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H7334 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE July 23, 2003 the President stop passing the buck on Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, Steven trade agreements with Singapore and education reform to our States and Hadley, the Deputy National Security Chile. We find our Nation sunk in the local communities. Advisor, tried to take the President, hole of a $500 billion trade deficit, and Last week the House Committee on the Vice President, the Secretary of Congress is going to get out the shovels Rules held a hearing to consider the Defense, and the National Security Ad- and dig a little deeper. issue of unfunded mandates. As I have visor off the biggest hook in town by Mr. Speaker, 251,000 manufacturing noted on several occasions on the accepting the blame for the President jobs have been lost so far this year, ex- House floor, the Bush administration’s falsely claiming in the State of the ported from the United States; 53,000 $20 billion cut to the No Child Left Be- Union that Iraq was trying to go nu- jobs in May alone. We have a record hind Act has created a massive un- clear. 136.1 trade deficit for the first 3 months funded Federal mandate. As the former Hadley says he had ‘‘forgotten’’ the on a track to $550 billion trade deficit superintendent of my State’s public previous memos from Director Tenet this year. schools, I know firsthand that un- discounting an Iraq-Niger uranium Our trade policies are failing our funded mandates will cause real pain at connection and neglected to remove workers and our Nation and our future. the local level. this information from the speech. And the response of this administra- I believe the Federal Government So the American people are being tion and this Congress is a collective must live up to its obligation to fund asked to believe that the bogus major yawn and a vote to continue down the education reform. It is simply wrong to cause of war against Iraq eliminating a same disastrous path. It is pathetic. pass a piece of legislation that says we nuclear threat was advanced because a f are going to give you all that money to lower-level functionary simply over- Leave No Child Left Behind and then looked a memo from a higher func- RECENT LEGISLATION CREATING leave the money behind, while still tionary, and that the President, the LARGER GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS forcing schools to achieve new stand- Vice President, the Secretary of De- (Mr. STEARNS asked and was given ards. fense, and the National Security Advi- permission to address the House for 1 I have introduced legislation that re- sor were all blissfully unaware of the minute and to revise and extend his re- quires full funding of the No Child Left fact that false nuclear claims they marks.) Behind Act, and I urge my colleagues were circulating about Iraq were sim- Mr. STEARNS. Mr. Speaker, I am to join me in stopping the Federal ply the result of a memo misfiled by a concerned that a lot of our recent leg- practice of passing the buck to States national security clerk named Hadley. islation will create even larger govern- and local communities. Hadley? Hardly. Hadley? Hardly. ment programs. We face large deficits; Hadley? Hardly. f yet we continue to spend, and I am f concerned. HELP FROM UNEXPECTED PLACES Recently we had several amendments LOSS OF A HERO (Mr. PENCE asked and was given per- here on the House floor to reduce mission to address the House for 1 (Mr. BURGESS asked and was given spending by 1 percent across the board, minute and to revise and extend his re- permission to address the House for 1 yet they failed. We have increased marks.) minute and to revise and extend his re- spending on education, agricultural Mr. PENCE. Mr. Speaker, the Bible marks.) subsidies, and AIDS in Africa, and a asks the question, ‘‘From where does Mr. BURGESS. Mr. Speaker, the tax rebate for those who do not pay my help come from?’’ And sometimes State of Texas lost a hero last week. taxes. Now, honest men will call this help comes from unexpected places, Tex Schramm, the former Dallas Cow- income redistribution. We also have a boys president and general manager, like an anonymous civilian in Mosul new prescription drug benefit close at died at the age of 83. who brought the sadistic sons of a dic- hand. Mr. Schramm’s passion focused on If we continue to add new govern- tator to justice yesterday; and like the the Dallas Cowboys, but he was always words of a former President supporting ment programs, we will create even a looking out for the entire NFL. He had bigger and bigger government. Instead, the Bush administration’s assertion ideas ranging from using the phrase that Saddam Hussein likely had weap- we should try to solve our problems ‘‘America’s team’’ to letting officials with conservative and free market ons of mass destruction. correct calls through instant replay. principles, that is, bring choice, com- It was last night on CNN, former In 1991 he became the first team exec- petition, and personal responsibility to President Bill Clinton said, ‘‘When I utive elected to the Pro Football Hall our legislative initiatives. left office, there was a substantial of Fame. amount of biological and chemical ma- His partnership with Coach Tom f terial unaccounted for. That is, at the Landry produced 20 straight winning b 1015 end of the first Gulf War we knew what seasons, from 1966 to 1985, 18 playoff ap- he had. We knew what was destroyed in pearances, 13 division titles, five Super AMERICAN NATIONAL DEBT all the inspection processes. We Bowl appearances, and two champion- (Mr. HILL asked and was given per- bombed for 4 days in 1998, may have ships. mission to address the House for 1 gotten it all, may have gotten half of Tex Schramm was a significant force minute.) it, may have gotten none of it, but we in the AFL–NFL merger in 1966; and he Mr. HILL. Mr. Speaker, it has been didn’t know.’’ was the original chairman of the 803 days since President Bush and the ‘‘So,’’ President Clinton said, ‘‘I league’s competition committee, a po- Republican Party embarked on their thought it was prudent for the Presi- sition he held from 1966 to 1988. economic plan for our country. During dent to go to the U.N.’’ Instant replays and sideline radios in that time the national debt has in- And he went on to say, ‘‘If you don’t quarterback helmets were his ideas, creased by $1,082,452,325,550. According cooperate, the penalty could be regime but he also promoted the six-division, to the website for the Bureau of Public change, not just continued sanctions.’’ wild card playoff concept and will be Debt at the U.S. Department of Treas- So said former President Bill Clinton. forever remembered for introducing ury, yesterday at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Thank you, President Clinton, for America to the Dallas Cowboys Cheer- Standard Time, the Nation’s out- confirming what President Bush told leaders. standing debt was $6,722,777,711,908. America: Saddam Hussein had biologi- To the man who left a hole in the Furthermore, in fiscal year 2003, inter- cal and chemical weapons and con- Texas stadium roof so God could watch est on our national debt, or the ‘‘debt fronting him was prudent. his team, Tex, I know you are watching tax,’’ is $277,768,492,816 through June 30, f too. 2003. HADLEY? HARDLY! f f (Mr. KUCINICH asked and was given U.S. TRADE POLICIES ARE IT IS TIME FOR ACTION ON permission to address the House for 1 FAILING MEDICARE REFORM minute and to revise and extend his re- Mr. DEFAZIO. Today Congress will (Mr. BURNS asked and was given marks.) vote on and approve so-called free permission to address the House for 1 VerDate jul 14 2003 00:36 Jul 24, 2003 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K23JY7.002 H23PT1.