July 14, 2004 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S8095 State’s sugar beet industry, an indus- times in recent history where the U.S. As a Senator representing nearly try that is directly or indirectly re- had no sugar policy, consumer prices 16,000 cattlemen and a State that ranks sponsible for $2 billion in economic ac- received the brunt of it when prices sixth in beef production, my support tivity and about 30,000 jobs. The exclu- spiked to record highs. So my deepest for this agreement is couched in part sion of sugar from the Australian thanks and appreciation go out to the on my reliance that these safeguards agreement has been much maligned by Bush administration and its trade for U.S. beef will, in fact, be allowed to folks inside and outside the Chamber, team for doing what is right by Amer- work as intended and that any waiver but not by this Senator. Let me tell ica’s sugar farmers, right by Min- would be undertaken only in the rarest you why. nesota, and right by this Senator. You of circumstances, circumstances that I, The fact is, the reason we are able to have a good model now on sugar, one frankly, can’t conceive of now as I stand here now on the cusp of passing that moves the trade agenda forward. speak. the Australia Free Trade Agreement is We ought to stick with it. Steve Brake, a good friend of mine, is in part or in whole owing to how this Dairy is another important industry president of the cattlemen. Whenever I administration wisely handled sugar. in Minnesota—we are fifth in the Na- get to cattle country, I touch base with Today, the Australia Free Trade Agree- tion—and here again our trade team him to where things are. He under- ment is on the move. The sad reality is deserves thanks for working with me stands. It is extremely important to that CAFTA is up on the blocks. and other interested Senators, as well him and his fellow cattlemen that we CAFTA is another great opportunity. as our Nation’s dairy farm families, in strictly enforce these safeguards. I We need to work to strengthen our arriving at a more workable although know I will hear from Steve if we trade opportunities with our friends in not perfect solution. Maintaining the don’t. If I hear about it from Steve, our Central America. We have seen the second tier tariff for Minnesota dairy trade team is going to hear about it, flourishing of democracy there. Our farmers is an absolutely essential part too. The safeguards are in place. I have Central American friends and allies de- of this agreement. I am pleased that we great respect for what has been done, serve the benefit of expanded trade op- have worked with our trade team on and I think our cattlemen can sleep this issue. I don’t want to get into dis- portunity. CAFTA is up on the blocks. easier tonight. cussions of the complexity of dairy pol- We have to figure a way to move it for- I am pleased that the sanitary and icy on the floor of this body, but this ward and to deal with the sugar prob- phytosanitary issues that stood in the issue of a second-tier tariff was impor- lem in CAFTA. way of our pork producers’ access to When I say ‘‘deal with,’’ this is not tant to my dairy farmers and dairy the Australian market have been favor- about parochialism or protectionism. farmers throughout America. We man- ably resolved, leading to the endorse- It is about common sense and equity. aged to make sure that we maintained ment of the agreement by more than that second-tier tariff. That was a good Common sense says if you have a world 6,000 Minnesota pork producers. I will thing. problem, as the distortion in the sugar repeat that. These issues have been re- Under the agreement, in-quota dairy market most certainly is, you handle solved and have led to the endorsement imports are estimated to equal only of the agreement by my more than the problem in a global context. In 0.17 percent of the annual value of U.S. other words, the right place to deal 6,000 Minnesota pork producers. dairy production, and only about 2 per- I also appreciate the work of our with sugar is in the World Trade Orga- cent of the current value of imports. trade team in pressing the issue of the nization, not in these bilateral and re- Finally, assurances by our trade team Australian Wheat Board, a monopo- gional agreements. Equity requires that imports will not affect the oper- listic state trading enterprise whose that when our trade team rightly de- ation of the milk price support pro- time has passed. While I am dis- cided that discussions concerning the gram are extremely important to me appointed we were unable to do away farm bill’s safety net for other com- and to America’s dairy farmers. with the board under this agreement, I modities, such as corn and soybeans, Today I have 6,000 hard-working am pleased the Australians have agreed should be reserved for the WTO and ex- dairy farm families who milk about to discuss this issue in the Doha Round cluded from bilateral or regional agree- half a million cows every morning and of the WTO. ments, the same should hold true for night, who can breathe a little easier, Overall, I believe this administration sugar: Common sense and equity. thanks to the efforts of our trade team. had a tough job to do and it did it rea- In regard to the farm bill, I would I stress, less than 10 years ago we had sonably well—job well done—some- point out that this legislation is to our about 14,000 Minnesota families. So we thing evidenced by the likely passage farm families in rural America what have lost over half the dairy farmers in of this agreement. The Australia Free the JOBS bill we just overwhelmingly our State. I presume that pattern has Trade Agreement is a good precursor to passed is to our Nation’s manufactur- been shown in other parts of the coun- the WTO discussions that will take ers. To anyone who has gone to see the try. But those 6,000 hard-working dairy place in Geneva yet this month because new World War II Memorial, you will farm families can sleep a little easier it underscores a point: You don’t have notice all the wreaths that represent tonight thanks to the efforts of our to give away the farm to negotiate a the two pillars of industry and agri- trade team. good agreement, and you may not pass culture. Those responsible for both are Again, it is not a slam dunk. This one if you do. critical to this country. We must not agreement is not perfect, but it is more So the Australia Free Trade Agree- unilaterally disarm against either in workable to my dairy farmers and co- ment that President Bush has sent to global competition, which today is not operatives at home because second-tier Congress is about sustaining and grow- always free and not always fair. tariffs were maintained and in-quota ing American jobs. It is about bol- As for my State’s sugar farmers, they imports are expected to be low. stering support in the economic oppor- are among the most competitive in the My cattlemen are about where my tunity of our rural families, our rural world. In fact, America’s sugar farmers dairymen are. They are relieved, but I communities, and the incredible work are among the top one-third in the would say our trade team had to over- they do to produce the safest, most af- world in overall efficiency, as meas- come a very difficult issue. On the fordable food supply in the world. ured by the cost of production. But whole, they worked very hard to ad- So to the President and our trade what they face is a dump market where dress the concerns of Minnesota’s team, I say: Job well done. To our the average world cost of production cattlemen. They phase down U.S. tar- Members and colleagues in this body, I per pound is 16 cents while the average iffs over an 18-year period and phase up say: Let us move forward and pass the selling price per pound is only 6 cents. the amount of in-quota access, all the Australia Free Trade Agreement. As the saying goes, something is rotten while providing safeguards to protect I yield the floor. in Denmark. I don’t want to blame the against import surges that would dis- f Danes on that, just an expression. rupt U.S. markets. And at the end of Meanwhile, the U.S. sugar policy has the 18-year period, another safeguard is RECESS been good to taxpayers and consumers put in place to protect against import Mr. COLEMAN. Mr. President, I ask alike. The U.S. sugar policy costs tax- surges that would otherwise depress unanimous consent that the Senate payers nothing and, in fact, the two U.S. beef prices. now stand in recess until 4 p.m. today.

VerDate May 21 2004 02:10 Jul 15, 2004 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00041 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G14JY6.065 S14PT1 S8096 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE July 14, 2004 There being no objection, at 3:02 I hope we get to the bottom of what bad policies that over and over again p.m., the Senate recessed until 4:01 is going on with this revision. But cer- have been put into place to help the in- p.m., and reassembled when called to tainly what has happened up to date dustry instead of helping seniors and order by the Presiding Officer (Mr. does not give us confidence in the in- helping the disabled. CORNYN). formation they have given to us. The While all of this is going on, prices The PRESIDING OFFICER. In my administration certainly can’t possibly just keep going up. People need their capacity as a Senator from the State of think seniors will be happy to hear medicine every day. Whether it is con- Texas, I suggest the absence of a that up to one-third of those who have fusing or not, whether people are going quorum. current coverage will lose it when this to lose their coverage or not, today The clerk will call the roll. new Medicare law takes effect. folks walk into the pharmacy trying to The assistant legislative clerk pro- When you think about folks who get their medicine, or maybe they ceeded to call the roll. have worked all their lives, and prob- didn’t go in because they couldn’t af- Ms. STABENOW. Mr. President, I ask ably paid attention to the fact they ford it, or maybe they went into the unanimous consent the order for the had health insurance and retirement pharmacy but not the grocery store be- quorum call be rescinded. benefits, planned for that possibly over cause they couldn’t afford to do both, The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without the life of their worktime, they took or maybe, as the couple I talked to not objection, it is so ordered. pay cuts in order to guarantee they had too long ago who were on the same MEDICARE that retirement benefit, or wage medicine, the husband takes it one day Ms. STABENOW. Mr. President, freezes as people are being asked today, and the wife takes it another day. today I rise to discuss yet another revi- make sure in their retirement they had We can do better than that. This is sion by the administration to the new that coverage, and now this law is esti- the greatest country in the world. Medicare law. We all know the admin- mated to actually lose the private re- Shame on us for not being able to get istration refused to give Congress an tiree coverage up to one-third of those this right and not being able to do it estimate on how much the Medicare who have it today. now. bill would cost. We later found OMB es- My mother is one of those folks, a re- The good news is we can do it now. timated that the Medicare law would tired nurse. She followed the debate we We have a proposal in front of us that cost $534 billion over the next 10 years, had in great detail. One of the ques- will allow the competition necessary in $134 billion more than was estimated tions she had for me after the passage the pharmaceutical industry to bring by the Congressional Budget Office. prices down immediately. It is called We also know the CMS actuary, of this law was whether she would lose reimportation of prescription drugs. Richard Foster, said the high cost pro- her benefits. I had to honestly say: We have talked about it so many jection was actually known before the Mom, I don’t know. One of the things we heard was those final House and Senate votes on the times. I have been talking about it who may be in a situation most likely legislation last November. But Mr. since being a House Member, and talk- to lose may, in fact, be those who are Scully told him, ‘‘We can’t let that get ing about taking bus trips to Canada. out.’’ nurses or police officers or retired fire- Now in my fourth year in the Senate, In an e-mail to colleagues at CMS, fighters or others who are in local or we are still talking about what ought Foster indicated he believed he might State government with all of the cut- to be done to bring down prices. But lose his job if he revealed the adminis- backs where State and local govern- the good news is that things are begin- tration’s cost estimates for the Medi- ments are being forced to cut back. ning to move. care legislation. It is amazing to me that in light of I was pleased to join with the AARP Now we are getting another round of what we are seeing, point after point— and with colleagues on both sides of revised numbers. In last year’s debate, information that wasn’t given, infor- the aisle, Senator SNOWE, Senator Republicans repeatedly claimed the mation that wasn’t accurate, the in- MCCAIN, Senator DORGAN, and I today new drug benefits would be completely ability to negotiate group discounts to talk about the fact that we believe voluntary, that seniors happy with the under Medicare, the confusion on the we have the votes now in the Senate to current Medicare system should be able prescription drug card—I hate to even be able to pass meaningful, safe, re- to keep their coverage the way it is. In call them discount cards because we importation of prescription drugs. All fact, we have heard President Bush say know from AARP and from Families we need is the opportunity to vote on that over and over again. He said that U.S.A. and from all of the groups that it. All we need is the opportunity to in the State of the Union Message in watched this that, in fact, the drug make the case to our colleagues. 2003. companies increased their prices very There was a Senate Judiciary Com- But many of us warned at the time rapidly knowing they were going to be mittee hearing today. We understand that because of the way the benefit was asked to give a discount through a dis- that the HELP Committee will be structured, employees with good re- count card—we have seen prices go up meeting hopefully to report out a bill tiree coverage would lose it. People 10, 20, 30 percent since we passed the later this week. That bill has been in- who currently have coverage, currently law back in November, so they could troduced and hearings are scheduled, have prescription drug assistance, ac- then provide a card with a 15-percent and rescheduled. Hopefully, that will tually could lose it. At the time the discount or a 20-percent or a 25-percent happen this week. Congressional Budget Office estimated discount. Seniors know after they While we are talking about it, while 2.7 million seniors and disabled could watched this happen that it was not ineffective Medicare legislation passed potentially lose—they indicated would really a discount. with all this confusion and informa- lose—their retiree drug coverage be- We have seen the confusion about tion, there is a sense of urgency on the cause of the way this was written, in how to even wade through the 40, 50, 60, part of every single person using medi- terms of the interface with the private or 70 different cards you may be able to cine today because they are paying too sector retiree coverage. But once again choose from as a Medicare beneficiary much. It is not just our seniors, who the numbers are coming back even to see if you can even begin to get a certainly use the most medicine, or the worse than was thought. discount. We have seen the confusion of disabled; it is also the family who has In today’s New York Times, Health low-income seniors who actually have a child with a chronic disease, or it is and Human Services now has estimated the most to gain because there is a $600 a person of any age who is using medi- that not 2.7 but 3.8 million retirees will credit to buy prescription drugs at- cine, or it is the businesses that have lose their prescription drug benefits tached to the card, and yet there is seen their premiums skyrocket in large when Medicare offers the coverage in such confusion about how to even sign part because of the skyrocketing prices 2006. HHS admitted this represents one- up and qualify, and that those who of prescription drugs. third of all retirees with employer- probably need it the most will be the I come from a great State that sponsored drug coverage. ones least likely to receive it. makes automobiles. We are very proud I know CMS Administrator McClel- We have seen confusion and misin- of that. When I sit down with the Big lan has released a press statement dis- formation and threats to people about Three automakers which are des- puting the article. losing jobs if they tell us the truth and perately concerned about the cost of

VerDate May 21 2004 02:10 Jul 15, 2004 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00042 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G14JY6.068 S14PT1 July 14, 2004 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S8097 health care and what needs to be done, legislation we now have worked on and duced any resolutions specifically they show me numbers. One-half the developed on a bipartisan basis, but aimed at anti-Semitism. Nor have any increase in their health care costs is they have, once again, placed language of its ancillary bodies ever issued any because of prescription drugs. I know in the Agriculture appropriations bill report on the subject of discrimination this is also true with small businesses that would stop any enforcement against Jews and Israel. which, on overage, have seen their pre- against reimportation and allow it to At the conference I just mentioned, miums double at least in the last 5 continue. This passed the House of Columbia Law School professor Anne years. In fact, it is more likely to be Representatives just yesterday. Bayefsky delivered a remarkable doubling every 3 years. It is time for the Senate to step up speech. I ask unanimous consent that The opportunity we have to create and to make this happen. In the past, her speech be printed in the RECORD more competition and to open the bor- there has been an effort to require cer- following my remarks. ders is something that not only would tification by Health and Human Serv- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without help our seniors, many of whom are in- ices regarding safety. That, unfortu- objection, it is so ordered. credibly disillusioned and, frankly, nately, has been a barrier by those who (See exhibit 1) angry that a Medicare bill was passed simply do not want to do this. So we Mr. LAUTENBERG. Mr. President, that may not be of much help at all to have taken a different route this time. Professor Bayefsky highlighted the his- them. But we can also be helping every We have decided to sit down and go tory of the intolerance of the United single American from the youngest to through all the safety standards and Nations and outright discrimination the oldest as well as businesses if we do regulations and put it in the statute. against Israel. this and do this now. That is what we have done. Now, what does discrimination to We have 1 more week before we break We have also included in the bill an Israel mean? It is exemplified in deny- for the summer. We know there are effort that Senator FEINSTEIN has ing Israel and only Israel admission to precious few weeks when we come back worked on regarding Internet drug ef- the vital negotiating sessions of re- in the fall. This needs to get done now. forts and safety requirements. gional groups held daily during meet- There are 31 in the Senate on both There is no reason substantively not ings of the U.N. Commission on Human sides of the aisle from all different po- to pass our drug reimportation bill if Rights. It means devoting 6 of the 10 litical beliefs who are cosponsoring the goal is to help lower the costs of emergency sessions ever held by the this reimportation bill. Our bill pro- prescription drugs through competition General Assembly to repudiating vides substantial safeguards and and to lower prices for our seniors and Israel. assures quality and affordability. Our for our families and for our businesses. In contrast, no emergency session bill ensures that licensed pharmacists We have the tool. Let’s not wait an- was ever held on the Rwanda genocide, in the United States can do business other month and another $5 billion, or estimated to have killed 1 million peo- with licensed pharmacists in Canada another 2 months, $10 billion, or $15 bil- ple, or on the so-called ethnic cleans- and in other countries with strong lion or $20 billion, when we have the ing of tens of thousands of people in safety standards. ability to join with the majority of our the former Yugoslavia, or on the atroc- Our bill provides for inspections for House colleagues and get this done ities committed against millions of anticounterfeiting technologies and now. people in Sudan in past decades. chain of custody. Our bill is a well- I yield the floor and suggest the ab- More than one-quarter of the resolu- thought-out, well-designed piece of leg- sence of a quorum. tions adopted by the Human Rights islation that meets and addresses every The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Commission over the last 40 years con- legitimate concern that has been clerk will call the roll. demning the human rights record of raised. The bill clerk proceeded to call the various nations have been directed There is no reason Americans should roll. solely at Israel. There has not been a not have access to safe, FDA-approved Mr. LAUTENBERG. Mr. President, I single resolution critical of China for drugs that come from FDA-inspected ask unanimous consent that the order suppressing the civil and political facilities in our country or other coun- for the quorum call be rescinded. rights of its 1.3 billion people. There tries. We have been debating this issue The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without has not been a single resolution con- far too long. I am extremely hopeful we objection, it is so ordered. demning the deadly racism in will be able to see a debate in the Sen- Mr. LAUTENBERG. Mr. President, Zimbabwe that has brought 600,000 peo- ate and a vote before we leave this are we presently acting as in morning ple to the brink of starvation. summer. business? It seems that anti-Israeli sentiment Researchers at Boston University The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- pervades the top levels of the U.N. hier- have told me that in the 1-month delay ate is on the motion to proceed to S.J. archy. The Secretary-General publicly for the markup of the HELP Com- Res. 40. condemns the tactics Israelis are mittee—the bill was on the agenda a Mr. LAUTENBERG. I ask unanimous forced to use to defend themselves, but month ago; now it will be on this next consent the pending business be put he never once mentions the terrorist week—we could have saved over $5 bil- aside and that I have 15 minutes to attacks that precipitate the response. lion by simply allowing citizens to do present my speech. Because of this blatant bias, it is not business with Canadian pharmacies. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without surprising that last Friday the Inter- That means $5 billion has been spent, objection, it is so ordered. national Court of Justice—the U.N.’s coming out of the pockets of people ISRAEL-BASHING AT THE UNITED NATIONS court—squarely found that the barrier choosing between food and medicine, Mr. LAUTENBERG. Mr. President, I the Israelis are building to protect caring for their children, worried about rise today to talk about a serious prob- themselves violates international law. being able to have medicine for their lem that faces our world, one that is The ICJ demanded it be torn down and disability, or a small business strug- reflected directly in the activities at insisted that Palestinians be com- gling to make it through insurance the United Nations. It is anti-Semi- pensated for any damages. premium increases, or a large business. tism. It is what we see at the U.N., the Now, make no mistake, I believe an That is $5 billion just by not acting distinctly unjust treatment of 1 of its organization comprised of nations this last month. I assume that means 192 member countries, the State of around the world must exist. I believe $5 billion next month and $5 billion the Israel. the United Nations is that organiza- month after. A historic moment occurred last tion. But it must operate fairly and be The legislation we have put together month. For the first time in its six-dec- balanced. It is precisely because of my on a bipartisan basis will make a real ade history, the U.N. actually convened idealism regarding the role of the U.N. difference. It is something we can do a conference to discuss the growing and the ICJ in international affairs now. problem of anti-Semitism worldwide. that I am so disappointed in the court’s I commend my House colleagues on While it is heartening to see this devel- one-sided decision last week. both sides of the aisle who have not opment, the fact remains that since its The bias emanates not so much from only passed legislation similar to the creation in 1946, the U.N. has never pro- the decision itself but from what the

VerDate May 21 2004 02:10 Jul 15, 2004 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00043 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G14JY6.074 S14PT1 S8098 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE July 14, 2004 judges neglected to mention. They re- Israel is a country in which top re- I ask unanimous consent that Dr. mained absolutely silent about the sui- servists in the army and air force have Harari’s speech be printed in the cide bombers, the terrorist attacks refused to serve in the West Bank be- RECORD following my remarks. that have killed over 1,000 Israelis in cause they do not support the policies The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without the past 4 years. In relative terms, it of the Sharon Government. objection, it is so ordered. would be the equivalent to over 46,000 In an ideal world, Israel could pre- (See Exhibit 2.) Americans. vent suicide bombers from infiltrating Mr. LAUTENBERG. I yield the floor. I think it is informative that 1 week its cafes and malls and buses. But the EXHIBIT 1 earlier, Israel’s own Supreme Court Israelis do not live in an ideal world. [From On The Record, June 21, 2004] also ruled on the barrier. The Israeli The security fence is a measure of last ONE SMALL STEP: IS THE U.N. FINALLY READY Supreme Court determined that the resort. Israelis felt compelled to build TO GET SERIOUS ABOUT ANTI-SEMITISM? barrier is defensible as a security the security fence after Palestinian (By Anne Bayefsky) measure but ordered the Israeli Army terrorists launched 50 successful sui- (Editor’s note: Ms. Bayefsky delivered this to reroute a section of it in response to cide bombings in 2002. speech at the U.N. at a conference on Con- The security fence, as Israel’s Su- fronting Anti-Semitism: Education for Tol- Palestinian concerns and make it hew erance and Understanding, sponsored by the more closely to the pre-1967 Green preme Court rightly concluded, is a de- fensive measure. And as a defensive United Nations Department of Information, Line. this morning.) The justices wrote: measure, it has been very effective. I appreciate the opportunity to speak to There were 50 suicide bombings in 2002. We are aware that this decision does not you at this first U.N. conference on anti- make it easier to deal with that reality, In 2003, there were 20. So far this year, Semitism, which is being convened six dec- [but] is the destiny of a democracy. there have been eight. That is a very ades after the organization’s creation. My thanks to the U.N. organizers and in par- They added that a democracy such as positive outcome. The most recent bombing attack in ticular Shashi Tharoor [the undersecretary- Israel’s: Israel occurred this past Sunday, July general for communications and public infor- does not see all means as acceptable, and 11, on a Tel Aviv bus, killing one sol- mation] for their initiative and to the sec- the ways of her enemies are not always open retary-general for his willingness to engage. before her. A democracy must sometimes dier and injuring a dozen civilians. One This meeting occurs at a point when the fight [back] with one arm tied behind her of the injured was a 29-year-old named relationship between Jews and the United back. Sammi Masrawa, an Israeli Arab who Nations is at an all-time low. The U.N. took The Israeli Supreme Court sent the leads an Arab-Jewish friendship group root in the ashes of the Jewish people, and according to its charter was to flower on the strongest message, perhaps, to Israel’s in the Tel Aviv area. Mr. Masrawa told the press he had opposed the barrier. In strength of a commitment to tolerance and enemies of its uniqueness, resilience, equality for all men and women and of na- and fundamental goodness. fact, he even took part in protests against it. But the bombing on Sunday tions large and small. Today, however, the The Israeli children are never sub- U.N. provides a platform for those who cast jected to lessons in the school that say: changed his mind. He said: the victims of the Nazis as the Nazi counter- ‘‘Learn to kill your Arab neighbors,’’ I will now be for [the fence] and form an parts of the 21st century. The U.N. has be- organization in favor of it. as contrasted to textbook after text- come the leading global purveyor of anti- book in surrounding countries that I wonder: How might the 15 judges of Semitism—intolerance and inequality against the Jewish people and its state. say: ‘‘You must learn to kill the Jews the United Nations’ highest court jus- tify their ruling to Sammi Masrawa, Not only have many of the U.N. members and kill the Israelis.’’ most responsible for this state of affairs ren- As a matter of fact, this morning on who from his hospital bed now pledges dered their own countries Judenrein, they television, what I saw was a group of to lobby in support of the security have succeeded in almost entirely expunging very young Palestinian children being fence. concern about Jew-hatred from the U.N. His quest for peace underpinned by taught military methods so they can docket. From 1965, when anti-Semitism was real security should be the call to one day give their lives carrying a sui- deliberately excluded from a treaty on racial which the United Nations and the discrimination, to last fall, when a proposal cide bomb. It is incredible, when you international community respond. In- for a General Assembly resolution on anti- think about it, that the Israelis should stead, the ICJ has allowed an anti- Semitism was withdrawn after Ireland pay attention to the rights of the Pal- Israel bias to cloud its vision and un- capitulated to Arab and Muslim opposition, estinians, when you never hear in any dermine its noble purpose. mention of anti-Semitism has continually of the Arab countries surrounding We Americans need to wake up to the ground the wheels of U.N.-led multilat- eralism to a halt. Israel that they ought to pay attention fact that the U.N. and its ancillaries to the rights of the Israelis. It is very There has never been a U.N. resolution spe- are fundamentally hostile to Israel. We cifically on anti-Semitism or a single report hard to even get a condemnation from need to wake up to the fact that the to a U.N. body dedicated to discrimination them when some mad suicide bomber U.N. and its ancillaries are unwilling against Jews, in contrast to annual resolu- comes in and takes innocent Israeli to stanch the murderous flow of world- tions and reports focusing on the defamation lives without provocation. wide anti-Semitism. Why is this impor- of Islam and discrimination against Muslims Israel’s vibrant, even if imperfect, de- tant? Because what affects Israel af- and Arabs. Instead there was Durban—the mocracy is precisely the reason why fects the United States as well. 2001 U.N. World Conference ‘‘Against Rac- the U.N. bias against her is so unjust. Israeli nuclear physicist Haim Harari ism,’’ which was a breeding ground and glob- al soapbox for anti-Semites. When it was Israel is a country in which huge recently gave a speech in which he crowds often gather in Tel Aviv’s over U.N. officials and member states turned grimly but accurately described the the Durban Declaration into the centerpiece Rabin Square to demand the Govern- virulent new strain of terrorists who of the U.N.’s antiracism agenda—allowing ment quickly end its support of settle- are not only threatening Jerusalem, Durban follow-up resolutions to become a ments, challenging the views of lots of they are threatening Bali, Istanbul, continuing battlefield over U.N. concern Israelis who want to use these settle- Madrid, Riyadh, and New York. I urge with anti-Semitism. ments. But there is a fairness, an eq- my colleagues to read his message and Not atypical is the public dialogue in the uity in the views of the Israelis that reflect on what we must do to protect U.N.’s top human rights body—the Commis- prevents them from going ahead and sion on Human Rights—where this past April America and Israel, fix the U.N., and the Pakistani ambassador, speaking on be- supporting these activities. promote freedom and democracy and half of the 56 members of the Organization of Israel is a country in which domestic human rights around the world. the Islamic Conference, unashamedly dis- human rights groups, in an act of polit- I hope also to remind our Arab puted that anti-Semitism was about Jews. ical protest, recently mounted a photo friends in the area—be that Egypt or For Jews, however, ignorance is not an op- exhibit of Israeli soldiers abusing Pal- Kuwait or some of the other countries tion. Anti-Semitism is about intolerance and estinian civilians—in the lobby of its there—we care about these kinds of discrimination directed at Jews—both indi- Parliament, the Knesset. poisons that pervade the atmosphere, vidually and collectively. It concerns both Could you ever imagine that taking individual human rights and the group right and we cannot tolerate that kind of an to self-determination—realized in the state place in Damascus? Or Iraq, as it was? attitude, and won’t, in our relationship of Israel. Or even a country as friendly as Egypt with the U.N. or without or within What does discrimination against the Jew- seems to be? these countries. ish state mean? It means refusing to admit

VerDate May 21 2004 04:26 Jul 15, 2004 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00044 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G14JY6.077 S14PT1 July 14, 2004 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S8099 only Israel to the vital negotiating sessions Although Palestinian self-determination is year, killing 19 and wounding 110: ‘‘Once of regional groups held daily, during U.N. equally justified, the connection between de- again, violence and terror have claimed in- Commission on Human Rights meetings. It monizing Israelis and sanctifying Palestin- nocent lives in the Middle East. Once again, means devoting six of the 10 emergency ses- ians makes it clear that the core issue is not I condemn those who resort to such meth- sions ever held by the General Assembly to the stated cause of Palestinian suffering. For ods.’’ ‘‘The Secretary General condemns the Israel. It means transforming the 10th emer- there are no U.N. resolutions deploring the suicide bombing Sunday in Jerusalem. The gency session into a permanent tribunal— practice of encouraging Palestinian children deliberate targeting of civilians is a heinous which has now been reconvened 12 times to glorify and emulate suicide bombers, or crime and cannot be justified by any cause.’’ since 1997. By contrast, no emergency session the use of the Palestinian population as Refusing to name the perpetrators, Mr. Sec- was ever held on the Rwandan genocide, esti- human shields, or the refusal by the vast ma- retary-General, Teflon terrorism, is a green mated to have killed a million people, or the jority of Arab states to integrate Palestinian light to strike again. ethnic cleansing of tens of thousands in the refugees into their societies and to offer Perhaps more than any other, the big lie former Yugoslavia, or the death of millions them the benefits of citizenship. Palestin- that fuels anti-Semitism today is the U.N.- over the past two decades of atrocities in ians are lionized at the U.N. because they are promoted claim that the root cause of the Sudan. That’s discrimination. the perceived antidote to what U.N. envoy Arab-Israeli conflict is the occupation of The record of the Secretariat is more of Lakhdar Brahimi called the great poison of Palestinian land. According to U.N. revi- the same. In November 2003, Secretary-Gen- the Middle East—the existence and resil- sionism, the occupation materialized in a eral Kofi Annan issued a report on Israel’s ience of the Jewish state. vacuum. In reality, Israel occupies land security fence, detailing the purported harm Of course, anti-Semitism takes other forms taken in a war which was forced upon it by to Palestinians without describing one ter- at the U.N. Over the past decade at the com- neighbors who sought to destroy it. It is a rorist act against Israelis which preceded the mission, Syria announced that yeshivas state of occupation which Israelis them- fence’s construction. Recently, the sec- train rabbis to instill racist hatred in their selves have repeatedly sought to end through retary-general strongly condemned Israel for pupils. Palestinian representatives claimed negotiations over permanent borders. It is a destroying homes in southern Gaza without that Israelis can happily celebrate religious state in which any abuses are closely mon- mentioning the arms-smuggling tunnels op- holidays like Yom Kippur only by shedding itored by Israel’s independent judiciary. But ultimately, it is a situation which is the re- erating beneath them. When Israel success- Palestinian blood, and accused Israel of in- sponsibility of the rejectionists of Jewish fully targeted Hamas terrorist Abdel Aziz jecting 300 Palestinian children with HIV- self-determination among Palestinians and Rantissi with no civilian casualties, the sec- positive blood. retary-general denounced Israel for an U.N.-led anti-Semitism moves from the de- their Arab and Muslim brethren—who have ‘‘extrajudicial’’ killing. But when faced with monization of Jews to the disqualification of rendered the Palestinian civilian population the 2004 report of the U.N. special rapporteur Jewish victimhood: refusing to recognize hostage to their violent and anti-Semitic on extrajudicial executions detailing the Jewish suffering by virtue of their ethnic ambitions. There are those who would still deny the murder of more than 3,000 Brazilian civilians and national identity. In 2003, a General As- existence of anti-Semitism at the U.N. by shot at close range by police, Mr. Annan sembly resolution concerned with the wel- pointing to a range of motivations in U.N. chose silence. That’s discrimination. fare of Israeli children failed (though one on At the U.N., the language of human rights corridors including commercial interests, re- Palestinian children passed handily) because gional politics, preventing scrutiny of is hijacked not only to discriminate but to it proved impossible to gain enough support human rights violations closer to home, or demonize the Jewish target. More than one for the word Israeli appearing before the enhancement of individual careers. U.N. ac- quarter of the resolutions condemning a word children. The mandate of the U.N. spe- tors and supporters remain almost uniformly state’s human rights violations adopted by cial rapporteur on the ‘‘Palestinian terri- in denial of the nature of the pathogen the commission over 40 years have been di- tories,’’ set over a decade ago, is to inves- coursing through these halls. They ignore rected at Israel. But there has never been a tigate only ‘‘Israel’s violations of . . . inter- the infection and applaud the host, forget- single resolution about the decades-long re- national law’’ and not to consider human- ting that the cancer which kills the orga- pression of the civil and political rights of 1.3 rights violations by Palestinians in Israel. nism will take with it both the good and the billion people in China, or the million female It follows in U.N. logic that nonvictims bad. migrant workers in Saudi Arabia kept as vir- aren’t really supposed to fight back. One The relative distribution of naivete´, cow- tual slaves, or the virulent racism which has after another concrete Israeli response to ardice, opportunism, and anti-Semitism, brought 600,000 people to the brink of starva- terrorism is denounced by the secretary-gen- however, matters little to Noam and Matan tion in Zimbabwe. Every year, U.N. bodies eral and member states as illegal. But kill- Ohayon, ages 4 and 5, shot to death through are required to produce at least 25 reports on ing members of the command-and-control their mother’s body in their home in north- alleged human rights violations by Israel, structure of a terrorist organization, when ern Israel while she tried to shield them but not one on an Iranian criminal justice there is no disproportionate use of force, and from a gunman of Yasser Arafat’s al-Aqsa system which mandates punishments such as arrest is impossible, is not illegal. Homes Martyrs Brigades. The terrible consequences crucifixion, stoning and cross-amputation of used by terrorists in the midst of combat are of these combined motivations mobilized and the right hand and left foot. This is not a le- legitimate military targets. A nonviolent, empowered within U.N. chambers are the gitimate critique of states with equal or temporary separation of parties to a conflict same. worse human rights records. It is demoniza- on disputed territory by a security fence, The inability of the U.N. to confront the tion of the Jewish state. which is sensitive to minimizing hardships, corruption of its agenda dooms this organi- As Israelis are demonized at the U.N., so is a legitimate response to Israel’s inter- zation’s success as an essential agent of Palestinians and their cause are deified. national legal obligations to protect its citi- equality or dignity or democratization. Every year the U.N. marks Nov. 29 as the zens from crimes against humanity. In ef- This conference may serve as a turning International Day of Solidarity with the Pal- fect, the U.N. moves to pin the arms of Jew- point. We will only know if concrete changes estinian People—the day the U.N. parti- ish targets behind their backs while the ter- occur hereafter: a General Assembly resolu- tion on anti-Semitism adopted, an annual re- tioned the British Palestine mandate and rorists take aim. which Arabs often style as the onset of al The U.N.’s preferred imagery for this phe- port on anti-Semitism forthcoming, a focal naba or the ‘‘catastrophe’’ of the creation of nomenon is of a cycle of violence. It is point on anti-Semitism created, a rapporteur the state of Israel. In 2002, the anniversary of claimed that the cycle must be broken— on anti-Semitism appointed. But I challenge the secretary-general and the vote that survivors of the concentration every time Israelis raises a hand. But just as his organization to go further—if they are camps celebrated, was described by Sec- the symbol of the cycle is chosen because it retary-General Annan as ‘‘a day of mourning serious about eradicating anti-Semitism: has no beginning, it is devastating to the a. Start putting a name to the terrorists and a day of grief.’’ cause of peace because it denies the possi- In 2003 the representatives of over 100 that kill Jews because they are Jews. bility of an end. The Nuremberg Tribunal b. Start condemning human-rights viola- member states stood along with the sec- taught us that crimes are not committed by tors wherever they dwell—even if they live retary-general, before a map predating the abstract entities. in Riyadh or Damascus. state of Israel, for a moment of silence ‘‘for The perpetrators of anti-Semitism today c. Stop condemning the Jewish people for all those who had given their lives for the are the preachers in mosques who exhort fighting back against their killers. Palestinian people’’—which would include their followers to blow up Jews. They are the d. And the next time someone asks you or suicide bombers. Similarly, U.N. rapporteur authors of Palestinian Authority textbooks your colleagues to stand for a moment of si- John Dugard has described Palestinian ter- that teach a new generation to hate Jews lence to honor those who would destroy the rorists as ‘‘tough’’ and their efforts as char- and admire their killers. They are the tele- state of Israel, say no. Only then will the acterized by ‘‘determination, daring, and vision producers and official benefactors in message be heard from these chambers that success.’’ A commission resolution for the authoritarian regimes like Syria or Egypt the U.N. will not tolerate anti-Semitism or past three years has legitimized the Pales- who manufacture and distribute program- its consequences against Jews and the Jew- tinian use of ‘‘all available means including ming that depicts Jews as bloodthirsty world ish people, whether its victims live in armed struggle’’—an absolution for terrorist conspirators. Tehran, Paris or Jerusalem. methods which would never be applied to the Listen, however, to the words of the sec- Ms. Bayefsky is a senior fellow at the Hud- self-determination claims of Chechens or retary-general in response to two suicide son Institute and an adjunct professor at Co- Basques. bombings which took place in Jerusalem this lumbia University Law School.

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EXHIBIT 5 tuals and published under the auspices of the measures can succeed against a determined A VIEW FROM THE EYE OF THE STORM U.N., the number of books translated by the suicide murderer. This has not yet pene- (Talk delivered by Haim Harari at a meeting entire Arab world is much smaller than what trated the thinking of the Western World. of the International Advisory Board of a little Greece alone translates. The total The U.S. and Europe are constantly improv- large multi-national corporation, April, number of scientific publications of 300 mil- ing their defense against the last murder, 2004) lion Arabs is less than that of 6 million not the next one. We may arrange for the Israelis. Birth rates in the region are very best airport security in the world. But if you As you know, I usually provide the sci- high, increasing the poverty, the social gaps want to murder by suicide, you do not have entific and technological ‘‘entertainment’’ in and the cultural decline. And all of this is to board a plane in order to explode yourself our meetings, but, on this occasion, our happening in a region, which only 30 years and kill many people. Who could stop a sui- Chairman suggested that I present my own ago, was believed to be the next wealthy part cide murder in the midst of the crowded line personal view on events in the part of the of the world, and in a Moslem area, which de- waiting to be checked by the airport metal world from which I come. I have never been veloped, at some point in history, one of the detector? How about the lines to the check- and I will never be a Government official and most advanced cultures in the world. in counters in a busy travel period? Put a I have no privileged information. My per- It is fair to say that this creates an unprec- metal detector in front of every train station spective is entirely based on what I see, on edented breeding ground for cruel dictators, in Spain and the terrorists will get the what I read and on the fact that my family terror networks, fanaticism, incitement, sui- buses. Protect the buses and they will ex- has lived in this region for almost 200 years. cide murders and general decline. It is also a plode in movie theaters, concert halls, super- You may regard my views as those of the fact that almost everybody in the region markets, shopping malls, schools and hos- proverbial taxi driver, which you are sup- blames this situation on the United States, pitals. Put guards in front of every concert posed to question, when you visit a country. on Israel, on Western Civilization, on Juda- hall and there will always be a line of people I could have shared with you some fas- ism and Christianity, on anyone and any- to be checked by the guards and this line cinating facts and some personal thoughts thing, except themselves. will be the target, not to speak of killing the about the Israeli-Arab conflict. However, I Do I say all of this with the satisfaction of guards themselves. You can somewhat re- will touch upon it only in passing. I prefer to someone discussing the failings of his en- duce your vulnerability by preventive and devote most of my remarks to the broader emies? On the contrary, I firmly believe that defensive measures and by strict border con- picture of the region and its place in world the world would have been a much better trols but not eliminate it and definitely not events. I refer to the entire area between place and my own neighborhood would have win the war in a defensive way. And it is a Pakistan and Morocco, which is predomi- been much more pleasant and peaceful, if war! nantly Arab, predominantly Moslem, but in- things were different. What is behind the suicide murders? cludes many non-Arab and also significant I should also say a word about the millions Money, power and cold-blooded murderous non-Moslem minorities. of decent, honest, good people who are either incitement, nothing else. It has nothing to Why do I put aside Israel and its own im- devout Moslems or are not very religious but do with true fanatic religious beliefs. No mediate neighborhood? Because Israel and grew up in Moslem families. They are double Moslem preacher has ever blown himself up. any problems related to it, in spite of what victims of an outside world, which now de- No son of an Arab politician or religious you might read or hear in the world media, velops Islamophobia and of their own envi- leader has ever blown himself. No relative of is not the central issue, and has never been ronment, which breaks their heart by being anyone influential has done it. Wouldn’t you the central issue in the upheaval in the re- totally dysfunctional. The problem is that expect some of the religious leaders to do it gion. Yes, there is a 100-year-old Israeli-Arab the vast silent majority of these Moslems themselves, or to talk their sons into doing conflict, but it is not where the main show are not part of the terror and of the incite- it, if this is truly a supreme act of religious is. The millions who died in the Iran-Iraq ment but they also do not stand up against fervor? Aren’t they interested in the benefits war had nothing to do with Israel. The mass it. They become accomplices, by omission, of going to Heaven? Instead, they send out- and this applies to political leaders, intellec- murder happening right now in Sudan, where cast women, naive children, retarded people tuals, business people and many others. the Arab Moslem regime is massacring its and young incited hotheads. They promise Many of them can certainly tell right from black Christian citizens, has nothing to do them the delights, mostly sexual, of the next with Israel. The frequent reports from Alge- wrong, but are afraid to express their views. The events of the last few years have am- world, and pay their families handsomely ria about the murders of hundreds of civil- after the supreme act is performed and ians in one village or another by other Alge- plified four issues, which have always ex- isted, but have never been as rampant as in enough innocent people are dead. rians have nothing to do with Israel. Saddam Suicide murders also have nothing to do the present upheaval in the region. These are Hussein did not invade Kuwait, endanger with poverty and despair. The poorest region the four main pillars of the current World Saudi Arabia and butcher his own people be- in the world, by far, is Africa. It never hap- Conflict, or perhaps we should already refer cause of Israel. Egypt did not use poison gas pens there. There are numerous desperate to it as ‘‘the undeclared World War III’’. I against Yemen in the 60’s because of Israel. people in the world, in different cultures, have no better name for the present situa- Assad the Father did not kill tens of thou- countries and continents. Desperation does tion. A few more years may pass before ev- sands of his own citizens in one week in El not provide anyone with explosives, recon- erybody acknowledges that it is a World Hamma in Syria because of Israel. The naissance and transportation. There was cer- Taliban control of Afghanistan and the civil War, but we are already well into it. The first element is the suicide murder. tainly more despair in Saddam’s Iraq then in war there had nothing to do with Israel. The Suicide murders are not a new invention but Paul Bremmer’s Iraq, and no one exploded Libyan blowing up of the Pan-Am flight had they have been made popular, if I may use himself. A suicide murder is simply a hor- nothing to do with Israel, and I could go on this expression, only lately. Even after Sep- rible, vicious weapon of cruel, inhuman, cyn- and on and on. tember 11, it seems that most of the Western ical, well-funded terrorists, with no regard to The root of the trouble is that this entire World does not yet understand this weapon. human life, including the fife of their fellow Moslem region is totally dysfunctional, by It is a very potent psychological weapon. Its countrymen, but with very high regard to any standard of the word, and would have real direct impact is relatively minor. The their own affluent well-being and their hun- been so even if Israel would have joined the total number of casualties from hundreds of ger for power. Arab league and an independent Palestine suicide murders within Israel in the last The only way to fight this new ‘‘popular’’ would have existed for 100 years. The 22 three years is much smaller than those due weapon is identical to the only way in which member countries of the Arab league, from to car accidents. September 11 was quan- you fight organized crime or pirates on the Mauritania to the Gulf States, have a total titatively much less lethal than many earth- high seas: the offensive way. Like in the case population of 300 millions, larger than the quakes. More people die from AIDS in one of organized crime, it is crucial that the US and almost as large as the EU before its day in Africa than all the Russians who died forces on the offensive be united and it is expansion. They have a land area larger than in the hands of Chechnya-based Moslem sui- crucial to reach the top of the crime pyr- either the United States or all of Europe. cide murderers since that conflict started. amid. You cannot eliminate organized crime These 22 countries, with all their oil and nat- Saddam killed every month more people by arresting the little drug dealer in the ural resources, have a combined GDP smaller than all those who died from suicide murders street corner. You must go after the head of than that of Netherlands plus Belgium and since the Coalition occupation of Iraq. the ‘‘Family’’. equal to half of the GDP of California alone. So what is all the fuss about suicide If part of the public supports it, others tol- Within this meager GDP, the gaps between killings? It creates headlines. It is spectac- erate it, many are afraid of it and some try rich and poor are beyond belief and too many ular. It is frightening. It is a very cruel to explain it away by poverty or by a miser- of the rich made their money not by suc- death with bodies dismembered and horrible able childhood, organized crime will thrive ceeding in business, but by being corrupt rul- severe lifelong injuries to many of the and so will terrorism. The United States un- ers. The social status of women is far below wounded. It is always shown on television in derstands this now, after September 11. Rus- what it was in the Western World 150 years great detail. One such murder, with the help sia is beginning to understand it. Turkey un- ago. Human rights are below any reasonable of hysterical media coverage, can destroy derstands it well. I am very much afraid that standard, in spite of the grotesque fact that the tourism industry of a country for quite a most of Europe still does not understand it. Libya was elected Chair of the U.N. Human while, as it did in Bali and in Turkey. Unfortunately, it seems that Europe will un- Rights commission. According to a report But the real fear comes from the undis- derstand it only after suicide murders will prepared by a committee of Arab intellec- puted fact that no defense and no preventive arrive in Europe in a big way. In my humble

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There are naive old- The second ingredient is words, more pre- provide an emotional infrastructure for fashioned habits such as respecting religious cisely lies. Words can be lethal. They kill atrocities. It was Joseph Goebels who said sites and symbols, not using ambulances and people. It is often said that politicians, dip- that if you repeat a lie often enough, people hospitals for acts of war, avoiding the muti- lomats and perhaps also lawyers and busi- will believe it. He is now being outperformed lation of dead bodies and not using children ness people must sometimes lie, as part of by his successors. as human shields or human bombs. Never in their professional life. But the norms of poli- The third aspect is money. Huge amounts history, not even in the Nazi period, was tics and diplomacy are childish, in compari- of money, which could have solved many so- there such total disregard of all of the above son with the level of incitement and total cial problems in this dysfunctional part of as we observe now. Every student of political absolute deliberate fabrications, which have the world, are channeled into three concen- science debates how you prevent an anti- reached new heights in the region we are tric spheres supporting death and murder. In democratic force from winning a democratic talking about. An incredible number of peo- the inner circle are the terrorists them- election and abolishing democracy. Other as- ple in the Arab world believe that September selves. The money funds their travel, explo- pects of a civilized society must also have 11 never happened, or was an American prov- sives, hideouts and permanent search for soft limitations. Can a policeman open fire on ocation or, even better, a Jewish plot. vulnerable targets. They are surrounded by a someone trying to kill him? Can a govern- You all remember the Iraqi Minister of In- second wider circle of direct supporters, ment listen to phone conversations of terror- formation, Mr. Mouhamad Said al-Sahaf and planners, commanders, preachers, all of ists and drug dealers? Does free speech pro- his press conferences when the US forces whom make a living, usually a very com- tects you when you shout ‘‘fire’’ in a crowded were already inside Baghdad. Disinformation fortable living, by serving as terror infra- theater? Should there be death penalty, for at time of war is an accepted tactic. But to structure. Finally, we find the third circle of deliberate multiple murders? These are the stand, day after day, and to make such pre- so-called religious, educational and welfare oldfashioned dilemmas. But now we have an posterous statements, known to everybody organizations, which actually do some good, entire new set. to be lies, without even being ridiculed in feed the hungry and provide some schooling, Do you raid a mosque, which serves as a your own milieu, can only happen in this re- but brainwash a new generation with hatred, terrorist ammunition storage? Do you return gion. Mr. Sahaf eventually became a popular lies and ignorance. This circle operates fire, if you are attacked from a hospital? Do icon as a court jester, but this did not stop mostly through mosques, madrasas and you storm a church taken over by terrorists some allegedly respectable newspapers from other religious establishments but also who took the priests hostages? Do you giving him equal time. It also does not pre- through inciting electronic and printed search every ambulance after a few suicide vent the Western press from giving credence, media. It is this circle that makes sure that murderers use ambulances to reach their tar- every day, even now, to similar liars. After women remain inferior, that democracy is gets? Do you strip every woman because one all, if you want to be an anti-Semite, there unthinkable and that exposure to the outside pretended to be pregnant and carried a sui- are subtle ways of doing it. You do not have world is minimal. It is also that circle that cide bomb on her belly? Do you shoot back to claim that the holocaust never happened leads the way in blaming everybody outside at someone trying to kill you, standing de- and that the Jewish temple in Jerusalem the Moslem world, for the miseries of the re- liberately behind a group of children? Do you never existed. But millions of Moslems are gion. raid terrorist headquarters, hidden in a men- Figuratively speaking, this outer circle is told by their leaders that this is the case. tal hospital? Do you shoot an arch-murderer the guardian, which makes sure that the When these same leaders make other state- who deliberately moves from one location to people look and listen inwards to the inner ments, the Western media report them as if another, always surrounded by children? All circle of terror and incitement, rather than of these happen daily in Iraq and in the Pal- they could be true. to the world outside. Some parts of this It is a daily occurrence that the same peo- estinian areas. What do you do? Well, you do same outer circle actually operate as a re- ple, who finance, arm and dispatch suicide not want to face the dilemma. But it cannot sult of fear from, or blackmail by, the inner murderers, condemn the act in English in be avoided. circles. The horrifying added factor is the front of western TV cameras, talking to a Suppose, for the sake of discussion, that high birth rate. Half of the population of the world audience, which even partly believes someone would openly stay in a wellknown Arab world is under the age of 20, the most them. It is a daily routine to hear the same address in Teheran, hosted by the Iranian receptive age to incitement, guaranteeing leader making opposite statements in Arabic Government and financed by it, executing two more generations of blind hatred. to his people and in English to the rest of the Of the three circles described above, the one atrocity after another in Spain or in world. Incitement by Arab TV, accompanied inner circles are primarily financed by ter- France, killing hundreds of innocent people, by horror pictures of mutilated bodies, has rorist states like Iran and Syria, until re- accepting responsibility for the crimes, become a powerful weapon of those who lie, cently also by Iraq and Libya and earlier promising in public TV interviews to do distort and want to destroy everything. Lit- also by some of the Communist regimes. more of the same, while the Government of tle children are raised on deep hatred and on These states, as well as the Palestinian Au- Iran issues public condemnations of his acts admiration of so-called martyrs, and the thority, are the safe havens of the wholesale but continues to host him, invite him to offi- Western World does not notice it because its murder vendors. The outer circle is largely cial functions and treat him as a great dig- own TV sets are mostly tuned to soap operas financed by Saudi Arabia, but also by dona- nitary. I leave it to you as homework to fig- and game shows. I recommend to you, even tions from certain Moslem communities in ure out what Spain or France would have though most of you do not understand Ara- the United States and Europe and, to a done, in such a situation. bic, to watch Al Jazeera, from time to time. smaller extent, by donations of European The problem is that the civilized world is You will not believe your own eyes. Governments to various NGO’s and by cer- still having illusions about the rule of law in But words also work in other ways, more tain United Nations organizations, whose a totally lawless environment. It is trying to subtle. A demonstration in Berlin, carrying goals may be noble, but they are infested and play ice hockey by sending a ballerina ice- banners supporting Saddam’s regime and fea- exploited by agents of the outer circle. The skater into the rink or to knock out a turing three-year old babies dressed as sui- Saudi regime, of course, will be the next vic- heavyweight boxer by a chess player. In the cide murderers, is defined by the press and tim of major terror, when the inner circle same way that no country has a law against by political leaders as a ‘‘peace demonstra- will explode into the outer circle. The Saudis cannibals eating its prime minister, because tion’’. You may support or oppose the Iraq are beginning to understand it, but they such an act is unthinkable, international law war, but to refer to fans of Saddam, Arafat fight the inner circles, while still financing does not address killers shooting from hos- or Bin Laden as peace activists is a bit too the infrastructure at the outer circle. pitals, mosques and ambulances, while being much. A woman walks into an Israeli res- Some of the leaders of these various circles protected by their Government or society. taurant in mid-day, eats, observes families live very comfortably on their loot. You International law does not know how to han- with old people and children eating their meet their children in the best private dle someone who sends children to throw lunch in the adjacent tables and pays the schools in Europe, not in the training camps stones, stands behind them and shoots with bill. She then blows herself up, killing 20 of suicide murderers. The Jihad ‘‘soldiers’’ immunity and cannot be arrested because he people, including many children, with heads join packaged death tours to Iraq and other is sheltered by a Government. International and arms rolling around in the restaurant. hotspots, while some of their leaders ski in law does not know how to deal with a leader She is called ‘‘martyr’’ by several Arab lead- Switzerland. Mrs. Arafat, who lives in Paris of murderers who is royally and comfortably ers and ‘‘activist’’ by the European press. with her daughter, receives tens of thou- hosted by a country, which pretends to con- Dignitaries condemn the act but visit her be- sands dollars per month from the allegedly demn his acts or just claims to be too weak reaved family and the money flows. bankrupt Palestinian Authority while a typ- to arrest him. The amazing thing is that all There is a new game in town: The actual ical local ringleader of the Al-Aksa brigade, of these crooks demand protection under murderer is called ‘‘the military wing’’, the reporting to Arafat, receives only a cash international law and define all those who one who pays him, equips him and sends him payment of a couple of hundred dollars, for attack them as war criminals, with some is now called ‘‘the political wing’’ and the performing murders at the retail level. Western media repeating the allegations.

VerDate May 21 2004 02:10 Jul 15, 2004 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00047 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A14JY6.042 S14PT1 S8102 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE July 14, 2004 The good news is that all of this is tem- countries still trade with Iran, try to ap- what is happening on television, listen porary, because the evolution of inter- pease it and refuse to read the clear signals. to what is happening on radio, and hear national law has always adapted itself to re- In order to win the war it is also necessary campaign commercials that are being to dry the financial resources of the terror ality. The punishment for suicide murder submitted on a fairly regular basis. I should be death or arrest before the murder, conglomerate. It is pointless to try to under- not during and not after. After every world stand the subtle differences between the listen to them and wonder, what is the war, the rules of international law have Sunni terror of Al Qaida and Hamas and the message to our country? What is being changed and the same will happen after the Shiite terror of Hizbulla, Sadr and other Ira- said? What is the message we want to present one. But during the twilight zone, a nian inspired enterprises. When it serves give to the American people? What do lot of harm can be done. their business needs, all of them collaborate we want to tell them about our concern The picture I described here is not pretty. beautifully. for their needs? Do we want to talk It is crucial to stop Saudi and other finan- What can we do about it? In the short run, about lower prices for prescription only fight and win. In the long run—only cial support of the outer circle, which is the educate the next generation and open it to fertile breeding ground of terror. It is impor- drugs? Do we want to talk about edu- the world. The inner circles can and must be tant to monitor all donations from the West- cating our children? Do we want to destroyed by force. The outer circle cannot ern World to Islamic organizations, to mon- talk about health care generally? Do be eliminated by force. Here we need finan- itor the finances of international relief orga- we want to talk about bringing the cial starvation of the organizing elite, more nizations and to react with forceful eco- troops home? Do we say enough is power to women, more education, counter nomic measures to any small sign of finan- enough? propaganda, boycott whenever feasible and cial aid to any of the three circles of ter- When we look at the record and see access to Western media, internet and the rorism. It is also important to act decisively what is happening, the killing con- international scene. Above all, we need a against the campaign of lies and fabrications total absolute unity and determination of and to monitor those Western media who tinues in Iraq. Since we have gone over the civilized world against all three circles collaborate with it out of naivety, financial to an Iraqi interim government, the of evil. interests or ignorance. rate of death has not diminished from Allow me, for a moment, to depart from Above all, never surrender to terror. No the time before we turned this govern- my alleged role as a taxi driver and return to one will ever know whether the recent elec- ment over to the Iraqi interim govern- science. When you have a malignant tumor, tions in Spain would have yielded a different ment. you may remove the tumor itself surgically. result, if not for the train bombings a few Today, we heard news of a terrible You may also starve it by preventing new days earlier. But it really does not matter. explosion that killed a bunch of Iraqis blood from reaching it from other parts of What matters is that the terrorists believe the body, thereby preventing new ‘‘supplies’’ that they caused the result and that they and injured American soldiers. The toll from expanding the tumor. If you want to be won by driving Spain out of Iraq. The Span- continues to mount. I believe the sure, it is best to do both. ish story will surely end up being extremely American people are concerned about But before you fight and win, by force or costly to other European countries, includ- that. I hear it from parents who say: otherwise, you have to realize that you are ing France, who is now expelling inciting My son’s term has been extended. He in a war, and this may take Europe a few preachers and forbidding veils and including thought he would be home by now. Now more years. In order to win, it is necessary others who sent troops to Iraq. In the long he has to serve 3 more months. Or, my to first eliminate the terrorist regimes, so run, Spain itself will pay even more. that no Government in the world will serve Is the solution a democratic Arab world? If daughter has to stay there far longer as a safe haven for these people. I do not by democracy we mean free elections but than she expected. Not only are they want to comment here on whether the Amer- also free press, free speech, a functioning ju- emotionally torn apart, not only are ican-led attack on Iraq was justified from dicial system, civil liberties, equality to there family problems from the ab- the point of view of weapons of mass destruc- women, free international travel, exposure sence of dad or the absence of mom tion or any other pre-war argument, but I to international media and ideas, laws from the household, but financially it can look at the post-war map of Western against racial incitement and against defa- is a disaster. Asia. Now that Afghanistan, Iraq and Libya mation, and avoidance of lawless behavior are out, two and a half terrorist states re- I have tried to get an amendment. I regarding hospitals, places of worship and tried to put it on the Defense appro- main: Iran, Syria and Lebanon, the latter children, then yes, democracy is the solu- being a Syrian colony. Perhaps Sudan should tion. If democracy is just free elections, it is priations bill, but I couldn’t get the be added to the list. As a result of the con- likely that the most fanatic regime will be amendment attached. They said no, we quest of Afghanistan and Iraq, both Iran and elected, the one whose incitement and fab- don’t want to give $2,000 a month more Syria are now totally surrounded by terri- rications are the most inflammatory. We for these people for the 3 months more tories unfriendly to them. Iran is encircled have seen it already in Algeria and, to a cer- they have to serve; $6,000 total cost; by Afghanistan, by the Gulf States, Iraq and tain extent, in Turkey. It will happen again, maybe $150 million out of a budget of the Moslem republics of the former Soviet if the ground is not prepared very carefully. Union. Syria is surrounded by Turkey, Iraq, $400 billion, and we couldn’t get an ear On the other hand, a certain transition de- to listen to it here. We couldn’t get the Jordan and Israel. This is a significant stra- mocracy, as in Jordan, may be a better tem- tegic change and it applies strong pressure porary solution, paving the way for the real majority to pay attention. on the terrorist countries. It is not sur- thing, perhaps in the same way that an im- The job market is not robust. We are prising that Iran is so active in trying to in- mediate sudden democracy did not work in still at a loss for the number of jobs we cite a Shiite uprising in Iraq. I do not know Russia and would not have worked in China. have available since this administra- if the American plan was actually to encircle I have no doubt that the civilized world tion took over. When do we put these both Iran and Syria, but that is the resulting will prevail. But the longer it takes us to un- people to work? When do we stop ship- situation. derstand the new landscape of this war, the In my humble opinion, the number one ping jobs abroad? When do we deal with more costly and painful the victory will be. the problems that concern everyday danger to the world today is Iran and its re- Europe, more than any other region, is the gime. It definitely has ambitions to rule vast key. Its understandable recoil from wars, fol- citizens? When do we deal with the cost areas and to expand in all directions. It has lowing the horrors of World War II, may cost of gasoline, which is up 50 percent al- an ideology, which claims supremacy over thousands of additional innocent lives, be- most in the last year? Western culture. It is ruthless. It has proven fore the tide will turn. What we hear in response to those that it can execute elaborate terrorist acts Mr. LAUTENBERG. I suggest the ab- problems are campaign commercials— without leaving too many traces, using Ira- $8 million of them in recent weeks. We nian Embassies. It is clearly trying to de- sence of a quorum. hear that JOHN KERRY has missed two- velop Nuclear Weapons. Its so-called mod- The PRESIDING OFFICER (Ms. COL- erates and conservatives play their own vir- LINS). The clerk will call the roll. thirds of the votes that have been tuoso version of the ‘‘good-cop versus bad- The assistant legislative clerk pro- taken here in the U.S. Senate. We do cop’’ game. Iran sponsors Syrian terrorism, ceeded to call the roll. not hear anybody saying JOHN KERRY it is certainly behind much of the action in Mr. LAUTENBERG. Madam Presi- served bravely in Vietnam when he dis- Iraq, it is fully funding the Hizbulla and, dent, I ask unanimous consent that the agreed with the policy of his country, through it, the Palestinian Hamas and Is- order for the quorum call be dispensed but he felt loyal enough and obliged lamic Jihad, it performed acts of terror at with. enough and went ahead and got wound- least in Europe and in South America and The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without ed three times. He got three Purple probably also in Uzbekhistan and Saudi Ara- bia and it truly leads a multi-national terror objection, it is so ordered. Hearts. I served in the Army 3 years. I consortium, which includes, as minor play- MESSAGE TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE didn’t earn one, but I know what a Pur- ers, Syria, Lebanon and certain Shiite ele- Mr. LAUTENBERG. Madam Presi- ple Heart means in recognition of brav- ments in Iraq. Nevertheless, most European dent, I, like millions of Americans, see ery; a Silver Star, very high-ranking

VerDate May 21 2004 02:10 Jul 15, 2004 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00048 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A14JY6.046 S14PT1 July 14, 2004 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S8103 medal; a Bronze Star, an important American people are concerned about. Mr. President, speak up on behalf of recognition of bravery on the battle- Talk about how we get our kids home the people in America so we can build field. And we want to hear talk about from Iraq, talk about how we get our strength, so we can have some har- how he has missed these votes. former allies into the mix so they can mony and not the divisive attitude we Yes, I am a Member of the Senate help share the burden. That is what we find prevailing. and am proud of it. I am proud of my want to hear. It is not fair to the American people. voting record. But I am also proud of We do not want to hear only critical When we deny a hero’s recognition, we the contribution JOHN KERRY is trying comments about JOHN KERRY because do something far worse. It was done in to make to this country. then you force us to compare the two the State of Georgia in a senatorial We ought to talk about comparing records. If I were President Bush, I election recently. A fellow named Max service to country, President Bush’s would hide from the record. If they Cleland, with whom we served, and service and Senator JOHN KERRY’s serv- want to compare President Bush’s whom we all felt very close to, lost ice. Compare the two. Start with Viet- record to Senator JOHN KERRY’s record three limbs in Vietnam. They managed nam. See what happened there, when of service to country, we would have to paint him in a somewhat cowardly President Bush had an opportunity to quite a revelation for the people in this fashion, that he was soft on defense. avoid regular service by going to the country. One arm missing, half of one arm miss- Air Guard, which he didn’t really do Spending millions on commercials to ing, two legs missing. It takes him 2 anything with. But to criticize Senator denigrate Senator JOHN KERRY, a war hours to get out of bed in the morning, JOHN KERRY for his contribution to our hero, a volunteer, who went to Viet- and they made him look like he was country by pointing out the fact that nam—go there, do your duty, pull a soft on defense. What a disgrace. The he has missed a bunch of votes, that he guy out of the water whose life may be American people have to look at that. found time to vote against the Laci Pe- hanging in the balance, under gunfire. And now the game is to denigrate terson amendment which was offered Pull this man out of the water. JOHN KERRY’s record to make him look here, and that he missed other votes— I have campaigned with one of his as if he is just absent and not doing talk about the platforms of these two, former swift boat colleagues. If you anything worthwhile. He and Senator talk about what JOHN KERRY is saying heard the praise that he gave to LTG EDWARDS are trying to put this country we have to do about jobs, about getting JOHN KERRY for his leadership. But we on the right path. The voters will de- a coalition to help us deal with Iraq to do not want to talk about that. We cide, by the way. But we ought to let try to strengthen our resources there. want to try to subdue it with sneering the record be out there so that every- President Bush’s decision, along with commentaries about how he missed a body knows what each of the parties is his Cabinet, the Secretary of Defense, vote and flip-flopped. doing. and the Vice President, was that Gen- I wish President Bush would look at Enough, Mr. President. Please eral Shinseki was all wrong when he some of the decisions he made and flip change the tone of your commercials. said we have to have 300,000 people in them. One of them I tried to pass was It is not fair to have an airplane in the Iraq. They fired him. They got rid of to have flag-draped coffins, the respect sky saying: Senator JOHN KERRY, if he him. They don’t want to hear dissent that they earn. People who gave their had his choice, would have voted and difference. They don’t want to hear lives on behalf of the country’s mis- against the interests of the troops. It is it. They don’t want the public to hear sion, when they come back to Dover, a foul lie, that is what it is, not true at what JOHN KERRY has done for his DE, where the coffins are deposited, all. If a vote was made, it was made in country. No. They want to hear that he and we say no, the media cannot show the context of an entire amendment. It missed votes. It is too bad that he those coffins because that would alert was not made simply to take money missed votes, but he is on a larger mis- people to the penalties of war, to the away from our serving troops. Presi- sion. He wants a change in the direc- punishment that families endure. We dent Bush knows that. tion of this country. He is not here at do not want that. Hide it from the pub- I wish he would change his tone. It times when he is out there delivering lic. Don’t let them understand what does not ring properly for the Presi- messages to which people respond. the cost of war is. dent. It does not become the President Just look at the gatherings. We see They criticize Senator JOHN KERRY, of the United States to be looking at people for Senator KERRY and Senator loyal American, who served his duty, Senator JOHN KERRY’s record and make EDWARDS. They are thirsty for infor- served it well, served it here. Look at jokes about his attendance, about his mation that affects their everyday his voting record before he ran for flip-flop. No, no, no, look at the things lives. They do not sit around the din- President of the United States. Look at he has done. We can all pick out the ner table talking about how much time the President’s tours for fundraising blemishes of the other, but that is no we are spending—not enough time, and political gatherings. He goes on way to run a country. That is the way they might say—on gay marriage and a Air Force One and the only cost—and to run a schoolyard fight. It does not constitutional amendment. I don’t this 747 is a beautiful airplane; most of become the President of the United think Mr. and Mrs. Working American America has seen it—all that has to be States. are sitting around their table praying paid is the cost of the first-class trans- I yield the floor, but I hope President for the moment that an amendment to portation on a commercial airliner. Bush will change his tone. the Constitution will be put in place Take this huge airplane, lift it into the The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. AL- where we can challenge the rights of a sky and say: Well, we will reimburse it EXANDER). The Senator from Pennsyl- particular group of people when we because we used it for fundraising or vania. haven’t gotten our appropriations bills for political campaigns. IN MEMORY OF CAREY LACKMAN SLEASE in place; we haven’t voted on moving Mr. President, change your tune. Mr. SPECTER. Mr. President, I have homeland security resources along not Let’s hear your view on what America sought recognition to inform the Sen- funding these things. No, but we can has to have to satisfy the needs of our ate family of the passing of Carey Anne spend days here. constituents. Please, you have gone too Lackman Slease, my chief of staff, who By the way, we may have set a record far with this character abuse, with this passed this morning at 5:30 a.m. for quorum calls. We have spent a lot character assassination. You have gone During the course of the day, my of- of time with two lights on. That should too far. fice staff and I have been deluged with tell the American people that there is Look at the American people. Look expressions of sympathy showing the nothing going on in here. We have had them in the eye and say, yes, I, Presi- very high regard and high esteem that one vote this week, and the prospects dent George Bush, approve of this mes- she was held in by our Senate family. for another vote are not very bright. sage, and give a positive message about She was afflicted with the terrible What an exhausting schedule, two, when drug prices are coming down, problem of breast cancer. She had a three votes, possibly five votes in a about how we will fund Head Start for long, lingering illness. She received the week. Come on. 300,000 children who will now be very best of modern day medicine with Please, Mr. President, clear your dropped, or other programs that are the assistance of the National Insti- message, talk about the things the talked about but not funded. Please, tutes of Health. My deputy, Bettilou

VerDate May 21 2004 02:10 Jul 15, 2004 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00049 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G14JY6.079 S14PT1 S8104 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE July 14, 2004 Taylor, who handles the Subcommittee So it is a sad occasion for the entire Senate and passed the House of Rep- on Labor, Health, Human Services and Senate family, but most of all for her resentatives and that prior to pro- Education, has had extensive contact colleagues in my office and for me to ceeding to conference, we will have a with the National Institutes of Health. note her passing at the very tender age vote tomorrow on a combined bill that When I saw Carey last night, less than of 48. has to do with the FDA and a tobacco 24 hours ago, she had expressed her Senator SANTORUM was in the cham- buyout. That vote will follow up to 3 gratitude for the kind of care which ber and wanted to speak but could not hours tomorrow. The vote will likely she had received. wait until the other speakers had con- be tomorrow afternoon, although we She said, in her own words, she had a cluded. will be debating the issue in the morn- good run and she was understanding I thank the Chair and, in the absence ing. and at peace with herself as she knew of any Senator seeking recognition, I am pleased. We all know that the her imminent fate. suggest the absence of a quorum. FSC/ETI JOBS bill is a very important She had left the hospital shortly The PRESIDING OFFICER. The bill for the United States, for jobs and after being married to her sweetheart, clerk will call the roll. jobs creation. There is a certain time Clyde Slease, III, on Saturday. We have The assistant legislative clerk pro- limit involved. In fact, every month a beautiful set of wedding photographs, ceeded to call the roll. that we wait, the Euro tax goes up 1 a clear remembrance of her from just a Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I ask percent every month; it is 9 percent few days ago. And she came home, set- unanimous consent that the order for now. It is time to take this to con- ting up a hospice, in effect, in her the quorum call be rescinded. ference and pass this bill. home. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The As I say, when I saw her yesterday, COLEMAN). Without objection, it is so Democratic leader is recognized. she was reconciled and at peace with ordered. Mr. DASCHLE. Mr. President, I am herself, and considering the cir- f pleased to join with the majority lead- cumstances, as composed and as brave er in announcing this agreement to- UNANIMOUS CONSENT and as resolute as any human being night. This has not been easy for any- AGREEMENT—H.R. 4520 could be. She said she was advised that body involved in these discussions. We it was a matter of a few days or a week Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, in a few are now prepared to proceed with, I or two. She was taken this morning, as moments I will be propounding a unan- think, a very good understanding about I say, at 5:30. imous consent request that we can how we as Members of the Senate will Her life was really the U.S. Senate. comment on afterwards. It reflects a present ourselves in the conference. I She graduated from Radford Univer- number of negotiations and back and am very confident that we can reach a sity. She was the oldest daughter of a forth between both sides of the aisle successful conclusion. retired colonel, William F. Lackman. that have gone on for several weeks, Mr. FRIST. I want to discuss with She is survived by three sisters and but aggressively and intensively over the Democratic Leader an approach three brothers—a large family of seven the last 8 to 9 hours. that might enable us to move forward children—and her mother. I ask unanimous consent that on to conference on the JOBS bill, S. 1637. She came to the Senate family at the Thursday, July 15, immediately fol- The Senate JOBS bill reflects over- age of 24, and she spent most of the re- lowing morning business, the pending whelming bipartisan support, passing maining half of her life in the Senate, motion to proceed be withdrawn and by a margin of 92–5. Much work re- dying at the age of 48. She was a legis- the majority leader or his designee be mains to be done on this bill and it is lative assistant to Senator John Heinz recognized in order to move to proceed important we start as soon as possible. from 1979 to 1985. She then founded her to Calendar No. 591, H.R. 4520; provided There are significant differences with own firm in Los Angeles for a period of further that the motion be agreed to the House bill, so this is likely going to 6 years. She then came back to work and that Chairman GRASSLEY then be be a challenging process. I want to for me in the early 1990s. Except for a immediately recognized in order to make sure that all Senators know that very short stint, again, with her own offer S. 1637, as passed by the Senate, it is unrealistic to expect that the firm in biotech in the public sector, she as a substitute amendment; provided House will agree with all our provi- was on my staff, coming back to work further that Senator DEWINE be recog- sions and that we will likely have to for me some 21⁄2 years ago in December nized in order to offer a DeWine-Ken- make changes to S. 1637. 2001, when called to active duty. nedy first-degree amendment relating But as we make those changes, we She did an extraordinary job for me. to the FDA and tobacco; further, that should make them together. The JOBS She was beautiful in many ways: a no other amendments be in order to bill we passed was a model of bipar- statuesque blonde, an amiable person- the bill and that there be 3 hours for tisan cooperation that was marked by ality. She worked well with her col- debate equally divided in the usual good faith on both sides. And that is leagues. She worked well with the form; I further ask consent that fol- the essence of the agreement I am pro- young staff. She was a mentor. She was lowing the debate, the Senate proceed posing—a commitment from both sides very accomplished, brilliant, studious, to a vote in relation to the amendment that they will work in good faith in the analytical, and handled the substantive at a time determined by the majority conference to get the best possible re- problems of the office with aplomb, leader after consultation with the sult. I have spoken to Senator GRASS- dignity, and efficiency. Democratic leader and that imme- LEY and he has agreed that he will not She was one of the first women to be diately following the disposition of pursue a conclusion to the conference— chief of staff in the U.S. Senate. She that amendment, the substitute be nor sign any conference report—that was acclaimed by PoliticsPA as one of agreed to, the bill then be read a third would alter the text of S. 1637 in a way Pennsylvania’s most politically power- time, and the Senate proceed to a vote that undermines the broad bipartisan ful women. on passage of the bill with no inter- consensus S. 1637 achieved on final pas- She had an extraordinary career, re- vening action or debate; I further ask sage. grettably cut short by her untimely consent that the Senate then insist on Mr. DASCHLE. I thank the Majority passing at the age of 48. its amendment, request a conference Leader for his leadership. I have dis- Funeral services will be held in Mid- with the House, and the Chair then be cussed this with my colleagues and can dleburg, VA, on Friday at 10 a.m., with authorized to appoint conferees on the commit wholeheartedly to the good a viewing tomorrow evening. part of the Senate with a ratio of 12 to faith process you have proposed. Our She has made quite an impact in 11. side understands that changes will many realms of her professional pur- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without have to be made to S. 1637; but, as they suits, but really most of all in the U.S. objection, it is so ordered. are made, these changes will be the re- Senate, where she had made so many Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, what this sult of the mutual agreement of the friends and was held in such very high means is we will be proceeding to con- lead Senate conferees, as well as the regard, really beloved by the Senate ference on the FSC/ETI JOBS bill, a Majority Leader and the Democratic family. bill that overwhelmingly passed the Leader, acting in good faith.

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