Chair’s prior announcement, further crease in immigration levels overall. During fis- pension. Well, we cured that situation proceedings on this motion will be and passed, on a bipartisan basis, a cal year 1996, a total of 351 immigrant or- postponed. phans older than age 9 were adopted by U.S. measure originally introduced by our f citizens, out of 11,316 immigrant orphans colleague, Mrs. Vucanovich, as I recall; adopted by U.S. citizens overall that year. Al- CLARIFICATION OF APPLICATION and everyone seemed happy about it though the number of families helped by this OF LIMITATION ON STATE IN- because we solved a very difficult prob- bill may be relatively small, the chance to COME TAXATION OF PENSION IN- lem. keep a group of brothers and sisters together COME But as we did that, it was brought to would mean a great deal to these families. Mr. GEKAS. Madam Speaker, I move our attention that our common- I thank the House leadership for scheduling to suspend the rules and pass the bill wealths, like Puerto Rico and the other H.R. 2886 on the suspension calendar today. (H.R. 462) to clarify that governmental territories of the United States, were I also appreciate the support and assistance pension plans of the possessions of the not accorded the same privileges as we of Judiciary Committee Chairman HENRY United States shall be treated in the embedded in this particular piece of HYDE, Ranking Member JOHN CONYERS, Immi- same manner as the State pension legislation. What we do here today is gration and Claims Subcommittee Chairman plans for purposes of the limitation on simply bring that up to date to cover LAMAR SMITH, and Subcommittee Ranking the State income taxation of pension Puerto Rico and the other territories, Member SHEILA JACKSON-LEE. income. so that someone retiring in Puerto We have all done the right thingÐimmigrant The Clerk read as follows: Rico, who goes to another State, or families and America will gain. H.R. 462 vice versa, will not have that odious Mr. POMEROY. Madam Speaker, I rise in Be it enacted by the Senate and House of tentacle of taxation from the working strong support of H.R. 2886, legislation intro- Representatives of the United States of America State to the retirement State follow duced by my colleague, Representative HORN in Congress assembled, that individual.

VerDate 12-OCT-99 02:05 Oct 19, 1999 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00017 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K18OC7.027 pfrm02 PsN: H18PT1 H10138 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE October 18, 1999 In this endeavor to bring this matter PERMITTING USE OF ROTUNDA OF and his presidency in exemplar fashion, to a close and close that little loop- THE CAPITOL FOR PRESEN- and that he should have been rewarded, hole, we were importuned by the gen- TATION OF CONGRESSIONAL in the humble opinion of this gen- tleman from Florida (Mr. MCCOLLUM) GOLD MEDAL TO PRESIDENT tleman from California, the presidency and the gentleman from Florida (Mr. AND MRS. GERALD R. FORD through the electoral process. MICA), as well as the gentleman from Mr. THOMAS. Madam Speaker, I That was not to be. But the people of Puerto Rico (Mr. ROMERO-BARCELO´ ), move to suspend the rules and agree to the United States owe President Ford a the resident commissioner of Puerto the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. great debt of gratitude on the way in Rico, and that completed the cycle. 196) permitting the use of the rotunda which he conducted himself as an ap- The bill that is in front of us now ex- of the Capitol for the presentation of pointed Vice President and as an ap- tends that special tax benefit, shall we the Congressional Gold Medal to Presi- pointed President. say, to everyone who has ever worked dent and Mrs. Gerald R. Ford. It is entirely appropriate that, in the in the United States or its territories. The Clerk read as follows: rotunda on October 27, President Ford and Mrs. Ford will receive the Congres- Madam Speaker, I reserve the bal- H. CON. RES. 196 sional Gold Medal. ance of my time. Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Madam Speaker, I reserve the bal- Senate concurring), That the rotunda of the Mr. KILDEE. Madam Speaker, I yield Capitol is authorized to be used on October ance of my time. myself such time as I may consume. 27, 1999, for the presentation of the Congres- Mr. KILDEE. Madam Speaker, I yield (Mr. KILDEE asked and was given sional Gold Medal to President and Mrs. Ger- myself such time as I may consume. permission to revise and extend his re- ald R. Ford. Physical preparations for the (Mr. KILDEE asked and was given ceremony shall be carried out in accordance marks.) permission to revise and extend his re- with such conditions as the Architect of the marks.) Mr. KILDEE. Madam Speaker, this Capitol may prescribe. Mr. KILDEE. Madam Speaker, Presi- legislation was introduced by the gen- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- dent Gerald and Mrs. Betty Ford are tleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. ant to the rule, the gentleman from two of the finest people I have ever GEKAS), the gentleman from Florida California (Mr. THOMAS) and the gen- known. They came, as I do, from Michi- (Mr. MCCOLLUM), the gentleman from tleman from Michigan (Mr. KILDEE) gan, great citizens of Michigan. Florida (Mr. MICA), and the gentleman each will control 20 minutes. I happen to have had the great pleas- from Puerto Rico (Mr. ROMERO- The Chair recognizes the gentleman ure of serving with the brother of BARCELO´ ) on February 2, 1999. It would from California (Mr. THOMAS). President Gerald Ford, Tom Ford, in make a technical correction to the leg- Mr. THOMAS. Madam Speaker, I the Michigan Legislature; and, in that islation enacted in the 104th Congress yield myself such time as I may con- fashion, I met Gerald Ford many, many which exempted from income tax cer- sume. times when he was minority leader tain retirement income paid to a non- Madam Speaker, I am moving this here in the House where he conducted resident of the State in which the re- resolution for the gentleman from himself very, very well, was chosen, in tirement income was earned. Michigan (Mr. EHLERS) who represents a wise decision, to become the Vice the area of Grand Rapids, which was President of the United States, and b 1500 the area that Gerald R. Ford rep- then succeeded to the presidency of the resented as a Member of the House of United States. The proposed legislation merely Representatives and as its minority He and his wife brought to the White clarifies that governmental plans, that leader. House exactly what America needed at is public employee retirement plans, I think it is entirely appropriate that that time. They brought decency and a includes plans provided by govern- the Presidential Congressional Gold concern and helped heal this Nation. ments of possessions of the United Medal be awarded to President and This Nation and I personally are grate- States. Mrs. Ford. ful to President Gerald and Mrs. Betty Congressman Ford wound up Presi- The original bill only applied to Ford for what they have done for this dent Ford in one of the most unique se- States and, thus, excluded retirees country. They certainly deserve this ries of events in the history of the from governmental entities of U.S. pos- medal and certainly deserve this cere- United States. Congressman Ford was sessions. It would address the situation mony in the rotunda. appointed Vice President of the United now faced by retirees from Puerto Rico Madam Speaker, I rise in support of House States according to the 25th Amend- who now reside in the United States Concurrent Resolution 196, to reserve the Ro- ment, and then Vice President Ford be- who are unable to take advantage of tunda of the Capitol for a ceremony to present came President Ford upon the resigna- the benefits of this law on par with the a Congressional Gold Medal to our distin- tion of President Nixon. other retirees. guished former President, Gerald R. Ford, and I will soon conclude my time and the our former First Lady, Betty Ford, for their This bill has strong bipartisan sup- gentleman from Michigan (Mr. KILDEE) ``dedicated public service and outstanding hu- port, it is technical in nature, and will have an opportunity to talk about manitarian contributions to the people of the would grant equal treatment to retir- this particular representative from United States.'' ees similarly situated. Michigan. I was among the more than 300 cosponsors I urge its adoption. I have known President Ford for of legislation, enacted on October 21, 1998, to some time. I knew him briefly before Madam Speaker, I yield back the bal- authorize this honor. he became President, and I have known Since the American Revolution, Congress ance of my time. him for some time after he became has commissioned Gold Medals as its highest Mr. GEKAS. Madam Speaker, I yield President. He is one of those individ- expression of national appreciation for distin- back the balance of my time. uals of which we have many on the guished achievements and contributions. Each The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mrs. floor of the House who are profes- medal is individually struck to honor a par- BIGGERT). The question is on the mo- sionals. That is, they go about the ticular individual or individuals, institution, or tion offered by the gentleman from business of representing their constitu- notable event. Pennsylvania (Mr. GEKAS) that the ents in a professional fashion. President Ford is the first former President House suspend the rules and pass the That is one of the reasons Jerry Ford to be so honored during his lifetime, and this bill, H.R. 462. rose to be minority leader and why is also the first time that a President and First when there was a need to fill the vice Lady have been honored jointly. The question was taken; and (two- presidential slot in a time of national Congress has awarded Gold Medals to sev- thirds having voted in favor thereof) trouble that they turned to Jerry Ford eral distinguished men during their military ca- the rules were suspended and the bill and that, in one of the saddest periods reers who would later go on to become Presi- was passed. I believe that, notwithstanding his dents of the United States: A motion to reconsider was laid on being appointed to the two highest of- George Washington, by the Continental the table. fices in the land, he conducted himself Congress before the Revolutionary War began

VerDate 12-OCT-99 03:21 Oct 19, 1999 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00018 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\K18OC7.029 pfrm02 PsN: H18PT1 October 18, 1999 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H10139 in 1776; Andrew Jackson in 1815; William the University of Michigan, and he always car- b 1700 Henry Harrison, in 1818; Zachary Taylor, three ried this pedigree proudly. President Ford as- AFTER RECESS times, in 1846, 1847, and 1848; and Ulysses cended to the highest office in the land during S. Grant, in 1863. one of the most turbulent periods in our polit- The recess having expired, the House President Harry S. Truman was honored ical history, and it is the grace that he and his was called to order by the Speaker pro posthumously in 1984. wife Betty comported themselves that is per- tempore (Mr. GIBBONS) at 5 p.m. Mrs. Ford will be the second First Lady to haps their greatest legacy. President Ford re- f be so honored; the first was Lady Bird John- stored a sense of stability to the office that son in 1984. was absolutely essential for both domestic and MOTION TO INSTRUCT CONFEREES Gerald Ford is, of course, best known for foreign relations. Among her many accom- ON H.R. 2670, DEPARTMENTS OF his service as the 38th President of the United plishments, Mrs. Ford's dedication to helping COMMERCE, JUSTICE, AND States who attempted to move the Nation past others fight the terrible effects of breast cancer STATE, THE JUDICIARY, AND RE- the scars left by the Watergate scandal. and substance abuse is well-known, and is il- LATED AGENCIES APPROPRIA- He was the first person in history to have lustrative of the caring decency this family TIONS ACT, 2000 been appointed Vice President of the United came to represent. Mr. COBURN. Mr. Speaker, I offer a States to fill a vacancy, pursuant to the 25th Madam Speaker, Gerald Ford answered the motion to instruct. amendment to the Constitution. call when his country needed it most. His ex- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The He was confirmed in that office by vote of ample of professionalism in the worst of cir- Clerk will report the motion. this House and of the Senate. cumstances helped the United States through The Clerk read as follows: He was also the first person to have as- one of its worst constitutional crises. I look for- Mr. COBURN moves that the managers on sumed the Presidency, in 1974, without having ward to seeing this wonderful couple receive the part of the House at the conference on been elected to national office. As such, Ger- this well-deserved award, and I join my col- the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on ald Ford served the Nation for two years and leagues and the citizens of this country in the Senate amendment to the bill H.R. 2670 five months as President under very trying po- thanking them for their devoted service. be instructed to agree, to the extent within litical circumstances. Mr. KILDEE. Madam Speaker, I yield the scope of the conference, to provisions But Gerald Ford is best known to this cham- back the balance of my time. that— ber as a ``Man of the House'', who served (1) reduce nonessential spending in pro- Mr. THOMAS. Madam Speaker, I grams within the Departments of Commerce, from 1949 to 1973 as a Representative from have no other requests for time, and I Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and other Michigan and from 1965 to 1973 as minority yield back the balance of my time. related agencies; leader of the House. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The (2) reduce spending on international orga- While Representative Ford could be tough question is on the motion offered by nizations, in particular, in order to honor and partisan, he represented a tradition of bi- the gentleman from California (Mr. the commitment of the Congress to protect partisanship and friendship across the aisle THOMAS) that the House suspend the Social Security; and which served the House and the Nation well rules and agree to the concurrent reso- (3) do not increase overall spending to a for many years. His accession to the Presi- level that exceeds the higher of the House lution, H. Con. Res. 196. bill or the Senate amendment. dency was welcomed with joy by Members of The question was taken. Congress from both parties. Mr. THOMAS. Madam Speaker, on The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- In his retirement, the former President has that I demand the yeas and nays. tleman from Oklahoma (Mr. COBURN) often spoken out against the divisiveness and The yeas and nays were ordered. will be recognized for 30 minutes and harsh partisanship which have enveloped our The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- the gentleman from New York (Mr. political institutions in the decades after he left ant to clause 8 of rule XX and the SERRANO) will be recognized for 30 min- office, and which have so damaged the na- Chair’s prior announcement, further utes. tional interest. proceedings on this motion will be The Chair recognizes the gentleman Betty Ford, a model of an outspoken and postponed. from Oklahoma (Mr. COBURN). courageous First Lady in the White House, is Mr. COBURN. Mr. Speaker, I yield perhaps best known since her retirement for f myself such time as I may consume. showing Americans who suffer from personal This motion to instruct is parliamen- despair that recovery is possible. GENERAL LEAVE tary procedure only to reemphasize the She established the Betty Ford Center, to importance of the process that we pres- Mr. THOMAS. Madam Speaker, I ask help those seeking to reestablish productive ently find ourselves. unanimous consent that all Members lives after suffering from drug dependency. Today, unfortunately, President may have 5 legislative days within She has been active in many philanthropic Clinton vetoed the Foreign Operations which to revise and extend their re- causes. bill and with that veto he made the marks and to include extraneous mate- Madam Speaker, the Fords were perhaps statement that we did not have enough rial on H. Con. Res. 196. the first modern ``First Family'' to jointly lead money in the funding for the things The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there both active public and private lives once out of that he wanted in terms of foreign op- objection to the request of the gen- office, and they established a pattern for other erations. As we have struggled this tleman from California? Presidents and spouses to follow in the future. year to limit the spending in this Con- There was no objection. They set a worthy example of service to gress so that we do not touch Social America, and I am pleased to support our ac- f Security money, part of the way we tion today in approving this ceremony to rec- have done that is to flat-line the amount of money that is spent on the ognize their achievements. MESSAGES FROM THE PRESIDENT Ms. STABENOW. Madam Speaker, I rise Foreign Operations bill. In fact, it is today in support of H. Con. Res. 196, which Messages in writing from the Presi- the only bill that we sent to the Presi- will allow us to use the Rotunda to present a dent of the United States were commu- dent that is somewhat less than the fitting tribute to President and Mrs. Gerald nicated to the House by Mr. Sherman spending from the year before. That FordÐthe Congressional Golf Medal. I would Williams, one of his secretaries. bill, as I recall, was $200 million less like to thank Mr. EHLERS, who now represents than what we actually spent last year. f the Grand Rapids area, for his work on this As we think about the options, spend- measure. ing money and the $1.7 trillion budget We are all aware of President Ford's polit- RECESS that we have, I think it is important to ical accomplishments: a 25 year career in the The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- look at what the President said in his House of Representatives, serving as vice- ant to clause 12 of rule I, the Chair de- own statement of administration pol- president and then president. Throughout his clares the House in recess subject to icy which was issued August 4, 1999, in career he represented Michigan and this coun- the call of the Chair. terms of his desires for the Commerce, try with dignity and was a great example to Accordingly (at 3 o’clock and 8 min- Justice, State appropriations bill those that have followed in his footsteps in utes p.m.), the House stood in recess which this motion to instruct is di- this House. He will forever be associated with subject to the call of the Chair. rected at. On the second page of that,

VerDate 12-OCT-99 02:05 Oct 19, 1999 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00019 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A18OC7.023 pfrm02 PsN: H18PT1 H10140 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE October 18, 1999 he talks about international affairs ican taxpayer’s dollars are going. But national Monetary Fund, whether it is programs which ties back into what he that is not all. The International Office through the World Bank, we are not a vetoed today in terms of the Foreign of the Wine and Vine also wrote a press good steward of it. All we have to do is Operations bill. It is his message that release touting a Danish study that trace the $3 to $4 billion that has been the ‘‘committee underfunds activities confirmed that the consumption of absconded from the money that we to support the ongoing conduct of ef- wine has health benefits. Well, our own sent to Russia. fective diplomacy and does not fully Surgeon General said that 15 years ago. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of fund payments to international organi- We know that. And actually that was my time. zations necessary to ensure U.S. lead- all we could find that they actually did Mr. SERRANO. Mr. Speaker, I yield ership in international affairs.’’ for 1999 for $64,000. myself such time as I may consume. This weekend I happened to share my Now, let us talk about the rubber. It is interesting to note that in an- weekend on call that I do every 4 weeks The administration has proposed fund- ticipation of this debate, the House and in my medical practice in Oklahoma. ing not one but two rubber organiza- Senate conferees took a break to be Starting Friday night about 11:30 and tions dedicated to supporting the rub- able to come here and speak about this finishing up about 4:30 this morning, 10 ber supply industry; not the rubber issue. So from the onset, it should be young Oklahomans came into this manufacturing industry but the rubber noted that the work of the conferees is world. The debate we are going to be supply industry. We spent $300,000 on not being done at this moment because having with the President, whether we the International Rubber Organization we have to be here to be dealing with want to or not and whether we talk last year, $111,000 on the International what, in all due respect to the gen- about it now or whether we talk about Rubber Study Group. The first organi- tleman, I consider a waste of time. it in the future, is going to be focused zation we spent $300,000. What is their The fact of life is that there is a proc- on these 10 young lives. The fact is job? To keep the price of rubber high. ess, a process where the House passes a that the Congress and the President all To keep the price of raw rubber high. bill and the Senate passes a bill and too often make decisions in the short We are a total importer of rubber. Raw under our system we sit down to work term and in the short run. What we rubber, we produce no raw rubber in it out. The gentleman does what he find in the Commerce, Justice, State the United States, so we spent $300,000 considers a good job at singling out bill is many international organiza- asking that organization to help keep some items that, if we look at any tions. I thought I would just kind of the price of our imports high. budget, could be for some people ques- look at what the bill as coming out of The third organization, the Inter- tionable items. But this is the Com- the House funded in terms of inter- national Copper Study Group estab- merce, Justice, State, Federal Judici- national organizations and affairs pro- lished in 1992, we spent $77,000. What ary, Census Bureau, INS, FCC, FTC, grams that the President objected to. I did we get for our money, you ask? Ac- NOAA, this is a bill that encompasses just want to spend a minute talking cording to the web site, you can order so much, that to single out some items about those. a number of products from the Inter- that he may think are not proper and There is $1,949,000 for funding the fol- national Copper Study Group. We spent then try to in fact instruct the con- lowing programs: The International $77,000, but you cannot get any of that ferees to go out and destroy the bill is Copper Study Group, the International information unless you pay them big- totally improper. It is for that reason, Cotton Advisory Committee, the Inter- time bucks. $350 for a report, a direc- Mr. Speaker, that I rise in strong oppo- national Lead and Zinc Study Group, tory of the copper mines in this coun- sition to the motion to instruct con- the International Rubber Organization, try is $350, and if you want to use their ferees on the Commerce, Justice, the International Office of the Wine database, another $550. The American State, Judiciary appropriations bill. and Vine, the International Rubber taxpayer has already paid for it. These This is, as I said, a waste of time. Study Group, the International Seed dollar figures do not sound like much, Conferees are unable to meet because Testing Association, the International but when we put it in perspective, it we have to be on the floor. On the mo- Tropical Timber Organization, and the does. tion, I would be interested in knowing International Grains Council. The I want to pull up a couple of charts what programs of, say, the Justice De- amount provided includes funding for for a minute and let the Members of partment the gentleman from Okla- travel and for arrears. the House see just in these inter- homa considers nonessential. For that As we looked into some of these, I national organizations, 475 American matter, how would the gentleman from think it is very important that the families, their tax rate if the average Oklahoma define ‘‘nonessential’’? I ex- American public knows what these or- family is earning $55,000, they are pay- pect his definition would not agree ganizations do and, remember, this ing $4,100 in Federal income taxes, that with mine or with that of the adminis- money very likely, if the President has is what they are paying to fund this. tration. Does nonessential mean unau- his way, will come from the future ben- Looking at it a different way, the aver- thorized? Much of the Justice Depart- efits of these 10 babies that I delivered age senior in this country earns $9,396, ment is unauthorized. Does non- this weekend. Their future is going to receives that in terms of Social Secu- essential mean mostly salaries and ex- be compromised, because we are going rity payments. If we look at the penses of Federal employees? The FBI to borrow money from their future to amount of seniors, that is the equiva- is mostly salaries and expenses. actually pay for this $1,949,000. lent of shipping 207 seniors’ receipts The second item in the motion sug- Let me give my colleagues a little overseas, for programs that the Presi- gests that the gentleman from Okla- outline of what the International Of- dent wants us to spend more money on homa thinks U.S. engagement with the fice of the Wine and Vine does. First of in terms of international organiza- world is of little importance. I wonder all, remember that the wine industry tions. that after the Senate’s failure to ratify in America exports $537 million worth Mr. President, we are not going to the comprehensive test ban treaty last of wine each year and it is growing spend a penny of Social Security. This week, the gentleman also wishes to put each year. In 1999 we sent $64,000 to this motion to instruct is to reaffirm what the House on record as also favoring international organization. I want the House has already done and to say withdrawal from world leadership and Members to know what we got for our that we are going to stand by the ap- refusal to meet our membership obliga- money so we did a little research. It propriated amounts and not go any tions to the various international orga- turns out that the International Office higher than the House level. The Sen- nizations. for the Wine and Vine wrote the rules ate version actually is somewhat On the third point, it has been clear for the chardonnay of the world com- lower. We would expect you to be a bet- from the beginning that the allocations petition. That is a healthy, very impor- ter steward of our international mon- within which the House and Senate tant thing for our taxpayers and these eys. All we have to do is look at what wrote their bills were too low and, 10 new babies from Oklahoma to be has happened in Russia. We do not need therefore, unacceptable to many Demo- saddled with in the future. A quali- more money for foreign aid because the crats and certainly to the President. If tative confrontation of the world’s best money that we are sending in foreign Republicans are truly interested in get- chardonnay. That is where the Amer- aid, whether it be through the Inter- ting the appropriations bills passed,

VerDate 12-OCT-99 02:47 Oct 19, 1999 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00020 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K18OC7.049 pfrm02 PsN: H18PT1 October 18, 1999 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H10141 they will have to compromise with the tion to this motion. As the gentleman looking at.’’ I do not want to be com- Senate and the White House. That is a from New York (Mr. SERRANO) has just pared to Picasso, but let us finish our fact. Doing as the gentleman suggests said, we had to interrupt a meeting of work, and then my colleagues can moves us in the opposite direction. the conferees that Members of the Sen- judge it according to their desires at I would remind the gentleman that ate and the House who are downstairs that time. while he has strong views on spending in Room H–140 of this building in the So, Mr. Speaker, I urge a no vote on restraint, which I respect, and while Capitol; we had to interrupt the delib- the motion to instruct conferees so this motion may actually pass because erations almost as we were concluding that we can go back to work and finish it is not binding so it is basically free, in order to rush up here to discuss this this bill tonight. the votes are not there to pass bills motion to instruct the conferees. Mr. SERRANO. Mr. Speaker, I yield that look the way he wants them to Mr. Speaker, we are already working myself such time as I may consume. look. to do as the gentleman in his motion I would just be very brief; I have no I urge my colleagues not to support hopes. We are working within the over- speakers. I just wanted to tell the gen- this motion and to have a fuller under- all framework set by the leadership to tleman from Kentucky, if he wants to standing of what this whole process is meet all of the relevant goalposts in- compare me to Picasso, I do not have a about. I would urge the gentleman to cluding saving Social Security. We are problem with that. take a closer look at the various de- working to reduce spending for non- But to suggest that when we try to partments and agencies and the signifi- essential programs. And if the gen- deal with the expenditures of govern- cance of this whole bill rather than to tleman would like to attend the con- ment, and I might say just to be clear single out something which he feels is ference, I will invite him as my guest that the chairman and I are going not proper and therefore should de- to sit at the table and to observe the through a process right now where we stroy a whole bill and a whole process. nonessential spending that we have al- do not agree on how we are spending Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of ready cut from this bill, particularly some dollars; that is the nature of our my time. several hundred million dollars worth system. But that does not mean that I Mr. COBURN. Mr. Speaker, I yield of items that were in the Senate bill would try to impede his ability to do myself such time as I may consume. that no longer exists because the House his job by having a motion like this I find it very interesting that we did conferees insisted that that non- one or that he would try to do the same not specifically hear a denial of the essential spending be cut. with me. To suggest that somehow we claims that I made just in this one pro- We are working to preserve funding are going to raid the Social Security gram. I was trying to be very, very for critical law enforcement programs. system, I think we did that when we general and not going into details on a The Senate bill was a billion dollars tried to tell the American people that lot of programs because that in fact is below the House for the Department of the only thing they should get is a tax the priority of the appropriations proc- Justice; that is the FBI, that is the break and that nothing else mattered. ess. I also was one that happened to DEA, that is the INS; that is most of That is the real danger. I do not think vote to send this bill to conference. the law enforcement of the Federal paying for the FBI, I do not think pay- But I would also note that the gen- Government in this country is in this ing for the Immigration Department is tleman from New York did not agree bill. We have managed to get that necessarily creating that kind of a that we should reduce nonessential money back in place in this conference. problem; and I have no further speak- spending, he did not agree that we Mr. Speaker, we are working to get a ers. should reduce spending on inter- bill that is acceptable to both the Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of national organizations that are waste- House and the Senate, and that is a job my time. ful, that do not have a purpose for our in and of itself because the bodies Mr. COBURN. Mr. Speaker, I am children and our future, and he did not passed radically different bills. And we going to be the closing speaker, so say that he was opposed to increasing are trying to mesh them into some- would the gentleman like to yield back the spending. Where does he think the thing that both bodies can now agree the balance of his time? money is going to come from? The on those changes. We are working to Mr. SERRANO. Mr. Speaker, I yield money is going to come from these 10 give our best shot to produce a bill back the balance of my time. children I delivered this weekend. They that has a shot at least of being signed Mr. COBURN. Mr. Speaker, I yield are going to pay for it. into law by the President. So my col- myself such time as I may consume. The fact is if we want to talk about leagues have to take into account in The first point I want to address is authorizations, the reason the appro- this divided government the desires of the motion to instruct is an approved priations process is so hard is because the administration; there is no way parliamentary procedure, and I hope the Congress does not do its job in around that. the gentleman from New York would terms of sending authorizations to the We are working to do all that I have grant me the right to use the proce- appropriators. And, in fact, if we fol- talked about and to spend as few dol- dures within the House that are avail- lowed the strict rules of the House and lars as possible, but the fundamental able to me to try to do a motion to in- did not give a rule on every appropria- point is that we are working within the struct. We have the rules of the House, tion bill that would not make it a framework laid down by our leadership and this otherwise would not have been point of order to strike those bills that will meet the targets for spending approved and would have been stricken which are appropriated that are unau- and protecting Social Security, as the down. thorized, we would in fact have a budg- gentleman wants. The next thing I would say is the et that is much easier to handle, we Mr. Speaker, I simply ask of the American people need to know where would be doing our jobs in terms of the body: we are on this. Last year we spent $34.9 authorization committees, and we Let us do our job. Let us bring our billion on CJS, this appropriation bill, would not be forced to play the line to work to a conclusion, I hope tonight, and what passed the House was 35.7 bil- where we have to walk up to the edge and then we will lay it on the floor lion. The House passed that. What we of stealing Social Security money. here, hopefully tomorrow, and let our are saying with this motion to instruct colleagues judge the bill and vote up or is: Do not go any higher. b 1715 down on the product that we produce. Now we understand my colleagues Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of So the process is working. We are have been given the ability within the my time. going to see the product tonight or to- conference to go to $37.2 billion; we un- Mr. SERRANO. Mr. Speaker, I yield morrow, and then our colleagues can derstand that. What we are saying is: If such time as he may consume to the make their judgment. But beforehand we are ever going to control the spend- gentleman from Kentucky (Mr. ROG- to try to prejudge what the conferees ing, if we are ever going to truly bal- ERS), chairman of the subcommittee. are doing in the middle of our work is ance the budget, let alone not touch Mr. ROGERS. Mr. Speaker, I thank a little bit like saying to Picasso while Social Security, because what the the gentleman for yielding this time to he is half finished with a painting, American people do not know is just me, and, Mr. Speaker, I am in opposi- ‘‘Let’s throw it out, it’s not worth because Social Security is not being

VerDate 12-OCT-99 02:27 Oct 19, 1999 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00021 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K18OC7.051 pfrm02 PsN: H18PT1 H10142 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE October 18, 1999 spent this year, that does not mean the nonessential spending in programs within the 2000, and for other purposes,’’ requests Inland Waterway Trust money is not departments of Commerce'' as well as other a conference with the House on the dis- being spent and the retirement pro- Departments. Unfortunately, it does not indi- agreeing votes of the two Houses there- gram for all Federal workers that are cate what programs might be meant. on, and appoints Mrs. HUTCHISON, Mr. unfunded is not being spent that we are In considering the motion, I must wonder STEVENS, Mr. KYL, Mr. DURBIN, and Mr. going to have to come back and get whether it is aimed at making even further INOUYE, to be the conferees on the part sometime. All these things are still not cuts in funding for NOAA's research programs, of the Senate. accounted for, and even though we do such as those carried out in its own labs or f not spend one penny of Social Security, through cooperation with the University of Col- ANNUAL REPORT OF THE UNITED the national debt is still going to rise orado and other universities. Because it's im- STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY something like $40 billion this year. possible to say whether NOAA is outside the COMMISSION—MESSAGE FROM So we can claim that we are not scope of the motion, I cannot support the mo- THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED going to touch Social Security, but is tion. STATES that good enough for our children? Similarly, I have to wonder whether the mo- Mr. Speaker, I want my colleagues to tion is intended to instruct the conferees to The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- see this one graph because it tells make further cuts in funding for the National fore the House the following message greatly what our problem is. If we do Institute of Standards and Technology. Is from the President of the United not become frugal with our taxpayers’ funding for NIST something that the gen- States; which was read and, together money and with our children’s money, tleman from Oklahoma thinks is not essential? with the accompanying papers, without look what happens in the year 2014. Again, it's impossible to tell, so once again I objection, referred to the Committee That is when the amount of money cannot support the motion. on Commerce: coming in for Social Security and the And what about the Justice Department and To the Congress of the United States: amount going out starts exceeding. So the Judiciary? What funding for law enforce- As required by section 307(c) of the we would not have the ability to spend ment and the courts does my colleague think Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 (42 Social Security money in 2014 because is not essential? I think that having that kind U.S.C. 5877(c) ), I transmit herewith the the amount going to seniors would be of information would make it easier to decide Annual Report of the United States less than what is coming in, and if we about this motion to instruct the confereesÐ Nuclear Regulatory Commission, which look on out to about the year 2030, and, yet again, without that kind of informa- covers activities that occurred in fiscal what we see is a trillion dollars a year tion, I cannot support this motion to instruct year 1998. in general tax revenues. A trillion dol- the conferees. WILLIAM J. CLINTON. lars above and beyond what is paid in So, Mr. Speaker, I will vote against this mo- THE WHITE HOUSE, October 18, 1999. Social Security is going to have to be tion to instruct conferees. f available to take care of our seniors, Mr. COBURN. Mr. Speaker, I yield FOREIGN OPERATIONS, EXPORT and we have not begun to address the back the balance of my time. FINANCING, AND RELATED PRO- problems associated with Medicare. The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. GIB- GRAMS APPROPRIATIONS ACT, So what we are trying to do is to BONS). The question is on the motion to 2000—VETO MESSAGE FROM THE slow the increase in the Commerce Jus- instruct offered by the gentleman from PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED tice State appropriation to about a 2 Oklahoma (Mr. COBURN). STATES (H. DOC. NO. 106-145) percent increase instead of a 6.6 per- The question was taken; and the cent, which is about to come out of Speaker pro tempore announced that The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- conference. the noes appeared to have it. fore the House the following veto mes- Is it not interesting in our country Mr. COBURN. Mr. Speaker, I object sage from the President of the United when the Senate passes a bill at $33.7 to the vote on the ground that a States: billion, and the House passes a bill at quorum is not present and make the To the House of Representatives: $35.7 billion, and when they get to- point of order that a quorum is not I am returning herewith without my gether the tendency is, we are going to present. approval H.R. 2606, the ‘‘Foreign Oper- spend $2.5 billion more, and that is ex- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- ations, Export Financing, and Related actly what is getting ready to come ant to clause 8 of rule XX, further pro- Programs Appropriations Act, 2000.’’ out of that conference. ceedings on this motion will be post- The central lesson we have learned in So again, I would ask the Members to poned until after the recorded votes on this century is that we cannot protect think about the new children born three suspension motions postponed American interests at home without across this country in the last 72 hours earlier today. active engagement abroad. Common and what are we leaving them. We can The point of no quorum is considered sense tells us, and hard experience has do better, we have to do better, and withdrawn. confirmed, that we must lead in the this motion to instruct says do not f world, working with other nations to spend one penny we do not have to, do defuse crises, repel dangers, promote not send money overseas for the Inter- FURTHER MESSAGE FROM THE more open economic and political sys- national Wine and Vine or the Inter- SENATE tems, and strengthen the rule of law. national Rubber Council because it A further message from the Senate These have been the guiding principles does not benefit Americans. It is a by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, an- of American foreign policy for genera- token we throw down in the inter- nounced that the Senate had passed an tions. They have served the American national market that brings us no ben- amendment in which the concurrence people well, and greatly helped to ad- efit. of the House is requested, a bill of the vance the cause of peace and freedom I am not an isolationist, and I believe House of the following title: around the world. that America has to lead the world, but H.R. 3064. An act making appropriations This bill rejects all of those prin- if we are bankrupt, how can we lead for the government of the District of Colum- ciples. It puts at risk America’s 50-year the world? And this is too important of bia and other activities chargeable in whole tradition of leadership for a safer, more an issue. We should not walk away or in part against revenues of said District prosperous and democratic world. It is from it. We should walk up to the line, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, an abandonment of hope in our Na- and we should make sure that we se- and for other purposes. tion’s capacity to shape that kind of cure the future for our children. The message also announced that the world. It implies that we are too small Mr. UDALL of Colorado. Mr. Speaker, the Senate insists upon its amendment to and insecure to meet our share of gentleman from Oklahoma, in offering this mo- the bill (H.R. 3064) ‘‘An Act making ap- international responsibilities, too tion to instruct conferees, talked about some propriations for the government of the shortsighted to see that doing so is in of the international programs that will be cov- District of Columbia and other activi- our national interest. It is another sign ered by the conference report. ties chargeable in whole or in part of a new isolationism that would have However, reading the Coburn motion, I note against revenues of said District for America bury its head in the sand at that it also would instruct conferees to ``reduce the fiscal year ending September 30, the height of our power and prosperity.

VerDate 12-OCT-99 02:27 Oct 19, 1999 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00022 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K18OC7.056 pfrm02 PsN: H18PT1 October 18, 1999 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H10143 In the short term, H.R. 2606 fails to countries of the former Soviet Union. the Congress be notified of dozens of address critical national security But the Congress has failed to finance additional kinds of transactions before needs. It suggests we can afford to the Expanded Threat Reduction Initia- the Bank can offer financing. Another underfund our efforts to keep deadly tive (ETRI), which is designed to pre- provision would allow the Export-Im- weapons from falling into dangerous vent weapons of mass destruction and port Bank to operate without a quorum hands and walk away without peril weapons technologies from falling into until March 2000. I have nominated two from our essential work toward peace the wrong hands and weapons sci- individuals to the Bank’s Board, and in places of conflict. Just as seriously, entists from offering their talents to they should be confirmed. it fails to address America’s long-term countries, or even terrorists, seeking A third provision could be read to interests. It reduces assistance to na- these weapons. The bill also curtails prevent the United States from engag- tions struggling to build democratic ETRI programs that help Russia and ing in diplomatic efforts to promote a societies and open markets and backs other New Independent States cost-effective, global solution to cli- away from our commitment to help strengthen export controls to avoid il- mate change. A fourth provision places people trapped in poverty to stand on licit trafficking in sensitive materials restrictions on assistance to Indonesia their feet. This, too, threatens our se- through their borders and airports. The that could harm our ability to influ- curity because future threats will come ETRI will also help facilitate with- ence the objectives we share with the from regions and nations where insta- drawal of Russian forces and equip- Congress: ensuring that Indonesia hon- bility and misery prevail and future op- ment from countries such as Georgia ors the referendum in East Timor and portunities will come from nations on and Moldova; it will create peaceful re- that security is restored there, while the road to freedom and growth. search opportunities for thousands of encouraging democracy and economic By denying America a decent invest- former Soviet weapons scientists. We reform in Indonesia. Finally, this bill ment in diplomacy, this bill suggests also cannot afford to underfund pro- contains several sections that, if treat- we should meet threats to our security grams that support democracy and ed as mandatory, would encroach on with our military might alone. That is small scale enterprises in Russia and the President’s sole constitutional au- a dangerous proposition. For if we other New Independent States because thority to conduct diplomatic negotia- underfund our diplomacy, we will end these are the very kinds of initiatives tions. up overusing our military. Problems needed to complete their trans- In sum, this appropriations bill un- we might have been able to resolve formation away from communism and dermines important American inter- peacefully will turn into crises we can authoritarianism. ests and ignores the lessons that have only resolve at a cost of life and treas- A generation from now, no one is been at the core of our bipartisan for- ure. Shortchanging our arsenal of going to say we did too much to help eign policy for the last half century. peace is as risky as shortchanging our the nations of the former Soviet Union Like the Senate’s recent vote to defeat arsenal of war. safeguard their nuclear technology and the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty, The overall funding provided by H.R. expertise. If the funding cuts in this this bill reflects an inexcusable and po- 2606 is inadequate. It is about half the bill were to become law, future genera- tentially dangerous complacency about amount available in real terms to tions would certainly say we did too the opportunities and risks America President Reagan in 1985, and it is 14 little and that we imperiled our future faces in the world today. I therefore am percent below the level that I re- in the process. returning this bill without my ap- quested. I proposed to fund this higher My Administration has also sought proval. I look forward to working with the level within the budget limits and to promote economic progress and po- Congress to craft an appropriations bill without spending any of the Social Se- litical change in developing countries, that I can support, one that maintains curity surplus. The specific shortfalls because America benefits when these our commitment to protecting the So- in the current bill are numerous and countries become our partners in secu- cial Security surplus, properly address- unacceptable. rity and trade. At the Cologne Summit, ing our shared goal of an America that For example, it is shocking that the we led a historic effort to enable the is strong at home and strong abroad, Congress has failed to fulfill our obli- world’s poorest and most heavily in- respected not only for our leadership, gations to Israel and its neighbors as debted countries to finance health, but for the vision and commitment they take risks and make difficult de- education, and opportunity programs. that real leadership entails. The Amer- cisions to advance the Middle East The Congress fails to fund the U.S. con- ican people deserve a foreign policy peace process. My Administration, like tribution. The bill also severely worthy of our great country, and I will all its predecessors, has fought hard to underfunds Multilateral Development fight to ensure that they continue to promote peace in the Middle East. This Banks, providing the lowest level of fi- have one. bill would provide neither the $800 mil- nancing since 1987, with cuts of 37 per- WILLIAM J. CLINTON. lion requested this year as a supple- cent from our request. This will vir- THE WHITE HOUSE, October 18, 1999. mental appropriation nor the $500 mil- tually double U.S. arrears to these lion requested in FY 2000 funding to banks and seriously undermine our ca- b 1730 support the Wye River Agreement. pacity to promote economic reform The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. GIB- Just when Prime Minister Barak has and growth in Latin America, Asia, BONS). The objections of the President helped give the peace process a jump and especially Africa. These markets will be spread at large upon the Jour- start, this sends the worst possible are critical to American jobs and op- nal and, without objection, the mes- message to Israel, Jordan, and the Pal- portunities. sage and the bill will be printed as a estinians about America’s commitment Across the board, my Administration House document. to the peace process. We should instead requested the funding necessary to as- There was no objection. seize this opportunity to support them. sure American leadership on matters MOTION OFFERED BY MR. CALLAHAN Additional resources are required to vital to the interests and values of our Mr. CALLAHAN. Mr. Speaker, I respond to the costs of building peace citizens. In area after area, from fight- move that the message, together with in Kosovo and the rest of the Balkans, ing terrorism and international crime the accompanying bill, be referred to and I intend to work with the Congress to promoting nuclear stability on the the Committee on Appropriations. to provide needed assistance. Other Korean peninsula, from helping refu- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- life-saving peace efforts, such as those gees and disaster victims to meetings tleman from Alabama (Mr. CALLAHAN) in Sierra Leone and East Timor, are its own goal of a 10,000-member Peace is recognized for 1 hour. imperiled by the bill’s inadequate fund- Corps, the Congress has failed to fund Mr. CALLAHAN. Mr. Speaker, I yield ing of the voluntary peacekeeping ac- adequately these requests. the customary one-half hour to the count. Several policy matters addressed in gentlewoman from California (Ms. My Administration has sought to the bill are also problematic. One pro- PELOSI) for the purposes of debate only. protect Americans from the threat vision would hamper the Export-Im- GENERAL LEAVE posed by the potential danger of weap- port Bank’s ability to be responsive to Mr. CALLAHAN. Mr. Speaker, I ask ons proliferation from Russia and the American exporters by requiring that unanimous consent that all Members

VerDate 12-OCT-99 02:27 Oct 19, 1999 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00023 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A18OC7.029 pfrm02 PsN: H18PT1 H10144 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE October 18, 1999 may have 5 legislative days within Mr. Speaker, let me tell my col- are helping me with policy; I do not which to revise and extend their re- leagues that the American people, care whether or not you have taken out marks on the veto message of the while they do not have an appetite to all of those obnoxious earmarks; I do President to the bill, H.R. 2606, and give away their money that they are not care that you have not that I may include tabular and extra- sending to us to foreign countries to be hamstringed the administration and neous material. squandered away, such as reports that Mrs. Albright into trying to go to a The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there have come back about Russia have said foreign country and do the will of 435 objection to the request of the gen- have been done, but they do in fact Members of Congress. We get no appre- tleman from Alabama? support our efforts to provide food, to ciation for that. There was no objection. provide medical assistance, to provide The President said there has been a Mr. CALLAHAN. Mr. Speaker, I yield educational opportunities for those lack of communication. I read in the myself such time as I may consume. children who live in nations which can- newspapers this morning where one of As my colleagues just heard, the not afford to provide them with this. his complaints about the whole appro- President today vetoed the, I think, So, they encourage this. Dozens of priations process is that there is no very responsible piece of legislation letters, hundreds of letters, thousands communication. But I called the Presi- that the House and Senate and con- of communications have come to my dent. I called him, Mr. Speaker, two ferees worked on for some 6 or 7 office supporting the child survival ac- weeks ago; and I said, Mr. President, months. The bill, I think, was a respon- count, supporting this type of foreign this is the same amount of money we sible bill that funded foreign aid at the assistance. The American people sup- gave you last year, and just like every $12.7 billion level, but did not do so at port this. So what the President is sug- other area of government, you are the expense of any Social Security gesting is that we cut back maybe on going to have to live with what we monies. Basically, Mr. Speaker, it was child survival, and we are not going to gave you last year. We are not going to a freeze at last year’s funding levels, do that. So he has left me no alter- increase it. And I talked to the Presi- and I am amazed that the President natives. dent and I told him about the policy now says he cannot live on what we The President, in his original mes- omissions that were not in there which gave him last year and that he wants a sage, for example, suggested that we 30 or 40 percent increase. would hamstring his administration; cut Israel by $30 million. We said no, I understand in reading his veto mes- and I promise my colleagues, Mr. we are not going to do that, that Israel sage that he wants about $4 billion Speaker, I think I had the President more, but what the President does not has been an ally of the United States, convinced that this was a good bill and say, even though he mentions Social that we want peace in the Middle East. that he might sign it. Security in his veto message, is where There was some question about the But, he said, let me talk to my prin- are we going to get the money. So if we Wye monies. The President went out to cipals, which I assume that he meant do not want to take it out of Social Se- the Wye Plantation, when those efforts Sandy Berger, who is one of his aides, curity, which I am not going to agree were beginning to fall to pieces, and it and Madeleine Albright, who is Sec- to on any bill that I handle, we have looked like that the Palestinians and retary of State. And I said, well, I will other options. the Israelis were going to walk out of tell you what, Mr. President. That is We can increase taxes, which I am there without some agreement, and it all right with me. But before you talk not going to have anything to do with is my understanding that he volun- with them about this issue that I have either, Mr. Speaker. I am not going to teered to just give them $2 billion. just explained to you, let me come over burden the American taxpayers with Look, we will help you. We will give there and tell them what I have just additional money to help satisfy this you $2 billion. told you. And he says, that is a good insatiable appetite to give away our So he goes out there, and then he idea, Sonny. Let me call you back. money that the President has. And, we comes back and he says, this is an obli- Well, the President never called are not going to take it out of Defense, gation of the United States of America. back. Sandy Berger called me out of a Mr. Speaker. I know that some have I do not consider that an obligation. restaurant about 9:30 at night the next suggested that that might be a way we When the President goes to one of night and said, the President asked me could do it, but already our Defense these meetings and raises his glass of to call you and tell you that he reluc- budget is suffering, and we cannot af- wine and toasts these leaders and tells tantly says he is going to have to veto ford to reduce our military moneys, be- them, I will give you $2 billion out of your bill. You see, they did not want cause if we are going to comply with the Social Security Trust Fund, we are me in the same room with Sandy every request that the Department of not going to stand for that. But that is Berger and Madeleine Albright. They State and the President makes with re- exactly what he said. did not want me in the room with the quests for foreign assistance in every In speaking with Mr. Netanyahu President putting forth the same argu- Nation in the world, such as we wit- right after that meeting, Mr. ments that I am telling you about nessed in Kosovo, such as we witnessed Netanyahu told me he did not ask for today. Instead, they wanted to tell the in many other areas of the world, such the money, that the money was volun- President well, this might have a polit- as we are now facing in Indonesia, I teered. Well, maybe that is good for- ical advantage. Do not worry about think it would be a serious mistake to eign policy, but I do not think that it this; we will get more money. All we curtail the ability of the national de- is. have to do is back old CALLAHAN down. One thing I think is good foreign pol- fense, our military, by taking the b 1745 money away from them. icy is for the Congress not to get too So what the President does not tell involved in dictating to the adminis- Well maybe that is good strategy, us in his message is he is not sug- tration what they are going to do and but the President cannot say to any- gesting what we do, other than to in- where they spend the money. For 5 body that I have refused to commu- crease taxes, which we are not going to years, Mr. Speaker, I have worked, ar- nicate with him and work with him do. So maybe we are at an impasse. gued with Members of this body about when I did every single thing that Jack But let me tell my colleagues some- earmarking monies, about policy in the Lew, one of his other assistants, wrote thing about the bill that the President bill, trying to give this administration me and told me to do with respect to just vetoed. One of the most popular the flexibility and the latitude that policy. provisions that I have ever seen since I they need to have an effective foreign The only issue he has is that this is have been in Congress with respect to policy. So I have tried my darnedest to not enough money. Well, I am sorry, the foreign assistance is the child sur- give the President all of the room that Mr. President. Tell me where to get it, vival account. We increased the child he needs to maneuver, to adjust, to re- but do not come up with this same old survival account over $70 million this program, to do whatever with the $12.7 nonsense about you are going to raise year over the President’s request; and billion, for example, that we rec- taxes to do it; you are going to raise yet, he says no, that we ought to ommended be appropriated this year. fees to do it; you are going to take it maybe take some of the money out of Now, all of a sudden, the President out of the national defense or you are child survival. says, I do not care whether or not you going to take it out of Social Security,

VerDate 12-OCT-99 02:27 Oct 19, 1999 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00024 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K18OC7.060 pfrm02 PsN: H18PT1 October 18, 1999 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H10145 because I am not going to have any true, it is reality, we do not have to cally this House is not going to raise part of that. So we are at a stalemate. kid ourselves, he is talking about taxes for more government spending. Now here we are having to start all transferring money out of the Social The President can raid Social Security over because we do not have the votes Security trust fund. surpluses. We are not going to do that. to override the President’s veto. It has It is going to be real hard for me to Even the President says he does not turned into a partisan issue. Whereas go home and tell my grandmother that, want to do that. There is only one most every Democrat, when the bill ‘‘You know what, today you are going other way he could get more spending initially passed the House, voted for it, to have a little bit less money in your increases, and that is to find cuts in now they say that the policy provisions trust fund because the President wants other parts of the budget. are insufficient; they want $2 billion, $4 to send it to foreigners.’’ I can envision Frankly, if the leadership goes down billion more money. Mr. Speaker, I do the conversation. to the White House tomorrow I think not know where we are going to get it. ‘‘Oh, you mean Americans who live the message is going to be, ‘‘Mr. Presi- I have thought about some strategy in foreign countries who paid into So- dent, we are not spending one dime of of my own. I mentioned when the bill cial Security?’’ the Social Security surplus. Mr. Presi- was passed and we sent it to the Presi- ‘‘No, ma’am.’’ dent, we are not going to raise taxes dent for his signature that every time ‘‘What do you mean going overseas for more government spending. Mr. somebody walks in the White House with my Social Security money?’’ President, if you want more spending, with a turban on his head that the ‘‘Well, the President wants to send it then tell us how to pay for it. Where President gets a glass of wine, gives it to India and Pakistan and Russia and are you going to cut it from? Where are to the king or whoever he is talking to, North Korea, and all of these kinds of you going to move money around? How then they stand there in the Oval Of- places, grandmother. What do you are you going to pay for it?’’ fice or wherever they stand in the think about that?’’ And she is going to All he said in his veto message was White House and they clink those be horrified. there is just not enough spending. He glasses together and lo and behold the The reality is, we need not kid our- wants more spending. President says, ‘‘Let me give you a lit- selves, what the President of the Now, the President vetoed this bill tle bit of money.’’ United States said today to America’s and he said that he wants a whopping So the president or king or whoever seniors, we want to get the money out 30 percent increase in foreign aid. Make he is, walks out and he goes back to his of the Social Security trust fund and no mistake about it, every dime of this country and he says, ‘‘The President send it overseas to foreign govern- increase, without offsets and cuts in promised me some money,’’ and then ments and many governments who are other spending come directly out of the the President calls up here and says, not always friendly to the United Social Security surplus. I think this is so shortsighted. Raid- ‘‘Sonny, this is an obligation of the States, and that is a direct affront to ing tomorrow’s generations to cover United States of America. I made this American taxpayers. the excesses of today robs America of commitment to this king, to this presi- Mr. CALLAHAN. It is an affront to its future. The Republican budget plan dent.’’ And that is not right. That is me, too. is committed to balancing the budget not an obligation of the United States Mr. Speaker, I yield such time as he without raiding Social Security or of America. may consume to the gentleman from raising taxes to do it, and we can say it In fact, I think I am going to call the Texas (Mr. DELAY), the majority whip. over and over until we turn blue in the President, and I am going to go down Mr. DELAY. Mr. Speaker, I think we face. The President says we are already to the White House one day this week. are starting to see what is going to be into the Social Security surplus. That But before I go, I am going to buy me going on in the heat that will be turned is another Clintonism, Mr. Speaker. We one of those turbans. And I am going to up in this cool fall in Washington, D.C. are not into the Social Security sur- The President is vetoing bills because walk in the Oval Office with that tur- plus. ban on my head. And I am going to sug- they do not spend enough. There is They get a CBO letter that uses false gest to the President that we each get simply no other explanation for his ac- assumptions that we are not doing, and a glass of wine, and I am going to tell tion. He wants more money. Some had they wave the letter around saying we him that I am representing the senior said he wanted $2 billion, he wanted $4 are spending the Social Security sur- citizens of this country, that I am rep- billion more. plus. We are not there. This House is resenting the taxpayers of this coun- According to the White House, the not going to raise taxes. try, and that I am representing the President is vetoing this bill because Mr. Speaker, the budget will not bal- people who are concerned about Social he thinks there is not enough spending ance itself. We in Congress are working Security, and let us have a toast. Let in it. According to the White House, very hard and making the responsible us toast that we are not going to take $12.6 billion is not enough money; but decisions for the future of America. All this $4 billion off the backs of the sen- if this is not enough, I only have one they are doing at the White House is ior citizens or off of our national de- simple question: Where does the Presi- throwing mud and hopes it sticks. fense and we are not going to raise dent think more money will come Ms. PELOSI. Mr. Speaker, I yield taxes. from? myself 81⁄2 minutes. Then the President can come over Day after day, the President walks Mr. Speaker, I just borrowed the Con- here and say, ‘‘Well, we have an obliga- up to the television cameras and says stitution from the parliamentarian. I tion. I made a toast, and therefore you that tough choices need to be made, did not really need it because I am sure Congress people are obligated not to but then all he suggests is sky- everyone in this room has memorized raid Social Security, not to increase rocketing spending increases. That is the preamble to it. ‘‘We, the people of taxes, not to take money out of Social not a tough choice. That is the easy the United States, in order to form a Security.’’ way out. more perfect Union, establish justice, So maybe I will try that strategy of Times have changed here in Wash- insure domestic tranquility, provide going to the White House with a turban ington. Even the President claimed not for the common defense, promote the on my head and suggesting to the so long ago that the era of big govern- general welfare, and secure the bless- President that we, indeed, ought to ment was over. If this is true, the ings of liberty to ourselves and our keep this $12.7 billion where it is. tough budget decisions that need to be prosperity, do ordain and establish this Mr. KINGSTON. Mr. Speaker, will made must be to restrain spending, not Constitution for the United States of the gentleman yield? increase it. Money does not just fall America.’’ Mr. CALLAHAN. I yield to the gen- from the trees. It is not the President’s All of those goals stated in the pre- tleman from Georgia. money. amble to the Constitution about insur- Mr. KINGSTON. Mr. Speaker, the There are only two ways to maintain ing the safety of our country and the distinguished chairman very dip- a balanced budget, three ways actually, security of it and its future for our lomatically said he does not know and pay for the President’s big govern- children are undermined by this for- where the President is planning to ment spending increases. He can either eign operations bill, and I salute Presi- come up with this money, but it is raise taxes, and I can say unequivo- dent Clinton for his veto.

VerDate 12-OCT-99 02:27 Oct 19, 1999 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00025 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K18OC7.063 pfrm02 PsN: H18PT1 H10146 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE October 18, 1999 Although the Clerk has already read It will cost us less in the end if we can present about their not spending Social the veto message in its entirety, I want obtain markets for our products and Security and other aspects of these to call some specifics to the attention promote peace and Democratic institu- spending bills. I know the gentleman of my colleagues. tions in these countries. Ridding them from Wisconsin (Mr. OBEY) will go into Mr. Speaker, this foreign operations of their debt will help do that. This bill that and, if I have time, I will later. bill undermines the goals of our pre- also seriously undermines our capacity But I want to reiterate that this bill amble to the constitution. President to promote economic reform and is $12.7 billion. Last year, the bill and Clinton said it so well in his veto state- growth in Latin America, Asia, and es- the supplemental that went with it ment when he said, ‘‘The central lesson pecially Africa. If for no other reason, were $1.1 billion higher. Let us not play we have learned in this century is that if we have no pragmatic sense or prac- a shell game. Let us be honest with the we cannot protect American interests tical sense about what this means to us American people about what we are at home without active engagement as a country, we do know that these spending, and let us not have a $1.1 bil- abroad. Common sense tells us, and markets, when developed, are critical lion cut from last year, again not in- hard experience has confirmed, that we to American jobs and opportunities. cluding the Kosovo supplemental or must lead in the world, working with That is so much for what the President the supplemental on Hurricane Mitch. other nations to defuse crises, repel had said. Let us not have a $1.1 billion cut, danger, promote more open economic I would like to now talk about what which we call a freeze. and political systems, and strengthen Mr. HASTERT said. In conclusion, I want to call the at- tention of my colleagues to this chart. the rule of law. These have been the b 1800 guiding principles of American foreign This is the total budget of the United policy for generations. They have The Speaker, in criticizing the Presi- States, $1.739 trillion. The foreign aid, served the American people well, and dent’s veto, made these comments. He as a percentage of the total budget of greatly helped to advance the cause of called this a responsible foreign aid the United States, is less than 1 per- peace and freedom around the world. package that funded our Nation’s for- cent. In fact, it is .68 percent. With the ‘‘This bill rejects all of those prin- eign aid programs at last year’s level. President’s request, it will be brought ciples. Wrong. Wrong. Wrong. No matter how up to about 8 percent. It is less than 1 ‘‘It implies that we are too small and many times our colleagues on this percent. too insecure to meet our share of inter- floor in the majority say that this bill Within that 1 percent is the Export- national responsibilities, too short- is funded at last year’s level, it is not. Import Bank, which finances our ex- sighted to see that doing so is in our Our spending last year, when we com- ports overseas, creating jobs in the national interest. It is another sign of bine the bill with our supplemental, U.S., OPIC, Trade Development Admin- a new isolationism that would have and the supplemental does not include istration, all of those initiatives that America bury its head in the sand at Kosovo and the Hurricane Mitch sup- promote U.S. trade which have nothing the height of our power and our pros- plemental, we are below last year’s to do with bilateral and multilateral perity.’’ funding significantly. But then the assistance to any other country except The President goes on to say that, gentleman from Illinois (Mr. HASTERT) the United States. It is all in our na- ‘‘By denying America a decent invest- goes on to say that we want to take So- tional interest. It is less than 1 per- ment in diplomacy, this bill suggests cial Security money and give this cent. we should meet threats to our security money to foreign nations, and he does Mr. CALLAHAN. Mr. Speaker, I yield with our military might alone. That is it in a very offhand way. He says the as much time as he shall consume to a dangerous proposition,’’ and an ex- Republicans will play no part in this the gentleman from Texas (Mr. pensive one, I might add. scheme. The Congress will not use So- ARMEY), the majority leader of the ‘‘The overall funding provided in this cial Security as a pot of gold to fund House. bill is inadequate. It is about half the foreign aid. Mr. ARMEY. Mr. Speaker, I thank amount available in real terms to This is such an act of desperation. I the gentleman from Alabama for yield- President Reagan,’’ which this Con- feel so sorry for this pathetic initiative ing me this time. gress supported; half the amount avail- that is being taken by my colleagues. Mr. Speaker, let me begin my com- able in real terms to President Reagan. They have all the big guns rolled out: ments by thanking the gentleman from There are many concerns that I will The Speaker’s statement. The whip Alabama (Mr. CALLAHAN) for his hard just briefly address about it, that the spoke before I even had a chance to put work on this legislative effort. First President mentions. He mentions that, our statement on the RECORD, and that thing I would observe is the American ‘‘This bill would provide neither the was fine. I see the distinguished Major- people are a generous people. We are a $800 million requested this year as a ity Leader here, and of course the dis- kind people. We are a people that have supplemental appropriation,’’ for the tinguished gentleman from Alabama always been willing to sacrifice of our Wye River agreement, ‘‘nor the $500 (Mr. CALLAHAN), chairman of the Sub- own treasury, of our own resources, in- million requested in FY 2000 funding to committee on Foreign Operations, Ex- deed of our own lives and our own support the Wye River agreement. port Financing and Related Programs, peace to help the rest of the world ob- ‘‘Just when Prime Minister Barak coming all out full force to make this tain peace, safety, and security, and has helped give the peace process a statement. above all freedom. That has not jump start, this sends the worst pos- This is an act of desperation by a ma- changed. sible message to Israel, Jordan, and the jority party that does not have a case The gentlewoman from California Palestinians about America’s commit- to take to the American people. The (Ms. PELOSI) points out that our for- ment to the peace process.’’ economy domestically is doing great. eign aid budget has decreased as a per- In addition, the bill is short in fund- Unemployment is down. The stock centage of the overall American Fed- ing for economic support to the multi- market is up. Inflation is practically eral Government’s budget over the lateral development banks, providing negligible, and they have to go find an years, and that is true. the lowest level of financing since 1987, issue and, how convenient, one with Why has it decreased as a percentage with cuts of 37 percent from the Presi- the neoisolationism of their caucus of the overall budget? Not because we dent’s request. This would virtually giving them impetus to do this. Americans have reduced our willing- double the arrears. We are trying to This is a very sad day because, frank- ness or, in fact, our contribution to the have debt forgiveness. We are trying to ly, the arguments that my colleagues rest of the world. Indeed, it still is ex- go into the next century, the next mil- make about this argue to eliminate all emplary by comparison with any other lennium, giving these countries a the funding in the bill completely. Why nation in the world. But because the chance, working with them, cooper- have any foreign aid if this is such a burdens and the responsibilities that ating with them. bad idea as we review it? our Government carries within our own This is not about a handout. This is Mr. Speaker, others will, and I do not country for our own people has grown. about a hand-up, and it is something have time right now to go into the illu- It has grown in Medicare. It has that our country says that we profess. sion that my colleagues are trying to grown in Social Security. It has grown

VerDate 12-OCT-99 02:27 Oct 19, 1999 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00026 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K18OC7.066 pfrm02 PsN: H18PT1 October 18, 1999 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H10147 in Medicaid. It has grown in education. this, complete this budget without whole new ship the Navy did not want. It has grown in defense. It has grown in spending a dime’s worth of Social Se- It was our friends on the majority side the environmental concerns we express curity for any purpose other than So- because it was going to be built in the for this country, and any number of cial Security. I am excited for this op- district of the Majority Leader in the different ways our Government’s budg- portunity. other body, in Pascagoula, Mississippi. et keeps growing. With all of that That was the good news. Now comes The President did not ask to spend growth, we maintain a commitment to the bad news. that money, that pork. the rest of the world that is still exem- Within hours of this revelation from The argument that we are hearing plary by comparison with any other the White House, the President vetoes from the majority side comes from a nation in the world. the foreign aid bill because he wants $4 party that has demonstrated time and So in that regard, again, I would like billion more for foreign aid. We are left time again its refusal to support our to compliment the gentleman from to ask, Mr. President, where will you national interest in a well-rounded Alabama (Mr. CALLAHAN) for his dedi- get the money? We cannot take it from fashion around the world. cation and his commitment. Social Security. You have expressed We hear this same argument from Now, yesterday, put all this within your commitment to not do so. Do you people who do not want us to pay our the context of where we are today, we want to take it from education? You bills at the United Nations, even had both good news and bad news from think that is a high priority, too. though we risk losing our vote because the White House. I have to tell my col- Should we take it from defense? We of that. We hear it from the same peo- leagues I was pleased, I was enthusi- have got soldiers and sailors, men and ple who are refusing to provide the astic, I was excited when I watched TV women in our uniforms today, ill- funding to meet the promises that we yesterday and saw the President’s chief equipped ill-prepared, ill-trained, and, had already made in the Middle East of staff, John Podesta, say, ‘‘The Presi- frankly, ill-humored. Morale is a dete- with respect to the Wye agreement. dent of the United States today shares rioration of readiness that this Nation I saw one Republican leader stand in the commitment that the Republicans can ill-afford. the White House and tell the President in Congress have been fighting for to Where would you take the money, standing 6 feet away from him that the complete this budget without touching the 4 billion additional dollars, Mr. President had absolutely no right to a dime’s worth of Social Security for President? We will work with you on engage in military action against Ser- any other purpose.’’ the commitment. We will not take it bia because it was a sovereign country. This is a historic change in the man- from Social Security, nor will we deny Then after the President reached a suc- ner in which we use the taxpayers’ any other domestic American priority cessful conclusion of that conflict, I money. For 30 years, the Federal Gov- that is equal or greater than foreign saw that same Republican leader go to ernment has taken Americans’ Social aid. That is our commitment. We look the press and denounce the President Security taxes and spent them on other forward to working with you. because he had agreed to a solution purposes. Last year, for the first time Mr. CALLAHAN. Mr. Speaker, how that allowed Mr. Milosevic to stay in ever, in all those 30 years, that did not much time is remaining? power. What hypocrisy. How do my col- happen. Last year, no dime of Social The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. GIB- leagues expect we remove Mr. Security was used for some purpose BONS). The gentleman from Alabama Milosevic, through emaculate concep- other than Social Security. (Mr. CALLAHAN) has 71⁄2 minutes re- tion? It takes military action. We are trying to write a budget for maining. The gentlewoman from Cali- This is the same party that last next year that stays the same. This fornia (Ms. PELOSI) has 211⁄2 minutes re- week, in what I believe to be the most will not happen. It is time to stop the maining. irresponsible action by this Congress in raid. So as we do that, we have to look Ms. PELOSI. Mr. Speaker, I am 25 years, it is the same party that at every manner in which the Federal pleased to yield 11 minutes to the gen- ripped up the test ban treaty. Now, to Government might spend one’s money tleman from Wisconsin (Mr. OBEY), the understand why that treaty is impor- and say, how can we pare back? Where distinguished ranking member of the tant, we have to understand why it is can we make reductions? How can we full Committee on Appropriations, a linked to the nonproliferation treaty. engage in trade-offs, accept and set pri- gentleman who served 10 years as the The United States, under Republican orities and keep us within this one fun- chair of the Subcommittee on Foreign and Democratic Presidents alike, has damental limit that we will not com- Operations, Export Financing and Re- tried to convince the nonnuclear pow- plete the budget for fiscal year 2000 lated Programs. ers of this world not to achieve nuclear with any money that spends Social Se- Mr. OBEY. Mr. Speaker, what a weapons status because it destabilizes curity taxes on any purpose other than phony debate that I have heard here the world. So we have tried to set a Social Security? today. We hear our friends on the ma- good example for them. We have said to That I take as a point of honor, a jority side of the aisle saying that them, Okay, if you do not develop your point of duty, a point of duty to two somehow because the President wants nuclear weapons, we will not test ours. great generations, my parents and my us to meet some of our additional obli- Yet, last week, we saw the United children; my parents who are living off gations overseas and because our Presi- States Senate majority party blow Social Security benefits today and my dent wants to have a well-rounded de- away any chance we have to exercise children who are paying the taxes so fense of our national interest overseas, moral leadership on the issue of nu- that that money is available for that that somehow he is spending more than clear test ban treaties. purpose. our friends on the majority side want, b Now, the President has said we share and, therefore, is guilty of all kinds of 1815 with the House and the Senate this fiscal sins. They say, oh, we do not know for commitment. That was good news. We I would point out it was not the sure that we will be 100 percent effec- have waited a long time, Mr. President, President who added $16 billion to Pen- tive in detecting other people’s tests. for you to make this commitment to tagon spending for items that the Pen- Well, we were going to be a whole lot preserve Social Security. We were all tagon did not even ask for and then de- more effective than we are right now, startled. We were all disappointed clared $6 billion of them emergencies because that treaty would have allowed when, in your own budget, you propose so that they could pretend that that us to place sensors all around the world that 40 percent of the Social Security money was not being spent under the to detect all but the smallest nuclear revenues be spent for something else. budget rules. It was not the White explosions. But, no, they had to try to But now you have said, ‘‘I agree with House that did that. It was our friends administer another political defeat to the Congress.’’ I was heartened when I in the majority party. the President by defeating the nuclear heard that. Overall, they spent almost $16 billion test ban treaty. I am delighted to go to the White more than the President asked for in So this is a party which has walked House tomorrow at the President’s in- the supplemental in the regular Pen- away from its responsibilities time and vitation to discuss with the President tagon appropriation bill. It was not the time again in the international arena, of the United States how will we do President who added $1.3 billion for a and now they try to pretend that they

VerDate 12-OCT-99 02:47 Oct 19, 1999 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00027 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K18OC7.068 pfrm02 PsN: H18PT1 H10148 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE October 18, 1999 are doing it all in the name of fiscal re- until 1997 this Congress spent every prosperous, and democratic world sponsibility and because they want to dime that we generated in Social Secu- through foreign operations. But I put save Social Security. rity surpluses for other purposes and to my good friend, the gentleman from Are they kidding? Give me a break. put IOUs in the treasury in order to Alabama (Mr. CALLAHAN), that when he The Republican Party is now the great recognize that fact. In 1997, we spent cites the fact that the amount of savior of Social Security? The same 100 percent of the Social Security sur- money that is offered this year is the party that tried to kill that program in plus, as the Congress had for years, on same as last year, events that have the crib before it was ever created? The other items. But starting last year, happened over the course of the year same party that has tried to turn So- starting 2 years ago, I should say, that causes us to have to take a different cial Security over to the insurance in- has been turned around. Two years ago, view. dustry for 30 years? They want to pri- for the first time, we spent less than While the gentleman and I may dis- vatize it to death. The same party that one-third of the Social Security sur- agree and have ideological perspectives wanted to take billions of dollars out plus on other purposes, and we paid that are different, the fact of the mat- of Medicare in order to pay for a big down debt by $60 billion. This last year ter is that the Wye Accords are impor- capital gains tax cut for their buddies? that just came to a close, we paid down tant to all of us. And we did, whether This is the party that we are now sup- debt by over $100 billion. the gentleman agrees that the Presi- posed to rely upon to save Social Secu- When all of the baloney is over, dent had that responsibility or not, we rity? whether the Republican Party wins the agreed to $800 million that we would All I can say, if that is a record that argument or whether the Democratic provide; and we have not in this year’s demonstrates their support of Social Party wins the argument, in the end budget. Security, God save Social Security. this coming year we will pay down debt Now, I do not know how that plays So what are they doing? What all of by another $100 billion. Only the people out. I cannot argue with appropriators this is is a giant scam. Our friends in running this House could turn that and those of my colleagues that know the majority party for the last year kind of a major policy victory into a the inner workings of the budget better have tried to push a tax package crisis. than do I with reference to who is at through this House which would give 70 It seems to me if we want to be hon- fault about what having to do with So- percent of the benefits to people who est with the people of the United cial Security. But I know cuts when I make over 100,000 bucks a year, and States, we will tell them that this ac- see them: $212 million cut from eco- they took it home and they tried to tion in paying down debt over the last nomic recovery and democratization in sell it over the August break. And what 21⁄2 years has done more to strengthen Africa, Latin America and Asia in this did they find? They found that their Social Security than anything that we budget; $44 million cut from disaster constituents did not buy it. And what did for Social Security since the Green- assistance; $53 million cut from refugee they found is that they had dropped 12 span Commission saved it with con- assistance; $35 million cut from the points to 16 points in the public opin- gressional votes. That is the honest Peace Corps; $17 million cut from the ion polls with seniors. So now what we truth. NAD Bank Community Adjustment; have going on on this floor is operation But, no, instead, we are going to see $178 million cut from IDA lending to crawl-back. And what it is, it is an ef- this partisan slugfest on Social Secu- the poorest countries; $87 million from fort to crawl back to another political rity. Well, I have to tell my colleagues debt relief; $107 million cut from global position in order to try to win a few that it is not going to fool anybody. It environment facilities; $53 million points back from senior citizens. It certainly is not going to fool people in from the Inter-American Bank; $80 mil- ain’t gonna work, fellas. It ain’t gonna the House. They may fool themselves, lion, 10 percent, for promotion of U.S. work. that would be nothing new, but I would exports, which helps American, Amer- What is really going on here, the urge my colleagues, in the end, to re- ican, businesspersons. party that claims it is for fiscal respon- member we have an obligation to meet What we need to know is that foreign sibility has produced a budget this year our domestic responsibilities and our aid is not a giveaway; foreign aid shows which has more than $40 billion in gim- international responsibilities in a bal- the way. And we cannot proceed along micks in order to pretend that they are anced manner. It would be nice, for these lines in this great country and be staying within the budget ceilings and once, if we could see that coming out of looked to for the direction, as we are in order to pretend that they are not the Republican leadership in this by countries all over the world, if we spending a dime in Social Security House. intend to provide a stable, prosperous when, in fact, their own actions have I do not see it today, but I am going and democratic world. already spent more than $23 billion of to go home tonight and pray again, and Mr. CALLAHAN. Mr. Speaker, I yield the Social Security surplus for other maybe some day we will. 1 minute to the gentleman from Flor- purposes this year. Mr. CALLAHAN. Mr. Speaker, how ida (Mr. YOUNG), chairman of the full Now, I just have to say, when they much time now remains? Committee on Appropriations, to ex- have over $40 billion in budget gim- The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. GIB- plain the real story of who is utilizing micks, when they have already spent BONS). The gentleman from Alabama Social Security monies. over $23 billion in Social Security, (Mr. CALLAHAN) has 71⁄2 minutes re- Mr. YOUNG of Florida. Mr. Speaker, when they have engaged in a gimmick maining, and the gentlewoman from the question of Social Security is one called advanced appropriations, which California (Ms. PELOSI) has 101⁄2 min- that is important to all of us, espe- means they will move the money from utes remaining. cially those of us who have many peo- this year into next year to hide the Ms. PELOSI. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 ple in their districts receiving Social fact that they are actually spending it minutes to the distinguished gen- Security checks. and committing it this year, when tleman from Florida (Mr. HASTINGS), a I would just like to show this graph those advanced appropriations go from member of the Committee on Inter- that is based on figures developed by $4 billion to $27 billion, and then they national Relations. the Congressional Budget Office. This come here and object because the Mr. HASTINGS of Florida. Mr. graph shows that the money that was President wants us to pay our U.N. Speaker, I thank the gentlewoman, my taken from Social Security under the bills, because the President wants us to good friend, for yielding me this time. Democrats in the Congress rose dra- meet our obligations to the Wye Ac- Mr. Speaker, this poses, for me, a matically. The Republicans took over cords to promote peace in the Middle very puzzling situation. I have so much at this line, and we can see what hap- East, pardon me if I do not take that respect for the gentleman from Ala- pened. The number went way down, and with a straight face. Pardon me if I bama (Mr. CALLAHAN) and the gentle- for fiscal year 2000 it is going to be think there is just a little bit missing woman from California (Ms. PELOSI), zero. here. and I know that they have worked ac- It is our determination, and that is When we put all the baloney aside on tively on behalf of all of us in the one reason this bill does not spend as Social Security, what are the facts? House of Representatives and this Na- much money on foreign aid as the The facts are that every year from 1983 tion in trying to provide for a stable, President wants, we are determined

VerDate 12-OCT-99 02:47 Oct 19, 1999 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00028 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K18OC7.071 pfrm02 PsN: H18PT1 October 18, 1999 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H10149 not to take any money out of the So- feated the comprehensive test ban trea- the recent strides made by countries in cial Security Trust Fund, and we are ty. The United States is currently the Africa. The development fund for Afri- determined that any spending requests U.N.’s biggest deadbeat, owing over $1 ca is being cut 40 percent from last that go over the budget surplus will be billion in arrears. year. offset. It is a pretty simple plan. Thanks to the President’s decision to $175 million is cut from essential But by doing this, we are going to veto the foreign aid bill we sent him, loans for the poorest countries. $155 maintain the balanced budget that we we can now, working together, begin to million is cut from global environ- fought for years to get and finally restore the United States’ diminished mental protection programs. $87 mil- achieved. We are going to preserve that global leadership. I urge my colleagues lion is denied for debt relief initiatives balanced budget, and we are going to to do the right thing. Stop the games, for the poorest countries in the world. stop paying billions and billions and stop the gimmickry now, and let us go $50 million is cut from African develop- billions of dollars as interest payment back to work and return with a bill ment loans. $200 million is cut from on the national debt when we could use that preserves our national security. economic development and democratic building in Asia, Africa, and Latin that money in more places than that. b 1830 Ms. PELOSI. Mr. Speaker, I yield 21⁄2 America. $35 million is denied for the minutes to the gentlewoman from New Mr. CALLAHAN. Mr. Speaker, I yield Peace Corps, where we just agreed to York (Mrs. LOWEY), a member of the 1 minute to the gentleman from South move our numbers up to 10,000 volun- Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, Dakota (Mr. THUNE). teers. Many Members from both sides Export Financing and Related Pro- Mr. THUNE. Mr. Speaker, I thank of the aisle said it was great. So what grams of the Committee on Appropria- the chairman for yielding me the time. do we do? We approve 10,000 and cut 35 tions. Mr. Speaker, in this century we have million. Mrs. LOWEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise in had the New Deal, starting with F.D.R. The gentleman talked about $12 bil- support of this motion because we now We have had the fair deal. We have had lion, how outraged people from South have a chance to reconsider this year’s the square deal. But this could be Dakota were. I think I am in a time foreign aid bill which was plagued by called the ‘‘misdeal’’ because it is a capsule where we are back 200 years low funding levels from the start and raw deal for America’s seniors. Con- ago. I never heard such an egregious, never really recovered. Now we are gress ought to say ‘‘no deal’’ to the outrageous statement. faced again with a very important President. Here we are going to give $782 billion choice. We can insist upon a dan- Mr. Speaker, this weekend I had the back to the wealthiest people in this gerously underfunded foreign aid bill, opportunity to visit with a farmer in country, and we are talking about cut- jeopardizing not only the United Kimball, South Dakota. He has been a ting $2 billion back from the poorest States’ leadership around the world but farmer for 37 years, and he is hoping people in the world and that people in also our national security; or we can some day to be able to cash rent his this country are outraged. I think we live in a society that some work to rectify some of the most egre- farm ground out, which is not worth a people are really very, very narrow vi- gious funding cuts to our initiatives whole lot right now, and that, coupled sioned; and I believe that we must re- abroad, maintaining the United States with his Social Security payment, re- gain our position in the world. I think of America’s international stature, and tire. that the President is absolutely right. acting in the best interests of our own What the President has said is that I stand a hundred percent behind his national security. we are going to take from this farmer’s account the Social Security Trust veto. We really have no choice, in my judg- Mr. CALLAHAN. Mr. Speaker, I yield Fund to pay for more foreign aid be- ment. This bill, as it stands now, will 1 minute to the gentleman from Ari- severely erode our ability to pursue our cause $12.6 billion in foreign aid is not zona (Mr. HAYWORTH). interests abroad. And our stinginess enough, $12.6 billion in foreign aid is Mr. HAYWORTH. Mr. Speaker, I now will be an expensive mistake. Sav- not enough. The American people thank my colleague, the gentleman ought to be outraged. ing now but paying double and triple from Alabama (Mr. CALLAHAN), for later is no way to protect the global in- Mr. Speaker, on behalf of South Da- yielding me the time. And I thank my terests of the American people. It is kota seniors, I say ‘‘no deal’’ to the colleague, the gentleman from New President’s bad policy in this respect. just plain irresponsible. Jersey (Mr. PAYNE). Because instead of While the majority engages in polit- Ms. PELOSI. Mr. Speaker, I am categorizing this with a unique histor- ical brinkmanship, we are already feel- pleased to yield 2 minutes to the dis- ical perspective that is revisionist, to ing the effects of turning our back on tinguished gentleman from New Jersey say the least, let us engage in some re- what has historically been a corner- (Mr. PAYNE), a ranking member of the cent history. stone of United States foreign policy. Committee on International Relations. Mr. Speaker, the President of the Funding for implementation of the Mr. PAYNE. Mr. Speaker, I appre- United States came here about 10 Wye River agreement is essential. And ciate the kind words of the gentle- months ago, and in his message to a each day we drag our feet, we jeop- woman. joint session of Congress, in his State ardize Israel’s security; we endanger Mr. Speaker, let me say that I rise in of the Union address, he said it was up the very security of Middle East peace; opposition to H.R. 2606, the conference to us to save Social Security first. But and we destroy our own credibility as a report on foreign operations appropria- with his veto today, the President is mediator in the Middle East peace tions. This moves us in the wrong di- telling all Americans, Mr. Speaker, process. Wye assistance has become a rection. Unfortunately, the conference that they should surrender a portion of pawn in the majority’s budget game, a report moves us into a dangerously low their Social Security Trust Fund to go dangerous game with very high stakes budget. not for their retirement but to a indeed. We have the conference agreement, scheme of bigger spending not on And Wye is not the only problem which provides $12.6 billion. It is nearly Americans but on other folks around with this bill. The International Devel- $2 billion below the President’s request the world. opment Association, the Peace Corps, and $1 billion less than last year’s bill. Mr. ISTOOK. Mr. Speaker, will the debt relief, international organizations The low level of funding is untenable. gentleman yield? and programs are all underfunded. The It will be impossible for the U.S. to Mr. HAYWORTH. I yield to the gen- bill remains $2 billion below the Presi- maintain its leadership role in the tleman from Oklahoma. dent’s request and $1 billion below last world’s community with an inadequate Mr. ISTOOK. Mr. Speaker, I just got year’s level. foreign affairs budget. Nearly every on the House floor. Is it correct that This is not the first and it is not the major account in the conference report the President vetoed this bill because only example of a reckless decision on is underfunded. And one specific initia- it takes Americans’ hard-earned money the part of the majority that shows tive, the Africa accounts, are non- and he wants to give billions away to utter disregard for maintaining the existent. other countries more? United States’ global stature. Last The omission is particularly trou- Mr. HAYWORTH. Mr. Speaker, re- week, the Senate majority brazenly de- bling, as it signals a lack of support for claiming my time, that is exactly the

VerDate 12-OCT-99 02:47 Oct 19, 1999 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00029 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K18OC7.073 pfrm02 PsN: H18PT1 H10150 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE October 18, 1999 case. The President is taking the hard- gressional delegation in Israel and Je- What is in this bill, as I said earlier, earned money of Americans and want- rusalem and also here in the Capitol. I is 6.3 percent of a percentage, less than ing to spend more and more and more also went to Jordan and spoke to King 1 percent, of the Federal budget. With and jeopardize the Social Security Abdallah. There was no discussion of President Clinton’s funds, it would be Trust Fund. you-all made this promise the Wye .8 percent. So it would be still less than Mr. CALLAHAN. Mr. Speaker, I yield River is in the bag, we are spending the 1 percent of the Federal budget, a small 30 seconds to the gentleman from Ohio money. I did not hear that from the percentage and a small price to pay for (Mr. CHABOT). two top leaders of these countries. what the President enumerated in his Mr. CHABOT. Mr. Speaker, President But I do see that, in this bill, the veto message about promoting democ- Clinton has vetoed a foreign aid bill be- President said no to our increasing aid racies and free economies throughout cause it does not send enough Amer- to Israel $30 million where he had cut the world, about promoting markets ican tax dollars overseas. Outrageous. it. for our products, about honoring our In order to satisfy the President’s in- We keep talking about what this commitments internationally, about satiable appetite for foreign aid, Con- money is going to do. It is going to go living up to our leadership role in the gress would have to raid the Social Se- to good causes overseas, but any in- world. curity Trust Fund. That would be un- crease will come straight out of Social This century that we are coming to conscionable. Security. We should reject this veto. an end as we do fiscal year 2000 appro- Mr. Speaker, let us protect Social Se- Ms. PELOSI. Mr. Speaker, I yield priations bills is a terrible century in curity for those who receive benefits myself such time as I may consume. many respects. Nazism, communism, Mr. Speaker, since my speaker has now and those who pay the taxes and authoritarianism were rampant not returned to the floor, I will use his those who want to receive benefits in throughout this century and they are time and my time in closing. It affords the future. Let us stop the foreign aid coming to an end now. me the luxury of commending my dis- raid. One of the brightest stars of this cen- tinguished chairman for the work that Mr. CALLAHAN. Mr. Speaker, I yield tury was the founding of the State of we did together to bring this bill to the 30 seconds to the gentleman from Israel. How sad it is that this body, floor originally. I encourage my col- North Carolina (Mr. HAYES). leagues to support the bill but only representing the American people who Mr. HAYES. Mr. Speaker, thank have fully supported that brave, coura- goodness the gentleman from Alabama with the idea that when we came back from conference, it could only be sup- geous state all these 51 years of its ex- (Chairman CALLAHAN) has said no to ported if there was a higher allocation istence, that we, coming to the end of the President’s taking money from our this century, will not take yes for an farmers in North Carolina who have to this foreign operations bill. So it is not with a criticism of the answer in the peace process by funding lost their homes, small businesses. process with which the distinguished the Wye River agreement. The President has said, no, our farm- chairman moved the bill through. We Leaders in that region gave their ers do not matter. He does not mind, worked together on that. What it is a lives, their health, and all of their fu- and they do not matter. That is what criticism of is the lack of funding in ture for this peace agreement; and we he said. But the committee of the gen- the bill for us to live up to our leader- in this body are rejecting all of that tleman has said, our farmers and our ship role in the world. sacrifice. seniors matter. I thank the gentleman The distinguished majority leader I urge my colleagues to support the very much for saying yes to our people. said that the percentage of funding for President’s veto when the time comes. Ms. PELOSI. Mr. Speaker, I am foreign aid is going down because other Mr. CALLAHAN. Mr. Speaker, in pleased to yield 15 seconds to the dis- spending is going up, he said in ref- closing, I yield myself the balance of tinguished gentleman from Wisconsin erence to my remarks. I did not say the time. (Mr. OBEY), the ranking member of the that. I said that, in real dollars, our Mr. Speaker, let me compliment the full committee. foreign aid spending is being reduced gentlewoman from California (Ms. Mr. OBEY. Mr. Speaker, despite the since Reagan’s years by, what, one- PELOSI) and echo what she said. We last two comments, the facts are they quarter to one-half in real dollars, not have worked in a nonpartisan fashion have already spent $23 billion of the in percentages. trying to give the President the flexi- Social Security surplus in bills that This debate about Social Security bility, trying to give the President the they have already passed in the House that our colleagues have drummed up sufficient amount of money to have ef- this year. That is the fact even if they really does a disservice to the whole fective foreign policy. do not want to admit it. debate on the budget and the appro- The President, in my opinion, has The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. GIB- priations process. This debate that our just thrown this agreement out the BONS). The Chair will announce that colleagues have drummed up, this illu- door when he vetoed this bill. I am the gentleman from Alabama (Mr. CAL- sion that they have tried to convey on going to send him a bill now that will LAHAN) has 31⁄2 minutes remaining and the floor today is an insult to the intel- instruct him on what foreign policy the gentlewoman from California (Ms. ligence of the Social Security recipi- problems can be if indeed he is so ob- PELOSI) has 33⁄4 minutes remaining. ents, to the Social Security donors, noxious in vetoing a bill such as this. Mr. CALLAHAN. Mr. Speaker, I yield and their families. So let me tell the President, this 1 minute to the gentleman from Geor- Yes, President Clinton said he was next bill he is going to get, number gia (Mr. KINGSTON). going to save Social Security first, and one, is not going to be any more and, Mr. KINGSTON. Mr. Speaker, well, we all subscribed to that. That is not number 2, is going to give him a reason this year trick or treat for UNICEF the only thing we do. Now, if the gen- to veto it. Because we are going to go will have a new meaning because the tleman thinks that is the only thing back to the old days when the Demo- President just said no to a $9 million we do, maybe we should have a zero crats were indeed telling Ronald increase in UNICEF funding. So the foreign operations budget. Maybe we Reagan and George Bush what they children of America are going to have should spend no money on any trade were going to do during their foreign to work a little bit harder. assistance for the Ex-Im Bank for us to policy. It is important because the President promote U.S. products abroad or the b also said no to a $60 million increase in Trade Development Administration for 1845 child survival programs. He also, to the same purpose or OPIC, which en- So if the President wants to declare keep the streets just as dangerous as ables our products to find markets war, this is war. It is war that he is he could, said no to a $24 million in- abroad. Maybe we should do none of going to suffer, not me. The people of crease in the international drug pro- that. Alabama could care less if I pass a for- grams. Maybe we should abandon everything eign aid bill or not. So I am not going We keep hearing about our obliga- we do with the religious community to to suffer. But millions of children are tions overseas and our promises to the reach out to poor children throughout going to suffer because they do not Middle East. I was in Israel. I spoke to the world and to help them stave off have the child survival money that we Mr. Barak in a small group at a Con- disease and starvation. put into the bill.

VerDate 12-OCT-99 02:47 Oct 19, 1999 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00030 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K18OC7.076 pfrm02 PsN: H18PT1 October 18, 1999 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H10151 Let me just give Members one exam- The question was taken; and the Petri Scott Terry Phelps Sensenbrenner Thomas ple of what the President said, and I Speaker pro tempore announced that Pickering Serrano Thornberry wish everybody in America could get a the ayes appeared to have it. Pitts Sessions Thune copy of this message from the Presi- Mr. ISTOOK. Mr. Speaker, on that I Pombo Shadegg Thurman dent of the United States and under- Pomeroy Shaw Tiahrt demand the yeas and nays. Porter Shays Tierney stand what he is saying. One thing he The yeas and nays were ordered. Portman Sherman Toomey says in here is I need $900 million to The vote was taken by electronic de- Price (NC) Sherwood Traficant forgive debt for poorer nations. That Quinn Shimkus Turner vice, and there were—yeas 357, nays 49, Radanovich Shows Udall (CO) comes from his trip to Africa where he answered ‘‘present’’ 1, not voting 26, as Rahall Shuster Upton took 1,700 people with him and spent follows: Rangel Simpson Vitter $47 million of the American taxpayers’ Regula Sisisky Walden [Roll No. 505] money and goes over there and once Reyes Skeen Walsh YEAS—357 Reynolds Skelton Wamp again clinks his glass and then comes Riley Slaughter Waters back and says, This is an entitlement. Abercrombie Deutsch Kaptur Rivers Smith (MI) Watkins We want to forgive this debt that these Ackerman Diaz-Balart Kasich Rodriguez Smith (NJ) Watt (NC) Aderholt Dicks Kelly Roemer Smith (TX) Watts (OK) foreign leaders have incurred during Allen Dingell Kennedy Rogan Smith (WA) Waxman these corrupt regimes in Africa. Andrews Dixon Kildee Rogers Snyder Weiner Mr. Speaker, if people could see this Archer Doggett Kilpatrick Rohrabacher Souder Weldon (FL) message, if they could understand ex- Armey Dooley Kind (WI) Ros-Lehtinen Spence Weldon (PA) Bachus Doolittle King (NY) Rothman Spratt Wexler actly what the President is saying, Baker Doyle Kingston Roukema Stabenow Weygand they would be up here marching on this Baldacci Dreier Kleczka Roybal-Allard Stark Whitfield Capitol saying, ‘‘SONNY, don’t give in Baldwin Duncan Kolbe Royce Stearns Wicker Ballenger Dunn Kuykendall to that guy. He has this insatiable ap- Ryan (WI) Stenholm Wilson Barcia Edwards LaFalce Ryun (KS) Strickland Wise petite to spend our money to give it to Barr Ehlers LaHood Salmon Stump Wolf these foreign countries just because Barrett (NE) Ehrlich Lampson Sanchez Sununu Woolsey Barrett (WI) Emerson Lantos Sanders Talent Wu they walk in his front door.’’ Bartlett Engel Largent I might forewarn the President that Sandlin Tanner Wynn Barton Eshoo Larson Sawyer Tauscher Young (AK) Halloween is just around the corner Bass Etheridge Latham Saxton Tauzin Young (FL) and a lot of these people knocking on Bateman Everett LaTourette Schakowsky Taylor (NC) the White House gate for trick-or-treat Becerra Ewing Lazio Bentsen Fletcher Leach NAYS—49 might have on turbans, and I might Bereuter Foley Lee tell them when they go knock on the Berkley Forbes Levin Baird Hastings (FL) Peterson (MN) door, ‘‘Wear a turban and carry a bag Berman Ford Lewis (CA) Borski Hill (MT) Pickett Berry Fossella Lewis (KY) Brown (FL) Hilleary Ramstad and let me tell you, that President will Biggert Fowler Linder Clay Hilliard Sabo fill it up. He’ll give you an IOU from Bilbray Frank (MA) Lipinski Clyburn Hutchinson Schaffer the Congress.’’ Bilirakis Franks (NJ) Lofgren Coburn Kucinich Stupak Bishop Frost Lowey Costello LoBiondo Sweeney But we are not going to give in to the Blagojevich Gallegly Lucas (KY) Crane Markey Taylor (MS) President on this issue. We might be Bliley Ganske Lucas (OK) DeFazio McDermott Thompson (CA) here till Christmas, we might be here Blumenauer Gejdenson Luther Dickey McNulty Thompson (MS) till Easter, but we are not going to give Blunt Gekas Maloney (CT) English Meek (FL) Udall (NM) Boehlert Gephardt Maloney (NY) Evans Moran (KS) Velazquez in. Boehner Gilchrest Manzullo Filner Oberstar Vento The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. GIB- Bonilla Gillmor Mascara Gibbons Olver Visclosky BONS). The question is on the motion Bonior Gilman Matsui Green (TX) Pascrell Weller offered by the gentleman from Ala- Bono Gonzalez McCarthy (MO) Gutierrez Pastor Boswell Goode McCarthy (NY) Gutknecht Payne bama (Mr. CALLAHAN). Boucher Goodlatte McCollum The motion was agreed to. Boyd Goodling McCrery ANSWERED ‘‘PRESENT’’—1 Brady (TX) Gordon McGovern A motion to reconsider was laid on Tancredo the table. Brown (OH) Goss McHugh Bryant Graham McInnis f Burr Granger McIntyre NOT VOTING—26 Burton Green (WI) McKeon Brady (PA) Jefferson Menendez ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER Callahan Greenwood McKinney Buyer Johnson (CT) Neal PRO TEMPORE Calvert Hall (OH) Meehan Camp Johnson, Sam Pallone The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Campbell Hall (TX) Meeks (NY) Carson Jones (OH) Pryce (OH) Canady Hansen Metcalf Collins Klink Rush ant to clause 8 of rule XX, the Chair Cannon Hastings (WA) Mica Cooksey Knollenberg Sanford will now put the question on each mo- Capps Hayes Millender- Farr Lewis (GA) Scarborough tion to suspend the rules on which fur- Capuano Hayworth McDonald Fattah Martinez Towns Cardin Hefley Miller (FL) Frelinghuysen McIntosh ther proceedings were postponed ear- Castle Herger Miller, Gary lier today in the order in which that Chabot Hill (IN) Miller, George motion was entertained. Chambliss Hinchey Minge b 1910 Votes will be taken in the following Chenoweth-Hage Hinojosa Mink Clayton Hobson Moakley So the journal was approved. order: Clement Hoeffel Mollohan Approval of the Journal, de novo; Coble Hoekstra Moore The result of the vote was announced H.R. 2140, by the yeas and nays; Combest Holden Moran (VA) as above recorded. H.R. 2886, by the yeas and nays; and Condit Holt Morella House Concurrent Resolution 196, by Conyers Hooley Murtha Cook Horn Myrick f the yeas and nays. Cox Hostettler Nadler The Chair will reduce to 5 minutes Coyne Houghton Napolitano the time for any electronic vote after Cramer Hoyer Nethercutt ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER the first vote in this series. Crowley Hulshof Ney PRO TEMPORE Cubin Hunter Northup f Cummings Hyde Norwood The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. GIB- Cunningham Inslee Nussle THE JOURNAL Danner Isakson Obey BONS). Pursuant to the provisions of The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Davis (FL) Istook Ortiz clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announces Davis (IL) Jackson (IL) Ose that he will reduce to a minimum of 5 ant to clause 8 of rule XX, the pending Davis (VA) Jackson-Lee Owens business is the question of agreeing to Deal (TX) Oxley minutes the period of time within the Speaker’s approval of the Journal DeGette Jenkins Packard which a vote by electronic device may of the last day’s proceedings. Delahunt John Paul be taken on each additional motion to DeLauro Johnson, E. B. Pease The question is on the Speaker’s ap- DeLay Jones (NC) Pelosi suspend the rules on which the Chair proval of the Journal. DeMint Kanjorski Peterson (PA) has postponed further proceedings.

VerDate 12-OCT-99 02:47 Oct 19, 1999 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00031 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K18OC7.082 pfrm02 PsN: H18PT1 H10152 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE October 18, 1999 CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVER NA- Lowey Peterson (PA) Souder the question of suspending the rules Lucas (KY) Petri Spence TIONAL RECREATION AREA Lucas (OK) Phelps Spratt and passing the bill, H.R. 2886. AMENDMENTS Luther Pickering Stabenow The Clerk read the title of the bill. Maloney (CT) Pickett Stark The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Maloney (NY) Pitts Stearns The SPEAKER pro tempore. The pending business is the question of sus- Manzullo Pomeroy Stenholm question is on the motion offered by pending the rules and passing the bill, Markey Porter Strickland H.R. 2140, as amended. Mascara Portman Stump the gentleman from Texas (Mr. SMITH) Matsui Price (NC) Stupak that the House suspend the rules and The Clerk read the title of the bill. McCarthy (MO) Quinn Sununu The SPEAKER pro tempore. The McCarthy (NY) Radanovich Sweeney pass the bill, H.R. 2886, on which the McCollum Rahall Talent yeas and nays are ordered. question is on the motion offered by McCrery Ramstad Tancredo the gentleman from Michigan (Mr. KIL- McDermott Rangel Tanner This will be a 5-minute vote. DEE) that the House suspend the rules McGovern Regula Tauscher The vote was taken by electronic de- and pass the bill, H.R. 2140, as amend- McHugh Reyes Tauzin McInnis Reynolds Taylor (MS) vice, and there were—yeas 404, nays 0, ed, on which the yeas and nays are or- McIntyre Riley Taylor (NC) not voting 29, as follows: dered. McKeon Rivers Terry This will be a 5-minute vote. McKinney Rodriguez Thomas [Roll No. 507] McNulty Roemer Thompson (CA) The vote was taken by electronic de- Meehan Rogan Thompson (MS) YEAS—404 vice, and there were—yeas 394, nays 9, Meek (FL) Rogers Thornberry not voting 30, as follows: Meeks (NY) Rohrabacher Thune Abercrombie Cox Gutierrez Metcalf Ros-Lehtinen Thurman Ackerman Coyne Gutknecht [Roll No. 506] Mica Rothman Tierney Aderholt Cramer Hall (OH) YEAS—394 Millender- Roukema Toomey Allen Crane Hall (TX) McDonald Roybal-Allard Traficant Andrews Crowley Hansen Abercrombie Coyne Greenwood Miller (FL) Royce Turner Archer Cummings Hastings (FL) Ackerman Cramer Gutierrez Miller, Gary Ryan (WI) Udall (CO) Armey Cunningham Hastings (WA) Aderholt Crane Gutknecht Miller, George Ryun (KS) Udall (NM) Bachus Danner Hayes Allen Crowley Hall (OH) Minge Sabo Upton Baird Davis (FL) Hayworth Andrews Cubin Hall (TX) Mink Salmon Velazquez Baker Davis (IL) Hefley Archer Cummings Hansen Moakley Sanchez Vento Baldacci Davis (VA) Herger Armey Cunningham Hastings (FL) Mollohan Sanders Visclosky Bachus Danner Hastings (WA) Baldwin Deal Hill (IN) Moore Sandlin Vitter Ballenger DeFazio Hill (MT) Baird Davis (FL) Hayes Moran (KS) Sawyer Walden Barcia DeGette Hilleary Baker Davis (IL) Hayworth Moran (VA) Saxton Walsh Barr Delahunt Hilliard Baldacci Davis (VA) Hefley Morella Schakowsky Wamp Barrett (NE) DeLauro Hinchey Baldwin Deal Hill (IN) Murtha Scott Waters Ballenger DeFazio Hill (MT) Myrick Serrano Watkins Barrett (WI) DeLay Hinojosa Barcia DeGette Hilleary Nadler Sessions Watt (NC) Bartlett DeMint Hobson Barr Delahunt Hilliard Napolitano Shadegg Watts (OK) Barton Deutsch Hoeffel Barrett (NE) DeLauro Hinchey Nethercutt Shaw Waxman Bass Diaz-Balart Hoekstra Barrett (WI) DeLay Hinojosa Ney Shays Weiner Bateman Dickey Holden Bartlett DeMint Hobson Northup Sherman Weldon (FL) Becerra Dicks Holt Barton Deutsch Hoeffel Norwood Sherwood Weldon (PA) Bentsen Dingell Hooley Bass Diaz-Balart Hoekstra Nussle Shimkus Weller Bereuter Dixon Horn Bateman Dickey Holt Oberstar Shows Wexler Berkley Doggett Hostettler Becerra Dicks Hooley Obey Shuster Weygand Berman Dooley Houghton Bentsen Dingell Horn Olver Simpson Whitfield Berry Doolittle Hoyer Bereuter Dixon Houghton Ortiz Sisisky Wicker Biggert Doyle Hulshof Berkley Doggett Hoyer Ose Skeen Wilson Bilbray Dreier Hunter Berman Dooley Hulshof Owens Skelton Wise Bilirakis Duncan Hutchinson Berry Doolittle Hunter Oxley Slaughter Wolf Bishop Dunn Hyde Biggert Doyle Hutchinson Packard Smith (MI) Woolsey Blagojevich Edwards Inslee Bilbray Dreier Hyde Pascrell Smith (NJ) Wu Bilirakis Duncan Inslee Bliley Ehlers Isakson Pastor Smith (TX) Wynn Blumenauer Ehrlich Istook Bishop Dunn Isakson Pease Smith (WA) Young (AK) Blunt Emerson Jackson (IL) Blagojevich Edwards Istook Pelosi Snyder Young (FL) Bliley Ehlers Jackson (IL) Boehlert Engel Jackson-Lee Blumenauer Ehrlich Jackson-Lee NAYS—9 Boehner English (TX) Bonilla Eshoo Jenkins Boehlert Emerson (TX) Herger Paul Schaffer Bonior Etheridge John Boehner Engel Jenkins Holden Peterson (MN) Sensenbrenner Bono Evans Johnson, E.B. Bonilla English John Hostettler Pombo Tiahrt Bonior Eshoo Johnson, E. B. Borski Everett Jones (NC) Bono Etheridge Jones (NC) NOT VOTING—30 Boswell Ewing Kanjorski Borski Evans Kanjorski Boucher Filner Kaptur Blunt Fattah McIntosh Boswell Everett Kaptur Boyd Fletcher Kasich Brady (PA) Frelinghuysen Menendez Boucher Ewing Kasich Brady (TX) Foley Kelly Buyer Jefferson Neal Boyd Filner Kelly Camp Johnson (CT) Pallone Brown (FL) Forbes Kennedy Brady (TX) Fletcher Kennedy Carson Johnson, Sam Payne Brown (OH) Ford Kildee Brown (FL) Foley Kildee Castle Jones (OH) Pryce (OH) Bryant Fossella Kilpatrick Brown (OH) Forbes Kilpatrick Chenoweth-Hage Klink Rush Burr Fowler Kind (WI) Bryant Ford Kind (WI) Collins Knollenberg Sanford Burton Frank (MA) King (NY) Burr Fossella King (NY) Cooksey Lewis (GA) Scarborough Callahan Franks (NJ) Kingston Burton Fowler Kingston Farr Martinez Towns Calvert Frost Kleczka Callahan Frank (MA) Kleczka Campbell Gallegly Kolbe Calvert Franks (NJ) Kolbe Canady Ganske Kucinich Campbell Frost Kucinich b 1918 Cannon Gejdenson Kuykendall Canady Gallegly Kuykendall So (two-thirds having voted in favor Cannon Ganske LaFalce Capps Gekas LaFalce Capps Gejdenson LaHood thereof), the rules were suspended and Capuano Gephardt LaHood Capuano Gekas Lampson the bill, as amended, was passed. Cardin Gibbons Lampson Cardin Gephardt Lantos The result of the vote was announced Castle Gilchrest Lantos Chabot Gibbons Largent Chabot Gillmor Largent Chambliss Gilchrest Larson as above recorded. Chambliss Gilman Larson Clay Gillmor Latham A motion to reconsider was laid on Chenoweth-Hage Gonzalez Latham Clayton Gilman LaTourette the table. Clay Goode LaTourette Clement Gonzalez Lazio Clayton Goodlatte Lazio Clyburn Goode Leach f Clement Goodling Leach Coble Goodlatte Lee Clyburn Gordon Lee Coburn Goodling Levin AMENDING THE IMMIGRATION Coble Goss Levin Combest Gordon Lewis (CA) Coburn Graham Lewis (CA) Condit Goss Lewis (KY) AND NATIONALITY ACT REGARD- Combest Granger Lewis (KY) Conyers Graham Linder ING ADOPTED ALIENS Condit Green (TX) Linder Cook Granger Lipinski The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Cook Green (WI) Lipinski Costello Green (TX) LoBiondo Costello Greenwood LoBiondo Cox Green (WI) Lofgren GUTKNECHT). The pending business is

VerDate 12-OCT-99 03:47 Oct 19, 1999 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00032 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K18OC7.084 pfrm02 PsN: H18PT1 October 18, 1999 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H10153 Lofgren Peterson (PA) Souder concurrent resolution, House Concur- McGovern Price (NC) Stearns Lowey Petri Spence McHugh Quinn Stenholm Lucas (KY) Phelps Spratt rent Resolution 196. McInnis Radanovich Strickland Lucas (OK) Pickering Stabenow The Clerk read the title of the con- McIntyre Rahall Stump Luther Pickett Stark current resolution. McKeon Ramstad Stupak Maloney (CT) Pitts Stearns The SPEAKER pro tempore. The McKinney Rangel Sununu Maloney (NY) Pombo Stenholm McNulty Regula Sweeney Manzullo Pomeroy Strickland question is on the motion offered by Meehan Reyes Talent Markey Porter Stump the gentleman from Michigan (Mr. KIL- Meek (FL) Reynolds Tancredo Mascara Portman Stupak DEE) that the House suspend the rules Meeks (NY) Riley Tanner Matsui Price (NC) Sununu Metcalf Rivers Tauscher McCarthy (MO) Quinn Sweeney and agree to the concurrent resolution, Mica Rodriguez Tauzin McCarthy (NY) Radanovich Talent House Concurrent Resolution 196, on Millender- Roemer Taylor (MS) McCollum Rahall Tancredo which the yeas and nays are ordered. McDonald Rogan Taylor (NC) McCrery Ramstad Tanner This will be a 5-minute vote. Miller (FL) Rogers Terry McDermott Rangel Tauscher Miller, Gary Rohrabacher Thomas McGovern Regula Tauzin The vote was taken by electronic de- Miller, George Ros-Lehtinen Thompson (CA) McHugh Reyes Taylor (MS) vice, and there were—yeas 402, nays 0, Minge Rothman Thompson (MS) McInnis Reynolds Taylor (NC) not voting 31, as follows: Mink Roukema Thornberry McIntyre Riley Terry Moakley Roybal-Allard Thune McKeon Rivers Thomas [Roll No. 508] Mollohan Royce Thurman McKinney Rodriguez Thompson (CA) YEAS—402 Moore Ryan (WI) Tiahrt McNulty Roemer Thompson (MS) Moran (KS) Ryun (KS) Tierney Meehan Rogan Thornberry Abercrombie Crowley Herger Moran (VA) Sabo Toomey Meek (FL) Rogers Thune Ackerman Cubin Hill (IN) Morella Salmon Traficant Meeks (NY) Rohrabacher Thurman Aderholt Cummings Hill (MT) Murtha Sanchez Turner Metcalf Ros-Lehtinen Tiahrt Allen Cunningham Hilleary Myrick Sanders Udall (CO) Mica Rothman Tierney Andrews Danner Hilliard Nadler Sandlin Udall (NM) Millender- Roukema Toomey Archer Davis (FL) Hinchey Napolitano Sawyer Upton McDonald Roybal-Allard Traficant Armey Davis (IL) Hinojosa Nethercutt Saxton Velazquez Miller (FL) Royce Turner Bachus Davis (VA) Hobson Ney Schaffer Vento Miller, Gary Ryan (WI) Udall (CO) Baird Deal Hoeffel Northup Schakowsky Visclosky Miller, George Ryun (KS) Udall (NM) Baker DeFazio Hoekstra Norwood Scott Vitter Minge Sabo Upton Baldacci DeGette Holden Nussle Sensenbrenner Walden Mink Salmon Velazquez Baldwin Delahunt Holt Oberstar Sessions Walsh Moakley Sanchez Vento Ballenger DeLauro Hooley Obey Shadegg Wamp Mollohan Sanders Visclosky Barcia DeLay Horn Olver Shaw Waters Moore Sandlin Vitter Barr DeMint Hostettler Ortiz Shays Watkins Moran (KS) Sawyer Walden Barrett (NE) Deutsch Houghton Ose Sherman Watt (NC) Moran (VA) Saxton Walsh Barrett (WI) Diaz-Balart Hoyer Owens Sherwood Watts (OK) Morella Schaffer Wamp Bartlett Dickey Hulshof Oxley Shimkus Waxman Murtha Schakowsky Waters Barton Dingell Hunter Packard Shows Weiner Myrick Scott Watkins Bass Dixon Hutchinson Pascrell Shuster Weldon (FL) Nadler Sensenbrenner Watt (NC) Bateman Doggett Hyde Pastor Simpson Weldon (PA) Napolitano Serrano Watts (OK) Becerra Dooley Inslee Paul Sisisky Weller Nethercutt Sessions Waxman Bentsen Doolittle Isakson Pease Skeen Wexler Ney Shadegg Weiner Bereuter Doyle Istook Pelosi Skelton Weygand Northup Shaw Weldon (FL) Berkley Dreier Jackson (IL) Peterson (MN) Slaughter Whitfield Norwood Shays Weldon (PA) Berman Duncan Jackson-Lee Peterson (PA) Smith (MI) Wicker Nussle Sherman Weller Berry Dunn (TX) Petri Smith (NJ) Wilson Oberstar Sherwood Wexler Biggert Edwards Jenkins Phelps Smith (TX) Wise Obey Shimkus Weygand Bilbray Ehlers John Pickering Smith (WA) Wolf Olver Shows Whitfield Bilirakis Ehrlich Johnson, E.B. Pickett Snyder Woolsey Ortiz Shuster Wicker Bishop Emerson Jones (NC) Pitts Souder Wu Ose Simpson Wilson Blagojevich Engel Kanjorski Pombo Spence Wynn Owens Sisisky Wise Bliley English Kaptur Pomeroy Spratt Young (AK) Oxley Skeen Wolf Blumenauer Eshoo Kasich Porter Stabenow Young (FL) Packard Skelton Woolsey Blunt Etheridge Kelly Portman Stark Pascrell Slaughter Wu Boehlert Evans Kennedy Pastor Smith (MI) Wynn Boehner Everett Kildee NOT VOTING—31 Paul Smith (NJ) Young (AK) Bonilla Ewing Kilpatrick Brady (PA) Jefferson Neal Pease Smith (TX) Young (FL) Bonior Filner Kind (WI) Buyer Johnson (CT) Pallone Pelosi Smith (WA) Bono Fletcher King (NY) Camp Johnson, Sam Payne Peterson (MN) Snyder Borski Foley Kingston Carson Jones (OH) Pryce (OH) Boswell Forbes Kleczka Collins Klink Rush NOT VOTING—29 Boucher Ford Kolbe Cooksey Knollenberg Sanford Brady (PA) Frelinghuysen Menendez Boyd Fossella Kucinich Dicks Leach Scarborough Buyer Jefferson Neal Brady (TX) Fowler Kuykendall Farr Lewis (GA) Serrano Camp Johnson (CT) Pallone Brown (FL) Frank (MA) LaFalce Fattah Martinez Towns Carson Johnson, Sam Payne Brown (OH) Franks (NJ) LaHood Frelinghuysen McIntosh Collins Jones (OH) Pryce (OH) Bryant Frost Lampson Gutierrez Menendez Conyers Klink Rush Burr Gallegly Lantos Cooksey Knollenberg Sanford Burton Ganske Largent b 1935 Callahan Gejdenson Larson Cubin Lewis (GA) Scarborough So (two-thirds having voted in favor Farr Martinez Towns Calvert Gekas Latham Fattah McIntosh Campbell Gephardt LaTourette thereof) the rules were suspended and Canady Gibbons Lazio the concurrent resolution was agreed b 1927 Cannon Gilchrest Lee Capps Gillmor Levin to. So (two-thirds having voted in favor Capuano Gilman Lewis (CA) The result of the vote was announced thereof) the rules were suspended and Cardin Gonzalez Lewis (KY) as above recorded. the bill was passed. Castle Goode Linder A motion to reconsider was laid on Chabot Goodlatte Lipinski The result of the vote was announced Chambliss Goodling LoBiondo the table. as above recorded. Chenoweth-Hage Gordon Lofgren f A motion to reconsider was laid on Clay Goss Lowey PERSONAL EXPLANATION the table. Clayton Graham Lucas (KY) Clement Granger Lucas (OK) Mr. LEWIS of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, due to f Clyburn Green (TX) Luther Coble Green (WI) Maloney (CT) my absence, I was unable to attend the House PERMITTING USE OF ROTUNDA OF Coburn Greenwood Maloney (NY) of Representatives on several votes. If I had CAPITOL FOR PRESENTATION OF Combest Gutknecht Manzullo been present, I would have voted ``aye'' on CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL Condit Hall (OH) Markey final passage of H.R. 2140; ``aye'' on final pas- TO PRESIDENT AND MRS. GER- Conyers Hall (TX) Mascara Cook Hansen Matsui sage on H.R. 2886; ``aye'' on final passage on ALD R. FORD Costello Hastings (FL) McCarthy (MO) H. Con. Res. 196; ``nay'' on the motion to in- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Cox Hastings (WA) McCarthy (NY) struct conferees on the Commerce/Justice Coyne Hayes McCollum pending business is the question of sus- Cramer Hayworth McCrery State Appropriations Bill; and ``aye'' on ap- pending the rules and agreeing to the Crane Hefley McDermott proving the Journal.

VerDate 12-OCT-99 02:47 Oct 19, 1999 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00033 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A18OC7.036 pfrm02 PsN: H18PT1 H10154 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE October 18, 1999 ANNOUNCEMENT BY SPEAKER PRO yes on 501; no on 502; no on 503; and no Drawing from intellectual property TEMPORE on 504. laws already in place for the U.S. for The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. f other products in which access is an issue, pollution control devices come GUTKNECHT). Under clause 8 of rule XX, APPOINTMENT AS MEMBERS TO to mind, the legislation would estab- the Chair redesignates the time for the COMMISSION ON ONLINE CHILD lish product licenses for essential pre- resumption of the proceedings on the PROTECTION motion to instruct offered by the gen- scription drugs. If, based on criteria The SPEAKER pro tempore. Without tleman from Oklahoma (Mr. COBURN) published by the Department of Com- objection, and pursuant to section until Tuesday, October 19. merce, a drug price is so outrageously 1405(b) of the Child Online Protection high that it bears no semblance to pric- f Act (47 U.S.C. 231), the Chair announces ing norms for other industries, the ANNOUNCEMENT BY CHAIRMAN OF the Speaker’s appointment of the fol- Federal Government could require drug COMMITTEE ON RULES REGARD- lowing members on the part of the manufacturers to license their patent ING AMENDMENT PROCESS FOR House to the Commission on Online to generic drug companies. The generic CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2260, Child Protection: drug companies could then sell com- PAIN RELIEF PROMOTION ACT Mr. John Bastian, Illinois, engaged in peting products before the brand name OF 1999 the business of providing Internet fil- patent expires, paying the patent hold- tering or blocking services or software; Mr. DREIER. Mr. Speaker, today a er royalties for that right. Mr. William L. Schrader, Virginia, ‘‘dear colleague’’ letter was sent to all The patent holder would still be engaged in the business of providing Members informing them that the amply rewarded for being the first on Internet access services; Committee on Rules is planning to the market, and Americans would ben- Mr. Stephen Blakam, Washington, meet later this week to grant a rule efit from competitively driven prices. D.C., engaged in the business of pro- which may limit the amendment proc- Alternatively, a drug company could viding labeling or ratings services; ess for floor consideration of H.R. 2260, voluntarily lower its prices, which Mr. J. Robert Flores, Virginia, an the Pain Relief Promotion Act of 1999. would preclude the Federal Govern- academic expert in the field of tech- Any Member wishing to offer an ment from being involved, from finding nology; amendment should submit 55 copies cause for product licensing. Either Mr. William Parker, Virginia, en- and a brief explanation of the amend- way, prescription drug prices come gaged in the business of making con- ment to the Committee on Rules up in down. tent available over the Internet. H–312 of the Capitol by 4:00 p.m., The bill requires drug companies to Wednesday, October 20. Amendments f provide audited, detailed information should be drafted to the bill as ordered SPECIAL ORDERS on drug company expenses. Given that these companies are repeatedly asking reported by the Committee on Com- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under merce on October 13. Copies of the bill us to accept a status quo that is bank- the Speaker’s announced policy of Jan- rupting seniors and fueling health care may be obtained from the committee. uary 6, 1999, and under a previous order Members should use the Office of Leg- inflation, they have kept us guessing of the House, the following Members about their true costs for far too long. islative Counsel to ensure that their will be recognized for 5 minutes each. amendments to both bills are properly We can continue to buy into drug in- f drafted and should check with the Of- dustry threats that research and devel- fice of the Parliamentarian to be cer- THE AFFORDABLE PRESCRIPTION opment will dry up unless we continue tain their amendments comply with DRUGS ACT to shelter them from competition. The argument, however, Mr. Speaker, falls the Rules of the House. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a I would like to inform members of apart when we actually look at how previous order of the House, the gen- R&D is funded today. the Committee on Rules that we are tleman from Ohio (Mr. BROWN) is rec- going to be meeting in 10 minutes up- Long story short, it is mostly funded ognized for 5 minutes. by American taxpayers. Fifty percent stairs for the consideration of two Mr. BROWN of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, measures. of research and development for new many of us in this institution have drugs in this country is done by the f been highly critical of the American Federal Government, by local govern- ANNOUNCEMENT OF INTENTION TO pharmaceutical industry. Maybe, ments and by foundations. The other 50 OFFER MOTION TO INSTRUCT maybe we have been a bit too harsh. percent that the drug company spends, CONFEREES ON H.R. 2670, DE- From a market perspective, drug com- the Federal Government, Congress, has PARTMENTS OF COMMERCE, panies are doing everything they bestowed tax breaks on those compa- JUSTICE, AND STATE, THE JUDI- should be doing. We cannot blame drug nies for those dollars they do spend. CIARY, AND RELATED AGENCIES companies for maximizing their prof- The drug companies turn around and APPROPRIATION ACT, 2000 its. That is their job. Nor can we blame thank U.S. consumers by charging us the Federal Government for taking two times, three times, four times Mr. UPTON. Mr. Speaker, pursuant steps to protect seniors and the unin- to clause 7(c) of rule XXII, I hereby an- what consumers in other countries pay. sured and to address the ramifications We pay for half the research. We give nounce my intention to offer a motion of what drug companies are doing to to instruct conferees on H.R. 2670 to- tax breaks on the dollars they do the disadvantaged. That is our job. spend. They turn around and charge morrow. To address this issue, I have intro- The form of the motion is as follows: American consumers twice or three duced H.R. 2927 to bring down prices times what consumers of prescription Mr. UPTON moves that the managers on the without taking away the industry’s in- part of the House at the conference on the drugs pay in every other country in the centive to act like an industry. My bill world. disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the promotes good, old-fashioned American Senate amendment to the bill H.R. 2670 be Mr. Speaker, we can do nothing or we instructed to agree to the provisions con- competition. The Affordable Prescrip- can dare to challenge the drug industry tained in section 102 of the Senate amend- tion Drug Act does not use price con- on behalf of seniors and every health ment (relating to repeal of automated entry- trols, does not use regulations to bring care consumer in this country. We exit control system). down prescription drug prices. What should take a serious look at the Allen f my bill does is reduce drug industry bill, the Berry-Sanders bill, the Brown power and increase consumer power by bill. There is no excuse for inaction. PERSONAL EXPLANATION subjecting the drug industry to the Mr. GREEN of Texas. Mr. Speaker, same competitive forces that other in- b 1945 on Thursday, October 14, I missed five dustries bear. It is a means of moder- I urge my colleagues to support low- votes because I was in Texas on official ating prices that are too high without ering the cost of prescription medicine. House business. Had I been present, I inadvertently setting prices that are Let us act responsibly before it is too would have voted yes on rollcall 500; too low. late.

VerDate 12-OCT-99 02:47 Oct 19, 1999 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00034 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K18OC7.088 pfrm02 PsN: H18PT1 October 18, 1999 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H10155 KAZAKHSTAN MAKING PROGRESS in a nationwide debate on ways for leg- Gold Medal to President and Mrs. Ford. IN DEMOCRACY, FREE MARKETS islators and others to prevent youth vi- I would like to give some background AND HUMAN RIGHTS olence, both nationally and in local information on that award. I was very The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. schools and communities. More than pleased to sponsor the bill that would GUTKNECHT). Under a previous order of 400 students from across the country grant them this medal because they the House, the gentleman from Wash- will participate in the teen conference. have served this country so well for so ington (Mr. METCALF) is recognized for I want to thank the gentleman from many years. 5 minutes. Missouri (Mr. GEPHARDT) for his leader- What is unique about this medal, this Mr. METCALF. Mr. Speaker, I return ship in making this conference pos- particular medal, and what is different this week from monitoring an election sible. than any previous medal in history, is in Kazakhstan. The election to the Now, Mr. Speaker, I want to discuss that it will be awarded to both Presi- lower house of Kazakhstan’s par- an issue that is very important to the dent and Mrs. Ford. I believe it very liament, the Majilis, has been de- citizens of my State of Florida. The important to recognize the part that scribed by the Organization for Secu- cuts in the Medicare and Medicaid pay- both of them played in the history of rity and Cooperation in Europe as a ments to the health providers in my our country. Mrs. Ford contributed a great deal to ‘‘tentative step in the country’s transi- State are causing a crisis. the health of the women of this Nation tion to democracy.’’ With Florida’s large senior popu- by discussing very frankly and openly While the election was not perfect, lation, no other single payer impacts the fact that she had breast cancer. the Kasakhs acknowledged this, it was health care providers in the State more Now, that may seem rather mundane an important step toward true rep- than Medicare. With almost 3 million today, but at the time she developed resentative self-government. Medicare beneficiaries, Florida has the breast cancer, she was the First Lady I have heard many negative com- second largest Medicare population in in the White House. Breast cancer was ments towards the Kasakh government the United States. Almost one in every not discussed in polite society. It was recently. Certainly the attempted five Floridians qualify for Medicare, whispered about. As a result, many transfer of MIG 21s to North Korea was the highest percent of any State in the women did not know what caused a major security concern for the country. Unfortunately for those hard- breast cancer. They did not know United States. However, the Kasakh working people, the cuts in Medicare about self-examination. They did not government dealt with this matter funding in the Balanced Budget Act are know what treatments were available. swiftly, fired those responsible, and put preventing them from getting the care Mrs. Ford announced that she had in place mechanisms to prevent this that they need and deserve. Florida’s home health agencies, this terrible disease. She described the from occurring again. skilled nursing facilities, medical symptoms to this Nation. She worked More importantly, we are not hear- equipment providers, Teaching and with the media to publicize the nature ing the positive steps occurring in Disproportionate Share Hospitals are of breast cancer. She was very effective Kazakhstan. The Kasakh government in a state of crisis. Especially in the in alerting the women of this Nation to is privatizing state assets, encouraging rural areas, these organizations are the need for breast examination and small business, and taking seriously being forced to bear an extreme finan- treatment. the business of doling, of building real cial burdens, causing them to stretch In addition to that, later on in life, democratic institutions. Do not forget, their budgets dangerously thin and due to a number of pain medications voluntarily, Kazakhstan unilaterally forcing them to provide substandard that she was taking and the use of al- disarmed its nuclear arsenal. care to their patients. cohol, Mrs. Ford recognized the need The United States needs to recognize Every single day in my office I re- for treatment for alcoholism and drug that this secular nation, bordered by ceive calls and letters from patients dependency and started the Betty Ford Russia on the north, China to the east, and their providers who tell me horror Clinic. This has been a life-saving in- and several nations to the south and stories of people being sent home early stitution for many, many people. She west that may export Islamic fun- from the hospital, having therapy cut still takes a personal interest in it, damentalism, really wants an eco- off before they are properly healed, and still visits with new patients as they nomic and strategic relationship with being denied care altogether. This is come in, and has been very effective in us. not right. helping many people recover from sub- They understand that we want to see I hear from my colleagues that we stance abuse or alcohol abuse. evolving liberal democratic institu- have a huge surplus that we need to President Ford, of course, is well tions, free markets, and a real respect give back to the people. This Congress known as the President who healed our for human rights. We need to under- can start giving it back to the people Nation after the resignation from of- stand that Kazakhstan has only 7 years by providing adequate funding for the fice of President Nixon. However, since under its belt as an independent na- health care for our seniors who have al- we have almost a generation elapsed tion, and that they are taking impor- ready paid for it and so desperately since President Ford held office, I find tant steps in these matters. need it. many people simply are not aware of Let us look at Kazakhstan as an I am glad to hear that my colleagues what was happening at that time and evolving partner, and let us reward on the Committee on Ways and Means the incredible turmoil that this Nation their important steps in the fields of are moving forward on this issue, and I felt at the time that President Nixon democracy, free markets, human rights am looking forward to working with was undergoing examination by the with a stronger diplomatic and eco- them to restore these dangerous cuts. Congress, facing impeachment, and nomic relationship. I invite my col- Let us do the right thing and restore eventually resigning from office. leagues to visit this beautiful country these massive cuts in Medicare reim- When President Ford took that of- and see for themselves the progress bursement. fice, he, in a very calm and deliberate that is being made. f manner, proceeded to heal this Nation. f He restored order. He restored financial CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL TO stability. He reduced interest rates. He MEDICARE PAYMENTS AND THE BE AWARDED TO PRESIDENT improved the economy and showed that STATE OF FLORIDA AND MRS. FORD our government could survive a crisis The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a like that and function well. For this, previous order of the House, the gentle- previous order of the House, the gen- he deserves our thanks and our com- woman from Florida (Ms. BROWN) is tleman from Michigan (Mr. EHLERS) is mendation. recognized for 5 minutes. recognized for 5 minutes. Because of this and because of the ac- Ms. BROWN of Florida. Mr. Speaker, Mr. EHLERS. Mr. Speaker, just a tions of both President and Mrs. Ford, today we kicked off Voices Against Vi- short time ago, we passed a resolution I thought it very deserving that they olence, a congressional teen conference allowing the use of the rotunda for a receive the Congressional Gold Medal. with a goal of involving young people ceremony to grant a Congressional This will be presented to them next

VerDate 12-OCT-99 02:47 Oct 19, 1999 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00035 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K18OC7.091 pfrm02 PsN: H18PT1 H10156 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE October 18, 1999 week in the rotunda of the Capitol. I I welcome Jessica Abad from Booker Young people have come from across the urge all Members to attend, and I urge T. Washington High School, Eric Del country to talk about the issue of youth vio- also the citizens of this country to join Toro from Barbara Jordan High lence and its effect on their lives. I am pleased me in applauding both Jerry and Betty School, Andrea Marie Garrity from to have four students here from my district in Ford, President and Mrs. Ford, for Reagan High School, and Ashley Rob- Houston. their selfless service to this country for inson from Jesse H. Jones High School, Young people live in a different world than all the good that they have done for all along with Dr. Alma Allen, the chap- what existed just 20 years ago. In this new of us. erone, a member of the Texas Board of era, young people have all the advantages of f Education and school administrator a new technologically advanced society as from the HISD. well as a new landscape of social interaction. VOICES AGAINST VIOLENCE As I close, Mr. Speaker, let me con- Theirs is a future full of promise and we are The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a gratulate the gentleman from Missouri poised on thedawning of a new century that previous order of the House, the gentle- (Mr. GEPHARDT), the Democratic lead- will bring even more. woman from Texas (Ms. JACKSON-LEE) er, and the gentleman from Texas (Mr. However, in light of these changing times, is recognized for 5 minutes. FROST), the caucus leader, for helping we also have a society that seems to be more Ms. JACKSON-LEE. Mr. Speaker, I to sponsor this conference. detached, more chaotic and more violent. We too rise today with great pleasure to I said, Mr. Speaker, that we started have seen a significant increase in violence stand and welcome the many young out with a sense of hope for these against young people and violence committed people who have come to Washington, young people coming here. I am dis- by young people. D.C. to participate in Voices Against appointed, however, as I speak about There are many competing theories as to Violence, a congressional teen con- another issue, that as the Commerce, the causes of youth violence, from the in- ference sponsored by the office of the State, Justice appropriation bill comes crease in violence in popular culture to the Democratic leader and the Democratic to the floor of the House, the conferees lack of prayer in public schools. Others would Caucus. have decided or rejected the idea of even say that the increase of youth crime is a However, these young people come adding to it the Hate Crimes Preven- symptom of a larger breakdown in the moral from all over the country, and many of tion Act of 1999. What a travesty inas- fabric of society. them come from so many different much as the Senate bill did have this By now, we know that the problem of youth walks of life and, might I say, from dif- legislation. violence cannot be traced to a single cause or ferent political parties. This is a bipar- In the light of the tragedies that source. At the same time, we here in Con- tisan summit. Young people have come have occurred in Illinois, in light of the gress have formed various working groups from across the country to talk about tragedies that occurred in my own and task forces to address this issue, because State of Texas with James Byrd being the issues of youth violence and how it we are all searching for some answers and dismembered by hateful acts, those impacts their lives. solutions to youth violence. I am pleased to have four students who promoted racist provocations and It is now appropriate that we have now here from my district in Houston, and acts, along with the activities of the turned our attention to our children, and to killing of Matthew Shepard, but many, I met them at the airport this after- take the time to hear from them. Not all of our many others, these are just examples noon as they arrived in Washington, young people are caught up in the cycle of vi- D.C. As they communicated with me of hateful acts in America. For those who would say that other olence. We know that 95% of all young people their desires, each of them said they are good kids who want to do the right thing. came to listen, but they also came to crimes are equal to hateful acts, that any murder is hateful, they are abso- Too often, we focus on the bad elements and provide solutions. lutely wrong. I wish they would under- overlook these children. They want to see more opportunities This conference gives us an opportunity to for parents and schoolteachers and stand what the hate stands for. It stands for the intimidation of large make up for our neglect of this 95%. The pur- counselors to listen to students. They groups of people. pose of this conference is to go beyond point- want to find ways to help students who When James Byrd was killed and dis- ing fingers at the various causes of youth vio- are concerned or have problems and membered, it was not intended just to lence, and to discuss tangible solutions. The pressures not to explode like what hap- say something to James Byrd. It was solutions that will be offered these next 2 days pened in Columbine, but to have re- intended to tell African Americans will come from our children. sources where they can talk. These that they do not stand equal in this It is refreshing to hear the perspective of young people mean business, and they country, that they can be dismembered young people on solutions to youth violence. have come to work. in this brutal manner. When Matthew Last month, during the Congressional Black Young people live in a different world Shepard was killed, it was intended to Caucus Annual Legislative Conference, some than what existed about 20 years ago. show gays and lesbians that they are young people participated in the Juvenile Jus- In this new era, young people have all not equal in this Nation. tice forum I sponsored and shared some the advantages of a new techno- Hate crimes intimidate groups. When unique insights into the problem of youth vio- logically advanced society as well as a is this Congress going to understand lence. new landscape of social interaction. that, in order to make a national state- I was enlightened by the views of these Theirs is a future full of promise, and ment about who we are as Americans young people, especially the views of the we are poised on a dawning of a new as we go into the 21st century, we need young men who were very articulate and in- century that will bring even more. a national position as we did with the sightful about their experiences. One young However, in light of these changing Voter Rights Act in 1965 and the Civil man spoke eloquently of what he thought times, we also have a society that Rights Act of 1964, that we stand were the negative perceptions he faced as a seems to be more detached, more cha- against hate crimes? young Black man. otic, more violent. We have seen a sig- It is a travesty and a shame that this This is the type of dialogue I hope the nificant increase in violence against appropriations bill would not have the young people will engage in as they discuss young people and violence committed inclusion of the Hate Crimes Preven- solutions to youth violence. The close to 400 by young people. These young people tion Act of 1999 similar to what the participants will get to discuss these issues want the violence to stop. other body did. We are going to fight with the President and other policy makers to There are many competing theories it, and we are going to prevail because help us understand their perspective on this as to the causes of youth violence, good people in America will prevail problem. from the increase in violence in pop- over evil. I hope that these teens will come away from ular culture to the lack of prayer in Mr. Speaker, it is with great pleasure that I this conference with a new understanding of schools. Others will even say that the stand tonight to welcome the many young each other that they can take back to their increase of youth crimes is the symp- people who have come to Washington, DC, to communities. tom of a larger breakdown of our soci- participate in ``Voices Against Violence,'' a I am pleased to have four students from my ety. But I believe these young people congressional teen conference sponsored by district in Houston here to participate in the will be instructive as they come to the Office of the Democrat Leader and the conferenceÐJessica Abad from Booker T. Washington. Democratic Caucus. Washington High School; Eric Del Toro from

VerDate 12-OCT-99 03:47 Oct 19, 1999 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00036 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\K18OC7.092 pfrm02 PsN: H18PT1 October 18, 1999 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H10157 Barbara Jordan High School; Andrea Marie Today following that show entitled fornia (Mr. CUNNINGHAM) is recognized Garrity from Reagan High School; and Ashley Chicago Hope Breaks the Barrier. Well, for 5 minutes. Robinson from Jesse H. Jones High School. this is the barrier that Chicago Hope Mr. CUNNINGHAM. Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank the Houston community broke. It was the barrier of obscenity there was not time allowed in the de- for assisting us in bringing these students to and foul language that I think we have bate on foreign aid, and I wanted to Washington. I would also like to thank Dr. not seen in any time in our history on make some comments, and so I will do Alma Allen, a member of the Texas State television, on network television. so now. Board of Education and School Administrator The actor involved, Mark Harmon, First of all, the ranking minority from the Houston Independent School District plays a doctor, apparently, and he was member on the subcommittee, the gen- who has accompanied the students as a chap- before a medical review board to ex- tlewoman from California (Ms. PELOSI), erone. plain why a promising teenage baseball made a statement that more money I strongly urge my colleagues to participate pitcher had to have his arm amputated, was available to Ronald Reagan for for- in this conference to listen to the concerns of the story says, when an infection set in eign aid. Well, that is because the our young people. As I stated earlier, we have and, following a series of operations, Democrats controlled spending. There had many hearings, conferences, working was unable to play, apparently. So this was always more money available, groups and debates on this issue in which we doctor on television, a revered profes- without any regard to a balanced budg- relied on the expertise of trained adults to tell sion in our society, by the way, said et. Ronald Reagan decreased taxes, he us about the problem. Now it is time to listen ‘‘blank happens.’’ The USA article did not increase taxes like the Presi- to our young people for their view. says, ‘‘Blank happens,’’ Harmon said, dent plans to do, $74 billion worth. And I would like to thank the Democratic Leader using an epithet for excrement. Neither he only had control of the Senate for and Caucus Leader MARTIN a CBS spokesman nor Henry Bromwell, one term. The Democrats controlled FROST for sponsoring this conference. Al- executive producer of the series, could Congress, where spending is originated though the conference is being sponsored by remember a time when censors had al- and voted for. the Democrat Party, we have bipartisan sup- lowed the word to be used. ‘‘It’s noth- After Ronald Reagan, the Democrats port in the form of Republican offices that ing I haven’t tried a couple of times be- continued spending with no regard for have sent students. I thank everyone who has fore, except this time I won, Bromwell a balanced budget. All additional rev- worked so hard since this summer to put this said.’’ enue that the tax decrease brought in, event together. Apparently the word was expected to they spent. And that was not enough, Finall, I thank the young people who came be used for artistic truthfulness. Well, they raided the Social Security Trust from all across the country to participate. I Mr. Speaker, I think the American Fund and used it as a slush fund to pay urge you to raise your voices against violence public has, I hope, had a bit of enough for such things as welfare, that was loud and clearÐespecially now because we about artistic expression on national wasted in many cases. There are many are listening. television with a captive audience that families that need welfare, but not the f breaks new barriers, not new high bar- 40 percent that was eliminated, and riers but new low barriers. What a dis- now the President lauds, after he ve- LANGUAGE AND COMMUNICATION tinction for CBS television. How proud toed our bill twice. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a they must be that this barrier has now They are trying to do the same thing previous order of the House, the gen- been reduced even lower. The standards now that they did when they had con- tleman from Washington (Mr. for conduct, for language, for pro- trol of the House, spend more than the NETHERCUTT) is recognized for 5 min- priety, for dignity, for expression has balanced budget. To do so, they have to utes. now reached a new low for CBS and take it out of Social Security or the Mr. NETHERCUTT. Mr. Speaker, this so-called entertainment show. President has to identify where he like no other creatures on Earth, Now, it is one thing to pay money would take the money from. He will human beings have the unique ability and go to the movies and watch trash, not do that, because in each of his to communicate through language. We which there is plenty of in today’s soci- budgets he has said, I will make cuts in can communicate feelings of love or ety. If individuals want to do that, peo- the fifth year, when he would not even hope or anxiety or suspense or excite- ple have the right in a free society to be here. And then he refuses to tell ment, all conveying feelings of emo- do that. But on national television, be- where those cuts would come, except tions, feelings of concern. We do that fore a national audience, to somehow for defense, because he knows it would through language. We use the English be proud of the breaking of this new make people mad at him. language and all the other languages of low barrier, I fear, says volumes about The gentleman from Wisconsin (Mr. the world which are spoken through television today and the entertainment OBEY) said that the Democrats did human beings who try to convey those industry. more for Social Security. I think that feeling accordingly. Are there no bounds in the entertain- is a joke. In 1993, they increased the We have over the years respected ment industry on television? I suspect taxes on Social Security. For 30 years great writers like Shakespeare and there may not be, as these new lows they stole the money out of the Social people in politics like Lincoln and Ken- keep being reached by people who are Security Trust Fund. There is zero nedy and the poetry of Robert Frost, somehow proud of this low-class artis- money in that fund, but they will say, and the magic word of Byron and Keats tic expression as defined by some pro- oh, there are notes in there and they and Shelley as poets. George Will in to- ducer who feels that he is somehow are guaranteed. But they are not day’s world is a master of the word, of trying to make his mark. He has made backed up with gold; they are only speaking effectively and carefully and his mark all right. He has made a low backed up by the U.S. Government. with great meaning. mark. And the only way to make those Social I would urge Americans who are dis- Security notes valuable is to put the b 2000 gusted with this kind of language and money in there. When there is a sur- The reason I mention this today, Mr. the lowness of it and the failure of the plus, the money can be put back in Speaker, is that over the years I think language to be expressive in a dignified there. The Republicans have said we we have seen a reduction in the respect and acceptable societal way to write are going to put a lockbox on it and for the English language and what CBS News and give them all that they make it a trust fund not a slush fund, words mean, how grammar is expressed can express about their disapproval for but yet the President wants to take the or not expressed, whether it is proper this kind of activity. money out. or not. And just last Thursday we saw, f Remember, in 1993, he not only in- on CBS television, a new low in expres- creased the taxes on Social Security, sion for millions of people to see and FOREIGN OPERATIONS he increased the taxes on the middle observe and listen to on national tele- APPROPRIATIONS VETO income. I think using the term middle vision. The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. class is a terrible term to use. There There was a show called Chicago GUTKNECHT). Under a previous order of are no middle-class citizens in this Hope, and there was a headline in USA the House, the gentleman from Cali- country. They may be low income,

VerDate 12-OCT-99 02:47 Oct 19, 1999 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00037 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A18OC7.041 pfrm02 PsN: H18PT1 H10158 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE October 18, 1999 they may be middle income or high in- Mr. TANCREDO. Mr. Speaker, I rise knows that. Some of them leave, go come, but yet the Democrat leadership tonight to discuss an issue of great back to their native country, but many continues to use class warfare, and I concern to me, I think of a number of stay. So there is a net increase every think it is wrong. people in the United States of America, year of at least this amount of legal We are not going to take the dollars but an issue that seldom makes its way immigrants. And it is difficult to from Americans, but yet the gentle- to the point of being a topic of debate count, of course, but we know that the woman from California (Ms. PELOSI) here in the Congress of the United pressures are there. said that the billions of dollars is just States, and that is because, quite One State in which this pressure is a little bit, a good investment. Well, frankly, there are many, many people evidenced day in and day out, besides that little bit we already funded Africa who are concerned, actually afraid, to the State of Colorado, of course, is the at the same level, but they want more. bring this topic forward. I am talking State of Texas. And there are a number They want more money not for Amer- specifically about the issue of immi- of border States across the United ican citizens but for foreigners, out of gration into the United States. And I States that are heavily influenced by the Social Security Trust Fund, and I mean massive immigration, immigra- this and that things are changing dra- think that is wrong. The President ve- tion both legal and illegal. matically in those States, not just in toed it. They also want back the ma- I want to talk tonight about some of terms of infrastructure costs, but there jority, but I think it is going to back- the effects of this particular phe- are a number of changes that are im- fire. nomenon, because I believe they are pacting those States that I think de- The President wants more spending detrimental; and I believe that we serve to be discussed. for Africa, but yet the President, in his should confront them, even though it is b 2015 trip this spring to Africa, took 1,700 sort of, politically anyway, very scary staffers and press, 1,700, at a cost of $47 to do so. With me tonight to do that is a col- million. Africa would have loved the Each year, close to 900,000 legal im- league of mine, I should say a mentor $47 million extra and let the President migrants enter the United States from specifically on this issue. Because the stay home. foreign countries; and these numbers gentleman from Texas (Mr. SMITH) has The gentlewoman from California have inflated our population to over 272 been laboring in this vineyard for (Ms. PELOSI) quoted the Constitution of million. Mr. Speaker, the other day the many, many, many years, far more the United States. Well, the gentleman world’s population, we are told, than I; and I do look to him and his from Texas (Mr. PAUL) is our liber- reached 6 billion. Several cartoons leadership in this area. I am pleased tarian. I do not agree with everything have appeared in the papers in my that he is joining me tonight to discuss he says, but he, if anybody, is a con- State of Colorado depicting this phe- this issue. stitutionalist on spending. He votes nomenon and saying that we are reach- Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman against almost everything. But the ing a point where the resources of the from Texas (Mr. SMITH). Democrats vote against the Constitu- country, of the Nation, of the world Mr. SMITH of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I tion every single day, in my opinion. cannot support this kind of population thank my friend and colleague, the Remember when the President said growth. gentleman from Colorado (Mr. he wanted 100 percent for Social Secu- Well, I do not know what is the crit- TANCREDO), for yielding me time; and I rity in his address before Congress and ical mass in terms of population appreciate his giving me the oppor- the American people? Well, 3 weeks growth that the world can sustain, but tunity tonight to be able to make some later he came back and said, no, 62 per- I know in the United States we are comments of my own on such an im- cent, and then 15 percent for Medicare. reaching the point where growth is im- portant subject. And what he does not tell us, and why pacting upon us quite dramatically. But first I want to thank him for his we do not trust this President, is be- Certainly it is in my State of Colorado. giving the attention to such a complex, cause he takes $100 billion out of Social We are facing now at least two bond sensitive and yet important subject Security and Medicare. He increases issues on our ballot in November deal- that it deserves and also thank the taxes $74 billion, and he spends it for ing specifically with the issue of gentleman from Colorado (Mr. brand new social spending. Not even growth, both in terms of highway con- TANCREDO) for his expertise and for his the old social spending, new social struction and how to deal with the knowledge of immigration, which I spending. And we said no, Mr. Presi- massive increase in the numbers of think provides a great contribution to dent, we are going to put that money people that have come to Colorado, and those of us here in the House who cer- in a lockbox, not spend it, we are going light rail construction totaling several tainly can benefit from his personal to accrue those savings to protect So- billion dollars anyway, and then, of knowledge, firsthand knowledge, of im- cial Security and Medicare forever. course, there are all the school bond migration as it impacts his State of But yet now the President wants to issues we are going to face. This is just Colorado. take the money out. And we are saying in Colorado. It is happening all over Mr. Speaker, I would like to call the absolutely not. We are going to send the country because of growth. attention of my colleagues to the de- this bill back to the President. We are But where is this growth coming structive effect of our current immi- not going to spend money unless the from? Is it from the population of the gration policy. It is having a destruc- President identifies where he wants United States, the natural born popu- tive impact on recent immigrants and those cuts to come from or unless he lation of this country? Are we experi- black and Hispanic citizens and also spends Social Security money. encing just this kind of pressure be- how a more enlightened immigration I want my colleagues to look up cause people in the United States are policy would benefit American minori- WWW.DSAUSA.ORG, Democrat Social- having children in such numbers that ties and, in fact, the overall American ists of America. They list the progres- they are placing these burdens on our economy. sive caucus. There are 58 Democrats infrastructure? No, Mr. Speaker, it is Each year, close to 900,000 legal im- listed under the Democrat Socialists of not because of that kind of population migrants enter the United States. Of America. growth. It is because of immigration these, about 300,000 have less than a f policies. high school education and their com- We, tonight, are looking at immigra- petition for scarce jobs does have a de- CONCERNS ABOUT IMMIGRATION tion numbers that I just mentioned, of structive impact on the opportunity of AND POPULATION GROWTH IN somewhere close to a million legal, and American workers with no more than a THE UNITED STATES that is just legal immigrants. That high school diploma who are dispropor- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under does not count what we call refugee tionately and unfortunately recent im- the Speaker’s announced policy of Jan- status, people coming in. It certainly migrants and black and Hispanic citi- uary 6, 1999, the gentleman from Colo- does not count illegal immigrants. zens. rado (Mr. TANCREDO) is recognized for Every year there is a net increase. I Mr. Speaker, among reports of a 60 minutes as the designee of the ma- mean we have a lot of people coming growing, prospering economy are other jority leader. into the country illegally, everybody more troubling reports on a growing

VerDate 12-OCT-99 02:47 Oct 19, 1999 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00038 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K18OC7.096 pfrm02 PsN: H18PT1 October 18, 1999 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H10159 gap between the well-to-do and the college-educated workers and the in- the levels of income inequality in working poor. The national unemploy- creasing number of new noncollege- America without acknowledging the ment rate is about 4 percent; where, for educated immigrants signals growing unintended consequences of our present those with less than a high school edu- competition for jobs and, hence, a fur- immigration policy. cation, it is more than twice as high, ther decline in the relative earnings at Of course, immigration is neither all over 8 percent. the low end of the labor market. good nor all bad. Immigrants benefit In many cities where there are high The U.S. Commission on Immigra- America in many ways. But we should recent immigrant populations, the un- tion Reform, chaired by Congress- design our immigration policies so that employment rates are in double digits woman Barbara Jordan, finds that ‘‘im- it enhances rather than diminishes op- for those with less education. Where is migration of unskilled immigrants portunity for American workers. We opportunity for these individuals and comes at a cost to unskilled U.S. work- should protect the jobs of working their families? ers.’’ Americans, and we can make a better Numerous polls indicate that black The Hudson Institute states that life for all Americans wherever they and Hispanic Americans know this ‘‘U.S. immigration policy serves pri- were born. only too well. This is no surprise, given marily to increase the number of U.S. Just as American minorities would that they are hurt disproportionately residents who lack even a high school benefit from a reduced number of low- by our immigration policy today. We degree. America must stop recruiting skilled immigrants, the American cannot pretend that the adverse impact workers for jobs that do not exist or economy and American firms trying to of mass immigration on minorities exist only at the lowest wages.’’ prosper in this era of global competi- does not exist. We can and should find The Brookings Institute published a tion would benefit enormously from an solutions to protect the jobs and wages paper concluding that ‘‘immigration increased flow of more educated immi- of recent immigrants and black and has had a marked adverse impact on grants. American industry is pleading Hispanic citizens. the economic status of the least skilled for more skilled and educated workers. How often do we read about the long- U.S. workers.’’ The chairman of the National Asso- term unemployed or the working poor The Center for Immigration Studies ciation of Manufacturers recently stat- or single mothers with no mention of calculates that immigration may re- ed that ‘‘the shortage of skilled em- the serious impact of immigration on duce the wages of the average native in ployees is not a distant threat any- their employment wages and working a low-skilled occupation by over $1,900 more. The skills gap is now catching up conditions? How often do we hear com- a year. to us and could threaten the amazing ments about the growing gap between CIS also found that the poverty rate growth and productivity gains of the the well-to-do and the working poor for persons living in immigrant house- past decade. Finding an adequate sup- that do not mention that almost half holds of 1997 was 22 percent, almost ply of qualified employees is the num- the relative decline in wages of those double the 12 percent rate for persons ber one issue for American industry who do not finish high school is caused, in native households. today.’’ in fact, by competition from immigra- It concluded that reducing the flow NAM found that 88 percent of manu- tion? of less skilled immigrants who enter facturers are experiencing a shortage Think of a single mother barely sur- each year would have the desirable ef- of qualified workers, 60 percent find viving in a minimum wage job who sees fect of reducing job competition be- that current workers lack basic math her annual wages depressed by $2,000 tween more established immigrants skills and that 55 percent find serious because she must compete with more and new arrivals for low-wage jobs. Re- deficiencies in workers’ basic writing and more unskilled immigrants. She ducing the supply of this kind of labor and comprehension skills. These prob- very well might be a recent immigrant would create upward pressure on wages lems can be solved with more educated herself seeking a better life for herself and benefits for the working poor, in- workers. And because immigration ac- and her children, or she might be able cluding immigrants already in the counts for such a high percentage of to trace her roots in this country back country. Over time, this should reduce workforce growth, almost one-half, an generations and is simply seeking the poverty among immigrants who work. emphasis on more educated immi- American dream that has been denied These studies reinforce what common grants would be an important part of her ancestors. sense already tells us. the solution. The result would be a Think what she can do for herself and In addition, Mr. Speaker, add three more productive American economy her children with that lost money. Buy other facts together. First, immigrants and more productive American busi- a used car so she does not have to take will account for half of the increase in nesses. As the productivity of the a bus to work. Put a down payment on the workforce in the 1990s. American economy increases, so will a modest home. Or even fix the furnace Second, the skilled level of immi- the prosperity of all Americans. before winter comes. Worse, think grants relative to Americans has been American citizens and legal residents what would happen if she actually loses declining for years. Thirty-five percent will benefit in another way from more her job because of the never-ending of immigrant workers who have arrived educated immigrants. To borrow a line competition from new arrivals. since 1990 do not have a high school from a new book by George Borjas, It is certainly not the immigrants education, compared to only 9 percent ‘‘Skilled immigrants earn more, pay themselves who are to blame and who of native-born workers. Some 300,000 il- higher taxes, and require fewer social understandably want to come to Amer- legal immigrants without high school services than less skilled immigrants.’’ ica. It is our immigration policy that is educations arrived last year and will The National Academy of Sciences to blame. But who knows how many total 3 million this decade. states that over his or her lifetime, people have been hurt by the unin- Third, close to 90 percent of all fu- each immigrant with less than a high tended consequences of our outdated ture jobs in America will require more school education will cost American immigration policy. than a high school education. taxpayers $89,000. That is, the Govern- A series of recent studies have all The mismatch is clear. Nearly half of ment benefits consumed by each immi- documented the effects of immigration all immigrants today are not prepared grant will exceed taxes they paid by policy on low-skilled American work- for the jobs of the future. Current im- $89,000. ers and recent immigrants. The Na- migration policy has many Americans To citizens concerned about how we tional Research Council of the Na- and recent immigrants competing with are to rebuild our schools and protect tional Academy of Sciences concludes hundreds of thousands of newcomers and preserve Social Security in the that immigration was responsible for without high school degrees for a fixed next century, these numbers should set about 44 percent of the total decline in number of low-skilled jobs. This is a off alarms. More than 300,000 immi- relative wages of high school dropouts recipe for disaster for millions of blue- grant workers with less than a high between 1980 and 1994. collar workers and their families. school education entering our country The Rand Corporation reports that in No one should complain about the this year will require $27 billion more California the widening gap between plight of the working poor or the per- in government services and benefits the number of jobs available for non- sistence of minority unemployment or than they will contribute in taxes.

VerDate 12-OCT-99 02:47 Oct 19, 1999 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00039 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K18OC7.098 pfrm02 PsN: H18PT1 H10160 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE October 18, 1999 That is $27 billion, for example, that that I believe are of concern and of a roads in Colorado and everywhere else, will not be available to rebuild our negative impact in terms of the gen- States not necessarily border States, schools and protect and preserve Social eral population of the country. And I are people who just came here from Security and Medicare. believe immigration at this level, what other countries, emigrated legally or Next year another 300,000-plus immi- I would certainly refer to as massive illegally. But what I will tell you is grants will enter the country with less immigration, is not positive anymore. that massive immigration causes a dis- than a high school education. Over Let me talk for a moment about the location of populations, a movement of their lifetimes, they will claim another differences that exist between what we populations, and there are literally $27 billion that could provide education see today as immigration patterns and thousands, maybe hundreds of thou- and training to recent immigrants and the situation in the United States as sands of people even in my State, even black and Hispanic citizens who have opposed to what it was around the turn in Colorado, who have moved there re- less than a high school education and of the century, of the last century. cently as a result of population pres- who are disadvantaged in our economy. The fact is that, of course, my grand- sures in the States from which they Common sense tells us that we parents came here about the same time came, California, Florida, Texas and should align our immigration policy as did millions of other people. And at others, those population pressures with the needs of America. The econ- that time this country was a place that brought on by immigration. So even omy is crying out for more educated relied upon brawn far more than any- though it may not be specifically im- workers, and one of the easiest and thing else. We needed immigrant labor, migrants in Colorado that caused the most cost-free ways of providing these low-skilled immigrant labor. It con- massive sort of problems we have with workers is through immigration re- tributed to the capital development in growth, they are exacerbated by our form. Doing so would mean more eco- this country, and it contributed to the immigration policies nationally which nomic opportunity for all Americans. well being of everyone. do affect population trends in States Mr. Speaker, now I am happy to yield all over the Nation. b 2030 back to the gentleman from Colorado With this major influx of people (Mr. TANCREDO) and thank him again The economy grew, the economic comes an influx of problems for United for sharing his time tonight with me well-being of the families that emi- States citizens. Immigrants, both legal and thank him again for his attention grated grew, people prospered, and it and illegal, are affecting all aspects of to such an important subject and for was, generally speaking, a positive life within our society. From influ- his expertise on the subject, as well. thing for the Nation. But we are in a encing our domestic job market caus- Mr. TANCREDO. Mr. Speaker, I brand new environment, a brand new ing lower wages for American citizens thank the gentleman from Texas (Mr. environment that is not as hospitable and even other recent immigrants, to SMITH) for his comments, and I sin- to low-skilled labor as it was at the the environment where a surging popu- cerely appreciate his contribution to turn of the century. Today’s needs are lation means greater stress on our nat- this discussion which I consider to be different. This Nation’s needs are dif- ural habitat, placing a true burden on quite definitive. As I say, he has had ferent. What we now see is that a mas- our welfare system, we are feeling the quite some time here even in the Con- sive immigration of low-skilled people strains of massive immigration in our gress of the United States to become have a detrimental effect on a number economy. involved with it, and I only hope that of things in the United States, includ- In 1997, the National Research Coun- the rest of our colleagues will pay heed ing, of course, people who are at the cil calculated the net fiscal cost of pub- to his admonitions and to his clarion lowest level of the economic scale. This lic services to immigrants, and I want call for a change in immigration poli- is, I think, something that should con- to stress here, Mr. Speaker, the net fis- cies in the United States, and I want to cern us all and it is something I believe cal cost, because when we get into this thank him very sincerely for his sup- that my colleague from Texas ad- debate about what immigrants port on this particular issue. dressed very clearly and very produce, what they contribute to the Mr. Speaker, every time we talk articulately, that the people in the society as to what they take from the about the issue of immigration, it al- United States that we find in most government services, there is always a ways results in someone coming up and need of help are those people who are debate about this, because we say, saying something like, this is a Nation detrimentally affected by massive im- after all they come here, they get jobs, of immigrants. We are all immigrants. migration. By the way, never before in they pay taxes, that is true. But when And it is absolutely true that, unless our Nation’s history, never, even at the they calculate the net fiscal cost of our heritage is native American, and beginning of the century, have we ever public services to immigrants, that is, even then I guess you could say that experienced the numbers of immi- after those taxes are paid and when we they immigrated here, of course, across grants as we are presently that are a include education, welfare, Medicaid, the Bering Strait, we are in fact a Na- result of, quote, legal immigration housing assistance and Social Security tion of immigrants. This is undeniable. alone, let alone illegal immigration. beyond what immigrants pay in taxes, There was a time when immigration The numbers are far greater today it was between 15 to $20 billion a year. patterns across the world were such than they ever were before. At present, Now we are being asked to shoulder that the United States was the recipi- just over 60 percent of the population the burden placed on the economy of ent of many hundreds of thousands of growth in the United States is due to our current massive levels of immigra- people, going into the millions, over a immigration. By 2050, it will be 90 per- tion. In California, for example, each period of time. cent, with a domestic population ap- household must pay $1,178 a year in Of course, I am speaking specifically proaching 400 million people. Even if added taxes to cover the services which of the turn of the century, especially we allowed for a zero net increase in immigrants receive each year. Then where the United States was the place immigration, the population would in- there is the issue of poverty. We ad- to which people came; it was a har- crease by almost 75 million people by dress that almost daily in the Congress binger of hope. And it still is to many 2050 because of our recent track record. of the United States. In every com- millions of people throughout the That is if we stopped immigration to- mittee this issue comes up over and world. tally, today. over again. We are now wrestling with I totally understand it. If I were an From 1997 to 1998, just 1 year in Colo- all of the appropriations bills and we immigrant, if I were someone not in rado, almost 10,000 immigrants moved are constantly dealing with the issue of the United States, if I were someone in and 3,000 people settled in Denver the poverty rate in the United States born in other lands, especially into alone. These are legal immigrants. Far and we are fighting it. We are attempt- poverty, I would be doing exactly the more came in illegally. Everybody ing to do what the government can do same thing that we see millions and knows it. Employers know it. School to reduce poverty levels in the United millions of them doing; and that is try- districts know it. The people who try States. But it is the fact that a great ing to come here. But my responsi- to get to work and are confronted with percentage of this, of the group that we bility is different as a Congressman in massive traffic jams know it. I do not identify as being in poverty in the this body. It is to address the issues mean to say that all the people on the United States, far over a majority, as a

VerDate 12-OCT-99 02:47 Oct 19, 1999 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00040 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K18OC7.100 pfrm02 PsN: H18PT1 October 18, 1999 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H10161 matter of fact, are recent immigrants among schools. There are significant numbers of total immigrants these new to the United States, again both legal problems we face because just the cost arrivals to the United States would and illegal. of bilingual education in this country have an easier time of assimilating Why is that? For one reason, over 300 is dramatic. Certainly in my own State into their new society and the future of the legal immigrants who enter the we have noticed that the costs of sup- American citizen. I agree with my col- country have less than a high school porting a bilingual education plan in league from Texas who indicated that education as was pointed out by the several of our districts have caused perhaps a different group of immi- gentleman from Texas (Mr. SMITH). school districts to come forward and grants ought to be identified as appro- Likewise, the unemployment rate for request more funds time after time priate for immigration into the United people with less than a high school after time. This is not even talking States, and that being better educated. education is twice as high than for about the value, the relative value of There is one last issue I want to ad- those with more schooling. I will tell bilingual education which I would cer- dress, and, that is, the issue of immi- you, also, there is another difference. I tainly like to critique, because I do not grants and crime. Criminal aliens, that mentioned earlier there is a significant believe it is of great educational ben- is, noncitizens who commit crimes, ac- difference between what is happening efit. counted for over 25 percent of the Fed- in America today and what happened It is not just the numbers, Mr. eral prison population in 1993. I want to in America at the turn of the century Speaker. That, we could deal with. The say that again, Mr. Speaker, because I with regard to immigration. When you fact is that yes, we will have to build do not think many people realize this. came to the United States in 1900 as an more schools; yes, we will have to hire But criminal aliens, noncitizens who immigrant, you had very few options in more teachers; yes, there will be pres- commit crimes, accounted for over 25 terms of what you were going to do for sures for greater and greater resources percent of the Federal prison popu- the rest of your life. You could work, to address the issue of more people. lation in 1993. They also represent the or you could starve. There were no But then it is what happens even after- fastest growing segment. This does not other options available to you. And in wards, in the development of, as I say, count naturalized immigrants who order to work, in order especially to these bilingual programs and multicul- commit crimes. About 450,000 nonciti- progress in an upward way in order to tural programs that have a tendency, zens have been convicted of crimes and go up the scale in America, to get a unfortunately, I must say this, have a are either in American jails, on proba- better job, to do better for your family, tendency to balkanize America. That is tion or on parole. In May 1990, foreign- you had to do something else. You also the other difference between the kind born criminals comprised 18 percent of had to learn English. It was an abso- of immigration patterns we saw in the the inmates passing through the LA lute necessity. It was not brought early 1900s and immigration patterns County jail inmate reception center. about because of any law. Well, it was today. Instead of pressures within the Some 11 percent had offenses suffi- a law, it was a law of economics. That United States to amalgamate the peo- ciently serious to qualify them as de- is to say, if you wanted to do better in ple who were coming here and bring portable aliens. A year later, in May the United States, you had to learn them into the melting pot, instead of 1991, a follow-up study showed only English and you had to get a job. having a great desire on the part of half of those deportable aliens had been Well, things are different in the most if not all of the immigrants in the returned to their country of origin. United States today because of the wel- early 1900s to become part of the Amer- b fare system we have in the United ican experience in every single way, we 2045 States, which is, by the way, bad for are seeing something else happening Over 40 percent had already been re- native-born Americans just as it is bad with recent immigrants to the United arrested in the United States for new for immigrants, because of our insist- States, in that their desire is, of offenses. ence on issues like bilingual education course, to achieve an economic level of This is a result of a massive immi- and a type of bilingual education that existence that is comparable to what gration problem and an immigrant pol- allows children to actually try to go to we would call the typical American ex- icy, an immigration policy of this ad- school and be educated in a language perience, but something happens in ministration that chooses to ignore other than English, and for a variety of terms of the willingness on the part of some of the most significant problems, other reasons we find ourselves looking a lot of people to accept the greater the most significant crimes committed at this immigration issue much dif- American dream. We see a tendency to by people even before they come into ferently than we did in 1900. It has an balkanize America, to break ourselves this country. We do not go through impact, a much more negative impact up into separate little enclaves, sepa- their backgrounds, as we used to, and than it ever did before. One-third of the rated by language and culture. we end up with this kind of a problem yearly immigration population is com- This has a number of detrimental ef- in the United States. peting for jobs with a sector of society fects, of course. I hope that we will I know in Colorado that a significant that is already plagued with high levels have the courage to address them as we portion of the Colorado inmate popu- of unemployment. get into the greater issues of immigra- lation is made up by immigrants, both Let us look at what is happening in tion policies in America. But I think legal and illegal. The costs, again, of our schools. Currently, there are 8 mil- they are significant and I think most this kind of thing have to be added to lion school aged children with immi- people in America know to what I am the costs of education, costs of welfare, grant mothers. The influx of immigra- referring. I am referring to this phe- other costs of social services. So it is a tion is having dire effects on the abil- nomenon that changes the way we significant issue. ity to educate our children. In Los An- think about ourselves as Americans, as The last, Mr. Speaker, and I men- geles, for example, nearly two-thirds of opposed to one Nation, one set of ideas, tioned that was the last thing; there is the children in Los Angeles County one historical perspective, to a Nation one more thing, Immigrants To The schools are Hispanic and 43 percent of totally divided into a number of dif- Public Charge. According to law, legal school children in California have par- ferent camps with different ideas about permanent residents are liable to be ents who are immigrants. What does American history. deported on a public charge if they use this mean? Well, it means, of course, I think we should cut back, and I public benefits during their first 5 larger classes. More children receive think we should cut back dramatically years in the United States, and al- less attention. It means that precious on the number of immigrants which we though actually millions of people do resources for books, classroom space are allowing into the country and we this, only 41 people were deported on are being strained to the breaking should do that through the implemen- these grounds from 1961 to 1982. point, trailers having to make do tation of legislation such as the mora- Another issue is children under the where classrooms once stood. It means torium bill of the gentleman from Ari- birthright citizenship provision who a diversion of funds into remedial pro- zona (Mr. STUMP). We would better are born in the United States and are grams and away from the programs of serve these immigrants by enabling automatically American citizens enti- hard science, math and history. It them to have a better chance of achiev- tled to cash payments under the Fed- leads to racial separation between and ing employment. Likewise, with less eral Aid For Families With Dependent

VerDate 12-OCT-99 02:47 Oct 19, 1999 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00041 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K18OC7.101 pfrm02 PsN: H18PT1 H10162 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE October 18, 1999 Children program. Parents who often nounced policy of January 6, 1999, the very important and basic notion, that are illegal aliens are able to collect gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Russia’s success as a democracy was these checks, gain a foothold in the WELDON) is recognized for 60 minutes not dependent upon one man. It was United States until their child turns as the designee of the majority leader. not going to depend upon Boris Yeltsin, 18, at which point they can be spon- Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania. Mr. but rather we should have focused on sored and made legal immigrants. The Speaker, I rise this evening to discuss upon helping Russia establish the insti- IRS makes no effort to prevent illegal Russia, the current problems that we tutions of a democracy that would last aliens from receiving earned income are seeing unfold in Russia, discuss beyond one person. tax refunds, which are sometimes pay- consistent with the hearings that are If we look at America, we can see able even if no income tax is due and being held in the Committee on Inter- that quite evident in our history. Yes, can exceed $2000. If a false Social Secu- national Affairs and the Committee on we have had great leaders from George rity number is used, an IRS agent will Banking and Financial Services and Washington, to Abraham Lincoln, then assign a temporary number. other committees of this Congress, the FDR, Ronald Reagan, all good people. Well, these are some of the more Committee on Government Reform, But America’s success is not based on egregious examples of the problems what impact, if any, the U.S. has had individual people and the work that that we experience as a result of mas- in the current economic and political they do. It is based on the institutions sive immigration into this country, turmoil inside of Russia and the former that allow our government to have a Mr. Speaker; and I do hope that my Soviet States. system of checks and balances. It is colleagues will pay attention to them Let me say at the outset, Mr. Speak- based on a Constitution. It is based and will try to address them both by er, this is an issue that I have dis- upon the institutions mandated in that reducing the number of legal immi- cussed many times on this floor in the Constitution that allow people to as- grants and by enforcing that with past, and I do not just come here to- sume positions, but that the institu- stricter policies on the border with night to criticize this administration, tion can never be circumvented by using, if necessary, with using the although some of my comments will those individual people. Armed Forces of the United States to appear to do just that. I come to offer In our rush to help Boris Yeltsin, Mr. protect our borders which, as a matter some suggestions for perhaps a new Speaker, I am convinced that our focus of fact, is a perfect reason for having way of dealing with Russia. In fact, was wrongheaded. We were so pre- an Army, and that is to protect your what I come to offer tonight, Mr. occupied with reinforcing Boris borders, and in this case we need that Speaker, is a new vision for Russia, a Yeltsin, the man, that we forgot that protection against a flood of immigra- new way that this country can relate Russia could not and would not succeed tion of illegal immigrants that are se- to the people in Russia who have been and become more stable unless we fo- riously jeopardizing the situation in dominated by a centrally-controlled cused on institutions and strength- America today. Communist regime for 70 years and for ening those institutions. f the last 6 years or 7 years actually by In fact, Mr. Speaker, it is no surprise REPORT ON RESOLUTION AGREE- a government that was totally focused to me that for 7 years, as Boris Yeltsin ING TO CONFERENCE RE- on Boris Yeltsin and the people around called the parliament in Russia, the QUESTED BY SENATE ON H.R. him. lower house, the State Duma, and the 3064, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA AP- Mr. Speaker, I want the same thing upper house, the Federation Council, PROPRIATIONS ACT, 2000 for the Russian people that the Presi- repeatedly called them a bunch of mis- dent wants, and that is a stable, free fits and rogues and crooks and thugs, Mr. LINDER (during special order of democracy, a free market system al- and while there may be one or two in Mr. TANCREDO), from the Committee on lowing the people of Russia to enjoy that Duma or perhaps more that would Rules, submitted a privileged report the benefits that we in the West and we fit those categories, what we did as a (Rept. No. 106–395) on the resolution (H. in America enjoy. I want them to be country was reinforce Yeltsin’s notion Res. 333) agreeing to the conference re- trading partners of ours; I want them of what the Russian Parliament was, quested by the Senate on the amend- to reap the benefits of free markets; that it was not an institution to be ment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. and I want them to become a partner taken seriously. And, therefore, the 3064) making appropriations for the with us in helping to ensure world sta- President, largely through his policies government of the District of Columbia bility. From my position as chairman of reinforcing Boris Yeltsin, sent a and other activities chargeable in of the National Security Research whole or in part against the revenues message to the Russian people and to Committee, my job is to oversee $38 of said District for the fiscal year end- the elected leaders of the state Duma billion a year of defense spending for ing September 30, 2000, and for other that America’s policy was based on a new weapon systems and new tech- purposes, which was referred to the strong Yeltsin and that we were not, in nologies, and money of those tech- House Calendar and ordered to be fact, concerned with helping to nologies and much of that investment printed. strengthen the institution of the state is focused on threats, either perceived Duma and the Federation Council and f or real, coming from Russia and the those institutions that would allow REPORT ON RESOLUTION PRO- former states. So it is my interest, as Russia’s Constitution and the Russian VIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF a subcommittee chairman, to try to government to stabilize itself. And now H.J. RES. 71, FURTHER CON- find ways to work with Russia so that we are paying the price for that, Mr. TINUING APPROPRIATIONS, FIS- perhaps we can create a more stable re- Speaker. CAL YEAR 2000 lationship, not have to spend so much Yeltsin’s popularity in the most re- Mr. LINDER (during special order of of the taxpayers’ money on building ex- cent poll in Russia is 2 percent. In fact, Mr. TANCREDO), from the Committee on otic new weapon systems that are de- one poll had him being disliked by the Rules, submitted a privileged report signed to kill people. entire electorate, which is something I (Rept. No. 106–396) on the resolution (H. Let me say at the outset, Mr. Speak- cannot believe, that everyone in Russia Res. 334) providing for consideration of er, I think we made a fundamental mis- that would be polled would say that the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 71) mak- take in 1991. The Russia that people Yeltsin was not good for Russia as a ing further continuing appropriations were so excited to throw off com- nation and that, in fact, he should be for the fiscal year 2000, and for other munism, they were so happy to finally replaced. purposes, which was referred to the be able to have the opportunity to But the most recent poll that I see, House Calendar and ordered to be enjoy the kind of democracy and free provided by one of our think tanks printed. market capitalism that they saw us en- here in Washington, showed Yeltsin’s f joying in the West. And in those first acceptance rate in Russia at 2 percent. few months we were so excited with the Now that leaves us as a country that A NEW VISION FOR RUSSIA leadership provided by Boris Yeltsin. has been Russia’s closest partner in The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. And all of us were solidly behind him this new experiment in democracy as a GUTKNECHT). Under the Speaker’s an- at the time, that I think we forgot one country that has totally reinforced

VerDate 12-OCT-99 02:47 Oct 19, 1999 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00042 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K18OC7.105 pfrm02 PsN: H18PT1 October 18, 1999 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H10163 Yeltsin at the expense of the support would characterize these hearings as: worked together in an effort to for other institutions inside of Russia. Who Lost Russia? Mr. Speaker, I am strengthen the Duma to make it a And therefore, with Yeltsin’s popu- one that is convinced that Russia is more powerful force in the governing of larity plummeting at 2 percent, it is no not yet lost, but I do think it is cer- Russia. surprise that the Russian people, and tainly appropriate for the American Mr. Speaker, it was 5 years ago that the Russian Duma and the Federation people and its leaders to look at what I brought over then General Alexander Council see America as an equal part- happened and what went wrong. In my Lebed, who is today the governor of ner to the problems that Boris Yeltsin humble opinion, Mr. Speaker, there is Krasnoyarsk. I brought him over to has brought to Russia, the problems of no doubt that this administration has testify 5 years ago of what he thought the threat of billions of dollars of IMF to bear a significant part of the respon- was happening in the Yeltsin govern- money, the problem of the misappro- sibility for Russia’s economic and po- ment 5 years ago, and he said before priation of dollars that were supposed litical turmoil today. this Congress and my committee that to go to help stabilize Russia’s econ- But we cannot just stop by pointing the current administration was cor- omy and help create a middle class, the fingers at this administration because rupt. And following General Lebed’s problems of a Russia that has not had the logical response is: Well, what testimony, I brought over the leading control of its technology and has al- would you have done differently? It is Russian environmental activist Alexei lowed proliferation to occur on an on- easy to criticize, but what different ap- Yablakov, Dr. Yablakov himself a going basis. proach would you take? And also the member of the Academy of Sciences, So now, Mr. Speaker, we find our- criticism would be such that the ad- and at two hearings on the public selves in a very difficult position, that ministration would say, well, hindsight record he said that the leadership in the Russia that is, in fact, no longer is always 20–20. It is easy to say what Russia was corrupt, that it was siphon- supportive of Boris Yeltsin in fact no we could have done, but where were ing off money that should have been longer has trust for America’s inter- you while these last 7 years unfolded? going to the Russian people, and he ests. We do not have to just look at the Well, Mr. Speaker, that is why I rise begged America to come in and help es- words that support this, Mr. Speaker. tonight, because over the past 7 years I tablish proper oversight. Just a few short months ago there were have not been silent. In fact, Mr. Mr. Speaker, that was not last year, thousands of Russian young people, old Speaker, 6 years ago, working with the it was not last month. Those hearings people, standing outside of our em- Russian members in the state Duma, I were 3, 4, 5, and 6 years ago. Mr. Speak- bassy in Moscow, throwing rocks and started a caucus to deal with Russians er, we in the Congress have been telling bricks at the American embassy, some- on energy because I knew that helping this administration repeatedly that its thing we had never seen, even under them develop their energy resources policies were going in the wrong direc- communism. We did not see massive was the quickest way to bring in hard tion, that reinforcing Boris Yeltsin as demonstrations against our country; currency to help stabilize Russia’s a person as opposed to reinforcing in- but recently, in the last several years, economy, and so working with those stitutions of the presidency, of the par- that is exactly what we have seen. Duma deputies from energy-rich re- liament and of the Constitution in Rus- In fact, Mr. Speaker, I think one of gions, we got our energy companies to- sia would eventually cause us major the Russian Duma members perhaps gether: Occidental, Mobil, Marathon, problems. summed it up best when he was vis- the key companies that wanted to do Mr. Speaker, it was 3 years ago that iting Washington in May of this year. I business in Russia to see if we could I brought in Stanislav Lunev, the high- stood next to him at a press con- not encourage joint ventures and, in est ranking defector from the Soviet ference, and he was talking about the the process, encourage the Duma to Russian Intelligence Service, to talk Russian perception of our involvement pass production sharing laws, which about some of the continuing problems in Kosovo, and this is what he said. He they did twice, to allow American com- that Russia was going through and how said: panies to invest in Russian energy. we needed to be aggressive in dealing ‘‘You know America, for 70 years the And it was 5 years ago that we began with Russia, to ask candid questions. Soviet Communist Party spent tens of a process of engaging the Duma on So over the past 5, 6, 7 years, Mr. billions of dollars to convince the Rus- Russia’s environmental problems to Speaker, this Congress has repeatedly sian people that America was an evil make sure that we were helping Russia questioned the policies of this adminis- Nation and that American people were deal with its nuclear waste issues and tration relative to our embracing Boris evil, and they failed. But,’’ he said, the problems of clean air and clean Yeltsin, embracing him under any cir- ‘‘You know, in just a few short months water and maintaining an environment cumstance, fearful of embarrassing and a few short years your administra- for the Russian people to live and to him. And that has been our policy for tion has done what the Soviet Com- work in, and it was the day that the the last 7 or 8 years, Mr. Speaker. Ac- munist Party could not do. It has con- current speaker of the Russian Duma tually starting with the last year of vinced the Russian people that Amer- was elected to that post that I was in President Bush and then beginning ica’s intentions are not honorable, that Moscow almost 6 years ago with a let- with the leadership of President Clin- in fact you have supported Yeltsin ter from then Speaker Gingrich invit- ton, we have seen a consistent policy of every step of the way, even when he’s ing the Speaker of the Russian Duma reinforcing one man instead of the in- been out of line, even when he has to engage the Congress in a formal stitutions that Russia needs to overseen the misuse of dollars, even way, an institutional relationship with strengthen itself so that it may survive when friends, the oligarchs who started the Congress so that we could begin the for a long period of time much like and who run many of the Russian process of helping strengthen and help- America has survived. banks have, in fact, siphoned money ing to empower the parliament in Rus- So with those thoughts in mind, Mr. away from the Russian people, put it sia so that it could play its rightful Speaker, a year ago I traveled to Mos- into Swiss bank accounts and U.S. real role in making sure that Russia’s de- cow because I knew at that time that estate investments, leaving the Rus- mocracy succeeded. the Russian Duma was opposed to any sian government and the Russian peo- For the past 6 years, Mr. Speaker, more IMF funding going into their ple to pay those loans back even working with my colleague on the country. Now, imagine that, Mr. though that money was misappro- other side, the gentleman from Mary- Speaker. Here, the elected Russian priated.’’ land (Mr. HOYER) we have led delega- leaders equivalent to our Congress who Is it any wonder, Mr. Speaker, that tion after delegation to Moscow and St. were about to receive another $4 billion our policies in regard to Russia have Petersburg, and we have hosted delega- in outside aid from the International not been successful? tion after delegation to Washington. Monetary Fund, and here they were Now there are committees of this standing up, all seven major factions b body and the other body holding hear- 2100 saying to the world, we do not want ings that started in September and will We have discussed issues that con- anymore IMF funding. We do not want continue through the end of October front us, and we have discussed oppor- any more dollars coming into our coun- and November about Russia. Some tunities to join together. But we have try.

VerDate 12-OCT-99 02:47 Oct 19, 1999 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00043 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K18OC7.107 pfrm02 PsN: H18PT1 H10164 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE October 18, 1999 Now, at the same time, the U.S. Con- the dollars from the World Bank, and successful banker from North Carolina, gress has been saying the same thing. the dollars from the U.S. taxpayer. and he envisioned a plan where, ini- In fact, for 8 months President Clinton I might add, Mr. Speaker, we put ap- tially controlled by a U.S. commission, could not get the support in the Con- proximately $1 billion a year of U.S. we would help Russia establish a West- gress to support additional IMF funds taxpayer money into Russia, much of ern-style mortgage program, with tight to replenish the ones that had been it through the Cooperative Debt Reduc- discipline, a program that would by- committed. Why would the Russian tion Program, other money through pass Russian banks because of their Duma members oppose more IMF fund- our military-to-military efforts, envi- corruptness, that would establish ing for their own homeland? The rea- ronmental cooperation, and coopera- standards based on the U.S. mortgage son is very simple, Mr. Speaker. tion with Russia in helping them sta- system with tight controls to which Because for the previous 5 and 6 bilize their economy. So we, in fact, di- Russian entities could apply. We out- years, Duma Members had seen billions rectly and indirectly put billions of lined this in a piece of legislation. and billions of dollars go into Russia dollars into Russia every year. There is The Russian Duma was so excited, that were designed and supposedly ear- today no ability for the U.S. Congress they produced this document, Mr. marked to help Russian people, and and the Russian Duma to monitor Speaker. It says, Housing for Our Peo- time and time again, they saw those where those dollars end up. ple. That was over 3 years ago, Mr. dollars simply flow through the sys- Now, the administration would have Speaker. We came back and we told the tem, through the oligarchs running the us believe that they can watch over administration, the Duma, including banking system in Moscow, many of where the money is going, but I would the Communists in the Duma, we are whom were Yeltsin’s friends and back say this, Mr. Speaker. Not being able ready to embrace a Western-style out the other side. to trust the Russian regime of Boris mortgage program initially controlled Where were the dollars going? To Yeltsin, which I think is a uniform by the U.S., so that we can maintain U.S. bank accounts, to U.S. real estate given right now, I think everyone un- the integrity of it when it is first start- investments, to Swiss bank accounts, derstands and it has certainly been ed, and once it becomes successfully to the Russian people in some cases pronounced in the press, as just several operational, then after a period of who were former leaders of the Com- weeks ago we saw the first indictments years, turn it over to the Russians to munist party and the KGB who had off- handed down in the New York Bank operate like our Freddie Mac and shore accounts. In fact, there are re- case where there is expected defrauding Fannie Mae. Mr. Speaker, the Russians ports being investigated today that of up to $4 billion to $5 billion of IMF even gave it a name. They called it Boris Yeltsin himself and his family money for the Bank of New York that Natasha Mae like our Fannie Mae. had secret bank accounts where they was assisting some of Yeltsin’s friends They were excited about this idea, have stashed significant amounts of in Moscow. because for the first time, it would cre- money for his retirement days. We need to have the capability inside ate a mortgage program at low interest So it was no surprise, Mr. Speaker, of Russia, one that understands the rates and we envisioned below 10 per- that the Russian leaders said, we do Russian process, but is backed up by cent interest rates for terms of 30 years not want any more, we do not want any the integrity of the U.S. The only way to help develop a housing market to more of your money. With those to accomplish that is to get the Rus- create jobs and housing for Russia’s thoughts in mind, and realizing that if sian Parliament, the Duma, and the people. we did not get additional IMF dollars Federation Council to join with the In fact, Mr. Speaker, it was over 2 into Russia, their economy would col- Congress in establishing a bilateral years ago that I came back from Mos- lapse, I traveled to Moscow and I took commission, separate from our two cow on one of our trips, after having with me eight points. Because I was governments, separate from Bill Clin- negotiated the first phase of this, and I convinced that if I could convince the ton and separate from Boris Yeltsin, went to the administration very quiet- Duma to accept a new direction in whose only purpose would be to mon- ly. I went to Ambassador Morningstar dealing with Russia, that perhaps we itor where the monies are going; not to with the gentleman from North Caro- could bring some discipline and some determine where they go, because we lina (Mr. TAYLOR), who at that time new direction for the way that Russia do not want congressional interference was in charge of the Russia desk at the was moving. in saying that money should go to this State Department. And I went to him To my surprise, the Duma deputies agency versus that. That is up to the because Russia was very paranoid at that I met with and worked with rep- two administrations, whether it would that time about our expanding NATO. resenting various factions agreed to all be Clinton or Yeltsin or their succes- Russians were being told by the eight points. Mr. Speaker, last week I sors. ultranationalists in Russia that this submitted those eight points in the Mr. Speaker, there needs to be a was America’s way of threatening Rus- form of legislation. I want to review process where our two elected par- sia and using NATO to take over Rus- those eight points tonight because I liaments, representing both political sia. They were scaring the Russian peo- think they represent a new direction parties in America and representing all ple. And if my colleagues understand for the U.S. in terms of dealing with of the political factions in Russia, can the history of Russia as I do, where Russia. monitor where the dollars are ending Russia has been invaded from the west The Joint Statement of Principles up in Russia. The Russians love that and the north and the south repeatedly Governing Western and Foreign Assist- recommendation, because the Duma in its history, my colleagues will un- ance to Russia is simple, but I think it today has no input in terms of moni- derstand why Russians might be para- is profound. In fact, I have introduced toring where the money has gone and noid and might believe the outlandish it and it is out now, H.R. 3027, for those where it is going today and where it rhetoric from some of the Members who would like to become co- will go in the future. ultranationalists in Russia trying to sponsors. The eight principles lay out a The second principle was to focus benefit politically from scaring the new direction in terms of our relation- Western resources on programs like Russian people, basically putting in ship with Russia, both monetarily and housing that will help to develop a false ideas about America’s real inten- in terms of dealing with them on issues Russian middle class. Now, Mr. Speak- tions. of transparency. er, over the past 7 or 8 years, we have But the gentleman from North Caro- The first is a simple one, Mr. Speak- pumped billions of dollars into Russia. lina and I went to Ambassador er, and that is to establish a joint Rus- Do we see a housing industry devel- Morningstar; and we said, Ambassador, sian-U.S. legislative oversight commis- oping? Absolutely not. To date, Russia you have a chance here, and we want to sion to monitor all Western resources does not even have an established give you a chance to have President going into Russia. Today, there is no mortgage program. Three years ago, Clinton do something extremely posi- such effort. Today, we have no capa- the gentleman from North Carolina tive to show the Russian people that bility to monitor inside of Russia (Mr. TAYLOR) and I traveled to Moscow. NATO’s expansion is not about backing where the dollars are going, the dollars The gentleman from North Carolina Russia into a corner. Take this housing from the International Monetary Fund, (Mr. TAYLOR), as we know, is a very mortgage initiative. We as Republicans

VerDate 12-OCT-99 02:47 Oct 19, 1999 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00044 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K18OC7.109 pfrm02 PsN: H18PT1 October 18, 1999 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H10165 will help you get some small seed fund- Mr. Speaker, anyone who travels to could not get, and that was to put the ing from the Congress. Take that seed Russia knows that Moscow is Moscow horse in front of the cart, make the re- money as we have done with Israeli and the rest of the Russian people con- forms precede and not follow the re- housing and go to our NATO allies, all sider the rest of Russia to be almost a sources; to have the Russian Govern- of them, and ask them to put a per cap- second nation. ment understand reforms must come ita amount equal to what we put up What has been our policy? It has been first and then the dollars will flow. and create a NATO housing mortgage to reinforce Yeltsin and his cronies in Now, the IMF said that was nec- fund. Moscow, and not reinforce those re- essary, and the Duma said no way are Imagine, Mr. Speaker, if we had form-minded regions that are making we passing your tough reforms. taken the initiative 2 years ago, over 2 outstanding progress in privatizing Mr. Speaker, if I was in the Duma I years ago with a very small amount of their land; in collecting more taxes; in would say the same thing. Why should money going to our NATO allies and making responsible actions to control I pass tough reforms simply because said put up a per capita amount and we corruption; in putting into place a the IMF board and want us will create a NATO housing mortgage legal system with a fair court system. to pass them, or Boris Yeltsin, so we fund to show the Russian people that We have done nothing of substance can get more IMF money when for the we want them to enjoy the benefits of over the past 7 years to help direct our first 7 years that IMF money was com- democracy, we want them to enjoy the assets and our resources toward those ing in you ignored us, you pretended benefits of free markets, and a benefit regions to allow them to continue their we were not here? In fact, you called us from the kinds of systems we have in reforms. If anything, they have looked thugs and rogues and thieves and yet the West because as we all know, when at America and said, well, you in the now you want us to do what you call housing starts up in America, our econ- West and you in America only want to the responsible thing? omy is strong, because housing starts reinforce Yeltsin, and he is corrupt. I do not blame the Duma one bit. I create jobs. You are ignoring us out here in the re- would not come in and bail out a bunch The administration had no interest gions where we are doing good things, of corrupt thieves that have siphoned in our idea. In fact, Mr. Speaker, for where the governors in fact are making off billions of dollars. When the mem- the past several years, the administra- the reforms that we wanted to have bers of the Duma, when the factions in tion’s only support for mortgages in happen in Moscow. the Duma see that we are willing to Moscow has been to the established Mr. Speaker, the fourth principle was put some other principles down on the banks that we all know in many cases to deny any corrupt institutions, espe- table, all of a sudden it is a different are corrupt, where they are charging cially those in Moscow, any future re- story because with these principles interest rates of 15 to 30 percent for sources. If a bank, if a lending institu- they see that we want the money to terms of 5 to 10 years, which we all tion or a business, is found to be cor- flow in a different direction. We want know no Russian family could afford to rupt, then what we say is we go after to recognize the regions. We want to be able to purchase a home. A missed those companies, those individuals, try help reward those regions that are opportunity. to bring them to justice, try to recap- doing good things. We want to have So our second initiative says to those ture any money that is left, sell off any legislative oversight of where the lending institutions putting money assets we can seize, and never give money is going. When those things are into Russia that you must focus the re- them any more money again. Again, done and the Duma understands, it sources on programs like housing that the Russians were ecstatic. The first must make the tough decisions. It will help to develop a Russian middle four principles, all of them they loved. must reform the budget process. It class, because the long-term success of Number five, and this one came from must collect taxes. It must make peo- Russia is going to require a strong mid- George Soros, who has probably been ple pay for their electric and their dle class, much like America and much the single biggest private entrepre- housing, something that never hap- like Europe and much like Japan have. neurial in Moscow for the past 20, 25 pened in a Communist regime, and it Today, Russia has no middle class. years, I traveled up to New York to must begin to privatize the land in Mr. Speaker, this is an area where all meet with him before I went to Moscow Russia. of us should come together. Imagine, a year ago and I said, ‘‘Mr. Soros, what The seventh principle, Mr. Speaker, Mr. Speaker, if we would have taken would you do after this economic col- was to create a joint U.S.-Russian busi- the $20 billion of IMF money that has lapse of August a year ago, what would ness-to-business relationship program, been dumped into Russia, which who you do to help the Russian economic where we would identify as many CEOs knows what it has been used for. I can- situation?’’ in America as possible, at the small- not point to one thing in Russia today He said, ‘‘Congressman, there is only and medium-sized corporate level, and that has been built with the $20 billion one thing that I could think of that we would link them up directly with of IMF money we put in. But imagine, needs to be done.’’ He said, ‘‘The Inter- the corresponding Russian CEO of a Mr. Speaker, if we had built $20 billion national Monetary Fund is out of sync. small- to medium-sized enterprise so of homes for Russia’s citizens. Even if It does not understand emerging econo- that we could identify for every enter- they went bankrupt or belly up, would mies like Russia’s. What I think you prise and business in Russia an Amer- they be any worse off than they are need to do in the Congress is to call for ican CEO that would become a mentor today? the IMF to empanel an international so they could work together one-on- blue ribbon commission to make rec- b one, discuss profits, motivating em- 2115 ommendations back to the IMF, to re- ployees, meeting bottom lines, mar- They have nothing to show for the form itself, to make it more responsive keting techniques, the kinds of things billions of dollars of U.S. and World to emerging economies like the Rus- that Russian entrepreneurs have to Bank and IMF money that has gone sian economy.’’ learn to compete in today’s market into their country. If we had put the So the fifth recommendation is just worldwide; establishing a one-on-one money into mortgages, we would have that, to have the International Mone- program where American business $20 billion worth of new housing, and tary Fund establish a blue ribbon task leaders can interact with Russian busi- all the jobs that would have gone along force to make recommendations as to ness leaders one-on-one. with that to show for our investment. how it can reform itself. There are some efforts underway The third priority, Mr. Speaker, in Mr. Speaker, the sixth is probably along that line but they are primarily our joint statement is to make western the most substantive point of all the at the upper, larger corporate level as resources available to reform-minded principles that we laid out, and this is opposed to small- and medium-sized regional governments. Our policy for absolutely amazing because this prin- manufacture and business establish- the past 7 and 8 years has been to rein- ciple was a principle that the IMF has ment. force Yeltsin in Moscow. Think of our been demanding of Russia for the past The last principle, Mr. Speaker, was policy: Clinton/Yeltsin, Major/ 4 years and could not get. This prin- to say that within 3 years we would Chernomyrdin. Everything has gone ciple is the principle Bill Clinton has bring 15,000 young Russian students to through those figures. In many cases, been calling for for the past 4 years and America. These students would be both

VerDate 12-OCT-99 02:47 Oct 19, 1999 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00045 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K18OC7.110 pfrm02 PsN: H18PT1 H10166 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE October 18, 1999 graduate and undergraduate students. speech where he called the then Soviet Mr. Speaker, that is damage by a for- They would be enrolled in American Union an evil empire. People were eign nation to one of our own, our flesh schools that are offering degrees in aghast that the President of the United and blood, an American hero, one of business, finance, accounting, and eco- States would say that. our soldiers in uniform. nomics. The principles would allow Mr. Speaker, the 95 percent of the What did we do? Well, the record them to get their degree and go back to Russian people who were not members speaks for itself, Mr. Speaker, but I can Russia and create the next generation of the Communist party and benefiting say in cables that have now been de- of free market leaders. from that system agree with him. So 95 classified, the Department of Defense Now there was a stipulation in this percent of the people in Russia who cabled back to the State Department principle, Mr. Speaker. None of these were not communists understood Ron- and got our current ambassador in- students could stay in America and ald Reagan when he said it was an evil volved, Ambassador Collins, and the live. When they completed their de- empire because by not being members current Russian leader in the State De- grees, they would have to go back to of the party they were not benefiting partment, Strobe Talbott, and Bob Bell Russia to their communities, to their from the spoils. They saw that what from the Security Council and each of towns and cities and regions, and live Ronald Reagan said was true, and that them was consulted about what to do to help Russia create a new generation is why today he still is very much re- because this American pilot had been of free market leaders. vered in Russia. lasered by a Russian ship. Mr. Speaker, I think this is the kind Russian people are very bright peo- Initially, they wanted no American of approach that will allow us to help ple. They respect honesty. They re- to board that ship. They did not want Russia help itself; not just pumping in spect candor, and they respect consist- an international incident created. The billion after billion, uncontrolled as it ency. In my opinion, Mr. Speaker, in Department of Defense said, no, that is has been done for the past 8 years. the last 7 years we have given them one of our people; we are going to go on Mr. Speaker, the bill that outlined none of that. We have pretended things that ship so the cable that came back these principles was dropped in the are not what they are. We have so been said, only search the public areas of House last week. As I said, it is H.R. enamored with Boris Yeltsin that any the ship. 3027. I was proud when I dropped the time something happened involving the Now, Mr. Speaker, can you really be- bill into the hopper that I had 25 Demo- theft of IMF money, economic turmoil, lieve that? That we are now going to crat cosponsors and 25 Republican co- we pretended it did not happen. When board a Russian ship that we know is a sponsors. Mr. Speaker, 50 Members of we had intelligence reports that came spy vessel and we are going to look for Congress made a statement last week before us that showed that there was a laser generator or a laser gun but the and now we are up above 50 Members of evidence that Chernomyrdin had people boarders that are going to go on the Congress. I have had a couple more supporting him that were corrupt, ship are being told only inspect the Democrats and more Republicans come what did Vice President Gore do? He public portions of the ship? on as cosponsors and come up to me wrote the word ‘‘bull’’ across the re- b 2130 and want to get more information, but port and sent it back to the intel- Do we really think the Russians are when we dropped the bill last week, 25 ligence community because he did not that stupid to leave the laser generator Democrats and 25 Republicans said our want to hear it because it was saying out in the open? So obviously we policy needs to change. We need to deal something he did not want to be true boarded the ship, and we saw nothing. with Russia in a new way. even though it was true. Lieutenant Daley was taken down to Yes, we need to work with Russia. Mr. Speaker, for 7 years when it San Antonio for further medical eval- Yes, we need to help Russia stabilize came to Russia abusing its money uation, and, in fact, it was determined itself, but not the way we have done it going in, we turned our head the other that he had serious laser damage done in the past. way because we did not want to embar- to his eyes. I would encourage my colleagues, Mr. rass Boris Yeltsin, but it is not just The outrage here, Mr. Speaker, is Speaker, to sign on as cosponsors of with the money, Mr. Speaker. Jack Daley did nothing but do his job H.R. 3027, so that we can set a new Back in 1997, as I have mentioned on as a 16-year career Navy officer doing course and a new direction in terms of this floor in the past, one of our career naval intelligence. He made the mis- our relationship with Russia and the Navy intelligence officers, Lieutenant take of asking for his country to de- Russian people, because the Duma, Mr. Jack Daley was flying a reconnaissance fend him when a foreign ship and its Speaker, in Russia feels the same way mission in Seattle, with a Canadian crew lasered him in the eye. that we do. In fact, we will be taking a pilot in a helicopter monitoring a Rus- What did our administration do? We delegation probably to Russia some- sian trawling ship that we knew was did not want to offend Boris Yeltsin. time before the end of the year. As we spying on our submarine fleet in Se- We did not want to make an incident all know, Russia is having their Duma attle, in Pugent Sound. Lieutenant here. So the State Department cabled elections in December. All of us are Daley had a sensation in his eye while back and tried to quash this thing. watching and hoping that those people he was taking photographs of this Jack Daley was passed over for pro- who win in Russia will be people who trawler that they knew was a spy ship motion right after that incident and a want to continue a strong relationship because we had boarded the ship in the second time this past July. Even with the West. past and we saw sonar buoys on the though his career had been an out- Mr. Speaker, my policy of engaging ship which are only used to spy on sub- standing career with all positive eval- Russia is one that allows me to con- marines, and we also knew that ship uations, twice since that incident, he sider myself to be a friend of the Rus- was a spy ship, by the way called the was bypassed for promotion. sian people and the Russian Duma, but Kapitan Man, because there was no This is what Jack Daley’s com- they know very well, Mr. Speaker, in cargo being brought into port and no manding officer said to him, Mr. the 19 times that I have been to Russia cargo being taken out of port. It was Speaker, in Jack Daley’s own words. that I also can be their toughest critic spying on our submarines. He said, ‘‘Jack, you do not know the because I am also convinced that part Lieutenant Daley had this sensation pressure I am under to get rid of your of our problem with Russia is that we in his eye while flying on this heli- case. Jack, you do not know the pres- have been so enamored again with copter mission and so the Canadian sure I am under to get rid of your President Yeltsin as the leader that we pilot, in this joint exercise, they landed case.’’ A career Navy intelligence offi- have been unwilling to ask the tough their helicopter, they reported to the cer being told by his superior that they questions. base infirmary and the doctor there have to get rid of the case because we Mr. Speaker, Ronald Reagan had it said, ‘‘You are suffering damage caused do not want to embarrass Boris right. Back when he was in office dur- by a laser. Lieutenant Daley gave them Yeltsin. ing the midst of the Cold War and the the film from the camera and, sure Do we really think the Russians re- Soviet Union was maintaining its huge enough, as they were taking photo- spect us? They are not stupid, Mr. empire of Eastern Bloc regions, Ronald graphs of this Russian trawler they Speaker. How about arms control vio- Reagan stood up and gave a famous were lasered from the ship. lations? I did a floor speech last June a

VerDate 12-OCT-99 02:47 Oct 19, 1999 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00046 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K18OC7.112 pfrm02 PsN: H18PT1 October 18, 1999 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H10167 year ago where I documented, based on the book by Bill Gertz, who is probably nology to rogue states and rogue ter- a work done by the Congressional Re- the toughest foreign policy and defense rorist groups. search Service, not by me, and my col- investigative writer in this city for the But it does not mean, Mr. Speaker, leagues know they serve both sides of Washington Times, get a copy of this that we ignore the reality of what Rus- the aisle, they are nonpartisan, they book Betrayal or simply turn to the sian individuals and entities are doing. documented 17 cases, 17 cases since 1991 back of the appendix section, because I am not saying that everybody in Rus- of arms control violations by Russian in the back of this, Mr. Speaker, there sia is corrupt. But when things are entities where technology was sent to are two things that the American peo- going wrong in Russia, we must chal- Iran, Iraq, Syria, Libya, North Korea, ple and our colleagues need to see. lenge them. When Russia is not being China, and India. We imposed sanctions First of all, on page 219 of this book, honest with us, we must challenge Rus- that are required by arms control trea- a document that was classified top se- sia. We must let them know that we ties zero times, zero times. cret, I do not know how Gertz got it be- want transparency, just as Ronald Mr. Speaker, I was in Moscow Janu- cause it was top secret, now the Amer- Reagan did. When they do not give us ary 1996. The previous December, the ican people can read it, my colleagues transparency, they must know there is Washington Post carried a front page will get the full chronology of the a price to pay. story above the fold, front page, head- State Department cables of the Jack So along with working in a new di- line: ‘‘Russians caught transferring Daley case. So my colleagues can see rection with Russia, I want to under- guidance systems to Iraq’’. for themselves that what I am saying score and reinforce to our colleagues So I am in Moscow in January. I said about Jack Daley and the involvement that we must also challenge Russia and to Ambassador Pickering who is now of our State Department in trying to what is happening there and whether the third ranking leader in the State keep this thing quiet is right there in or not there are forces within Russia Department, ‘‘Mr. Ambassador, what the State Department’s own words, that are looking to create instability did the Russians say when you asked now declassified in a book that we can in our relationship with that Nation. them about this transfer of these guid- buy off the shelf at a bookstore. Now, I am convinced that there are ance systems, because you know that Further back in this appendix, Mr. many positive leaders in Russia, many is a violation of the missile technology Speaker, on page 275, is a two-page doc- of whom are my good friends. I hope control regime.’’ He said, ‘‘Congress- ument called ‘‘confidential’’. I do not that they win their reelections come man WELDON, I have not asked them know how Bill Gertz got this either, December of this year. yet.’’ I said, ‘‘Well, why have you not Mr. Speaker. But this confidential doc- But I want to tell my colleagues, Mr. asked them?’’ He said, ‘‘That has got to ument is interesting. It is a cable sum- Speaker, there are some things that come from Washington.’’ marizing a personal meeting between trouble me greatly about Russia that So, Mr. Speaker, I came back, and I Bill Clinton and Boris Yeltsin. Guess we just do not know enough about and wrote a three-page letter to President what year it was written, Mr. Speaker? that this administration is not asking Clinton at the end of January 1996. I 1996, Mr. Speaker, which is the same Yeltsin to explain because they do not said, ‘‘What is the story, Mr. Presi- year that Boris Yeltsin is running for want to embarrass him. dent? You saw the Washington Post reelection as the President of Russia. Some examples. Ken Alibek, Mr. headlines. If this occurred, it is a viola- Let me just read one of the para- Speaker, was for years the head of the tion of an arms control treaty, and graphs, Mr. Speaker, of this now pub- Russian’s biological weapons program. that requires us to act.’’ The President licized cable between our President and Under the Soviet Union, Ken Alibek wrote me back in March or April that the Russian president. ‘‘The Presi- lived in Russia. His job was to monitor year; I still have the response. dent’’, our President Clinton, ‘‘indi- and to oversee the entire biological He said, ‘‘Dear Congressman WELDON, cated that there was not much time, weapons program for the Soviet Union. you are right. If this violation took but he wanted to say a few things I have met with Ken Alibek five or place, it is serious. If it took place, it about the Russian elections. First of six times. This is his book called Bio- would be a violation of the missile all, he wanted to make sure that every- hazard. He is convinced that Russia’s technology control regime. But, Con- thing the United States did would have biological weapons program continues gressman WELDON, we have no evi- a positive impact, and nothing should today. dence.’’ have a negative impact. He was encour- Mr. Speaker, we need leadership that Mr. Speaker, I was not aware at the aged that the Secretary of State was is willing to challenge Russia on these time, but I am now, in fact I carry a heading to Moscow to meet with Mr. issues. When someone like Ken Alibek set of these around with me most of Primakov, and he wanted the April comes forward, yes, we must work to the time, the Russians transferred summit to be a positive event. The help stabilize Russia, but we must tell three different times over 100 sets of United States will work to Russia to the Russians that we want to know these devices to Iraq. These devices are ensure this so that it would reinforce whether or not what he is saying is used to make Iraq’s missiles more ac- everything that Yeltsin had done in true. We are not doing that today, Mr. curate. this regard.’’ Speaker. We are not asking the tough Mr. Speaker, 17 times Russian enti- It goes on to say that the President questions. ties violated arms control treaties, and wanted to make sure that America Or how about Stanislav Lunev? Mr. we did nothing. Do we really think the would not let anything surface that Speaker, I had Stanislav Lunev, as I Russians are going to respect us? Do we will allow Yeltsin’s election to go the mentioned earlier, testify before my really think when we abandon Jack wrong way. committee 3 years ago, as the highest Daley that they are going to respect Do we wonder why we have a prob- ranking GRU defector ever from the us? Do we really think when we ignore lem, Mr. Speaker? We were so enam- Soviet Union. We had to put him be- billions and billions of fraud with our ored with Boris Yeltsin that institu- hind a screen, and he had to wear a IMF money that they are going to re- tions did not matter. Yeltsin was our mask over his head because there is a spect us? I would not respect us, Mr. support, not Russian democracy, not price on his head from certain aspects Speaker. That is the failure of this ad- Russian capitalism. Do we wonder why of the Russian leadership because of ministration. today, with Yeltsin’s popularity at 2 what he has told. Now, why would this be the case? percent, that the Russian people and Part of what he said in my hearing 3 Well as I said at the outset, Mr. Speak- their parliament have no respect for years ago was that his job when he er, our policy has been wrong-headed. us? worked for the intelligence for Russia, We have been so preoccupied with Boris Mr. Speaker, in dealing with Russia, the Soviet Union, and his cover was Yeltsin’s success that nothing else we must work in a proactive way, be- that he was a correspondent for, I mattered. That is a pretty hefty state- cause Russia still has tens of thousands think it was, Tass here at the Soviet ment that I would make. How can I of warheads on tens of thousands of Embassy, that one of Lunev’s jobs was back that up? missiles that are aimed at America’s to look for sites where the Soviet Mr. Speaker, I would encourage my cities. We do not need a destabilized Union could preposition military hard- colleagues, if they have not yet read Russia anymore that sells off this tech- ware and equipment on American soil.

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In the center where one such site was extend their remarks and include ex- fact, he told us that that was part of identified in Switzerland. There are the traneous material:) photographs of that site. The Swiss au- his assignment. In fact, Mr. Speaker, Mr. BROWN of Ohio, for 5 minutes, later on this week, I will join Mr. thorities realized it was booby-trapped, today. which it was. When they dug down, Lunev in looking at one of those sites Ms. BROWN of Florida, for 5 minutes, right outside of Washington where he they found exactly where the KGB files today. looked, as a career intelligence officer had stated was military hardware that Mrs. MEEK of Florida, for 5 minutes, for the Soviet Union, and scoped out the Mitrokhin files said would be there. today. The question, Mr. Speaker, is: Where for a drop by the Soviet military and Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas, for 5 min- are these devices on American soil? intelligence services. utes, today. But not much has come about since What towns and cities and park lands (The following Members (at the re- currently have in place military equip- Lunev made his comments until 1 quest of Mr. NETHERCUTT) to revise and ment and hardware prepositioned by month ago. One month ago, Mr. Speak- extend their remarks and include ex- the KGB? traneous material:) er, this book came out. It is called the This administration, Mr. Speaker, Mr. SALMON, for 5 minutes, October Mitrokhin Archive. It seems as though, that has known about these files for 6 19. for 30 years, the chief archivist of the years should have been asking those Mr. METCALF, for 5 minutes, today. KGB in Moscow did not like the KGB questions of Russia’s leadership. We Mr. EHLERS, for 5 minutes, today. and what it was doing. Very quietly, are going to ask those questions now, for 30 years, this Russian gentleman, Mr. NETHERCUTT, for 5 minutes, Mr. Speaker, and we are going to find today. day by day, wrote down and copied out if, once again, we have been afraid every memo that he was putting in the Mr. CUNNINGHAM, for 5 minutes, to ask the tough questions because we today. KGB archives in Moscow. He snuck do not want to embarrass Boris f them out of work every day inside of Yeltsin. his clothing, took them to his home Mr. Speaker, there is just one over- SENATE BILLS REFERRED and buried them under the floorboards riding thought here in this whole rela- Bills of the Senate of the following of his house. tionship. We want Russia to succeed. titles were taken from the Speaker’s In 1992, after the Soviet Union col- We want the Russian people to have a table and, under the rule, referred as lapsed, he emigrated through the Bal- free democracy. We want Russia to follows: tic States. His first trip was to a U.S. have the institutions that we have in S. 548. An act to establish the Fallen Tim- embassy, and we turned him down America. But you cannot get there bers Battlefield and Fort Miamis National when he told us that he had secret doc- when we deny reality, when we pretend Historical Site in the State of Ohio; to the uments from the KGB. He then went to things are something they are not. Be- Committee on Resources. the Brits. The Brits took him in, gave cause the only thing that occurs then S. 762. An act to direct the Secretary of the he and his family complete asylum is the other side loses respect for you. Interior to conduct a special resource study where he lives in Britain today under I am convinced that is the problem to determine the national significance of the an assumed name. with Russia today. They have lost re- Miami Circle site in the State of Florida as The British intelligence then had spect for America. well as the suitability and feasibility of its inclusion in the National Park System as Mitrokhin link up with Christopher The Congress, with H.R. 3027, and our new vision for Russia, is outlining a part of Biscayne National Park, and for Andrew, who is a Cambridge scholar other purposes; to the Committee on Re- and an outstanding expert, probably new direction based on three simple sources. the number one expert in the world on premises: Strength, consistency, and S. 938. An act to eliminate restrictions on the Soviet KGB. For 6 years, Mr. candor. Help create the institutions of the acquisition of certain land contiguous to Speaker, Christopher Andrew trans- a true democracy, a strong middle Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, and for lated the Mitrokhin archives and files. class, a strong parliament, and a other purposes; to the Committee on Re- sources. This book is the first edition of docu- strong constitution that will survive f menting those files. individual personalities. If we want On October 26, Mr. Speaker, Chris- Russia to succeed, we must follow ENROLLED BILLS SIGNED these steps, Mr. Speaker. This is the topher Andrew and Gordievsky, an- Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee other high-ranking KGB defector will only way that America and Russia can work together and thrive in the 21st on House Administration, reported travel to Washington, and they will century. that that committee had examined and testify before my committee. The f found truly enrolled bills of the House American people then can see for them- of the following titles, which were selves and hear the kinds of things that LEAVE OF ABSENCE thereupon signed by the Speaker: were done during the Soviet era that By unanimous consent, leave of ab- H.R. 356. An act to provide for the convey- we need to make sure are not hap- sence was granted to: ance of certain property from the United pening today in Russia and that we Mr. MARTINEZ (at the request of Mr. States to Stanislaus County, California. need to have the will and the tenacity GEPHARDT) for today and October 19 on H.R. 2684. An act making appropriations to question the Russian leadership account of official business. for the Departments of Veteran Affairs and about, not worrying about embar- Ms. CARSON (at the request of Mr. Housing and Urban Development, and for sundry independent agencies, boards, com- rassing Boris Yeltsin, but whether or GEPHARDT) for today on account of offi- missions, corporations, and offices for the not the KGB leadership still continues cial business. fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for to do the kinds of things that were Mr. LEWIS of Georgia (at the request other purposes. done under the Soviet era. of Mr. GEPHARDT) for today and Octo- H.R. 3036. An act to restore motor carrier ber 19 on account of personal reasons. b 2145 safety enforcement authority to the Depart- Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (at the ment of Transportation. Why is this so critical? Because in request of Mr. ARMEY) for today and f the document by Christopher Andrew October 19 until 4:00 p.m. on account of in the Mitrokhin files, as a follow-up to a death in the family. BILL PRESENTED TO THE what Lunev said, they actually give Mr. CAMP (at the request of Mr. PRESIDENT the locations in countries around the ARMEY) for today on account of attend- Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee world where the Soviet Union ing the birth of his daughter. on House Administration, reported

VerDate 12-OCT-99 03:46 Oct 19, 1999 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00048 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K18OC7.116 pfrm02 PsN: H18PT1 October 18, 1999 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H10169 that that committee did on the fol- ending September 30, 2000, and for other pur- The motion was agreed to; accord- lowing date present to the President, poses. ingly (at 9 o’clock and 47 minutes for his approval, a bill of the House of f p.m.), under its previous order, the the following title: ADJOURNMENT House adjourned until tomorrow, Tues- On October 14, 1999: Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania. Mr. day, October 19, 1999, at 9 a.m., for H.R. 2561. Making appropriations for the Speaker, I move that the House do now morning hour debates. Department of Defense for the fiscal year adjourn. h EXPENDITURE REPORTS CONCERNING OFFICIAL FOREIGN TRAVEL Reports and amended reports concerning the foreign currencies and U.S. dollars utilized for official foreign travel dur- ing the second quarter of 1999 by Committees of the House of Representatives, as well as a consolidated report of foreign currencies and U.S. dollars utilized for speaker-authorized official travel during the first, second, and third quarters of 1999, pursuant to Public Law 95–384 are as follows:

REPORT OF EXPENDITURES FOR OFFICIAL FOREIGN TRAVEL, COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, EXPENDED BETWEEN APR. 1, AND JUNE 30, 1999

Date Per diem 1 Transportation Other purposes Total U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar Name of member or employee Country Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Arrival Departure currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency 2 currency 2 currency 2 currency 2

Visit to France, Lithuania, Czech Republic and Morocco; March 27–April 6, 1999: Hon. Herbert H. Bateman ...... 3/27 3/29 France ...... 502.00 ...... 502.00 3/29 3/31 Lithuania ...... 468.00 ...... 468.00 3/31 4/3 Czech Republic ...... 846.00 ...... 846.00 3/4 4/6 Morocco ...... 661.00 ...... 661.00 Visit to Vietnam, March 28–April 3, 1999: Hon. Lane Evans ...... 3/28 3/30 Vietnam ...... 200.00 ...... 200.00 Commercial airfare ...... 6,402.38 ...... 6,402.38 Hon. Loretta Sanchez ...... 3/29 4/3 Vietnam ...... 1,378.00 ...... 18.48 ...... 1,396.48 Commercial airfare ...... 3,335.59 ...... 3,335.59 Mieke Y. Eoyang ...... 3/28 4/3 Vietnam ...... 1,656.00 ...... 1,656.00 Commercial airfare ...... 7,451.80 ...... 337.01 ...... 7,788.81 Visit to Malta, Italy, Egypt, Belgium, Germany, Macedonia and United Kingdom: April 4–12, 1999: Hon. Floyd D. Spence ...... 4/4 4/6 Malta ...... 464.00 ...... 464.00 4/6 4/6 Italy ...... 0.00 ...... 0.00 4/6 4/8 Egypt ...... 452.00 ...... 452.00 4/8 4/8 Belgium ...... 0.00 ...... 0.00 4/8 4/9 Germany ...... 206.00 ...... 206.00 4/9 4/10 Macedonia ...... 0.00 ...... 0.00 4/10 4/12 United Kingdom ...... 730.00 ...... 730.00 Hon. Saxby Chambliss ...... 4/4 4/6 Malta ...... 464.00 ...... 464.00 4/6 4/6 Italy ...... 0.00 ...... 0.00 4/6 4/8 Egypt ...... 452.00 ...... 452.00 4/8 4/8 Belgium ...... 0.00 ...... 0.00 4/8 4/9 Germany ...... 206.00 ...... 206.00 4/9 4/10 Macedonia ...... 0.00 ...... 0.00 4/10 4/12 United Kingdom ...... 730.00 ...... 730.00 Hon. Lindsey Graham ...... 4/4 4/6 Malta ...... 464.00 ...... 464.00 4/6 4/6 Italy ...... 0.00 ...... 0.00 4/6 4/8 Egypt ...... 452.00 ...... 452.00 4/8 4/8 Belgium ...... 0.00 ...... 0.00 4/8 4/9 Germany ...... 206.00 ...... 206.00 4/9 4/10 Macedonia ...... 0.00 ...... 0.00 4/10 4/12 United Kingdom ...... 730.00 ...... 730.00 Andrew K. Ellis ...... 4/4 4/6 Malta ...... 464.00 ...... 464.00 4/6 4/6 Italy ...... 0.00 ...... 0.00 4/6 4/8 Egypt ...... 452.00 ...... 452.00 4/8 4/8 Belgium ...... 0.00 ...... 0.00 4/8 4/9 Germany ...... 206.00 ...... 206.00 4/9 4/10 Macedonia ...... 0.00 ...... 0.00 4/10 4/12 United Kingdom ...... 730.00 ...... 730.00 Maureen P. Cragin ...... 4/4 4/6 Malta ...... 464.00 ...... 464.00 4/6 4/6 Italy ...... 0.00 ...... 0.00 4/6 4/8 Egypt ...... 452.00 ...... 452.00 4/8 4/8 Belgium ...... 0.00 ...... 0.00 4/8 4/9 Germany ...... 206.00 ...... 206.00 4/9 4/10 Macedonia ...... 0.00 ...... 0.00 4/10 4/12 United Kingdom ...... 730.00 ...... 730.00 Visit to Austria, April 30-May 2, 1999: Hon. Curt Weldon ...... 4/30 5/2 Austria ...... 458.00 ...... 458.00 Hon. Neil Abercrombie ...... 4/30 5/2 Austria ...... 458.00 ...... 458.00 Hon. Jim Saxton ...... 4/30 5/2 Austria ...... 458.00 ...... 458.00 Hon. Roscoe G. Bartlett ...... 4/30 5/2 Austria ...... 458.00 ...... 458.00 Hon. Jim Gibbons ...... 4/30 5/2 Austria ...... 458.00 ...... 458.00 Hon. Joseph R. Pitts ...... 4/30 5/2 Austria ...... 458.00 ...... 458.00 Hon. ...... 4/30 5/2 Austria ...... 458.00 ...... 458.00 David J. Trachtenberg ...... 4/30 5/2 Austria ...... 458.00 ...... 458.00 Visit to France, June 11–14, 1999: Andrew K. Ellis ...... 6/11 6/14 France ...... 1,154.65 ...... 1,154.65 Committee total ...... 19,789.65 ...... 17,189.77 ...... 355.49 ...... 37,334.91 1 Per diem constitutes lodging and meals. 2 If foreign currency is used, enter U.S. dollar equivalent; if U.S. currency is used, enter amount expended. FLOYD D. SPENCE, Chairman, July 30, 1999.

AMENDED REPORT OF EXPENDITURES FOR OFFICIAL FOREIGN TRAVEL, COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT REFORM, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, EXPENDED BETWEEN APR. 3, AND AUG. 13, 1999

Date Per diem 1 Transportation Other purposes Total U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar Name of member or employee Country Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Arrival Departure currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency 2 currency 2 currency 2 currency 2

Amy Jensen ...... 4/3 4/5 Korea ...... 576.00 ...... 4/5 4/8 Australia ...... 354.00 ......

VerDate 12-OCT-99 02:47 Oct 19, 1999 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00049 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 8634 E:\CR\FM\A18OC7.039 pfrm02 PsN: H18PT1 H10170 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE October 18, 1999 AMENDED REPORT OF EXPENDITURES FOR OFFICIAL FOREIGN TRAVEL, COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT REFORM, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, EXPENDED BETWEEN APR. 3, AND AUG. 13, 1999—Continued

Date Per diem 1 Transportation Other purposes Total U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar Name of member or employee Country Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Arrival Departure currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency 2 currency 2 currency 2 currency 2

4/8 4/11 New Zealand ...... 259.00 ...... Ron Lasch ...... 4/3 4/5 Korea ...... 576.00 ...... 4/5 4/8 Australia ...... 354.00 ...... 4/8 4/11 New Zealand ...... 259.00 ...... Lisa Boepple ...... 8/7 8/13 Armenia, Azerbaijan ...... 800.00 ...... Committee total ...... 3,178.00 ...... 3,178.00 1 Per diem constitutes lodging and meals. 2 If foreign currency is used, enter U.S. dollar equivalent; if U.S. currency is used, enter amount expended. DAN BURTON, Chairman, Sept. 22, 1999.

REPORT OF EXPENDITURES FOR OFFICIAL FOREIGN TRAVEL, COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, EXPENDED BETWEEN APR. 1, AND JUNE 30, 1999

Date Per diem 1 Transportation Other purposes Total U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar Name of member or employee Country Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Arrival Departure currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency 2 currency 2 currency 2 currency 2

Hon. Charles T. Canady ...... 4/7 4/9 Italy ...... 538.00 ...... 538.00 4/9 4/10 Belgium ...... 232.00 ...... 232.00 4/10 4/11 England ...... 315.00 ...... 315.00 Commercial transportation ...... 4,897.50 ...... 4,897.50 Hon. William D. Delahunt ...... 6/11 6/14 Haiti ...... 455.50 ...... (3) ...... 455.50 Committee total ...... 1,540.50 ...... 4,897.50 ...... 6,438.00 1 Per diem constitutes lodging and meals. 2 If foreigin currency is used, enter U.S. dollar equivalent; if U.S. currency is used, enter amount expended. 3 Military air transportation. HENRY J. HYDE, Chairman, Aug. 6, 1999.

REPORT OF EXPENDITURES FOR OFFICIAL FOREIGN TRAVEL, PERMANENT SELECT COMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, EXPENDED BETWEEN APR. 1, AND JUNE 30, 1999

Date Per diem 1 Transportation Other purposes Total U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar Name of member or employee Country Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Arrival Departure currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency 2 currency 2 currency 2 currency 2

Chris Barton, Staff ...... 3/28 4/9 Asia ...... 2,572.00 ...... 2,572.00 Commercial Airfare ...... 5,651.30 ...... 5,651.30 John Mills, Staff ...... 4/5 4/10 Middle East ...... 1,665.00 ...... 1.665.00 Commercial Airfare ...... 5,167.78 ...... 5,167.78 Tom Newcomb, Staff ...... 4/5 4/10 Middle East ...... 1,665.00 ...... 1,665.00 Commercial Airfare ...... 5,167.78 ...... 5,167.78 Catherine Eberwein, Staff ...... 4/6 4/9 Asia ...... 877.00 ...... 877.00 ...... (3) ...... 0.00 Tom Newcomb, Staff ...... 5/27 6/1 Europe ...... 1,352.00 ...... 1,352.00 Commercial Airfare ...... 4,746.53 ...... 4,746.53 Hon. Gary Condit ...... 6/12 6/15 Europe ...... 1,419.30 ...... 1,419.30 ...... (3) ...... 0.00 Committee totals ...... 9,550.30 ...... 20,733.39 ...... 0.00 ...... 30,283.69 1 Per diem constitutes lodging and meals. 2 If foreign currency is used, enter U.S. dollar equivalent; if U.S. currency is used, enter amount expended. 3 Military air transportation. PORTER J. GROSS, Chairman, July 30, 1999.

REPORT OF EXPENDITURES FOR OFFICIAL FOREIGN TRAVEL, HOUSE DELEGATION TO ITALY, INDIA, AND THE CZECH REPUBLIC, EXPENDED BETWEEN MAR. 29, AND APR. 5, 1999

Date Per diem 1 Transportation Other purposes Total U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar Name of member or employee Country Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Arrival Departure currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency 2 currency 2 currency 2 currency 2

Richard A. Gephardt ...... 3/29 3/30 Italy ...... 276.00 ...... 276.00 3/30 4/3 India ...... 1,203.00 ...... 1,203.00 4/3 4/5 Czech Republic ...... 590.00 ...... 590.00 Robert Borski ...... 3/29 3/30 Italy ...... 276.00 ...... 276.00 3/30 4/3 India ...... 1,203.00 ...... 1,203.00 4/3 4/5 Czech Republic ...... 590.00 ...... 590.00 Nancy Pelosi ...... 3/29 3/30 Italy ...... 276.00 ...... 276.00 3/30 4/3 India ...... 1,203.00 ...... 1,203.00 4/3 4/5 Czech Republic ...... 590.00 ...... 590.00 Jim McDermott ...... 3/29 3/30 Italy ...... 276.00 ...... 276.00 3/30 4/3 India ...... 1,203.00 ...... 1,203.00 4/3 4/5 Czech Republic ...... 590.00 ...... 590.00 Rosa De Lauro ...... 3/29 3/30 Italy ...... 276.00 ...... 276.00 3/30 4/3 India ...... 1,203.00 ...... 1,203.00 4/3 4/5 Czech Republic ...... 590.00 ...... 590.00 Dan Miller ...... 3/29 3/30 Italy ...... 276.00 ...... 276.00 3/30 4/3 India ...... 1,203.00 ...... 1,203.00 4/3 4/5 Czech Republic ...... 590.00 ...... 590.00 Mark Foley ...... 3/29 3/30 Italy ...... 276.00 ...... 276.00 3/30 4/3 India ...... 1,203.00 ...... 1,203.00 4/3 4/5 Czech Republic ...... 590.00 ...... 590.00 Bill Delahunt ...... 3/29 3/30 Italy ...... 276.00 ...... 276.00 3/30 4/3 India ...... 1,203.00 ...... 1,203.00 4/3 4/5 Czech Republic ...... 590.00 ...... 590.00 Silvestre Reyes ...... 3/29 3/30 Italy ...... 276.00 ...... 276.00 3/30 4/3 India ...... 1,203.00 ...... 1,203.00 4/3 4/5 Czech Republic ...... 590.00 ...... 590.00 Mike Thompson ...... 3/39 3/30 Italy ...... 276.00 ...... 276.00 3/30 4/3 India ...... 1,203.00 ...... 1,203.00

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Date Per diem 1 Transportation Other purposes Total U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar Name of member or employee Country Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Arrival Departure currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency 2 currency 2 currency 2 currency 2

4/3 4/5 Czech Republic ...... 590.00 ...... 590.00 Steve Elmerdorf ...... 3/29 3/30 Italy ...... 276.00 ...... 276.00 3/30 4/3 India ...... 1,203.00 ...... 1,203.00 4/3 4/5 Czech Republic ...... 590.00 ...... 590.00 Brett O’Brien ...... 3/29 3/30 Italy ...... 276.00 ...... 276.00 3/30 4/3 India ...... 1,203.00 ...... 1,203.00 4/30 4/5 Czech Republic ...... 590.00 ...... 590.00 Kris Keller ...... 3/29 3/30 Italy ...... 276.00 ...... 276.00 3/30 4/3 India ...... 1,203.00 ...... 1,203.00 4/3 4/5 Czech Republic ...... 590.00 ...... 590.00 Paul Berkowitz ...... 3/29 3/30 Italy ...... 276.00 ...... 276.00 3/30 4/3 India ...... 1,203.00 ...... 1,203.00 4/3 4/4 Czech Republic ...... 295.00 ...... 295.00 Admiral John Eisold ...... 3/29 3/30 Italy ...... 276.00 ...... 276.00 3/30 4/3 India ...... 1,203.00 ...... 1,203.00 4/3 4/5 Czech Republic ...... 590.00 ...... 590.00

Committee total ...... Czech Republic ...... 30,740.00 ...... 30,740.00

1 Per diem constitutes lodging and meals. 2 If foreign currency is used, enter U.S. dollar equivalent; if U.S. currency is used, enter amount expended. RICHARD A. GEPHARDT, Aug. 5, 1999.

REPORT OF EXPENDITURES FOR OFFICIAL FOREIGN TRAVEL, HOUSE DELEGATION TO SCOTLAND AND GERMANY, EXPENDED BETWEEN SEPT. 1, AND SEPT. 7, 1999

Date Per diem 1 Transportation Other purposes Total U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar Name of member or employee Country Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Arrival Departure currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency 2 currency 2 currency 2 currency 2

Speaker Hastert ...... 9/1 9/4 Scotland ...... 185 294.00 ...... 294.00 Nancy Johnson ...... 9/1 9/4 Scotland ...... 185 294.00 ...... 294.00 Porter Goss ...... 9/1 9/4 Scotland ...... 185 294.00 ...... 294.00 Rick Lazio ...... 9/1 9/4 Scotland ...... 185 294.00 ...... 294.00 Rob Portman ...... 9/1 9/4 Scotland ...... 185 294.00 ...... 294.00 Jim DeMint ...... 9/1 9/4 Scotland ...... 185 294.00 ...... 294.00 Scott Palmer ...... 9/1 9/4 Scotland ...... 185 294.00 ...... 294.00 Bill Inglee ...... 9/1 9/4 Scotland ...... 185 294.00 ...... 294.00 Ted VanderMeid ...... 9/1 9/4 Scotland ...... 185 294.00 ...... 294.00 Chirsty Surprenant ...... 9/1 9/4 Scotland ...... 185 294.00 ...... 294.00 Pete Jeffries ...... 9/1 9/4 Scotland ...... 185 294.00 ...... 294.00 Chris Scheve ...... 9/1 9/4 Scotland ...... 185 294.00 ...... 294.00 Brian Gunderson ...... 9/1 9/4 Scotland ...... 185 294.00 ...... 294.00 Dan Turton ...... 9/1 9/4 Scotland ...... 185 294.00 ...... 294.00 Bill Livingood ...... 9/1 9/4 Scotland ...... 185 294.00 ...... 294.00 Dwight Comedy ...... 9/1 9/4 Scotland ...... 185 294.00 ...... 294.00 Dr. John Eisold ...... 9/1 9/4 Scotland ...... 185 294.00 ...... 294.00 Dwight Comedy ...... 9/4 9/7 Germany ...... 463.75 253.00 ...... 156.47 ...... 409.47 Dr. John Eisold ...... 9/4 9/7 Germany ...... 463.75 253.00 ...... 156.47 ...... 409.47 Speaker Hastert ...... 9/4 9/7 Germany ...... 463.75 253.00 ...... 156.47 ...... 409.47 Nancy Johnson ...... 9/4 9/7 Germany ...... 463.75 253.00 ...... 156.47 ...... 409.47 Porter Goss ...... 9/4 9/7 Germany ...... 463.75 253.00 ...... 156.47 ...... 409.47 Rick Lazio ...... 9/4 9/7 Germany ...... 463.75 253.00 ...... 156.47 ...... 409.47 Rob Portman ...... 9/4 9/7 Germany ...... 463.75 253.00 ...... 156.47 ...... 409.47 Jim DeMint ...... 9/4 9/7 Germany ...... 463.75 253.00 ...... 156.47 ...... 409.47 Scott Palmer ...... 9/4 9/7 Germany ...... 463.75 253.00 ...... 156.47 ...... 409.47 Bill Inglee ...... 9/4 9/7 Germany ...... 463.75 253.00 ...... 156.47 ...... 409.47 Ted VanderMeid ...... 9/4 9/7 Germany ...... 463.75 253.00 ...... 156.47 ...... 409.47 Christy Surprenant ...... 9/4 9/7 Germany ...... 463.75 253.00 ...... 156.47 ...... 409.47 Pete Jeffries ...... 9/4 9/7 Germany ...... 463.75 253.00 ...... 156.47 ...... 409.47 Chris Scheve ...... 9/4 9/7 Germany ...... 463.75 253.00 ...... 156.47 ...... 409.47 Brian Gunderson ...... 9/4 9/7 Germany ...... 463.75 253.00 ...... 156.47 ...... 409.47 Dan Turton ...... 9/4 9/7 Germany ...... 463.75 253.00 ...... 156.47 ...... 409.47 Bill Livingood ...... 9/4 9/7 Germany ...... 463.75 253.00 ...... 156.47 ...... 409.47

Committee total ......

1 Per diem constitutes lodging and meals. 2 If foreign currency is used, enter U.S. dollar equivalent; if U.S. currency is used, enter amount expended. J. DENNIS HASTERT, Sept. 30, 1999.

REPORT OF EXPENDITURES FOR OFFICIAL FOREIGN TRAVEL, TRAVEL TO TAIWAN, THAILAND, AUSTRALIA, AND NEW ZEALAND, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, EXPENDED BETWEEN AUG. 8, AND AUG. 20, 1999

Date Per diem 1 Transportation Other purposes Total U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar Name of member or employee Country Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Arrival Departure currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency 2 currency 2 currency 2 currency 2

Chaplain James D. Ford ...... 8/8 8/10 Taiwan ...... 530.00 ...... 530.00 8/10 8/12 Thailand ...... 498.00 ...... 498.00 8/13 8/17 Australia ...... 1,078.67 ...... 1,078.67 8/17 8/20 New Zealand ...... 713.19 ...... 713.19

Committee total ...... 2,819.86 ...... 2,819.86

1 Per diem constitutes lodging and meals. 2 If foreign currency is used, enter U.S. dollar equivalent; if U.S. currency is used, enter amount expended. JAMES D. FORD, Sept. 22, 1999.

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Date Per diem 1 Transportation Other purposes Total U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar Name of member or employee Country Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Arrival Departure currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency 2 currency 2 currency 2 currency 2

Theodore J. Van Der Meid 3 ...... 8/9 8/11 Spain ...... 847.00 ...... 847.00 8/11 8/14 ...... 990.00 ...... 990.00 Commercial airfare ...... 5,101.69 ...... 5,101.69 Committee total ...... 6,938.69 1 Per diem constitutes lodging and meals. 2 If foreign currency is used, enter U.S. dollar equivalent; if U.S. currency is used, enter amount expended. 3 Purpose: Review digitization and electronic distribution activities or various National and Institutional Libraries and archives; and to discuss with Spanish and Italian officials possibilities of sharing such technologies and activities with the U.S. Library of Congress. h THEODORE J. VAN DER MEID, Oct. 8, 1999.

EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, 4802. A letter from the Director, Corporate Off Alaska; Pacific Cod by Vessels Catching ETC. Policy and Research Department, Pension Pacific Cod for Processing by the Offshore Benefit Guaranty Corporation, transmitting Component in the Central Regulatory Area Under clause 8 of rule XII, executive the Corporation’s final rule—Allocation of of the Gulf of Alaska [Docket No. 990304062– communications were taken from the Assets in Single-Employer Plans; Interest 9062–01; I.D. 100599B] received October 13, Speaker’s table and referred as follows: Assumptions for Valuing Benefits—received 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 4794. A letter from the Administrator, October 12, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. Committee on Resources. Food and Nutrition Service, Department of 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Education 4811. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Agriculture, transmitting the Department’s and the Workforce. Branch, Customs Service, Department of the final rule—School Nutrition Service: Nondis- 4803. A letter from the Deputy Executive Treasury, transmitting the Department’s cretionary Technical Amendments (RIN: Secretary to the Department, Department of final rule—Interest On Underpayments And 0584–AC01) received October 12, 1999, pursu- Health and Human Services, transmitting Overpayments of Customs Duties, Taxes, ant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee the Department’s final rule—Human Drugs Fees And Interest [T.D. 99–74] (RIN: 1515– on Agriculture. and Biologics; Determination That Informed AB76) received October 8, 1999, pursuant to 5 4795. A communication from the President Consent is NOT Feasible or Is Contrary to U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on of the United States, transmitting the re- the Best Interests of Recipients; Revocation Ways and Means. quest and availability of appropriations to of 1990 Interim Final Rule; Establishment of 4812. A letter from the Chief, Regulations enable the Department of Health and Human New Interim Final Rule [Docket No. 90N– Branch, Customs Service, Department of the Services’ Low Income Home Energy Assist- 0302] (RIN: 0910–A89) received October 5, 1999, Treasury, transmitting the Department’s ance Program to support the needs of New pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Com- final rule—Flights To And From Cuba [T.D. Jersey in the wake of Hurricane Floyd; (H. mittee on Commerce. 99–71] (RIN: 1515–AC51) received October 4, Doc. No. 106–144); to the Committee on Ap- 4804. A letter from the Director, Office of 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the propriations and ordered to be printed. Congressional Affairs, Office of the Sec- Committee on Ways and Means. 4796. A letter from the Director, Defense retary, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 4813. A letter from the Chief, Regulations Procurement, Department of Defense, trans- transmitting the Commission’s final rule— Unit, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting mitting the Department’s final rule—Defense Final Standard Review Plan—received Octo- the Service’s final rule—Administrative, Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; ber 13, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Procedural, and Miscellaneous [Rev. Proc. Congressional Medal of Honor [DFARS Case to the Committee on Commerce. 99–38] received October 5, 1999, pursuant to 5 98–D304] received October 12, 1999, pursuant 4805. A letter from the District of Columbia U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Auditor, Office of the District of Columbia Ways and Means. 4814. A letter from the Health Affairs, As- Armed Services. Auditor, transmitting a report entitled sistant Secretary of Defense, transmitting a 4797. A letter from the Director, Defense ‘‘Audit of Public Service Commission Agen- report regarding the appropriate health care Procurement, Department of Defense, trans- cy Fund for Fiscal Year 1998,’’ pursuant to for Gulf War veterans who suffer from a Gulf mitting the Department’s final rule—Defense D.C. Code section 1–233(c)(1); to the Com- War illness.; jointly to the Committees on Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; mittee on Government Reform. Veterans’ Affairs and Armed Services. Brand Name or Equal Purchase Descriptions 4806. A letter from the Executive Director, [DFARS Case 99–D023] received October 12, Committee For Purchase From People Who f 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Are Blind Or Severely Disabled, transmitting REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON Committee on Armed Services. the Committee’s final rule—Additions to the 4798. A letter from the General Counsel, Procurement List—received October 12, 1999, PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS Federal Emergency Management Agency, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Com- Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of transmitting the Agency’s final rule—Ap- mittee on Government Reform. committees were delivered to the Clerk proval and Promulgation of State Implemen- 4807. A letter from the District of Columbia for printing and reference to the proper tation Plan: Alaska [AK21–1709; FRL–6450–8] Auditor, Office of the District of Columbia calendar, as follows: received October 13, 1999, pursuant to 5 Auditor, transmitting a report entitled [Filed on October 15, 1999] U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on ‘‘Audit of Advisory Neighborhood Commis- Banking and Financial Services. sion 3E for the period October 1, 1995 through Mr. COBLE: Committee on the Judiciary. 4799. A letter from the General Counsel, September 30, 1998’’; to the Committee on H.R. 1714. A bill to facilitate the use of elec- Federal Emergency Management Agency, Government Reform. tronic records and signatures in interstate or transmitting the Agency’s final rule—Final 4808. A letter from the General Counsel, Of- foreign commerce; with an amendment Flood Elevation Determinations—received fice of Management and Budget, transmit- (Rept. 106–341, Pt. 2). Referred to the Com- October 13, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. ting the Office’s final rule—Prompt Payment mittee of the Whole House on the State of 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking (RIN: 0348–AB47) received October 5, 1999, the Union. and Financial Services. pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Com- Mr. GOODLING: Committee on Education 4800. A letter from the General Counsel, mittee on Government Reform. and the Workforce. H.R. 2300. A bill to allow Federal Emergency Management Agency, 4809. A letter from the Director, Retire- a State to combine certain funds to improve transmitting the Agency’s final rule— ment and Insurance Service, Office of Insur- the academic achievement of all its stu- Changes in Flood Elevation Determination ance Programs, Office of Personnel Manage- dents; with an amendment (Rept. 106–386). [Docket No. FEMA–7296] received October 13, ment, transmitting the Office’s final rule— Referred to the Committee of the Whole 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Federal Employee’s Group Life Insurance House on the State of the Union. Committee on Banking and Financial Serv- Program: Court Orders (RIN: 3206–AI49) re- [Filed on October 18, 1999] ices. ceived October 12, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Re- 4801. A letter from the General Counsel, 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Govern- sources. H.R. 1753. A bill to promote the re- Federal Emergency Management Agency, ment Reform. search, identification, assessment, explo- transmitting the Agency’s final rule—Final 4810. A letter from the Acting Director, Of- ration, and development of methane hydrate Flood Elevation Determinations—received fice of Sustainable Fisheries, National Oce- resources, and for other purposes; with an October 13, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. anic and Atmospheric Administration, trans- amendment (Rept. 106–377 Pt. 2). Referred to 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Banking mitting the Administration’s final rule— the Committee of the Whole House on the and Financial Services. Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone State of the Union.

VerDate 12-OCT-99 02:47 Oct 19, 1999 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00052 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A18OC7.004 pfrm02 PsN: H18PT1 October 18, 1999 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H10173 Mr. BLILEY: Committee on Commerce. charged. H.R. 2 referred to the Com- H.R. 3095. A bill to remove the waiver au- H.R. 2260. A bill to amend the Controlled mittee of the Whole House on the State thority for the prohibition on military as- Substances Act to promote pain manage- of the Union. sistance to Pakistan; to the Committee on ment and palliative care without permitting International Relations. f assisted suicide and euthanasia, and for By Mr. SANFORD: other purposes; with amendments (Rept. 106– TIME LIMITATION OF REFERRED H.R. 3096. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- 378 Pt. 2). Referred to the Committee of the BILL enue Code of 1986 to correct the treatment of Whole House on the State of the Union. tax-exempt financing of professional sports Mr. BURTON: Committee on Government Pursuant to clause 5 of rule X, the facilities; to the Committee on Ways and Reform. H.R. 915. A bill to authorize a cost of following action was taken by the Means. living adjustment in the pay of administra- Speaker: By Mr. SANFORD: tive law judges; with an amendment (Rept. H.R. 2. Referral to the Committee on Ways H.R. 3097. A bill to prevent governmental 106–387). Referred to the Committee of the and Means extended for a period ending not entities from using tax-exempt financing to Whole House on the State of the Union. engage in unfair competition against private Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Re- later than October 18, 1999. enterprise; to the Committee on Ways and sources. H.R. 2821. A bill to amend the North H.R. 2389. Referral to the Committee on Means. American Wetlands Conservation Act to pro- Resources extended for a period ending not vide for appointment of 2 additional mem- later than October 29, 1999. By Mr. TRAFICANT: bers of the North American Wetlands Con- H.R. 3070. Referral to the Committee on H.R. 3098. A bill to authorize grants for cer- servation Council (Rept. 106–388). Referred to Commerce extended for a period ending not tain water and waste disposal facility the Committee on the Whole House on the later than October 19, 1999. projects in rural areas; to the Committee on State of the Union. f Agriculture. Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Re- By Mr. YOUNG of Florida: sources. H.R. 1528. A bill to reauthorize and PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS H.J. Res. 71. A joint resolution making fur- amend the National Geologic Mapping Act of Under clause 2 of rule XII, public ther continuing appropriations for the fiscal 1992 (Rept. 106–389). Referred to the Com- bills and resolutions were introduced year 2000, and for other purposes; to the mittee on the Whole House on the State of and severally referred, as follows: Committee on Appropriations. the Union. f Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Re- By Mrs. CHENOWETH-HAGE (for her- sources. H.R. 2496. A bill to reauthorize the self, Mr. WALDEN of Oregon, Mr. MEMORIALS Junior Duck Stamp Conservation and Design METCALF, Mr. DOOLITTLE, Mr. Program Act of 1994; with an amendment HERGER, Mr. RADANOVICH, Mr. POMBO, Under clause 3 of rule XII, (Rept. 106–390). Referred to the Committee on and Mr. HASTINGS of Washington): 277. The SPEAKER presented a memorial the Whole House on the State of the Union. H.R. 3089. A bill to provide for a com- of the Legislature of the State of Louisiana, Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Re- prehensive scientific review of the current relative to House Concurrent Resolution No. sources. S. 382. An act to establish the Min- conservation status of the northern spotted 98 memorializing the uteman Missile National Historic Site in the owl as a result of implementation of the to take appropriate action to provide that State of South Dakota, and for other pur- President’s Northwest Forest Plan, which is reimbursement of operational expenses of poses (Rept. 106–391). Referred to the Com- a national strategy for the recovery of the school bus drivers who own their own school mittee on the Whole House on the State of species on public forest lands; to the Com- buses and are contract employees of a school the Union. mittee on Resources, and in addition to the system will not be taxed as income; to the Mr. COMBEST: Committee on Agriculture. Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be Committee on Ways and Means. H.R. 2389. A bill to restore stability and pre- subsequently determined by the Speaker, in dictability to the annual payments made to each case for consideration of such provi- f States and counties containing National sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the Forest System lands and public domain committee concerned. ADDITIONAL SPONSORS lands managed by the Bureau of Land Man- By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors agement for use by the countries for the ben- H.R. 3090. A bill to amend the Alaska Na- were added to public bills and resolu- efit of public schools, roads, and other pur- tive Claims Settlement Act to restore cer- tions as follows: poses; with an amendment (Rept. 106–392 Pt. tain lands to the Elim Native Corporation, 1). Ordered to be printed. and for other purposes; to the Committee on H.R. 25: Mr. HORN. Mr. ARCHER: Committee on Ways and Resources. H.R. 82: Mr. BRYANT. Means. H.R. 3070. A bill to amend the Social By Mr. LATOURETTE: H.R. 274: Mr. VITTER, Mr. MEEKS of New Security Act to establish a Ticket to Work H.R. 3091. A bill to provide for the protec- York, Mr. JEFFERSON, and Mr. NADLER. and Self-Sufficiency Program in the Social tion of train employees; to the Committee on H.R. 325: Mr. KANJORSKI. Security Administration to provide bene- Transportation and Infrastructure. H.R. 329: Mr. PORTER. ficiaries with disabilities meaningful oppor- By Mr. ENGEL (for himself and Mr. H.R. 371: Mr. JONES of North Carolina. tunities to work, to extend health care cov- TOWNS): H.R. 420: Mr. MCINTOSH. erage for such beneficiaries, and to make ad- H.R. 3092. A bill to amend part C of title H.R. 460: Mr. FROST. ditional miscellaneous amendments relating XVIII of the Social Security Act to change H.R. 566: Mrs. KELLY and Mr. LAMPSON. to Social Security; with an amendment the rate of increase in Medicare+Choice capi- H.R. 601: Mr. GEJDENSON. (Rept. 106–393 Pt. 1). Ordered to be printed. tation rates for 2000 and subsequent years; to H.R. 632: Mr. REYNOLDS. Mr. GOODLING: Committee on Education the Committee on Ways and Means, and in H.R. 664: Mr. FORBES. and the Workforce. H.R. 2. A bill to send addition to the Committee on Commerce, for H.R. 675: Mr. UDALL of New Mexico. more dollars to the classroom and for certain a period to be subsequently determined by H.R. 728: Mr. GOODLATTE. other purposes; with an amendment (Rept. the Speaker, in each case for consideration H.R. 740: Mr. OBEY. 106–394 Pt. 1). Referred to the Committee of of such provisions as fall within the jurisdic- H.R. 762: Mr. RODRIGUEZ, Mr. GARY MILLER the Whole House on the State of the Union. tion of the committee concerned. of California, Mr. KLINK, Mrs. TAUSCHER, Mr. LINDER: Committee on Rules. House By Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey: Mrs. EMERSON, Mr. MOAKLEY, Mr. CROWLEY, Resolution 333. Resolution agreeing to the H.R. 3093. A bill to amend the Solid Waste Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. BARTLETT of Mary- conference requested by the Senate on the Disposal Act to prevent the release of haz- land, Mr. DREIER, Mr. DICKS, Mr. PHELPS, Ms. amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. ardous waste due to flooding, and for other SANCHEZ, Mr. MCINTYRE, Mr. SHERMAN, Mr. 3064) making appropriations for the govern- purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, ORTIZ, Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, Mr. ABER- ment of the District of Columbia and other and in addition to the Committee on Trans- CROMBIE, Mr. SWEENEY, Mrs. CHENOWETH- activities chargeable in whole or in part portation and Infrastructure, for a period to HAGE, Mr. BARCIA, and Ms. BERKLEY. against revenues of said District for the fis- be subsequently determined by the Speaker, H.R. 792: Mr. EHRLICH, Mr. BILIRAKIS, and cal year ending September 30, 2000, and for in each case for consideration of such provi- Mr. LEWIS of Kentucky. other purposes (Rept. 106–395). Referred to sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the H.R. 798: Mr. CUMMINGS. the House Calendar. committee concerned. H.R. 828: Mr. BLILEY and Ms. CARSON. Mr. DREIER: Committee on Rules. House By Mr. GORDON: H.R. 837: Mr. HOEFFEL. Resolution 334. Resolution providing for con- H.R. 3094. A bill to authorize the Secretary H.R. 860: Mr. UDALL of New Mexico. sideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. of Veterans Affairs to convey to the city of H.R. 881: Mr. VITTER. 71) making further continuing appropria- Murfreesboro, Tennessee, certain real prop- H.R. 890: Mr. WATT of North Carolina. tions for the fiscal year 2000, and for other erty located at the Department of Veterans H.R. 919: Mr. SABO, Mr. HALL of Ohio, Mr. purposes (Rept. 106–396). Referred to the Affairs medical center in Murfreesboro, Ten- SMITH of New Jersey, and Mr. CONYERS. House Calendar. nessee; to the Committee on Veterans’ Af- H.R. 925: Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mrs. LOWEY, DISCHARGE OF COMMITTEE fairs. and Mr. GILCHREST. Pursuant to clause 5 of rule X, the By Mr. PALLONE (for himself and Mr. H.R. 997: Mr. VITTER, Mr. MEEKS of New Committee on Ways and Means dis- SAXTON): York, Mr. JEFFERSON, and Mr. NADLER.

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H.R. 1006: Mrs. BIGGERT. H.R. 2899: Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas. ‘‘SEC. 1115B. PUPIL SAFETY AND FAMILY SCHOOL H.R. 1163: Mr. CONYERS, Mr. ABERCROMBIE, H.R. 2900: Mr. KILPATRICK, Mr. GEORGE CHOICE. and Mr. CROWLEY. MILLER of California, Mr. GUTIERREZ, Mr. ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—If a student is eligible to H.R. 1180: Mr. GALLEGLY and Mr. UDALL of NADLER, Mr. WEINER, Mr. GEJDENSON, and be served under section 1115(b), or attends a New Mexico. Ms. ESHOO. school eligible for a schoolwide program H.R. 1271: Mr. CUMMINGS and Mr. SABO. H.R. 2915: Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of under section 1114, and becomes a victim of H.R. 1303: Mr. ANDREWS. Texas, Mr. OWENS, Mr. BONIOR, and Mr. a violent criminal offense while in or on the H.R. 1304: Mr. UPTON, Mrs. CUBIN, Mr. BROWN of Ohio. grounds of a public elementary school or sec- MENENDEZ, and Mr. PHELPS. H.R. 2936: Mr. LEVIN, Mr. TIERNEY, Mrs. ondary school that the student attends and H.R. 1367: Mr. HORN. CAPPS, and Mr. PAUL. that receives assistance under this part, then H.R. 1478: Mr. CONYERS, Mr. ABERCROMBIE, H.R. 2939: Mr. CLAY and Ms. LEE. the local educational agency may use funds Mr. CROWLEY, and Mr. WEINER. H.R. 2947: Mr. KUCINICH and Mr. SALMON. provided under this part to pay the supple- H.R. 1482: Mr. SABO. H.R. 2966: Mr. TAYLOR of Mississippi, Mr. mentary costs for such student to attend an- H.R. 1525: Mr. LATOURETTE. BLUNT, Mr. BRYANT, Mr. FROST, Mr. GEJDEN- other school. The agency may use the funds H.R. 1579: Mr. LAMPSON, Ms. BROWN of Flor- SON, Mr. HANSEN, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. KUCINICH, to pay for the supplementary costs of such ida, and Mr. KUYKENDALL. Mr. MALONEY of Connecticut, Mr. MARTINEZ, student to attend any other public or private H.R. 1592: Ms. MCCARTHY of Missouri and Mr. PHELPS, Mr. SANDERS, and Mr. STUPAK. elementary school or secondary school, in- Mr. SESSIONS. H.R. 2980: Mr. STARK. cluding a sectarian school, in the same State H.R. 1625: Mr. SERRANO, Ms. HOOLEY of Or- H.R. 3011: Mr. PICKERING. as the school where the criminal offense oc- egon, Ms. STABENOW, Ms. SANCHEZ, Mr. H.R. 3044: Mr. BONIOR. curred, that is selected by the student’s par- TANCREDO, Ms. DEGETTE, Mr. BILBRAY, Mr. H.R. 3057: Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas. ent. The State educational agency shall de- TOWNS, and Mr. RUSH. H.R. 3070: Mr. CRANE and Mr. ISAKSON. termine what actions constitute a violent H.R. 1650: Mr. BENTSEN, Mr. WU, Mr. H.R. 3072: Mr. MASCARA and Mr. DOYLE. criminal offense for purposes of this section. FORBES, Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania, Mr. H.R. 3075: Mr. HAYES, Mr. COOKSEY, Mr. ‘‘(b) SUPPLEMENTARY COSTS.—The supple- RYAN of Wisconsin, Mr. DUNCAN, and Mr. POMBO, Mr. GILCHREST, and Mr. SKEEN. mentary costs referred to in subsection (a) CUMMINGS. H.R. 3082: Mr. CAMP. shall not exceed— H.R. 1775: Mr. GILMAN, Mr. FRANKS of New H.R. 3087: Mr. REYNOLDS and Mrs. MALONEY ‘‘(1) in the case of a student for whom Jersey, Mr. CUMMINGS, Mr. WEXLER, Mr. CAN- of New York. funds under this section are used to enable ADY of Florida, Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, and H.J. Res. 46: Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of the student to attend a public elementary Mr. MICA. Texas, Mr. GONZALEZ, Mr. MALONEY of Con- school or secondary school served by a local H.R. 1821: Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi. necticut, Mr. SERRANO, Mr. FOSSELLA, Mr. educational agency that also serves the H.R. 1824: Mr. EHRLICH. UDALL of New Mexico, Mr. STEARNS, Mr. school where the violent criminal offense oc- H.R. 1869: Mr. LIPINSKI, Mr. SMITH of Wash- REYES, Mr. ROTHMAN, Mr. SKELTON, Mr. curred, the costs of supplementary edu- ington, and Ms. DUNN. WALSH, and Mr. TAYLOR of Mississippi. cational services and activities described in H.R. 1876: Mr. FROST, Mr. CALVERT, Mr. H. Con. Res. 51: Mr. ABERCROMBIE, Mr. section 1114(b) or 1115(c) that are provided to RODRIGUEZ, Mr. SMITH of Texas, Mr. DUNCAN, EVANS, Mr. GEJDENSON, and Mr. LARSON. the student; Mr. BONILLA, Ms. GRANGER, and Mr. COBURN. H. Con. Res. 111: Mr. RUSH. ‘‘(2) in the case of a student for whom H.R. 1977: Mr. HOLDEN. H. Con. Res. 134: Mr. BERMAN. funds under this section are used to enable H.R. 1994: Ms. DEGETTE. H. Con. Res. 188: Mrs. LOWEY, Mr. TIERNEY, the student to attend a public elementary H.R. 1998: Mr. LINDER. Mr. MARTINEZ, Mr. MENENDEZ, Mr. PACKARD, school or secondary school served by a local H.R. 2001: Mr. MCINNIS. Mr. ACKERMAN, Mr. DOYLE, Mr. DELAHUNT, educational agency that does not serve the H.R. 2002: Mr. MARTINEZ. Mr. PASCRELL, Mr. GEKAS, Mr. WAXMAN, Mr. school where the violent criminal offense oc- H.R. 2053: Mr. LAMPSON. LANTOS, and Mr. DINGELL. curred but is located in the same State— H.R. 2166: Mr. BASS, Mr. DIXON, Mr. H. Con. Res. 190: Mr. ARMEY. ‘‘(A) the costs of supplementary edu- WEINER, and Mr. GILCHREST. H. Con. Res. 197: Mr. ARMEY, Mr. BARTON of cational services and activities described in H.R. 2260: Mr. WELLER and Mr. FRANKS of Texas, Mr. BASS, Mr. BLUNT, Mr. BURTON of section 1114(b) or 1115(c) that are provided to New Jersey. Indiana, Mr. COBURN, Mr. CUNNINGHAM, Mr. the student; and H.R. 2289: Mr. CALVERT. DICKEY, Mr. DUNCAN, Mr. ENGLISH, Mr. ‘‘(B) the reasonable costs of transportation H.R. 2418: Mr. LINDER, Ms. RIVERS, and Mr. FOLEY, Mr. FELINGHUYSEN, Mr. GUTKNECHT, for the student to attend the school selected JENKINS. Mr. HILLEARY, Mr. HOEKSTRA, Mr. ISAKSON, by the student’s parent; and H.R. 2451: Mr. DOOLITTLE and Mr. DEAL of Mr. ISTOOK, Mr. JENKINS, Mr. KASICH, Mrs. ‘‘(3) in the case of a student for whom Georgia. KELLY, Mr. LEACH, Mr. MORAN of Kansas, Mr. funds under this section are used to enable H.R. 2470: Mr. BRYANT. NEY, Mrs. NORTHUP, Mr. OSE, Mr. PACKARD, the student to attend a private elementary ORDON IPINSKI H.R. 2512: Mr. G , Mr. L , Mr. Mr. PICKERING, Mrs. ROUKEMA, Mr. ROYCE, school or secondary school, including a sec- ROWLEY BERCROMBIE EYES C , Mr. A , and Mr. R . Mr. SHIMKUS, Mr. SMITH of Michigan, Mr. tarian school, the costs of tuition, required H.R. 2539: Mr. GARY MILLER of California. SWEENEY, Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania, and fees, and the reasonable costs of such trans- H.R. 2573: Mr. MATSUI, Mr. SKELTON, and Mr. WHITFIELD. portation. Mr. BERMAN. H. Res. 169: Mr. GUTIERREZ, Mr. MCGOVERN, ‘‘(c) CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this Act or H.R. 2590: Mr. MCGOVERN, Ms. SLAUGHTER, and Mr. HINCHEY. any other Federal law shall be construed to and Mr. COSTELLO. H. Res. 325: Mr. KLECZKA, Mr. SHOWS, and prevent a parent assisted under this section H.R. 2640: Mr. BENTSEN, Mr. BLUNT, and Mr. Mr. RAHALL. from selecting the public or private elemen- RAMSTAD. f tary school or secondary school that a child H.R. 2678: Mr. STRICKLAND. of the parent will attend within the State. H.R. 2720: Mr. TIERNEY, Mr. CAPUANO, Mr. DELETIONS OF SPONSORS FROM ‘‘(d) CONSIDERATION OF ASSISTANCE.—As- MEEHAN, and Mr. KLECZKA. PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS sistance used under this section to pay the H.R. 2731: Mr. WEINER. costs for a student to attend a private school H.R. 2748: Mrs. CLAYTON and Mr. JONES of Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors shall not be considered to be Federal aid to North Carolina. were deleted from public bills and reso- the school, and the Federal Government H.R. 2813: Mrs. LOWEY, Mrs. JONES of Ohio, lutions as follows: shall have no authority to influence or regu- and Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi. H.R. 3081: Ms. HOOLEY of Oregon. late the operations of a private school as a H.R. 2827: Mr. LAHOOD, Mr. EVANS, and Mr. f result of assistance received under this sec- WELLER. tion. H.R. 2828: Mr. WEYGAND, Mr. FROST, Mr. AMENDMENTS ‘‘(e) CONTINUING ELIGIBILITY.—A student BROWN of Ohio, Mr. KLINK, Mr. MCHUGH, Mr. assisted under this section shall remain eli- GEORGE MILLER of California, Mr. BONIOR, Under clause 8 of rule XVIII, pro- gible to continue receiving assistance under Ms. DELAURO, Mr. TURNER, Ms. LOFGREN, posed amendments were submitted as this section for 5 academic years without re- Mrs. MCCARTHY of New York, and Mr. DIN- follows: gard to whether the student is eligible for as- GELL. H.R. 2 sistance under section 1114 or 1115(b). H.R. 2864: Mr. OLVER, Mr. DEFAZIO, Mr. ‘‘(f) STATE LAW.—All actions undertaken OFFERED BY: MR. ARMEY KENNEDY of Rhode Island, Ms. MCKINNEY, under this section shall be undertaken in ac- Mr. ENGEL, Mr. COSTELLO, Mr. NADLER, Mr. AMENDMENT NO. 1: Before section 111 of the cordance with State law and may be under- LANTOS, Mr. BARCIA, Mr. OBERSTAR, and Mr. bill, insert the following (and redesignate taken only to the extent such actions are PAYNE. any subsequent sections accordingly): permitted under State law. H.R. 2865: Ms. LEE and Ms. EDDIE BERNICE SEC. 111. PUPIL SAFETY AND FAMILY SCHOOL ‘‘(g) TUITION CHARGES.—Assistance under JOHNSON of Texas. CHOICE. this section may not be used to pay tuition H.R. 2870: Mr. MEEHAN, Mr. BORSKI, Mr. Subpart 1 of part A of title I is amended by or required fees at a private elementary WYNN, Mr. KING, and Mr. SANDERS. inserting after section 1115A of the Act the school or secondary school in an amount H.R. 2882: Mr. BARCIA. following: that is greater than the tuition and required

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fees paid by students not assisted under this ‘‘(c) LIST TO SECRETARY.—To receive a tion process to provide eligible students in section at such school. grant under this part, the Governor shall such school whose family income does not ‘‘(h) SPECIAL RULE.—Any school receiving submit a list of academic emergency schools exceed 185 percent of the poverty line the op- assistance provided under this section shall to the State educational agency and the Sec- portunity to participate in education alter- comply with title VI of the Civil Rights Act retary. natives established pursuant to this part. of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000d et seq.) and not dis- ‘‘SEC. 1804. APPLICATION AND STATE SELECTION. ‘‘(c) PAYMENTS.— criminate on the basis of race, color, or na- ‘‘(a) APPLICATION.—Each State in which ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—From the funds made tional origin. the Governor has designated 1 or more available to a State under this part and not ‘‘(i) ASSISTANCE; TAXES AND OTHER FED- schools as academic emergency schools shall reserved under section 1804(a)(1)(D), a State ERAL PROGRAMS.— submit an application to the Secretary that shall pay not more than $3,500 in academic ‘‘(1) ASSISTANCE TO FAMILIES, NOT includes the following: emergency relief funds to the parents of each SCHOOLS.—Assistance provided under this ‘‘(1) ASSURANCES.—Assurances that the participating eligible student. section shall be considered to be aid to fami- State shall— ‘‘(2) PERIOD OF AWARDS.—The academic lies, not schools. Use of such assistance at a ‘‘(A) use the funds provided under this part emergency relief funds awarded to parents of school shall not be construed to be Federal to supplement, not supplant, State and local participating eligible students shall be financial aid or assistance to that school. funds that would otherwise be available for awarded for each school year during the ‘‘(2) TAXES AND DETERMINATIONS OF ELIGI- the purposes of this part; grant period which shall terminate— BILITY FOR OTHER FEDERAL PROGRAMS.—As- ‘‘(B) provide written notification to the ‘‘(A) when a participating eligible student sistance provided under this section to a stu- parents of every student eligible to receive is no longer a student in the State; or dent shall not be considered to be income of academic emergency relief funds under this ‘‘(B) at the end of 5 years, the student or the parent of such student for part, informing the parents of the voluntary whichever occurs first. Federal, State, or local tax purposes or for nature of the program established under this ‘‘(3) DURATION.—A State shall continue to determining eligibility for any other Federal part, and the availability of qualified schools receive funds under this part for distribution program. within their geographic area; to parents of participating eligible students ‘‘(j) PART B OF THE INDIVIDUALS WITH DIS- ‘‘(C) provide parents and the education throughout the 5-year grant period. ABILITIES EDUCATION ACT.—Nothing in this community with easily accessible informa- ‘‘SEC. 1806. QUALIFIED SCHOOLS. section shall be construed to affect the re- tion regarding available education alter- ‘‘(a) QUALIFICATIONS.—A State that sub- quirements of part B of the Individuals with natives; and mits an application to the Secretary under Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1411 et ‘‘(D) not reserve more than 4 percent of the section 1804 shall publish the qualifications seq.). amount made available under this part to necessary for a school to participate as a ‘‘(k) SECTARIAN INSTITUTIONS.—Nothing in qualified school under this part. At a min- this section shall be construed to supersede pay administrative expenses. ‘‘(2) INFORMATION.—Information regarding imum, each such school shall— or modify any provision of a State constitu- ‘‘(1) provide assurances to the State that it tion that prohibits the expenditure of public each academic emergency school, for the school year in which the application is sub- will comply with section 1810; funds in or by sectarian institutions. ‘‘(2) certify to the State that the amount ‘‘(l) MAXIMUM AMOUNT.—Notwithstanding mitted, regarding the number of children at- charged to a parent using academic relief any other provision of this section, the tending such school, including the number of funds for tuition and fees does not exceed the amount of assistance provided under this children who are eligible for free or reduced- amount for such tuition and fees charged to part for a student shall not exceed the per price lunch under the National School Lunch a parent not using such relief funds whose pupil expenditure for elementary or sec- Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.) and the level of child attends the qualified school (excluding ondary education, as appropriate, by the student performance. scholarship students attending such school); local educational agency that serves the ‘‘(b) STATE AWARDS.— and school where the criminal offense occurred ‘‘(1) STATE SELECTION.—From the amount ‘‘(3) report to the State, not later than for the fiscal year preceding the fiscal year appropriated pursuant to the authority of July 30 of each year in a manner prescribed for which the determination is made.’’. section 1814 in any fiscal year, the Secretary After part G of the Elementary and Sec- shall award grants to States in accordance by the State, information regarding student ondary Education Act of 1965, as proposed to with this section. performance. ‘‘(b) CONFIDENTIALITY.—No personal identi- be added by section 171 of the bill, insert the ‘‘(2) PRIORITY.—To the extent practicable, fiers may be used in such report described in following: the Secretary shall ensure that each State that completes an application in accordance subsection (a)(3), except that the State may PART F—ACADEMIC EMERGENCIES with subsection (a) shall receive a grant of request such personal identifiers solely for SEC. 181. ACADEMIC EMERGENCIES. sufficient size to provide education alter- the purpose of verifying student perform- (a) ACADEMIC EMERGENCIES.—Title I of the natives to not less than 1 academic emer- ance. Act is amended by adding at the end the fol- gency school. ‘‘SEC. 1807. ACADEMIC EMERGENCY RELIEF lowing: ‘‘(3) AWARD CRITERIA.—In determining the FUNDS. ‘‘PART H—ACADEMIC EMERGENCIES amount of a grant award to a State under ‘‘(a) USE OF ACADEMIC EMERGENCY RELIEF ‘‘SEC. 1801. SHORT TITLE. this part, the Secretary shall take into con- FUNDS.—A parent who receives academic ‘‘This part may be cited as the ‘‘Academic sideration the number of schools designated emergency relief funds from a State under Emergency Act’’. as academic emergencies in the State and this part may use such funds to pay the costs ‘‘SEC. 1802. PROGRAM AUTHORIZED. the number of eligible students in such of tuition and mandatory fees for a program ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is author- schools. of instruction at a qualified school. ized to provide funds to States that have 1 or ‘‘(4) STATE PLAN.—Each State that applies ‘‘(b) NOT SCHOOL AID.—Academic emer- more schools designated under section 1803 for funds under this part shall establish a gency relief funds under this part shall be as academic emergency schools to provide plan— considered assistance to the student and parents whose children attend such schools ‘‘(A) to ensure that the greatest number of shall not be considered assistance to a quali- with education alternatives. eligible students who attend academic emer- fied school. ‘‘(b) GRANTS TO STATES.—Grants awarded gency schools have an opportunity to receive ‘‘SEC. 1808. EVALUATION. to a State under this part shall be awarded an academic emergency relief funds; and ‘‘(a) ANNUAL EVALUATION.— for a period of not more than 5 years. ‘‘(B) to develop a simple procedure to allow ‘‘(1) CONTRACT.—The Comptroller General ‘‘SEC. 1803. ACADEMIC EMERGENCY DESIGNA- parents of participating eligible students to of the United States shall enter into a con- TION. redeem academic emergency relief funds. tract, with an evaluating agency that has ‘‘(a) DESIGNATION.—The Governor of each ‘‘SEC. 1805. SELECTION OF ACADEMIC EMER- demonstrated experience in conducting eval- State may designate 1 or more schools in the GENCY SCHOOLS AND AWARDS TO uations, for the conduct of an ongoing rig- State that meet the eligibility requirements PARENTS. orous evaluation of the education alter- set forth in subsection (b) or are identified ‘‘(a) SELECTION.—The State shall select native program established under this part. for school improvement under section 1116(b) academic emergency schools based on — ‘‘(2) ANNUAL EVALUATION REQUIREMENT.— as academic emergency schools. ‘‘(1) the number of eligible students attend- The contract described in paragraph (1) shall ‘‘(b) ELIGIBILITY.—To be designated as an ing an academic emergency school; require the evaluating agency entering into academic emergency school, the school shall ‘‘(2) the availability of qualified schools such contract to annually evaluate the edu- be a public elementary school— near the academic emergency school; and cation alternative program established ‘‘(1) with a consistent record of poor per- ‘‘(3) the academic performance of students under this part in accordance with the eval- formance by failing to meet minimum aca- in the academic emergency school. uation criteria described in subsection (b). demic standards as determined by the State; ‘‘(b) INSUFFICIENT FUNDS.—If the amount of ‘‘(3) TRANSMISSION.—The contract de- and funds made available to a State under this scribed in paragraph (1) shall require the ‘‘(2) in which more than 50 percent of the part is insufficient to provide every eligible evaluating agency entering into such con- children attending are eligible for free or re- student in a selected academic emergency tract to transmit to the Comptroller General duced price lunches under the National school with academic emergency relief of the United States the findings of each an- School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.). funds, the State shall devise a random selec- nual evaluation under paragraph (2).

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‘‘(b) EVALUATION CRITERIA.—The Comp- ‘‘(1) The terms ‘‘local educational agency’’ elementary school or secondary school, in- troller General of the United States, in con- and ‘‘State educational agency’’ have the cluding a sectarian school, in the same State sultation with the Secretary, shall establish same meanings given such terms in section as the school where the criminal offense oc- minimum criteria for evaluating the edu- 14101 of the Elementary and Secondary Edu- curred, that is selected by the student’s par- cation alternative program established cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 8801). ent. The State educational agency shall de- under this part. Such criteria shall provide ‘‘(2) The term ‘‘eligible student’’ means a termine what actions constitute a violent for— student enrolled, in a grade between kinder- criminal offense for purposes of this section. ‘‘(1) a description of the effects of the pro- garten and 4th, in an academic emergency ‘‘(b) SUPPLEMENTARY COSTS.—The supple- grams on the level of student participation school during the school year in which the mentary costs referred to in subsection (a) and parental satisfaction with the education Governor designates the school as an aca- shall not exceed— alternatives provided pursuant to this part demic emergency school, except that the ‘‘(1) in the case of a student for whom compared to the educational achievement of parents of a child enrolled in kindergarten at funds under this section are used to enable students who choose to remain at academic the time of the Governor’s designation shall the student to attend a public elementary emergency schools selected for participation not be eligible to receive academic emer- school or secondary school served by a local under this part; and gency relief funds until the child is in first educational agency that also serves the ‘‘(2) a description of the effects of the pro- grade. school where the violent criminal offense oc- grams on the educational performance of eli- ‘‘(3) The term ‘‘Governor’’ means the chief curred, the costs of supplementary edu- gible students who receive academic emer- executive officer of the State. cational services and activities described in gency relief funds compared to the edu- ‘‘(4) The term ‘‘parent’’ includes a legal section 1114(b) or 1115(c) that are provided to cational performance of students who choose guardian or other person standing in loco the student; to remain at academic emergency schools se- parentis. ‘‘(2) in the case of a student for whom lected for participation under this part. ‘‘(5) The term ‘‘poverty line’’ means the in- funds under this section are used to enable ‘‘SEC. 1809. REPORTS BY COMPTROLLER GEN- come official poverty line (as defined by the the student to attend a public elementary ERAL. Office of Management and Budget, and re- school or secondary school served by a local ‘‘(a) INTERIM REPORTS.—Three years after vised annually in accordance with section educational agency that does not serve the the date of enactment of the Student Results 673(2) of the Community Services Block school where the violent criminal offense oc- Act of 1999, the Comptroller General of the Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9902(2)) applicable to a curred but is located in the same State— United States shall submit an interim report family of the size involved. ‘‘(A) the costs of supplementary edu- to Congress on the findings of the annual ‘‘(6) The term ‘‘qualified school’’ means a cational services and activities described in evaluations under section 1808(a)(2) for the public, private, or independent elementary section 1114(b) or 1115(c) that are provided to education alternative program established school that meets the requirements of sec- the student; and under this part. The report shall contain a tion 1806 and any other qualifications estab- ‘‘(B) the reasonable costs of transportation copy of the annual evaluation under section lished by the State to accept academic emer- for the student to attend the school selected 1808(a)(2) of education alternative program gency relief funds from the parents of par- by the student’s parent; and established under this part. ticipating eligible students. ‘‘(3) in the case of a student for whom ‘‘(b) FINAL REPORT.—The Comptroller Gen- ‘‘(7) The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Sec- funds under this section are used to enable eral shall submit a final report to Congress, retary of Education. the student to attend a private elementary not later than 7 years after the date of the ‘‘(8) The term ‘‘State’’ means each of the 50 school or secondary school, including a sec- enactment of the Student Results Act of States and the District of Columbia. tarian school, the costs of tuition, required 1999, that summarizes the findings of the an- ‘‘SEC. 1814. AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIA- fees, and the reasonable costs of such trans- nual evaluations under section 1808(a)(2). TIONS. portation. ‘‘SEC. 1810. CIVIL RIGHTS. ‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated ‘‘(c) CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this Act or ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—A qualified school under to carry out this part $100,000,000 for fiscal any other Federal law shall be construed to this part shall not discriminate on the basis year 2000 and such sums as may be necessary prevent a parent assisted under this section of race, color, national origin, or sex in car- for each of the fiscal years 2001 through 2004, from selecting the public or private elemen- rying out the provisions of this part. except that the amount authorized to be ap- tary school or secondary school that a child ‘‘(b) APPLICABILITY AND CONSTRUCTION propriated may not exceed $100,000,000 for of the parent will attend within the State. WITH RESPECT TO DISCRIMINATION ON THE any fiscal year.’’. ‘‘(d) CONSIDERATION OF ASSISTANCE.—As- BASIS OF SEX.— (b) REPEALS.—The following programs are sistance used under this section to pay the ‘‘(1) APPLICABILITY.—With respect to dis- repealed: costs for a student to attend a private school crimination on the basis of sex, subsection (1) NATIVE HAWAIIANS.—Part B of title IX of shall not be considered to be Federal aid to (a) shall not apply to a qualified school that the Elementary and Secondary Education the school, and the Federal Government is controlled by a religious organization if Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7901 et seq.). shall have no authority to influence or regu- the application of subsection (a) is incon- (2) FUND FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF EDU- late the operations of a private school as a sistent with the religious tenets of the quali- CATION.—Part A of title X of the Elementary result of assistance received under this sec- fied school. and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 tion. ‘‘(2) SINGLE-SEX SCHOOLS, CLASSES, OR AC- U.S.C. 8001 et seq.). ‘‘(e) CONTINUING ELIGIBILITY.—A student TIVITIES.—With respect to discrimination on (3) 21ST CENTURY COMMUNITY LEARNING CEN- assisted under this section shall remain eli- the basis of sex, nothing in subsection (a) TERS.—Part I of title X of the Elementary gible to continue receiving assistance under shall be construed to prevent a parent from and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 this section for 5 academic years without re- choosing, or a qualified school from offering, U.S.C. 8241 et seq.). gard to whether the student is eligible for as- a single-sex school, class, or activity. H.R. 2 sistance under section 1114 or 1115(b). ‘‘(f) STATE LAW.—All actions undertaken ‘‘SEC. 1811. RULES OF CONSTRUCTION. OFFERED BY: MR. ARMEY under this section shall be undertaken in ac- ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this part AMENDMENT NO. 2: Before section 111 of the cordance with State law and may be under- shall be construed to prevent a qualified bill, insert the following (and redesignate taken only to the extent such actions are school that is operated by, supervised by, any subsequent sections accordingly): permitted under State law. controlled by, or connected to a religious or- SEC. 111. PUPIL SAFETY AND FAMILY SCHOOL ‘‘(g) TUITION CHARGES.—Assistance under ganization from employing, admitting, or CHOICE. this section may not be used to pay tuition giving preference to persons of the same reli- Subpart 1 of part A of title I is amended by or required fees at a private elementary gion to the extent determined by such school inserting after section 1115A of the Act the school or secondary school in an amount to promote the religious purpose for which following: that is greater than the tuition and required the qualified school is established or main- ‘‘SEC. 1115B. PUPIL SAFETY AND FAMILY SCHOOL fees paid by students not assisted under this tained. CHOICE. section at such school. ‘‘(b) SECTARIAN PURPOSES.—Nothing in this ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—If a student is eligible to ‘‘(h) SPECIAL RULE.—Any school receiving part shall be construed to prohibit the use of be served under section 1115(b), or attends a assistance provided under this section shall funds made available under this part for sec- school eligible for a schoolwide program comply with title VI of the Civil Rights Act tarian educational purposes, or to require a under section 1114, and becomes a victim of of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000d et seq.) and not dis- qualified school to remove religious art, a violent criminal offense while in or on the criminate on the basis of race, color, or na- icons, scripture, or other symbols. grounds of a public elementary school or sec- tional origin. ‘‘SEC. 1812. CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES. ondary school that the student attends and ‘‘(i) ASSISTANCE TO FAMILIES.—Assistance ‘‘Nothing in this part shall affect the that receives assistance under this part, then provided under this section shall be consid- rights of students, or the obligations of pub- the local educational agency may use funds ered to be aid to families, not schools. Use of lic schools of a State, under the Individuals provided under this part to pay the supple- such assistance at a school shall not be con- with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. mentary costs for such student to attend an- strued to be Federal financial aid or assist- 1400 et seq.). other school. The agency may use the funds ance to that school. ‘‘SEC. 1813. DEFINITIONS. to pay for the supplementary costs of such ‘‘(j) PART B OF THE INDIVIDUALS WITH DIS- ‘‘As used in this part: student to attend any other public or private ABILITIES EDUCATION ACT.—Nothing in this

VerDate 12-OCT-99 02:47 Oct 19, 1999 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00056 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A18OC7.053 pfrm02 PsN: H18PT1 October 18, 1999 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H10177 section shall be construed to affect the re- tion regarding available education alter- ‘‘SEC. 1806. QUALIFIED SCHOOLS. quirements of part B of the Individuals with natives; and ‘‘(a) QUALIFICATIONS.—A State that sub- Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1411 et ‘‘(D) not reserve more than 4 percent of the mits an application to the Secretary under seq.). amount made available under this part to section 1804 shall publish the qualifications ‘‘(k) SECTARIAN INSTITUTIONS.—Nothing in pay administrative expenses. necessary for a school to participate as a this section shall be construed to supersede ‘‘(2) INFORMATION.—Information regarding qualified school under this part. At a min- or modify any provision of a State constitu- each academic emergency school, for the imum, each such school shall— tion that prohibits the expenditure of public school year in which the application is sub- ‘‘(1) provide assurances to the State that it funds in or by sectarian institutions. mitted, regarding the number of children at- will comply with section 1810; ‘‘(l) MAXIMUM AMOUNT.—Notwithstanding tending such school, including the number of ‘‘(2) certify to the State that the amount any other provision of this section, the children who are eligible for free or reduced- charged to a parent using academic relief amount of assistance provided under this price lunch under the National School Lunch funds for tuition and fees does not exceed the part for a student shall not exceed the per Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.) and the level of amount for such tuition and fees charged to pupil expenditure for elementary or sec- student performance. a parent not using such relief funds whose ondary education, as appropriate, by the child attends the qualified school (excluding ‘‘(b) STATE AWARDS.— local educational agency that serves the scholarship students attending such school); ‘‘(1) STATE SELECTION.—From the amount school where the criminal offense occurred appropriated pursuant to the authority of and for the fiscal year preceding the fiscal year section 1814 in any fiscal year, the Secretary ‘‘(3) report to the State, not later than for which the determination is made.’’. shall award grants to States in accordance July 30 of each year in a manner prescribed After part G of the Elementary and Sec- with this section. by the State, information regarding student ondary Education Act of 1965, as proposed to performance. ‘‘(2) PRIORITY.—To the extent practicable, be added by section 171 of the bill, insert the ‘‘(b) CONFIDENTIALITY.—No personal identi- the Secretary shall ensure that each State following: fiers may be used in such report described in that completes an application in accordance subsection (a)(3), except that the State may PART F—ACADEMIC EMERGENCIES with subsection (a) shall receive a grant of request such personal identifiers solely for SEC. 181. ACADEMIC EMERGENCIES. sufficient size to provide education alter- (a) ACADEMIC EMERGENCIES.—Title I of the the purpose of verifying student perform- natives to not less than 1 academic emer- ance. Act is amended by adding at the end the fol- gency school. lowing: ‘‘SEC. 1807. ACADEMIC EMERGENCY RELIEF ‘‘(3) AWARD CRITERIA.—In determining the FUNDS. ‘‘PART H—ACADEMIC EMERGENCIES amount of a grant award to a State under ‘‘(a) USE OF ACADEMIC EMERGENCY RELIEF ‘‘SEC. 1801. SHORT TITLE. this part, the Secretary shall take into con- FUNDS.—A parent who receives academic ‘‘This part may be cited as the ‘‘Academic sideration the number of schools designated emergency relief funds from a State under Emergency Act’’. as academic emergencies in the State and this part may use such funds to pay the costs ‘‘SEC. 1802. PROGRAM AUTHORIZED. the number of eligible students in such of tuition and mandatory fees for a program ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is author- schools. of instruction at a qualified school. ized to provide funds to States that have 1 or ‘‘(4) STATE PLAN.—Each State that applies ‘‘(b) NOT SCHOOL AID.—Academic emer- more schools designated under section 1803 for funds under this part shall establish a gency relief funds under this part shall be as academic emergency schools to provide plan— considered assistance to the student and parents whose children attend such schools ‘‘(A) to ensure that the greatest number of shall not be considered assistance to a quali- with education alternatives. eligible students who attend academic emer- fied school. ‘‘(b) GRANTS TO STATES.—Grants awarded gency schools have an opportunity to receive ‘‘SEC. 1808. EVALUATION. to a State under this part shall be awarded an academic emergency relief funds; and ‘‘(a) ANNUAL EVALUATION.— for a period of not more than 5 years. ‘‘(B) to develop a simple procedure to allow ‘‘(1) CONTRACT.—The Comptroller General ‘‘SEC. 1803. ACADEMIC EMERGENCY DESIGNA- parents of participating eligible students to of the United States shall enter into a con- TION. redeem academic emergency relief funds. tract, with an evaluating agency that has ‘‘(a) DESIGNATION.—The Governor of each ‘‘SEC. 1805. SELECTION OF ACADEMIC EMER- demonstrated experience in conducting eval- State may designate 1 or more schools in the GENCY SCHOOLS AND AWARDS TO uations, for the conduct of an ongoing rig- State that meet the eligibility requirements PARENTS. orous evaluation of the education alter- set forth in subsection (b) or are identified ‘‘(a) SELECTION.—The State shall select native program established under this part. for school improvement under section 1116(b) academic emergency schools based on — ‘‘(2) ANNUAL EVALUATION REQUIREMENT.— as academic emergency schools. ‘‘(1) the number of eligible students attend- The contract described in paragraph (1) shall ‘‘(b) ELIGIBILITY.—To be designated as an ing an academic emergency school; require the evaluating agency entering into academic emergency school, the school shall ‘‘(2) the availability of qualified schools such contract to annually evaluate the edu- be a public elementary school— near the academic emergency school; and cation alternative program established ‘‘(1) with a consistent record of poor per- ‘‘(3) the academic performance of students under this part in accordance with the eval- formance by failing to meet minimum aca- in the academic emergency school. uation criteria described in subsection (b). demic standards as determined by the State; ‘‘(3) TRANSMISSION.—The contract de- and ‘‘(b) INSUFFICIENT FUNDS.—If the amount of scribed in paragraph (1) shall require the ‘‘(2) in which more than 50 percent of the funds made available to a State under this evaluating agency entering into such con- children attending are eligible for free or re- part is insufficient to provide every eligible tract to transmit to the Comptroller General duced price lunches under the National student in a selected academic emergency of the United States the findings of each an- School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.). school with academic emergency relief nual evaluation under paragraph (2). ‘‘(c) LIST TO SECRETARY.—To receive a funds, the State shall devise a random selec- ‘‘(b) EVALUATION CRITERIA.—The Comp- grant under this part, the Governor shall tion process to provide eligible students in troller General of the United States, in con- submit a list of academic emergency schools such school whose family income does not sultation with the Secretary, shall establish to the State educational agency and the Sec- exceed 185 percent of the poverty line the op- minimum criteria for evaluating the edu- retary. portunity to participate in education alter- cation alternative program established ‘‘SEC. 1804. APPLICATION AND STATE SELECTION. natives established pursuant to this part. under this part. Such criteria shall provide ‘‘(a) APPLICATION.—Each State in which ‘‘(c) PAYMENTS.— for— the Governor has designated 1 or more ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—From the funds made ‘‘(1) a description of the effects of the pro- schools as academic emergency schools shall available to a State under this part and not grams on the level of student participation submit an application to the Secretary that reserved under section 1804(a)(1)(D), a State and parental satisfaction with the education includes the following: shall pay not more than $3,500 in academic alternatives provided pursuant to this part ‘‘(1) ASSURANCES.—Assurances that the emergency relief funds to the parents of each compared to the educational achievement of State shall— participating eligible student. students who choose to remain at academic ‘‘(A) use the funds provided under this part ‘‘(2) PERIOD OF AWARDS.—The academic emergency schools selected for participation to supplement, not supplant, State and local emergency relief funds awarded to parents of under this part; and funds that would otherwise be available for participating eligible students shall be ‘‘(2) a description of the effects of the pro- the purposes of this part; awarded for each school year during the grams on the educational performance of eli- ‘‘(B) provide written notification to the grant period which shall terminate— gible students who receive academic emer- parents of every student eligible to receive ‘‘(A) when a participating eligible student gency relief funds compared to the edu- academic emergency relief funds under this is no longer a student in the State; or cational performance of students who choose part, informing the parents of the voluntary ‘‘(B) at the end of 5 years, to remain at academic emergency schools se- nature of the program established under this whichever occurs first. lected for participation under this part. part, and the availability of qualified schools ‘‘(3) DURATION.—A State shall continue to ‘‘SEC. 1809. REPORTS BY COMPTROLLER GEN- within their geographic area; receive funds under this part for distribution ERAL. ‘‘(C) provide parents and the education to parents of participating eligible students ‘‘(a) INTERIM REPORTS.—Three years after community with easily accessible informa- throughout the 5-year grant period. the date of enactment of the Student Results

VerDate 12-OCT-99 02:47 Oct 19, 1999 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00057 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A18OC7.054 pfrm02 PsN: H18PT1 H10178 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE October 18, 1999 Act of 1999, the Comptroller General of the Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9902(2)) applicable to a quirements of subsection (a) shall receive a United States shall submit an interim report family of the size involved. bonus award in an amount that equals 5 per- to Congress on the findings of the annual ‘‘(6) The term ‘‘qualified school’’ means a cent of the amount the agency received evaluations under section 1808(a)(2) for the public, private, or independent elementary under section 1124 for the preceding fiscal education alternative program established school that meets the requirements of sec- year. under this part. The report shall contain a tion 1806 and any other qualifications estab- ‘‘(2) RATABLE REDUCTION.— copy of the annual evaluation under section lished by the State to accept academic emer- ‘‘(A) REDUCTION OF FUNDS.—If the sums 1808(a)(2) of education alternative program gency relief funds from the parents of par- made available under this part for any fiscal established under this part. ticipating eligible students. year are insufficient to pay the full amounts ‘‘(b) FINAL REPORT.—The Comptroller Gen- ‘‘(7) The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Sec- that all local educational agencies are eligi- eral shall submit a final report to Congress, retary of Education. ble to receive under paragraph (1) or para- not later than 7 years after the date of the ‘‘(8) The term ‘‘State’’ means each of the 50 graph (3) for such year, the Secretary shall enactment of the Student Results Act of States and the District of Columbia. ratably reduce the allotment to such agen- 1999, that summarizes the findings of the an- ‘‘SEC. 1814. AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIA- cies for such year. nual evaluations under section 1808(a)(2). TIONS. ‘‘(B) INCREASE IN FUNDS.—If additional ‘‘SEC. 1810. CIVIL RIGHTS. ‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated funds become available for making payments ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—A qualified school under to carry out this part $100,000,000 for fiscal under paragraph (1) for such fiscal year, al- this part shall not discriminate on the basis year 2000 and such sums as may be necessary lotments that were reduced under subpara- of race, color, national origin, or sex in car- for each of the fiscal years 2001 through 2004, graph (A) shall be increased on the same rying out the provisions of this part. except that the amount authorized to be ap- basis as such allotments were reduced. ‘‘(b) APPLICABILITY AND CONSTRUCTION propriated may not exceed $100,000,000 for ‘‘(3) MINIMUM AWARD.—Notwithstanding WITH RESPECT TO DISCRIMINATION ON THE any fiscal year.’’. the provisions of paragraph (1), each local BASIS OF SEX.— (b) REPEALS.—The following programs are educational agency that meets the require- ‘‘(1) APPLICABILITY.—With respect to dis- repealed: ments of subsection (a) shall receive an crimination on the basis of sex, subsection (1) NATIVE HAWAIIANS.—Part B of title IX of amount that is not less than $25,000. (a) shall not apply to a qualified school that the Elementary and Secondary Education ‘‘SEC. 10996. USES OF BONUS FUNDS. is controlled by a religious organization if Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7901 et seq.). ‘‘A local educational agency that receives the application of subsection (a) is incon- (2) FUND FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF EDU- a bonus award under this part shall use such sistent with the religious tenets of the quali- CATION.—Part A of title X of the Elementary award to supplement the intervention and fied school. and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 support programs for students identified as ‘‘(2) SINGLE-SEX SCHOOLS, CLASSES, OR AC- U.S.C. 8001 et seq.). being at risk for failing which may include— TIVITIES.—With respect to discrimination on (3) 21ST CENTURY COMMUNITY LEARNING CEN- ‘‘(1) double-dose instruction; the basis of sex, nothing in subsection (a) TERS.—Part I of title X of the Elementary ‘‘(2) weekend classes; shall be construed to prevent a parent from and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 ‘‘(3) summer school classes; choosing, or a qualified school from offering, U.S.C. 8241 et seq.). ‘‘(4) extended day programs; and a single-sex school, class, or activity. H.R. 2 ‘‘(5) tutoring. ‘‘SEC. 1811. RULES OF CONSTRUCTION. OFFERED BY: MR. MALONEY OF CONNECTICUT ‘‘SEC. 10997. REPORTS. ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this part ‘‘Each local educational agency that re- AMENDMENT NO. 3: Add at the end of the shall be construed to prevent a qualified ceives a bonus award under this part shall bill the following new title: school that is operated by, supervised by, submit to the Secretary a report that de- controlled by, or connected to a religious or- TITLE IX—ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT scribes the effectiveness of programs estab- ganization from employing, admitting, or ENHANCEMENT lished or enhanced as a result of a bonus giving preference to persons of the same reli- SEC. 901. ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT ENHANCE- award received under this part. gion to the extent determined by such school MENT. ‘‘SEC. 10998. DEFINITIONS. to promote the religious purpose for which Title X of the Act is amended by adding at ‘‘For purposes of this part, the term ‘dou- the qualified school is established or main- the end the following: ble-dose instruction’ means a class in a core tained. subject that meets more frequently than the ‘‘(b) SECTARIAN PURPOSES.—Nothing in this ‘‘PART L—ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT part shall be construed to prohibit the use of ENHANCEMENT regularly scheduled class for such subject.’’. funds made available under this part for sec- ‘‘SEC. 10994. SHORT TITLE. H.R. 2 tarian educational purposes, or to require a ‘‘This part may be cited as the ‘Academic OFFERED BY: MRS. MINK OF HAWAII qualified school to remove religious art, Achievement Enhancement Act’. AMENDMENT NO. 4: In section icons, scripture, or other symbols. ‘‘SEC. 10995. PROGRAM AUTHORIZED. 1114(c)(1)(B)(ii)(III) of the Elementary and ‘‘SEC. 1812. CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES. ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.— Secondary Education Act of 1965, as proposed ‘‘Nothing in this part shall affect the ‘‘(1) BONUS AWARDS.—The Secretary of Edu- to be amended by section 108 of the bill, in- rights of students, or the obligations of pub- cation is authorized to provide bonus awards sert ‘‘, including girls and women’’ after ‘‘un- lic schools of a State, under the Individuals described in subsection (b) to each eligible derserved populations’’. with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. local educational agency that has adopted or In section 1114(c)(1)(B)(iii)(I) of the Ele- 1400 et seq.). adopts a policy to end social promotion. mentary and Secondary Education Act of ‘‘SEC. 1813. DEFINITIONS. ‘‘(2) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible to receive 1965, as proposed to be amended by section ‘‘As used in this part: bonus funds under this section, a local edu- 108 of the bill, insert ‘‘, which may include ‘‘(1) The terms ‘‘local educational agency’’ cational agency shall submit an application incorporation of gender-equitable methods and ‘‘State educational agency’’ have the to the Secretary that provides assurances and practices’’ after ‘‘schoolwide program’’. same meanings given such terms in section that the agency has adopted a policy to end In section 1119A(b)(1) of the Elementary 14101 of the Elementary and Secondary Edu- social promotion. Such policy shall include and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as pro- cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 8801). the following criteria: posed to amended by section 116 of the bill— ‘‘(2) The term ‘‘eligible student’’ means a ‘‘(A) Standards that clearly define and (1) at the end of subparagraph (I), strike student enrolled, in a grade between kinder- specify the content that a student must mas- ‘‘and’’; garten and 4th, in an academic emergency ter in order to be promoted to the next grade (2) at the end of subparagraph (J), strike school during the school year in which the level. the period and insert ‘‘; and’’; and Governor designates the school as an aca- ‘‘(B) A system in place that clearly meas- (3) after subparagraph (J), insert the fol- demic emergency school, except that the ures or assesses a student’s progress in meet- lowing: parents of a child enrolled in kindergarten at ing standards. ‘‘(K) include strategies for identifying and the time of the Governor’s designation shall ‘‘(C) A promotion policy that is based on eliminating gender and racial bias in in- not be eligible to receive academic emer- demonstrated achievement in meeting the structional materials, methods, and prac- gency relief funds until the child is in first standards. tices.’’. grade. ‘‘(D) A system in place that monitors stu- After subparagraph (E) of section ‘‘(3) The term ‘‘Governor’’ means the chief dent achievement and can identify, in a 1119A(b)(2) of the Elementary and Secondary executive officer of the State. timely fashion, a student who is struggling Education Act of 1965, as proposed to amend- ‘‘(4) The term ‘‘parent’’ includes a legal to meet the standards. ed by section 116 of the bill, insert the fol- guardian or other person standing in loco ‘‘(E) An effective intervention program and lowing (and redesignate any subsequent sub- parentis. support services for a student who is identi- paragraphs accordingly): ‘‘(5) The term ‘‘poverty line’’ means the in- fied as being at risk of failing. ‘‘(F) instruction in the ways that teachers, come official poverty line (as defined by the ‘‘(b) BONUS AMOUNTS.— principals, and guidance counselors can work Office of Management and Budget, and re- ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2) with parents and students from groups, such vised annually in accordance with section and except as provided in paragraph (3), a as females and minorities which are under 673(2) of the Community Services Block local educational agency that meets the re- represented in careers in mathematics,

VerDate 12-OCT-99 02:47 Oct 19, 1999 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00058 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A18OC7.054 pfrm02 PsN: H18PT1 October 18, 1999 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H10179 science, engineering, and technology, to en- the experiences, achievements, or concerns ganizations, institutions, student groups, courage and maintain the interest of such of women and, in most cases, are not written community groups, and individuals, for a pe- students in these careers;’’. by women or persons of color; riod not to exceed four years, to— In section 1119A(b)(2) of the Elementary ‘‘(C) girls do not take as many mathe- (A) provide grants to develop model equity and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as pro- matics and science courses as boys, girls lose programs; posed to amended by section 116 of the bill— confidence in their mathematics and science ‘‘(B) provide funds for the implementation (1) at the end of subparagraph (H) (as re- ability as girls move through adolescence, of equity programs in schools throughout designated), strike ‘‘and’’; and there are few women role models in the the Nation; and (2) at the end of subparagraph (I) (as redes- sciences; and ‘‘(C) provide grants to local educational ignated), strike the period and insert ‘‘; ‘‘(D) the low number of girls taking higher agencies in communities with an historic tie and’’; and level computer science courses leading to to a major leader in the women’s sufferage (3) after subparagraph (I), insert the fol- technical careers, and the low degree of par- movement to educate its students about the lowing: ticipation of women in the development of significance of the community’s significant ‘‘(J) instruction in gender-equitable meth- education technology, will perpetuate a former resident. ods, techniques, and practices.’’. cycle of disadvantage for girls in elementary ‘‘(2) SUPPORT AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.— Strike the matter proposed to be inserted schools and secondary schools as technology To achieve the purposes of this part, the Sec- in section 1401(a)(3) of the Elementary and is increasingly integrated into the class- retary is authorized to provide support and Secondary Education Act of 1965, (as pro- room; and’’. technical assistance— posed by section 142 of the bill). ‘‘(E) pregnant and parenting teenagers are ‘‘(A) to implement effective gender-equity After the matter proposed to be inserted in at high risk for dropping out of school and policies and programs at all educational lev- section 1401(a)(6) of the Elementary and Sec- existing dropout prevention programs do not els, including— ondary Education Act of 1965, (as proposed adequately address the needs of such teen- ‘‘(i) assisting educational agencies and in- by section 142 of the bill), add the following: agers; stitutions to implement policies and prac- ‘‘(7) Pregnant and parenting teenagers are ‘‘(4) efforts to improve the quality of public tices to comply with title IX of the Edu- a high at-risk group for dropping out of education also must include efforts to ensure cation Amendments of 1972; school and should be targeted by dropout equal access to quality education programs ‘‘(ii) training for teachers, counselors, ad- prevention programs.’’. for all women and girls; ministrators, and other school personnel, es- In section 1423(6) of the Elementary and ‘‘(5) Federal support should address not pecially preschool and elementary school Secondary Education Act of 1965, as proposed only research and development of innovative personnel, in gender equitable teaching and to be amended by section 149 of the bill— model curricula and teaching and learning learning practices; (1) after ‘‘social’’ insert ‘‘, health’’; strategies to promote gender equity, but ‘‘(iii) leadership training for women and (2) after ‘‘facilities’’ insert ‘‘, students at should also assist schools and local commu- girls to develop professional and marketable risk of dropping out of school,’’; and nities implement gender equitable practices; skills to compete in the global marketplace, (3) before the semicolon, insert ‘‘, includ- ‘‘(6) Federal assistance for gender equity improve self-esteem, and benefit from expo- ing prenatal health care and nutrition serv- must be tied to systemic reform, involve col- sure to positive role models; ices related to the health of the parent and ‘‘(iv) school-to-work transition programs, laborative efforts to implement effective child, parenting and child development class- guidance and counseling activities, and other gender practices at the local level, and en- es, child care, targeted re-entry and outreach programs to increase opportunities for courage parental participation; and programs, referrals to community resources, women and girls to enter a technologically ‘‘(7) excellence in education, high edu- and scheduling flexibility’’. demanding workplace and, in particular, to cational achievements and standards, and In section 1424(2) of the Elementary and enter highly skilled, high paying careers in the full participation of women and girls in Secondary Education Act of 1965, as proposed which women and girls have been underrep- American society, cannot be achieved with- to be amended by section 150 of the bill, be- resented; out educational equity for women and girls. fore the semicolon, insert the following: ‘‘, ‘‘(v) enhancing educational and career op- including pregnant and parenting teen- ‘‘SEC. 5302. STATEMENT OF PURPOSES. portunities for those women and girls who agers’’. ‘‘It is the purpose of this part— suffer multiple forms of discrimination, In section 1424(3) of the Elementary and ‘‘(1) to promote gender equity in education based on sex and on race, ethnic origin, lim- Secondary Education Act of 1965, as proposed in the United States; ited-English proficiency, disability, socio- to be amended by section 150 of the bill— ‘‘(2) to provide financial assistance to en- economic status, or age; (1) after ‘‘social’’ insert ‘‘, health,’’; and able educational agencies and institutions to ‘‘(vi) assisting pregnant students and stu- (2) after ‘‘services’’ insert ‘‘, including day meet the requirements of title IX of the Edu- dents rearing children to remain in or to re- care,’’. cational Amendments of 1972; and turn to secondary school, graduate, and pre- Strike section 152 of the bill and the ‘‘(3) to promote equity in education for pare their preschool children to start school; amendment proposed to be made to section women and girls who suffer from multiple ‘‘(vii) evaluating exemplary model pro- 1426(1) of the Elementary and Secondary forms of discrimination based on sex, race, grams to assess the ability of such programs Education Act of 1965. ethnic origin, limited-English proficiency, to advance educational equity for women At the end of title V of the Elementary and disability, or age. and girls; Secondary Education Act of 1965, as proposed ‘‘SEC. 5303. PROGRAMS AUTHORIZED. ‘‘(viii) introduction into the classroom of to be amended by section 201 of the bill, in- ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is textbooks, curricula, and other materials de- sert the following: authorized— signed to achieve equity for women and girls; ‘‘PART C—WOMEN’S EDUCATIONAL ‘‘(1) to promote, coordinate, and evaluate ‘‘(ix) programs and policies to address sex- EQUITY gender equity policies, programs, activities ual harassment and violence against women ‘‘SEC. 5301. SHORT TITLE; FINDINGS. and initiatives in all Federal education pro- and girls and to ensure that educational in- ‘‘(a) SHORT TITLE.—This part may be cited grams and offices; stitutions are free from threats to the safety as the ‘Women’s Educational Equity Act of ‘‘(2) to develop, maintain, and disseminate of students and personnel; 1994’. materials, resources, analyses, and research ‘‘(x) nondiscriminatory tests of aptitude ‘‘(b) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds that— relating to education equity for women and and achievement and of alternative assess- ‘‘(1) since the enactment of title IX of the girls; ments that eliminate biased assessment in- Education Amendments of 1972, women and ‘‘(3) to provide information and technical struments from use; girls have made strides in educational assistance to assure the effective implemen- ‘‘(xi) programs to increase educational op- achievement and in their ability to avail tation of gender equity programs; portunities, including higher education, vo- themselves of educational opportunities; ‘‘(4) to coordinate gender equity programs cational training, and other educational pro- ‘‘(2) because of funding provided under the and activities with other Federal agencies grams for low-income women, including un- Women’s Educational Equity Act, more cur- with jurisdiction over education and related deremployed and unemployed women, and ricula, training, and other educational mate- programs; women receiving assistance under a State rials concerning educational equity for ‘‘(5) to assist the Assistant Secretary of program funded under part A of title IV of women and girls are available for national the Office of Educational Research and Im- the Social Security Act; dissemination; provement in identifying research priorities ‘‘(xii) programs to improve representation ‘‘(3) teaching and learning practices in the related to education equity for women and of women in educational administration at United States are frequently inequitable as girls; and all levels; and such practices relate to women and girls, for ‘‘(6) to perform any other activities con- ‘‘(xiii) planning, development and initial example— sistent with achieving the purposes of this implementation of— ‘‘(A) sexual harassment, particularly that part. ‘‘(I) comprehensive institution- or district- experienced by girls, undermines the ability ‘‘(b) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.— wide evaluation to assess the presence or ab- of schools to provide a safe and equitable ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is author- sence of gender equity in educational set- learning or workplace environment; ized to make grants to, and enter into con- tings; ‘‘(B) classroom textbooks and other edu- tracts and cooperative agreements with, pub- ‘‘(II) comprehensive plans for implementa- cational materials do not sufficiently reflect lic agencies, private nonprofit agencies, or- tion of equity programs in State and local

VerDate 12-OCT-99 02:47 Oct 19, 1999 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00059 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A18OC7.056 pfrm02 PsN: H18PT1 H10180 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE October 18, 1999 educational agencies and institutions of is consistent with programs under the ‘‘(C) implement a strategy with long-term higher education; including community col- School-to-Work Opportunities Act of 1994; impact that will continue as a central activ- leges; and ‘‘(5) for applications for assistance under ity of the applicant after the grant under ‘‘(III) innovative approaches to school- section 5303(b)(1), demonstrate how the appli- this part has terminated; community partnerships for educational eq- cant will foster partnerships and, where ap- ‘‘(D) address issues of national significance uity; plicable, share resources with State edu- that can be duplicated; and ‘‘(B) for research and development, which cational agencies, local educational agen- ‘‘(E) address the educational needs of shall be coordinated with each of the re- cies, institutions of higher education, com- women and girls who suffer multiple or com- search institutes of the Office of Educational munity-based organizations (including orga- pound discrimination based on sex and on Research and Improvement to avoid duplica- nizations serving women), parent, teacher, race, ethnic origin, disability, or age. tion of research efforts, designed to advance and student groups, businesses or other re- ‘‘(c) SPECIAL RULE.—To the extent feasible, gender equity nationwide and to help make cipients of Federal educational funding the Secretary shall ensure that grants policies and practices in educational agen- which may include State literacy resource awarded under this part for each fiscal year cies and institutions, and local communities, centers; address— gender equitable, including— ‘‘(6) for applications for assistance under ‘‘(1) all levels of education, including pre- ‘‘(i) research and development of innova- section 5303(b)(1), demonstrate how parental school, elementary and secondary education, tive strategies and model training programs involvement in the project will be encour- higher education, vocational education, and for teachers and other education personnel; aged; and adult education; ‘‘(ii) the development of high quality and ‘‘(7) for applications for assistance under ‘‘(2) all regions of the United States; and challenging assessment instruments that are section 5303(b)(1), describe plans for continu- ‘‘(3) urban, rural, and suburban educational nondiscriminatory; ation of the activities assisted under this institutions. ‘‘(iii) the development and evaluation of part with local support following completion model curricula, textbooks, software, and of the grant period and termination of Fed- ‘‘(d) COORDINATION.—Research activities other educational materials to ensure the eral support under this part. supported under this part— absence of gender stereotyping and bias; ‘‘SEC. 5305. CRITERIA AND PRIORITIES. ‘‘(1) shall be carried out in consultation ‘‘(iv) the development of instruments and ‘‘(a) CRITERIA AND PRIORITIES.— with the Office of Educational Research and procedures that employ new and innovative ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall es- Improvement to ensure that such activities strategies to assess whether diverse edu- tablish separate criteria and priorities for are coordinated with and enhance the re- cational settings are gender equitable; awards under paragraphs (1) and (2) of sec- search and development activities supported ‘‘(v) the development of instruments and tion 5303(b) to ensure that funds under this by the Office; and strategies for evaluation, dissemination, and part are used for programs that most effec- ‘‘(2) may include collaborative research ac- replication of promising or exemplary pro- tively will achieve the purposes of this part. tivities which are jointly funded and carried grams designed to assist local educational ‘‘(2) CRITERIA.—The criteria described in out with the Office of Educational Research agencies in integrating gender equity in subsection (a) may include the extent to and Improvement. their educational policies and practices; which the activities assisted under this ‘‘(e) LIMITATION.—Nothing in this part ‘‘(vi) updating high quality educational part— shall be construed as prohibiting men and materials previously developed through ‘‘(A) address the needs of women and girls boys from participating in any programs or awards made under this part; of color and women and girls with disabil- activities assisted with funds under this ‘‘(vii) the development of policies and pro- ities; part. grams to address and prevent sexual harass- ‘‘(B) meet locally defined and documented ment and violence to ensure that edu- educational equity needs and priorities, in- ‘‘SEC. 5306. REPORT. cational institutions are free from threats to cluding compliance with title IX of the Edu- ‘‘The Secretary, not later than January 1, safety of students and personnel; cation Amendments of 1972; 2004, shall submit to the President and Con- ‘‘(viii) the development and improvement ‘‘(C) are a significant component of a com- gress a report on the status of educational of programs and activities to increase oppor- prehensive plan for educational equity and equity for girls and women in the Nation. tunity for women, including continuing edu- compliance with title IX of the Education ‘‘SEC. 5307. ADMINISTRATION. cational activities, vocational education, Amendments of 1972 in the particular school and programs for low-income women, includ- district, institution of higher education, vo- ‘‘(a) EVALUATION; DISSEMINATION; RE- ing underemployed and unemployed women, cational-technical institution, or other edu- PORT.—The Secretary— and women receiving assistance under the cational agency or institution; and ‘‘(1) shall evaluate, in accordance with sec- State program funded under part A of title ‘‘(D) implement an institutional change tion 14701, materials and programs developed IV of the Social Security Act; and strategy with long-term impact that will under this part; ‘‘(ix) the development of guidance and continue as a central activity of the appli- ‘‘(2) shall disseminate materials and pro- counseling activities, including career edu- cant after the grant under this part has ter- grams developed under this part; and cation programs, designed to ensure gender minated. ‘‘(3) shall report to Congress regarding equity. ‘‘(b) PRIORITIES.—In approving applications such evaluation, materials, and programs ‘‘SEC. 5204. APPLICATIONS. under this part, the Secretary may give spe- not later than January 1, 2003. ‘‘An application under this part shall— cial consideration to applications— ‘‘(b) PROGRAM OPERATIONS.—The Secretary ‘‘(1) set forth policies and procedures that ‘‘(1) submitted by applicants that have not shall ensure that the activities assisted will ensure a comprehensive evaluation of received assistance under this part or under under this part are administered within the the activities assisted under this part, in- part C of title IX of this Act (as such part Department by a person who has recognized cluding an evaluation of the practices, poli- was in effect on October 1, 1988); professional qualifications and experience in cies, and materials used by the applicant and ‘‘(2) for projects that will contribute sig- the field of gender equity education. an evaluation or estimate of the continued nificantly to directly improving teaching significance of the work of the project fol- and learning practices in the local commu- ‘‘SEC. 5308. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIA- lowing completion of the award period; nity; and TIONS. ‘‘(2) where appropriate, demonstrate how ‘‘(3) for projects that will— ‘‘For the purpose of carrying out this part, funds received under this part will be used to ‘‘(A) provide for a comprehensive approach there are authorized to be appropriated promote the attainment of one or more of to enhancing gender equity in educational $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2000 and such sums the National Education Goals; institutions and agencies; as may be necessary for each of the 4 suc- ‘‘(3) demonstrate how the applicant will ‘‘(B) draw on a variety of resources, includ- ceeding fiscal years, of which not less than 2⁄3 address perceptions of gender roles based on ing the resources of local educational agen- of the amount appropriated under this sec- cultural differences or stereotypes; cies, community-based organizations, insti- tion for each fiscal year shall be available to ‘‘(4) where appropriate, describe how funds tutions of higher education, and private or- carry out the activities described in section under this part will be used in a manner that ganizations; 5303(b)(1).’’.

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Vol. 145 WASHINGTON, MONDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1999 No. 141 Senate The Senate met at 12 noon and was lic for which it stands, one nation under God, MORNING BUSINESS indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. called to order by the President pro The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under tempore [Mr. THURMOND]. f the previous order, there will now be a RECOGNITION OF THE ACTING period of morning business until the PRAYER MAJORITY LEADER hour of 1 p.m. with the first 30 minutes The Chaplain, Dr. Lloyd John The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The under the control of the minority lead- Ogilvie, offered the following prayer: Senator from Kansas is recognized. er. After that time has expired, the last Dear Father, You created us with a 30 minutes will be under the control of f family likeness, with a potential of the majority leader or his designee. emulating Your character. This week SCHEDULE The distinguished Senator from Wyo- we celebrate ‘‘Character Counts Mr. ROBERTS. Mr. President, today ming is recognized. Week.’’ Thank You for the world lead- the Senate will be in a period of morn- Mr. THOMAS. Thank you very much. ership of this Senate in establishing ing business until 1 p.m. Following f this week in October to emphasize the morning business, the Senate will re- six pillars of character so needed COMPLETING THE WORK OF THE sume consideration of S. 1593, the cam- SENATE today: Trustworthiness, respect, re- paign finance reform bill. As a re- sponsibility, fairness, caring, and citi- minder to Members, two cloture mo- Mr. THOMAS. Mr. President, I want- zenship. Today we affirm how crucial tions were filed on the second pending ed to come to the floor this morning are the character traits of trust- amendment on Friday. Therefore, pur- and talk a little bit about where we are worthiness, respect, and responsibility. suant to rule XXII, those votes will in the Senate, at least in my view, and We have learned from You what it occur on Tuesday, 1 hour after the Sen- where we are going. We are, of course, means to be trustworthy. You are ate convenes, unless a consent agree- nearing the end of this session. Nobody faithful, consistent, totally reliable, ment is reached to set those votes for knows precisely or exactly when we and absolutely true to Your promises. a time certain. The majority leader has will be out of here, but it won’t be God, we long to be people who are announced that the first vote today long. We have to take a strong look, in known for our integrity; that wonder- will occur at 5:30 p.m. It is hoped that my view, at what we have to do, and ful consistency between what we be- the 5:30 vote, or votes, will be in rela- the things that are necessary to do. lieve and what we do; that congruity of tion to the amendments to the pending There are, of course, certain things what we say and how we follow legislation. However, if votes regarding that are required. through. We also desire to be people the campaign finance reform bill are At this time of year, Congress maybe who communicate respect and take re- not possible, the Senate will vote on hasn’t finished its annual ritual, but sponsibility for the natural world, for any legislative or executive items the fact is we have done a great deal. I our Nation, and for the sacredness of available for action. am pleased with that. But we must, of the people around us. Each of us views I thank my colleagues for their at- course, finish the appropriations. The Your particularized affirmation of our tention. continuing resolution expires this uniqueness. Help us to communicate Mr. President, I note the absence of a week, but hopefully we will have the that same respect for others. May this quorum. appropriations to the President. We Senate be a shining example to Amer- The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The will see what happens from there. ica as men and women who are unre- clerk will call the roll. In addition to that, of course, I am servedly trustworthy, respectful, and The legislative clerk proceeded to very hopeful that at least one other responsible in their leadership. call the roll. issue will be undertaken, and that is to Through them and all of us, strengthen Mr. THOMAS. Mr. President, I ask do something about the balanced budg- the moral fiber of our Nation. In Your unanimous consent that the order for et amendment and the Medicare re- trustworthy name. Amen. the quorum call be rescinded. strictions that are in place. f The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without You might recall that Congress asked objection, it is so ordered. for some reduction in the cost of Medi- PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE f care over a period of time to ensure a The Honorable PAT ROBERTS, a firming up in the fact that these dol- Senator from the State of Kansas, led RESERVATION OF LEADER TIME lars are being used as they should be. the Pledge of Allegiance as follows: The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under Unfortunately, the administration has I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the the previous order, leadership time is reduced that spending almost twice United States of America, and to the Repub- reserved. what was anticipated and, therefore, I

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There has been a great deal of gotten involved in lengthy discussions ought to talk about it. We ought to de- discussion. The President talked about of issues that are probably not particu- cide what we are going to do. We know saving Social Security, but, frankly, larly timely nor, indeed, perhaps even we will fund the Government. We know has put nothing forward. particularly appropriate, issues that we will go forward. I don’t think any- We have done a couple of things. One did not need to be or were not ready to one genuinely wants to shut down the is to have a Social Security lockbox to be discussed and debated this year and Government. However, we are faced ensure we will not spend the Social Se- could well have been put off until an- with that possibility. It worked out so curity money, and that will be a test of other year. But, nevertheless, they well politically for the President a cou- this budget. The other is to propose have been discussed, and we are, in ple of years ago; he shut down the Gov- that we have the kind of Social Secu- fact, still involved in some of those— ernment and we got the blame. I hope rity program so at least a portion of the nuclear test ban treaty of course, we don’t use that technique again. those funds can be put into an indi- being one of them. Now we are on cam- It is a fairly simple thing. It is very vidual account that belongs to the per- paign finance. difficult, but we have a commitment to son who has been putting in the money. There have been extended debates have a certain amount of spending— It can be invested directly in equities brought about by the insistence of about $592 billion worth of spending— in the private sector to increase the re- Members on the floor. We have also had outside the mandatory appropriations. turn. I am pleased with that. a number of filibusters and threatened We have to make agreements to stay We have increased military spending filibusters from the other side of the within that commitment. We are dedi- by about $17 billion. It has gone down aisle in order to control what was oc- cated to the idea of not spending more over the last several years despite the curring on the floor. than that because we have to go into fact that the world is not safe. I haven’t been here as long as have Social Security. As difficult as it may Tax relief: We spent a great deal of many Members of the Senate, but I can be, that is the goal. That is the bottom time working on opportunities for all tell you I don’t think that in the time line. We simply have to make the ad- Americans to save some of the money I have been here I have seen such a justments that are necessary to do they pay to taxes through marriage contentious and combative situation. that. I think that is reasonable and penalties, through estate tax reduc- It is the most controversial session I certainly not impossible. tion, capital gains reduction, and gen- believe—perhaps the most uncoopera- Aside from that, it seems to me we eral reductions in rates. The President tive—in terms of coming to terms with have had a good year. We started this vetoed that because he wants to spend the things we need to do. year as the majority party saying we more money. Our friends on the other side of the were committed to ensuring a sound In health care, we have a Patients’ aisle, the Democrats, of course, have Social Security retirement system. We Bill of Rights that I think is excellent. brought issues to the floor, and we said we were here to help improve edu- We also have committed ourselves to have had a number of filibusters and cational opportunities for our children, do something on the balanced budget. threatened filibusters. I guess the most to expand economic opportunities for These are the things on which we interesting was the latest nuclear test all Americans, to provide a strength- have made a great deal of progress. In ban treaty debate in which there was ening of our national security to pro- addition, we recently had the test ban an insistence that we come on the floor tect our freedoms. Those were the four on nuclear testing. In a press con- with it, and then there was a cry of things we set about to do. I believe the ference last week, the President tried foul when it came up. That was a some- leadership and the Members have to deflect criticism about the lack of what interesting and difficult issue. called for that. leadership he provided and the fact We have had Members forcing issues Despite all the talk and concern that not even a majority of this Senate to the floor that have had little or no about education in the appropriations, supported it on a final vote by blaming support, but yet under the rules of the the Republican proposal has $537 mil- it all on partisan politics, accusing the Senate they are entitled to be dis- lion more than the President re- Republicans of making the world a cussed and discussed for a length of quested. We have passed a bill that in- more dangerous place. time. In fact, we have had the feeling creases flexibility and opportunity for Acting against the national interest? we are becoming too oriented toward the States, the local school boards, and Nonsense. Let me give some canards. accomplishing things. But, again, that the parents to make the necessary de- Neither the United States nor the Sen- is one point of view. cisions in their school districts. The ate have changed their views on nu- It seems to me we find the President school districts in Basin, WY, have dif- clear testing. I am chairman of the now in the most political posture that ferent needs than in Philadelphia, PA. Subcommittee on Asia and Japan. We I recall a President being in, criticizing To the extent the Federal Government are not going to start testing; we have the Senate for doing the things that we has a role—which represents, by the not changed our position. We have no have a constitutional responsibility to way, about 7 percent of total edu- plan to test. Our policies in that regard do—treaties. We have the advise and cational spending; not a huge amount are exactly the same as they were be- consent responsibility on all treaties. —that money should be able to be fore the vote. All we were saying in the That is in the Constitution. The same spent the way the people wish to spend vote was, this is not the treaty at this is true regarding nominees. That is our it. They, after all, are responsible for time, with these shortcomings. responsibility. I believe we have the the education of their children. The President tried to blame the Re- right to do the things that we believe In our tax bill, which the President publicans for being in a partisan mode. are right without being criticized. vetoed, there were several educational The President should look at his own At every opportunity, the President propositions, educational savings ac- party. Democrats demanded we have a is calling everything a political vote. I counts, and student loan programs vote on this treaty or they would fili- find that paradoxical. There were alle- available, as well. Of course, the Presi- buster all action on the Senate floor. gations of racial voting on nominees dent vetoed those bills. We have done a On September 18, the Senator from for the Judiciary. I for one—and I know great deal in education. I think it is North Dakota said: many others—did not even know the something of which we should be I intend to plant myself on the floor like a race of the person being voted upon. proud. potted plant and object. I intend to object to The White House, trying to use many Everyone talks about Social Secu- other routine business of the Senate until of these votes to breathe some life into rity. It is one of our most important the majority leader brings this treaty to the a lame-duck President, makes it very issues. Everyone who has worked for a floor for debate and vote. I don’t run this

VerDate Mar 15 2010 22:03 Nov 01, 2013 Jkt 081600 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\1999SENATE\S18OC9.REC S18OC9 mmaher on DSKCGSP4G1 with SOCIALSECURITY October 18, 1999 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S12733 place, but those who do should know this is people who are running, do so because I seek the floor today to visit with going to be a rough place to run if you do not of what they believe. They do not my colleagues on this very same sub- decide to bring this issue to a vote. change their beliefs because they re- ject, as I have many times in the past We brought it to a vote and appar- ceived some support. As you look since I have been chairman of this ently they got exactly what they de- around for whom you are going to sup- group of our colleagues who spend a manded—a debate and vote. Before the port in the election, you support the great deal of time on drug problems President blames the Republicans, he person whose beliefs are similar to generally and, of course, a lot of time ought to take a look at the CONGRES- yours. I support things in my State—I on the issue of drug use by young peo- SIONAL RECORD. The vote was not a suppose some people call them special ple. vote against national security. In an interests—because they are important So, again, as happens at the begin- attempt to frighten people, the Presi- to my State. Those are the industries ning of every school year, there are dent accused those who opposed it of at which most people in my State these national surveys that are made threatening the national security, that work. Those are the kinds of industries public. Within the last month or so, no thinking person could possibly op- that we need to have a vibrant econ- several of these have been made public. pose it. omy. Of course I support those, not be- That is what I want to discuss with my Let me list for the Senate some of cause of some contribution. colleagues. There have been three na- the people whom the President dis- In summary, I wish we were in a lit- tional surveys released that tell the missed: Henry Kissinger, six former tle different situation in our relation- story of drug use in the United States, Secretaries of Defense, four former CIA ship on both sides of this aisle and in particularly among teenagers. Chiefs, former Federal weapons lab Di- our relationship with the White House, On September 8 of this year, the Na- rectors, two former Chiefs of Staff, the so we could really look at some issues, tional Center on Addiction and Sub- President’s own head of Strategic Com- come out with what seems best to us as stance Abuse—that is called CASA, for mand at the time the treaty was nego- a group, and move forward. short. Let me say it again: It is a Na- tiated, three former National Security On the other hand, I am very pleased tional Center on Addiction and Sub- Advisers. It goes on and on. with many of the things we have done. stance Abuse. That organization re- This idea of isolationism is ridicu- I can tell you, most people in my leased its annual back-to-school survey lous. The idea of maintaining the U.S. State, when we talk about doing all on the attitudes of teens and parents military strength is not. That, in the these things, have a limit in their regarding substance abuse. The survey view of many, gives the best oppor- minds as to what the Congress ought to stressed how essential it is for parents tunity for security. be doing, what is the role of the Fed- to get involved in their children’s lives. Now we are involved, of course, in eral Government. It is not up to the The survey indicates that kids actually this question of campaign finance. It is Congress to solve every problem. On do listen to their parents. In fact, 42 a legitimate issue, a good issue. We the contrary, we are better off to push percent of the teenagers who have have been into it before. We passed more and more of that government never used marijuana credit their par- bills in the 1970s. We passed bills in the closer to the people, where they can ents with that decision. Unfortunately, 1980s. It has not changed an awful lot. make the decisions, not the one-size- too many parents—45 percent—believe Some people suggest it has been blown fits-all kind of thing some people here that teenagers’ use of drugs is inevi- completely out of hand. I suggest it is would like to have. table. In addition, 25 percent of the probably not true. The expenditures in We are ready to move on and finish parents said they have little influence the average congressional district have up. I look forward to it. I hope we can over their teen’s substance abuse. gone up about 3.6 percent a year since conclude our work and do the best I suggest to that 25 percent that they 1986. That is hardly runaway. It things for the country. ought to consider that 42 percent of the amounts to about $1 per voter in most I yield the floor. young people in America have already The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. SES- congressional districts. responded to this survey, saying they SIONS). The distinguished Senator from But I believe—and, for myself, I do not use marijuana because their Iowa is recognized. think there is some consensus in the parents have influenced them not to. Senate—it is an important issue. I have f And for the 25 percent of the parents said, and I continue to say, I support EXTENSION OF MORNING who do not think they can have any in- some changes. I would like to see more BUSINESS fluence over their teen’s substance disclosure. It seems to me that is the Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, I ask abuse, they would probably have con- most important thing. If there is going unanimous consent that we continue siderable and beneficial influence. to be money—and, indeed, there has to morning business until the hour of 1:05. CASA stresses how important paren- be money—if people are to understand I think it ends at 1 o’clock. tal involvement is. A child with a posi- the issues and have a chance to speak The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there tive relationship with both parents is out, to have the freedom of speech, to objection? less likely to get involved with drugs. have the opportunity to participate, it Without objection, it is so ordered. The survey also suggests that family- has to be open. But I think there The Senator from Iowa is recognized. oriented activities such as eating din- should be disclosure. There should be f ners together and attending religious disclosure right up until the end of the services together can reduce the risk of election, and we can do that. We should PARENTS’ INFLUENCE IN substance abuse. enforce the laws already on the books, YOUTHFUL DRUG USE The second week in September also as is the case with many other matters Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, I marked the release of the annual Par- of enforcement. I think we have to pro- greet my colleagues with the often bad ents Resource Institute for Drug Edu- tect the constitutional rights of indi- news of drug use by young people, and cation survey. That acronym is PRIDE, viduals to participate. particularly with reference to the very P-R-I-D-E. PRIDE’s survey on teenage I would support some limit on soft important role of parents in preventing drug use. The survey also indicated the money. I do not know how, constitu- youth drug use. As I do occasionally, in importance of parents’ influence in tionally, that would be accepted by the my capacity as chairman of the Inter- shaping the attitude of teens regarding Supreme Court. Nevertheless, I would national Narcotics Control Caucus of the harmful effects of drugs, just like set some limit and support that. But I the Senate, I come to the floor to re- the CASA survey. would not support doing away with it. port on national surveys that go on in Unfortunately, this past year the I would not support eliminating it. I this area, surveys that have been going overall attitude among youth towards would not support the bill as it is pro- on for a couple of decades, so we are the harmful effects of drugs remains posed now. able to compare the incidence of in- mostly unchanged. In fact, some atti- We can contribute to the integrity of creasing drug experimentation by tudes worsened. Sadly, about 27 per- the process and help return more con- young people as well as following cent used an illegal drug at least once fidence to it. I have thought about this trends we had in the last decade in de- in the last year, and about 16 percent a lot. People who support Members, or clines in drug use by young people. used drugs monthly or more often.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 22:03 Nov 01, 2013 Jkt 081600 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\1999SENATE\S18OC9.REC S18OC9 mmaher on DSKCGSP4G1 with SOCIALSECURITY S12734 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE October 18, 1999 Moreover, the number of students who hands. The National Household Sur- ried over into all of society. Parents regarded cocaine and heroin as harmful vey—the last one I referred to—stated need help in sustaining a clear and con- has decreased from the previous year. that the number of youths using sistent ‘‘no use’’ message. We know that, as perception of risk of inhalants has decreased significantly In closing, I refer to an effort I am use goes down, actual use of cocaine from 2 percent in 1997 to 1 percent last making in my State called Face It To- and heroin goes up. The monthly use of year. gether, an organization that tries to cocaine by high school students rose The PRIDE survey reported that bring together all elements of our soci- from 3.1 percent to 3.2 percent, monthly use of any illegal and illicit ety. hallucinogens went up from 3.9 percent drugs fell from 17 percent last year to There are two elements of our soci- to 4.2 percent, and liquor—and we don’t 16 percent this year. Even more impor- ety—at least in my State—that I do often think enough of a legal product, tant is the fact that 60 percent of the not think have done enough to be sup- liquor, being used illegally by young students say they do not expect to use portive of families because the front people as being a problem—but it went drugs in the future. And this is a 9-per- line in the war against drugs is the up from 26.9 percent to 28.1 percent. cent increase from the 51 percent last home. We cannot, in the home, push it Worse yet, beer tends to be a gateway year. off on the school, off onto law enforce- for uses of these other drugs that even- There may be some hope shown in ment, off onto substance abuse profes- tually leads, by some young people, to those statistics, then, that finally a sions. That front line is the home. worse drugs. Unfortunately, in this message about ‘‘just don’t do it,’’ But two institutions of society, in PRIDE survey, the number of students ‘‘drugs are bad,’’ may be making some my State, I think, can do a better job. who said drugs cause no harm in- progress. Maybe it is true of the other 49 States But we all know the war on drugs is creased over the previous year. as well. Although it is more encom- So that message out there that is tough and it is not one that will be won passing than just involving industry easily, but it is not one from which we strong and hard and definitive and con- and business on the one hand, and the in public life or within our families can stant that drug use is bad, does work churches on the other hand in sup- walk away. Although these numbers but not if it isn’t consistently heard porting families, that is where I want and statistics remain exceedingly high, and reinforced. to concentrate my effort. Because most our efforts can make a difference and The PRIDE survey reiterates that businesses and industries in my State are not futile. I believe creating a drug- parents have the power to change these have substance abuse programs, as a free environment for our youth is an attitudes. Those young people who say matter of necessity, for the health and accessible goal that we must work to their parents talk with them a lot well-being of their workers and to reach. about drugs show a 37 percent lower Surveys such as these play an impor- maintain the productivity of their drug use than those students who say tant role in measuring our progress workforce, we want those businesses their parents never talk to them about and determining the work that lies that have a drug education and drug drugs. Despite this statistic, less than ahead of us. It is clear that the public awareness program in the workplace to 31 percent of the students say their is aware of the problem and expects get their workers—men and women parents talk with them often or a lot Congress and the administration to do alike—to carry that message home and about the problems of drugs. their part in finding ways to make use it in the families, in the home, to So we have one-third of the parents counterdrug programs work. support the effort which ought to be in shirking their responsibility; and in In a national poll on national drug that family already, of telling their shirking their responsibility, they are policy, produced last month by the children of the dangers of drugs. losing an opportunity to make a dif- Mellman Group, the public supports ef- The other place where I do not think ference in whether or not their young fective drug control programs. As you we have used enough of our resources is people will experiment with drugs. Be- can see from chart No. 1—if you would in the churches of our State, for mes- cause we have that other survey that look at chart No. 1—the public particu- sages from the pulpit, and to use the shows 42 percent of the young people in larly supports strong interdiction pro- institution of the church to dissemi- America do not use drugs because they grams and consistent interdiction ef- nate educational information to, again, have been influenced by their parents forts. The survey shows 92 percent of be supportive of the family—mom and not to use drugs. the people questioned view illegal dad—to keep that message strong back The last survey I want to refer to is drugs as a serious problem in this home. This is something we all need to a National Household Survey on drug country. work on. abuse. It was released 2 months ago. It I will now refer to chart No. 2. The I yield the floor. gives a very clear picture that we still majority of individuals think drug use f have much work ahead of us when it in this country is increasing. Few see CONCLUSION OF MORNING comes to educating our kids about it declining, in other words. So it BUSINESS drugs. seems obvious to me—and I hope to all The survey stated that almost 10 per- of you—that the American people are The PRESIDING OFFICER. Morning cent of our young people, ages 12 to 17, aware of the problem and are eager for business is closed. reported current use of illicit drugs. An a more assertive national drug policy The Senator from Colorado. estimated 8 percent of youths in the from Congress and from the adminis- Mr. ALLARD. Mr. President, may I same age category reported current use tration. inquire as to how our time is being of marijuana fairly regularly. When Americans are more concerned controlled? Do we have time limits? Unfortunately, this was not a signifi- about the availability of drugs than The PRESIDING OFFICER. We are cant change from last year. According they are about crime, we clearly need to return to the pending business, with to the survey, young people reported to take action. We cannot afford to let no time limitations. great risk of using cigarettes, mari- drugs devastate our country any fur- Mr. ALLARD. I thank the Chair. juana, cocaine, and alcohol; and that ther; we cannot afford to let drugs dev- f percentage was unchanged from the astate any more young people. We have previous year. to be proactive in our efforts if we BIPARTISAN CAMPAIGN REFORM The disturbing fact is 56 percent of want to change these disturbing num- ACT OF 1999—Resumed the kids, ages 12 to 17, reported that bers that have come out in the CASA The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under marijuana was very easy to get. And 14 survey, the National Household Sur- the previous order, the Senate will now percent of these young people reported vey, and the PRIDE survey. return to consideration of S. 1593, being approached by someone selling We do not need a miracle for our which the clerk will report. drugs within 30 days of their interview young people. We need a strong family The legislative assistant read as fol- for the survey. life and positive role models to guide lows: Although these statistics seem our youth in the right direction. A bill (S. 1593) to amend the Federal Elec- daunting, we have made some progress Education of the dangers of drugs tion Campaign Act of 1971 to provide bipar- in keeping drugs out of children’s starts at home. But it needs to be car- tisan campaign reform.

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Organized ator from Colorado. parties for reasons other than directly influ- labor is just that—coordinated people Mr. ALLARD. Mr. President, before encing a candidate’s election or defeat at the ready to work. They are also ready to making my comments on the campaign polls. The legislation would ban those kinds spend. finance reform measure before us, I of unregulated contributions, and the cheers Senators SNOWE and JEFFORDS were thank the Senator from Kentucky for have been deafening. kind enough to provide us all with a his splendid work on this issue. This But why is it that applauding throngs are copy of the October 12th Washington has been an issue on which he has spent so eager to quell free speech? Can’t they see that it’s as much an abuse of power to stop Post article covering the announce- a good deal of time. An issue this com- a rich donor from piling money at the door ment by the AFL–CIO that they were plicated is very demanding. As so fre- of the Republicans or the Democrats as it going to spend $46 million on the up- quently is the custom of the Senator would be to limit the distribution of leaflets coming elections. from Kentucky, he has put his heart by a neighborhood activist? The Senate I don’t begrudge the Democrat Na- and soul into this issue. Many of us ap- sponsors of a similar bill reportedly plan to tional Committee this labor and fund- preciate his dedicated effort in trying drop one particularly obnoxious provision of ing base, but it is unbalanced and bla- to deal with this issue in a very respon- the House legislation—regulating the con- tantly partisan to attempt to shield sive manner. It is characteristic of the tent of issue advertisements that comment this type of spending while attacking on candidates—but the proposed law remains Senator from Kentucky to do this kind an anti-democratic restriction of political its counterbalancing force, the areas of work for the Senate. We all appre- discussion. where the RNC instead has the advan- ciate and respect him for it. This so-called reform may be stopped this tage. The Denver Rocky Mountain News year by filibuster. It ought to be stopped be- The natural constituencies of each ran an editorial on September 21st in cause members of Congress recognize that party tend to balance each other out, response to the passage of the Shays/ the best cure the current system’s many ills but they do so in different ways. Meehan bill, expressing the paper’s be- is more complete disclosure of contributors If you will excuse this minor dia- lief that soft money campaign con- and even more freedom for direct campaign tribe, I want to digress here for a mo- contributions, not less liberty for all of us. tributions are a form of political ex- ment and lament what seems so obvi- pression and, as such, are protected by Mr. ALLARD. As the Supreme Court ous to everyone and that is organized the First Amendment. has ruled, political spending equals po- labor is not a Republican constituency. I don’t bring this up now as a part of litical expression. Attempting to stop I support the American worker. My the Senate debate on campaign finance this political expression, however dis- party supports the American worker. reform just because The News is a local tasteful some might find soft money, is We are the party of the individual paper. I am bringing this editorial up an attempt to stifle activities pro- worker, not a worker controlled by now because it is from a local paper tected by the Constitution. And so it is government. with an exceedingly sound view. our duty as legislators to find a bet- In a more perfect world—of course, In the editorial they use an example ter—a constitutional—way. meaning a world that runs more ac- of an average citizen who might decide ‘‘Don’t let perfect be the enemy of cording to my beliefs—the Republican to distribute leaflets against a city pot good’’ is an expression we hear often on agenda would be passed and would aid hole problem. If this hypothetical cit- this matter. It’s a slogan urging baby American workers tremendously. izen is stopped from doing so by a city steps: small moves toward a distant The tax refund bill pushed by the Re- council, it would be a clear-cut viola- goal. publican majority would have passed tion of freedom of speech. The thought is that a soft money ban and returned money to taxpayers, also The editorial then goes on, correctly, is one part of a move towards an ideal known as American workers. to explain that the difference between campaign finance system, and is part The legislation I offered last year to this simple form of election activity of an incremental process of improve- pay down the debt would have bene- control and the kinds contained in the ment. fitted all American workers in myriad two main campaign finance measures But alone, it is not good. It’s not ways. considered on the Hill this year— even merely average. Banning soft The Social Security lock box would Shays/Meehan and McCain/Feingold—is money will only give us different and have passed and guaranteed this ben- merely a difference of degrees, not arguably worse evils. efit for American workers. type. Let’s take a look at just a few of I am therefore a little perturbed that Donors who want to give to the Re- them: the leaders of organized labor are so publican National Committee or the First, in some of my colleagues’ adamant against goals which I feel will Democrat National Committee are ex- minds it is a step towards taxpayer fi- greatly benefit the workers of America. pressing their political views. nanced elections. This would be an ab- The nature or our political dif- I ask unanimous consent that the solute monstrosity with the bureauc- ferences has resulted in the current sit- Rocky Mountain News editorial be racy calling the shots on campaigns. uation where there is no other single printed in the RECORD. Our democratic process is voluntary entity willing to be so dedicated to a There being no objection, the edi- and fiercely competitive. single party. torial was ordered to be printed in the Mandating completely taxpayer fi- The Republican Party counters this RECORD, as follows: nanced campaigns would force citizens absence by seeking contributions from [From the Denver Rocky Mountain News, to support candidates they disagree diverse sources. Once these individuals Tues., Sept. 21, 1999] with, it would place bureaucrats in the give to the candidates they support, be- FREE SPEECH VS. ‘REFORM’ position of legitimizing political can- cause they have not been coerced into Suppose that you were upset about pot- didates, and it unjustly allows can- giving and are without the option of holes in a neighborhood street. Imagine that didates influence beyond their natural labor unions to further spread their you started cranking out leaflets to win the appeal to voters. general message, they give to the Re- support of fellow residents and maybe even Let me explain also that I feel that a publican National Committee. To try to get them to consider the issue in the next soft money ban is biased. and ‘‘un-level’’ the whole playing field city council election. And now suppose that It might just be coincidental that the by denying one side an outlet for polit- the city government told you to cut it out on Republican caucus is leading the oppo- ical expression and clout, even if the the ground that the amount of money you were spending on those leaflets was cor- sition to this bill instead of the Demo- objection is based an abhorrence of rupting politicians. You just might suspect crat caucus, but it might also have fund raising, is flagrant factionalism. someone was messing with your freedom of something to do with the fact that a It is also, as I have said, unconstitu- speech, right? ban on party soft money will ulti- tional.

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Some in Congress have stated that The Supreme Court struck down A simplified tax code, state regula- freedom of speech and the desire for spending levels, because, and I quote, tion flexibility, local education con- healthy campaigns in a healthy democ- ‘‘So long as persons and groups eschew trol—these are less government ap- racy are in direct conflict, and that we expenditures that in express term ad- proaches to problems that would also can’t have both. vocate the election or defeat of clearly lower the desperate need for access. The only effective dam, they say, identified candidate, they are free to Meddlesome outside influences—an- would be to change the First Amend- spend as much as they want to promote other horror of campaigning—are a ment so as to allow the abridging of po- the candidate and his views.’’ function of the hard money limits, not litical speech. They allowed campaign donation soft money availability. I don’t support that belief. Fortu- limits, not because they did not inter- Candidates lose control of their mes- nately for those of us who believe in fere with First Amendment rights, but sage when they lose the right to accept the First Amendment rights of all because the interference they impose money people want to spend and will American citizens, the founding fathers can be grudgingly tolerated in light of end up spending on their behalf. and the Supreme Court do not either. the overriding interest in ensuring The simple fact that large sums of They believe, and I believe, that we clean and fair elections. money are spent on elections does not can have free political speech and fair To further limit soft money dona- mean those elections are corrupt. campaigns. Also, supporters of some of the cam- tions, or to attempt a different way to In my campaign for Senate, I was paign finance reform bills believe that cut campaign spending, both of which a outspent by three-quarters of a million if we stop the growth of campaign ban on party soft money would do, dollars. That money obviously did not spending and force give-aways of public there must first be shown the cor- buy the election. That money did not and private resources then we will be responding overwhelming corruption it corrupt the election. Supporters say that the election sys- improving the campaign finance sys- brings. tem. I feel compelled to respond to earlier tem is drowning in soft money. They say that soft money has con- The Supreme Court again disagrees discussion on this floor by pointing out and is again very clear in its intent on that the mere lack of authorization for sumed the entire political process. Let me say this. Or, rather, allow me campaign spending. The Buckley deci- appropriations, while certainly unfor- sion says, tunate and unsound practice, is not by to share what the Supreme Court has to say: . . . the mere growth in the cost of federal itself proof positive of corruption. We election campaigns in and of itself provides have not authorized the State Depart- The First Amendment denies government no basis for governmental restrictions on the ment in years. It is hardly pork barrel the power to determine that spending to pro- quantity of campaign spending.... spending to fund the Drug Enforcement mote one’s political views is wasteful, exces- sive, or unwise. In the free society ordained Campaigns are about ideas and ex- Agency, another unauthorized agency. by our Constitution it is not the government pressing those ideas, no matter how Just because large amounts of money but the people—individually as citizens and great or small the means. flow around elections does not mean candidates and collectively as associations The ‘‘distribution of the humblest that the elections automatically be- and political committees—who must retain handbill’’ to the most ‘‘expensive come corrupt. control over the quantity and range of de- modes of communication’’ are both in- The Supreme Court has said that bate on public issues in a political campaign. dispensable instruments of effective large gifts directly to a candidate The Supreme Court has been very political speech. We should not force could be corrupting. That is why the clear in its rulings concerning cam- one sector to freely distribute our po- hard money limits are in place. I agree paign finance and the First Amend- litical ideas just because it is more ex- with these. ment. pensive than all the other sectors. If a candidate were to receive a Since the post-Watergate changes to So no matter how objectionable the huge—say, in the millions—donation the campaign finance system began, cost of campaigns, the Supreme Court from one donor and could run an entire twenty-four Congressional actions have has stated that this is not reason campaign from it, it would be awfully been declared unconstitutional, with enough to restrict the speech of can- hard to tell it apart from what is com- nine rejections based on the First didates or any other groups involved in monly called ‘‘being bought.’’ Amendment. political speech. But one donor making even a huge Out of those nine, four dealt directly Despite my objections to this current donation to a political party is not with campaign finance reform laws. In legislation, I think I can agree with buying the party philosophy, they are each case, the Supreme Court has ruled this bill’s cosponsors that improve- supporting it. And we cannot tell peo- that political spending—even if obvi- ments can be made to today’s system. ple how and what to support politi- ously excessive—is equal to political I have some ideas on that. To that end cally. speech. I have introduced S. 1671, the Campaign Many of the proponents of other cam- Even today, the Supreme Court is ad- Finance Integrity Act of 1999. paign finance bills try to reduce the in- dressing a case regarding Missouri con- My bill would: Require candidates to fluence of ‘‘special interests’’ by sup- tribution limits, showing their contin- raise at least 50 percent of their con- pressing their donations and thus their ued dedication to protecting the free- tributions from individuals in the state speech. dom of speech expressed through polit- or district in which they are running; First, I am not even sure suppressing ical support. equalize contributions from individuals special interests is an admirable goal, Besides the constitutional question, and political action committees (PACs) since ‘‘special interests’’ are citizens there is the simple matter of plain re- by raising the individual limit from expressing a particular viewpoint, such ality. People with money and political $1,000 to $2,500 and reducing the PAC as the Sierra Club, Chambers of Com- views will not give up their desires to limit from $5,000 to $2,500; index indi- merce, Common Cause and countless express themselves. vidual and PAC contribution limits for others. Like water flowing downhill, politi- inflation; reduce the influence of a can- That’s the point of politics: advo- cally active Americans who find them- didate’s personal wealth by allowing cating your goal during the march to- selves blocked will just find different political party committees to match wards a collective good. There needs to outlets to reach their goal. dollar for dollar the personal contribu- be more interests in politics, not less! Hard money was regulated, so soft tion of a candidate above $5,000; require I believe the absolute best way to en- money was invented. If soft money is corporations and labor organizations to sure there are no undue special interest banned, something else will take its seek separate, voluntary authorization influence is to suppress and reduce the place. of the use of any dues, initiative fees or size of government. The problem is that the regulations payment as a condition of employment If the government rids itself of spe- and laws that go further and further for political activity, and requires an- cial interest funding and corporate sub- towards cutting money also go further nual full disclosure of those activities

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Or should we say that nologies and to make that information NELL, who has chosen to be a leader on Bill Clinton misused it and so, there- accessible to the public on the Internet this issue for all the right reasons and, fore, it is bad? I believe that is the kind less than 24 hours of receipt; ban the most importantly, the right principled of connection they are using. use of taxpayer financed mass mail- reasons. To defend our Constitution Sorry, Senator MCCAIN; sorry, Sen- ings; enhance cuts on the use of federal and to defend free speech in this coun- ator FEINGOLD. Don’t put me in the property for fund raising, restrict use try is an admirable cause. I thank him same category with Bill Clinton. Put of White House and Air Force One for for engaging in it. me in another category. Put me in a fund raising, and require non-office Along with that kind of leadership category that recognizes the impor- holders who use government vehicles comes the risk of errors. I see that this tance of free speech and that recog- for campaigns to reimburse for that weekend the New York Times, in its nizes there are appropriate ways of usage. rather typical fashion, has decided to handling it. This is common sense campaign fi- engage in this debate by simply calling As I have said in the past, and I say nance reform. It drives the candidate names, suggesting that the Senate is a again, a total ban on soft money will back into his district or state to raise ‘‘bordello’’ and that MITCH MCCONNELL have a significant negative effect on money from individual contributions. is its ‘‘madam.’’ Shame on you, New the lives of thousands of citizens who It has some of the most open, full and York Times. I thought you were better believe it is their American right to be- timely disclosure requirements of any than that. But then again, why should come engaged in the political process. other campaign finance bill in either we think you are better than that on In the end, you will hear no disagree- the Senate or the House of Representa- this issue, because you have chosen to ment on this point from the sponsors tives. I strongly believe that sunshine take what you call high ground, which or the supporters of the legislation. is the best disinfectant. is in fact exclusive ground, that only Let me take a few moments to ex- The right of political parties, groups you as journalists would have to speak plain how this proposal of a ban on soft and individuals to say what they want out for America when no one else money will affect thousands of citizens in a political campaign is preserved but would have that opportunity. involved in America’s politics. the right of the public to know how That is what this debate is all about. Here in Washington, the national much they are spending and what they It is why I come to the floor, not only party organizations receive money are saying is also recognized. I have to support MITCH MCCONNELL but to from donors. The donations can be great faith that the public can make support these important principles from individuals, lobbying groups that its own decisions about campaign dis- that somehow the New York Times represent their members, businesses, or course if it is given full and timely in- just flat stumbles over on its way to its unions. The political organizations re- formation. version of the truth. ceiving these donations include the Re- Objecting to the popular quest of the There is another analogy I might use. publican National Committee, the moment is very difficult for any politi- It is similar to suggesting that this Democratic National Committee, the cian, but turning your back on the form of regulation is like a new archi- Republican Senatorial Committee, the First Amendment is more difficult for tectural design for the Navy that gave Democrat Senatorial Committee, the me. us the Titanic. I suspect it is not new at Republican National Congressional I want campaign finance reform but all. In fact, it is not reform at all. And Committee, and the Democratic Na- not at the expense of the First Amend- we have been up this creek one too tional Congressional Committee. ment. My legislation does this. many times. All of these political organizations As we deal with this issue, I will con- We are here today and we are en- receive donations from contributors. tinue to listen and continue to fine- gaged in a most serious way to debate What happens next is—and it is very tune my belief on this matter. But I what I think is an important issue. The important that we follow this because will not stray from a firm belief in the Senate has held more than 100 votes on this is supposed to be the negative side first amendment, a firm belief in fair campaign finance reform during the of politics; this is supposed to be the campaign laws, and a firm belief that past dozen years. Although the defini- side that corrupts. And yet, so far, it is whatever we do here in this body must tion of ‘‘reform’’ has fluctuated widely clearly outside the Halls of the Senate. justly serve the democratic process. over that period of time, the essence of The money flows to these national po- I yield the floor. this legislation remains the same—to litical organizations. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- restrict and stifle political speech. What happens next? These political ator from Kentucky. The bill now before us would also fed- organizations distribute some of that Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I eralize or nationalize vast parts of money to their respective political par- shall take just a moment before the America’s politics. For the average cit- ties in counties and localities all over Senator from Colorado leaves the floor izen listening in today, let me repeat the country. As you can imagine, there to thank him. This is his third year in that phrase. Do you want your Govern- are thousands of State, county, and the Senate. As he knows and as has ment to federalize or nationalize polit- local political offices that receive this been discussed, we seem to have this ical free speech in this country, to financial aid. debate every year. He has participated shape it and control it, and to tell can- Then, under certain conditions al- every single year in the debate in an didates and their supporters how to ready defined by State and Federal extraordinarily insightful way. His speak? Someday they might even sug- law, the local parties use this money speech made a whole lot of sense. I lis- gest what to speak. That is really the for activities such as purchasing cam- tened to every word. importance of why we come to this paign buttons, bumper stickers, post- I thank him for the important con- floor today to debate this most impor- ers, and yard signs to express an opin- tribution he has made to this debate, tant topic. ion, to express an idea. The money is not only this year but in the other Under the new plan offered by Sen- also used by voter registration activi- years since he has been in the Senate. ators MCCAIN and FEINGOLD, there ties on behalf of the partys’ Presi- I thank the Senator from Colorado. would be once again an across-the- dential and Vice Presidential nomi- Mr. ALLARD. I thank my friend board ban on soft money for any Fed- nees. The money is also used for multi- from Kentucky. eral election activity. candidate brochures and even sample Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I You have already heard the sponsors ballots. note that the Senator from Idaho is on and the supporters of this bill talk on Can you imagine corruption yet the floor. and on about how soft money is bad, emerging out of this that somehow

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Let the vot- here is what happens next. lican Party in that county, works at a ers know firsthand about the money Let me give you an example. Say it is full time job as a carpenter. He also en- source coming into their politics. Vot- an election day. You go down to your joys spending time with his family. ers are not dumb. They are talented, local polling site, whether it is at a Jack relies on financial aid from the bright Americans who make their own school, a local church, a National State and national party organizations judgments. And they should be based Guard armory, or your American Le- to run his Custer County Republican on the knowledge handed them, with- gion hall. Sometimes there is a person Party. out having to create a monstrously there who will hand you what is called There are thousands of Jack Hardys large Federal bureaucracy. a sample ballot listing all of the can- all over the country. Most are volun- I am bothered by what has been left didates in your party running for of- teers. They put in long hours sup- out of McCain-Feingold. For example, fice. It is a way of identifying people porting their party and their can- there is no protection in this bill running for your office or running for didates hoping to make a difference be- against union workers. This issue has office in your party. As most voters, cause they believe as Americans they already been debated thoroughly on you are more than likely to choose ought to be involved in the party proc- the floor. I noticed just this past week candidates of your party. However, ess to get people elected who believe in the AFL–CIO has endorsed AL GORE in under the McCain-Feingold proposal, it and represent the ideals that the Jack his candidacy for the Presidency. Of would be against the law to use soft Hardys of America hold. Jack Hardy is course, this will bring in millions of money to pay for a sample ballot with a hard-working man who wants to dollars of reported and millions of dol- the name of any candidate who is run- make a difference. lars of unreported money. Why? In ning for Congress on the same sample McCain-Feingold is saying we will large part, we have exempted labor ballot with State and local candidates make it tougher, Jack. Here is how we unions from certain levels of campaign combined. Corruption? As I said ear- will make it tougher. We are not going requirements and we do not exempt lier, it is close to Halloween. to allow you to use the kind of re- other citizens of our country. Most im- Under the McCain-Feingold legisla- sources that come from the State and portantly, we have said labor bosses tion, it would be against the law to use the Federal parties. You have to get can take the dues of their members and soft money to pay for campaign but- out and hustle: forget your job. You use them for political purposes that tons, posters, yard signs, or brochures have to get hard money from dona- maybe even those union members don’t that include the name or picture of a tions, local business money, and indi- want. candidate for Federal office on the viduals to fund any activities. The American political process ought Jack already does some of this. He same item that has the name or pic- to be a free process. We want it to be already solicits among individuals and ture of a State or local candidate. That open. We want and must always have businesses in his community. But is called Federal control. That causes full disclosure. If union dues go to fund never is there enough on an election the creation of a bureaucracy to exam- AL GORE’s campaign, there will be a lot day or before an election day to do the ine every election process right down of union people in Idaho who will be right kind of work. Jack Hardy relies to the local county central committee. very angry because they openly tell me on his State and Federal party to help Imagine the size of the new building they cannot support this candidate. him. Why? Because he put them out of work. here in Washington. Imagine the Fed- People such as Jack Hardy will be His policy on public lands and public eral agents out on the ground. Imagine forced to take more of their time off land resources and this administra- it; that is what ultimately we reduce from what is a nonpaid voluntary job tion’s reaction has cost thousands of ourselves to when we begin to micro- to help participate in American polit- manage, as is proposed in this legisla- ical activities. In other words, fund- union men and women to be out of tion, the kind of political process that raising hard money will become a big- work in my State. If their dues go most Americans believe and have rea- ger concern for the State and local offi- without their ability to say no, they son to believe is a fair and honest proc- cials than ever before, and whoever have a right to be angry. Yet the provi- ess. raises the most money can fund more sion I am talking about is not in Under McCain-Feingold, it would be political activities. It is that simple. McCain-Feingold. I am talking about a against the law to use soft money to Essentially, what we have done is term we call ‘‘paycheck protection.’’ conduct a local voter registration drive make money the most compelling fac- This is a very important part of any 120 days before the election. These get- tor in campaigns instead of part of kind of campaign finance reform any out-the-vote drives have proven to be what is necessary to run a good cam- Member wants to see. effective tools for increasing interest paign organization. During the 1996 elections, union lead- among people in the political process. Frankly, this is silly stuff. Exactly ers tacked on an extra surcharge on Frankly, that is what we are all about, what kind of campaign finance reform dues to their members in order to raise getting people interested in partici- is this? What are we trying to accom- $49.2 million to defeat Republican can- pating in their government. Not plish? We just added more laws to a didates around the country. There is no enough do now. With McCain-Feingold, system that is already heavily bur- reason not to say it; that was their in- in the end we would probably even dened with rules and regulations, many tent. They were open about it. The cause that to be restricted. of which can’t even get enforced be- union bosses have announced they plan In fact, in 1979 Congress supported re- cause the Federal Election Commission to spend much more in the 2000 elec- visions in the law pertaining to get- doesn’t function too well. Again, it is a tion. Yet nothing in this law says they out-the-vote drives because they were federal bureaucracy that has probably can’t do that. We shouldn’t say, ‘‘You concerned about important party- outserved its usefulness. can’t do it.’’ We should say there are building activities and they promoted We have just added more laws to a rules about how to collect the money. citizen participation in the election system that is already not working. We The right of the citizen is to say yes or process. As we have heard on the Sen- forced thousands of State and local no to how his or her money is used for ate floor, the sponsors and supporters party officials to raise more money political purposes. of this bill think this, and what I have from their constituents, to confuse the There are others waiting to speak. just discussed, is corruption. process that we think works pretty This will be an issue we will debate Let’s look at the reality of what this well now. into the week. It is an important issue, legislation creates. I will talk about a If the point of McCain-Feingold is to but it is one I think the American citi- man I know by the name of Jack reform the campaign finance system, zens understand quite well.

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That was in the last the Republican Party of Idaho $1 mil- Those are really important to us.’’ I cycle. lion in cash, would you change your po- doubt they say that. In fact, I doubt Mr. BENNETT. In the last cycle. sition on any of the labor issues you even few moms and dads have ever said Mr. CRAIG. Specific to those elec- have discussed, paycheck protection, that. I think what they will talk about, tions. for example? Mr. BENNETT. Let me ask a ques- though, is the shooting that happened Mr. CRAIG. How can you change tion, which I will be asking my friends down the street too close to their your position on things that are fun- on the other side as well. But since my school; or the economy that cost a damentally right in America, such as colleague has raised it, I think he could brother or a sister their job; or the the right of an individual to control his taxes they paid that denied them the be an expert on this issue. Since we are being told repeatedly money or her money for political pur- ability to spend more on their children throughout this debate that the huge poses? Absolutely not. or put away more for their children’s amounts of soft money are corrupting Mr. BENNETT. I accept the integrity education. Yes, and they probably of the Senator from Idaho. Let me ask even, in a rather disgusted way, talk and controlling the votes, let me ask the Senator from Idaho, who is a mem- him, as a member of leadership—— about some of the examples of moral Mr. CRAIG. Remember the New York ber of the Republican leadership: If the decline in this country. My guess is Times says I am a member of a bor- AFL–CIO were to simply give that $49 that is what goes on around the dinner dello. million to the Republicans and thus tables of America, not, ‘‘Oh, and by the Mr. BENNETT. That is why I am corrupt and influence our votes, would way, Senator FEINGOLD has a great raising the question, because in a bor- that not be a better investment on campaign finance bill.’’ dello you can change what happens by their part than to have it wasted on What are important issues, as we de- where the money goes, without any people who are already with them? bate the issues in the closing days of question. this Senate, are issues about public Mr. CRAIG. That is a unique thought. I guess I had not thought of it Mr. CRAIG. I wouldn’t know. education and safety and crime and all Mr. BENNETT. I have never been in that way. I do not necessarily suggest of that. We will engage in that with one, but I am at least told that is the the $49.2 million is a corrupting factor. our President in the coming days as we way it works. finalize some of these key appropria- Mr. BENNETT. I do not believe it is corrupting either, but we are being told Let me ask the Senator from Idaho, tions bills. as a member of the leadership, you Again, I think what is important to repeatedly that it is. Mr. CRAIG. What is corrupting about know other Members of the Republican the American people are issues like Party. Do you know of any Member, on crime, the economy, taxes, health care, that is when a labor boss says he is going to take the dues of his member this side of the aisle, who would change education, social security, and the his or her position on labor issues if moral decline of the country. without asking him or her whether he can use those dues for a political pur- the AFL–CIO were to suddenly put $1 What people really care about is million worth of soft money into his or whether their children will get safely pose. Mr. BENNETT. I agree with that. her State party? back and forth from school—and Mr. CRAIG. I not only do not know of whether they’ll get a good education in Mr. CRAIG. Thomas Jefferson had something to say about that. He said it anyone, I know if you accused anyone the public schools. of changing their opinion because of They care about keeping their jobs was wrong, and an individual’s money that, you would have a fight on your and trying to make ends meet while never should be used for those pur- hands. I do not mean just a verbal they watch more and more of their poses. That is the corrupting factor, hard earned money slip away to Wash- when money you thought you con- fight. I say to anyone who would sug- ington to satisfy this President’s lust trolled for the purpose of expressing gest to any of us that money influ- for spending. your political opinion would get mis- ences, from the standpoint it is going They care about their future—wheth- used. I think in this instance it does. to change our philosophy, change our er they can save enough money to re- Mr. BENNETT. I agree with the Sen- attitude or corrupt us, as some Sen- tire some day. And if they retire, will ator from Idaho completely about that. ators have suggested on this floor that there be any money left in the Social But I want to go back to the argument it does—out West we call them fighting Security system, or will it all be spent that has been made again and again by words. Because you are questioning a on more government programs. my friend from Wisconsin and the Sen- person’s integrity. You are basically These are the real concerns of Ameri- ator from Arizona, that the tremen- saying they are for sale. cans today, and I hope the Senate will dous amount of money that is being Shame on those Senators who come soon be able to turn its attention to put into the system influences how to the floor to make that kind of sug- these important issues. people vote. If I were sitting on a $49 gestion. Maybe they know something Let me conclude by saying we are not million pot of money, advising the we do not. wasting our time debating campaign fi- AFL–CIO, saying what you want is to Mr. MCCONNELL. Will the Senator nance reform. Defending the right of get more of your legislation through from Idaho yield for a similar ques- free speech and the right of citizens to the Congress, I would say to them: If in tion? participate in this most critical of fact the $49 million does change the Mr. CRAIG. I am happy to yield. American institutions is our job. To way people vote, why not give the $49 Mr. MCCONNELL. Most of the Repub- defend and protect that right is the million to the people who are not vot- lican Members of the Senate have been reasonable goal. So I appreciate joining ing for us? Why not give the $49 million vigorous supporters of tort reform, with my colleagues on the floor to op- to the Republicans and turn them all changes in the legal system of this pose McCain-Feingold and hope Sen- into rabid supporters of the AFL–CIO? country. I ask my friend from Idaho, if ators will join with us in protecting Mr. CRAIG. In other words, following the American Trial Lawyers Associa- that freedom of expression of Amer- the logic that money talks and money tion gave $1 million to the Republican ica’s citizens. influences. National Committee, would that turn I yield the floor. Mr. BENNETT. If we accept that the Republicans in the Senate into vig- Several Senators addressed the logic, it is perfectly clear it ought to orous opponents of legal reform? Chair. come on this side of the aisle rather Mr. CRAIG. It not only would not, Mr. BENNETT. Before the Senator than the other. you are speaking of a fantasy idea that from Idaho yields the floor, will he Let me ask the Senator from Idaho, I doubt will ever come to pass. But I yield to a question? if he was to suddenly receive in his thank you for asking that question.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 22:03 Nov 01, 2013 Jkt 081600 PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\1999SENATE\S18OC9.REC S18OC9 mmaher on DSKCGSP4G1 with SOCIALSECURITY S12740 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE October 18, 1999 Mr. MCCONNELL. My final question twice as fast. In 1996, as an example, Mr. SESSIONS. Will the Senator of the Senator from Idaho: Let’s as- corporations spent more than $176 mil- yield for one more question? sume the National Right to Life Com- lion—19 times more than what the Mr. REID. I am happy to yield for a mittee contributed $100,000 to the unions spent. question. Democratic Senatorial Campaign Com- There is all this talk about the Mr. SESSIONS. The numbers I have mittee. Does the Senator from Idaho— unions that represent the working men are that labor spent $370 million per of course we are not in the best posi- and women of this country spending 4 election cycle on campaigns. I am not tion to answer this, I don’t guess, since percent of what is spent in political sure where all the numbers come out, it is not our party, but it is still inter- campaigns. I think it is too bad that but that is quite a lot. esting to speculate. Let’s assume the working men and women in this coun- Would the Senator agree with that? National Right to Life Committee gave try do not have more of a representa- Or does he disagree with those num- a $100,000 soft money contribution to tion. It is getting worse. That is why bers? the Democratic Senatorial Campaign this legislation is before this body. Mr. REID. I do not know from where Committee. I ask my friend from I think it is important at this time the Senator is getting his numbers. In Idaho, does he anticipate at that point to recognize the work done by Senator the previous question the Senator FEINGOLD in making this an issue be- the Democrats in the Senate would be- asked, there was $40 million. And now fore the people of America. I applaud come pro-life? it is how much? and congratulate Senator FEINGOLD for Mr. CRAIG. No. I do not believe that Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. SWEENEY said his position based upon what he be- a majority of them would. I think their they were going to spend $46 million in lieves is principle. 34 targeted U.S. congressional races. basis for what they call a pro-choice He not only talks the game; he lives Mr. REID. Where does this other position is one firmly grounded on the game, as indicated in his most re- number come from? their philosophy. I don’t criticize—I cent election. While all over America Mr. SESSIONS. The $370 million in- don’t agree, but I don’t criticize—their people were spending huge amounts of right to hold that. But what National soft money, and it was being spent in cludes Federal election campaigns. Mr. REID. Over what period of time? Right to Life is saying is that they Wisconsin against Senator FEINGOLD, want to have the right to give the he refused to take any money even Mr. SESSIONS. The last election Democrat Party money if they choose though it was available to him. cycle. to. What they are saying is, we want to So I take this opportunity to say, Mr. REID. I say to my friend the have a right to organize individual citi- first of all, let’s bring in to proper per- numbers that he has, I don’t know from zens to come together to pool their spective the disparity between cor- where they came. I do state that in money for the purpose of giving it. porate spending and union spending America we have far too much money What McCain-Feingold says is: No, you and also to congratulate my friend being spent, soft money and other can’t do that. from the State of Wisconsin. kinds of money. The point I was trying National Right to Life is saying, in Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. President, will to make in my statement in response this instance: Give us choice, the right the Senator yield? to my friend from Utah is the fact that to choose where we want to play in the Mr. REID. I am happy to yield for a corporate spending, by any number you political process. Don’t deny us what is question. pick, is far out of whack with union our right as American citizens or an Mr. SESSIONS. The Senator men- spending, whether it is 19 times more American group to participate in the tioned $179 million of corporate ex- or 11 times more. We all acknowledge political process. penditures. Are those for State and it is a growing disparity. Mr. MCCONNELL. I thank my friend local races also? The fact is, what is being attempted from Idaho, not only for responding to Mr. REID. Yes. The fact is, that is a by my friend from the State of Wis- our questions but also for another out- lesser figure. What I did say in the be- consin is to stop the flow of all this standing contribution to this most im- ginning is that in the 1996 election soft money. portant debate. cycle—the one that we have numbers The fact is, there is a lot of talk We appreciate his insightful com- on—corporate interests spent more; in about union money coming from work- ments. I thank the Senator very much. fact, it is almost $700 million in polit- ing men and women in this country. Mr. CRAIG. I yield the floor. ical contributions, which is 11 times Remember, corporate money is also Several Senators addressed the more than what unions spent. money that represents shareholders. Mr. SESSIONS. I do not know about Chair. Certainly, they get no say in how that that. But I know Mr. SWEENEY has indi- The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. money is spent. cated he had $170-some-odd million, VOINOVICH). The Senator from Nevada. So I suggest that before we start that they would spend $46 million, I be- Mr. REID. Mr. President, I am sorry picking on organized labor, remember, lieve, on just the 34 Federal congres- my friend from Utah last left the floor. is there anything wrong with the sional races, all of which is very un- The fact is, the political balance of nurses of America, who are included in regulated and underreported, inac- power is already heavily tilted toward curately reported, of course. But I these numbers—the AFL–CIO, teach- corporations, by any study that you want to get those numbers straight, ers, carpenters, cement finishers— find. The fact is, in the last election whether you are talking about being represented? The answer is, they cycle corporate interests spent about throughout the Nation, including coun- should be able to be involved in cam- $700 million in political contributions. ty commission races, State senate paigns just as much as somebody who That is 11 times more than what unions races, and all the races. represents tobacco interests and the spent. And they did not get the permis- The numbers are hard to compare. I very large health care industry in sion of their stockholders. While think the Senator would probably America. So they, too, need a voice. unions contributed less than 4 percent agree with that. I am glad that voice is being rep- of the $1.6 billion raised by candidates Mr. REID. I say to my friend from resented by this side of the aisle. and parties in 1996, corporations con- Alabama, if we took into consideration Several Senators addressed the tributed over 40 percent. State and local races, the corporate Chair. So the disparity between corporate skew would be even further out of The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- and union spending is not static; it is whack because unions do get involved ator from Wisconsin. growing. In the next election cycle, in- in local campaigns. But it is usually Mr. FEINGOLD. Mr. President, the stead of 11 to 1, it will probably be 14 to through the grassroots level and very Senator from has been 1. What is so disconcerting about this rarely is it money; where the corpora- waiting a long time. is for this so-called soft money, it is tions very rarely are involved in the I will yield to him in 1 minute. But I even wider. grassroots activities and are always in- want to make a quick point with re- While both corporations and unions volved in the money. gard to speech comments by the Sen- have increased their unrestricted so- So if we added all that, the number ator from Colorado. called soft money contributions, since may even be more than 11 times more He and I had a good discussion the 1992 corporate spending has grown than what the unions spent. other day about this issue. I enjoyed it.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 22:03 Nov 01, 2013 Jkt 081600 PO 00000 Frm 00010 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\1999SENATE\S18OC9.REC S18OC9 mmaher on DSKCGSP4G1 with SOCIALSECURITY October 18, 1999 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S12741 But he said that a soft money ban Ohio a chance to get in the debate at 3. In ‘‘soft money’’ contributions, the gap is would be unfair to the Republican Does anybody have a problem with even wider. While both corporations and Party. And this very much reflects the that? unions have increased their unrestricted, so- comments of the Senator from Ken- Mr. REID. I have no problem. We will called ‘‘soft money’’ contributions since 1992, corporate spending grew twice as fast. In tucky, who has made similar com- begin rotating at this time. The Sen- 1996, corporations spent more than $176 mil- ments, that a soft money ban would ator from Kentucky knows we have al- lion—19 times more than unions did. somehow unfairly limit the ability of ready had several speeches from Repub- Corporate special interests are pushing ini- the Republican Party, as opposed to licans. We will start now rotating. tiatives that would skew the balance even the Democratic Party. Mr. MCCONNELL. I have no objec- further. By backing special restrictions on I find this very odd, since the com- tion. unions while imposing no such limits on themselves, big corporations are trying to ments this weekend of the chairman Mr. REID. So after Senator KENNEDY designate of the Democratic National remove working families and their unions speaks, Senator VOINOVICH may speak. from the political playing field. Committee, the mayor of Philadelphia, If necessary, you may cover the floor Corporations, right-wing foundations and , who is the chair of the for him. anti-union lobbying groups are raising hun- DNC, who said in a column, or was Mr. MCCONNELL. We will work that dreds of millions of dollars to ‘‘de-fund’’ quoted in a column by David Broder: out. unions. At a recent meeting of the Repub- ‘‘If the Republicans pass McCain-Feingold, Mr. KENNEDY. Reserving the right lican Governors Association, proponents of we would be shut down,’’ Rendell said. to object, I only planned to speak for 15 the initiatives noted that the de-funding or 20 minutes. I think what the Senator ploy has two strategic benefits: If it works, So both parties apparently think it is unions will lose funding. Even if it doesn’t, the end of the line for them if we ban from Kentucky has proposed will cer- unions will be forced to spend millions of soft money—but only for one of them. tainly be agreeable, if that is all right. dollars in the fight. I ask, how is it possible, since this Mr. MCCONNELL. The Senator from whole soft money thing only happened Ohio will be recognized after the Sen- Year Corporations Unions Ratio 3 or 4 years ago in terms of the vast ator from Minnesota. We will make Total contributions: amounts of money? We certainly had sure somebody gets in the Chair and 1996 ...... $677,442,423 $60,352,761 11 to 1 1994 ...... 492,956,181 48,319,054 10 to 1 political parties before this—pretty gives him an opportunity to make his 1992 ...... 447,594,985 48,152,256 9 to 1 good political parties. How can both remarks. Soft money contributions: parties be right? How can the Senator The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without 1996 ...... 176,108,186 9,505,745 19 to 1 from Colorado be right and Mr. Rendell objection, it is so ordered. 1994 ...... 64,753,971 4,293,459 15 to 1 1992 ...... 66,342,241 4,251,334 16 to 1 be right? The Senator from Massachusetts. Hard money contributions: The fact is, both parties have become Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. President, I will 1996 ...... 501,334,237 50,847,016 10 to 1 1994 ...... 428,202,210 44,025,595 10 to 1 addicted to soft money, and they do put in the RECORD the excellent sum- 1992 ...... 381,252,744 44,067,720 9 to 1 not want to give it up. There is no re- maries of total contributions according ality to the notion that the parties will to the Center for Responsive Politics. Source: Center for Responsive Politics. be crippled or any particular party That is a nonpartisan watchdog group. Mr. SESSIONS. Will the Senator would be severely harmed by the soft We can talk about numbers here and yield? money ban. numbers there. However, I think it is Mr. KENNEDY. Yes, briefly, without Mr. President, I wanted to make that important for the RECORD that we have losing my right to the floor. point. At this point, since we are summaries from the nonpartisan Mr. SESSIONS. On the number that roughly trying to go back and forth, I groups that have assessed the contribu- the Senator said the unions spent, hope the Senator from Massachusetts tions by unions and corporations—hard what was that number? could proceed. money/soft money. As the Senator Mr. KENNEDY. According to the The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- from Nevada, the Senator from Wis- Center for Responsive Politics, in 1996, ator from Massachusetts. consin, and others have pointed out, $60 million; 1994, $48 million; 1992, $48 Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. President, I no- the ratio is about 11 to 1. You can slice million. On the corporations, $677 mil- tice other colleagues wanting to ad- it any way you want but the fact re- lion in 1996; $492 million in 1994; and dress the Senate. I would hope and ask mains—it is basically the difference be- $447 million in 1992. That is total con- consent—I see my colleague on the tween the contributions, according to tributions. It works out to a ratio of 11 floor. nonpartisan groups. Others have other to 1 in 1996, 10 to 1 in 1994, and 9 to 1 in Mr. WELLSTONE. Will the Senator ways of adding and subtracting figures; 1992. yield for a moment? Will the Senator all well and good. Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. President, I note yield? I ask unanimous consent to print in the Washington Post article I was just Mr. KENNEDY. Without losing my the RECORD the summary provided by looking at indicated there was a $46 right to the floor. the Center for Responsive Politics be- million commitment by Mr. Sweeney Mr. WELLSTONE. Without losing his cause I think it is helpful to have the in this election cycle for just 34 House right to the floor. findings of those who have no ax to of Representatives races, so those num- In terms of order, I gather we are grind. bers don’t sound accurate to me. still rotating. I ask unanimous consent There being no objection, the sum- Mr. KENNEDY. In 1996, the unions that on our side I be able to follow Sen- mary was ordered to be printed in the spent $50 million; the corporations, $501 million. So we are talking 1997, 1998, ator KENNEDY. Senator LEVIN may RECORD, as follows: come, in which case I can talk with 1999. That figure may still be con- [AFL–CIO Fact Sheet] him about how to proceed. I ask unani- sistent with the 10 to 1 or 11 to 1 figure. mous consent that on our side I be al- CORPORATE VS. UNION SPENDING ON POLI- I don’t find that there would be any in- TICS—THERE’S TOO MUCH MONEY IN POLI- consistency if that were the figure lowed to follow Senator KENNEDY. TICS—BUT IT’S NOT UNION MONEY Mr. MCCONNELL. Reserving the being spent. The political balance of power is already I was interested to hear our good right to object, I know the occupant of tilted heavily in favor of corporations. In the the chair was here to speak earlier. Is 1996 election cycle, corporate interests spent friend from Idaho, Senator CRAIG, talk- the Senator from Ohio going to be in more than $677 million on political contribu- ing about people worrying at the din- the chair until 3? tions—11 times more than unions spent. So ner table about these issues. He men- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Yes. while unions contributed less than 4 percent tioned people are much more concerned Mr. MCCONNELL. I have no problem of the $1.6 billion raised by candidates and about what is happening down the with the Senator’s consent agreement, parties in 1996, corporations contributed street or near the school with regard to then, if I may ask unanimous consent more than 40 percent. a shooting incident. I say that is right. that the Senator from Ohio be recog- The disparity between corporate and union And it is very interesting that I was spending is growing. Since 1992 (when the nized at 3 to make some remarks. I ratio was 9-to-1), corporate political con- not able to get a report, as a member of think that would help accommodate tributions have increased by $229.8 million, the conference committee on the juve- him. Nobody is trying to quiet anyone. while union contributions rose by only $12.1 nile violence act, that deals with the I just want to give the Senator from million. availability and the accessibility of

VerDate Mar 15 2010 22:03 Nov 01, 2013 Jkt 081600 PO 00000 Frm 00011 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\1999SENATE\S18OC9.REC S18OC9 mmaher on DSKCGSP4G1 with SOCIALSECURITY S12742 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE October 18, 1999 guns to children in our society and of industry alone gave $5.5 million in soft and Medicaid, improving education, the criminal element. That has been money. True reform means closing this and ensuring safety and health on the locked up now for some 6 weeks. I don’t flagrant loophole that allows so many job. think anyone on this floor is prepared special interests to bypass legal limits Silencing these voices of working to say the National Rifle Association on giving money directly to can- families will make it easier for those doesn’t have something to do with didates. Until we close it the special in- with antiworker agenda to prevail. that. terests will continue to strengthen Sponsors of this legislation support He talked about taxes—people are their hold on the political process. prevatizing Social Security. They favor concerned about taxes. People are con- The House reforms also ended other private school vouchers instead of a cerned about tax loopholes as well. serious abuses in campaign financing. healthy public school system. They How do the tax loopholes get into the It ends the sham of the so-called issue would undermine occupational safety Internal Revenue budget? We have $4 ads loophole, which permits special in- and health laws, end the 40-hour work trillion of what are called tax expendi- terests to spend big money on cam- week and permit sham, company-domi- tures in the IRS at the present time. paign advertising obviously designed to nated unions. They oppose the Family That is the fastest growing expenditure support a candidate, as long as the ads and Medical Leave Act. They want to we have in the Federal budget, the ex- do not specifically call for the can- restrict Medicare eligibility and deny pansion of tax expenditures, tax loop- didate’s election. The House bill treats millions of workers an increase in the holes. We don’t have any debate on it. these ads as the campaign ads they minimum wage. They are not trying to Many of us have said, let’s do for tax really are, and rightly subjects them to help working Americans. To the con- expenditures what we do for direct ex- regulation under the campaign finance trary—they are trying to silence the penditures—when we are cutting back laws. workers’ participation in the political on education and health care; let what The Senate should learn from the process so they can implement an is good for the goose be good for the House, and join in ending these abuses agenda that workers strongly oppose. gander. Do you think you can get those that make a mockery of our election Campaign abuses abandon other issues raised here on the floor of the laws. Instead, the Senate Republican issues as well. The tobacco industry Senate? Of course not. We all under- leadership is bent on preserving the has made extensive PAC and soft stand why. status quo. They oppose campaign fi- money contributions, and the Senate It is kind of interesting that those nance reform because they do not want Republican leadership has rejected who have been the strongest spokes- to lose the support they currently re- much needed antitobacco legislation. persons against this proposal also raise ceive from their special interest The Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids incidents in terms of what is on peo- friends. reports that in the last 10 years, Sen- ple’s minds. It comes back, in many in- Our Republican friends say they want ators who voted consistently against stances, to what the Senator from Ari- to help working families—but their tobacco reform legislation took far zona and the Senator from Wisconsin support of the Paycheck Protection more money from the industry—four have talked about. Act demonstrates their antilabor bias, times more—than those who supported This country has waited long enough because that measure is designed to si- the bill. for campaign finance reform. The cur- lence the voice of the American work- The dabate on the Patients’ Bill of rent system is shameful, benefiting ers and labor unions in the political Rights is another vivid example of the only the big corporations and lobbyists process. It is revenge, not reform—re- obstructionist influence of industries who have seemingly bottomless barrels venge for the extraordinary efforts by and special interests. Since 1997, the of money to spend, while the voice of the labor movement in the 1996 and health insurance industry has been average citizens goes unheard in the 1998 election campaigns. It imposes a making huge political contributions to special interest din. gag rule on American workers, and it Republicans. Blue Cross/Blue Shield I commend Senator MCCAIN and Sen- should be defeated. and its state affiliates made $1 million ator FEINGOLD for their consistent The act’s supporters claim they are in contributions in the 1997–1998 cycle, leadership on this issue. Their commit- concerned about union members’ right with four out of every five dollars ment to reform gives us an opportunity to choose whether and how to partici- going to Republicans. Managed care to join the House of Representatives pate in the political process. But we PACs—including the American Asso- and cleanse our campaign financing know better. The Paycheck Protection ciation of Health Plans, the Health In- system of special interest abuses. The Act should really be called the Pay- surance Association of America, and House took effective action earlier this check Destruction Act. It is part of a Blue Cross/Blue Shield—gave $77,250 to year, transcending partisan differences coordinated national antilabor cam- leadership political action committees. to adopt long overdue reforms. The paign to lock American workers and According to the Center on Responsive large margin by which the Shays-Mee- their unions out of politics. Politics, all but $1,500 went to the Re- han bill passed, 252 to 177, dem- And who is behind this campaign? It publican majority. onstrates that the public feels strongly is not the workers, unhappy with the These contributions bought the in- about the need for reform. The Senate use of their union dues for political dustry at least 2 years worth of stall should act now to support the McCain- purposes. It is businesses and their al- and delay tactics in Congress. And, Feingold proposal and give the country lies, anxious to reduce the role of when the Senate finally passed legisla- clean elections in the years to come. labor. It is organizations like Ameri- tion this year, it was not what patients Effective reform must include a ban cans for Tax Reform, which supports needed, but an industry bill that places on soft money. The McCain-Feingold Social Security privatization, vouchers HMO profits ahead of patients’ health. bill does just that. Soft money con- for private schools, and huge tax cuts Contributions from the credit card tributions are increasing at alarming for the wealthiest Americans. It is and banking industries have had a rates, while hard money contributions think tanks such as the American Leg- similar effect on the bankruptcy re- are barely rising. In the 1992 Presi- islative Exchange Council and the Na- form debate. Master Card, Visa, and dential election cycle, both parties tional Center for Policy Analysis, others doubled, tripled, or even quad- raised a total of $86 million in soft which support so-called right-to-work rupled their spending to encourage pas- money. Compare this to the $224 mil- laws, the TEAM act, the flat tax, pri- sage of the bill they wanted. Visa in- lion total raised in the 1998 election vate school vouchers, medical savings creased its 1998 lobbying to $3.6 million cycle—a 150-percent increase of soft accounts, and other antiworker legisla- from $900,000 in 1997. Master Card money contributions in only 6 years. A tion. And it is right-wing Republicans wasn’t far behind—their lobbying ex- more recent survey shows figures from in Congress and in the states. penses rose from $430,000 in 1997 to $1.8 January to June 1999, soft money con- We know that unions and their mem- million in 1998. In the 1997–1998 election tributions totaled $46.2 million—and bers are among the most effective cycle, commercial banks and financial $30.1 million of that total was given by voices in the political process. They service companies gave $20.8 million in corporations and business interests. In support raising the minimum wage, large individual contributions, PAC the 1996 elections, the consumer credit protecting Social Security, Medicare money and soft money to candidates—

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I think that is appro- to eliminate political expression by av- have a couple of unanimous consent re- priate. erage families. It does include elimi- quests, cleared on both sides. Mr. MCCAIN. I agree. nating the flagrant abuses that enable As in executive session, I ask that, at Mr. BENNETT. I renew my unani- big corporations and special interests 5:45 today, the Senate proceed to exec- mous consent request. to tilt the election process in their utive session to consider Calendar No. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without favor. 270, the nomination of Florence-Marie objection, it is so ordered. Real reform means giving elections Cooper to be United States District Mr. MCCAIN. Could I hear the unani- back to the people and creating a level Judge for the Central District of Cali- mous consent, just to be sure. Par- playing field on which all voters are fornia. liamentary inquiry. equal, regardless of their income. I further ask unanimous consent that The PRESIDING OFFICER. Senator Broad campaign finance reform is the Senate then immediately proceed LEVIN, Senator VOINOVICH, Senator within the Senate’s reach. We should to a vote on the confirmation of the WELLSTONE, Senator MCCAIN, followed follow the example set for us by the nomination and, following that vote, by Senator BENNETT. House. The greatest gift the Senate can the President be immediately notified The Senator from Michigan is recog- give to the American people is clean of the Senate’s action and the Senate nized. elections. then return to legislative session. Mr. LEVIN. I thank the Chair and all Over the course of debate, we have Mr. MCCAIN. I object. my colleagues. I particularly thank learned what the other side is against. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objec- Senator WELLSTONE for allowing me to We rarely learn what they are for. Sen- tion is heard. go at this time. ator MCCAIN and Senator FEINGOLD Several Senators addressed the Mr. President, our Federal election have laid out something I think we Chair. laws are broken, and the issue before should be for. In the next few days, The PRESIDING OFFICER. Does the the Senate is whether we want to fix hopefully, the American people will Senator from Kentucky yield the floor? them. speak through their representatives Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I In the 1970s, we passed laws to limit and support those efforts. believe we have a consent agreement the role of money in Federal elections. One of the provisions we heard a good under which Senator WELLSTONE was Our intent was to protect our demo- deal about, again from my friend from to be recognized next. Am I correct? cratic form of government from the Idaho, was the whole question about The PRESIDING OFFICER. That is corrosive influence of unlimited polit- workers and whether they have control what I understand. ical contributions. Mr. WELLSTONE. Mr. President, as I over their dues. Of course, what exists We wanted to ensure that our Fed- said earlier, when Senator LEVIN came in the McCain-Feingold provision is an eral elected officials were, neither in to the floor I would be pleased to yield incorporation of the Beck decision, reality nor in perception, beholden to the floor to him. Senator MCCAIN is which permits workers to check off, at special interests who were able to con- here. I ask unanimous consent that the time they pay their dues, that they tribute large sums of money to can- Senator LEVIN be allowed to speak, are not interested in the political proc- didates and their campaigns. that we then go in order—I understand ess. Our election laws were designed to Senator MCCAIN wants to speak, and I Today, evidently, they want some- protect the public’s confidence in our also know that the Chair, Senator thing that is going to be harsher on democratically elected officials. And VOINOVICH, seeks recognition—and I be working men and women. Those forces for many years our election laws allowed to speak after Senator VOINO- that are pressing to restrict the voice worked fairly well. The limits they set VICH. of working men and women are actu- were clear, and those laws are on the Mr. MCCAIN. Mr. President, I ask ally the major interest groups that are books today. unanimous consent that I be allowed to strongly opposed to the agenda of Individuals aren’t supposed to give speak after Senator LEVIN. working families, whether it has been Mr. WELLSTONE. Then Senator more than $1,000 to a candidate per an increase in the minimum wage, election, or $5,000 to a political action VOINOVICH, and I would follow Senator whether it has been HMO reforms, committee, or more than $20,000 a year VOINOVICH. whether it has been education and in- Mr. MCCONNELL. Reserving the to a national party committee, or creasing the education budget. These right to object, the Senator from Ari- $25,000 total in any one year. Corpora- groups are opposed to workers partici- zona was not here at the time, but Sen- tions and unions are prohibited from pating because, in many instances, the ator VOINOVICH was waiting patiently a contributing to any campaign. That is workers have been the ones to try to little bit earlier. Would he have any ob- the law on the books today. This is the advance these interests on our national jection to Senator VOINOVICH following election law: $1,000 per individual to a agenda. Senator LEVIN? candidate in an election; $5,000 to a I think it is important. I don’t know Mr. REID. Mr. President, Senator PAC. It is right in these laws—$5,000 how many of us are getting the com- LEVIN, then a Republican, and then a PAC contribution to a candidate. munications from workers on these Democrat. We are supposed to be limiting con- particular issues. Yet we have seen Mr. MCCONNELL. On this issue. tributions to candidates. Yet, over the what has happened over this past year, Mr. MCCAIN. Maybe I can sort it out. last few years, we have heard story whether it has been on the HMO re- Mr. President, I ask unanimous con- after story about contributions of hun- form—the change in expenditures by sent that Senator LEVIN, then Senator dreds of thousands of dollars from indi- the insurance companies at the time VOINOVICH, then Senator WELLSTONE, viduals, corporations, and unions, and when this body was debating whether and then Senator MCCAIN be recog- even about contributions from foreign doctors are going to be the ones who nized. sources. Then the question is, How is it are going to make the decisions on Mr. BENNETT. Mr. President, may I possible, when the law says $1,000 to a health care for the particular patients, add to the request that Senator BEN- candidate per election, that people can rather than the accountants and insur- NETT be recognized after Senator give $100,000, which effectively helped ance industry. Nobody could deny when MCCAIN. that candidate in that election? How is we were debating those issues that the Mr. MCCAIN. I object to that because it possible? contributions and expenditures by the we are going back and forth from one This pretty good law of ours has insurance companies skyrocketed dra- side to the other. holes in it, and both parties have taken

VerDate Mar 15 2010 22:03 Nov 01, 2013 Jkt 081600 PO 00000 Frm 00013 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\1999SENATE\S18OC9.REC S18OC9 mmaher on DSKCGSP4G1 with SOCIALSECURITY S12744 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE October 18, 1999 advantage of them. There are no longer limits are effectively gone. There are fend that at a town meeting in our any effective limits on contributions. effectively no more limits on contribu- home States? Does anyone want to That is the bottom line. That is why tions that get into campaigns and sup- hold up this invitation from the Demo- we hear about a $1 million contribution port candidates. cratic National Committee in a town to the RNC from a corporation, or a That is not what the Supreme Court meeting and ask people whether or not half-million-dollar contribution from said in Buckley. The Supreme Court they like this system? If any Members one couple to the DNC. said in Buckley it is perfectly appro- who oppose this bill banning soft The Supreme Court in Buckley sure- priate for Congress to limit contribu- money think their position is credible ly did not have this in mind. They un- tions to candidates and to effectuate with the public, I challenge those derstood the limits to mean that indi- that by limiting the total contribution Members to go back to a town meeting viduals can’t contribute more than the to $25,000 a year that could be made and hold up this invitation from the overall $25,000 limit for a calendar overall as a way of implementing, as- Democratic National Committee or year. Look at what they said when suring, that the $1,000 contribution from the Republican National Com- they upheld that provision in the law. would be upheld and not evaded. Yet mittee and ask our constituents if they The Buckley Court described the with the soft money loophole, we have think it is right for $50,000 or for $25,000 limit as a modest restraint wiped out the $25,000 contribution limi- $100,000 a year, if they raise it, to get which ‘‘serves to prevent evasion of the tation. For all intents and purposes, two meetings with the President in $1,000 contribution limitation by a per- there are no more limits on contribu- Washington, two meetings with the son who might otherwise contribute tions that effectively assist candidates Vice President in Washington, and massive amounts of money to a par- in campaigns. have annual meetings with policy mak- ticular candidate through the use of One case was discussed in the 1997 ers and elected officials in Washington. unearmarked contributions to political hearings. Roger Tamraz was a large Take a look at the Republican Na- committees likely to contribute to contributor to both parties who be- tional Committee’s 1997 Annual Gala. that candidate or a huge contribution came the bipartisan symbol for what is For $250,000, one gets breakfast with to the candidate’s political party.’’ Yet wrong with the current system. Roger the Majority Leader and the Speaker of that is exactly what is happening Tamraz served as a Republican Eagle the House and a luncheon with the Re- today under the soft money loophole. during the 1980s during the Republican publican Senate or House Committee So the Supreme Court foresaw that Administrations and as a Democratic Chairman of your choice. By the way, people would try to evade the $1,000 trustee in the 1990s during Democratic they get that for $100,000; some of the limit unless the Congress put in a Administrations. Tamraz’s political other perks they don’t get. All the way $25,000 limit. They said that is one of contributions were not guided by his down to, I think $45,000, they get lunch the reasons the $25,000 limit per year is views on public policy or his desire to with the Republican Chairman of their appropriate. support people who shared those views. Yet, under the soft money loophole, choice. He was unabashed in admitting his po- precisely what is happening today is How many Members of this body litical contributions were made for the that the $1,000 limit has been obliter- want to take home these invitations, purpose of getting access to people in ated, for all intents and purposes. Our and in a town meeting with a cross sec- power. Tamraz showed in stark terms task is to make the law whole again tion of constituents, hold up that invi- the all too common product of the cur- and, in making it whole, to make it ef- tation and say, ‘‘is this the way we rent campaign finance system—using fective. If we don’t, we risk losing the want to fund campaigns?’’ I don’t think faith the American people have that we unlimited soft money contributions to many Members want to do that. represent their interests and that each buy access. Despite the condemnation Mr. BENNETT. Will the Senator citizen’s voice counts fairly. by the press of Tamraz’s activities, yield? The principal culprit in this erosion when asked at the hearing to reflect on Mr. LEVIN. I am happy to yield to of our laws is the soft money loophole. his $300,000 contribution to obtain ac- the Senator. Soft money has blown the lid off the cess, Tamraz said: I think next time Mr. BENNETT. I ask the Senator if contribution limits of our campaign fi- I’ll give $600,000. he is saying that this is the only source nance system. Soft money is the How do the parties entice wealthy of access and that only those who give 800,000-pound gorilla sitting right in contributors to make large soft money have access? the middle of this debate. contributions? What they often do is Mr. LEVIN. No, I don’t think that is Look at the most recent data with offer access to decision makers in re- true. respect to soft money contributions. In turn for tens or hundreds of thousands Mr. BENNETT. When I was on the the 1996 Presidential election year, Re- of dollars in a single contribution. The committee with the Senator, we were publicans raised $140 million in soft parties advertise access. It is blatant. debating this issue. I said the best way money contributions; Democrats raised Both parties sell access for large con- to get access to me is to be registered $120 million. In 1998, even without a tributions, and they do it openly. The to vote in the State of Utah. Then I Presidential election, Republicans larger the contribution, the more per- asked the Senator from Michigan, is raised $131 million in soft money con- sonal the access to the decision maker. that the same thing for himself—that tributions and Democrats raised $91 We all know about large contributors he pays more attention to constituents million. The 1997–1998 combined soft to the Democratic National Committee from Michigan than he does to contrib- money total was 115 percent more than being invited to radio addresses given utors who come from outside the State. the 1993–1994 total. We are told that the by the President, or to sleep in the Lin- Mr. LEVIN. I hope so, but that soft money contributions in the first coln Bedroom, or to attend one of doz- doesn’t answer my point. half of 1999 have increased 55 percent ens of coffees with the President at the My point is whether or not we believe over the same period in 1997, and they White House. for 100,000 bucks we ought to sell access are 75 percent higher this year than Look at this invitation to be a DNC to the President of the United States. they were in the first half of 1995. trustee. I believe this is from 1996. For That is my question. It is not whether The increases are stunning when we $50,000, or if you raise $100,000, the con- one gets access in other ways. It is look at specific examples. One corpora- tributor gets two events with the whether or not constituents ought to tion contributed $270,000 in soft money President, two events with the Vice be able to buy, for $100,000, access to contributions in the first 6 months of President, ‘‘invitations to join party the President or have a lunch with the 1997; it contributed $750,000 in the first leadership as they travel abroad to ex- Committee Chairman of their choice. 6 months of 1999. One union contributed amine current and developing political My question is, How many Members $195,000 in soft money contributions in and economic issues in other coun- opposing the ban on soft money want the first 6 months of 1997; it has con- tries,’’ and monthly policy briefings to take that invitation to a town meet- tributed $525,000 in the first 6 months with ‘‘key administration officials and ing and justify it? That is my question. of 1999. Members of Congress.’’ There is an answer to it. The answer Those are the increases we are expe- It is an open sale of access for large will come in whether or not any of my riencing. They are out of control. The contributions. Does anyone want to de- colleagues take these invitations to

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That’s what we’re opening of- with leaders from Washington as well as par- State. fering for sale for large contributions ticipate in exclusive issue briefings. That is not what we intended when and that’s what contributors are often Invitations to Home Town Briefings— we put limits on campaign contribu- buying. There are dozens of examples. Chairman Wilhelm and other senior Admin- tions and that is not what the Supreme I ask unanimous consent that some istration officials have plans to visit all 50 Court intended in Buckley when they of these invitations that are similar to states. Whenever possible, impromptu brief- ings with local Trustees will be placed on the upheld the contributions because they the ones I have read be printed in the schedule. You will get the latest word from specifically said in Buckley that the RECORD. Washington on issues affecting the commu- $25,000 annual limit on all contribu- There being no objection, the mate- nities where you live and work. tions was intended to avoid evasion of rial was ordered to be printed in the Monthly Policy Briefings—Briefings are the $1,000 contribution to an individual RECORD, as follows: held monthly in Washington with key ad- campaign to make sure they cannot, in 1997 RNC ANNUAL GALA, MAY 13, 1997, ministration officials and members of Con- effect, give it to a candidate or his or WASHINGTON HILTON, WASHINGTON, DC gress. Briefings cover such topics as health care reform, welfare reform, and economic her campaign through a political GALA LEADERSHIP COMMITTEE policy. party. Co-Chairman—$250,000 Fundraising Goal— VIP Status—DNC Trustees will get VIP The answer to my question will come Sell or purchase Team 100 memberships, status at the 1996 DNC Convention with tick- in whether or not any of the opponents Republican Eagles memberships or Dinner ets to restricted events, private parties as to the ban on soft money on these large Tables. well as pre- and post-convention celebra- contributions take these invitations Dais Seating at the Gala. tions. home. And I mean both parties. We Breakfast and Photo Opportunity with DNC Staff Contact—Trustees will have a have a lot of other invitations, too. We Senator Majority Leader Trent Lott and DNC staff member specifically assigned to will give Members an invitation of Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich on May them, ready to assist and respond to requests 13, 1997. for information. their choice and see whether or not Luncheon with Republican Senate and The ‘‘Morning’’ Briefing—DNC Trustees they are comfortable going home to House Leadership and the Republican Senate will receive daily legislative and executive their constituents in a town meeting and House Committee Chairmen of your fax alerts, word on upcoming and current po- and saying: I’ll defend this $100,000 to choice. litical activities and member survey oppor- buy a meeting with the President, or Private Reception with Republican Gov- tunities. the Vice President, or a Committee ernors prior to the Gala. Multi-Program privileges-participation in Chairman of choice. Vice-Chairman—$100,000 Fundraising Goal— BLF and NFC events. I don’t think Members will. We will Sell or purchase Team 100 memberships, Annual Membership Requirements find out. I want to hear from any of the Republican Eagles memberships or Dinner A general Trustee membership requires a opponents of the soft money ban as to Tables. contribution of $50,000 a year or $100,000 whether or not they do take that kind Preferential Seating at the Gala Dinner raised. with the VIP of your choice. Mr. LEVIN. One solicitation offered, of an invitation home—selling access Breakfast and Photo Opportunity with for large contributions—and defend it Senator Majority Leader Trent Lott and for a contribution of $10,000, the choice at a town meeting. I am interested as Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich on May of ‘‘attending one of 60 small dinner to whether or not your constituents 13, 1997. parties, limited in attendance to 20 to say there is nothing wrong with that; Luncheon with Republican Senate and 25 people, at the home of a Senator, that is free speech. House Leadership and the Republican Senate Cabinet Officer, or senior White House That is not what the Supreme Court and House Committee Chairmen of your Staff member.’’ said in Buckley. They upheld contribu- choice. One offer for the Republican Senato- Private Reception with Republican Gov- tion limits as being consistent with the ernors prior to the Gala. rial Trust said, ‘‘Trust members can First Amendment. Our institutions in expect a close working relationship Deputy Chairman—$45,000 Fundraising this democracy depend upon the public Goal—Sell or purchase three (3) Dinner Ta- with all Republican Senators, top Ad- having confidence in our institutions. bles or three (3) Republican Eagles mem- ministration officials and other na- When access is sold for a large con- berships. tional leaders. Personal relationships tribution and someone is told they can Preferential Seating at the Gala Dinner are fostered at informal meetings have lunch with a Committee Chair- with the VIP of your choice. throughout the year in Washington, man of their choice for $40,000 or a Luncheon with Republican Senate and D.C. and abroad.’’ meeting with the President at the House Leadership and the Republican Senate Another solicitation went so far as to White House for $100,000, I think the and House Committee Chairmen of your say that, ‘‘Attendance at all events is public is so totally turned off by that choice. limited.’’ Listen to this one, ‘‘Benefits Private Reception with Republican Gov- kind of flow of money for access that I ernors prior to the Gala. are based on receipts’’; ‘‘Benefits are based on receipts.’’ You can’t pledge believe very few will take me up on my Dinner Committee—$15,000 Fundraising challenge to take this invitation back Goal—Sell or purchase one (1) Dinner Table. money—cash must be in hand for that meeting with the chairman of your to a town meeting. Preferential Seating at the Gala Dinner One invitation in 1997 to a National with the VIP of your choice. choice. That’s how blatant these offers Republican Senatorial Campaign Com- VIP Reception at the Gala with the Repub- to purchase access have become. mittee event promised that contribu- lican members of the Senate and House It is largely because of soft money. tors would be offered ‘‘plenty of oppor- Leadership. The amounts we see on these solicita- tunities to share [their] personal ideas (*Benefits pending final confirmation of tions, selling access, are not the $1,000 and vision with’’ some of the top Re- the Members of Congress schedules.) and $2,000 contributions. They are publican leaders and senators. Failure large—$25,000 and $50,000 and $100,000 in DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE to attend, the invitation said, means soft money contributions. The soft that ‘‘you could lose a unique chance DNC TRUSTEE EVENTS AND MEMBERSHIP money loophole has increased and in- REQUIREMENTS to be included in current legislative tensified the sale of access. Events policy debates—debates that will affect Do these large money contributions your family and your business for Two Annual Trustee Events with the Presi- create an appearance of personal access dent in Washington, DC. many years to come.’’ Two Annual Trustee Events with the Vice and improper influence by big contrib- The letter from the Chairman of the President in Washington, DC. utors? This is what the Supreme Court National Republican Senatorial Com- Annual Economic Trade Missions—Begin- said in Buckley v. Valeo. I think they mittee invites the recipient to be a life ning in 1994, DNC Trustees will be invited to answered that question. The Supreme

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It is inherent for abuse’’ and the appearance of cor- unlimited contributions is an appear- in unlimited contributions. That is the ruption. ance of impropriety. The Supreme Supreme Court answering, I believe, for Mr. BENNETT. Will the Senator Court has specifically said that in the American people. The Court in yield for a question? Buckley. When you put on top of that Buckley upheld contribution limits as Mr. LEVIN. I will be happy to yield. these kind of sales of access for $50,000 a reasonable and constitutional ap- Mr. BENNETT. I will confess, this and $100,000 to the President or Com- proach to deterring, not actual corrup- whole question of the appearance of mittee Chairmen around here, you tion, but the appearance of corruption. corruption bothers me a very great have, it seems to me, made it triply This is what the Court said: deal. I do not know that the drafters of clear what the Supreme Court did not It is unnecessary to look beyond the Act’s the first amendment talked about the even need to see or find. They did not primary purpose—to limit the actuality and appearance of free speech or the ap- even look at the access issue. That was appearance of corruption resulting from pearance of a vigorous political debate. not even in Buckley. But it sure adds large individual financial contributions—in So I ask the Senator this question. fuel to the fire, and that fire is a fire order to find a constitutionally sufficient Hypothetically, if the Senator from which can burn the institutions of this justification for the $1,000 contribution limi- Michigan were to meet with the head Government. tation. Under a system of private financing of the United Auto Workers on a Mon- That is my judgment. Maybe a ma- of elections, a candidate lacking immense day, in advance of casting a vote on the personal or family wealth must depend on fi- jority of us do not feel that way. But, nancial contributions from others to provide union’s position on the following Tues- again, I challenge my good friend from the resources necessary to conduct a success- day, and vote in favor of the union’s Utah. I challenge him, take home one ful campaign. To the extent that large con- position within 24 hours of that meet- of these invitations and try a town tributions are given to secure political quid ing, and then on the following Wednes- meeting; $100,000 for a meeting with pro quos from current and potential office day, within another 24 hours, the union the President, $50,000 for a meeting holders, the integrity of our position of rep- made a very large soft money contribu- with the Committee Chairman of your resentative democracy is undermined. tion to the Democratic National Com- choice. Give it a try at a town meeting. And then the Supreme Court said mittee—in the opinion of the Senator See what they think about it. this, ‘‘Of almost equal concern’’—the from Michigan, A, would that be the I think I know what you will find. Supreme Court is saying: appearance of corruption; and, B, Maybe not; I don’t represent Utah. I Of almost equal concern to actual quid pro would that be something he would seek think you will find they would tell my quos is the impact of the appearance of cor- to ban in the name of appearance of good friend from Utah that this is ruption stemming from public awareness of corruption? wrong. This is wrong. Unlimited huge the opportunities for abuse inherent in a re- Mr. LEVIN. Does the question as- contributions, buying access—which is gime of large individual financial contribu- sume that I solicited the UAW for that tions.... Congress could legitimately con- frequently the case—is wrong. I happen clude that the avoidance of the appearance contribution? That was not clear in the to agree with them. of improper influence is also critical . . . if question of the Senator. (Ms. COLLINS assumed the chair.) confidence in the system of representative Mr. BENNETT. Let us assume the Mr. MCCAIN. Will the Senator yield government is not to be eroded to a disas- Senator from Michigan did not solicit; for a question? trous extent. that the solicitation came from the Mr. LEVIN. I will yield for a ques- I want to repeat a few of those words: Senator from New Jersey in his posi- tion. The impact of the appearance of corruption tion—changing it, therefore, from the Mr. MCCAIN. Was he aware on Friday stemming from public awareness of the op- Democratic National Committee to the Senator KERREY of Nebraska came to portunities for abuse inherent in a regime of Democratic Senatorial Campaign Com- the floor and said: large individual financial contributions.... mittee, the solicitation came from the I had the experience of going inside the And that, I believe, is what the Senator from New Jersey in his posture beast in 1996, 1997, and 1998, when I was chair- American people are most deeply con- as chairman of the Democratic Senato- man of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign cerned about. We, according to the rial Campaign Committee. Committee. I don’t want to raise a sore sub- Court, can correct it. Mr. LEVIN. The fact I had a meeting ject for the Senator from Maine. It changed with anybody within a day or a week or my attitude in two big ways. One, the appar- The Court went on to say: ent corruption that exists. People believe . . . And while disclosure requirements an hour and voted as that person would there is corruption. If they believe it, it hap- serve many salutary purposes, Congress was have urged me to vote is not the ap- pens. We all understand that. If the percep- surely entitled to conclude that disclosure pearance of corruption, in my judg- tion is it is A, it is A, even though it may was only a partial measure, and that con- ment. not be. And the people believe the system is tribution ceilings were a necessary legisla- Mr. BENNETT. Nor in mine. But the corrupt. tive concomitant to deal with the reality or fact is, there is a chain of events. The Senator is aware of the state- appearance of corruption inherent in a sys- Mr. LEVIN. I believe in the view of tem permitting unlimited financial contribu- ment of the Senator from Nebraska tions, even when the identities of the con- the American people, and it is a rea- yesterday, which I think is a very pre- tributors and the amounts of their contribu- sonable view which has been sustained cise and informed opinion? tions are fully disclosed. by the Supreme Court: Inherent in un- Mr. LEVIN. I thank my good friend The Buckley Court repeatedly en- limited campaign contributions, inher- from Arizona. dorses the concept that the issue of ent, is an appearance of impropriety Madam President, what these soft contributions without limits, alone, is which undermines public confidence in money contributions allow the parties enough to create the appearance of cor- our institutions. I believe the same to do is many things, but more and ruption and to justify the imposition of thing. More important, the American more, pay for ads, TV ads, which are limits. Selling access in exchange for people believe the same thing. The tim- claimed to be about issues but in re- contributions would only take the ing of it is not the issue. The issue is ality are ads to help candidates. Court’s concerns and justifications for that the solicitation of unlimited I want to look at two ads: A Repub- limits a step further. amounts, huge amounts of contribu- lican ad and a Democratic ad. They The Buckley Court also said: tions, and frequently or very often in both have the same problem. exchange for access, is inherently inap- First, Bob Dole’s ad. In this TV com- Not only is it difficult to isolate suspect contributions but, more importantly, Con- propriate in a democracy and creates mercial, Mr. Dole said: ‘‘We have a gress was justified in concluding that the in- public disrespect and a lack of public moral obligation to give our children terest in safeguarding against the appear- support for our democratic institu- in America the opportunity and values ance of impropriety requires that the oppor- tions. of the Nation that we grew up in.’’

VerDate Mar 15 2010 22:03 Nov 01, 2013 Jkt 081600 PO 00000 Frm 00016 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\1999SENATE\S18OC9.REC S18OC9 mmaher on DSKCGSP4G1 with SOCIALSECURITY October 18, 1999 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S12747 Then it talks a lot about Bob Dole and of getting the original McCain-Fein- for these two men who have done so his very strong personal qualities. gold approach passed, that our best much to focus attention on this very Then it ended by Bob Dole saying, ‘‘It chance of passing a bill with campaign badly needed reform. all comes down to values. What do you finance reform in it is to try to ban Mr. LEVIN. I do. believe in? What do you sacrifice? And soft money, to close that loophole, to Mr. REID. I just completed a cam- what do you stand for?’’ stop parties and candidates from either paign where, in the small State of Ne- That ad was paid for with soft money soliciting, themselves or through their vada, with less than 2 million people, contributed by the Republican Na- employees, or through their agents, we don’t know how much was spent, tional Committee. It is viewed as per- money which is not regulated by law. probably about $23 million on the two missible under current law because And I accept that. candidates. that ad does not explicitly ask the I think if that is the best we can get, So I certainly, as I had tried to do viewer to vote for or support Bob Dole. if that is going to be the most we can earlier, direct my attention to the good It spends its whole time talking posi- accomplish, that would be a significant work they have done. But you said it in tively about his character. accomplishment. It is not my pref- a way that I think was graphic. And I If it added four words at the end, erence, but it would be a significant ac- want to join your support, if you will which said, ‘‘Vote for Bob Dole,’’ it complishment. allow me. would be treated as a candidate ad, not I would only say this: To a nation Mr. LEVIN. I thank my good friend an issue ad, and would be subject to that is hungry for reform, a half a loaf from Nevada, and I think everybody hard money limits. Any reasonable per- is better than no loaf. I hope that, at a who is supporting this cause thanks son looking at that ad at that par- minimum, we will be able to achieve him for his support of this effort, as ticular time in the Presidential season that success this year. well. would say: It’s not an ad about welfare The only way we will do it, I believe, So, Mr. President, this kind of can- or wasteful spending; it is an ad about is that when people —if they do—fili- didate advertising, which should clear- why should we elect that particular buster against this approach, against ly be subject to contribution limits, es- nominee. the ban on soft money, that those of us capes those limits through the soft Democrats avail themselves of the who support this reform not withdraw money loophole. And it’s that soft same loophole. from the field. money loophole that the two amend- In the 1996 Presidential campaign, The civil rights days proved that the ments before us would close. the Democratic National Committee only way to get these very difficult re- Now some of my colleagues argue ran ads on welfare and crime and the forms achieved is by telling the filibus- that if we only close the soft money budget which were basically designed terers: You have a right to filibuster. loophole to political parties, the to support President Clinton’s reelec- That is your right, and we’ll protect it. money we cut off to the parties will be tion. But we don’t have to withdraw because redirected to special interest groups. At our hearings on campaign finance you are filibustering. With voting Well if the Daschle amendment could reform, Harold Ickes was asked about rights, it took four cloture votes and pass, I would prefer it and I’ve sup- these DNC ads and to the extent to about 6 weeks before cloture was able ported similar proposals for years, be- which people looking at the ads would to be invoked and voting rights passed. cause it not only stops the soft money walk away with the message to vote I would hope we would act with the loophole to parties, it stops the use of for President Clinton. And here is what same kind of determination as they did sham or phony issue ads by third party Harold Ickes said. And my good friend in those days and the same kind of pas- organizations. But I also say if all we from Utah, I think, is nodding because sion as the opponents have against this can do is stop soft money to the parties I think he remembers this. reform. and that money then goes to outside Harold Ickes was asked: Do you Finally, I want to close with a trib- groups, so be it. Candidates and public think people looking at these ads ute to Senators MCCAIN and FEINGOLD. officials running for reelection won’t would walk away from these ads with I know of no two people in this body be raising it, the parties won’t be rais- the message that they should vote for who have taken an issue as they have ing it, and the contributors won’t be President Clinton? His answer: ‘‘I and tried as long and as hard as they buying access to us with it. This bill would certainly hope so. If not, we have to bring this to the fore, to bring would preclude a candidate or office ought to fire the ad agencies.’’ this to national attention. They are en- holder from soliciting soft money for Those kinds of ads are paid for with titled to the thanks of the Nation for private organizations running issue soft money—so-called—unregulated, what they are doing. ads. Under this legislation, I couldn’t unlimited money. They are not sup- I want to end my remarks with a per- go and solicit money for an outside posed to be candidate ads. sonal thank you to our two good col- group to use for issue ads in some cam- So we should not delude ourselves ei- leagues for the fight that they are wag- paign. This bill would bar that. Will ther about what the American people ing on this reform. It cannot happen contributors of these large sums want believe this system is all about, and without them, without their integrity, to buy access to the Sierra Club or the how it is run, and how it sells access without their determination. And they National Rifle Association? Perhaps. If for huge contributions. They are not have shown it in the past. I am person- so, let them do it. Will they be able to deluded, and we should not be deluded ally very much in their debt. Much buy access to us through these unlim- about their feelings about this system. more important, the Nation will al- ited contributions to third parties? No. And we should not be deluded about ways be in their debt for the fight they If that were to occur, then it would be how this money is spent. We should not have waged and are waging and will in direct violation of the law. Under kid ourselves. wage for campaign finance reform. this soft money ban, public officials People are arguing that unless we Mr. REID. Will the Senator yield for and candidates will be out of the soft can get the entire original bill which a question? money fundraising loop, and that’s the was introduced by Senators McCain Mr. LEVIN. I would be happy to important step we’ll be taking with and Feingold, we should simply not ac- yield. this legislation. cept half a loaf, which is what the re- Mr. REID. Will the Senator be will- To a nation hungry for reform, a half vised version does. And my answer to ing to include me in the statement just of loaf is better than no loaf. that simply is this: I would prefer the made regarding Senators FEINGOLD and Mr. President, we’ve been here be- original McCain-Feingold bill because I MCCAIN? fore—trying to pass campaign finance think it is important that we not kid Mr. LEVIN. Include you in which reform, trying to stop the explosion of ourselves about issue ads, how they are way? Someone joining me in congratu- soft money. The question is—will it be funded, and what their purpose and in- lating and thanking them, or including different this time? 70% of the Amer- tent is. But the sponsors of the bill you as one of the reformers? I am ican people want campaign finance re- have indicated—and they are very hon- happy to do either one. form. 70% of the American people want est, smart people, with tremendous in- Mr. REID. Including me in under- us to clean up our act. We’re the only tegrity—that we do not have a chance lining and underscoring your support ones who can do it.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 22:03 Nov 01, 2013 Jkt 081600 PO 00000 Frm 00017 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\1999SENATE\S18OC9.REC S18OC9 mmaher on DSKCGSP4G1 with SOCIALSECURITY S12748 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE October 18, 1999 The soft money loophole exists be- would appear from somewhere and ‘‘(3) For purposes of this subsection, the cause we in Congress allow it. whether or not I would be able to coun- term ‘political activities’ includes commu- It is time to stop pointing fingers at teract that soft money coming into our nications or other activities which involve others and take responsibility for our carrying on propaganda, attempting to influ- State. In my particular case, it didn’t. ence legislation, or participating or inter- share of the blame. Congress alone I suspect maybe it didn’t because they vening in any political campaign or political writes the laws. Congress alone can thought I was going to win. party.’’. shut down the loopholes and reinvigo- The fact is, I thought about this last Mr. VOINOVICH. My amendment rate the federal election laws. weekend. I had intended to come here would have leveled the playing field by Mr. President, the Reid amendment today and present an amendment that empowering average Americans over closes the biggest loophole in our cam- I think would improve the McCain- special interests in their ability to par- paign financing system and it restores Feingold piece of legislation. Unfortu- ticipate in the electoral process. I be- that system to what Congress intended nately, I understand no amendments lieve the bill before us doesn’t do that. in the 1970’s—that there should be rea- are going to be accepted. I was going to I think it further tilts the balance to- sonable limits to what a person can ask that the Daschle amendment be ward a handful of powerful individuals, contribute to a candidate, a PAC or a laid aside, but I understand such re- individuals who have the ability to de- party and that unions and corporations quests have been objected to. termine how to spend the dues of some should not be allowed to contribute to I ask unanimous consent that the 16 million hard-working men and either parties or candidates. It’s that amendment I was going to send to the women. I am quite surprised we simple. We had that system in the desk be printed in the RECORD and I be haven’t heard more about that. 1970’s; it operated pretty well for many given a few minutes to explain what The good thing about this bill is that years; soft money has torn apart that the amendment would have accom- it will end the enormous corporate do- system, and the Reid amendment puts plished. nations to political parties, donations it back together. There being no objection, the amend- that reach into six figures. I was glad The public is appalled at these huge ment was ordered to be printed in the the Senator from Michigan made a contributions which buy access to can- RECORD, as follows: point of the fact that soft money from didates and office holders and fund tel- At the end of the bill, add the following: corporations does not go only to the evision ads which are for all intents SEC. ll. MODIFICATION OF CONTRIBUTION LIM- Republican Party but goes to the Re- ITS. publican Party and the Democratic and purposes about candidates. As the (a) CONTRIBUTION LIMIT FOR CANDIDATES Supreme Court said in Buckley, the ap- AND POLITICAL PARTIES.—Section 315(a)(1) of Party. Editorially, I suggest the invita- pearance of corruption is ‘‘inherent in the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 tions to join the Democratic National a system permitting unlimited finan- U.S.C. 441a(a)(1)) is amended— Committee or the Republican Com- cial contributions.’’ And permitting (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking mittee, in terms of belonging to the the appearance of corruption under- ‘‘$1,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$3,000’’; and club, regardless of what happens to mines the very foundation of our de- (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking McCain-Feingold, ought to be some- ‘‘$20,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$25,000’’. thing to which all of us stand up and mocracy—the trust of the people in the (b) AGGREGATE INDIVIDUAL LIMIT.—Section system. We have the right to protect object. 315(a)(3) of the Federal Election Campaign I recall, being Governor of Ohio, I our democratic institutions from being Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441a(a)(3)), as amended never had a fundraiser in the Gov- undermined by the open sale of access by section 3(b), is amended by striking the ernor’s residence. I tried not to use my for large contributions which people first sentence and inserting the following: office to take money out of the pockets believe reasonably translates into in- ‘‘An individual shall not make contributions of people who were encouraged to con- fluence. And the greater the purchase described in subparagraphs (A) and (C) of paragraph (1) in an aggregate amount in ex- tribute either to my campaign, some- price, the greater the perception that cess of $25,000 during any calendar year.’’. one else’s campaign, or to the Repub- access yields influence. (c) INDEX OF CERTAIN AMOUNTS.—Section lican Party. I hope after this is over, Mr. President, we can’t afford to give 315(c) of the Federal Election Campaign Act all of us will indicate to our parties Mr. Tamaraz a next time. We’ve got to of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441a(c)) is amended— that the days of the clubs and the rest (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘sub- stop this practice of selling access now. of it should be over so that people such And the amendment before us is the section (b) and subsection (d)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraphs (1) and (3) of subsection (a) and as Senator LEVIN can’t get up and show way to do it. It is time to enact cam- the ways people are being asked to con- paign finance reform. That is our legis- subsections (b) and (d)’’; and (2) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking ‘‘means tribute. I think that is horrible. It lative responsibility. Otherwise we will the calendar year 1974.’’ and inserting sends a bad message to the American be haunted by the words of Roger ‘‘means— people. It certainly adds to the cyni- Tamraz that in the next election he ‘‘(A) in the case of subsections (b) and (d), cism and is one of the reasons we have will give $600,000. calendar year 1974; and fewer people show up on election day. I yield the floor. ‘‘(B) in the case of subsection (a), calendar Unfortunately, a soft money ban The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under year 1999.’’. without other reforms has the poten- the previous order, the Senator from SEC. ll. WORKERS’ POLITICAL RIGHTS. tial to severely impact the ability of Section 316 of the Federal Election Cam- Ohio, Mr. VOINOVICH, is recognized. our parties to continue their worth- Mr. VOINOVICH. Madam President, paign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441b) is amended by adding the following: while activities, including grassroots this legislation before us today has pre- ‘‘(c)(1) Except with the separate, prior, mobilization and party building. Ban- sented me a dilemma, and that di- written, voluntary authorization of a stock- ning party soft money is an objective I lemma is that I have been publicly in holder, employee, member, or nonmember, it support. However, I am concerned favor of banning soft money. At the shall be unlawful— about the devastating impact it could same time, I understand, in my State ‘‘(A) for any national bank or corporation have on the ability of our national par- particularly, our labor unions would described in this section to collect from or ties to cover operating expenses and assess such stockholder or employee any not be impacted by this legislation, grassroots activities. and for all intents and purposes, they dues, initiation fee, or other payment as a condition of employment if any part of such Current contribution limits must be are the Democratic Party in terms of dues, fee, or payment will be used for polit- updated. Under current law, an indi- things a party would do traditionally. ical activities in which the national bank or vidual can give up to $25,000 per year I also recognize the fact that we need corporation, as the case may be, is engaged; total in campaign contributions, with a to raise money for our own campaigns and sublimit of $20,000 of that amount to and we need to also support our parties ‘‘(B) for any labor organization described the parties. If we ban soft money con- so they can do the job a party should in this section to collect from or assess such tributions to the parties without ad- be doing in our respective States and member or nonmember any dues, initiation justing total contribution limits, the nationally. I recall during my cam- fee, or other payment if any part of such parties will have to compete with their paign for the Senate, I raised my dues, fee, or payment will be used for polit- ical activities. own candidates for a limited supply of money the hard way, hard dollars. But ‘‘(2) An authorization described in para- money. I kept worrying, toward the end of the graph (1) shall remain in effect until revoked My amendment would fix the prob- campaign, whether or not soft money and may be revoked at any time. lem. It would eliminate soft money and

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These limits would be in- millions more that are in their fami- but believe that, if they did that, it dexed to inflation, so once they went lies. would not be the great problem some into effect, they would go up each year. These express advocacy activities in- think it would be. But it would cause In addition to creating new aggregate clude phone banks, get-out-the-vote the unions to go out and really get limits, my amendment would adjust in- drives, newsletters, and scorecards. In their people involved and let them dividual campaign contribution limits. my State, the Democratic Party does make their own decision as to whether As my colleagues know, our current not do it; it is the labor unions that do or not they want their dues to be used campaign contribution limits are not it. No one, not even union members, is for political purposes. indexed to inflation; they have re- exactly sure how much union leaders My amendment would give them the mained the same since the law was en- spend for these campaign activities be- right to know where their hard-earned acted 25 years ago. Under current law, cause this money is unregulated and dollars are being spent. Unfortunately, an individual cannot give more than thus soft. It is all soft money. I have been denied the opportunity to $1,000 to the general election campaign Under McCain-Feingold, party soft offer that amendment. of a particular Federal candidate in a money would be prohibited, just as it The proponents of this bill have uti- given year. If this limit had been in- should be. However, MCCAIN-FEINGOLD lized parliamentary tactics designed to dexed to inflation, it would be approxi- would allow this key form of union tie up the Senate without any mean- mately $3,000 today. money to remain entirely unchecked. I ingful discussion of some of these al- Adjusting the individual contribution just can’t understand why those who ternatives. That is their right. How- limits is important for three reasons. are promoting McCain-Feingold ever, if we don’t have a full discussion That is what my amendment would haven’t been willing to take on this of this bill—with the ability to amend have done. It would have increased it particular issue that seems to be put and make the bill stronger—the pro- from $1,000 to $3,000, and then it would over on the side as not being something ponents of this legislation should not have indexed it up each year. that is very important. It is really im- expect Senators to support its passage. We can debate this bill, amend this First of all, it would reduce the portant to many of us around this bill, and pass this bill in the hope we amount of time candidates spend rais- country, particularly individuals such can get some real change in our cur- ing money. The people in this country as myself who have been the victim of rent campaign finance system. Unfor- should know about the hours and hours that soft money effort. tunately, it appears that some of my candidates running for national office Union leaders would be allowed to colleagues—and we see this a lot in and local office spend dialing for dol- continue spending millions of dollars of this body—are interested in scoring po- lars. I have already started to raise membership dues to support the can- litical points. This is a problem, and I money for my next campaign for the didates of their choice and to influence respect those who have tried to do Senate because I know if I don’t spread elections, thereby tilting the playing something about it. But, from my per- it out over a long period of time, I will field in favor of union-backed can- spective, if we don’t allow working men be unable, during my last 2 years in didates. and women who belong to labor unions, this body, to do the job the people of We have heard this over and over the opportunity to decide how their the State of Ohio have asked me to do. again today. According to AFL–CIO union dollars should be spent, this bill We need to increase that campaign president John Sweeney, some $46 mil- is flawed to the extent that I would contribution limit. lion in union funds is going to be used Second, it would level the playing vote against it. to influence this coming election. In I thank the Chair. field for candidates competing against the 1996 cycle alone, $30 million was Mr. MACK. Madam President, as wealthy opponents who are bankrolling spent. This $46 million is a 53-percent Congress considers various plans to their own campaigns. With all due re- increase in spending from just a few overhaul the current campaign finance spect to many Members of this body, if years ago. Think of it, a 53-percent in- system, I think everyone can agree on we keep going the way we are, people crease in the use of union dues for po- one fact: the status quo is indefensible. such as GEORGE VOINOVICH will not be litical purposes. The system needs to change in order to able to be in the Senate because we are McCain-Feingold would not regulate restore the American people’s faith in seeing more and more campaigns any of that incredible amount of their government. bankrolled by individuals who can win money—$46 million. That is just for the The imbalances which exist in our primaries and, once the primary is Federal candidates. It doesn’t talk election laws today were created by the over, they can put their own money about the money that is going to be Federal Election Campaign Act in the into the campaign. Money does have an used at the State and local level. name of equality. They resulted in un- impact on the results of an election. I believe an effective and constitu- fair advantages which are institu- Third, it also would relieve the pres- tional way to address this issue is by tionalized in the name of fairness, pro- sure for groups to seek out loopholes to requiring union leaders to get written tecting some forms of political speech circumvent the campaign finance laws. authorization from each of their mem- while criminalizing others. Enacting In fact, many experts believe the rea- bers before they use any portion of more laws along the same lines will son we have the increase in sham issue their dues for political activities. only lead us further down the path of ads in the past few years is the tight- I heard earlier about the codification destruction. Freedom matters. Free- ening of the amount individuals can of the Beck decision. While the Beck dom works. Free speech works. Free give in hard dollars. My amendment codification contained in McCain-Fein- participation works. The current sys- would address these concerns by in- gold bill is a step in the right direction, tem does not. If we want real reform, creasing the individual campaign con- it would only protect a very small we will scrap this bill, repeal current tribution limit from $1,000 to $3,000 per group of people: dues-paying, nonmem- law, and start over. election and then adjust it, as I say, bers in non-right-to-work States. How- Campaign finance reformers think each year. ever, no one should be compelled to the solution is new regulations and Lastly, one of the greatest areas of give campaign contributions without methods that I believe work only to abuse in the current campaign finance explicit approval. preclude participation in politics. They system is the involuntary use of mem- I do not come from a right-to-work believe that new laws, more restric- bership dues by union leaders for polit- State. I have people in my State who, tions, and additional bureaucracy are ical purposes. In addition to making in order to get a job, must join the the answer. This position is based upon soft money contributions to parties union. Many of those individuals com- the assumption that current laws are and engaging in issue advocacy, labor plain to me that they have no control working and they just need a few modi- leaders also spend millions of unau- over how their union dollars are being fications to make them better. I

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No one should be forced to par- vote on some of those reforms, particu- Reformers tolerate these inequalities ticipate in advocating for a cause or larly the measure offered by Senator because they believe they will result in causes they find repugnant. The rights HAGEL, but we are precluded from lower-cost elections, less influence in of individuals to be free certainly ex- doing so. Today, I want to speak about the process by special interests, and tends to their political beliefs and the campaign finance reform legislation I will make the electoral system more way in which they choose to partici- introduced earlier this year and about accessible to challengers. Even if these pate or not to participate. No forced an amendment I am prepared to offer. goals could be achieved in this way, the participation under any guise should be This past May I introduced the Con- trampling of the First Amendment in tolerated or encouraged. Let individ- stitution and Effective Reform of Cam- the process is unacceptable. uals make choices for themselves. That paigns Act of CERCA, which I first in- The fact is, current laws do not work. is the most fundamental freedom in a troduced during the 105th Congress. Let’s admit that. We wouldn’t be de- democracy. This legislation is the product of 2 bating this issue if they did. They were A vibrant democracy depends on the years of hearings during my chairman- passed in haste, as a knee-jerk reaction ability of all voices to be heard, and ship of the Rules Committee, discus- to the Watergate era, and while they how loudly one may wish to speak sions with numerous experts, party of- were enacted with good intentions, should be limited only by that indi- ficials, and candidates, and nearly two their result has been a disaster. We vidual, not by government. If an indi- decades of participating in campaigns should recognize that a mistake was vidual can and is willing to expend over and campaign finances debates in the made when the Federal Election Cam- $1,000 in support of a candidate, they Senate. paign Act was enacted, and no modi- should be able to do so. If they wish to I view my legislation as an oppor- fications to this law will improve the express their support with their time tunity for bipartisan support. It is a system. or in any other fashion, then this, too, good faith effort to strike middle Campaign finance laws restricting should be applauded and encouraged. ground between those who believe pub- free speech should be repealed, and the And if individuals wish to ignore the lic financing of campaigns is the solu- absolute freedom to engage in the po- political process altogether, then this, tion, and those who believe the solu- litical process should be promoted and too, is a right to be defended. To tinker tion is to remove current regulations. defended. The American people should with this fundamental right gives If offers a package of proposals which know that their participation is en- power to some at the expense of others. realistically can be achieved with bi- couraged, respected, and welcome. If Finally, I would submit, that we need partisan support and meet the desire of that participation includes fully dis- to re-examine our attitude toward the majority of Americans who believe closed contributions to candidates and money in the electoral process, and I that our present system can be re- parties, so be it. Disclosure is the key would propose that spending money to formed. In my judgment, we will not factor here. Let’s give the American communicate one’s message is not the succeed with any measure of campaign people some credit. They are smart root of all evil in politics. Candidates reform in this complicated field with- enough to judge for themselves where for public office have the important out a bipartisan consensus. conflicts of interest lie. They do not task of getting their message out to In drafting this legislation, I began need the bureaucracy of the Federal the voters. In statewide races across with four premises. First, all provi- Elections Commission to police their the country, candidates must spend sions had to be consistent with the speech and thwart their involvement. substantial amounts of money for print first amendment: Congress would be The only job of the FEC should be the and electronic media, since it is the acting in bad faith to adopt provisions posting and reporting of all contribu- best current method of reaching the which have a likelihood of being struck tions in a timely manner so that the maximum audience. down by the Federal courts. American people can judge for them- Take a moment and think about the Second, I oppose public financing and selves. Current law is an insult to the power of the media today—television, mandating ‘‘free’’ or reduced-cost intelligence of the American people. newspapers and radio frame the de- media time which in my mind is nei- Soft money is perceived as a loophole bates of important issues. A candidate ther free nor a good policy idea. Why in current law. Banning soft money is must be able to raise enough money to should seekers of Federal office get only one more step toward the elimi- get his or her message out to the pub- free time, while candidates for State nation of free speech in elections. The lic. office or local office—from governors First Amendment right to freedom of When I was campaigning for my Sen- to local sheriffs—do not receive com- speech is not a loophole. It is a funda- ate seat back in 1988, I faced enormous parable free benefits? Such an inquity mental freedom that protects, among opposition from the newspapers. News- and imbalance will breed friction be- other things, political speech. Again, papers have vast resources to openly tween Federal and State office seekers. let Americans decide whether and to campaign for a candidate. Had I not Third, I believe we should try to in- what extent they want to participate. had the freedom and ability to counter crease the role of citizens and the po- We should be protecting freedom of their message, I would not be a Senator litical parties. speech over everything else. We should today. Fourth, any framwork of campaign not enact legislation to preclude the True reform will not strip can- reform legislation must respect and public from voicing their opinions on didates, parties, or individuals of their protect the constitutional right of indi- the work we do here. We may not like ability to counter the messages in the viduals, groups, and organization to what is said about us, but we can all media. True reform should recognize participate in advocacy concerning po- agree that people have a right to speak the imbalance current law has created, litical issues. their mind, especially their political and would seek to level the playing The McCain-Feingold bill has been mind. field between candidates and the debated thoroughly in the Senate, and This bill also recognizes that current media. Remember, the First Amend- any objective observer of the Senate law does not protect working Ameri- ment protects freedom of the press, but would agree that we are genuinely cans’ ability to decide which causes it also protects the freedom of individ- deadlocked. This body needs to move they will support. While this bill codi- uals to speak loud and clear. beyond the debate of McCain-Fiengold. fies the Beck decision which enables Madam President, I believe in the I hope that all Members will review my non-union workers to request a refund First Amendment. Protecting that bill as an objective and pragmatic ap- for the portion of their union fees used right must be our primary goal. proach to current problems with our for political causes. If it does not ad- Mr. WARNER. Madam President, it campaign system. I commend other dress the concerns of union members is unfortunate that the procedural Members for coming forward, as I have,

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Members in the context of this debate. and level the playing field for (2) The table of sections for subpart A of Amendments have been proposed on condidates—we will have made signifi- part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of such foreign soft money, increasing the hard cant progress. Again, I hope the Senate Code is amended by inserting after the item dollar contribution limits, and disclo- will have the opportunity to address relating to section 25A the following new sure of last-minute expenditures, these issues. I was prepared to offer my item: among others. amendment and I hope I will have the ‘‘Sec. 25B. In-State contributions to congres- My focus today is how can we expand opportunity to do so. sional candidates.’’. participation in the political process— These are the problems which I be- (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments both by voters and by potential can- lieve can be solved in a bipartisan fash- made by this section shall apply to taxable didates. I hope that any reform carries ion. I look forward to working with my years beginning after December 31, 1999. with it the opportunity for more small colleagues to enact meaningful cam- SEC. ll. SEED MONEY TO ENCOURAGE NEW contributors to participate in the polit- paign reform, by looking at creative CANDIDATES AND COMPETITIVE CAMPAIGNS. ical process. And, I hope that reform solutions to address the real problems (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 315 of the Federal will bring more candidates into the with our present campaign system. I ask unanimous consent that the Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441a) arena. is amended— To this end, I want to focus on two text of the bill summary and the text (1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ‘‘No reforms contained in my original legis- of my amendment be printed in the person’’ and inserting ‘‘Except as provided in lation. First, we need to ensure that RECORD. subsection (i), no person’’; the average voter can, and will, con- There being no objection, the mate- (2) in subsection (a)(2), by striking ‘‘No tribute to the candidate of their rial was ordered to be printed in the multicandidate’’ and inserting ‘‘Except as choice. The influence of voters on cam- RECORD, as follows: provided in subsection (i), no multi- candidate’’; and paigns has been diminished by the ac- AMENDMENT NO. — At the end of the bill, add the following: (3) by adding at the end the following: tivities of political action committees ‘‘(i) MODIFICATION OF LIMITS.— SEC. ll. ENCOURAGING SMALL CONTRIBU- and interest groups. Therefore, I pro- ‘‘(1) SEED MONEY.— TIONS TO LOCAL CONGRESSIONAL pose a $100 tax credit for contributions CANDIDATES. ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In the case of a can- made by citizens, with incomes under (a) GENERAL RULE.—Subpart A of part IV didate for nomination for election to, or specified levels, to Senate and House of subchapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal election to, the Senate or House of Rep- candidates in their states. This credit Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to nonrefund- resentatives, the limits under paragraphs able personal credits) is amended by insert- (1)(A) and (2)(A) of subsection (a) for any cal- should spark an influx of small dollar endar year shall be an amount equal to 4 contributions to balance the greater ing after section 25A the following: ‘‘SEC. 25B. IN-STATE CONTRIBUTIONS TO CON- times such limit, determined without regard ability of citizens with higher incomes GRESSIONAL CANDIDATES. to this section, until such time as the aggre- to participate. In addition, the in- ‘‘(a) GENERAL RULE.—In the case of an indi- gate amount of contributions accepted by a creased individual contribution limit, vidual, there shall be allowed as a credit candidate during an election cycle exceeds as proposed by others, should balance against the tax imposed by this chapter for the applicable limit for a candidate. the activities of political action com- the taxable year an amount equal to the ag- ‘‘(B) CANDIDATE’S APPLICABLE LIMIT.—The mittees. gregate amount of contributions made dur- applicable limit under subparagraph (A) with Second, we need to remove barriers ing the taxable year by the individual to any respect to a candidate shall be— ‘‘(i) an amount equal to— to challengers. Compared to incum- local congressional candidate. ‘‘(b) LIMITATIONS.— ‘‘(I) in the case of a candidate for the Sen- bents, challengers face greater difficul- ‘‘(1) MAXIMUM CREDIT.—The credit allowed ate, $300,000; and ties raising funds and communicating by subsection (a) for any taxable year shall ‘‘(II) in the case of a candidate for the with voters, particularly at the outset not exceed $100 ($200 in the case of a joint re- House of Representatives, $100,000, of a campaign. My solution is to allow turn). reduced (but not below zero) by candidates to receive ‘‘seed money’’ ‘‘(2) ADJUSTED GROSS INCOME.—No credit ‘‘(ii) the aggregate amount determined contributions of up to $10,000 from indi- shall be allowed under subsection (a) for a under subsection (j)(1) that the candidate viduals and political action commit- taxable year if the taxpayer’s modified ad- and the candidate’s authorized committees justed gross income (as defined in section have available to transfer from a previous tees. 25A(d)(3)) exceeds $60,000 ($120,000 in the case election cycle to the current election cycle. This provision should help get can- of a joint return). ‘‘(C) TIME TO ACCEPT CONTRIBUTIONS UNDER didacies off the ground. The total ‘‘(3) VERIFICATION.—The credit allowed by MODIFIED LIMIT.—A candidate and the can- amount of these ‘‘seed money’’ con- subsection (a) shall be allowed with respect didate’s authorized committees shall not ac- tributions could not exceed $100,000 for to any contribution only if the contribution cept a contribution under the modified lim- House candidates or $300,000 for Senate is verified in such manner as the Secretary its of this subsection until the candidate has candidates. To meet the constitutional shall prescribe by regulation. received notification of the aggregate test, this provision would apply to both ‘‘(c) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this sec- amount under subsection (j)(2).’’. tion— (b) DETERMINATION OF CONTRIBUTIONS challengers and incumbents alike, but ‘‘(1) CANDIDATE.—The term ‘candidate’ has TRANSFERRED FROM PREVIOUS ELECTION in the case of an incumbent with the meaning given the term in section 301 of CYCLE.—Section 315 of the Federal Election money carried over from a prior cycle, the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441a) (as those funds would count against the U.S.C. 431). amended by subsection (a)) is amended by seed money limit. In addition, Senate ‘‘(2) CONTRIBUTION.—The term ‘contribu- adding at the end the following: incumbents would be barred from using tion’ has the meaning given the term in sec- ‘‘(j) DETERMINATION OF CONTRIBUTIONS the franking privilege to send out mass tion 301 of the Federal Election Campaign TRANSFERRED FROM PREVIOUS ELECTION CY- CLES.— mailings during the election year, Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 431). ‘‘(3) LOCAL CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATE.— ‘‘(1) DETERMINATION.—For purposes of sub- rather than the 60-day ban in current The term ‘local congressional candidate’ section (i)— law. means a candidate in a primary, general, ‘‘(A) in the case of an individual elected to But elective office should not be for runoff, or special election seeking nomina- the Senate or the House of Representatives, sale. Campaigns should be competitive. tion for election to, or election to, the Sen- after the receipt of the individual’s post-gen- Candidates with personal wealth have a ate or the House of Representatives for the eral election report under section distinct advantage through their con- State in which the principal residence of the 304(a)(2)(A)(ii) for the election cycle in which stitutional right to spend their own taxpayer is located. the individual was elected, the Commission funds. Therefore, if a candidate spends ‘‘(4) PRINCIPAL RESIDENCE.—The term ‘prin- shall determine the aggregate amount of contributions that is available to be trans- more than $25,000 of his or her own cipal residence’ has the same meaning as when used in section 121.’’. ferred from 1 or more previous election cy- money, the individual contribution (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— cles to the current election cycle of the can- limits would be raised to $10,000 so that (1) Section 642 of the Internal Revenue didate (regardless of whether the amount has candidates could raise money to Code of 1986 (relating to special rules for been so transferred); and

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‘‘(B) in the case of any other individual, (c) DEFINITIONS.—Section 301 of the Federal tions (‘‘soft money’’). Also bans foreign the aggregate amount of contributions avail- Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 431) aliens making independent expenditures and able shall be zero. is amended by adding at the end the fol- codifies FEC regulations on foreign control ‘‘(2) NOTIFICATION.—The Commission shall lowing: of domestic donations. notify each candidate of the amount deter- ‘‘(20) ELECTION CYCLE.—The term ‘election Section 102: Updates maximum individual mined under paragraph (1) with respect to cycle’ means the period beginning on the day contribution limit to $2000 per election (pri- the candidate. after the date of the most recent general mary and general) and indexes both indi- ‘‘(3) ADJUSTMENT.—On receipt of notifica- election for the specific office or seat that a vidual and PAC limits in the future. tion under paragraph (2), the limits under candidate is seeking and ending on the date Section 103: Provides a tax credit up to $100 paragraphs (1)(B) and (2)(B) of subsection (i) of the next general election for that office or for contributions to in-state candidates for shall be adjusted accordingly with respect to seat. Senate and House for incomes up to $60,000 the candidate.’’. ‘‘(21) PERSONAL FUNDS.—The term ‘per- ($200 for joint filers up to $120,000). SEC. ll. MODIFICATION OF CONTRIBUTION LIM- sonal funds’ means an amount that is de- TITLE II—LEVELING THE PLAYING FIELD FOR ITS IN RESPONSE TO EXPENDITURES rived from— CANDIDATES FROM PERSONAL FUNDS. ‘‘(A) any asset that, under applicable State Section 201: Seed money provision: Senate (a) MODIFICATION OF CONTRIBUTION LIMITS law, at the time the individual became a candidates may collect $300,000 and House IN RESPONSE TO EXPENDITURES FROM PER- candidate, the candidate had legal right of candidates $100,000 (minus any funds carried SONAL FUNDS.—Section 315(i) of the Federal access to or control over, and with respect to Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441a) over from a prior cycle) in contributions up which the candidate had— to $10,000 from individuals and PAC’s. (as added by section ll) is amended by add- ‘‘(i) legal and rightful title; or ing at the end the following: Section 202: ‘‘Anti-millionaires’’ provision: ‘‘(ii) an equitable interest; when one candidate spends over $25,000 of ‘‘(2) INCREASE IN LIMIT TO ALLOW RESPONSE ‘‘(B) income received during the current TO EXPENDITURES FROM PERSONAL FUNDS.— personal funds, a candidate may accept con- election cycle of the candidate, including— tributions up to $10,000 from individuals and ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The applicable limit ‘‘(i) a salary and other earned income from under paragraph (1) for a particular election PAC’s up to the amount of personal spending bona fide employment; minus a candidate’s funds carried over from shall be increased by the personal funds ‘‘(ii) dividends and proceeds from the sale amount. a prior cycle and own use of personal funds. of the candidate’s stocks or other invest- Section 203: Bans use of Senate frank for ‘‘(B) PERSONAL FUNDS AMOUNT.—The per- ments; sonal funds amount is an amount equal to mass mailings from January 1 to election ‘‘(iii) bequests to the candidate; day for incumbents seeking reelection. the excess (if any) of— ‘‘(iv) income from trusts established before TITLE III—VOLUNTARINESS OF POLITICAL ‘‘(i) the greatest aggregate amount of ex- the beginning of the election cycle; CONTRIBUTIONS penditures from personal funds (as defined in ‘‘(v) income from trusts established by be- section 304(a)(6)(B)) in excess of $25,000 that quest after the beginning of the election Section 301: Union dues provision: Labor an opposing candidate in the same election cycle of which the candidate is the bene- organizations must obtain prior, written au- makes; over ficiary; thorization for portion of dues or fees not to ‘‘(ii) the aggregate amount of expenditures ‘‘(vi) gifts of a personal nature that had be used for representation: Establishes civil from personal funds made by the candidate been customarily received by the candidate action for aggrieved employee. Requires em- in the election.’’. prior to beginning of the election cycle; and ployers to post notice of rights. Amends re- (b) NOTIFICATION OF EXPENDITURES FROM ‘‘(vii) proceeds from lotteries and similar porting statute to require better disclosure PERSONAL FUNDS.—Section 304(a)(6) of the legal games of chance; and of expenses unrelated to representation. Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 Section 302: Corporations must disclose ‘‘(C) a portion of assets that are jointly U.S.C. 434(a)(6)) is amended— soft money donations in annual reports. owned by the candidate and the candidate’s (1) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as spouse equal to the candidate’s share of the TITLE IV—ELIMINATION OF CAMPAIGN EXCESSES subparagraph (D); and asset under the instrument of conveyance or Section 410: Adds soft money donations to (2) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the ownership but if no specific share is indi- present ban on fundraising on federal prop- following: cated by an instrument of conveyance or erty and to other criminal statutes. ‘‘(B) NOTIFICATION OF EXPENDITURE FROM ownership, the value of 1⁄2 of the property.’’. Section 402: Hard money contributions or PERSONAL FUNDS.— soft money donations over $500 which a polit- ‘‘(i) DEFINITION OF EXPENDITURE FROM PER- SEC. ll. LIMIT ON SENATE USE OF THE FRANK- ING PRIVILEGE. ical committee intends to return because of SONAL FUNDS.—In this subparagraph, the illegality must be transferred to the FEC term ‘expenditure from personal funds’ Section 3210(a)(6) of title 39, United States and may be given to the Treasury as part of means— Code, is amended— a civil or criminal action. ‘‘(I) an expenditure made by a candidate (1) in subparagraph (A)— Section 403: ‘‘Soft’’ and ‘‘hard’’ money pro- using personal funds; and (A) in the matter preceding clause (i), by visions. Soft money cap: no national party, ‘‘(II) a contribution made by a candidate striking ‘‘Congress may not’’ and inserting congressional committee or senatorial com- using personal funds to the candidate’s au- ‘‘the House of Representatives may not’’; mittee shall accept donations from any thorized committee. and source exceeding $100,000 per year. Hard ‘‘(ii) INITIAL NOTIFICATION.—Not later than (B) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘60 days (or, in money increases: limit raised from $25,000 to 24 hours after a candidate seeking nomina- the case of a Member of the House, fewer $50,000 per individual per year with no sub- tion for election to, or election to, the Sen- than 90 days)’’ and inserting ‘‘90 days’’; and limit to party committees. ate or the House of Representatives makes (2) by striking subparagraph (C) and insert- ing the following: Section 404: FEC regulations banning con- or obligates to make an aggregate amount of version of campaign funds to personal use. expenditures from personal funds in excess of ‘‘(C)(i) A Member of the Senate shall not TITLE V—ENHANCED DISCLOSURE $25,000 in connection with any election, the mail any mass mailing as franked mail dur- candidate shall file a notification stating the ing a year in which there will be an election Section 501: Additional reporting require- amount of the expenditure with— for the seat held by the Member during the ments for candidates: weekly reports for last ‘‘(I) the Commission; and period between January 1 of that year and month of general election, 24-hour disclosure ‘‘(II) each candidate in the same election. the date of the general election for that of- of large contributions extended to 90 days be- ‘‘(iii) ADDITIONAL NOTIFICATION.—After a fice, unless the Member has made a public fore election, and end of ‘‘best efforts’’ waiv- candidate files an initial notification under announcement that the Member will not be a er for failure to obtain occupation of contrib- clause (ii), the candidate shall file an addi- candidate for reelection to that office in that utors over $200. tional notification each time expenditures year. Section 502: FEC shall make reports filed from personal funds are made or obligated to ‘‘(ii) A Member of the Senate shall not available on the Internet. be made in an aggregate amount of $5,000 mail any mass mailing as franked mail if the Section 503: 24-hour disclosure of inde- with— mass mailing is postmarked fewer than 60 pendent expenditures over $1,000 in last 20 ‘‘(I) the Commission; and days before the date of any primary election days before election, and of those over $10,000 ‘‘(II) each candidate in the same election. or general election (whether regular, special, made anytime. Section 504: Registered lobbyists shall in- ‘‘(iv) CONTENTS.—A notification under or runoff) for any national, State, or local of- clause (ii) or (iii) shall include— fice in which the Member is a candidate for clude their own contributions and soft ‘‘(I) the name of the candidate and the of- election.’’. money donations and those of their employ- fice sought by the candidate; ers and the employers’ coordinated PAC’s on ‘‘(II) the date and amount of each expendi- S. 1107—CONSTITUTIONAL AND EFFECTIVE lobbyist disclosure forms. ture; and REFORM OF CAMPAIGNS ACT OF 1999 TITLE VI—FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION ‘‘(III) the total amount of expenditures TITLE I—ENHANCEMENT OF CITIZEN REFORM from personal funds that the candidate has INVOLVEMENT Section 601: FEC shall develop and provide, made, or obligated to make, with respect to Section 101: Prohibits those ineligible to at no cost, software to file reports, and shall an election as of the date of the expenditure vote (non-citizens, minors, felons) from mak- issue regulations mandating electronic filing that is the subject of the notification.’’. ing contributions (‘‘hard money’’) or dona- and allowing for filing by fax.

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Section 604: Requires that FEC create a the beginning that it is my duty to en- NETT, FEINGOLD, MCCONNELL, and GOR- schedule of penalties for minor reporting sure their voices and concerns are TON concerning the implication that an violations. heard loudly and clearly in the polit- appropriation was provided to a project Section 605: Establishes availability of oral ical process. If my constituents believe in my home in exchange for campaign arguments at FEC when requested and two they aren’t being heard and that is par- money. commissioners agree. Also requires that FEC tially due to the influence of special in- While my junior colleague from Utah create index of Commission actions. terests, then I must do something made the case commendably, I do feel Section 606: Changes reporting cycle for about it. This legislation is an oppor- compelled to respond for myself since I committees to election cycle rather than have actively sought and promoted calendar year. tunity to act. Section 607: Classifies FEC general counsel I think this legislation could go fur- these appropriations for my State. and executive director as presidential ap- ther, for example, in the way it treats The Senator from Arizona seems to pointments requiring Senate confirmation. types of advocacy. Express advocacy is have confused representation with cor- ruption. TITLE VII—IMPROVEMENTS TO NATIONAL VOTER designed to get the public to vote for or REGISTRATION ACT against a specific candidate. For that Since when does standing up for one’s State, its local governments, or its Section 701: Repeals requirement that reason, express advocacy is regulated. states allow registration by mail. There is another type of advocacy that people constitute corruption? I was under the impression that this Section 702: Requires that registrants for is not regulated. It’s called ‘‘issue ad- is what we were sent here to do. federal elections provide social security vocacy.’’ Issue advocacy campaigns number and proof of citizenship. The Senator from Arizona is way out were intended to allow groups and indi- of line when he suggests that my col- Section 703: Provides states the option of viduals to communicate their support removing registrants from eligible list of league, Senator BENNETT, has done federal voters who have not voted in two fed- or opposition to particular policy even one thing even remotely improper eral elections and did not respond to post- issues. Unfortunately, these activities in advocating for our State and for the card. have become organized campaigns run help necessary to host the 2002 Winter Section 704: Allows states to require photo by partisan groups to influence the Olympic Games. He should include me ID at the polls. election or defeat of a particular can- Section 705: Repeals requirement that in that accusation as well. didate. At a minimum, the public has a My definition of ‘‘pork’’ is an appro- states allow people to change their registra- right to know who is funding these so- tion at the polls and still vote. priation that is unjustified (i.e., called ‘‘independent expenditures’’ by unneeded), not meritorious (i.e., the Mrs. MURRAY. Madam President, I requiring the producers of these cam- proposal is poorly conceived or too ex- rise today in support of meaningful paigns to disclose their contributors. A pensive), or it is solely to benefit the campaign finance reform. It is high earlier version of this bill would have entity receiving the appropriation. The time that this Congress act to improve made issue advocacy subject to similar project that the Senator has labeled as our political process and to restore restrictions as express advocacy. That ‘‘pork’’ is none of those things. faith in our democracy. In fact, it is is one of the improvements I would like First, Salt Lake City was America’s past time. to see as we go through the amendment choice to host the Olympic games. When I was elected by the people of process. These are America’s games. There are my State in 1992, one of the key things But there are other amendments that certain things we are going to need they asked me to do was to help fix our would weaken the bill’s provisions and help with and that can appropriately campaign finance system. I have been could kill this legislation. One is the be done by the federal government. part of the reform effort since I walked so-called Paycheck Protection Act. It The so-called pork barrel project he through these doors. is a poison pill to kill true campaign fi- has cited was for Ogden, UT, for water, Well, here it is, 7 years later. And it’s nance reform. This provision would sewer, and storm water improvements. the same old story. Campaigns still defund unions by setting up barriers to The Senator from Arizona has inti- cost too much money. And too often, their obtaining union dues to spend on mated on his website that this project the power of ideas is pushed aside by political activities. However, the Re- received appropriated funds because the power of money. That is not the publican Paycheck Protection Act members of the Senate—and I presume way our system should work. We need misses the target. Despite the rhetoric, he means me and Senator BENNETT— to do all we can to show the American no worker is ever forced to join a union have been improperly influenced by people that their voices count—and to or pay for political and legislative ac- soft money. provide that their voices will be heard tivities with which he or she does not I wonder if my colleague has actually over the roar of special interest money. agree. Never. But the vast majority of thought about that. Does he really be- Overall, I do think we have made unions—and their supporters—believe lieve that Ogden, UT, is so tremen- some positive changes in the way the their voices are critical to a strong dously wealthy that it can make cam- Capitol operates since my election. I do healthy economy and to strong, paign contributions or that its citizens think we have addressed some of the healthy families. And I agree with would even countenance such a thing issues families care about. But our them. to achieve this project grant? Does the campaign finance system still under- I am not optimistic about this proc- Senator from Arizona hear how ridicu- mines our best efforts—draining public ess. We have some very determined lous this sounds? interest in our political process and foes who oppose any attempt at reform. I have thought, while listening to the sapping the energy from American vot- While we have 100 percent of the Demo- Senator’s remarks, that we have been ers in ways that will affect our democ- cratic caucus and a handful of brave debating that old question about the racy for years to come. Republicans, it appears we do not have tree falling in the forest. If a dollar The opponents say the public doesn’t 60 votes to stop a filibuster against re- flows into a campaign chest, but no one care about campaign finance reform. form. This makes me unhappy, but not takes any action in relation to it, does But, in fact, the role of money in our willing to give up. that make it corrupt? Is acceptance of elections and the rise of special inter- I will continue to participate in the any campaign contribution de facto est influence have a profound—and coalition of those Senators pushing for corrupt? That certainly seems to be very negative—effect on public percep- reform. I will keep my commitment to what Senator MCCAIN is saying. tion of politics. Many people believe bring public faith back into our polit- I was stunned by the personal nature that Members of Congress are con- ical system and to return political of the Senator’s remarks last week, trolled by special interests and wealthy power to our citizens. And I will anx- particularly as regards my colleague donors—and are no longer listening to iously await the day when 60 of my Senator BENNETT, and most particu- their concerns. It keeps them from vot- Senate colleagues agree with the larly since Senator MCCAIN could not

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Committee.) wagon. I am the chairman of the Judiciary At the end of the day, the people will How do you grow a campaign? First, Committee—it is an authorizing com- not be fooled. While there is no doubt people have to know who you are. So, mittee. And, I can’t tell you the num- in my mind that those who favor the you print some posters and campaign ber of times I have debated jurisdiction McCain-Feingold legislation do so with buttons. I might add that when I first with the Senator from Arizona. I am the purest of motives, and I respect ran in 1976, having never held public of- well aware of how strongly he feels their views, I believe that what the fice before and running against a 3- about the authorization process. I people really want is not new law, but term incumbent senator, I needed a lot agree with him on that. honest politicians. And, that, I say to of signs. But give me a break. The Judiciary my colleagues, cannot be legislated. Then, since you can’t really get Committee is not going to authorize Moreover, to the extent that there much substantive information on a every individual grant to a law enforce- have been abuses of campaign integ- yard sign or button, you need some ment agency. I can’t believe the Sen- rity, let alone existing law, the prob- brochures. You need to put out some ator wants to authorize $2 million for lem is not the lack of regulation, but press releases. You need to buy some water, sewer, and storm water im- the violation of it. Our efforts might be TV and radio advertising. provements in Ogden, UT. better spent in toughening both public Assuming you get some positive re- And, I suspect that, if he were to be and private oversight, enforcement, sponse from the people to your views, a spectator at the Olympic downhill in and penalties on the offenders. you will need to hire some staff to or- 2002, and he needed to use the rest- But, we are instead debating legisla- ganize volunteer efforts and precincts. room, he would appreciate those sewer tion that would impose significant new Later on, you will need to have some improvements. regulations on the way we undertake phone banks and a get-out-the-vote Moreover, the authorization process the most fundamental of all American program. All of this requires money—that peo- is not the good housekeeping stamp of freedoms—elections for public office. ple who believe in your candidacy do- approval. If campaign contributions What on earth are we doing? Why are nate to your campaign. This is not can taint the appropriations process, we even contemplating such sweeping money that is taxed and apportioned they can also taint the authorization changes—changes that would inevi- by some governmental entity. It is process. The logic of the Senator from tably dampen free speech in our coun- money voluntarily given because, in Arizona is false on this point. try? Changes that would damage the giving it, people are expressing their I will second the remarks made by ‘‘checks and balances’’ that are inher- preferences for those who will rep- Senator MCCONNELL with respect to ent in our two-party system? resent them. It could be one dollar or a the tenor of this debate. One would Well, in light of recent abuses of free- thousand dollars, but the act of con- have hoped that we could debate our dom in campaign fundraising and in tributing to a candidate for public of- respective ideas about campaign fi- light of what we politicians perceive to fice is an exercise of political freedom. nance reform without getting into ac- be mounting dissatisfaction among the Now, the McCain-Feingold bill, for cusing one another of soft money-for- electorate, we are debating a proposal all of its good intentions, fails this cru- pork deals. for a new law. cial test: it imposes new restrictions on But, I hope my colleagues will listen That’ll fix it. We will all put out our how people can participate financially carefully when the Senator from Ari- press releases. We will congratulate in campaigns. zona and the Senator from Wisconsin each other on our so-called ‘‘reform’’ Previous incarnations of the McCain- attempt to smooth things over by say- legislation. And, if it’s a ‘‘reform’’ bill, Feingold bill would have outlawed all ing, ‘‘we’re not accusing you; it’s the it must be good, right? soft money contributions and issue ad- system.’’ With all due respect to my colleagues vocacy by special interest groups. If these colleagues are not accusing Senators MCCAIN AND FEINGOLD, who The argument goes that sophisti- us, then why do we need this bill? If have been working on this legislation cated organizations are manipulating members have not engaged in abuses— for a long time and who I know are sin- candidates and elections by donating then this bill has no basis. cerely dedicated to improving our cam- large amounts of money. And, the ar- When I was a youngster I remember paign process, I must say that, if we gument goes further that this manipu- being terribly irritated when the teach- pass their bill, we will deliver broad- lation is poisoning the political process er made the whole class stay after based reforms which we perceive to be for all citizens. school because a couple of my class- popular at the moment. But, we will So-called coffees at the White House, mates misbehaved. I remember too also be fundamentally changing the re- nights in the Lincoln Bedroom, recep- that sometimes the punishment was lationship between those running for tions at Buddhist temples, fundraising that the rules governing library privi- public office and those who elect them from taxpayer-maintained territory, leges or playground activity became for the long term. We will be imposing specious connections to foreign govern- stricter because certain classmates significantly more regulation gov- ments—that is what has affected peo- broke the old ones. erning who can give what to whom as ple’s faith in the electoral process. It Today, our Government reacts much well as how support can be given and isn’t the direct mail letter, the cock- the same way when there have been how it can be received. tail reception, or the $10 per person abuses of freedome—we want to legis- Let me comment briefly on this rela- summer weinie roast. People are pretty late a means of prevention. We want to tionship. We all understand it—or we savvy. They know we have to raise the tighten up the rules. should. money to run, and they know it’s not Because the people are justifiably When we throw our hats in the ring cheap. outraged at abuses, particularly at for public office, we do so because we But, this year, Senators MCCAIN and breaches of their trust, we feel com- believe we have ideas and a point of FEINGOLD have apparently accepted pelled to respond. view that would benefit our home state that their proposed ban was blatantly We think if we rail loudly in sym- constituents and our country. And, I unconstitutional. They have opted for pathy with their outrage and introduce think it is safe to say that we don’t do a half-ban—a ban on soft money con- bills to address the cause of it, the peo- it for the money—and we have pretty tributions from political parties, but ple will think we are above it and have well ‘‘deperked’’ this place as well. not on non-party organizations. nothing to do with the dirty business. But, our success depends on the sup- Let’s be clear about one thing: polit- But, me thinks some doth protest too port of others. Our candidacies all ical parties are already regulated by

VerDate Mar 15 2010 22:03 Nov 01, 2013 Jkt 081600 PO 00000 Frm 00024 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\1999SENATE\S18OC9.REC S18OC9 mmaher on DSKCGSP4G1 with SOCIALSECURITY October 18, 1999 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S12755 law and regulation. These contribu- ment, the McCain-Feingold proposal est priorities. The question is: what is tions and expenditures are already con- quite simply infringes on its right to the right reform? trolled. The Republican or Democratic do so. The best way to reform our campaign National Committees cannot so much But, unlike my school teacher’s with- finance system is to open it up to the as buy a legal pad with 100 percent soft holding recess, the McCain-Feingold light of day and to allow citizens to money. proposal is not a simple trade-off of make the judgments about how much This ban on party soft money merely privileges for accountability. It asks influence is too much. elevates the importance of special in- Americans to exchange a fundamental For example, some people may be- terest soft money, which Senators freedom, which is coveted throughout lieve that a single dollar from a to- MCCAIN and FEINGOLD have declared to the world, for the vague promise of cur- bacco PAC, an environmental lobby, or be society’s biggest evil. The League of tailing the influence of special inter- the AFL–CIO is too much. For others, Women Voters, which previously sup- ests in elections. such contributions may not be as much ported the McCain-Feingold bill, has But, here again, the McCain-Feingold of a concern. now asked Senators to oppose it be- proposal misses the mark. Who are the Under a system of more prompt, cause it not only fails to correct the special interests? I submit that the user-friendly disclosure, people can problem of soft money influence as ‘‘special interests are us.’’ compare the source of contributions they see it, but exacerbates it. One man’s greedy special interest is with votes cast by the candidate. They Additionally, this half-ban on soft another man’s organization standing can decide for themselves which dona- money from political parties and its up for truth and the American way. It tions are rewards for faithfulness to a concomitant increase in the impor- is impossible for this Congress—or any principle and representation of con- tance of special interest groups, serves Congress—to make this distinction. stituents and which contributions to weaken our political parties. The prohibition on party soft money might be a quid pro quo for special fa- I recognize that many Americans are suggested by the McCain-Feingold bill vors. frustrated with both parties—and, I does not even allow the people to exer- I had planned to offer a substitute admit, often for good reason. But, the cise their own judgments about the amendment to S. 1593. I called my pro- fact is that a strong two-party system propriety of an expenditure or even posal the ‘‘Citizens’ Right to Know is what keeps American government about the candidates or the issue. It Act.’’ It would require all candidates working. Nations with multiparty sys- simply outlaws soft money activity out and political committees to disclose every contribution they receive and tems often have extreme difficulty of hand. finding consensus and are plagued with Some have said to me, ‘‘But this is a every expenditure they make over $200 frequent reversals in ministerial lead- bipartisan bill. It is a good com- within 14 days on a publicly accessible website. This means people will not ership, national policy, and unstable promise.’’ My response must be that have to wade through FEC bureaucracy markets given political uncertainty. just because a measure is bipartisan to get this information, and the infor- The American two-party system is a and called ‘‘reform’’ does not make it healthy competition of ideas and view- mation will be continuously updated. good. Further, my proposal would encour- points. And, national parties should Moreover, I remind my colleagues age—not require—non-party organiza- not be curtailed in their efforts to that the original plaintiffs in this suit tions to disclose expenditures in a con- build their state and local infrastruc- included James Buckley, the conserv- stitutionally acceptable manner the tures and to support their slates of ative Senator from New York and Eu- funds that they devote to political ac- candidates. gene McCarthy, liberal former Senator tivity. Organizations that chose to file A ban on the ability of national par- from Minnesota. voluntary reports with the FEC would ties to send money to state and local The diverse coalition of groups who make individual donors to their PACs parties and to candidates is like telling have led the opposition to previous eligible for a tax deduction of up to a major league baseball team that it versions of McCain-Feingold include $100. cannot support its farm teams or give the National Right to Life Committee This provision is designed to encour- a bonus to its promising players. and the American Civil Liberties age voluntary disclosure of expendi- Last, but certainly not least, the re- Union. tures of organizational soft money. vised McCain-Feingold bill remains In my view, Mr. President, this is not Those organizations that did so would constitutionally specious. campaign finance reform. No legisla- be shedding light on campaign finance Despite the sponsors recognition that tion, certainly nothing called ‘‘re- not because they have to, but because the ban on all soft money violated free form,’’ should leave the people with it furthers the cause of an informed de- speech rights under the Supreme less freedom. mocracy. Court’s decision ion Buckley v. Valeo, Let’s look at this issue. An article in the Investor’s Business the half-ban still skates on very thin Many pundits and many colleagues Daily quoted John Ferejohn of Stan- ice. here in Congress perceive that the ford University as writing that ‘‘noth- The Court stated: American people think that our gov- ing strikes the student of public opin- The First Amendment denies government ernment has become too fraught with ion and democracy more forcefully the power to determine that spending to pro- special interest influence, bought with than the paucity of information most mote one’s political views is wasteful, exces- special interest campaign contribu- sive, or unwise. In the free society ordained people possess about politics.’’ by our Constitution, it is not the govern- tions. We have all heard voters voice The article goes on to suggest that ment but the people—individually as citizens their frustrations about government. ‘‘many reforms, far from helping, and collectively as associations and political Given some of the games we play up would cut the flow of political informa- committees—who must retain control over here that affect necessary legislation— tion to an already ill-informed public.’’ the quantity and range of debate on public such as the bankruptcy bill to name Citing a study by Stephen issues in a political campaign. just one example—this attitude is not Ansolabehere of MIT and Shanto But, the bottomline for today is that, surprising or unwarranted. Iyengar of UCLA, which demonstrates quite simply, political parties are enti- It may be a mistake to interpret that political advertising ‘‘enlightens tled to promote their views. The these frustrations as widespread cyni- voters,’’ the IBD concludes that ‘‘well- McCain-Feingold bill would com- cism about the influence of special in- informed voters are the key to a well- promise that right. terests rather than about the govern- functioning democracy.’’ [Investor’s Medicare, Social Security, tax cuts, ment’s inability to enact tax relief, in- Business Daily; 9/20/99] balanced budgets, and health care have ertia on long-term Social Security and Morton Kondracke editorializes in all been the subject of issue adver- Medicare reforms, and the tug-of-war the July 30, 1999, Washington Times, tising. And, neither Republicans nor on budget and appropriations. ‘‘Full disclosure would be valuable on Democrats should be ‘‘gagged’’ by the Nevertheless, it goes without saying its merits—letting voters know exactly provisions of this bill. Since a political that maintaining the integrity of our who is paying for what in election cam- party exists to promote a particular election system and citizens’ con- paigns. Right now, campaign money is viewpoint or philosophy of govern- fidence in it has to be among our high- going increasingly underground.’’

VerDate Mar 15 2010 22:03 Nov 01, 2013 Jkt 081600 PO 00000 Frm 00025 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\1999SENATE\S18OC9.REC S18OC9 mmaher on DSKCGSP4G1 with SOCIALSECURITY S12756 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE October 18, 1999 This is precisely the issue my amend- ation of other amendments—to fore- body, I am going to continue to try to ment addresses. My amendment, rather close all other amendments. He has put work with other people to see if we than prohibit the American people the Senate in a take-it-or-leave-it situ- can’t come up with something to ban from having certain information pro- ation. soft money and deal with some of the duced by political parties, it would Some of us had ideas for amendments problems I discussed, which would have open up information about campaign to the McCain-Feingold bill—or, such been in my amendment. finance. Knowledge is power. My pro- as the ‘‘Citizens’ Right to Know Act,’’ The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under posal is predicated on giving the people a proposal for a complete substitute. the previous order, the Senator from more power. The opportunity for amendments, how- Minnesota, Mr. WELLSTONE, is recog- Additionally, my legislation will ever, has been scuttled. nized. raise the limits on individual partici- The proponents evidently believe AMENDMENT NO. 2306 TO AMENDMENT NO. 2298 pation in elections. Special interest they have done such a marvelous job (Purpose: To allow a State to enact vol- PACs sprung up as a response to the that they refused to consider any other untary public financing legislation regard- limitations on individual participation amendment when Senator MCCONNELL ing the election of Federal candidates in in elections. The contribution limit for asked consent to do so last Friday. such State) individuals is $1000 and it has not been The proponents of McCain-Feingold Mr. WELLSTONE. Madam President, adjusted since it was enacted in 1974. will no doubt hit the airwaves and say I send an amendment to the desk and Why are these limits problematic? that the opponents do not support re- ask for its immediate consideration. The answer is that if a candidate can form. They will say that we voted to The PRESIDING OFFICER. The raise $5000 in one phone call to a PAC, keep the status quo, that we support clerk will report. why make 5 phone calls hoping to raise the so-called insidious corruption of The legislative assistant read as fol- the same amount from individuals? My soft money. lows: legislation proposes to make individ- These would be false statements. The Senator from Minnesota [Mr. uals at least as important as PACs. Many of us do support reform—we sim- WELLSTONE] proposes an amendment num- My bill also raises the 25-year-old ply want it to be fair and respectful of bered 2306 to amendment No. 2298. limits on donations to parties and constitutional protections. Mr. WELLSTONE. Madam President, PACs. It raises the current limits on There is no righteousness whatsoever I ask unanimous consent that reading what both individuals and PACs can in voting for a reform bill that limits of the amendment be dispensed with. give to political parties. freedom. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without As the League of Women Voters has I would have liked to offer my pro- objection, it is so ordered. correctly pointed out, the activities of posal. I would have liked the Senate to The amendment is as follows: political parties are already regulated, consider the merits of its approach. At the end of the language proposed to be whereas the political activities of But, inasmuch as I will not be able to stricken, add the following: other organizations are not. If we are do that, and other senators who may SEC. . STATE PROVIDED VOLUNTARY PUBLIC FI- concerned about the influence of ‘‘soft’’ have supported my alternative will not NANCING. money—that is, money in campaigns be able to vote for it, we are left with Section 403 of the Federal Election Cam- that is not regulated and not dis- the Reid amendment, which does not paign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 453) is amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘The pre- closed—and cannot be regulated or sub- even contain the amendments offered ceding sentence shall not be interpreted to ject to disclosure under our Constitu- by the Senator from Kentucky to beef prohibit a State from enacting a voluntary tion—then we ought to encourage—not up internal procedures for account- public financing system which applies to a punish—greater political participation ability. candidate for election to Federal office, through our party structures. We are left with an unamended, con- other than the office of President or Vice- We need to put individuals back as stitutionally flawed piece of legislation President, from such State who agrees to equal players in the campaign finance that has the effect of further limit acceptance of contributions, use of per- arena. Special interests—both PACs bureaucratizing our electoral processes sonal funds, and the making of expenditures in connection with the election in exchange and soft money—have become impor- and gagging our two most prominent for full or partial public financing from a tant in large part because current law political organizations, thus shielding State fund with respect to the election, ex- limits are not only a quarter century the people from information as if they cept that such system shall not allow any old, but are also higher for special in- are incapable of making evaluations on person to take any action in violation of the terests than individuals. their own. provisions of this Act.’’. The McCain-Feingold approach rep- If this is ‘‘reform,’’ it is not reform Mr. McCONNELL addressed the resents a constitutionally specious bar- worthy of support. Chair. rier to free speech. It would, by law, The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under The PRESIDING OFFICER. Does the prohibit political parties from using the previous order, the Senator from Senator from Minnesota yield for an soft money to communicate with vot- Minnesota is recognized. inquiry? ers. Mr. MCCONNELL. Will my friend Mr. WELLSTONE. I don’t yield the My amendment, in contrast, does not yield for a moment for me to make a floor, but I will yield for an inquiry. prohibit anything. It does not restrict comment to the Senator from Ohio? Mr. McCONNELL. My inquiry is this: the flow of information to citizens—it Mr. WELLSTONE. Yes. Is the Senator from Kentucky correct does not restrict freedom. On the con- Mr. MCCONNELL. I thank my friend that this amendment is offered to what trary, my amendment recognizes that from Ohio. I listened carefully to his we call around here the other side of citizens are the ultimate arbiters in remarks. He accurately pointed out the tree? elections. They should have access to that labor unions are the only organi- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- as much information as possible about zations in America that can raise polit- ator is correct. the candidates and the positions they ical funds and spend them on whatever Mr. McCONNELL. Is the Senator represent. they choose to without the consent of from Kentucky also correct that if clo- Thus far, the information that is the donor, which is an aberration. Ev- ture were invoked on either of the clo- available to voters about campaign fi- erybody else in the political system ture motions tomorrow, this amend- nance has been difficult to obtain and has to raise money from voluntary do- ment would be wiped out? untimely. My amendment, by empow- nations. They have to ask for it. I The PRESIDING OFFICER. The ering votes with this information, will thank my friend for pointing out that Chair informs the Senator that the put the role of special interests where there really can’t be any campaign fi- amendment would not fall if it is ger- it rightfully belongs—in the eye of the nance reform that is meaningful with- mane. beholder, not the federal government. out addressing this extraordinary Mr. McCONNELL. Germane, I regret very much that Senator abuse. I appreciate very much his com- postcloture? DASCHLE has elected to use this par- ments on this debate. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- liamentary tactic—filling the amend- Mr. VOINOVICH. I thank the Senator ator is correct. ment tree and objecting to consider- from Kentucky. While I am in this Mr. McCONNELL. I thank the Chair.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 22:03 Nov 01, 2013 Jkt 081600 PO 00000 Frm 00026 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\1999SENATE\S18OC9.REC S18OC9 mmaher on DSKCGSP4G1 with SOCIALSECURITY October 18, 1999 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S12757 The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- Even though it will cost them money, the could become the second state in recent ator from Minnesota is recognized. voters in both states are responding posi- years, following Vermont, to move to public Mr. WELLSTONE. Madam President, tively. In Massachusetts, the money would financing by action of elected officials. first of all, let me say to my colleagues come in part from taxpayers checking off a Since 1996, three others—Maine, Massachu- setts and Arizona—have done the same thing that I wanted to bring this amendment box on their income-tax returns, and in part from legislative appropriations. In Arizona, by voter initiatives, bringing the total of to the floor because I thought we the money would be raised by increasing the states with full or partial public financing should get on with business and have fee for lobbyists, a voluntary tax checkoff systems to 24, according to Ellen Miller, the up-or-down votes on amendments that and a surcharge on criminal and civil fines. head of Public Campaign, a Washington, DC- deal with this, I think, critically im- Another encouraging sign is that these re- based group supporting these efforts. Mis- portant question. forms are occurring in one of the most con- souri and Oregon may have such initiatives Let me start out with some context. servative states in the country as well as in in 2000, she says. This is an editorial from the New York one of the most liberal. It is perhaps no acci- What is interesting about this phenomenon dent that the main sponsors of campaign re- is that public financing is considered beyond Times, which actually was written reach in the Washington debate on campaign Tuesday, October 20, 1998. The title is form in Washington include Senator John McCain of Arizona and Representative Mar- reform. Twenty-five years ago, Congress ap- ‘‘A Grass-Roots Message On Reform.’’ tin Meehan of Massachusetts. Nor is it sur- proved partial public financing of presi- This deals with some of the victories prising that two of the seven Senate Repub- dential campaigns by a checkoff on indi- that have taken place around the coun- licans who challenged their leadership on the vidual income tax returns—with matching try; namely, two initiatives; one was in issue this year came from Maine, where funds available to candidates accepting Massachusetts and one in Arizona. Of similar public financing legislation was en- spending limits in the primaries and a full course, the Presiding Officer knows acted in 1996. subsidy available for the general election. But in recent years, it has been accepted this all started with Maine, and then Success in Arizona, Massachusetts and other states with more limited campaign re- wisdom on Capitol Hill that voters rebel at there was Vermont. I am talking about the idea of more of their tax dollars being form measures on their ballots could build the clean money/clean election option. used to pay for those TV spots everyone de- momentum, for change in Washington next spises. And yet, when measures to subsidize This is an editorial that talks about year. Many incumbent lawmakers have long campaigns from public sources are put to a the momentum at the State level. argued that the public will not tolerate pub- vote of the people in states as diverse as Ari- What has happened is, a good many lic financing, by which they usually mean zona and Massachusetts, they pass—despite States in our country have partial pub- that they do not want to give their chal- the reluctance of many local political lead- lic financing. In Maine, Vermont, Mas- lengers an equal chance. They need only be ers to endorse them. sachusetts, and also Arizona, citizens reminded that voters can speak even more In Massachusetts, both Republican Gov. of those States have decided that if loudly than campaign donations. Paul Celluci and leaders of the Democratic people running for office will agree, it Mr. WELLSTONE. There was a piece legislature looked askance at the 1998 initia- is on a voluntary basis, they are going also that David Broder wrote, on July tive, but it passed by a 2 to 1 margin. Even for a clean money/clean election op- 18, 1999, in the Washington Post, ‘‘Fed- with that big win, there was doubt whether tion. If a State desires a States rights eral Lag, State Reform.’’ David Broder, the legislature would appropriate the money option, they should be able to apply it a highly respected journalist, talks to begin funding the first publicly financed elections, scheduled for 2002. to House and Senate races. I point this about the energy at the State level. He Celluci put no request in his budget, but, out to the Chair because I think it is talks about the work of public cam- the legislature—a bit squeamish about all positive about her. paigns and victories in Maine and defying a public mandate—did so, with the I notice in this paragraph, it says Vermont and Massachusetts and Ari- House voting for $10 million and the Senate that it is no surprise that two of the zona. He also talks about some of the for $13 million. The House could not resist seven Senate Republicans who chal- activity around the country, the en- adding a joker—a requirement that another initiative be passed in 2000 reaffirming that lenged their leadership on this issue ergy of grassroots people, people in our came from Maine, where similar public voters really want tax money used for cam- States, at the State level, who say, paigns—but it’s not certain whether that financing legislation was passed in don’t tell us we don’t care about good will be in the final version of the budget. 1996. It has been important to see what government; don’t tell us we don’t care For now, backers of the measure told me, is happening at the State level. about clean elections. They are passing they are confident that a series of annual ap- I ask unanimous consent this edi- these initiatives. propriations plus voluntary checkoffs will torial be printed in the RECORD. I ask unanimous consent that the ar- produce the $40 million kitty needed to fund There being no objection, the edi- 85 percent of the expenses of Massachusetts ticle be printed in the RECORD. candidates who accept spending limits in torial was ordered to be printed in the There being no objection, the article RECORD, as follows: 2002. was ordered to be printed in the In Arizona, where the initiative barely [From the New York Times, Oct. 20, 1998] RECORD, as follows: passed by a 51 percent to 49 percent margin A GRASS-ROOTS MESSAGE ON REFORM [From the Washington Post, July 18, 1999] over the opposition of Republican Gov. Jane In the weeks since campaign finance re- Hull and others, opponents have filed two FEDERAL LAG, STATE REFORM form was killed in Washington, it has been lawsuits challenging the measure. The state fashionable to say that the issue never had (By David S. Broder) Supreme Court threw out the first one; the much popular support. But that cynical view While Congress continues to procrastinate second is pending in a lower court. Mean- is belied by the momentum behind two im- on changing the campaign finance laws—the time, the financing machinery has begun to portant initiatives this fall, in Massachu- House will not take up the issue until Sep- function. Lobbyists are being asked to pay setts and Arizona, where voters are being tember; the Senate, who knows when?— higher registration fees, and a surcharge is asked to create publicly financed campaign things are changing in the states. being added to civil and criminal penalties systems that would free politicians of their More and more of them are moving beyond assessed in Arizona courts. Next year, people dependence on money from special interests. the regulatory approach embodied in most of filing their state income taxes will be told Approval of these measures would provide a the proposals in Washington and are deciding that, for the first time, they can claim a tax model for how to clean up local political that public financing of elections is the best credit of up to $500 for political contribu- races and send a strong signal to Washington way to reduce the influence of interest tions—and, barring mishaps, public financing to enact reform legislation next year. groups and wealthy individuals—while satis- will begin in 2002. Both initiatives call for extensive public fying the maze of legalities laid down by the The Wisconsin move is particularly inter- money to pay for political campaigns, to be courts. esting because Thompson, like most other awarded after the candidates have raised The latest and in some ways most sur- Republicans, was initially opposed to tax- modest sums on their own. Many state and prising development comes in Wisconsin, payer-financed campaigns. He endorsed the local governments, including New York City, where Gov. Tommy Thompson, the dean of package of other reforms recommended by have provisions for public financing. The the 50 governors and a staunch Republican, the bipartisan commission he had named. post-Watergate laws governing national elec- is making headway with a proposal for par- But when that measure was stymied by par- tions also provide for public subsidies. But in tial public funding of state campaigns. tisan battling in the legislature, Thompson these cases, the money kicks in only when An appropriation of $750,000, urged by endorsed the direct subsidy as a way of the candidates themselves have raised large Thompson as part of a reform plan devised breaking the deadlock. In a phone call from sums. As the last round of scandals shows, by a bipartisan commission, has been ap- Alaska, where he was vacationing, he told candidates have also circumvented the law proved by the Senate-House finance com- me that he hopes Wisconsin, which pioneered by accepting public money and then using mittee and is awaiting final action by the welfare reform under his leadership, ‘‘can be unregulated ‘‘soft money’’ contributions for legislature. The full plan has not yet passed a model for the country’’ on campaign re- their campaigns. and faces strong opposition, but Wisconsin form as well.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 22:03 Nov 01, 2013 Jkt 081600 PO 00000 Frm 00027 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\1999SENATE\S18OC9.REC S18OC9 mmaher on DSKCGSP4G1 with SOCIALSECURITY S12758 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE October 18, 1999 It will take more courage than Washington and they want it overhauled. A recent poll ators MCCAIN and FEINGOLD for con- usually displays for that wish to be fulfilled. undertaken by The Mellman Group in Iowa tinuing to be a strong voice for reform. Mr. WELLSTONE. Finally, Madam revealed that voters (72 percent of Demo- I understand the pragmatism of their crats, 63 percent of Republicans) support a initiative. I think if we could ban soft President, I wish to read from a letter system of voluntary full public financing and that asks Senators to support this spending limits for campaigns. Not only did money it would be a significant step amendment which would allow States support for such a voluntary system cut for our country—a good step forward, to enact voluntary public financing across party lines, but it also maintained not a great leap sideways. I thank legislation, commonly referred to as strong support from all ideologies within the them. clean money/clean election initiatives parties. But I also want to point out for Sen- regarding the election of Federal can- Again, we urge you to support Senator ators, Democrats and Republican, that Wellstone’s amendment to S. 1593 and allow didates in the States. there is also the hard money issue. the states to have the right to decide for People who are listening—soft money/ Historically, the states have been ‘‘labora- themselves whether a voluntary public fi- tories of reform.’’ (a term coined by Supreme nancing program makes sense for the elec- hard money—I think are wondering Court Justice Louis Brandeis) where innova- tion campaigns of their own Members of Con- what all of this is about. tive public policies have been created and gress. When I hear other Senators say we tested. We believe, therefore, that the U.S. Sincerely, ought to raise the limit from $1,000 to Senate, which has been a champion of states’ Arizona Clean Elections Institute $3,000, actuality it would be $2,000 to innovative efforts in a number of policy ef- Citizen Action of New York $6,000 counting primary and general forts in recent years, should also support the Coalition to Stop Gun Violence elections. I want to point out a couple right of individual states to determine the Colorado Progressive Coalition of figures. campaign finance system for their can- Connecticut Citizen Action Group This year, a spectacularly small por- didates for federal elections. Democracy South tion—in the Presidential race—of U.S. This letter goes on to talk about the Dollars and Democracy Project/Ohio Episcopal Church citizens have contributed more than great victories in Arizona, Maine, Mas- $200. So far this year, only 4 out of sachusetts, and Vermont, and also goes Equality State Policy Center/Wyoming Florida Consumer Action Network 10,000 Americans have made a contribu- on to cite a recent poll undertaken by Florida League of Conservation Voters tion higher than $200 to the Presi- the Mellman Group in Iowa—you know Friends Committee on National Legislation dential race. That is .037 percent. As of everybody is focused on Iowa with the Georgia Rural-Urban Summit June 30, 1999, only .022 percent of all Presidential races—pointing out that Illinois Citizen Action Americans have given $1,000 or more to voters, 72 percent of Democrats and 63 Indiana Alliance for Democracy a Presidential candidate. In the 1998 percent of Republicans, support a sys- Iowa Citizen Action Network election, .06 percent of all Americans League of United Latin American Citizens tem of voluntary full public financing gave $1,000. That was roughly 1 in 5,000 and spending limits for campaigns. Not Lutheran Office of Governmental Affairs— Evangelical Lutheran Church in Amer- citizens. only did the support cut across party ica If you say money is speech, then I lines, but also there was support Maine Citizen Leadership Fund guess we know who the people are who among ideologies within the political Mass Voters for Clean Elections are going to do all of the talking. I can- party. Michigan Citizen Action not believe that Senators—Repub- I ask unanimous consent this letter, Minnesota Alliance for Progressive Action licans, Democrats—whoever they are, which is signed by about 50 different Missouri Alliance for Campaign Reform believe this will give ordinary people organizations that are working on re- Missouri Voters for Fair Elections more confidence and more faith in the form at the State level, be printed in National Voting Rights Institute NETWORK: A National Catholic Social Jus- political process. the RECORD. tice Lobby Again, what we have right now, when There being no objection, the letter New Hampshire Citizens Alliance you are talking about contributions of was ordered to be printed in the New Jersey Citizen Action over $1,000 this year, is .022 percent. RECORD, as follows: North Carolina Alliance for Democracy Even over $200, it is only .037 percent. FIFTY PLUS CITIZEN GROUPS IN SUPPORT OF North Dakota Progressive Coalition People do not have this kind of money. WELLSTONE ‘‘STATES RIGHTS’’ AMENDMENT Northeast Action People can’t afford to make these TO S. 1593, THE ‘‘BIPARTISAN CAMPAIGN RE- Ocean State Action kinds of contributions. FORM ACT OF 1999’’ Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition Now what we are going to do is raise Oregon Political Accountability Network October 14, 1999. this from $1,000 to $3,000—actually Pennsylvania Consumer Action Network DEAR SENATOR. As the Senate prepares to $2,000 to $6,000, counting primary and Public Campaign debate S. 1593, the ‘‘Bipartisan Campaign Re- South Carolina Progressive Network general elections—and we are going to form Act of 1999,’’ we the undersigned urge Southeast Forest Project call this a reform. you to support Senator Paul Wellstone’s Texans for Public Justice I want to say to everybody that in amendment to allow states to enact vol- Texas Public Citizen my not so humble opinion, about 90 untary public financing legislation regarding Union of American Hebrew Congregations percent of the people in the country the election of Federal candidates in such Unitarian Universalist Association of Con- states. will not view this as reform. They will gregations Historically, the states have been ‘‘labora- view this as a huge step backward, and United Vision for Idaho tories of reform’’ (a term coined by Supreme they will view this as an effort to en- United We Stand—Arizona Court Justice Louis Brandeis) where innova- able the wealthiest and high-income U.S. PIRG tive public policies have been created and citizens to have even more influence Utah Progressive Network tested. We believe, therefore, that the U.S. Vermont PIRG and more say over the political process Senate, which has been a champion of states’ West Virginia Peoples’ Election Reform Coa- than they have right now. innovative efforts in a number of other pol- lition This amendment is a States rights icy areas in recent years, should also support West Virginia Citizen Action amendment to this underlying bill. I the right of individual states to determine Western States Center hope it will have broad bipartisan sup- the campaign finance system for their can- Wisconsin Citizen Action didates for federal elections. port. This amendment allows States to Working Group on Electoral Democracy The states are already moving in this di- set up voluntary systems of full or par- rection with regard to their own state elec- Mr. WELLSTONE. Madam President, tial public financing for Federal con- tions. Twelve states currently offer partial before I get started in arguing my brief gressional candidates that involve vol- public financing to candidates for state of- to this amendment, I appreciated the untary spending limits on both per- fices. In addition, four states have gone even comments of my colleague from Ohio. I sonal and outside contributions as long further and have recently passed full public appreciate the sincerity in which he as those systems otherwise are not in financing systems for their state elections— made his case, but there are a couple of conflict with the Federal Election Arizona, Maine, Massachusetts and Vermont. points on which I am in disagreement. Campaign Act. Again, it is entirely up Three of the four states will have such a sys- tem in place for the 2000 election cycle. I don’t know if this amendment will to the candidates. It is only if they Finally, the American people, according to come up. I certainly hope it doesn’t. agree to it. Clearly, we set a floor, survey after survey, say that the current We have been focusing on soft money. I which is the Federal Election Cam- campaign finance system is out of control join Senator LEVIN in thanking Sen- paign Act.

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And then, finally, this political process—and they have can violate existing Federal law. No nearly half of all registered voters be- every reason to believe that; unfortu- State can be in violation of existing lieve lobbyists and special interests nately, it is dominated by the few—or Federal law. But if a State wants to do control the Government. the Senator could be referring to this better—if Kentucky or Minnesota or I know the sponsors of the new amendment. I hope not because all this Nebraska or Arizona—Arizona has al- McCain-Feingold bill have stripped the amendment says is, whether one agrees ready done better, and Minnesota tried bill down in the hope that we are going or not with the perception, if people in —they want to apply some system of to have the votes to achieve cloture Utah or people in Minnesota decide partial or full public financing to Fed- and that we can move this long-stalled they want to put into effect com- eral offices, and they say: we are sick debate forward. I am in agreement. prehensive reform and cover our Fed- and tired of waiting for you all to pass However, given the inability of Con- eral elections, House and Senate races, this kind of legislation; we have the gress to agree on a lot of the incre- as they are doing in the State elec- sneaking suspicion that those interest mental changes, which is important, tions, they should have the right. groups that have the power have too let alone comprehensive reform—this Mr. BENNETT. If I may, I was re- sponding to the statement made by the much say in the Senate and you are is a stripped down bill. The authors Senator from Minnesota on the floor not going to pass it; let us have a go at will admit that. But they are saying, let’s try to move something forward. today when he talked about the poll. it, then we ought to let States do so. Mr. WELLSTONE. I am yielding for a The Federal law is the floor. But it is Let’s take a step forward that will lead to improvement. I agree. But what I question. a very low floor. We had this debate Go ahead. I want to be clear I have the other day. I don’t want to go over am saying about this amendment is that it is also an ideal time to let the floor. again in great detail the definition of Mr. BENNETT. Absolutely, and I ap- States take the lead. We should not corruption. Let me simply say one preciate the courtesy of the Senator, allow States to undermine Federal more time that I, for one, I say to my and I shall not interrupt again. colleague whom I have a lot of affec- election law. They won’t do that. But I have had the experience, the polls tion for, the Senator from Utah, that I the law should also not be an artificial in Utah show a very large percentage am not going to make any arguments ceiling that prevents States from set- of people holding the same opinion as about a one-to-one correlation between ting up systems of public financing the Senator from Minnesota has sub- fundraising and ‘‘corruption.’’ I am not such as Maine has done, such as scribed. Because I am convinced that going to make any of those arguments, Vermont has done, such as Arizona has McCain-Feingold is, (a) unconstitu- but I will say that to me corruption is done, and such as Massachusetts has tional, and (b) unworkable, I have—— more serious than wrongdoing of indi- done that would allow them to address Mr. MCCAIN. I ask for the regular vidual officeholders. It is systemic. this obscene money chase, that allows order. That is what we have. It is simply a them to address voter apathy; that al- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- case of those people who make these lows them to address the kind of cor- ator from Minnesota has the floor and big contributions, the big soft money ruption that I have talked about—both may yield for a question. contributions and the big hard money actual or corruption that is perceived. Mr. WELLSTONE. I am pleased, for contributions—they are the investors. Mr. BENNETT. Will the Senator my colleague from Utah, to yield for a They are the heavy hitters. They are yield? question. the players. They are the ones who are Mr. WELLSTONE. I am happy to Mr. BENNETT. I thank the Senator well connected. They are the ones who yield to the Senator. for his courtesy. have too much influence. And most Mr. BENNETT. Madam President, I I have had the experience of explain- citizens believe there is a connection am interested and pleased to hear the ing my position and once explaining, between big special interest money and Senator say he does not agree with being endorsed. outcomes in American politics. those polled who say money buys votes My question to the Senator is, again, I am very sad to say that most citi- and that the individual Members of the if he disagrees with the position stated zens who believe that are right. People Senate are not corrupt. in the poll, even though it is held by 92 know that who has the money deter- My question to the Senator, since he percent of the respondents to that poll, mines who wins and who has the money is a teacher by profession is, if that inasmuch as he is a skilled, trained, determines all too often what even gets perception in the public is not true, and professional teacher, would he not put on the table in the first place. That why shouldn’t this teacher spend his spend his time well using his skills as is why people are turning away from time trying to educate the public as to a teacher educating these people in his the political process. That is why peo- what is true rather than to fall in with State, as I have tried to do with the ple are disillusioned. That is why peo- the sentiment expressed in the poll people in my State, rather than simply ple are disengaged. That is why people which is inaccurate? going along with them and saying if feel, I will say it again, if you pay, you Mr. WELLSTONE. Madam President, that is your position, I will follow it play; if you do not pay, you don’t play. I actually have not finished laying out legislatively even though I disagree That is what is going on. the amendment. with it? Would that not be a better use Recent polls: 92 percent of all Ameri- To my colleague from Utah, I was of the Senator’s obvious teaching cans believe special interest contribu- saying the huge percentage of people skills? tions buy votes of Members of the Con- who believe this to be the case troubles Mr. WELLSTONE. Madam President, gress—92 percent. Again, I say to col- me. I certainly do not believe that in a the first part of the question I appre- leagues, I am not agreeing with that majority of cases of Senators whom I ciate. kind of thing, but it is one of the rea- know, to the extent I know them—and The second part of the question I sons we should want to change this sys- I think I do—that that is the case, the might have a slightly different inter- tem. It really doesn’t matter in the ‘‘money’’ vote way. I don’t think that pretation. To the first part of the ques- last analysis. If you get more money is the link. tion I want the Senator from Utah to from oil companies, or labor unions, or That is my sense, not in an indi- know—for that matter, the Senator environmentalists, or citizen groups, or vidual way. from Kentucky—that I believe in pub- financial institutions, the fact is peo- I have also argued, and the Senator lic service, and I am honored to be ple can always have that concern. Why has heard me say this many different here. don’t we try to break that? times, I do think we have a more seri- I reject the across-the-board denigra- Eighty-eight percent of people be- ous kind of corruption, and it is the tion of public service and people in lieve those who make large contribu- imbalance of power. It is systemic. public service when and if anyone does

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However, I hear State wants to create a public financ- which determine who gets to run, who people talking that way and I go out of ing fund and give its congressional can- gets elected; all of which determine the my way to say to people that there are didates the option; it is a voluntary op- people who have the most access. many Senators whom I have met, in- tion of financing their campaigns whol- We have moved so far away from the cluding those who have a very different ly or partially with public money rath- principle that each person should count viewpoint, who I think have a highly er than the private contributions, then as one, and no more than one, it is ab- developed sense of public service, who that State would be able to do so, solutely frightening. We do not have believe in what they are saying, and again, provided there are no violations elections any longer; we have auctions. believe in what they are doing. in the FECA provisions. Why don’t we get the big interested If the Senator were to ask me wheth- I want to emphasize this amendment money out? We had this debate about er or not I tried as a Senator or teacher makes these programs strictly vol- corruption. Again, maybe it is only the to speak to this notion that there is all untary, as the system of public financ- appearance of corruption. But my this corruption and wheeling and deal- ing for the Presidential campaign is friend Phil Stern, who is no longer ing and everything is cynical and ev- voluntary. Some States are already alive, once wrote a book, ‘‘The Best erything is corrupted, absolutely I do moving in this direction with regard to Congress Money Can Buy.’’ He made because I don’t think that is true. State and local elections. There is a lot the following argument in the book. I On the second point, I think my time of energy for this. Twelve States al- just thought of it. Bill Moyers, in a is well spent supporting the McCain- ready offer partial public financing to speech he gave called ‘‘The Soul Of De- Feingold effort, and for that matter, candidates for State offices. In fact, mocracy,’’ made the same argument. supporting even more comprehensive one of the most advanced is in the Imagine what it would be like— reform. I do believe the money chase State of Kentucky. In addition, four maybe some people had a chance to and the mix of money and politics—es- States have gone even further and re- watch the ball games last night—imag- pecially big money politics—has under- cently passed full or nearly full public ine what it would be like if umpires or cut what I hold most dear, which is financing systems for their State elec- referees received huge contributions this very noble and grand, wonderful, tions—Maine, Vermont, Massachusetts, from the players of the different teams over-200-year experiment in self-rule and Senator MCCAIN’s State, the State before the baseball game or before the that we have had in this country. of Arizona. football game. Would you have any I think this is a debate about rep- Local and State elected officials, confidence that they would be ren- resentative democracy. I believe we along with citizen activists in nearly 40 dering impartial decisions? You might have to change the way we finance States around the country, have be worried that they would not be. In a campaigns if we are to have a healthy, launched the Elected Leadership way, we have something similar to functioning, representative democracy. Project 2000. And this is an all-out ef- that here. We make all these different I thank my colleague for his ques- fort for comprehensive reform. decisions about health care and health tion. I say to colleagues, if the people in insurance reform, about telecommuni- Madam President, if the American our States want to strengthen Amer- cations legislation, banking legisla- people, according to survey after sur- ican democracy, if they have the gump- tion, where we are going to make budg- vey, are going to say this system of fi- tion and they have the citizen politics et cuts, labor legislation—across-the- nancing is out of control and they want to go forward with real reform that board. At the same time we receive all an overhaul, then we owe it to them to would get so much of the big money these contributions, we are the ref- get out of the way and let the States go out of politics—that would really cre- erees; we are the umpires; we are going ahead and move forward and do what ate a level playing field, that would re- to make the decisions. It looks ter- we as a Congress have been unable to inforce people’s faith in the elections, rible. It looks awful. It looks awful to do. Just because the Senate can’t move that would mean people could say people in the country. on comprehensive reform doesn’t mean these elections belong to us, this polit- What I am saying is that if, in fact, we should tie the hands of States. My ical process belongs to us—and that is we want to give people an opportunity colleagues can agree or disagree with why there has been so much support for to have more confidence in their polit- what States will do, but give them the the clean money/clean elections initia- ical process, then I think we ought to option. tive—then my amendment says to Sen- go forward and we ought to agree to Let me give the legal context. My ators: Let them do it. You might not this amendment. own State of Minnesota attempted to agree. But if your State wants to do I have two final points. I have been set up a system of public financing, a what Maine has done and Maine says waiting for a long time. I will be done, system for Federal candidates, 9 years we want to apply this to Congress as but I want to make two final points. ago in 1990 when the State legislature well, then Maine should be able to do First of all, I have heard it said that passed the law offering partial public it; Minnesota should be able to do it; people do not care. financing to candidates, the congress of Kentucky should be able to do it, Utah I do not think that is true at all. I Minnesota. Unfortunately, the Federal should be able to do it. think people have reached the conclu- Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit This legislation goes to the root sion that when it comes to their con- struck down Minnesota’s law in 1993 in cause of a system which is founded on cerns, they are of little matter in the Weber v. Heaney. The court ruled be- private special interest money, and it Congress. I think people have reached cause the Federal Election Campaign cures the disease. the conclusion that the influence of Act did not specifically allow States to I hear colleagues talking about the private wealth and power is strongly create this kind of voluntary public fi- need to tighten up campaign finance felt; that it shapes the acts and policies nancing program, then FECA prohib- laws. The problem is not what is ille- of government; that money crawls the ited it. gal; the problem is what is legal. The halls of the Capitol and the halls of the The amendment I am introducing real problem is that most of what is White House. corrects that by adding one simple sen- wrong with this current sick system is No one in politics today can deny the tence to FECA which specifically al- perfectly legal. It is perfectly legal, shaping influence of money on public lows States to set up voluntary public those huge amounts of money, hun- acts. Few people who contribute vast financing programs for the election of dreds of thousands of dollars in soft sums of money to political campaigns their own members to the House or the money contributions that Senator do it just out of profound ideological Senate as long as no program violates FEINGOLD and Senator MCCAIN are try- beliefs. They do it in part because they any provision of the current Federal ing to prohibit and which prohibition do have some hope for gain. It is an un- Election Campaign Act. too many Senators are trying to derstandable ambition for those indi- The court said, given what we are block—huge amounts of personal, indi- vidual figures, but one to which public dealing with, given existing law, we vidual contributions that really, basi- figures should not yield their larger cannot go forward. If we change the cally, very-high-income and wealthy commitment to all Americans. That is law, it could very well be a different people are able to contribute but the what this debate is about, whether or

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Madam President, I ask have the Senate on record as to wheth- drive for more opportunities for citi- for the yeas and nays. er we are for or against soft money in zens, for more justice, for a better life The PRESIDING OFFICER. There American political campaigns. for all the people, for improving the was a unanimous request pending to On Friday, Senator KERREY of Ne- standard of living for all the people in have the vote occur at 5:45. Is there ob- braska—it is funny; we were talking our country, for really investing in jection? about this today at the Vietnam Vet- children’s lives, for making our coun- Mr. MCCONNELL. To have the ta- erans Memorial luncheon today that try a better America, that drive will bling vote on the Reid amendment Senator HAGEL and I attended, that continue to be diverted and frustrated occur at 5:45? there is kind of an interesting relation- and ultimately denied. The PRESIDING OFFICER. That is ship that exists between those of us This issue is the core issue, and this the request. who had the privilege of serving in that amendment I have introduced simply Mr. MCCONNELL. That is the re- conflict. says to my colleagues we ought to, if quest of the Senator from Arizona? One of the traits I find true with Sen- we are not going to go forward with The PRESIDING OFFICER. That is ator HAGEL, Senator CLELAND, Senator comprehensive reform but at the State the request. Is there objection? ROBB, and Senators KERREY and level our States want to have clean Mr. MCCONNELL. Reserving the KERRY, is that there is a certain degree money/clean elections, and they want right to object. of honesty and straightforwardness to apply it on a voluntary basis to Mr. MCCAIN. Madam President, in which I find extremely attractive. races to the House of Representatives the interest of time, I would be glad to Senator KERREY, on Friday, who is and the Senate, then they ought to be move to table the Reid amendment, also the former chairman of the Sen- able to do so. which does not require unanimous con- atorial Campaign Committee, said: I do not see why we would not have sent, and ask for the yeas and nays. There will be all kinds of amendments of- strong bipartisan support for this The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a fered to change the bill, some of which I sup- amendment because, frankly, I think, sufficient second? port strongly. It seems to me our only along with the efforts of Senator FEIN- There appears to be a sufficient sec- chance of getting this legislation passed is to GOLD and Senator MCCAIN—Senator ond. stick as closely as possible to the bill we cur- MCCAIN and Senator FEINGOLD—the en- The yeas and nays were ordered. rently have in front of us. ergy for the reform is going to come at Several Senators addressed the He went on to say, in an exchange the grassroots level; it is going to come Chair. with the Senator from Wisconsin: at the State level. That is what this The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- I wonder if the Senator from Wisconsin public campaign has been about all ator from Arizona has the floor. will tell me if what I am saying is true. I like across this country. That is what the Mr. REID. If the Senator from—— Shays-Meehan. I like the bill. The junior victory in Arizona was about. That is The PRESIDING OFFICER. The mo- Senator from Nebraska, Mr. HAGEL, has an amendment I like as well. what the victories in Massachusetts, tion is not debatable. Vermont, and Maine were all about. Mr. MCCAIN. I suggest the absence of He goes on to talk about: That is what people in my State tried a quorum. . . . It makes it much more likely we will to do 9 years ago. Let’s just pass a law The PRESIDING OFFICER. The fail to break a filibuster and, as a con- that would enable States to move for- clerk will call the roll. sequence of that failure, fail to enact legisla- tion, and as a consequence of that, we will ward. The legislative assistant proceeded never go to conference and never change the I yield the floor. to call the roll. law. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under Mr. MCCAIN. Madam President, I ask Then Senator KERREY of Nebraska the previous order, the Senator from unanimous consent that the order for went on to say: Arizona, Mr. MCCAIN, is recognized. the quorum call be rescinded. Mr. MCCAIN. Madam President, I The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without . . . The Senator is very kind to say I have move to table amendment No. 2299 and always been a supporter. Actually, I have objection, it is so ordered. not always been a supporter . . . Speaking of ask consent the vote occur at 5:45. Mr. MCCAIN. I ask unanimous con- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there campaign finance reform. sent that the tabling motion occur at He says: objection? 5:45. Mr. MCCONNELL. Reserving the When I came to the Senate in 1989, this was The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there not a very important issue. Indeed, at one right to object. objection? The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- point, I joined the Senator from Kentucky, Without objection, it is so ordered. ator from Kentucky reserves the right Mr. MCCONNELL, to defeat campaign finance Mr. MCCAIN. Madam President, I to object. reform. Then I had the experience of going inside Is the Senator objecting? want my colleagues to know this is a defining vote of this debate. This is a the beast in 1996, 1997, and 1998 when I was Mr. REID. I could not hear. The Sen- Chairman of the Democratic Senatorial ator moved to table the Reid amend- defining vote because it all has to do with soft money. This is the funda- Campaign Committee—I do not want to raise ment; at what time would the vote a sore subject for the Senator from Maine. It occur? mental proposition that the Senator changed my attitude in two big ways: One, Mr. MCCAIN. It was agreeable to the from Wisconsin and I are propounding. the apparent corruption that exists. People leadership. I was told they wanted a There has been parliamentary ma- believe there is corruption. If they believe it, vote at 5:45, but I would be willing to neuvering. There has been substitutes. it happens. We all understand that. If the set the time for that vote at any time. There has been a filling up of the tree. perception is it is A, it is A, even though we I am told by staff, 5:45 is the time for There have been a lot of things that know it may not be, and the people believe the system is corrupt. the vote. have been going on which have sort of not surprised me but disappointed me. Equally important to me, I discovered in The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- 1996, 1997, and 1998 that there are men and ator from Kentucky. Friday, on the other side, for reasons women who would love to serve. They say: I Mr. MCCONNELL. May I inquire that are still not clear to me, the Sen- can’t be competitive; I can’t possibly raise which amendment we are talking ator from Nevada, and others, chose the money necessary to go on television; Oh, about. not to allow the amending process to and by the way, my reputation could get Mr. MCCAIN. I will be glad to explain go forward. On this side, we have had damaged as a consequence of what could be to the Senator from Kentucky. It is ba- some delays, which I would argue were said on television against me. sically the soft money amendment. not particularly helpful to the process. He went on to say:

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I hope Members, such as ask the Senator from Arizona to con- move forward with genuine amend- myself, who are enthusiastic about changing firm—we keep trying to get to this ments that would have stood or fallen that law will take the advice of the Senator from Wisconsin and the Senator from Ari- vote, but we never seem to be able to on their own merit. zona to heart because we may have to vote get right at it; the bill is pulled or a ta- I am glad to yield to the Senator against things we prefer in order to make bling motion is made on the overall from Kentucky for a question on that. certain we get something that not only we bill or something, a cloture motion is Mr. REID. If I could just ask one want but the Nation desperately needs. filed. It is amazing, after 5 years, we more question, maybe the Senator Madam President, it is impossible for have never gotten to this. But appar- could respond to both of them. I say to me to elaborate on that kind of com- ently we are about to. my friend from Arizona, I have stated ment from my esteemed colleague and Let me ask one other question, if I publicly and privately, both outside American hero, BOB KERREY of Ne- could, because the Senator from Or- these Chambers and inside these Cham- braska. egon consulted me on this. Senator bers, about the work that is being done Mr. FEINGOLD. Will the Senator WYDEN, who does not limit himself to by the Senator from Arizona and the from Arizona yield for a question? supporting our efforts, has been, in my Senator from Wisconsin, and indeed it Mr. MCCAIN. I would be glad to yield mind, one of the strongest advocates of has been a tremendous effort bringing for a question. campaign finance reform in this body. this very important issue before this Mr. FEINGOLD. Let me clarify what He has been creative and has a number body. You have been undying in your the Senator from Arizona is attempt- of interesting ideas of his own that I efforts to bring this forward. You ing in moving to table the Reid amend- like very much. He asked me—and I would acknowledge, would you not, ment. certainly think you will answer the that there are others in this body, I would ask the Senator from Ari- same way I did—whether or not, after other than the Senator from Wisconsin zona, when we take this vote on ta- this motion is disposed of one way or and the Senator from Arizona, who be- bling, will you regard this vote on the another, Senators will still have the lieve strongly that there should be Reid amendment as a true test of the chance to amend the bill. some campaign finance reform? Would question we have been asking our col- Mr. MCCAIN. Of course. Of course. I you acknowledge that? leagues, and that question is, Are you hope that would move the process for- Mr. MCCAIN. Absolutely. for or against soft money? ward, once we are on record. And per- Mr. REID. And would you also ac- Would the Senator from Arizona re- haps that might increase our chances knowledge that your method in obtain- gard that vote as a procedural vote or of reaching 60 votes, I would say to my ing campaign finance reform may not a vote up or down on the question of friend. be the best way to go? whether you are for or against soft Mr. FEINGOLD. I thank the Senator Mr. MCCAIN. Absolutely. money? for bringing us to the point where fi- Mr. REID. I guess the point I want to Mr. MCCAIN. I would like to respond nally we can have an up-or-down vote make is that I am not sure I can put to my friend. on soft money. my many efforts on behalf of campaign I am hearing that the distinguished Mr. REID. Will the Senator yield for finance reform next to that of the Sen- majority leader may try to remove the a question? ator from Arizona. He has done so bill from the consideration on the floor Mr. MCCAIN. I would be glad to. much to move this issue forward. But I of the Senate tomorrow. We know that Mr. REID. I offered an amendment on would say to my friend from Arizona— it is cluttered with various amend- Friday to establish a procedure where- and I would like the Senator to either ments, some of them very important. by there would be a vote to determine acknowledge whether or not this Sen- The Senator from Minnesota spoke whether or not we would invoke clo- ator believes strongly that there very eloquently in favor of his amend- ture on the so-called soft money ban. Is should be campaign finance reform. ment, which I am sure has some merit. the Senator aware of that? The Sen- Even though my qualifications for as- But the crux and heart of this matter ator from Arizona has indicated and I serting the need for campaign finance is soft money. We all know that. I may be paraphrasing the words; that reform would not meet those of the worry if we do not get this vote, that there were games being played and Senator from Arizona, I think I am in we could possibly reach a situation Senators were not being allowed to the top 10 of members of this body who where the Senate is gridlocked; and offer amendments. have been a strong advocate for reform. eventually, over time, obviously, we I say to my friend from Arizona, the For example, I have given speeches on would not even have recorded votes on Senator from Minnesota offered an the Senate floor, since I came here this important and crucial issue. amendment today. Amendments could with the Senator from Arizona in 1986, Mr. FEINGOLD. Can the Senator re- have been offered Friday. Will the Sen- about the need for campaign finance call any other occasion in which the ator acknowledge that having the two reform. Would the Senator acknowl- Senate has voted up or down on the amendments, one being ‘‘McCain-Fein- edge that? question of whether to ban party soft gold lite’’ and the original version of Mr. MCCAIN. I not only acknowledge money? the McCain-Feingold bill, that we it, but it is worthy of mention; the Mr. MCCAIN. It is my understanding should be able in this body to vote on Senator from Nevada and I have been the Senate has never voted up or down both those matters? close and dear friends for nearly 20 on that specific issue, at least since Mr. MCCAIN. I say to my friend, first years. One thing I have tried to do dur- 1907, when, thanks be to one of the of all, I never argued that games were ing the course of this debate is keep it greatest Republicans and greatest being played. I would not make that al- from in any way personalizing or show- Presidents in history, Theodore Roo- legation. I believe the Senator from ing any disrespect to any individual, no sevelt, who alleged there was corrup- Kentucky and I had a colloquy on Fri- matter where they stand on this issue. tion at that time—and I will include day where it was clear that the situa- I thank the Senator from Nevada. many of his remarks in the RECORD— tion was such that even if an amend- Did the Senator from Kentucky want because of the influence of major cor- ment were considered on Friday and to make a comment? porations and robber barons and spe- adopted, it would have fallen with a Mr. MCCONNELL. I say to the Sen- cial interests on the American political vote on the underlying legislation that ator from Arizona, he is correct. My process, I believe the Senate did vote was pending, which I think correctly, understanding Friday was and remains to ban soft money. And I believe that in the view of the Senator from Ken- that the right side of the tree, which is statute is still on the books. tucky, made further amendments and what we normally amend around here, Mr. FEINGOLD. Again, I ask a fur- debate meaningless. I see the Senator was filled by the two amendments and ther question. I appreciate that answer from Kentucky is on the floor. I think the two cloture votes. That effectively because I think the problem we have that was his comment. If he disagrees, made additional amendments some- had is we have not had a chance to get I will be glad to yield for a question what an exercise in futility. What I to the question of whether you are for from him in that respect. On Friday, I recommended to our side—and it has

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I be- ject. correctly state my opinion of Friday, lieve having the Senate on record on The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is the which remains my opinion today. soft money is a very defining vote. I Senator making such a request? Mr. MCCAIN. I am glad to make that Mr. MCCAIN. I thank the Senator talked extensively with Senator FEIN- request. from Kentucky. GOLD about this before we decided to Mr. REID. Reserving the right to ob- I agree with the Senator from Ne- make this move. I hope my colleagues ject, the Senator from Oregon wishes vada; there are many ways to approach will vote not to table the Reid amend- to speak for 15 minutes. This is so the issue of campaign finance reform. I ment, which bans soft money. I hope agree with him; there are many laud- other Members will have an idea about my colleagues will vote not to table what is going on. The Senator from Ne- able aspects of campaign finance re- the McCain tabling motion of the Reid form that deserve serious consider- braska wishes how much time? amendment. Mr. HAGEL. Twenty minutes. ation. I believe Senator BENNETT is next One that doesn’t seem to surface as Mr. REID. I do not object. under the unanimous consent agree- much as it should is free television Mr. MCCAIN. I amend the unanimous ment. I believe both Senators HAGEL time for candidates. The broadcasters consent agreement. The Senator from and WYDEN have been waiting. I don’t receive $70 billion worth of free digital Utah would like how many minutes? know what the disposition of that is. spectrum. It seems to me there should Mr. BENNETT. I will be happy to do Senator REID? be some obligation along with one of 20 minutes on the bill itself and delay The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under the great rip-offs in the history of the my 20 minutes on the amendment. the previous order, Senator BENNETT is Mr. MCCAIN. I thank the Senator United States of America. But we really are down to soft to be recognized at the conclusion of from Utah for his courtesy. I ask unan- money, I say to the Senator from Ne- Senator MCCAIN’s speech. imous consent that the Senator from vada. We are really down to that. We Mr. REID addressed the Chair. Utah be recognized for 20 minutes, the can build on that. There is no reform Mr. MCCAIN. I think Senator HAGEL Senator from Oregon for 15 minutes, that could have any meaning unless it was here first. Is that OK? the Senator from Nebraska for 20 min- meant, at its fundamental heart, the Mr. REID. If the Senator from Utah utes, and then the Senator from Wis- banning of soft money. We have been will yield. consin for 20 minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there through a number of debates about Mr. MCCAIN. I haven’t yielded the floor. objection? what independent campaigns do. Mr. REID. Reserving the right to ob- By the way, before I leave the issue, Mr. REID. Madam President, what ject, I only ask if there is enough time I heard the Senator from Ohio say that we should do, in keeping with what we to get us to 5:45. banning of soft money does not in any have done earlier in the day—Senator BENNETT is opposed to the legislation; Mr. MCCAIN. Roughly. way affect labor unions. Yesterday or The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without the day before, there was a notice in he is going to speak next. Senator WYDEN, who is in favor of the legisla- objection, it is so ordered. the paper that the labor unions plan on Mr. MCCAIN. I yield the floor. tion, should speak next after the Sen- spending $45 million in soft money in The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- the upcoming campaign. I am afraid ator from Utah, and then we should go ator from Utah is recognized. the Senator from Ohio is misinformed to Senator HAGEL. Mr. BENNETT. Madam President, I because this banning of soft money Mr. FEINGOLD. I ask that I may fol- appreciate the opportunity. I have been does enormous damage to the ability of low after Senator HAGEL. following this debate and, indeed, have labor unions to engage in the kind of Mr. REID. For the information of been involved in it with great interest practices we are trying to eliminate, Members, Senator BENNETT—how long ever since it began. just as much as it does the other side. is he going to speak? While I appreciate and, indeed, salute I want to make perfectly clear, the Mr. BENNETT. I was planning to—— the sincerity with which the Senator reason that I and the Senator from Mr. REID. He has been here for 2 from Arizona and the Senator from Wisconsin are seeking to table or ask- days. Wisconsin pursue their efforts to ing for a vote on a tabling motion is so Mr. BENNETT. I was planning to dis- achieve what they sincerely believe we can have the Senate on record on cuss the amendment that I was unable will be good for our country, I must the issue of soft money. If the Senate, to offer. I want to spend 15 minutes or begin by stating that I am absolutely in its wisdom, decides that we should so on that. Then I want to make a gen- convinced that what they are pursuing table the Reid amendment and that we eral statement about the bill. I will try would be bad for our country, would be should, therefore, not ban soft money, not to get overly enthusiastic about bad for our political system, would be then obviously this entire exercise is my arguments, but I might get carried bad for campaigns in general, and largely futile. I think there are about away for another 20 minutes or so would raise, rather than lower, the three Members on the other side who about that, so between 30 or 40 min- sense of frustration and disgust with may not be voting who would vote for utes. I will do my best to restrain my- the political system overall. us, and I would take that into account self. That has been the history of cam- in this vote because, really, this vote is Mr. MCCAIN. Madam President, I paign finance reform. It has gone on in about the intentions and the will of the still have the floor. this town for decades. Every time, the Senate. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- reformers end up making things worse. The soft money reports from Com- ator from Arizona has the floor. I say that with all respect for the sin- mon Cause: Soft money, CWA-COPE, Mr. REID. I am sorry. If I may—— cerity with which they pursue their $2,593,000; American Federation of Mr. MCCAIN. I think I have con- goal. But, in my opinion, the goal they State and County Municipal Employ- sumed 7 or 8 minutes. I hope the Sen- are pursuing is not available to them ees, $2,334,000—these are obviously all ator from Utah will recognize that through the route they are following. Democrats—Service Employees Union, both the Senator from Nebraska and I wish to begin by quoting a column $1.5 million. I hope the Senator from the Senator from Oregon have been that appeared last week in the Wash- Ohio will take a look at the enormous here for a long time. I hope he would ington Post written by Robert Samuel- amount of money that is coming in give them the opportunity to speak be- son. Robert Samuelson is not known as from labor unions that he somehow be- fore the 5:45 vote. one of the more partisan of the polit- lieves would not be affected by a ban The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is the ical commentators. He is basically con- on soft money. Senator from Arizona making a unani- sidered an objective commentator,

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TORRICELLI, took the floor a day or two came to this town, and I did the circuit He says: ago to give us a glimpse of the real of all of these terrible places we have Few subjects inspire more intellectual con- world that we are facing if certain por- been hearing about on this floor asking formity than ‘‘campaign finance reform.’’ tions of this bill go forward. He was ar- them for money, they did not ask me All ‘‘right-thinking’’ people ‘‘know’’ that guing that we should not pass the sub- what I believed. They didn’t ask me, election spending is ‘‘out of control,’’ that stitute, commonly known as Shays- what will our access be if we give you the present system of campaign finance is corrupt and that only reactionaries block Meehan, because he said it will limit money? They didn’t say to me, gee, we ‘‘reform.’’ the speech of political parties and want to know your positions before we I think that captures exactly what leave us to the mercies of special inter- decide. They wanted to know if I had a we have been hearing on the floor— est groups. I wrote down some of the chance of winning because, they said: that all ‘‘right-thinking’’ people things he said. We don’t back losing horses. And they ‘‘know’’ that election spending is out He said, ‘‘The debate will be fought were convinced I was a losing horse, of control and the present system is by surrogates over our heads in a far and they didn’t give me any. I went out corrupt and only reactionaries block larger context.’’ I agree with that abso- of this town empty-handed. ‘‘reform’’. lutely. If political parties are limited I was outspent 3 to 1, with my oppo- Then he goes on: in the amount of soft money advocacy nent in a primary in the State of Utah Who cares if these common beliefs are ei- in which they can be involved but spe- spending $6.2 million. That sets a ther wrong or wildly exaggerated—or that cial interest groups are not, special in- record on a per vote cast that I don’t most ‘‘reforms’’ would do more damage to terest groups will simply ignore the po- think has ever been broken. I was able democracy than any harm they might cure? litical party by the ads themselves. to put my message across with a third The case against ‘‘reform’’ is almost impos- Mr. TORRICELLI laid out for us in of that amount, and I beat him, at sible to make, because people’s minds are great detail some of the stratagems which point people started to say: All closed. that would be followed, thus validating right, now we will talk to you, because That beginning of Mr. Samuelson’s the comments Robert Samuelson made now that you have won the Republican column, as I say, perfectly captures about political money finding another nomination, it looks as if you may how I feel about this issue. Here is the way around, finding a new way to come have an opportunity. history—again, in previous debates, I into the arena. That is the real world The problem my opponent had had have gone through the history at some we will face, and the junior Senator nothing to do with his positions, had length. Mr. Samuelson summarized from New Jersey was exactly right in nothing to do with his own bank ac- well: outlining how it will work. Yet we count, had nothing to do with his own The history of ‘‘campaign finance reform’’ seem to go plowing ahead on the as- personality. It was simply that he was is that every limit inspires new evasions. sumption that somehow the real world perceived as a loser and the people who One possibility is that interest groups will fi- nance more independent campaigns . . . to will be different if we just show how were giving money decided they didn’t elect or defeat targeted candidates. ‘‘Re- honest and anxious we are to appear want to back a loser. formers’’ view such ‘‘issue ads’’ . . . as not to be corrupt. But here comes a sixth-grade school- shams. And so, the next step would be to Let me give you some real-world ex- teacher with no money in the bank and curb such advertising, even if curbs flout the amples. We have heard that from other no political experience of any kind, and First Amendment. Members of the Senate. People have they thought she might be a winner, so Mr. Samuelson then goes on with talked about their own elections. I she got all the money she needed. She this very insightful quote from one of want to talk about several real-world didn’t win. One of the reasons she the reform groups that summarizes examples from elections in which I didn’t win is very appropriate to this how this debate has crystallized: have participated. debate. She signed the term limit ‘‘Any effort to reform issue advocacy Let’s go back to the 1998 election pledge; her opponent did not. spending in connection with federal elections when I got reelected. My opponent So Americans for Term Limits—or must strike a regulatory balance between complained about this very issue. He whatever they are called—came into protecting political speech and protecting complained often and he complained as that congressional district with a the integrity of our electoral process,’’ says loudly as he could that somehow there whole series of issue ads attacking her one reform group. is something broken about the system opponent, attacking him for his failure Well, as Mr. Samuelson says: because, he said: I can’t raise enough to sign the term limit ad. This is a spe- The First Amendment says that ‘‘Congress money to compete with Senator BEN- cial interest group with soft money. We shall make no law . . . abridging the freedom of speech.’’ There’s no mention [in the First NETT. What is the matter with a sys- have no idea where it came from. We Amendment] of ‘‘regulatory balance.’’ And if tem where ordinary people can’t com- have no idea in what amounts it was elections and ‘‘issue ads’’ aren’t about polit- pete? raised. We have no idea who signed on ical speech, what are they about? ‘‘Right We pointed out to him in one of the because they are not under the FEC. thinking’’ people minimize the conflict be- debates that on the ticket with him But they exercised their constitutional tween ‘‘campaign finance reform’’ and free was a sixth-grade schoolteacher run- right. They came into the Second Con- speech, because it is inconvenient. ning for Congress who raised more gressional District in the State of Then Mr. Samuelson summarizes, money than her incumbent opponent. Utah, and they flooded the airwaves and I think, again, this is the ultimate What is the difference? The candidate with some of the nastiest, most vicious summary of the debate: for the Senate can’t raise enough political ads I have ever seen attacking As long as we have the First Amendment, money, he says, to compete with me, the incumbent Congressman. the effort to regulate elections—under the whereas another Democrat in the same What happened? Early polls showed guise of ‘‘campaign finance reform’’—is fu- State, a sixth-grade schoolteacher, can that the sixth-grade schoolteacher was tile, self-defeating, and undesirable. The hysteria about money’s corrupting power raise enough money to compete against going to beat the incumbent Congress- worsens the very problem that reformers a sitting Congressman. man. She had more money than he did. claim to deplore: public cynicism. But right- My opponent, by the way, according She had momentum. Then these ads thinking people are oblivious to evidence or to his financial disclosure, is a million- started to run, and the reaction on the logic. They are at ease with their own re- aire. The sixth-grade schoolteacher part of the voters in the second dis- spectable conformity. clearly is not. The sixth-grade school- trict—I heard it everywhere I went I could not have done it better, so I teacher clearly depends upon her pay- campaigning—was: We hate those ads. didn’t try. That is why I quoted it at check very heavily. The difference was How can Lily Eskelson be so vicious as that length. Let’s go to the debate for not because of my personality or his to run those ads? a minute. By the way, I ask that I be personality. The difference was that She then went on the air, and she informed when I have 5 minutes left. the people who are involved in pro- said: I am not running them. I don’t

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It is there are Senators who were, he was voters, it was Lily Eskelson who was microcredit. I have done everything I not a corrupt man. There may have doing the smearing. She had absolutely can as a member of the Appropriations been an appearance but the appearance no control over the ads. If she had, she Committee to increase the appropria- did not mean the reality. would have pulled them. But she tions for microcredit. And, frankly, I They changed the system. We are didn’t. It was the special interest group have been successful. All I did during now paid a living wage. We don’t do that was exercising its constitutional the campaign was ask him this one that anymore. We don’t put our rel- right, and there was nothing she could question: Every time you came to see atives on the payroll and have them do about it. me to try to lobby on behalf of micro- not show up. But let Members not sit Congressman COOK appropriately pro- credit, did anyone in my office ever ask here and say the system is far worse tested: How can you attack me for vio- you if you had made a political con- now than it ever used to be. Politics in lating term limits when I am running tribution to Senator BENNETT? America is as clean as it has ever been for my first reelection? He had only He immediately said: No, no one ever and far cleaner than it used to be. Let’s been in Congress one term. They were asked me that question. not do what Robert Samuelson warns attacking him for being part of the sys- I said: Then why do you stand here against: In the name of campaign fi- tem and not signing the term limit and claim that access is for sale when nance reform make things worse again. pledge that would have given him three you, now my opponent in this race, I yield the floor. terms. He said: Don’t come after me have had full access to my office for The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under until I have served at least the three the entire 6 years I’ve been here? the previous order, the Senator from It boils down to those who are cor- terms you think are appropriate. Oregon, Mr. WYDEN, is recognized. Mr. WYDEN. I thank our colleague I think the special interest ads in the rupt will be corrupt regardless of the from Nebraska for his thoughtfulness. second district had a significant im- system; those who are not corrupt will not be corrupt regardless of the sys- He has been waiting a long time, as pact on the outcome of that election. well. I point this out. Here is a sixth-grade tem. For those who say we are now far I am a supporter of the McCain-Fein- schoolteacher with no money who is worse than we ever were, I offer two gold bill, this iteration, as with all oth- able to outspend and outfundraise her last comments. No. 1, when I moved ers. It is an important step in the right opponent because those who put up the into the Dirksen Building, I noticed direction. However, I believe the big- money thought she has a chance to there was a safe in every Senator’s of- gest problem is that campaigning in win. That is the criterion, nothing else. fice. My father was here when the America has become a never-ending She lost the race because a special in- Dirksen Building was built. Let me money chase. There is an election the terest group came in and flooded the state why there is a safe in every of- first Tuesday in November. People district with their ads, thinking they fice—for the Senators to put the cash sleep in on Wednesday and all the fund- were helping her but were in fact hurt- they receive in their offices from peo- raising starts all over again on Thurs- ing her. ple who come to see them. That doesn’t day. It is truly a permanent campaign. If we say that political parties can- mean they are corrupt. My father was If I had my way, if I could write my not defend themselves against these not corrupt. But I watched him receive version of what the Senate ought to do special interest ads, we will do exactly an envelope full of cash in his office in on campaign finance, we would look at the thing about which the Senator the Dirksen Building, and I watched some sort of approach along the lines from New Jersey talked. We will create him open the safe and put it in there. of what is used in several countries in a situation where the candidates be- It happened, by the way, to have come Europe. They confine their elections to come unimportant, and the special in- from one of the senior Senators on the several months over a period of a cou- terest, in the words of the Senator Democratic side of the aisle who said, ple of years. Money can be raised. It from New Jersey, ‘‘fight over our heads ‘‘I don’t want any other Republican to has to be disclosed. It is spent. They in a far larger context.’’ be the ranking member of my com- have their election, and, heaven forbid, The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- mittee; I want you to win, Wallace, and after a few months of campaigning, ator has 5 minutes remaining. I raised this money for you.’’ they go back to tackling the issues Mr. BENNETT. I thank the Chair. It was $5,000, which in those days was that all Members get an election cer- This is the real world. The real world in excess of 5 percent of the total cost tificate for—to improve health care, is a world in which attempts to get of a campaign. Dad put it in his safe in education, to try to stuff the nuclear around the first amendment and at- the Dirksen Building. When my office genie back into the bottle, to create an tempts to find ways to regulate polit- was renovated recently in the Dirksen opportunity for people who work hard ical speech backfire against the re- Building, what did I do? I took the safe and play by the rules. formers, and they do not work. out because I have never used it, and I We are, obviously, not going to get One last description out of the real don’t think any other Senators ever that kind of reform, although I have world. We have heard a lot on this floor use it. We don’t get offered cash in our been amazed in the last few days when this afternoon about access. All right, offices anymore. I have colleagues on both sides of the maybe we are not corrupt. We had that Second, David McCullough wrote the aisle say they like that and wish there debate earlier last week whether or not biography of whom many considered was a bipartisan Senate task force to we are all corrupt. So now we are being the most incorruptible President we look at something similar. That really told, well, no, we are not corrupt. At have ever had, Harry Truman. In his would be reform. We could spend most least we have made that clear—not to biography of Harry Truman, David of our time doing a job for which we Maureen Dowd, but to a lot of other McCullough reports that the highest were elected. people we are at least not corrupt. But paid individual on Harry Truman’s For now, we are limited to steps that we are somehow tainted by virtue of staff was Bess Truman, who lived in can be taken immediately that are ef- the fact that we can’t control this ac- Missouri and never came to Wash- fective. I have come to the floor this cess, and access becomes the issue ington or entered the Senator’s office. afternoon to talk about a step that rather than corruption. Why was she his highest paid staff Senator JEFF BINGAMAN and I have de- As I said once before, the easiest way member? Because Senators routinely veloped. It is an important step in the to get access to me is to be a voter reg- did that in order to be able to live on view of Senator BINGAMAN and myself. istered in the State of Utah. I will take their salaries. It limits negative campaigning. your call, and I will have you come According to Mr. McCullough, Harry My view from personal experience is into my office. But my opponent in Truman was terrified the people of Mis- negative ads are similar to a virus.

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Paige Whitaker, Legislative Attor- amendment could be found not to infringe on our colleague, my friend, Senator GOR- ney, American Law Division. free speech, but rather to promote the gen- DON SMITH, with negative ads. I should Subject: Constitutionality of Conditioning eral welfare by increasing public discussion. have known immediately that all those Receipt of Lowest Unit Rate for Federal In addition, it appears that, requiring a Candidate Broadcast Communications on radio or television broadcaster to condition negative ads run contrary to every- providing federal candidates with the lowest thing I got involved with when I began Compliance With Attribution Require- ments. unit rate for broadcast communications on the Gray Panthers in Oregon to try to This memorandum is furnished in response candidates’ voluntarily agreeing to comply practice good government, but I didn’t to your request for an analysis of the con- with certain attribution requirements would step in when I should have on the nega- stitutionality of a proposed amendment to S. also pass constitutional muster under Su- 1593 (106th Cong.), ‘‘McCain/Feingold II,’’ preme Court precedent upholding reasonable tive ads, and I regret it to this day. 9 which would amend 47 U.S.C. § 315(b) to re- access and equal time requirements. For ex- With a month to go before that spe- strict the availability of the lowest unit rate ample, in C.B.S. v. Federal Communications cial election, I did tell my consultants for campaign advertising, in which a federal Commission, The Supreme Court considered I could not stand any longer the stench candidate directly references an opponent, to a federal statute allowing the FCC to revoke only those radio and television broadcasts a broadcast license if the broadcaster will- of the negative ads, and I told them to fully or repeatedly failed to grant a federal take them off the air. Moreover, I where the candidate personally makes the reference. That is, in the case of a television office candidate reasonable access to airtime apologized to the people of Oregon. I or denied a federal office candidate the abil- broadcast directly referencing an opponent, ity to purchase reasonable amounts of said I made an error in judgment and it the candidate would be required to make a airtime. Although the Court did not rule would not happen again. I ran my 1998 personal appearance and, in the case of a that there is a general right of candidate ac- campaign, I am proud to be able to say, radio broadcast directly referencing an oppo- cess to the broadcast media, the majority nent, the candidate would be required to without mentioning my opponent at held that the reasonable access statute con- make a personal audio statement identifying all. stitutionally provided, on an individual the candidate, in order to qualify for the I believe candidates ought to stand basis, legally qualified federal office can- lowest unit rate. Such personal appearance 10 by their ads. They ought to be directly didates with special access rights. More- and personal audio statements are often re- over, as the Supreme Court found in Red responsible for their ads. What Senator ferred to as broadcast attribution require- Lion Broadcasting Co. v. F.C.C., ‘‘it does not BINGAMAN and I will propose later this ments. violate the First Amendment to treat licens- In the landmark decision, Buckley v. Valeo, week is an approach we call ‘‘stand by ees given the privilege of using scarce radio the Supreme Court made it clear that the frequencies as proxies for the entire commu- your ad.’’ Specifically, the Bingaman- right to associate is a ‘‘basic constitutional nity, obligated to give suitable time and at- Wyden proposal says a candidate who freedom’’ 1 and that any action that may tention to matters of great public con- mentions his or her opponent in a cam- have the effect of curtailing that freedom to cern.’’ 11 paign ad must do so in person in order associate would be subject to the strictest judicial scrutiny.2 The Court further as- It is arguable that the subject proposal is to get the lowest unit rate for adver- a less onerous burden on broadcast licensees tising. Under current Federal commu- serted that while the right of political asso- ciation is not absolute,3 it can only be lim- than the equal time and reasonable access nications law, broadcasters are re- ited by substantial governmental interests provisions. As the Supreme Court has upheld quired to sell commercial air time to such as the prevention of corruption or the the constitutionality of the equal time and reasonable access requirements, it is likely candidates for Federal office at the appearance thereof.4 lowest available price, known as the Employing this analysis, the Court in that the proposed requirement, that broad- Buckley upheld the disclosure requirements cast licensees condition providing federal of- lowest unit broadcast rate. That means fice candidates with the lowest unit rate for for 45 days prior to a primary or pri- of the Federal Election Campaign Act (FECA), noting that the ‘‘ability of the citi- broadcast communications on candidate mary runoff, for 60 days prior to a gen- zenry to make informed choices among can- compliance with certain attribution restric- tions, would likewise be upheld. eral election. In effect, everybody else didates for office is essential.’’ 5 Also of rel- in town—the car dealership, the res- evance, the Buckley Court upheld the FECA L. PAIGE WHITAKER, taurant, the tire manufacturer—has to presidential public financing provisions, Legislative Attorney. Mr. WYDEN. We have a proposal the subsidize politics. Their ad costs are which condition a candidate’s receipt of pub- law division of the Library of Congress greater because broadcasters have to lic funding on the candidate voluntarily 6 believes is constitutional which has give these cheaper rates during the agreeing to limit spending. The Court found that the provisions did not infringe on free been introduced by broadcaster GREGG election cycle. speech, but rather constituted a proper WALDEN, a conservative Republican I think it is time to hold candidates means of promoting the general welfare by serving in the other body. It is a personally responsible for their ads. I actually encouraging public discussion and chance to take a practical step to deal 7 am amazed to find that all across the participation in the electoral process. with these negative ads. I believe it is In view of the Supreme Court’s holdings in political spectrum I am joined in sup- Buckley v. Valeo, it appears that the proposed possible to have a real debate about port of this idea. For example, in the amendment, to condition federal candidate public issues without taking an ap- House of Representatives, my Oregon receipt of the lowest unit rate for broadcast proach that coarsens the public dialog colleague, GREG WALDEN, is a broad- communications on candidates’ voluntarily and alienates so many people from the caster by profession. He doesn’t think agreeing to comply with certain attribution political process. this is bureaucratic or hard to comply requirements, would be upheld as constitu- I am very proud that Senator SMITH with. He introduced in the House, as I tional. Similar to the FECA disclosure re- and I put out a bipartisan agenda for did in the Senate, the ‘‘stand by your the people of our State. We said, on im- ad’’ approach that says candidates who 1 424 U.S. 1, 25 (1976) (quoting Kusper v. Pontikes, portant things for our State, that poli- 414 U.S. 51, 57 (1973) ). tics is going to stop at the State’s bor- mention their opponent have to do it in 2 Id. at 25 (quoting NAACP v. Alabama, 357 U.S. ders. We said we do not want a part of person to get the lowest unit rate. No 449, 460–61 (1958) ). 3 the negative politics practiced in that first amendment violation here. Id. (citing CSC v. Letter Carriers, 413 U.S. 548, 567 (1973) ). special election to replace Bob Pack- I recently received from the Library 4 Id. at 27–28. wood. Frankly, Senator GORDON SMITH of Congress a legal opinion stating it 5 Id. at 14–15. 6 Id. at 57, fin. 65 (noting that ‘‘[j]ust as a can- would be constitutional to put in place didate may voluntarily limit the size of the con- 8 That is, a candidate could legally not choose to the Bingaman-Wyden amendment, and tributions he chooses to accept, he may decide to comply with the broadcast attribution requirements I ask unanimous consent that legal forgo private fundraising and accept public fund- and still purchase broadcast time at a price higher ing.’’) than the lowest unit rate. opinion be printed in the RECORD. 7 Id. at 97–104 (finding also that conditioning re- 9 47 U.S.C. § 312(a)(7). There being no objection, the mate- ceipt of public funding on complying with spending 10 453 U.S. 367 (1981). See also, Farmers Educational limits was a less onerous restriction than those in and Cooperative Union v. WDAY, 360 U.S. 525 (1959) rial was ordered to be printed in the the ballot access cases with respect to minor and (upholding F.C.C. equal time requirements.) RECORD, as follows: new parties.) 11 395 U.S. 367, 394 (1969).

VerDate Mar 15 2010 22:03 Nov 01, 2013 Jkt 081600 PO 00000 Frm 00036 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\1999SENATE\S18OC9.REC S18OC9 mmaher on DSKCGSP4G1 with SOCIALSECURITY October 18, 1999 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S12767 summed it up pretty well when we It is a complement to the proposal of- My colleagues are not a bunch of talked about those negative ads after fered by Republican Congressman campaign finance bandits or thugs, but he was elected to the Senate and people GREGG WALDEN in the other body. I in a democracy where citizens freely were talking about our working to- hope my colleagues will look favorably choose their leaders, perception does gether. He asked me how I felt when he on it. As one who comes to the floor matter because perception is directly ran his ads; how my kids looked at today to talk about this negative ad connected to confidence. Voters lose those ads? question with personal experience, I faith in the integrity of the political I said: Well, GORDON, they were pret- will tell you I believe this issue, this system when they lose confidence in ty upset by those ads. question of the corrosive, ugly petti- the system. As they become demor- He said: What did you tell your ness that has dominated so much of alized and detached, citizens lower daughter? television advertising, ought to be at their expectations and standards for I said: GORDON, I said when you ran the top of the list of the reforms we public officeholders. That produces a those ads, me looking like I hadn’t pursue in this body. It ought to be at problem that goes beyond any remedy shaved for a couple of weeks, like a the top of our priority list, to look at we can offer here on the floor of the convict who had just gotten out of pris- ways to root out of American politics Senate. on, I told my daughter Lilly, ‘‘GORDON the negative nature of so much of this No amount of legislation can prevent SMITH doesn’t mean those things. He’s debate. scoundrels from exploiting campaign just kidding, Lilly. He doesn’t mean We can have profound differences of finance laws or any laws. We need to those negative ads.’’ opinion. We can have sharp and pro- rise above partisan, ideological, per- GORDON, to his credit, said on tele- found differences of opinion without sonal rivalries and find common vision to the people of Oregon: I want letting politics fall into the gutter of ground on campaign finance reform, to tell Lilly Wyden she’s right. I didn’t the negative, petty, ugly kind of poli- elevate the debate, and enact relevant really mean those things I was saying ticking, as we have seen so many good reforms. about her dad. people—good people—get caught up in For me, disclosure is the core of cam- Madam President, colleagues, we all across this country. paign finance reform. The overriding know that this system is out of kilter. My colleague, Senator BINGAMAN, purpose of the campaign finance re- We all know that. Clearly we are going will have more to say about our joint forms enacted in the 1970s was to in- to have to take some bold steps in a bi- proposal when he comes to the floor. I crease transparency and accountability partisan way to put it back on track. ask, again, when we get to this issue in the political system. Disclosure But I ask my colleagues to look seri- later in the debate, our colleagues look rules for all who participate in the po- ously at the proposal that Senator favorably on a proposal that I think litical process need to be a part of BINGAMAN and I will bring to the floor will make a real difference in Amer- whatever reform package we produce. later this week. It is a practical step ican politics and will begin to drain the The public needs to see who is writing that we could take against the virus of swamp that has contaminated so much the checks, and for how much. The negative ads, negative ads that produce of our public dialog. voter needs to be aware of the flow of this spiraling effect where each side Madam President, I yield the floor. campaign dollars. We should not fear runs one that is more negative than The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under an educated and informed body politic. the previous one, and the public is the previous order, the Senator from All elected officials have an obligation alienated. Nebraska, Mr. HAGEL, is now recog- to be part of that educational process. Our proposal, based on the analysis nized. In recent years, interest groups have done by the law division of the Con- Mr. HAGEL. Madam President, I rise come crashing into races in the home gressional Research Service, is con- in support of campaign finance reform. stretch, pouring huge amounts of stitutional. Frankly, it is a lot less in- I first commend my colleagues, Sen- money into radio and TV ads. All of us trusive than a variety of requirements ators MCCAIN and FEINGOLD, for their know stories of outside groups launch- imposed on broadcasters right now. tireless efforts in keeping campaign fi- ing a late blitz of ads, moving poll Broadcast licensees have to comply nance reform alive and forcing the Sen- numbers in the final weeks or days of a with equal time and reasonable access ate to deal with its responsibilities. campaign, and then disappearing with- provisions. The Supreme Court has The debate about campaign finance out the public knowing who they were upheld them. The proposal we made reform is one we need to have. All of us and how much they spent for or against that broadcast licensees providing the who have the high privilege to hold of- the candidate. lowest unit rate available to can- fice have a responsibility to bring open It is time to end this type of political didates actually make the candidates and accountable government to the stealth raid on campaigns. If individ- offer their statements in person is one American people. This begins with an uals and organizations are going to I am absolutely convinced the Supreme open and accountable campaign financ- participate in the electoral process— Court will uphold. They upheld the ing system. The American people must and they should; we encourage all indi- equal time and reasonable access provi- have confidence in such a system. Con- viduals and organizations to partici- sion. They will uphold this one as well. fidence in our political system is the pate—then the extent of their partici- It is time to change the current com- essence of representative government. pation should be revealed to the public. munications law and require, when Our challenge has been to reform the As long as the voter can see where the candidates reference their opponent in excesses of the system while preserving money is coming from, and where it is a radio or television ad, that they have the first amendment rights of all going, our system will retain its integ- to appear in order to qualify for the Americans to express themselves and rity. I trust the American people to lowest unit rate. If they do not want engage in the political process. elevate this debate and evaluate the the lowest unit rate, they can go about In recent years, this challenge has flow of money in campaigns. the business of having various anony- caused Congress to shrink from serious In addition to the disclosure, we need mous groups and sources continue to attempts at campaign finance reform. to look at soft money contributions to attack their opponent. But I do not We are better than that. America de- national party committees. I appre- think there ought to be a constitu- serves more than a vacuous sleepwalk ciate the legitimate free speech and tional right to a broadcasters subsidy— through this debate. constitutional concerns in this area. that is what we have today—and, fortu- The Supreme Court has said Govern- Our purpose here is not to anticipate or nately, the Library of Congress agrees ment can regulate how campaign fi- resolve every hypothetical constitu- with me. I think candidates ought to nances are regulated as long as, No. 1, tional challenge. Our job here is to stand by their ads. Candidates for pub- regulations are kept to a reasonable make policy. If complications or hon- lic office in the future ought to have minimum, and, No. 2, they are designed est differences of interpretation and greater direct responsibility for their to prevent corruption or the appear- opinion result, that is why we have a ads. ance of corruption. The appearance of judicial system. The amendment Senator BINGAMAN corruption is a significant part of this What I do know is this. The unac- and I have prepared would do just that. debate. countable status quo on soft money

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It is a return to the original didates and parties, including the so far on this issue has come down intent of the campaign finance reforms amount spent on the ad. against an outright ban on soft money. of the 1970s, which worked until they As with candidates and party ads, the But this unaccountable, unlimited were exploited and abused by, I might information on these political ads flood of soft money cascading over add, both parties. Nor is this a ban on would be recorded immediately and America’s politics should be checked. political speech. There would remain made available for public inspection. We have constitutional limits on indi- many options. Donors who wanted to There would be no added burden on the vidual contributions—so-called hard give more money for political speech broadcaster. The broadcaster would money. Why then should it be so out- could contribute to third party organi- simply use the same form already used rageous to examine limits on soft zations. for candidate and party ads. money? What are we afraid of? I appreciate the legitimate free Full disclosure should apply to a po- We need to find a middle ground be- speech and constitutional concerns litical ad by an interest group just as it tween the extremes of banning soft many of my colleagues and I have does for a political committee or can- money and leaving it unlimited, a mid- about these kinds of caps. This amend- didate because the objectives, after all, dle ground where compromise is pos- ment offers a compromise that address- of all the ads are the same. sible. We should also raise limits on do- es the constitutional concerns while Let me make clear one thing this nations of hard money by individuals moving forward with reform legisla- amendment does not do. It does not re- and political action committees. This tion. quire unions, corporations, or any or- can be done by indexing individual con- If the cap were challenged in court ganization to identify individual do- tributions to inflation. within 30 days after taking effect, the nors or provide membership lists. This Raising the limits would have bene- cap would be suspended until the con- amendment preserves a reasonable bal- ficial effects. Individual contributors clusion of the court challenge. It is ance between the public’s right to would have an impact comparable to time now to adjust and index hard know which groups are attempting to what Congress intended when reforms money contributions to inflation. For influence an election and the privacy were first enacted in the 1970s. There an individual, contribution limits rights of individual donors to an inter- would be more focus on individual par- would increase, for example, from est group. ticipation in campaign financing. More $1,000 to $3,000 per candidate per elec- In conclusion, we have before us a campaign money would be under the tion—and so it would go, for PACs and unique opportunity to accomplish direct control of candidates, making all committees. In future years, all something relevant, reasonable, and them more accountable for the spend- limits would be indexed for inflation. meaningful. We have an opportunity to ing and the conduct of their cam- I have heard the argument that rais- restore some of the confidence the paigns. Remember, this is hard money, ing the hard money limits would give American people have lost in their po- accountable money. the wealthy too much influence and ac- litical system. These are the general principles be- cess. If we cap soft money and do not All of us in this noble profession of hind the amendment I wanted to talk adjust the hard money limits, we will politics have a responsibility to set about today. But before getting to the chase more money into the black hole high standards in American politics. specifics of this amendment, I have to of third party ads, where the public Improving our system that selects say a word about the current process. cannot view the flow of money. I want American leaders—who formulate and We need campaign finance reform, but to bring more of that money into the implement Government policy that we are not going to get it through the sunlight, into the daylight, where the frames the governance of our Nation— predicament in which we find ourselves American people have access to who is is a worthy challenge. We can elevate today—limited opportunities for de- giving money and how much. They can the process and make it better—more bate, no opportunities for additional decide for themselves if a candidate open and more accountable—which amendments, and no votes on those has been ‘‘bought’’ by anyone. leads to a more informed public amendments. Financial disclosure is the core of through a more relevant public debate, My colleagues, Senators ABRAHAM, any campaign finance reform. This leading to a more accountable Govern- DEWINE, GORTON, and THOMAS, and I amendment would take the rules on ment. Let us not squander this oppor- had planned to offer amendments to broadcast ads that apply now to can- tunity or debase our responsibility. McCain-Feingold today. Now we are didates and extend them to all political Before I yield the floor, Madam left only with the opportunity to talk broadcast ads. President, I ask unanimous consent about the amendments we would have Under current Federal regulations, that the Senator from Michigan be al- offered if we had been given a chance to when a candidate places a political ad lowed to follow me. do so. with a broadcaster, the broadcaster is Mr. McCONNELL. Will the Senator The amendments my colleagues and I required to keep a file on the ad that is from Nebraska allow me to make a intended to offer contained several sig- open to any member of the public who couple quick comments? nificant changes in current campaign wants to see it. In that file is a record Mr. FEINGOLD. Reserving the right finance law. I will focus on the ones my of the following: The time the spots are to object. colleagues and I believe are most im- scheduled to air, the overall amount of The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mrs. portant. Our amendment, first, would time purchased, and the rates at which HUTCHISON). The Senator from Wis- limit to $60,000 a year the total amount the ads were purchased. This informa- consin. of soft money the national party com- tion must be recorded immediately and Mr. FEINGOLD. I understand I am to mittees combined could receive from made available for public inspection. speak for 20 minutes following the an individual, PAC, corporation, or Under current Federal regulations, speech of the Senator from Nebraska. union. when an interest group places a polit- Or does he have additional time? A donor could give all $60,000 to one ical ad with a broadcaster, it does not The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- committee or spread the $60,000 over have to meet the same requirements. ator from Nebraska has 7 minutes re- several committees. But the aggregate The public cannot find out: Who maining. Was the Senator from Ken- soft money donation could not exceed bought the ad, when the ad will run, tucky going to ask a question of the $60,000 per year. The limit would be in- how much time was purchased, and Senator from Nebraska or was he ask- dexed for inflation in future years. All how much was paid for the ad. It is ing him to yield the floor? union and corporate donations still closed from public view. Mr. McCONNELL. Does the Senator would be treated as soft money to be This amendment would require that from Nebraska agree with me that used only for party-building activities. interest group ads relating to any Fed- since he has 7 minutes left, it would Union and corporate donations would eral candidate or issue also must go not interfere unduly with the Senator not be treated as hard money for use in into the broadcaster’s public file. For from Wisconsin, who has spoken a

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I agree with the Senator lic exposure and voter knowledge. The have been given the opportunity to from Kentucky and yield my remaining more voters know about the sources of submit an additional amendment to 7 minutes to the Senator from Michi- a particular candidate’s campaign campaign finance legislation. I would gan. funding, the better able they will be to have introduce an amendment limiting Mr. FEINGOLD. With that under- determine whether that funding has or non-constituent contributions to 50 standing, I have no objection. I want to will interfere with the candidate’s abil- percent of the total raised by the can- be sure that we are not adding addi- ity to represent them. didate. This amendment would accom- tional time. The solution I support is in the na- plish a multitude of goals. It would in- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without ture of a substitute amendment. I have still a guideline for the candidates, in- objection, it is so ordered. cosponsored this amendment along still confidence in the voters, and The Senator from Michigan is recog- with Senators HAGEL, DEWINE, GORTON, would help dispel the all too common notion that candidates are improperly nized for the remaining 7 minutes. and THOMAS. Mr. McCONNELL. Will the Senator It was my hope that my colleagues influenced by campaign contributions. from Michigan give me a moment to and I would be able to introduce this In my view it is not difficult for a poli- make an observation? substitute on the floor and call for a tician to arrange financing in a way Mr. ABRAHAM. I will withhold. vote. However, procedural barriers that avoids the appearance as well as Mr. FEINGOLD. I assume this is off have been created which have under- the reality of corruption. In the context of my amendment, all the time of the Senator from Nebraska. mined meaningful debate on this issue. federal candidates would have to follow The PRESIDING OFFICER. That is In the end, these procedural barriers the same rules, dictating that they re- correct. have prevented my colleagues and I ceive no more than 50 percent of over- Mr. McCONNELL. I want to com- from submitting our substitute for a all contributions from PACs and out of mend the Senator from Nebraska. vote. However, because I believe cam- state donors. Political committees that Some day we are going to pass real paign finance reform is a critical issue do not have their national head- campaign finance reform. I think the which will be with us for some time to quarters within the candidate’s state proposal that my friend from Nebraska come, I feel compelled to say a few would be considered ‘‘out of state’’ con- has outlined is very close to what words about the contents of the sub- tributions for these purposes. Any indi- someday, I hope, the Congress will stitute. vidual who is not a legal resident of the pass. I commend him for an out- I believe that provisions in the sub- candidate’s state and contributes $200 standing amendment. stitute correct key, perceived problems or more to a candidate would also be Mr. ABRAHAM. May I inquire, in in our campaign financing system. The considered an ‘‘out of state’’ donor. terms of the queue, what additional first section of the substitute would in- Why do I suggest such an approach? unanimous consent agreements have crease disclosure. It would ensure that Because I don’t think we are address- been entered into with respect to time? the public, and the candidates’ con- ing the serious perception problems The PRESIDING OFFICER. Fol- stituents in particular, are made im- that exist with respect to campaign re- lowing the approximately 5 minutes 15 mediately and continuously aware the form when we stand on the floor and seconds remaining for the Senator sources of candidates’ financing. It also focus all of the amendments on who from Michigan, Mr. FEINGOLD will be would ensure public notification of any gives money to the national parties. recognized for 20 minutes. candidate financing by an outside orga- The fact is the party is not the indi- Mr. ABRAHAM. May I ask, before nization or interest seeking to influ- vidual who is on the floor of the Senate the 5:45 vote that is slated, are there ence the election. casting votes. It is the 100 Members of any other unanimous consent agree- How would the substitute accomplish the Senate. I believe what is relevant is ments that have set aside time? these ends? By requiring additional who supports us. Can we claim to rep- The PRESIDING OFFICER. There monthly and quarterly disclosure re- resent constituents if more than 50 per- are none. ports for federal candidates and for na- cent of the money we receive from our Mr. ABRAHAM. I ask the Senator tional political parties. The substitute campaigns come from people we don’t from Wisconsin if he would be willing would also require national party com- represent? I argue the answer to that is to enter into a unanimous consent mittees to disclose their receipts and no. agreement which would allow me to disbursements from non-federal ac- I think much more than contribu- speak for up to 10 minutes and then counts—as they are currently required tions to the national parties under- have his 20 minutes following because to do so for their federal accounts. A mines our constituents’ confidence we would still be within the timeframe variety of other disclosure components that when we are on the floor we are for the vote. is also included in the legislation. acting in the best interests of our con- Mr. McCONNELL. Reserving the The second section of the substitute stituents and our States. In my judg- right to object, I am only interested in imposes reasonable restrictions on soft ment, this type of amendment—one having about a minute right before the money. I am very concerned about the that, unfortunately, will not be voted vote. Does the Senator from Wisconsin constitutional implications of a com- on—is an important and integral part have any problem with that? plete ban on soft money. Thus, our sub- of any legitimate campaign reform pro- Mr. FEINGOLD. I have no objection stitute would place a $60,000 cap on soft posal. I am certain Federal candidates to either request. money, pending an expedited review by would find that they can run successful Mr. ABRAHAM. Then I ask unani- the Supreme Court. I believe this ap- campaigns with this 50-percent im- mous consent that I have up to 10 min- proach deals responsibly with the issue posed limit. More importantly, these utes, followed by 20 minutes for the of soft money, without ignoring poten- limits would increase politicians’ ac- Senator from Wisconsin, followed by 1 tially serious conflicts with the first countability to their own constituents minute for the Senator from Kentucky. amendment. and decrease the appearance of out-of- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there Also included within the substitute is State special interest influence. objection? Without objection, it is so a provision that would raise individual I ask unanimous consent the text of ordered. The Senator from Michigan. and PAC contribution limits to adjust my proposed amendment be printed in Mr. ABRAHAM. I thank my col- for inflation. The present limits have the RECORD. leagues for their consideration. been in place since 1974, when the first There being no objection, the amend- I rise today in support of what I be- law regarding campaign finance was ment was ordered to be printed in the lieve is a real, substantive solution to passed by the Congress. It is clearly RECORD, as follows:

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It is portrayed as et seq.), as amended by section 2, is amended by adding at the end the following: the only way we are going to get to a common knowledge, conventional wis- conclusion that does, in fact, change dom, on radio talk shows that the ‘‘SEC. 324. LIMIT ON OUT-OF-STATE CONTRIBU- TIONS. the process, and for the better. votes of politicians are bought and paid ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—A candidate for nomina- Mr. McCONNELL. Will the Senator for by special interests. When the Sen- tion to, or election to, the Senate or House yield for a comment? ator from Kentucky stands up and says of Representatives or the candidate’s author- Mr. ABRAHAM. Yes. If there is time that ‘‘people contribute to our cam- ized committees shall not accept an aggre- remaining, I am happy to yield. paigns because they agree with what gate amount of funds during an election The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- we are doing,’’ I am sure he is sincere, cycle from individuals that are not legal ator has 2 minutes. but the public thinks there is some- residents of and political committees (other Mr. McCONNELL. I commend the thing more than general feelings of than a national political committee of a po- Senator from Michigan, one of the litical party or a Senatorial or Congressional support or like-mindedness at work Members of this body who truly under- when somebody hands over hundreds of Campaign Committee of a national political stands this issue. I think the amend- party) that do not have their national head- thousands of dollars. quarters within the candidate’s State in ex- ment he and the Senator from Ne- Let me give some examples of news cess of an amount equal to 50 percent of the braska have offered is a very important stories in just the last three weeks total amount of contributions accepted by step in the direction that I ultimately that drive this point home. All of them the candidate and the candidate’s authorized think we will take—if we ever get seri- make it perfectly clear to me, and I committees during the election cycle. ous about doing this on a bipartisan think to almost any American, that ‘‘(b) EXCEPTION.—For purposes of the limit basis, rather than in a way that advan- under subsection (a), a contribution in an ag- political donations are generally a way tages one side and disadvantages an- of attempting to buy influence and ac- gregate amount of less than $200 in an elec- other. tion cycle from an individual who is not a cess. All of them add to the record that So I wanted to commend the Senator legal resident of the candidate’s State shall there is an appearance of corruption not be taken into account. from Michigan for his outstanding out there that justifies the Congress ‘‘(c) TIME TO MEET REQUIREMENT.—A can- work. taking action to ban soft money. Mr. ABRAHAM. I thank the Senator didate shall meet the requirement of sub- Madam President, if this applies to from Kentucky. I haven’t used all of section (a) on the date for filing the post- hard money contributions, it surely general election report under section my time, so I am happy to yield back must apply far more easily and obvi- 304(a)(2)(A)(ii). the remainder of my time and I yield ‘‘(d) NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS.—In the case ously to soft money contributions. the floor. Exhibit A is a story from the Na- of a political committee which is a separate The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- tional Journal of October 2, 1999. I ask segregated fund under section 316(b)(2)(C), ator from Wisconsin. the term ‘national headquarters’ means the Mr. FEINGOLD. Madam President, in unanimous consent that this article be national headquarters of the entity which es- a few minutes, the Senate, for the first printed in the RECORD. tablishes and maintains such fund.’’. There being no objection, the article time—let me reiterate that—for the (b) DEFINITION OF ELECTION CYCLE.—Sec- was ordered to be printed in the tion 301 of the Federal Election Campaign first time, the Senate will go on record RECORD, as follows: Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 431) is amended by add- on the central issue in this debate: ing at the end the following: Should the Senate ban soft money? [From the National Journal, Oct. 2, 1999] ‘‘(20) ELECTION CYCLE.—The term ‘election It is a simple question that has a BANKING ON PAXON’S GOP CREDENTIALS cycle’ means the period beginning on the day simple answer. And soon, finally, we (By Peter H. Stone) after the date of the most recent general will see where each Senator stands. It sure didn’t take long for former Rep. election for the specific office or seat that a The fact that our current campaign Bill Paxon, R-N.Y., to shake up Akin, Gump, candidate is seeking and ending on the date Strauss, Hauer & Feld, the home of Demo- of the next general election for that office or finance system has created an appear- ance of corruption justifies Congress cratic superstars Robert S. Strauss and seat.’’. Vernon E. Jordan. At Paxon’s behest, the acting to ban soft money. In fact, if we Mr. ABRAHAM. I believe the sub- blockbuster law and lobbying firm has joined don’t act, we create the appearance stitute, which I cosponsored with Sen- the Republican National Committee’s elite that we don’t care about corruption. Team 100, whose members give $175,000 to the ators HAGEL and THOMAS and GORTON Creating a legislative record of the ap- party every four years. and DEWINE, along with my proposed pearance of corruption is critical be- Since he joined Akin, Gump in January, amendment, is the better way to re- cause the Supreme Court has held that after sifting through a score of job offers, form campaign financing. I think it not just actual corruption but an ap- Paxon, the former chairman of the National strikes a reasonable balance between Republican Congressional Committee, has pearance of corruption is adequate rea- addressing the issues of corruption worked diligently to boost the firm’s stand- son for the restrictions on the speech with the constitutional concerns. I ing in GOP circles. Moreover, Paxon’s arrival represented by campaign contribution only wish these amendments had been at Akin, Gump reflects the determination of limits. allowed to reach the floor. I can assure K Street firms loaded with Democratic ties Madam President, this is the central to adjust to the GOP’s control of Congress. my colleagues that I will continue to misunderstanding or flaw in the oppo- It was no secret that Akin, Gump needed a support real constructive campaign fi- sition’s position. They have premised GOP star. After the 1996 presidential elec- nance reform. everything in this debate on the idea tions, the firm courted Bob Dole, the GOP As I say, it is unfortunate that the that you have to show individual Sen- nominee and a former Senate Majority Lead- structure of our procedures won’t allow er. But instead he joined another heavily ators who are guilty of corruption. Democratic firm, Verner, Liipfert, Bernhard, us to offer these variations. I think it Well, of course, that isn’t the standard is obvious to all Americans that right McPherson and Hand. Two years later, Akin, at all. That isn’t the law. Let me quote Gump recruited Paxon aggressively and now we have an impasse. from the Supreme Court’s opinion in nabbed him as a ‘‘senior advisor’’ for an an- The reason we have an impasse is be- Buckley v. Valeo because this is a cru- nual salary of about $750,000. Paxon gets an cause we have essentially only one al- cial concept that opponents of reform office next to Strauss, to boot. ternative that is being treated as the often seek to ignore. The Court said: Paxon, who was instrumental in the GOP’s only option available with respect to 1994 takeover of the Congress, enhances Of almost equal concern as the danger of campaign finance reform. Clearly, the Akin, Gump’s credibility among Repub- actual quid pro quo arrangements is the im- licans. After all, he has raised big bucks for way to break a legislative logjam is to pact of the appearance of corruption stem- consider other alternatives. That is House GOP leaders, the party committees, ming from public awareness of the opportu- and the leading presidential contender what the Senator from Nebraska and I nities for abuse inherent in a regime of large George W. Bush, the Texas Governor. He has are trying to do. Perhaps it won’t hap- individual financial contributions. already attracted roughly a dozen new cli- pen in the context of this year’s de- Madam President, I really don’t ents to the firm, including Americans for Af- bate, but I hope in future debates we think there is any doubt that our cur- fordable Electricity—a coalition of energy

VerDate Mar 15 2010 22:03 Nov 01, 2013 Jkt 081600 PO 00000 Frm 00040 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\1999SENATE\S18OC9.REC S18OC9 mmaher on DSKCGSP4G1 with SOCIALSECURITY October 18, 1999 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S12771 producers, led by Enron Corp., and large arguments sell well on Capitol Hill. He has Mr. FEINGOLD. Madam President, users, such as the chemical industry—which also helped organize fund-raisers that the co- this article reports that former Rep- backs quick utility deregulation. Paxon also alition has held for key members of the resentative Bill Paxon, who retired last earns his keep by advising several long- House Commerce Energy and Power Sub- year, has signed with the law firm of standing Akin, Gump clients on lobbying committee, including its chairman, Joe Bar- Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer and Feld. strategy. ton, R-Texas. Paxon is a former member of Paxon conceded that Akin, Gump had a lot the panel. Akin Gump is one of the powerhouse of fence-mending to do with the GOP. ‘‘The In late September, Paxon and Marc D. lobbying firms in Washington. Its part- firm had a reputation as a Democratic firm, Yacker, a member of the coalition’s steering ners include big name Democrats Rob- unfairly so,’’ he said. Despite the presence of committee and a lobbyist for the Electricity ert Strauss and Vernon Jordan. Paxon such GOP stalwarts as Donald C. Alexander, Consumers Resource Council, attended a is not a lawyer, so his title is ‘‘senior Smith W. Davis, and Barney J. Skladany, luncheon with aides to roughly a dozen Gov- advisor.’’ What that means is that he the firm’s superstars are former Democratic ernors to discuss utility deregulation. Paxon will be a lobbyist and ‘‘rainmaker’’ for National Committee Chairman Strauss and has helped at the coalition’s press con- the firm. President Clinton’s golfing buddy Jordan. ferences and been a guest on several radio Apparently, Akin Gump, a firm Joel Jankowsky, who heads the firm’s lob- talk shows. Paxon’s name is also featured in bying team, is also a Democrat. ‘‘We have the coalition’s advertising campaign. known for its Democratic Party ties, needed to ratchet up our Republican profile Several coalition leaders give Paxon high hired Mr. Paxon to ‘‘mend fences’’ with to another level,’’ Paxon added. marks. ‘‘The very fact that his name is on the Republican Party. And how does Paxon, 45 and a nonlawyer, is certainly all the ads and that he’s associated with the Mr. Paxon do that? According to this trying. Since coming on board, Paxon has issue and the cause is a major boost to the article, the main thing he does is raise helped host 20 fund-raisers for House Speaker coalition’s legislative efforts,’’ Yacker said. money for Republican Members of Con- J. Dennis Hastert of Illinois, House Majority But another coalition source complained gress and the Republican Party. The Whip Tom DeLay of Texas, Senator Majority that Paxon has failed to raise enough money National Journal reports that Paxon Whip Don Nickles of Oklahoma, and others to enable the coalition to compete with the in the GOP. What’s more, Paxon and his col- utility industry’s lobbying and advertising has helped host 20 fundraisers for the leagues raised more than $250,000 for an efforts. Speaker of the House, the House major- NRCC dinner earlier this year and another Paxon, a Buffalo native, has corralled new ity whip, the assistant majority leader $150,000 for a GOP Senate-House dinner. In clients in areas ranging from financial serv- in the Senate, and other Republican of- late August, Paxon helped Hastert during ices to construction. Not surprisingly, some fice holders. He has also raised more the Speaker’s successful fund-raising trip to of that business comes from the Empire than $250,000 for an NRCC dinner, and Las Vegas. State. For instance, Paxon brought in the another $150,000 for a Republican Not surprisingly, NRCC Chairman Tom New York State Health Facilities Associa- House-Senate dinner this year. He has Davis of Virginia is a huge Paxon fan. ‘‘Bill tion, which is seeking additional Medicare is still a very integral part of the culture reimbursement money. Moreover, Paxon is raised over $100,000 for Presidential over here,’’ said Davis, who talks to Paxon a permitted to lobby lawmakers outside Wash- candidate George W. Bush. couple of times a week. ‘‘He’s been helpful in ington, and he has already done some work Let me quote from the article: building bridges to groups. I consider him a in Albany, N.Y., for PG&E Generating Co., a Not surprisingly, NRCC chairman, Tom right arm up here.’’ unit of Pacific Gas & Electric Co. Davis of Virginia, is a huge Paxon fan. ‘‘Bill Paxon is also one of a small number of K Paxon also devotes a fair chunk of his time is still a very integral part of the culture Streeters who meet regularly with Hastert to helping the firm’s longtime clients, such over here,’’ said Davis, who talks to Paxon a to discuss party strategy and to swap infor- as AT&T Corp. In late September, Paxon couple of times a week. ‘‘He’s been helpful in mation. He does the same with Chief Deputy participated in a morning press briefing building bridges to groups. I consider him a Majority Whip Roy Blunt, R–Mo., who holds hosted by the Competitive Broadband Coali- right arm up here.’’ weekly meetings with lobbyists. During a re- tion—of which AT&T is a key member—to The article reports that Mr. Paxon cent session, Paxon maintained that the introduce a multimillion-dollar television ad participates in a weekly meeting that GOP should not worry too much about its drive that will run in about 23 states and in- lobbyists hold with Majority Whip record on Capitol Hill this year, because the side the Beltway. The coalition’s ad message DELAY and meets regularly with party’s generic poll numbers remain high as is aimed at countering lobbying by some a result of the public’s ‘‘fatigue’’ with the Baby Bells, which want to revise the 1996 Speaker HASTERT. Clinton Administration and other factors. Telecommunications Act to allow them to The article continues: Nationally, Paxon has proved to be a key provide high-speed data services in the long- Paxon’s fundraising skills, plus the experi- fund-raiser and strategist for Gov. Bush. distance market. Paxon will also advise the ence he gained during five terms in Congress, Paxon has raised more than $100,000 for Bush, coalition on legislative strategy. have seemingly proved magnets for new busi- with a major slice of the money coming from The lobbying battle has a personal dimen- ness. Although he is barred by ethics rules New York state. On Oct. 4, Paxon will co- sion for Paxon. His wife, former Rep. Susan from lobbying on Capitol Hill until next host events in Buffalo and Rochester that Molinari, R–N.Y., represents iAdvance, a co- year, Paxon said he offers clients a cornu- are expected to pull in close to $500,000 for alition that includes several Baby Bells. copia of other services. the Bush campaign. Campaign sources say ‘‘Every now and then, we square off,’’ quips Madam President, let’s leave aside that Paxon is likely to be named a member Paxon. ‘‘It’s not exactly (James) Carville and the revolving door problems in Mr. of Bush’s national finance committee when (Mary) Matalin.’’ Paxon participating in weekly meet- the panel is expanded later this year. According to Paxon, his move from Capitol ings that Mr. DELAY holds with lobby- Paxon has helped to secure congressional Hill has proved to be relatively smooth. ‘‘In endorsements for Bush, whom he has visited the leadership, we spent a lot of time ists. Can there be any question that three times in Austin. Paxon was instru- strategizing on legislative issues, working on that is an appearance problem? Here mental in lining up Blunt as the point man the public angles, and trying to keep an eye we have a former Member of Congress for the Bush campaign in the House. In addi- on the big picture,’’ he added. ‘‘It’s the same whose stock in trade is raising big tion, he has advised the campaign on tapping downtown.’’ money for congressional leaders and various House members for fund-raising and Of course, Paxon’s transformation from candidates. Do we really blame the other help. congressional leader to thriving lobbyist, a public for thinking he is getting spe- Paxon’s fund-raising skills, plus the experi- success greased by plenty of campaign cash, cial treatment for his clients? ence he gained during five terms in Congress, has provoked some indignation from long- Mr. DAVIS calls him an integral part have seemingly proved magnets for new busi- time critics of the money game. ‘‘Bill Paxon ness. Although he is barred by ethics rules may have changed jobs, but he doesn’t ap- of the culture over here. Just what from lobbying on Capitol Hill until next pear to have changed his role as a big-time kind of culture is this? Certainly not year, Paxon said he offers clients a cornu- player in the Washington influence-money the kind of culture I would be proud to copia of other services. ‘‘I help clients under- game,’’ said Fred Wertheimer, the president tell my children and grandchildren stand what kind of lobbying, grass-roots, and of Democracy 21, a group that advocates about. Certainly not a culture that we PAC (political action committee) programs campaign finance reform. should nourish and preserve for the fu- they need to be effective in Washington.’’ But at Akin, Gump, legendary lobbyist bob ture of our democracy. As for clients, Paxon is doing well. Ameri- Strauss is bursting with pride about the suc- He is a right arm for the congres- cans for Affordable Electricity, for example, cess of the firm’s Republican hire. ‘‘He fit in sional leadership? The public might be is paying the firm approximately $500,000 a from day one,’’ crows Strauss. ‘‘He’s a fran- year for Paxon’s services, according to coali- chise player. He’ll continue to make con- excused for asking: Just who is the tion sources. Paxon is the group’s national tributions, not just to the business of the right arm for whom in this relation- chairman. What does Paxon do to merit such firm, but the character and the culture of ship? fees? For the AAE, Paxon has offered advice the firm.’’ Exhibit B. On October 5, the day be- about how to approach members and what Akin, Gump is banking on that. fore the House considered the Patients’

VerDate Mar 15 2010 22:03 Nov 01, 2013 Jkt 081600 PO 00000 Frm 00041 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\1999SENATE\S18OC9.REC S18OC9 mmaher on DSKCGSP4G1 with SOCIALSECURITY S12772 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE October 18, 1999 Bill of Rights, according to press re- ance under federal rather than state regula- have a chairman of [a committee] run- ports, officials for Cigna, Blue Cross- tion. That would exempt them from state ning for reelection, and you’re lobbying Blue Shield, and Aetna held a $1,000 per mandates that bigger self-insured companies . . . issues before the committee, you plate breakfast fundraiser for the avoid. risk having your issue blown out of the ‘‘It’s not the severe poor who don’t have Speaker of the House. Press reports the health care,’’ Hastert told reporters. ‘‘There water if you don’t contribute to his next day said that 15 or 17 health insur- are government programs that reach out. campaign. The game in this town is to ance industry lobbyists attended the It’s working people today, who are working support the incumbent. event. Atlanta Constitution columnist for small business or who run their own shop Mr. President, I don’t suggest that Tom Baxter wrote the following: or they go from job to job, who need the abil- these lobbyists bearing gifts have The condition of the political ground could ity to get health care.’’ swayed or will sway a chairman on sub- be judged by the keen attention of all the Hastert pledged a ‘‘fair and open debate of stantive issues, but they sure are try- television networks to a breakfast fund-rais- the health-care issue’’ today when the legis- ing. And I have avoided using the Sen- er this week at which insurance lobbyists ar- lation reaches the House floor. ator’s name because I don’t think he rived with checks for Hastert and others. Not The debate will come against a backdrop of has been swayed. But we all have to that such scenes aren’t common these days, a fresh government report that estimates 44.3 million Americans, one in six, had no admit that these kind of comments but the timing made this a photo-op for cam- create a perception, an appearance, paign finance reform. health insurance coverage in 1998. The Census Bureau survey found the num- that campaign contributions are given Indeed. I remember seeing reports on ber without coverage grew by nearly a mil- because of the effect they will have on the national TV news about this event. lion, but overall population growth kept the policy. And I thought to myself: ‘‘what can the rate about steady, 16.3 percent in 1998, com- Madam President, let me anticipate average American watching on TV pared with 16.1 percent in 1997. In 1996, 15.6 a question by the Senator from Ken- think about this scene?’’ ‘‘How can percent lacked coverage. tucky. Most of the fundraising in these anyone not think this is wrong?’’ Ac- Public opinion polls show the issue is high articles is hard money fundraising, on the public’s list of priorities, and GOP tual corruption? We will never know. leaders have struggled for months in a nar- isn’t it? It is all legal under our sys- The appearance of corruption? Without rowly divided House to keep control of it. tem. Thousand-dollar checks to can- a doubt. The headline of this AP news Hastert held the fund-raising breakfast for didates are permitted under the Fed- story tells it all: ‘‘Insurers Give Speak- his political action committee a few blocks eral election laws, aren’t they? The an- er Thousands on Eve of Vote.’’ from the Capitol. swer, of course, is yes. But what strikes I ask unanimous consent, Mr. Presi- Aides said it was scheduled several weeks me is the obvious appearance of corrup- dent, that this article from the Bergen ago. There was no word on whether there was tion that is present when a lobbyist County Record on this fundraiser be consideration of rescheduling the event specializes in throwing fundraisers for given the close proximity to the House’s de- printed in the RECORD at this point. bate. candidates or when members of Con- There being no objection, the article ‘‘I’ve listened to everybody in the health- gress solicit even these relatively was ordered to be printed in the care business for a long time,’’ the Speaker small donations from people with an RECORD, as follows: told reporters in the Capitol. interest in legislation, especially on [From the Bergen County (NJ) Record, Oct. ‘‘The die is cast already on what the health the eve of a crucial vote. 6, 1999] legislation is going to be. So there’s no influ- Madam President, can there be any ence there whatsoever.’’ INSURERS GIVE SPEAKER THOUSANDS ON EVE doubt that an outrageous appearance An invitation to the event was issued in OF VOTE of corruption arises when the same the name of officials of Cigna, Blue Cross- Members of Congress are involved in (By David Espo) Blue Shield, and Aetna. One day before a closely watched vote on Mr. FEINGOLD. Madam President, raising hundreds of thousands of dol- health care, House Speaker Dennis Hastert an article that appeared in the Capitol lars of soft money in a single phone call for the political parties? As Jus- attended a fund-raising breakfast Tuesday Hill newspaper The Hill on September with industry representatives who gave tice Souter said just a few weeks ago at 29. Here’s another great headline: $1,000 apiece to his political war chest. the oral argument in the Missouri ‘‘Why 30 top Democratic lobbyists at- ‘‘I’d like to ask them about sitting down case—‘‘Most people assume, and I do tended GOP chairman’s bash.’’ with America’s families instead,’’ President certainly, that someone making an ex- Clinton chided from the White House as he This article reports however, that 30 traordinarily large contribution gets sought to build support for legislation grant- top Democratic lobbyists attended a something extraordinary in return.’’ ing patients the right to sue their health in- fundraising dinner for a Republican surance companies. That brings me to another exhibit in committee chairman at the home of our legislative record of the appear- Hastert, who opposes the bill, defended his Democratic super-lobbyist Tommy previously scheduled meeting and sought to ance of corruption—a story that ap- turn the tables on the White House. ‘‘Mr. Boggs. peared yesterday in the Washington President, I hope you will say no to helping I bring this article to the attention Post about the effort that the Demo- trial lawyers, and say yes to helping the 44 of the Senate not to cast aspersions on cratic party—my party—is making to million Americans who want health-care any Senator. My interest in this article raise soft money in order to retake the coverage,’’ the Illinois Republican said in a is in the views of lobbyists on fund- Congress. According to the article, the written statement. raising, and the appearance it creates The exchange underscored the deep philo- Democrat Congressional Campaign for the public that reads about it. Committee increased its soft money sophical and political gulf between the two Let me quote from the article: ‘‘In- parties on health care at a time when gov- fundraising from $5.1 million in 1994 to ernment statistics show the number of unin- deed, it would be tantamount to polit- $16.6 million in the ’98 cycle. It is now sured continues to increase. ical suicide for Democratic lobbyists— going after the really big givers with The White House, most Democrats, and or Republican lobbyists for that mat- an innovation called Team 2000. The some Republicans are supporting legislation ter—who specialize in the [the issues] Post story describes Team 2000 as ‘‘[A] to strengthen patients hands in dealing with that are the focus of [the chairman’s] new club for $100,000 and over donors their managed care companies. Among pre- committee and the lifeblood of their who would be feted by the party at ex- rogatives would be the ability to sue for corporate clients, if they desert him in damages when prescribed care was denied. clusive events, including a weekend of Republicans counter that such provisions his hour of need.’’ clambakes and sightseeing.’’ will merely raise the cost of insurance and Here are a few quotes in this article The article describes the wooing of prompt some employers who now offer insur- from lobbyists who were questioned on Steven Wynn, owner of Mirage Resorts ance to their workers to drop it. the irony of Democratic lobbyists mak- in Las Vegas, who gave a $250,000 con- Facing a likely setback on that measure, ing contributions to a powerful Repub- tribution to the DCCC in May of this the GOP leadership is proposing a companion lican chairman of a Senate committee. year. The article indicates that Wynn bill that provides numerous tax breaks to One said: ‘‘In situations like this, I is angry about the impeachment of the make health insurance more affordable. tend to be a strong fan of incum- Their ‘‘access’’ bill also includes a provi- President and with the Republican fail- sion opposed by many Democrats to expand bency.’’ Another said, ‘‘Most lobbyists ure to stop the antigaming crusade of a a current small program allowing medical know which side their bread is buttered Member of the House. savings accounts. Another would give small on.’’ And this is what a staffer on the Incidentally, this information is not businesses the option to buy health insur- House side had to say: ‘‘Any time you included in this particular article, but

VerDate Mar 15 2010 22:03 Nov 01, 2013 Jkt 081600 PO 00000 Frm 00042 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\1999SENATE\S18OC9.REC S18OC9 mmaher on DSKCGSP4G1 with SOCIALSECURITY October 18, 1999 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S12773 I have learned that the Mirage Resorts mittee. The fund-raising escalation fore- Coelho, now Vice President Gore’s campaign gave an identical $250,000 amount to shadows an election season next year when chairman, also professionalized the DCCC, the National Republican Senatorial both parties will pour a million dollars or insisting for example that a campaign hire Campaign Committee in July of this more into more than 30 House races whose pollsters before it could receive a dime from outcome will determine control of Congress. the committee. year. Some of the money is from businesses like But the game then was hard money— So I guess Mr. Wynn got over his Wynn’s Mirage Resorts; some is from well- anger and realized that he had better strictly limited contributions of no more heeled individuals giving $100,000 each, such than $20,000 a year to party committees. At play both sides of the fence, as many as Slimfast founder S. Daniel Abraham, Na- the time, before a succession of court rulings big soft money donors do. tional Enquirer heiress Lois Pope and Flor- and Federal Election Commission cases, soft Madam President, I ask unanimous ida Marlins owner John W. Henry. As of June money was an add-on, used to finance build- consent this Washington Post story be 30, Democrats had attracted 21 six-figure ing projects and television studios but never soft-money givers compared with 14 for Re- printed in the RECORD. contemplated as a thinly veiled way around There being no objection, the article publicans, according to data compiled by the the contribution limits to specific races. And Campaign Study Group. Those checks came was ordered to be printed in the so the dollar amounts were low, amazingly from groups or individuals who had never be- so compared with the current checks. RECORD, as follows: fore made such a financial commitment so [From the Washington Post, Oct. 17, 1999] early. ‘‘In retrospect, we were pikers,’’ said one former Coelho adviser. ‘‘We thought we were DEMOCRATS’ FAST TRACK IS ‘SOFT MONEY’ Since individual members can’t raise soft pushing the envelope when we were asking (By Susan B. Glasser) money for their own campaigns, the DCCC and the National Republican Congressional people for $5,000.’’ The House Democrats’ courtship of Steve Committee do it for them. This embrace of And yet Coelho was a transformative fig- Wynn—owner of Mirage Resorts, grandiose soft money—legally meant to go only for ure, his close ties to S&L power brokers and prophet of the new Las Vegas, and major Re- ‘‘nonfederal’’ purposes—is particularly ironic aggressive style memorialized in a book, publican donor—began four years ago with a since the two campaign committees exist for ‘‘Honest Graft,’’ by journalist Brooks Jack- cold call from David Jones, Minority Leader the sole purpose of electing federal can- son that showed members how the DCCC and Richard A. Gephardt’s top fund-raiser. didates. the NRCC could become fund-raising Wynn took the call, and soon Jones was In recent years, the soft money power- powerhouses and use that money to wield flying out to breakfast at his golf course house on Capitol Hill has been the NRCC. more influence over campaigns. New York mansion along with Rep. Charles B. Rangel. Since the beginning of 1997, a new Common Republican Bill Paxon, who took over an The gravelly voiced New Yorker became the Cause study found, the House Republican NRCC deeply mired in debt in 1993, said flat- Democratic point man, reciprocating Wynn’s committee has raised more of it than any ly, ‘‘Coelho was my model’’ as he reinvented hospitality with a tour of his Harlem dis- other congressional committee: a total of the committee in time for House Repub- trict. $37.8 million. So far this year, the NRCC has licans to win the majority for the first time By last February, when Jones and Rangel outraised the DCCC overall $27 million to $17 in 40 years. met with Wynn in his Las Vegas office, they million. And in House Majority Whip Tom didn’t even have to make their pitch. Wynn In 1994, the last election before soft mon- DeLay (R–Tex.), the subject of a story Mon- had told friends he was angry at ‘‘mean-spir- ey’s rise, the NRCC raised $7.4 million in soft day, the Republicans have the single most ef- ited’’ House Republicans for impeaching money, compared to $5.1 million by the fective fund-raiser in Congress. President Clinton. Besides, he complained, DCCC. But slightly less than a year before the they had neglected him, and hadn’t stopped congressional elections, the House Demo- When Texas Rep. Martin Frost became Rep. Frank R. Wolf’s (R–Va.) anti-gaming crats have significantly cut into the GOP’s chairman of the DCCC in 1995, he knew the crusade. He was ready, Wynn said, to help fund-raising advantage. Democrats were going to have to raise the Democrats regain control of the House. The DCCC is running essentially even with money differently. In the minority after four How much, Wynn asked, do you need me to the NRCC in soft money raised this year, and decades of power, they no longer had the leg- help raise out of Nevada for the 2000 elec- Democrats are ahead for the first time ever islative club that Coelho had taught them to tion? Jones knew that during the entire 1998 in cash on hand: $10.7 million to the NRCC’s wield with the K Street lobbyists who con- election, the House Democrats’ campaign $10.1 million. trolled business giving. arm had only collected about $110,000 from ‘‘Republicans have experienced growth,’’ ‘‘Once we went into the minority, we had Vegas, so his answer was an audacious one: said David Plouffe, the Gephardt strategist to reach beyond the PAC community in $1 million to $1.5 million. Done, Wynn re- who is now executive director of the DCCC. Washington,’’ said Frost, who led the DCCC plied. ‘‘We’ve experienced much greater growth.’’ The first installment—a $250,000 corporate in the 1996 and 1998 elections and is now the By design, the Democratic growth strategy check from Mirage Resorts—was Wynn’s Democratic Caucus chairman. ‘‘We really has focused on soft money, seeking contribu- downpayment on a bet that Democrats will had to work the rest of the country aggres- tions from a new club—‘‘Team 2000’’—for take back the House next year. It also sug- sively.’’ $100,000 givers, and on what several sources gests one reason why they might succeed. Clinton and his advisers supplied the blue- said was an organized effort to get labor With the Democratic Congressional Cam- print, using the Democratic National Com- unions to ‘‘frontload’’ their contributions by paign Committee as their vehicle, they are mittee to fund an unprecedented $35 million giving as much as possible early in the elec- raising record amounts of money for next ad campaign to boost his reelection and pay- tion cycle. year’s races, trading on their new electoral ing for the ads with mix of hard and soft Republicans have hardly ignored big competitiveness to raise funds earlier and in money. On Capitol Hill, members quickly givers. After the Democrats upped the ante, larger amounts than ever before. grasped the implications: soft money could NRCC Chairman Tom Davis (Va.) imitated ‘‘Soft money’’—the term of art for the un- now be used to launch candidate-specific TV them with his own $100,000 program—the limited contributions that corporations, ads that were legal as long as they avoided ‘‘Business Leadership Trust,’’ a name reflec- unions and wealthy individuals can give for the magic words ‘‘vote for’’ or ‘‘vote tive of the GOP’s financial base. The GOP is so-called ‘‘party building’’—has fueled an ex- against.’’ also starting a new national finance com- plosive growth in fund-raising for both par- mittee to recognize corporate CEOs and top Frost was planning to raise more soft ties since the 1996 elections, when campaign lobbyists. And when it comes to big checks, money—but only to fund more traditional operatives figured out a way to legally spend the NRCC lays claim to the biggest single activities, like election-day turnout and it on TV ads that focused on individual can- donation of the year: $300,000 from Chiquita overhead expenses. To start, he had to con- didates. banana king Carl Lindner. front a party committee without much of a But this year it is the House Democrats ‘‘Soft money follows power,’’ said Davis, national donor base. ‘‘We weren’t really who have been most aggressive in increasing recognizing that the Republicans’ takeover thinking about soft money,’’ said Matt the amount of soft money they raise, even as of Congress in 1994 has immeasurably boost- Angle, Frost’s top aide. ‘‘We were thinking they lead the campaign in Congress to elimi- ed their fund-raising capacity. But he argued about new money. nate it. Driven by Gephardt and Rep. Patrick that Democrats have benefited most, J. Kennedy (D–R.I.), the chairman hand- When they arrived at the DCCC, Angle leveraging the power of the presidency for picked by Gephardt, the DCCC is out to re- said, they found that only 100 or so individ- their financial gain. verse its traditional status ‘‘at the bottom of uals had ever given more than $1,000 to the the fund-raising food chain,’’ as former Rep. ERODING THE GOP EDGE DCCC. Democratic House members, still Vic Fazio (D–Calif.) put it. For decades, Democrats have gone into stunned by their party’s defeat, were reluc- In just the first six months of this year, campaigns knowing they would be outspent. tant to hit up their own big donors for the the DCCC raised $17 million total—$9 million Taking over the DCCC in 1981, when Repub- committee. And most donors had never of that in soft money. That marks a stun- licans had a fund-raising lead of 13 to one, heard of the DCCC, assuming it was an affil- ning 373 percent increase in soft money com- Rep. Tony Coelho (D–Cal.) cut into that edge iate of the DNC. pared with the first six months of 1997—the by convincing businesses they should invest ‘‘We had one guy who was a $100,000 giver,’’ highest rate of growth for any party com- in what was then the congressional majority. Frost said, New Jersey businessman Grover

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The idea behind the law was ing $50,000 a year to the DCCC.’’ ‘‘He was the Kennedy’s ‘‘fairy godmother’’ in the labor ‘‘to take fund-raising out of the hands of the only one we ever had,’’ Frost said. ‘‘I said, movement; $210,000 from AFSCME; $102,000 party committees and give control of it to ‘Well, if Grover will give that much, we from AT&T; $100,000 from Texas trial lawyer candidates themselves,’’ as GOP pollster should start asking other people for larger Walter Umphrey’s firm, Price Club founder Brian Tringali put it. figures.’ ’’ Sol Price and others. Instead, with soft money issue ads and so- Meanwhile, the predicted switch in busi- The Democrats are eagerly keeping score: phisticated voter identification programs, ness giving was coming to pass—Repub- according to the sheet handed out at each the parties are planning to spend upwards of licans, led by Speaker Newt Gingrich (R–Ga.) week’s Democratic Caucus meeting, Gep- $500,000 or $1 million each in next year’s key and DeLay, made an aggressive push to shut hardt has already collected $6.8 million for districts. That gives the parties more say down Democratic money on K Street. By the the DCCC and House candidates this year, over how campaigns are run, what they are 1998 election, about 65 percent of business followed by Kennedy at $6.2 million, aspiring saying and who they are saying it to. funds were going to the House GOP. Ways and Means Chairman Rangel at $1.9 ‘‘Practically speaking,’’ said a top Demo- Overall, the DCCC raised $16.6 million in million and Frost at $670,000. cratic fund-raiser, ‘‘you can take a race that soft money to the NRCC’s $27.8 million for Contributors who have dramatically in- is a $1 million House race and turn it into a last year’s election—225 percent more for the creased their help to the House Democrats $3.5 million race with soft money. In a day Democrats and 274 percent more for the Re- this year cite everything from personal loy- and age when parties themselves are not as publicans since 1994. alty to Gephardt to disaffection with the Re- strong, individual party committees are Gephardt was already a top fund-raiser, a publicans to a sense that the Democrats may stronger than ever.’’ master of ‘‘the big ask,’’ and yet, said Frost, lose the White House and therefore need to For Kennedy and his staff, the new empha- ‘‘we didn’t have 100 percent of his atten- go all-out to retake control of at least one sis on soft money is simple political prag- tion.’’ branch of government. matism. ‘‘You can really draw a direct cor- But last fall’s election, when Democrats Richard Medley, a Wall Street analyst and relation between the amount of money in a shocked even themselves by whittling the former congressional aide, mentioned all campaign committee and the impact it has House GOP’s majority to just six seats, gal- three. ‘‘I’ve been a friend of Gephardt’s for in terms of getting members elected,’’ he ar- vanized Gephardt, a believer in the power of probably ten years,’’ said Medley, who gued. political soft money since his 1988 presi- hosted a July dinner in New York with To win, Kennedy said, ‘‘we need to raise an dential campaign sputtered to a finish on former treasury secretary Robert E. Rubin even greater amount of money. In practical Super Tuesday, several million dollars in that raised $300,000. But he also referred to terms, that means we need to raise it in big- debt. pessimism about Vice President Gore’s ger chunks.’’ GEPHARDT AIMS FOR SPEAKER chances to win next November: With GOP Mr. FEINGOLD. Madam President, Two days after last year’s election, Gep- front-runner ‘‘George W. Bush doing so well, how can we close our eyes to the ap- hardt convened his top advisers and started it’s important to take out an insurance pol- planning for the 2000 campaign. His goal, it icy hoping to have at least one branch con- pearance of corruption that this enor- was clear, was to become speaker—not to trolled by Democrats.’’ mous fundraising effort provides? How run for president. While he didn’t announce Personal service from Gephardt and Ken- can we close our eyes to the appear- that decision until February, Gephardt nedy also helps land donors. That certainly ance of corruption that the double quickly began planning his DCCC strategy, was the case with the $100,000 check from givers list that I have shown on this deciding to transfer virtually all his political David Alameel, a wealthy Dallas dental clin- floor a number of times represents? Mi- operation to the committee. ic owner. Alameel was already on the radar rage Resorts is now on the list. Compa- As chairman, Kennedy would be Gephardt’s of Frost and his team, but they had no idea nies give hundreds of thousands of dol- ‘‘director of sales and marketing,’’ in the he would become a six-figure contributor. words of banking lobbyist Tom Quinn, a Frost duly set up the meeting with Ken- lars to both political parties—hundreds longtime Kennedy family backer. Unabashed nedy and, in the end, he said, ‘‘Patrick was of thousands of dollars to both political about trading on his family name, Kennedy the one who convinced him.’’ The $100,000 parties. What game are they playing was seen by Gephardt’s team as a financial check came in on June 21. here? asset. ‘‘Patrick being chairman means an ad- Indeed, Kennedy has produced a number of The Senator from Kentucky said on ditional $10 million to $20 million for the eye-popping checks from unexpected sources, the floor last week, ‘‘Well, they have a DCCC,’’ argued a leading party fund-raiser. like the $100,000 from Lois Pope, the Palm right to be duplicitous.’’ Actually, Jones, Gephardt’s top money man, was put Beach heiress to the National Enquirer for- on contract at the DCCC. So was Richard J. tune. The wooing of Pope included Kennedy Madam President, they are not being Sullivan, the young lawyer who had served flying to Florida to present her with an duplicitous. We all know they are giv- as the DNC’s finance director in the 1996 award for her charity work. ing to both sides. They are just playing election and was the lead-off witness in hear- ‘‘One of the great joys of my job is meeting by the rules as we have set them up. ings held by Sen. Fred D. Thompson (R– people who inspire me,’’ Kennedy gushed as They are not doing anything that is Tenn.) about the influx of foreign money to he presented her with a ‘‘distinguished serv- dishonest. They are simply trying to the DNC in 1996. ice award’’ from Citibank Private Bank of The idea was to personalize the committee, cover their bases. Surely, the Senator Florida. ‘‘I feel the energy that they feel for from Kentucky doesn’t think when selling donors on the future speaker. Ken- this country. Those of you who know Lois nedy said he often tells would-be contribu- know that energy comes through.’’ That was AT&T gives a big contribution to the tors: ‘‘ ‘This is the Dick Gephardt for Speak- on April 7. On May 28, the DCCC received National Republican Senatorial Cam- er committee.’ They get that. It personalizes Pope’s $100,000 check. paign Committee that it won’t give it.’’ An even larger amount came as the result money to the Senator from New Jer- Gephardt himself calls big donors, not just of his friendship with John J. McConnell Jr., sey’s Democratic Senatorial Campaign to ask but also to thank. ‘‘He’s the kind of a trial lawyers for Ness Motley Loadholt Committee as well. guy who understands that in order to get Richardson & Poole, a South Carolina-based dessert, you have to eat your vegetables,’’ We all know why they do it, too—be- firm that has earned millions of dollars from cause in the candid words of a lobbyist, said Erik Smith, a Gephardt aide who is now representing states in the tobacco settle- the DCCC’s communications director. ment. Operating out of the firm’s Rhode Is- ‘‘They know which side their bread is Determined to take advantage of the polit- land office, McConnell worked hard to intro- buttered on.’’ Both sides—the bread is ical momentum generated by the November duce Kennedy to colleagues, flying him on buttered on both sides. They play both election gains—and to play off the outrage the corporate jet so he could spend time with sides of the fence so they can get their felt by Democratic donors about the GOP senior partner Ronald L. Motley and hosting calls returned and their positions House’s impeachmnent of Clinton—the DCCC a dinner on Capitol Hill for Kennedy, Gep- decided to focus its efforts on soft money and heard. That, my friends, is on its face hardt and other trial lawyers with deep to push earlier than ever for major checks. an appearance of corruption. And if we pockets. But Kennedy himself proposed the most are so caught up in this fundraising On June 30, the courtship paid off—with a audacious innovation, according to his aides. check for $250,000. ‘‘No question about it,’’ game that we can’t see it, the dis- Until then, the biggest dollar program at the McConnell said, ‘‘that was a personal con- enchantment the public feels in its DCCC had been the Speaker’s Club, price of tribution to Patrick.’’ elected officials is well warranted. entry: $15,000 in hard money. Kennedy cre- Last week, the Senator from Ken- ated ‘‘Team 2000,’’ a new club for $100,000 and SPENDING IN NEW WAYS over donors who would be feted by the party That check—and all the others—will go tucky suggested that press reports at exclusive events, including a weekend of into a new pot of soft money that the DCCC about the connection between cam- clambakes and sightseeing at the Kennedy will be able to spend next year in ways not paign donations and legislative actions family compound in Hyannisport last month. envisioned by the 1974 election law, which re- arise from the desire of newspapers to

VerDate Mar 15 2010 22:03 Nov 01, 2013 Jkt 081600 PO 00000 Frm 00044 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\1999SENATE\S18OC9.REC S18OC9 mmaher on DSKCGSP4G1 with SOCIALSECURITY October 18, 1999 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S12775 sell more copies or talking heads to get rural farmer in Wisconsin would be- selves in the end of the 20th century of air time. But the newspapers didn’t lieve that they have the same voice in something that was the opposite con- create the appearance problem. We did. the Senate that a $100,000 soft money clusion at the end of the 19th century, I am reminded of what the great Sen- contributor has. early 20th century; and that is that un- ator, Robert La Follette, from my Mr. FEINGOLD. I thank the Senator limited contributions corrupt the proc- home State of Wisconsin, said in re- from North Carolina for his question. ess and make the individual farmer or sponse to those who argued that the The example of the farmer is a won- individual homemaker or any other press of his day—the early 1900s—was derful example, because of what has person almost a nonfactor in the polit- somehow spreading hysteria about the happened in Wisconsin in the last 18 ical process. power of the railroads over Congress. years. We have lost something like We have to send this message and we La Follette said: 18,000 dairy farmers, so farmers in my have to do even better. We have to ac- It does not lie in the power of any or all of State are in no position to be giving tually pass a ban on soft money as a the magazines of the country or of the press, even $10 or $25 contributions. first signal to that farmer that we will great as it is, to destroy, without justifica- When they hear, as the Senator is do the rest of the job and actually re- tion, the confidence of the people in the suggesting, that a person can give even turn the notion of one person-one vote American Congress.... It rests solely with $1,000, the possibility of doing that is the United States Senate to fix and maintain to that farmer. pretty much off the charts. When they Mr. EDWARDS. Will the Senator its own reputation for fidelity to public hear that somebody can actually for trust. It will be judged by the record. It can agree that even if we are not able in not repose in security upon its exalted posi- the first time in this century give this Congress in this session to pass tion and the glorious heritage of its tradi- $100,000, it is absolutely disappointing. across-the-board comprehensive reform tions. It is worse than folly to feel, or to pro- And it must make them even more de- that it is critically important that we fess to feel, indifferent with respect to public spondent. They have enough problems send a message to Americans all over judgment. If public confidence is wanting in already. this country that this Senate and this Congress, it is not of hasty growth, it is not But to think they can’t have their Congress is willing to take a strong the product of ‘‘jaundiced journalism.’’ It is vote count for what it used to count— and courageous step to do something the result of years of disappointment and de- we always had in Wisconsin the notion real and meaningful in terms of clean- feat. that the farm vote kind of shifted the ing up campaign finance and that one Years of disappointment and defeat— balance, it is the swing vote tradition- of those steps would be the banning of that is what the American people have ally in Wisconsin. But in this kind of soft money? had as the soft money system has system where soft money ads can make Mr. FEINGOLD. There is nothing grown and Congress has done nothing a farce out of an election, they feel—I more important than passing a ban on about it. The system of soft money know from firsthand conversations— soft money in this Congress. In a few looks corrupt. Indeed, it is corrupt. quite left out of the process and quite minutes we will have the first vote, I And it makes us, as its beneficiaries, dispirited. look corrupt. Mr. EDWARDS. How does the Sen- say to the Senator from North Caro- There is no other way to put it. ator think that farmer would feel in lina, the first vote ever on the question There is an appearance of corruption. his gut about whether this representa- of whether we are going to allow party There is an appearance of cravenness. tive democracy is working the way it soft money or not. This is not one of There is an appearance of a smug con- ought to work in a situation where he these votes that you have every once in fidence that the American people will or she has at best one vote, and that a while, a bed check vote on a Monday not laugh out loud in disgust at the as- position vis-a-vis another individual night. This is the real thing. sertion that there is no corruption who has given $100,000, when he is I thank the Senator from North near. There is an appearance of some- working on his farm on a day-to-day Carolina for distilling it down to the thing terribly, terribly wrong that we basis? Does the Senator think that perspective of one farmer in Rice Lake, refuse to fix. farmer believes he has the same equal WI, who might be watching and saying: If that offends people in this Cham- voice that he is supposed to have in his Are these guys going to clean this ber, so be it. We had better get rid of representative democracy as somebody place up or not? this system so they won’t be offended who wrote a $100,000 check. Mr. EDWARDS. Let me ask the Sen- anymore because I am not going to Mr. FEINGOLD. I don’t think there ator one last question. I agree. One last stop talking about it until we do. is any possibility that he feels his voice question: In the Senator’s mind, is this Madam President, how much time do is as strong as it used to be. A typical a party issue? Is this a Democratic or I have remaining? farmer in Wisconsin with a certain Republican issue? The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- amount of cows and a certain amount Mr. FEINGOLD. Clearly not. In fact, ator has 6 minutes 19 seconds. of acreage and a family, those are the only thing that can defeat us on Mr. FEINGOLD. Madam President, things that he had. He knew he had this is partisanship. That is why I the Senator from North Carolina asked those things, and he had his vote worked for 5 years, not only with Sen- if I will yield. counting the same as everybody else’s. ator MCCAIN but I have gotten to know Mr. EDWARDS. Will the Senator That is where the whole progressive a number of my colleagues on the other yield for a question? movement in Wisconsin and the efforts side of the aisle—people such as Sen- Mr. FEINGOLD. I yield. of Robert La Follette came from—a lot ator THOMPSON of Tennessee and Sen- Mr. EDWARDS. I know the Senator of these farmers who were able to put ator COLLINS of Maine. These are Re- has spent a great deal of time moving their votes together to elect people publicans who I have grown to know across his home State of Wisconsin. who would really represent them. and enjoy working with who together How many counties are in Wisconsin? Mr. EDWARDS. If I could ask a fol- have worked to try to do something to Mr. FEINGOLD. Seventy-two coun- lowup question, there has been a lot of ban soft money. So this is an example ties. debate on the floor and a lot of private of how this institution can work well Mr. EDWARDS. Seventy-two coun- conversations about whether there is in terms of our cooperation and bipar- ties, and the Senator has been in every any usefulness associated with simply tisanship. one. banning soft money. Let’s make sure that partisanship Mr. FEINGOLD. I go to listening ses- Let me ask the question again, using doesn’t defeat our efforts. sions in every one every year. the example of this dairy farmer from Mr. EDWARDS. I thank the Senator Mr. EDWARDS. I wonder what the Wisconsin. Does the Senator think it is from Wisconsin and Senator MCCAIN Senator would think what someone in important for the Senate to send a for their courageous leadership on this rural Wisconsin, a farmer in rural Wis- message to that farmer in rural Wis- critical issue. consin, would believe in terms of their consin that we are trying to do some- Mr. FEINGOLD. I certainly thank influence, vis-a-vis someone who gave thing real and meaningful to clean up the Senator from North Carolina who $100,000 in soft money to, in our case as campaign finance in this country? in the few months he has been here has fellow Democrats to the Democratic Mr. FEINGOLD. We absolutely have become a strong voice in the campaign Party, or to the DNCC, whether that to. I don’t know how we convinced our- finance reform debate.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 22:03 Nov 01, 2013 Jkt 081600 PO 00000 Frm 00045 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\1999SENATE\S18OC9.REC S18OC9 mmaher on DSKCGSP4G1 with SOCIALSECURITY S12776 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE October 18, 1999 I yield the floor. Senator from New Mexico (Mr. BINGA- Lawsky, a Judiciary Committee Mr. McCONNELL. Madam President, MAN), the Senator from Wisconsin (Mr. detailee in Senator SCHUMER’s office, parliamentary inquiry. Is the Senator KOHL), and the Senator from New Jer- be granted floor privileges for the re- from Kentucky correct that the sey (Mr. LAUTENBERG) are necessarily mainder of the 106th Congress. Wellstone amendment and any other absent on official business. I also an- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without amendments that might be offered this nounce that the Senator from Con- objection, it is so ordered. evening would fall because they were necticut (Mr. DODD) is absent because Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I not filed by 1 p.m., if we ultimately get of family illness. suggest the absence of a quorum. cloture? The result was announced—yeas 1, The PRESIDING OFFICER. The The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clo- nays 92, as follows: clerk will call the roll. ture occurs tomorrow. Amendments [Rollcall Vote No. 329 Leg.] The legislative clerk proceeded to not filed by 1 p.m. today would be out YEAS—1 call the roll. of order if they are first-degree amend- Mr. GORTON. Mr. President, I ask Hollings unanimous consent that the order for ments NAYS—92 If cloture is invoked tomorrow, the quorum call be rescinded. amendments not filed by 1 o’clock Abraham Feingold Mack The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. BEN- Akaka Feinstein McCain today would not be in order. NETT). Without objection, it is so or- Allard Fitzgerald McConnell dered. Mr. McCONNELL. Since Friday, the Ashcroft Frist Mikulski open and fair process which was sought Baucus Gorton Moynihan f and agreed to has been derailed by par- Bayh Graham Murkowski Bennett Gramm Murray FINDING ‘‘COMMON GROUND’’ TO liamentary maneuvering. Bond Grams Nickles PROTECT OUR UNDERGROUND Let me say to all of my colleagues, Boxer Grassley Reed INFRASTRUCTURE particularly those on my side of the Breaux Gregg Reid Brownback Hagel Robb Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, in January aisle who share the view of the major- Bryan Harkin Roberts of this year I reported on an important ity leadership and myself on this issue, Bunning Hatch Rockefeller public-private partnership to protect this motion to table is a meaningless Burns Helms Santorum our nation’s underground infrastruc- vote and should reflect that fact. Con- Byrd Hutchinson Campbell Hutchison Sarbanes ture—electric power and fiber optic ca- sequently, I urge all of my colleagues Schumer Chafee Inhofe bles, telephone lines, water and sewer to vote against tabling on behalf of the Cleland Inouye Sessions Cochran Jeffords Shelby mains and pipelines. This partnership majority leader, Senator BENNETT, and Smith (NH) is based on S. 1115, the Comprehensive myself. Collins Johnson Conrad Kennedy Snowe One-Call Notification Act, which I in- I yield the floor. Specter Coverdell Kerrey troduced in 1997 with the Minority Mr. REID. With the remaining Craig Kerry Stevens Leader, Senator DASCHLE. The bill minute, I say to my friend from Wis- Crapo Kyl Thomas Daschle Landrieu Thompson passed the Senate unanimously and be- consin who is still on the floor, I appre- DeWine Leahy Thurmond came law as part of the Transportation ciate very much the Senator’s attempt Torricelli Domenici Levin Equity Act for the 21st Century, TEA to make this a bipartisan issue. The Dorgan Lieberman Voinovich 21. fact is, Democrats have voted time, Durbin Lincoln Warner Edwards Lott Wellstone Among other things, the bill called after time, after time to invoke cloture Enzi Lugar Wyden on the Secretary of Transportation to on campaign finance reform, and we NOT VOTING—7 convene a comprehensive study of best have been thwarted by the majority; is practices in underground damage pre- that not true? Biden Kohl Smith (OR) Bingaman Lautenberg vention. This study was completed and Mr. FEINGOLD. I say to the Senator Dodd Roth released by Secretary Rodney Slater on from Nevada, we have not been thwart- The motion was rejected. June 30, 1999. The study has been a ed by the majority, only thwarted by Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I move to model for conducting a cooperative ef- that portion of the majority which is reconsider the vote and move to lay fort between the public and private sec- actually a minority seeking to fili- that motion on the table. tors. All those with an interest in un- buster this issue and defy the will of The motion to lay on the table was derground damage prevention—the ex- the majority of the people, which, of agreed to. cavation community, one-call notifica- course, involves more Democrats than Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I ask unan- tion center representatives, locating Republicans. imous consent that the Senate now contractors, railroads and underground Mr. REID. By a considerable number, proceed to a period of morning business facility operators worked together to is that not true? with Senators permitted to speak for produce the 250-page ‘‘Common Mr. FEINGOLD. That is true. up to 10 minutes each. I suggest the absence of a quorum. Ground’’ report. This report is a Mr. MCCAIN. I object. veritable gold mine of practical real- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. FITZ- clerk will call the roll. world advice for all those involved in GERALD). Objection is heard. protecting our underground infrastruc- The legislative assistant proceeded Mr. LOTT. I suggest the absence of a ture in government and in the private to call the roll. quorum. Mr. FEINGOLD. I ask unanimous The PRESIDING OFFICER. The sector. The study is so valuable because of consent that the order for the quorum clerk will call the roll. call be rescinded. The legislative assistant proceeded the 160 people with hands-on experience The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without to call the roll. in underground damage prevention who objection, it is so ordered. Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I ask worked together to write it. Nine The PRESIDING OFFICER. The unanimous consent that the order for teams covered the key aspects of un- question is on agreeing to the motion the quorum call be rescinded. derground infrastructure protection: to table the Reid amendment numbered Mr. MCCONNELL. I object. one-call center practices, excavation, 2299 to the Daschle amendment num- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objec- mapping, locating and marketing, com- bered 2298. The yeas and nays have tion is heard. pliance, planning and design, reporting been ordered. The clerk will call the The legislative clerk continued with and evaluation, public education, and roll. the call of the roll. emerging technologies. The full study The legislative assistant called the Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I is available at the DOT’s Office of Pipe- roll. ask unanimous consent that the order line Safety web page http://ops.dot.gov. Mr. NICKLES. I announce that the for the quorum call be rescinded. Steps are underway to keep this val- Senator from Delaware (Mr. ROTH), and The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without uable and cooperative spirit alive and the Senator from Oregon (Mr. SMITH) objection, it is so ordered. make the Common Ground process a are necessarily absent. PRIVILEGE OF THE FLOOR continuing one, but this time with pri- Mr. REID. I announce that the Sen- Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I vate leadership. This year’s Senate Ap- ator from Delaware (Mr. BIDEN), the ask unanimous consent that Ben propriations Committee Report on

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I urge ing conferees and beginning the con- taining entity that can advance underground all the Common Ground private par- ference is formal transmission of the damage prevention by identifying and en- ticipants—the excavation community, House-passed bill to the Senate. That couraging best practices, providing badly one-call notification center representa- needed public education, and collecting and process normally takes a day or two at disseminating information on damage to un- tives, locating contractors, railroads, most. derground facilities. The Committee directs insurance providers, equipment manu- In fact, of 252 bills passed by the OPS to use existing resources to support the facturers and underground facility op- House in this Congress, the overwhelm- formation and initial operation of a non- erators to take up the leadership re- ingly majority were delivered to the profit organization that will further the sponsibility the Secretary is offering. Senate the day they were passed or the work of ‘‘Common Ground’’ and implement I will continue to monitor develop- day after they were passed. Except for other innovative approaches to advance un- ments in underground damage preven- a few bills passed just before the begin- derground damage prevention. tion and the efforts to set up the non- ning of a long recess, every bill passed On October 28, the Office of Pipeline profit privately led organization envi- by the House had been received by the Safety will respond to this direction by sioned in the Senate Appropriations Senate by the sixth day after passage. convening a public meeting of the Committee Report. I look forward to Yet, on the seventh day after the pas- Common Ground participants and an working with all involved to further sage of the Norwood-Dingell bill, the even wider group of interests to lay the improve protection of our vital under- legislation was still being held in the foundation for the non-profit organiza- ground infrastructure. House of Representatives. tion described in this Report language. f Only after the release of a CRS study This non-profit damage prevention or- PATIENTS’ BILL OF RIGHTS documenting the extraordinary delay ganization could be the key to a far in transmission of the legislation was more robust and effective national ef- Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. President, as we the bill forwarded to the Senate and fort to protect our underground infra- reach the end of this session of Con- Senate conferees appointed. structure that would be led and funded gress, it’s essential that we act on the According to the Los Angeles Times, by the private sector. Patients’ Bill of Rights before we ad- To Secretary Slater’s credit, the De- journ. In passing the Norwood-Dingell Senator LOTT’s response to passage of partment understands the importance bill two weeks ago, a solid, bipartisan the House bill was that ‘‘House-Senate of letting the private participants take majority of the House of Representa- conferences on other legislation have a the lead. The Department of Transpor- tives voted for strong protections for higher priority and that resolving dif- tation will provide the initial resources patients against abuses by HMOs. De- ferences on this bill would take some for startup, but will then step back, so spite an extraordinary lobbying and time.’’’ According to the Baltimore the private participants can be respon- disinformation campaign by the health Sun, Senator LOTT also indicated that sible for defining the path forward for insurance industry, the House approved Congress might not have time to work underground damage prevention. In the bill by a majority of 275–151. Sixty- out the differences and approve a final order to succeed, the new non-profit or- eight Republicans as well as almost bill before it adjourns for the year. Ac- ganization cannot be federally run or every Democrat in the House stood up cording to the New York Times, aides federally controlled. To succeed it can- for patients and stood firm against in- to Senator NICKLES said that ‘‘the con- not be run or controlled by any one of dustry pressure. ference committee will probably not Last Friday, the Senate appointed its the interests in underground damage begin serious work until early next conferees. Speaker HASTERT has said prevention. It must be a cooperative, year.’’ And just this past Friday, that the House will appoint its con- power sharing enterprise in which ex- CongressDaily reported that ‘‘a Senate ferees this week. Prompt action on cavation community, one-call notifica- GOP aide said . . . Republicans do not strong reforms is clearly within our tion center representatives, locating plan to start the conference before the grasp. But a series of recent state- contractors, railroads, underground fa- end of this year’s session, despite the ments and actions provide ominous cility operators and other important appointment of conferees.’’ signs that the insurance industry and interests join together to make deci- Some Republicans are already begin- its friends in the Republican leadership ning to lay the groundwork for a failed sions democratically. are at it again. Their emerging strat- The potential for such an organiza- conference. Comparing the Senate and egy seems once again to be to delay tion to get things done is simply enor- House bills, Congressman BILL THOMAS and deny the relief that American fam- mous, because it can include all the said, ‘‘You don’t see many cross-breeds ilies need and that the House over- important affected interests from the between Chihuahuas and Great Danes whelmingly approved. walking around.’’ beginning. The private effort and re- The House vote was a major mile- And, of course, the fingerprints of sources devoted to underground dam- stone toward enacting needed reform. Republican-industry collaboration are age prevention today are very signifi- It came after the Senate passed legisla- there to see for anyone who cares to cant, but fragmented. This non-profit tion with only sham protections by a look. As Bruce Josten of the U.S. damage prevention organization is the narrow, partisan majority. missing piece that can pull these ef- It came after years of delay and de- Chamber of Commerce put it, ‘‘To see forts together in a constructive way to nial by the Republican leadership in nothing come out of the conference is create a powerful national impact on both Houses of Congress, working my hope. The best outcome is no out- the largest preventable threat to our hand-in-hand with the health insurance come.’’ underground infrastructure. I urge all companies and HMOs to block reform. Even if the strategy of delay and de- those in attendance at the October 28 Patients and doctors won a clear vic- nial fails, the Republican leadership meeting to keep this big picture vision tory in the House. But now, the insur- once again has an alternative to try to firmly in mind. This is a tremendous ance industry and their allies in the weaken the House bill as much as pos- opportunity that should not be missed. House and the Senate Republican lead- sible. Mr. President, I congratulate Sec- ership are once again mobilizing to As the Baltimore Sun reported, retary of Transportation Rodney deny patients and doctors the protec- ‘‘House Majority Whip TOM DELAY sug- Slater for seizing the opportunity of- tions they deserve. The ink is barely gested that the Republican-dominated fered by the Common Ground initia- dry on the dramatic House vote, and House conference would not fight vig- tive. It seems to me that Secretary opponents of reform are already talk- orously for the House-approved meas- Slater, Research and Special Programs ing about a new strategy of delay and ure in the Conference Committee.’’ Mr. Administrator Kelley Coyner and Of- denial—a strategy once again to put DELAY said, ‘‘Remember who controls fice of Pipeline Safety head Richard HMO profits first and patient protec- the conference: the Speaker of the Felder all have this exactly right. This tions last. House.’’

VerDate Mar 15 2010 22:03 Nov 01, 2013 Jkt 081600 PO 00000 Frm 00047 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\1999SENATE\S18OC9.REC S18OC9 mmaher on DSKCGSP4G1 with SOCIALSECURITY S12778 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE October 18, 1999 A conference that produces legisla- The choice is clear. Prompt action to occurred to them that an American tion that looks like the Senate Repub- protect patients and their families—or outfit could challenge their yachting lican bill would break faith with the more delay and denial. Those who prof- dominance. American people, make a mockery of it from the status quo have delayed ac- In 1857, John Stevens decided that the overwhelming vote in the House of tion long enough. It is time for Con- the cup would be better in the hands of Representatives, and cause unneces- gress to provide every family the pro- the New York Yacht Club for safe- sary suffering for millions of patients. tection they deserve. keeping and for organizing challenges. That is why more than 300 groups Mr. President, Friday, we had the ap- The cup, which graced the halls of the representing patients, doctors, nurses, pointment of the conferees to represent New York Yacht Club, became known and other caregivers, and families sup- the Senate with the House of Rep- as the America’s Cup and this has con- port the Norwood-Dingell bill, but only resentatives on the HMO bill, the Pa- tinued for 145 years. Until 1983, the New the insurance industry supports the tients’ Bill of Rights legislation. York Yacht Club successfully defended Senate proposal. We want to let the Senate know we the cup in races off Newport, Rhode Is- For every patient right in the Senate are prepared to meet today, tomorrow, land, a venue which deservedly has Republican bill, there is an industry the next day, and every single day to come to be considered one of the sail- loophole. If the truth in labeling law try to get a resolution of that issue be- ing capitals of the world. applied to legislation, every page of the cause we know that every single day During these years, a great many bill would flunk the test, because every we do not act and have strong legisla- Rhode Islanders stood out and earned promise of patient protection comes tion, like the House of Representatives, outstanding reputations in this sport. with loopholes to protect HMOs and American families are endangered and Most notably, Nathanael Greene health insurers. The promise to pa- Americans are being hurt. That is Herreshoff, ‘‘The Wizard of Bristol,’’ tients is always broken. wrong. We have the chance to act. On joined his visually impaired brother in At its most basic level, the decision our side of the aisle, we are prepared to the manufacture of boats and went on before Congress is whether critical take action. We are prepared to meet. to design six successful America’s Cup medical decisions will be made by doc- We believe this is one of the most im- defenders—Vigilant (in 1893), Defender tors and patients, or HMO accountants. portant efforts we will have in this (1895), Columbia (1899 and 1901), Reliance It is time to protect families against Congress. (1903) and Resolute (1920). In addition, abuses by a faceless insurance bureauc- We will continue to challenge our the celebrated sailmaker and designer racy that can rob average citizens of colleagues on the other side to move Ted Hood had more to do with the de- their savings and their peace of mind, ahead and have a conference. We have velopment of the America’s Cup from and often their health and their very debated these issues. We have had a the 1950’s to the 1970’s than any other lives. long time to debate them. We have had person. Hood also won the Cup, For the millions of Americans who extensive debates in committee and for helming Courageous in 1974. rely on health insurance to protect over a week on the floor of the Senate. Today, Hood’s shipyard and many them and their loved ones when serious Let’s get about protecting the Amer- others in Rhode Island continue this illness strikes, the Norwood-Dingell ican citizens on that Patients’ Bill of proud tradition in the sailing world bill is a matter of life and death, and Rights—letting doctors make decisions and have made the state’s boatbuilding deserves to be passed by Congress. rather than accountants. Every day, as industry second to none. The east Every day we delay in passing these I mentioned, that we fail to do so, we shore of Narragansett Bay has 13 boat- reforms means that more patients will fail to protect American families. We yards representing some of yachting’s suffer and die. Congress has an obliga- want to go about America’s business most famous labels. In the words of one tion to act and to act now. and families’ business on health care. expert, ‘‘people across the world think The abuses that take place every day We are prepared to meet in conference of quality boats when they think of should have no place in American med- now and every day in the future. Rhode Island.’’ Combined with tourism icine. Every doctor knows it. Every I thank the Chair. from recreational boating, the state’s nurse knows it. Every patient knows it. f marine industry generates about $1.2 The American people know it—and it is billion annually and employees about time the Republican leadership heeded ON THE 1999–2000 AMERICA’S CUP 6,000 workers. Rhode Island yards built their views. Mr. CHAFEE. Mr. President, today I boats for three America’s Cup syn- The first test of the sincerity of the call to the attention of my colleagues dicates in 1995 and two more this year. Republican leadership will come this the battle for the America’s Cup, which One of the American challengers is of week when the House conferees are ap- begins this week in the Hauraki Gulf particular interest to me and to my pointed. Will a majority of the House off Aukland, New Zealand. Five Amer- constituents in Rhode Island. Young conferees come from those who sup- ican and six international challengers America, a two-boat syndicate put for- ported the Norwood-Dingell bill, not are competing for the right to face ward by the New York Yacht Club, is just on final passage, but on the crit- Team New Zealand in races beginning one of the strongest challengers in ical vote to replace it with the leader- next February. these races. The club has stated its in- ship-backed alternative? This competition, which promises to tent to bring America’s Cup back to The second test will come in the con- be a long, hard-fought affair, gives me Newport, Rhode Island if—or should I ference itself. The danger is that the an opportunity to share with my fellow say ‘‘when‘’—it dethrones Team New process will go into slow motion so Senators some thoughts on Rhode Is- Zealand next March. Many, many that nothing happens until Congress land’s celebrated history in yachting. Rhode Islanders eagerly look forward adjourns for this session. There is It began in London in 1851, when the to the return of this great tradition to ample time for genuine bipartisan ne- America’s Cup was designed and craft- Newport, where it had such an out- gotiations to produce a strong, bipar- ed as a trophy for a race around the standing record of success for one hun- tisan bill that Congress can pass and Isle of Wight. The cup was named after dred and thirty-two years. the President can sign before the ses- the yacht America which first won the Young America’s president, John sion ends. trophy by beating the British yachts at Marshall, has been long involved with The issues are well-known. There is Cowes. Yacht racing had only recently world-class sailing. Marshall won a no need for the conference to be time- begun in North America at the time; bronze medal at the 1972 Olympics, and consuming—no need unless the objec- John Cox Stevens had founded the New has been involved with eight America’s tive is to pass a watered down bill, or York Yacht Club in 1844 and in 1851 was Cups since 1974. Marshall is a former nothing at all. The Norwood-Dingell still its first Commodore. president of and serves on the Board of bill received overwhelming bipartisan But yacht racing was not so new in Directors for North Sails, the largest support in the House of Representa- Britain, where forms of yachting had sailmaker in the United States. tives. The Senate conferees should do been a sport for about 250 years. In the Young America is skippered by Ed the right thing and simply accept that mid-1850’s, Britannia ruled the waves Baid, who played a key role in winning bill. in all respects, and it would never have the 1995 America’s Cup as coach, trial

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It two gay men in Redding, Calif., Win- Baird is a multiple world champion. is essential for Congress to take a field Scott Mowder and Gary Matson. Let me also pay tribute to the sev- stand against bigotry, and do all we July 4th weekend, 1999, Illinois/Indi- eral Rhode Islanders that have been can to end these modern-day lynchings ana—An indiviudal associated with a named to the Young America team. that continue to occur in communities racist and anti-Semitic organization, They include Newport sailors Ed across the country. Benjamin Smith, killed an African- Adams, Tom Burnham, Jamie Gale, Many of us are aware of the most American man, Ricky Byrdsong, and Jerry Kirby, Tony Rey and Joan highly-publicized incidents, especially wounded six orthodox Jews in Chicago Touchette. The shore support and tech- the brutal murders of James Byrd in before killing a Korean student, Won- nical team includes Stewart Wiley of Jasper, Texas, and Matthew Shepard in Joon Yoon, in Bloomington, Ind. Portsmouth; Ken Bordin, Steve Laramie, Wyoming. But these two July 24, 1999, San Diego, California— Connett, Matthew Gurl and Bernie killings are just the tip of the iceberg. Hundreds of people were tear-gassed Roeder of Newport; Wolfgang Chamber- Many other gruesome acts of hatred when a military style tear-gas canister lain of Bristol; and Michael Spiller of have occurred this year: was released near the Family Matters Jamestown. January 14, 1999, El Dorado, Cali- group at the San Diego gay pride pa- Young America’s two boats were fornia—Thomas Gary, 38, died after rade. The 70-person group included built by Bristol, Rhode Island’s Eric being run over by a truck and shot small children and babies in strollers. Goetz shipyard, recognized as one of with a shotgun. The assailant claimed August 10, 1999, Los Angeles, Cali- the world’s foremost manufacturers of that Mr. Gary had made a pass at him. fornia—A former security guard for a racing sailboats. I had the pleasure of January 17, 1999, Texas City, Texas— white supremacist organization, Buford visiting and touring the Goetz shipyard Two black gay men, Laaron Morris and O. Furrow, wounded five individuals, last April, and was greatly impressed Kevin Tryals, were shot to death and including young children, at a Los An- with what I saw. one of the men was left inside a burn- geles Jewish community center, and Goetz has built seven America’s Cup ing car. later killed a Filipino-American postal contenders for the last two series of February 7, 1999, Miami, Florida— worker, Joseph Illeto. America’s Cup races—including boats Three young women stalked, beat and Clearly, the federal government commissioned by competing U.S. rac- stabbed a gay man while yelling anti- should be doing more to halt these vi- ing teams. This year’s boats, which gay epithets. cious crimes that shock the conscience cost about $3 million each, are the February 19, 1999, Sylacauga, Ala- of the nation. product of a first-rate team of techni- bama—Billy Jack Gaither, a gay man, Dropping the bipartisan Senate pro- cians and employ the most modern de- was abducted, beaten to death with an visions from the DJS conference report sign and technology. Included is a keel ax handle, and set on fire on burning is a serious mistake. For too long, the developed by one of Rhode Island’s tires in a remote area. federal government has been forced to most storied companies, Browne & February 24, 1999, Ft. Lauderdale, fight hate crimes with one hand tied Sharpe Manufacturing. The competi- Fla.—A black woman, Jody-Gaye Bai- behind its back. Congress must speak tors in New Zealand are no doubt fix- ley, died after being shot in the head with a united voice against hate-based ated on the technological advance- by a self-proclaimed skinhead. Minutes violence. All Americans deserve to ments being introduced by Young before the shooting the perpetrator re- know that the full force of federal law America. portedly boasted of wanting to go out will be available to punish these atroc- Three sets of round robin races begin and kill a black person. Bailey and her ities. this week and end on December 14. The boyfriend, who is Caucasian, were Congress has a responsibility to act challenger semifinals and finals take stopped at a red light when the killer this year. The continuing silence of place next January 2 through February fired at Bailey seven times. The boy- Congress on this festering issue is deaf- 4 to determine which syndicate will friend was uninjured. ening, and it is unacceptable. We must face the defending New Zealanders. The February 1999, Yosemite National stop acting as if somehow this funda- Finals of this grueling competition do Park, California—An individual mental issue is just a state and local not end until March 4. charged with the murder of four problem. It isn’t. It’s a national prob- So I hope all Senators can take a mo- women—one of whom was a 16-year old lem, and it’s an outrage that Congress ment today to recognize the com- girl—in Yosemite National Park told has been missing in action for so long. mencement of one of the world’s most police investigators that he had fanta- I urge the conferees to reconsider their prestigious sporting traditions, the sized about killing women for three action, and include a strong provision America’s Cup. I wish good luck to all decades. on hate crimes in the conference re- eleven competitors, but particularly to March 1, 1999, Richmond, Virginia—A port. the Young America syndicate. For gay, homeless man was killed and his Mr. President, I make these remarks many of my state’s enthusiasts, it has severed head was left atop a footbridge because the timeliness of them is so been a long sixteen years waiting for in James River Park near a popular important. I see my friend and col- this moment. meeting place for gay men. league from Oregon, who shares these f May 1999, Kenosha, Wisconsin—A 27- concerns. Again, we wanted to address year-old man intentionally swerved his this issue, which will be before the con- HATE CRIMES car onto a sidewalk to run over two Af- ference committee on the State-Jus- Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. President, vio- rican-American teens. After hitting the tice appropriations this afternoon. We lent acts of bigotry based on race, reli- two cyclists, he left the scene and kept will be faced with this issue in a con- gion, ethnic background, sexual ori- driving until stopped by police. Eight ference report in these next 2, 3 days. It entation, gender, and disability con- years earlier the same man rammed his is regarding the inclusion or exclusion tinue to plague the nation. These vi- car twice into a stopped van carrying of the hate crimes legislation. cious crimes are a national disgrace five African-American men and drove We passed hate crimes legislation as and an attack on everything this coun- away. part of the State-Justice-Commerce try stands for, and it is essential for June 2, 1999, West Palm Beach, Flor- appropriations. It is in conference at a Congress to act against them. ida—Two teenagers admitted that they time when this country has been faced Earlier this year, the Senate added beat a gay man, Steven Goedereis, to with a series of acts that have been important provisions to combat hate death on April 27, 1998 because he violent on the basis of bigotry—based crimes to the Commerce-Justice-State called one of them ‘‘beautiful.’’ on race, religion, ethnic background,

VerDate Mar 15 2010 22:03 Nov 01, 2013 Jkt 081600 PO 00000 Frm 00049 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\1999SENATE\S18OC9.REC S18OC9 mmaher on DSKCGSP4G1 with SOCIALSECURITY S12780 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE October 18, 1999 sexual orientation, gender, and dis- issues relating to race, the issue al- crimes that the Senator from Massa- ability. These challenges continue to ways is brought out that in some way chusetts has described—that only then plague the Nation. These vicious we are advocating ‘‘special rights,’’ or would the Federal Government come crimes are a national disgrace and an ‘‘preferences,’’ or something of this na- in. I will say, from my standpoint, attack on everything for which this ture. I think what the Senator from what the Senator from Massachusetts country stands. It is essential for Con- Massachusetts is asking for—and per- is talking about certainly meets my gress to act against them. haps he can speak to this—is simply to definition of what ought to constitute Just in the very recent times, we make it clear the U.S. Congress is compassionate conservatism. have seen the brutal murders of James going to draw a line in the sand against I am very pleased that my colleague Byrd in Jasper, TX, and Matthew Shep- violence borne out of bigotry and prej- from Oregon, Senator SMITH, has joined herd in Wyoming. These two killings udice. with Senator SPECTER and others on are the tip of the iceberg. Many other We are not talking about special the other side of the aisle. I so appre- gruesome acts of hatred have occurred rights. We are not talking about pref- ciate the leadership of the Senator this year. erences for one group because of their from Massachusetts. I want him to On January 14, Thomas Gary died sexual orientation or race; we are talk- know that I plan to stand shoulder to after being run over by a truck and ing about Americans’ right to be free shoulder with him until we get this law shot with a shotgun. The assailant from violence borne out of prejudice passed. This is unacceptable. It is gro- claimed that Mr. Gary had made a pass and hatred. Is that what the Senator tesque that this Congress would not at him. from Massachusetts is talking about? take up this issue, and we cannot allow On January 17, 1999, Texas City, TX, Mr. KENNEDY. The Senator has this issue to be ducked any further. two black gay men, Laaron Morris and stated it well and accurately. These I thank my friend for yielding. Kevin Tryals, were shot to death, and kinds of crimes, as I mentioned very Mr. LEAHY. Mr. President, one of one of the men was left inside a burn- briefly, rip at the heart and soul of all the most significant amendments that ing car. Americans. No one could read about the Senate adopted as part of the Com- On February 7, 1999, three young these extraordinary acts of violence di- merce-Justice-State appropriations bill women, stalked, beat, and stabbed a rected toward specified groups, such as is the Hate Crimes Prevention Act. gay man while yelling antigay epi- those that took place in Yosemite, This legislation amends the federal thets. where that individual had in his mind hate crimes statute to make it easier On February 24, in Fort Lauderdale, one purpose and one purpose only, and for federal law enforcement officials to a black woman, Jody-Gaye Bailey, died that was to kill women. That was it. It investigate and prosecute cases of ra- after being shot in the head by a self- wasn’t against someone with whom he cial and religious violence. It also fo- proclaimed skinhead. Minutes before had a difference. That is the kind of vi- cuses the attention and resources of the shooting, the perpetrator report- cious intent we have seen. We have the Federal Government on the prob- edly boasted of wanting to go out and seen that regarding race, religion, and lem of hate crimes committed against kill a black person. sexual orientation. people because of their sexual orienta- In February 1999, Yosemite National All we are saying is, in the prosecu- tion, gender, or disability. I commend Park, California, an individual charged tion of those crimes, we are not going Senator KENNEDY for his leadership on with the murder of four women—one of to fight it with one hand behind our this bill, and I am proud to have been whom was a 16-year-old girl—in Yosem- backs. We are not going to deny it in an original cosponsor. ite National Park, told police inves- the very selective numbers that will be It is time to pass this important leg- tigators that he had fantasized about in—I think you are looking at each islation. It has been over a year since killing women for three decades. group, and there are something like the fatal beating of Matthew Shepard The list goes on and on, and that is maybe 20, 30 cases a year—probably in Laramie, Wyoming, and the drag- happening in communities all across even less—in the testimony of those ging death of James Byrd in Jaspar, the country. This legislation has been who represent the Justice Department Texas—brutal attacks that stunned the taken into consideration. A number of in any of these areas. But they are so Nation. the points have been raised by Mem- vicious and so horrific that we are Since those incidents, we have seen bers over the last 3, 4 years. The statis- going to say we are not going to permit other acts of violence motivated by tics are very clear. This kind of prob- that to take place in this country. hate and bigotry, including the horrific lem is escalating, not decreasing. All We have the opportunity to make a incident two months ago in Los Ange- we are asking is, in the very selected positive commitment in that area in les, when a gunman burst into a Jewish cases that would qualify under this leg- our conference before we leave this community center and opened fire on a islation, that we not deny the Federal year, and we don’t want to lose that room full of young children. When the Government from participating with opportunity. The Senator from Oregon gunman surrendered, he said that his the State and local prosecutors in has been a leader on this issue, and our rampage had been motivated by his ha- order to be able to solve these prob- friend and colleague from New York, tred of Jews. The month before, a mur- lems. These crimes are not just crimes Senator SCHUMER, and Senator SPEC- derous string of drive-by shootings in against individuals, they are rooted in TER have been strong leaders. This has Illinois and Indiana left two people bigotry and hatred so deep that they been a bipartisan effort for a long pe- dead and nine wounded. Again, the mo- have an important and dramatic and riod of time. We don’t want to deny the tivation was racial and religious hate. horrific affect upon a community. chance of having success. These are sensational crimes, the We will see the opportunity, hope- Mr. WYDEN. Will the Senator yield ones that focus public attention. But fully, for that Commerce Committee for one last point? there also is a toll we are paying each conference this afternoon to vote on Mr. KENNEDY. Yes, I am happy to. year in other hate crimes that find less these issues. We should at least have a Mr. WYDEN. Mr. President, I think notoriety, but with no less suffering for vote on these matters and, hopefully, what the Senator from Massachusetts the victims and their families. the Commerce Committee will not dis- said is very important for our col- All Americans have the right to live, appoint America’s march toward jus- leagues to focus on as we go to this travel and gather where they choose. tice. conference, which I think will be start- In the past we have responded as a na- Mr. WYDEN. Will the Senator yield ing in a few minutes. tion to deter and to punish violent de- for a question? My understanding is that the bipar- nials of civil rights. We have enacted Mr. KENNEDY. Yes, I am happy to. tisan proposal of the Senator from federal laws to protect the civil rights Mr. WYDEN. Mr. President, I think Massachusetts and Senator SPECTER of all of our citizens for more than 100 the distinguished Senator has made a does not, in any way, preempt State years. The Hate Crimes Prevention Act very eloquent statement on this mat- and local authority in this area. My continues that great and honorable ter of hate crimes. As we have seen so understanding is that it is only if and tradition. often on these issues of justice for gay when State and local authorities don’t When the Senate passed the Com- folks, and when we are talking about act against these morally repugnant merce-State-Justice appropriations bill

VerDate Mar 15 2010 22:03 Nov 01, 2013 Jkt 081600 PO 00000 Frm 00050 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\1999SENATE\S18OC9.REC S18OC9 mmaher on DSKCGSP4G1 with SOCIALSECURITY October 18, 1999 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S12781 last month, there seemed to be general causes severe and often irreparable steel trade cases, the decline in im- agreement about the need to strength- harm to our workers and domestic in- ports for the following months was im- en our national hate crimes laws. Both jury, and it is high time we revisit our mediately visible. The specter of a ret- the Hate Crimes Prevention Act and a trade laws in an effort to make our roactive tariff or duty is a powerful de- more limited hate crimes bill spon- laws more responsive to the changing terrent to continuing unfair and illegal sored by Senator HATCH were included landscape of the global economy and trading practices. in the managers’ amendment by unani- international trade. This bill makes still other improve- mous consent. These bills complement The reforms we are proposing today ments in our anti-dumping and coun- and do not conflict with each other, fall into three categories. The first are tervailing duty laws. Our legislation and Senator KENNEDY and I have been improvements to our safeguard laws. will make it tougher for our trading working hard to address Senator Current U.S. safeguard standards are partners to circumvent an anti-dump- HATCH’s concerns about our legislation. often more strict than the cor- ing or countervailing duty order. No I had hoped that a consensus provi- responding standards in the WTO Safe- longer will foreign nations be able to sion would be worked out in time for us guards Agreement. This means U.S. skirt around our laws by making slight to report as part of this appropriations manufacturers are playing at a dis- alterations to the products they are ex- bill, and I am disappointed that we advantage to their foreign trading porting to the U.S. We clarify that have been unable to meet this deadline. partners. Whereas a foreign trading these AD/CVD orders include products Five months ago, Matthew Shepard’s partner must prove only that an im- that have been changed in only minor mother testified before the Senate Ju- port surge, like the steel import crisis respects. The captive production clari- diciary Committee and called upon we have seen since July of 1997, is a fication is an important provision to Congress to pass the Hate Crimes Pre- cause of injury, domestic producers are ensure fainrness as well. vention Act without delay. Let me hindered by U.S. trade laws which re- Also, the Fair Trade Law Enforce- echo her eloquent words: quire our domestic industry to prove ment Act of 1999 prevents AD/CVD Today, we have it within our power to send that the imports are a substantial cases from being terminated by suspen- a very different message than the one re- cause of injury. This inequity hampers sion agreements against the wishes of ceived by the people who killed my son. It is the ability of our domestic industry to the injured U.S. industry. As we saw time to stop living in denial and to address receive relief from unfairly traded im- during the steel crisis, the Administra- a real problem that is destroying families ports, and creates an unequal playing tion reached suspension agreements on like mine, James Byrd Jr.’s, Billy Jack field on which our foreign trading part- trade cases that the domestic industry Gaither’s and many others across America. ners have an advantage. It also con- . . . We need to decide what kind of nation was confident of winning. Those cases we want to be. One that treats all people tributes to making the U.S. the dump- would have provided significant relief with dignity and respect, or one that allows ing ground for illegal and unfairly for the injured U.S. steel industry by some people and their family members to be traded imports. Our trading partners imposing tariffs and or duties which marginalized. know the U.S. standard is high, and would have ‘‘priced out’’ many of our There are still a few weeks left in they exploit that fact. This bill simply guilty trading partners from the U.S. this session; we should pass the Hate brings U.S. safeguard laws with respect steel market. Instead, foreign nations Crimes Prevention Act this year. to causation standards and injury fac- which were facing the prospect of hav- f tors into line with WTO laws, and puts ing zero or very restricted access to the our domestic industries on equal foot- U.S. market were guaranteed a signifi- FAIR TRADE LAW ENFORCEMENT ing with the rest of the world. cant share of our market as a result of ACT OF 1999 Second, this legislation amends our negotiated suspension agreements. The Mr. ROCKEFELLER. Mr. President, I anti-dumping and countervailing duty reforms in this bill will require the join my colleagues, Senators DURBIN, laws. It establishes a presumption of consent of a majority of the injured in- HATCH, SANTORUM, BYRD and HOLLINGS threat and of critical circumstances dustry, both companies and workers, in in introducing the Fair Trade Law En- when imports surge and prices fall to order for the suspension agreement to forcement Act of 1999. Unfortunately, an extraordinary degree. A critical cir- be finalized. This particular piece of because of the long and important de- cumstances determination, which is the bill has already been reported out bate on campaign finance reform last provided for under WTO standards, al- of the Finance Committee, and it is Friday, I was unable to make a state- lows the ITC and the Department of critical to ensuring that any domestic ment with the rest of my colleagues Commerce to apply relief to imports industry injured by unfair or illegal when the bill was introduced. However, entering before the preliminary deter- imports is afforded proportional relief. I stand today to praise this legislation mination in a trade case when inves- Finally, this bill also creates a steel which will take significant steps to up- tigating authorities find a history of import monitoring program designed date and enhance critical U.S. trade injurious dumping or such a dramatic to act as an early notification system laws. It has been far too long, well over surge in imports that, absent retro- when imports begin flooding the U.S. a decade in fact, since the last general active relief, the effect of an anti- market. When the steel import surge reform of our trade laws, and current dumping measure would be severely began in July of 1997 it was many circumstances—including global reces- undermined. One of the proposals in months, even close to a year, before sions, economic turmoil and our surg- this legislation simply provides for the anyone in the Administration would ing trade deficit—necessitate the Department of Commerce and the ITC even admit that the spike in imports prompt action of Congress. to apply these rebuttable presumptions was occurring and that it was poten- The trade laws in question, particu- when drastic import surges are coupled tially harmful to the domestic indus- larly the safeguard, countervailing with sharp domestic price declines. try. During that time businesses went duty and anti-dumping laws, are vital Again, these presumptions are rebutta- bankrupt and thousands of employees to the manufacturing sector of our ble, meaning all of our trading partners were laid off. The amendment we pro- economy. They are often the first and have the right to appeal the determina- pose in this bill will make it much last line of defense for U.S. industries tion of threat or critical cir- easier to track imports and will pro- injured by unfairly or illegally traded cumstances. All this provision suggests vide much quicker notification of po- imports. Companies, workers, families is that we give our domestic industry tentially harmful import surges. Quite and communities rely heavily on these the benefit of the doubt regarding the simply, the sooner we learn of unfair laws to prevent the ill-effects of unfair injury they are suffering when huge import surges, the sooner the Adminis- trading by our trading partners. Unfor- spikes in imports are accompanied by a tration, Congress and the industry tunately, recent events like the steel rapid decline in domestic prices. We itself can take the necessary steps to import crisis have demonstrated how saw first hand last year how effective provide the industry, companies and painfully inadequate our current trade the presumption of threat and critical workers with the relief they deserve. laws are in responding to rapid import circumstances can be. When the Com- This bill being introduced today pro- surges. The flooding of U.S. markets merce Department determined critical vides much need adjustments to our with unfairly or illegally traded goods circumstances existed on numerous trade laws. Too many of the provisions

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It is course but to promote isolationism. $5,664,657,029,541.87 (Five trillion, six time we reaffirm our commitment to f hundred sixty-four billion, six hundred our manufacturing base by updating fifty-seven million, twenty-nine thou- and enhancing the very laws designed THE FY 2000 HUD/VA APPROPRIATIONS ACT sand, five hundred forty-one dollars to protect U.S. manufacturers from un- and eighty-seven cents). Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. President, I ex- fair and illegal imports from abroad. One year ago, October 15, 1998, the I should note to my colleagues that I press my strong support for the VA/ Federal debt stood at $5,537,594,000,000 remain an ardent supporter of open and HUD Appropriations Act for FY 2000, (Five trillion, five hundred thirty- fair trade. Exports have become an en- which passed the Senate last Friday. I seven billion, five hundred ninety-four gine of growth for the U.S. economy. commend Chairman BOND and Ranking million). The numbers speak for themselves. Member MIKULSKI for their skilled Fifteen years ago, October 15, 1984, Last year, Americans exported over work on resolving the important issues the Federal debt stood at $688 billion worth of goods and services. involved in this legislation. We could $1,590,669,000,000 (One trillion, five hun- In saying this, I proudly can point to not have achieved such an excellent dred ninety billion, six hundred sixty- my own state’s experience, and how it measure without their leadership and nine million). proves in a powerful way that we must commitment. Twenty-five years ago, October 15, pursue the opportunities of the global I am pleased that the legislation in- 1974, the Federal debt stood at economy. In the past decade, West Vir- cludes significant new funding alloca- $478,586,000,000 (Four hundred seventy- ginia has gone about, deliberately and tions for some of HUD’s most critical eight billion, five hundred eighty-six energetically, changing its perception programs. We have promised America’s million) which reflects a debt increase of the outside world in a way that has citizens to stand up for their priorities, of more than $5 trillion— had tremendous economic payoff. In and this legislation is an important $5,186,071,029,541.87 (Five trillion, one just the past five years, our exports part of keeping that promise. hundred eighty-six billion, seventy-one have increased by 40%. We have large The bill includes an additional 60,000 million, twenty-nine thousand, five and small companies alike exporting to Section 8 vouchers. These vouchers are hundred forty-one dollars and eighty- China, Korea, Taiwan, and Japan. critical for struggling families across seven cents) during the past 25 years. These companies exported over $2.2 bil- the country, many of whom pay more lion worth of goods just last year. In than half their income in rent. f percentage of products made which are The bill also restores $70 million for MESSAGES FROM THE PRESIDENT exported abroad, West Virginia ranks Round II Empowerment Zones. This Messages from the President of the 4th among all 50 states. Perhaps the restoration honors our promise to the United States were communicated to most stunning number to me is that communities who have worked hard to the Senate by Mr. Williams, one of his every billion dollars in exports sup- build partnerships to revitalize their secretaries. ports about 17,000 U.S. jobs—that communities, based upon the promise EXECUTIVE MESSAGES REFERRED means that more than 35,000 jobs in that they would have HUD resources to As in executive session the Presiding West Virginia are directly linked to ex- leverage the funds they have raised in Officer laid before the Senate messages porting. private-sector investments. The City of I know that trade is critical to my Boston and many other communities from the President of the United state’s continued economic develop- will benefit from this effort, and I am States submitting sundry nominations ment. West Virginia’s case proves that pleased that we support their initiative which were referred to the Committee even small economies can use expanded with these well-deserved resources. on Armed Services. trade opportunities as a mechanism for I am also pleased that the Commu- (The nominations received today are further growth and prosperity. How- nity Builders program is supported in printed at the end of the Senate pro- ever, our increasingly globalized and the Act. The program provides a single ceedings.) ever expanding economy requires our point of contact with HUD for clients f finding new ways to adapt to change. and customers, and streamlines access REPORT OF THE UNITED STATES Americans thrive in that environment to HUD resources. With these improve- NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMIS- and will therefore excel in this New ments, HUD will be serving citizens SION FOR FISCAL YEAR 1998— Economy. But transitions are almost more ably and expeditiously, and the MESSAGE FROM THE PRESI- always hard. I think how a country preservation of this important program DENT—PM 65 deals with the dislocations of change is an essential part of the legislation. The PRESIDING OFFICER laid be- These initiatives offer hope to many says a lot about its priorities and fore the Senate the following message distressed communities and low in- about its ultimate success as we move from the President of the United come families who are still left behind into a new world and a new century. States, together with an accompanying I fully recognize that much in this in this period of extraordinary eco- report; which was referred to the Com- bill will provoke debate. I welcome it. nomic growth. We must never forget mittee on Environment and Public The Finance Committee can and must our commitment to safe and affordable Works. begin to consider how best to update housing for our neediest citizens. I our trade laws. I am confident that as commend my colleagues for their skill- To the Congress of the United States: trade becomes unquestionably one of ful work which has led to this major As required by section 307(c) of the the most powerful economic deter- legislation. Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 (42 miners in our economy, we will do so. f U.S.C. 5877(c)), I transmit herewith the My efforts to deal with the real world Annual Report of the United States consequences for West Virginia steel CORRECTION OF THE RECORD Nuclear Regulatory Commission, which families, communities and manufactur- Mr. MOYNIHAN. Mr. President, covers activities that occurred in fiscal ers when they were hit with an unprec- today I rise to correct the RECORD by year 1998. edented deluge of steel imports in late noting that Senator BARBARA BOXER WILLIAM J. CLINTON. 1997 and 1998 resulted in my proposal of was erroneously listed as having signed THE WHITE HOUSE, October 18, 1999. a steel quota bill that was considered the letter Senator WARNER and I wrote f on the Senate floor and rejected large- on October 12, 1999, regarding the Sen- ly on the grounds that we weren’t play- ate’s need to postpone voting on the MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE ing by the world’s rules. I’m here to let Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty. Her ENROLLED BILLS SIGNED my colleagues know that as the world name should therefore be excised from At 5:05 p.m., a message from the changes, we must change with it—we this letter. House of Representatives, delivered by

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An act to restore motor carrier way, Algiers Alternate Route, LA (CGD08–99– the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Closure of the safety enforcement authority to the Depart- 057)’’ (2115–AE47) (1999–0046), received October Eastern Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alas- ment of Transportation. 7, 1999; to the Committee on Commerce, ka to Retention of Shortraker and Rougheye H.R. 2684. An act making appropriations Science, and Transportation. Rockfish’’, received October 8, 1999; to the for the Departments of Veterans Affairs and EC–5668. A communication from the Chief, Committee on Commerce, Science, and Housing and Urban Development, and for Office of Regulations and Administrative Transportation. sundry independent agencies, boards, com- Law, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of EC–5677. A communication from the Acting missions, corporations, and offices for the Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, Na- fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Draw- tional Marine Fisheries Service, Department other purposes. bridge Regulations; Suwannee River, FL of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, H.R. 356. An act to provide for the convey- (CGD07–98–054)’’ (2115–AE47) (1999–0045), re- the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Fisheries off ance of certain property from the United ceived October 7, 1999; to the Committee on West Coast States and in the Western Pa- States to Stanislaus County, California. Commerce, Science, and Transportation. cific; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; End The enrolled bills were signed subse- EC–5669. A communication from the Chief, of the Primary Season and Resumption of Office of Regulations and Administrative quently by the President pro tempore Trip Limits for the Shore-based Whiting Sec- Law, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of tor’’, received October 5, 1999; to the Com- (Mr. THURMOND). Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor- f law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Rules of tation. Practice, Procedure, and Evidence for Ad- EC–5678. A communication from the Direc- MEASURE PLACED ON THE ministrative Proceedings of the Coast Guard tor, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National CALENDAR (USCG–1998–3472)’’ (2115–AF59) (1999–0003), re- Marine Fisheries Service, Department of Pursuant to the order of August 4, ceived October 7, 1999; to the Committee on Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, Commerce, Science, and Transportation. the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Fisheries of the 1977, the following bill was discharged EC–5670. A communication from the Chief, Northeastern United States; Summer Floun- from the Committee on the Budget, Office of Regulations and Administrative der Fishery; Notification of Waiver of An- and placed on the calendar: Law, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of nual Federal Summer Flounder Recreational S. 1214. A bill to ensure the liberties of the Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to Measures’’, received October 5, 1999; to the people by promoting federalism, to protect law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘User Fees Committee on Commerce, Science, and the reserved powers of the States, to impose for Marine Licensing, Certificates of Reg- Transportation. istry, and Merchant Mariner Documents accountability for Federal preemption of f State and local laws, and for other purposes. (USCG–1997–0002)’’ (2115–AF49) (1999–0002), re- ceived October 7, 1999; to the Committee on REPORTS OF COMMITTEES f Commerce, Science, and Transportation. The following reports of committees EC–5671. A communication from the Acting EXECUTIVE AND OTHER Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, Na- were submitted: COMMUNICATIONS tional Marine Fisheries Service, Department By Mr. CHAFEE, from the Committee on The following communications were of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, Environment and Public Works, without amendment: laid before the Senate, together with the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Closure of the Central Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alas- S. 1119. A bill to amend the Act of August accompanying papers, reports, and doc- ka for Pacific Cod by the Inshore Compo- 9, 1950, to continue funding of the Coastal uments, which were referred as indi- nent’’, received October 13, 1999; to the Com- Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restora- cated: mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor- tion Act (Rept. No. 106–193). EC–5663. A communication from the Chief, tation. By Mr. CHAFEE, from the Committee on Office of Regulations and Administrative EC–5672. A communication from the Acting Environment and Public Works, without Law, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, Na- amendment: S. 1744. An original bill to amend the En- Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to tional Marine Fisheries Service, Department dangered Species Act of 1973 to provide that law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Safety/Se- of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, certain species conservation reports shall curity Zone Regulations; Chesapeake Bay, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pol- continue to be submitted (Rept. No. 106–194). Hampton, VA (CGD05–99–090)’’ (RIN2115– By Mr. MURKOWSKI, from the Committee AA97) (1999–0065), received October 7, 1999; to lock by Vessels Catching Pollock for Proc- essing by the Inshore Component in the Ber- on Energy and Natural Resources, without the Committee on Commerce, Science, and amendment: Transportation. ing Sea Subarea’’ received October 13, 1999; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, S. 1275. A bill to authorize to Secretary of EC–5664. A communication from the Chief, the Interior to produce and sell products and Office of Regulations and Administrative and Transportation. EC–5673. A communication from the Acting to sell publications relating to the Hoover Law, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, Na- Dam, and to deposit revenues generated from Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to tional Marine Fisheries Service, Department the sales into the Colorado River Dam fund law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Safety/Se- of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, (Rept. No. 106–195). curity Zone Regulations; Mile 94.0 to Mile the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Fisheries of the 96.0, Lower Mississippi River, Above Head of f Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Vessels Passes (COTP New Orleans, LA 99–026)’’ Catching Pollock for Processing by the INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND (RIN2115–AA97) (1999–0066), received October Inshore Component in the Bering Sea Sub- JOINT RESOLUTIONS 7, 1999; to the Committee on Commerce, area’’ received October 5, 1999; to the Com- Science, and Transportation. The following bills and joint resolu- mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor- tions were introduced, read the first EC–5665. A communication from the Chief, tation. Office of Regulations and Administrative EC–5674. A communication from the Acting and second time by unanimous con- Law, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, Na- sent, and referred as indicated: Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to tional Marine Fisheries Service, Department By Mr. CRAPO (for himself and Mr. law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Draw- of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, CRAIG): bridge Regulations; Passaic River, NJ the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Fisheries of the S. 1742. A bill to amend title XVIII of the (CGD01–99–171)’’ (RIN2115–AE47) (1999–0047), Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Social Security Act to permit certain skilled received October 7, 1999; to the Committee on Cod by Catcher Vessels Using Trawl Gear in nursing facilities to participate in the 3-year Commerce, Science, and Transportation. the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands’’ re- transition period under the prospective pay- EC–5666. A communication from the Chief, ceived October 5, 1999; to the Committee on ment system for skilled nursing facility Office of Regulations and Administrative Commerce, Science, and Transportation. services; to the Committee on Finance. Law, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of EC–5675. A communication from the Acting By Mr. CLELAND: Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, Na- S. 1743. A bill to amend the Transportation law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Draw- tional Marine Fisheries Service, Department Equity Act for the 21st Century to authorize bridge Regulations; Inner Harbor Navigation of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the State of Georgia to participate in the Canal, LA (CGD08–99–0111’’ (RIN2115–E47) the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Closure of the State infrastructure bank pilot program; to (1999–0048), received October 7, 1999; to the Central Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alas- the Committee on Environment and Public Committee on Commerce, Science, and ka for Pacific Cod by the Inshore Compo- Works. Transportation. nent’’, received October 8, 1999; to the Com- By Mr. CHAFEE: EC–5667. A communication from the Chief, mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor- S. 1744. An original bill to amend the En- Office of Regulations and Administrative tation. dangered Species Act of 1973 to provide that

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A bill to establish and expand child planning and development of funding in five receive the help they need. opportunity zone family centers in elemen- streams for repayment, which does not It is estimated that nearly five mil- tary schools and secondary schools, and for begin until five years after the comple- lion school-age children spend time other purposes; to the Committee on Health, tion of the project. Additionally, TEA– without adult supervision during a typ- Education, Labor, and Pensions. 21 allows for the creation of a ical week. Meanwhile, FBI data show By Mr. MOYNIHAN: multistate infrastructure bank system that the peak hours for violent juvenile S. 1746. A bill to authorize negotiation of a among the pilot states. In so doing, crime occur during the after-school free trade agreement with the Republic of states would be encouraged to share hours of 3:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Turkey, to provide authority for the imple- Also according to the FBI, juveniles mentation of the agreement, and for other not only funds but also ideas for com- purposes; to the Committee on Finance. bating pollution and traffic problems accounted for 17 percent of all violent and encouraging alternative forms of crime arrests in 1997, and juveniles are f transportation. Georgia would be a per- victims in nearly 25 percent of all STATEMENTS ON INTRODUCED fect addition to this mix. crimes. BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS Georgia can be a model for the na- To address these and other serious tion—an example for other states that issues facing our children and families, By Mr. CLELAND: are facing similar problems of bal- a few states and localities have estab- S. 1743. A bill to amend the Transpor- ancing growth and livability. Georgia’s lished centers and developed programs tation Equity Act for the 21st Century participation in the SIB program would designed to provide families with ac- to authorize the State of Georgia to provide more options to fund the solu- cess and linkages to needed social serv- participate in the State infrastructure tions that will allow the proper balance ices in a location that is easily bank pilot program; to the Committee to be struck. GRTA, GDOT and the accessed by families—their children’s on Environment and Public Works. other transportation entities in Geor- school. All too often, the programs and STATE INFRASTRUCTURE BANK PILOT PROGRAM gia have expressed to me their enthu- services currently available to assist LEGISLATION siasm over the possibilities that are children and families, like health and Mr. CLELAND. Mr. President, I rise presented by Georgia’s participation in mental health care, nutritional pro- today to introduce legislation which the SIB program. I hope that my Sen- grams, child care, housing, and job would allow my home state of Georgia ate colleagues will join with me in sup- training, exist in a fragmented fashion, to participate in the State Infrastruc- port of this legislation which will allow making it difficult for many families ture Bank (SIB) program. Prior to the Georgia to participate in the SIB pro- to find a point of entry. The aim of my enactment of the Transportation Eq- gram and in doing so it will illustrate legislation is to bring these vital serv- uity Act for the 21st Century (TEA–21) to the country the full potential of this ices under one familiar roof so children all 50 states were eligible for SIB re- program. and families have easy access to needed volving funds, which are capitalized I ask unanimous consent that the bill services. with federal and state contributions be printed in the RECORD. Research indicates that school- and used to provide loans and other There being no objection, the bill was linked family center programs are a forms of non-grant assistance to trans- ordered to be printed in the RECORD, as cost-effective way to provide supports portation projects. TEA–21, however, follows: to children and families. According to limited an enhanced SIB program to S. 1743 a report by the Northeast and Islands four states (California, Florida, Mis- Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- Regional Educational Laboratory, souri, Rhode Island). My bill would add resentatives of the United States of America in school-linked services can also ‘‘help to Georgia as a fifth state for participa- Congress assembled, increase student achievement, save tion in the SIB program. SECTION 1. STATE INFRASTRUCTURE BANK money and reduce overlapping services, Georgia and Metro Atlanta, I believe, PILOT PROGRAM. reach those children and families most can be a national model on how to Section 1511(b)(1)(A) of the Transportation in need, make schools more welcoming Equity Act for the 21st Century (23 U.S.C. 181 meet clean air standards and manage to families, increase community sup- suburban sprawl without compromising note; 112 Stat. 251) is amended by inserting ‘‘Georgia,’’ after ‘‘Florida’’. port for the school, and help at-risk economic growth. Governor Roy families develop the capacity to man- Barnes and the Georgia General Assem- By Mr. REED: age their own lives successfully.’’ bly deserve a great deal of credit for S. 1745. A bill to establish and expand My legislation, the Child Oppor- grabbing the bull by the horns when child opportunity zone family centers tunity Zone Family Centers Act, builds they enacted historic legislation cre- in elementary schools and secondary on a successful model in my home state ating the Georgia Regional Transpor- schools, and for other purposes; to the of Rhode Island, the Rhode Island Child tation Authority (GRTA). GRTA will Committee on Health, Education, Opportunity Zone (COZ) Family Center work with other state agencies and or- Labor, and Pensions. initiative. ganizations to solve the traffic, pollu- CHILD OPPORTUNITY ZONE FAMILY CENTERS ACT The Child Opportunity Zone Family tion, and sprawl problems that plague Mr. REED. Mr. President, I rise Centers Act would provide grants on a Metro Atlanta. today to introduce legislation to en- competitive basis to partnerships con- In order to carry out its legislative courage communities to foster school- sisting of a high poverty school; school charge in conjunction with the Georgia based or school-linked family centers. district; other public agency, such as a Department of Transportation (GDOT), These centers would provide a com- department of health or social services; the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Tran- prehensive array of information, sup- and non-profit community organiza- sit Authority (MARTA), the Atlanta port, services, and activities to im- tions, including a family health center Regional Commission (ARC), and other prove the education, health, mental that provides mental health services. transportation agencies, GRTA will health, safety, and economic well-being Partnerships would be required to com- need sufficient financial resources to of children and their families. plete a needs assessment, and then use become a regional authority with As we strive to ensure the academic this information to provide children teeth. To assist in procurement of and future success of our students, we and families with linkages to existing these resources, the legislation I am in- must recognize that the increasingly community prevention and interven- troducing today would extend the complex needs of children cannot be tion services in the core areas of edu- State Infrastructure Bank program to met by the education system alone. cation, health, and family support. In include Georgia. I believe that this pro- Some facts to illustrate this point: addition, partnerships would provide gram can be a vital component in fund- Today, 11.3 million children—more violence prevention education to chil- ing such important projects as the than 90 percent of them in working dren and families and training to en- multi-state high speed rail corridor. families—have no health insurance. able families to help their children

VerDate Mar 15 2010 22:03 Nov 01, 2013 Jkt 081600 PO 00000 Frm 00054 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\1999SENATE\S18OC9.REC S18OC9 mmaher on DSKCGSP4G1 with SOCIALSECURITY October 18, 1999 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S12785 meet challenging standards and suc- spect to a minimum of 40 percent of the chil- ‘‘(C) communicate effectively with per- ceed in school. dren in the school; and sonnel responsible for providing educational The guiding principle of Rhode Is- ‘‘(II) demonstrates parent involvement and services to the families’ children, and to par- land’s COZ Family Centers is to help parent support for the partnership’s activi- ticipate in the development, amendment, re- ties; view, and implementation of school-parent children and families get the assist- ‘‘(ii) a local educational agency; compacts, parent involvement policies, and ance they need. This principle is re- ‘‘(iii) a public agency, other than a local school plans. flected in my legislation, which con- educational agency, including a local or ‘‘SEC. 10995F. APPLICATIONS. tains accountability provisions to en- State department of health and social serv- ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Each eligible partner- ices; and sure that partnerships focus on im- ship desiring a grant under this part shall ‘‘(iv) a nonprofit community-based organi- provements in student achievement, submit an application to the Secretary at zation, including a community mental school readiness, family participation such time, in such manner, and containing health services organization or a family in schools, access to health care, men- such information as the Secretary may re- health center that provides mental health quire. tal health care, child care, and family services; and support services and work to reduce vi- ‘‘(B) that may contain— ‘‘(b) CONTENTS.—Each application sub- olence-related problems, truancy, sus- ‘‘(i) an institution of higher education; and mitted pursuant to subsection (a) shall— pension, and dropout rates in order to ‘‘(ii) other public or private nonprofit enti- ‘‘(1) include a needs assessment, including continue to receive funding. ties. a description of how the partnership will en- sure that the activities to be assisted under As we prepare to work on the reau- ‘‘SEC. 10995D. GRANTS AUTHORIZED. this part will be tailored to meet the specific ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may thorization of the Elementary and Sec- needs of the children and families to be award, on a competitive basis, grants to eli- ondary Education Act, I believe that it served; gible partnerships to pay for the Federal is critical that we do all we can to pro- ‘‘(2) describe arrangements that have been share of the cost of establishing and expand- formalized between the participating ele- vide a seamless, integrated system of ing child opportunity zone family centers. mentary school or secondary school, and support for children and families. By ‘‘(b) DURATION.—The Secretary shall award giving families an opportunity to get grants under this section for periods of 5 other partnership members; the support they need, we can truly years. ‘‘(3) describe how the partnership will ef- fectively coordinate and utilize Federal, help children succeed in school and ‘‘SEC. 10995E. REQUIRED ACTIVITIES. State, and local educational agency sources ‘‘Each eligible partnership receiving a life. I urge my colleagues to cosponsor of funding, including funding provided under grant under this part shall use the grant this important legislation and work for part I of title X and under the Safe Schools/ funds— its inclusion in the upcoming reauthor- Healthy Students Initiative (jointly funded ‘‘(1) in accordance with the needs assess- ization of the Elementary and Sec- by the Departments of Education, Justice, ment described in section 10995F(b)(1), to and Health and Human Services), that pro- ondary Education Act. provide or link children and their families vide assistance to families and their children Mr. President, I ask unanimous con- with information, support, activities, or in the areas of job training, housing, justice, sent that the text of this legislation be services in core areas consisting of— health, mental health, child care, and social printed in the RECORD. ‘‘(A) education, such as child care and edu- and human services; cation programs for children below the age There being no objection, the bill was ‘‘(4) describe the partnership’s plan to— of compulsory school attendance, before- and ordered to be printed in the RECORD, as ‘‘(A) develop and carry out the activities after-school care, and school age enrichment follows: assisted under this part with extensive par- and education support programs; S. 1745 ticipation of parents, administrators, teach- ‘‘(B) health, such as primary care (includ- ers, pupil services personnel, social and Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- ing prenatal care, well child care, and men- human service agencies, and community or- resentatives of the United States of America in tal health care), preventative health and ganizations and leaders; and Congress assembled, safety programs, outreach and referral, ‘‘(B) connect and integrate the activities SECTION 1. CHILD OPPORTUNITY ZONE FAMILY screening and health promotion, and enroll- assisted under this part with the education CENTERS. ment in health insurance programs; and reform efforts of the participating elemen- Title X of the Elementary and Secondary ‘‘(C) family support, such as adult edu- tary school or secondary school, and the par- Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 8001 et seq.) cation and literacy programs, welfare-to- ticipating local educational agency; is amended by adding at the end the fol- work-programs, job training, parenting ‘‘(5) describe the partnership’s strategy for lowing: skills programs, assistance that supports providing information and assistance in a healthy child development, and access to ‘‘PART L—CHILD OPPORTUNITY ZONE language and form that families can under- basic needs, including food and housing; FAMILY CENTERS stand, including how the partnership will en- ‘‘(2) to provide intensive, high-quality, re- ‘‘SEC. 10995A. SHORT TITLE. sure that families of students with limited search-based instructional programs that— ‘‘This part may be cited as the ‘Child Op- English proficiency, or families of students ‘‘(A) provide violence prevention education portunity Zone Family Center Act of 1999’. with disabilities, are effectively involved, in- for families and developmentally appropriate formed, and assisted; ‘‘SEC. 10995B. PURPOSE. instructional services to children (including ‘‘(6) describe how the partnership will col- ‘‘The purpose of this part is to encourage children below the age of compulsory school lect and analyze data, and will utilize spe- eligible partnerships to establish or expand attendance), such as education and services cific performance measures and indicators child opportunity zone family centers in ele- on nonviolent conflict resolution, pro social to— mentary schools and secondary schools in skills and behaviors, and other skills nec- ‘‘(A) determine the impact of activities as- order to provide comprehensive support serv- essary for effectively relating to others with- sisted under this part as described in section ices for children and their families, and to out violence; and 10995I(a); and improve the children’s educational, health, ‘‘(B) provide effective strategies for nur- ‘‘(B) improve the activities assisted under mental health, and social outcomes. turing and supporting the emotional, social, this part; and ‘‘SEC. 10995C. DEFINITIONS. and cognitive growth of children; and ‘‘(7) describe how the partnership will pro- ‘‘In this title: ‘‘(3) to provide training, information, and tect the privacy of families and their chil- ‘‘(1) CHILD OPPORTUNITY ZONE FAMILY CEN- support to families to enable the families to dren participating in the activities assisted TER.—The term ‘child opportunity zone fam- participate effectively in their children’s under this part. ily center’ means a school-based or school- education, and to help their children meet linked community service center that pro- challenging standards, including assisting ‘‘SEC. 10995G. FEDERAL SHARE. vides and links children and their families families to— ‘‘The Federal share of the cost of estab- with comprehensive information, support, ‘‘(A) understand the accountability sys- lishing and expanding child opportunity zone services, and activities to improve the edu- tems, including content standards, perform- family centers— cation, health, mental health, safety, and ance standards, and local assessments, in ‘‘(1) for the first year for which an eligible economic well-being of the children and place for the State involved, the partici- partnership receives assistance under this their families. pating local educational agency, and the par- part shall not exceed 90 percent; ‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE PARTNERSHIP.—The term ‘eli- ticipating elementary school or secondary ‘‘(2) for the second such year, shall not ex- gible partnership’ means a partnership— school; ceed 80 percent; ‘‘(A) that contains— ‘‘(B) understand their children’s edu- ‘‘(3) for the third such year, shall not ex- ‘‘(i) at least 1 elementary school or sec- cational needs, their children’s educational ceed 70 percent; ondary school that— performance in comparison to State and ‘‘(4) for the fourth such year, shall not ex- ‘‘(I) receives assistance under title I and local standards, and the steps the school is ceed 60 percent; and for which a measure of poverty determina- taking to address the children’s needs and to ‘‘(5) for the fifth such year, shall not ex- tion is made under section 1113(a)(5) with re- help the children meet the standards; and ceed 50 percent.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 22:03 Nov 01, 2013 Jkt 081600 PO 00000 Frm 00055 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\1999SENATE\S18OC9.REC S18OC9 mmaher on DSKCGSP4G1 with SOCIALSECURITY S12786 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE October 18, 1999 ‘‘SEC. 10995H. CONTINUATION OF FUNDING. bill provides traditional trade negoti- And to the south, Turkey is, without ‘‘Each eligible partnership that receives a ating authority—we once called it question, one of our two most impor- grant under this part shall, after the third ‘‘fast track authority’’—for a free trade tant allies in the Middle East. The year for which the partnership receives funds other is its neighbor, Israel, with whom through the grant, be eligible to continue to agreement (FTA) with the Republic of receive the funds if the Secretary determines Turkey. It would authorize the Presi- the United States negotiated a free that the partnership has made significant dent to negotiate and conclude a free trade agreement that went into effect progress in meeting the performance meas- trade agreement with one of America’s in 1985. Less well known is the fact ures used for the partnership’s local evalua- most important allies and bring that that Turkey and Israel negotiated a tion under section 10995I(a)(4). agreement and any necessary imple- free trade agreement in 1996, which was ‘‘SEC. 10995I. EVALUATIONS AND REPORTS. menting legislation back to the Con- ratified in 1997 and is in force today. A ‘‘(a) LOCAL EVALUATIONS.—Each partner- gress for an up-or-down vote, within a U.S.-Turkey FTA would simply com- ship receiving funds under this part shall time certain. plete the triangle. conduct annual evaluations and submit to I would begin by noting that Turkey Writing in the September 28, 1999 edi- the Secretary reports containing the results tion of The Washington Post, Dr. Isa- of the evaluations. The reports shall in- has played a singular role at the cross- clude— roads of East and West since 1923, when iah Frank, the very distinguished Wil- ‘‘(1) information on the partnership’s ac- the legendary Mustafa Kemal liam L. Clayton Professor of Inter- tivities that are assisted under this part; ‘‘Ataturk’’ built a western-oriented, national Economics at Johns Hopkins ‘‘(2) information on the number of families secular state out of the ashes of the University’s School of Advanced Inter- and children served by the partnership’s ac- collapsed 600-year old Ottoman Empire. national Studies, argued persuasively tivities that are assisted under this part; Its constitution establishes a demo- on political grounds for a free trade ‘‘(3) information on the partnership’s effec- cratic, parliamentary form of govern- agreement with Turkey. tiveness in reaching and meeting the needs The EU’s equivocation [over Turkey’s pro- of families and children served under this ment with an independent judiciary. posed membership in the European Union] part, including underserved families, fami- Indeed, it is the only Muslim country has bred Turkish disaffection from Europe lies of students with limited English pro- with a secular democracy. and plays into the political hands of the ficiency, and families of students with dis- Turkish-American friendship is long- Islamists who as recently as 1996 were at the abilities; and standing: it was first consecrated in helm of the government. Clearly, the enor- ‘‘(4) the results of a partnership’s perform- the Treaty of Commerce and Naviga- mous U.S. stake in a secular, Western-ori- ance assessment of the partnership, includ- tion between the United States and the ented Turkey warrants action by the United ing performance measures demonstrating— Ottoman Empire in 1830. The 1929 Trea- States to offset the EU’s arm’s length treat- ‘‘(A) improvements in student achieve- ty of Commerce and Navigation ce- ment and to strengthen and solidify the ment, school readiness, family participation country’s Western political and economic in- in schools, and access to health care, mental mented our commercial ties with the tegration. health care, child care, and family support new republic, while the July 12, 1947 services, resulting from activities assisted agreement on aid to Turkey, imple- But Dr. Frank was correct to point under this part; and menting the Truman Doctrine, inaugu- out as well that a free trade agreement ‘‘(B) reductions in violence-related prob- rated the very close relationship that with Turkey would also be in the lems and risk taking behavior among youth, continues today. Our friendship has United States’ economic interest. Tur- and reductions in truancy, suspension, and since been reinforced by more than 60 key is an industrial country, under- dropout rates, resulting from activities as- agreements, treaties and memoranda of pinned by strong free market principles sisted under this part. and a vibrant private sector. It was in ‘‘(b) NATIONAL EVALUATIONS.— understanding. ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall re- It is time to take that relationship a 1961 a founding member of the Organi- serve not more than 3 percent of the amount step farther, and begin negotiations to- zation for Economic Cooperation and appropriated under this part to carry out a ward a free trade agreement with Tur- Development, the exclusive club—there national evaluation of the activities assisted key. Not only do our strategic and po- are today only 29 OECD member coun- under this part. Such evaluation shall be litical interests dictate closer eco- tries—that serves as the principal eco- completed not later than 3 years after the nomic integration, but our commercial nomic forum for the industrialized date of enactment of the Child Opportunity interests do so as well. world. Zone Family Center Act of 1999, and every Straddling Europe and Asia, Turkey In the 1980’s, Turkey took major year thereafter. has played a central role in safe- steps to liberalize its economy. ‘‘(2) SCOPE OF EVALUATION.—In conducting the national evaluation, the Secretary shall guarding the United States’ security Progress continues to be made: earlier evaluate the effectiveness and impact of the interests in the region since it first en- this year, Turkey’s parliament passed activities, and identify model activities, as- tered World War II on the side of the a significant banking reform bill, land- sisted under this part. allies at the end of the war. Turkey mark social security reform and con- ‘‘(3) ANNUAL REPORTS.—The Secretary shall was a charter member of the United stitutional amendments removing ob- submit an annual report to Congress, regard- Nations and joined the North Atlantic stacles to foreign investment and pro- ing each national evaluation conducted Treaty Organization (NATO) in 1952. It moting the privatization of state- under paragraph (1), that contains the infor- mation described in the national evaluation. currently has the largest military force owned enterprises. Turkey’s increas- ‘‘(c) MODEL ACTIVITIES.—The Secretary in the Middle East, and the second ingly open economy has produced re- shall broadly disseminate information on largest military force in NATO. wards: during most of the 1990’s, it has model activities developed under this part. Its geography, history, and relative been one of the fastest growing of the ‘‘SEC. 10995J. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIA- economic success put Turkey in a posi- OECD countries and, for the past eight TIONS. tion of potential influence in Central years, it has had the fourth highest an- ‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated Asia, which is, of course, populated nual growth rate, after Ireland, Korea to carry out this part $50,000,000 for fiscal mainly by Turkic peoples. To the west, and Luxembourg, recording a 4.4% av- year 2000, and such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2001 through Turkey plays an important role in Eu- erage annual rate of growth in GNP be- 2004.’’. rope, both because of its NATO mem- tween 1990 and 1998. bership and the situation on Cyprus. Turkey has opened itself to the glob- By Mr. MOYNIHAN: We applaud the recent improvements al economy in significant ways. It be- S. 1746. A bill to authorize negotia- in Turkey’s relations with Greece, and came a Contracting Party to the Gen- tion of a free trade agreement with the hope for more. This past summer the eral Agreement on Tariffs in Trade in Republic of Turkey, to provide author- two countries held bilateral talks on a 1951 and joined the World Trade Orga- ity for the implementation of the range of issues, talks which continued nization as a charter member in 1995. agreement, and for other purposes; to in early September. The tragedy of the Turkey signed a free trade agreement the Committee on Finance. recent earthquakes further reinforced with the European Free Trade Associa- THE U.S.-TURKEY FREE TRADE AGREEMENT ACT this burgeoning relationship as Greece tion in 1991 and established a customs OF 1999 and then Turkey promptly dispatched union with the European Union in 1996. Mr. MOYNIHAN. Mr. President, I rise emergency rescue crews and supplies to As Dr. Frank noted, it has sought full today to introduce the U.S.-Turkey assist the other in dealing with these membership in the EU, thus far with- Free Trade Agreement Act of 1999. This disasters. out success. There has been, of late,

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But this is a matter that will United Nations. summit this December. In 1992, Turkey be addressed when the negotiators (9) Turkey has made significant progress joined ten other countries (Albania, write the rules of origin that will apply since the 1980’s in liberalizing its economy Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Geor- to the FTA. and integrating with the global economy. gia, Greece, Moldova, Romania, Russia The legislation that I am introducing (10) Turkey has joined other nations in ad- and Ukraine) to form the Black Sea today would set us on the course of ne- vocating an open trading system through its gotiating and implementing an FTA membership in the General Agreement on Economic Cooperation group, which Tariffs and Trade and the World Trade Orga- aims at promoting multilateral co- with Turkey, much as we negotiated an nization. operation and trade in that region. FTA over a decade ago with Turkey’s (11) Despite the deep friendship between Our own economic ties with Turkey neighbor, and our dear friend, Israel. the United States and Turkey, their trading have strengthened over the years as And much as Turkey and Israel have relationship remains small. well. In 1986, we concluded a bilateral seen it in their mutual interest to ne- (12) In 1998, United States merchandise ex- investment treaty and in 1998 a bilat- gotiate a free trade agreement. ports to Turkey reached $3,500,000,000. eral tax treaty. And on September 29, Dr. Frank made the case persuasively (13) In 1998, United States imports from 1999, President Clinton and Prime Min- and succinctly in his op-ed piece in The Turkey totaled $2,500,000,000 or less than 0.3 percent of United States total imports. ister Bulent Ecevit signed a Trade and Washington Post: (14) A free trade agreement between the Investment Framework Agreement, In light of Turkey’s strategic role as a U.S. United States and Turkey would greatly ben- which establishes a bilateral Council ally in a rough neighborhood, a U.S.-Turkey efit both the United States and Turkey by on Trade and Investment that will free-trade agreement would help consolidate expanding their commercial ties. serve as a forum for regular discussions Turkey’s Western orientation and contribute SEC. 3. NEGOTIATING OBJECTIVES FOR A on commercial matters. Helpful steps to stability in a highly volatile region of the world. UNITED STATES-TURKEY FREE all, but, I would argue, not bold TRADE AGREEMENT. I am hopeful that this bill will start enough. I agree with Dr. Frank that a us down that path. The overall trade negotiating objectives of free trade agreement with Turkey I ask unanimous consent that the the United States with respect to a United ought to be our goal. text of my bill and Dr. Frank’s op-ed States-Turkey Free Trade Agreement are to Yes, our trade with Turkey is still on obtain— a small scale. In 1998, U.S. merchandise article be inserted into the RECORD. (1) more open, equitable, and reciprocal There being no objection, the mate- exports to Turkey reached $3.5 billion, market access between the United States rial was ordered to be printed in the making Turkey our 34th largest export and Turkey; and RECORD, as follows: market. Our imports from Turkey were (2) the reduction or elimination of barriers S. 1746 and other trade-distorting policies and prac- even smaller—$2.5 billion, or less than tices that inhibit trade between the United 0.3 percent of total imports—making Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- resentatives of the United States of America in States and Turkey. Turkey our 39th largest source of im- Congress assembled, ports. SEC. 4. NEGOTIATION OF A UNITED STATES-TUR- SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. KEY FREE TRADE AGREEMENT. Certainly Turkey compares favorably This Act may be cited as the ‘‘United with Chile, the only country with States-Turkey Free Trade Agreement Act of (a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to sections 5 and whom the United States has begun free 1999’’. 6, the President is authorized to enter into an agreement described in subsection (c). trade agreement negotiations since the SEC. 2. FINDINGS. The provisions of section 151(c) of the Trade North American Free Trade Agreement Congress makes the following findings: Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2191(c)) shall apply with entered into force. In 1998, U.S. mer- (1) The Republic of Turkey (in this Act re- ferred to as ‘‘Turkey’’) has played an impor- respect to a bill to implement such agree- chandise exports to Chile totaled $3.9 ment if such agreement is entered into on or billion, only slightly higher than our tant strategic, political, and economic role in Europe, Asia, and the Middle East since before December 31, 2005. $3.5 billion in exports to Turkey that its founding in 1923 by Mustafa Kemal (b) TARIFF PROCLAMATION AUTHORITY.— year, while our imports from Chile in ‘‘Ataturk’’ following the collapse of the 600- (1) IN GENERAL.—The President is author- 1998 were the same as our imports from year Ottoman Empire. ized to proclaim— Turkey—$2.5 billion. And both coun- (2) The friendship shared between the (A) such modification or continuation of tries fall within the World Bank’s United States and Turkey dates to the late any existing duty, grouping of ‘‘upper middle income’’ 18th century and was consecrated by the (B) such continuance of existing duty-free countries based on per capita GNP: in Treaty of Commerce and Navigation between or excise treatment, or 1998’s Turkey’s stood at $3,160, com- the United States and the Ottoman Empire (C) such additional duties in 1830. as the President determines to be required or pared with $4,810 for Chile. (3) The United States reaffirmed its rela- appropriate to carry out the trade agreement Turkey’s market potential is cer- tionship with Turkey by entering into the described in subsection (c). tainly greater than Chile’s: Turkey’s Treaty of Commerce and Navigation of 1929. (2) LIMITATIONS.—No proclamation may be population is four times the size of (4) The United States and Turkey have made under paragraph (1) that— Chile’s population (62 million vs. 15 subsequently entered into over 60 treaties, (A) reduces any rate of duty (other than a million) and Turkey’s total imports in memoranda of understanding, and other rate of duty that does not exceed 5 percent 1998—about $42 billion—were double agreements on a broad range of issues, in- ad valorem on the date of enactment of this Chile’s total imports that year—$19 bil- cluding a bilateral investment treaty (1986), Act) to a rate which is less than 50 percent lion. a bilateral tax treaty (1998), and a trade and of the rate of such duty that applies on such To be sure, more than 50 percent of investment framework agreement (1999), as date of enactment; evidence of their strong friendship. (B) provides for a reduction of duty on an Turkey’s trade—both exports and im- (5) Turkey is located in the strategic cor- article to take effect on a date that is more ports—is conducted with the European ridor between Europe and Asia, bordering than 10 years after the first reduction that is Union, but the United States is Tur- the Black Sea and the Mediterranean Sea. proclaimed to carry out a trade agreement key’s second largest single-country (6) Turkey has been a strategic partner of with respect to such article; or trading partner, after Germany. And in the United States since it joined the allies at (C) increases any rate of duty above the 1993, the Department of Commerce des- the end of World War II. rate that applied on the date of enactment of ignated Turkey one of 10 ‘‘Big Emerg- (7) The strategic alliance between Turkey this Act. ing Markets’’—a focal point for U.S. and the United States was cemented by— (3) AGGREGATE REDUCTION; EXEMPTION FROM (A) the agreement of July 12, 1947 imple- STAGING.— export and investment promotion ef- menting the Truman doctrine; (A) AGGREGATE REDUCTION.—Except as pro- forts—because of its ‘‘outstanding (B) Turkey’s membership in the North At- vided in subparagraph (B), the aggregate re- growth prospects’’ and growing market lantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in 1952; duction in the rate of duty on any article of 62 million consumers. and which is in effect on any day pursuant to a

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The three whichever is greater, had taken effect on the text of the agreement, together with— most recent NATO members—Poland, Hun- effective date of the first reduction pro- (A) a draft of an implementing bill de- gary and the Czech Republic—are already en- claimed under paragraph (1) to carry out scribed in subsection (c); gaged in accession negotiations with the EU, such agreement with respect to such article; (B) a statement of any administrative ac- but turkey, whose NATO membership dates and tion proposed to implement the trade agree- back to 1952, has been kept at arm’s length. (ii) a reduction equal to the amount appli- ment; and Is there anything the United States can do cable under clause (i) had taken effect at 1- (C) the supporting information described in to counter the deep disappointment and year intervals after the effective date of such subsection (b); and alienation felt in Turkey at being excluded first reduction. (4) the implementing bill is enacted into from full acceptance into an ever more eco- (B) EXEMPTION FROM STAGING.—No staging law. nomically integrated European community? under subparagraph (A) is required with re- (b) SUPPORTING INFORMATION.—The sup- During the Cold War, Turkey was regarded spect to a rate reduction that is proclaimed porting information required under sub- by the United States and its Western allies under paragraph (1) for an article of a kind section (a)(3)(C) consists of— as the main bulwark against the southern that is not produced in the United States. (1) an explanation as to how the imple- expansion of Soviet power. Among NATO The United States International Trade Com- menting bill and proposed administrative ac- countries, its military establishment has mission shall advise the President of the tion will change or affect existing law; and ranked second in size to that of the United identity of articles that may be exempted (2) a statement— States. Since the end of the Cold War, Tur- from staging under this subparagraph. (A) asserting that the agreement makes key has continued its close security coopera- (4) ROUNDING.—If the President determines progress in achieving the objectives of this tion with the United States. It played a key that such action will simplify the computa- Act; and role in the U.S.-led Gulf War, its soldiers tion of reductions under paragraph (3), the (B) setting forth the reasons of the Presi- joined U.S. troops in international peace- President may round an annual reduction by dent regarding— keeping operations in Bosnia, and its pro- the lesser of— (i) how and to what extent the agreement vided valuable logistical support to the re- (A) the difference between the reduction makes progress in achieving the objectives cent U.S. air operation in Serbia. As the only without regard to this paragraph and the referred to in subparagraph (A); firmly established secular democracy among next lower whole number; or (ii) whether and how the agreement Muslim states, Turkey is vital to U.S. inter- (B) one-half of 1 percent ad valorem. changes provisions of an agreement pre- est in sensitive regions, including the Bal- (5) OTHER LIMITATIONS.—A rate of duty re- viously negotiated; kans, the Caucasus, the Middle East and duction or increase that may not be pro- (iii) how the agreement serves the inter- Central Asia. In order to consolidate its secular and pro- claimed by reason of paragraph (2) may take ests of United States commerce; and Western orientation as well as tighten its effect only if a provision authorizing such re- (iv) any proposed administrative action. economic links to Europe, Turkey has duction or increase is included within an im- (c) BILLS QUALIFYING FOR TRADE AGREE- sought full membership in the EU virtually plementing bill provided for under section MENT APPROVAL PROCEDURES.—The provi- from the organization’s inception. The EU, 6(c) and that bill is enacted into law. sions of section 151 of the Trade Act of 1974 (c) AGREEMENT DESCRIBED.—An agreement apply to an implementing bill submitted however, has decided that Turkey does not described in this subsection means a bilat- pursuant to subsection (b) that contains yet meet the required criteria. Instead, the eral agreement between the United States only— EU signed a customs union agreement with and Turkey that provides for the reduction (1) provisions that approve a trade agree- turkey, which went into effect on Jan. 1, and ultimate elimination of tariffs and non- ment entered into under section 4 that 1996. While Turkish officials initially consid- tariff barriers to trade and the eventual es- achieves the negotiating objectives set forth ered the customs union a step toward full tablishment of a free trade agreement be- in section 3 and the statement of administra- membership, it soon became clear that the tween the United States and Turkey. tive action (if any) proposed to implement European Union regarded it as a substitute SEC. 5. CONSULTATIONS WITH CONGRESS ON NE- such trade agreement; for full membership. GOTIATIONS OF A UNITED STATES- (2) provisions that are— Despite continuing official EU reaffirma- TURKEY FREE TRADE AGREEMENT. (A) necessary to implement such agree- tions of Turkey’s eligibility for full member- Before entering into any trade agreement ment; or ship, the reality of de facto rejection has in- under section 4 (including immediately be- (B) otherwise related to the implementa- creasingly sunk in. Not only is turkey omit- fore initialing an agreement), the President tion, enforcement, and adjustment to the ef- ted from the list of countries (Poland, Hun- shall consult closely and on a timely basis fects of such trade agreement; and gary, the Czech Republic, Slovenia, Estonia on the nature of the agreement and the ex- (3) provisions necessary for purposes of and Cyprus) with which accession negotia- tent to which it will achieve the purposes of complying with section 252 of the Balanced tions have already begun, it is also left out this Act with— Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of a project second wave of expansion that (1) the Committee on Ways and Means of of 1985 in implementing the applicable trade will include five additional countries: Bul- the House of Representatives and the Com- agreement. garia, Romania, Lithuania, Latvia and Slo- mittee on Finance of the Senate; vakia. (2) the congressional advisers for trade pol- SEC. 7. CONSIDERATION OF IMPLEMENTING Why is Turkey being excluded? A variety BILL. icy and negotiations appointed under section of reasons have been given, including the (a) CONGRESSIONAL CONSIDERATION OF IM- 161 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2211); Kurdish problem and related issues of human PLEMENTING BILL.—When the President sub- and rights, Turkey’s macroeconomic situation, mits to Congress a bill to implement the (3) each other committee of the House of and the opposition of Greece because of the trade agreement as described in section 6(c), Representatives and the Senate, and each Cyprus situation. But there is some indica- the bill shall be introduced and considered joint committee of Congress, which has ju- tion of a softening of the Greek position, pursuant to the provisions of section 151 of risdiction over legislation involving subject provided Turkey does not place roadblocks the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2191). matters that would be affected by the trade in the way of Cyprus’s current efforts to join (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 151 agreement. of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2191) is the EU. As for the Kurdish problem, Turkey SEC. 6. IMPLEMENTATION OF UNITED STATES- amended— is making progress in working out a peaceful TURKEY FREE TRADE AGREEMENT. (1) in subsection (b)(1), by inserting ‘‘sec- solution. And the EU acknowledges that the (a) NOTIFICATION AND SUBMISSION.—Any tion 6 of the United States-Turkey Free country is headed in the right direction in agreement entered into under section 4 shall Trade Agreement Act of 1999’’ after ‘‘the Om- reforming its economy. enter into force with respect to the United If EU standards for resolving these prob- nibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of States if (and only if)— lems are ultimately met, will Turkey then 1988,’’; and (1) the President, at least 60 calendar days be admitted? Many Turkish leaders believe (2) in subsection (c)(1), by inserting ‘‘or before the day on which the President enters this unlikely because of officially unspoken under section 6 of the United States-Turkey into the trade agreement, notifies the House EU apprehensions. Turkey’s population of 64 Free Trade Agreement Act of 1999,’’ after of Representatives and the Senate of the million is second in size only to Germany’s ‘‘the Uruguay Round Agreements Act,’’. President’s intention to enter into the agree- among present and prospective members of ment, and promptly thereafter publishes no- [From the Washington Post, Sept. 28, 1999] the EU. In some European circles, this sends tice of such intention in the Federal Reg- up several red flags. If admitted, would Tur- ister; A PLACE FOR TURKEY key exert undue weight in EU decision-mak- (2) within 60 calendar days after entering (By Isaiah Frank) ing? With EU membership entailing the free into the agreement, the President submits to As Turkish Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit movement of workers, what effects would Congress a description of those changes to visits President Clinton today, an important the admission of a populous and relatively

VerDate Mar 15 2010 22:03 Nov 01, 2013 Jkt 081600 PO 00000 Frm 00058 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\1999SENATE\S18OC9.REC S18OC9 mmaher on DSKCGSP4G1 with SOCIALSECURITY October 18, 1999 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S12789 low-income country have on European labor ing home fraud and abuse, increase pro- mitigating lost wildlife habitat, on the markets? And finally, would the EU be will- tections for victims of telemarketing condition that the current preferential ing to integrate fully with a country that is fraud, enhance safeguards for pension leaseholders shall have an option to almost entirely Muslim? None of these con- plans and health care benefit programs, purchase the parcels from the Commis- siderations is discussed openly, but they are clearly in the background of the debate. and enhance penalties for crimes sion, and for other purposes. The EU’s equivocation has bred Turkish against seniors, and for other purposes. S. 1242 disaffection from Europe and plays into the S. 866 At the request of Mr. AKAKA, the political hands of the Islamists who as re- At the request of Mr. CONRAD, the name of the Senator from Massachu- cently as 1996 were at the helm of the gov- name of the Senator from South Da- setts (Mr. KENNEDY) was added as a co- ernment. Clearly, the enormous U.S. stake kota (Mr. JOHNSON) was added as a co- in a secular, Western-oriented Turkey war- sponsor of S. 1242, a bill to amend the rants action by the United States to offset sponsor of S. 866, a bill to direct the Immigration and Nationality Act to the EU’s arm’s length treatment and to Secretary of Health and Human Serv- make permanent the visa waiver pro- strengthen and solidify the country’s West- ices to revise existing regulations con- gram for certain visitors to the United ern political and economic integration. cerning the conditions of participation States. One such step would be for the United for hospitals and ambulatory surgical S. 1322 States to offer to negotiate a free-trade centers under the medicare program re- agreement with Turkey. Indeed, there is At the request of Mr. DASCHLE, the lating to certified registered nurse an- name of the Senator from South Da- precedent for such a bilateral agreement, esthetists’ services to make the regula- one motivated more by political consider- kota (Mr. JOHNSON) was added as a co- ations than economic advantages, and that tions consistent with State supervision sponsor of S. 1322, a bill to prohibit is the 1985 U.S. free-trade agreement with requirements. health insurance and employment dis- Israel. S. 882 crimination against individuals and But the economic rationale for such an At the request of Mr. MURKOWSKI, the their family members on the basis of agreement with Turkey should not be dis- name of the Senator from Missouri predictive genetic information or ge- missed. For Turkey the advantages are obvi- (Mr. ASHCROFT) was added as a cospon- ous; the United States ranks second as a netic services. market for its exports and third as a source sor of S. 882, a bill to strengthen provi- S. 1452 of its imports. For the United States, Tur- sions in the Energy Policy Act of 1992 At the request of Mr. SHELBY, the key is one of the world’s 10 big ‘‘emerging and the Federal Nonnuclear Energy Re- names of the Senator from Kentucky markets,’’ and this country is Turkey’s larg- search and Development Act of 1974 (Mr. BUNNING) and the Senator from In- est foreign investor. with respect to potential Climate diana (Mr. LUGAR) were added as co- A U.S.-Turkey free-trade agreement would Change. not be a substitute for Turkish membership sponsors of S. 1452, a bill to modernize S. 922 in the EU, a goal that Turkey should con- the requirements under the National tinue to pursue as it gets its political and At the request of Mr. ABRAHAM, the Manufactured Housing Construction economic house in order. But it would help names of the Senator from Iowa (Mr. and Safety Standards of 1974 and to es- compensate for a growing belief in Turkey HARKIN), the Senator from Indiana (Mr. tablish a balanced consensus process that the country has little prospect of entry BAYH), and the Senator from South Da- for the development, revision, and in- into the EU mainly because of European kota (Mr. JOHNSON) were added as co- terpretation of Federal construction prejudice against a Muslim country. In light sponsors of S. 922, a bill to prohibit the and safety standards for manufactured of Turkey’s strategic role as a U.S. ally in a use of the ‘‘Made in the USA’’ label on rough neighborhood, a U.S.-Turkey free- homes. trade agreement would help consolidate Tur- products of the Commonwealth of the S. 1495 Northern Mariana Islands and to deny key’s Western orientation and contribute to At the request of Mr. DEWINE, the stability in a highly volatile region of the such products duty-free and quota-free name of the Senator from New Hamp- world. treatment. shire (Mr. SMITH) was added as a co- f S. 934 sponsor of S. 1495, a bill to establish, At the request of Mr. ROBB, his name ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS wherever feasible, guidelines, rec- was added as a cosponsor of S. 934, a ommendations, and regulations that S. 16 bill to enhance rights and protections promote the regulatory acceptance of At the request of Mr. DASCHLE, the for victims of crime. new and revised toxicological tests name of the Senator from Iowa (Mr. S. 1017 that protect human and animal health HARKIN) was added as a cosponsor of S. At the request of Mr. MACK, the name and the environment while reducing, 16, a bill to reform the Federal election of the Senator from Wisconsin (Mr. refining, or replacing animal tests and campaign laws applicable to Congress. KOHL) was added as a cosponsor of S. ensuring human safety and product ef- S. 88 1017, a bill to amend the Internal Rev- fectiveness. At the request of Mr. BUNNING, the enue Code of 1986 to increase the State S. 1500 names of the Senator from South Da- ceiling on the low-income housing At the request of Mr. HATCH, the kota (Mr. JOHNSON), and the Senator credit. names of the Senator from South Caro- from Connecticut (Mr. LIEBERMAN) S. 1144 lina (Mr. THURMOND) and the Senator were added as cosponsors of S. 88, a bill At the request of Mr. VOINOVICH, the from Missouri (Mr. ASHCROFT) were to amend title XIX of the Social Secu- names of the Senator from Nevada (Mr. added as cosponsors of S. 1500, a bill to rity Act to exempt disabled individuals REID), the Senator from Oregon (Mr. amend title XVIII of the Social Secu- from being required to enroll with a WYDEN) and the Senator from Cali- rity Act to provide for an additional managed care entity under the med- fornia (Mrs. BOXER) were added as co- payment for services provided to cer- icaid program. sponsors of S. 1144, a bill to provide in- tain high-cost individuals under the S. 541 creased flexibility in use of highway prospective payment system for skilled At the request of Ms. COLLINS, the funding, and for other purposes. nursing facility services, and for other name of the Senator from South Da- S. 1178 purposes. kota (Mr. JOHNSON) was added as a co- At the request of Mr. DASCHLE, the S. 1547 sponsor of S. 541, a bill to amend title name of the Senator from South Da- At the request of Mr. BURNS, the XVIII of the Social Security Act to kota (Mr. JOHNSON) was added as a co- names of the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. make certain changes related to pay- sponsor of S. 1178, a bill to direct the INOUYE) and the Senator from Wyo- ments for graduate medical education Secretary of the Interior to convey cer- ming (Mr. ENZI) were added as cospon- under the medicare program. tain parcels of land acquired for the sors of S. 1547, a bill to amend the Com- S. 751 Blunt Reservoir and Pierre Canal fea- munications Act of 1934 to require the At the request of Mr. LEAHY, the tures of the Oahe Irrigation Project, Federal Communications Commission name of the Senator from South Da- South Dakota, to the Commission of to preserve low-power television sta- kota (Mr. JOHNSON) was added as a co- Schools and Public Lands of the State tions that provide community broad- sponsor of S. 751, a bill to combat nurs- of South Dakota for the purpose of casting, and for other purposes.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 22:03 Nov 01, 2013 Jkt 081600 PO 00000 Frm 00059 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\1999SENATE\S18OC9.REC S18OC9 mmaher on DSKCGSP4G1 with SOCIALSECURITY S12790 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE October 18, 1999 S. 1561 S. 1702, a bill to amend the Alaska Na- (1) by striking ‘‘(b) The charges’’ and in- At the request of Mr. ABRAHAM, the tive Claims Settlement Act to allow serting ‘‘(b)(1) The charges’’; names of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. shareholder common stock to be trans- (2) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively; DEWINE), the Senator from Florida ferred to adopted Alaska Native chil- and (Mr. GRAHAM), the Senator from Cali- dren and their descendants, and for (3) by adding at the end the following new fornia (Mrs. FEINSTEIN), and the Sen- other purposes. paragraph: ator from Iowa (Mr. GRASSLEY) were S. 1732 ‘‘(2)(A) In the case of a candidate for Fed- added as cosponsors of S. 1561, a bill to At the request of Mr. BREAUX, the eral office, such candidate shall not be enti- amend the Controlled Substances Act name of the Senator from Montana tled to receive the rate under paragraph (1)(A) for the use of any broadcasting station to add gamma hydroxybutyric acid and (Mr. BAUCUS) was added as a cosponsor ketamine to the schedules of control unless the candidate certifies that the can- of S. 1732, a bill to amend the Internal didate (and any authorized committee of the substances, to provide for a national Revenue Code of 1986 to prohibit cer- candidate) shall not make any direct ref- awareness campaign, and for other pur- tain allocations of S corporation stock erence to another candidate for the same of- poses. held by an employee stock ownership fice, in any broadcast using the rights and S. 1592 plan. conditions of access under this Act, unless such reference meets the requirements of At the request of Mr. DURBIN, the S. 1738 name of the Senator from Louisiana subparagraph (C). At the request of Mr. JOHNSON, the ‘‘(B) If a candidate for Federal office (or (Ms. LANDRIEU) was added as a cospon- name of the Senator from Iowa (Mr. any authorized committee of such candidate) sor of S. 1592, a bill to amend the Nica- HARKIN) was added as a cosponsor of S. makes a reference described in subparagraph raguan Adjustment and Central Amer- 1738, a bill to amend the Packers and (A) in any broadcast that does not meet the ican Relief Act to provide to certain Stockyards Act, 1921, to make it un- requirements of subparagraph (C), such can- nationals of El Salvador, Guatemala, didate shall not be entitled to receive the lawful for a packer to own, feed, or rate under paragraph (1)(A) for such broad- Honduras, and Haiti an opportunity to control livestock intended for slaugh- apply for adjustment of status under cast or any other broadcast during any por- ter. tion of the 45-day and 60-day periods de- that Act, and for other purposes. SENATE RESOLUTION 108 scribed in paragraph (1)(A), that occur on or S. 1611 At the request of Mr. BREAUX, the after the date of such broadcast, for election At the request of Mr. MCCAIN, the names of the Senator from Alabama to such office. name of the Senator from Missouri ‘‘(C) A candidate meets the requirements (Mr. SHELBY), the Senator from Nevada of this subparagraph with respect to any ref- (Mr. ASHCROFT) was added as a cospon- (Mr. BRYAN), the Senator from South sor of S. 1611, a bill to amend the Inter- erence to another candidate if— Carolina (Mr. HOLLINGS), and the Sen- ‘‘(i) in the case of a television broadcast, net Tax Freedom Act to broaden its ator from Virginia (Mr. WARNER) were the reference (and any statement relating to scope and make the moratorium per- added as cosponsors of Senate Resolu- the other candidate) is made by the can- manent, and for other purposes. tion 108, a resolution designating the didate in a personal appearance on the S. 1622 month of March each year as ‘‘National screen, and At the request of Mrs. LINCOLN, the Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month.’’ ‘‘(ii) in the case of a radio broadcast, the name of the Senator from Illinois (Mr. reference (and any statement relating to the SENATE RESOLUTION 199 other candidate) is made by the candidate in FITZGERALD) was added as a cosponsor At the request of Mr. REED, the a personal audio statement during which the of S. 1622, a bill to provide economic, names of the Senator from Georgia candidate and the office for which the can- planning, and coordination assistance (Mr. CLELAND), the Senator from didate is running are identified by such can- needed for the development of the Michigan (Mr. ABRAHAM), the Senator didate. ‘‘(D) For purposes of this paragraph, the lower Mississippi River region. from Nevada (Mr. BRYAN), the Senator S. 1623 terms ‘authorized committee’ and ‘Federal from New Jersey (Mr. LAUTENBERG), office’ have the meanings given such terms At the request of Mr. SPECTER, the the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. by section 301 of the Federal Election Cam- name of the Senator from Vermont SPECTER), and the Senator from Lou- paign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 431).’’. (Mr. JEFFORDS) was added as a cospon- isiana (Mr. BREAUX) were added as co- (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section sor of S. 1623, a bill to select a National sponsors of Senate Resolution 199, a 315(b)(1)(A) of the Communications Act of Health Museum site. resolution designating the week of Oc- 1934 (47 U.S.C. 315(b)(1)(A)), as redesignated by subsection (a)(2), is amended by inserting S. 1649 tober 24, 1999, through October 30, 1999, ‘‘subject to paragraph (2),’’ before ‘‘during At the request of Mr. ABRAHAM, the and the week of October 22, 2000, the forty-five days’’. name of the Senator from Georgia (Mr. through October 28, 2000, as ‘‘National (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments COVERDELL) was added as a cosponsor Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention made by this section shall apply to broad- of S. 1649, a bill to provide incentives Week.’’ casts made after the date of enactment of this Act. for States to establish and administer f periodic teacher testing and merit pay AMENDMENTS SUBMITTED programs for elementary school and HUTCHINSON AMENDMENT NO. 2304 secondary school teachers. (Ordered to lie on the table.) Mr. HUTCHINSON submitted an S. 1680 BIPARTISAN CAMPAIGN REFORM amendment intended to be proposed by At the request of Mr. ASHCROFT, the ACT OF 1999 him to the bill, S. 1593, supra; as fol- name of the Senator from Missouri lows: (Mr. BOND) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1680, a bill to provide for the im- BINGAMAN (AND WYDEN) At the end of the bill, add the following: AMENDMENT NO. 2303 SEC. ll. DISCLOSURE BY LABOR ORGANIZA- provement of the processing of claims TIONS. for veterans compensation and pen- (Ordered to lie on the table.) (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 201(b) of the sions, and for other purposes. Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself and Mr. Labor-Management Reporting and Disclo- S. 1683 WYDEN) submitted an amendment to be sure Act of 1959 (29 U.S.C. 431(b)) is amend- ed— At the request of Mr. MURKOWSKI, the proposed by them to the bill (S. 1593) to (1) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘and’’ at name of the Senator from Alaska (Mr. amend the Federal Election Campaign the end; and STEVENS) was added as a cosponsor of Act of 1971 to provide bipartisan cam- (2) by adding at the end the following: S. 1683, a bill to make technical paign reform; as follows: ‘‘(7) an itemization of amounts spent by changes to the Alaska National Inter- At the end of the bill, add the following: the labor organization for— est Lands Conservation Act, and for SEC. 6. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF LOW- ‘‘(A) contract negotiation and administra- other purposes. EST UNIT CHARGE FOR FEDERAL tion; CANDIDATES ATTACKING OPPOSI- ‘‘(B) organizing activities; S. 1702 TION. ‘‘(C) strike activities; At the request of Mr. MURKOWSKI, the (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 315(b) of the Com- ‘‘(D) political activities; name of the Senator from Alaska (Mr. munications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 315(b)) is ‘‘(E) lobbying and promotional activities; STEVENS) was added as a cosponsor of amended— and

VerDate Mar 15 2010 22:03 Nov 01, 2013 Jkt 081600 PO 00000 Frm 00060 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\1999SENATE\S18OC9.REC S18OC9 mmaher on DSKCGSP4G1 with SOCIALSECURITY October 18, 1999 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S12791 ‘‘(F) market recovery and job targeting ‘‘(G) Whether or not any electioneering for any applicable electioneering commu- programs; and communication is made in coordination, co- nication’’ before ‘‘, but shall not include’’. ‘‘(8) all transactions involving a single operation, consultation, or concert with, or (b) APPLICABLE ELECTIONEERING COMMU- source or payee for each of the activities de- at the request or suggestion of, any can- NICATION.—Section 316 of such Act is amend- scribed in paragraph (7) in which the aggre- didate or any authorized committee, any po- ed by adding at the end the following new gate cost exceeds $10,000.’’. litical party or committee, or any agent of subsection: (b) COMPUTER NETWORK ACCESS.—Section the candidate, political party, or committee ‘‘(c) RULES RELATING TO ELECTIONEERING 201(c) of the Labor-Management Reporting and if so, the identification of any candidate, COMMUNICATIONS.— and Disclosure Act of 1959 (29 U.S.C. 431(c)) is party, committee, or agent involved. ‘‘(1) APPLICABLE ELECTIONEERING COMMU- amended by inserting ‘‘including availability ‘‘(3) ELECTIONEERING COMMUNICATION.—For NICATION.—For purposes of this section, the of such reports through a public Internet site purposes of this subsection— term ‘applicable electioneering communica- or other publicly accessible computer net- ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘election- tion’ means an electioneering communica- work,’’ after ‘‘its members’’. eering communication’’ means any broad- tion (within the meaning of section 304(d)(3)) (c) REPORTING BY SECRETARY.—Section cast from a television or radio broadcast sta- which is made by— 205(a) of the Labor-Management Reporting tion which— ‘‘(A) any entity to which subsection (a) ap- and Disclosure Act of 1959 (29 U.S.C. 435(a)) is ‘‘(i) refers to a clearly identified candidate plies other than a section 501(c)(4) organiza- amended by inserting ‘‘shall make the re- for Federal office; tion, or ports and documents filed under section ‘‘(ii) is made (or scheduled to be made) ‘‘(B) a section 501(c)(4) organization from 201(b) available through a public Internet within— amounts derived from the conduct of a trade site or another publicly accessible computer ‘‘(I) 60 days before a general, special, or or business or from an entity described in network. The Secretary’’ after ‘‘and the Sec- runoff election for such Federal office, or subparagraph (A). retary’’. ‘‘(II) 30 days before a primary or preference ‘‘(2) SPECIAL OPERATING RULES.—For pur- election, or a convention or caucus of a po- poses of paragraph (1), the following rules shall apply: SNOWE AMENDMENT NO. 2305 litical party that has authority to nominate a candidate, for such Federal office, and ‘‘(A) An electioneering communication (Ordered to lie on the table.) ‘‘(iii) is broadcast from a television or shall be treated as made by an entity de- Ms. SNOWE submitted an amend- radio broadcast station whose audience in- scribed in paragraph (1)(A) if— ment intended to be proposed by her to cludes the electorate for such election, con- ‘‘(i) the entity described in paragraph the bill, S. 1593, supra; as follows: vention, or caucus. (1)(A) directly or indirectly disburses any amount for any of the costs of the commu- Strike sections 201, 202, and 203 of the mat- ‘‘(B) EXCEPTIONS.—Such term shall not in- clude— nication; or ter proposed to be inserted and insert the fol- ‘‘(ii) any amount is disbursed for the com- ‘‘(i) communications appearing in a news lowing: munication by a corporation or organization story, commentary, or editorial distributed Subtitle A—Electioneering Communications or a State or local political party or com- through the facilities of any broadcasting mittee thereof that receives anything of SEC. 200. DISCLOSURE OF ELECTIONEERING station, unless such facilities are owned or value from the entity described in paragraph COMMUNICATIONS. controlled by any political party, political (1)(A), except that this clause shall not apply Section 304 of the Federal Election Cam- committee, or candidate, or paign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 434) is amended by ‘‘(ii) communications which constitute ex- to any communication the costs of which are adding at the end the following new sub- penditures or independent expenditures defrayed entirely out of a segregated account section: under this Act. to which only individuals can contribute. ‘‘(B) A section 501(c)(4) organization that ‘‘(d) ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS ON ELECTION- ‘‘(4) DISCLOSURE DATE.—For purposes of derives amounts from business activities or EERING COMMUNICATIONS.— this subsection, the term ‘disclosure date’ from any entity described in paragraph (1)(A) ‘‘(1) STATEMENT REQUIRED.—Every person means— shall be considered to have paid for any com- who makes a disbursement for electioneering ‘‘(A) the first date during any calendar munication out of such amounts unless such communications in an aggregate amount in year by which a person has made disburse- organization paid for the communication out excess of $10,000 during any calendar year ments for electioneering communications of a segregated account to which only indi- shall, within 24 hours of each disclosure date, aggregating in excess of $10,000, and viduals can contribute. file with the Commission a statement con- ‘‘(B) any other date during such calendar ‘‘(3) DEFINITIONS AND RULES.—For purposes taining the information described in para- year by which a person has made disburse- graph (2). of this subsection— ments for electioneering communications ‘‘(A) the term ‘section 501(c)(4) organiza- ‘‘(2) CONTENTS OF STATEMENT.—Each state- aggregating in excess of $10,000 since the ment required to be filed under this sub- tion’ means— most recent disclosure date for such calendar ‘‘(i) an organization described in section section shall be made under penalty of per- year. jury and shall contain the following informa- 501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 ‘‘(5) CONTRACTS TO DISBURSE.—For purposes and exempt from taxation under section tion: of this subsection, a person shall be treated ‘‘(A) The identification of the person mak- 501(a) of such Code; or as having made a disbursement if the person ‘‘(ii) an organization which has submitted ing the disbursement, of any entity sharing has contracted to make the disbursement. or exercising direction or control over the an application to the Internal Revenue Serv- ‘‘(6) COORDINATION WITH OTHER REQUIRE- activities of such person, and of the custo- ice for determination of its status as an or- MENTS.—Any requirement to report under dian of the books and accounts of the person ganization described in clause (i); and this subsection shall be in addition to any ‘‘(B) a person shall be treated as having making the disbursement. other reporting requirement under this Act.’’ ‘‘(B) The State of incorporation and the made a disbursement if the person has con- principal place of business of the person SEC. 200A. COORDINATED COMMUNICATIONS AS tracted to make the disbursement. CONTRIBUTIONS. making the disbursement. ‘‘(4) COORDINATION WITH INTERNAL REVENUE ‘‘(C) The amount of each disbursement dur- Section 315(a)(7)(B) of the Federal Election CODE.—Nothing in this subsection shall be ing the period covered by the statement and Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441a(a)(7)(B)) construed to authorize an organization ex- the identification of the person to whom the is amended by inserting after clause (ii) the empt from taxation under section 501(a) of disbursement was made. following new clause: the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 from car- ‘‘(D) The elections to which the election- ‘‘(iii) if— rying out any activity which is prohibited eering communications pertain and the ‘‘(I) any person makes, or contracts to under such Code.’’ names (if known) of the candidates identified make, any payment for any electioneering Subtitle B—Independent and Coordinated or to be identified. communication (within the meaning of sec- Expenditures tion 304(d)(3)), and ‘‘(E) If the disbursements were paid out of SEC. 201. DEFINITION OF INDEPENDENT EXPEND- a segregated account to which only individ- ‘‘(II) such payment is coordinated with a ITURE uals could contribute, the names and ad- candidate for Federal office or an authorized Section 301 of the Federal Election Cam- dresses of all contributors who contributed committee of such candidate, a Federal, paign Act (2 U.S.C. 431) is amended by strik- an aggregate amount of $500 or more to that State, or local political party or committee ing paragraph (17) and inserting the fol- account during the period beginning on the thereof, or an agent or official of any such lowing: first day of the preceding calendar year and candidate, party, or committee, ‘‘(17) INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURE.—The ending on the disclosure date. such payment or contracting shall be treated term ‘‘independent expenditure’ means an ‘‘(F) If the disbursements were paid out of as a contribution to such candidate and as expenditure by a person— funds not described in subparagraph (E), the an expenditure by such candidate; and’’. (A) for a communication that is express ad- names and addresses of all contributors who SEC. 200B. PROHIBITION OF CORPORATE AND vocacy; and contributed an aggregate amount of $500 or LABOR DISBURSEMENTS FOR ELEC- (B) that is not coordinated activity or is more to the organization or any related enti- TIONEERING COMMUNICATIONS. not provided in coordination with a can- ty during the period beginning on the first (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 316(b)(2) of the didate or a candidate’s agent or a person who day of the preceding calendar year and end- Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 is coordinating with a candidate or a can- ing on the disclosure date. U.S.C. 441b(b)(2)) is amended by inserting ‘‘or didate’s agent.’’.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 22:03 Nov 01, 2013 Jkt 081600 PO 00000 Frm 00061 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\1999SENATE\S18OC9.REC S18OC9 mmaher on DSKCGSP4G1 with SOCIALSECURITY S12792 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE October 18, 1999 WELLSTONE AMENDMENT NO. 2306 (2) SECTION 309.—Section 309(b) of the Fed- name, address, and phone number of a con- Mr. WELLSTONE proposed an eral Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. tact person for such person, and a list of the 437g(b)) by striking ‘‘calendar quarter’’ and chief executive officers or members of the amendment to the bill, S. 593, supra; as inserting ‘‘month’’. executive committee or of the board of direc- follows: SEC. 102. REPORTING BY NATIONAL POLITICAL tors of such person. At the end of the language proposed to be PARTY COMMITTEES. ‘‘(3) TIME TO MAINTAIN FILE.—The informa- stricken, add the following: Section 304 of the Federal Election Cam- tion required under this subsection shall be SEC. . STATE PROVIDED VOLUNTARY PUBLIC FI- paign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 434) is amended by placed in a political file as soon as possible NANCING. adding at the end the following: and shall be retained by the licensee for a pe- Section 403 of the Federal Election Cam- ‘‘(d) POLITICAL COMMITTEES.— riod of not less than 2 years.’’. paign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 453) is amended by ‘‘(1) NATIONAL AND CONGRESSIONAL POLIT- TITLE II—SOFT MONEY OF NATIONAL PO- adding at the end the following: ‘‘The pre- ICAL COMMITTEES.—The national committee LITICAL PARTIES AND CONTRIBUTION ceding sentence shall not be interpreted to of a political party, any national congres- LIMITS prohibit a State from enacting a voluntary sional campaign committee of a political public financing system which applies to a SEC. 201. LIMIT ON SOFT MONEY OF NATIONAL party, and any subordinate committee of ei- POLITICAL PARTY COMMITTEES. candidate for election to Federal office, ther, shall report all receipts and disburse- Title III of the Federal Election Campaign other than the office of President or Vice- ments during the reporting period. Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 431 et seq.) is amended President, from such State who agrees to ‘‘(2) ITEMIZATION.—If a political committee by adding at the end the following: limit acceptance of contributions, use of per- has receipts or disbursements to which this sonal funds, and the making of expenditures ‘‘SEC. 324. LIMIT ON SOFT MONEY OF NATIONAL subsection applies from any person aggre- POLITICAL PARTY COMMITTEES. in connection with the election in exchange gating in excess of $200 for any calendar ‘‘(a) LIMITATION.—A national committee of for full or partial public financing from a year, the political committee shall sepa- a political party, a congressional campaign State fund with respect to the election, ex- rately itemize its reporting for such person committee of a national party, or an entity cept that such system shall not allow any in the same manner as required in para- directly or indirectly established, financed, person to take any action in violation of the graphs (3)(A), (5), and (6) of subsection (b). maintained, or controlled by such committee provisions of this Act.’’. ‘‘(3) REPORTING PERIODS.—Reports required shall not accept a donation, gift, or transfer to be filed under this subsection shall be of funds of any kind (not including transfers HAGEL (AND OTHERS) filed for the same time periods required for from other committees of the political party AMENDMENT NO. 2307 political committees under subsection (a).’’. or contributions), during a calendar year, (Ordered to lie on the table.) SEC. 103. INCREASED ELECTRONIC DISCLOSURE. from a person (including a person directly or Mr. HAGEL (for himself, Mr. ABRA- Section 304 of the Federal Election Cam- indirectly established, financed, maintained, paign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 434), as amended HAM, Mr. DEWINE, Mr. GORTON, and Mr. or controlled by such person) in an aggregate by section 102, is amended by adding at the amount in excess of $60,000. THOMAS) submitted an amendment in- end the following: ‘‘(b) INDEXING.—In the case of any calendar tended to be proposed by them to the ‘‘(e) INTERNET AVAILABILITY.—The Com- year after 1999— bill, S. 1593, supra; as follows: mission shall make the information con- ‘‘(1) the $60,000 amount under subsection Strike all after the enacting clause and in- tained in the reports submitted under this (a) shall be increased based on the increase sert the following: section available on the Internet and pub- in the price index determined under section TITLE I—DISCLOSURE licly available at the offices of the Commis- 315(c), except that the base period shall be SEC. 101. ADDITIONAL MONTHLY AND QUAR- sion as soon as practicable (but in no case calendar year 1999; and TERLY DISCLOSURE REPORTS. later than 24 hours) after the information is ‘‘(2) the amount so increased shall be the (a) PRINCIPAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEES.— received by the Commission.’’. amount in effect for the calendar year.’’. (1) MONTHLY REPORTS.—Section 304(a)(2)(A) SEC. 104. PUBLIC ACCESS TO BROADCASTING SEC. 202. JUDICIAL REVIEW. of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 RECORDS. (a) EXPEDITED REVIEW.—Any Member of (2 U.S.C. 434(a)(2)(A)) is amended by striking Section 315 of the Communications Act of Congress, candidate, national committee of a clause (iii) and inserting the following: 1934 (47 U.S.C. 315) is amended by redesig- political party, or any person adversely af- ‘‘(iii) additional monthly reports, which nating subsections (c) and (d) as subsections fected by section 324 of the Federal Election shall be filed not later than the 20th day (d) and (e), respectively, and inserting after Campaign Act of 1971, as added by section after the last day of the month and shall be subsection (b) the following: 201, may bring an action, in the United complete as of the last day of the month, ex- ‘‘(c) POLITICAL RECORD.— States District Court for the District of Co- cept that monthly reports shall not be re- ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A licensee shall main- lumbia, for declaratory judgment and in- quired under this clause in November and tain, and make available for public inspec- junctive relief on the ground that such sec- December and a year end report shall be filed tion, a complete record of a request to pur- tion 324 violates the Constitution. not later than January 31 of the following chase broadcast time that— (b) APPEAL TO SUPREME COURT.—Notwith- calendar year.’’. ‘‘(A) is made by or on behalf of a legally standing any other provision of law, any (2) QUARTERLY REPORTS.—Section qualified candidate for public office; or order of the United States District Court for 304(a)(2)(B) of such Act is amended by strik- ‘‘(B) communicates a message relating to the District of Columbia granting or denying ing ‘‘the following reports’’ and all that fol- any political matter of national importance, an injunction regarding, or finally disposing lows through the period and inserting ‘‘the including— of, an action brought under subsection (a) treasurer shall file quarterly reports, which ‘‘(i) a legally qualified candidate; shall be reviewable by appeal directly to the shall be filed not later than the 15th day ‘‘(ii) any election to Federal office; or Supreme Court of the United States. Any after the last day of each calendar quarter, ‘‘(iii) a national legislative issue of public such appeal shall be taken by a notice of ap- and which shall be complete as of the last importance. peal filed within 10 calendar days after such day of each calendar quarter, except that the ‘‘(2) CONTENTS OF RECORD.—A record main- order is entered; and the jurisdictional state- report for the quarter ending December 31 tained under paragraph (1) shall contain in- ment shall be filed within 30 calendar days shall be filed not later than January 31 of formation regarding— after such order is entered. the following calendar year.’’. ‘‘(A) whether the request to purchase (c) EXPEDITED CONSIDERATION.—It shall be (b) NATIONAL COMMITTEE OF A POLITICAL broadcast time is accepted or rejected by the the duty of the District Court for the Dis- PARTY.—Section 304(a)(4) of the Federal licensee; trict of Columbia and the Supreme Court of Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. ‘‘(B) the rate charged for the broadcast the United States to advance on the docket 434(a)(4)) is amended by adding at the end the time; and to expedite to the greatest possible ex- following flush sentence: ‘‘Notwithstanding ‘‘(D) the date and time that the commu- tent the disposition of any matter brought the preceding sentence, a national com- nication is aired; under subsection (a). mittee of a political party shall file the re- ‘‘(E) the class of time that is purchased; (d) ENFORCEABILITY.—The enforcement of ports required under subparagraph (B).’’. ‘‘(F) the name of the candidate to which any provision of section 324 of the Federal (c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— the communication refers and the office to Election Campaign Act of 1971, as added by (1) SECTION 304.—Section 304(a) of the Fed- which the candidate is seeking election, the section 201, shall be stayed, and such section eral Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. election to which the communication refers, 324 shall not be effective, for the period— 434(a)) is amended— or the issue to which the communication re- (1) beginning on the date of the filing of an (A) in paragraph (3)(A)(ii), by striking fers (as applicable); action under subsection (a), and ‘‘quarterly reports’’ and inserting ‘‘monthly ‘‘(G) in the case of a request made by, or on (2) ending on the date of the final disposi- reports’’; and behalf of, a candidate, the name of the can- tion of such action on its merits by the Su- (B) in paragraph (8), by striking ‘‘quarterly didate, the authorized committee of the can- preme Court of the United States. report under paragraph (2)(A)(iii) or para- didate, and the treasurer of such committee; (e) APPLICABILITY.—This section shall graph (4)(A)(i)’’ and inserting ‘‘monthly re- and apply only with respect to any action filed port under paragraph (2)(A)(iii) or paragraph ‘‘(H) in the case of any other request, the under subsection (a) not later than 30 days (4)(A)’’. name of the person purchasing the time, the after the effective date of this Act.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 22:03 Nov 01, 2013 Jkt 081600 PO 00000 Frm 00062 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\1999SENATE\S18OC9.REC S18OC9 mmaher on DSKCGSP4G1 with SOCIALSECURITY October 18, 1999 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S12793 SEC. 203. INCREASE IN CONTRIBUTION LIMITS. striking ‘‘within the meaning of section template the fact that the only major (a) INCREASE IN INDIVIDUAL AND POLITICAL 301(8)’’ and inserting ‘‘(as defined in section social legislation of the 1990s was the COMMITTEE CONTRIBUTION LIMITS.—Section 607(c))’’. abolition of Aid to Families of Depend- 315(a) of the Federal Election Campaign Act SEC. 302. UPDATE OF PENALTY AMOUNTS. ent Children, a provision of the great of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441a(a)) is amended— Section 309 of the Federal Election Cam- (1) in paragraph (1)— Social Security Act of 1935. We could paign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 437g) is amended care for children in the midst of the (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking by adding at the end the following: ‘‘$1,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$3,000’’; ‘‘(e) ADJUSTMENT OF DOLLAR AMOUNTS FOR Great Depression of the 1930s, but (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking INFLATION.—In the case of any calendar year somehow not in the midst of the great ‘‘$20,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$60,000’’; and after 1999— prosperity of the 1990s. I spoke at (C) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘(1) each dollar amount under this section length about the gamble we were tak- ‘‘$5,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$15,000’’; and shall be increased based on the increase in ing when the legislation was before us. (2) in paragraph (3)— the price index determined under section I hope I was wrong. But if Joe Sullivan (A) by striking ‘‘$25,000’’ and inserting 315(c); and ‘‘$75,000’’; and is worried I think we all should be. I ‘‘(2) each amount so increased shall be the know we all should be. (B) by striking the second sentence. amount in effect for the calendar year. (b) INCREASE IN MULTICANDIDATE LIMITS.— I ask that the story from The Times The preceding sentence shall not apply to Section 315(a)(2) of the Federal Election be included in the RECORD. any amount under subsection (d) other than Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441a(a)(2)) is The story follows. the $25,000 amount under paragraph (1)(A) of amended— such subsection.’’. [From the New York Times, Oct. 13, 1999] (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking NOW PITCHING FOR THE ROME TEAM, IT’S ‘‘$5,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$7,500’’; f BISHOP SULLIVAN (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘$15,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$30,000’’; and NOTICE OF HEARING (By Randy Kennedy) (3) in subparagraph (C), by striking SUBCOMMITTEE ON WATER AND POWER ‘‘The year was 1948 and a guy says to me, ‘‘$5,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$7,500’’. ‘Hey listen, you think you’re such a good Mr. SMITH of Oregon. Mr. President, pitcher, they’re having a tryout for the Phil- (c) INDEXING.—Section 315(c) of the Federal I would like to announce that on Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. lies. So go.’ ’’ 441a(c)) is amended— Thursday, October 28th, the Sub- And so Joe Sullivan of Bay Ridge, Brook- (1) in paragraph (1)— committee on Water and Power of the lyn, went. ‘‘And the guy asked me to throw (A) by striking the second and third sen- Committee on Energy and Natural Re- the ball. And I could throw pretty hard. And tences; sources will hold an oversight hearing I could throw a fairly decent curve.’’ (B) by inserting ‘‘(A)’’ before ‘‘At the be- on the Federal hydroelectric licensing One thing leads to another ‘‘and they ginning’’; and wanted to sign me.’’ process. The hearing will be held at 2:30 If this were the made-for-television version (C) by adding at the end the following: p.m. in room 366 of the Dirksen Senate ‘‘(B) Except as provided in subparagraph of the life of Bishop Joseph M. Sullivan, this (C), in any calendar year after 2000— Office Building in Washington, D.C. is where the big turning point would come: ‘‘(i) a limitation established by subsection For further information, please call he chooses God over baseball. He gives up a (a), (b), or (d) shall be increased by the per- Kristin Phillips or Howard Useem, at brilliant pitching career to go to bat for the cent difference determined under subpara- (202) 224–7875. souls of men. But as it turns out, Bishop Sullivan never graph (A); and f ‘‘(ii) each amount so increased shall re- really liked the baseball life that much any- main in effect for the calendar year. AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEE TO way. ‘‘It was essentially a boring life,’’ he re- ‘‘(C) In the case of limitations under para- MEET members of his one summer canvassing the graphs (1)(A) and (2)(A) of subsection (a), South in a beaten-up bus and throwing for each amount increased under subparagraph SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON THE YEAR 2000 the Americus Phillies in Georgia. ‘‘You (B) shall remain in effect for the 2-year pe- TECHNOLOGY PROBLEM played all night ball in the minor leagues, riod beginning on the first day following the Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I and you’d kind of lounge around most of the date of the last general election in the year ask unanimous consent that the Spe- rest of the time.’’ He had always loved the church, however. preceding the year in which the amount is cial Committee on the Year 2000 Tech- increased and ending on the date of the next He was a standout in the choir. He missed nology Problem be permitted to meet being an altar boy only because he was much general election.’’; and on October 18, 1999, at 9:30 a.m. for the (2) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking ‘‘means too proud to stoop to asking Sister Blanche, the calendar year 1974’’ and inserting purpose of conducting a hearing. the nun who made the recommendations. ‘‘means— The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without (‘‘Quite bluntly, I felt I wasn’t going to kiss ‘‘(i) for purposes of subsections (b) and (d), objection, it is so ordered. . . . you know . . . you know?) But even as a young boy and through high school, he al- calendar year 1974; and f ‘‘(ii) for purposes of subsection (a), cal- most never missed a daily Mass at St. endar year 2000’’. ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS Ephrem’s. ‘‘I mean,’’ he said, ‘‘I bought Ca- tholicism as a young kid. I really believed.’’ (d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this section shall apply to calendar So the real turning point in his life, one years beginning after December 31, 1999. not of his making, came much later, after he CENTENNIAL OF CATHOLIC CHAR- had spent four years at seminary and three TITLE III—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS ITIES OF THE BROOKLYN- years as the pastor of his first parish, Our SEC. 301. PROHIBITION OF SOLICITATION OF PO- QUEENS DIOCESE Lady of Lourdes in Queens Village. The LITICAL PARTY SOFT MONEY IN ∑ Mr. MOYNIHAN. Mr. President, This bishop needed social workers. FEDERAL BUILDINGS. ‘‘I got a call on a Tuesday night to see him (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 607 of title 18, year marks the centennial of Catholic Wednesday morning. And I was registered for United States Code, is amended— Charities of the Brooklyn-Queens Dio- graduate school in social work by Thursday (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘within cese, the largest Roman Catholic morning. I didn’t know what a social worker the meaning of section 301(8) of the Federal human services agency in the nation. was.’’ Election Campaign Act of 1971’’; and Perhaps on earth. The New York Times He adds: ‘‘When I went to school and they (2) by adding at the end the following: had the happy thought to mark the oc- asked me, ‘Why did you choose social work?’ ‘‘(c) DEFINITION OF CONTRIBUTION.—In this casion with a profile of Bishop Joseph I said, ‘Because the bishop appointed me.’ section, the term ‘contribution’ means a gift, M. Sullivan, the vicar of the diocese, The social work people’s reaction to that subscription, loan, advance, or deposit of was that I was hostile. I said, ‘Well, it’s the money or anything of value made by any who heads Catholic Charities. The truth. I don’t know whether it’s hostile or person in connection with— warmth and wisdom of this great not.’ ‘‘(1) any election or elections for Federal churchman comes through so clearly, ‘‘So then they asked me if I wanted to be office; so forcefully. As Yeats once wrote of a social worker. And the answer was, ‘No!’ ’’ ‘‘(2) any political committee (as defined in such a man, ‘‘he was blessed and had He pauses for a little dramatic effect. section 301 of the Federal Election Campaign the power to bless.’’ I have treasured ‘‘Best thing that ever happened to me.’’ Act of 1971); or his friendship, and share his fears as to Yesterday, Bishop Sullivan, an imposing, ‘‘(3) any State, district, or local committee tough-talking, immensely friendly man, was of a political party.’’. the fate of New York’s poor when they sitting in a makeshift television studio in (b) AMENDMENT OF TITLE 18 TO INCLUDE begin to fall off the five-year cliff cre- Bishop Ford High School in Brooklyn. He PROHIBITION OF DONATIONS.—Section 602(a)(4) ated by the so-called Welfare Reform was preparing for a live cable show in which of title 18, United States Code, is amended by Act of 1996. We would do well to con- he would talk about the centennial, this

VerDate Mar 15 2010 22:03 Nov 01, 2013 Jkt 081600 PO 00000 Frm 00063 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\1999SENATE\S18OC9.REC S18OC9 mmaher on DSKCGSP4G1 with SOCIALSECURITY S12794 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE October 18, 1999 month, of Catholic Charities of the Brook- watched the lights along the coast of try.’’ On the monument, the names and lyn-Queens Diocese, now the largest Roman liberated France. hometowns of those members of the Catholic human-services agency in the coun- The ship was designed to carry fewer 66th Infantry Division who lost their try, covering America’s most populous dio- than half the number on board, and the lives on the Leopoldville and the names cese. Belgian crew did not speak English. Despite not knowing what a social worker of those who survived the tragedy, but was back then, Bishop Sullivan has devoted Reportedly, many of the American sol- were later killed in action, are etched 38 years of his life to the job, serving in wel- diers were not issued life jackets. Just in stone. This was the first official rec- fare offices and hospitals, rising to direct the five miles from its destination of Cher- ognition shown to any of the victims or charities and now serving as vicar for human bourg, France, the Leopoldville was their families. It was long overdue. services, overseeing the charities’ vast oper- struck by torpedos from the German It is almost 55 years since the sink- ations with their director, Frank DeStafano. submarine U–486. Two and a half hours ing of the Leopoldville. When the sur- (Mr. Stefano couldn’t resist a dig at the boss later, the ship capsized and sank. Ac- vivors and their families gather again yesterday as a reporter sat down: ‘‘Not the cording to many survivors, the crew baseball thing again. He was only on the this week in Georgia, they will honor team for three days! Myself, I was always abandoned ship in the lifeboats and left their comrades who have passed away dedicated to the poor. No time for any kind the American soldiers to fend for them- since their first reunion two years ago. of fund like that.’’) selves. Unable to free the ship’s life I hope all my colleagues will join me in Bishop Sullivan’s message to the cable au- rafts, many of the troops jumped to expressing our appreciation for their dience yesterday was that he could hope for their deaths in the frigid heavy seas. courage and for the ultimate sacrifice nothing better during the next 100 years of The British destroyed HMS Brilliant they made for freedom.∑ Catholic charity work than for one message saved some 500 troops. However, be- f to be hammered home: ‘‘To be a practicing cause it was Christmas Eve, no one else Catholic means to be involved in the lives of seemed to be around to help. By the HONORING 150 YEARS OF others.’’ CONGREGATION B’NAI ISRAEL But as he relaxed after the show he had an- next day, Christmas morning, 763 other, angrier message not about personal American soldiers were dead, including ∑ Mrs. BOXER. Mr. President, today I but about public responsibility: welfare re- three sets of brothers. The dead rep- wish to recognize Congregation B’nai form. He complained that too few people are resented 47 of the then 48 states. Israel in Sacramento, California, and talking about its effects now, which he says Mr. President, seven of the victims to celebrate its 150th year of vitality have hurt the poor in Brooklyn and Queens were from my home state of North Da- and service to the Sacramento commu- as much as anything he has seen in three kota. Among them was my uncle, Pfc. nity. decades of tumultuous change in the bor- Allan J. Dorgan. His body was never re- Congregation B’nai Israel was found- oughs. ed in 1849 by Moses Hyman and Albert ‘‘I agree,’’ he said, ‘‘that it had to be re- covered, and neither were the bodies of formed, and I agree that there had to be a 492 other soldiers who died in the inci- Priest. At the time, Gold rush-era opti- change in the culture that work must be dent. It was weeks before my family mism was everywhere in northern Cali- more important than relief. But I radically and the families of other victims heard fornia, attracting opportunity seekers disagree with the way it was done.’’ the fateful knock on the door and were from as far as eastern Europe, the Four years ago, he and another bishop given the telegram that said their sons, home to millions of Jews desperate to managed to wangle an hour and 15 minutes brothers, uncles, or fathers were ‘‘miss- escape violent pogroms and rampant in the Oval Office with President Clinton, to ing in action in the European Area.’’ It anti-Semitism. With his profound abil- try to talk him out of signing the welfare re- ity to organize people and his unrelent- form legislation. Mr. Clinton said he under- took months more before a second tele- stood them. Then he signed the measure any- gram informed them their loved ones ing desire to help the destitute, Moses way. had been ‘‘killed in action in the Euro- Hyman began his congregation in his ‘‘But I will tell you,’’ he said, his face pean Area.’’ home, and soon became known as a pio- coloring, ‘‘that I think most of what is being Due to wartime censorship, the dis- neer of California Judaism and father said about the success of these programs is aster was not reported to the news of Temple B’nai Israel. hype including here in this city. To me it’s media. Survivors were told by the Brit- Moses Hyman, a major community a sham. You look at the food lines at Catho- ish and American governments to keep philanthropist, also founded the He- lic Charities. You look at the food lines at brew Benevolent Society, which as- parishes. You look at the people trying to quiet about what happened. American pay their rents.’’ authorities did not even acknowledge sisted the sick and poor, especially dur- He added: ‘‘They haven’t heard the last of the sinking of the Leopoldville until two ing the Sacramento flood of 1850. Fol- this. We’re only into the third year, and the weeks after it went down. Later, after lowing that devastating disaster, reality is that there will always be depend- the war, the tragedy was considered an Hyman purchased burial land and a ent people who can’t work.’’ embarrassment and all reports were nearby house of worship from a Meth- As he socked on a snap-brim hat to run out filed away as secret by the Allied gov- odist Episcopal church. Moses Hyman and give a speech about health care, he was ernments. Some say that the American and Albert Priest named their new con- asked whether it ever disheartens him—ap- gregation B’nai Israel, which trans- proaching his 70th year, his 44th as a priest, and British governments conspired to and nearly as long as a social worker—that cover-up the incompetence involved in lated into English, means ‘‘Children of there are still so many people suffering. the incident. For whatever reason, de- Israel.’’ The rebuilt temple officially ‘‘It might not make any sense but it tails of the disaster were withheld from opened on September 2, 1852 as the first doesn’t,’’ he said. ‘‘I really think this job as the public for over fifty years. Some of member-owned synagogue west of the heaven on . . . way to heaven. It doesn’t the victims’ families never learned the Mississippi. come in the end. It begins here.’’∑ truth about how their loved ones per- Congregation B’nai Israel has suf- f ished that night. fered through many hardships. After For over fifty years, the young sol- only a decade in existence, its syna- THE ‘‘LEOPOLDVILLE’’ DISASTER diers on the Leopoldville were denied gogue was destroyed by fire, and only a ∑ Mr. DORGAN. Mr. President, in a few their due, and never accorded the hon- year later, winter floods severely dam- days a small group of veterans will ors and respect they deserved. Finally, aged cemetery grounds. The congrega- gather at Fort Benning, Georgia to a few years ago, thanks to the efforts tion was tested repeatedly. They commemorate one of the least known of Leopoldville survivor Vincent mourned but then regrouped and re- tragedies of World War II. Codianni, former New York City police built, emerging stronger than before. On Christmas Eve 1944, the Belgian investigator Alan Andrade who wrote a By the mid-1900s, the congregation troopship Leopoldville was transporting book about the incident, and the Vet- outgrew its existing facilities and 2,235 American soldiers from the 262nd erans Memorial Committee of Water- launched a major effort to build a new and 264th Regiments of the 66th Infan- bury, Connecticut, the U.S. Army synagogue. Thanks to the generosity of try Division across the English Chan- agreed to provide a site for a monu- congregants, its capital campaign was nel. They were destined as reinforce- ment to the tragedy. a huge success. In addition to a new ments for units fighting the Battle of The Leopoldville Disaster Monument synagogue, the congregation added an the Bulge. Many soldiers on board were was dedicated on November 7, 1997 at education wing, later named after singing Christmas carols as they Fort Benning, the ‘‘Home of the Infan- Buddy Kandel, in the early 1960s.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 22:03 Nov 01, 2013 Jkt 081600 PO 00000 Frm 00064 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\1999SENATE\S18OC9.REC S18OC9 mmaher on DSKCGSP4G1 with SOCIALSECURITY October 18, 1999 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S12795 Congregation B’nai Israel continued the Native Americans on the Fort Peck its supporters persevered. Each passing to grow. The year 1986 marked addi- Indian Reservation, but the lives of Na- year brought bigger classes to the Nor- tional milestones for what had become tive Americans throughout the Nation, mal School and with them, greater sup- a community institution. In that year, are an inspiration to me. He has port from the members of the citizenry the congregation began construction of worked tirelessly to improve the level who understood the vital importance of the Harry M. Tonkin Memorial Chapel of funding for Indian health care pro- higher education to their future and and the Sosnick Library. The much- grams and Native American education the future of the state. As was common needed addition not only led to a programs. He has stood in the Halls of at many of the era’s institutions of change in place of worship, but also an Congress, often in the face of severe op- higher learning, the Normal School’s ideological change for the B’nai Israel. position, defending the governmental student body was overwhelmingly un- Tikkun Olam, the Jewish belief in re- and sovereign rights of tribes. He has balanced in its male to female ratio. pairing the world through good deeds stood up to the federal government Interestingly, however, at the Normal and social action became a new found when the federal government has failed School women, not men, made up the interest of the congregation, pushing in its obligation to the tribes of this further their desire to help others in country. Significantly, he did all of majority of the student body through the Sacramento area. this without ever making an enemy the late 19th Century. In fact, due to Members of Congregation B’nai Israel and without ever treating any person the social norms of the time, which had suffered through tremendous hard- with disrespect. We can all stand to held the teaching of elementary and ship in their history, but nothing could learn something from this man who grade-school children as women’s work, prepare them for the events of June 18, while he had many battles, he never men disappeared from the student body 1999, when a fire bomber motivated by made any enemies. at the Normal School for over thirty anti-Semitic hatred destroyed their li- I will miss my friend’s visits to years—a change that would forever in- brary and severely damaged the sanc- Washington, but I will mostly miss his fluence the character of the institu- tuary and administration building. In advice on the Native American issues. tion. The loss of male students did not an inspiring gesture of solidarity, the Native American Country is losing a stop the expansion of Normal School. entire Sacramento community joined great leader, but I am sure that the Growing beyond the confines of its with the congregation and collectively basketball teams in Poplar are regain- original building at the corner of vowed not to let violence tear Sac- ing a loyal fan. I understand that Caleb Chestnut and Main in New Britain, in ramento apart. hopes to write a book about the history 1922 the school moved to the spacious In a historic event less than three of the Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes campus it now occupies in the Bel- days after the bombing, more than from treaty time to modern time. I vedere section of New Britain. 4,000 Sacramento residents joined con- wish him well in his endeavor and look The institution began to blossom gregation leaders at a unity rally to forward to reading his book.∑ protest religious and ethnic violence. At the request of the Senator from academically in 1933 when it started to Former president of the Interfaith Connecticut, Mr. LIEBERMAN, the fol- offer four-year baccalaureate degrees, Service Bureau, Rabbi Bloom, called lowing statement was ordered to be changing its name to the Teachers Col- for the creation of a museum of toler- printed in the RECORD, as follows: lege of Connecticut. The expansion of ance to battle against the tide of ha- f academic offerings drew men back to tred. the college during the 1930s. Following Mr. President, despite all kinds of ad- CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE World War II, the Teachers College of versity, Congregation B’nai Israel has UNIVERSITY’S 150TH BIRTHDAY Connecticut, like many academic insti- survived for 150 years and has grown CELEBRATION tutions, experienced remarkable into a vital and beloved community in- ∑ Mr. DODD. Mr. President, it gives me growth and expansion. That growth led stitution. I send my congratulations great pleasure to rise today to com- the State Legislature to grant the col- and personal thanks for all it has done memorate the 150th anniversary of the lege the right to confer liberal arts de- to help a diverse community find com- founding the Central Connecticut State grees and to rename the institution the mon ground in the Sacramento area.∑ University. To stand the test of time, Central Connecticut State College in f as Central has, an educational institu- 1959. As the needs of its students have tion must respond to the educational TRIBUTE TO CALEB SHIELDS continued to change and expand in needs of its students. At each turn over more recent times, so too has Central. ∑ Mr. BAUCUS. Mr. President, I rise its notable 150-year history, Central In 1983, Central began offering graduate today to pay tribute to Caleb Shields, has effectively positioned itself to ad- degrees and evolved into its present retired Chairman and current Council- dress the new challenges of the day. form—Central Connecticut State Uni- man of the Assiniboine and Sioux While a great deal has changed at Cen- versity. Tribes of the Fort Peck Reservation in tral—and for that matter in the Montana. Caleb is retiring from his world—over the years, the school’s pri- With an enrollment of nearly 12,000 elected position with the Tribe, after mary concern and motivating goal— graduate and undergraduate students, twenty-four years of elected service. educating students—has remained Central is the largest of the four Uni- For those of you who don’t know Caleb, unaltered. versities within the Connecticut State I am sorry that you did not have an op- Central Connecticut State University System. With 80 programs of study, 38 portunity to meet this remarkable man is Connecticut’s oldest publicly-sup- departments and 5 individual schools during his many visits to discuss the ported institution of higher learning dedicated to disciplines across the myriad of issues facing Native Amer- and enjoys a rich and colorful legacy. spectrum of learning, Central Con- ican people. He has a strength of char- Founded by order of the Connecticut necticut State University has emerged acter and honor about him that you State Legislature on June 22, 1849, the as one of the premier regional univer- could not help but recognize and ad- institution, first known as the Normal sities in New England. mire instantly when you met him. School, was a two-year teacher train- Caleb’s tenure of twenty-four years ing facility. On May 15, 1850, Henry Always on the forefront of edu- on the Board is truly a testament to Barnard, the school’s first ‘‘principal,’’ cational trends, Central recognized the his leadership and his character. As we as he was then called, and a handful of lack of emphasis placed on the histor- all know, very few politicians can have faculty and staff members welcomed ical role of women and drew upon the a career that spans twenty-four years the first class of 30 students. significant role played by women in its and even fewer can do it with the grace The Normal School was the object of own development to become one of the and dedication that Caleb has. It has contentious political debate in Hart- first schools in the Nation to build, in been an honor to work with Caleb on ford and intermittent appropriation 1977, a Women’s Center. The Center, the many issues that we have worked cuts during its early years. In fact, the which has become a highly respected on together. His commitment and dedi- school was closed from 1867 to 1869 due credit to the university, offers a num- cation to improve the lives of not only to lack of funding. Yet the school and ber of services for and about women

VerDate Mar 15 2010 22:03 Nov 01, 2013 Jkt 081600 PO 00000 Frm 00065 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\1999SENATE\S18OC9.REC S18OC9 mmaher on DSKCGSP4G1 with SOCIALSECURITY S12796 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE October 18, 1999 and has become a model for univer- to be rejected. James Q. Wilson, once In 1955 Mr. Banfield and Mr. Meyerson col- sities around the country. In 1990, Cen- his student, now his heir, got this just laborated on ‘‘Politics, Planning and the tral became the first school in Con- right in a memorial that appeared in Public Interest,’’ which examined Chicago’s necticut to offer an accredited Com- last week’s Weekly Standard entitled public housing projects. That book was one of several in which Mr. Banfield found Gov- puter Science degree, helping to pre- ‘‘The Man Who Knew Too Much, Ed- ernment programs to be foiled by a law of pare Connecticut students for the In- ward C. Banfield, 1916–1999.’’ He was unintended consequences. In the Chicago formation Age. Its Robert C. Vance onto The Mob, inside The Agency, case he predicted that creating tall institu- Distinguished Lecturer Program has privy to The Plan. And yet they never tional buildings full of small apartments drawn United States Presidents and re- got him. He was, as he would say, a would have the unintended effect of racially nowned leaders from around the globe ‘‘swamp Yankee,’’ a tough breed. isolating the urban poor. A major theme of to speak in New Britain. It is clear, He was also a great teacher, some- Mr. Banfield’s work on poverty, which was that through these special programs, thing Robert J. Samuelson writes often angrily criticized in liberal circles, is that culture plays a more important role as well as others, Central Connecticut about so wonderfully well in The Wash- than factors like discrimination or lack of State University provides its students ington Post. Above all he taught his education in impeding a person’s economic with a valuable educational oppor- students to pursue the truth, ‘‘no mat- progress. tunity and has established itself as one ter how inconvenient, unpopular, Among his most influential books was of the Nation’s finest regional univer- unfashionable or discomforting.’’ The ‘‘The Moral Basis of a Backward Society,’’ a sities. greatest gift a great teacher can give. study of a small village in southern Italy, re- So I say again, Mr. President, that I He could be indulgent if the case searched in collaboration with his wife, the am proud to stand on the floor of the seemed hopeless. I went to see him at former Laura Fasano. Mr. Banfield’s thesis, summed up in a term he coined, ‘‘amoral United States Senate to recognize the the time I was thinking of running for familism,’’ was that the narrow focus on enduring dedication of Central Con- the Senate. What would he advise? family relations prevented people from co- necticut State University to its stu- ‘‘Well,’’ he said, ‘‘you could do that. operating with those outside the family or dents, to its state, and to excellence in Who knows, you might make a good village. education. Today, under the adept Senator.’’ Those words are with me to He is survived by his wife; a daughter, guidance of President Richard L. Judd this moment. Laura Banfield Hoguet, a lawyer; a son, El- and with the effort of so many talented I ask that the obituary from The liott A. Banfield, an illustrator, and four Times, the article from The Weekly grandchildren. and committed faculty and staff, the Mr. Banfield’s emphasis on culture as the university continues to grow and pros- Standard, and the column from The basic element in poverty drew accusations per. I believe that Central’s unceasing Washington Post be included in the that he was promoting a ‘‘blame the victim’’ pursuit of excellence will ensure it re- RECORD. attitude. In his 1970 book ‘‘The Unheavenly mains a vital academic institution for The articles follow. City,’’ and in various papers that he pub- many years to come.∑ [From the New York Times, Oct. 8, 1999] lished in the late 60’s, he recognized the ex- istence and harm of racism but propounded f E.C. BANFIELD, 83, MAVERICK ON URBAN POLICY ISSUES, DIES the view that economic class and not race was the essential ingredient in poverty. ON THE LIFE OF EDWARD C. (By Richard Bernstein) BANFIELD In that book Mr. Banfield constructed a so- Edward C. Banfield, a professor emeritus of ∑ ciological portrait of what he called ‘‘the Mr. MOYNIHAN. Mr. President, Ed- government at Harvard University whose lower-class individual’’ as someone who was ward C. Banfield has died. This had to work on urban policy and the causes of pov- very different from the middle-class profes- come. He was 83. Yet little were those erty gave him a reputation as a brilliant sionals who sought ways to solve his prob- who loved him prepared. Or ready, you maverick, died Sept. 30 at his summer home lems. ‘‘The lower-class individual lives mo- might say. in Vermont. He was 83 and lived in Cam- ment to moment,’’ he wrote. ‘‘Impulse gov- He held, of course, Henry Lee bridge, Mass. erns his behavior either because he cannot Mr. Banfield, born on a farm in Bloomfield, Shattuck Chair in Government at Har- discipline himself to sacrifice a present for a Conn., held Harvard’s Henry Lee Shattuck future satisfaction or because he has no vard and, as Richard Bernstein notes in Chair in Government for many years. He was his fine obituary in The Times, was sense of the future. He is therefore radically one of the intellectual leaders of the Har- improvident.’’ most active in the Joint Center for vard-Massachusetts Institute of Technology Mr. Banfield’s role as an adviser to Presi- Urban Studies of M.I.T. and Harvard in Joint Center for Urban Studies in the 1960’s dent Richard M. Nixon and chairman of his the 1960s and 1970s. For part of that and 70’s, when the problems of cities were Model Cities Task force gave his published time I was chairman of the Joint Cen- prominent on the national political agenda. views an extra measure of controversy. Dur- His books and articles had a sharp ter and so came to know him at the ing the Reagan Administration he served on contrarian edge. He was a critic of almost a task force seeking ways to increase public peak of his long, comparably brilliant every mainstream liberal idea in domestic and yet understated career. In 1970, he support for the arts. But his subsequent policy, especially the use of Federal aid to book, ‘‘the Democratic Muse: Visual Arts published The Unheavenly City, which help relieve urban poverty. Mr. Banfield ar- and the Public Interest,’’ argued that Fed- stands to this day as the most salient gued that at best Government programs eral support of the arts was neither justified and, well, heart-wrenching exposition would fail because they aimed at the wrong by the Constitution nor useful in practice. of the intractable nature of so many problems; at worst they would make the ‘‘Affording enjoyment to people is not a urban problems. He had been there be- problems worse. He fostered generations of proper function of organizations serving the graduate students, some of whom became common good,’’ he wrote in that book. fore. As early as 1955 he wrote, with leading figures in American intellectual life. Martin Meyerson, Politics, Planning They included James Q. Wilson, who suc- [From the Weekly Standard, Oct. 18, 1999] and the Public Interest which argued ceeded him in his chair at Harvard, and THE MAN WHO KNEW TOO MUCH—EDWARD C. that the near religious zeal for high- Christopher DeMuth, president of the Amer- BANFIELD, 1916–1999 rise public housing then current in Chi- ican Enterprise Institute in Washington. cago, and across the land, would be a Mr. Banfield received his B.A. in English (By James Q. Wilson) disaster. One notes it has taken Chi- for the University of Connecticut in 1938 and In the increasingly dull, narrow, meth- odologically obscure world of the social cago the better part of thirty-five went to work for the United States Forest Service. After jobs with the New Hampshire sciences, it is hard to find a mind that years to realize this, and start dyna- Farm Bureau and the United States Farm speaks not only to its students but to its na- miting the projects, as they came to be Security Administration in Washington and tion. Most scholars can’t write, many can’t known. Just so was the seminal, The California, he went to the University of Chi- think. Ed Banfield could write and think. Moral Basis of a Backward Society, a cago to work on his doctorate in political When he died a few days ago, his life gave study of a small village in Southern science. Chicago at that time, under the in- new meaning to the old saw about being a Italy, which he wrote with Laura fluence of figures like Milton Friedman and prophet without honor in your own country. Fasano-Banfield, his radiantly intel- Leo Strauss, was a bastion of Laissez-faire Almost everything he wrote was criticized at the time it appeared for being wrongheaded. ligent wife and companion of sixty-odd politics, a cause that Mr. Banfield later pro- moted in his own work. In 1955 he and Martin Meyerson published an years. He served briefly on the faculty in Chicago, account of how Chicago built public housing Now of course, none of this work was moving to Harvard in 1959. He taught at the projects in which they explained how mis- welcome, especially in academe. Not University of Pennsylvania before returning chievous these projects were likely to be: least because it made too much sense to Harvard at the end of his career. tall, institutional buildings filled with tiny

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This was heresy to only in passing. the authors of the law and to most right- Both Wilson and Banfield explain the core If you are lucky in life, you will have at thinking planners. urban problems as ones that flow from social least one great teacher. More than three dec- Within two decades, high-rise public hous- class. To Wilson, an ‘‘underclass’’ has ades ago, I had Ed Banfield, a political sci- ing was widely viewed as a huge mistake and emerged, made up of people who lack skills, entist who taught mainly at the University efforts were made to create vouchers so that experience long-term unemployment, engage of Chicago and Harvard University. Ed’s re- poor families could afford to rent housing in in street crime, and are part of families with cent death at 83 saddened me (which was ex- the existing market. Local authorities in St. prolonged welfare dependency. Banfield pected) and left me with a real sense of loss Louis had dynamited a big housing project would have agreed. But to Wilson, the (which wasn’t). Although we had stayed in there after describing it as a hopeless failure. underclass suffers from a shortage of jobs touch, we were never intimate friends or in- It is not likely that Ed and Martin’s book re- and available fathers, while for Banfield it tellectual soul-mates. The gap between us in ceived much credit for having pointed the suffers from a defective culture. intellectual candlepower was too great. But way. Wilson argued that changing the economic he had loomed large in my life, and I have In 1958, Ed, with the assistance of his wife, condition of underclass blacks would change been puzzling why his death has so affected Laura, explained why a backward area in their underclass culture; Banfield argued me. southern Italy was poor. The reason was not that unless the underclass culture was first I think the answer—and the reason for government neglect or poor education but changed (and he doubted much could be done writing about something so personal—goes culture. In this area of Italy, the Banfields in that regard), the economic condition of to the heart of what it means to be a great said in The Moral Basis of a Backward Soci- poor blacks would not improve. The central teacher. By teacher, I am not referring pri- ety, people would not cooperate outside the urban problem of modern America is to dis- marily to classroom instructors, because boundaries of their immediate families. cover which theory is correct. learning in life occurs mainly outside of These ‘‘amoral familists’’ were the product Banfield had some ideas to help address the schools. I first encountered Ed in a lecture of a high death rate, a defective system for culture (though he thought no government hall, but his greatness did not lie in giving owning land, and the absence of any ex- would adopt them): Keep the unemployment good lectures (which he did). It lay instead in tended families. By contrast, in a town of rate low, repeal minimum-wage laws, lower somehow transmitting life-changing lessons. about the same size located in an equally the school-leaving age, provide a negative in- If I had not known him, I would be a dif- forbidding part of southern Utah, the resi- come tax (that is, a cash benefit) to the ferent person. He helped me become who I dents published a local newspaper and had a ‘‘competent poor,’’ supply intensive birth- am and, more important, who I want to be. remarkable variety of associates, each busily control guidance to the ‘‘incompetent poor,’’ When you lose someone like that, there is involved in improving the life of the commu- and pay problem families to send their chil- a hole. It is a smaller hole than losing a par- nity. In southern Italy, people would not co- dren to decent day-care programs. ent, a child or close friend. But it is still a operate; in southern Utah, they scarcely did The Unheavenly City sold well but was bit- hole, because great teachers are so rare. I anything else. terly attacked by academics and book re- have, for example, worked for some very tal- Foreign aid programs ignored this finding viewers; Wilson’s book was widely praised by ented editors. A few have earned my lasting and went about persuading other nations to the same critics. But on the central facts, gratitude for improving my reporting or accept large grants to build new projects. both books say the same thing, and on the writing. But none has been a great teacher; Few of these projects created sustained eco- unknown facts—What will work?—neither none has changed my life. nomic growth. Where growth did occur, as in book can (of necessity) offer much evidence. What gave Ed this power was, first, his Singapore, Hong Kong, and South Korea, Ed Banfield’s work would probably have ideas. He made me see new things or old there was little foreign aid and what existed benefited from a quality he was incapable of things in new ways. The political scientist made little difference. supplying. If it had been written in the James Q. Wilson—first Ed’s student, then his Today, David S. Landes, in his magisterial dreary style of modern sociology or, worse, if collaborator—has called Banfield ‘‘the most book that explains why some nations become he had produced articles filled with game- profound student of American politics in this wealthy while others remain poor, offers a theoretic models and endless regression century.’’ Although arguable, this is surely one-word explanation: culture. He is right, equations, he might have been taken more plausible. but the Banfield book written forty years seriously. But Ed was a journalist before he Americans take democracy, freedom and earlier is not mentioned. was a scholar, and his commitment to clear, political stability for granted. Ed was more In 1970, Ed published his best-known and forceful writing was unshakable. wary. These great things do not exist in iso- most controversial work, The Unheavenly He was more than a clear writer with a lation. They must somehow fuse into a polit- City. In it he argued that the ‘‘urban crisis’’ Ph.D.; everything he wrote was embedded in ical system that fulfills certain essential so- was misunderstood. Many aspects of the so- a powerful theoretical overview of the sub- cial functions: to protect the nation; to pro- called crisis, such as congestion or the busi- ject. ‘‘Theory,’’ to him, meant clarifying how vide some continuity in government and pol- ness flight to the suburbs, are not really people can think about a difficulty, and the icy; to maintain order and modulate soci- problems at all; some that are modest prob- theories he produced—on social planning, po- ety’s most passionate conflicts. The trouble, lems, such as transportation, could be man- litical influence, economic backwardness, Ed believed, is that democracies have self-de- aged rather well by putting high peak-hour and urban problems—are short masterpieces structive tendencies and that, in modern tolls on key roads and staggering working of incisive prose. America, these had intensified. hours; and many of the greatest problems, His remarkable mind was deeply rooted in On the whole, he regretted the disappear- such as crime, poverty, and racial injustice, Western philosophy as well as social science. ance after World War II of a political system are things that we shall find it exceptionally To read his books is to be carried along by based on big-city machines (whose sup- difficult to manage. extraordinary prose in which you learn porters were rewarded with patronage jobs Consider racial injustice. Racism is quite about David Hume and John Stuart Mill as and contracts) and on party ‘‘bosses’’ (who real, though much diminished in recent well as about pressing human issues. To him, dictated political candidates from city coun- years, and it has a powerful effect. But the the central human problem was cooperation: cil to Congress and, often, the White House). central problem for black Americans is not How can society induce people to work to- It was not that he favored patronage, corrup- racism but poverty. And poverty is in part gether in informal groups—Edmund Burke’s tion or bosses for their own sake. But in cit- the result of where blacks live and what op- ‘‘little platoon’’—to manage their common ies, they created popular support for govern- portunities confront them. When they live in problems? No one has ever thought through ment and gave it the power to accomplish areas with many unskilled workers and few this issue more lucidly, and hence no one I things. And they emphasized material gain jobs for unskilled people, they will suffer. can think of has done more to illuminate the over ideological fervor. When they grow up in families that do not human condition of the modern world. Postwar suburbanization and party ‘‘re- own small businesses, they will find it harder A few months ago, a group of Ed’s former forms’’—weakening bosses and machines— to move into jobs available to them or to students and colleagues met for two days to destroyed this system. Its replacement, Ed meet people who can tell them about jobs discuss his work. Our fondness for this amus- feared, was inferior. ‘‘Whereas the old sys- elsewhere. That whites treat blacks dif- ing and gregarious man was manifest, as tem had promised personal rewards,’’ he ferently than they treat other whites is obvi- were our memories of the tortures through wrote, ‘‘the new one promises social reform.’’ ously true, but ‘‘much of what appears . . . which he put us as he taught us to think and Politicians would now merchandise them- as race prejudice is really class prejudice.’’ write. Rereading his work as a whole re- selves by selling false solutions to exagger- In 1987 William Julius Wilson, a black minded us that we had been privileged to ated problems. ‘‘The politician, like the TV scholar, published his widely acclaimed know one of the best minds we had ever en- news commentator, must always have some- book, The Truly Disadvantaged. In it he says countered, a person whose rigorous intellect thing to say even when nothing urgently that, while racism remains a powerful force, and extraordinary knowledge created a needs to be said,’’ he wrote in 1970. By some

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Mr. President, I ask Quite a number of them had come This was sound advice for an aspiring re- unanimous consent that when the Sen- out to the floor this afternoon to say porter. And Ed practiced it. In 1954 and 1955, ate completes its business today, it ad- they were against banning soft money. he and his wife, Laura (they would ulti- journ until the hour of 1:15 p.m. on So they had a chance to vote not to mately be married 61 years), spent time in a Tuesday, October 19. I further ask con- ban soft money. Why didn’t they do poor Italian village to explain its poverty. sent that on Tuesday, immediately fol- that? They threw the vote. They all The resulting book—‘‘The Moral Basis of a lowing the prayer, the Journal of pro- came out here and unanimously voted Backward Society’’—remains a classic. Fam- ceedings be approved to date, the ilies in the village, it argued, so distrusted not to table the McCain-Feingold bill, each other that they could not cooperate to morning hour be deemed expired, the which simply bans soft money. Now promote common prosperity. The larger time for the two leaders be reserved for they do not want to have us meet to- point (still missed by many economists) is their use later in the day, and the Sen- morrow morning. that local culture, not just ‘‘markets,’’ de- ate then immediately recess until 2:15 We are not going to do our job tomor- termines economic growth. p.m. for the weekly party conferences row morning. We are not even going to What brought Ed fleeting prominence—no- to meet. I further ask consent that the debate, not going to take up amend- toriety, really—was ‘‘The Unheavenly City.’’ mandatory quorums required under Published in 1970. Prosperity, government ments. We are just going to take the programs and less racial discrimination rule XXII be waived. morning off. might lift some from poverty, he said. But The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without Mr. GORTON. Regular order. the worst problems of poverty and the cities objection, it is so ordered. Mr. FEINGOLD. We see here the un- would remain. They resulted from a ‘‘lower f believable desire to avoid the issue. class’’ whose members were so impulsive and PROGRAM Mr. GORTON. Regular order. ‘‘present oriented’’ that they attached ‘‘no The PRESIDING OFFICER. The reg- value to work, sacrifice, self-improvement, Mr. GORTON. For the information of ular order has been called for. The Sen- or service to family, friends or community.’’ all Senators, the Senate will convene ator must either object or permit the They dropped out of school, had illegitimate tomorrow at 1:15 p.m., and at 2:15 p.m. unanimous consent to go forward. children and were unemployed. Government two cloture votes will occur with re- Mr. FEINGOLD. Mr. President, I will couldn’t easily alter their behavior. spect to amendments to the campaign For this message, Ed was reviled as a reac- not object, having had the chance to finance bill. Following the vote or tionary. He repeatedly said that most black express my dismay at this schedule, votes, the Senate may resume consid- Americans didn’t belong to the ‘‘lower class’’ which is nothing but a way to avoid the eration of the campaign finance bill. and that it contained many whites. Still, issue. many dismissed him as a racist. Over time However, debate on this legislation is Mr. GORTON. Regular order. his theories gained some respectability from coming to a close, and Senators should The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without the weight of experience. Poverty defied gov- anticipate the consideration of the par- objection, it is so ordered. ernment assaults; his ‘‘lower class’’ was re- tial-birth abortion bill, the continuing labeled ‘‘the underclass.’’ But when he wrote, resolution, and available appropria- Ed was assailing prevailing opinion. He knew f he would be harshly, even viciously, at- tions conference reports during the re- tacked. He wrote anyway and endured the mainder of this week’s session of the ADJOURNMENT UNTIL TUESDAY, consequences. Senate. OCTOBER 19, 1999 This was the deeper and more important f Thereupon, the Senate, at 7:05 p.m., lesson. Perhaps all great teachers—whether parents, bosses, professors or whoever—ulti- ORDER FOR ADJOURNMENT adjourned until Tuesday, October 19, 1999, at 1:15 p.m. mately convey some moral code. Ed surely Mr. GORTON. If there is no further did. What he was saying in the 1960s was not business to come before the Senate, I f what everyone else was saying. I felt uneasy now ask unanimous consent that the with the reigning orthodoxy. But I didn’t know why. Ed helped me understand my Senate stand in adjournment under the NOMINATIONS doubts and made me feel that it was impor- previous order. Executive nominations received by tant to give them expression. The truth had Mr. FEINGOLD. Reserving the right the Senate October 18, 1999: to be pursued, no matter how inconvenient, to object. NATIONAL SECURITY EDUCATION BOARD unpopular; unfashionable or discomforting. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- Ed did not teach that; he lived it. This was ator from Wisconsin. HERSCHELLE S. CHALLENOR, OF GEORGIA, TO BE A MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL SECURITY EDUCATION his code, and it was—for anyone willing to Mr. FEINGOLD. I ask the Senator BOARD FOR A TERM OF FOUR YEARS. (REAPPOINTMENT) receive it—an immeasurable gift.∑ from Washington why the Senate is not IN THE ARMY f convening until 1:15? THE FOLLOWING ARMY NATIONAL GUARD OF THE NOTICE Mr. GORTON. The Senate is not con- UNITED STATES OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT IN THE RE- vening until 1:15 at the direction of the SERVE OF THE ARMY TO THE GRADE INDICATED UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 12203: REGISTRATION OF MASS MAILINGS majority leader. The filing date for 1999 third quarter Mr. FEINGOLD. Mr. President, I am To be brigadier general mass mailings is October 25, 1999. If wondering why. It would be a good idea COL. WILLIAM F. SMITH III, 0000. your office did no mass mailings during to take up this bill that we have before IN THE NAVY this period, please submit a form that us and work on it, take up amendments THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR TEMPORARY states ‘‘none.’’ APPOINTMENT TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE in the morning, instead of losing a half UNITED STATES NAVY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION Mass mailing registrations, or nega- a day. Is there some substantive reason 5721: tive reports, should be submitted to why we are not working on a Tuesday To be lieutenant commander the Senate Office of Public Records, 232 morning, after we started the voting GEORGE R. ARNOLD, 0000 RICHARD S. HAGER, 0000 Hart Building, Washington, DC 20510– process already on Monday night? BUFORD D. BARKER, 0000 MARTIN H. HARDY, 0000 7116. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there HAROLD T. BRADY, 0000 GREGORY R. KERCHER, 0000 DARIN J. BROWN, 0000 ROBERT C. MILLER, 0000 The Public Records office will be objection to the request? ANTHONY C. CARULLO, 0000 JON RODGERS, 0000 open from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on the Mr. FEINGOLD. Reserving the right CHRIS J. CLEMMENSEN, 0000 RICHARD E. SEIF, 0000 BRUCE W. GRISSOM, 0000 STEVEN F. SMITH, 0000 filing date to accept these filings. For to object, Mr. President. I find it hard TODD S. WEEKS, 0000

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THE BOOKKEEPER BOOK But the high cost of the liquid, which is also So Preservation Technologies, the com- DEACIDIFICATION PROCESS used as a coolant poured over super com- pany launching Archival Mist as its first re- puting chips, pushes the suggested retail price tail product, is turning to a market that un- derstands the basic need to use acid-free HON. CHARLES H. TAYLOR for Archival Mist to $40 for the 5.3 ounce bot- paperscrapbook hobbyists and craft store OF NORTH CAROLINA tle. regulars. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Mr. Burd knows that's not the optimum sell- Archival Mist was unveiled in February at ing point for a retail product no larger than a the Hobby Industry Associations trade show Monday, October 18, 1999 can of deodorant. in Dallas. Shipments to about 100 stores Mr. TAYLOR of North Carolina. Mr. Speak- ``Everybody said $20 is the magic price began two weeks ago. Last week, the com- er, the Appropriations Subcommittee on the point,'' Mr. Burd said. ``But there are dollars in pany finalized its order with the nation’s Legislative Branch of both the House of Rep- the bottle. The chemistry is very expensive.'' largest craft chain, Michaels Stores Inc., and started shipping to its 516 stores this week. resentatives and the Senate have actively A bottle of Archival Mist can treat about 40 Patrons of craft stores are more likely to supported for over two decades the Library of standard sheets of paper. Since most items already know that acidic paper becomes brit- Congress' efforts to develop new paper pres- put in a scrapbook are much smaller, such as tle as it ages. That’s why some old books ervation technologies aimed at ending the a newspaper wedding announcement, Mr. have pages that fall apart. Likewise, news- ``brittle book'' problem. Our joint objective has Burd said deacidification costs about 20 to 25 paper clippings, report cards and birth an- been to prevent and slow down the disintegra- cents per item. nouncements may not stand the test of time tion of ``the written word'' in the nation's librar- Ms. Higgins is convinced serious in that old scrapbook in the attic. ies and archives due to the acids in modern scrapbookers will spend the money. Archival Mist makes any paper it touches ``The thing about the $40 price is that one non-acidic. It is the retail version of the books and manuscripts. The attached article Bookkeeper solution Preservation Tech- from the Pittsburgh Business Times & Journal, bottle contains enough to treat 300 typical clip- nologies uses to save aging library books. dated April 2, 1999, describes the new ``Book- pings,'' she said. ``Really, if we can convince The company is in the midst of its second keeper'' technology that chemically neutralizes people that this is one of the best investments major contract with the Library of Congress, these damaging acids in paper. Bookkeeper, you can make in scrapbooking, it's not too for which it is treating hundreds of thou- with research, development and demonstration much.'' sands of aging books. After a dip in its pool assistance from the Library of Congress, has It certainly isn't much compared with what of special liquid, acid in the book is neutral- the government spent trying to solve the prob- ized. Within hours, the book is dry and ready perfected both a ``mass'' process for library to be shipped back to Washington. books as well as consumer products that can lem. Charged with keeping books forever and Archival Mist allows consumers to do the be used for smaller collections. faced with decaying acidic collections, the Li- same thing, page by page, with a hand-held Mass deacidification makes it possible to brary of Congress launched an all-out attack spray bottle. Get it? preserve library books and manuscripts in on acid in the 1980's. Becky Higgins, creative editor of Creating their original format for hundreds of years, After the government spent 15 years and Keepsakes Scrapbook Magazine, sure does. rather than allowing these precious materials more than $30 million developing a gas-based She’s been trying out Archival Mist and to become brittle and unusable. It is a pleas- antacid to treat a chamber full of books, the gives it a glowing endorsement. chemical company it had working on the ‘‘I use it a lot,’’ Ms. Higgins said. ure to recognize the efforts of the Library of ‘‘Scrapbooking has become a fun hobby. A Congress and Preservation Technologies Inc., project gave up. Though most of the tech- lot of scrapbookers put together these gor- the Pittsburgh-area company that owns the nique's kinks were worked out, it brought chal- geous pages, but they won’t last for genera- Bookkeeper process. They have worked col- lenges and risks that Bookkeeper does not. tions because they include products that laboratively and energetically to save already Once, a chemical reaction caused a major fire aren’t acid free.’’ nearly a quarter of a million Library of Con- at a laboratory working with the gaseous mix- Finally, the library took a look at Book- gress books so they will be available for Con- ture. keeper. After testing the product for 18 gress and America's citizens to use for many Several other companies developed options months, the library gave Preservation Tech- based on dissolving an antacid in a liquid. But nologies a $1 million test contract in 1995. more generations. It should be noted that this The company treated 90,000 books under that American process is now being used by they required using more volatile liquids and contract, then in 1997 received a four-year, $3 scores of other institutions in the U.S. and Eu- they damaged some books. million contract to treat up to 300,000 books. rope and that several governments and com- Richard Spatz had led the development of Ken Harris, preservation projects director panies are still actively working on related the first generation of Bookkeeper as a at the Library of Congress, said the com- processes to save endangered, at-risk cultural Koppers Industries, Inc. executive, receiving a pany’s technology was the right solution at materials. patent in 1985. After his 1988 retirement, he the right time. James Burd, president of Preservation bought the patent for Bookkeeper, which at ‘‘Aside from the fact that it works and the time used freon, and tried to sell the idea works well, it doesn’t have all these negative Technologies, said the product solves a per- side effects,’’ Mr. Harris said. ‘‘The whole li- plexing problem facing scrapbook enthusiasts. to the Library of Congress. But library officials brary community gives testimony to the ``They tell you not to put anything acidic in a didn't become interested until they had ex- Bookkeeper process by awarding contracts.’’ memory book'' he said. ``They don't tell you hausted their own research's possibilities. Mr. Burd said the second contract with the what to do if you have something on acid [From the Pittsburgh Business Times & Library of Congress is what finally gave the paper, but you want to keep it.'' Journal, Apr. 2, 1999] company credibility in the eyes of the li- brary community. Though the Library of The need to use acid-free paper is a mes- WHAT’SA MEMORY WORTH? sage that can't be avoided at a craft or scrap- Congress is still the company’s biggest cus- (By Ethan Lott) tomer, about 30 major research libraries, book store. Making scrapbooks is a $3 billion Archival Mist can preserve scrapbook plus archive collection holders worldwide, annual business, part of the $20 billion craft pages, but will the price reduce its mass have contracts with Preservation Tech- industry, according to Mr. Burd. market appeal? nologies. Archival Mist is, in essence, an antacid for The quick explanation of Archival Mist is Getting into the spray market was not an paper. A powder, magnesium oxide, that re- that it preserves memories. entirely new idea for the company. It al- sembles crushed Tums, is suspended, not dis- The how it works, why it’s important and ready sells Bookkeeper as a spray to profes- solved, in an expensive inert liquid. The liquid why someone should shell out $40 for a 5.3- sionals who want to test it on their own or ounce bottle requires an explanation that evaporates within a minute, even if a page is treat items too large or brittle to ship to starts in the mid-1980s and covers Chemistry Cranberry Township. drenched. It is said to be safe for use on vir- 101 and millions of dollars in government re- Though he wouldn’t give overall company tually anything. The Library of Congress tested search. revenue figures, Mr. Burd said Bookkeeper it on thousands of papers, inks, glues and This complexity is one reason why mar- spray currently represents about 10 percent book covers. keting Archival Mist presents a challenge. of the company’s business.

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VerDate 1299 04:29 Oct 19, 1999 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A18OC8.000 pfrm04 PsN: E18PT1 E2112 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks October 18, 1999 He said the total spray business could ac- life in your own way.'' Based on this, I hon- Throughout the years, the congregation has count for 25 percent of revenue as Archival estly believe that Edward UÂ jvagi was success- been involved in several community services Mist sales grow. Until more stores carry Archival Mist, the ful in life. He lived his life to the fullest and will and causes. Such involvement includes dem- company will ship orders from Cranberry or be remembered as a man of love, faith, integ- onstrations against pogroms after World War I, direct consumers to the nearest retail store rity and accomplishment. On behalf of the organizing institutes for Christian clergy mem- carrying the product. Information can be people of the Ninth District, I would like to ex- bers to improve Judeo-Christian under- found at the company’s Web site— tend my deepest sympathies to Mr. UÂ jvagi's standing, and conducting services at Folsom www.ptlp.com. family, his wife Magda, daughters Magdalene, State Prison. f and Bernadette UÂ jvagi; sons Charles Edward Rabbi Lester Frazi, who took over the pulpit J. and Toledo City Council President Peter in January 1974 and remained over 20 years, TRIBUTE TO EDWARD BELA ‘‘API’’ Â Â UJVAGI Ujvagi; brother Istvan Ujvagi; and 17 grand- continued the B'nai Israel tradition of service children. May our thoughts and prayers to the greater Sacramento area. In addition to strengthen them in this time of reflection and serving as president of the Interfaith Service HON. MARCY KAPTUR profound loss and may a lifetime of memories Bureau, his areas of focus included helping OF OHIO of this rare individual sustain them today and pregnant teenagers, feeding the hungry, and IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES always. supporting the gay and lesbian community. Monday, October 18, 1999 f In 1995, Rabbi Brad Bloom was installed as Ms. KAPTUR. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to Rabbi Frazi's replacement. Under this leader- recognize the lifetime of contributions that Ed- TRIBUTE TO THE B’NAI ISRAEL ship, the congregation has been involved in ward BeÂla UÂ jvagi made to his family, commu- CONGREGATION OF SACRAMENTO several areas, including Shabbat food deliv- nity and to our world before his passing on eries to people with AIDS, Mitzvah Day, chil- Monday, October 4, 1999. A resident of the HON. ROBERT T. MATSUI dren's book collections, High Holy Day food city for over forty years, Mr. UÂ jvagi was an OF CALIFORNIA donations to the Sacramento Food Basket, erudite gentleman of the first order. Popular IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES and more. and well loved, he embodied the ideals of a Monday, October 18, 1999 On June 18, 1999, arson fires were set at virtuous and loving generation. He will be B'nai Israel, Kenesset Israel Torah Center, missed by all who knew him. On behalf of Mr. MATSUI. Mr. Speaker, I rise in tribute to and Beth Shalom. Despite this horrifying act, Ohio's lawmakers and citizens, I wish to pay the B'nai Israel Congregation of Sacramento. the congregation has remained strong. In ad- tribute to this outstanding individual. This year, the congregation will be celebrating dition, support from the community during this Born in Budapest, Hungary, on March 11, its 150th year anniversary. As the members time of trial has been overwhelming. On June 1916 Mr. UÂ jvagi was an avid outdoorsman, gather together to celebrate, I ask all my col- 21 at the Sacramento Community Center, over taking part in activities such as ski jumping, leagues to join with me in saluting this com- 4,000 people joined in a Unity Rally in a show glider flying, boxing and more. He became a mendable achievement. of solidarity. At the rally, patrons were greeted precision machinist and master tool and die B'nai Israel's humble beginning can be with signs bearing the sentiment, ``We are maker, founding a small company that special- traced back to the ``Gold Rush'' days of 1849, strong. We are proud. We are together.'' De- ized in producing precision analytical bal- when shop owners and crafts people gathered spite its many tragedies in its existence, B'nai ances. His company, however, was eventually to celebrate the High Holy Days in Old Sac- Israel has grown stronger and stronger. nationalized by the communist regime. When ramento. Among these people was Moses Mr. Speaker, as the members of the B'nai the people of Hungary revolted against this Hyman, who invited fellow Jews into his Front Israel Congregation gather to celebrate their government in 1956, Mr. UÂ jvagi, at the age of Street home. Later, Hyman became known as 150th anniversary, I am honored to pay tribute 40, fled to the United States with his wife and both a pioneer of California Judaism and the to one of Sacramento's most exceptional orga- four children. A fifth would be born in America. father of Temple B'nai Israel. nizations. Concerning their trials, the persever- They spent six months in an Austrian refugee A fire swept through Sacramento just two ance and dedication of this congregation are camp along the way. Despite arriving in our months after Hyman helped dedicate the con- particularly incredible. I ask all of my col- country with little more than the clothes on gregation's first synagogue in 1852. The fire leagues to join with me in wishing B'nai Israel their backs, the family refused to give up. Mr. destroyed the chapel as well as 85 percent of continued success in all its future endeavors. UÂ jvagi founded the Toledo Scientific Instru- the city. However, Congregation B'nai Israel f ment Co. in his own basement with only a persevered. In 1858, the congregation pur- milling machine and lathe. A very capable chased another place of worship from the CPA WEBTRUST man, he was able to use his skills to develop Methodist Episcopalian group, which had been and expand this business into E & C Manufac- built on the same property as the congrega- HON. ROBERT W. NEY turing Co. Inc., which has operated for more tion's first chapel. Unfortunately, nature contin- OF OHIO than four decades. In America, he was able to ued to conspire against B'nai Israel. After an- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES piece together again the precious shards of a other fire and floods that destroyed the syna- Monday, October 18, 1999 dream deferred. gogue, the congregation established its third Edward UÂ jvagi was truly representative of permanent home in a former concert hall for Mr. NEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to high- the ethnically diverse, blue-collar individuals the First Presbyterian Church in Sacramento. light an excellent private sector initiative that is who make up the city of Toledo. Having en- Here, B'nai Israel continued to grow and making cyberspace a safer place for con- dured internment in a Russian labor camp fol- thrive for decades until the split of Orthodox sumers to shop: CPA WebTrust. lowing World War II, he was someone who and Reformed Jews in the early twentieth cen- The Internet is transforming the way con- understood freedom: he knew what it meant to tury. This split, however, only served to sumers across this country are buying prod- have it taken away. He was not just a man strengthen the congregation. Touting itself as ucts and services. Today, 55 percent of the who discovered a new life in another country; a congregation of ``Reformed Israelites,'' Con- population uses the Internet in the United he was a man who embraced newfound op- gregation B'nai Israel had grown in size to States, and that number is expected to in- portunities and possibilities. He took an active over 107 families. Their new home, on Fif- crease substantially by the end of 1999. Last role in his community, belonging to the Toledo teenth Street in Sacramento, served as B'nai year, 35 million households purchased some- Chamber of Commerce, St. Stephen's Catho- Israel's religious home for over 30 years. thing on the Internet. In addition, more than lic Church, the Hungarian Club of Toledo, In an effort to expand the congregation, one quarter of all U.S. retailers has an e-com- Hungarian Communion of Friends and many President Dalton Feinstein successfully pro- merce Web site, and the U.S. Department of more groups. Though fiercely proud of his her- moted the idea of relocating to the present Commerce predicts that online sales could itage, he also worked hard to become an temple site at 3600 Riverside Boulevard. To surpass $300 billion by the end of 2002. American citizen, accomplishing that in April make this dream a reality, a major fund-raising The Internet is a retailer's dream, taking ad- 1965. Mr. UÂ jvagi was also a great believer in campaign was successfully launched. The vantage of lower overhead and transaction education and urged all of his children to ex- new temple was finally dedicated in 1954, costs and leveraging its easy access and con- pand their own horizons and pursue their own thanks to the dedication of volunteers who venience for millions of consumers. However, dreams. raised money and found others to donate ma- online shopping raises concerns for con- Christopher Morely once wrote, ``There is terials. An education wing, named after Buddy sumers. Is it safe to buy online? Will busi- only one successÐto be able to spend your Kandel, was added in the early 1960's. nesses deliver on their sales promises? Are

VerDate 1299 04:10 Oct 19, 1999 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A18OC8.004 pfrm04 PsN: E18PT1 October 18, 1999 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E2113 buyers protected from fraud and privacy HONORING JOHN WILLIAMS AS HE IN HONOR OF THE AMERICAN AS- infringements? ANNOUNCES HIS RETIREMENT SOCIATION OF PHYSICIANS OF INDIAN ORIGIN Overall customer satisfaction among online AS PRESIDENT OF THE GREATER CINCINNATI CHAMBER OF COM- shoppers is generally good. However, com- MERCE mon complaints received about online mer- HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH chants include: misleading advertising; goods OF OHIO or services not delivered as agreed; guaran- HON. ROB PORTMAN IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES tees not honored or honored with unsatisfac- Monday, October 18, 1999 tory service; and credit or billing problems. OF OHIO Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to Complaints about online retailers are similar to IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES honor the members of the American Associa- the complaints generated by traditional tion of Physicians of Indian Origin. The mem- Monday, October 18, 1999 ``bricks-and-mortar'' businesses. bers of the Central Ohio chapter will be hold- ing their annual meeting of the Ohio AAPI on Mr. PORTMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to Retailers wishing to increase sales through the weekend of October 23, 1999. the Internet can build consumer trust and con- honor John Williams, a valued friend and con- The American Association of Physicians of fidence in their Web sites by using meaningful stituent who has served as president of the Indian Origin represents 32,000 physicians of third-party assurance seal programs. One Greater Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce Indian origin practicing all over the United such program is CPA WebTrust, which was since November 1, 1984, and has just an- States. The AAPI is concerned with the treat- developed jointly by the American Institute of nounced he will step down in February, 2001. ment of International Medical Graduates as Chartered Accountants (CICA). John manages the Chamber's active 7,000 they embark on their journey of medical edu- cation and practices here in the United States. WebTrust is the only comprehensive seal of member organization, a talented 80 person staff and extensive network of volunteers. They also concentrate their efforts on the assurance program for e-commerce sites health status of the Indian American commu- around the world. CPA's in the United States Under John's guidance, the nation's fourth largest chamber has twice received the cham- nity in the United States. have been providing assurance services to the There are more than 2,000 medical doctors ber of the Year Award from its peer organiza- public for over 65 years, and WebTrust is a from India who have settled in Ohio. These logical extension of their expertise onto the tions. men and women have moved across the Internet. Uniquely qualified to offer assurance John has been actively involved in every world from their home towns in order to pro- services, CPA's are trusted and respected significant civic issue affecting our area. He vide the best medical care to the citizens of professionals with the credibility necessary to has been a leader focused on finding solutions the state of Ohio. They are bringing their herit- build confidence among online buyers. to problems, including the campaign to retain age to our great state to add to the cultural di- versity. They have dedicated their lives to self- A WebTrust-licensed CPA examines online Cincinnati's professional sports teams and build two new stadiums; the development of less acts of giving and deserve the utmost re- businesses at least every 90 days to make spect. the Blue Chip Campaign for Economic Devel- sure the site is in compliance with the rigorous I urge my fellow colleagues to please join WebTrust Principles and Criteria. The CPA opment and the Partnership for Greater Cin- me in recognizing these men and women of assures that the online business is abiding by cinnati; the growth of the Greater Cincinnati/ the American Association of Physicians of In- its stated privacy policies, adheres to its stated Northern Kentucky International Airport, the in- dian Origin for their dedication to medical care business practices, processes secure trans- creased importance of small business; and the in the state of Ohio. actions, and provides resolution for customers Chamber's concentration on becoming more f inclusive and regionally focused. with complaints about product or service qual- CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 2684, ity. WebTrust assures customers that the Web A native Cincinnatian, John grew up in Day- DEPARTMENTS OF VETERANS site has met the most comprehensive e-com- ton and graduated from the Kent School in AFFAIRS AND HOUSING AND merce standards that protect online buyers. Connecticut, Princeton University, and the Uni- URBAN DEVELOPMENT, AND INDEPENDENT AGENCIES APPRO- By giving credibility to both small and large versity of Cincinnati College of Law. He PRIATIONS ACT, 2000 e-commerce sites, WebTrust helps them to served in the U.S. Marine Corps for three years, including a tour in Vietnam as a rifle access a worldwide customer base and bring SPEECH OF global electronic commerce to its full potential. company commander, where he was injured It also helps them to deliver on their sales twice. He was decorated with the Bronze Star HON. NANCY PELOSI OF CALIFORNIA promises and build a loyal, online customer with combat V for valor, and two Purple IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES base. WebTrust helps online businesses turn Hearts. In 1971, he joined the prestigious Cin- shoppers into buyers by reducing the risks of cinnati law firm of Taft, Stettinuis and Hollister, Thursday, October 14, 1999 online shopping, including the potential for and was admitted to partnership in 1977. John Ms. PELOSI. Mr. Speaker, I rise to support fraud. practiced corporate and securities law until he the VA±HUD conference report. I commend left his leadership position to join the Chamber the conferees for the improvements they made Global in its focus, WebTrust is currently of- in 1984. to the House passed bill. However, I continue fered in the United States, Canada, Puerto to be concerned that these improvements do Rico, England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, and John insists that leading the Greater Cin- cinnati Chamber of Commerce is the greatest not adequately fund America's housing needs. Australia. Discussions are underway with sev- The conferees provided 60,000 new Section job in the world. That may be true, but only eral other accountancy institutes in Europe 8 vouchers; increased the funding for oper- and the Asia-Pacific Rim. WebTrust complies because he has made it so by his activism ating subsidies for public housing to $3.1 bil- with EU data protection policies and Privacy and success. He also serves our community lion, increased the funding for Housing for Bill C±54 in Canada. For more information as a board member of Downtown Cincinnati, Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) to $232 million, about CPA WebTrust, you can visit http:// Inc.; the Greater Cincinnati Center for Eco- and increased the funding by $45 million for www.cpawebtrust.org nomic Education; the Kenton County Airport programs to prevent homelessness and assist Board; the Greater Cincinnati Convention and homeless individuals. While these increases Mr. Speaker, today over 100 million Ameri- Visitors Bureau; and the Queen City Club. will prove useful, we all recognize that the cans will surf the Internet, some wishing to John is married to Francie Woodward Wil- need for Section 8, public housing, HOPWA, make a purchase. Consumers need and de- liams. and homelessness are significantly greater. serve to be protected and private-sector pro- For example, the Administration's budget re- grams like CPA WebTrust need to be encour- All of us in the Greater Cincinnati area con- quested 100,000 Section vouchers, and this aged to ensure the prosperity and vitality of gratulate John on his service. We appreciate bill falls far short. In many cities, the waiting America's 21st century digital economy. his outstanding leadership and friendship, and lists for Section 8 and public housing apart- we wish him well in his final months of service ments are many years long and in some and the new challenges to come. cases closed. Individuals living with AIDS

VerDate 1299 04:10 Oct 19, 1999 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A18OC8.007 pfrm04 PsN: E18PT1 E2114 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks October 18, 1999 need supportive housing services and despite as the Republican Committee chairman for newsstands in Miami-Dade County, New York this bill's increased funding, it falls short of many years. Charles was also very involved in City and Port-au-Prince on October 20, 1999. President Clinton's request. his church, the American Legion and Rio Blan- I commend Mr. Colon and Mr. Pierre-Pierre I was disappointed that the Republican co Lodge #80, AF&AM where he was Past on their new venture. It's certainly an idea House leadership initially had cut housing as- Master and lodge secretary for more than 30 who's time has come. May The Haitian Times sistance to low-income Americans. It does not years. be around for many years to come. make sense to cut funding to assist homeless It is with this, Mr. Speaker, that I pay tribute I enter into the RECORD the attached news persons, the working poor, and persons with to the life of Charles Bloomfield. I wish that article from the Miami Herald announcing the AIDS. We should not cut community develop- everyone could have had the pleasure of launch of the Haitian Times. ment programs that revitalize impoverished knowing and learning from this man what I JOURNALISTS LAUNCH VOICE FOR U.S. neighborhoods and produce new affordable did. He was a great American and friend. HAITIANS housing. I remain disappointed, but support f (By Curtis Morgan) this revised legislation. Their numbers are substantial and grow- It is significant that the conference decided CELEBRATING THE ROLE OF ing—some 300,000 in South Florida and twice to fund $20 million for the Clinton-Gore Amer- WOMEN-OWNED BUSINESSES that in New York City. Yet Haitian-Ameri- ica's Private Investment Companies Initiative cans remain an often overlooked ethnic (APIC). I hope my colleagues will take the HON. BOB FILNER group, registering only faintly on main- stream media radar. next step and pass legislation as soon as pos- OF CALIFORNIA Two journalists, both Haitian-born vet- sible to authorize this needed initiative. APIC IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES erans of big city American newsrooms, hope will leverage this $20 million and stimulate in- Monday, October 18, 1999 to change that with a small but ambitious vestments of approximately $550 million in pri- weekly newspaper, The Haitian Times, vate issued, government guaranteed loans Mr. FILNER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to scheduled to hit stands in Miami-Dade Coun- and an additional $275 million in private equity call my colleague's attention to the role of ty, New York City and Port-au-Prince on capital. women-owned businesses in our economy, Oct. 20. The Community Builders program has pro- particularly in my home State of California. It While there are already two well-estab- vided HUD and America's communities with is with great pride that I recognize California lished stateside papers covering Haiti, this as No. 1Ðboth in the number of women entre- one is designed with significant differences, capable public servants responsive to local said Yves Colon, a Herald reporter and editor needs. These community builders have suc- preneurs and as the fastest growing state for taking leave to serve as editor. For one, its cessfully staffed many locally driven projects women minority entrepreneurs. voice will be in English not French or Creole. and helped streamline HUD services. Their Representing these women in the Business The target audience, said publisher Garry work should be commended. Women's Network (BWN), a giant network of Pierre-Pierre, a former New York Times and Despite the accomplishments of this bill, mil- 2,300 women's associations representing 32 Sun-Sentinel reporter, are people not unlike lions of Americans still pay more than half million women. I have joined in the BWN's himself and Colon: Of Haitian heritage, edu- their income for rent and too many Americans newly formed congressional committee, spear- cated or raised in the States, fluent in all headed by Chris Warnke and Robin Read, to things American. remain homeless. This improved bill is a step ‘‘It is the quintessential Haitian-American, in the proper direction and will address some support businesswomen throughout the United a person who really wants to be Haitian but of these problems. Nonetheless, more steps States, and I want to recognize the BWN for is also very much part of the other world,’’ are needed. I commend Secretary Cuomo for its outstanding record in uniting business- Pierre said. Thus, the message in the mast- his leadership on these important housing women. head, ‘‘Bridging The Gap.’’ issues. I hope future budgets will provide more The entire nation will be watching the Inter- While potential readers are reserving judg- funding to help low-income Americans obtain national Summit of the Business Women's ment until they see the product, some be- Network on October 18 and 19, 1999, where lieve the paper, if it succeeds, could be a so- affordable housing. cial milestone. f women from over 90 countries and from 48 ‘‘I think this is going to fill a vacuum,’’ states will come together in celebration of the said Jan Mapou, director of Sosyete TRIBUTE TO THE LATE CHARLES more than 9 million women entrepreneurs Koukouy, a Miami-Dade organization that BLOOMFIELD today, of which 1.1 million are minorities. mounts cultural and arts shows. The two The female labor force is making great major existing papers stateside—Haiti En HONORABLE SCOTT McINNIS strides. The Bureau of Labor Statistics has Marche, published in Miami, and New York- based Haiti Observateur—are both mostly OF COLORADO projected that 72 million women will be work- ing by the year 2005, representing 63 percent French, with limited English and Creole. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Mapou writes Haiti En Marche’s lone Creole of women 16 and older. As the decade draws Monday, October 18, 1999 page, a column about cultural events. to an end and a new millennium approaches, ‘‘Having a newspaper for the Haitian com- Mr. MCINNIS. Mr. Speaker, I would like to I want to recognize women entrepreneurs as munity in English, that will cover the whole take this opportunity to ask that we pause for the fastest growing segment in our economy. community,’’ he said. ‘‘We have so many a moment in honor of one of the finest people Congratulations to the Business Women's kids that are disconnected with what’s going that I have ever had the pleasure of knowing. Network on the occasion of their International on in Haiti and the community.’’ Charles Bloomfield was a dedicated family Summit. Ossmann Desir, the lone Haitian-American on the North Miami council, a city with a man, a hard working rancher and a model f large Haitian population, echoed Mapou. American. He gave selflessly to provide for his ‘‘We have a Haitian-American community family and to help his community. TRIBUTE TO THE NEW HAITIAN TIMES NEWSPAPER that is increasing every day, and they’re be- Charles joined the United States Army dur- coming more and more aware of English.’’ ing World War II and after he returned from Author Bernard Diederich, who published fearless duty, he married Dorothy Parkes in HON. CARRIE P. MEEK the English language Haiti Sun on the island 1946. Together they had two children, Anne OF FLORIDA from 1950 to 1963, also was enthusiastic. While he said major papers like The New and Edward. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES In 1949 Charles and his wife bought a York Times and The Herald do solid cov- Monday, October 18, 1999 erage, the country has many critical and beautiful ranch in Meeker, Colorado where stubbon issues that go unexamined or are re- Charles truly enjoyed working the land and Mr. MEEK of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I rise ported with clear political bias by the Hai- raising cattle. He was a man of tradition, old today to pay tribute to Yves Colon and Garry tian press. fashioned in his ranching methods, which he Pierre-Pierre, two budding young Haitian- ‘‘There is a crying need for this, a real bal- maintained until just one week before his American journalists who will launch, later this anced newspaper that has no agenda,’’ he death. week, a new weekly newspaper, The Haitian said. Charles Bloomfield, aside from working long Times. These two veterans of big city news- Mike McQueen, chairman of Florida Inter- days on his ranch, gave greatly of his time to papers, Mr. Colon, a Miami Herald editor and national University’s journalism and broad- casting department, said the paper could be- many community organizations. In 1946 he reporter on leave from the paper, and Mr. come ‘‘a pretty important voice’’ and provide was named Water Commissioner, a position Pierre-Pierre, a former New York Times re- a sense of validation for a community. that he held for ten years. In the mid-1960's porter, have both taken a leap of faith to ‘‘Even though Haitians have been in he was County Commissioner and he served launch this new venture which is set to hit Miami-Dade County for about 20 years,

VerDate 1299 04:29 Oct 19, 1999 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A18OC8.010 pfrm04 PsN: E18PT1 October 18, 1999 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E2115 they’re still sort of forgotten exiles,’’ TRIBUTE TO V.F.W. JOHN MARTIN Corporation, a major U.S. building products McQueen said. ‘‘They’re black, but they’re STEEL POST 6049 company, put into motion a program designed not African-American, they’re Caribbean ref- to identify and proactively manage ecologically ugees but they’re not Cuban or Dominican, significant habitat located on the company's and a lot of them aren’t refugees.’’ HON. JERRY WELLER lands. More than 4,300 acres encompassing McQueen had a mixed reaction to the OF ILLINOIS Enligh-only decision, saying it could shut IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 12 sites in Texas and Louisiana will be re- viewed for their ecological value and con- out recent arrivals. But Pierre-Pierre and Monday, October 18, 1999 Colon, who both immigrated as children, servation potential as part of Louisiana- called the choice key to the paper’s philos- Mr. WELLER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to Pacific's Living Legacy Lands program. Join- ophy and identity. honor the Veterans of Foreign Wars John ing in this effort is the Nature Conservancy of In Haiti, language is loaded. The Upper- Martin Steel Post 6049 of Morris, Illinois as it Texas which will assist in the identification and class minority favors French. Creole is the celebrates the 100th year anniversary of the management of designated sites. language of the vast poor majority, most of VFW and the 75th year anniversary of the La- Louisiana-Pacific and The Nature Conser- whom can’t read it. Most Haitian immi- dies' Auxiliary. vancy of Texas signed a Memorandum of Un- grants succeed by speaking English. On May 8, 1942, Private John Martin Steel derstanding (MOU) on October 5, 1999, to es- ‘‘For us,’’ Colon said, ‘‘English is the great was killed in the South Pacific. Private Steel tablish a framework for conservation and man- equalizer.’’ served aboard the aircraft carrier Lexington agement actions of Louisiana-Pacific lands With Hispanics, language isn’t divisive but with an anti-aircraft battalion when it was within the Piney Woods Ecological Region of unifying, he said. Spanish-speakers also have the benefit of larger populations in cities sunk. Private Steel was the first local man to East Texas and West Louisiana. The first con- like Miami, which often allows new immi- be killed in the Second World War. Almost a servation site designated under the MOU is lo- grants to thrive, even without mastering the year to the day later, the USS Steel, a de- cated in Tyler County, Texas which is located new language. stroyer escort, was launched on May 4, 1943. in the 2nd Congressional District of Texas. Scope and approach are the things Colon The charter of this VFW Post was obtained This 1,300 acre site includes an area of wood- hopes will really separate the paper—an ap- in 1947. Among the Charter Members: William pecker nests within one of the largest great proximately 40-page tabloid with an internet G. Stratton, former Governor of Illinois; James stands of traditional longleaf pine forest in the site also under development R. Washburn, former Mayor of Morris and Illi- Southern United States. Additional conserva- (www.haitiantimes.com)—from its counter- nois State Representative; August Black, a tion acres will be identified and designated parts. The staple of both French papers is prominent attorney; William Sackett, news- through the mutual agreement of Louisiana- politics, dry ‘‘insider baseball,’’ he said. Pacific and The Nature Conservancy. While the paper already has a bureau in paper owner; and Clark Davis, former Cor- oner. Not only were these men Charter Mem- Mr. Speaker, I rise today to ask that you Port-au-Prince, Colon intends to emphasize and the Congress join me in congratulating issues and personalities stateside, eventually bers, as you can see, they were also pillars of expanding from the New York-Haiti-Miami the community who provided great leadership. Louisiana-Pacific and The Nature Conser- triangle into other cities. Today, along with honoring the men, we vancy of Texas for their partnership and desire ‘‘I’m interested in holding up the mirror to also acknowledge the important role of the La- to conserve lands for generations of Ameri- the Haitian community, our successes and dies' Auxiliary. The assistance of this organi- cans. our failures to say, ‘This is who we are,’ ’’ zation has been critical to the members of the f Colon said. VFW for the past 75 years. These ladies serve DEMOCRACY SUFFERS ANOTHER Colon, who has covered Haiti for The Her- as the mortar in the foundation of the VFW. ald and The Associated Press, said he will BLOW IN KAZAKHSTAN—PAR- strive for objectivity. At the same time, he Post 6049 is fortunate to have the resources LIAMENTARY ELECTION IS SERI- hopes to stir passions, a task he admits is of a Ladies' Auxiliary. OUSLY FLAWED difficult, given the collective cultural expe- The naming of this VFW Post after Private rience. John Martin Steel honors his service and his HON. TOM LANTOS ‘‘The perfect word for it is that Haitians ultimate sacrifice for our country. Not only OF CALIFORNIA are inured. Haitians have seen so much—pov- does the naming of this post honor Private erty, corruption, the brutality of their own Steel, it also reminds us of all of the veterans IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES brothers and sisters—but there is very little who fought for our freedom overseas. It re- Monday, October 18, 1999 reaction to it.’’ minds us of the brave individuals who shipped Mr. LANTOS. Mr. Speaker, in Kazakhstan The bigger challenge will be luring buyers off to far away lands and put their lives on the just over a week ago, on October 10, the first and advertisers. line to insure the American way of life. It re- round of elections were held for the MazhilisÐ John Morton, a media analyst and presi- dent of Morton Research in Maryland, said minds us, Mr. Speaker, that freedom is not the lower house of the Parliament. There was that to last, the paper will have to leap hur- free. And it reminds us that these courageous little suspense or excitement about the results. dles. For one, while some ethnic news- Americans should all be remembered and In fact, there was little suspense or uncertainty papers—particularly Spanish-language pa- should all be honored. even before the elections were held. These pers in major cities—have succeeded, many Mr. Speaker, I believe it is fitting and appro- elections simply confirmed the nondemocratic others are only ‘‘marginally profitable.’’ priate to honor the service of the men of the nature of the Kazakh government, and they ‘‘Starting up a new publication is always Veterans of Foreign Wars John Martin Steel raise extremely serious questions about the fraught with a lot of heavy lifting and usu- Post 6049 in Morris, Illinois and the Ladies' future of United States relations with this ally loses a lot of money initially,’’ he said. Auxiliary. They have shown leadership for country. ‘‘That’s often the problem that keeps these their country and community for the last 52 The elections were far from democratic in things from succeeding—they’re under- substance, although there were some cos- capitalized.’’ years. Without them, the community would metic efforts to make the elections appear to Because the readership is spread across the have no backbone; but because of their serv- map, it also may be more difficult to attract ice we are strong, courageous and proud of a be free. Furthermore, the modest efforts to advertisers, he said. The critical key may be free America. make the elections appear democratic were expanding from Haitian businesses to main- f not voluntarily adopted by the government of stream advertisers. Kazakhstan. They were taken reluctantly and Because the readership is spread across the LOUISIANA-PACIFIC AND NATURE only under international pressure including a map, it also may be more difficult to attract CONSERVANCY OF TEXAS AN- Congressional Human Caucus briefing on the advertisers, he said. The critical key may be NOUNCE JOINT MANAGEMENT electoral process which was held a few expanding from Haitian businesses to main- AGREEMENT TO CONSERVE ECO- months ago. The election fell far short of the stream advertisers. LOGICALLY VALUABLE WILD- standard of free and fair elections. Both Colon and Pierre-Pierre agree the LIFE HABITAT Mr. Speaker, in a blatant affront to democ- venture is a risk but one they say is worth racy, the President of Kazakhstan, Nursultan it. Investors are committed, Pierre-Pierre Nazarbayev, presented to the out-going par- said, reaction stateside has been strong and HON. JIM TURNER liament his choice for the new Prime Minister there’s also a large audience in Haiti, a coun- OF TEXAS of Kazakhstan last TuesdayÐthe second day try of eight million. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES after the election and the day before the re- The paper plans a first run of 40,000 and Monday, October 18, 1999 will ‘‘probably level off to around 25,000 and sults of the first round of elections were an- work its way up,’’ he said. ‘‘This is an idea Mr. TURNER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to nounced. Standard procedure in any demo- whose time has come.’’ announce that this month, Louisiana-Pacific cratic country would be for the newly elected

VerDate 1299 04:10 Oct 19, 1999 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A18OC8.013 pfrm04 PsN: E18PT1 E2116 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks October 18, 1999 parliament to approve a new Prime Minister. ever, it became obvious the prosecutor gen- right, Mr. Speaker, but there are also security This affront to democratic procedure is truly eral's office was moving to arrest him on tax concerns involving this country. We recently mind-boggling! evasion charges, and he said he would not re- learned about the sale of about 30 MiG 21 Mr. Speaker, not only was the Prime Min- turn home unless he received a guarantee fighter jets by Kazakhstan to North Korea, a ister approved by the lame-duck parliament, that he would not be arrested. He stayed prime sponsor of international terrorism. This the elections themselves were seriously away from Kazakhstan until last month. irresponsible and reckless sale of advanced flawed. The Organization on Security and Co- The government's very public effort to brand military equipment to North Korea calls into operation in Europe (OSCE) sent an official Kazhegeldin as a tax cheat left his Republican question the Kazakh government's commit- international observer group which monitored People's Party at a serious disadvantage in ment to building good relations with the West the elections. Their report on the parliamen- contesting the election. Furthermore, party and its interest in international security and tary contest highlighted the gravity of the prob- candidates complained that their campaign ef- stability. lems. According to the observer group, ``the forts were hampered by government forces. It is my strong view, Mr. Speaker, that OSCE said there was widespread official inter- On September 9, just a month before the date United States assistance to Kazakhstan and ference in the run-up to the campaign against of the election, the Central Elections Commis- assistance of international financial institutions opposition candidates and the independent sion announced that Kazhegeldin was ineli- should be conditioned upon fundamental im- media'' (Agence France Presse report from gible to run in the elections because of the tax provement in political liberties and funda- Kazakhstan, October 11, 1999). evasion charges, and the following day, the mental freedoms in Kazakhstan. Further, Mr. International observers reported ``wide- Republican People's Party announced it was Speaker, it is my view that any visit by Mr. spread abuses in the runup to Sunday's par- withdrawing from the election race. Nazarbayev to Washington should be post- liamentary and local elections in the Central Mr. Kazhegeldin, who was in Moscow for poned until such an improvement takes place. Asian republic of Kazakhstan.'' These reports medical treatment, said the party should not f also quoted the OSCE that ``the government boycott the elections. But he was detained that same day by Russian police because the THE TRAGIC DEATH OF MATTHEW interfered, opposition parties faced discrimina- SHEPARD tion from local authorities, and individual can- Kazakh government had put out a warrant for didates were intimidated.'' At one polling place his arrest. Russian authorities under great HON. NANCY PELOSI in Almaty, Kazakhstan's largest city, election international pressure, including efforts by our OF CALIFORNIA observers uncovered duplicate tally sheets own Secretary of State Madeleine Albright IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES with falsified results. The majority of the elec- subsequently permitted Mr. Kazhegeldin to re- toral commissions, which are charged with turn to London. Meanwhile, back in Monday, October 18, 1999 monitoring and assuring the fairness of the Kazakhstan, the Central Elections Commission Ms. PELOSI. Mr. Speaker, with great sad- election process, were dominated by sup- declared that it was too late for the party to ness I rise to recall that 1 year ago, Matthew porters of the pro-presidential party (Deutsche withdraw from the elections, and the party's Shepard, a gay college student, was mur- candidates were left on the ballots. The pub- Presse-Agentur, the independent German dered. We should all deplore his tragic death. licity surrounding Mr. Kazhegeldin's arrest in news agency, and the independent Russian He was a lovely young man and was coura- Moscow and the call for a boycott of the elec- news agency, ITAR±TASS both on October geously willing to be open about who he was. tion insured that the Republican People's 11, 1999). He suffered because of who he was. This is The official statement of the OSCE stated Party and its leader had minimal success at simply wrong. It is a tragedy when a young that several steps ``seriously undermined'' the polls last week. man has the courage to be open about who Mr. Speaker, at my request on July 15 of these polls. Executive officials' ``illegal inter- he is, and his life is taken for it. this year, our distinguished colleague Con- ference'' and ``bias of local electoral commis- Unfortunately, Mathew is not alone. His gresswoman JAN SCHAKOWSKY of Illinois, sions against opposition representatives and tragic death and violence toward others point chaired a briefing of the Congressional Human candidates'' placed parties in unequal condi- out the need for hate crimes legislation. Ac- Rights Caucus on the political situation in tions, the statement said. Opposition parties cording to the National Coalition of Anti-Vio- Kazakhstan at which Mr. Kazhegeldin testified. lence programs, in 1998, 33 Americans were were ``intimidated and obstructed.'' His testimony about the threats facing advo- The most blatant example of this out- murdered because they were gay or lesbian. cates of democracy and human rights proved rageously flawed election is the concerted ac- In the United States last year, there were at prophetic, and foreshadowed his arrest in tion of the government against former Kazakh least 2,552 reports of anti-gay or lesbian inci- Moscow at the request of the Kazakhstan gov- Prime Minister Akezan Kazhegeldin, who es- dents. The number of serious assaults in ernment on trumped up charges and the ap- tablished the Republican People's Party and which victims sustained major injuries grew by palling results of the recent election. 12 percent. How many more deaths, how attempted to contest the parliamentary elec- Mr. Speaker, I was extremely disappointed tions. Mr. Kazhegeldin has faced government- many assaults on the personal integrity of by the response of the Government of people, need to happen before this Congress created obstacles to every attempt he has Kazakhstan to the hearings conducted by the will see the need for hate crimes legislation? made to participate in Kazakhstan's political Human Rights Caucus in July and by its sub- The statistics and Matthew's individual per- life since he left office as Prime Minister in sequent actions leading up to the failed par- sonal story demonstrate that these incidents 1997 after serving three years in that post. He liamentary elections. To my great dismay, the are not isolated. Harassment of gays, les- was disqualified from participating in the last Government of President Nazarbayev has re- bians, and bisexuals is not isolated to one ge- presidential race on a technicality. Shortly sponded to neither the criticism leveled ographic area nor to any one factor. As our after he declared his intention to run for the against his government by the Human Rights country knows all to well, hate crimes take presidency in 1998, the government an- Caucus, nor to concerns voiced earlier this many forms and affect many different kinds of nounced that he was under investigation for year by the Office for Democratic Institutions victims. We all remember the 1996 horrible tax evasion. The allegations were that he and Human Rights (ODIHR) of the Organiza- murder of James Byrd, Jr., an African-Amer- owned property abroad that he had not de- tion for Security and Cooperation in Europe ican man in Texas. We all remember earlier clared on his tax forms. But as soon as a (OSCE). this year, when a gunman opened fire at a court ruled that Kazhegeldin could not run for Mr. Speaker, the Congressional Human Jewish Community Center and then singled president due to the minor offense of attend- Rights Caucus is gravely concerned about the out an Asian-American and shot him. These ing a nonsanctioned meeting, the investigation violations of human rights and political liberties harsh stories are troubling and unfortunately, into his foreign holdings stopped. in Kazakhstan, most clearly and convincingly recent shootings are a constant reminder of Mr. Speaker, the campaign against Mr. demonstrated in the undemocratic elections the hate that still exists in our society. Kazhegeldin started up again this past spring, that were held just two weeks ago. The fact The Hate Crimes Prevention Act would pro- at the same time that he announced his new that the Government of President Nazarbayev vide law enforcement officials with needed political party, the Republican People's Party, continues to ignore the concerns raised by the tools, and would serve as a lasting tribute to would participate in the parliamentary elec- Human Rights Caucus, international organiza- the lives of Matthew Sheppard, James Byrd, tions. Mr. Kazhegeldin left Kazakhstan to ac- tions concerned with democratization and Jr., and the others who have been quaint leaders in other countries, notably the human rights, and a number of governments, victimimized by hate crimes. The Hate Crimes United States, about his party's existence. including the United States, is a serious mat- Prevention Act would not end all violence During this trip, he appeared at a briefing of ter. against people because they are gay, or Afri- the Congressional Human Rights Caucus here The concerns with democratization in can-American, or Jewish, or come from an- in Washington. Once he left the country, how- Kazakhstan are extremely serious in their own other country. Nonetheless, this legislation

VerDate 1299 04:10 Oct 19, 1999 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\K18OC8.001 pfrm04 PsN: E18PT1 October 18, 1999 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E2117 would allow the Federal Government to inves- From the earliest days of recorded history in Ambassador Crotty was quite active in civil tigate and punish crimes motivated by hate. Southwest Ohio, our traditions and culture affairs, serving as chairman or member of the The murder of Matthew Shepard is the man- have been shaped by the Ohio River. That's board of directors for numerous charitable and ifestation of the enduring bigotry that still pre- why I was delighted to nominate the recent educational organizations, including the United vails in our society. Our Nation should take Tall Stacks celebration as our region's con- Way of Volusia County, the Embry-Riddle action and pass this responsible legislation tribution to this project. Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, the which would enable Federal law enforcement The Tall Stacks event, which took place last Father Lopez High School Board, and the officials to fight these crimes and punish the week in Cincinnati, was a great celebration of Volusia County Easter Seals. His indefatigable perpetrators. our region's riverboat heritage. Nineteen river- civic service earned him the title of Out- f boats from across the nationÐincluding sev- standing Citizen of the Year and Young Man eral classic steam-powered vesselsÐcame to of the Year from the Daytona Beach Chamber IN HONOR OF RONALD J. TOBER Greater Cincinnati to recreate a bygone era. of Commerce. And many thousands of visitors came to our Born in Claremont, NH, Ambassador Crotty HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH region to take a step back in time and to exemplified leadership at an early age. He OF OHIO share in this celebration. was an exceptional high school student at Bel- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Through its inclusion in the Local Legacies lows Falls High School in Vermont where he Monday, October 18, 1999 project, Tall Stacks will receive additional na- was a three-time state champion in tennis and graduated salutatorian of his high school Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to tional recognition for its role in commemo- rating an important chapter in our regional and class. Ambassador Crotty graduated from honor Ronald Tober for his many years of Dartmouth College, where he again excelled service to the Greater Cleveland Regional national history. And, through the National Digital Library Program, people from across in athletics, making captain of his tennis team Transit Authority. He plans to celebrate with while also playing varsity squash and basket- friends and family at a farewell dinner on Oc- the country and throughout the world will be able to share the excitement of Tall Stacks ball. Ambassador Crotty received his law de- tober 22, 1999. gree from the University of Michigan and ob- Robert Tober has had a very successful ca- through the Library of Congress website (http:/ tained a master of law in taxation from New reer in the public transit industry. Mr. Tober /www.loc.gov). York University Law School. has served as the General Manager and Sec- We have a rich and distinguished history in Southwest Ohio. From our region's active in- The people of the United States, as well as retary-Treasurer for the Greater Cleveland Re- the people of Barbados, Antigua and Barbuda, gional Transit Authority since May, 1988. Prior volvement with the Underground Railroad to the Suspension Bridge, Fountain Square and Dominica, Grenada, St. Kitts-Nevis, St. Lucia, to this appointment, Mr. Tober served as Di- and St. Vincent and the Grenadines will miss rector of Transit for the Municipality of Metro- our many well-preserved historic areas, we have a tremendous heritage of which we can my friendÐa great American and personal politan Seattle for six years. For two years he representative of the President of the United was Deputy Transportation Coordinator for all be proud. The riverboat era is an important part of that heritage, as Tall Stacks reminds States. Metropolitan Dade County in Miami. He also f served as Assistant Director of Operations and us now and into the future. Chief Operations Planning Officer for the Mas- f PRIVATE ENTERPRISE sachusetts Bay Transportation Authority in TRIBUTE TO AMBASSADOR E. PROTECTION ACT OF 1999 Boston. WILLIAM CROTTY Robert Tober is recognized nationally as HON. MARSHALL ‘‘MARK’’ SANFORD one of the top transit managers in the country, HON. CARRIE P. MEEK OF SOUTH CAROLINA having served over twenty-eight years in the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF FLORIDA public transit industry. Mr. Tober has carried Monday, October 18, 1999 his dedication to transportation into leadership IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES positions for several transit organizations. Monday, October 18, 1999 Mr. SANFORD. Mr. Speaker, should tax-ex- While serving as President of the Ohio Public empt bonds, subsidized by our constitutentsÐ Mrs. MEEK of Florida. Mr. Speaker, it is be used by local authorities to enter into direct Transit Association, he helped develop better with great honor that I rise to pay tribute to transportation for the citizens of the state of competition with private enterprise, outside the one of our Nation's exceptional diplomats, E. traditional functions of government? I don't be- Ohio. He also has been noted for promoting William Crotty, Ambassador to Barbados, Anti- and hiring women and minorities in the lieve so, and I would imagine most Americans gua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, St. would agree. industry. Kitts-Nevis, St. Lucia, and St. Vincent and the Mr. Tober has been a great asset to the But that, Mr. Speaker, is the question ad- Grenadines. This able facilitator of American state of Ohio and city of Cleveland. His inno- dressed by the legislation I am introducing diplomacy passed on Sunday, October 10, vating ideas and leadership have guided the today, the Private Enterprise Protection Act of 1999. He is survived by his loving wife, Valerie development of the public transit industry. His 1999. This legislation will help protect tax- Kushner, and several outstanding children. wife, Terry and four children are so proud of payers from having the U.S. Treasury sub- Ambassador Crotty was nominated by sidize local government efforts to engage in him. President William Clinton on April 28, 1998. I urge my fellow colleagues to please join unfair competition with private businesses. Prior to this appointment, Ambassador Crotty me in congratulating Mr. Tober on his many As my colleagues are aware, tax-exempt was an attorney in Daytona Beach, FL. Am- accomplishments and commemorate him for bonds enable State and local governments to bassador Crotty served as a senior managing his dedication to the public transit industry. borrow at below market interest rates in order partner of one of the top law firms in the f to finance public projects. This is generally a United States, where he was recognized as a good program allowing State and local govern- HONORING CINCINNATI’S 1999 TALL leading lawyer in his area of practice, which ments to reduce borrowing costs and enabling STACKS CELEBRATION included corporate and business transactions, them to build public facilities for fewer tax dol- banking and finance law, and taxation and real lars. HON. ROB PORTMAN estate law. However, while the program has all good in- OF OHIO Ambassador Crotty served appointments to tentions, I would imagine that a vast majority at least 11 different commissions, including IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES of the American people would agree that tax- the Commission for the Preservation of Amer- exempt bonds should be limited to use for Monday, October 18, 1999 ica's Heritage Abroad by President Clinton in projects which directly benefit the public good, Mr. PORTMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to 1996 and the Judicial Foundation Board by but not to help the government engage in honor Cincinnati's 1999 Tall Stacks celebra- Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell in competition with private enterprise. tion and the special national recognition it is 1989. He was quite active in the Democratic I was pleased to see my colleague from receiving from the Library of Congress. This Party, serving on the National Finance Board Texas, Mr. HALL, introduce H.R. 2756 this year, the Library of Congress is celebrating its of the Clinton-Gore Campaign, as a Demo- summer. His bill also aims to fix the problem bicentennial with an exciting new Local Leg- cratic National Party Trustee, and as the I raise. In fact, the bill I introduce today is very acies Project, which will document America's Chairman of the Executive Committee of the similar to the Hall bill, but it incorporates sev- heritage by preserving unique cultural events Democratic National Committee Board of Di- eral changes to reflect comments received on and activities across the country. rectors from 1984 to 1988. H.R. 2756.

VerDate 1299 04:10 Oct 19, 1999 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A18OC8.017 pfrm04 PsN: E18PT1 E2118 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks October 18, 1999 It is important to keep in mind that while tax- tain facilities that compete directly with existing This conference, which has brought together exempt bonds are generally used for worth- private sector facilities in the same community. some 350 students from across the country, while purposes, the program does entail a siz- Specifically, it accomplishes this by deeming will enable young people from all walks of life able commitment on the part of the American as nonexempt any ``private activities bond'' to discuss their experiences and ideas for the taxpayer. According to the Wall Street Journal within the meaning of Section 141 of the Inter- causes and prevention of youth violence. The in 1997, tax-exempt interest income was re- nal Revenue Code, any bond issuance, a sig- young people involved in the conference will ported on about 4.9 million individual returns, nificant amount of which is used to finance the participate in workshops covering a variety of and total tax-exempt interest amounted to construction, expansion, or substantial recon- issues including: violence in the media, hate $48.5 billion. struction of a facility which would be rented to crime prevention strategies and peer medi- Because there is a sizable commitment businesses which could otherwise be served ation training. here, Congress and the Treasury have devel- by an existing competing private facility. Ashley, Aniruddha and Jonathan will partici- oped complex and carefully crafted rules to As a clarification, Mr. Speaker, let me say pate in drafting a House Resolution, which will assure that these bonds are used for bona again that the bill does not affect bonds issued be presented for immediate consideration, fide pubic purposes and not for private use of for traditional functions of government: roads, stating the actions this Congress can take to the Federal subsidy in tax-exempt bonds. bridges, schools, etc. To make this perfectly help prevent youth violence. These rules are intended to protect the tax- clear, it specifically exempts from its provi- Prevention of violence by and against our payers' interest and preserve a level playing sions educational institutions, hospitals, or Nation's youth is a top priority. I am honored field for concerned businesses. similar facilities which provide educational to have three such fine young people work A couple of instances have come to my at- services or medical care to members of the with us helping to find the solutions to this tention in the last few months which suggest general public. problem. that there may be some misunderstanding of With one minor exception, the bill will not f the very complex rules governing tax-exempt apply to ``qualified bonds'' that Congress has bonds and the intent behind these rules which previously exempted from restrictions on ``pri- PERSONAL EXPLANATION have led local authorities to consider use vate activity'' bonds. This includes bonds used these bonds to enter into direct competition for so-called ``exempt facilities'' under Section HON. NEIL ABERCROMBIE 142 of the Code, which includes such projects with the private sector. The instances to which OF HAWAII as airports, water treatment plants, dockets I refer include one in Las Vegas, where a local IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES authority reportedly wishes to build a large ad- and wharves, local power plants, etc. An ex- Monday, October 18, 1999 dition to its convention center, and another in ception is made for certain lodging facilities lo- San Diego, where a local authority is report- cated in markets which could be served by pri- Mr. ABERCROMBIE. Mr. Speaker, I would edly looking at building a large hotel. vate owned facilities, and these would gen- like the RECORD to show that I would have In cases like these, the taxpayer-subsidized erally be covered by my bill. liked to have been a cosponsor of H.R. 354, facility can offer customers prices well below Furthermore, the bill include language to as- the Collections of Information Anti-Piracy Act, those that could be offered by a private facility sure that projects, where physical construction if the list of cosponsors was not closed. I financed at higher market rates. This strikes has both already commenced in a material strongly support the passage of H.R. 354. me as blatantly unfair, particularly in those fashion (other than site testing, site prepara- f cases where a taxpayer-subsidized facility is tion or similar activities) and is substantially not a new enterprise, but instead siphons off underway, are not impacted. In fairness to TRIBUTE TO ORANGE COUNTY business from already existing private busi- those who may be planning transactions which WORKS ness. Closing this loophole is the principal fit within the parameters of this legislation, and goal of my bill. to assure those local authorities, in an attempt HON. CHRISTOPHER COX to ``beat the clock,'' do not rush through bond Obviously, my concern is with situations OF CALIFORNIA offerings before this bill is enacted, the bill in- where the government is acting as a business IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES clude a clear effective date for all provisions and attracting customers. This legislation will Monday, October 18, 1999 have no effect on bonds used to build, main- with the exception of those addressing lodging tain, or repair schools, hospitals, roads, or facilities, which carry a date of enactment ef- Mr. COX. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to com- other facilities performing functions which pri- fective date. mend Orange County Works, an outstanding Mr. Speaker, the legislation will protect busi- vate enterprise cannot or will not perform. program in Orange County, CA that provides Mr. Speaker, it is bad enough that the gov- nesses from having the Federal Government vital assistance to foster care children. For ernment can impose unnecessary and costly grant local government facilities an unfair ad- over 9 years, Orange County Works job readi- regulatory burdens on the private sector. But, vantage over them in the marketplace. Fur- ness workshops have given foster children the when that same government uses tax-exempt ther, it will protect all taxpayers from having opportunity to learn from successful, high-pro- bonds to engage in competition with business, their tax dollars used to subsidize local gov- file business leaders, ensuring youths leaving it raises a question of basic fairness. ernment efforts to enter into, or expand its the foster care system at age 18 will design It also blurs the lines of the role of govern- presence in, non-traditional business functions career paths for themselves to self-sufficiency ment. Is it a wise use of taxpayer dollars to already being performed by private enterprise. and success. Orange County Works will pro- subsidize local government competition with f vide job readiness training to 400 youths in business? I would again argue that my con- RECOGNIZING PARTICIPANTS OF 1999 alone. stituents would not support this notion or many ‘‘VOICES AGAINST VIOLENCE: A Recently, Orange County Works was hon- other taxpayers. CONGRESSIONAL TEEN CON- ored by being named as a partner in the Mr. Speaker, these are serious, national pol- FERENCE’’ BridgeGate 20 Initiative. This Initiative, spon- icy issues which need to be addressed on a sored by BridgeGate LLC, the executive re- bipartisan basis so that we can protect both cruitment firm, recognizes leaders in the HON. MICHAEL F. DOYLE Southern California information technology private enterprises from subsidized govern- OF PENNSYLVANIA business community who have demonstrated ment competition and the taxpayer interests. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES It should be made clear at this point that the a commitment to building employee knowl- idea that federal tax subsidies and tax exemp- Monday, October 18, 1999 edge in order to improve company perform- tions should not be used to create such an un- Mr. DOYLE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to ance. The BridgeGate 20 Initiative will assist fair competitive advantage is already in the recognize three wonderful teenagers from my Orange County Works to create employment current tax code. To prevent unfair competi- Congressional District. Miss Ashley Cole, a opportunities for still more foster care children. tion, for nearly 50 years, there have been laws junior at Woodland Hills High School; Mr. Orange County Works President and that have taxed businesses conducted by Aniruddha Chatterjee, a senior at Fox Chapel Founder, Don Mac Allister, once a foster child charities if the activity of that business is the High School and Mr. Jonathan Hobaugh, a himself, was motivated to create a program type normally conducted by private taxable en- senior at Elizabeth Forward High School will that makes a real difference in helping foster terprises. be representing Pennsylvania's 18th Congres- children stay off the streets. He demands suc- Keeping in line with this precedence, the sional District in ``Voices Against Violence: A cess from each foster child that is part of his legislation I introduce today closely tracks H.R. Congressional Teen Conference'' which began program. Don Mac Allister's passion and de- 2756 by denying tax-exempt financing for cer- here in Washington this morning. termination to improve the foster care system

VerDate 1299 04:10 Oct 19, 1999 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A18OC8.021 pfrm04 PsN: E18PT1 October 18, 1999 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E2119 in Orange County inspires community leaders For one hundred years this local organiza- of this important article, Mr. Califano states: to get involved. tion has met weekly and worked diligently to ``* * * it is time to recognizeÐas historians Orange County Works is a true star in the raise money to provide their community these are beginning to doÐthe reality of the remark- Orange County community service world. It interest free loans and burial services. Today, able and enduring achievements of the Great has impacted a wide range of people and its it is indeed my honor to recognize the tremen- Society programs. Without such programs as continued growth will ensure that in the future dous contributions of the New Haven Hebrew Head Start, higher education loans and schol- it will make dramatic changes in the lives of Free Burial & Benevolent Association to the arships, Medicare, Medicaid, clean air and children now leaving the county's foster care Jewish communityÐpreserving and protecting water, civil rights, life would be nastier, more system. I'm proud of the accomplishments of the dignity and character of Judaic custom. I brutish, and shorter for millions of Americans.'' Orange County Works, and look forward to its would like to express my sincere thanks and Mr. Speaker, I would like to conclude my re- continued success as more people discover heart-felt congratulations to all the members marks by including this important article in its the wonderful results from this fine program. on this momentous occasion. entirety: f f WHAT WAS REALLY GREAT ABOUT THE GREAT SOCIETY: THE TRUTH BEHIND THE CONSERV- HONORING THE NEW HAVEN HE- TRIBUTE TO CHINESE AMERICANS ATIVE MYTHS BREW FREE BURIAL & BENEVO- WHO SERVED IN WORLD WAR II (By Joseph Califano) LENT ASSOCIATION ON ITS 100TH If there is a prize for the political scam of ANNIVERSARY HON. DAVID WU the 20th century, it should go to the conserv- OF OREGON atives from propagating as conventional wis- dom that the Great Society programs of the HON. ROSA L. DeLAURO IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF CONNECTICUT 1960’s were a misguided and failed social ex- Monday, October 18, 1999 periment that wasted taxpayers’ money. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Nothing could be further from the truth. In Mr. WU. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay Monday, October 18, 1999 fact, from 1963 when Lyndon Johnson took tribute to brave Chinese Americans who hon- office until 1970 as the impact of his Great Mr. DELAURO. Mr. Speaker, it is an honor orably served in the U.S. Armed Forces during Society programs were felt, the portion of for me to rise today to recognize the New World War II. As many of these men and Americans living below the poverty line Haven Free Burial & Benevolent Association women gather here in Washington, DC on Oc- dropped from 22.2 percent to 12.6 percent, the which is celebrating its one hundredth anniver- tober 26, 1999, I would like to express my sin- most dramatic decline over such a brief pe- sary this Sunday, October 17, 1999. For the cere gratitude and admiration for their years of riod in this century. Since then, the poverty past century, this organization has been a service to the United States. rate has hovered at about the 13 percent level and sits at 13.3 percent today, still a source of support and comfort for the Jewish Like all other Americans, Chinese Ameri- community, especially in times of distress. disgraceful level in the context of the great- cans answered their nation's call during the est economic boom in our history. But if the The New Haven Hebrew Free Burial & Be- Second World War and bravely served to pre- Great Society had not achieved that dra- nevolent Association was founded and con- serve the American way of life and to advance matic reduction in poverty, and the nation tinues its mission based on an old Jewish cus- democratic ideals around the world. Of the six had not maintained it, 24 million more tomÐtzedakahÐthat which is right. For cen- million Americans who were drafted or enlisted Americans would today be living below the turies, Jews have held a commitment to pro- to serve in the Second World War, over poverty level. tect and provide for their communities. The 20,000 Chinese Americans served in the This reduction in poverty did not just hap- New Haven Hebrew Free Burial & Benevolent pen. It was the result of a focused, tenacious Army, Navy, Air Force, the Marines, and the effort to revolutionize the role of the federal Association, once two separate entities, joined Coast Guard. These brave men and women government with a series of interventions forces to provide interest-free loans and burial served with honor in the European, Pacific, that enriched the lives of millions of Ameri- services for members of the Jewish commu- and the China-Burma-India Theatres of Oper- cans. In those tumultuous Great Society nity in financial need. ation. years, the President submitted, and Congress Generations of Jewish community members While most of these men and women are enacted, more than 100 major proposals in in New Haven have benefitted from the Asso- descendants of earlier Chinese immigrants, each of the 89th and 90th Congresses. In that ciation's economic and social support. The or- some were also first generation immigrants. era of do-it-now optimism, government was neither a bad man to be tarred and feathered ganization works to further the concept of These servicemen and women brought valu- Gemilut Chessed, aiding worthy persons in nor a bag man to collect campaign contribu- able skills and served the United States in a tions, but an instrument to help the most becoming self-supporting, self-respecting number of different capacities, as fighter pilots, vulnerable in our society. members of the community, through the provi- intelligence operatives, infantrymen, nurses, What has the verdict been? Did the pro- sion of interest-free loans. Members are able and others. grams we put into place in the 1960s vindi- to receive small loans, without question, which Once again, I commend all those brave Chi- cate our belief in the responsibility and ca- are repaid on a weekly payment schedule. nese Americans who served our Nation with pacity of the national government to achieve such ambitious goals—or do they stand as This safety net enables recipients to get back pride, honor, and distinction. America will be on their feet, and alleviates some of the pres- proof of the government’s inability to effect forever grateful for their services to the Nation. dramatic change that helps our people? sure caused by an unexpected financial crisis. f It truly demonstrates the community's commit- A FAIR START ment to supporting its own in times of need. THE LEGACY OF PRESIDENT LYN- The Great Society saw government as pro- DON B. JOHNSON AND THE viding a hand up, not a handout. The corner- Throughout time, the Jewish community has stone was a thriving economy (which the shown honor to the dead by preparing the GREAT SOCIETY 1964 tax cut sparked); in such circumstances, body for burial and performing tahara, the rit- most Americans would be able to enjoy the ual washing. This is one of the greatest HON. GENE GREEN material blessings of society. Others would mitzotÐgood deedsÐin the Torah. According OF TEXAS need the kind of help most of us got from our parents—health care, education and train- to Jewish Law and Custom, the complete IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES washing and dressing of the body is nec- ing, and housing, as well as a nondiscrim- essary in order for the soul to rest. Because Monday, October 18, 1999 inatory shot at employment—to share in our nation’s wealth. the natural decomposition of the body is of the Mr. GREEN of Texas. Mr. Speaker, as we Education and health were central to open- utmost important in Jewish Law, the body move even closer to the end of this century, ing up the promise of American life to all. must be placed in the ground in a strictly Ju- I rise to pay tribute to President Lyndon B. With the 1965 Elementary and Secondary daic cemetery. The New Haven Hebrew Free Johnson. Earlier this year, I included in the Education Act, the Great Society for the Burial & Benevolent Association provides fu- CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, an article printed in first time committed the federal government nerals and burial plots for those who could not the Houston Chronicle by Marianne Means to helping local school districts. Its higher otherwise afford the cost of a Judaic burial. In which details why President Johnson will be education legislation, with scholarships, grants, and work-study programs, opened addition, the organization owns and operates considered as one of our nation's greatest college to any American with the necessary a cemetery. The members and Board of Direc- Presidents. brains and ambition, however thin daddy’s tors devote their efforts to its maintenance. It Today, I would like to include an article from wallet or empty mommy’s purse. Bilingual is their goal that no person should be denied the October 1999 issue of the Washington education, which today serves one million a Jewish burial because of financial need. Monthly by Joseph A. Califano, Jr. At the end individuals, was designed to teach Hispanic

VerDate 1299 04:10 Oct 19, 1999 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A18OC8.026 pfrm04 PsN: E18PT1 E2120 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks October 18, 1999 youngsters subjects like math and history in 1967, the school breakfast program has pro- Those new environmental commandments their own language for a couple of years vided a daily breakfast to nearly 100 million inspired a legion of Great Society laws: the while they learned English, so they would schoolchildren. Clear Air, Water Quality and Clean Water not fall behind. Special education legislation Taken together, these programs have Restoration Acts and Amendments, the 1965 has helped millions of children with learning played a pivotal role in recasting America’s Solid Waste Disposal Act, the 1965 Motor Ve- disabilities. demographic profile. In 1964, life expectancy hicle Air Pollution Control Act, and the 1968 Since 1965 the federal government has pro- was 66.6 years for men and 73.1 years for Aircraft Noise Abatement Act. They also vided more than a quarter of a trillion dol- women (69.7 years overall). In a single gen- provided the rationale for later laws creating lars in 86 million college loans to 29 million eration, by 1997, life expectancy jumped 10 the Environmental Protection Agency and students, and more than $14 billion in work- percent: for men, to 73.6 years; for women, to the Superfund that exacts financial pay- study awards to 6 million students. Today 79.2 years (76.5 years overall). The jump was ments from past polluters. nearly 60 percent of full-time undergraduate highest among the less advantaged, sug- Of the 35 national parks established during students receive federal financial aid under gesting that better nutrition and access to the Great Society years, 32 are within easy Great Society programs and their progeny. health care have played an even larger role driving distance of large cities. The 1968 Wild These programs assure a steady supply of than medical miracles. Infant mortality and Scenic Rivers Act today protects 155 educated individuals who provide the human stood at 26 deaths for each 1,000 live births river segments in 37 states. The 1968 National resources for our economic prosperity. When when LBJ took office; today it stands at Trail System Act has established more than these programs were enacted, only 41 percent only 7.3 deaths per 1,000 live births, a reduc- 800 recreational scenic, and historic trails of Americans had completed high school; tion of almost 75 percent. covering 40,000 miles. only 8 percent held college degrees. This past These enormous investments in training EQUAL ACCESS year, more than 81 percent had finished high medical and scientific experts and funding Above all else, Lyndon Johnson saw the school and 24 percent had completed college. the National Institutes of Health have Great Society as an instrument to create ra- By establishing the federal government’s re- played a key part in establishing our nation cial justice and eliminate poverty. Much of sponsibility to finance this educational as the world’s leader in basic research, phar- the legislation already cited was aimed at surge—and the concept that access to higher maceutical invention, and the creation of those objectives. But we directly targeted education should be determined by ability surgical procedures and medical machinery these areas with laser intensity. When LBJ and ambition, not dollars and cents—we have to diagnose our diseases, breathe for us, took office, this country had segregated amassed the trained talent to be the world’s clean our blood, and transplant our organs. stores, theaters and public accommodations; leading industrial, technological commu- Those of us who worked with Lyndon John- separate toilets and water fountains for nications and military power today. son would hardly characterize him as a pa- blacks; and restaurants, hotels, and housing Head Start, which has served more than 16 tron of the arts. Yet think about what cul- restricted to whites only. Job discrimination million preschoolers in just about every city tural life in America would be like without was rampant. With the 1964 Civil Rights Act, and county in the nation and today serves the National Endowments for the Arts and the Great Society tore down all the ‘‘whites 800,000 children a year, is as American as Humanities, which were designed to ‘‘create only’’ signs. The 1968 Fair Housing Act motherhood and apple pie. Like so many suc- conditions under which the arts can flour- opened up housing to all Americans regard- cesses, this preschool program has a thou- ish,’’ and make fine theater and music avail- less of race. sand parents. But how many people remem- able throughout the nation, not just at But the measure of the Great Society, par- ber the battles over Head Start? Conserv- Broadway playhouses and the Metropolitan ticularly in this field, cannot be taken alone atives opposed such early childhood edu- Opera in New York. The Endowment for the in statutes enacted. In one of the most mov- cation as an attempt by government to Arts has spawned art councils in all 50 states ing speeches of the century, Johnson’s 1965 interfere with parental control of their chil- and more than 420 playhouses, 120 opera com- Howard University commencement address, panies, 400 dance companies and 230 profes- dren. In the ’60s those were code words to ‘‘To Fulfill These Rights,’’ he said: sional orchestras. Johnson also oversaw the ‘‘But freedom is not enough. You do not conjure up images of Soviet Russia wrench- creation of the Kennedy Center for the Per- take a person who, for years, has been hob- ing children from their homes to convert forming Arts, whose programs entertain bled by chains and liberate him, bring him to them to atheistic communism. But Lyndon three million people each year and are tele- the starting line of a race and then say, ‘You Johnson knew that the rich had kinder- vised to millions more, and the Hirshhorn are free to compete with all the others,’ and gartens and nursery schools; and he asked, Museum and Sculpture Garden, which at- still justly believe that you have been com- why not the same benefits for the poor? pletely fair. This is the next and the more The impact of the Great Society’s health tracts more than 700,000 visitors annually. Another creature of the Great Society is profound stage of the battle for civil rights.’’ programs has been stunning. In 1963, most el- the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, Thus was born the concept of affirmative ac- derly Americans had no health insurance. which today supports 350 public television tion, Johnson’s conviction that it is essen- Few retirement plans provided any such cov- and 699 public radio stations. These stations tial as a matter of social justice to provide erage. The poor had little access to medical have given the nation countless hours of fine the tutoring, the extra help, even the pref- treatment until they were in critical condi- arts, superb in-depth news coverage, and edu- erence if necessary, to those who had suf- tion. Only wealthier Americans could get the cational programs such as Sesame Street fered generations of discrimination, in order finest care, and only by traveling to a few that teach as they entertain generations of to give them a fair chance to share in the big cities like Boston or New York. children. Now many conservatives say there American dream. Perhaps even more con- Is revolution too strong a word? Since 1965, is no need for public radio and television, troversial today than when then set forth, 79 million Americans have signed up for since there are so many cable channels and affirmative action has provided opportunity Medicare. In 1966, 19 million were enrolled; in radio stations. But as often as we surf with to millions of blacks and has been a critical 1998, 39 million. Since 1966, Medicaid has our TV remotes and twist our radio dials, we element in creating a substantial black mid- served more than 200 million needy Ameri- are not likely to find the kind of quality dle class and an affluent black society in a cans. In 1967, it served 10 million poor citi- broadcasting that marks public television single generation. zens; in 1997, 39 million. The 1968 Heart, Can- and public radio stations. That speech provided another insight the cer and Stroke legislation has provided funds The Great Society’s main contribution to nation ignored. In cataloguing the long suf- to create centers of medical excellence in the environment was not just passage of fering of blacks, Johnson included this pas- just abut every major city—from Seattle to laws, but the establishment of a principle sage: ‘‘Perhaps most important—its influ- Houston, Miami to Cleveland, New Orleans that to this day guides the environmental ence radiating to every part of life—is the to St. Louis. To staff these centers, the 1965 movement. The old principle was simply to breakdown of the Negro family structure. It Health Professions Educational Assistance conserve resources that had not been flows from centuries of oppression and perse- Act provided resources to double the number touched. Lyndon Johnson was the first presi- cution of the Negro man. And when the fam- of doctors graduating from medical schools, dent to put forth a larger idea. ily collapses it is the children that are usu- from 8,000 to 16,000. That Act also increased ‘‘The air we breathe, our water, our soil ally damaged. When it happens on a massive the pool of specialists and researchers, and wildlife, are being blighted by poisons scale the community itself is crippled. So, nurses, and paramedics. Community health and chemicals which are the by-products of unless we work to strengthen the family, to centers, also part of the Great Society technology and industry. The society that create conditions under which most parents health care agenda, today serve almost eight receives the rewards of technology, must, as will stay together, all the rest—schools, and million Americans annually. The Great Soci- a cooperating whole, take responsibility for playgrounds, and public assistance, and pri- ety’s commitment to fund basic medical re- [their] control. To deal with these new prob- vate concern—will never be enough to cut search lifted the National Institutes of lems will require a new conservation. We completely the circle of despair and depriva- Health to unprecedented financial heights, must not only protect the countryside and tion.’’ seeding a harvest of medical miracles. save it from destruction, we must restore Conservatives charge the Great Society Closely related to these health programs what has been destroyed and salvage the with responsibility for the disastrous aspects were efforts to reduce malnutrition and hun- beauty and charm of our cities. Our con- of the welfare program for mothers and chil- ger. Today, the Great Society’s food stamp servation must be not just the classic con- dren. But that program was enacted in the program helps feed more than 20 million servation of protection and development, but 1930s and conservatives (and liberals) in Con- men, women, and children in more than 8 a creative conservation of restoration and gress rejected Great Society efforts to re- million households. Since it was launched in innovation.’’ vamp it. LBJ called the welfare system in

VerDate 1299 04:10 Oct 19, 1999 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00010 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A18OC8.029 pfrm04 PsN: E18PT1 October 18, 1999 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E2121 America ‘‘outmoded and in need of a major designed to do what they have been doing: rities and Exchange Commission and the change’’ and pressed Congress to stop condi- empowering individuals to stand on their other alphabet agencies, FDR took the gov- tioning welfare benefits on the man leaving own two feet. ernment into deeper regulatory waters. He the house and to create a work incentive Community Action, VISTA Volunteers, also put the feds into the business of cash program, incentives for earning, day care for and Legal Services continue to put power in payments: welfare benefits, railroad retire- children, child and maternal health, and the hands of individuals down at the grass- ment, and Social Security. family planning services. In the generation roots level. The grassroots that these pro- Johnson converted the federal government it has taken the nation to heed that warning, grams fertilize just don’t produce the mani- into a far more energetic, proactive force for millions of children’s lives have been sav- cured laws that conservatives prefer. Only social justice—striking down discriminatory aged. the Neighborhood Youth Corps has been practices and offering a hand up with edu- In the entire treasury of Great Society abandoned—in 1974, after enrolling more cation, health care, and job training. These measures, the jewel Lyndon Johnson be- than five million individuals. Despite the po- functions had formerly been the preserve of lieved would have the greatest value was the litical rhetoric, every president, Ronald private charities and the states. Before the Voting Rights Act of 1965. That law opened Reagan included, has urged Congress to fund Johnson administration, for example, the the way for black Americans to strengthen these OEO programs or has approved sub- federal government was not training a single their voice at every level of government. In stantial appropriations for them. worker. He vested the federal government 1964 there were 79 black elected officials in A BETTER DEAL with the responsibility to soften the sharp the South and 300 in the entire nation. By The Great Society confronted two monu- elbows of capitalism and give it a beating, 1998, there were some 9,000 elected black offi- human heart; to redistribute opportunity as cials across the nation, including 6,000 in the mental shifts in America: The urbanization of the population and the nationalization of well as wealth. South. In 1965 there were five black members For the public safety, Johnson took on the commercial power. For urban America, it of the House; today there are 39. National Rifle Association and drove created the Department of Housing and Great Society contributions to racial through Congress the laws that closed the Urban Development. It drove through Con- equality were not only civic and political. In loophole of mail order guns, prohibited sales gress the Urban Mass Transit Act, which has 1960, black life expectancy was 63.6 years, not to minors, and ended the import of Saturday given San Franciscans BART, Washing- even long enough to benefit from the Social night specials. He tried unsuccessfully to tonians Metro, Atlantans MARTA, and cities Security taxes that black citizens paid dur- convince Congress to pass a law requiring across America thousands of buses and mod- ing their working lives. By 1997, black life the licensing of every gun owner and the reg- ernized transit systems. The 1968 Housing expectancy was 71.2 years, thanks almost en- istration of every gun. Act has provided homes for more than 7 mil- tirely to Medicaid, community health cen- Spotting the ‘‘for sale’’ signs of political lion families. The Great Society also created ters, job training, food stamps, and other corruption going up in the nation’s capital, Ginnie Mae, which has added more than $1 Great Society programs. In 1960, the infant Johnson proposed public financing of presi- billion to the supply of affordable mortgage mortality rate for blacks was 44.3 for each dential campaigns, full disclosure of con- funds, and privatized Fannie Mae, which has 1,000 live births; in 1997, that rate had plum- tributions and expenses by all federal can- helped more than 30 million families pur- meted by two-thirds, to 14.7. In 1960, only 20 didates, limits on contributions, and elimi- chase homes. percent of blacks completed high school and nating lobbying loopholes. He convinced The ’60s also saw a nationalization of com- only 3 percent finished college; in 1997, 75 Congress to provide for public financing of mercial power that had the potential to dis- percent completed high school and more Presidential campaigns through the income- advantage the individual American con- than 13 percent earned college degrees. tax checkoff. But they ignored his 1967 warn- sumer. Superstores and super-corporations In waging the war on poverty, congres- ing: ‘‘More and more, men and women of lim- were rapidly shoving aside the corner grocer, sional opposition was too strong to pass an ited means may refrain from running for local banker, and independent drug store. income maintenance law. So LBJ took ad- public office. Private wealth increasingly be- Automobiles were complex and dangerous, vantage of the biggest automatic cash ma- comes an artificial and unrealistic arbiter of manufactured by giant corporations with chine around: Social Security. He proposed, qualifications, and the source of public lead- deep pockets to protect themselves. Banks and Congress enacted, whopping increases in ership is thus severely narrowed. The neces- had the most sophisticated accountants and the minimum benefits that lifted some two sity of acquiring substantial funds to finance lawyers to draft their loan agreements. Sell- million Americans 65 and older above the campaigns diverts a candidate’s attention ers of everyday products—soaps, produce, poverty line. In 1996, thanks to those in- form his public obligations and detracts meats, appliances, clothing, cereals, and creased minimum benefits, Social Security from his energetic exposition of the issues.’’ lifted 12 million senior citizens above the canned and frozen foods—packaged their FEAR OF THE L-WORD poverty line. products with the help of the shrewdest mar- The combination of that Social Security keters and designers. The individual was out- Lyndon Johnson didn’t talk the talk of increase, Medicare and the coverage of nurs- flanked at every position. legacy. He walked the walk. He lived the life. ing home care under Medicaid (which today Sensing that mismatch, the Great Society He didn’t have much of a profile, but he did funds care for 68 percent of nursing home produced a bevy of laws to level the playing have the courage of his convictions, and the residents) has had a defining impact on field for consumers: auto and highway safety achievements of his Great Society were mon- American families. Millions of middle-aged for the motorist; truth in packaging for the umental. Americans, freed from the burden of pro- consumer; truth in lending for the home- Why then do Democratic politicians who viding and medical and nursing home care buyer, small businessman and individual bor- battle to preserve Great Society programs for their elderly parents, suddenly were able rower; wholesome meat and wholesome poul- ignore those achievements? For the same to buy homes and (often with assistance try laws to enhance food safety. It created reason Bill Clinton came to the LBJ library from Great Society higher education pro- the Product Safety Commission to assure on Johnson’s birthday during the 1992 cam- grams) send their children to college. that toys and other products would be safe paign and never spoke the name of Lyndon No Great Society undertaking has been for users and the Flammable Fabrics Act to Johnson or recognized Ladybird Johnson, subjected to more withering conservative at- reduce the incendiary characteristics of who was sitting on the stage from which he tacks than the Office of Economic Oppor- clothing and blankets. To keep kids out of spoke. tunity. Yet the War on Poverty was founded the medicine bottle we proposed the Child The answer lies in their fear of being called on the most conservative principle: Put the Safety Act. ‘‘liberal’’ and in their opposition to the Viet- power in the local community, not in Wash- The revolution in transportation led to the nam War. In contemporary America politi- ington; give people at the grassroots the creation of the National Transportation cians are paralyzed by fear of the label that ability to stand tall on their own two feet. Safety Board, renowned for its work in im- comes with the heritage of Lyndon John- Conservative claims that the OEO poverty proving air safety, and the Department of son’s Great Society. Democrats rest their programs were nothing but a waste of money Transportation. hops of a return to Congressional power on are preposterous—as preposterous as Ronald In numbers of Americans helped, the Great promises to preserve and expand Great Soci- Reagan’s quip that ‘‘LBJ declared war on Society exceeds in domestic impact even the ety programs like Medicare and aid to edu- poverty and poverty won’’. Eleven of the 12 New Deal of LBJ’s idol, Franklin Roosevelt. cation, but they tremble at the thought of programs that OEO launched in the mid-60’s but far more profound and enduring are the linking those programs to the liberal Lyn- are alive, well and funded at an annual rate fundamental tenets of public responsibility don. The irony is that they seek to distance exceeding $10 billion; apparently legislators it espoused, which influence and shape the themselves from the president who once said believe they’re still working. Head Start, nation’s public policy and political dialogue that the difference between liberals and can- Job Corps, Community Health Centers, Fos- to this day. nibals is that cannibals eat only their en- ter Grandparents, Upward Bound (now part Until the New Deal, the federal govern- emies. of the Trio Program in the Department of ment had been regarded as a regulatory Democratic officeholders also assign John- Education), Green Thumb (now Senior Com- power, protecting the public health and safe- son the role of stealth president because of munity Service Employment), Indian Oppor- ty with the Food and Drug Administration the . Most contemporary ob- tunities (now in the Labor Department) and and enforcing antitrust and commercial servers put the war down as a monumental Migrant Opportunities (now Seasonal Work- fraud laws to rein in concentrations of eco- blunder. Only a handful—most of them Re- er Training and Migrant Education) were all nomic power. With the creation of the Secu- publicans—defend Vietnam as part of a half-

VerDate 1299 04:10 Oct 19, 1999 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00011 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A18OC8.032 pfrm04 PsN: E18PT1 E2122 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks October 18, 1999 century bipartisan commitment to contain Michael Moran of San Francisco, California, COMMUNITY–BASED DEVELOPMENT— communism with American blood and arrived on Friday, October 15th, 1999, at 7:45 COMING OF AGE money. Seen in that context, Vietnam was a a.m., weighing in at a healthy 7 pounds three THE 1999 NCCED CENSUS REPORT ON THE TRENDS tragic losing battle in a long, winning war— 1 AND ACHIEVEMENTS OF COMMUNITY-BASED a war that began with Truman’s ordeal in ounces and an impressive 21 ¤2 inches. Mr. Speaker I request my colleagues in joining me DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONS Korea, the Marshall Plan, and the 1948 Berlin Executive Summary airlift, and ended with the collapse of com- in offering our heartiest congratulations to the munism at the end of the Reagan Adminis- Moran family and share their happiness in Over the past ten years, the National Con- tration. being new parents. gress for Community Economic Development Whatever anyone thinks about Vietnam has conducted a series of four national cen- and however much politicians shrink from f sus surveys to record the trends and achieve- ments of community-based development or- the liberal label, it is time to recognize—as RECOGNITION OF THE 80TH ANNI- historians are beginning to do—the reality of ganizations. This report, Coming of Age— the remarkable and enduring achievements VERSARY OF THE SECOND BAP- The Achievements of Community-based De- of the Great Society programs. Without such TIST CHURCH velopment Organizations, contains NCCED’s programs as Head Start, higher-education most recent census findings from 1994 to 1998. loans and scholarships, Medicare, Medicaid, HON. DAVID E. BONIOR Commonly known as CDCs (community de- clear air and water, and civil rights, life velopment corporations), these non-profit or- would be nastier, more brutish, and shorter OF MICHIGAN ganizations share several common character- for millions of Americans. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES istics: they focus on win-win outcomes bene- fiting business and community; they are f Monday, October 18, 1999 multi-disciplined; they are based on eco- Mr. BONIOR. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to nomic practices; and they are indigenous. TRIBUTE TO DR. BRADY JOSEPH They derive their leadership and governance JONES, SR. recognize the 80th anniversary of the Second Baptist Church located in Romeo, Michigan. In from residents and other stakeholders in the communities they serve and can therefore HON. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON late 1918 and early 1919, a group of devoted uniquely assess local needs and tap into local Christians began holding prayer meetings in resources. OF TEXAS their homes. In 1920, Katherine Board, Jennie The census of CDCs commissioned by IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES (Green) Barton, George Green, Arthur Board, NCCED—the national trade association for Monday, October 18, 1999 Katie Watkins, Virgil Watkins and Susan Arm- the community-based development industry. strong met to discuss the idea of starting a The NCCED census report has become the de- Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas. church of their own. Many people at that time finitive source of data on the characteristics Mr. Speaker, I rise today to note with great and achievements of these organizations, were attending the local Methodist Church and sadness the passing of Dr. Brady Joseph which are found throughout urban and rural decided to approach the village officials to re- Jones Senior, one of the great community America. quest a location to hold their own services. leaders of Dallas, Texas. Community-based development is not well- The church was first housed in the Town Dr. B.J. Jones was born in Longview, Texas known—and is less understood. It is a move- Bank Practice Hall, a small room above the ment borne of the poverty programs and on August 30, 1915. He graduated from Prai- Romeo Fire Department and Jail on Rawles policies of the sixties. Today, after three rie View College in 1939, and he later earned Street. After a year of increased attendance decades, it is an industry of considerable his doctorate from Meharry Medical College in and the choir becoming well recognized strength that is quietly transforming lives the area of Dentistry in 1953. and communities across America. It is throughout the region, the members decided Out of dedication to delivering services to uniquely American force in the best tradi- that they wanted a building of their own. The the low-income families, he chose to keep his tions of the social and economic institutions cornerstone was laid in 1932 and dedicated practice in the heart of South Dallas. He cared observed by Alexis deTocqueville in early Second Baptist Church under Reverend Can- for patients in this area with compassion and 19th century communities. non. The structure stood for over 35 years as The achievements of CDCs are a story of success. He was a pioneer dentist and a giant the center of the church community until the remarkable success in the face of consider- in our community. new structure was started in 1968. able uncertainty and challenge. The 1999 During his career, he was a charter member Through the hard work of the church's NCCED Census Report indicates that the in- of a group of Black Professional who intro- dustry of CDCs has grown by 64% to an esti- members, and the leadership of its many de- duced the idea of investment and saving mated 3,600 organizations in the last four voted Pastors, the members have built a bea- throughout the Black Professional community. years alone. The productivity of the industry con of light in the Romeo community. The He advocated education, self-sufficiency, and over its 30 years history is reflected in the Second Baptist Church brings together every following figures: responsibility. aspect of the village. Blacks and whites from 71 million square feet of commercial and Dr. Jones was a loving parent. He was the various economic backgrounds come together industrial space developed; proud father of a dentist, a psychiatrist, and an to worship in the community of faith centered $1.9 million in loans outstanding (at the educator, who is an art enthusiast with most of end of 1997) to 59,000 small and micro-busi- around The Second Baptist Church. her studies being done at the J. Paul Getty nesses; For the last eighty years, the Second Baptist Museum in Los Angeles, California. 247,000 private sector jobs created; and Mr. Speaker, Dr. B.J. Jones inspired his Church has remained steadfast in its loyalty to 550,000 units of affordable rental and own- children, his peers, the Black community and the community and to its faith in God. Please ership housing built or renovated, nearly join me in asking for God's blessing for an- 40% of which has been completed in the last all who knew him. four years. With his passing, I have lost a dear friend, other eighty years of service, support, and community for the members of this wonderful These figures account for the most measur- many members of our community have lost a able outputs of the community development church. mentor, and the citizens of Dallas have lost a industry. They represents, however, only a great leader. He was truly an inspiration, and f part of the picture. The rest of the picture is he will be missed. God bless him and his fam- found in the expanding role of CDCs in the ily. We commend him to you, dear Lord, in TRENDS AND ACHIEVEMENTS OF delivery of services in such areas as pre- and COMMUNITY-BASED DEVELOP- post-employment training and support, en- your eternal care. trepreneurship, and transportation services. f MENT ORGANIZATIONS FROM 1994 TO 1998 Important to this story of productivity is the fact that most of it has occurred during HONORING DOUGLAS WAGNER the 1990s. Community-based development is MORAN HON. MELVIN L. WATT an industry of considerable strength that is OF NORTH CAROLINA quietly transforming lives and communities across America. HON. GEORGE RADANOVICH IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES The coming of age of the CDC as an eco- OF CALIFORNIA Monday, October 18, 1999 nomic force is in response to community IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES needs, profound changes in public policy, and Mr. WATT of North Carolina. Mr. Speaker, I Monday, October 18, 1999 an awakening in the corporate sector to the submit the document titled, ``Trends and economic opportunities that CDC commu- Mr. RADANOVICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise Achievements of Community-based Develop- nities represent. These communities—both today to celebrate the birth of Douglas Wag- ment Organizations from 1994 to 1998.'' For urban and rural—are more and more recog- ner Moran. Douglas, the first child of Mary and printing in the CONGRESSIONAL RECORD. nized as a labor source to fill a growing job

VerDate 1299 04:10 Oct 19, 1999 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00012 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A18OC8.035 pfrm04 PsN: E18PT1 October 18, 1999 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E2123 market. They also represent an underserved borhoods, often while municipal investment Still aliveÐto stand in solidarity with others. market for the sale of goods and services. priorities have been focused on the down- Still aliveÐto bear witness to the majesty of The forces that brought about the growth of towns of major cities. As municipal invest- the human soul. community development represent chal- ment priorities shift attention to neighbor- Still alive! Still alive!'' lenges and opportunities for CDC commu- hoods, CDCs are ready and able to act as bro- Indeed, Mr. Speaker, Rabbi Joseph P. nities. In many distressed communities, kers and partners with city halls and the CDCs are at the center of initiatives that are business community. Weinberg is still alive. He may no longer be the difference between being economically Community building. The broad vision of physically among us, but his spirit and legacy marginalized or being economically viable. CDCs is evident in the census results. Their live on. The convergence of public policy shifts and community building activities are signifi- [From the Washington Post, Oct. 17, 1999] the forces of an economy in a period of un- cantly on the rise and include child care, RABBI JOSEPH P. WEINBERG DIES AT 62 precedented growth has created a set of con- education programs, training, counseling, ditions in which community-based develop- transportation, and health care services. (By Caryle Murphy) ment organizations are uniquely positioned These findings reflect the extraordinary Joseph P. Weinberg, 62, senior rabbi at to be agents of economic change and instru- growth of the community-based development Washington Hebrew Congregation, who had ments of public policy. As the 1999 NCCED industry over the past decade. As the 1999 been active in interracial and civil rights ef- Census Report illustrates, CDCs are ideally NCCED Census Report illustrates, CDCs have forts since the 1960s, died at his Potomac positioned to bring together the economic truly come of age in the 1990s. Tangible im- home Friday night after battling brain can- interests and assets of communities, compa- pact of their successes are visible in low-in- cer for more than a year. nies and city halls for the benefit of all. come urban and rural communities across Rabbi Weinberg, who was known for his The findings of the 1999 NCCED Census Re- the country. CDCs, with their comprehensive concern for social issues, had served for 31 port have significance for decision-makers in scope and indigenous origins, are uniquely years at Washington Hebrew, the city’s old- both the private and public sectors, and they positioned as the driving force in American est Jewish congregation and the largest Re- demonstrate the credibility of NCCED as a renewal by bringing about win-win out- form congregation in the Washington area. value-added advisor to business. CDCs have comes, benefiting both business and the com- For many of its thousands of members as established a track record as effective in- munity. well as many others in the community at struments in multiple areas: NCCED as the trade association for the large, he was the human symbol of the con- Commercial and industrial real estate de- gregation. velopment. CDCs have produced an esti- community-based economic development in- dustry is the voice for the policy interests of His death came a little more than a month mated 71,400,000 square feet of commercial after the rabbi delivered an emotional fare- and industrial facilities. In the latest four- economically distressed rural and urban communities. Through its membership net- well sermon on Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish year census period, CDCs provided nearly New Year and one of the holiest days in the $600 million in financing for commercial and work, programs, and national public and pri- vate sector partnerships. NCCED is recog- Jewish calendar. industrial development. This record estab- With the help of his three children, who lishes CDCs as capable development partners nized as a leading information and technical assistance resource for community-based de- each read portions of the sermon, Weinberg of shopping centers, manufacturing facili- told a packed sanctuary he had just learned ties, distribution centers, business incuba- velopment organizations as they expand their capacity to undertake the diversity of that he must ‘‘battle anew with my pesky in- tors, office centers, and community facili- vader’’ but wanted ‘‘to have Rosh Hashanah ties. strategies for the development of healthy communities. as usual.’’ Small and Micro-business lending. CDCs He said the holiday was a reminder of have emerged as ‘‘surrogate’’ commercial f ‘‘God’s great gift to us . . . the precious gift lenders for banks in underserved markets. REMEMBERING RABBI JOSEPH of time,’’ which is ‘‘ours to fill wisely, joy- CDCs and community development financial fully, completely.’’ The ailing rabbi told his institutions (CDFIs) are often the only WEINBERG congregants to rejoice that ‘‘we are still source of credit for micro-entrepreneurs and here. Still alive, to stand for causes that are start-up businesses. CDCs and CDFIs en- just . . . to bear witness to the majesty of hance their lending services with technical HON. LOIS CAPPS the human soul. Still alive!’’ OF CALIFORNIA assistance and support to their business bor- The Sept. 11 sermon was the first time rowers, which has been central to their suc- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES many in the congregation realized ‘‘what cess as loan services and portfolio managers. was really happening as far as his health was Nationally, at the end of 1997, the estimated Monday, October 18, 1999 concerned,’’ recalled Kenneth Marks, presi- amount of CDC loans outstanding was $1.9 Mrs. CAPPS. Mr. Speaker, this weekend, dent of the Northwest Washington congrega- billion of 59,000 businesses. the nation lost one of its foremost religious Business partners. CDCs are the key to fa- tion. ‘‘The mood was quite emotional. ‘‘Joe Weinberg and the congregation were cilitating business relationships, locating eq- and spiritual leaders, Rabbi Joseph P. uity capital and real estate opportunities, Weinberg. Rabbi Weinberg served for over one and the same, basically,’’ Marks added. and providing the technical assistance to thirty years at Washington Hebrew Congrega- ‘‘What can you say when you lose someone forge partnerships between community and tion. Throughout his exceptional career, Rabbi who meant so much? This is the most com- corporate interests. passionate man you ever met in your life. He Weinberg distinguished himself not only for his always wanted to do good, and he always had Affordable housing production. CDC hous- Jewish scholarship and the pastoral care he ing production is on the rise. Thirty percent time for you.’’ of the assisted housing in the nation has devoted to his congregation, but as a cham- Weinberg’s brain cancer was diagnosed in been produced by CDCs. A total of 245,000 pion in the fights for civil rights, racial under- March 1998, and he underwent surgery twice, units of affordable housing were produced standing, and religious tolerance. his wife, Marcia Weinberg, said yesterday. during the latest four-year census period. Rabbi Weinberg was a gracious, warm and On Friday evening, the family had gathered Increasing home ownership. Of CDC hous- compassionate man. He possessed both a for the traditional Shabbat prayers, and ing production, 26 percent in urban areas and softspoken demeanor and a fiery determina- Weinberg, his wife recalled, ‘‘left us while the candles were still burning.’’ 53 percent in rural areas is for ownership by tion to correct the injustices of our society. low and moderate income home buyers. Since his arrival in Washington in 1968—a Many CDCs have become home buyer coun- Above all else, he was devoted to his family. time when the city was wracked by racial selors, and mortgage loan packagers and I wish to extend my most sincere condolences riots and anti-war protests—Weinberg played originators in partnership with banks and to his wife Marcia, his children Rachel, a leading role in efforts to improve racial re- mortgage companies. This capacity is a valu- Johathan, Josh, their spouses, and his grand- lations and fight poverty. He helped organize able resource for achieving increased home children. Ya’chad, a Jewish organization promoting ownership as a national and a local policy Mr. Speaker, I submit for our colleagues an affordable city housing, and Carrie Simon House, a transitional home for unmarried strategy for family asset building and neigh- article about Rabbi Weinberg that was pub- borhood stabilization. mothers in Northwest Washington, which is Workforce development. For the first time, lished in the Washington Post. This article re- supported by Washington Hebrew. the NCCED census indicates that CDCs are ports on Rabbi Weinberg's final Rosh Hasha- Weinberg also was a moving force behind increasingly engaged in providing employ- nah sermon, delivered last month with the his congregation’s annual service held joint- ment support and training to community help of his children. Using Tolstoy's famous ly with local African American churches to residents. A growing number of CDCs are di- journal entry, ``Still Alive,'' Rabbi Weinberg honor the legacy of the Rev. Martin Luther rect providers of job readiness training and said: King Jr. on the Jewish Sabbath right before job skill training, and such employment sup- ``Dear congregants, children and grand- King’s national holiday. port services as child care and transpor- Marcia Weinberg, 61, said her husband had tation to work. CDCs are natural partners in children, been deeply affected by his experiences when the welfare reform effort. It is Rosh Hashanah. . .and we are still he marched with King in the historic civil Neighborhood revitalization. CDCs have here. rights march in Selma, AL, in 1965. Then a been working to revitalize distressed neigh- Still aliveÐto stand for causes that are just. young rabbi, Weinberg was arrested twice.

VerDate 1299 04:10 Oct 19, 1999 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00013 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A18OC8.040 pfrm04 PsN: E18PT1 E2124 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks October 18, 1999 ‘‘It was an important moment for him as a graves of Natives who succumbed to DONALD C. MITCHELL, human being and as a rabbi,’’ she said. ‘‘Jo- epidemics of disease brought into the Eskimo ATTORNEY AT LAW, seph was very motivated by social action.’’ Anchorage, AK, October 8, 1999. Weinberg was born in Chicago in 1937. His culture by non-Natives. Today, Elim is home Re: Section 7 of H.R. 3013 (Elim Native Cor- mother, Helen Joy Weinberg, was an artist, to about 300 Alaska Natives and a small num- poration Amendment). and his father, Alfred, a businessman. In ber of non-Natives who live and work in the Hon. DON YOUNG, 1938, as the Nazi menace was threatening Eu- village. Chairman, Committee on Resources, Longworth ropean Jewry, Alfred Weinberg returned to Building, House of Representatives, Wash- his native Germany to bring his parents and In 1919, Congress enacted a law requiring ington, DC. several other family members to the United that any future Indian Reservations be estab- Hon. GEORGE MILLER, States. lished only by an act of Congress. In 1927, Ranking Member, Committee on Resources, After graduating from Northwestern Uni- Congress passed an act which prohibited Longworth Building, House of Representa- versity in 1958, Joseph Weinberg imme- boundary adjustments to Executive Order tives, Washington, DC. diately entered seminary at Hebrew Union DEAR REPRESENTATIVES YOUNG and MIL- Reservations other than an act of Congress. College-Jewish Institute of Religion in Cin- LER: On October 5, 1999 Mr. Young intro- cinnati. After his ordination in 1963, he In 1929, President Herbert Hoover, by an duced, and the Committee on Resources was served as assistant rabbi at a San Francisco Executive Order, reduced the size of the Elim referred, H.R. 3013, the Alaska Native Claims congregation before coming to Washington. Technical Amendments of 1999. Weinberg, who also was a fervent supporter reservation by 50,000 acres. The land was de- leted from the Reservation for the benefits of In 1971 when it settled Alaska Native land of Israel and campaigned for years to help claims by enacting the Alaska Native Claims Soviet Jews emigrate, became senior rabbi others and was not offered to be restored to Settlement Act (ANCSA) the 92d Congress at Washington Hebrew in 1986. He was only the original Reservation when lands com- determined that social and economic justice the fifth rabbi to hold that position since the prising the Reservation were made available required that Alaska Natives who resided in Reform congregation was founded in 1952. a village located within the boundaries of a The original congregants held services in to the Native inhabitants of Elim under section reservation that had been established for their homes until they purchased a building 19(b) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement their benefit should be afforded an oppor- site in the 800 block of Eighth Street NW. in Act of 1971. The failure to replace these lands tunity to select, and to be conveyed legal Chinatown. There, they built their first syn- has been and continues to be a source of title to, all public land located within the agogue, which they sold 58 years later. reservation’s boundaries. Today, the former temple, which still has deep concern to the indigenous people of Elim the Star of David in its stained-glass win- and until this matter is dealt with equitably, it The Inupiat residents of the village of Elim dows, is home to Greater New Hope Baptist will continue to be a source of great frustration took advantage of that opportunity, and the Church. Secretary of the Interior conveyed the Elim and sense of loss among the shareholders of Native Corporation legal title to the public Washington Hebrew, with a membership of Elim Native Corporation and their descend- more than 3,000 families, is now located on land located within the boundaries of the Macomb Street NW. Funeral services for ants. former Norton Bay Reservation, as those Weinberg will be held at the congregation to- This bill will give the Elim Native Corpora- boundaries existed in 1971. morrow at 1 p.m. tion 2 years in which to select no more than ANCSA was a milestone in the history of In addition to his wife, Weinberg is sur- Congress’s relations with Native Americans. vived by a sister, Judith Adler, 66 of Seattle; 60,000 acres depicted on the map dated Au- But because it was by no means perfect, a daughter, Rachel Weinberg of Arlington; gust 1, 1999, and entitled Land Withdrawal since 1971 subsequent Congresses have two sons, Jonathan Weinberg of Potomac Elim Native Corporation Land Restoration. It amended ANCSA on numerous occasions to and Josh Weinberg of Bethesda; and four also authorizes the Elim Native Corporation to provide Alaska Natives additional land selec- grandchildren. select and receive title to 50,000 acres of tion opportunities when necessary to ensure f that the Act achieves its objectives. lands within the boundary of the lands de- The most important of those objectives is INTRODUCTION OF A BILL TO scribed on the map. The Secretary is further to afford Alaska Natives social and economic AMEND THE ALASKA NATIVE authorized and directed to receive and adju- justice regarding their ownership of public CLAIMS SETTLEMENT ACT dicate a selection application by the Elim Na- land they historically used and occupied. tive Corporation, and to convey the surface As you know, from 1977 to 1994 I served as and subsurface estate in the selected lands to counsel to the Alaska Federation of Natives HON. DON YOUNG (AFN), which Alaska Natives organized in OF ALASKA the Elim Native Corporation subject to rules, 1967 to lead the fight for a fair and just land IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES conditions and limitations outlined in this bill. claims settlement. In that capacity I over Monday, October 18, 1999 I am attaching copies of two letters (with my the years participated in developing a num- statement) from two individuals who support ber of amendments to ANCSA that Congress Mr. YOUNG of Alaska. Mr. Speaker, today enacted to ensure that the objective of af- I am introducing legislation that would address the restoration of 50,000 acres to the people fording Alaska Natives social and economic several matters of concern to Alaska Natives of Elim. The first letter is from Mr. Donald C. justice is achieved. through amendments to the Alaska Native Mitchell, Attorney at Law. Mr. Mitchell, over One of the most grievous cases of social Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA) of 1971. the course of 20 years, has worked on and economic injustice of which I became As my colleagues know, ANCSA was en- amendments to the Alaska Native Claims Set- aware during my tenure as AFN’s counsel was the caprice with which representatives acted in 1971, stimulated by the need to ad- tlement Act (ANCSA) and has written a book of the federal executive in 1929 diminished dress Native land claims as well as the desire regarding the history of the ANCSA. The sec- the land rights of the Inupiat residents of to clear the way for the construction of the ond letter is from Mr. Rick Steiner, Director of the village of Elim by adjusting the bound- Trans-Alaska Pipeline and thereby provide our The Coastal Coalition, a highly respected con- ary of the Norton Bay Reservation without country with access to the petroleum re- servation group in Alaska. Their letters simply their knowledge or consent. sources of Alaska's North Slope. As the years state a brief outline of support for the restora- The facts regarding that situation are well-known and uncontroverted. During my pass, issues arise which require amending tion of 50,000 acres to the people of Elim. that act. The Resources Committee as a mat- tenure at AFN I and others on several occa- ter of course routinely considers such amend- Another provision of this bill would allow sions attempted to bring the Elim situation to Congress’s attention, but we were no suc- ments and brings them before the House. shareholder stock to be transferred to adopted Alaska Native children and to their descend- cessful. As a consequence, I am delighted to The bill has three provisions. One of the find that section 7 of H.R. 3013 attempts to provisions would restore 50,000 acres back to ants. remedy the injustice that was inflicted on the village of Elim. The Norton Bay Reserva- Another provision would amend the defini- the Inupiat residents of Elim in 1929 when tion (later referred to as Norton Bay Native tion of a ``settlement trust'' under ANCSA. the boundary of the Norton Reservation was Reserve) was formally established in 1917 by unfairly, and in my view unlawfully, modi- an Executive Order and comprised approxi- This bill is the result of the work of the Alas- fied. For that reason, I would respectfully, mately 350,000 acres of land for use of the ka Federation of Natives, Elim Native Corpora- but strongly, urge you and other members of the Committee on Resources to favorably re- U.S. Bureau of Education and the Natives of tion and myself to restore 50,000 acres back to the Native peoples of Elim. The legislative port section 7 of H.R. 3013 to the U.S. House Indigenous Alaskan race. It is located approxi- of Representatives, either as part of H.R. mately 110 miles southeast of Nome, Alaska language changes within the bill were revised 3013, or as a stand-alone bill. along the shoreline of Norton Bay Reserva- with the technical assistance of the Depart- Sincerely, tion. Some of the burial grounds were mass ment of the Interior. DON MITCHELL.

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THE COASTAL COALITION, tives. Apparently, Elim people weren’t even to secure sustainable protection of the area Anchorage, AK, October 8, 1999. consulted regarding this deletion. well into the future. This would not only Re: Elim Native Corporation Land Restora- In my many years living in and working in protect the lands from potentially damaging tion proposal northwest Alaska, I visited Elim several commercial activities, but would also allow Hon. DON YOUNG, Chairman, times, and they were always some of the Elim to develop a truly sustainable economy Hon. GEORGE MILLER, kindest, most accommodating people I had in the region. As the lands are held at House of Representatives, Committee on Re- the opportunity to work with. They cer- present, there are no such protections and sources, Washington, DC. tainly seem to care a great deal about their the area could easily fall victim to short- DEAR GENTLEMEN, I just wanted to offer a land and cultural heritage. term activities against the desires and senti- few words in support of the proposal before Before your committee is a remarkable op- ments of the Elim people. your committee to return to the Elim Cor- portunity to right this wrong, and I urge you Returning this land to the Elim people poration 50,000 acres of land that had been to act upon this opportunity. The return of with protective covenants is a win-win sce- deleted in 1929 by Executive Order. 50,000 acres of land to the Elim shareholders nario, as it provides ethical redress of some It is my understanding from the history of seems justified not just on moral and ethical rather outrageous federal activity earlier this issue that the deletion by Executive grounds, but also on the grounds of conserva- this century, conservation of the region, and Order from the Norton Bay Reservation was tion and protection of valuable fish and wild- opportunity for the Elim people to rebuild a the result of a concerted effort by non-Na- life habitat. Particularly important is the sustainable economy on their land. tives to gain access to the area for commer- habitat along the Tubuktoolik River and its Thanks for your attention to this very im- cial purposes such as fur farming, wastershed. portant issue. prospecting and mining. The deletion from I would hope that a protective conserva- Sincerely, the Reservation seemed to be yet another tion easement or other protective covenant RICK STEINER, profound injustice perpetrated on Alaska Na- could be included with the transfer in order Director, The Coastal Coalition.

VerDate 1299 04:10 Oct 19, 1999 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00015 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A18OC8.045 pfrm04 PsN: E18PT1 E2126 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks October 18, 1999 SENATE COMMITTEE MEETINGS Washington on June 9, 1998 (Treaty 2 p.m. Title IV of Senate Resolution 4, Doc. 106–02). Energy and Natural Resources SD–419 National Parks, Historic Preservation, and agreed to by the Senate on February 4, 2:30 p.m. Recreation Subcommittee 1977, calls for establishment of a sys- Energy and Natural Resources To hold hearings on S. 1365, to amend the tem for a computerized schedule of all Water and Power Subcommittee National Preservation Act of 1966 to meetings and hearings of Senate com- To hold hearings on S. 1167, to amend the extend the authorization for the His- mittees, subcommittees, joint commit- Pacific Northwest Electric Power Plan- toric Preservation Fund and the Advi- tees, and committees of conference. ning and Conservation Act to provide sory Council on Historic Preservation; This title requires all such committees for expanding the scope of the Inde- S. 1434, to amend the National Historic Preservation Act to reauthorize that to notify the Office of the Senate Daily pendent Scientific Review Panel; S. 1694, to direct the Secretary of the In- Act; and H.R. 834, to extend the author- Digest—designated by the Rules com- ization for the National Historic Pres- mittee—of the time, place, and purpose terior to conduct a study on the rec- lamation and reuse of water and waste- ervation Fund. of the meetings, when scheduled, and water in the State of Hawaii; S. 1612, to SD–366 any cancellations or changes in the direct the Secretary of the Interior to Judiciary meetings as they occur. convey certain irrigation project prop- Immigration Subcommittee As an additional procedure along erty to certain irrigation and reclama- To hold hearings to examine America’s workforce needs in the 21st century. with the computerization of this infor- tion districts in the State of Nebraska; SD–226 S. 1474, providing conveyance of the mation, the Office of the Senate Daily 2:30 p.m. Palmetto Bend project to the State of Digest will prepare this information for Commerce, Science, and Transportation Texas; S. 1697, to authorize the Sec- printing in the Extensions of Remarks Science, Technology, and Space Sub- retary of the Interior to refund certain section of the CONGRESSIONAL RECORD committee on Monday and Wednesday of each collections received pursuant to the To hold hearings to examine issues deal- Reclamation Reform Act of 1982; S. ing with the national technical infor- week. 1178, to direct the Secretary of the In- Meetings scheduled for Tuesday, Oc- mation services. terior to convey certain parcels of land SR–253 tober 19, 1999 may be found in the Daily acquired for the Blunt Reservoir and Digest of today’s RECORD. Pierre Canal features of the Oahe Irri- OCTOBER 25 gation Project, South Dakota, to the MEETINGS SCHEDULED 1 p.m. Commission of Schools and Public Small Business Lands of the State of South Dakota for To hold hearings to examine the inci- OCTOBER 20 the purpose of mitigating lost wildlife dents of high-tech fraud on small busi- 9 a.m. habitat, on the condition that the cur- Judiciary nesses. rent preferential leaseholders shall SD–562 To hold hearings on the Justice Depart- have an option to purchase the parcels ment’s role and the FALN. from the Commission; and S. 1723, to OCTOBER 26 SD–226 establish a program to authorize the 9:30 a.m. Secretary of the Interior to plan, de- 9:30 a.m. Energy and Natural Resources Commerce, Science, and Transportation sign, and construct facilities to miti- To hold hearings on the interpretation To hold hearings to examine the use of gate impacts associated with irrigation and implementation plans of subsist- performance enhancing drugs in Olym- system water diversions by local gov- ence management regulations for pub- pic competition. ernmental entities in the Pacific Ocean lic lands in Alaska. SD–106 drainage of the States of Oregon, Wash- SD–366 Indian Affairs ington, Montana, and Idaho. 2:30 p.m. To hold oversight hearings on the imple- SD–366 mentation of the Transportation Eq- Armed Services Readiness and Management Support Sub- uity Act in the 21st Century, focusing OCTOBER 21 on Indian reservation roads; to be fol- committee lowed by a business meeting on pend- 9:30 a.m. To hold hearings on the Real Property ing calendar business. Armed Services Management Program and the mainte- SR–485 To resume hearings on the lessons nance of the historic homes and senior Rules and Administration learned from the military operations offices’ quarters. To hold oversight hearings on the oper- conducted as part of Operation Allied SR–222 ations of the Architect of the Capitol. Force, and associated relief operations, SR–301 with respect to Kosovo; to be followed OCTOBER 27 Armed Services by a closed hearing (SR–222). 9:30 a.m. Emerging Threats and Capabilities Sub- SD–106 Indian Affairs committee 10 a.m. To hold hearings on proposed legislation To hold hearings on the efforts of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions authorizing funds for elementary and military services in implementing To hold hearings on the implementation secondary education assistance, focus- joint experimentation. of the Food and Drug Administration ing on Indian educational programs; to SR–222 Modernization Act (P.L. 105–115). be followed by a business meeting on Energy and Natural Resources SD–430 pending calendar business. Business meeting to consider pending Governmental Affairs SR–285 calendar business. To hold hearings on the nomination of Armed Services SD–366 John F. Walsh, of Connecticut, to be a To hold hearings on the nomination of 10 a.m. Governor of the United States Postal The following named officer for ap- Finance Service; and the nomination of LeGree pointment in the United States Air Business meeting to mark up on the pro- Sylvia Daniels, of Pennsylvania, to be Force to the grade indicated while as- posed Tax Extenders and the Balanced a Governor of the United States Postal signed to a position of importance and Budget Adjustments Act. Service. responsibility under title 10, U.S.C., SD–215 SD–628 section 601: Gen. Joseph W. Ralston, 11:30 a.m. Judiciary 9172, To be General; the nomination of Conferees Business meeting to consider pending The following named officer for ap- Meeting of conferees continued on H.R. calendar business. pointment as Vice Chairman of the 1000, to amend title 49, United States SD–226 Joint Chiefs of Staff and appointment Code, to reauthorize programs of the 10:30 a.m. to the grade indicated while assigned Federal Aviation Administration. Foreign Relations to a position of importance and respon- Room to be announced To hold hearings on convention (No. 182) sibility under title 10, U.S.C., sections 2 p.m. Concerning the Prohibition and Imme- 601 and 154: Gen. Richard B. Myers, Foreign Relations diate Action for the Elimination of the 7092, To be General; the nomination of To hold hearings on extradition Treaty Worst Forms of Child Labor, adopted The following named officer for ap- between the Government of the United by the International Labor Conference pointment in the United States Army States of America and the Government at its 87th Session in Geneva on June to the grade indicated while assigned of the Republic of Korea (hereinafter 17, 1999 (Treaty Doc. 106–05). to a position of importance and respon- referred to as ‘‘the Treaty’’), signed at SD–419 sibility under title 10, U.S.C., section

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VerDate 1299 04:10 Oct 19, 1999 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00017 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\M18OC8.000 pfrm04 PsN: E18PT1 Monday, October 18, 1999 Daily Digest Senate A message from the President of the United States Chamber Action transmitting, the annual report of the United States Routine Proceedings, pages S12731–S12798 Nuclear Regulatory Commission for fiscal year 1998; Measures Introduced: Five bills were introduced, referred to the Committee on Environment and Pub- as follows: S. 1742–1746. Pages S12783±84 lic Works. (PM–65). Page S12782 Measures Reported: Reports were made as follows: Nominations Received: Senate received the fol- S. 1119, to amend the Act of August 9, 1950, to lowing nominations: continue funding of the Coastal Wetlands Planning, Herschelle S. Challenor, of Georgia, to be a Mem- Protection and Restoration Act. (S. Rept. No. ber of the National Security Education Board for a 106–193) term of four years. S. 1744, to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1 Army nomination in the rank of general. 1973 to provide that certain species conservation re- Routine list in the Navy. Page S12798 ports shall continue to be submitted. (S. Rept. No. 106–194) Messages From the President: Page S12782 S. 1275, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior Messages From the House: Pages S12782±83 to produce and sell products and to sell publications Measures Placed on Calendar: Page S12783 relating to the Hoover Dam, and to deposit revenues generated from the sales into the Colorado River Communications: Page S12783 Dam fund. (S. Rept. No. 106–195) Page S12783 Statements on Introduced Bills: Pages S12784±89 Campaign Finance Reform: Senate continued con- Additional Cosponsors: Pages S12789±90 sideration of S. 1593, to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to provide bipartisan cam- Amendments Submitted: Pages S12790±93 paign reform, taking action on the following amend- Notices of Hearings: Page S12793 ments proposed thereto: Pages S12734±76 Authority for Committees: Page S12793 Pending: Daschle Amendment No. 2298, in the nature of Additional Statements: Pages S12793±98 a substitute. Page S12734 Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. Reid Amendment No. 2299 (to Amendment No. (Total—329) Page S12776 2298), of a perfecting nature. (By 1 yea to 92 nays (Vote No. 329), Senate failed to table the amend- Adjournment: Senate convened at 12 noon, and ad- journed at 7:05 p.m., until 1:15 p.m., on Tuesday, ment.) Page S12734 Wellstone Amendment No. 2306 (to the text of October 19, 1999. (For Senate’s program, see the re- the language proposed to be stricken by Amendment marks of the Acting Majority Leader in today’s No. 2298), to allow a State to enact voluntary public Record on page S12798.) financing legislation regarding the election of Fed- eral candidates in such State. Pages S12756±61, S12776 Committee Meetings Messages From the President: Senate received the following message from the President of the United No committee meetings were held. States:

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VerDate 12-OCT-99 04:09 Oct 19, 1999 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 0627 Sfmt 0627 E:\CR\FM\D18OC9.REC pfrm04 PsN: D18OC9 D1150 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — DAILY DIGEST October 18, 1999 House of Representatives H.R. 2, to send more dollars to the classroom, Chamber Action amended (H. Rept. 106–394 Pt. 1); Bills Introduced: 10 public bills, H.R. 3089–3098, H. Res. 333, agreeing to the conference requested and 1 resolution, H.J. Res. 71, were introduced. by the Senate on the amendment of the Senate to Page H10173 the bill (H.R. 3064) making appropriations for the Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows: government of the District of Columbia and other Filed on Oct. 15: H.R. 1714, to facilitate the use activities chargeable in whole or in part against reve- of electronic records and signatures in interstate or nues of said District for the fiscal year ending Sep- foreign commerce, amended (H. Rept. 106–341, Pt. tember 30, 2000 (H. Rept. 106–395); and 2); H. Res. 334, providing for consideration of H.J. Filed on Oct 15: H.R. 2300, to allow a State to Res. 71, making further continuing appropriations combine certain funds to improve the academic for the fiscal year 2000 (H. Rept. 106–396). achievement of all its students, amended (H. Rept. Pages H10172±73 106–386); Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the H.R. 1753, to promote the research, identifica- Speaker wherein he designated Representative tion, assessment, exploration, and development of Ballenger to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. methane hydrate resources (H. Rept. 106–377, Pt. Page H10121 2); H.R. 2260, to amend the Controlled Substances Recess: The House recessed at 12:43 p.m. and re- Act to promote pain management and palliative care convened at 2:00 p.m. Page H10123 without permitting assisted suicide and euthanasia, Journal Vote: Agreed to the Speaker’s approval of amended (H. Rept. 106–378 Pt. 2); the Journal of Thursday, October 14, by a yea and H.R. 915, to authorize a cost of living adjustment nay vote of 357 yeas to 49 nays with 1 voting in the pay of administrative law judges, amended ‘‘present’’, Roll No. 505. Pages H10123, H10151 (H. Rept. 106–387); Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules H.R. 2821, to amend the North American Wet- and pass the following measures: lands Conservation Act to provide for appointment of 2 additional members of the North American Pennsylvania Battlefields Protection: Agreed to Wetlands Conservation Council (H. Rept. 106–388); the Senate amendments to H.R. 659, to authorize H.R. 1528, to reauthorize and amend the Na- appropriations for the protection of Paoli and Bran- tional Geologic Mapping Act of 1992 (H. Rept. dywine Battlefields in Pennsylvania and to authorize 106–389); the Valley Forge Museum of the American Revolu- H.R. 2496, to reauthorize the Junior Duck Stamp tion at Valley Forge National Historical Park—clear- Conservation and Design Program Act of 1994, ing the measure for the President; Pages H10123±27 amended (H. Rept. 106–390); Chippewa Cree Tribe Water Rights: H.R. 795, S. 382, to establish the Minuteman Missile Na- amended, to provide for the settlement of the water tional Historic Site in the State of South Dakota (H. rights claims of the Chippewa Cree Tribe of the Rept. 106–391); Rocky Boy’s Reservation; Pages H10127±31 H.R. 2389, to restore stability and predictability Wetlands Conservation Council Membership: to the annual payments made to States and counties H.R. 2821, amended, to amend the North American containing National Forest System lands and public Wetlands Conservation Act to provide for appoint- domain lands managed by the Bureau of Land Man- ment of 2 additional members of the North Amer- agement for use by the counties for the benefit of ican Wetlands Conservation Council; Pages H10134±36 public schools, roads, amended (H. Rept. 106–392 Pt. 1); Pension Plan Parity: H.R. 462, to clarify that H.R. 3070, to amend the Social Security Act to governmental pension plans of the possessions of the establish a Ticket to Work and Self-Sufficiency Pro- United States shall be treated in the same manner gram in the Social Security Administration to pro- as State pension plans for purposes of the limitation vide beneficiaries with disabilities meaningful oppor- on the State income taxation of pension income; tunities to work, to extend health care coverage for Pages H10137±38 such beneficiaries, and to make additional miscella- Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area neous amendments relating to Social Security, Protection: H.R. 2140, to improve protection and amended (H. Rept. 106–393 Pt. 1); management of the Chattahoochee River National

VerDate 12-OCT-99 04:09 Oct 19, 1999 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 0627 Sfmt 0627 E:\CR\FM\D18OC9.REC pfrm04 PsN: D18OC9 October 18, 1999 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — DAILY DIGEST D1151 Recreation Area in the State of Georgia (passed by Regulatory Commission for fiscal year 1998—re- a yea and nay vote of 394 yeas to 9 nays, Roll No. ferred to the Committee on Commerce; and 506); Pages H10131±34, H10152 Page H10142 Definition of Child re the Adoption of Siblings: Veto Message—Foreign Operations, Export Fi- H.R. 2886, to amend the Immigration and Nation- nancing, and Related Programs Appropriations: ality Act to provide that an adopted alien who is less Message wherein he announced his veto of H.R. than 18 years of age may be considered a child 2606, making appropriations for foreign operations, under such Act if adopted with or after a sibling export financing, and related programs for the fiscal who is a child under such Act (passed by a yea and year ending September 30, 2000, and explains his nay vote of 404 yeas with none voting ‘‘nay’’, Roll reasons therefor—referred to the Committee on Ap- No. 507); and Pages H10136±37, H10152±53 propriations and ordered printed (H. Doc. 106–145). Pages H10142±51 Presentation of the Congressional Gold Medal to President and Mrs. Gerald R. Ford: H. Con. Res. Online Child Protection Commission: The Chair 196, permitting the use of the rotunda of the Cap- announced the Speaker’s appointment of Mr. John itol for the presentation of the Congressional Gold Bastian of Illinois, Mr. William L. Schrader of Vir- Medal to President and Mrs. Gerald R. Ford (agreed ginia, Mr. Stephen Balkam of Washington, D.C., Mr. J. Robert Flores of Virginia, and Mr. William to by a yea and nay vote of 402 yeas with none vot- Parker of Virginia to the Commission on Online ing ‘‘nay’’, Roll No. 508). Pages H10138±39, H10153 Child Protection. Page H10154 Recess: The House recessed at 3:08 p.m. and recon- Senate Messages: Messages received from the Senate vened at 5:00 p.m. Page H10139 on October 15 and today appear on pages H10121, Motion to Instruct Conferees—Commerce, Jus- H10123, and H10142. tice, State, and Judiciary Appropriations: The Amendments Ordered Printed: Amendments or- House completed debate on the Coburn motion to dered printed pursuant to the rule appear on pages instruct conferees on H.R. 2670, making appropria- H10174–80. tions for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies for the fis- Referrals: S. 548, S. 762, and S. 938 were referred to the Committee on Resources. Page H10168 cal year ending September 30, 2000 to agree to pro- visions that—(1) reduce nonessential spending in Quorum Calls—Votes: Four yea and nay votes de- programs within the Departments of Commerce, Jus- veloped during the proceedings of the House today tice, and State, the Judiciary, and other related agen- and appear on pages H10151, H10152, cies; (2) reduce spending on international organiza- H10152–53, and H10153. There were no quorum tions, in particular, in order to honor the commit- calls. ment of the Congress to protect Social Security; and Adjournment: The House met at 12:30 p.m. and (3) do not increase overall spending to a level that adjourned at 9:47 p.m. exceeds the higher of the House bill or the Senate amendment was offered and debated. Further pro- Committee Meetings ceedings on the motion were postponed until Tues- day, Oct. 19, 1999. Pages H10139±42 CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS FOR Motion to Instruct Conferees—Commerce, Jus- FISCAL YEAR 2000 tice, State, and Judiciary Appropriations: Rep- Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, a rule resentative Upton notified the House of his intention providing for consideration of H.J. Res. 71, making to offer a motion to instruct conferees on H.R. 2670, continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2000, in making appropriations for the Departments of Com- the House. The rule provides that the joint resolu- merce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related tion shall be considered as read. The rule provides agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, for one hour of debate and one motion to recommit. 2000 to agree to the provisions contained in section Testimony was heard from Chairman Young of Flor- 102 of the Senate amendment (relating to repeal of ida. automated entry-exit control system). Page H10154 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Presidential Messages: Read the following mes- APPROPRIATIONS, FY 2000 MOTION TO GO sages from the President: TO CONFERENCE Nuclear Regulatory Commission: Message where- Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, a rule in he transmitted his annual report on the Nuclear providing that the House disagrees to the Senate

VerDate 12-OCT-99 04:09 Oct 19, 1999 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 0627 Sfmt 0627 E:\CR\FM\D18OC9.REC pfrm04 PsN: D18OC9 D1152 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — DAILY DIGEST October 18, 1999 amendment to H.R. 3064, District of Columbia Ap- nomination of Skila Harris, of Kentucky, to be a Member propriations Act, 2000. The rule provides that the of the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Author- House agrees to the conference requested by the Sen- ity; and the nomination of Gerald V. Poje, of Virginia, ate thereon. Testimony was heard from Representa- to be a Member of the Chemical Safety and Hazard Inves- tive Istook. tigation Board, Time to be announced, S–216, Capitol. Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, and Drinking Water, to hold hearings to examine the benefits and pol- Joint Meetings icy concerns related to habitat conservation plans, 10 FINANCIAL SERVICES MODERNIZATION a.m., SD–406. Committee on Finance: Subcommittee on Long-term Conferees continued in evening session to resolve the Growth and Debt Reduction, to hold hearings on federal differences between the Senate and House passed income tax issues relating to restructuring of the electric versions of S. 900/H.R. 10, bills to enhance com- power industry, 9:30 a.m., SD–215. petition in the financial services industry by pro- Committee on Foreign Relations: to hold hearings on the viding a prudential framework for the affiliation of nomination of Mary Carlin Yates, of Washington, to be banks, securities firms, insurance companies, and Ambassador to the Republic of Burundi; the nomination other financial service providers. of John E. Lange, of Wisconsin, to be Ambassador to the FAA AUTHORIZATION Republic of Botswana; and the nomination of Michael Edward Ranneberger, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to Conferees met to resolve the differences between the the Republic of Mali, 2:30 p.m., SD–419. Senate and House passed versions of H.R. 1000, to Committee on Governmental Affairs: to hold hearings on amend title 49, United States Code, to reauthorize S. 1378 and H.R. 391, bills to amend chapter 35 of title programs of the Federal Aviation Administration, 44, United States Code, for the purposes of facilitating but did not complete action thereon, and will meet compliance by small businesses with certain Federal pa- again on Wednesday, October 20. perwork requirements, to establish a task force to exam- f ine the feasibility of streamlining paperwork requirements applicable to small businesses, 10:30 a.m., SD–628. COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR TUESDAY, Full Committee, with the Committee on Energy and OCTOBER 19, 1999 Natural Resources, to hold joint oversight hearings on the implementation of provisions of the Department of (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated) Defense Authorization Act which create the National Nu- Senate clear Security Administration, 2 p.m., SH–216. Committee on Armed Services: to hold hearings to examine House future naval operations at the Atlantic Fleet Weapons Training Facility, 9:30 a.m., SD–106. Committee on Agriculture, Subcommittee on Risk Man- Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Subcommittee agement, Research, and Specialty Crops, hearing on H.R. on Forests and Public Land Management, to hold hear- 2827, National Sustainable Fuels and Chemicals Act of ings on S. 1608, to provide annual payments to the States 1999, 10 a.m., 1300 Longworth. and counties from National Forest System lands managed Committee on Armed Services, Subcommittee on Military by the Forest Service, and the revested Oregon and Cali- Procurement, hearing on lessons learned from the Kosovo fornia Railroad and reconveyed Coos Bay Wagon Road conflict—the effect of the operation on both deployed/ grant lands managed predominately by the Bureau of non- deployed forces and on future modernization plans, Land Management, for use by the counties in which the 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn. lands are situated for the benefit of the public schools, Committee on Commerce, Subcommittee on Health and roads, emergency and other public purposes; to encourage Environment, hearing on the Implementation of the Food and provide new mechanism for cooperation between and Drug Administration Modernization Act of 1997, 10 counties and the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land a.m., 2123 Rayburn. Management to make necessary investments in federal Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, to con- lands, and reaffirm the positive connection between Fed- tinue hearings on Blood Safety and Availability, 9:30 eral Lands counties and Federal Lands; and for other pur- a.m., 2322 Rayburn. poses, 10 a.m., SD–366. Committee on Government Reform, hearing on Improving Full Committee, with the Committee on Governmental Care at the End of Life with Complementary Medicine, Affairs, to hold joint oversight hearings on the imple- 1 p.m., 2154 Rayburn. mentation of provisions of the Department of Defense Committee on International Relations, to continue hearings Authorization Act which create the National Nuclear Se- on U.S. Policy Toward Russia, Part III: Administration curity Administration, 2 p.m., SH–216. Views, 10 a.m.; and to mark up the following: H.R. Committee on Environment and Public Works: business 1095, Debt Relief for Poverty Reduction Act of 1999; H. meeting to consider the nomination of Glenn L. Con. Res. 102, celebrating the 50th anniversary of the McCullough, Jr., of Mississippi, to be a Member of the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and recognizing the human- Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority; the itarian safeguards these treaties provide in times of armed

VerDate 12-OCT-99 04:09 Oct 19, 1999 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 0627 Sfmt 0627 E:\CR\FM\D18OC9.REC pfrm04 PsN: D18OC9 October 18, 1999 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — DAILY DIGEST D1153 conflict; H. Con. Res. 188, commending Greece and Tur- dent’s Northwest Forest Plan, which is a national strategy key for their mutual and swift response to the recent for the recovery of the species on public forest lands, 2 earthquakes in both countries by providing to each other p.m., 1334 Longworth. humanitarian assistance and rescue relief; H. Con. Res. Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands, 46, urging an end of the war between Eritrea and Ethi- hearing on the following bills: H.R. 2795, Shivwits Pla- opia and calling on the United Nations Human Rights teau National Conservation Area Establishment Act; and Commission and other human rights organizations to in- H.R. 3935, Utah National Parks and Public Lands Wil- vestigate human rights abuse in connection with the Eri- derness Act, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth. trean and Ethiopian conflict; and H. Con. Res. 20, con- Committee on Rules, to consider the following: H.R. 2, cerning economic, humanitarian, and other assistance to Dollars to the Classroom Act of 1999; and H.R. 2300, the northern part of Somalia, 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn. Academic Achievement for all Act (Straight A’s Act), 5 Committee on the Judiciary, to mark up the following p.m., H–313 Capitol. bills: H.R. 1869, Stalking Prevention and Victim Protec- Committee on Science, Subcommittee on Basic Research, tion Act of 1999; and H.R. 2366, Small Business Liabil- to continue hearings on Plant Genome Science: From the ity Reform Act of 1999, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn. Lab to the Field to the Market, Part III, 2 p.m., 2318 Committee on Resources, Subcommittee on Forests and Rayburn. Forest Health, hearing on the following bills: H.R. 1680, Committee on Small Business, Subcommittee on Regu- to provide for the conveyance of Forest Service property latory Reform and Paperwork Reduction, hearing on the in Kern County, California, in exchange for county lands U.S. Postal Service’s regulations regarding Commercial suitable for inclusion in Sequoia National Forest; H.R. Mail Receiving Agencies (CMRAs), 10 a.m., 2360 Ray- 1969, Arizona National Forest Improvement Act of 1999; burn. and H.R. 3089, to provide for a comprehensive scientific Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, executive, brief- review of the current conservation status of the northern ing on Colombia: Intelligence Issues, 2 p.m., H–405 spotted owl as a result of implementation of the Presi- Capitol.

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Next Meeting of the SENATE Consideration of 7 Suspensions: 1:15 p.m., Tuesday, October 19 (1) H.R. 3085, Discretionary Spending Offsets for Fis- cal Year 2000; (2) H.R. 1714, Electronic Signatures in Global and Senate Chamber National Commerce; Program for Tuesday: Senate will recess for their re- (3) H.Res. 279, Congratulating Hank Aaron on the spective party conferences; following which, at 2:15 p.m., 25th Anniversary of Breaking the Career Home Run Senate will vote on the cloture motions to close further Record and Recognizing Him as One of the Greatest debate on Amendment No. 2298 and Amendment No. Baseball Players of All Time; 2299 (to Amendment No. 2298) to S. 1593, Bipartisan (4) H.R. 1887, Depiction of Animal Cruelty Punish- Campaign Reform Act. Also, Senate will consider any ment; conference reports when available. (5) H.R. 3046, Banking and Housing Agency Ac- countability Preservation; (6) H.R. 1497, Women’s Business Center Sustain- Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ability Act; 9 a.m., Tuesday, October 19 (7) H.R. 1180, Work Incentives Improvement Act; and Consideration of a Rule agreeing to the conference re- House Chamber quested by the Senate on H.R. 3064, District of Colum- Program for Tuesday: Consideration of H.J. Res. 71, bia Appropriations Act, 2000 (closed rule, one hour of Continuing Resolution for FY 2000 (closed rule, one general debate). hour of general debate);

Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue

HOUSE Green, Gene, Tex., E2119 Portman, Rob, Ohio, E2113, E2117 Johnson, Eddie Bernice, Tex., E2122 Radanovich, George, Calif., E2122 Abercrombie, Neil, Hawaii, E2118 Kaptur, Marcy, Ohio, E2112 Sanford, Marshall ‘‘Mark’’, S.C., E2117 Bonior, David E., Mich., E2122 Kucinich, Dennis J., Ohio, E2113, E2117 Taylor, Charles H., N.C., E2111 Capps, Lois, Calif., E2123 Lantos, Tom, Calif., E2115 Turner, Jim, Tex., E2115 Cox, Christopher, Calif., E2118 Matsui, Robert T., Calif., E2112 Watt, Melvin L., N.C., E2122 DeLauro, Rosa L., Conn., E2119 Meek, Carrie P., Fla., E2114, E2117 Weller, Jerry, Ill., E2115 Doyle, Michael F., Pa., E2118 Ney, Robert W., Ohio, E2112 Wu, David, Ore., E2119 Filner, Bob, Calif., E2114 Pelosi, Nancy, Calif., E2113, E2116 Young, Don, Alaska, E2124

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