E PL UR UM IB N U U S Congressional Record United States th of America PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE 107 CONGRESS, SECOND SESSION Vol. 148 WASHINGTON, MONDAY, JULY 22, 2002 No. 100 House of Representatives The House met at 12:30 p.m. and was PRAYER COMMUNICATION FROM THE called to order by the Speaker pro tem- The Chaplain, the Reverend Daniel P. CLERK OF THE HOUSE pore (Mr. CULBERSON). Coughlin, offered the following prayer: The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- f Lord God and provider of all good fore the House the following commu- gifts, whenever Your people assemble nication from the Clerk of the House of DESIGNATION OF THE SPEAKER to pray, we praise You as the source of Representatives: PRO TEMPORE all we have and are. Preserve in the OFFICE OF THE CLERK, The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- Members of Congress grateful hearts HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, fore the House the following commu- for all You have given them and this Washington, DC, July 19, 2002. Hon. J. DENNIS HASTERT, nication from the Speaker: Nation. With this gracious attitude, the tasks You set before Your people The Speaker, House of Representatives, Wash- WASHINGTON, DC, can be accomplished with humility. ington, DC. July 22, 2002. DEAR MR. SPEAKER, Pursuant to the per- I hereby appoint the Honorable JOHN Decisions can be made with confidence mission granted in Clause 2(h) of rule II of ABNEY CULBERSON to act as Speaker pro tem- in Your guiding wisdom. Accomplish- the Rules of the U.S. House of Representa- pore on this day. ments, though limited in our eyes, can tives, the Clerk received the following mes- J. DENNIS HASTERT, be to Your honor and glory, and bring sage from the Secretary of the Senate on Speaker of the House of Representatives. the world closer to attaining the goals July 19, 2002 at 2:09 p.m. That the Senate passed without amend- f of Your Kingdom here on Earth. As Your conscientious and grateful ment H.R. 2175. That the Senate passed without amend- MORNING HOUR DEBATES servants we pray now and forever. ment H. Con. Res. 413. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Amen. Appointment: U.S. Commission on Civil ant to the order of the House of Janu- f Rights. ary 23, 2002, the Chair will now recog- With best wishes, I am THE JOURNAL Sincerely, nize Members from lists submitted by JEFF TRANDAHL, the majority and minority leaders for The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk of the House. morning hour debates. The Chair will Chair has examined the Journal of the f alternate recognition between the par- last day’s proceedings and announces ties, with each party limited to not to to the House his approval thereof. BOMBING IN AFGHANISTAN exceed 30 minutes, and each Member, Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Jour- (Mr. KUCINICH asked and was given except the majority leader, the minor- nal stands approved. permission to address the House for 1 ity leader, or the minority whip, lim- f minute and to revise and extend his re- ited to not to exceed 5 minutes. marks.) PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, news f The SPEAKER pro tempore. Will the accounts indicate that hundreds upon RECESS gentleman from Wisconsin (Mr. SEN- hundreds of innocent Afghans have SENBRENNER) come forward and lead been killed by mistakes by U.S. war The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- the House in the Pledge of Allegiance. planes. Stop the bombing. We have no ant to clause 12, rule I, the House will Mr. SENSENBRENNER led the quarrel with the Afghan people. The stand in recess until 2 p.m. Pledge of Allegiance as follows: Taliban are overthrown. Al Qaeda has Accordingly (at 12 o’clock and 31 I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the fled. bin Laden has vanished, and yet minutes p.m.) the House stood in recess United States of America, and to the Repub- the bombs still drop indiscriminately. until 2 p.m. lic for which it stands, one nation under God, Is there any American who has not indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. f been shaken at the mere thought of the f horror of U.S. war planes bombing a b 1400 wedding celebration in the village of MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT Kakrak killing dozens of civilians? AFTER RECESS A message in writing from the Presi- Whatever moral authority our Nation The recess having expired, the House dent of the United States was commu- has had at the beginning of the conflict was called to order by the Speaker pro nicated to the House by Ms. Evans, one is rapidly being lost. This act does not tempore (Mr. STEARNS) at 2 p.m. of his secretaries. represent America. Democracy does 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. H4987 . VerDate Jul 19 2002 02:08 Jul 23, 2002 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A22JY7.000 pfrm17 PsN: H22PT1 H4988 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE July 22, 2002 not wed terror. This act must not be The Clerk read as follows: Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of cloaked in the irresponsible and inhu- H.R. 4558 my time. man euphemism of ‘‘collateral dam- Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Without age.’’ Stop the bombing. Let an inter- resentatives of the United States of America in objection, the gentleman from Ohio national police force continue in Af- Congress assembled, (Mr. BROWN) will manage the time on ghanistan. Let the humble people of SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF IRISH PEACE PROC- his side of the aisle. ESS CULTURAL AND TRAINING PRO- Afghanistan be spared friendly fire GRAM. There was no objection. issued from the skies. Enough of the Section 2 of the Irish Peace Process Cul- Mr. BROWN of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, I bombing of villages to save the vil- tural and Training Program Act of 1998 (8 yield myself such time as I may con- lages. Stop the bombing. U.S.C. 1101 note) is amended— sume. f (1) in subsection (a)(2)(A) by striking ‘‘3’’ and inserting ‘‘4’’; This appears to be a very worthwhile CORPORATE GREED (2) in subsection (a)(3) by striking ‘‘3’’ and bill, as it amends the Irish Peace Proc- (Mr. BROWN of Ohio asked and was inserting ‘‘4’’; ess Cultural and Training Program Act given permission to address the House (3) in subsection (d)(1) by striking ‘‘2005,’’ of 1998 to extend through fiscal year and inserting ‘‘2006,’’; and 2006. The Irish Peace Process Cultural for 1 minute and to revise and extend (4) in subsection (d)(2) by striking ‘‘2005,’’ his remarks.) and inserting ‘‘2006,’’. and Training Program provides for ad- mission into the U.S. each fiscal year Mr. BROWN of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, a The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- of up to 4,000 young disadvantaged scandal-weary American people awoke ant to the rule, the gentleman from this morning to more unpleasant news. aliens from designated counties in Wisconsin (Mr. SENSENBRENNER) and Northern Ireland and the Republic of WorldCom, an employer of 60,000 peo- the gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. ple, $107 billion in assets, announced Ireland. These youths suffer from sec- JACKSON-LEE) each will control 20 min- tarian violence and high unemploy- that it would seek bankruptcy court utes. protection. The Chair recognizes the gentleman ment. Millions of Americans have watched from Wisconsin (Mr. SENSENBRENNER). The need for these programs is high- their retirement accounts evaporate GENERAL LEAVE lighted by the recent outbreak of vio- because of fraud, rampant greed, and Mr. SENSENBRENNER. Mr. Speak- lence in the country. The Guardian misgovernance in some of America’s er, I ask unanimous consent that all newspaper reports today that a young largest corporations. Ordinary inves- Members may have 5 legislative days 20-year-old Catholic man was shot dead tors and Wall Street alike have de- within which to revise and extend their in north Belfast. This shooting is a manded stronger oversight of the ac- remarks and include extraneous mate- continuation of a series of shootings. counting industry, rules that prohibit rial on H.R. 4558, the bill now under Earlier, a 19-year-old Protestant man accounting firms from consulting the consideration. was shot in the groin in Ardoyne close companies they audit, new authorities The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there to the site of last year’s loyalist picket for Federal prosecutors to investigate objection to the request of the gen- at Holy Cross School. The shootings and to punish corporate criminals, and tleman from Wisconsin? followed a series of violent clashes in a requirement that top executives per- There was no objection. north Belfast over the weekend in sonally certify the accuracy of their Mr. SENSENBRENNER. Mr. Speak- which an elderly disabled man nar- companies’ financial statements. er, I yield myself such time as I may rowly escaped death when a petrol Legislation that would make these consume. bomb was thrown into his home as he needed reforms passed the other body H.R. 4558 amends the Irish Peace slept. Officials and residents are con- unanimously last week. Throughout Process Cultural and Training Program cerned that the renewed attacks will the 1990s, Republicans rushed to un- Act of 1998, which established a cul- escalate violence in the country.