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E PL UR UM IB N U U S Congressional Record United States th of America PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE 106 CONGRESS, SECOND SESSION Vol. 146 WASHINGTON, MONDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2000 No. 120 House of Representatives The House met at 12:30 p.m. and was PRAYER PAY THE NATION’S BILLS called to order by the Speaker pro tem- The Chaplain, the Reverend Daniel P. (Mr. GIBBONS asked and was given pore (Mr. STEARNS). Coughlin, offered the following prayer: permission to address the House for 1 f Throughout our religious history and minute and to revise and extend his re- the story of this Nation, You have tried marks.) DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO to teach us, O Lord. In Jesus, in the Mr. GIBBONS. Mr. Speaker, when I TEMPORE prophets and even in our own times, was getting ready to come to Wash- The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- You tell us: ‘‘the just suffer for the un- ington today, I put on this suit which fore the House the following commu- just to lead us closer to You.’’ I had not worn in quite a while; and nication from the Speaker: If we read the stories with the eyes of when I reached into my pocket, I faith, we come to see that even suf- found, much to my surprise, a $10 bill. WASHINGTON, DC, I pulled it out and said to my wife, October 2, 2000. fering has a purpose. Dawn, ‘‘Look, honey, $10.’’ It was kind I hereby appoint the Honorable CLIFF Any difficulty or period of trial can STEARNS to act as Speaker pro tempore on bring us closer to You, O Lord. of like having free money. this day. In the ancient story of Noah or in But she quickly reminded me and J. DENNIS HASTERT, early patriotic stories of this Nation, shook her head, took the $10, and told Speaker of the House of Representatives. You teach us that people cannot only me that we still had bills to pay. It reminded me of the budget battle f come through periods of testing safely, they can, in their suffering, discover that we are facing today here in this MORNING HOUR DEBATES Your holy presence as never before. House. And since our Democrats like our Nation’s surplus, think of it as free The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- As we listen to the stories of victims who become survivors, we marvel at money, but it is not. ant to the order of the House of Janu- My colleagues, we still have a big bill ary 19, 1999, the Chair will now recog- the strength they find in You, O Lord. Their witness becomes our call to be to pay of our Nation’s public debt. And nize Members from lists submitted by the surplus would not have been pos- the majority and minority leaders for renewed in faith. Your faithfulness remains now and sible without the common sense poli- morning hour debates. The Chair will cies of this Republican Congress. And alternate recognition between the par- forever. Amen. now we must exercise the same respon- ties, with each party limited to not to sibility with the surplus and reject the exceed 30 minutes, and each Member, f Democrats’ big spending plans. except the majority leader, the minor- THE JOURNAL We can pay down the national debt ity leader, or the minority whip, lim- and meet this Nation’s most pressing ited to not to exceed 5 minutes. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The needs, like enacting prescription drug Chair has examined the Journal of the f plans that offer seniors real choice. But last day’s proceedings and announces we must commit 90 percent of the sur- RECESS to the House his approval thereof. plus to paying our bills to wiping out Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Jour- our public debt, because no one is going The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- nal stands approved. ant to clause 12 of rule I, the Chair de- to reach into the pocket of an old suit clares the House in recess until 2 p.m. f and pull out $6.5 trillion. Accordingly (at 12 o’clock and 31 f PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE minutes p.m.), the House stood in re- SALUTING 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF cess until 2 p.m. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Will the BELLWOOD, ILLINOIS gentleman from Ohio (Mr. (Mr. DAVIS of Illinois asked and was f LATOURETTE) come forward and lead the House in the Pledge of Allegiance. given permission to address the House b 1400 for 1 minute and to revise and extend Mr. LATOURETTE led the Pledge of his remarks.) AFTER RECESS Allegiance as follows: I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the Mr. DAVIS of Illinois. Mr. Speaker, The recess having expired, the House United States of America, and to the Repub- today I rise to salute the village of was called to order by the Speaker pro lic for which it stands, one nation under God, Bellwood, Illinois, which is celebrating tempore (Mr. PEASE) at 2 p.m. indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. its 100th year anniversary. It is a quiet, b This symbol represents the time of day during the House proceedings, e.g., b 1407 is 2:07 p.m. Matter set in this typeface indicates words inserted or appended, rather than spoken, by a Member of the House on the floor. H8553 . VerDate Aug 31 2005 01:33 Jul 28, 2007 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 D:\DOCS\H02OC0.REC H02OC0 H8554 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE October 2, 2000 quaint little village made up of some of SECTION 1. LARRY SMALL POST OFFICE BUILD- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there the finest people in this country. ING. objection to the request of the gen- One of the ways that they decided to (a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the tleman from Ohio? United States Postal Service located at 3695 celebrate their 100th year anniversary Green Road in Beachwood, Ohio, shall be There was no objection. was to give away 100 appreciation slips known and designated as the ‘‘Larry Small Mr. LATOURETTE. Mr. Speaker, Mr. to individuals who had performed acts Post Office Building’’. Small also counts among his friends of kindness. And so, anybody who (b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, former Congressman Ed Feighan and wanted to submit a person who per- map, regulation, document, paper, or other also worked with George formed an act of kindness in the village record of the United States to the facility re- Stephanopolous when he was a staffer of Bellwood, all they had to do was sub- ferred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to for Congressman Feighan. be a reference to the ‘‘Larry Small Post Of- Larry Small has witnessed the tre- mit to the mayor. fice Building’’. So I commend Mayor Donald T. mendous transformation and growth of Lemm, all of the members of the board The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Beachwood over the last four decades. of trustees, and wish them another ant to the rule, the gentleman from In 1960, when Beachwood first at- great 100 years. Ohio (Mr. LATOURETTE) and the gen- tained city status, it had a population tleman from Illinois (Mr. DAVIS) each of just over 6,000 residents. Today there f will control 20 minutes. are more than 2,900 homes, more than STAR WITNESS IN PAN AM 103 The Chair recognizes the gentleman 21 apartments and condominiums, and TRIAL IS CIA INFORMANT from Ohio (Mr. LATOURETTE). the population exceeds 12,000. The city GENERAL LEAVE (Mr. TRAFICANT asked and was covers just six square miles. given permission to address the House Mr. LATOURETTE. Mr. Speaker, I When Larry Small was first elected for 1 minute and to revise and extend ask unanimous consent that all Mem- to the Beachwood Council, the city has his remarks.) bers may have 5 legislative days within had a tax duplicate of less than $50 mil- Mr. TRAFICANT. Mr. Speaker, the which to revise and extend their re- lion. Today it is more than half a bil- star witness in the Pan Am 103 trial marks on H.R. 4315. lion dollars. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there turns out to be a paid CIA informant Larry is credited with developing a objection to the request of the gen- who lied through his teeth. Reports say full-time fire department and bringing tleman from Ohio? his testimony was so phoney his nose is parademics to the city’s safety forces. There was no objection. still growing. He has been a loyal friend to the police Mr. LATOURETTE. Mr. Speaker, I Beam me up, Mr. Speaker. and fire departments over the years. He yield myself such time as I may con- The families of the victims deserve is also responsible for enacting a city sume. the truth. ordinance making gun owners respon- (Mr. LATOURETTE asked and was An original Mossad report said that sible for the safe and secure handling given permission to revise and extend Iran hired Ahmed Jibrial and all this and storage of their firearms. his remarks.) Mr. Speaker, Larry Small was also attention on Malta is simply to cover Mr. LATOURETTE. Mr. Speaker, I behind the creation of the city’s human up a drug run from Frankfurt to New rise today in support of H.R. 4315. services department. And let me tell York by an operative who was close to Mr. Speaker, today I ask my col- my colleagues that that department is the CIA that embarrasses the CIA.