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The House met at 10 a.m. Church of Christ and Auburn Christian that murdered its own citizens, threat- The Reverend James Brinkerhoff, Student Center. ened its neighbors, and defied the Campus Minister, Auburn University, Auburn University is the largest uni- world. And now because we acted, Auburn, Alabama, offered the following versity in the State of Alabama and is Iraq’s government is no longer a threat prayer: therefore a crucial component of Ala- to the world or its own people. Today, Our Father in Heaven, surely the na- bama’s educational system. Jim works the Iraqi people are taking charge of tions are like a drop in a bucket to very hard to ensure that, in addition to their own destiny. You; they are regarded as dust on the receiving outstanding education, Au- I rise to recognize the Iraqi people scales. To whom, then, will we compare burn students are exposed to the teach- who have made such great strides and You? You are enthroned above all ings of Jesus. to thank our servicemen and -women things, and so we acknowledge You and Through campus ministry, Jim has who risk their lives every day to pro- give You our praise and adoration. impacted the lives of many through tect our freedom. Father, our Nation is woven into the counseling, teaching, service, and f tapestry of Your will. You have em- friendship. Students with whom he has powered our Nation; You have held us worked now stretch across the globe WAKE UP, AMERICA closely to Your heart; You have been with a common affection and respect (Mr. KUCINICH asked and was given gentle with us in times of crisis. And so for this man. permission to address the House for 1 it is with joy and confidence that we Jim is joined this morning by his minute and to revise and extend his re- approach You today. wife, Mary, and their three children, marks.) Father, please protect President and Amy, Anna and Ben. I appreciate the Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, instead Mrs. Bush and continue to reward their prayer that Reverend Brinkerhoff of- of bringing our troops home from Iraq, hope in You. Please give strength to fered this morning; and the gentleman today our majority party is advocating our men and women who are fighting from Alabama (Mr. ROGERS), who rep- sending billions more to Iraq to keep overseas, and guard the hearts and resents the Third Congressional Dis- our troops there indefinitely. Instead minds of their families back home. trict, and I are honored to have him as of winding down operations in Iraq, Please empower the servants of this our guest in the United States House of today the administration will receive House, grant them times of renewal, Representatives, especially on this day money to help build permanent bases and watch over their families. Father, as we celebrate the National Day of in Iraq. At a time when the American remind us all that we are loved by You. Prayer. people are waking up to the disaster of In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen. f the war in Iraq, this House is going to f sleep. Wake up. ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER The administration manufactured in- THE JOURNAL PRO TEMPORE telligence to take us into war in Iraq. The SPEAKER. The Chair has exam- The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Wake up. The flower of America’s ined the Journal of the last day’s pro- SHIMKUS). The Chair will entertain up youth is being sent to battles, spilling ceedings and announces to the House to 10 one-minute speeches per side. their blood to find weapons of mass de- his approval thereof. f struction which did not exist. Wake up. Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Jour- Mr. Speaker, $270 billion going for a nal stands approved. WINNING THE WAR ON TERROR war based on a lie while America’s edu- f (Mr. PRICE of Georgia asked and was cational systems are crumbling, while given permission to address the House 47 million Americans are without PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE for 1 minute and to revise and extend health insurance, while our inner cities The SPEAKER. Will the gentleman his remarks.) have high unemployment, while oil from New Jersey (Mr. PALLONE) come Mr. PRICE of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, companies are gouging Americans for forward and lead the House in the our servicemen and -women are win- $2 to $3 a gallon for gasoline. Wake up, Pledge of Allegiance. ning the war on terror. Yesterday, U.S. my friends. Let us get out of Iraq. Mr. PALLONE led the Pledge of Alle- and coalition forces arrested al Qaeda’s Mr. Speaker, let us bring our troops giance as follows: third highest ranking member. home. Let us hold the administration I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the Two years ago, the world saw the accountable for the lies that took us United States of America, and to the Repub- statues of Saddam Hussein come tum- into Iraq. Redeem the faith our Found- lic for which it stands, one nation under God, bling down as Iraqis celebrated their ers had in this House. indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. first taste of freedom in over a genera- f f tion. Look at the progress Members may not have read about in the news- SOCIAL SECURITY WELCOMING THE REVEREND papers: 8.5 million Iraqis defied terror- (Mr. GINGREY asked and was given JAMES BRINKERHOFF ists and voted in a historic election permission to address the House for 1 (Mr. ADERHOLT asked and was that was fair, transparent, and demo- minute and to revise and extend his re- given permission to address the House cratic. Iraq’s National Assembly re- marks.) for 1 minute and to revise and extend cently named the country’s first demo- Mr. GINGREY. Mr. Speaker, I rise his remarks.) cratically elected President in more today in support of strengthening one Mr. ADERHOLT. Mr. Speaker, I rise than 50 years, and Iraqi security forces of the most important Federal pro- today to recognize our guest chaplain, now number over 150,000 protecting grams, Social Security. Mr. James Sanford Brinkerhoff. Jim their nation. This past Monday, Vice President has served selflessly as a campus min- Mr. Speaker, I believe our President CHENEY graciously came to my district ister on the Auburn University campus said it best. Before coalition forces ar- to talk to the good people of Georgia to for 22 years, working with the Auburn rived, Iraq was ruled by a dictatorship talk about fixing Social Security for

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And the Vice President of their own money and working to re- direct threat to America and a critical said, I hope so, son, but not unless we move the negative economic effects of victory in the war on terror.’’ do something about it now. our legal system, the Republican Con- Stephen Hadley, the national secu- I am really astonished my colleagues gress continues to show its commit- rity adviser, said he was not only doing on the other side of the aisle are will- ment to America’s economy and work- operations, but was also into finance ing to put our children’s retirement in ing families. and administration; and he calls it a jeopardy because they would rather use However, our work is not done. We ‘‘real accomplishment.’’ Social Security as a political weapon need to get an energy bill signed into As I learned when I visited Pakistan than an opportunity for bipartisan law. This would create 500,000 new jobs. last December, and let us be clear on achievement. We need to make the tax relief perma- this point, while Pakistani authorities Mr. Speaker, anyone can criticize nent and hold down government spend- are to be commended for the third- and obstruct; but it takes a leader to ing. Over the past 100 days, House Re- ranking member of al Qaeda, let us do the heavy lifting on a serious prob- publicans have demonstrated that we make sure that we know as Americans lem as our President and Vice Presi- are dedicated to promoting policies it was a cooperation with American dent have done. I urge my colleagues to that better the economy. And for the forces and American intelligence per- keep up the good fight because our sake of our families who are counting sonnel on the ground in Pakistan that made that possible. A joint effort with children and their children are depend- on us, I hope we can count on our Pakistan is winning the war on terror. ent on us to save Social Security. friends in the Senate to follow our f lead. f NATIONAL OSTEOPOROSIS AWARE- f ABUSE OF POWER NESS AND PREVENTION MONTH PROVIDING UNIVERSAL HEALTH (Mr. INSLEE asked and was given (Ms. BERKLEY asked and was given COVERAGE FOR ALL AMERICANS permission to address the House for 1 permission to address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his re- (Ms. LEE asked and was given per- minute and to revise and extend her re- marks.) mission to address the House for 1 marks.) Mr. INSLEE. Mr. Speaker, Tuesday Ms. BERKLEY. Mr. Speaker, May is minute and to revise and extend her re- morning I gave a constituent a lift to National Osteoporosis Awareness and marks.) the airport in Seattle going to the air- Prevention Month. Osteoporosis and Ms. LEE. Mr. Speaker, today there port on my daily commute to Wash- low bone density affect 44 million are more than 45 million Americans ington, D.C. I asked him what his feel- Americans over the age of 50, many of living without health insurance. In my ings were, if any, about what is hap- whom were unaware of the fact that home State of California, there are al- pening in Washington, D.C. they have osteoporosis and, therefore, most 6.5 million people without health He said he is bothered by what he were unable to take steps to prevent it. insurance, and that is 300,000 more than perceives as the abuse of power that is Like many Americans, I had no idea when President Bush took office. This going on here in Washington, D.C. I I was at risk for developing osteo- is a tragedy and a disgrace. It is time asked him what he meant by that. It porosis. I thought I simply had bad pos- for us to act. was very interesting because some- ture, and it never occurred to me to be The Family Care Act, the Medicare times we do not know if people are pay- screened for osteoporosis. Yet when I Access Act, and the Small Business ing attention to what is happening was running for Congress in 1998, I was Health Insurance Promotion Act will here, but he itemized a list of things diagnosed with this disease. Fortu- help cover more than half of the unin- that he was concerned about. nately, within 10 months of the diag- sured, but that is not enough. All He was concerned about trying to do nose with proper treatment I was able Americans should have access to qual- away with this checks and balance sys- to stop my bone density loss and my ity health care, and that is why I will tem that we have in our Federal judi- bones actually began to strengthen be reintroducing H.R. 3000, the United cial system. He was concerned about again. States Universal Health Service Act. the attack on the independence of our Because of my personal experience In the wealthiest country in the courts. He said he was concerned about with osteoporosis, I am committed to world, no one should be without afford- the attack on one of the checks and ensuring that my fellow Americans are able and accessible health care. Today balances we had in the U.S. Senate in aware of the importance of early detec- this House votes on $82 billion more to the filibuster that was so successful in tion and prevention. Men and women continue to wage war and occupy Iraq, keeping a stable democracy. can reduce their chances of developing a total now of over $300 billion; and we And he said, and this really surprised this disease. I encourage everyone to cannot even provide health care for all me, he said he was concerned about the see your doctor, get screened for Americans. It is a shame and disgrace abuses going on in this Chamber in try- osteoporosis. It is a very silent, but that our priorities are so misplaced. ing to change the ethical rules just to very deadly, disease. f protect one Member. He basically said, something smells. f JOINT EFFORT WITH PAKISTAN Mr. Speaker, he is right; and I urge MAKING PROGRESS ON THE WINNING WAR ON TERROR my colleagues to stop this long train of ECONOMY (Mr. PENCE asked and was given per- abuses of power in Washington, D.C. (Mr. PITTS asked and was given per- mission to address the House for 1 f minute and to revise and extend his re- mission to address the House for 1 b 1015 minute and to revise and extend his re- marks.) marks.) Mr. PENCE. Mr. Speaker, as we were MRS. FLORENCE TREPP Mr. PITTS. Mr. Speaker, since May reminded with a thudding explosion on (Mr. GIBBONS asked and was given of 2003, more than 3 million new jobs the streets of New York City at 3 a.m. permission to address the House for 1 have been created and Americans have this morning, we are a Nation at war. minute and to revise and extend his re- gone back to work. We have had 22 And so it is with particular pleasure marks.) straight months of job growth. Last that I rise to extol the arrest of Abu Mr. GIBBONS. Mr. Speaker, I come month alone, more than 110,000 Ameri- Farraj al-Libbi by Pakistani authori- to floor of the House of Representa- cans found jobs. ties yesterday in Pakistan. The cap- tives to congratulate my good friend

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A fessionalism, dedication and strong health care. Americans can take action foundation founded by her son Warren work ethic, she has managed my hectic to reduce costs by taking better care of in 1996, the Parasol Foundation is a schedule with exceptional efficiency themselves, and the Federal Govern- unique organization promoting philan- and patience, fulfilling the rec- ment should play a lead role in helping thropy, collaboration and volunteerism ommendation of Congressman JEFF out. in the Lake Tahoe area. This founda- MILLER, her hometown Member of Con- For example, obesity-related diseases tion has been successful in ensuring gress. have annual costs of $100 billion. Yet 7 that local charities with common or Although I am sad to see her leave, I out of 10 adults are overweight and similar missions work together to im- am thrilled Jessica has been selected obesity rates among children have dou- prove their community and achieve to work with the firm of Copeland, bled in the last decade. Diseases associ- their goals. Lowery, Jacquez, Denton & White. Jes- ated with a lack of physical activity Florence Trepp’s dedication to her sica is a person of high integrity and amounted to a yearly cost of $76 bil- community and to her family stands as competence, and I am confident she lion. The direct and indirect medical a role model for all of us. So, Florence, will excel in her new position. costs of smoking are $138 billion per from all of us who admire you, from all Jessica Eggimann is one of two year, and the costs of alcohol abuse are of us who love you, and from the daughters of Gail and the late Craig about $184 billion in one year. United States Congress, happy birth- Eggimann of Pensacola, Florida. She is Businesses that educate people about day. a credit to the people of South Carolina healthy lifestyles can reduce health f and Florida, and I wish her Godspeed. care costs. Companies like Motorola, In conclusion, God bless our troops SHIRLEY QUEJA Caterpillar and Johnson & Johnson and we will never forget September 11. have saved $1 to $4 in benefits for every (Ms. MATSUI asked and was given dollar spent on these programs. permission to address the House for 1 f The Federal Government should lead minute and to revise and extend her re- by example and leverage Federal re- marks.) LOBBYING REFORM sources to promote preventive health Ms. MATSUI. Mr. Speaker, I rise care solutions to educate the public on today in tribute to Shirley Queja, a (Mr. EMANUEL asked and was given health risks and personal responsi- dear friend and undeniably one of the permission to address the House for 1 bility to prevent these avoidable condi- most dependable and dedicated individ- minute.) tions and health care costs. uals on Capitol Hill. Mr. EMANUEL. Mr. Speaker, a con- Want to learn more? I encourage my Shirley is retiring after 27 years of stant stream of headlines in recent colleagues to visit my Web site at mur- service to the Congress—first for Sen- weeks has opened the public’s eye to phy.house.gov to learn more about ator Spark Matsunaga, then for my the all too cozy relationship between these issues. lawmakers and professional lobbyists. husband, Bob Matsui, and finally for f me during my first 2 months here in Professional lobbyists have become a this Chamber. virtual ‘‘back office’’ for Congress, RECOGNIZING THE HISTORICAL Shirley possessed an uncommon dedi- serving as travel agents, employment SIGNIFICANCE OF THE MEXICAN cation to her work, always prepared, agencies and authors of legislation. We HOLIDAY OF CINCO DE MAYO and never leaving anything to chance. have had a debate on campaign finance (Mr. BACA asked and was given per- She was always poised, even under the reform that ultimately set the rules mission to address the House for 1 most trying of circumstances. And as between donors and candidates. Now minute and to revise and extend his re- all of the members of the extended we need a similar debate and legisla- marks.) Matsui family can tell you, she just tion on how to distance the People’s Mr. BACA. Mr. Speaker, today Amer- might have one of the biggest hearts in House from the professional lobbyists icans and individuals will observe the town. on K Street. Mexican holiday of Cinco de Mayo with To her loving and patient husband, The gentleman from Massachusetts celebrations and festivities. But sadly, Irv, and her beautiful and intelligent (Mr. MEEHAN), the gentleman from most Americans do not know what we daughters, Clarissa and Cassie, thank Maryland (Mr. VAN HOLLEN) and I have are really celebrating. That is why I you for sharing Shirley with our fam- drafted the Lobbying and Ethics Re- have introduced H. Con. Res. 44, which ily. And, Shirley, please know that form Act. Our bill creates a code of of- recognizes the historical significance Brian, Amy, Anna, and I will always ficial conduct for congressmen; closes of Cinco de Mayo. have a special place in our hearts for the revolving door by requiring former Cinco de Mayo is the anniversary of you. Members and staff to wait 2 years after the date in 1862 on which the Mexican I ask all my colleagues to join me in they leave Congress before lobbying army, outnumbered, defeated the celebrating the career of this consum- the institution; ends the practice of French in the Battle of Puebla, because mate professional and extraordinary lobbyists serving as congressional trav- they believed in the values of freedom person. el agents by arranging lavish junkets and liberty, the same values that we f for Members; and requires lobbyists to celebrate today in the United States. disclose their past connections, pre- Today, that same spirit is evident in IN RECOGNITION OF JESSICA vious Hill employment and financial Mexican-American culture, and we pay EGGIMANN activities on a public database. tribute to that great spirit on Cinco de (Mr. WILSON of South Carolina Mr. Speaker, when that gavel goes Mayo. Latinos have fought in all of asked and was given permission to ad- down, it should open the People’s America’s wars, beginning with the dress the House for 1 minute and to re- House, not the auction house for spe- Revolutionary War. They have given vise and extend his remarks.) cial interests. Only through lobbying their lives, the ultimate sacrifice, for Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. reform can we restore the integrity of the freedoms that we enjoy here today. Speaker, with the continuity of a con- the Congress and regain the public’s Many Latinos are fighting and dying gressional session, there is a normal trust. today in Iraq. The foundation of our

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And what f erations, but privatization is not the does it mean when we continue to go answer. into deficit and do not have money to ROBERT HUGHES My constituents know that, and pay for domestic programs without (Mr. BURGESS asked and was given given the nationwide opposition to the having an exit strategy or even any de- permission to address the House for 1 President’s privatization scheme, his fined strategy of what our goals are in minute and to revise and extend his re- constituents know it, also. Iraq? As was mentioned earlier today by marks.) f Mr. BURGESS. Mr. Speaker, Dunbar other speakers, we know that we went High School, Fort Worth, Texas, for FIRST 100 DAYS OF CONGRESS: into Iraq for the wrong reasons. The the last almost half century, their SUCCESSFUL weapons of mass destruction were men’s basketball program has been (Mr. WESTMORELAND asked and never found, were never there. Yet no guided by Coach Hughes. That is why I was given permission to address the one within the Bush administration or rise this morning to recognize the serv- House for 1 minute and to revise and within the Republican leadership basi- ice and commitment of Robert Hughes extend his remarks.) cally tells us what the reason is, why of Fort Worth, Texas. Mr. Hughes, Mr. WESTMORELAND. Mr. Speaker, we are remaining, how long we are Coach Hughes, is our Nation’s all-time I rise today to share good news with going to be there or what the cost is winningest high school men’s basket- the American people. We are beginning going to be. ball coach and dedicated 47 years of to see signs that the economy is clear- I do not think we should be voting on service to coaching and educating stu- ly on the road to recovery. In fact, this bill today until we have answers to dents, helping them to succeed not since May 2003, more than 3 million those questions. only on the court, but also in life. Americans went back to work. We have f As Coach Hughes retires this year, we had 22 straight months of job growth. FIRST 100 DAYS OF CONGRESS will no longer be measuring his wins on Last month alone, more than 110,000 (Mr. REICHERT asked and was given the court but the wins, the lives, he has Americans found jobs. permission to address the House for 1 helped create off the court. In taking Clearly, the economy’s growth is a minute and to revise and extend his re- time to teach his students, Coach direct result of the pro-growth agenda marks.) Hughes chose not only to teach them of the President and this Republican Mr. REICHERT. Mr. Speaker, in the about health and basketball, but about Congress. By holding the line on fiscal first 100 days of Congress, my Repub- values and self-esteem as well. The loy- responsibility in the budget and pass- lican colleagues and I have worked to alty with which Coach Hughes has ing pro-growth bills such as the death make America safer. Since the tragic served his students and Dunbar High is tax repeal and the bankruptcy bill, Re- day of September 11 when our country a testament to his passion for seeing publican Members continue to show suffered a painful blow to its heart, we every child succeed in life. their commitment to America’s econ- have persevered to make sure every It is with great honor that I stand omy. American feels secure and knows our here today to recognize a man who has However, other steps must be taken freedom will always be protected. been a leader to so many throughout to ensure our economy continues to We continue to take strides in the his lifetime. The legacy of Coach grow. Today I urge my colleagues in war on terror, here at home and Hughes, on and off the court, shall the Senate to give Americans some re- abroad. Our country will not yield to serve as an inspiration to all those who lief at the pump by passing the energy our enemies who lack humanity and wish to pursue their passion and make bill, which would create 500,000 new principle. As our selfless soldiers move a difference in the lives of who they jobs and begin the end to our depend- forward and yield freedom and choice meet. ence on foreign oil. It has programs overseas, it is critical that they have f that allow us to depend on our own re- the most up-to-date protective gear sources, and that is the American way. SOCIAL SECURITY available. In the supplemental appro- Over the past 100 days, House Repub- priations, we designated funding to do (Mr. THOMPSON of California asked licans have demonstrated that we are just that. and was given permission to address dedicated to promoting policies that In the REAL ID Act, we implemented the House for 1 minute.) better the economy and help families the 9/11 Commission’s recommenda- Mr. THOMPSON of California. Mr. out there who are counting on us. I tions. By applying critical driver’s li- Speaker, last weekend, the President hope that we can count on our friends cense reforms and stringent border pro- finished his 60 stops in 60 days tour. He in the Senate to follow our lead. tection, we ensure that licenses cannot traveled to a lot of places, but I wish f be used by terrorists as a gateway to he had come to my district because my SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS travel documents, weapons or firearms. district and my constituents would Mr. Speaker, we live in a Nation, a FOR THE WAR IN IRAQ have told him, in no uncertain terms, great Nation of liberty. I am privileged that privatizing Social Security just (Mr. PALLONE asked and was given as a new Member to vote for these im- does not cut it. permission to address the House for 1 portant pieces of legislation protecting I have here over 3,000 petitions that minute.) our homeland, and I look forward to were submitted to me by Rosalind Pe- Mr. PALLONE. Mr. Speaker, Presi- what our majority will accomplish in terson and Becky Curry on behalf of dent Bush and the Republican leader- the coming days. the residents of three of my counties— ship in the House are asking us today f Lake, Mendocino and Sonoma. They to vote again on a huge appropriations speak for people all along California’s bill to fund the Iraq war without any THE SUPPLEMENTAL north coast who know that privatiza- oversight. I do not understand how we APPROPRIATIONS BILL tion will do three things: it will worsen can be asked to vote on another huge (Mr. MCDERMOTT asked and was the solvency of Social Security, it will appropriations bill to spend money in given permission to address the House lead to benefit cuts for everyone, and it Iraq, and yet we do not have any over- for 1 minute and to revise and extend will cause an explosion in our already sight, any hearings to determine what his remarks.)

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Mr. MCDERMOTT. Mr. Speaker, There was no objection. priate. Others may want to discuss today we have a very stark example of Mr. COLE of Oklahoma. Mr. Speaker, issues that, however important, are su- what is dysfunctional about the Repub- for the purpose of debate only, I yield perfluous to the war on terrorism. Mr. lican’s running of this House. We have the customary 30 minutes to the gen- Speaker, I believe in this discussion we done nothing about the livable wage tlewoman from New York (Ms. SLAUGH- should focus our remarks on what truly that we all believe in. We have done TER), pending which I yield myself such counts. We have committed 170,000 of nothing about providing health insur- time as I may consume. During consid- our servicemen and -women to fight ance for the people in this country. eration of this resolution, all time terrorism and advance the cause of Forty-five million have nothing. We yielded is for the purpose of debate freedom in Iraq and Afghanistan. We have done nothing about the housing only. owe them our full support in the bat- prices and problems in this country. Mr. Speaker, on Wednesday the Com- tles they wage on behalf of the Amer- We have done nothing about cleaning mittee on Rules met and reported a ican people and the cause of liberty. up the environment. In fact, we con- rule for consideration of the conference This rule and the underlying bill rep- tinue to be addicted to oil and all we do report on H.R. 1268, the Emergency resent the efforts of Congress to keep is pass a bill that gives more money to Supplemental Act for Defense, the that solemn commitment to the sons oil and to coal. Global War on Terror, and Tsunami Re- and daughters of America. Now, we are not dealing with the lief Act, 2005. The rule waives all points Mr. Speaker, to that end I urge sup- problems of the American people. In- of order against the conference report port for the rule and the underlying stead today what we are doing is con- and provides that the report shall be bill. tinuing to pursue the Bush war of folly considered as read. Additionally, it au- Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of in Iraq. He has spent $200 billion of our thorizes the chairman of the House my time. money so far. He says, ‘‘Please give me Committee on the Judiciary to file a Ms. SLAUGHTER. Mr. Speaker, I another 80. I don’t know what I’m supplemental report to accompany yield myself such time as I may con- going to do with it, but I’m going to H.R. 748. sume. keep spending it over there.’’ Mr. Speaker, H.R. 1268, the emer- I thank the gentleman from Okla- b 1030 gency supplemental appropriation, is homa (Mr. COLE) for yielding me the The electricity is not up in Iraq. The intended to fully fund our forces over- customary 30 minutes. sewer system is not in up in Iraq. The seas and at home. It helps to ensure Mr. Speaker, I think we can all agree telephone system is not up in Iraq. He the full funding of the important ac- that supporting our young men and cannot fix it there or here. counts which have been depleted dur- women in uniform is a priority for each This is a bad bill, and it ought to be ing our global war on terror and our ef- and every Member of this House. voted against. fort to assist the Iraqi and Afghan peo- Whether we are Democrats or Repub- f ple in their efforts to establish func- licans, whether we have agreed with tioning democracies in their countries. the Bush administration’s reasons for WAIVING POINTS OF ORDER Additionally, the bill includes impor- going to war in Iraq or opposed them, AGAINST CONFERENCE REPORT tant funding for Afghan reconstruction we all want the United States to be ON H.R. 1268, EMERGENCY SUP- and counter-terrorism assistance, successful in the Middle East. PLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS counternarcotics efforts, international We may disagree on how we over- ACT FOR DEFENSE, THE GLOBAL food aid, and relief to address the ter- come the challenges that lay before us, WAR ON TERROR, AND TSUNAMI rible tragedies resulting from the mas- just as our Founding Fathers hoped RELIEF ACT, 2005 sive tsunami that struck the South- and expected we would. But all of us Mr. COLE of Oklahoma. Mr. Speaker, west Pacific and Indian Oceans in De- here are patriots, and all of us come to by direction of the Committee on cember of 2004. the table with our best intentions in Rules, I call up House Resolution 258 Mr. Speaker, additionally, this rule mind. and ask for its immediate consider- provides important increases in cov- Our troops in uniform throughout Af- ation. erage for the servicemembers’ group ghanistan and Iraq have consistently The Clerk read the resolution, as fol- life insurance and increases coverage performed their duty with courage and lows: for individual soldiers from $250,000 to great integrity. It is incumbent upon H. RES. 258 $400,000. It also increases the one-time us here in the people’s House to honor Resolved, That upon adoption of this reso- death benefit from $12,000 to $100,000. those sacrifices in the only real way we lution it shall be in order to consider the While neither of these benefits can ever can, by providing leadership for this conference report to accompany the bill (H.R. 1268) making Emergency Supplement replace the lives of brave American Nation that is as principled and as cou- Appropriations for Defense, the Global War service personnel lost in action, they rageous as each of our fallen soldiers. on Terror, and Tsunami Relief, for the fiscal can assist their families through the We have a responsibility to live up to year ending September 30, 2005, and for other hard times they will face while recov- their example and have the courage to purposes. All points of order against the con- ering from the loss of their loved ones. perform our duty with integrity. We ference report and against its consideration Mr. Speaker, House Resolution 258 al- must insist on accountability and hon- are waived. The conference report shall be lows us to fully debate the important esty in this government, and we, too, considered as read. SEC. 2. The chairman of the Committee on issues surrounding the war on terror. must always be accountable and hon- the Judiciary is authorized, on behalf of the Just yesterday we saw on the front est. Committee, to file a supplemental report to page of The Washington Post a graphic But I fear that in this body, in this accompany H.R. 748. photograph that captured the terrible Congress, we have not risen to that The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. effects of the war on an innocent vic- challenge. Yesterday, while walking SHIMKUS). The gentleman from Okla- tim and the courage and compassion of through the Senate halls, I saw a pic- homa (Mr. COLE) is recognized for 1 the American soldiers who are engaged ture of Senator Harry Truman con- hour. in the battle. We should keep this ducting a meeting of the Truman Com- GENERAL LEAVE image in mind as we commence the de- mission, and under that picture there Mr. COLE of Oklahoma. Mr. Speaker, bate on the conference report today. is a statement that says that the Tru- I ask unanimous consent that all Mem- More than any words I could ever man Commission saved the taxpayers bers may have 5 legislative days within utter, that picture illustrates the no- of the country millions of dollars dur- which to revise and extend their re- bility of our effort, the valor and de- ing the Second World War by ferreting marks. cency of our soldiers, and the evil and out waste and corruption in the Amer- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there fanaticism of our enemies. ican war effort. And let me remind my objection to the request of the gen- Many may wish to raise policy issues colleagues that Senator Truman was tleman from Oklahoma? in this debate. That is certainly appro- investigating his own administration.

VerDate Nov 24 2008 09:15 Mar 11, 2009 Jkt 039102 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 0688 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR05\H05MY5.000 H05MY5 erowe on PROD1PC63 with BOUND RECORD May 5, 2005 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—HOUSE, Vol. 151, Pt. 6 8681 The commission’s purpose was to had to do was open a newspaper this So just as the leadership concedes maximize every dollar we had to spend, morning and read that Dr. Ahmed the issue and recognizes action must be to ferret out corruption and mis- Chalabi, who was honored by sitting taken, they are still not accepting the management, and to infuse a sense of there with the first lady in the State of responsibility. I am sure we are sup- accountability into the American war the Union Address, has been named the posed to be grateful for this small machine. By all accounts they were deputy prime minister of the country token, but it would mean much more if successful in their noble endeavor. and the acting oil minister in the pro- those responsible for maligning our Their good work saved many American visional government in Iraq. Do I have colleagues here in the House would ac- lives by ensuring that our tax dollars to remind this House that just months cept the responsibility for their actions were spent on where they needed to be ago Dr. Chalabi was under intense scru- and fix the report. spent, on winning the war. One more tiny for feeding the U.S. Government I am going to support the conference helmet, one more bullet, one more bad intelligence, which ultimately led report because I am supportive of my tank, it made the difference. us to invade Iraq? Do I have to remind And yet we in this Congress do not my colleagues that just months ago Dr. troops abroad, but it has to be noted have the courage to insist on the same Chalabi was suspected of passing U.S. that our brave men and women are level of accountability today that our intelligence to the Iranian Govern- being used as a tool to cover for the un- forefathers saw fit to employ over 60 ment? Can anyone possibly explain how derhanded attempt to institute a na- years ago. this man has been allowed to accept tional ID card, but also for last week’s When this same supplemental was such a high-ranking position in the misguided use of power that maligned brought before the House earlier this Iraqi provisional government? several of our colleagues. At the same year, the gentleman from Massachu- We know what should be in the bill: time, they have failed to infuse the setts (Mr. TIERNEY) offered an amend- language to create a modern version of much-needed accountability into the ment that would have established a se- the Truman Commission so we can en- process. This is not the principled lead- lect committee to follow up on a very sure that men like Chalabi do not un- ership we owe the men and women the disturbing report which had been re- dermine the war and reconstruction ef- bill is supposed to protect. This is not leased from the Inspector General’s of- fort, place American soldiers at risk, courageous. We can do better. We owe fice. The report indicated that $9 bil- and rob American taxpayers blind as our fighting men and women at least lion of money spent on Iraqi recon- we continue to pump more and more that much. struction was unaccounted for. And for money into Iraq. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of those who are counting out there, that But now I want to touch on what my time. should not be in the bill. The majority is 9,000 million dollars. We heard re- Mr. COLE of Oklahoma. Mr. Speaker, believes in instituting a national iden- ports of payroll checks covering em- I yield myself such time as I may con- ployees who did not exist and firms tification card program for the coun- sume. being compensated for providing secu- try, which is in the legislation. Cre- rity for flights that never took off. We ating a national identification card is For the purpose of clarification, I even heard a report that a Pentagon serious business and could have pro- want to quickly address the matter in- contract for the development of bullet- found implications for all Americans. volving the supplemental report on proof armor was given to a former It should be debated on the floor open- H.R. 748, the Child Interstate Abortion army researcher who never delivered a ly with opportunity for ample discus- Notification Act. The purpose of this single piece of armor. sion and amendment. Instead, the lead- supplemental report is to change the These types of incidents squander ership has shoved this extreme meas- description of certain amendments precious resources, waste time we do ure down our throats as part of the considered during the committee not have, and, worse, they place our supplemental, knowing full well that markup and process. It is my under- American soldiers’ lives at risk. But many Members would never support standing that the chairman of the the majority in the House defeated our the measure in its current form but Committee on the Judiciary has al- attempts to bring a measure of ac- will be forced to vote for it because we ready prepared the supplemental report countability into the process. And want to support our troops. That is not and shared its contents with the com- today, 9 months later, that $9 billion is accountability; that is arrogance. mittee’s ranking minority member. still missing and none of those inci- How dare they hide behind our men I further understand that the chair- dents I have just mentioned have been and women in uniform as the brave man of the Committee on the Judiciary investigated, none of them. souls risk their lives every day to pro- is prepared to file a supplemental re- And still today we have no Truman tect us from danger. How could the port immediately after the adoption of Commission of our own to speak of and leadership of this body use them to this resolution and also to place it in no language in this conference report protect themselves and their agenda the CONGRESSIONAL RECORD. This sup- that will create one. The question I from debate, from democracy, and ac- plemental report will be part of the of- have for my colleagues today is, why countability? This is just the latest ex- ficial legislative history of the bill and not? Surely the leadership of the House ample of misuse of power. will amend the descriptions contained understands that missing $9 billion of Members should be aware that the in the original report. taxpayer money could benefit our rule contains a section that authorizes troops had we the sense to go and look the Committee on the Judiciary to file This supplemental report responds for it. And without any oversight com- a supplemental report on H.R. 748, the directly to the questions of privilege mission to investigate and prevent the Child Interstate Abortion Notification raised by the gentleman from Michigan issues of taxpayer dollars by the Pen- Act. Members may recall that during (Mr. CONYERS) and the gentleman from tagon or some unscrupulous govern- the markup of H.R. 748 in Committee New York (Mr. NADLER), both of which ment contractors, how can we be sure on the Judiciary last month, five de- call for the chairman of the Committee that the $82 billion check we are cut- feated Democrat amendments were in- on the Judiciary ‘‘to report to the ting today on behalf of the American cluded in the committee report with House a supplement to House Report taxpayers will actually reach its des- descriptions that blatantly and grossly 109–51 that corrects the record by de- tination or be used to protect our mischaracterized the amendments. scribing the five amendments with troops in the line of fire? After all, it is While the rule will provide for a sup- nonargumentative, objective cap- our young men and women in uniform plemental report to be filed, it does not tions.’’ The text of the proposed supple- who pay the price for the inability of require or direct the chairman of the mental report also includes additional this body to enforce any standard of Committee on the Judiciary to apolo- dissenting views from the committee’s accountability. gize to the authors of the amendments, ranking minority describing his dis- But this is not the only failure of ac- nor are we sure that it will never hap- agreements with the interpretation of countability we see here today. All one pen again. the amendments by the majority.

VerDate Nov 24 2008 09:15 Mar 11, 2009 Jkt 039102 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 0688 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR05\H05MY5.000 H05MY5 erowe on PROD1PC63 with BOUND RECORD 8682 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—HOUSE, Vol. 151, Pt. 6 May 5, 2005 b 1045 Mr. Speaker, I expect this conference loves this country, supports our troops, The filing of the supplemental report report to pass overwhelmingly. I am and is doing everything possible to help represents the regular order for cor- troubled, however, that the conferees military families make it through dif- recting problems in earlier committee failed to include the provision spon- ficult times. This is not in question. reports filed with the House. sored by Senator BYRD urging Congress Our policy in Iraq, Mr. Speaker, is Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the to fund operations in Iraq and Afghani- what is in question, and I, for one, sim- distinguished gentlewoman from stan through the normal budget proc- ply cannot support it. Michigan (Mrs. MILLER). ess. Mr. Speaker, I expect this conference report Mrs. MILLER of Michigan. Mr. Our efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan to pass overwhelmingly, but there are a num- Speaker, I thank the gentleman for are no longer unforeseen expenses; they ber of issues in this bill that I find troubling. yielding me this time. are known, and they are anticipated. First, I am troubled that the conferees failed Mr. Speaker, since September 11 of They should be in this budget. This bill to include the provision sponsored by Senator 2001, we have been a Nation at war. We is nearly $82 billion, bringing the total BYRD urging Congress to fund our military, se- are engaged in a worldwide war on ter- amount the President has received off- curity and reconstruction operations in Iraq ror, a battle against the forces of ter- budget for Iraq and Afghanistan to and Afghanistan through the normal budget ror, terrorists who hate our freedoms, nearly $300 billion in just 2 years. process. who hate democracy. We cannot keep digging ourselves Our efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan are no But the fact of the matter is that the into this deficit hole. Unless our policy longer unforeseen expenses; they are known forces of freedom are winning. We have changes, and I hope it does, these oper- and anticipated. They should be in the budget. liberated Afghanistan and brought de- ations are going to be long-term. And This bill is nearly $12 billion, bringing the total mocracy to that Nation for the first even though no one at the White House amount the President has received off-budget time in its history. Afghanistan has or the Pentagon is willing to admit it, from the Congress for Iraq and Afghanistan to gone from a haven for terrorists to an everyone in this House knows it. We nearly $300 billion in just two years. ally in the War on Terror. have to get this spending back into the Mr. Speaker, we can’t keep digging our- We have liberated Iraq. In January, regular budget process so that it is selves into this deficit hole. Unless our policy we saw the dramatic results when the paid for and does not bankrupt the changes—and I hope it does—these oper- people of Iraq defied the terrorists and Federal budget for decades to come. We ations are going to be long term. And even went to the polls to elect a new govern- should be paying these costs like though no one at the White House or the Pen- ment. We saw another major step with grownups, not passing them on to our tagon is willing to admit it, everyone in this the formation of a new democratic gov- children and our grandchildren. House knows it. We have to get this spending ernment in Iraq just the other day, and Mr. Speaker, I am relieved that the back into the regular budget process, back we have seen democratic movements conferees reinstated the President’s into the regular authorization and appropria- break out in Lebanon. We have seen ability to waive the restrictions on the tions process, so that it is paid for and doesn’t the Libyan government renounce ter- economic aid for Palestine. I recently bankrupt the federal budget for decades to ror and weapons of mass destruction, traveled to Israel and the Palestinian come. and we have seen the leaders of al territory with our distinguished Demo- We should be paying these costs like Qaeda rounded up, including just yes- cratic leader, the gentlewoman from grown-ups—not passing them on to our chil- terday, when the number three ter- California (Ms. PELOSI). It became dren and grandchildren. rorist in that organization was cap- clear to me that what we need out of Second, I commend the conferees for pro- tured in Pakistan. any agreement is not just a separate viding funding to meet critical shortfalls in Yes, war is difficult, but as we have state for the Palestinians, but an eco- basic equipment for our troops in Afghanistan found throughout our Nation’s history, nomically viable State, where Pal- and Iraq, especially for the Army, the Marines, freedom is not free. and our National Guard and Reservists. I just That is why we in Congress must estinians can make a decent living, take this step today and approve the feed their kids, and live with dignity. hope this time the funding works and the emergency wartime supplemental. We The House bill would have made it all shortfalls are met. This is not the first time the have a responsibility to ensure that but impossible for the U.S. to help cre- Congress has specifically provided funding our men and women in uniform have ate that kind of confidence in the fu- above and beyond the President’s request for the tools that they need to take the ture. At least now the President has body armor, up-armored Humvees, trucks, ra- fight to the enemy, and we have an ob- some flexibility to show that the U.S. dios, and the like. But somehow, this equip- ligation to the families of those brave is willing to invest in a secure and dig- ment never gets to the men and women men and women who have made the ul- nified future for Palestinians and whose lives are on the line. So I thank the timate sacrifice in the name of freedom Israelis alike. conferees for their work on this matter, and I and security to ensure that they are Finally, Mr. Speaker, I cannot sup- just hope this time the equipment gets to cared for. port this supplemental, because I can- where it’s needed most. We have an obligation to the newly not support any more money for the Third, I strongly support the increased life democratic allies that we have to en- policy in Iraq. Over 138,000 troops are insurance and death benefit payments for our sure that they will survive and not re- serving in Iraq, and I was there over troops, including our Guard and Reservists. vert to repression and to terror. the recess and had the privilege of But, Mr. Speaker, we could have done this We have a responsibility to keep the meeting some of them. These men and over a year ago when my colleague from Ari- heat on the terrorists. They can run women are in Iraq because of lies, be- zona, Mr. RENZI, and I succeeded in doubling and they can hide, but not forever. cause of deceit, and half-truths, and the death gratuity and restoring its tax exempt For those who say that we are spend- they deserve better than more of the status. We would have done more, but we ing too much on this war, I would ask same. were told at that time, in no uncertain terms by what price do you put on freedom and I cannot support ever-increasing the Pentagon, that increasing the benefit to on security? funding for the war in Iraq without a $100,000 was unacceptable. So I am pleased I urge my colleagues to support the clear understanding from this adminis- to see this matter satisfactorily resolved. rule and this measure. We owe our tration about when and how it will Fourth, I am very disappointed that the con- troops, our allies, and the American bring our own troops home. I am tired ferees failed to include in the final conference people no less. of the spin, I am tired of the lack of ac- report the Senate-approved amendment of- Ms. SLAUGHTER. Mr. Speaker, I countability, and I am tired of the lack fered by Senator DURBIN to close the pay-gap yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from of candor. I believe the time to stand for Federal employees who are National Massachusetts (Mr. MCGOVERN). up and call for that kind of clarity is Guard and Reserve members and are now Mr. MCGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I now. serving in Iraq and Afghanistan. Representa- thank the gentlewoman for yielding me Every Member of Congress, liberal or tives LANTOS, GRAVES, SHAYS and I have intro- this time. conservative, Democrat or Republican, duced H.R. 838, the HOPE at HOME Act,

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Senator DURBIN’s provision focused now. hire, train, and equip and support an solely on Federal employees, which is the Every Member of Congress, liberal or con- additional complement of over 500 Bor- largest employer of National Guard and Re- servative, Democrat or Republican, loves this der Patrol agents and relieve current servists, and cost only $170 million over 5 country, supports our troops, and is trying to facility overcrowding. years. Right, the Federal government praises do everything possible to help military families We also will provide resources for those private sector employers that by their make it through this difficult time. This is not training. It will provide the Depart- own choice do the right thing and make up the in question. ment of Homeland Security with addi- difference between a Guard or Reservist’s ci- Our policy in Iraq, Mr. Speaker, is what is in tional resources to train and hire vilian pay and their military pay. Rather than question. And I, for one, can simply not sup- criminal investigators and immigra- just praising others, I believe the Federal gov- port it. tion enforcement agents, recognizing ernment should be a leader in closing the pay- Mr. COLE of Oklahoma. Mr. Speaker, that the 9/11 Commission concluded gap, and I am angry that once again the Con- I am pleased to yield 3 minutes to the that for the terrorists, travel docu- gress failed to take positive action on this mat- distinguished gentleman from Indiana ments are every bit as powerful and ter. (Mr. PENCE). important as weapons. This legislation Fifth, I am pleased that the conferees rein- Mr. PENCE. Mr. Speaker, I thank the will require all States to prove lawful stated the president’s ability to waive the re- gentleman for yielding me this time. presence in the United States if their striction on the economic aid for Palestine. I I rise in strong support of the emer- driver’s licenses are to be accepted as a recently had the privilege of traveling to Israel gency war supplemental, and I com- form of identification as a travel docu- and the Palestinian territories with our distin- mend in particular the new chairman ment to a Federal official, including guished Democratic Leader, Congresswoman of the Committee on Appropriations, Federal officials working at airports PELOSI. It became clear to me that one of the the gentleman from California (Mr. for the Transportation Security Ad- most important things we need out of any LEWIS), and all the members of his ministration. peace agreement is not a separate state for committee, for masterful and dis- So I say, we are doing our part to the Palestinians, but an economically viable ciplined work on this important legis- provide for the common defense. We state. We need a Palestinian state where peo- lation. are standing with our soldiers abroad ple can make a decent living, feed and care Mr. Speaker, last year I traveled to as they fight on the front lines of the for their children, and live with dignity. Iraq and Afghanistan to meet with war on terror. But this legislation also The House-passed bill would have made it troops and local leaders. I witnessed importantly and urgently speeds addi- all but impossible for the U.S. to help create firsthand the challenges and opportuni- tional resources to the fight here at that kind of confidence in the future. While the ties they face, and I can tell my col- home, with its increased complement restrictions remain, at least now the president leagues with conviction that heroes of support for border security and trav- has the same flexibility to show that the United and a future of freedom are being el security. States is willing to invest in a secure and dig- forged every day in Iraq and Afghani- I applaud, again, the gentleman from nified future for Palestinians and Israelis alike. stan. And while much work remains, I California (Chairman LEWIS) and the And sixth, I strongly support the funding pro- am more confident than ever in the House Committee on Appropriations vided in this supplemental for the tsunami dis- justice and the ultimate success of our for their disciplined and principled aster relief and reconstruction, the inter- cause. manner of approaching this legislation. national peacekeeping missions in Haiti and And, Mr. Speaker, I remain confident I urge my colleagues to affirm their Darfur, Sudan, and for international food aid that we here in Congress must do our leadership with a yea vote, and I urge programs. duty, demonstrating the idealism and the passage of the emergency war sup- Finally, Mr. Speaker, I cannot support this the perseverance of the American peo- plemental. supplemental for two major reasons. The first ple, stand with the men and women Ms. SLAUGHTER. Mr. Speaker, I am is that it still contains the Real ID Act. The serving in our Armed Forces, and speed pleased to yield 5 minutes to the gen- conferees did not increase the funding levels the passage of this emergency supple- tleman from Wisconsin (Mr. OBEY). for border security, as they were instructed to mental bill without rancor or without Mr. OBEY. Mr. Speaker, I thank the do under the House-passed motion to instruct. delay. gentlewoman for yielding me this time. Instead, the conferees have chosen to impose The men and women who liberated Let me simply say that I intend to sup- these highly restrictive, punitive measures that Iraq and Afghanistan deserve our very port this legislation when we actually will burden our states and, I believe, fail to best. They deserve the resources they get to it, but that does not mean I am have any meaningful effect on stemming ille- need to get the job done and come happy with the contents of it. gal immigration, but will do great harm to home safe. There are clearly more than seven or those immigrants fleeing persecution, regard- It was just this morning I received an eight items, major items that I find less of how they come to our shores seeking e-mail from Dawn Heister, the coura- very problematic. But what I want to protection. geous widow of Master Sergeant Mike do at this time is to alert the House to But most importantly, I cannot support this Heister, who fell in Afghanistan along the contents of the motion that we supplemental because I cannot support any with four other Hoosiers just the day would make on the rule if the previous more money for the policy in Iraq. Over before Easter. The courage in her e- question is not adopted. 138,000 American troops currently serve in mail inspired and moved my wife and I If the previous question is not adopt- Iraq. I had the privilege of meeting some of to such an extent that I rise today and ed, we would be offering a request to them when I was in Iraq during the Easter re- dedicate my humble efforts and my establish a select committee such as cess. vote today in favor of this emergency the Truman Committee back in World These men and women are in Iraq because war supplemental in the memory of War II to investigate and study the of lies, deceit and half-truths. They deserve Master Sergeant Mike Heister and his awarding and carrying out of govern- better than just more of the same. brave wife. ment contracts to conduct activities in I can no longer support ever-increasing But just like our troops, the Amer- Afghanistan and Iraq. I would simply funding for the war in Iraq without a clear un- ican people deserve the very best pro- point out, all one has to do is to read derstanding from this Administration about tection, and the gentleman from Cali- the newspapers daily to understand when and how it will bring our own troops fornia (Chairman LEWIS) and the mem- how badly this is needed. home. I am tired of the spin. I am tired of the bers of his committee, have succeeded The Washington Post this morning lack of accountability. I am tired of the lack of in adding $635 million in budgetary re- has the most recent story: ‘‘Audit of candor. I believe the time to stand up and call sources for increased border security Iraq Spending Spurs Criminal Probe,’’ for that kind of clarity is now. For others of my and enforcement, and this also is a and then it talks about opening a

VerDate Nov 24 2008 09:15 Mar 11, 2009 Jkt 039102 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 0688 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR05\H05MY5.000 H05MY5 erowe on PROD1PC63 with BOUND RECORD 8684 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—HOUSE, Vol. 151, Pt. 6 May 5, 2005 criminal inquiry into millions of dol- Mr. DREIER. Mr. Speaker, I rise in that the first must-pass piece of legis- lars missing in Iraq after auditors have strong support of not only this rule, lation would include the very impor- uncovered indications of fraud and but the conference report as well. I tant border security items which are so nearly $100 million in reconstruction want to congratulate my colleagues, important for us. spending that could not be properly ac- the gentleman from Oklahoma (Mr. And I am happy to say that Speaker counted for. The article goes on to say, COLE), and I know we are going to be HASTERT and Chairman LEWIS have in- the audit of U.S. funds found that the hearing from the gentleman from Geor- cluded these provisions. I also wanted contract files were ‘‘unavailable, in- gia (Mr. GINGREY) in just a few minutes to compliment President Bush who has complete, inconsistent and unreliable.’’ some very thoughtful remarks. strongly supported the effort to include Other than that, they were terrific. But I want to begin by saying that the Real ID Act in this measure. This And the article points out that as a re- this is the first supplemental appro- is a very important first step towards sult, auditors have said the U.S. Gov- priations bill that our very good friend, dealing with the issue of border secu- ernment may have trouble making a the gentleman from California (Mr. rity. I am pleased, we are planning case against contractors who overbill LEWIS) has brought to the House floor. next week to hold hearings on H.R. 98, or do not do what they are supposed to And I take my hat off to him, as I our goal of putting into place a coun- do. know both Democrats and Republicans terfeit-proof social security card, so Now, we have been virtually begging will, for the phenomenal job that he is that we can also play a role in dimin- on bended knee to get this Congress to doing as the new chairman of the Com- ishing that magnet which draws people establish a committee with teeth to mittee on Appropriations. illegally across the border; and in so look into this problem. We met with no This bill is one which encompasses, doing, we can allow the Border Patrol success. I would point out that stands as we all know, the very important as- to focus their attention on the poten- in stark contrast to what happened in pect of ensuring that our men and tial terrorist threat coming across our 1941 when then Senator Harry Truman women in uniform, as we are in the borders and other criminals. became aware of similar stories, and he midst of the war on terror, including And so we have got very important saw to it that a committee was created Iraq, have what they need. It also is fo- things that we are doing. No one knows in the Congress to investigate that sit- cused on ensuring that we provide whether this is a panacea. It is still a uation. That committee held 432 public some relief to those who were hit so problem with which we have to con- hearings and 300 executive sessions and badly by the tsunami that took place tend, but the measures that are in- cluded in this supplemental appropria- issued 51 reports and saved the tax- at the end of last year. This also is, Mr. tions bill are critical to dealing with payers a load of money. Speaker, a very great testament to the I would also point out, that was a that challenge that we face. commitment that was made by the I thank my friends for their hard case where a democratic Congress was gentleman from Illinois (Speaker work on this. I generally congratulate investigating a democratic administra- HASTERT) last fall. the gentleman from California (Mr. tion, and no great harm was done to b 1100 LEWIS) and all who have been involved the republic in the process. A lot of on both sides of the aisle in implemen- good was done. I had the privilege of serving with a tation of this important measure. So I just want to urge Members to number of our colleagues as a conferee on the intelligence reform package, the Ms. SLAUGHTER. Mr. Speaker, I vote against the rule because, in my yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman mind, this Congress is derelict in its implementation of the recommenda- tions from the 9/11 Commission. from Texas (Ms. JACKSON-LEE). duty and, in my mind, any Member of Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas. Mr. And we know that border security is Congress who refuses to recognize how Speaker, I wish I could give my full a very important aspect of that. Those the taxpayers’ dollars are being si- congratulations. I appreciate the lead- of us who were House conferees on the phoned off every day by these oper- ership of our members of the Appro- Republican side pushed very hard to ations, by these sloppy operations in priations Committee; but might I say, Iraq, they are contributing to the fact make sure that we could deal with the Mr. Speaker, that there are a lot of that the taxpayers are being fleeced. driver’s license issue, the asylum issue, 1 Achilles heels in this particular legis- They may not be wanting to do that, and the effort to close the 3 ⁄2-mile gap lation. but that is the practical effect of their in the border fence which has been dis- I will quickly say that my good actions. cussed here many, many times. friend, the gentleman from California So I would suggest, Mr. Speaker, We had an amendment that was of- (Mr. DREIER), talks about security. sooner or later, we are going to have fered by our then former colleague, the And, frankly, this bill and the Presi- this committee, because we are going gentleman from California (Mr. Ose), dent’s mark and budget cuts border se- to be stuck in Iraq for another 5 years, to complete that 31⁄2-mile gap. We curity in half, cuts the ICE officers in and we are going to see stories like this worked very hard to ensure that when half. So, really, there is no border secu- headline every week. It is about time it came to the issues of driver’s li- rity in this bill. we got around to setting up a cleanup censes, that we did not impose a man- And then they try to patchwork im- brigade to deal with the problem before date on the States. We simply said to migration. Today I am going to intro- we are all acutely embarrassed by it. the States, as is included in this meas- duce the Save America Comprehensive So with that, Mr. Speaker, I simply ure, that if a State chooses to give Immigration Act that really confronts want to say that while I would urge driver’s licenses to people who are here the question that Americans are con- support for the underlying bill, I would illegally, then those driver’s licenses cerned about, getting in front of the urge that the rule not be supported cannot be used for any Federal pur- immigration concern and not behind it. until we have had an opportunity for pose: getting on board an aircraft, The Real ID bill takes away Ameri- this House to meet its oversight re- going into a Federal courthouse, apply- cans’ rights, denies asylees the oppor- sponsibilities. We ought to be acting ing for any Federal program. tunity to come into this country where like a watchdog in this case. Instead, So States are still free to do what- for years we have brought those that we are acting like puppy dogs. That is ever they would like; but this provision have been mutilated and raped. It is not going to help the taxpayer very is addressed, I think, very adequately, not a bill that confronts the values of much. focusing on our security. Well, these America. Mr. COLE of Oklahoma. Mr. Speaker, issues that we discussed and tried to And then, of course, it is a back-door I am pleased to yield such time as he include in the 9/11 Conference last fall way to correct the abuse that was ren- may consume to the distinguished gen- unfortunately were not able to be in- dered in the Committee on the Judici- tleman from California (Mr. DREIER), cluded because our colleagues in the ary characterizing Members’ amend- the chairman of the Committee on other body chose to resist. And we had ments that dealt with protecting chil- Rules. a commitment from Speaker HASTERT dren and providing rights to clergy and

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Particularly since the contracting, which Congress did on March 1, gency supplemental appropriations act same amendments, dealing with clergy, 1941. From its creation in 1941 until it expired and the underlying bill. dealing with taxicab drivers, dealing in 1948, the Truman Committee held 432 pub- In addition to the needed funds to with grandparents and aunts and un- lic hearings and 300 executive sessions, went sustain military operations and recon- cles, providing teenagers that oppor- on hundreds of fact-finding missions, and struction efforts in the Middle East, tunity to consult with them, were also issued 51 reports. Throughout, the Truman this legislation contains two key provi- in 2002, and never characterized as Committee earned high marks for its thorough- sions that I would like to highlight. wrongly as they were characterized ness and efficiency and ensured that taxpayer The first is language that ensures that now. dollars were being well-spent. funds in the bill will not be used to This is a wool-over-your-eyes. Unfor- There is ample evidence of the necessity of cancel the multiyear contract for C– tunately, the tragedy in Iraq continues a modern-day Truman Committee. Since 130J procurement. to grow, now almost 160 people killed 2003, numerous questions have arisen about Currently more than half the fleet of in the last 4 days. When is the adminis- U.S. government contracting in Iraq. From the combat-ready C–130s is over 30 years tration going to speak to the issue of a start of our involvement in Iraq, questions old. Although their longevity is clearly solution in Iraq. This bill does not an- have arisen about how contracts have been a testament to the value of these crit- ical aircraft, we should be very con- swer the question. awarded, the size of those contracts, the qual- cerned that the C–130E and H models Certainly we support our troops. We ity of contractor work, and the use of tax- continue to age at alarming rates, put- wish for them the best. These moneys payers dollars. are necessary, but they are clouded Since 2003, there have been many exam- ting our tactical airlift capability at with a lot of baggage that does not ples of the misuse of American taxpayer dol- risk in the near term. In fact, several weeks ago, the Air help the American troops. This is a lars in Iraqi contracting. Nearly $9 billion of Force announced that they are ground- ‘‘no’’ on the rule, and this certainly is money spent on Iraqi reconstruction is unac- ing much of the C–130E models because worthy of consideration of this appro- counted for because of inefficiencies and bad of severe fatigue in their wings, includ- priation that does not answer the con- management, according to the Special Inspec- cerns of Americans. While our soldiers ing a dozen that have been flying mis- tor General for the Iraqi Reconstruction. In one sions in and out of Iraq and Afghani- are fighting, Rome is burning. This is a case, the Inspector General raised the possi- bad bill, and it is a bad rule. stan. bility that thousands of ‘‘ghost employees’’ Mr. Speaker, some of these planes Mr. Speaker, I rise to oppose the Rule in were on an unnamed ministry’s payroll. Fur- were used in Vietnam, and we are lit- H.R. 1268, the Emergency Supplemental Ap- thermore, a government contractor defrauded erally flying their wings off in the Mid- propriations Act for Defense, The Global War the Coalition Provisional Authority of tens of dle East. The Air Force has long antici- on Terror, and Tsunami Relief for 2005 pur- millions of dollars in Iraq reconstruction funds pated the aging of the older models, ports to do and I thank the Chairman of the and little is being done to try to recover the which only makes it more remarkable Committee on the Judiciary for what Section 2 money, according to the reports of whistle- that the multiyear contract to replace of the rule proposes to do. For Representative blowers. For example, the firm was paid $15 these planes has been carved out of the NADLER, Representative SCOTT, Ranking million to provide security for civilian flights 2006 budget. Member CONYERS, and me, Section 2 of this into Baghdad even though no planes flew dur- Mr. Speaker, because of the growing rule represents an effort to appease aggrieved ing the term of the contract. problem that the Air Force faces in its Members of Congress. The cure is not com- Ensuring vigilant oversight of taxpayer dol- tactical airlift program, I support the plete, and I plan to offer a point of personal lars should not be a partisan issue. Vigilant C–130J language, and I would like to privilege to highlight this unfortunate action by congressional oversight of large sums during express my sincere thanks to the ap- the majority next week. wartime should not be a partisan issue. The propriations chairman, the gentleman SECTION 2 OF H. RES. 258 Truman Committee was created at a time from California (Mr. LEWIS), and the Section 2 of the rule provides that ‘‘The when Democrats controlled the White House, conferees for retaining this language. Chairman of the Committee on the Judiciary is the House and the Senate. A Democratic Con- Mr. Speaker, I would also like to authorized, on behalf of the Committee, to file gress was demanding careful oversight of a thank the conferees for protecting the a supplemental report to accompany H.R. Democratic Administration. Democrats are Real ID provisions of H.R. 1268. As our 748.’’ While I thank the Gentleman from Wis- pleased that this select committee is being co- Rules Committee chairman, the gen- consin for his effort, unfortunately, this lan- sponsored by a Democrat and a Republican— tleman from California (Mr. DREIER), guage is neither hortatory nor fully protective Rep. TIERNEY and Rep. LEACH. just mentioned, this would establish of the privileges offered by House Report We owe it to American taxpayers to oversee and rapidly implement voluntarily reg- 109–51. how taxpayer dollars are being spent. Billions ulations for State driver’s licenses and PREVIOUS QUESTION ON RULE H. RES. 258 are being spent in Iraq and Afghanistan. In- identification document security Mr. Speaker, we must include in the under- deed, according to CRS, this $81.3 billion sup- standards. lying conference report a concurrent resolution plemental appropriations bill being considered It would increase the burden of proof adding the Tierney-Leach accountability by the House is in addition to the $201 billion of claiming asylum. It would syn- amendment. that the Department of Defense has received, chronize terrorism-related grounds for The Tierney-Leach accountability amend- since the 9/11 attacks, for soldiers deployed or inadmissibility and removal, and also ment would create a Select Congressional supporting operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. facilitate the completion of the San Committee—based on the Truman Committee What is in question is how taxpayer dollars Diego border fence. that existed from 1941 to 1948 during World are being spent, whether taxpayers are getting These provisions were recommended War II—to investigate and study the awarding their money’s worth, and whether the high- by the 9/11 Commission, bipartisan, 10 and carrying out of Government contracts to quality equipment and services that members; and they are important for conduct military and reconstruction activities in warfighters deserve and require are being de- securing our borders from illegal entry Iraq and Afghanistan. livered. A new Truman Committee would allow and possible terrorist activity. Our im- We must look to our history, Mr. Speaker, us to get the facts on U.S. contracting in both migration laws are in need of reform, and look to the Truman Select Committee as military and reconstruction activities and to fix and I believe these provisions are a a precedent for a select committee to inves- whatever problems exist. positive step in the right direction. tigate government contracting during wartime. Mr. Speaker, for these reasons, I oppose So I urge my colleagues to support In 1941, with the United States engaged in a the rule. the rule and the underlying bill.

VerDate Nov 24 2008 09:15 Mar 11, 2009 Jkt 039102 PO 00000 Frm 00010 Fmt 0688 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR05\H05MY5.000 H05MY5 erowe on PROD1PC63 with BOUND RECORD 8686 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—HOUSE, Vol. 151, Pt. 6 May 5, 2005 Ms. SLAUGHTER. Mr. Speaker, I ing their lives. They had heard some of b 1115 yield 21⁄2 minutes to the gentleman newscasters saying that they were Also, if he is referring to Members on from Oregon (Mr. BLUMENAUER). wasting lives. our side saying that we are not safer Mr. BLUMENAUER. Mr. Speaker, I But they said after the election they than we were on 9/11, I would report am sad that a bill that the gentleman knew why they were there: they were that was a government report saying from California (Mr. LEWIS) and the setting a historical precedent in the that TSA has made us no safer than it gentleman from Wisconsin (Mr. OBEY) cradle of civilization. They were doing was before. worked so hard on, which contains $82 good and they knew it, and they know Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the billion, would still be more an example it today. And we owe it to our troops to gentleman from Wisconsin (Mr. KIND). of how not to do business. make sure that they have everything Mr. KIND. Mr. Speaker, I thank the First of all, it is a testimony to the they need to make Iraq, or give them gentlewoman for yielding me time. lack of planning on behalf of this ad- the opportunity to create that democ- Mr. Speaker, I do rise in support of ministration for conducting the war in racy. the supplemental. I do believe that we Iraq. They still could not give us, after In talking to Sunnis, the Sunnis were need to provide our troops with the 3 years of planning and activity, could upset with their leadership that told tools and the resources that they need not give a reasonable number in ad- them not to vote. They said, please, if to do their job safely and effectively. vance, to be able to budget properly, you would just stand behind the Iraqi I have had an opportunity on two instead of putting together a supple- police and armed services to make sure separate occasions now, Mr. Speaker, mental effort. we get one more chance to vote. One to travel to Iraq to visit our troops in It continues to give, in my judgment, former general under Saddam Hussein the field, and nothing has made me feel too much money to the wrong people said, if you will do that, I believe you prouder to be an American than seeing to do the wrong things. And we have will see 95 percent of the violence in our troops in action. They are well been slow to, despite the attention of Iraq go away. trained. They are well motivated. They this Congress, the lavish amount of Folks, this is historic, what we have are the best that we have to offer. I undertaken; and it does not just help money and expressions of concern by know we all hope and pray for the safe- Iraq. It deals with terrorism around individual Members to protect our ty of their mission and their safe re- the world. It sends that message. It has troops, we have still been slow to meet turn home to be reunited with their already sent shivers throughout the their needs on simple things like ar- families. moring their vehicles. Middle East, and it has helped us right I also want to commend the troops But one of the worst things for me in here in America. That is why we are and the families of the 1158 Transpor- this supplemental is that we have doing it. So we need to support that. tation Unit and the 128 Infantry Guard Also, I want to address one other grafted onto it the Real ID Act. This Unit in western Wisconsin that are cur- thing that has been brought up. I have element that we debated here contains rently serving in the Iraq theater right heard people on television, I have heard what I think is the worst single exam- colleagues across the aisle, some folks now. ple of legislative precedent in the 10 But I do have some concerns in re- I have great respect for, indicating years that I have been here, where in gard to the supplemental. I do believe that there is nothing in the Real ID order to deal with a 31⁄2 mile gap in that we owe a higher responsibility to bill that would have changed anything our troops and their families and our constructing a fence. For 10 years Con- on 9/11. gress and the administration has been And I have respect for some of these taxpayers by supporting more over- willing to provide waivers for specific people that I have heard say that, and sight and accountability in this bill, problems, where two administrations I wish that they would read the bill in- such as the creation of a Truman Com- have been circling it, where rather stead of just relying on talking points mission that the gentleman from Mas- than deal with the specifics and solve or something from the leadership. Be- sachusetts (Mr. TIERNEY) has been ad- the problem, this legislation incor- cause, if you look, under evidence of vocating for some time. We need more porates section 102 which waives all lawful status, which is required in accountability on how the money is rules and regulations along not just order to have a driver’s license that being used or misused in Iraq right this 31⁄2 mile gap, but along the entire will be an acceptable form of identi- now. We need to fix that. 7,514 border with Canada and with Mex- fication to get on an airplane, it says, I also have a concern that we are not ico. you cannot use a driver’s license if it paying for anything. It is awfully easy It is not just an environmental prob- does not come from a State that makes to come to the House floor and puff lem. It waives all rules, all regulations, sure you are in lawful status. ourselves up and claim that we are sup- all Federal standards for an indetermi- And if you are in a temporary status, portive of the troops, we are doing all nate width along 7,500 miles, and vests it must be a temporary driver’s license of these nice things for them and the it in the hands of the Homeland Secu- that says on there the same date your families when we do not have the re- rity Department, hardly a paragon of permit to be in this country expires. If sponsibility to pay for it. $82 billion efficiency and sensitivity. we had had that in place on 9/11, then today, well over $300 billion and count- Mr. Speaker, I would strongly urge every one of the hijackers would have ing, all deficit financing and we are my colleagues to take a hard look at tried to get onboard an airplane with mortgaging our children’s and grand- this. You do not want to establish a an invalid, out-of-date driver’s license, children’s future. This is exactly why precedent like this in Federal legisla- and should have been stopped. the gentleman from Michigan (Mr. tion. Folks, this goes in a number of direc- UPTON) and I offered an amendment to Mr. COLE of Oklahoma. Mr. Speaker, tions, all coming together to help with strip funding for the creation of an em- I am pleased to yield 3 minutes to the the fight against terrorism. It would bassy in Iraq, not because we do not gentleman from Texas (Mr. GOHMERT), have helped on 9/11; it will help prevent agree that one is necessary, but be- my good friend. 9/11s in the future. I would encourage cause we wanted to make the point Mr. GOHMERT. Mr. Speaker, this everyone to support it. that that is not an emergency item. supplemental bill is a good bill. I was Ms. SLAUGHTER. Mr. Speaker, I None of this is unexpected emergency privileged to go with my good friend, yield myself 10 seconds to respond to circumstances, and, therefore, we need the gentleman from Oklahoma (Mr. the previous speaker and to remind to start budgeting and practice fiscal COLE), to Iraq. We visited with the him that the hijackers, many of them, responsibility again. Miraculously, the troops. And some of the troops indi- had driver’s licenses from the State of embassy is back in this bill, another cated that they got the satellite trans- Virginia, and others had visas and $600 million, none of it paid for. missions, some of the news. They had passports. So I do not think this na- Finally, I am concerned that there is heard some of our friends on the other tional ID card would have stopped no objective criteria to measure side of the aisle saying they were wast- them. progress in Iraq. During the Second

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They said there is evidence of understand whether we are succeeding ID Act. These provisions, which are high levels of corruption in post-war and making progress there. I think supposed to make our country more se- Iraq, and it is critical of the United that’s one of the reasons why public cure, will do nothing but place more States’ handling of reconstruction pro- support is dropping. I think we need to anti-immigrant restrictions making it grams. And they said they favor a get some type of criteria for ourselves, harder for honest people fleeing reli- small number of large firms who they for the troops, for their families and gious prosecution from entering our awarded public contracts, and they for the American people. country, and added a $100 million un- were all too secretive. Mr. COLE of Oklahoma. Mr. Speaker, funded mandate onto our States. If this We have report after report of Halli- I yield myself such time as I may con- were in place, it would not have pre- burton and other corporations not hav- sume. vented the attacks of 9/11. That is pure- ing enough oversight. The Wall Street Mr. Speaker, I want to quickly re- ly false. Journal reports that the Pentagon spond to a couple of points that my The 9/11 Commission has said they auditors are questioning $212 million good friend made. First, I would re- are unwarranted. It was added by the that Halliburton company billed Wash- mind him that we did not pay for right wing extremist from the Repub- ington to deliver fuel to Iraq saying World War II or Korea or Vietnam out lican conference. This legislation, that it may well constitute overbilling. of current revenue. It is not unusual to which, again, the 9/11 Commission has This criticism continues to go on about finance wars in this particular fashion. called ‘‘unwarranted,’’ was added by sole-source contracts and other issues Second, as to the point on the em- the right wing extremists in the Re- that ought to be explored. bassy, I have been to Iraq four times publican caucus whose joy in bashing We can have substantive differences and have met with our folks there and, immigrants is exceeded only by their about the merits of the way we are frankly, I think they deserve the very zest for tax cuts for the wealthy in this conducting military policy. But there best protection they can get as quick country. ought to be unanimous agreement in Mr. COLE of Oklahoma. Mr. Speaker, as we can get it. They are every bit as this Congress ensuring our role that I reserve the balance of my time. taxpayer dollars are effectively and ju- much at risk as people that wear the Ms. SLAUGHTER. Mr. Speaker, I diciously spent. uniform of the United States. They are yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from all volunteers. They have done a won- We should establish a select com- Massachusetts (Mr. TIERNEY). derful job representing our country. Mr. TIERNEY. Mr. Speaker, I thank mittee. That is why the gentleman They deserve and need a safe place to the gentlewoman from New York (Ms. from Iowa (Mr. LEACH) and I filed a Truman Commission measure that operate out of. I am very glad that that SLAUGHTER) for yielding me time. particular measure was put back in Mr. Speaker, I rise to oppose any rule should be included as an amendment to during conference. that does not allow for consideration of this bill. It would put a select com- Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of an amendment to investigate the gov- mittee to study, among other things, my time. ernment contracts with regard to our the bidding, the contracting, the audit- Ms. SLAUGHTER. Mr. Speaker, I operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. ing standards, and issuance of govern- yield ten seconds to the gentleman This supplemental that we are talk- ment contracts, the oversight proce- from Wisconsin (Mr. KIND) to respond. ing about under the rule is $82 billion dures, and the forms of payment and Mr. KIND. Mr. Speaker, I appreciate in additional spending, bringing it to safeguards against money laundering, my friend’s comments, but just to cor- almost $300 billion for spending on the accountability of contractors and rect the historical record, you may re- combat operations, occupation and government officials involved in pro- call in the 1960s, President Johnson did support for our military personnel. curement, and the allocation of con- decide to pay for the war. There were Congress rightfully is trying to meet tracts to foreign companies and small some tax increases in order to support its operational and technical and businesses. the ongoing military operation. It can equipment needs of our troops. But it Yes, we modelled it after the original be done. It should be done in this in- also has to ensure that these funds are Truman Commission. In 1941, that Tru- stance as well. We have been there for properly managed and that they are man Committee saved about $15 billion a couple years now. We are going to be monitored, and in that regard, we have in taxpayer money; 432 public hearings; there in future years. We need to start been largely silent in this Congress. 1,800 witnesses. paying for this. We should make no mistake about it, Mr. Speaker, the American people Ms. SLAUGHTER. Mr. Speaker, I there is more than enough reasons to have a right to have oversight done by yield 11⁄2 minutes to the gentleman be careful and to scrutinize the pro- this body. It is our job to do it. It is de- from New York (Mr. CROWLEY). curement process. The Center for Stra- manded by it. We should craft a rule Mr. CROWLEY. Mr. Speaker, I thank tegic and International Studies made that protects this amendment and en- the gentlewoman from New York (Ms. an analysis and said as little as 27 sures the public resources are safe- SLAUGHTER) for yielding me time. cents of every dollar spent on Iraqi re- guarded. Let me say as President Reagan used construction has actually filtered down The Truman Committee was also unani- to say, Here we go again. Another sup- to projects benefiting Iraqis. mously respected for its focus on fact-finding plemental spending bill for the war in Taxpayers for Common Sense cited a and its refusal to succumb to partisan consid- Iraq and why? KPMG study. It said that the Com- erations. Mr. LEACH and I share that view and Because time and time again, the Re- mander’s Emergency Response Pro- believe that congressional oversight of these publicans refuse to spend one cent for gram, which is a program designed to huge sums should not be a partisan issue. this war in their sham budget, a budget allow U.S. military officers to quickly Critics may say that there is no need to create every Democrat opposed this year and fund small reconstruction projects, a select committee when Congress has stand- last year; because we need these so- maintain little documentation on how ing committees to perform this role. Regret- called off budget bills to cover up the tax dollars were spent: 42 cases worth, tably, those standing committees have not vig- exploding deficits the Republicans have $13 billion, where there were no con- orously exercised their institutional oversight given, not to us, but to our children tracts on file; 142 cases totaling $40 role. While Mr. SHAYS’s Subcommittee on Na- and grandchildren totaling $27,000 for million, where there was no proof that tional Security has attempted to draw attention every American. the work was even done. to this issue, the full Government Reform

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Mr. Speaker, I such a select committee, the Ranking Demo- there, we know that is not the case. We yield myself such time as I may con- crat on the House Armed Services Committee, know that. You know that. Yet an- sume. IKE SKELTON, has co-sponsored the bill from other $82 billion to fund this war that I will be asking Members to vote which this amendment is based. has not made this country any safer. It ‘‘no’’ on the previous question. If the Critics may disqualify this amendment on a has made us less safe. previous question is defeated, I will technicality, suggesting it authorizes on an ap- When you look at what is happening offer an amendment to the rule to in- propriations bill. To that, I would respectfully in our own country, when you look at struct the enrolling clerk to make an point out that there are other provisions of this health care, when you look at the peo- important addition to the conference bill—some of which strengthen the underlying ple out there in the street that are suf- report. text—that include authorizing language. fering, why do they have to pay for this This addition will establish a select I would ask that this Committee craft a rule war? I ask for a no vote. committee to investigate the awarding that protects this amendment and ensures that Mr. COLE of Oklahoma. Mr. Speaker, and carrying out of war-related con- our ever-scarce public resources will be safe- I yield myself such time as I may con- tracts in Afghanistan and Iraq. guarded. sume. Nearly $9 billion of money spent on Mr. COLE of Oklahoma. Mr. Speaker, Mr. Speaker, I feel compelled to re- the Iraq reconstruction is unaccounted I reserve the balance of my time. spond to some of the points my good for because of inefficiencies and bad Ms. SLAUGHTER. Mr. Speaker, I friend, the gentlewoman from Cali- management, according to the Special yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman fornia (Ms. LEE) made. Inspector General for the Iraqi Recon- from California (Ms. LEE). Not helping our soldiers? A blank struction. Ensuring vigilant oversight Ms. LEE. Mr. Speaker, I thank the of taxpayer dollars should not be a par- gentlewoman from New York (Ms. check? This bill is anything but a blank check. Let me read a couple of tisan issue. SLAUGHTER) for yielding me time and things in here. Just running down oper- I want to stress that a ‘‘no’’ vote on for her leadership. the previous question will not stop con- Mr. Speaker, as the daughter of a ations and maintenance, Navy, $3.4 bil- lion; operations and maintenance, Ma- sideration of the emergency supple- veteran, I want to first express my pro- mental report. A ‘‘no’’ vote will simply found respect for our brave men and rine Corps. There is line after line of great specificity my good friend, the allow the House to create a much-need- women serving in Iraq, but we are not ed select committee to investigate gov- helping these brave troops if we blindly chairman of the Committee on Appro- priations was very careful in crafting a ernment contracts in Iraq and Afghani- sign yet another blank check for this stan. unjust and unnecessary war in Iraq. bill that will meet the needs of our per- sonnel. A ‘‘yes’’ vote on the previous ques- This $82 billion supplemental would tion will prevent the House from estab- The immoral thing to do would be to bring the total war spending to over lishing this important select com- commit 170,000 people to combat and $300 billion. How can we sign off on an- mittee. not resupply them and not reequip other $82 billion check when the Bush Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous con- them and not give them the things administration has failed to provide sent that the text of the amendment be they need on a daily basis to not only the proper accounting of where the tax- printed in the RECORD immediately be- be successful, but to provide for their payer money is going? How can we sign fore the vote on the previous question. off on this check when our own govern- own safety and security. The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. ment reported yesterday that another It is very legitimate to debate the FOSSELLA). Is there objection to the re- $100 million cannot be accounted for? war. Although I remind my good friend quest of the gentlewoman from New This is on top of the $9 billion from on the other side of the aisle, this body York? last year that is still missing. How can and the other body vote on a bipartisan There was no objection. we sign this check if the Bush adminis- basis to make the commitment in Iraq. Ms. SLAUGHTER. Mr. Speaker, tration has offered no plan to bring our I could read off name after name, in- again, I urge a ‘‘no’’ vote on the pre- troops home? cluding the distinguished nominee vious question, and I reserve the bal- Furthermore, are we safer today than from the other body, of my friends on ance of my time. we were before this unnecessary war the other side of the aisle, a candidate Mr. COLE of Oklahoma. Mr. Speaker, started? Iraq is now a breeding ground for President last time, who voted in I yield 4 minutes to the distinguished for terrorists. We are less safe as a re- favor of this particular contest. gentleman from California (Mr. sult of this war. Members know and I Having made that decision, once we ROYCE). know. Before the invasion of Iraq, place people on the line under fire and Mr. ROYCE. Mr. Speaker, I thank the there was no connection between Sad- in danger, we owe it to them to provide gentleman for yielding me time. dam Hussein and Osama bin Laden. them what they need. We can continue The 9/11 Commission was constituted Still, this administration would have to debate policy. That is a very legiti- in order to tell the American public us also believe that adding the unre- mate point, but I think it would it be what we could do to avoid or stave off lated anti-immigrant provisions to this the height of folly and irresponsibility another attack like the one that oc- supplemental bill would make us safer, to not fund people when they are in the curred on 9/11. I rise in support of this but the fact is REAL ID will do nothing field in action. Frankly, it would send rule taking up the conference report to make us safe. the wrong signal to our adversaries, because I think the components that This administration has much to ac- and more importantly, the wrong sig- we have included, recommended by the count for. They are cutting Section 8 nal to our own men and women and 9/11 Commission, are vital for the pur- for our seniors and our poor. They are their families. And not to support the pose of national security for the United cutting the budget for housing for peo- rule, and certainly not to support the States. ple living with AIDS. They are cutting supplemental appropriations, I believe, Let us look at the consequences of housing for the disabled. They are cut- would be a grave and terrible mistake the 19 hijackers who, by violating pro- ting Medicaid. When you look at $13.5 for this country. cedures with respect to identification, billion over the next 5 years for our Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of were able to shop from State to State, veterans, they are cutting that. They my time. from California to Virginia to Florida,

VerDate Nov 24 2008 09:15 Mar 11, 2009 Jkt 039102 PO 00000 Frm 00013 Fmt 0688 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR05\H05MY5.000 H05MY5 erowe on PROD1PC63 with BOUND RECORD May 5, 2005 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—HOUSE, Vol. 151, Pt. 6 8689 and obtain between them over 60 dif- are, in fact, undoing what the 9/11 Com- ignated as chairman from the majority party ferent types of IDs. I will remind the mission said. and one of whom shall be designated ranking body that in terms of the aliases used The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- member from the minority party. Any va- just by those 19 individuals, they used tlewoman’s time has expired. cancy occurring in the membership of the se- lect committee shall be filled in the same 364 aliases between them. So as a con- Mr. COLE of Oklahoma. Mr. Speaker, manner in which the original appointment sequence, it was virtually impossible I yield myself such time as I may con- was made. The select committee shall con- for authorities to follow or detect as sume. duct an ongoing study and investigation of they changed their identities, as they In closing, I would like to say that I the awarding and carrying out of contracts used these documents in order to rent believe we have had a good debate on by the Government to conduct activities in cars, as they used these documents in the rule today. I believe the impor- Afghanistan and Iraq and to fight the war on order to take flight training lessons, to tance and timeliness of this legislation terrorism and make such recommendations learn how to fly here in the United could not be more self-evident. This to the House as the select committee deems appropriate regarding the following matters: States, as they used these fraudulent bill has been carefully crafted and (1) bidding, contracting, and auditing documents even to board airplanes and worked in a way to ensure that our standards in the issuance of Government crash them into the Twin Towers and service men and women receive the contracts; into the Pentagon. We have to ask our- best supplies and equipment when they (2) oversight procedures; selves is there something we, as an in- go to war and that those supplies and (3) forms of payment and safeguards against money laundering; stitution, could do to make certain equipment are replenished and replaced (4) accountability of contractors and Gov- that this did not occur again? in a timely fashion. ernment officials involved in procurement; The 9/11 Commission has laid out a Finally, I would ask Members to re- (5) penalties for violations of law and strategy for a secure identification sys- call that this is a vote about our will- abuses in the awarding and carrying out of tem, and basically what we are talking ingness to support our service men and Government contracts; about is simply minimum standards so women, not about other policy issues. (6) subcontracting under large, comprehen- sive contracts; that all States know the rudimentary The men and women serving our cause (7) inclusion and utilization of small busi- requirements to make certain that peo- in Iraq ask for nothing more. In good nesses, through subcontracts or otherwise; ple are who they say they are. Because conscience, we should give them noth- and the 9/11 hijackers abused the process ing less. (8) such other matters as the select com- and went from State to State, we know Mr. Speaker, I would urge my col- mittee deems appropriate. for a fact that we need minimum leagues to support the rule and the un- SEC. 3. (a) Quorum—One-third of the mem- standards. derlying legislation. bers of the select committee shall constitute We know that it only makes sense a quorum for the transaction of business ex- The material previously referred to cept for the reporting of the results of its that when Mohamed Atta was given a by Ms. SLAUGHTER is as follows: study and investigation (with its rec- visa that was valid for only 6 months PREVIOUS QUESTION FOR H. RES. 258—RULE ON ommendations) or the authorization of sub- but could use it to obtain a driver’s li- CONFERENCE REPORT FOR H. R. 1268 EMER- poenas, which shall require a majority of the cense that was valid for 6 years, that, GENCY SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT committee to be actually present, except in fact, we were not tailoring our laws FOR DEFENSE, THE GLOBAL WAR ON TERROR, that the select committee may designate a to fit our national security concerns. AND TSUNAMI RELIEF ACT, 2005 lesser number, but not less than two, as a There are other provisions as well, Strike all after the resolved clause and in- quorum for the purpose of holding hearings the reform of amnesty, the completion sert: to take testimony and receive evidence. ‘‘That upon adoption of this resolution it (b) POWERS.—For the purpose of carrying of the border fence, the expedited ap- out this resolution, the select committee proval. But as we look at the border se- shall be in order to consider the conference report to accompany the bill (H.R. 1268) may sit and act during the present Congress curity issue with respect to completion making Emergency Supplemental Appropria- at any time and place within the United of the border fence, I talked to a border tions for Defense, the Global War on Terror, States or elsewhere, whether the House is in agent who had stopped an individual and Tsunami Relief, for the fiscal year end- session, has recessed, or has adjourned and originally from Kyrgyzstan who had ing September 30, 2005, and for other pur- hold such hearings as it considers necessary trained in Afghanistan, who had poses. All points of order against the con- and to require, by subpoena or otherwise, the attendance and testimony of such witnesses, trained there in Jihad, at the fence. ference report and against its consideration are waived. The conference report shall be the furnishing of information by interrog- What this particular border guard told atory, and the production of such books, me was that there is a 3-mile gap in considered as read. SEC. 2. The chairman of the Committee on records, correspondence, memoranda, papers that triple barrier fence, and it was the Judiciary is authorized, on behalf of the documents, and other things and informa- within that area of that gap that this Committee, to file a supplemental report to tion of any kind as it deems necessary, in- individual tried to come into the U.S. accompany H.R. 748. cluding relevant classified materials. (c) Issuance of Subpoenas—A subpoena and was apprehended and returned. SEC. 3. (a) A concurrent resolution speci- I think we need to give our border se- fied in subsection (b) is hereby adopted. may be authorized and issued by the select (b) The concurrent resolution referred to in committee in the conduct of any investiga- curity personnel the assets that they tion or series of investigations or activities, have requested. We need to help them subsection (a) is a concurrent resolution (1) which has no preamble; only when authorized by a majority of the do their job, and the completion of this members voting, a majority being present. triple barrier fence will achieve that (2) the title of which is as follows: ‘‘Pro- viding for Corrections to the Enrollment of Authorized subpoenas shall be signed by the objective because it is in the interest of the Conference Report on the bill H.R. 1268’’; chairman or by any member designated by national security. and the select committee, and may be served by I think it is proper we bring it up and (3) the text of which is as follows: any person designated by the chairman or include it in this bill. At the end of the (conference report) bill such member. Subpoenas shall be issued Ms. SLAUGHTER. Mr. Speaker, I add the following new title: under the seal of the House and attested by the Clerk. The select committee may request yield myself the balance of my time. TITLE — investigations, reports, and other assistance Let me take the time I have remain- SEC. 1. There is hereby created a select from any agency of the executive, legisla- ing to just say that we are not doing committee on the model of the Truman Com- tive, and judicial branches of the Govern- what the 9/11 Commission asked. They mittee to investigate the awarding and car- ment. wanted us to negotiate with our States rying out of contracts to conduct activities (d) Meetings—The chairman, or in his ab- on whether they wanted to do this or in Afghanistan and Iraq and to fight the war sence a member designated by the chairman, not; and what we have done is impose on terrorism (hereinafter referred to as the shall preside at all meetings and hearings of upon the States, without any hearings ‘‘select committee’’). the select committee. All meetings and hear- SEC. 2. The select committee is to be com- ings of the select committee shall be con- or any discussion with them, from top posed of 15 members of the House, to be ap- ducted in open session, unless a majority of down, an unfunded mandate requiring pointed by the Speaker (of whom 7 shall be members of the select committee voting, them to change their driver’s license at appointed upon the recommendation of the there being in attendance the requisite num- our whim. So this is not that at all. We minority leader), one of whom shall be des- ber required for the purpose of hearings to

VerDate Nov 24 2008 09:15 Mar 11, 2009 Jkt 039102 PO 00000 Frm 00014 Fmt 0688 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR05\H05MY5.000 H05MY5 erowe on PROD1PC63 with BOUND RECORD 8690 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—HOUSE, Vol. 151, Pt. 6 May 5, 2005 take testimony, vote to close a meeting or The SPEAKER pro tempore. Evi- NAYS—196 hearing. dently a quorum is not present. Abercrombie Grijalva Oberstar (e) Applicabilities of Rules of the House— The Sergeant at Arms will notify ab- Ackerman Gutierrez Obey The Rules of the House of Representatives sent Members. Allen Harman Olver applicable to standing committees shall gov- Andrews Hastings (FL) Ortiz ern the select committee where not incon- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Baca Herseth Owens sistent with this resolution. ant to clause 9 of rule XX, the Chair Baird Higgins Pallone (f) Written Committees Rules—The select will reduce to 5 minutes the minimum Baldwin Hinchey Pascrell Barrow Hinojosa committee shall adopt additional written time for electronic voting, if ordered, Pastor Bean Holden Payne rules, which shall be public, to govern its on the question of adoption of the reso- Becerra Holt Pelosi procedures, which shall not be inconsistent lution. Berkley Honda Peterson (MN) with this resolution or the Rules of the Berman Hooley Pomeroy The vote was taken by electronic de- Berry Hoyer House of Representatives. vice, and there were—yeas 224, nays Price (NC) SEC. 4. (a) Appointment of Staff—The se- Bishop (GA) Inslee Rahall lect committee staff shall be appointed, and 196, not voting 13, as follows: Bishop (NY) Israel Rangel Blumenauer Jackson (IL) Reyes may be removed, by the chairman and shall [Roll No. 159] Boren Jackson-Lee work under the general supervision and di- Ross YEAS—224 Boswell (TX) Rothman rection of the chairman. Boucher Jefferson Aderholt Gilchrest Nussle Roybal-Allard Boyd Johnson, E. B. (b) Powers of Ranking Minority Member— Akin Gillmor Osborne Ruppersberger Brady (PA) Kanjorski All staff provided to the minority party Alexander Gingrey Otter Rush Brown, Corrine Kennedy (RI) members of the select committee shall be ap- Bachus Gohmert Oxley Ryan (OH) Butterfield Kildee pointed, and may be removed, by the ranking Baker Goode Paul Sabo Capuano Kilpatrick (MI) Barrett (SC) Goodlatte Salazar minority member of the committee, and Pearce Cardin Kind Bartlett (MD) Granger Sa´ nchez, Linda shall work under the general supervision and Pence Cardoza Kucinich Barton (TX) Graves T. direction of such member. Peterson (PA) Carnahan Langevin Bass Green (WI) Sanchez, Loretta Petri Carson Lantos (c) Compensation—The chairman shall fix Beauprez Gutknecht Sanders Pickering Case Larsen (WA) the compensation of all staff of the select Biggert Hall Schakowsky Pitts Chandler Leach committee, after consultation with the rank- Bilirakis Harris Schiff Poe Cleaver Lee ing minority member regarding any minor- Bishop (UT) Hart Schwartz (PA) Pombo Clyburn Levin Blackburn Hastings (WA) Scott (GA) ity party staff, within the budget approved Porter Conyers Lewis (GA) Blunt Hayes Scott (VA) for such purposes for the select committee. Price (GA) Cooper Lipinski Boehlert Hayworth Serrano (d) Reimbursement of Expenses—The se- Pryce (OH) Costa Boehner Hefley Lofgren, Zoe Putnam Costello Sherman lect committee may reimburse the members Bonilla Hensarling Lowey Radanovich Cramer Skelton of its staff for travel, subsistence, and other Bonner Herger Lynch Ramstad Crowley Slaughter necessary expenses incurred by them in the Bono Hobson Maloney Regula Cuellar Smith (WA) performance of the their functions for the se- Boozman Hoekstra Markey Cummings Snyder Boustany Hostettler Rehberg Marshall lect committee. Davis (AL) Spratt Bradley (NH) Hulshof Reichert Matheson (e) Payment of Expenses—There shall be Davis (CA) Stark Brady (TX) Hunter Renzi Matsui paid out of the applicable accounts of the Davis (FL) Strickland Brown (SC) Inglis (SC) Reynolds McCarthy Davis (IL) Stupak House such sums as may be necessary for the Brown-Waite, Issa Rogers (AL) McCollum (MN) Davis (TN) Tanner expenses of the select committee. Such pay- Ginny Jenkins Rogers (KY) McDermott DeFazio Tauscher ments shall be made on vouchers signed by Burgess Jindal Rogers (MI) McGovern DeGette Taylor (MS) the chairman of the select committee and Burton (IN) Johnson (CT) Rohrabacher McIntyre Delahunt Thompson (CA) Buyer Johnson (IL) Ros-Lehtinen McKinney approved in the manner directed by the Com- DeLauro Thompson (MS) Calvert Johnson, Sam Royce McNulty mittee on House Administration. Amounts Dicks Tierney Camp Jones (NC) Ryan (WI) Meehan made available under this subsection shall Dingell Towns Cannon Keller Ryun (KS) Meek (FL) Doggett Udall (CO) be expended in accordance with regulations Cantor Kelly Saxton Meeks (NY) Doyle Udall (NM) prescribed by the Committee on House Ad- Capito Kennedy (MN) Schwarz (MI) Melancon Edwards Van Hollen ministration. Carter King (IA) Sensenbrenner Menendez Emanuel Michaud Vela´ zquez SEC. 5. The select committee shall from Castle King (NY) Sessions Engel Millender- Visclosky Chabot Kingston Shadegg time to time report to the House the results Eshoo McDonald Wasserman Chocola Kirk Shaw of its study and investigation, with its rec- Etheridge Miller (NC) Schultz Coble Kline Shays ommendations. Any report made by the se- Evans Miller, George Waters Cole (OK) Knollenberg Sherwood Farr Watson lect committee when the House is not in ses- Conaway Kolbe Mollohan Shimkus Fattah Watt sion shall be filed with the Clerk of the Cox Kuhl (NY) Moore (KS) Shuster Filner Waxman House. Any report made by the select com- Crenshaw LaHood Moore (WI) Simmons Ford Weiner mittee shall be referred to the committee or Cubin Latham Moran (VA) Simpson Frank (MA) Wexler Culberson LaTourette Murtha committees that have jurisdiction over the Smith (NJ) Gonzalez Woolsey Cunningham Lewis (CA) Nadler subject matter of the report. Smith (TX) Green, Al Wu Davis (KY) Lewis (KY) Napolitano SEC. 6. None of the unobligated or unex- Sodrel Green, Gene Neal (MA) Wynn Davis, Jo Ann Linder Souder pended funds available for public affairs ac- Davis, Tom LoBiondo tivities within the Office of the Secretary of Stearns NOT VOTING—13 Deal (GA) Lucas Sullivan Defense under the heading ‘‘Operation and DeLay Lungren, Daniel Brown (OH) Gordon Larson (CT) Sweeney Dent E. Capps Hyde Platts Maintenance, Defense-Wide’’ may be obli- Tancredo Doolittle Mack Clay Istook Solis gated or expanded until the requirements to Taylor (NC) Drake Manzullo Diaz-Balart, L. Jones (OH) transmit reports under section 9010 and 9012 Terry Dreier Marchant Diaz-Balart, M. Kaptur of P.L. 108–287 are met. Thomas Duncan McCaul (TX) Mr. COLE of Oklahoma. Mr. Speaker, Ehlers McCotter Thornberry Tiahrt I yield back the balance of my time, Emerson McCrery b 1157 English (PA) McHenry Tiberi and I move the previous question on Everett McHugh Turner Messrs. WYNN, HOYER and the resolution. Feeney McKeon Upton PALLONE changed their vote from The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Ferguson McMorris Walden (OR) Walsh ‘‘yea’’ to ‘‘nay.’’ question is on ordering the previous Fitzpatrick (PA) Mica Flake Miller (FL) Wamp So the previous question was ordered. question. Foley Miller (MI) Weldon (FL) The result of the vote was announed The question was taken; and the Forbes Miller, Gary Weldon (PA) as above recorded. Speaker pro tempore announced that Fortenberry Moran (KS) Weller Fossella Murphy Westmoreland The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. the ayes appeared to have it. Whitfield Foxx Musgrave FOSSELLA). The question is on the reso- Ms. SLAUGHTER. Mr. Speaker, I ob- Franks (AZ) Myrick Wicker ject to the vote on the ground that a Frelinghuysen Neugebauer Wilson (NM) lution. quorum is not present and make the Gallegly Ney Wilson (SC) The resolution was agreed to. Garrett (NJ) Northup Wolf point of order that a quorum is not Gerlach Norwood Young (AK) A motion to reconsider was laid on present. Gibbons Nunes Young (FL) the table.

VerDate Nov 24 2008 09:15 Mar 11, 2009 Jkt 039102 PO 00000 Frm 00015 Fmt 0688 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR05\H05MY5.000 H05MY5 erowe on PROD1PC63 with BOUND RECORD May 5, 2005 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—HOUSE, Vol. 151, Pt. 6 8691 b 1200 inaccuracy and untruthfulness of the diciary on three prior occasions, going PERSONAL PRIVILEGE original report and its reputation in to 1998. In no case have any of my the public domain, and renders much of amendments been described in the in- Mr. NADLER. Mr. Speaker, I seek what was said in its defense in the accurate and pejorative fashion they recognition on a question of personal Committee on Rules and on the floor, were in this year’s committee report. privilege pursuant to rule IX of the as the saying goes, ‘‘inoperative.’’ The Committee on Rules described rules of the House. I have placed at the I commend the chairman for cor- the same amendment in the following desk the documentation on which this recting the record and hope that with manner when it reported it to the question is based. this correction of the slanderous report floor: ‘‘Adds to the exceptions to the The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. language, this unfortunate chapter can offense of transporting minors for the LATOURETTE). On the basis of House be brought to a close. purpose of obtaining an illegal abortion Report 109–51 and certain media cov- While I would have hoped that this grandparents of the minor and mem- erage thereof, the gentleman may rise correction would have been accom- bers of the clergy.’’ to a question of personal privilege panied by an apology and by an ac- Even the Republican Study Com- under rule IX. knowledgment that this report was a mittee, the voice of some of the most The gentleman from New York (Mr. violation of the tradition and norms of conservative of our colleagues, de- NADLER) is recognized for 1 hour. the House, that is, perhaps, in the re- scribed the amendment this way: ‘‘The PARLIAMENTARY INQUIRY grettably poisonous atmosphere of the amendment allows a grandparent of Mr. NADLER. Mr. Speaker, I have a present day, unobtainable. I regret the minor or a clergy person to bring parliamentary inquiry. that things have reached such an un- pregnant minors across State lines for Have the corrections or the supple- fortunate state. abortions.’’ These are factual descrip- mental report to the committee report This situation is especially sad be- tions of the amendment. They are non- been filed yet? cause it involves the Committee on the argumentative factual descriptions as The SPEAKER pro tempore. The sup- Judiciary’s official report on this bill, the rules call for. plemental report authorized by section which contained false and misleading, In fact, neither the bill itself nor the 2 of House Resolution 258 has been indeed libelous, descriptions of the amendments contained the offensive filed. amendments I and my colleagues of- terms used in the committee report to Mr. NADLER. Mr. Speaker, I yield fered in committee in good faith, and describe my amendments. No member myself such time as I may consume. with the intent of protecting children of the committee described my amend- Mr. Speaker, the basis of my ques- and families in terrible situations. ments in this libelous manner at any tion of personal privilege concerns the Those characterizations came in the time during the debate. Nobody in the manner in which amendments I offered section of the report, required by the majority, none of the Republicans in during the Committee on the Judi- rules, that simply requires an accurate opposing my amendments in com- ciary’s consideration of H.R. 748 on report of all recorded votes. mittee debate said that they contained April 13, 2005, were characterized in the There are many places in committee the material which the committee re- committee’s report on that legislation, reports where commentary is appro- port libelously says they do. As the House Report 109–51. priate. Both the majority and the mi- transcript clearly shows, the transcript Specifically, the report, in the sec- nority have the opportunity in the re- contained in the committee’s report tion required under clause 3(b) of rule port to make their cases, and very appearing on page 58 to 120 will clearly XIII of the rules of the House reporting much to the credit of the gentleman show. the votes of the committee described from Wisconsin (Chairman SENSEN- It is regrettable that even in filing my amendments in a manner that deni- BRENNER) the Committee on the Judici- the supplemental report, the majority grated my ‘‘rights, reputation, and ary reports also contain a transcript of felt the need to restate the slander, but conduct . . . in [my] representative ca- the markup. this time in the section reserved for pacity . . . ’’ within the meaning of What has never been done, and I am majority views. The majority, however, clause 1 of rule IX. not aware of the majority on any com- is entitled to its views, even if they are The language in question appears on mittee having so abused its power, is to not factually based; and the appro- pages 45 and 46 of the committee re- distort the content of the amendments priate place to express them is in de- port, and it mischaracterizes my in the section reserved for reporting bate and in documents reserved for ex- amendments in a manner that does not votes. pressing their views, such as the major- reflect the actual content of the Every Member of this House sits on ity view section of the committee re- amendments nor the actual intent of committees; every Member knows what port. those amendments. In fact, it uses leg- a report looks like, and every Member The minority has a similar right in islation to describe my legislative ac- of this House knows this was an aberra- debate and in its dissenting views, and tions that is pejorative and inflam- tion and that it was wrong. I would not expect the majority to tell matory and that is highly damaging to I do not believe it is necessary to re- us what views we should have or how to my reputation. peat the report language that gave rise express them. It is with great sadness and regret to this point of personal privilege. The Not abusing the power the majority that I come to the floor today. I have Chair has the offending language, and has over the contents and the filing of never previously in my 12 years as a it has been plastered all over the the report, which the minority does Member of this House, nor in my quar- RECORD, the press, and Web logs. I feel not get to see until it is filed, is really ter century representing the people of no need to repeat it. Enough damage based on nothing more than the honor New York, had the need to rise on a has already been done. system. Unfortunately, in this system, personal privilege. I have never had my To place this report, and the slan- the honor system failed. reputation, or my legislative efforts, so derous language it used in context, the This abuse of power of mischaracter- terrible maligned in an official record last time the Committee on the Judici- izing and slandering the amendments of any legislative body in which I have ary reported a version of the same bill, and the Members who offered them in served. the report said: ‘‘An amendment was the section of the report reserved for It is my hope that this is the last offered by Mr. NADLER prohibiting H.R. simply reporting amendments and the time I will ever need to claim the floor 476 from applying ‘with respect to con- votes thereon, could not be allowed to in a question of personal privilege. I duct by a grandparent or adult sibling stand or there would have been no end would observe that the filing a few of the minor.’ ’’ Same amendment, to it. minutes ago of the supplemental report same committee, different year. This is not about party, nor is it to the Committee on the Judiciary re- Earlier versions of this bill have been about a bill, nor about an amendment, port is a tacit acknowledgment of the reported by the Committee on the Ju- nor even about the underlying issue. It

VerDate Nov 24 2008 09:15 Mar 11, 2009 Jkt 039102 PO 00000 Frm 00016 Fmt 0688 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR05\H05MY5.000 H05MY5 erowe on PROD1PC63 with BOUND RECORD 8692 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—HOUSE, Vol. 151, Pt. 6 May 5, 2005 is about the ‘‘rights, reputation and ‘‘Mr. Scott offered an amendment that call up the conference report on the conduct of Members, delegates or the would have exempted sexual predators from bill (H.R. 1268) making emergency sup- resident commissioner, individually, in prosecution if they’re taxicab drivers, bus plemental appropriations for the fiscal their representative capacity only.’’ drivers or others in the business of profes- sional transport.’’ year ending September 30, 2005, to es- When the majority abuses its power In other words, the staff of a committee on tablish and rapidly implement regula- to attack the reputation of Member or which Scott serves accused him of trying to tions for State driver’s license and Members, as it did in this case, the protect sexual predators, arguably a crime in identification document security House must act to correct the injus- itself. standards, to prevent terrorists from tice. The supplemental report filed by It is the kind of libel—repeated against abusing the asylum laws of the United two other Democratic members of the com- the majority is an important step in States, to unify terrorism-related that direction, and I thank the chair- mittee—that only nameless, faceless bureau- crat would dare make. But, significantly, it’s grounds for inadmissibility and re- man for agreeing to file the correction. also the kind of power-made mischief that moval, to ensure expeditious construc- We have strayed far from the cus- the Republican leadership felt deserved de- tion of the San Diego border fence, and tomary comity and fair play to which fense. for other purposes. this House has long adhered. That is no The Congress Tuesday evening spent an The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- way to represent our views to the vot- hour debating a resolution to require Repub- ant to House Resolution 258, the con- ers of this country. The voters have licans to change the descriptions, which are ference report is considered as having supposed to be, and ordinarily are, written in every right to expect us to fight for our been read. beliefs, to represent them vigorously, dry, neutral language. That debate was itself illustrative of how (For conference report and state- and to speak out in clear terms on the deep the divisions in Congress have become. ment, see proceedings of the House of important issues of the day. While the Democrats—including Scott and May 3, 2005 at page 8465.) But, Mr. Speaker, there are limits. Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi—talked about The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- When Members of this House trans- how Republicans abused the truth to score tleman from California (Mr. LEWIS) and gress those limits, we fail the people political points, the majority changed the the gentleman from Wisconsin (Mr. who sent us here and we fail the insti- subject entirely and re-argued the merits of OBEY) each will control 30 minutes. the abortion bill, which passed the week be- tution in which we are honored to The Chair recognizes the gentleman serve. We are elected to 2-year terms. fore. from California (Mr. LEWIS). The office does not belong to us, but to ‘‘The issue is whether we can trust each other to deal with each other fairly,’’ said Mr. LEWIS of California. Mr. Speak- the people. We are mere custodians of Wisconsin Democrat Rep. David Obey, who er, I yield myself such time as I may the office. I hope that, in our conduct, had voted for the abortion bill. consume. we can prove ourselves good and re- In the end, Tuesday’s debate was a ran- I am pleased to bring to the House sponsible stewards of this public trust. corous parry and feint, lasted an eternity for its consideration the conference re- It is my sincere hope that now that and came to absolutely nothing. The resolu- port on H.R. 1268, the Emergency Sup- the correction has been filed and the tion to change the descriptions, of course, plemental Appropriations Act for De- slander abated, this will be the last failed on a party-line vote. fense, the Global War on Terror and time any Member has the unpleasant Still, for 60 minutes, the rudeness that now rules the hall of the Capitol was on sharp Tsunami Relief. duty of rising in this House to defend display for all America to see. The conference agreement includes a his or her reputation and the traditions ‘‘The rewrite says more about the person total of $82 billion. The vast majority of this institution. I hope that this sin- who wrote it, and those who defend it, than of these funds are to support our troops gle aberration will be remembered as it does about the amendment itself,’’ Scott in Iraq and Afghanistan. For that rea- just that: a single aberration. said Tuesday. Mr. Speaker, I yield such time as he Scott’s right. What is says is nothing kind, son, it is critical that we move this may consume to the gentleman from and not to be forgotten. package quickly. It also provides need- Virginia (Mr. SCOTT). Mr. NADLER. Mr. Speaker, not see- ed assistance to the victims of the tsu- Mr. SCOTT of Virginia. Mr. Speaker, ing the gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. nami. I include for the RECORD an editorial JACKSON-LEE), I thank the chairman of During our conference with the Sen- published this morning in the daily the Committee on the Judiciary for fil- ate, Chairman COCHRAN and I agreed newspaper in Norfolk, Virginia, the ing the corrected report, and I yield that the final agreement should come Virginian Pilot, on this issue. back the balance of my time. in at or below the President’s request [From the Virginia Pilot, May 5, 2005] f and relatively free of extraneous items. The conference report before you has A HOUSE DIVIDED AGAINST ITSELF b 1215 The mood in certain precincts of Congress met both of these very critical param- has become so poisonous that people aren’t GENERAL LEAVE eters. We did our very best to keep the speaking our common language unless Mr. LEWIS of California. Mr. Speak- package clean, and by and large, we they’re accusing political opponents of un- er, I ask unanimous consent that all were successful with that. We have speakable crimes. funded our foreign policy priorities The ‘‘Child Interstate Abortion Notifica- Members have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their re- while still preserving congressional tion Act’’ would make it a federal offense to prerogatives where appropriate. take a minor across a state line to get an marks and include extraneous material abortion without the consent of her parents, on the conference report to accompany With that said, the conference report for a physician to perform such abortions, the bill, H.R. 1268, and that I may in- provides a total of $75.9 billion for de- and allows parents to sue anybody who does. clude tabular material on the same. fense-related expenditures, roughly Democrats on the Judiciary Committee of- The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. $921 million over the President’s re- fered several amendments that would have LATOURETTE). Is there objection to the quest. The additions over the request limited the law’s scope. U.S. Rep. Bobby request of the gentleman from Cali- are for force protection, and increasing Scott, for example, sought to insert this line: the survivability of troops in the field. ‘‘The prohibitions of this section do not fornia? apply with respect to conduct by taxicab There was no objection. In addition to the defense-related drivers, bus drivers or others in the business f spending, the conference report pro- of professional transport.’’ vides a reduction of $1.5 billion in for- Pretty straightforward, right? CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 1268, eign assistance from the President’s re- Should the U.S. government prosecute a EMERGENCY SUPPLEMENTAL quest. The conference agreement also bus driver because a girl in one of its seats APPROPRIATIONS ACT FOR DE- includes $635 million for increased bor- is traveling to end a pregnancy? No matter FENSE, THE GLOBAL WAR ON der security enforcement. This includes your answer to that question, the congress- TERROR, AND TSUNAMI RELIEF 500 additional border patrol agents and man’s wording is pretty clear, unless you’re ACT, 2005 a member of the Judiciary Committee’s increased detention space. staff, which managed Scott’s amendment Mr. LEWIS of California. Mr. Speak- We have also included $656 million for into this: er, pursuant to House Resolution 258, I tsunami disaster relief. Finally, the

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Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of The second thing this bill does is to from Arizona (Mr. KOLBE), my col- my time. demonstrate once again how we, on league on the committee. Mr. OBEY. Mr. Speaker, I yield my- both sides of the aisle, have had to Mr. KOLBE. Mr. Speaker, first of all, self 8 minutes. work doubly hard to overcome the re- I want to congratulate the chairman of Mr. Speaker, this bill before us today sistance of the White House in ade- the full committee on this, his maiden makes clear that we have now spent quately funding homeland security op- effort, to bring a major supplemental $284 billion in Iraq and Afghanistan erations. They have been especially re- appropriation to the floor as chairman, since the war began. The money that sistant to providing the adequate fund- and I congratulate him for the leader- has been spent in Afghanistan is cer- ing along the borders, especially the ship that he has shown in bringing this tainly legitimate and justified. After Canadian border. And it has taken a bi- so swiftly to this floor. all, that country harbored the people partisan effort on the part of a wide va- I do rise in support of the conference who attacked us on 9/11. The problem riety of people in this Congress in order report to H.R. 1268. Before I address the is, however, that $165 billion has now to overcome that resistance. This bill funding that is the responsibility of my been spent to deal with a country that falls far short of the funding that is subcommittee, I want to briefly ac- did not attack us. We have spent some necessary to provide a secure set of knowledge a critically important part $240 billion on this entire endeavor borders for the United States. The new of this bill, border security funding. since the President first landed in his bill that is going to be offered by the The securing of our Nation’s borders to jumpsuit on that carrier and addressed gentleman from Kentucky will help fill prevent the hemorrhaging flow of ille- the country under the banner ‘‘Mission that gap, but that is forced to play gal immigration through my State of Accomplished.’’ There has been quite a catch-up because we have met a steady Arizona has got to be a top priority for bit of that mission left since it sup- resistance effort on the part of the the Federal Government. The people I posedly was over. We have now been in- White House. represent living on the border are frus- volved in Iraq longer than we were in- Lastly, I simply want to say that trated with the illegal immigration volved in World War I, and respectable while I am certainly no expert on the system, and we must address gaps in and responsible experts have told me subject, I note that there is being at- border security now. Arizona and other that they expect that we will be in- tached to this bill a provision which border States can no longer serve as volved for at least another 5 years. many experts in the field feel has the the back door for this country’s broken This whole operation has been potential to construct a nationwide immigration system. By adding the brought to us by the same people who database that could be very harmful in funding that we do in this bill, we are erroneously told us that we had to go terms of people’s efforts to engage in taking a step in the right direction to to war because Iraq had weapons of identity theft. I hope that proves not ensure our northern and southern bor- mass destruction and it was implied to be the case. ders are protected. that they had, or were close to having, I would simply make the point that Regarding the Foreign Operations, nuclear capability. That was all dem- certainly no one on our committee on Export Financing, and Related Pro- onstrated not to be true. This has been either side of the aisle has the exper- grams Subcommittee chapter of this brought to us by the same people who tise that you would hope would be legislation, the conference report in- believed the assertions that our troops found in the authorization committees, cludes $2.53 billion in funding for pro- would be welcomed with open arms. It and I wish that that provision had been grams under the jurisdiction of the has been brought to us by the same dealt with on a separate bill rather Foreign Operations, Export Financing, people who thought they were so smart than solving an internal problem with- and Related Programs Subcommittee, that they knew more than General in the Republican Caucus by having it which I chair. While this overall level Shinseki when the good general warned attached to an unrelated bill, and I is $1.4 billion less than requested, let us that we would need substantially want to make one point about that. me say once again I strongly support more troops and boots on the ground We are being lectured almost daily the objectives of the President that he than we were scheduled to have if the by the majority that we should not add seeks to achieve with this request for postwar occupation was to go well. ungermane riders to appropriation Afghanistan, the Middle East, and the And it has been brought to us by the bills. I want to serve notice that if the tsunami-devastated areas of Asia. I be- same people who provided to our troops majority feels free to add unrelated au- lieve that this conference agreement insufficient armor for Humvees, insuf- thorization bills such as this to a must- provides the financial support nec- ficient body armor and insufficient pass bill, that then I feel fully within essary to help the United States jammers to prevent our troops from my rights in offering whatever author- achieve these objectives. having their faces and their legs and ization legislation we feel appropriate The major elements of the conference their arms blown off by remotely deto- on this side of the aisle and asking that agreement that differ from the House- nated bombs and mines. it be attached to appropriation bills. If passed levels are additional funds for I want to make quite clear I will sup- sauce is going to be okay for the goose, Afghanistan reconstruction, the Soli- port this bill because I feel that I have then it ought to be good for the gander. darity Initiative, and support for no choice but to participate in cleaning So we will see in the coming months Ukraine. The $739 million proposed by up the mess which somebody else left. what the attitude of the majority is the House for Afghanistan reconstruc- But I do not relish it. I believe that the when we seek to add what we feel are tion represented the highest priority entire operation in Iraq has been ac- legitimate efforts to strengthen appro- projects that could be implemented companied by incredibly naive roman- priation bills by adding various pieces and executed during 2005. The Senate ticism on the part of the White House of so-called legislation to appropria- provided $1.3 billion, the administra- and on the part of the civilian leader- tion bills. tion’s request. And the conference level ship in the Pentagon, and that has left is $1.086 billion, or $347 million over the people fighting the war to bear the b 1230 what the House had recommended. brunt of the miscalculations that have So since the majority has chosen to This increase over the House level sup- been made by the civilian leadership of proceed down that path, I hope they ports some 2006 requirements, which is, our government. We have lost the lives raise no objection when we seek to fol- I believe, a cost-effective approach to of 1,500 American service men and low it. With that, Mr. Speaker, again, I the 2006 budget process. women. We have seen more than 11,000 repeat I intend to vote for this bill The House provided no funding for be injured. And this bill understates, in with all of my misgivings. the administration’s $400 million Soli- my view, the amount of money that Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of darity Initiative. The Senate provide a will be needed eventually to restore the my time. total of $225.5 million, $200 million in readiness of the U.S. Armed Forces and Mr. LEWIS of California. Mr. Speak- the Solidarity Fund and $25.5 million to minimize their casualties. er, I yield 31⁄2 minutes to the gentleman in the Global War on Terror Partners

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Regarding the Foreign Operations Sub- racy and provide State Department with pro- This arrangement provides for regular committee chapter, the conference agreement grams and projects to support these positive order congressional review of the De- includes $2.532 billion, in funding for programs influences. partment’s plans for these funds. under the jurisdiction of the Foreign Oper- Finally, the conference agreement provides The conference agreement provides ations subcommittee of which I am Chairman. $656 million for assistance to the victims of $60 million for Ukraine, and these This amount is $685 million over the House the tsunami and earthquakes of last Decem- funds will support the government of level, $251 million less than the Senate level, ber and March. Ukraine’s highest priorities for polit- and $1.4 billion less than the Administration’s Let me say that the funds we are providing ical and economic reform, including request. in the foreign assistance chapter must be con- anti-corruption initiatives and support While this overall level is $1.4 billion less sidered an investment in security both in the for the upcoming parliamentary elec- than requested, let me say once again that I region and on American soil. However, Con- tions. strongly support the objectives the President gress has a responsibility to ensure that tax- I think my colleagues recognize that seeks to achieve with this request for Afghani- payer dollars are used efficiently and trans- we are faced with unique opportunities stan, the Middle East, and the tsunami dev- parently, and I know my colleagues take that in the Middle East and Afghanistan. astated areas of Asia. I believe that, with the responsibility seriously. We have included fi- This agreement will provide the finan- understanding that we need to reduce our fed- nancial reporting requirements for all funds in cial resources necessary to promote de- eral deficit, this conference agreement pro- the Foreign Operations chapter. For Afghani- mocracy and provide the State Depart- vides the financial support necessary to help stan counternarcotics and West Bank Gaza ment with programs and projects to the United States achieve these objectives. programs, we have included additional audit- support these positive influences. The major elements of the conference ing requirements. As Chairman, I pledge to Let me say that the funds we are pro- agreement that differ from the House passed- continue vigorous oversight of these pro- viding in the foreign assistance chapter level are: additional funds for Afghanistan re- grams. must be considered an investment in construction, the Solidarity Initiative, and sup- The greatest weight all of us must bear is security both in the region and on port for Ukraine. the knowledge that decisions we make as American soil. However, Congress has The $739 million proposed by the House for Members of Congress directly puts the lives of the responsibility to ensure that tax- Afghanistan reconstruction, represented the Americans at risk. Already, men and women payer dollars are used efficiently and highest priority projects that could be imple- from probably every district represented today transparently, and we take that re- mented and executed during 2005. The Sen- have made the ultimate sacrifice in Iraq and sponsibility seriously with reporting ate provided $1.3 billion, the Administration’s Afghanistan. I firmly believe the bill before us requirements, and we will continue vig- request. The conference level is $1.086 billion, today will help to build stability and freedom in orous oversight of these programs. $347 million over the House recommendation. Afghanistan, the Middle East and parts of The greatest weight all of us must The increase over the House level supports Asia. bear is the knowledge that these deci- some 2006 requirements—a cost effective ap- Again, I urge my colleagues to vote ‘‘yes’’ sions we make directly put the lives of proach to the 2006 budget process—such as on passage of the fiscal year 2005 emergency Americans at risk. I firmly believe the $101.4 million for two additional power plants, supplemental conference report on H.R. 1268. bill before us today will help build sta- $8.4 million for a water pipeline, $72 million for Mr. OBEY. Mr. Speaker, I yield 5 bility and freedom in Afghanistan, the additional roads and infrastructure, and $43 minutes to the distinguished gen- Middle East, and parts of Asia. I urge million for economic governance. tleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. MUR- my colleagues to vote ‘‘yes’’ on the fis- The House provided no funding for the Ad- THA), the ranking member of the De- cal year 2005 emergency supplemental ministration’s $400 million ‘‘Solidarity Initia- fense Subcommittee, the gentleman conference report on H.R. 1268. tive.’’ The Solidarity Initiative request of $400 who has long been trying to extend de- I rise in support of the conference report to million for two $200 million Funds to be used bate in this Chamber. H.R. 1268, a bill making emergency supple- by the Secretary of State, as she determines, Mr. MURTHA. Mr. Speaker, in re- mental appropriations for fiscal year 2005. was to offset the costs of those countries that gards to what the gentleman from Wis- Before I address the funding in my sub- have dedicated troops to the Global War on consin (Mr. OBEY) just said, I am sur- committee, I wanted to briefly acknowledge a Terror as well as economic support to other prised at the new chairman. He is so le- critically important part of this bill—border se- nations that have provided support. The Sen- nient about getting time out of him. curity funding. The securing of our nation’s ate provided a total of $225.5 million—$200 Usually our bill moves much faster borders to prevent the hemorrhaging flow of il- million in the Solidarity Fund and $25.5 million than this. I thought he learned. legal immigration through my state of Arizona in the Global War on Terror Partners Fund. Let me say the defense part of this must be a top priority for the federal govern- The conference agreement provides a total of and maybe the rest of it is probably the ment. The people I represent living on the bor- $230 million, merging the two Funds into one most bipartisan bill one could ever der are frustrated with the illegal immigration appropriation and places these funds within find. The gentleman from Florida system, and we must address gaps in border the Peacekeeping Operations appropriations. (Chairman YOUNG), the gentleman from security now. Arizona and other border states This arrangement provides for regular order California (Chairman LEWIS), and I can no longer serve as the backdoor for this Congressional review of the Department’s have been traveling to these various country’s broken immigration system. By add- plans for these funds. This will provide suffi- bases. We found shortages every place ing this funding we are taking a step in the cient oversight of a substantial amount of we went, all kinds of problems that right direction to ensure our northern and money for the Global War on Terror. they brought to our attention that southern borders are protected. The House provided $33.7 million for sup- needed to be rectified. We found prob- I am pleased that my colleagues on the port to Ukraine. The Senate provided the Ad- lems so severe that many of the units conference committee agreed to provide $635 ministration’s request of $60 million. The con- that were on their way to Iraq were C– million for Border Security to hire an additional ference agreement provides $60 million for 4. The gentleman from California (Mr. 500 Border Patrol Agents, 50 additional crimi- Ukraine. These funds will support the govern- CUNNINGHAM), my good friend, the hero nal investigators, 168 Immigration Enforce- ment of Ukraine’s highest priorities for political from Vietnam, knows what I am talk- ment Agents and Deportation Officers, and to and economic reform, including anti-corruption ing about when I say C–4. I am talking fund 1,950 additional detention beds. initiatives and support for the upcoming par- about they are not ready to go to com- The bill also includes my amendment to liamentary elections. bat because the equipment is so bad. strengthen the REAL ID Act to address the I think my colleagues recognize that we are As a matter of fact, the equipment technology, equipment, and personnel needs faced with unique opportunities in the Middle was so bad at one base, and I think it improving security within the U.S., requiring East and Afghanistan. U.S. leadership can was Fort Stewart where the troops did

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Now they get we need to take care of the trucks now. those items that are for the war fighter equipment when they get there, and So we got some commercial trucks and force protection, Mr. Speaker. The that overcomes the C–4. which were recommended which were gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. So the gentleman from Florida $100,000 less, but it was so late, we MURTHA) and the gentleman from Cali- (Chairman YOUNG) and I, what we did could not get it in the bill. We are fornia (Chairman LEWIS) and I and was put $2.3 billion into the budget. We going to ask for reprogramming for many of our colleagues have visited first checked, the staff checked, with that amount of money. our hospitals to visit with our soldiers the Army to make sure that that is So this bill is taking care of equip- and Marines at Walter Reed and at Be- where it ought to be put. The Army ment shortages, not all of them, but it thesda Naval Hospital and also at came back and supported us. Usually, is taking care of as many as we could Landstuhl, where many of our service- they beat around the bush. The gen- possibly squeeze in. It is taking care of men come first before they get trans- tleman from California (Chairman Reset. We forced the military to ask ported back to the United States, and LEWIS) knows what I mean. We talk to for Reset. The minute that this war is we have located a number of areas them, and because of other people over over and the money starts to dry up, where the government just does not there, they do not want to admit that Reset will be the first thing they do take care of these soldiers and the Ma- they need the money. This time they not do; so we have to do it now. And I rines. And this bill goes a long way to- were very emphatic that they needed have said to many of the industrial wards taking care of that. It has been pretty generally known every cent and they needed it as soon leaders in this country, the minute the that we have in this bill increased the as they could get it. So we added war is over, there will not be any death benefit for those who make the money for the types of things that they supplementals, there will be a lot less total sacrifice and lose their lives in need. money to be spent, and we have got to working and supporting the Nation’s Having said that, what I have said to spend this money now in the security. We have also increased the the services because we are having supplementals to make sure that that service group life insurance programs such a problem, we see the recruiting gets done. Armor modularity, there is substantially so that those who prefer problem, we are looking into that right some argument about that; but we to take part in that program can have now. The subcommittee I serve on, we think it ought to be done, and we have additional benefits, and many of these realize and we have said for a long pushed this. benefits are really needed. And the gen- time, they are going to have a recruit- Many of the programs that the Army tleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. MUR- ing problem as this war gets unpopular; has today have come about because of THA) referred to this, but I want to and we were trying to figure out how the Defense Subcommittee, chaired by take just a minute and explain. We do we overcome that. the gentleman from California (Mr. added, basically, a new program, and Most times I disagree with those bo- LEWIS) and chaired by the gentleman that is for a traumatic injury insur- nuses because I feel so strongly that from Florida (Mr. YOUNG). Many of the ance benefit for members of the serv- people ought to join the Armed Forces things that have happened have hap- ice. We provide up to $100,000 to com- for the good of the country, but we pened because we see it out in the field. pensate for injuries such as loss of have to give bonuses to send them over We go out in the field, talk to the peo- sight, losing a hand or a foot, or other there. We put money in for those kinds ple, make sure that we are doing the debilitating injuries. And these bene- of things. We increased the amount of right thing, and then we try to send de- fits would be retroactive to October of money somebody gets when they are fense in the right direction. 2001, when the war started. killed in action. We expanded it so that So I urge the Members to vote for There are many soldiers and Marines when they are killed in action, they this. The troops need it, and it helps today who have been wounded so seri- are taken care of retroactively as well dramatically for the amount of money ously that in previous wars would have as prospectively. We take care of some- that is needed by the Armed Forces. died on the battlefield but who are liv- body who is wounded. We added money Mr. LEWIS of California. Mr. Speak- ing today in this war because of im- to it. Some veterans group called me er, I yield myself such time as I may proved and increased medical benefits and said they were not happy with the consume. and better training and better medi- way we added that money. They felt I thank the gentleman from Pennsyl- cines and the ability to transport from like there ought to be more study, and vania for one of the most illuminating, the battlefield to a medical facility. So I cannot disagree with that. but also one of the longest, statements these soldiers and Marines are hurt But when the four of us sat down, the I have ever heard him make on the really bad, and we have an obligation gentleman from Florida (Chairman floor. to take care of them, and this bill goes YOUNG) and Senator INOUYE and Sen- Mr. Speaker, I yield 21⁄2 minutes to a long way toward beginning that proc- ator STEVENS, we came to the conclu- the gentleman from Florida (Mr. ess, to take care of things for our he- sion that we just did not think we YOUNG), chairman of the greatest sub- roes and our fallen heroes who have not could wait. So we put money in to take committee in the appropriations proc- been taken care of by the government care of people who were injured so se- ess. properly. verely as well as the ones that were Mr. YOUNG of Florida. Mr. Speaker, The material previously referred to is killed. And I got so many letters from I thank the chairman of the Committee as follows: the people at home, and I have had 12 on Appropriations for yielding me this Conference Agreement for Additional Equipment killed in my district, how pleased they time. [In thousands of dollars] were about what we are doing because The gentleman from Pennsylvania Program Recommendation it helped them get through a very dif- (Mr. MURTHA), the ranking member on Missile Procurement, Army: ITAS/TOW Mods ...... 30,000 ficult time. our Defense Subcommittee, has ex- Procurement of Weapons and What we have tried to do over the plained the bill quite thoroughly as it Tracked Combat Vehicles, years is make sure that the people that relates to the war fighters. The biggest Army: were in the Armed Forces had what part of this supplemental is for war Bradley Reactive Armor Tiles .. 20,000 they needed, that the people in Iraq fighters, and the bill that we have put Stryker ...... 69,540 Small Arms Modifications ...... 55,200 have what they need. Our sub- together goes just to that issue. Procurement of Ammunition, committee brought to the attention of The increases that we have added in Army: the country that they were without a this bill go to the urgently needed Ammunition Industrial Base .... 57,800

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These Up-Armored IDMWVs (M1114) ... 150,000 Other HMMWVs (M1151) ...... 80,000 armor and night vision goggles, and, in two bills will give us 1,500 new Border FMTV ...... 225,000 addition, for outfitting troops rotating Patrol agents, 568 new Immigration FHTV ...... 114,000 into Iraq and Afghanistan. and Customs enforcement officers Add-On Armor Kits ...... 48,000 Over the last 4 years, this adminis- throughout the country, and some 3,900 SINCGARS Family ...... 30,000 tration, however, has refused to ask new jail bed space to try to deal with Improved HF Radios (including the American people, particularly the this massive, overwhelming problem. PRC–150 and PRC–148) ...... 17,000 wealthiest American people, to make I want to commend the chairman for Jammers (Warlock including even minimal sacrifices, while we ask having the foresight, along with the Low Cost Jammer) ...... 60,000 Night Vision Devices ...... 59,000 our men and women in Afghanistan gentleman from Wisconsin (Mr. OBEY) Counter Rocket Artillery and and Iraq for some to make the ultimate and the other members of the con- Mortar System (CRAM) ...... 75,000 sacrifice. The very least, in my opin- ference, for giving us the new capa- Force XXI Battle Command ion, that we can do is give them the re- bility to tackle a problem that is prov- Brigade and Below (FBCB2) ... 66,100 sources they need to achieve victory ing to be very elusive. Handheld Stand-off Mine Detec- and to return home safely. So I compliment the chairman, and I tion System (HSTAMIDS) ..... 10,000 I also support, Mr. Speaker, the im- urge everyone to support this bill. Mr. OBEY. Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 Army Total: ...... 1,166,640 portant funding in this bill for tsunami relief, foreign assistance, and domestic minutes to the gentleman from Vir- homeland security as well as the $200 ginia (Mr. MORAN). Procurement of Ammunition, Mr. MORAN of Virginia. Mr. Speak- Navy and Marine Corps: million in assistance for the Pales- Small Arms Ammunition ...... 6,000 tinian Authority for infrastructure and er, I rise in support of this conference Procurement, Marine Corps: economic development projects. Those committee report. But, Mr. Speaker, Light Armored Vehicle (LAV) .. 175,000 are all worthwhile, necessary, and im- the American people whose sons and Night Vision Equipment ...... 54,000 portant projects. The political reforms daughters are fighting this war and the Radio Systems (including taking place in the territories must be senior military officers who are direct- EPLRS, PRC–117 and HF accompanied by an end to the poverty ing this war deserve to know what the Communications Vehicle) ...... 55,000 White House will consider to be success HMMWVs ...... 30,000 and lack of opportunity facing the Pal- estinian people. That is ultimately how in Iraq. Marine Corps Total: ...... 320,000 we will defeat terrorism. Now, this conference committee re- Finally, however, let me raise, Mr. port includes language that would re- Grand Total: ...... 1,486,640 Speaker, one objection, among others, quire the administration to fully evalu- to the funding bill: the $592 million for ate the situation in Iraq and provide Mr. OBEY. Mr. Speaker, I yield 31⁄2 the Congress with measurable, achiev- minutes to the gentleman from Mary- a new embassy compound in Baghdad. That is not an emergency. This fund- able criteria, including the following: land (Mr. HOYER), distinguished minor- an assessment of the number of troops ity whip. ing, Mr. Speaker, is not only inappro- it will take to secure the peace and Mr. HOYER. Mr. Speaker, I thank priate in this emergency supplemental how those troops would be rotated; key the gentleman for yielding me this appropriation, but it also, in my opin- measures of political stability, such as time. ion, is substantially excessive in its ex- ratification of a national Constitution Mr. Speaker, I am of course going to penditures; not to keep the people safe, and permanent national elections now vote for this emergency supplemental we can do that, but to create an em- scheduled for next year; the estimated appropriation because I believe it is ab- bassy in a relatively small country strength of the Iraqi insurgency and solutely imperative to support our that, hopefully, in the years ahead, will the extent to which it is composed of brave men and women in harm’s way in be more peaceful than we have found nonIraqi fighters; the operational read- Afghanistan and Iraq. it. iness of Iraqi military forces, including I know that even today, 2 years after Mr. Speaker, I believe that we are at the type, number, size, and organiza- the onset of Operation Iraqi Freedom, a critical juncture in Iraq. Victory is tional structure of Iraqi battalions there continues to be strong disagree- imperative, although it is not certain. that are capable of conducting counter- ment across the Nation on the decision I urge my colleagues to support this insurgency operations independently; to remove the brutal Hussein regime as conference report. and the readiness of Iraqi police forces well as the planning and prosecution of Mr. LEWIS of California. Mr. Speak- to perform all duties now being under- our military effort in Iraq. er, I yield 2 minutes to the chairman of the Subcommittee on Homeland Secu- taken by coalition forces; as well as b 1245 rity, the gentleman from Kentucky the viability of economic sectors that However, on this point, I believe (Mr. ROGERS). are crucial to Iraq’s economic recov- there is unanimity. Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky. Mr. ery, as measured by unemployment We, the elected representatives of the Speaker, I thank the gentleman for levels, utility availability, and oil pro- American people, have a legislative yielding me this time. duction rates. duty as well as a moral responsibility, I want to compliment the gentleman The fact is that our long-term pres- to do everything in our power to ensure from California (Chairman LEWIS) and ence in Iraq will only give our enemies that our troops have everything they the other conferees for giving us a in the region a greater ability to re- need to defeat the vicious insurgency whole new effort, a major effort to try cruit terrorists and build public sup- in Iraq, to assist the Iraqi people in es- to control the borders and to deal with port for violence. That is the opposite tablishing democracy, and continuing the massive illegal immigration prob- of our objective there. I do think it is our efforts in Afghanistan. lem that the country is facing. We have past time to lay out for the American In my view, however, we are not 11 million estimated illegal aliens in people what is our strategy for success. doing enough. Just last week, The New the country, and 800,000 or so of them This language that is included in the York Times reported the experience of are people who have been ordered de- report will require the Secretary to re- Marine Company E, an experience that, ported and yet have absconded. Eighty port no later than 60 days after the en- ‘‘was punctuated not only by a lack of thousand of those have criminal actment of the supplemental and every armor, but also by a shortage of men records. 90 days thereafter. That is progress. and planning that further hampered This bill, when combined with the We support our troops. We have to their efforts in the battle.’’ homeland security appropriations bills complete this mission, but we also need I am pleased, Mr. Speaker, that this for 2006 that we marked up yesterday to work together. The fact is, the bill includes $1.4 billion more than the in the subcommittee, those two bills American people whose sons and

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daughters are fighting this war do not hire and train additional criminal in- tleman from Missouri (Mr. BLUNT) said, have the ability to require this of the vestigators and immigration enforce- these facilities are not secure now, and administration, nor do the senior mili- ment agents. they are needed. This money will result tary officers. It is our responsibility, This bill works to protect our fight- in the completion of a secure living and I am glad that this Congress is ing forces abroad, to help secure our and working compound facility within committed to performing that respon- borders at home, to move us forward in 24 months. sibility. On balance, it is a good bill, the war against terror. I appreciate the The $680 million, $100 million below and I support it. committee’s work on it, and I encour- the President’s request, pays for the Mr. LEWIS of California. Mr. Speak- age its approval today. U.S. share of ongoing peacekeeping er, I yield 21⁄2 minutes to our majority Mr. OBEY. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 missions, including a new mission for whip, the gentleman from Missouri minutes to the gentlewoman from Cali- Sudan, where it is absolutely critical, (Mr. BLUNT). fornia (Ms. WOOLSEY). now that there is a north-south peace. Mr. BLUNT. Mr. Speaker, I thank Ms. WOOLSEY. Mr. Speaker, why is And, by sending this mission there, the gentleman for yielding me this Congress approving yet another multi- hopefully, it will bring peace to Darfur. time, and I rise, of course, in support of billion dollar spending bill when the The conference report also includes this supplemental. previous 3 multibillion dollar spending $241.6 million for domestic appropria- I also want to rise to really express bills have been misused, improperly tions to support the war on terror, in- my appreciation to the gentleman from managed, and, in some cases, down- cluding FBI counterterrorism efforts California (Chairman LEWIS) and the right stolen? and, for DEA, a counternarcotics pro- tremendous job he has done in limiting A report by the Special Inspector gram in Afghanistan. the scope of this supplemental and get- General for Iraq’s reconstruction has Finally, it includes $17.2 million to ting this work done in a quick way, stated that nearly $100 million for re- jump-start the improvement of the and moving forward on the rest of our construction projects in southern Iraq United States tsunami warning capa- appropriations process at the same is missing and cannot be accounted for. bilities on both coasts. time. These measures can often become These funds must be accounted for be- The conference report before us pro- reasons not to move forward with the fore allotting one more dollar for the vides funding for important security normal work of the House, and the gen- war in Iraq. measures for our diplomatic personnel, tleman from California (Chairman And where is the congressional inves- for our ongoing State Department and LEWIS) and his committee and their tigation into the $9 billion that mys- Justice Department commitments, and staff have really accepted double re- teriously disappeared from the books I strongly urge support of the con- sponsibility and double duty by doing at the Coalition Provisional Author- ference report. these things at the same time. ity? Why are we voting on writing an- b 1300 This bill does include, as my friend other check for a mission that has been from Maryland (Mr. HOYER) mentioned, so badly botched? Who is being held re- Mr. OBEY. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 the embassy compound in Baghdad. He sponsible for the misinformation that minutes to the distinguished gen- and I visited the current embassy to- led us into the war in the first place? tleman from New York (Mr. CROWLEY). gether in December, and I think we dis- Who is being held responsible for the Mr. CROWLEY. Mr. Speaker, while I agree on the need to go ahead and get troops not being equipped and armed have problems with the concept of this this project started now. The project is with the billions of dollars that we supplemental and supplementals, and 10 percent below the amount of money have allocated to Iraq? Where is our the misplaced budget priorities of the that the administration asked for. It is exit strategy? Republican Party, this bill, I believe, is a substantial amount of money. It is a This bill is nothing short of highway needed for our men and women who are difficult environment, but bidding and robbery, and the victims are the troops fighting the war on terrorism. starting these projects simply cannot and the American people. No more This bill includes much needed high- happen if we have a little piece of that blank checks, Mr. Speaker. No more er death benefits for our military. And money to start with; you have to have wars without reason. I will vote while it will never return these patri- the money available so that this em- against the supplemental. ots such as Christian Engeldrum in my bassy can be built and that our people Mr. LEWIS of California. Mr. Speak- district to his family, what we can do representing us there in the embassy er, I yield 2 minutes to the chairman of as Americans is ensure that his wife can be secure. We had two people killed the Subcommittee on Science, State, and children have financial security for in the current embassy compound in Justice, and Commerce, and Related his personal sacrifice to his country. recent weeks from a missile that was Agencies, the gentleman from Virginia This bill finally provides funding for fired there, and we need to move for- (Mr. WOLF). body armor for our troops, something ward. Mr. WOLF. Mr. Speaker, I rise in that this administration has refused to In addition to providing vital funding strong support of the conference report do for over 2 years now. So hopefully for our troops in fighting the war, this to fund urgent supplemental require- less families can claim the new death bill also addresses some of the border ments for the military. benefits for their loved ones fighting vulnerabilities identified by the 9/11 For the State Department, we have overseas. Commission. This legislation does not included just over $2 billion, a reduc- This bill provides much needed aid create a national ID card or a national tion of $199 million from the Presi- for the victims of the December tsu- database, but it does move forward in dent’s request. nami. I led a delegation to Sri Lanka securing our borders and making our The bill includes the necessary funds in January, and I saw first hand the re- asylum process work better to protect to maintain our diplomatic presence in sources needed in that country, multi- Americans, both young and old. This Iraq and Afghanistan, and for allowing plied by the effects on other countries; legislation tightens the asylum system our personnel to carry out their duties and this money will go to good use. because of that. in the safest and most secure manner. This funding, along with the sheer Finally, this legislation provides $635 Iraq and Afghanistan are the front generosity of the American people, is a million for increased border security lines of our foreign policy. This con- true testament of our country in com- and enforcement. That includes $176 ference report provides the necessary parison to the tepid actions by the million to hire, train, equip, and sup- resources for operations, logistics, and White House in the immediate days port 500 border patrol agents and re- security in those dangerous, but criti- after the crisis. lieve current facility overcrowding. It cally important, parts of the world. While this money is important, I includes almost half a billion dollars There is also $592 million to allow would be remiss if I did not express my for Immigration and Customs enforce- State to move quickly to build a secure disappointment at no funding being in- ment, which includes $97.5 million to compound in Baghdad and, as the gen- cluded for the U.N. Population Fund

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Mr. Speaker, I yield for lion in February. they embark on the critical disengage- purposes of a unanimous consent re- Two years after President Bush declared ment plan and withdraw from the Gaza quest to the gentleman from California mission accomplished in Iraq, there is still no Strip. We have the support, the cour- (Mr. GEORGE MILLER.) end in sight. Instead of just signing another age of the Israeli people; and this is the Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California. multi-billion dollar check to the Administration, right thing to do at this time. Mr. Speaker, it has been 2 years since isn’t it time to develop a real plan to stabilize And, finally, this bill includes impor- President Bush stood aboard the USS Lincoln Iraq so we can bring American troops home tant language to create the 9/11 Heroes aircraft carrier and declared, ‘‘Mission Accom- and concentrate on our problems here at Medal of Valor, for which I am deeply plished’’ in Iraq. And in those two years it has home? indebted to the gentleman from Vir- become increasingly clear that the war in Iraq Mr. LEWIS of California. Mr. Speak- ginia (Mr. WOLF), the gentleman from is far from over, and that the American people er, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman New York (Mr. SERRANO), the gen- are paying the price. from Wisconsin (Mr. SENSENBRENNER) tleman from Ohio (Mr. OXLEY), and the Let’s just take a look at the facts: as I express my deep appreciation for gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. There are currently 150,000 American his cooperation in this project. FRANK) for including this provision in troops now serving in Iraq, including 8,000 Re- Mr. SENSENBRENNER. Mr. Speak- this bill. serve and National Guard troops. er, I thank the gentleman from Cali- On behalf of my cousin, John Moran, Tragically, 1,582 American service members who was killed on 9/11, a battalion chief fornia for yielding me this time. have been killed in the Iraq war. Mr. Speaker, I thank him for his hard of the Fire Department of New York, At least 12,243 U.S. troops have been and the over 400 families in New York work on this conference report. As wounded in action, many with grievous injuries many in this Chamber know, this con- City that are affected by this legisla- that will require a lifetime of medical assist- tion, I want to say thank you for this ference report contains the provisions ance and other types of support. of the Real ID Act, which I offered, and honor that is going to be bestowed by More than one in five Iraqi war veterans the President in September of this the House overwhelmingly approved have some type of mental disorder caused by earlier this year. year. their wartime service. Mr. LEWIS of California. Mr. Speak- The sensible reforms contained in In addition to the cost of life and quality of this legislation are long overdue and er, I am proud to yield 1 minute to the life for the brave American men and women gentleman from California (Mr. will make America safer. These provi- who are fighting in Iraq, the dollar cost of the sions will hamper the ability of terror- CUNNINGHAM), a great member of our war is also taking its toll on the American peo- committee. ists and criminal aliens to move freely ple. Mr. CUNNINGHAM. Mr. Speaker, I through our society by requiring that To date, $217 billion in American taxpayer have been flying wing on the gen- all States’ prior proof of lawful pres- dollars have gone to fund the war in Iraq. We tleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. MUR- ence in the U.S. for their driver’s li- were told our allies would share the cost of THA) for about 14 years, and he has al- censes be accepted as identification for the war; we were told Iraqi oil would pay for ways got me home safely. Federal purposes, such as boarding a the cost of the war. Now it is clear, there was The gentleman from California (Mr. commercial airplane, entering a Fed- no plan: the American taxpayer is paying for LEWIS) and the gentleman from Florida eral building or a nuclear power plant. (Mr. YOUNG) and his wife are out at Be- the cost of this war to the tune of $5 billion a This legislation will also require a thesda in the hospitals every single day month. temporary driver’s license issued to a In fact, today’s $82 billion supplemental is taking care of our troops. There is no foreign visitor to expire when their the fifth such supplemental Congress has better team than the gentleman from visa expires, with the maximum term passed at the request of the Bush Administra- Florida (Mr. YOUNG) and the gentleman of 1 year. The legislation will also pre- tion to fund the war on terror. That’s billions of from California (Mr. LEWIS) and the vent the ability of potentially dan- dollars not spent on pressing problems right gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. gerous aliens to show up under false MURTHA) to make sure that our men here at home. Problems, such as: pretenses on our shores and be granted and women are safe. safe haven, while simultaneously pro- I have another great friend in the The price of gas at the pump. Gas prices remain at record levels at $2.24 per gallon na- tecting those who are legitimately gentleman from Wisconsin (Mr. OBEY). fleeing persecution. And if we were back in the times of tionwide, with some states topping $2.60. That means gas prices have risen 33 cents in just Finally, the legislation will also en- Troy, I would be Achilles, and he would sure that the security and integrity of be Hector, and we would cross swords, the last two months and are 42 cents a gallon our border is not imperiled by endless but we would respect each other. And higher than a year ago. The Energy Depart- and frivolous litigation. I would also there is one area, Mr. OBEY, when you ment predicts that gas prices will climb to a note that there are several immigra- mentioned homeland security we can record $2.35 by Memorial Day—averaging tion-related provisions included in the seat those swords. The gentleman from $2.28 this summer. report by the other body that enjoy California (Mr. COX) is working on the The high cost of health insurance. Health abuses of the homeland security care costs for families have skyrocketed al- broad support from this House. money. That is being taken on. most 50 percent over the past five years. One will provide that aliens who have I think we can work in a very bipar- A lagging economy. The economy grew at received H–2B visas issued to work in tisan way to make sure that that hap- just 3.1 percent in the first quarter—the slow- temporary or seasonal jobs in any of pens. I would like to thank the chair- est pace in 2 years and down from a 3.8-per- the last 3 years shall not be counted to- man for the border issues, that we have cent pace logged in the final quarter of 2004. ward the 2005 or 2006 quotes when ap- been able to secure our borders with Declining wages and benefits. Workers’ sal- plying for an H–2B visa during the next this bill and provide for border patrol. aries and benefits have suffered the largest 3- 2 years. Many of us have been working on year decline since 1948 (as a portion of our Another amendment expands immi- this for years. And the Speaker has economy) even as corporate profits continue grant visas available for aliens who granted us that at the first must-pass to rise. serve as nurses or physical therapists. I bill we can bring this forward. Fewer jobs. 446,000 private-sector jobs and wish to thank the House leadership, Mr. OBEY. Mr. Speaker, can I inquire 2.8 million manufacturing jobs have been lost. the White House, and many Members of how much time each side has remain- Record budget deficits. This year’s deficit is both Chambers who rightly recognized ing. on track to reach a record $427 billion. the importance of the Real ID Act and

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Mr. Speaker, I technologies have already led to enormous humanitarian impulses in us all. thank the gentleman for yielding me advances in our understanding of the coastal I am disappointed, however, that it the time. and marine environment. However, advanced has taken Congress so long to respond Mr. Speaker, I want to thank both sensors have been deployed only on relatively officially on behalf of the United the chairman and the ranking member small scales, and the systems that are de- States, but I am happy that we finally for this bill, especially for its Iraqi dol- ployed have not been coordinated into an inte- have a robust package of aid to offer lars, because this bill analyzes micro- grated system that will optimize our under- affected nations. scopically the kinds of equipment that standing of the oceans. I want to thank Chairman KOLBE, is needed there now, and then sur- Since the U.S. hosted the Earth Observation Senators MCCONNELL and LEAHY for re- gically targets those dollars in a vastly Summit in July 2003, we have been working sponding to my request to ensure that efficient manner for our troops. with our partner nations to adopt a com- the needs of women and children The bill also deals with healing the prehensive, coordinated and sustained Earth around the world are addressed in this wounds of both mind and body of those Observation System to collect and dissemi- supplemental. Of the $656 million in- soldiers who are returning. The bill nate data, information and models for more ef- cluded in the bill for tsunami-related also deals with small businesses being fective and responsible use of our resources assistance, over 200 million will be able, through the H–2B process, to hire as well as to inform decision-makers about im- dedicated to directly meet the needs of legal workers. And the bill also deals pending disasters. Most recently, the U.S. women and children, and much of the with enhanced technology for the tsu- Commission on Ocean Policy made an inte- remainder of those funds will be of in- nami situation that we saw so much, grated ocean observing system a top rec- direct benefit through the restoration months ago. ommendation in its report, An Ocean Blueprint of infrastructure needed, such as new I want to thank the gentleman from for the 21st Century. schools and roads. California (Mr. LEWIS) for the legisla- Our space exploration and our weather pro- The bill also makes a strong state- tion, and I urge its adoption. grams show that when our scientists and the ment about U.S. support for a peaceful Mr. Speaker, I would like to address the $17 Nation support a program and devote time, solution to the Israeli-Palestinian con- million included in the Supplemental that we money and, most importantly, the human mind flict. It provides 200 million to help the are considering today, which will support the into these types of endeavors we are highly Palestinian people improve their eco- expansion of the U.S. Tsunami Warning Net- successful. The ocean, however, is often re- nomic situation. work. These funds will help NOAA to procure ferred to as the last frontier, a place where we I also want to thank Chairman KOLBE and deploy tsunami detection buoys in a sys- continue to find new organisms and species and my colleagues in the Senate for tem designed to provide continuous tsunami and where we still struggle to understand the agreeing to provide most of the $100 warning capability for both the Pacific and At- profound implications for climate changes and million added by the House for emer- lantic coasts of the United States. Detection is more direct impacts of the oceans on our gency needs in Africa outside of Sudan. a critical part of a warning system which I human habitats. Unfortunately, the horrible tragedy in hope will ultimately include a comprehensive There is perhaps no more motivating event, Sudan has meant the diversion of funds approach to educating communities about, no louder a voice for attention and under- needed to address ongoing problems in and preparing them for, tsunamis. standing than having the ocean engulf human the democratic Republic of the Congo, Comprising 70 percent of the Earth’s sur- habitats. Our failure to fully develop and utilize Liberia, Ethiopia, and Uganda. This 100 face area, our oceans support a growing our technology to understand our oceans has million, along with additional funds for source of protein for many developing coun- many more implications, including the potential Public Law 480 food aid, will go a long tries, promising sources of medicines, and effi- for permanent damage to fragile and complex way toward easing the pain and hunger cient transport of goods between continents ecosystems that have generously provided us expressed by many women and children and among nations. They also strongly influ- with food, medicines, recreation, and other throughout Africa. ence our climate and weather and provide benefits. We are now awake to the power of While I have deep concerns about economic and unmeasurable quality of life the ocean, and it is my hope that we will use other provisions included in other sec- benefits. For proof of this, one only needs to this opportunity to move more quickly toward tions of this supplemental, I am know that the U.S. coasts support over 50 integrated data collection and dissemination pleased with the shape of the foreign percent of the U.S. population and comprise systems, as well as intensive education of operations section. I believe it goes a only 17 percent of our land base. coastal communities, to ensure that we and long way toward fulfilling our many When South Asia was struck by tsunami future generations can look to the sea for in- commitments around the world. waves on December 26, the world’s interest in spiration, sustenance, and life-giving support. Mr. LEWIS of California. Mr. Speak- tsunami detection and warning systems was I strongly support the inclusion of these er, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman heightened. The impact of these waves was funds to increase global monitoring capacity from Arizona (Mr. HAYWORTH). felt around the world, and the tragedy of its and public awareness about tsunamis and Mr. HAYWORTH. Mr. Speaker, I immediate effect on Indian Ocean coastlines other disasters, particularly if they add to ca- thank the chairman for this time. I has painfully exposed our lack of ability to pro- pacity of ocean monitoring as part of the Glob- rise in strong support of this con- vide early warning and coastal community al Earth Observation System of Systems ference report as the people’s House at education and support. Many lifelong residents (GEOSS). long last takes care of some unfinished of Indian Ocean coastal towns fear the sea— Mr. OBEY. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 business. In the closing days of the the primary source of their livelihoods for gen- minutes to the distinguished gentle- 108th Congress, some in the other body erations. It is critical that individuals in high- woman from New York (Mrs. LOWEY). objected to commonsense provisions risk areas are educated about and prepared Mrs. LOWEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise in that deal with our national security for tsunamis before they strike. Coastal com- support of the conference report. And I and our border security, to wit, the no- munities need assurance that technology ex- would like to take a few minutes to ex- tion that when you apply for a driver’s ists and will be applied to increase warnings press my support with some provisions license or another legal document, you for such events and to prepare them for evac- included in the foreign operations should be who you say you are, and you uation to avoid catastrophic loss of human life. chapter of this supplemental bill. should enjoy legal status in this coun- In contrast, developed nations use increas- First and foremost, I am pleased that try. ing technological sophistication to acquire from we have finally appropriated funding to This supplemental conference report the sea its bounty—with little thought for the address the earthquake and tsunami includes the REAL ID Act, and at long long-term sustainability of this activity. In time, that devastated Asia. The images of de- last the Congress of the United States

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Mr. Speak- the gentleman from California (Mr. This motion, in short, would provide er, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman ROYCE). an additional $284.4 million to immi- from Arizona (Mr. RENZI). b 1315 gration and customs enforcement to do Mr. RENZI. Mr. Speaker, I thank this as was in the Senate bill. Need I Chairman LEWIS for including in the Mr. ROYCE. Mr. Speaker, I am remind anyone that the Intelligence supplemental the provision which is pleased that the conference report in- Reform Bill, which became law last De- our wounded warrior bill. cludes the REAL ID Act, which I co- cember, called for 2,000 additional bor- As our enemies adapt their war-fight- sponsored. And of course the goal of der patrol agents a year and 800 addi- ing strategies, they change not just to this bill is straightforward. It seeks to tional immigration investigators? The kill our men and women overseas, but prevent another terrorist attack on President requested no funding for that to maim and wound. Roadside incen- U.S. soil by disrupting terrorist travel. supplemental request. diary devices, rocket grenades, car These provisions were called for by the I would note that on March 30 the ad- bombs mean the loss of several arms 9/11 Commission. And this legislation ministration announced it would add and legs and eyes, blindness and paral- uses existing States driver’s license more than 500 agents in Arizona, but ysis. systems to ensure we know who is in those are not new agents. 135 of them Our men and woman coming home at our country, that people are who they or so will come from other southwest Walter Reed Army Hospital and their say they are, and that the name on a and southern border patrol locations, families coming up to be with them so driver’s license is the holder’s real and the remainder are simply new they can heal faster are incurring great name, not an alias. trainees who will replace agents retir- debt. Never mind that they try to tran- All but one of the 9/11 hijackers used ing or leaving the border patrol across sition back into society, those great U.S. driver’s licenses to board the the country. wage earners, trying to find self-worth planes that day because these docu- So I would simply urge House Mem- in the work. ments allowed them to circumvent bers to vote for this motion. It ought This bill includes the wounded war- their expired visas. It allowed them to not be at all controversial. It is prac- rior project. It says to our troops, we not raise suspicion or concern. tical if you want to put your money are going to provide you with supple- Mohammed Atta received a 6-month where your press releases have been mental disability insurance to help you visa to stay in the U.S. He received a with respect to border patrol. transition back to being American citi- Florida driver’s license good for 6 Mr. Speaker, I yield for the purpose zens and thank you for your patriot- years. The REAL ID Act will end this of making a unanimous consent re- ism. by establishing a rule for all States, quest to the gentleman from New York I urge my colleagues to vote for this that temporary driver’s licenses for (Mr. ENGEL). supplemental. Do not allow these trau- foreign visitors expire when their visa Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, I rise in matic injuries to be the economic terms expire and establishes tough support of the bill, although I am dis- death sentence after our troops have rules for confirming identity before gusted with the anti-immigration pro- survived the death bed overseas. Vote driver’s licenses are issued. visions in it, particularly the things for our wounded warriors. Mr. OBEY. Mr. Speaker, I yield my- with the driver’s licenses. Mr. OBEY. Mr. Speaker, I am happy self 3 minutes. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of this supple- to yield 1 minute to the gentleman Mr. Speaker, I take this time to ex- mental appropriations bill, but not without very from Texas (Mr. POE). plain the motion to recommit that I serious misgivings. I will vote for this legisla- Mr. POE. Mr. Speaker, I congratulate will offer at the end of this debate. tion because it contains support for our troops the chairman on this bill. It is impor- Here is what it does: in the field and important tsunami relief. With tant that we take care of business with The Senate bill contains funding for American soldiers in harm’s way, I am very re- our military. a total of 150,000 border patrol agents, luctant to vote against funding of military oper- Mr. Speaker, having been to Iraq this 250 immigration investigators, and 168 ations. And, having personally seen the dev- year, I saw our troops, our young men immigration enforcement agents, and astation in the wake of the Tsunami in Indo- and women from all branches of the detention officers and their associated nesia, I feel that aid to the victims is critical. service doing the finest job ever rep- training and support cast. Nevertheless, I am disgusted by the process resenting the concept of freedom and This conference agreement falls short by which this legislation came to the floor and representing the United States; and of the Senate bill in 3 areas. It only by the immigration-related provisions in the they certainly need the supplemental. contains funds for 500 border patrol bill. This is an appropriations bill. It is not the However, I am concerned about some agents, not the 150,000 called for in the place to write new immigration law or to in- of the baggage that seems to have been Senate bill. It only contains funding clude seriously flawed driver’s license provi- added to the supplemental. And I think for 50 immigration investigators, not sions. The Republicans are clamoring in the maybe in the future we should be care- the 250 called for in the Senate bill. Senate about the lack of up or down votes on ful about adding things that are not Last, it also contains no funding for judges and, today, they denied the House not really important emergencies, such as unmanned border aerial vehicles. only an up or down vote on the so-called in this supplemental conferring eligi- The motion to recommit is simple. It ‘‘Real ID’’ Act, but even a real debate on this bility for rural housing assistance would take us to the levels contained issue. grants in the village of New Miami, in the Senate bill for border patrol The immigration sections are seriously Ohio; allowing some farm service ac- agents by adding funding for 550 addi- flawed. They impose onerous restrictions on counts for the Alaska dairy farmers; tional border patrol agents and for 200 foreign nationals in the U.S., not to mention increasing the cost of the Fort Peck immigration investigators. upon American citizens, and slap a massive Fish Hatchery Project in Minnesota; It would also fund unmanned border unfunded mandate upon the states. Shortly and adding to the National Center for aerial vehicles that have been used suc- after this legislation takes effect, I can only Manufacturing Services in Michigan; cessfully in a test in Arizona to assist imagine that, instead of more licensed drivers along with $500,000 for the oral history in surveillance. Former DHS Deputy on the roads, there will be less. Instead of of negotiated settlement projects at Secretary Lloyd testified that the vehi- safer roads, we will have more reckless driv- the University of Nevada. cles provided ‘‘invaluable’’ service. ers operating completely outside of our laws. I think these belong in some other Since border patrol agents are America is a nation of immigrants and our bill. They may be great projects, but trained at the Federal Law Enforce- strength is in our diversity. We are founded

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I, there- rights. met, I am deeply disappointed that we still do fore, strongly oppose these ID and immigra- The USA PATRIOT Act, for which we in the not have a proper exit strategy in Iraq. tion-related sections and pledge to fight hard Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and As I stated there are many provisions of this in the future to remove the offensive provi- Homeland Security of the Judiciary are only Emergency Supplemental in which this body sions from the law. now holding hearings in piecemeal form, al- can be united in agreement. One such issue in the end, as a legislator, I must vote on ready barred terrorists from receiving asylum is the tsunami relief provided in this Emer- the bill in front of me, and in this instance I protection in the United States. None of the gency Supplemental. The Conference Report must vote for the vital funding contained in this people associated with recent attacks, or before us today appropriates $907 million in bill. But, Mr. Speaker, please know that I will plans for terrorist attacks in the U.S., were direct assistance for tsunami disaster relief for work hard in the day ahead to strike the dan- here under grants of asylum. Instead, these countries affected by the Dec. 26, 2004, earth- gerously flawed sections from the code. changes will make it harder for people legiti- quake and tsunami. In addition, this measure Mr. OBEY. Mr. Speaker, I yield for mately fleeing persecution to prove their asy- also provides $226 million to reimburse the the purpose of making a unanimous lum claims and gain protection here. Bona fide U.S. military for expenses incurred in providing consent request to the gentlewoman refugees who cannot meet the higher stand- emergency relief to the tsunami victims, and from Texas (Ms. JACKSON-LEE). ards will be returned to countries where they $25 million to build and deploy 35 new tsu- Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas. Mr. were persecuted, possibly to face terror, tor- nami-detection buoys in the Pacific, Atlantic, Speaker, I rise sadly to oppose the ture and death. the Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico to pro- emergency supplemental because of the The forced provisions will set a dangerous vide warning to communities of approaching horrific and ill-advised immigration legal precedent by requiring the government to tsunamis. I had the opportunity to see the provisions and the lack of oversight waive all federal, state and local laws to build damage caused by the tsunami when I visited that has been given to the provisions in barriers and fences to deter illegal entry into Sri Lanka with my colleagues led by Mr. this section. I hope we will have an op- the United States. This waiver would require CROWLEY shortly after the tsunami disaster. I portunity to address this in a com- violating laws that protect sacred Native Amer- had the opportunity to visit with USAID per- prehensive manner. ican burial sites, important environmental re- sonnel who were there trying to aid the Sri Mr. Speaker, I rise today very conflicted gions, and the wages of laborers. Yet this pol- Lankan people in rebuilding their Nation. I over a piece of vital legislation for which this icy is unnecessary. In the 9–11 Act, we have to say the attitude of our American entire body should really be in solidarity. The passed language to develop and implement a personel and the smiles they brought to the Conference Report on H.R. 1268 provides for comprehensive plan for the systematic surveil- face of the Sri Lankan people would make emergency FY2005 funds for military oper- lance of the Southwest border by remotely pi- every member of this Congress very proud. ations in Iraq and Afghanistan, tsunami relief loted aircraft and other electronic means. We We talk about public diplomacy with the inter- efforts, foreign assistance programs and do- can preserve our legal rights and regimes and national world and I firmly believe that the mestic homeland security priorities. However, still secure our Nation. funds appropriated here along with the work of this legislation also includes an insidious sec- The great majority of this Emergency Sup- our personnel on the ground help make a tion with provisions of H.R. 418, the REAL ID plemental, a sum of $75.9 billion goes towards great case for the goodness of our Nation. Act, which has nothing to do with what should U.S. military operations in Iraq and Afghani- I am also similarly pleased that about $400 be the real intent of this Emergency Supple- stan. In this Conference Report’s military million in this Conference Report will go to- mental. Instead of being united on issues of spending total of $75.9 billion includes $37.1 wards humanitarian assistance in Darfur, national security and international relations, billion for military operations and maintenance Sudan. I recently had the opportunity to visit we are put in a divisive situation with the pro- spending, $17.4 billion for personnel, and refugee camps in neighboring Chad where visions of the REAL ID Act. $17.4 billion for new weapons procurement. I thousands of Sudanese in Darfur have fled to The issues of importance addressed by this am very pleased to say that this Conference escape the conflict. Needless to say, I was Emergency Supplemental do not give rise to a Report increases the military death gratuity to able to confirm from eyewitness accounts that need to include provisions from H.R. 418, the $100,000, from $12,420, and increases sub- the conflict in Darfur is indeed even more REAL ID Act—legislation for which Congress sidized life insurance benefits to $400,000, shocking and deeply disturbing in its vicious- has not held a legislative hearing, markup, nor from $250,000, for families of soldiers who ness than has been reported to us. We as a full debate in the House. Just last year, our died or were killed while on active duty begin- Nation must stand against such brutality and colleagues on the other side of the aisle at- ning from Oct. 7, 2001. I can not describe how the funds in this Emergency Supplemental will tempted to force these provisions in the con- fundamental it is that we take care of our help to ease the suffering of those involved in text of the 9/11 Intelligence Reform and Ter- armed forces and their loved ones. This Con- this conflict. In addition, this Conference Re- rorism Prevention Act, H.R. 10. ference Report addresses some of the con- port includes $920 million for all peacekeeping The sponsor of the REAL ID Act’s driver’s li- cerns that Democrats have had about the fact programs, many of which are in Sudan. How- cense provisions would have gone far beyond that the families of soldiers who were killed ever, while I have always been a strong advo- the scope of the 9/11 Commission rec- while on active duty were not being given the cate for peacekeeping operations, I am dis- ommendations. The 9/11 Commission did not necessary funds to provide for themselves. In appointed that the total money appropriated is suggest that the standards should be federally addition, this Conference Report provides $70 million less than the president’s request. mandated without state participation, that a $308 million more than requested for add-on We must continue to support such operations database should be created to share personal vehicle armor kits; large increases for new because the alternative can only be to the det- identification information, that undocumented trucks; added funds for night-vision equipment; riment of the international community, includ- immigrants should be prevented from getting and $60 million in unrequested funds for radio ing our own Nation. licenses or that non-citizens should get an jammers to disrupt attempts by Iraqi insur- Again, I am in general support of the goals identifiably different driver’s license. gents to explode remote-control bombs and proposed by H.R. 1268, but I am troubled by Finally, none of the REAL ID Act sponsor’s mines. As with the increase in death benefits, the implications of the Supplemental Appro- provisions have been reviewed by the Con- Democrats in this body have been advocating priations measure that this body is poised to gress or the Commission. There have been no for increased funds to provide the necessary pass that relate to immigration policy. The un- hearings or debates on these significant armor and equipment to protect our troops. derlying legislation proposes to fund important changes to existing law. The immigration pro- While I am supportive of our troops and their needs that pertain to Operation Iraqi Freedom; visions that have been forced into this supple- families, I am disappointed that this war con- Operation Enduring Freedom, in Afghanistan; mental include numerous provisions restricting tinues with no end in sight. How long will it be Army and Marine Corps restructuring; recapi- the grant of asylum ‘‘ protection, imposing on- before our brave men and women of the talization and replacement of equipment; and erous new driver’s license requirements on the Armed Forces can come home and embrace replenishment of cash balances in certain States, making it easier to deport legal immi- their families? This is the question Democrats working capital funds. In truth, this Emergency

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These provisions will make asy- woman from California (Ms. PELOSI), many of us have, we express that to lum harder to obtain for those seeking the distinguished minority leader. them personally. a haven from persecution and place a Ms. PELOSI. Mr. Speaker, I thank The President’s rationale for the in- huge unfunded responsibility on the the gentleman from Wisconsin (Mr. vasion was discredited long ago. Iraq States to verify information used to OBEY), our distinguished ranking mem- remains unsafe. I talked about credi- support a driver’s license application. ber, the lead Democrat on the Com- bility in terms of the lack of planning. This is an unfunded mandate. This is mittee on Appropriations for his lead- There is also a lack of credibility in an unfunded mandate and it is not part ership for his very important motion to budgeting. Although appropriations for of the Contract With America, no un- recommit. Iraq approaches $200 billion, the Presi- funded mandates. Mr. Speaker, before I get into talking dent’s budget requests no money for Since this is a conference report, we about the bill, I want to commend both the war on the grounds that the cost is cannot have a ruling from the Chair the distinguished chairman of the Com- unknowable. Instead, the President that will allow us to discuss some spe- mittee on Appropriations, the gen- chooses to include a figure for the cifics about the unfunded mandate, the tleman from California (Mr. LEWIS) and war’s cost, zero, that everyone knows driver’s license application that is in our distinguished ranking members on to be wrong. the bill. It sounds like a good idea. But the Committee on Appropriations and Here we are today on Thursday talk- if you are at the desk at the Depart- Subcommittee on Defense. Over the ing about a supplemental with a set ment of Motor Vehicles and you have years, they have worked very hard and amount in it of emergency funding for now become an immigration officer be- provided great leadership for our men our troops, and we passed the budget cause you have to prove the citizen- and women in uniform and for the se- last Thursday. It was not one week ago ship, or at least the legality of some- curity of our country. we did not know what the cost would body being in the country, it is a big There is much about this bill that I be and now we do this week. burden, it is costly, and it is unfunded. support. I have some concerns which I This is simply not an honest way to We have given a mandate without the will express but none of that dimin- do our budgeting. money and really without the consider- ishes the regard and appreciation I Our troops need relief and their ation that this provision should have have for the gentleman from California equipment needs repair and replace- been given. In addition, we unwisely vest in the (Mr. LEWIS) and the gentleman from ment. The risk assessment released by Secretary of Homeland Security the Pennsylvania (Mr. MURTHA) and the the Joint Chiefs of Staff this week power to weigh Federal and State envi- gentleman from Wisconsin (Mr. OBEY). shows the strain on our military is real ronmental and labor laws. This in the Mr. Speaker, for the fourth time and unsustainable. And it is clear that name of securing our borders. Securing since the President ordered the inva- the figure in the supplemental is really our borders should be a national pri- sion of Iraq 2 years ago, Congress has not enough to meet to meet the meas- ority, which makes it all the more in- been asked to provide funds for the war ure that the chairman mentioned. explicable that the President did not outside the regular budget. With nearly Providing money alone as this bill request in his budget the extra border 140,000 troops in dire need of equipment will do is not enough. A way out must patrol agents and detention beds au- and supplies, this legislation will be be provided as well. We must focus on thorized by Congress last year in re- overwhelmingly approved and I will quality rather than quantity when sponse to the recommendations of the support it. training Iraqi security forces, accel- 9/11 Commission. A willingness to provide our troops erate Iraq’s reconstruction in ways Bipartisan efforts in the Senate do the support they need, however, should that give Iraqis a major stake in re- more for border security in this bill not be mistaken for support for the re- building their country, and step up re- and were rebuffed by House Repub- peated failures in judgment that first gional diplomatic efforts to heal the licans in favor of provisions that tram- put our troops in harm’s way and that strife on which the insurgency thrives. ple on the rights of individuals and keeps them there today. I was pleased to be part of the bipar- States, and may result in the diminish- Two years ago this week on May 1, tisan delegation that visited Iraq dur- ment of the safety of the American 2003, President Bush stood on an air- ing Holy Week, and I can tell you that people. craft carrier under a banner that pro- firsthand that we have a long way to go I commend the gentleman from Wis- claimed ‘‘Mission Accomplished.’’ Con- to reaching those goals. consin (Mr. OBEY) for offering his mo- sidering the events that followed and Our experience in Iraq strongly sug- tion to recommit to fund border secu- what has been disclosed since then, if gest that if we do not take these steps rity at the Senate levels. He also had the President were to stand under a and soon, about training the security this as a motion to instruct when the banner today it would have to read forces, accelerating Iraq’s reconstruc- conferees were named, to add $1 billion ‘‘Credibility Demolished.’’ tion, and stepping up regional diplo- so that we could have the border secu- We are in the war’s third year. Daily macy or as the gentleman from Penn- rity that was recommended by the 9/11 headlines are grim reminders of how sylvania (Mr. MURTHA) would say, Iraq- Commission. But that was rejected. far we are from a stable and secure atize, internationalize and energize, if So we talk a great deal about secur- Iraq, and the President has yet to pro- we do not do this and soon, Americans ing the border, but we are not putting vide a plan to get us to that place. We may wonder for years to come if the the resources there to do the job. are fast approaching sadly 1,600 U.S. end will ever be in sight. Thank heavens Senator BYRD prevailed military deaths and thousands of more The funds provided for our troops in with part of the money in the Senate. have suffered grievous and lasting Iraq and Afghanistan, for the relief of We can do more. We should have done wounds. those devastated by the tsunami, to aid more. The gentleman from Wisconsin I have had the privilege to pay my re- those suffering in Darfur and else- (Mr. OBEY) has been a champion on this spects to troops in theater and in hos- where, and to promote Middle East issue year in and year out as far as this pitals in Europe and in the United peace are necessary and important. discussion has been going. States. Whatever our disagreement Were conferees able to focus solely Again, border security, border secu- about the policy which brought us into on these issues, their final product rity, border security, and then we can the war, whatever our disagreement on would have been much stronger. How- talk about a comprehensive immigra- the lack of planning to end it, it never ever, since this bill is must-pass legis- tion policy.

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I hope that all of our colleagues will I want to commend Chairman JERRY LEWIS large prime contractors for purposes of re- give an overwhelming support of this and the Appropriations Committee for their porting small business prime contracting re- body to the Obey motion to recommit. hard work on this legislation. This is the first sults. Because the substitute language was Mr. Speaker, for many reasons, this not adopted by Congress through regular leg- appropriations bill completed under the leader- islative proceedings in the Senate Com- is not an easy bill to support. The le- ship of the gentleman from California. He and mittee on Small Business and Entrepreneur- gitimate emergency needs to which it our conferees did a tremendous job of crafting ship and the House Committee on Small responds, particularly the needs of our this war supplemental promptly and respon- Business but was adopted anew during the men and women in uniform overseas, sibly. House-Senate conference, the committees of are real and must be addressed. H.R. 1268 provides the funds needed to jurisdiction take this opportunity to provide guidance generally provided through their b 1330 pay, equip and protect our military during a time of overseas conflict. It supports the war reports to Senators and Representatives prior to their vote on the Conference Report, A much better job, though, must be on terrorism at home and abroad. done to create conditions to allow and to affected Federal agencies prior to It also is important to note that tomorrow is their implementation of the Conference Re- large numbers of them to come home Military Spouses Appreciation Day, and this port if adopted. and to come home soon. bill provides for spouses and families who In subsections 6022 (a) and (b), the lan- Mr. Speaker, I urge our colleagues to might tragically lose a loved one at war. The guage chosen to replace Section 6023 in the support the gentleman from Wiscon- bill increases the maximum Servicemember Conference Report directs the Department of sin’s motion to recommit. Group Life Insurance benefit from $250,000 to Energy and the Small Business Administra- tion to enter into a Memorandum of Under- Mr. LEWIS of California. Mr. Speak- $400,000. The onetime death gratuity for com- er, I yield myself such time as I may standing for reporting small business prime bat families will rise from $12,000 to $100,000. contracts and subcontracts at the Depart- consume. There are also new insurance benefits for sol- ment of Energy. This replacement language Mr. Speaker, let me begin by saying diers who suffer traumatic injuries, such as does not change the Small Business Act’s that while I very strongly oppose my loss of a limb or sight. clear distinction between prime contracts colleague from Wisconsin’s motion to Funds are included to assist our coalition and subcontracts, does not amend the statu- recommit, the gentleman was kind partners, support international peacekeeping tory small business prime contracting goal requirements which are binding on the De- enough to share the recommittal mo- efforts and continue reconstruction programs tion with us before the fact, and I am partment of Energy, and does not obviate in Afghanistan. As you know, opium produc- Congressional and regulatory policies very much appreciative of that. tion is undermining Afghanistan’s efforts to re- against contract bundling. This language The greatest difficulty I have with build and in too many cases, funding terror- does not repeal the President’s Executive the motion is that at this moment our ists. Money included in this bill will train Af- Order 13360 directing the Department of En- forces are on gas fumes, rather than ghan police and help farmers produce alter- ergy to comply with its separate statutory real gasoline. It is very, very critical native crops. prime contracting and subcontracting goals that we get this bill moving towards We pledged to include in this bill critical pro- for awards to small businesses owned by the President’s desk and to the troops service-disabled veterans. Any interpreta- visions to protect our border and curtail illegal tion to the contrary would be unreasonable as quickly as possible. immigration. We have delivered on that prom- and contrary to Congressional intent. I would like to speak for a moment ise, and I thank Chairman JIM SENSENBRENNER In subsection 6022(c), the replacement lan- about some of those things that the of the Judiciary Committee and Chairman TOM guage mandates a study of changes to man- bill does that may be of great interest DAVIS of the Government Reform Committee agement prime contracts at the Department to the Members who are concerned es- for their leadership on these provisions. of Energy to encourage small business prime pecially about border security. The bill includes $176.3 million to hire, train contracting opportunities. The object of the Within this package there are some study is to examine the feasibility of estab- and equip 500 new Border Patrol Agents. New lishing a procurement agency relationship 500 border patrol agents, added as a re- immigration enforcement agents and other between the management prime contractors sult of this measure as it goes to the criminal investigators are also funded in the and the Department of Energy in accordance President’s desk. There are 218 immi- bill. Last year, Border Patrol agents arrested with the requirements of Federal procure- gration enforcement agents and crimi- nearly 1.2 million illegal aliens; nearly 12 per- ment laws, Federal procurement regulations, nal investigators. There are some 1,950 cent of them were captured near the San the ‘‘Federal norm’’ of government con- detention beds. The bill is designed to Diego Sector. In an important step, this bill tracting as recognized by the Comptroller take every step that we possibly can on General, and applicable judicial precedent eliminates the barriers to completing construc- such as U.S. West Communications, Inc. v. short order to secure our border. tion of the San Diego border fence, closing a United States, 940 F.2d 622 (Fed. Cir. 1991). At the same time, just yesterday the critical border security breach. Finally, in subsection 6022(d), the replace- Subcommittee on Homeland Security Finally, the bill supports recovery efforts for ment language imposes certain requirements marked up their 2006 bill to move fur- the hundreds of thousands of people impacted upon the Department of Energy concerning ther down this same pathway. We are by the Indian Ocean tsunami by providing break-outs of services from large prime con- moving very quickly to strengthen and $656 million in tsunami-related disaster relief. tracts for awards to small businesses. First, secure our borders by way of this legis- Mr. Speaker, this bill goes a long way to- the Secretary of Energy is required to con- sider whether services performed have been lation, as well as regular order. wards meeting our global commitments and previously provided by a small business con- From there, Mr. Speaker, let me ex- maintaining America’s status as a world lead- cern. This requirement is for acquisition press my deepest appreciation to Mem- er. More importantly, it declares to the brave planning purposes only, and shall not be con- bers on both sides of the aisle who have men and women serving in our armed forces strued as imposing a restriction of any kind worked very hard, their staffs, as well that the United States Congress will continue on the ability of the Department of Energy as the Members themselves, to make to stand beside them in the war on terror. I to break out its large prime contracts for sure that this supplemental would ar- urge the House to adopt this legislation. award to small businesses. Congress recog- rive on time and ahead of schedule. Mr. MANZULLO. Mr. Speaker, I recently nizes that most of work currently contracted by the Department of Energy to its large Virtually nobody thought we would be presented a joint statement with Senator prime contractors has never been histori- here at this moment. The reason we SNOWE regarding small business contracting cally performed by small businesses. How- are is because the Members recognize and would like to submit it for the RECORD. ever, this does not waive the application of how critical it is that we get this sup- Section 6022 of H.R. 1268, as adopted in the the Small Business Act, the President’s Ex- port to our troops immediately. Conference Report, H. Rep. 109–72, contains ecutive Order 13360, or the President’s initia- Mr. Speaker, I very much appreciate certain provisions concerning small business tive against contract bundling to the Depart- my colleagues’ patience as we work contracting at the Department of Energy. ment of Energy. Second, the Secretary of quickly on this bill. It is a very good These provisions were inserted as a sub- Energy is required to consider whether small stitute for Section 6023 of the Senate version business concerns are capable of performing bill. I urge my colleagues’ support. of H.R. 1268. Section 6023, among other under the contracts which are broken out for Mr. HASTERT. Mr. Speaker, during times of things sought to amend the Small Business award. This requirement is simply a restate- war, the United States Congress has an obli- Act to authorize counting of small business ment of current statutory and regulatory re- gation to act. With this bill, we do just that. subcontracts at the Department of Energy’s quirements on contractor responsibility.

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As the text plainly this administration propose disinvesting in our critical bill as a vehicle to pass unrelated and indicates, this provision applies solely to small, business prime contracts which were cities, towns and our American workforce. controversial policies, that will allow the De- formerly small business subcontracts for Money for this project goes beyond providing partment of Homeland Security to preempt services. office and working space for U.S. foreign serv- state and federal laws to build border fences, Ms. KILPATRICK of Michigan. Mr. Speaker, ice personnel. What we are proposing to build require uniform national standards for issuing when H.R. 1268 was first considered on the is not an embassy, but a compound, with driver’s licenses, and change the asylum floor in March, I reluctantly supported its pas- stores and other amenities which will further standards for immigrants seeking to flee to the sage. Now that the conference report has distance our American embassy personnel United States to avoid persecution. In par- been returned to the House for this chamber’s from the Iraqi civilian and political population. ticular, the bill includes an assault against the approval, I still find myself torn because I do We are constructing a fortress, not an em- matricula consular cards issued by Mexican not see how additional funding for the Iraq bassy. I want a successful exit strategy—not a and other Latin American consulates, and con- War effort will ultimately produce a positive permanent occupation in Iraq. sequently makes it an assault on our immi- outcome for the United States or for the peo- Another key element of this agreement with grant families who rely upon this form of iden- ple in Iraq. I want a successful exit strategy— which I take issue is the mandate imposed on tification in their daily lives for transactions in- not a permanent occupation in Iraq. states that requires certain identification stand- volving banking, housing, education and even Despite my misgivings for the direction of ards on driver’s licenses for federal identifica- proving, when necessary, that they are the our Iraq policy, or lack thereof, I do not believe tion purposes. The measure mandates that parents of their own children. These provisions our troops, who are fighting so bravely, should states meet certain requirements for deter- were not openly debated or negotiated with be penalized for the mistakes in judgment of mining the validity of persons applying for driv- the minority, but once again decided behind our civilian military leadership at the White ers’ licenses. Although the bill provides author- closed doors by the Republican leadership. I House and the Pentagon. As we speak, our ity for states to receive federal grants to com- am outraged that this Republican leadership ground forces scrounge for scrap metal to ply, it is insufficient and amounts to an un- essentially has chosen to pit support for our make the unarmored vehicles more safe funded federal mandate. troops against support for hard-working immi- against insurgent attack. The funds provided The money contained in this bill will go a grants, many of whom have their own sons in this bill will enable our soldiers and Marines long way to saving lives, saving the lives of and daughters fighting to protect our country on the ground to uparmor their vehicles. There our land forces in Iraq and Afghanistan and abroad. should be more outrage from the American reconstructing the lives of those who experi- Why does the Republican leadership con- public that they were deployed without ade- enced the devastation of last year’s tsunami. tinue to abuse its power and shut out the quate equipment from the beginning. But they After weighing the alternatives, I reluctantly American public? Because the Republican leadership knows that if these controversial are there. It is vital that our troops receive the support the passage of this bill. I am not provisions were openly debated in the House equipment they need to defend themselves happy with the choices we are making today. and Senate they would not pass. Only by at- against attack. I feel backed into a corner without much wig- I have been critical of our war planning from gle room, but the lives of our troops matter to taching these provisions to a must-pass bill the outset. I voted against the authority that al- me and they deserve the protection this bill is like the emergency supplemental appropria- lowed the President to take action in Iraq. I designed to deliver to them. tions bill for our troops in Iraq could they hope continue to be frustrated that our war plan still Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD. Mr. Speaker, I rise to be successful. Mr. Speaker, this is just one more example contains no game plan on when we can begin in reluctant support of H.R. 1268, the War of abuse of power by a Republican leadership to bring our troops home. I am pleased that Supplemental Appropriations bill for fiscal year that continues to act irresponsibly on issues of the bill does contain provisions that require the 2005, which will provide funding for military importance to our American society. operations and reconstruction activities in Iraq administration to develop a set of performance Nevertheless, in spite of my concerns, given indicators and measures for determining the and Afghanistan, as well as important funds the choice before us, I believe it is my respon- stability and security in Iraq and report its find- for tsunami relief and recovery. sibility to provide our servicemen and women I say ‘‘reluctant support’’ because the Re- ings to Congress. This requirement falls well the resources necessary for them to fulfill their publican leadership has made a very poor and short of the exit strategy we need to determine mission and come home safely. Protecting our how long our commitment in Iraq will last. political decision to include controversial legis- troops, who are sacrificing so much on our be- The bill also funds tsunami relief, which is lative provisions in this emergency spending half, and providing for their families, will al- well overdue. The agreement appropriates bill that otherwise enjoys almost universal sup- ways be one of my highest priorities, and that $656 million in direct assistance to tsunami port because it provides needed assistance for is why, once again, I will support this nec- disaster relief for countries affected by last De- our servicemen and women overseas. essary and important conference report today. cember’s tragedy. The total includes $5 million It goes without saying, Mr. Speaker, that our Mr. ISRAEL. Mr. Speaker, I rise to question to support environmental recovery activities; servicemen and women deserve to have the the omission of an amendment sponsored by $10 million to create new economic opportuni- equipment and support they need to help keep Mrs. MALONEY, Ms. SANCHEZ, Mr. CROWLEY ties for women; and $12.5 million to support them safe as they fulfill their missions abroad. and myself, which was agreed to by the Chair- initiatives that focus on the immediate and Towards that end, the Appropriations Com- man of Appropriations. long-term needs of children. mittee increased funding by 69 percent above The amendment took $3 million from the The bill provides $400 million for humani- the President’s request for add-on vehicle ‘‘Economic Support Fund’’ and put it toward tarian assistance in the Darfur region of Sudan armor kits, new trucks, and radio jammers to the ‘‘Tsunami Recovery and Reconstruction and elsewhere in Africa, including funds for disrupt attempts by Iraqi insurgents to explode Fund,’’ for the express purpose of the pro- the temporary resettlement of refugees. It also remote controlled bombs and mines. viding the United Nations Population Fund, funds $240 million for international humani- The bill also includes important provisions to UNFPA with these funds. tarian food assistance through the Food for increase the military death gratuity and to pro- This past January, I toured the region that Peace Program, much of which will go to the vide subsidized life insurance benefits for fam- was overwhelmed by the tsunami. The extent Darfur region. This assistance will provide ilies of soldiers who die or are killed on active of the destruction was massive, and I was some relief to those who are being victimized duty. No amount can compensate for the trag- glad to see the world contributing to relief ef- by the ethnic cleansing that is being waged ic death of a loved one, but an increase in forts. However, I was concerned that the spe- against the black Muslim population by the these benefits can help a family cope with the cial needs of women were not being ade- Arab Muslim-dominated Sudanese govern- financial impact of a combat death. quately addressed. ment. I am also pleased that additional funds have I visited the remains of a three-story mater- In a period when the President and this been provided for humanitarian relief and dis- nity hospital. There were 300 women and in- Congress proposes reductions in programs aster assistance, including $400 million for fants in that hospital when the first wave hit. that support the development of local commu- Sudan, $907 million for Indian Ocean tsunami The tsunami toppled a cement wall, flattened nities and neighborhoods, the bill provides relief, and $240 million in P.L. 480 grants for utility polls, and shattered all of the glass win- $592 million for a gold-plated embassy com- emergency food assistance. dows in the front of the building. Of the 300

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The hospital was practically destroyed. ecuting the global war on terror in Afghanistan over 90 percent of those released, a number The beds were pushed and piled against each and Iraq. This bill also has important additional now probably over 75,000. other by the flooding, and shards of glass funding for border security, and language im- Already the number of OTMs captured and crunched under our feet. The sheets were portant to South Texas shrimpers that will released is more, so far this year, than for all strewn about like wet rags, and saturated make it easier for them to hire workers for the of last year. It is little wonder that private citi- packages of medicine were thrown in useless coming season. zens are taking the law into their own hands piles. As a member of the House Armed Services to try to stem the tide of OTMs coming into It is conditions like these that the UNFPA Committee, I know our soldiers can do any- our country. But private militias, operating addresses. The organization has experience thing. Yet that truth does not mean that the without the color of law, are not the answer. working with women in disaster areas; they Congress should skimp on our financial obli- We must secure our borders so private citi- have participated in emergency projects in gations to our fighting men and women. They zens do not feel the need to do so. more than 50 countries and territories. They run out of money altogether at the end of this As a former law enforcement officer I know already have offices in tsunami-affected coun- month, so I am pleased we are finalizing this if we don’t have the border officers to stop the tries, and they understand the distinctive ways bill today. OTMs crossing the border, if we don’t have that disasters affect women and children. As a border Congressman, I am grateful the room to hold the ones we catch, if we When I visited in January, there were an es- that the conferees included desperately need- don’t put our money where our mouth is, we timated 150,000 pregnant women in the tsu- ed funding for border security. I have been re- continue to send a dangerous signal to those nami-affected areas. The UNFPA has worked lentless in talking to so many of you about my who may wish to do us harm. Until we send to supply safe-birthing kits and emergency ob- concerns related to spending on border secu- a signal that those who cross our borders ille- stetric equipment. rity matters. I thank the gentleman from Wis- gally, until we send a signal that when we Women who are in refugee camps need consin, Mr. OBEY, for his work in getting nego- catch you we will hold you until you are de- personal hygiene kits, soap, sterile cotton tiators to include this spending. While this is a ported, until we honestly face the amount of cloth, antibiotics, and drugs for treating sexu- good start, it still comes up short of both what money it will take to deal with these things, ally transmitted infections. Although relief ef- we need and what the Intelligence Reform bill OTMs will continue to flock to the U.S., quite forts often overlook these supplies, and the mandated we do. possibly populating terror cells already oper- UNFPA has done its best to fulfill these The Intelligence Reform bill passed by Con- ating in the United States. needs. gress last year mandated 2,000 Border Patrol Unfortunately, the Leadership decided to in- UNFPA’s priorities are reproductive health, agents a year for the next 5 years. The Presi- clude many controversial provisions that mem- including safe childbirth, prevention of violence dent came to the table with only 210 in his bers wouldn’t otherwise support if they weren’t against women and girls, and counseling for budget; today we are adding another 500. linked to funding our troops. I do not agree those affected by the 26 December tsunami. That’s still over 1,000 short of what this gov- with some of the so-called security provisions For many of these women, they must now be- ernment agrees is the very least we should do in this bill, mainly the stricter asylum laws and come the head of the household. They have national standards for drivers’ licenses. A to protect our border and stem the tide of re- become widows overnight, and must deal with country like ours that believes so greatly in leasing OTMs—illegal immigrants that are the emotional and economic issues involved freedom and the protection of the oppressed ‘‘other than Mexican’’—into the U.S. general with being the sole breadwinner in an area should be a safe haven for refugees that are population. with no jobs. being persecuted by their governments be- Given our border security is entirely budget In early January, UNFPA asked for $28 mil- cause of their race, religion or political beliefs, driven, this is a rare victory for those of us lion to support its tsunami-related work. Our which is why we are fighting the war we fund who have been talking about the need to put amendment would have given them $3 million, in this bill. which is about 11 percent of what they re- our money where our mouth is when it comes I am also disappointed Congress has gone quested. to protecting our nation from terrorists that one step further in creating a national ID. By late February, over 70 percent of the re- may be trying to enter the country through the Many would suggest that a drivers’ license is quested funding had been received or loopholes in our border security policy. We are the way terrorists are infiltrating our country. pledged. Germany gave $8 million. Japan sending our young soldiers to fight and die in That is simply not the case. Standardizing a gave $5.5 million. The Netherlands gave $1.5 Iraq and Afghanistan and we justify that by drivers’ license would not have precluded the million. Norway gave $1 million. New Zealand saying we are fighting the war there so we will 9/11 terrorists from entering this country—im- gave $700,000. not have to fight it here. migration reform and better border security The United States has not given anything to We may very well be fighting a war over practices would have. this organization that is the most experienced there and letting terrorists in our back door. As Today’s bill is a start in putting our money and successful in addressing the distinctive so many South Texans and my colleagues where our mouth is, but it is still insufficient to needs of women during times of natural dis- know, I have been lifting my voice about how the monumental border security task before us aster. border security is profoundly lacking. Cur- and I ask our appropriators to ensure the nec- But this is not unusual. We have not given rently, the United States does not have room essary funding is included in the fiscal year the UNFPA the money they need for some to hold the large number of OTMs, caught by 2006 appropriations bill. time. border law enforcement. While I know that Ms. MILLENDER-MCDONALD. Mr. Speaker, The Omnibus for 2005 earmarked $34 mil- most of these immigrants are merely seeking as the ranking Democrat of the Committee on lion for UNFPA, however, the UNFPA has not a better life, it is the few—the handful—that House Administration, I wish to comment brief- and will not receive it. The UNFPA also re- may be entering our country to do us harm. ly on key provisions of this supplemental ap- ceived no funds from the United States in That is whom we need to worry about. So we propriations bill that touch upon my commit- 2002, 2003, and 2004. Unfortunately, the are releasing, on their own recognizance, into tee’s jurisdiction. President will not release these funds to this the population of the United States very large I commend the conferees for including $2.6 organization, because of issues related to numbers of OTMs. million for taking ‘‘technical countermeasures’’ abortion. What happens is our border patrol agents to assure the electronic integrity of the Visitor The money would not have been used for routinely call detention facilities and discover Center now under construction here at the abortion. The money would have helped there is no room to hold OTMs. So, they proc- Capitol. Given the status of that construction women deliver their babies. It would have ess these immigrants, many times without project, this matter is time-sensitive, and while helped women who have been sexually as- even getting fingerprints or running them we have no reason to believe anyone involved saulted. It would have given women some of through our national databases to see if they with the construction may be seeking to install the tools they need to take care of themselves are on watch lists, and release them into the surreptitious listening devices within the build- and their children. general population with a notice to appear at ing’s walls and fittings, we know there are

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Our $8.4 million to refresh the supply of ‘‘quick passed as stand-alone bills. Provisions com- military, despite the job of the civilian brass masks’’ deployed around the Capitol complex monly known as the ‘‘REAL ID Act’’ regarding and this Congress, have been performing he- to protect persons against chemical or biologi- national driver’s license standards, asylum law roically. They have accomplished much more cal attack. The current masks have a limited and completion of a southern border fence than we could have ever hoped for, and if any shelf-life, and making these funds available have been controversial from day one, but fault needs to be assigned it is to the policy now will expedite the process of replacement were added to appease a vocal minority of makers, and not to those in uniform. as they approach their expiration dates. anti-immigrant advocates. I and many others However, I am ashamed that this body has There is no question that the Congress in Congress would like to have a rational de- taken something as important as securing our needs a new off-site delivery center, to facili- bate on immigration reform, but we are denied troops, and attached a hastily considered im- tate the secure, timely delivery of packages to the opportunity when the leadership attaches migration provision that will result in massive the Capitol and congressional office buildings. non-germane immigration measures to a fund- unfunded mandates being passed on to our I am pleased the conferees included funds for ing bill. states. I am ashamed that the conference a temporary facility to replace the substandard To better demonstrate how the process has committee removed language that would have site now used, and funds for design of a per- been hijacked by a minority of the majority, created a Truman-style Commission to exam- manent facility. I trust that given the impor- many of the same provisions that constitute ine war profiteering, largely to ensure that this tance of deliveries to the Capitol, any difficul- the REAL ID provisions in the supplemental administration would not be embarrassed. Fi- ties between the two houses over the nature being considered today were stripped from the nally, I am ashamed that this Congress has of the delivery system can be resolved quickly. Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention turned its back on a promise made by our Finally, I wish to comment on something the Act (PL 108–458) in conference because of President to the Palestinian Authority to help conferees did not include in this bill, namely, their extreme nature. improve the situation of the Palestinian people any funding for up to 132 additional Capitol One of the most egregious provisions in the and further the cause of peace for all in the Police officers during fiscal 2005. These 132 REAL ID section of the supplemental is the Middle East. officers, when added together with 122 more blanket authority given to the Secretary of I am concerned that the immigration provi- requested as part of the Police’s fiscal 2006 Homeland Security to expedite construction of sions will force our great nation to turn our request, would increase the sworn ranks by the remaining three miles of the southern bor- back on the thousands of political and human another 254 officers, an increase of roughly der fence in San Diego. All Americans should rights asylum seekers who look toward Amer- 16% within two years. Obviously, with less be concerned that the DHS Secretary has ica as their last and best hope. The Real ID than five months remaining in fiscal 2005, the carte blanche authority to waive any and all Act will force the most vulnerable to have their Police could not hire and fully train 132 more laws in the name of border security. This pro- torturers corroborate their tales of persecution. officers by September 30, so there is little rea- vision is a dangerous attack against the civil I understand that we must protect our bor- son to include funds in this bill, or even the rights of all Americans, when any law can be ders, and I understand that changes must be funds for all 50 more officers included in the waived under the guise of border security. made to keep out those that seek to do us Senate bill. I am pleased that under these cir- Blanket authority to complete the three mile harm. But we should not hastily foreclose the cumstances, the conferees chose to defer a border fence is especially ‘‘in your face’’ poli- dream and promise of America because of decision about the need for 254 more officers tics when, under current law, the DHS Sec- fear. We should not send back asylum seek- until the House Administration Committee and retary already has a national security waiver ers back to their torturers. Under these stand- the Senate Rules Committee, the authorizing for the National Environmental Policy Act and ards, Iraqis seeking to escape the rape rooms committees for the Capitol Police, have had the Endangered Species Act. We must work of Saddam Hussein would have been sent an opportunity to consider the optimum harder to strike a balance between our na- back to the Ba’athist prisons if they fled Iraq strength of the force going into the fiscal 2006 tional security and environmental protection, without the proper documentation. cycle. not simply ignore environmental laws. I am also dismayed that rather than seeking I thank our friends on the Appropriations Furthermore, the driver’s license provisions to be responsible stewards of the public’s Committee for their difficult and prudent deci- of this bill touted in the name of national secu- trust, the Republican majority in charge of sions on the Legislative-branch portion of this rity are equally concerning. It is indeed ironic Congress once again decided to ignore its bill. I look forward to working with them, and that these provisions would not have stopped oversight responsibilities. It seems that rather with our colleagues on my own committee, as the 9/11 hijackers from obtaining driver’s li- than doing our oversight job as a separate the work of the Legislative branch forges censes. The breach of our border security was and equal branch of government, the GOP ahead. a result of the hijackers having been issued leadership would rather save the Bush Admin- Mr. FARR. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in op- legal visas to enter the US, which many of istration and corporate CEOs some embar- position to the Emergency Supplemental Ap- them used to apply for driver’s licenses and rassment. propriations (HR 1268), on substance and identification cards. Even if the REAL ID provi- I am old enough to remember the Truman process. I am strongly supportive of our fight- sions had been in place before the 9/11 at- Commission. I remember that Sen. Truman ing men and women, and mourn the loss of tacks, the hijackers still would have been able went against a Democratic administration, and nearly 1,600 Americans who have died in Iraq, to obtain a driver’s license or state-issued ID. saved our military and our tax payers billions four of whom resided in my congressional dis- Again, a minority of the majority is playing on of dollars in waste and fraud. I cannot under- trict. the fears of this nation to enact a flawed policy stand why we do not do the same. On substance, this bill fails to provide an that does not actually address the problem it My friends on the other side of the aisle exit strategy for our troops in Iraq. Since Iraq purports to fix. should be ashamed of the fact that Mr. Wax- held democratic elections in January, the US For the record, I do not support illegal immi- man and I have probably done more on this should have been implementing an aggressive gration, but I do support a regulated process front from the minority, than has anyone with exit strategy that includes a timetable for the for immigrants who enter the US legally, pay a gavel. Reconstructing Iraq and Afghanistan training of Iraqi security forces, so US troops their taxes and play by the rules to earn US is too important not to get it right, but con- can return home. Moreover, with nearly $10 citizenship. No one can deny that comprehen- fronted yet again with evidence of massive billion already appropriated but not spent for sive Immigration reform is a topic on the fraud and egregious war profiteering, my Re- critical reconstruction projects in Iraq, like re- minds of our constituents—but such a critical publican colleagues are again choosing to building electrical grids and establishing tele- policy debate should be conducted on its own bury their heads in the sand, plug their ears, communications networks, US policy objec- merits. and turn out the lights on our duty. tives for Iraqi independence are jeopardized. Mr. DINGELL. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support Finally, this bill, by intention or not, has the On process, many of the items in this bill of the War Supplemental Appropriations Act potential of undoing all the progress that the

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Over 1,500 young Americans estinian democracy to succeed over radical of the budget will not have a significant impact dead, over 12,000 young Americans maimed terrorism, President Abbas must be provided on our rising deficits, as Federal Reserve and wounded and countless Iraqi civilians with the resources to open hospitals, create Chairman Alan Greenspan mentioned in his killed in the continuing bloodshed. jobs, arm a police force, build jails, and take recent testimony before the Budget Com- The message of my vote against this bill the fight to the terrorists. mittee. today is clear. The immediate withdrawal of President Bush recognized this. He made a This fiscal year alone, interest on the na- U.S. troops from Iraq is necessary if the statement asking for $200 million to support a tional debt is expected to rise to $178 billion, United States is serious about bringing peace nascent Middle Eastern democracy. Instead of and the administration projects that that figure and security to the Iraqi people. allowing President Abbas to use American aid will increase to $211 billion during the next fis- The continued presence of an American oc- to build his security forces to take on terror, cal year. To put that figure in perspective, pro- cupying force only intensifies the resentment, we instead set him up for failure. My friends, jected interest on our national debt next year anger and distrust that fuels the ongoing vio- if you want to see Hamas win the upcoming will be $75 billion more than projected spend- lence against our troops. It’s time to bring our municipal elections; if you want to see the ing on education, public health, health re- troops home. peace process come to an abject halt; if you search, and veterans’ benefits combined [$138 This message is lost on the Bush Adminis- want to see more dead young Israelis and billion]. tration. They’ve sought to establish American young Palestinians you should support this Further, the budget conference report before dominance in the region and to pursue regime language. us today, which was filed only three hours be- change at any cost. They’ll stay the course It surprises me that the only thing that this fore the House began to consider it, would re- whatever the tragic consequences for the Congress is capable of bucking and embar- quire the House to cut Medicaid funding by as wives, husbands and families of our soldiers. rassing this Administration on is the prospect much as $15 billion over the next five years. These brave young Americans face down of peace. I hope, for the sake of peace, we Just two days ago the House voted, by a vote deadly conflict in the streets each and every can correct this colossal error in judgment and of 348–72, to reject harmful cuts to the Med- day. We honor their courage and service. But, that the President and the State Department icaid program, and this conference report bla- for their sake, everyone of us in this House speak out against Congress’ ill-advised policy tantly ignores the will of the House. must consider the burden they bear. Is it worth making on this most tragic conflict. In addition to assuming an ever-larger share it for them and for all of us? Mr. MOORE of Kansas. Mr. Speaker, on of our annual budgets, the interest on our America is not safer today two years after February 17, 2004, the national debt of the debt, and the debt itself, are increasing our re- the capricious preemptive invasion of Iraq. United States exceeded $7 trillion for the first liance on foreign borrowers, which will weaken Terror networks continue to grow and recruit time in our country’s history. One year later, our position in the world and increase the risk in response to the US’ arrogant preeminence our national debt is $7.7 trillion. In the past that another nation will be able to assert great- in the Middle East. year, our country has added $700 billion to er leverage over America. Over the last year, Terrorism has been brought to the front our national debt. our country has borrowed nearly $400 billion door of America: waged mercilessly against The conference report for the FY06 budget [$389 billion] from foreign countries, and al- our troops in places like Baghdad and Tikrit. resolution that is before us today would in- most half [44%] of our publicly-held debt is That terror won’t stop until we get serious crease the statutory debt limit by $781 billion held by foreign creditors [$1.96 trillion, out of about involving the world in solving this con- to a record $9 trillion. Mr. Speaker, enough is $4.4 trillion of publicly held debt]. flict. enough. The out-of-control rise in our national Finally, our deficits and debt threaten the We must actively involve Arab states, the debt over the last year and the rise in our debt Social Security and Medicare programs that United Nations and our major world partners envisioned in this conference report are further have raised so many of our seniors out of in taking a stand against these insurgents— signs of the terrible fiscal position in which we poverty and helped sustain the strongest mid- and in taking our place. A large, multinational now find ourselves. dle class in history. With a projected 75 year peacekeeping force is the soundest way for- In 2001, we had ten-year projected sur- unfunded liability of $3.7 trillion, both parties in ward to end the war and win the peace. pluses of $5.6 trillion [2002–2011]. Now, over Congress need to work together to address The Bush Administration can continue to that same time period, we have likely ten-year Social Security’s solvency problem, and this throw billions at Halliburton without real ac- deficits of $3.9 trillion. That’s a $9.5 trillion re- conference report does nothing to protect So- countability. They can continue to look the versal in our ten-year fiscal outlook. cial Security. In fact, it continues the practice other way as profiteering trumps genuine re- Whether intentional or otherwise, our coun- of raiding the Social Security trust funds to construction in Iraq. They can laud its new de- try’s current fiscal policies are depriving the pay for other expenses of the federal govern- mocracy as one of the key foundations nec- federal government of future revenue at a time ment. essary to sustain it—Iraq’s economy—con- when we ought to be preparing for an unprec- It is time for Congress to stop playing tinues to flounder. The Bush Administration edented demographic shift that will strain So- games with our national debt, with Social Se- can do all these things, but the end of this war cial Security and Medicare. Our current fiscal curity, and with our kids and grandkids’ futures will not come any day sooner. irresponsibility will eventually land squarely on and take a commonsense, bipartisan ap- What America needs most is honest leader- the shoulders of our children and grand- proach to solve our budget problems. ship and a clear strategy for Iraq. That’s not children, who will be forced to pay back the Mr. STARK. Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposi- reflected in this bill. Its just more money debt we are accumulating today. The ‘‘debt tion to this supplemental appropriations bill for thrown at a crisis we cannot solve through tax’’ that we are imposing on our children and Iraq and Afghanistan. force of will alone. grandchildren cannot be repealed. It can only At $82 billion, this is the second largest sup- That is our problem here today. Congress be reduced if we take responsible steps now plemental appropriations request passed by won’t force our President and his advisors to to improve our situation. Congress. This is on top of an already bloated live up to their failure. We’ll vote to give them Both parties need to work together in a bi- $400 billion defense budget. Instead of bor- another blank check without addressing the partisan fashion to bring our budget back into rowing more from our children, Congress fundamental illusion of our Iraq policy: we can balance so we can avoid the higher long-term ought to instead stop wasteful spending on in- win the peace alone. That’s a costly false- interest rates and weakened dollar that are the effective, redundant and unnecessary weap- hood. inevitable consequences of rising deficits and ons programs. I urge my colleagues to take responsibility a high national debt. We are witnessing on a A supplemental of this size wouldn’t even for the lives of our soldiers, Iraq’s future, and daily basis the reaction of the global financial be necessary if Congress dumped pie-in-the- the future security of the United States and markets to our fiscal irresponsibility, and as sky missile defense programs, put a stop to the world. Vote down this bill. It is time to we can see in this conference report, Con- the delayed and over budget F–22 and F–35, bring our troops home. gress has not yet gotten the message that and ended the boondoggle Osprey that’s un- Mr. BLUMENAUER. Mr. Speaker, this ap- deficits and debt matter. safe for our troops. propriations bill contains much crucial funding,

VerDate Nov 24 2008 09:15 Mar 11, 2009 Jkt 039102 PO 00000 Frm 00041 Fmt 0688 Sfmt 9920 E:\BR05\H05MY5.001 H05MY5 erowe on PROD1PC63 with BOUND RECORD May 5, 2005 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—HOUSE, Vol. 151, Pt. 6 8717 most importantly money to provide additional in Iraq and to continue the War on Terror. At for add-on vehicle armor kits, night-vision armor for our troops and vehicles in Iraq and home, the REAL ID provisions will strengthen equipment, and radio jammers that disrupt re- electronic jammers to protect them from road- our Nation’s driver’s license laws, providing mote-control bombs and mines. side bombs. While I strongly support this fund- each citizen with another layer of security. The conference report also contains impor- ing, I am disappointed that I must vote ‘‘no’’ Until now, terrorists could easily exploit tant measures to strengthen our domestic bor- on this bill. weak driver licensing laws and obtain fake der security, by providing funds for new border We have a responsibility to the men and documents. With a license in hand, terrorists patrol agents, immigration and customs inves- women who we send into harm’s way as were better able to blend in, avoid detection, tigators, enforcement agents, and detention of- members of the United States Armed Forces. and harm our nation’s citizens. This is exactly ficers. The bill also provides additional foreign It is because of my desire to support our what several of the 9/11 terrorists did, using assistance for: tsunami reconstruction; human- troops that I continue to insist that the admin- drivers’ licenses to board airplanes and mur- itarian and peacekeeping programs in Darfur; istration develop a plan to win the peace in der thousands of innocent Americans on Sep- democracy assistance in Belarus; and political Iraq and, to the best of our capability, protect tember 11, 2001. and economic reforms in Ukraine to strength- the troops as they go about their mission. I We in Congress have been working on en their new democracy and legal system. believe that Congress must hold the adminis- ways to prevent our Nation from experiencing I regret that the Administration has consist- tration to the highest standards when the lives another terrorist attack by establishing strong- ently failed to properly budget for our ongoing of our service personnel are at risk. A ‘‘no’’ er and more secure national programs. military and reconstruction operations in Iraq. vote is one of the few ways I have to protest Stronger driver’s license standards made pos- Congress should not repeatedly rely on emer- the continued abdication of this responsibility sible by the REAL ID provisions will be an- gency spending bills to provide the critical by the highest levels of the Bush Administra- other step towards American security. funding, resources, and equipment for our tion. The REAL ID provisions will close dan- troops in battle by using emergency supple- One positive part of this legislation is an gerous gaps that remain in our current licens- mental appropriations bills. amendment that I offered during House con- ing law and that allow terrorists to abuse our The United States is only belatedly seeking sideration with Mr. MARKEY to prohibit funds asylum and driver’s license systems. The new international support for our reconstruction ef- for torture and for sending detainees to coun- law will protect innocent Americans by setting forts in Iraq, and we have failed to broadly en- tries that practice torture, which was carried up national driver’s license standards, net- gage the international community. into this conference report. The use of torture working State motor vehicle data bases, and Because of these failures, Americans have and rendition is morally reprehensible, puts linking visa and license expirations. paid a heavy price. It is primarily American Americans at risk, is a poor way to obtain reli- In 2003, the former Attorney General of Vir- troops stationed in Iraq that face continuing at- able information in our fight against terrorism, ginia, Jerry Kilgore, and I worked together on tacks, and have lost life and limb. It is our tax- and sets back the cause of democracy. This the Driver’s License Integrity Act. That legisla- payers that are being asked to almost exclu- is the very least that we can do as Congress tion required non-immigrant aliens to show sively pay the cost to rebuild Iraq, and these continues to abdicate its responsibility to in- their visas when applying for State identifica- costs are mounting every day. Iraq is already vestigate this horrific aspect of administration tion and tied the expiration date of the identi- facing a difficult transition in establishing a de- policy. mocracy that operates under the rule of law Perhaps most disappointing, this legislation fication to that of the visa. and protects minority rights. The U.S. must also continues to be burdened with all the Due to Mr. Kilgore’s leadership on this show enough flexibility in working with our al- flaws of H.R.418, the ‘‘REAL ID Act,’’ which, issue, the Commonwealth of Virginia was one lies to effectively help Iraq during this critical among other things, placed the entire 7,514 of the first States to clamp down on terrorists’ mile border completely outside all legal protec- abuse of the trust that a driver’s license con- transition period, so that other countries will tions. This is perhaps the single most dam- veys. Today, I am pleased to see Virginia’s pledge both troops and funds to alleviate the aging precedent since I’ve been in Congress. Driver’s License Integrity Act provisions in this burden on our American soldiers and tax- Do we really want to be giving this responsi- piece of legislation before us in the House of payers. Ultimately, the best way that we can bility to the Department of Homeland Security, Representatives. support our troops is to reach out more ag- which has not been a paragon of efficiency Since the beginning of the War on Terror, gressively to the international community, es- and sensitivity during its three years of exist- Congress has fought daily to ensure that our tablish order and security in Iraq, and help the ence? Some of the environmental laws waived Nation never again suffers at the hands of ter- interim Iraqi government assume more re- by this provision include: the Noise Control rorists. The provisions in this bill provide us sponsibility for its own affairs as they establish Act, the Clean Water Act, the Farmland Pro- with more weapons in our arsenal against ter- a democratic state. tection Policy Act, and the Bald Eagle Act. rorism. I am also disappointed that the Republican This is not only bad public policy, it is unnec- I urge passage of this legislation. leadership decided to insert extraneous provi- essary, as most of these laws have security Mr. CARDIN. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support sions into this legislation, which go beyond the exemptions already written into them. How- of H.R. 1268, to authorize emergency supple- scope of the 9/11 Commission recommenda- ever, in addition to environmental laws, this mental appropriations for our military. The vast tions. I voted against the ‘‘REAL ID Act’’ when provision would waive labor laws, safety majority of this $82 billion bill will go directly to it was considered by this House as a separate standards, the National Historic Preservation support our troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. bill earlier this year. I am particularly con- Act, and the Native American Graves Protec- Congress has a responsibility to work with cerned that this legislation repeals a number tion Act. If this provision were to become law, the President to protect the national security of of provisions of the Intelligence Reform and the Department of Homeland Security could our Nation. When our soldiers are sent in to Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, which en- build a road that has no safety standards, war, it is the Congress’ responsibility to make acted the recommendations of the 9/11 Com- using l2-year-old laborers, through the site of sure that all resources necessary are provided mission. The 9/11 bill established a negotiated a Native American burial ground, killing hun- to carry out their missions. rulemaking framework—allowing for critical dreds of bald eagles during construction, and I stand behind our brave men and women input from governors, State legislators, State polluting the drinking water of a nearby com- who have performed admirably in Iraq and Af- officials, and other stakeholders—which would munity. The proponents of this provision have ghanistan. They have made tremendous sac- provide the opportunity to develop effective given us no compelling reasons for why this rifices on behalf of their country and have national standards for driver’s licenses. I am broad exemption is necessary. served longer deployments than expected. concerned that this legislation does not give Mr. CANTOR. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to This bill provides important new benefits for the States adequate flexibility to implement the voice my strong support for H.R. 1268, the our troops and their families. The legislation: 9/11 bill, and that this legislation may also cre- Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act increases the military death gratuity; increases ate serious unfunded mandates and adminis- for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and subsidized life insurance benefits; creates a trative burdens for the States. Tsunami Relief. This essential legislation will new insurance benefit for soldiers who have As the ranking member of the Helsinki Com- support and defend America’s values both at suffered traumatic injuries, such as the loss of mission (Commission on Security and Co- home and abroad. a limb; extends the Basic Allowance for Hous- operation in Europe), which promotes human Our troops serving in Iraq will have the nec- ing for dependents of soldiers who die while rights and rule of law in Europe, I am also essary tools to continue their rebuilding efforts on active duty; and provides additional funding concerned about many of the asylum law

VerDate Nov 24 2008 09:15 Mar 11, 2009 Jkt 039102 PO 00000 Frm 00042 Fmt 0688 Sfmt 9920 E:\BR05\H05MY5.001 H05MY5 erowe on PROD1PC63 with BOUND RECORD 8718 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—HOUSE, Vol. 151, Pt. 6 May 5, 2005 changes contained in the REAL ID Act, which Another section of the conference agree- aged vehicles being chewed up in an extreme again go beyond the scope of the 9/11 Com- ment establishes minimum requirements for harshly operating environment; replenish mission recommendations. These provisions States issuing driver’s licenses and identifica- stores of munitions and supplies; and provide may have a harmful effect on true asylum tion cards, including acceptable documentation additional armor for vehicles, improved com- seekers, trafficking victims, women and chil- for issuance of identification cards. As a result, munications gear and more night-vision equip- dren who are victims of domestic violence, States will have the burden of determining the ment. and others seeking protection against perse- authenticity of a wide array of documents. I would also add that this bill also provides cution. This legislation may create higher bur- Placing these types of requirements on State over $60 million for additional electronic de- dens for legitimate asylum seekers, restrict ju- motor vehicle authorities is prohibitively costly vices designed to protect our forces from the dicial discretion to grant asylum, and take and ultimately unworkable. Federal authorities ‘‘weapon of choice’’ of the insurgents—IEDs. away some of the rights of appeal for certain will not recognize State identification cards Mr. Speaker, this ‘‘wartime supplemental’’ refugees and asylum seekers. that fail to meet these requirements. appropriations bill meets our military, humani- Over the past week I have heard from a With respect to the current military oper- tarian and foreign policy requirements. number of groups in Maryland that provide ations, I am also discouraged that Congress We have every reason to be proud of young legal and social services to immigrants, asy- remains unwilling to hold the Bush Administra- men and women at war. Every single word of lum seekers, refugees, and survivors of torture tion accountable for its many missteps in Iraq, praise uttered on this floor today is justified. and slavery. These groups have reported to and I am troubled that the President may in- But while our young men and women in uni- me that it is already extremely difficult for le- terpret this emergency supplemental as an- form appreciate our vocal support, they need gitimate asylum seekers to prevail in their other blank check. The Bush Administration this bill. It will provide them with the tools they case, as they have often left their home coun- cannot account for billions of Federal dollars need to get their job done as quickly as pos- try on short notice, and do not have docu- targeted for Iraq, and allegations of inappro- sible so they can return home to their families. mentation of their persecution. It can take priate no-bid contracts to ‘‘well-connected’’ I commend Mr. LEWIS, the Chairman of the months or years for a case to work its way multi-national corporations have never been Appropriations Committee—the gentleman through our legal system. During this period, thoroughly investigated. Efforts on the House from California—for his leadership. the asylum seeker often has neither legal rep- floor by Representatives JOHN TIERNEY and And I urge passage of the legislation. resentation nor work documentation. JIM LEACH to establish a bipartisan commis- Mr. DEFAZIO. Mr. Speaker, I want to com- I hope that in the near future Congress will sion to investigate allegations of war profit- ment briefly on the $82 billion spending bill have the opportunity, in a more thoughtful eering were rejected by the Republican lead- that will be approved today for the ongoing manner, to consider comprehensive immigra- ership, and no substantive accountability U.S. military campaigns in Iraq and Afghani- tion reform measures. stan. Mr. HONDA. Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposi- measures were included in the conference re- port. I will support this bill. I am pleased it in- tion to the conference report to H.R. 1268, cludes additional money for body armor and legislation providing $81.3 billion in emergency I understand well the responsibility the Con- gress has to fully support our Nation’s troops, armored vehicles for our troops. It includes wartime supplemental appropriations to fund money to purchase bomb-jamming devices to operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. The con- and as former Peace Corps volunteer, I appre- ciate the value of humanitarian aid to regions protect our troops from roadside bombs. I also ference report’s immigration-related provisions support the improved life insurance death ben- are neither wise, nor consistent with our na- ravaged by natural disasters and human con- flict. I would proudly support a bill that meets efits for military personnel and their families. tional values. I am equally disturbed that Con- And, I am hopeful that the additional funds gress declines to institute greater account- these important priorities, but I cannot vote for a conference report that incorporates unnec- that are in the bill to train and equip security ability for the Bush Administration’s use of forces in Iraq all Afghanistan will be expedi- wartime appropriations. Accordingly, I cannot essary and unjust provisions designed to hurt tious and well spent. This money is critical if in good conscience support this conference immigrants. Afghan and Iraqi forces are to take over secu- report. This conference report is an abuse of the On March 16, 2005, I joined the vast major- legislative process and a threat to the fabric of rity duties from American troops, which will ity of my colleagues in voting for H.R. 1268. this Nation. I urge my colleagues to oppose it. allow our men and women to finally come The legislation included many laudable provi- Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. Mr. Speaker, I rise home. I have called for negotiating a timeline sions, including funding for tsunami relief, hu- in strong support of H.R. 1268 making supple- for the withdrawal of American troops with the manitarian assistance in Darfur, and needed mental appropriations to ensure that our new Iraqi government, hopefully to be com- equipment for our Nation’s soldiers. On the forces who are hard at work in Iraq and Af- pleted within the year. But, for that to become other hand, I was deeply troubled by the bill’s ghanistan, and elsewhere, have the tools they a reality, well-equipped and competent secu- inclusion of the REAL ID Act, which called for need to do their job, and are well protected. rity forces in Iraq and Afghanistan must be egregious, new restrictions on immigrants and Mr. Speaker, this week we witnessed the prepared to take our place. This bill will help put us on the path to creating a national iden- establishment of Iraq’s first democratically achieve that goal. tification card. I had hoped that the Senate elected government in over half a century and I am also pleased that the final bill retained would prevail and remove these indefensible their swearing in. This event is yet another language inserted in the Senate directing the provisions proposed in the House bill. historic milestone in Iraq’s progress toward a President to include future requests to fund I am particularly concerned with provisions representative and transparent government. the U.S. presence in Iraq in his regular budg- in the bill that affect asylum seekers. This con- But even as we see important movement to- et. We have been in Iraq for more than two ference report would require that asylum seek- ward democracy, we are reminded that ‘‘free- years and in Afghanistan for more than three ers establish first that they would be subject to dom is not free.’’ As those of us who have years. The fact that we still have troops in Iraq persecution if returned to their home country, seen war know, it is paid first by the sacrifices should not come as a surprise to the budget and second that race, religion, nationality, of those who serve. writers at the White House and the Pentagon. membership in a particular social group, or po- Their courage is our inspiration. We wish It is not appropriate to continue funding these litical opinion is at least one ‘‘central reason’’ them Godspeed, swift victory and safe return. long-term, ongoing operations via supple- for that persecution. However, while it pales in comparison to the mental appropriations bills, which are consid- These changes will deny asylum to people sacrifices of our brave men and women in the ered outside of the normal budget procedures who cannot prove the central motive of their field, there is another part of the equation. And and restrictions. persecutor, who cannot produce corroborating it is before us today. While I support the bill, I am outraged that, evidence of their account, or whose demeanor With this legislation, Congress is acting de- more than two years after the U. S. invaded is inconsistent with an immigration judge’s pre- cisively to ensure that our soldiers, sailors and Iraq, the Pentagon leadership has not gotten conceived expectations. This measure could airmen have the resources they need to keep their act together to adequately protect our place insurmountable legal obligations on al- Iraq on the road back to the community of civ- troops and to come up with a plan to get them ready vulnerable asylum seekers by requiring ilized nations. home. unrealistic and unfair burdens of proof. U.S. This bill contains over $76 billion to support As columnist Mark Shields pointed out late law already has safeguards to prevent immi- military activities. This sum will: pay for the last year, in the three years immediately after gration by known terrorists and criminals. troop deployment; repair and replace dam- Pearl Harbor, the United States produced the

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On balance, I Iraqi women, and most important for me, with of Iraq, the United States, with a population of will vote for it because I think it would unreal- our troops on the ground. almost 300 million and defense spending of istic and irresponsible to do otherwise. I am convinced that there can be no suc- $500 billion a year, under the failed leadership FUNDING FOR MILITARY ACTIVITIES cessful exit strategy without first doing what is of the Pentagon, only 6,000 of the nearly Most of the money appropriated by this leg- needed to enable the new Iraqi government to 20,000 Humvees in Iraq are factory armored islation is for our ongoing military activities, es- take up the burden of providing security. That versions and more than 8,000 of the 9,128 pecially in Iraq. Passage of this conference re- will take time and money, and in the meantime medium and heavy trucks used in Iraq are port will bring the total cost of operations in we must maintain our efforts. As the former without armor. Iraq to well over $200 billion—and by now, head of American forces in northern Iraq, Brig. Despite repeated promises from the Pen- two years after President Bush prematurely Gen. Carter Ham, said recently, ‘‘We don’t tagon leadership that the situation is getting announced the end of major military activities want a rush to failure.’’ better, a recent article in The New York Times in Iraq, I think even those who have been un- So, for me, the need to support the military showed that the emperor has no clothes. As critical supporters of the Administration should funding in this conference report—however the article details, one Marine Company has be deeply concerned about the escalating unpleasant—is clear. returned home to expose the reality of their costs, not just in money but in casualties. OTHER FUNDS tour in Iraq, ‘‘one they say was punctuated not The time has come—in fact, it is long since The conference report also provides funding only by a lack of armor, but also by a shortage past—for the Administration to be candid of men and planning that further hampered for tsunami disaster relief as well as for assist- about the costs not just of the war in Iraq but ance in Darfur, food aid to Sudan and Liberia, their efforts in battle, destroyed morale and ru- of the Administration’s overall foreign policy. ined the careers of some of their most com- and for peacekeeping programs, most of This should be the last time that the Adminis- which are for Sudan. Importantly, the bill ap- petent warriors.’’ tration or the Congress pays those costs I have heard similar stories from the Oregon propriates the president’s request of $200 mil- through a supplemental appropriation bill in- National Guard members I have talked to. lion for economic development in the West stead of the regular budgetary and appropria- How did this happen? Bank and Gaza Strip. tion process. The American people deserve to Since the September 11, 2001, terrorist at- IMMIGRATION PROVISIONS know in advance what they will be asked to tacks against our country; Congress has pro- Other parts of the conference report are vided the Pentagon with $1.6 trillion—$167 bil- pay to support the Administration’s policies. Nonetheless, Congress must not fail to sup- problematical, particularly the inclusion of pro- lion in supplemental appropriations bills for fis- visions like those in the ‘‘REAL ID Act,’’ legis- cal years 2001–2005; and $1.45 trillion in reg- ply our troops. Funds in this conference report will pay for more resources, including body lation that I opposed when the House passed ular defense appropriations for fiscal years it in February. I believe these provisions will 2002–2005. Today’s bill will add $75 billion or armor and military equipment, needed to safe- guard their lives. The conference report also not strengthen national security, but will create so to the Pentagon budget. Given that level of undue difficulties for asylum seekers and ex- funding, it is hard to understand why our includes important provisions to raise the mili- tary death gratuity from $12,000 to $100,000 cessively expand the powers of the Secretary troops continue to suffer shortages of critical of Homeland Security. This is a controversial equipment. and to include a new insurance benefit of up to $100,000 for soldiers who have suffered issue that should have been addressed sepa- It is hard to understand until you remember rately, not incorporated into this legislation. that Secretary Rumsfeld and the other civilian traumatic injuries. The report also increases An editorial in today’s Rocky Mountain leaders at the Pentagon argued that our funding for body armor for the Army and Ma- News says this part of the conference report troops would be greeted in Iraq as liberators rines, add-on vehicle armor kits, night-vision ‘‘has much more to do with immigration than with flowers and candy, not the bullets and equipment, and electronic roadside-bomb security’’ and is just ‘‘one piece of a policy, bombs that have led to more than 1,500 of our jammers—and includes funding for contract poorly thought out and scarcely debated at all, soldiers getting killed. Before, the invasion, the linguists for the Army. and likely to have unintended consequences.’’ Pentagon planned to reduce our troop levels Further, there is an imperative need for this I think that is an accurate description. to 20,000–30,000 within a few weeks of over- funding. The Defense Department reports that throwing Saddam Hussein. The fact that operating funds for the Army are nearing ex- The Conference report also includes a pro- 150,000 U.S. troops remain in Iraq more than haustion and that it will be necessary to trans- vision that would revise the H–2B visa pro- a year and a half after the war began shows fer more than $1 billion from other accounts to gram, under which people can come into the how badly the Pentagon leadership miscalcu- continue essential activities at home and country legally for seasonal non-agricultural lated the post-war situation. abroad until these supplemental funds are work. Those miscalculations also led the Pen- available. Several industries in Colorado are heavily tagon to vastly underestimate the equipment In short, the choice before us today is to dependent on the H–2B visa program to pro- that our troops would need to survive and suc- vote for this supplemental or, by voting against vide seasonal employees—some in the sum- ceed in Iraq. First, the Pentagon leadership it, to in effect require an immediate halt to mili- mer and some in the winter. While most of did not even order the necessary equipment tary operations not just in Iraq but elsewhere. these companies try hard to find Americans to like body armor, armored Humvees and bomb And while I remain convinced it was an fill these jobs, they have not been fully suc- jamming devices. For example, under the error to rush into war in Iraq, I am equally con- cessful. And the current limit on the numbers Pentagon’s original war plan, the Pentagon vinced it would be just as much an error to of visas has made it difficult for many of them planned to have only 235 armored Humvees rush to withdraw. to find the people they need. So, they have in Iraq for the 20,000 troops who would re- We do need a strategy to get us out—which been asking Congress to revise the program. main after overthrowing Saddam Hussein. is why I’m pleased that the conferees included However, while I am pleased that the report Then, when it became clear that this equip- language directing the Secretary of Defense to attempts to provide relief to companies strug- ment was necessary, the Pentagon did not provide Congress with a report that identifies gling to find eligible employees, the specific procure it with any sense of urgency. As The security, economic, and Iraqi security force provisions have some problems and may det- New York Times article I mentioned above training-performance standards and goals, ac- rimentally affect some of the companies that noted, ‘‘The Army’s procurement system, companied by a timetable for achieving these have employed people entering under the H– which also supplies the Marines, has come goals. 2B program. This is particularly true for com- under fierce criticism for underperforming in But an immediate departure is neither good panies whose busy season is in the winter, the war, and to this day it has only one small strategy nor would it mean peace for Iraq. such as the ski industry. They would actually contractor in Ohio armoring new Humvees.’’ I recently returned from my second trip to be detrimentally affected by this provision be- The performance of Secretary Rumsfeld and Iraq—this time as a Member of the House cause they do not rehire the same workers his senior leadership at the Pentagon has Armed Services Committee. As a critic of the every year, and thus do not benefit from the

VerDate Nov 24 2008 09:15 Mar 11, 2009 Jkt 039102 PO 00000 Frm 00044 Fmt 0688 Sfmt 9920 E:\BR05\H05MY5.001 H05MY5 erowe on PROD1PC63 with BOUND RECORD 8720 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—HOUSE, Vol. 151, Pt. 6 May 5, 2005 provisions in the conference report that will ex- of an effect on interstate commerce that it These provisions are neither a Federal man- empt previously hired workers from the overall could run afoul of what lawyers and judges date for State action nor a Congressional del- limit on the number of visas. call the ‘‘dormant commerce clause’’ of the egation of authority to any State. Instead, they I wrote to conferees to urge a solution to the Constitution. are intended to reaffirm State authority and H–2B visa problem that would be equitable for Having reached that conclusion, the appeals make clear that the ‘‘dormant commerce both the winter and summer industries. Re- court determined that the Arizona regulation clause’’—that is, Congressional inaction—is grettably, the conference report does not fully discriminated against interstate commerce— not to be construed as an obstacle to a meet that test. Still, it does make a good start meaning the ‘‘dormant commerce clause’’ did State’s regulating hunting or fishing, even in to addressing the H–2B visa problem. I hope apply and that the regulation was subject to ways that some might claim adversely affect that we will be able to build on this foundation strict scrutiny, and could be upheld only if it interstate commerce by treating residents dif- in the future so as to protect the interests of served legitimate State purposes and the ferently from nonresidents. both summer and winter industries. State could show that those interests could It’s also important to note that this part of STATE REGULATION OF HUNTING AND FISHING not be adequately served by reasonable non- the conference report is not intended to affect The conference report also includes, as discriminatory alternatives. any Federal law already on the books or to Section 6063, provisions to reaffirm the au- The appeals court went on to find that the limit any authority of any Indian Tribe. thority of the States and Territories to regulate regulations did further Arizona’s legitimate in- Section 6036(c) is intended to prevent any hunting and fishing. terests in conserving its population of game misunderstanding on these points. This part of the conference report is iden- and maintaining recreational opportunities for Section 6036(c)(1) specifies that the bill will tical to the text of H.R. 731, which I introduced its citizens, but it remanded the case so a not ‘‘limit the applicability or effect of any Fed- in the House, and to S. 339, introduced in the lower court could determine whether the State eral law related to the protection or manage- Senate by Senator REID of Nevada. I applaud could meet the burden of showing that reason- ment of fish or wildlife or to the regulation of Senator REID’s leadership in having this in- able non-discriminatory alternatives would not commerce.’’ cluded when the Senate considered this sup- be adequate. Thus, to take just a few examples for pur- plemental appropriations bill and I am glad Because of the decision’s potential implica- poses of illustration, this part of the con- that it was accepted by the conferees. It will tions for their own laws and regulations, it was ference report will not affect implementation of do two things— a source of concern to many States in addition the Endangered Species Act, the Migratory (1) Declare as Congressional policy that it is to Arizona. In fact, 22 other States joined in Bird Treaty Act, the Lacey Act, the National in the public interest for each State to continue supporting Arizona’s request for the decision Wildlife Refuge Administration Act, or the pro- to regulate the taking of fish and wildlife within to be reviewed by the U.S. Supreme Court. visions of the Alaska National Interest Lands its boundaries, including by means of laws or Colorado was one of those States, and Sen- Conservation Act dealing with subsistence. regulations that differentiate between residents ator KEN SALAZAR, who was then Colorado’s Section 6036(c)(2) similarly provides that and non-residents; and Attorney General, joined in signing a brief in the bill is not to be read as limiting the author- (2) Provide that courts should not use Con- support of Arizona’s petition for Supreme ity of the Federal government to temporarily or gressional silence as a reason to impose any Court review. permanently prohibit hunting or fishing on any commerce-clause barrier to a State’s or tribe’s Regrettably, the Supreme Court denied that portion of the Federal lands—as has been regulation of hunting or fishing. petition. So, for now, the 9th Circuit’s decision done with various National Park System units Its purpose is to reaffirm the authority of stands. Its immediate effect is on States and in some other parts of the Federal lands States and Territories to regulate hunting and whose Federal courts are within that circuit— for various reasons, including public safety as fishing by resolving questions that have arisen namely those in Alaska, Arizona, California, well as the protection of fish or wildlife. in the wake of a recent 9th Circuit Court of Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, and And Section 6036(c)(3) explicitly provides Appeals decision that held that some Arizona Washington as well those of Guam and the that the bill will not alter any of the rights of limits on non-resident hunting permits had Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas. But any Indian Tribe. constitutional defects. it could have an effect on the thinking of Fed- These provisions are narrow in scope but of Ideally, of course, legislation of this sort eral courts across the country. national importance because it addresses a should be handled through the regular author- The purpose of this part of the conference matter of great concern to hunters, anglers, ization process, and I had hoped that the Re- report is to forestall that outcome, and so far and wildlife managers in many States. I think sources Committee would have taken it up by as possible to return to the state of affairs pre- they deserve broad support. now. However, State fish and wildlife agencies vailing before the 9th circuit’s decision. It is in- CONCLUSION will soon be considering regulations for com- tended to speak directly to the ‘‘dormant com- In conclusion, while this conference report is ing seasons, and it is important that questions merce clause’’ basis for the 9th Circuit’s deci- far from perfect, I think it deserves to pass about their authority be resolved without un- sion in Conservation Force v. Manning. and I will vote for it. necessary delay. I am not a lawyer, but my understanding is Mr. MATHESON. Mr. Speaker, passage of Mr. Speaker, there is nothing new about a that lawyers and judges use that term to refer this legislation demonstrates our commitment State’s having different rules for resident and to the judicially established doctrine that the to our brave men and women in uniform and nonresident hunters or anglers. Colorado commerce clause is not only a ‘‘positive’’ grant acknowledges that they need resources in draws that distinction in several ways, and of power to Congress, but also a ‘‘negative’’ order to accomplish their mission and return many other States do so as well. constraint upon the States in the absence of home safely. It also offers support for the fam- And while there have been challenges to any Congressional action—in other words, that ilies when a loved one pays the ultimate sac- the validity of such rules, until recently the it restricts the powers of the States to affect rifice in the cause of fighting for freedom. Federal courts have upheld the right of the interstate commerce in a situation where Con- All along, I’ve been concerned about the States to make such distinctions. For example, gress has been silent. lack of progress reports coming from the Pen- in 1987 the Federal district court for Colorado, Section 6036(b)(1) would end the perceived tagon. This bill finally requires the Pentagon to in the case of Terk v. Ruch (reported at 655 silence of Congress by affirmatively stating use real performance indicators to report to F. Supp. 205), rejected a challenge to Colo- that State regulation of fishing and hunting— Congress with our progress in terms of secu- rado’s regulations that allocated to Coloradans including State regulation that treats residents rity, economic, and Iraqi security force training 90% of the available permits for hunting big- and non-residents differently—is in the public goals. horn sheep and mountain goats. But a recent interest. This is intended to preclude future ap- The money that will go directly to help our Court of Appeals decision marked a change— plication of the ‘‘dormant commerce clause’’ troops is of course the most important part of something that definitely is new. doctrine with regard to such regulations. And this bill. It increases the military death gratuity In that case (Conservation Force v. Man- Section 6036(b)(2) would make it clear that to $100,000 and increases life insurance ben- ning, 301 F.3rd 985; 9th Cir. 2002), the Fed- even when Congress might have been silent efits to $400,000 for families of soldiers killed eral appeals court for the 9th Circuit held that about the subject, that silence is not to be while on active duty in Iraq and Afghanistan. Arizona’s 10% cap on nonresident hunting of construed as imposing a commerce-clause We’ve all been hearing reports about the bull elk throughout the State and of antlered barrier to a State’s regulation of hunting or lack of adequate personal and vehicle armor. deer north of the Colorado River had enough fishing within its borders. Congress has funded these critical protections

VerDate Nov 24 2008 09:15 Mar 11, 2009 Jkt 039102 PO 00000 Frm 00045 Fmt 0688 Sfmt 9920 E:\BR05\H05MY5.001 H05MY5 erowe on PROD1PC63 with BOUND RECORD May 5, 2005 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—HOUSE, Vol. 151, Pt. 6 8721 in the past and we’re doing so once again in How about Uzbekistan?—‘‘suffocation, elec- engage in torture or other war crimes. The this bill. I hope that this money will quickly be tric shock, rape, beatings, and boiling pris- legacy of the U.S. then, and now as we pros- turned around to provide the needed add-on oners to death . . .’’ And the list goes on. ecute the War on Terror, is that we uphold our vehicle armor kits, new trucks, more night-vi- The so-called ‘‘diplomatic assurances’’ that commitment to justice—even in the face of sion equipment, and essential radio jammers we have received from the torturers that they shadows of terror and war. The test of a Na- to defeat the roadside bombs that are injuring will not torture those we send them are not tion is found as much in how it wages war as and killing our troops almost every day. credible, and the Administration knows it. CIA in how it promotes the values of peace and Our troops should not be compromised. Re- Director Porter Goss basically acknowledged democracy. That is what we must do today. solving the current instability in the region is in as much when he stated: ‘‘But of course once Mr. CONYERS. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong the long-term best interests of all Americans— they’re out of our control, there’s only so much opposition to this supplemental appropriations failure in Iraq would lead to irreparable con- we can do.’’ Attorney General Alberto bill and the anti-immigrant legislation it con- sequences. Thousands of American troops Gonzales confirmed this, when he said ‘‘Once tains. have been in Iraq for more than 2 years. We someone is rendered, we can’t fully control If we truly believe all the rhetoric we hear have to take care of them and ensure that what that country might do.’’ about the importance of freedom and liberty they can come back home as soon as pos- Section 1031 of the conference report would from the president and others, we will vote sible. prohibit the use of any funds included in this down this bill, which denies so much freedom Supplemental appropriations bill to subject any and liberty to immigrants in our own country. Mr. MARKEY. Mr. Speaker, when the person in custody or under the control of the H.R. 1268 includes numerous provisions House debated this legislation in March, it United States to torture or cruel, inhuman or limiting the rights of refugees, imposing oner- voted 420–2 to approve an amendment, which degrading treatment or punishment that is pro- ous new driver’s license requirements on the I authored, which reaffirms the U.S. commit- hibited by the Constitution, laws, or treaties of states, making it easier to deport legal immi- ment under the Convention Against Torture to the United States. While the Conferees ap- grants, waiving all federal laws concerning the not engage in torture, and to not render or proved Senate language that is slightly dif- construction of fences and barriers anywhere transfer people to countries where they are ferent from that of the House-passed amend- within the United States, and denying immi- likely to face torture. The U.S. signed this trea- ment, I am nevertheless supportive of this lan- grants long standing habeas corpus rights. ty under President Reagan, and the Senate guage. I support it because I read Section If enacted into law, this legislation will close ratified it in 1994. 1031 to clearly prohibit any appropriated funds America’s doors to religious minorities escap- Despite our commitments under this treaty from being spent to subject any person in U.S. ing religious persecution and women fleeing and the recent statements made by the Bush custody or control to torture or other cruel, in- sex trafficking and rape. Administration emphasizing that the U.S. is human or degrading treatment or punishment We have been down this road of over- emphatically and unambiguously against the by transferring, extraditing, or rendering such reaction in the past. During the Civil War, use of torture, there have been repeated re- persons to countries where they are likely to General Grant sought to expel the Jews from ports in the press indicating that the U.S. has face torture. the South. The aftermath of World War I been sending detainees to countries where This is because such actions clearly would brought about the notorious Red Scare and they are likely to face torture, including to be prohibited under Article 3 of the Convention the anti-immigrant Palmer raids. World War II countries who have become notorious for their Against Torture, a treaty signed and ratified by led to the unconscionable internment of Japa- human rights violations. the United States. Article 3 of the Convention nese Americans. The practice of extraordinary rendition is clearly states that: In the wake of the 9/11 tragedy, and even after the PATRIOT Act, this legislation would shrouded in secrecy. An unmarked plane ar- ‘‘No State Party shall expel, return (‘‘re- rives in the middle of the night carrying men fouler’’) or extradite a person to another further target immigrants for crimes they have wearing plain clothes and black hoods, to take State where there are substantial grounds not committed, and sins they are not respon- custody of the prisoners, cut off their clothes, for believing that he would be in danger of sible for. At some point, we have to treat ter- drug them on the spot, shackle them, and fly being subjected to torture.’’ rorism as a problem that requires an intel- off into the night. President Bush signed a se- Article 3 of the Convention further states ligence response, as opposed to an excuse to cret directive reported to speed up the process that: scapegoat immigrants. by eliminating the case by case evaluation. ‘‘For the purpose of determining whether It is for all these reasons that so many And while unofficial estimates put the number there are such grounds, the competent au- groups strongly oppose this bill, including of renditions since 9/11 to be between 100 thorities shall take into account all relevant groups concerned about immigrant rights, civil and 150, the actual number of renditions re- considerations, including, where applicable, rights and liberties, privacy rights; Labor rights; the existence in the State concerned of a mains a secret. the environment; Native-American rights; state consistent pattern of gross, flagrant, or mass rights, and international human rights. The Administration maintains that it is in full violations of human rights.’’ I urge a ‘‘no’’ vote. We cannot and should compliance with the Convention Against Tor- It would be my expectation that the funding not close ourselves off to the most vulnerable ture. Compliance, they say, is guaranteed by limitation contained in Section 1031 would members of our society. the dubious practice of asking countries therefore prohibit funds from being used to Mr. HYDE. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of known to torture prisoners for ‘‘promises’’ that transfer persons to any Nation where the per- the Conference Agreement. I wish to com- they will not torture our prisoners. These so- son was likely to face torture, and that under mend the conferees for their work in bringing called ‘‘diplomatic assurances’’ then provide Section 1031, funds could not be used for this important legislation to the House Floor. the cover for sending a suspect to that country transfers or renditions in situations where the Not only does this bill provide critical support to undergo interrogation. U.S. government had found there to be a con- to our military and the war on terror, but it also The list of countries where the detainees sistent pattern of gross, flagrant, or mass vio- funds international humanitarian reconstruction have been rendered includes Syria, lations of human rights. I would also note that and economic assistance programs provided Uzbekistan, Saudi Arabia and Egypt. in a September 2004 report to the United Na- by the United States Agency for International So here is the sand on which the Adminis- tions General Assembly, the UN Special Development. tration stands—at the same time that we ex- Rapporteur on torture expressed concern that As my colleagues know, I have believed for hort the international community to isolate reliance on diplomatic assurances is a ‘‘prac- many years that the HIV/AIDS pandemic rep- Syria for thumbing its nose at U.N. resolutions tice that is increasingly undermining the prin- resents one of the greatest health and moral to get out of Lebanon, the United States has ciple of non-refoulement’’ and observed that crises of our time, particularly in Africa. That is apparently been willing to accept Syrian prom- where torture is systematic, ‘‘the principal of why I was especially pleased by the Presi- ises that it will comply with the Convention non-refoulement must be strictly observed and dent’s announcement of a visionary Emer- Against Torture. diplomatic assurances should not be resorted gency Plan for AIDS Relief, and have sup- Here is what the State Department’s annual to.’’ ported grants and other programs funded by human rights report says about Syria’s meth- We take pride that even as our Nation USAID that help to reverse the spread of this ods of interrogation: ‘‘administering electrical fought for its survival against the Nazis and pandemic. It is thus my strongly held view that shocks, pulling out fingernails, forcing objects the Japanese Empire during World War II, that USAID should continue to fund existing pro- into the rectum, . . .’’ And the list goes on. we did not ask our ‘‘Greatest Generation’’ to grams, as well as invest in new programs, that

VerDate Nov 24 2008 09:15 Mar 11, 2009 Jkt 039102 PO 00000 Frm 00046 Fmt 0688 Sfmt 9920 E:\BR05\H05MY5.001 H05MY5 erowe on PROD1PC63 with BOUND RECORD 8722 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—HOUSE, Vol. 151, Pt. 6 May 5, 2005 support the President’s HIV/AIDS initiative. In some States, it is quite obvious that not enact- Mr. Speaker, it is important to note that this regard, there are two programs, both di- ing these reforms does not come from a lack these actions are consistent with actions taken rected toward South Africa, that I believe de- of ability, but from a lack of will. The federal by individual states to date. For example, Ne- serve the Agency’s particular attention. government cannot continue to allow our se- vada and New Mexico do not accept, as proof The first program is the new African Center curity responsibilities to be compromised by of identity, a state-issued driver license or for AIDS Management, which has, to date, the inaction of a few. identification card from states that do not meet trained over 800 graduates and is the largest Our approach is very straightforward. Build- their own standards. The federal government program of its kind worldwide. I understand ing upon guidelines and best practices estab- has been delinquent in dealing with this issue, that USAID has provided only modest funding lished and accepted by State Motor Vehicle but we are correcting that problem today. to support this initiative, while the bulk of the Administrators, the federal government’s long- Fraud in identity documents is no longer just support has come from South African institu- standing work on identity security, and actions a problem of theft. As we continue to strength- tions. With substantial additional support from taken by individual States to shore up their li- en our intelligence function to better identify USAID during Fiscal Years 2005 and 2006, censing process following the terrorist attacks; and track terrorists, those individuals will be this program could double in size and provide our legislation sets forth minimum document forced to find ways to conceal their identity in training for executives and senior managers and issuance standards for federal acceptance order to avoid detection. We must be able to from government, the provinces, municipalities of driver’s licenses and state-issued personal establish, as close to certainty as we can, that and educational institutions, as well as NGOs, identification cards. The legislation provides people are who they say they are, and in corporations, and trade unions, in the man- three years for States to come into compliance order to do so the federal government must agement of an expanded capability to detect with these standards in order for the federal have documents that it can trust. In fact, we and treat HIV/AIDS in Africa. government to recognize their documents as would not be fulfilling our security role for the The second program would be a new joint proof of an individual’s identity. American people if we did not. U.S.-South African program to provide tele- Let me make one thing perfectly clear. Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to sup- medicine-equipped mobile clinics to serve the States that want their drivers’ licenses to be port these important provisions and the pas- South African military involved in peace- used for federal identification purposes will be sage of this conference report. keeping efforts throughout Africa. This pro- required to meet these standards. All of them. Mr. STEARNS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in gram, which merits both USAID and DOD sup- If they do not, the citizens of that State will not strong support of the Emergency Wartime port, would be run through the South Africa be able to use their driver’s license to identify Supplemental, especially the provision that Medical Research Council and provide med- themselves for many purposes that they use would postpone reducing the number of Navy ical services to remote areas to combat HIV/ them for today, such as boarding an airplane. aircraft carriers from 12 to 11. Our nation is at AIDS and other infectious diseases. This mo- The bill and the report make clear that the war against global terrorism and reducing the bile clinic system, employing some of the lat- Secretary must determine the uses, in addition number of aircraft carriers would be a huge est U.S. telemedicine technologies, would le- to those set forth in the bill, for which drivers blow to our nation’s defense at this very crit- verage U.S. military expertise across dis- licenses only from complying states will be ac- ical time. tances. As this system develops, so would it cepted. Importantly, the final bill makes clear Since the end of the Cold War, carriers expand in both its capabilities and its services that the Secretary of Homeland Security will have been kept very busy and have proven to the civilian population. be responsible for ensuring that the certifi- their value in numerous operations. In this era Both of these programs are examples of hu- cations represent full compliance. This require- of uncertain U.S. access to overseas air manitarian initiatives requiring modest invest- ment ensures that the national security inter- bases, the value of carriers as sovereign U.S. ments that USAID is both equipped and fund- ests of the United States will be protected bases that can operate in international waters, ed to support. I applaud the Agency’s past through enforcement of the requirements of free from political constraints, is particularly work in this area, and encourage both the the bill. significant. continuation of existing efforts and the expan- States will also be required to confirm the During the past half century, the carrier sion of the new efforts that I have outlined. applicant’s proof of legal presence in the force has never dropped below 12 ships, illus- Mr. TOM DAVIS of Virginia. Mr. Speaker, I United States. Currently, only 11 states lack trating the enduring need for a force of at least rise today in strong support of the Conference such a requirement, meaning a majority of that many ships. After experimenting with an Report on H.R. 1268 and urge all my col- states have already recognized the need for ‘‘11 + 1’’ carrier force in FY1995–FY2000, leagues to support it. tighter standards, but unnecessary and dan- DOD returned to a force of 12 fully active car- In addition to necessary funding for our gerous gaps in the system still exist. Impor- riers, suggesting that DOD was dissatisfied troops, tsunami disaster relief, and border se- tantly, States are still permitted to issue driv- with a force of less than 12 fully active car- curity; this conference report also includes im- ers’ licenses to individuals who are not lawfully riers. portant provisions to bring long-overdue, com- present in the United States or who cannot This provision in the Supplemental would ef- mon sense reform to drivers’ licenses and provide satisfactory proof of identity. The abil- fectively delay the decommissioning of the state-issued identification cards, authored last ity of States to have such a system is cur- USS Kennedy until 6 months after the Quad- year by the Government Reform Committee in rently under challenge in court, and this legis- rennial Defense Review is released. The Ken- response to a recommendation of the 9–11 lation will provide them with express authority. nedy is based at the Mayport Naval Station Commission. The bill further provides that these licenses or near Jacksonville, Florida. Aside from con- Mr. Speaker, I want to especially thank the identification cards must be clearly visually dif- cerns of this move striking a blow to national Speaker and Majority Leader for making good ferentiated from other licenses and contain security, the carrier’s retirement would mean on their promise to get this legislation to the specific language regarding their validity for an estimated loss of $300 million a year to the floor signed into law quickly in the 109th Con- federal identification and other official pur- local economy. gress. I also want to thank my colleague from poses. Furthermore, if the Kennedy were retired, all California, the Chairman of the Appropriations In addition, the legislation will require iden- of the Atlantic Fleet’s carriers would be, for Committee, for his strong support and for tity documents to expire at the same time as some time at least, home ported in a single lo- agreeing to include these provisions in H.R, the expiration of lawful entry status—this will cation. This, of course, would not be in the 1268. Finally, I would like to thank my col- prevent individuals who have illegally entered best interest of national security. league from Wisconsin for his tireless work or are unlawfully present in the United States Decommissioning the Kennedy before the and support on this issue, Last year following from having valid identification documents. QDR is complete could prove to be a very passage of the 9–11 Commission Rec- This loophole was highlighted on September costly and ill-timed decision. The QDR may ommendations Implementation Act, he and I 11th, as Nawaf al Hazmi and Hani Hanjour, conclude that a fleet of 12 aircraft carriers is made a commitment to work together to en- the pilots of Flight 77, both obtained licenses essential to our nation, thus necessitating that sure that the most important provisions not ad- and identification cards after the expiration of the USS Kennedy be operational. In a time of dressed in the final bill would be addressed their visa authorization. We must correct this war, it is unwise to retire an aircraft carrier early in the 109th Congress. That commitment dangerous problem before we again give indi- without knowing whether or not it will be need- is being fulfilled today. viduals who have overstayed their visas the ed. Judging by the basic nature of these re- tools they need to integrate into society and Mr. Speaker, I urge members of congress to quirements as well as the actions taken by carry out criminal and terrorist acts. carefully examine the effects that retiring the

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Mr. Speaker, I rise today in sup- tion. viding our troops, their families and the vet- port of the inclusion of the REAL ID Act within While I remain deeply opposed to the REAL erans who have returned from service in Iraq the supplemental appropriations conference ID and its inclusion in this conference report, and Afghanistan. The on-going wars in Iraq report. The REAL ID Act is an important step I do not believe withholding funds from our and Afghanistan, as well as other active mili- towards addressing a significant national secu- dedicated military and tsunami victims is right. tary and intelligence operations in other coun- rity concern. There should be no question that I remain tries require planning, budgeting and congres- The inclusion of the REAL ID Act in this leg- very concerned about the Bush Administra- sional oversight to ensure the best and most islation will protect Americans from terrorists tion’s lack of a clear exit strategy in Iraq. How- effective use of taxpayer dollars in order to who seek to exploit weaknesses in our home- ever, I am committed to our troops, and I will keep our troops and all Americans safe and land security. By allowing homeland security continue to fight for a clear plan so they can protected. officials to more closely scrutinize asylum be reunited with their families and democracy Unfortunately, the Conference Agreement claims and by expanding the grounds for de- can thrive in an Iraq run by Iraqis. on the Emergency Wartime Supplemental Ap- portation to include additional terrorist related Mr. MCCAUL of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I rise propriation, H.R. 1268, is a testament to poor activities, this act makes America more se- in support of the conference agreement for the planning, the complete absence of competent cure. The creation of minimal standards for Emergency Supplemental Appropriations bill. I budgeting and, worst of all, the exploitation by drivers’ licenses will help reduce the use of wish to commend the conferees for their work this Congress of the needs of our troops to fraudulently obtained state IDs to access sen- in bringing this important legislation to the pass a grab bag of political pork and exploitive sitive areas and board aircraft. House floor. The funding provided by this bill public policy. To add insult to injury, every dol- Last year, I voted against intelligence reform not only helps insure that our military will have lar in this $82 billion bill is borrowed and will legislation because of the removal at the last the resources and capabilities necessary to be added to our nation’s debt—eventually paid minute of the REAL ID Act. I know Judiciary prevail in the global war on terror, but it also for by future generations. Chairman Jim Sensenbrenner strongly op- supports the Pentagon’s important R&D pro- My vote against this bill is a reflection of the posed the removal of the REAL ID Act from grams. inept, incompetent and deliberately misleading that legislation. When many had lost hope, he I recently noted concerns published by two policies of the Bush Administration and the continued the fight to move the REAL ID Act former defense officials over possible reduc- Republican controlled Congress. At every through the legislative process. I thank Chair- tions in future defense advanced technology point in this war in Iraq, from pre-emptive war man Sensenbrenner for sticking by his convic- development. While I am confident that this to the on-going occupation, there has been a tions, providing leadership on this issue, and Administration and the Congress will continue shameless disregard for honesty and a com- to provide ample funding for the military’s R&D ensuring the inclusion of the REAL ID Act plete failure of meaningful, constructive con- programs, it is important to underscore how within this conference report. gressional oversight. With, almost 1,700 lives Ms. SOLIS. Mr. Speaker, today I voted in these programs help incubate technologies lost, thousands wounded, some $212 billion with important military applications being de- support of the Fiscal Year 2005 Iraq and Tsu- spent in Iraq and at least $65 billion spent in veloped by small companies. nami Relief Supplemental Conference Report. Afghanistan to date, Americans should expect My Congressional district has a number of This decision was very difficult for me. I voted small companies with innovative new tech- Congress to be engaged and conducting vig- for this legislation because it includes vital nologies that promise significant benefits to orous oversight, not playing political games. Where is the courage, or at least the out- equipment and services that our troops des- the military. Three of these companies have rage, among members of this House to stand perately need. The bill also provides funding developed technologies that offer good exam- up and say enough is enough. Let us pass an for needed vehicle armor and personal protec- ples of private initiatives ready to be advanced appropriations bill to provide the courageous tion for our courageous troops and increases for military use in partnership with the Defense financial support to families of fallen heroes. Department. The funding in this bill will make U.S. servicemen and women risking their lives While I strongly oppose the war in Iraq, I be- this partnership possible. in Iraq and Afghanistan with the tools to pro- lieve it is our government’s duty to protect our One company, Zebra Imaging, has devel- tect themselves, achieve their mission and troops which this Congress sent into the line oped a 3–D hologram technology that now come home safely. Let us have the courage of fire, as well as their families. produces three-dimensional imagery of battle- and discipline to dump the extraneous billions While I voted for this measure, I strongly op- field information imagery for military planning and the excessively extraneous policy add- pose the REAL ID provisions in it. REAL ID and reconnaissance purposes. The first of ons. Instead, Congress has passed a pork- gives blanket authority to the United States these imaging systems is now being deployed barrel bill that, for example, restores $592 mil- Department of Homeland Security to build any by the Army for use in Iraq, with a second lion in funding to construct a new U.S. em- roads or barriers at any time and at any bor- system planned. Several defense R&D pro- bassy in Baghdad that is not an emergency, der without having to answer to State or Fed- grams are assessing advanced applications of could not be constructed during the on-going eral authorities and laws. Its driver’s license this technology for the future warfighter. insecurity and was previously defeated in a provisions overturn States’ rights and impose A second company, Teravicta Technologies, vote in the House by a wide margin. a massive unfunded mandate on States, while has engineered advanced radio frequency Our nation is now in its third year with al- doing nothing to address our outdated immi- microelectro-mechanical (RF MEMS) switches most 160,000 troops occupying both Iraq and gration system. and relays that provide much greater effi- Afghanistan. Why was the $78 billion for mili- I am very disappointed that the REAL ID ciency and performance in military electronics tary operations included in this emergency provision was included in a bill to fund support and communications systems, such as radar supplemental appropriation not included in the for our military forces and their families and and satellite communications, as well as cell regular $400 billion FY2005 defense budget relief for tsunami victims. While I acknowledge phones and other mobile wireless devices. passed only months ago. That would have that our immigration system is broken, this Pinion Software, the third example, is devel- raised defense spending to almost $500 bil- legislation is not the right vehicle to do it and oping a simple system for securing sensitive lion, but at least it would have honestly met REAL ID is not the right approach to fix it. I data stored in and transmitted by wireless mo- our obligations to our troops. But foresight and support comprehensive immigration reform, bile devices. The widespread and growing proper planning are not the strengths of this not attempts by the Republican majority in military use of wireless handheld devices and White House and by budgeting properly it Congress and President Bush to give the laptop computers has an accompanying secu- would have stripped the Republicans in Con- American people a false sense of security at rity threat that is increasingly serious and will gress of a convenient legislative vehicle, a the cost of our civil liberties and values. That be protected by this technology. ‘‘must pass’’ bill as they refer to it, by which is why I urged conferees on the Supplemental These and other promising new tech- to supporting our troops is cover for attaching bill to remove these harmful provisions from nologies are fostered by the R&D programs pork projects and politically motivated policies.

VerDate Nov 24 2008 09:15 Mar 11, 2009 Jkt 039102 PO 00000 Frm 00048 Fmt 0688 Sfmt 9920 E:\BR05\H05MY5.001 H05MY5 erowe on PROD1PC63 with BOUND RECORD 8724 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—HOUSE, Vol. 151, Pt. 6 May 5, 2005 This bill, regardless of the margin by which MOTION TO RECOMMIT OFFERED BY MR. OBEY Langevin Nadler Serrano it has passed Congress, is a shameful exam- Mr. OBEY. Mr. Speaker, I offer a mo- Larsen (WA) Napolitano Sherman Lee Neal (MA) Skelton ple of politicians exploiting the needs of a na- tion to recommit. Levin Oberstar Slaughter tion at war and the warriors who are fighting The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is the Lewis (GA) Obey Smith (WA) this war to advance a narrow, ideological and gentleman opposed to the conference Lipinski Olver Snyder Lofgren, Zoe Ortiz exclusive political agenda. Since there is no report? Solis Lowey Owens Spratt money for Iraq in the 2006 federal budget we Mr. OBEY. Mr. Speaker, in this form, Lynch Pallone Stark can expect another ‘‘emergency wartime sup- I am. Maloney Pascrell Strickland plemental’’ again in the near future and with it The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Markey Pastor Stupak Marshall Payne Tanner the same abusive process. Clerk will report the motion to recom- Matheson Pelosi Tauscher Among the most egregious and offensive mit. Matsui Peterson (MN) Taylor (MS) McCarthy Pomeroy provisions of this bill is the attachment of dis- The Clerk read as follows: Thompson (CA) graceful provision call the ‘‘REAL ID.’’ The McCollum (MN) Price (NC) Mr. OBEY of Wisconsin moves to re- McDermott Rahall Thompson (MS) provision adds a de facto national identifica- commit the conference report on the McGovern Rangel Tierney tion card to be paid for by state and local tax- bill, H.R. 1268, to the committee of con- McIntyre Reyes Towns payers. It is another multi-billion dollar un- McKinney Ross Udall (CO) ference with instructions to the man- McNulty Rothman Udall (NM) funded mandate on taxpayers, as well as an- agers on the part of the House to re- Meehan Roybal-Allard Van Hollen other example of Republican excess and com- cede to the Senate and agree to the Meek (FL) Ruppersberger Vela´ zquez plete disregard for competent policy making. highest level of funding within the Meeks (NY) Rush Visclosky The REAL ID will make it easier for the immi- Melancon Ryan (OH) Wasserman scope of conference for Immigration Menendez Sabo Schultz gration officials to send persons fleeing polit- and Customs Enforcement. Michaud Salazar Waters ical or religious persecution back to their per- ´ The SPEAKER pro tempore. Without Millender- Sanchez, Linda Watson secutors and it builds a wall along portions of McDonald T. Watt objection, the previous question is or- the U.S.-Mexico border with complete dis- Miller (NC) Sanchez, Loretta Waxman dered on the motion to recommit. Miller, George Sanders regard for all laws, including environmental Weiner There was no objection. Mollohan Schakowsky Wexler regulations. Furthermore, because the legisla- Moore (KS) Schiff Woolsey The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Moore (WI) Schwartz (PA) tion calls for national driver license standards Wu question is on the motion to recommit. Moran (VA) Scott (GA) to be implemented by states, it all but guaran- Wynn The question was taken; and the Murtha Scott (VA) tees that more untrained and tested drivers Speaker pro tempore announced that will be driving on our streets, roads and free- NAYS—225 the noes appeared to have it. ways. This is not an anti-terrorism provision, it Mr. OBEY. Mr. Speaker, I object to Aderholt Emerson Kline is simply more political grandstanding at the Akin English (PA) Knollenberg the vote on the ground that a quorum expense of the American taxpayer and hard Alexander Everett Kolbe is not present and make the point of Bachus Feeney Kuhl (NY) working families. order that a quorum is not present. Baker Ferguson LaHood There are some good aspects of this bill The SPEAKER pro tempore. Evi- Barrett (SC) Fitzpatrick (PA) Latham which I do support strongly. In addition to the Bartlett (MD) Flake LaTourette dently a quorum is not present. needed funding for our troops, there is critical Barton (TX) Foley Leach The Sergeant at Arms will notify ab- Bass Forbes Lewis (CA) foreign assistance which I support. This in- sent Members. Beauprez Fortenberry Lewis (KY) cludes funds for victims of the Indian Ocean Biggert Fossella Linder Pursuant to clause 9 of rule XX, the tsunami, humanitarian assistance to the vic- Bilirakis Foxx LoBiondo Chair will reduce to 5 minutes the min- Bishop (UT) Franks (AZ) Lucas tims of the genocide in Darfur, funds to sup- imum time for the electronic vote on Blackburn Frelinghuysen Lungren, Daniel port the African Union peacekeeping operation the question of adopting the conference Blunt Gallegly E. in Sudan, economic development for the Pal- Boehlert Garrett (NJ) Mack report. estinian people, international food aid and Boehner Gerlach Manzullo The vote was taken by electronic de- Bonilla Gibbons Marchant other bilateral assistance to critical allies. vice, and there were—yeas 201, nays Bonner Gilchrest McCaul (TX) These are proper and needed uses of Amer- Bono Gillmor McCotter 225, not voting 7, as follows: ica’s wealth to create stability, security and Boozman Gingrey McCrery [Roll No. 160] Boustany Gohmert McHenry save lives around the world. Bradley (NH) Goodlatte McHugh We are at a critical time in our nation’s his- YEAS—201 Brady (TX) Granger McKeon tory. The current levels of deficit spending to Abercrombie Conyers Goode Brown (SC) Graves McMorris sustain the wars, occupations and reconstruc- Ackerman Cooper Gordon Brown-Waite, Green (WI) Mica Allen Costa Green, Al Ginny Gutknecht Miller (FL) tion efforts in Afghanistan and Iraq, almost Andrews Costello Green, Gene Burgess Hall Miller (MI) $300 billion to date, plus the long-term needs Baca Cramer Grijalva Burton (IN) Harris Miller, Gary of veterans, is not sustainable and is fiscally Baird Crowley Gutierrez Buyer Hart Moran (KS) Baldwin Cuellar Harman Calvert Hastings (WA) Murphy dangerous. Barrow Cummings Hastings (FL) Camp Hayes Musgrave My strong and unwavering support for Bean Davis (AL) Herseth Cannon Hayworth Myrick America’s fighting men and women, as well as Becerra Davis (CA) Higgins Cantor Hefley Neugebauer for our veterans remains steadfast. My opposi- Berkley Davis (FL) Hinchey Capito Hensarling Ney Berman Davis (IL) Hinojosa Carter Herger Northup tion to this legislation is a demonstration of my Berry Davis (TN) Holden Castle Hobson Norwood lack of confidence in the Iraq policy and my Bishop (GA) DeFazio Holt Chabot Hoekstra Nunes disgust with the irresponsible fiscal policies of Bishop (NY) DeGette Honda Chocola Hostettler Nussle this White House and Republican controlled Blumenauer Delahunt Hooley Coble Hulshof Osborne Boren DeLauro Hoyer Cole (OK) Hunter Otter Congress. The needs and priorities of the Boswell Dicks Inslee Conaway Hyde Oxley American people must come before the short- Boucher Dingell Israel Cox Inglis (SC) Paul sighted political advantages of the majority Boyd Doggett Jackson (IL) Crenshaw Issa Pearce Brady (PA) Doyle Jackson-Lee Cubin Istook Pence party. The priorities in Washington must Brown, Corrine Edwards (TX) Culberson Jenkins Peterson (PA) change and I will continue to fight to put our Butterfield Emanuel Jefferson Cunningham Jindal Petri troops and our families first, not use them as Capuano Engel Johnson, E. B. Davis (KY) Johnson (CT) Pickering a political excuse. Cardin Eshoo Jones (NC) Davis, Jo Ann Johnson (IL) Pitts Cardoza Etheridge Jones (OH) Davis, Tom Johnson, Sam Platts Mr. LEWIS of California. Mr. Speak- Carnahan Evans Kanjorski Deal (GA) Keller Poe er, I yield back the balance of my time. Carson Farr Kaptur DeLay Kelly Pombo The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Case Fattah Kennedy (RI) Dent Kennedy (MN) Porter LATOURETTE). Without objection, the Chandler Filner Kildee Drake King (IA) Price (GA) Clay Ford Kilpatrick (MI) Dreier King (NY) Pryce (OH) previous question is ordered on the Cleaver Frank (MA) Kind Duncan Kingston Putnam conference report. Clyburn Gonzalez Kucinich Ehlers Kirk Radanovich

VerDate Nov 24 2008 09:15 Mar 11, 2009 Jkt 039102 PO 00000 Frm 00049 Fmt 0688 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR05\H05MY5.001 H05MY5 erowe on PROD1PC63 with BOUND RECORD May 5, 2005 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—HOUSE, Vol. 151, Pt. 6 8725 Ramstad Shaw Tiahrt Franks (AZ) LoBiondo Rogers (MI) Maloney Olver Serrano Regula Shays Tiberi Frelinghuysen Lofgren, Zoe Rohrabacher Markey Owens Stark Rehberg Sherwood Turner Gallegly Lowey Ros-Lehtinen McCollum (MN) Pallone Thompson (CA) Reichert Shimkus Upton Garrett (NJ) Lucas Ross McDermott Pastor Tierney Renzi Shuster Walden (OR) Gerlach Lungren, Daniel Rothman McGovern Paul Towns Reynolds Simmons Walsh Gibbons E. Roybal-Allard McKinney Payne Vela´ zquez Rogers (AL) Simpson Wamp Gilchrest Lynch Royce Meehan Rangel Waters ´ Rogers (KY) Smith (NJ) Weldon (FL) Gillmor Mack Ruppersberger Meeks (NY) Sanchez, Linda Watt Rogers (MI) Smith (TX) Miller, George T. Weiner Weldon (PA) Gingrey Manzullo Rush Rohrabacher Sodrel Napolitano Sanders Wexler Weller Gohmert Marchant Ryan (OH) Ros-Lehtinen Souder Marshall Oberstar Schakowsky Woolsey Westmoreland Gonzalez Ryan (WI) Royce Stearns Goode Matheson Ryun (KS) Whitfield ANSWERED ‘‘PRESENT’’—1 Ryan (WI) Sullivan Goodlatte McCarthy Sabo Wicker Ryun (KS) Sweeney Granger McCaul (TX) Salazar Matsui Wilson (NM) Saxton Tancredo Graves McCotter Sanchez, Loretta Schwarz (MI) Taylor (NC) Wilson (SC) Green (WI) McCrery Saxton NOT VOTING—6 Sensenbrenner Terry Wolf Green, Al McHenry Schiff Brown (OH) Diaz-Balart, L. Lantos Sessions Thomas Young (AK) Green, Gene McHugh Schwartz (PA) Capps Diaz-Balart, M. Larson (CT) Shadegg Thornberry Young (FL) Gutknecht McIntyre Schwarz (MI) b 1404 NOT VOTING—7 Hall McKeon Scott (GA) Harman McMorris Scott (VA) So the conference report was agreed Brown (OH) Diaz-Balart, M. Larson (CT) Harris McNulty Sensenbrenner Capps Doolittle Hart Meek (FL) Sessions to. Diaz-Balart, L. Lantos Hastings (FL) Melancon Shadegg The result of the vote was announced Hastings (WA) Menendez Shaw as above recorded. b 1355 Hayes Mica Shays Hayworth Michaud Sherman A motion to reconsider was laid on Mr. EHLERS and Mr. DELAY Hefley Millender- Sherwood the table. changed their vote from ‘‘yea’’ to Hensarling McDonald Shimkus f ‘‘nay.’’ Herger Miller (FL) Shuster Herseth Miller (MI) Simmons PERSONAL EXPLANATION Messrs. FRANK of Massachusetts, Higgins Miller (NC) Simpson CONYERS, and RYAN of Ohio changed Hinojosa Miller, Gary Skelton Mr. LARSON of Connecticut. Mr. Speaker, I their vote from ‘‘nay’’ to ‘‘yea.’’ Hobson Mollohan Slaughter would like to submit this statement for the Hoekstra Moore (KS) Smith (NJ) ECORD So the motion to recommit was re- Holden Moore (WI) Smith (TX) R and regret that I could not be present jected. Hooley Moran (KS) Smith (WA) today, Thursday, May 5, 2005, to vote on roll- The result of the vote was announced Hostettler Moran (VA) Snyder call vote Nos. 159, 160, and 161 due to a as above recorded. Hoyer Murphy Sodrel family medical emergency. Hulshof Murtha Solis The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Hunter Musgrave Souder Had I been present, I would have voted: LATOURETTE). The question is on the Hyde Myrick Spratt ‘‘No’’ on rollcall No. 159 ordering the previous conference report. Inglis (SC) Nadler Stearns question on H. Res. 258—Rule providing for Inslee Neal (MA) Strickland Pursuant to clause 10 of rule XX, the Israel Neugebauer Stupak consideration of H.R. 1268; ‘‘Yea’’ on rollcall yeas and nays are ordered. Issa Ney Sullivan No. 160 on the motion to recommit the Con- This is a 5-minute vote. Istook Northup Sweeney ference Report for H.R. 1268 to the con- The vote was taken by electronic de- Jackson (IL) Norwood Tancredo ference committee with instructions; and, Jefferson Nunes Tanner vice, and there were—yeas 368, nays 58, Jenkins Nussle Tauscher ‘‘Yea’’ on rollcall No. 161 on agreeing to the answered ‘‘present’’ 1, not voting 6, as Jindal Obey Taylor (MS) Conference Report for H.R. 1268—Emergency follows: Johnson (CT) Ortiz Taylor (NC) Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, Johnson (IL) Osborne Terry [Roll No. 161] Johnson, E. B. Otter Thomas the Global War on Terror, and Tsunami Relief YEAS—368 Johnson, Sam Oxley Thompson (MS) Act, 2005. Jones (NC) Pascrell Thornberry f Ackerman Brady (TX) Davis (CA) Kanjorski Pearce Tiahrt Aderholt Brown (SC) Davis (FL) Kaptur Pelosi Tiberi PERSONAL EXPLANATION Akin Brown, Corrine Davis (KY) Keller Pence Turner Alexander Brown-Waite, Davis (TN) Kelly Peterson (MN) Udall (CO) Mrs. CAPPS. Mr. Speaker, I was not able to Allen Ginny Davis, Jo Ann Kennedy (MN) Peterson (PA) Udall (NM) be present for the following rollcall votes and Andrews Burgess Davis, Tom Kennedy (RI) Petri Upton would like the RECORD to reflect that I would Baca Burton (IN) Deal (GA) Kildee Pickering Van Hollen Bachus Butterfield DeFazio Kilpatrick (MI) Pitts Visclosky have voted as follows: Rollcall No. 159—‘‘no’’; Baird Buyer DeGette Kind Platts Walden (OR) rollcall No. 160—‘‘yes’’; rollcall No. 161— Baker Calvert DeLauro King (IA) Poe Walsh ‘‘yes.’’ Barrett (SC) Camp DeLay King (NY) Pombo Wamp Barrow Cannon Dent Kingston Pomeroy Wasserman f Bartlett (MD) Cantor Dicks Kirk Porter Schultz Barton (TX) Capito Dingell Kline Price (GA) Watson PERSONAL EXPLANATION Bass Cardin Doggett Knollenberg Price (NC) Waxman Mr. LANTOS. Mr. Speaker, I was unable to Bean Cardoza Doolittle Kolbe Pryce (OH) Weldon (FL) Beauprez Carnahan Doyle Kuhl (NY) Putnam Weldon (PA) be present for the vote on the Motion to Re- Berkley Carter Drake LaHood Radanovich Weller commit the Conference Report on H.R. 1268, Berman Case Dreier Langevin Rahall Westmoreland Berry Castle Edwards the Emergency Supplemental Wartime Appro- Larsen (WA) Ramstad Whitfield priations Act. Had I been present I would have Biggert Chabot Ehlers Latham Regula Wicker Bilirakis Chandler Emanuel LaTourette Rehberg Wilson (NM) voted ‘‘yea.’’ Bishop (GA) Chocola Emerson Leach Reichert Wilson (SC) Mr. Speaker, I was unable to be present for Bishop (NY) Cleaver Engel Levin Renzi Wolf the vote on passage of the Conference Report Bishop (UT) Clyburn English (PA) Lewis (CA) Reyes Wu Blackburn Cole (OK) Eshoo Lewis (KY) Reynolds Wynn on H.R. 1268, the Emergency Supplemental Blunt Conaway Etheridge Linder Rogers (AL) Young (AK) Wartime Appropriations Act. Had I been Boehlert Cooper Evans Lipinski Rogers (KY) Young (FL) Boehner Costa Everett present I would have voted ‘‘yea.’’ Bonilla Costello Fattah NAYS—58 f Bonner Cox Feeney Bono Cramer Ferguson Abercrombie Davis (IL) Hinchey LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM Boozman Crenshaw Fitzpatrick (PA) Baldwin Delahunt Holt Boren Crowley Flake Becerra Duncan Honda (Mr. LEWIS of Georgia asked and was Boswell Cubin Foley Blumenauer Farr Jackson-Lee given permission to address the House Boucher Cuellar Forbes Capuano Filner (TX) for 1 minute and to revise and extend Boustany Culberson Ford Carson Frank (MA) Jones (OH) his remarks.) Boyd Cummings Fortenberry Clay Gordon Kucinich Bradley (NH) Cunningham Fossella Coble Grijalva Lee Mr. LEWIS of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, Brady (PA) Davis (AL) Foxx Conyers Gutierrez Lewis (GA) I rise to address the House to inquire of

VerDate Nov 24 2008 09:15 Mar 11, 2009 Jkt 039102 PO 00000 Frm 00050 Fmt 0688 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR05\H05MY5.001 H05MY5 erowe on PROD1PC63 with BOUND RECORD 8726 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—HOUSE, Vol. 151, Pt. 6 May 5, 2005 the majority whip the schedule for Mr. BLUNT. Mr. Speaker, the Com- also advised that the text of the re- next week. mittee on Appropriations is moving ported bill will be available on the Web Mr. BLUNT. Mr. Speaker, will the their work along at an extraordinary sites of the Committee on Homeland gentleman yield? pace, particularly based on the fact Security and the Committee on Rules. Mr. LEWIS of Georgia. I yield to the that they also were able to get this Members should use the Office of gentleman from Missouri. supplemental done today in a way that Legislative Counsel to ensure that Mr. BLUNT. Mr. Speaker, I thank has not slowed down the progress we their amendments are drafted in the the gentleman for yielding to me. are seeing this year. We are hopeful to most appropriate format and should Mr. Speaker, the House will convene get many, if not all, of these bills done check with the Office of the Parliamen- on Tuesday at 2 p.m. for legislative by the early part of July and expect to tarian to be certain their amendments business. We will consider several have some of these bills on the floor comply with the rules of the House. measures under the suspension of the the week of May 16. f rules. A final list of those bills will be The two bills that I think are the fur- ANNOUNCEMENT BY COMMITTEE sent to the Members’ offices by the end thest along are Interior and Homeland of the week. Any votes called on meas- ON RULES REGARDING AMEND- Security, and it is likely that they MENTS TO H.R. 1279, GANG DE- ures will be rolled until 6:30 on Tues- would be first. day. TERRENCE AND COMMUNITY As has been our process for a while, PROTECTION ACT OF 2005 On Wednesday and the balance of the we would intend to move to the appro- week, the House will convene at 10 a.m. priations bills whenever they are avail- (Mr. DREIER asked and was given for legislative business, and we may able. In many ways the rest of the cal- permission to address the House for 1 consider additional legislation under endar will respond to the work coming minute and to revise and extend his re- suspension of the rules, as well as two out of the Committee on Appropria- marks.) bills under a rule, H.R. 1279, Gang De- tions and ready for the floor. Mr. DREIER. Mr. Speaker, the Com- terrence and Community Protection Mr. LEWIS of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, mittee on Rules may meet the week of Act of 2005; and H.R. 1544, Faster and I thank the gentleman from Missouri May 9 to grant a rule which could limit Smarter Funding for First Responders for all of that valuable information. We the amendment process for floor con- Act of 2005. appreciate it. sideration of H.R. 1279, the Gang Deter- Mr. LEWIS of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, rence and Community Protection Act I thank the majority deputy whip for f of 2005. that information. I will continue to PERMISSION FOR COMMITTEE ON Any Member wishing to offer an yield to the gentleman to ask about THE JUDICIARY TO FILE REPORT amendment should submit 55 copies the gang violence and the first re- ON H.R. 1279, GANG DETERRENCE and one copy of a brief explanation of sponder bills. Which day will we con- AND COMMUNITY PROTECTION the amendment to the Committee on sider each bill, and what type of rule is ACT OF 2005 Rules in room H–312 of the Capitol by anticipated for each bill? Mr. DREIER. Mr. Speaker, I ask noon on Tuesday, May 10, 2005. Mem- Mr. BLUNT. Mr. Speaker, I would unanimous consent that the Com- bers should draft their amendments to like to defer on the rules to the Com- mittee on the Judiciary have until the bill as reported by the Committee mittee on Rules chairman. He will have midnight tonight to file its report on on the Judiciary on April 20, 2005. some announcements regarding rules H.R. 1279. Members are advised that the report of on those bills when he speaks. The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. the Committee on the Judiciary is ex- Mr. DREIER. Mr. Speaker, will the LATOURETTE). Is there objection to the pected to be filed today, Thursday, gentleman yield? request of the gentleman from Cali- May 5, and Members are also advised Mr. LEWIS of Georgia. I yield to the that the text of the reported bill should gentleman from California. fornia? There was no objection. be available for their review on the Mr. DREIER. Mr. Speaker, I am plan- Web sites of the Committee on the Ju- f ning, as soon as this fascinating col- diciary and the Committee on Rules by loquy is completed, to ask unanimous ANNOUNCEMENT BY COMMITTEE this evening. consent to make a formal announce- ON RULES REGARDING AMEND- Members should use the Office of ment to our colleagues which will re- MENTS TO H.R. 1544, FASTER Legislative Counsel to ensure that quest that amendments be filed with us AND SMARTER FUNDING FOR their amendments are drafted in the upstairs for consideration of the meas- FIRST RESPONDERS ACT OF 2005 most appropriate format and should ures. (Mr. DREIER asked and was given check with the Office of the Parliamen- Mr. LEWIS of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, tarian to be certain their amendments I thank the gentleman. permission to address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his re- comply with the rules of the House. Mr. Deputy Whip, does leadership an- Mr. Speaker, with that I wish my col- ticipate having votes next Friday? marks.) Mr. DREIER. Mr. Speaker, the Com- leagues a happy Cinco de Mayo and a Mr. BLUNT. Mr. Speaker, will the Happy Mother’s Day. gentleman yield? mittee on Rules may meet the week of Mr. LEWIS of Georgia. I yield to the May 9 to grant a rule which could limit f gentleman from Missouri. the amendment process for floor con- REMOVAL OF NAME OF MEMBER Mr. BLUNT. Mr. Speaker, at this mo- sideration of H.R. 1544, the Faster and AS COSPONSOR OF H.R. 1638 ment we are scheduled to work on Fri- Smarter Funding For First Responders Mr. BUTTERFIELD. Mr. Speaker, I day. If we determine that is not nec- Act of 2005. ask unanimous consent to have my essary, we will announce that as soon Any Member wishing to offer an name removed as a cosponsor of H.R. in the week as possible. But at this amendment should submit 55 copies of 1638. point we are scheduled to work next the amendment and one copy of a brief The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there Friday. explanation of the amendment to the objection to the request of the gen- Mr. LEWIS of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, Committee on Rules in room H–312 of tleman from North Carolina? continuing to yield to the gentleman, I the Capitol by noon on Tuesday, May There was no objection. understand we have appropriation bills 10, 2005. Members should draft their f coming up, and we understand we may amendments to the bill as reported by have a number of appropriation bills on the Committee on Homeland Security REMOVAL OF NAME OF MEMBER the floor prior to the Memorial Day on April 21, 2005. Members are advised AS COSPONSOR OF H.R. 513 district work period. Which appropria- that the report of the Committee on Ms. LEE. Mr. Speaker, I ask unani- tion bills will be considered prior to Homeland Security, House Report 109– mous consent to have my name re- the recess? 65, was filed on April 28. Members are moved as a cosponsor of H.R. 513.

VerDate Nov 24 2008 09:15 Mar 11, 2009 Jkt 039102 PO 00000 Frm 00051 Fmt 0688 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR05\H05MY5.001 H05MY5 erowe on PROD1PC63 with BOUND RECORD May 5, 2005 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—HOUSE, Vol. 151, Pt. 6 8727 The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there (1) supports the goals and ideals of Na- be a death sentence. The weapons to combat objection to the request of the gentle- tional Hepatitis B Awareness Week; this disease are available, including vaccina- woman from California? (2) calls upon the people of the United tion, early diagnosis and treatments. During There was no objection. States to observe the week with appropriate National Hepatitis B Awareness Week, events programs and activities; and f (3) supports raising awareness of the con- will be held across the United States to raise sequences of untreated chronic hepatitis B awareness about hepatitis B, educate suf- SUPPORTING GOALS AND IDEALS and the urgency to seek appropriate care as ferers and their physicians about improved OF NATIONAL HEPATITIS B a serious public health issue. methods of treatment and prevention, and AWARENESS WEEK Mr. HONDA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in open the dialogue within communities to stop Mr. MURPHY. Mr. Speaker, I ask support of H. Res. 250, a resolution that rec- the transmission of this virus. unanimous consent that the Com- ognizes the goals and ideals of the week of Recognizing the goals of National Hepatitis mittee on Energy and Commerce be May 9th as National Hepatitis B Awareness B Awareness Week is an important step in ef- discharged from further consideration Week. forts to increase awareness about this deadly of the resolution (H. Res. 250) sup- I first want to thank Mr. MURPHY for his lead- virus. This resolution also seeks to honor porting the goals and ideals of National ership on this resolution. those in the community and in medicine who Hepatitis B Awareness Week, and ask During the week of May 9, health advocates seek to prevent additional cases of hepatitis B for its immediate consideration in the from around the country will be putting on a and improve the quality of life for those who House. national media campaign, ‘‘Aim for the B,’’ to have already contracted it. We all have constituents affected by this The Clerk read the title of the resolu- raise awareness about the disease and to disease, so let us come together and support tion. educate the community about prevention a comprehensive response and spread aware- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there through testing and vaccination. Mr. Speaker, the numbers are startling. In ness on prevention. objection to the request of the gen- I urge my colleagues to support this resolu- the United States, 12 million people (1 out of tleman from Pennsylvania? tion and all of the events during National Hep- 20) have been infected at some time in their There was no objection. atitis B Awareness Week. The Clerk read the resolution as fol- lives with the hepatitis B virus, more than one Ms. BALDWIN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to lows: million people in the U.S. have developed express my support for increased awareness chronic hepatitis B infection, and more than H. RES. 250 and education around the potentially life- 5,000 Americans die from hepatitis B-related Whereas hepatitis B is the most common threatening disease, hepatitis B. Hepatitis B is serious liver infection in the world; liver complications each year. the most common liver infection in the world, Chronic hepatitis B is often called a ‘‘silent Whereas chronic hepatitis B infections and approximately 5,000 Americans will die disease’’ because more than two-thirds of the cause 80 percent of all primary liver cancer from complications of this disease in 2005. cases worldwide; 12 million Americans infected with hepatitis B The hepatitis B virus is extremely infectious. Whereas 10,000,000 to 30,000,000 people will have no recognized symptoms. Of those who In fact, it is 100 times more infectious than the be infected with the hepatitis B virus world- are diagnosed, fewer than ten percent seek wide in 2005; HIV virus. Twelve million people in the United long-term medical care that could allow more States are already infected, and an additional Whereas approximately 100,000 people in hepatitis patients to lead long and healthy the United States will become infected with 100,000 more will become infected this year. hepatitis B virus this year alone; lives. Those who do not receive treatment In my home state of Wisconsin, nearly 600 Whereas fewer than 10 percent of diagnosed often suffer cirrhosis of the liver, liver failure cases of hepatitis B are reported each year. chronic hepatitis B patients in the United and liver cancer. This disease is easily transmittable through States are currently receiving treatment for Asian Pacific Islander Americans (APIAs) blood and blood products, bodily fluid, from their disease; are particularly susceptible to this disease—as mother to newborn, unprotected sex, and in- Whereas healthcare and work loss costs many as 1 out of 10 APIAs are chronically in- from liver disease and liver cancer-caused travenous drug use. Furthermore, this disease fected with the hepatitis B virus. Accordingly, is especially dangerous because many people hepatitis B infections total more than liver cancer rates among males are 13 times $700,000,000 annually; are completely unaware that they may have Whereas the Centers for Disease Control higher among Vietnamese Americans, eight come into contact with it until they develop and Prevention (‘‘CDC’’) estimates that times higher among Korean Americans, and more serious complications such as cirrhosis 1,250,000 Americans are already infected with six times higher among Chinese Americans of the liver or liver cancer. Less than ten per- hepatitis B and nearly 6,000 will die of liver than among the general population. cent of Americans suffering from hepatitis B complications each year; The most common route of infection among are receiving proper treatment for their dis- Whereas a person who has become infected APIAs is through mother-to-child transmission. ease. with hepatitis B may not have symptoms for In the United States, APIA children were found up to 40 years after the initial infection has Last week, I was proud to join my col- to have low vaccination rates despite national leagues in supporting House Resolution 250, occurred, and there is currently no routine vaccination guidelines and availability. Many screening in place for early detection; Supporting the Goals and Ideals of National Whereas the CDC has identified African- children worldwide remain unvaccinated and Hepatitis B Awareness Week. Though vac- Americans, Asian-Americans, and Pacific Is- may become chronically infected as adults. cinations, increased awareness and education landers, as well as Native Americans and Furthermore, the incidence of liver cancer initiatives surrounding hepatitis B, this disease Alaskan Natives, as having higher rates of among APIA ethnic groups is 1.7 to 11.3 times is largely preventable. During the week, com- hepatitis B infection in the United States; higher than rates among Caucasian Ameri- munity events across the country will bring to- Whereas Asian-Americans and Pacific Is- cans. landers account for more than half of the gether patients, public health advocates, phy- Hepatitis B is extremely infectious. In fact, sicians, and at risk populations to increase chronic hepatitis B cases and half of the the disease is 100 times more infectious than deaths resulting from chronic hepatitis B in- awareness and bolster education efforts on fection in the United States; HIV. Most healthy adults (90 percent) who are preventive measures and disease manage- Whereas there is a need for a comprehen- infected will recover and develop protective ment. sive public education and awareness cam- antibodies against future hepatitis B infections. As we recognize National Hepatitis B paign designed to help infected patients and A small number (5 to 10 percent) will be un- Awareness Week, I am hopeful that we can their physicians identify and manage the able to get rid of the virus and will develop join together and work towards an end to this secondary prevention of the disease and to chronic infection. life-threatening disease. help increase the length and quality of life Mr. Speaker, as Chair of the Congressional The resolution was agreed to. for those diagnosed with chronic hepatitis B; Asian Pacific American Caucus, I want to say A motion to reconsider was laid on and it loud and clear so that there is no misunder- Whereas the week of May 9, 2005, would be the table. an appropriate week to observe National standing. Hepatitis B is a public health emer- f gency for Asian Pacific Islander Americans. Hepatitis B Awareness Week: Now, therefore, GENERAL LEAVE be it We need to break the silence and bring Resolved, That the House of Representa- awareness to our community about this dis- Mr. MURPHY. Mr. Speaker, I ask tives— ease. Hepatitis B diagnosis does not have to unanimous consent that all Members

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Is there Whereas the African American jockey Oli- American jockeys and trainers in the sport objection to the request of the gen- ver Lewis won the first Derby by two of horse racing and in the history of the Ken- tleman from Pennsylvania? lengths, and the African American jockey tucky Derby. There was no objection. Alonzo ‘‘Lonnie’’ Clayton, at age 15, is the Mr. DUNCAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise in f youngest rider ever to win the Derby; support of House Resolution 231 that honors Whereas Wink worked by shining shoes, the Kentucky Derby and particularly the suc- ADJOURNMENT TO MONDAY, MAY moved up as a stable hand, then as an exer- 9, 2005, AND HOUR OF MEETING cise rider, and rode his first race at the age cess that African-American jockeys have en- joyed during the race’s history. I am pleased ON TUESDAY, MAY 10, 2005 of 16; Whereas at the age of 22, Wink won back- that the House is considering this resolution Mr. MURPHY. Mr. Speaker, I ask to-back Kentucky Derbies in 1901 (on His before the 131st Run for the Roses at Church- unanimous consent that when the Eminence) and 1902 (on Alan-A-Dale), and ill Downs on Saturday. House adjourns today, it adjourn to placed second in 1903 (on Early); The resolution reminds us that African- meet at noon on Monday next, and fur- Whereas Wink is one of only 4 jockeys ever American jockeys have greatly influenced the ther, that when the House adjourns on to accomplish this back-to-back feat, and he history of the Kentucky Derby. Thirteen of the that day, it adjourn to meet at 12:30 was the last African American jockey to win fifteen riders in the first derby in 1875 were Af- p.m. on Tuesday, May 10, 2005, for the Kentucky Derby; rican-American. African-American horsemen Whereas during his career Wink was known morning hour debates. as king of the Chicago race tracks; won 15 of the first 28 derbies. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there Whereas unfortunately, segregation even- Jimmy ‘‘Wink’’ Winkfield, whom the resolu- objection to the request of the gen- tually forced African American jockeys off tion recognizes specifically, remains the last tleman from Pennsylvania? the race track and often into exile; African-American jockey to win the Kentucky There was no objection. Whereas Wink left the United States by Derby. He is one of only four jockeys in Ken- buying a steamer ticket to Europe and set- tucky Derby history to win back-to-back races. f tled down in Czarist Russia, where he be- He was victorious riding His Eminence in 1901 DISPENSING WITH CALENDAR came a wealthy and dominant athlete in and Alan-A-Dale in 1902. He also came in WEDNESDAY BUSINESS ON Russia’s national sport; second the following year when he entered WEDNESDAY NEXT Whereas Wink went on to win the Russian the race as the favorite on Early in 1903. national riding title an unheard of 3 times, Mr. MURPHY. Mr. Speaker, I ask Mr. Speaker, on a Saturday in May each won the Moscow Derby twice, the Russian year, the Kentucky Derby provides us with unanimous consent that the business Derby three times, the Grand Prix de Baden many outstanding moments, many of which go in order under the Calendar Wednesday (in Germany), the Poland Derby twice, and down in sports history. Champion horses such rule be dispensed with on Wednesday the Grand Prix de la Republique (in France); as Secretariat, Seattle Slew, Alysheba, and next. Whereas the Bolshevik Communist Revolu- last year, Smarty Jones, have captivated the The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there tion in 1917 forced Wink to flee Russia, and he led 200 jockeys, trainers, and owners over Nation during the race that is known as the objection to the request of the gen- treacherous mountain terrain into Poland; ‘‘greatest two minutes in sports.’’ We know tleman from Pennsylvania? Whereas Wink eventually settled down in this year’s derby will be a spectacular show as There was no objection. France and retired in 1930 after accumu- well. f lating 2,600 racing victories in 10 countries, Again Mr. Speaker, I am pleased the House and turned to raising and training horses on is considering this timely resolution that hon- RECOGNIZING AND CELEBRATING his farm outside of Paris; LIFE AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS Whereas in 1940, when the Nazis invaded ors the significant contributions and excellence OF JIMMY ‘‘WINK’’ WINKFIELD France and commandeered his stables for of African-American jockeys. The gentleman AND OTHER AFRICAN AMERICAN their own horses, Wink defended himself and from Illinois, Congressman BOBBY RUSH, de- JOCKEYS AND TRAINERS his farm with a pitchfork, only to eventually serves the commendation of all Members for flee Nazi-occupied territory; his efforts on House Resolution 231. Mr. DUNCAN. Mr. Speaker, I ask Whereas after decades of exile, Wink re- I also recognize the resolution’s lead co- unanimous consent that the Com- turned to the United States one last time in sponsor, my distinguished colleague from mittee on Government Reform be dis- 1961, 60 years after winning his first Ken- Kentucky, Congressman ED WHITFIELD, to charged from further consideration of tucky Derby, when he was invited to a pre- whom I know the adoption of the resolution the resolution (H. Res. 231) recognizing Kentucky Derby banquet at the historic means a great deal. I urge all Members to and celebrating the life and accom- Brown Hotel in Louisville as a 2-time winner of the Derby; agree to the resolution. plishments of the great African Amer- Whereas Wink and his daughter Lillian Mr. WHITFIELD. Mr. Speaker, as the ican jockey Jimmy ‘‘Wink’’ Winkfield were denied entrance through the front door, world’s attention turns to the 131st running of and the significant contributions and but after a long delay were eventually ad- the Kentucky Derby, frequently called the most excellence of other African American mitted, and spent most of the evening with a exciting two minutes in sports, I would like to jockeys and trainers in the sport of white jockey named Roscoe Goose, an ex- turn the House’s attention to Jimmy ‘‘Wink’’ horse racing and the history of the competitor from their own Kentucky Derby Winkfield, who is a Kentucky Derby legend. Kentucky Derby, and ask for its imme- days 60 years earlier, who sat with Wink for Jimmy Winkfield overcame adversity through- diate consideration in the House. the evening and for the Derby the following out his life to become one of the greatest jock- afternoon; The Clerk read the title of the resolu- Whereas Wink returned to his home in eys of all time. Not only did Wink win the Ken- tion. Paris, where he died in 1974 at the age of 94 tucky Derby back-to-back in 1901 and 1902, The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there still homesick for the Kentucky bluegrass of but he is the last African-American jockey to objection to the request of the gen- his boyhood, his death virtually unnoticed in win the derby. For his accomplishments, Wink tleman from Tennessee? the United States; and was inducted into the National Horse Racing There was no objection. Whereas in 2003, Wink was admitted to the Hall of Fame in 2004. The Clerk read the resolution as fol- National Racing Hall of Fame and joined two Wink was born in Chilesburg, KY, and won lows: other African American Hall of Fame jock- his derbies on Kentucky horses. In 1902, His eys, 3-time Kentucky Derby winner Isaac H. RES. 231 Eminence carried Wink to victory in the 27th Murphy and 2-time winner Willie Simms: running of the Kentucky Derby. His Eminence Whereas Jimmy ‘‘Wink’’ Winkfield was Now, therefore, be it born on April 12th, 1882 in Chilesburg, Ken- Resolved, That the House of Representa- was bred in Kentucky by O.H. Chenault. In the tucky, the youngest of 17 in a family of tives— 28th Run for the Roses, Wink was carried to sharecroppers; (1) celebrates the remarkable life and ac- victory riding Alan-a-Dale, a beautiful horse Whereas Wink was born in an era when Af- complishments of one of the truly great that was also Kentucky bred by T.C. rican American jockeys dominated the sport American athletes, Jimmy ‘‘Wink’’ Wink- McDowell.

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Perhaps the most dramatic example of this allocation of family-based visas, legal- f was how Charlie Wilson found a way to fund ization for long-term residents, real the rebels in Afghanistan, which eventually led border security, employment-based im- b 1415 to the defeat of the Soviet Union’s efforts in migration where an employer would have to attest to the fact that no CELEBRATING CHARLIE WILSON’S that country, which was the beginning of the American had the opportunity to take WAR AND THE END OF THE SO- disintegration of the Soviet empire. As CIA Di- this job before a job could be given to VIET EMPIRE rector James Woolsey later said: ‘‘The defeat and breakup of the Soviet Union is one of the an undocumented individual. (Mr. LEWIS of California asked and great events in world history. There were This is real reform. I hope my col- was given permission to address the many heroes in this battle, but to Charlie Wil- leagues will accept the challenge. Save House for 1 minute and to revise and son must go a special recognition.’’ America Comprehensive Immigration extend his remarks.) Charlie was amazed that the Afghan rebels Reform Act of 2005. Mr. LEWIS of California. Mr. Speak- seemed to be holding the Soviets at bay with f er, I rise to notify Members of the rocks and knives, and urged appropriators to JUDICIAL NOMINEES House that the gentleman from Wis- provide covert funding to get them more so- (Mrs. BLACKBURN asked and was consin (Mr. OBEY) and I are sending out phisticated weapons. The committee agreed to given permission to address the House invitations by way of an event that a few million in the first year, and Charlie per- for 1 minute and to revise and extend will take place in the Committee on suaded his colleagues to increase spending in her remarks.) Appropriations on May 16. The title is succeeding years. Ultimately the rebels began ‘‘Celebrating Charlie Wilson’s War and Mrs. BLACKBURN. Mr. Speaker, be- shooting down Soviet planes and helicopters fore we all leave town for the weekend the End of the Soviet Empire.’’ with Stinger missiles. By 1988, the Soviets Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay trib- and to celebrate Mother’s Day, I want- were on the run. By 1990, the Berlin Wall had ed to say just a little bit about the ute to one of our former Members and fallen and the breakup of the Soviet empire a stalwart on the House Appropriations President’s judicial nominees. They de- was under way. serve an up-or-down vote in the Senate. Committee, whose ability to work be- Mr. Speaker, many of my colleagues will hind the scenes and across the aisle That really is a matter of common recognize this tale from George Crile’s mar- sense here in Washington and some- helped speed the downfall of the Soviet velous ‘‘Charlie Wilson’s War: The Extraor- empire. Those who are interested in thing that needs to be addressed. Un- dinary Story of the Largest Covert Operation fortunately, right now, common sense the past impact of one Member concen- in History.’’ I urge everyone to read this highly trating himself upon the Soviet empire does not seem to be prevailing. entertaining book, and I am happy to say that For more than 200 years, the Senate and the effect he had should be a part it may soon be produced as a motion picture. deliberated and voted on judicial nomi- of this celebration. What you as members will see in this story nees that were sent up by the Presi- Mr. Speaker, I rise today pay tribute to one is that a single voice, heard with respect and dent. During those 200 years, the proc- of our former Members, and a stalwart on the supported by House colleagues, can initiate ess has not been circumvented by a mi- House Appropriations Committee, whose abil- the kind of program that can change the nority political party in the Senate. ity to work behind the scenes and across the world. I know that Charlie Wilson is gratified to Yet today we have a first—judicial aisle helped speed the downfall of the Soviet have been given that respect and support, and nominees that are being held hostage empire. I am proud in the knowledge that I have been by misuse of a rule preventing the full I am referring to former Congressman Char- privileged to serve with Charlie in this House Senate from voting either to accept or lie Wilson, who was renowned for providing and on that committee. to reject them. top-notch representation for his east Texas Mr. Speaker, Charlie Wilson retired from Mr. Speaker, it is not fair, it is not constituents. Many of you will remember my Congress in 1996, but he is only now leaving right, and it is not in keeping with our good friend Charlie for that, and for a dashing Washington. I ask all of my colleagues to join system. The liberals over in the Senate and debonair style that was perhaps un- me in thanking him for giving us the oppor- know this. Yes, the Constitution grants equaled during my time in the House. But I tunity to take part in history, and to wish him the Senate the ability to make its own would like to recount something Charlie did well as he heads home to Texas. rules on procedure, but to twist that quietly about two decades ago that may have f right in order to subvert the Senate’s changed the course of world history. IMMIGRATION constitutional role is wholly inappro- In the early 1980s, foreign policy was for the priate. most part a bipartisan affair. The Soviet Union (Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas asked seemed unshakable in its anti-American and was given permission to address f strength, and the evil stain of communism the House for 1 minute.) SOCIAL SECURITY REFORM continued to spread around the world. Those Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas. Mr. (Mr. MACK asked and was given per- of us who served on the Intelligence Com- Speaker, I too rise to wish our mothers mission to address the House for 1 mittee and the Defense Subcommittee of the across America a happy Mother’s Day, minute.) House Appropriations Committee heard con- and I also rise and honor Cinco de Mr. MACK. Mr. Speaker, I rise today stant reports of our Nation’s efforts to counter- Mayo. to express my support for two pieces of act that tyranny and oppression. But, Mr. Speaker, unfortunately I legislation that will reform, protect I served on those committees with Charlie had to cast a ‘‘no’’ vote on the previous and improve Social Security for gen- Wilson, a former Navy lieutenant who was bill because of the ill-conceived provi- erations to come. known outside the House as a connoisseur of sions dealing with immigration. I am H.R. 1776, introduced by the gen- the good life. Those of us who served with not for a national ID card. Unfortu- tleman from Wisconsin (Mr. RYAN), and him were well-aware of his insight and keen nately, without the input of States and H.R. 530, introduced by the gentleman intellect. When Charlie spoke about world af- hearings, that is what this body voted from Texas (Mr. SAM JOHNSON), ensure fairs, we always listened. for, a database, subjected to the FBI, Social Security’s permanent solvency Longtime members of the Appropriations investigation of your personal matters, without raising taxes. For those indi- Committee develop a unique perspective on along with everyday hackers finding viduals 55 and older, both bills guar- Congress’s ability to influence national policy. out information about Americans that antee there will be no changes to their We have seen time and again that one Mem- do not keep the homeland safe. Social Security.

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At Agency Organization and a member of There was no objection. the same time, both plans will yield the Congressional Public Service Cau- f substantial new savings, new invest- cus, I would also like to honor one Ne- AMERICA’S ARMED FORCES: ment and new economic growth, ensur- vadan who is making a difference for STRETCHED TO THE LIMIT ing our children and grandchildren our great Nation. Deborah Monette, a have the freedom, security and pros- Federal employee at the National Nu- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a perity they deserve. clear Security Administration’s North previous order of the House, the gen- Mr. Speaker, I strongly urge my col- Las Vegas site office in Nevada man- tleman from California (Mr. SCHIFF) is leagues to take an active role in tack- ages a number of high-profile projects recognized for 5 minutes. ling Social Security’s problems by sup- at the agency’s Nevada test site. Her Mr. SCHIFF. Mr. Speaker, earlier porting one or both of these bills, and work includes stewardship of the Na- this week, General Richard Myers, the I look forward to the House’s active tion’s nuclear weapons stockpile, nu- Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, consideration of these proposals. clear test readiness, nonproliferation warned Congress that the stress on our Armed Forces of operations in Iraq and f issues and emergency response pro- grams. In that capacity, she has spear- Afghanistan had raised the risk that it NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER headed critical counterterrorism ini- will take longer to prevail in conflicts (Ms. FOXX asked and was given per- tiatives for our country. elsewhere around the world. While Gen- mission to address the House for 1 One of Ms. Monette’s greatest eral Myers stressed that American minute.) achievements is the creation of the Na- troops would still succeed, he acknowl- Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, I rise today tional Center For Combating Ter- edged that the ongoing pace of oper- to recognize that it is the National Day rorism at the Nevada test site. The ations has strained the military and of Prayer and to ask my colleagues to center is an intensive, hands-on train- would have a negative impact on oper- join me in giving thanks to God for His ing ground where Federal, State and ations, including the possibility of many blessings. local agencies and employees involved higher American casualties. This day is significant because it re- in combating terrorism can train for General Myers’ candid assessment is minds Americans to humbly ask God the wars of the future. It was estab- both welcome and, to me, self-evident. for His wisdom in our daily lives. Pray- lished to provide a realistic test and A growing number of current and er is an extremely powerful tool be- evaluation laboratory for first respond- former military officers are expressing cause it allows us to acknowledge that ers. strong concern over the strain being we are all God’s children and that we She is a 30-year employee. I wish we placed on our Armed Forces, and for must rely on Him to guide our lives in would honor Ms. Monette and all Fed- good reason: our Armed Forces are too the right direction. eral, State and local employees across small and the demands on them are too National days of prayer have been an this country. great. ‘‘What keeps me awake at night,’’ important part of our country’s herit- f age since the first one was declared by General Richard Cody, vice chief of the Continental Congress in 1775. This GENERAL LEAVE staff of the U.S. Army, testified in a re- day reminds us of how our Founding Mr. WELDON of Florida. Mr. Speak- cent Senate hearing, ‘‘is what will this Fathers sought the Lord’s guidance er, I ask unanimous consent that all all-volunteer force look like in 2007?’’ while they were forming our country. Members may have 5 legislative days General Cody’s concerns are profes- The unanimous passage of a bill estab- within which to revise and extend their sional and personal. He is the father of lishing the National Day of Prayer as remarks and include extraneous mate- two sons who are captains in the U.S. an annual event demonstrates that rial on House Resolution 231. Army. Right now those sons are de- prayer is just as important today as it The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. ING- ployed on their second and third tours was at the founding of our country. LIS of South Carolina). Is there objec- of combat since September 11. Prayer unites and gives comfort to peo- tion to the request of the gentleman Throughout the country, men and ple of all faiths. from Florida? women in the Guard and Reserve are Today, I ask my fellow Americans to There was no objection. being called up repeatedly to serve. In- deed, the line between those in the join me in praying for our brave men f and women in uniform for fighting to Guard and Reserve and those on active protect our freedoms and to spread ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER duty is being blurred beyond recogni- freedom throughout the world. I also PRO TEMPORE tion. We can no longer ask a small ask that we pray that God help our The SPEAKER pro tempore. The group of men and women to bear such leaders to make the right decisions and Chair will recognize Members for spe- a disproportionate and growing share have the strength and resolve as they cial order speeches without prejudice of the burden. We must expand the meet the challenges ahead. to possible resumption of legislative standing Army and Marine Corps to f business. provide adequate resources for our f long-term national security. PUBLIC SERVICE RECOGNITION When the Soviet Union collapsed in WEEK—DEBORAH MONETTE SPECIAL ORDERS December 1991, American policymakers (Mr. PORTER asked and was given The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under downsized the military in hopes of permission to address the House for 1 the Speaker’s announced policy of Jan- reaping a peace dividend. Our mistake minute.) uary 4, 2005, and under a previous order at the end of the Cold War was to con- Mr. PORTER. Mr. Speaker, this week of the House, the following Members sider the vastly diminished threat of is Public Service Recognition Week, a will be recognized for 5 minutes each. nuclear annihilation as signaling what time when we honor government em- f one commentator called ‘‘the end of ployees at the Federal, State, county history.’’ Even as the Soviet Union and local levels. We cannot thank our EXCHANGE OF SPECIAL ORDER broke apart, new threats, failed States, public servants enough for the job that TIME radical Islamic terrorism and ethnic they do for this country day in and day Mr. SCHIFF. Mr. Speaker, I ask and religious strife quickly advanced out. The Federal Government simply unanimous consent to speak in the to challenge the United States. The

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While testifying large numbers of American troops in continue our missions in Iraq and Af- last week, he was forced to admit that Western Europe may have largely dis- ghanistan and confront potential chal- he disobeyed recent orders not to grant appeared, but the end of the bipolar lenges in North Korea, Iran and else- interviews regarding this case. international system has led to much where, we must acknowledge that our Mr. Speaker, how can these charges greater instability elsewhere. current force level does not meet our move forward when this primary wit- Before the wars in Afghanistan and security needs. ness is someone who did not actually Iraq, the conflicts in Somalia, in Haiti see the shooting and who cannot stick b 1430 and in Kosovo, already demonstrated to one story about the series of events some of the challenges that we con- Beefing up our recruiting efforts will that took place? front in the post-Cold War era. not be easy, but we have little choice. I continue to maintain that Lieuten- Throughout the 1990s, even as the U.S. The magnitude of the threats we face ant Pantano is an exceptional Marine. military maintained a significant pres- presents too great a risk to the Na- During last week’s proceedings, many ence in Europe, South Korea and in the tion’s security given our current Marines and sailors testified to his out- Gulf region, U.S. forces engaged in strength of active duty military. standing leadership; and not one per- these large-scale deployments. Amer- In conclusion, Mr. Speaker, we all son, aside from Sergeant Coburn, ican troops are still operating in some hope and pray we never have to make doubted the lieutenant’s decision-mak- of these areas and participating in need of these additional troops. But ing ability. I certainly hope that last other smaller peacekeeping operations. knowing we have a larger Armed Force week’s proceedings will finally bring Despite the high tempo of activity, the if the urgency arises should help us all out the truth in this case. strength of the active duty Army and sleep a little better at night, including General Huck has the ultimate say in Marine Corps went from 929,000 in 1990 General Cody and his sons. whether these charges move forward to to 655,000 in 2000. f a court-martial. General Huck will While we are fighting the war on ter- evaluate the evidence that has been EXCHANGE OF SPECIAL ORDER rorism and the Iraq war and trying to presented in this case. I believe the evi- TIME meet our other commitments, the dence will justify the immediate dis- strength of our active duty Army and Mr. JONES of North Carolina. Mr. missal of all charges against Lieuten- Marine Corps has increased only slight- Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to ant Pantano so that he may return to ly in the last 5 years. At the end of take the special order time of the gen- duty and serve the corps and the coun- 2004, 671,000 Americans were serving on tleman from Minnesota (Mr. GUT- try he loves so deeply. active duty in the Army and Marines KNECHT). Mr. Speaker, I continue to ask my and virtually all of the modest increase The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there colleagues to research this case and in troop strength has come as a result objection to the request of the gen- consider supporting House Resolution of stop-loss and other measures that tleman from North Carolina? 167, my resolution to support Lieuten- have kept soldiers in the force beyond There was no objection. ant Pantano as he faces this battle. I the period of their enlistments. encourage all Members to visit his To meet its needs, the military has f mother’s Web site, mobilized hundreds of thousands of Re- IN SUPPORT OF LIEUTENANT www.defendthedefenders.org, and learn serve and National Guard personnel to PANTANO more about this fine young man. I serve in Iraq and Afghanistan, with The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a would be proud to call him my son or many called to service multiple times previous order of the House, the gen- my son-in-law. and others activated from the Indi- tleman from North Carolina (Mr. We cannot send the wrong message to vidual Ready Reserve. Because the gulf JONES) is recognized for 5 minutes. our men and women in uniform. To in- between the expectations of those join- Mr. JONES of North Carolina. Mr. still doubt into the minds of our Na- ing the Guard and Reserve and the re- Speaker, Saturday was the final day of tion’s defenders places their lives and ality of today’s service is so great, mo- the Article 32 hearing for a Marine fac- rale has suffered and recruitment is the security of our Nation in jeopardy. ing murder charges for actions he took In conclusion, I want to briefly men- down. against Iraqi insurgents in self-defense. President Bush warned the American tion another Marine who was facing people that the war on terror would not As I have discussed at length, a year similar murder charges for actions he be easy or quick. He asked the country ago in Iraq, Second Lieutenant Ilario took in Iraq that were actually on vid- to make a generational commitment to Pantano made a split-second battle- eotape. Yesterday he was cleared of promote democracy around the world. field decision to shoot two Iraqi insur- wrongdoing after the Naval Criminal But as this applies to adequate troop gents who refused to follow his orders Investigative Service determined that strength, the administration’s rhetoric to stop their movement towards him. he acted in self-defense. In a state- has not been matched with action. Two and a half months later, a ser- ment, Major General Richard The defense authorization bill in- geant under his command, who never Natonski, the commanding general of creased end strength of 20,000 for the even saw the shooting and who was ear- the First Marine Division, said the Ma- Army and 3,000 for the Marine Corps. It lier demoted by Pantano for his lack of rine’s actions were ‘‘consistent with also authorized an additional 10,000 leadership abilities, accused him of the established rules of engagement Army and 6,000 Marines to be added in murder. Now the case is in the hands of and the law of armed conflict.’’ Mr. the next 5 years. This expansion is a a hearing officer who must determine Speaker, I hope that this Marine’s case beginning. The administration and whether Lieutenant Pantano will face will serve as a precedent for the hear- Congress, though, need to take steps to a court-martial. ing officer reviewing Lieutenant increase the size of our Armed Forces Mr. Speaker, I stand here today, as I Pantano’s case, where there is not only by a far more substantial amount. Re- have many other nights and days, in no video evidence, there is not even one cently, a bipartisan group of national support of Lieutenant Pantano. I have eyewitness. security experts recommended increas- always maintained the innocence of I have the utmost faith and con- ing the active duty Army and Marine Lieutenant Pantano, and I believe last fidence in the United States Marine Corps by a combined 25,000 per year for week’s hearings produced information Corps that in the next few days there several years. Former NATO Supreme that will ultimately prove his inno- will once again be a decision made that Allied Commander General Wesley cence. During the hearing, it became will correct a wrong and allow Lieuten- Clark has called for an additional 90,000 clear that the sergeant who accused ant Pantano to continue with his ca- troops to be added to the Army’s ranks. Lieutenant Pantano of these actions reer. Our Armed Forces are the best in the was not a credible witness. This ser- Mr. Speaker, I include in the RECORD world, but even the best can be asked geant had been demoted for his inac- an endorsement of House Resolution

VerDate Nov 24 2008 09:15 Mar 11, 2009 Jkt 039102 PO 00000 Frm 00056 Fmt 0688 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR05\H05MY5.001 H05MY5 erowe on PROD1PC63 with BOUND RECORD 8732 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—HOUSE, Vol. 151, Pt. 6 May 5, 2005 167 by the Los Angeles Deputy Sheriffs, ner declaring that the mission had ons like the bunker-buster bomb. Incorporated, Los Angeles, California, been ‘‘accomplished.’’ I do not know SMART security means creating a ro- that asks President Bush, the House, the President’s definition of the word bust civil society to ensure that Iraq’s and the Senate to please support H. ‘‘accomplished,’’ but I think just about economic and physical infrastructure Res. 167. anyone who is asked would say that become fully viable. I close by asking the good Lord to the mission is very far from being ac- We need to consider the impact of the please give strength to the Pantano complished in Iraq. war in Iraq on the Iraqi people, the ter- family, that the good Lord be with our Let us consider the facts. To date, rible death and destruction that it is men and women in uniform, and may nearly 1,600 American soldiers have causing every single day. And we need God continue to bless America. been killed in this war. Estimates of to think about the war in terms of how ASSOCIATION FOR Iraqi sources suggest that between it hinders America’s security for our LOS ANGELES DEPUTY SHERIFFS, INC., 21,000 and 25,000, at least, Iraqi civil- future. Each day this war encourages a Los Angeles, California, April 14, 2005. ians have been killed as well, with hun- new generation of terrorists who are Re Endorsement of House Resolution 167. dreds more injured and dying weekly. getting stronger and stronger. Their Hon. GEORGE W. BUSH, And nearly 12,000 American troops have common bond is their hatred of the President of the United States, suffered severe injuries as a result of United States. Washington, DC. the continuing major combat oper- Mr. Speaker, of course the security of DEAR PRESIDENT BUSH: As members of the ations. The vast majority of all these the American people is of the utmost Board of Directors of an organization that importance, especially in the post-Sep- represents approximately 7000 sworn Deputy casualties occurred and continue to occur after the President delivered his tember 11 world. But as the world’s Sheriffs and District Attorney Investigators, largest democracy, we have a responsi- we know firsthand just how difficult it is for ‘‘Mission Accomplished’’ speech. those engaged in military or law enforce- We need to consider what is hap- bility to interact with other nations in ment service to protect the public as well as pening every single day on the ground a smarter way, by utilizing all diplo- maintain their own safety. We also recognize in Iraq. The newspapers provide news matic possibilities before resorting to that the public is frequently unaware of the daily of the latest disaster caused by force. While it may be frustrating and extreme difficulty placed upon those who vicious Iraqi militants. Every day doz- time consuming to negotiate with serve in military or para-military organiza- ens of innocent people are being killed. other countries over disagreements, co- tions which often requires that irreversible, operating with the international com- life and death decisions be made within frac- To my colleagues who claim that the newspapers are biased and do not munity will make the world more tions of a second. peaceful and Americans far safer than We are certain that you are fully knowl- present the positive news stories out of edgeable of the incident that gave rise to Iraq, I would say that it is pretty hard aggressive unilateralism. House Resolution 167 as well as the cir- to be positive when they are sur- f cumstances that propelled this matter into rounded by violence. ORDER OF BUSINESS the public spotlight. We are also familiar Iraq is currently embroiled in a dan- Mr. NORWOOD. Mr. Speaker, I ask with your unflagging record of support and gerous cycle of daily car bombings, respect for the men and women in uniform unanimous consent to take my special roadside hijackings, and murders of in- that proudly serve this great nation. Cer- order at this time. tainly, no one is better acquainted with their nocents. Just yesterday, for instance, The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there heroic exploits and the extreme difficulty in 45 Iraqis were killed in a bomb attack objection to the request of the gen- which they have been placed than the Presi- in the northern city of Irbil. This lat- tleman from Georgia? dent of the United States. est attack brings the death toll in the There was no objection. Therefore, in keeping with House Resolu- past week alone to a staggering 190 in- f tion 167, we respectfully request that you nocent Iraqi civilians. What an utter employ your power as Commander in Chief shame. How could anyone possibly IMMIGRATION REFORM AND THE to cause all charges against Second Lieuten- REAL ID ACT ant Ilario Pantano to be dismissed. refer to what is happening in Iraq as If there is anything that you believe that ‘‘mission accomplished’’? The only The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a this Association can do to assist in this mat- thing that is accomplished is the utter previous order of the House, the gen- ter, please let us know. collapse of order in Iraqi society. tleman from Georgia (Mr. NORWOOD) is Sincerely, Mr. Speaker, there has to be a better recognized for 5 minutes. ROY BURNS, way than our current dangerous pat- Mr. NORWOOD. Mr. Speaker, the President. tern of invading countries and leaving House and Senate are finally taking STEVE REMIGE, them in chaos. That is why I will re- the first small step in decades to ad- Vice President. introduce the SMART Security Resolu- dress the hordes of criminal illegal im- ARMANDO MACIAS, Secretary. tion for the 21st Century next week. migrants who are undermining our Na- FLOYD HAYHURST, SMART stands for a Sensible Multilat- tion’s laws, our culture, and our econ- Treasurer. eral American Response to Terrorism. omy. ROBERT CONNOR, And it represents a better, smarter ap- We have agreed to pass the REAL ID Director. proach to diplomacy than our current Act as part of emergency supplemental GEORGE HOFSTETTER, failed foreign policies. appropriations. REAL ID holds the Director. The SMART approach provides a promise of attacking, finally, the un- BRIAN ROGGE, more effective national strategy, a derground fake ID industry in this Director. strategy focused on nonproliferation, country. This important legislation f conflict prevention, international di- asks States to implement tough new plomacy, and international involve- standards for issuing driver’s licenses, SMART SECURITY AND MISSION ment. Instead of advocating preemp- that is, if they want their State driv- UNACCOMPLISHED tive war, SMART utilizes military ac- er’s licenses to be accepted as legiti- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a tion only, and only, after all diplo- mate identification for Federal pur- previous order of the House, the gentle- matic alternatives have been at- poses. This bill does not force States to woman from California (Ms. WOOLSEY) tempted and exhausted and only when do so, nor does this bill implement a is recognized for 5 minutes. it is absolutely necessary. new national ID. Ms. WOOLSEY. Mr. Speaker, last SMART pursues diplomacy over hos- The opponents of immigration re- Sunday was the second anniversary of tile rhetoric; enhanced weapons inspec- form, those who really want opened President Bush’s now infamous ‘‘Mis- tions over half-cocked, misleading alle- borders, are now screaming that this sion Accomplished’’ speech in which he gations; and support for nonprolifera- bill is ‘‘too expensive’’ and will ‘‘back- declared an end to major combat oper- tion initiatives here at home rather log’’ the driver’s license application ations in Iraq under an arrogant ban- than the buildup of new nuclear weap- process of legal Americans.

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But my objection to the request of the gentle- succeeded in deliberately murdering more home State of Georgia, like many oth- woman from Florida? than six million Jews and countless other peo- ers, already require many of the stand- There was no objection. ple, in particular gypsies, persons with mental ards in this bill. So this figure is very or physical disabilities, and those perceived to questionable, extremely questionable. f have a different sexual orientation or set of But for the sake of argument, let us ac- GENERAL LEAVE political beliefs. They achieved this terrible end cept that figure as valid. Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ. Mr. through a nefarious network of secret police, a Would it be worth $500 million to Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that perverted legal process, a barbarous system have avoided 9/11? The 19 attackers who all Members may have 5 legislative of concentration camps that doubled as killed 3,000 Americans in New York and days within which to revise and extend human extermination factories—and the tacit Washington on that day had 63 driver’s their remarks and include extraneous and often active participation of many, many licenses between them, which they material on the subject of this special others from a wide variety of backgrounds and used, as we all know, to board the air- order. national origins. We observe Holocaust Remembrance Day liners they crashed into the World The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there in part to honor the memory of those men, Trade Center and the Pentagon. $500 objection to the request of the gentle- women, and children who perished in this million would be the deal of the cen- woman from Florida? tragedy unparalleled in the course of human tury to have avoided the loss of all There was no objection. these Americans. events. We observe Holocaust Remembrance f Day to pay tribute to the courage and suffering Beyond our battle against terror, HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE DAY of so many who lost their lives. But we also this bill addresses a growing threat to observe Holocaust Remembrance Day for an our very culture, to our way of life, and The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a all too practical, and unfortunately still nec- the reasons that people all over the previous order of the House, the gentle- essary, purpose: because we must never for- world want to come here to start with. woman from Florida (Ms. WASSERMAN get. We are a Nation that respects the law, SCHULTZ) is recognized for 5 minutes. The six decades that have intervened since abhors corruption and graft. And as a Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ. Mr. the Nazi regime was forcibly ended may make result, we have built the greatest econ- Speaker, today is Holocaust Remem- the Holocaust seem like a chapter in history omy on Earth by having established a brance Day, Yom Hoshoa. from a bygone era. Yet each succeeding gen- firm foundation of public honesty; reli- Today is a day of reflection and re- eration has a moral obligation to remember able documents; trustworthy personal, membrance, not just for Jews, but for the Holocaust and its lessons for humanity: business, and official records. Those everyone who needs to learn from the that mankind has an enormous capacity for standards are in stark contrast to most world’s injustices in order not to re- evil; that, if left unchecked, evil can and will of the Third World, where graft and peat them. Today we need not just say, prevail; and that in order to overcome a mas- cronyism and corruption are the norm. ‘‘never again.’’ We must live our lives sive concentration of power in the hands of That is why people from those coun- by this mantra. those who would achieve evil ends, we have tries want out, because they cannot A few weeks ago, I attended a solemn a moral obligation to act and to intervene on feed themselves under the economic ceremony to remember the 60th anni- behalf of those without the capacity to resist conditions created by this corruption. versary of the liberation of Auschwitz. such evil. These lessons, we must never for- But illegal immigrants begin their As I reflected upon the horror of the get. journey by bringing that corruption to death camps where at least 1.5 million For the unfortunate truth is that each suc- this country, by intentionally vio- innocent people from many different ceeding generation in the decades following lating our immigration laws and cross- nations died, 90 percent of whom were the Holocaust has been obliged to grapple ing our borders illegally, and with the Jews, I asked myself the following with mass murder on a geopolitical scale. help of their own corrupt government. question: how far have we come as a From the tyranny of Josef Stalin’s Gulag Ar- Once here, they continue the process civil society and a world in the last 60 chipelago; to the Cultural Revolution of Com- by falsifying identification documents, years? How much have we learned? munist China; to the killing fields of Cambodia; which they then use to corrupt our Have we honored their memory by not to the ‘‘ethnic cleansing’’ in Bosnia and public records at both the State and allowing these atrocities to be re- Kosovo; to the senseless slaughters in Rwan- Federal level. peated? da, the Sudan, and Darfur; to the tumbling Unfortunately, my answer had to be twin towers at Ground Zero; and in countless not far enough. In the last 15 years, we other corners of the earth, man’s capacity to b 1445 have seen genocide raise its ugly head inflict grievous harm on his fellow man con- In the process, they have created an in Bosnia, Rwanda and, most recently, tinues to rage on, all too often unchecked. underground criminal industry based in the Darfur region in Sudan, where at Mr. Speaker, my distinguished colleagues, on graft and deceit, with the sole pur- least 180,000 people are dead and over 2 that is why we must never forget. We must pose of undermining the public records million people displaced from their never forget the more than 6 million victims, of this Nation. homes. their grievous suffering, and the tremendous On Yom Hoshoa, let us recommit and loss experienced not only by their loved ones To allow this to continue would be reaffirm our vigilance against acts of who survived them, but by all of mankind. We far more damaging than just allowing horrific inhumanity. Let us make sure must never forget the names associated with false information. It would allow a cul- that the lost souls from the Holocaust that greatest of all human tragedies, names ture of corruption to take seed and did not die in vain. which still to this day all too readily roll off the grow in this country, until the weeds of Mr. ROTHMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to tongue, drenched in a thousand tears: Ausch- graft choke the economy and the pub- commemorate Yom Hashoah, Holocaust Re- witz, Dachau, Treblinka, Babi Yar—the Shoah. lic integrity of America, as it has the membrance Day, the annual observance of But above all, we must never forget, be- nations that the illegal immigrants the mass genocide perpetrated in the mid- cause we must continue to look forward, as flee from, especially south of us. twentieth century by Nazi Germany, the most well as behind us. Man must never again I urge the Senate, I urge the Senate evil tyranny in the annals of human history. allow his fellow man to stand by while the to join us in passing this essential first On Sunday, May 8th, we mark the sixtieth wholesale extermination of entire peoples is effort against illegal immigration. anniversary of V–E Day, when the combined attempted under our very noses. We must

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Mr. Speaker, I rise today to has taken his remarkable life story and made genocidal massacres of 1994 in Rwanda as commemorate the Holocaust Martyrs’ and He- it a driving force in his effort to help America’s her ‘‘deepest regret’’ from her years of public roes’ Remembrance Day, known in Hebrew as children learn the value of tolerance. service. Every public servant should see Hotel Yom Hashoah. In September 1939, when Sam was 4 years Rwanda; in fact, I think every citizen should This is the day that not only the Jewish peo- old, he and his siblings were taken from their see the film, which drives home painfully the ple should mourn the loss of the six million home and confined in the Deblin Ghetto in Po- effects of the world’s indifference. people stolen from this earth, but a day recog- land. Three years later, they were sent to the And now researchers at the Holocaust Mu- nized by all. concentration camp at Deblin and then at Cze- seum in Washington have issued a Genocide We must never forget the attempted exter- stochowa until that camp was liberated by So- Emergency for Darfur in western Sudan, mination of the Jewish people but we must viet troops in 1945. Only Sam and 2 of his sis- where some 300,000 people have died at the also never forget so we can ensure that is ters survived their time in the camps, and Sam hands of violent men, or from the devastation never happens again. is among the youngest remaining survivors of left in their wake, in the past 2 years. Indeed We still see these mass slaughters around the Holocaust. the Holocaust—and the indifference and inac- the world whether it’s in Sudan or what we Currently, Sam volunteers with the Holo- tion that permitted the Holocaust—have been saw in the 1990’s in Rwanda. caust Memorial Foundation of Illinois, dis- frequently invoked as Congress has struggled The world community must take immediate cussing genocide and the Holocaust with ele- to shape our country’s response. action so the murder of so many Jews never mentary, middle and high school students to ‘‘Simply saying ‘never again’ does not save happens again to any of our brothers and sis- ensure that history does not repeat itself. Part lives,’’ one colleague wrote recently. Our ters around the world. of their effort is the creation of the Illinois Hol- country’s diplomatic efforts and the initiatives This day has a bit more of a special mean- ocaust Museum and Education Center, due to of the United Nations and the African Union ing to me this year; 2005 marks the 60th anni- begin construction in the near future. have thus far fallen woefully short. The inter- versary of the end of the concentration camps It is important to note that this will not be national community needs to impose far more that stole the lives of six million innocent simply a museum. It will also focus on edu- stringent economic and diplomatic sanctions human beings in ways that are still cation as a means to prevent hatred and big- on Sudan and to muster a much larger peace- unfathomable to me. otry. So it is fitting that Sam Harris and his keeping force—and our country needs to in- I had the unique opportunity this year to at- Holocaust Memorial Foundation colleagues re- vest a great deal more in getting this done. In tend the United Nations General Assembly main focused on the future, not only with their this connection, I commend to colleagues Special Session on the 60th anniversary of the museum but also on using the classroom as Nicholas Kristof’s column in the April 17th edi- Liberation of the Nazi Death Camps. a forum to help understand and deter geno- tion of the New York Times. Today is a solemn day of remembrance. But It was a very emotional day listening to the cide. given the persistence of evil and the perils our speeches made by many of the world’s lead- Sam said to me that if children were to take world faces, it must also be a day of resolve ers who were in attendance. one thing from him, it should be this: ‘‘When and action. We keep faith with those we re- Also this was the first time that I know of there is a bully in the play yard, they should member by vowing ‘‘Never again’’ and not that the United Nations convened to com- step forth and stop the bully.’’ That is advice stopping at that, but overcoming the indiffer- memorate the Holocaust, and the first time that we all can live by, whether we are in the ence and inaction that would allow unmitigated that the United Nations convened a special schoolyard, in the boardroom or in Congress. evil—the ultimate atrocity of genocide—to con- session at the request of Israel. Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join tinue. Along with many of my colleagues, I con- with me today, Holocaust Remembrance Day, Mr. MEEK of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I rise tacted foreign embassies I have close relation- not only to honor the memory of the 6 million today to recognize Holocaust Martyrs’ and He- ships with to urge them to encourage their people killed during the Holocaust, but to roes’ Remembrance Day, known in Hebrew as home governments to write a letter to Sec- thank people like Sam Harris and the Holo- Yom Hashoah, to memorialize the 6 million retary General Annan to allow the general as- caust Memorial Foundation of Illinois for their Jews murdered by the Nazi regime during the sembly to hold the special session. tireless work in the promotion of tolerance and Holocaust. Over 135 countries responded to make sure understanding. In 1933, Europe’s Jewish population was that the special session got underway. Mr. PRICE of North Carolina. Mr. Speaker, over nine million. However, by 1945, almost My day at the U.N. also brought me to a ‘‘Take care and watch yourselves closely so two out of three European Jews had been special breakout session sponsored by B’nai as neither to forget the things that your eyes killed as part of the Final Solution, a policy to B’rith International with several Holocaust sur- have seen nor to let them slip from your mind murder the Jews. However, the Nazis’ cruelty vivors to talk about their experiences and how all the days of your life; make them known to was not just limited to Jews, they also mur- they survived the death camps. your children and your children’s children dered gypsies, the mentally and physically dis- One of the speakers was my good friend . . .’’ (Deuteronomy 4:9) abled, homosexuals, and those deemed reli- from California, Mr. LANTOS. When we speak On this day of remembrance we confront gious dissidents, like Jehovah’s Witnesses. about Yom Hashoah in Congress we should stark, unmitigated evil, evil that could impose We must remember the lives of those who remember that we have a survivor among us and did impose starvation, torture, unimagi- were subjected to unspeakable atrocities, tar- and should listen and respect his words when nable cruelty, and—for 6 million human geted simply because of their religious beliefs. he speaks about the current humanitarian cri- beings—death. We also confront the evil that We must remember those mothers, fathers, sis like he has done most recently with Sudan. let this happen, the evil of indifference. It is in- sisters, brothers, daughters, and sons who At the end of the day a special exhibit was difference that Elie Weisel describes as the perished so brutally in the camps, in the ghet- held by the Vad Vashem Holocaust Martyrs’ ‘‘epitome of evil.’’ ‘‘The opposite of love is not tos, and in the gas chambers of Nazi Ger- and Heroes’ Remembrance Authority about hate,’’ he says, ‘‘it is indifference. . . . The op- many. the Auschwitz death camps. posite of faith is not heresy, it’s indifference.’’ This year, Yom Hashoah comes as we mark It’s impossible to describe the overwhelming It was indifference that enabled millions to the 60th anniversary of the end of World War feeling you get when you see the visuals of avert their gaze as the Nazis undertook geno- II. We must never forget what can happen to the condition the victims of the concentration cide on a scale never before imagined. Re- civilized people when bigotry and hatred rule. camps were in. It still troubles my heart that membrance of the Holocaust affects us deeply We all share the responsibility to combat ig- one human could do this to another. as we empathize with the victims and what norance, intolerance, and prejudice no matter We must never forget and never allow this they endured but also as we recognize: the what the form. And 60 years later, it is still en- to happen again in the world to any group of scourge of indifference, the temptation to indif- tirely unbelievable that individuals con- people. ference, are all too familiar to us today. templated in seriousness the systematic de- Ms. BEAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay Indifference often prevents us from express- struction of over 6 million people. On this anni- tribute to a constituent and friend of mine who ing love, achieving justice, or realizing commu- versary, as we honor lives lost, I extend my

VerDate Nov 24 2008 09:15 Mar 11, 2009 Jkt 039102 PO 00000 Frm 00059 Fmt 0688 Sfmt 9920 E:\BR05\H05MY5.001 H05MY5 erowe on PROD1PC63 with BOUND RECORD May 5, 2005 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—HOUSE, Vol. 151, Pt. 6 8735 condolences to those who lost loved ones in environment free from anti-Semitic harass- that confronted them. The scale of that suf- the Holocaust. They will always be remem- ment, violence or discrimination; promoting fering was unimaginable. bered. educational programs; promoting remem- The allied powers, faced with the enormous Mr. CARDIN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to brance of the Holocaust, and the importance task of bringing to justice the perpetrators of commemorate Yom Hashoah, Holocaust Mar- of respecting all ethnic and religious groups; this genocide, together established the Inter- tyrs’ and Heroes’ Remembrance Day, which combating hate crimes, which can be fueled national Military Tribunal. The legacy of Nur- memorializes the 6 million Jews murdered by by racist and anti-Semitic propaganda on the emberg lives on in the tribunals held for per- the Nazis during their campaign of genocide in Internet; encouraging and supporting inter- petrators of war crimes in Rwanda, Sierra World War II. We mourn the innocent lives lost national organizations and NGO’s; and en- Leone, and the former Yugoslavia among oth- and vibrant communities destroyed while the couraging the development of best practices ers. world shamefully stood silent, and honor those between law enforcement and educational in- Today we remember those destroyed by the heroes of the Warsaw Ghetto who faced cer- stitutions. Nazis, but unlike sixty years ago, we cannot tain death when they refused to submit to the As we commemorate Yom Hashoah, let us stay silent when confronted by such crises as Nazi’s planned extermination of their commu- honor the memory of those who perished in the genocide now occurring in Darfur. We nity. the Holocaust by pledging to fight intolerance, must renew our commitment never to remain To this day, Mr. Speaker, many European hate crimes, and violence in our community indifferent in the face of such assaults on in- countries have failed to right the past wrongs and around the world. We shall never be silent nocent human beings. of the Holocaust by failing to adequately re- again. Mr. BISHOP of New York. Mr. Speaker, I dress the wrongful confiscation of property by Mr. ANDREWS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to rise today in solemn observance of Yom the Nazi and communist regimes. These sei- commemorate Holocaust Martyrs’ and Heroes’ Hashoah, commemorating the commencement zures took place over decades; they were part Remembrance Day, a day on which we recall of the Warsaw Ghetto uprising. Today the Gateway Monument in the War- of the modus operandi of repressive, totali- the atrocities committed during the Second saw Ghetto serves as a fixed memorial to the tarian regimes; and they affected millions of World War, celebrate the liberation of these victims who were herded onto railroad cars for people. The passage of time, border changes, horrific concentration camps, and call for con- deportation to Treblinka, one of many death and population shifts are only a few of the tinued efforts to fight anti-Semitism around the camps scattered throughout the European things that make the wrongful property sei- world. countryside. The Gateway Monument has zures of the past such difficult problems to ad- While 60 years have now passed since the etched upon its stone the names of four hun- dress today. end of World War II, and our Jewish brothers dred Jews who martyred themselves for the While I recognize that many obstacles stand and sisters from around the world have man- cause of saving the lives of their neighbors in the way of righting these past wrongs, I do aged to become a remarkably successful and and their own children, and to defend their re- not believe that these challenges make prop- innovative people despite the horrors they ligion from annihilation. However, another erty restitution or compensation impossible. were forced to face, it is imperative that we great monument exists, but in the form of the On the contrary, I believe much more should continue to remember the events of the Holo- retelling of the heroic story of the uprising, one caust to ensure that future generations remain have been done—and can still be done now— generation at a time. while our elderly Holocaust survivors are still aware. The crime of genocide, which con- Mordecai Anielewicz, a young man of twen- living. tinues to be committed today as we have seen ty-three years, led an army of beleaguered Today I also want to sound the alarm about in Armenia, Rwanda, Sudan, and elsewhere, men and women against their oppressors, the a disturbing trend that Jews face today: a ris- is one of the most reprehensible acts that can Nazi war machine. On this day, Holocaust ing tide of anti-Semitism throughout the world. be committed by man. To attempt eradication Martyrs’ and Heroes’ Remembrance Day, we I serve as the Ranking Member of the Com- of an entire population based on a misguided celebrate and honor those who offered resist- mission on Security and Cooperation in Eu- prejudice is absolutely vile, and the United ance in a valiant attempt to defy deportation to rope (CSCE), commonly known as the Hel- States should do everything in its power to try death camps. Mordecai Anielewicz wrote in sinki Commission. Last year I traveled as part and prevent such atrocities from happening in his last letter to Yitzhak Cukierman, friend and of the U.S. Delegation, with former Secretary the future. co-founder of the Jewish Fighting Organiza- of State Colin Powell, to attend a special con- Today, we call to memory the atrocities of tion, ‘‘The fact that we are remembered be- ference in Berlin addressing anti-Semitism, the Holocaust, while at the same time hon- yond the ghetto walls encourages us in our held under the auspices of the Organization oring those individuals that persevered despite struggle.’’ for Security and Cooperation in Europe them. The success of such Holocaust sur- In our united causes to ‘Never Forget’, nor (OSCE). The OSCE is a 55-nation regional vivors as our dear colleague, Congressman to repeat the senseless atrocities of the Holo- security organization which promotes democ- TOM LANTOS, serves to remind us that while caust, we must be ready to confront similar racy and human rights in Europe, Central the crime of genocide can take our lives and genocidal slaughter throughout the world. Mr. Asia, and North America. our freedom, it cannot and must not break our Anielewicz’s heroism and the courage of the Before traveling to Berlin, I made a point to will and determination. over four hundred resistance fighters of the visit Auschwitz for the first time. I was shocked Mr. BERMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to Warsaw Ghetto resistance have earned more and stunned to see how efficient the Nazi op- commemorate Holocaust Martyrs’ and Heroes’ than words as their legacy. Our nation and eration was: they wanted to maximize the Remembrance Day, marking the 60th anniver- those of the developed world must offer our number of individuals that could be killed. sary of the beginning of the Warsaw Ghetto own resistance to despot leaders who seek to Seeing the remains of that factory of intoler- uprising. commit murder on the basis of religion or ance, hate and death, it reaffirmed how we Today, as those who witnessed the horrific race. must continually stress the importance of ad- crimes perpetrated during the Holocaust are Mr. Speaker, Mordecai was correct in his vancing understanding throughout the OSCE becoming fewer, great effort must be taken to assessment of the Warsaw Ghetto uprising’s region and the entire world. We must tirelessly ensure that both we and generations to come impact outside the ghetto walls. Indeed, the work to build understanding and respect be- will never forget this, the most monstrous resistance has been remembered beyond the tween different communities to prevent future event in the history of the modern world. ghetto walls, as it has become a testimonial to acts of prejudice and injustice. This year, we mark this solemn day by re- the human spirit that will be remembered At the Berlin Conference, I had the privilege flecting on the liberation of the Jews of Europe throughout all humanity, for all time. of participating as a member of the U.S. dele- and the pursuit of those responsible for com- Mr. PALLONE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to gation, and I gave the official U.S. statement mitting these heinous offenses. Sixty years commemorate Holocaust Remembrance Day. in the session on tolerance. The meeting ago as allied forces pressed farther into The Chief U.S. Counsel to the Nuremberg ended with the issuance of the Berlin Declara- reaches of Nazi-occupied Europe, the names Military tribunal said of the Holocaust: ‘‘The tion of Action. of places such as Auschwitz-Birkenau, Da- wrongs which we seek to condemn and pun- The Berlin Declaration laid out a number of chau, and Mauthausen had yet to be seared ish have been so calculated, so malignant, specific steps for states to take to combat the into our collective conscious. As allied soldiers and so devastating, that civilization cannot tol- rising tide of anti-Semitism, including: striving broke down the doors of the camps, they were erate their being ignored, because it cannot to ensure that their legal systems foster a safe overwhelmed by the sights of human suffering survive their being repeated.’’

VerDate Nov 24 2008 09:15 Mar 11, 2009 Jkt 039102 PO 00000 Frm 00060 Fmt 0688 Sfmt 9920 E:\BR05\H05MY5.001 H05MY5 erowe on PROD1PC63 with BOUND RECORD 8736 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—HOUSE, Vol. 151, Pt. 6 May 5, 2005 Today, Jews around the world take a mo- throughout Europe, including 6 million Jews. We grieve today not just for the Jewish ment to pay tribute to the heroes that were Numbers only tell a small part of the story deaths; Jews were not the only ones to perish lost. In Israel, where they refer to the day as though. Numbers don’t reflect the utter devas- in the Holocaust. This atrocity was visited Yom Hashoah, the ceremony began yesterday tation that European Jews faced after the end upon Gypsies, homosexuals, the disabled, with survivors and their families gathering to- of the war. Numbers don’t describe the per- Catholics, Africans, trade-unionists, Jehovah’s gether for a memorial ceremony at Yad sonal and very individual tragedy of whole Witnesses, Protestant Pastors and anyone Vashem in Jerusalem. During the ceremony, families and communities that were destroyed who opposed the Reich. six torches were lit, representing the six million by the hate of places like Auschwitz, Dachau The Holocaust was and is an offense, not murdered Jews, and wreathes were laid. and Flossenburg. The Day of Remembrance only to the victims, their families and their Today’s ceremony in Israel began with the pushes us to think beyond the numbers; it friends, but to humanity. Some demonize the sounding of a siren for two minutes throughout forces us to remember that each of these Nazi brutality, calling it inhuman. But I think the entire country. For the duration of the si- numbers represents a person—someone’s fa- the fact that the Holocaust was a human event rens, work was halted, people walking in the ther or mother, son or daughter, niece of makes it all the more terrible. And it makes streets stopped, cars pulled off to the side of nephew, or grandchild—a precious life that our obligation to prevent such a thing from the road and everyone stood at silent atten- was never lived to its fullest. ever happening again even more essential tion. Each of us—the next generations—must re- and pressing. Mr. Speaker, genocide is a horror that has dedicate ourselves to speaking out for reli- Pastor Niemoller famously reflected on his inaction at the time of the Holocaust: touched many cultures and religions. Just a gious tolerance, peace and justice. We must few weeks ago, I joined several thousand Ar- First they came for the Communists, but I keep this sentiment within our hearts and was not a Communist, so I said nothing. menians in Times Square for a commemora- minds each and every day. Then they came for the Social Democrats, tion of the 90th Anniversary of the Armenian Mr. HONDA. Mr. Speaker, today, commu- but I was not a Social Democrat, so I did Genocide. The date marks the beginning of a nities in the United States, Israel, and around nothing. Then came the trade unionists, but genocide that took the lives of more than one the world will gather to observe Holocaust I was not a trade unionist. And then they million Armenians in three years during World Martyrs’ and Heroes’ Remembrance Day, came for the Jews, but I was not a Jew, so I War I. known in Hebrew as Yom Hashoah. This sol- did little. Then when they came for me, Even Hitler exploited the Armenian Geno- emn day commemorates the beginning of the there was no one left to stand up for me. cide to justify his atrocities against the Jews, Warsaw Ghetto uprising, and this year it coin- On this day of remembrance, let us pledge asking ‘‘Who, after all, speaks today of the an- cides with the 60th anniversary of the end of that this will not be our legacy. nihilation of the Armenians?’’ just before Ger- the War World II. On this day, we remember Ms. MATSUI. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to many’s invasion of Poland. Today, the Arme- the six million Jews murdered during World commemorate Yom Hashoah, a day of re- nians are still fighting for recognition of the War II. membrance for Holocaust Martyrs and He- genocide from the Turkish government. I join all those here today in mourning the roes. But Mr. Speaker, despite our attempts to innocent lives and vibrant communities lost, Between 1939 and 1945, over 12 million in- shed light on the horrors of the Holocaust and destroyed by Nazis while the most of world si- nocent people—including over 6 million the Armenian Genocide, the sad truth is that lently and shamefully watched. We must com- Jews—were murdered because of their reli- gion, their race or because of where they were genocide is not a crime of the past. bat anti-Semitism and intolerance wherever it born. Even today, after the passage of 60 Since February 2003, the Sudanese Gov- exists in the world today. ernment has used a combination of Arab It is vital that we remember this dark period years, it is difficult to fully comprehend the in- tense hatred and intolerance that so con- ‘‘Janjaweed’’ militias, its air force, and orga- in history. The Holocaust made clear man’s sumed this dark period in human history. nized starvation to kill more than 380,000 capacity to do evil. We remember this tragic On this day of remembrance we cannot Darfurians and displace almost 3 million. Esti- event and firm our resolve that history will not think of just those who died, but also of those mates suggest that the Sudanese continue to be repeated. As human beings, we have a re- individuals who embodied the triumph of the kill at least 15,000 more Darfurians each sponsibility to keep the Holocaust at the fore- human spirit, who bravely acted in the face of month. front of our collective historical memory. overpowering hatred, and of the lessons of The Sudanese government, like the Turkish I thank all those who have put today’s pro- their actions. Rather than succumbing to the government, denies any evidence of genocide. gram together to commemorate the Day of despair of their situation, the Jews fought Even the United States government seems to Remembrance and I appreciate all those who against their oppressors in the Warsaw Ghetto be unwilling to label the crisis as ‘‘genocide.’’ participated. uprising in April and May of 1943. In a defiant Mr. Speaker, we as Americans have a Mr. Speaker, the Day of Remembrance re- declaration, the Jews of Terezin proclaimed a moral obligation to stop genocide wherever minds us that we as people, we as nations, theme of liberation each time they sang and whenever it occurs. Americans can never must take action against hatred and incitement Verdi’s ‘‘Requiem.’’ The thread of hope contin- again show the same lack of interest that targeted against any group; we saw how fail- ued despite the hopeless moments. As such, F.D.R. showed toward the genocide of the ure to take action over 60 years ago turned to when we remember the Holocaust, we re- Jews during World War II. No world leaders mass devastation and murder. member not only the needless death of so should ever be able to stand and justify their Mr. Speaker, by taking the time to remem- many, but also the heroic voices which con- crimes by asking if anyone remembers the an- ber Yom Hashoah here in our Nation’s Cap- tinue to inspire us today. nihilation of Darfur? ital, we are keeping our promise that we will Sadly, we still struggle as a human race to Today, we commemorate one of the darkest never forget the past and will fight to protect stamp out the evils of anti-Semitism, racism periods in human history in the hopes that it our future, a future that we hope is one step and xenophobia. Several years ago in my will never be repeated. Future generations— closer to the goal of ‘‘never again.’’ hometown of Sacramento, we saw the ability not just Jews, but all people—must learn the Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of California. Mr. of good to overpower intolerance during an act history of the Holocaust so that the lives that Speaker, I rise today in remembrance of and of arson on three area synagogues. We wit- were taken were not lost in vain. in mourning for the millions who perished in nessed the heroics of average citizens who Mr. FARR. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in rec- the Shoah, the Holocaust, the most systematic rushed into these burning buildings to save ognition of the Holocaust Martyrs’ and Heroes’ and brutal persecution of a people ever per- precious books, manuscripts and a Torah Remembrance Day, known in Hebrew as Yom petrated in human history. which had already survived the Holocaust dec- Hashoad. Although 60 years have passed We grieve for all human suffering and mis- ades earlier. since the end of World War II, not a day ery. The death of one is not more significant While Yom Hashoah is a somber day of re- should go by without the world remembering because of his or her race or their creed. But membering those who were killed in the Holo- the important lessons we so painfully learned there were so many ones lost in that time. caust, it is also a day that offers hope. Hope from the Holocaust. And not just individuals, whole families, whole that the strength and courage in all of us will The Day of Remembrance was established villages, an entire way of life in many cases. overcome injustice and intolerance. by Congress as our nation’s annual com- Poland, Hungary, Ukraine, these countries will Mr. HASTINGS of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I memoration of the victims of the Holocaust: 12 never regain the vitality they lost when they rise today to commemorate the 60th anniver- million people died in concentration camps lost their Jewish people. sary of the end of the Holocaust. This year’s

VerDate Nov 24 2008 09:15 Mar 11, 2009 Jkt 039102 PO 00000 Frm 00061 Fmt 0688 Sfmt 9920 E:\BR05\H05MY5.001 H05MY5 erowe on PROD1PC63 with BOUND RECORD May 5, 2005 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—HOUSE, Vol. 151, Pt. 6 8737 anniversary is particularly compelling not only brings great pain to my heart as we remember in the Holocaust, and the courage of those because it marks six decades since the libera- the victims of one of history’s darkest and who survived. tion of the Jewish people from history’s dark- most murderous eras. To try and grasp the Mr. CANTOR. Mr. Speaker, I rise today, on est hour, but also because our world has significance of the death toll that resulted from Yom Hashoah, Holocaust Memorial Day, to failed to heed the universal message of the the Holocaust is both a saddening and frus- honor the memory of the victims who perished Holocaust. Crimes against humanity anywhere trating exercise. Six million Jews not only lost in World War II during the Holocaust. are an affront to all people everywhere. their lives, but were murdered on the basis of This year marks the 60th anniversary of the Indeed, I would be doing a disservice to the nonsensical, inhumane reasoning—reasoning liberation of Europe from the evil hands of the Holocaust survivors throughout South Florida that dictated action through hate on the basis murderer Adolf Hitler. Hitler’s shadow caused if I do not address that most unconscionable of religious discrimination. The end result, darkness to fall upon the earth.He slew the in- crime of genocide. Sixty years ago the world sadly though, was much worse than what is nocent and pure, men and women and chil- failed to aid the victims of the Nazi regime. our conventional idea of religious discrimina- dren, with vapors of poison, and he burned We conveniently dodged our duty by claiming tion. The end result in this tragic situation was them with fire. When the light of freedom unsubstantiated evidence, a lack of effective genocide. shined again, tens of millions were dead, cities resources to respond, and the existence of And though my heart weighs heavily as I re- and nations were in ruin, and a world stood more pressing concerns elsewhere in the flect on the injustices suffered and the lives awestruck at the horrors that had occurred. world. lost, there is a part of me that sees an oppor- Justice Robert Jackson, a justice on the Today, we are remembering the Holocaust tunity to celebrate human resilience as we International Military Tribunal at Nuremberg in while again evading taking the necessary commemorate this somber day. In the face of 1945, said: steps to end the genocide in the Darfur region some of the most intense hatred and inhu- The wrongs which we seek to condemn and of the Sudan. Hundreds of thousands of peo- manity that this world has ever seen, it gives punish have been so calculated, so malignant ple have been killed and millions displaced me great hope to think of the many who and so devastating that civilization cannot from their homes by a bloodthirsty militia tolerate their being ignored, because it can- seized upon the greatest power that any indi- not survive their being repeated. backed by the Sudanese military and govern- vidual human-being can posses, and in fact, a ment. Yet we insist that our resources are power that each and everyone of us posses. We in the United States, the birthplace of spread too thin, that events elsewhere in the That power is the power to choose. Thomas Jefferson and Martin Luther King, world command our attention, and that decid- And in the face of oppression, persecution enjoy a great deal of freedom. We must not ing upon the strict definition of these crimes and destruction, there were so many who take these freedoms for granted. We must not should determine whether we respond force- chose to resist, whether it was through phys- forget that genocide and human rights abuses fully or not. Mr. Speaker, shame on us for ical action, words written and spoken, or in have occurred and continue to occur around using the same old excuses. spirit. Some of these people were heroes the world. We must not remain silent. We Elected officials often speak about spread- whose names we celebrate, some were he- must dedicate ourselves to continuing to edu- ing freedom, establishing democracies, and roes only to those who knew them and some cate people around the globe about the hor- ensuring minority rights around the world. were simply heroes in and of themselves. rors of the Holocaust. We must be forever These are noble endeavors indeed, Mr. To these people we owe a debt of gratitude mindful of the danger of such intolerance and Speaker. But what about spreading the saving and respect. Now, more than ever, as the ensure that it never happens again. Let us stand here today and affirm our obli- of human lives? The sacred Jewish text the world continues to wrestle with violence gation to civilization that we will never forget. Talmud reminds us that to save one life is to spawned by religious and cultural intolerance, save the whole world. How many worlds are we cannot forget or underestimate our own Mr. CRENSHAW. Mr. Speaker, I rise to lend dying every day in Darfur? I am sure that the power to choose to act out against this type of my voice to the cause of remembrance. Today Holocaust survivors here in the Capitol Build- hatred and oppression. Let us never forget is Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance ing today can tell us because they witnessed that silence and inaction provide fertile breed- Day. This is a day aside on the Jewish cal- firsthand the cataclysmic annihilation of their ing ground for grave injustices. We all have a endar to remember the murdered Six Million of families, their neighbors, their friends, and moral obligation to choose to act. the Holocaust and to remind us all what can their people. Their memories are still fresh, Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA. Mr. Speaker, I rise happen when bigotry, hatred, and indifference their thoughts still lucid, and their commitment today in observance of Holocaust Remem- are allowed to permeate a society. to educating the world about the Holocaust is brance Day, to honor the memory of the six It has been 60 years since the end of the more than admirable. million Jews who died in the Nazi concentra- Holocaust. We mark this passing of time be- Sixty years ago, without rhyme or reason, tion camps during World War II. cause while the Holocaust serves as a vivid an entire nation of people were murdered, As the dedication in the United States Holo- reminder of the worst mankind has to offer, we wrenched from the Earth by an unholy evil. caust Museum’s Hall of Remembrance so must remain vigilant so that all might learn its This malevolence persists today in the form of thoughtfully observes: lessons. bigotry and intolerance, torture and genocide. . . . guard yourself and guard your soul care- Its horror demands that we fight tyranny. Every instance that we ignore and every crime fully, lest you forget the things your eyes Its victims show us the dangers of igno- that we brush off feeds the incipient hatred saw, and lest these things depart your heart rance. that compels the concentration camp, the all the days of your life, and you shall make Its lesson is that we must never embrace in- slave labor force, the disdain for human life, them known to your children, and to your difference if we are to advance in peace. and the ease with which it is taken. children’s children. Yom HaShoah is the occasion to pay tribute Mr. Speaker, we owe it to those whose Sixty years ago, in 1945, World War II to the lives lost and a time to rededicate our- names have since been lost to refuse to con- ended and Allied soldiers liberated the sur- selves to work together toward greater under- demn the genocide in Darfur with only our vivors of the Nazi concentration camps. standing so that this unspeakable horror never words. We have come too far in 60 years to Through the survivor’s stories and other docu- visits our societies again. slide back again. If we have learned anything mented evidence, the full extent of the atroc- Mr. Speaker, I have been to Jerusalem. I from the Holocaust it is that it must not be al- ities committed by the Nazi soldiers became have been to Yad Vashem and the Western lowed to happen again. Today is Holocaust known and we learned of the bottomless Wall. The emotional power of these places Commemoration Day, but it is not enough for depths of mankind’s capacity for cruelty. moved me to a greater belief in two things that us to simply remember. We must also never Observing Holocaust Remembrance Day is the power of faith is unbreakable and that forget. vitally important. As time passes, our tendency hard work and patience can achieve the goals Mr. GRIJALVA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in is to disbelieve that people could be so mon- of peace. Let us today allow Yom HaShoah to order to honor the millions who lost their lives strous as to commit such horrific deeds. That remind us of both faith and peace. during the Holocaust as we observe Yom is why we have to remain vigilant, to remem- Mr. ROSS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to ac- Hashoah, Holocaust Martyrs and Heroes Re- ber what happened so that we can guard knowledge the Holocaust Martyrs’ and Heroes’ membrance Day. against it ever happening again. Remembrance Day, known in Hebrew as Yom Each year, I am confronted with so many Mr. Speaker, thank you for this opportunity Hashoah. May 5th marks the anniversary of emotions as we commemorate this day. It to honor the memory of those who were killed the Warsaw Ghetto uprising, and this year is

VerDate Nov 24 2008 09:15 Mar 11, 2009 Jkt 039102 PO 00000 Frm 00062 Fmt 0688 Sfmt 9920 E:\BR05\H05MY5.001 H05MY5 erowe on PROD1PC63 with BOUND RECORD 8738 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—HOUSE, Vol. 151, Pt. 6 May 5, 2005 especially important as the world marks the gary. There, in one of the most efficient depor- in the aftermath of the Holocaust serves as an 60th anniversary of the end of World War II. tation and murder operations of the Holocaust, example of steadfast determination. Through From 1938—1945, 6 million Jewish people, the Nazi and Hungarian regimes deported their example, we learn how the human spirit young and old alike, were systematically mur- 437,000 Jews to Auschwitz-Birkenau in just can triumph over the hollowness of vengeance dered as a result of ignorance and hatred. eight weeks and killed tens of thousands more and anger. On this day we celebrate that spir- Nazi Germany also targeted gypsies, the later that year. it. handicapped, Political dissidents, and others Six decades have passed since Allied Mr. Speaker, I am proud to join the com- because they were different. troops liberated the labor and death camps, memoration of Yom Ha’Shoah and I hope that In Jewish communities around the world, and yet the memory of the horrors perpetrated all Americans will join me. there is a simple saying in regards to the Hol- against the Jewish people is seared into the Ms. LINDA T. SA´ NCHEZ of California. Mr. ocaust, ‘‘Never Forget.’’ Let us never forget collective conscious of the world. However, Speaker, communities will gather in the United the atrocities committed against a people Mr. Speaker, sadly, we cannot undo history, States, Israel, and around the world today to based on nothing more than their religious be- and we cannot reverse the atrocities carried observe Holocaust Martyrs’ and Heroes’ Re- liefs. Let us never forget the 6 million mothers out by a barbarous German regime. membrance Day, known in Hebrew as Yom and fathers, sons and daughters, sisters and What remains for us is to honor and pre- Hashoah. This solemn day commemorates the brothers, grandfathers and grandmothers who serve the memories and lives of both the vic- anniversary of the beginning of the Warsaw were systematically murdered just 6 decades tims and the survivors of the Holocaust. Out of Ghetto uprising. This year, the day comes as ago. the great tragedy of the Holocaust emerges a the world marks the 60th anniversary of the I join my colleagues in remembering won- tremendous object lesson for humanity: hatred end of World War II. derfully vibrant communities that were sense- and bigotry can never be taken for granted or In order to prevent the unspeakable horrors lessly destroyed across Europe. I would also left unchecked. We must never forget. of the Holocaust from ever being repeated, we like to pay tribute to the thousands of Holo- Mr. Speaker, memory is critical—our own all have a responsibility to educate younger caust Survivors in the United States and and that of the victims of unprecedented evil generations. We must take time to remember around the world who continue to educate us and suffering. The Holocaust is a horror we the atrocities suffered by countless Jews dur- on the atrocities of the Holocaust. must remember, but not only because of the ing’ the World War II era. The martyrs gave I implore all of us to take this Remembrance dead; it is too late for them. Not only because their lives for their beliefs, protected their own Day one step further and stand up against of the survivors; it may even be too late for people, and stood up for their most sacred anti-Semitism, intolerance, ignorance, and dis- them. Preserving memory is a solemn respon- principles. The heroes did everything in their crimination in our nation and around the world sibility, aimed at saving men and women from power to stop the spread of evil across the today. apathy toward evil, if not from evil itself. We globe. It is the stories of these martyrs and Let us never forget. must never forget. heroes that need to be repeated, so that Mr. JEFFERSON. Mr. Speaker, today, Mr. Speaker, sixty years ago, much of the young people can better understand this dark Thursday, May 5, 2005, the people of the world overlooked the deadly plight of an entire period in history. world memorialize Yom HaShoah—a special people until it was almost too late. We have a One resource to help us teach the next gen- day of remembrance honoring the martyrs and sacred obligation—in order to truly keep faith eration is the United States Holocaust Memo- heroes of the Holocaust. Holocaust Remem- with the principles upon which our great nation rial Museum. I recommend a trip to this land- brance Day is a day that has been set aside was founded—to remain vigilant, to remember mark whenever someone from my district is to remember the victims of the Holocaust and the horrors of the past, to learn from them, visiting Washington, D.C. There is so much to remind each of us what can happen when and to protect against them for all eternity. We worth to what this museum has documented bigotry and hatred are not confronted. must never forget. for the world to see. The documents, photo- Mr. Speaker, I am humbled as I rise today Mr. Speaker, Nobel laureate and Holocaust graphs, and films offer an appropriate way of with my colleagues to honor the memories survivor, Elie Wiesel, perhaps summed it up remembering such a serious subject matter. and the lives of the more than 6 million victims best when he said, ‘‘to remain silent and indif- Despite the lessons of the Holocaust, dis- of Nazi hatred and aggression during the po- ferent is the greatest sin of all.’’ As Americans, crimination, persecution, and even genocide grom known to us as the Holocaust. I am also we must heed his call and embrace his chal- still persist around the world. Today, it is im- humbled to stand in this cathedral of freedom lenge. We must never forget. perative to renew our commitment to fighting and honor the lives of the many heroes who Mr. VAN HOLLEN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today injustice in all its forms. In doing so, we recog- fought so bravely against unimaginable odds in recognition of Holocaust Remembrance nize the sacrifices and suffering of the Holo- to defeat a genocidal madman. Day. On this Yom Ha’Shoah, we honor those caust. Let us all work to educate the next gen- More than 60 years ago, Adolf Hitler and his whose lives were lost in the atrocities of one eration, so that they never forget the martyrs Nazi regime set out to eradicate European of the darkest periods in human history. and heroes who fought to protect their Jewish Jewry. So committed were they to the accom- We pay tribute to all who lost their lives dur- traditions, and never gave up in the face of plishment of this goal, their so-called ‘‘Final ing World War II and reflect on the loss of evil. Solution,’’ that even in the waning days of more than six million Jewish lives. We honor Mr. ACKERMAN. Mr. Speaker, today is World War II, when defeat was imminent, the the heroes who perished in the one of the Yom Ha-Shoah, Holocaust Memorial Day, and Germans continued even more urgently round- most valiant battles for liberty and justice the I rise to honor the memory of the 6 million ing up Jews all over Europe and sending them world has ever known. Jewish souls extinguished in the greatest act to their deaths. The most fitting tribute that we can offer to of organized depravity in history. Mr. Speaker, driven by a radical and un- the countless heroes who suffered under the There have been many barbaric regimes compromising anti-Semitic ideology, the Nazis Nazi regime is to work to ensure that they did and there have been many other vicious cam- redoubled their efforts to reach every last Jew not suffer in vain. As we reflect on the paigns of annihilation undertaken both before before the war ended. They were in a rush; unfathomable loss suffered during the Holo- and after the Holocaust. Some even produced time was running out. Depleting sorely-needed caust it is also important that we vow to build more victims. The Shoah, however, is unique resources from the war effort, German forces a more peaceful world. Today, more than fifty and is thus deserving of special attention, not swept across Europe, assembling and annihi- years later, we must teach our children about because the victims were Jews—many mil- lating community after community, individual the horrific events that transformed the world lions of innocent non-Jews were murdered by after individual, from their homes, ghettos and so that the mistakes of the past are never re- the Nazis—but because the Holocaust re- hiding places. peated. It is important that we fight ignorance vealed a painful and abiding truth about hu- Mr. Speaker, during the last year of the war on a daily basis through a dedication to learn- manity that remains with us. In squalor of the in Europe, German defeat was all but accom- ing about the origins and realities of the Holo- camps, in the ashes of the crematoria, and in plished, and yet their hatred and bigotry sur- caust. the fires of the ovens, it was demonstrated vived and thrived. Consequently, the Nazis With examples of malice and terror that the norms of civilization, the boundaries of murdered more than 700,000 Jews in that last everpresent in today’s society, we are re- morality, and the protections of society and full year of the war, including most of the Jews minded of the strength and courage of the government are no more protection than a of the last large community in Europe, Hun- Jewish people. Their dedication to begin anew fragile tissue of behavior, one torn aside with

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There are many reasons why: To re- Unfortunately, the struggle against anti- killed because of their ethnicity, and I ask, member all those people murdered for the Semitism continues today, as recent reports ‘‘Never again?’’ crime of their birth and rededicate ourselves to indicate an increase in violence against the Children are starving in relocation camps, preventing such a crime from being repeated. Jewish community around the world. Last year and I ask, ‘‘Never again?’’ To remember that bigotry and ignorance can alone there were reports of anti-Semitic dese- Homes are being burned, women raped, metastasize in politics with horrific con- cration and vandalism of about 40 schools, and men mutilated. Is this what we call Never sequences. To remember that whole commu- 140 statues and cemeteries, 60 synagogues Again? nities can be wiped out with the power of the and 60 businesses around the world. The Voices rise from the ashes at Auschwitz, the modern state and to recommit ourselves to the number of anti-Semitic incidents in the United killing fields in Cambodia and the hills of protection of the weak and powerless. To re- States also rose by 17 percent in 2004. Rwanda, begging us to intervene. It is time we member all those men and women and chil- Sixty years after the end of the Holocaust, answer their cries, not with words, but with ac- dren who were cremated and dumped into it is important that we strengthen our fight tion. It is time to pass the Darfur Genocide Ac- mass graves, not just to end their lives, but to against anti-Semitism and religious intoler- countability Act, H.R. 1424. We must increase deny their very existence. ance. our aid to refugee camps, halt the spread of But most of all we must remember because It has been said that those who cannot re- disease, and provide food where there is fam- it can happen again. member the past are condemned to repeat it. ine. It is happening again. It is happening in Yom Hashoah reminds each of us where rac- Towards the end of her life, Anne Frank Sudan. Right now. Today. Some 400,000 Su- ism, bigotry and religious intolerance can lead, wrote, ‘‘I feel the suffering of millions. And yet, danese have already been killed and, if today so that something as horrific as the Holocaust when I look up at the sky, I somehow feel that is a typical day, 500 more will join them as the is never repeated. everything will change for the better, that this world wrings its hands and wonders what to Mr. CUMMINGS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today cruelty too shall end, that peace and tranquility do. This lassitude, this fecklessness, this dis- to bear witness to the millions who perished in will return once more.’’ graceful toleration of genocide is nothing new the Holocaust. Mr. Speaker, today, on this Day of Remem- either. We saw it when there was slaughter in From 1933 to 1945, a dark cloud descended brance, let us make Anne Frank’s vision our Southeast Europe. And we saw it as a geno- on Europe and death rolled like thunder own, and ensure that this cruelty too will end. cide was perpetrated with machetes in Rwan- across the Continent. Six million Jews died Mr. UDALL of Colorado. Mr. Speaker, today da. And even before the Holocaust, it hap- unspeakable deaths at the hands of the Nazis. is Holocaust Martyrs’ and Heroes’ Remem- pened to the Armenians and today we debate Thousands of homosexuals, political dis- brance Day, known in Hebrew as Yom whether it ever happened at all. sidents, blacks and gypsies were corralled into Hashoah. We must remember the Holocaust because concentration camps, tortured, and killed. This is an appropriate date for this purpose genocide is real. It is not history, it is reality. Righteous Germans gave their lives to protect because it is the anniversary of the beginning Today, genocide is a reality in Sudan. To- their neighbors, and millions of civilians suc- of the Warsaw Ghetto uprising. But in reality, morrow, when Iran acquires nuclear weapons, cumbed as bombs fell like rain during air Americans and all other civilized people will we see the mullahs attempt to finish Hit- raids. should consider every day a Holocaust Re- Mr. Speaker, we hear the screech of sirens ler’s barbaric work? Impossible? Incomprehen- membrance Day because forgetting the evils piercing the night, and we say ‘‘Never Again.’’ sible? Sophisticated people will ask, ‘‘Who of the past can too easily be the prelude to We see shattered glass littering the streets would harness the power of a modern state to their recurrence. and we say ‘‘Never Again.’’ And never was this truer than this year, as the absurd goal of killing Jews? Who would We feel bodies pressed against each other we mark the 60th anniversary of the final days risk their state over it?’’ in cattle cars—no room to move, no air to of the Second World War when Allied soldiers We must remember. A world that doesn’t breathe—and we say ‘‘Never Again.’’ keep Auschwitz fixed in its mind will see it re- We hear the hiss of gas pouring from show- moving across Europe encountered and liber- built. We must remember. er spigots and see fingernails scratching at ated concentration camp prisoners. Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas. Mr. Speaker, concrete walls, and we say ‘‘Never Again.’’ Advancing from the west, U.S. divisions I rise today to commemorate Yom Hashoah, We remember the curl of smoke reaching freed the prisoners in the Dora-Mittelbau, Bu- Holocaust Martyrs and Heroes Remembrance toward a white winter sky and ashes drifting chenwald, Flossenbu¨rg, and Dachau con- Day, and to remember the 6 million Jews who down amidst snowflakes. Never Again. centration camps in Germany and the were murdered in the Holocaust. Mr. Speaker, in the 60 years since the lib- Mauthausen camp in Austria. In northern Ger- Sixty years ago, as American, British, and eration of Auschwitz, Holocaust survivors many, British forces liberated Bergen-Belsen Soviet soldiers moved across Europe in a se- across the world have borne witness to the and Neuengamme. And Soviet troops, after ries of offensives on Germany, they encoun- atrocities of the Shoah. They have taught us liberating Auschwitz in Poland in January tered and liberated concentration camp pris- about the dangers of prejudice and ignorance. 1945, in May, 1945 liberated the Stutthof, oners. Advancing from the west, U.S. divisions They have shown us by their shining exam- Sachsenhausen, and Ravensbru¨ck concentra- freed the major concentration camps of Dora- ple the power of strength, education and activ- tion camps inside Germany. Mittelbau, Buchenwald, Flossenbuirg, and Da- ism. I rise today to thank these survivors for We now understand that many people in Al- chau in Germany, and Mauthausen in Austria. all they have taught us, and to express my lied countries had known, in greater or lesser In northern Germany, British forces liberated sympathy for the loved ones they lost long detail, about what had occurred in the camps. Bergen-Belsen and Neuengamme. ago. But it was these Allied soldiers who fully ex- In the east, Soviet divisions liberated Ausch- But, Mr. Speaker, I also rise today because, posed the full horror of Nazi atrocities—and witz in Poland in January 1945. Just a few somewhere in Darfur, Sudan the electricity the combat-hardened soldiers were unpre- weeks before the German surrender in early has gone out in a small town, signaling that an pared for what they found. May 1945, they liberated the Stutthof, attack is imminent. Soon, a village will be There were stacks of dead bodies, and bar- Sachsenhausen, and Ravensbru¨ck concentra- burned to the ground with only scorched earth racks filled with dead and dying prisoners, tion camps inside Germany. to testify to the lives once lived there. When while the stench of death was everywhere. In liberating the Nazi camps, the Anglo- the sun sets on this day, 500 more innocent And the camps still housed thousands of ema- American and Soviet soldiers exposed to the Sudanese will have died at the hands of ciated and diseased prisoners who resembled world the horror of Nazi atrocities. Janjaweed killers, bringing the death toll to skeletons because of forced labor and lack of Today, we must rededicate ourselves to over 400,000. food. Many were so weak that they could fighting intolerance, racism and apathy so that Meanwhile, the rainy season is fast ap- hardly move. Disease remained an ever future generations do not experience the suf- proaching in Sudan. In the coming weeks, it present danger and the liberators had to burn

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Eisenhower made a de- with the most deadly war machine in history, on Jewish Poverty; The United Jewish Organi- liberate visit to the Ohrdruf camp in order to descended to a level below any known beasts. zations of Williamsburg; The Council of Jewish witness personally the evidence of atrocities A clear lesson to our civilization is still rel- Organizations of Flatbush; The Jewish Com- that ‘‘beggar description.’’ Publicly expressing evant: Decent citizens should never stand by munity Council of Canarsie; The Conference shock and revulsion, he urged others to see passively and allow such atrocities to take of Jewish Material Claims Against Germany; the camps first-hand, lest ‘‘the stories of Nazi place. And vigilant citizens should actively re- Peasch Tikvah and all the Bikkur Cholim orga- brutality’’ be forgotten or dismissed as merely sist any erosion of their rights by a powerful nizations. Their selfless work for Holocaust ‘‘propaganda.’’ few. Unfortunately, Rwanda and Darfur are survivors continues to serve as an inspiration In the years that have followed, our memo- present day examples of our failure to take the to me and I am honored to recognize their ries of these atrocities have sometimes profound lesson of Nazi tyranny seriously. At hard work. dimmed. But they have been refreshed by the same time, submission to the U.S. govern- Mr. Speaker, I join my colleagues here new histories or exhibits such as those in the ment actions which arrest large groupings today in remembering the Holocaust. Because U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum here in such as the Pakistanis without due process; there are still Holocaust non-believers today it Washington, while new barbarities in other and acquiescence to an administration which is imperative that we never forget and con- parts of the world have reawakened some of launches a massive and expensive war based tinue to learn from this terrible chapter in his- the horror that was felt by Eisenhower and the on lies; these positions demonstrate a deep- tory. other liberators of Europe. seated failure to understand the need to resist Mr. MENENDEZ. Mr. Speaker, today, I join And the sights and sounds of the liberated immoral and dangerous government acts. my friends and colleagues around the world in camps, so fresh in 1945, helped shape the There is a need for our generation to make commemorating the horrors inflicted during the laws and institutions that arose from the ashes greater sacrifices and take greater risks if we Holocaust. of war. truly want to honor the six million souls annihi- Today, we bear witness to the millions of Military tribunals prosecuted captured Nazi lated by the Nazi monsters. Jews and countless other innocent people officials under a variety of charges, many of Mr. TOWNS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to who were brutally murdered in Nazi concentra- which paralleled what were later defined as commemorate Yom Hashoah, Holocaust Re- tion camps. ‘‘crimes against humanity.’’ The best-known of membrance Day. I join the Jewish people in We bear witness to the horrors of genocide these prosecutions, of course, were those in the State of Israel and across the globe in re- that shocked the world, and ask ourselves if Nuremberg, Germany, between November membering the 6 million Jews that were bru- we have truly upheld the promise of ‘‘never 1945 and August 1946 under the auspices of tally murdered by the Nazis during the Holo- again,’’ when we hear the echoes of the Holo- the International Military Tribunal (IMT). Pros- caust. caust in the rising threat of anti-Semitism ecutors and judges from the 4 occupying pow- Today is a time for all of humanity to reflect today. ers tried some of the leading officials of the upon that most horrid period of history. The We bear witness to the millions of people Nazi regime on four counts, including a newly Holocaust demonstrated the mass atrocities who were persecuted and enslaved for their defined count of ‘‘crimes against humanity,’’ in that a supposedly civilized society could tol- political or religious beliefs, or their mental which significant evidence relating to the Nazi erate. We must keep in mind, that the Nazi handicaps in the name of social cleansing. effort to murder the European Jews was intro- genocide against the Jews was not the action But we also remember amazing acts of duced. Several prominent Nazis were sen- of a lone individual. It was a carefully thought courage and kindness, when those with every- tenced to death, others received prison sen- out plan which sought the support of an entire thing to lose risked their lives and freedom to tences, and a few were acquitted. nation. The Holocaust reflects the worst of help those most in need, and the bravery of The Nuremberg trials, and others that fol- international relations highlighting a time glob- those who would not go willingly to a certain lowed, have had a major impact on inter- al politics was plagued by inaction and indiffer- death. national law over the last 60 years. The Inter- ence. The complacency of the United States There is a reason why we call this day not national Criminal Tribunals for the former of America to the cries of those being slaugh- an anniversary, but a remembrance. Every Yugoslavia and Rwanda, the Special Court for tered in Nazi death camps will forever tarnish day, but especially today, we must remember Sierra Leone, and the recently created Inter- our nation’s history. The willingness of the not only the horrible acts committed by the national Criminal Court are all part of the leg- Roosevelt administration to turn back 937 Nazis but also the actions, and the lack of ac- acy of Nuremberg and of ongoing efforts of Jewish refugees on the St. Louis to their sub- tion, that led to those horrors. the world community to prevent and punish sequent deaths in Europe will also not be for- In remembering, we honor those who suf- the crime of genocide. gotten. fered—but our memories must also serve as a Today, on this Day of Remembrance, we I am privileged to represent a diverse por- constant reminder of the vigilance required should all look back to the horrors of the Holo- tion of Brooklyn. In my district there is a large from each of us to prevent it from happening caust. But we must also look at the world but dwindling population of Holocaust sur- again, or to take action if we see it happening. around us and ahead to what is to come. vivors. Many of these survivors rebuilt their Never again should the innocent be left to If there had been any doubt, the 2001 terror lives with nothing more than the shirt on their languish. For those who perished, for those attacks on New York and Washington, like the back. Today, based on the strong foundations who survived, for those who fought and for killing fields in Cambodia and so many other of those Holocaust survivors, the beautiful those who liberated, we must not falter and terrible events, made it clear that we have not Jewish communities in Brooklyn of Williams- we must not fail. We must learn from history reached the end of history—or the end of vio- burg, Midwood and Canarsie were built. These so that we are not doomed to repeat it. lence driven by fanaticism. As we struggle to communities represent the best of Jewish life We must bear witness. respond to the challenges of our time, we and have been instrumental in resurrecting re- Mrs. MALONEY. Mr. Speaker I rise to join must remember the need for eternal vigilance ligious life in the aftermath of the Holocaust, people around the world who are commemo- against those who are prepared to sacrifice by creating synagogues, yeshivas, and other rating Holocaust Remembrance Day, Yom Ha- others in the name of what they perceive as religious institutions. Shoah, and mourning the six million people some transcendent cause. When I see and hear tragic stories from who were murdered simply because they hap- Our fate, and the fate of humanity, depends these heroic individuals it provides living testi- pened to be Jewish. It is important that we on our remembering and our understanding. mony to an event that is hard for many today take time each year to remind ourselves of the Mr. OWENS. Mr. Speaker, that 6 million in- to phantom. Educating people especially the devastating horror of a world in which insanity nocent souls should not die in vain is the young, about the events that transpired in Eu- ruled and it was possible for the Nazis to try noble purpose of Yom Hashoah, the Holo- rope over 50 years ago is critical to halting the to eradicate an entire people from the face of caust Martyrs’ and Heroes’ Remembrance recent spread of anti-Semitism around the the Earth. Day. This is a day to remember the horror and world. The horror of the Holocaust comes not solemnly swear that we will never let it happen Mr. Speaker, I would like to take this oppor- merely from the fact that massive numbers of again. This is a day to celebrate the resist- tunity to recognize the efforts of organizations people were murdered—in truth the total civil- ance of the heroes of the Warsaw Ghetto up- in my district that have taken extraordinary ian body count in World War II was enormous,

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What compounds In 1933, there were over 9 million European The Jewish Federation, Second Generation, the horror is that the Nazis brought their pecu- Jews. By 1945, nearly two of every three had and the Los Angeles Holocaust Monument liar brand of death with them as they swept been killed as part of the Nazis’ Final Solution. Fund. This year, the program’s theme, ‘‘From through Europe and rounded up Jews in occu- European cities have never recovered the di- Liberation to the Pursuit of Justice,’’ marks the pied countries. We must not forget that the versity and way of life they had prior to the 60th anniversary of the liberation of the con- world watched silently and allowed the Holo- war. The Jewish people killed were teachers, centration camps and the Nuremberg Trials to caust to happen. lawyers, doctors, musicians, parents, and chil- prosecute Nazi war criminals. The Nazis could never have been as effec- dren, and were killed only because they were On this day we bear witness to the atrocities tive at targeting Jews if it were not for the col- Jewish and targeted for no other reason. of the Nazi regime so that they are not forgot- laboration of local populations. Tens of thou- We must also remember the others who ten and are never again repeated. We renew sands of people assisted the Nazis in identi- were murdered. Gypsies, the handicapped, our commitment to Holocaust education to en- fying Jews and herding them to the concentra- and Poles were also targeted for destruction sure that the lessons of the Holocaust do not tion camps and gas chambers. The Nazis suc- or decimation for racial, ethnic, or national rea- fade away as the generation that lived through ceeded in large part because hatred of Jews sons. Millions more, including homosexuals, these events passes on. And perhaps most was already well entrenched throughout the Jehovah’s Witnesses, Soviet prisoners of war, importantly, we pledge to fight future genocide countries they conquered. and political dissidents, also suffered grievous by taking action against the slaughter of inno- There were always people of good heart oppression and death under Nazi tyranny for cents going on today in places like Darfur, who were willing to risk their lives to save no specific reason except they were different Sudan. Jews. Their bravery and selflessness must than their captors. We cannot forget that the bloodshed could also be remembered on this Holocaust Re- As time moves forward, there are few Holo- have been averted had the leaders of the membrance Day. Jews were hidden in base- caust survivors still with us and it is important world not been silent while Jews were being ments and attics. Jewish children were taken for them to share their stories and educate killed at Auschwitz. When we say ‘‘Never into friendly homes or transported to safety people about their experiences. Nearly 60 Again,’’ let us learn from their mistakes. elsewhere. Diplomats issued visas, sometimes years have passed since the Holocaust but Mr. MICHAUD. Mr. Speaker, I rise to add in violation of their country’s policies. Most fa- anti-Semitism still exists. However, I believe my voice to those marking this most solemn of mous among them is Raoul Wallenberg who passing on the lessons learned from this hor- days—Yom Hashoah. Holocaust Remem- saved 100,000 Hungarian Jews. Few nations rible time from generation to generation will brance Day commemorates one of the darkest protected their Jewish populations as effec- someday destroy the hateful attitudes and ig- periods in our shared human history. We re- tively as Denmark. The Danes saved virtually norance that resulted in the evil of the Holo- member the victims of this unspeakable trag- all of their Jewish population first by refusing caust. edy. At the same time, this day marks the be- to join the Nazis in singling out the Jewish mi- The Holocaust was not an accident. It was ginning of the Warsaw Ghetto uprising, and nority and later by uniting to smuggle them to a planned attempted extermination. Individ- we celebrate the indomitable spirit of freedom safety in Sweden. uals, organizations and governments made and hope that resides in all of us. One of the principal reasons we remember choices that not only legalized discrimination This day does not belong to one people or the Holocaust is to ensure that it never hap- commemorate just one moment in time. Yom pens again. Anti-Semitism is an old hatred, but also allowed prejudice, hatred, and ulti- Hashoah reminds us of the darkness and evil and every generation seems to have a new mately, mass murder to occur. The human that still exists in this world and charges each version. Television and the internet provide race must constantly be reminded of the Holo- of us to stand against the atrocities that men new avenues for spreading hatred. Recently, caust and how the world stood idly by for too can bring about. Middle Eastern citizens’ nations such as Egypt long. We must remember these painful events We remember only too well the horrors of have been able to watch ‘‘Horsemen Without in order to prevent another Holocaust from ‘‘ethnic cleansing’’ in the Balkans and the A Horse,’’ a television serialization of the vi- ever occurring again. genocide in Rwanda just a few years ago. Not cious czarist hoax Protocols of the Elders of We will never forget. only do we remind ourselves of the evils of Zion. Mr. WAXMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise to com- Attacks on Jews and Jewish targets around memorate Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Martyrs’ our recent past, but also we take this time to the world are rising. The U.S. Department of and Heroes’ Remembrance Day, which is look at the world we live in today as well. Reli- State recently released a report on anti-Semi- being observed today in the United States, gious, ethnic, racial and cultural strife continue tism around the world that found: ‘‘Beginning Israel, and in Jewish communities around the to divide people around the world. Despite the in 2000, verbal attacks directed against Jews world. lessons of our past, we are shamed by the increased while incidents of vandalism (e.g. Each year this day is one of grief and hope. knowledge that the world community was once graffiti, fire bombings of Jewish schools, dese- We memorialize the 6,000,000 Jews, including again too slow to respond to the tragedy that cration of synagogues and cemeteries) more than 1,000,000 children, who were mur- is taking place in the Darfur region of Sudan. surged. Physical assaults including beatings, dered in the Holocaust. We observe the anni- We Are shamed by the knowledge that we stabbings and other violence against Jews in versary of the Warsaw ghetto uprising and re- have the ability to prevent genocide and suf- Europe increased markedly, in a number of member the heroism of those who fought fering, but we do not act. cases resulting in serious injury and even back. We honor the survivors and the tremen- That is why it is so important that we speak death . . . Holocaust denial and Holocaust dous strength it took for them to rebuild their out today to remember the victims of the Holo- minimization efforts find increasingly overt ac- lives. caust and of all genocides throughout the ceptance as sanctioned historical discourse in I would like to take this opportunity to ac- world. This year marks the 60th Anniversary of a number of Middle Eastern countries.’’ knowledge two special commemorative cere- the end of World War II. Our greatest genera- Mr. Speaker, the Holocaust could not have monies that took place in my district. tion did not stand still against this evil. We occurred without the complicity of govern- First, let me pay tribute to Cafe´ Europa, an must be ready and willing to follow in their ments and individuals who tolerated stark ha- association of Los Angeles area Holocaust footsteps. tred of Jews. I am hopeful that by reminding survivors sponsored by Jewish Family Serv- Merely saying ‘‘never again’’ is not enough. ourselves of the horrors of that time, we will ices. This week, Cafe´ Europa sponsored a Only by raising awareness of these atrocities remain vigilant about preventing a recurrence special Yom HaShoah ceremony at Mount can we begin to stop them from happening to of the widespread anti-Semitism that helped Sinai Memorial Park alongside Holocaust sur- any group or people again. While this day is the Nazis rise to power. vivors from Cafe´ Europa of Tel Aviv and stu- somber and full of self-reflection, it is impor- Mrs. MCCARTHY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today dents from area schools. I want to particularly tant to also recall the kindness of so many to commemorate Yom Hashoah, Holocaust thank the survivors who courageously and who risked everything to save and hide their

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Though she and her family fell victim In remembering the six million victims of the held in the Rotunda of our Nation’s Capitol, a to the horror, and ultimate fate of millions, she Holocaust, we must recommit ourselves to fitting place to spread the message of justice still wrote in her diary: fighting against the evils that led to the Holo- and freedom and to remember the heroes who ‘‘I don’t think of all the misery, but of all the caust; anti-Semitism, racism, bigotry, and intol- gave their lives in the fight for freedom and beauty that still remains. . . . In spite of ev- erance. This commitment requires that we tell democracy only 60 years ago. I am proud to erything, I still believe that people are really the story of the Holocaust to our children and stand here today to honor the memory of the good at heart.’’ grandchildren. We owe nothing less to the sur- victims in hope that the world will never again Through understanding our past and each vivors and to the brave men who fought to lib- witness these atrocities. other, we can create the beautiful, peaceful, erate the Ghettos and the death camps. Mr. Speaker, this is an important day for all and hopeful world Anne Frank once envi- I rise also to condemn the rising tide of anti- mankind to stand together against racism, sioned. Semitism around the globe and to dem- hate and intolerance and I urge all my col- Mr. SHAW. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in rec- onstrate the United States’ lasting commitment leagues to take a moment to reflect and re- ognition of Yom Hoshoah, Holocaust Remem- to the elimination of such bigotry and igno- member. brance Day. We recognize now not only the rance. It is essential that each and everyone Ms. LEE. Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor the 6 more than six million Jews who lost their lives, of us takes action to prevent such atrocities million Jews who lost their lives in the Holo- but the human potential that was also extin- and vigorously pursues justice for the victims caust. I pay tribute to these innocent men, guished during the dark days of World War II. of acts of hatred and inhumanity. The crimes women, and children who died at the hands of We remember not just the mothers and fa- against humanity that were perpetrated by the the brutal Nazi regime. thers, the sons and daughters, the brothers Nazis must never be forgotten, lest we allow While the Nazis were defeated by Allied and sisters, but also their descendents who such evil to spread again. Forces 60 years ago, the specter of bigotry, never got to make their contributions to man- We must also remember the handicapped, prejudice, and intolerance has tragically sur- kind. And we remember the heroes who gave homosexuals, gypsies, political dissidents, and vived. The best way to honor the victims of their lives in the greatest fight for freedom and even Poles who were murdered in the Nazi the Holocaust is to ensure that such an event democracy the modern world has ever known. ‘‘Final Solution,’’ simply for being different. The never happens again. Yet, with every year and By reflecting on this most solemn day, we Nazi hatred for anyone considered different every generation that passes this tragedy be- join in a special bond with the victims of the stands as the antithesis of the values of free- comes less a reality and more a story to read Holocaust to ensure that the world will never dom and liberty that we hold so dear. about in a history book. suffer such a horrific tragedy again. It is It is also important to recognize the sac- Everyone of us shares in the responsibility through our reflection that we acknowledge rifices, service, and dedication of Allied sol- to make sure those who have died in the Hol- the human loss and through our actions that diers and underground fighters that resulted in ocaust have not done so in vain. we build a world free of such hatred and de- the defeat of the Nazi regime and the libera- f spair. Our greatest tribute to the millions who tion of the concentration camps. We are in- suffered at the hands of the Nazi regime will debted to the service of these brave souls RESIGNATION AS MEMBER FROM be to ensure that their memory will never be who fought against evil to stop the death and CERTAIN STANDING COMMIT- extinguished. By recognizing Holocaust Re- destruction of the Holocaust. TEES OF THE HOUSE membrance Day, we carry on the legacy of Mr. Speaker, today we mourn the innocent The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- those who bore the greatest burden of one of lives lost and vibrant communities destroyed fore the House the following resigna- the world’s saddest times. by the Holocaust. We also honor those heroes tion as a member of the Committee on Now 60 years later, the fires of hate, which of the Warsaw Ghetto who faced certain death Agriculture, the Committee on Re- burned so brightly in Europe from 1939 when they fought against the Nazi’s planned sources, and the Committee on Vet- through 1945, never really burned out. They extermination of their community. With our sol- erans Affairs: were smoldering in the hearts of the terrorists emn remembrance of the atrocities of the Hol- U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, on September 11th. Those same fires are ocaust, we empower a new generation to en- Washington, DC, May 5, 2005. ablaze today, in actions of homicide bombers sure that such crimes are never again re- Hon. J. DENNIS HASTERT, in Tel Aviv, the West Bank, and in Gaza; and peated. Speaker of the House of Representatives, The in genocidal practices in the Sudan. Mr. Mr. EMANUEL. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to Capitol Building, Washington, DC. Speaker, as we recognize the 60th anniver- commemorate Yom Hashoah, Holocaust Mar- DEAR SPEAKER HASTERT: I have been in- sary of the liberation of the Auschwitz con- tyrs’ and Heroes’ Remembrance Day. This formed that in accordance with a decision centration camp, we pray for an end to evils year, the 60th anniversary of the end of World made by the Steering Committee to place me of hate throughout the world. War II, serves as a solemn reminder of the on the Committee on Ways and Means, I must resign my position on the Committees With these examples fresh in our minds, we tragic events that resulted in the murder of six on Agriculture, Resources, and Veterans Af- marvel at the strength and character of the million Jews and millions of other men and fairs. Jewish people. Their steadfast determination women. Today, we honor their memory and Please accept this as a formal letter of res- to rebuild their lives following the Holocaust sacrifice. ignation from the Committees on Agri- has given the world a remarkable model of re- Yom Hashoah is a sad day, but it also has culture, Resources, and Veterans Affairs. solve. Through their example, we can glimpse a message of hope. It evokes memories of the Best Regards, the extraordinary human spirit that rises above lows of humanity and what can happen when DEVIN NUNES, the fruitlessness of anger and resentment. the world turns its back to oppression. It re- Member of Congress. With this day and with our deeds we honor minds us of the suffering of millions who en- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Without that spirit. dured the evils of discrimination and racism. objection, the resignation is accepted. Mr. Speaker, I am proud to recognize Yom The entire world was impacted by the terrible There was no objection. Hoshoah, May 5, 2005, and I urge my col- events of World War II. We remember and f leagues, and all Americans, to do the same. honor the many individuals and their loved Mr. VISCLOSKY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today ones who suffered simply because of their reli- ELECTION OF MEMBER TO in observance of Holocaust Martyrs, and He- gion or ethnicity. COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS roes Rememorance Day. Known as Yom This occasion is also a time for hope be- Mr. WELDON of Florida. Mr. Speak- Hashoah in Hebrew, this solem day com- cause we honor the memory of the past by er, I offer a resolution (H. Res. 264) and memorates the anniversary of the beginning of passing down the lessons we have learned to I ask unanimous consent for its imme- the Warsaw Ghetto uprising. This year is of future generations so that such tragic history diate consideration in the House. particular import, as it marks the 60th anniver- will never repeat itself. Today, many events The Clerk will report the resolution. sary of the liberation of Nazi concentration are taking place around the world to remind us The Clerk read as follows:

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Is there the percentage of clinical researchers funding in partnerships with industry objection to the request of the gen- and NIH study committees has dropped to develop patentable compounds and tleman from Florida? dramatically. These NIH study groups interventions. Absent the resources There was no objection. are the committees that score research provided in this bill, patients will con- The resolution was agreed to. proposals and make recommendations tinue to suffer, I believe needlessly, A motion to reconsider was laid on on which proposals will be funded. The from diseases for which we could and the table. costs of clinical research have in- should develop definitive treatments. f creased dramatically as, obviously, we The bill that the gentleman from THE CLINICAL RESEARCH ACT OF are working with humans. To many re- Pennsylvania (Mr. DOYLE) and I are in- 2005 searchers, working with rats and tis- troducing today, and that Senator sues is just much easier. With rats, SANTORUM is preparing to introduce in The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a they show up to work every day, they the Senate, will provide our Nation’s previous order of the House, the gen- follow the protocols and, if they die, academic health centers with the cru- tleman from Florida (Mr. WELDON) is they will not sue you. You just buy cial resources they need and the oppor- recognized for 5 minutes. some more rats. tunity to meet the public’s expecta- Mr. WELDON of Florida. Mr. Speak- Also, academic health centers, under tion. er, I am very pleased to join with my increased pressure to costs and the If we are going to reap the full ben- colleague today, the gentleman from need to generate income, are putting efit of the enormous investment of tax- Pennsylvania (Mr. DOYLE), to intro- increased pressure on the clinical re- payer dollars in biomedical research, it duce the Clinical Research Act of 2005. searchers to spend more of their time is important that we move this legisla- This bill might be better referred to as seeing billable patients and less of tion forward. I would say to my col- the ‘‘Curing Humans Rather Than Rats their time on their clinical research leagues, if you think that we have Act of 2005.’’ projects. All of this hinders clinical re- cured enough rats and believe it is time This bill will address many of the search and makes it less likely that that we look to cure a few more hu- problems confronting academic health the cures will move from the lab to the mans, join me and the gentleman from centers as they attempt to leverage bedside. This is a growing frustration, Pennsylvania (Mr. DOYLE) in the bipar- enormous biomedical research gains not just for the clinical researchers tisan Clinical Research Act of 2005. made in the past century and, in par- that work in this field, but for the pa- f ticular, in the last decade, by the vast tient advocacy groups. investment of the U.S. taxpayers in the I hear repeatedly from people who ad- HONORING CINCO DE MAYO National Institutes of Health. vocate for those suffering from kidney The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a In 1994, when I was first elected, the disease, heart disease, Parkinson’s Dis- previous order of the House, the gen- NIH budget was just $10 billion, but ease that we are not moving the sci- tleman from Texas (Mr. POE) is recog- today, they get $29 billion. This is a entific information quickly enough nized for 5 minutes. significant expansion of biomedical re- into patient care. We have been too Mr. POE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in search funding. It is resulting in sig- slow in getting improved patient thera- honor of Cinco de Mayo. I rise to recog- nificant breakthroughs in a host of pies and interventions from the enor- nize and remember the importance of areas to include human genomics, bio- mous investment we have made in this day and salute the millions of medical engineering, molecular biol- basic research. It is important that Mexicans and Americans of Mexican ogy, and immunology. These have pro- this Congress step in now and address descent that will celebrate throughout vided an unprecedented supply of infor- this challenge. the Americas this day, this important mation for improving human health. I believe we can and should do a bet- day. Research often does not produce re- ter job in moving bench research to the While the War Between the States sults overnight, but as stewards of the bedside. That is what this bill is aimed was raging in the 1860s, at the same taxpayer dollars, we have every right at doing. time, on May 5 in 1862 an undersized, to expect that the fruits of that re- In addition to concerns about how inadequately armed band of Mexicans search will result in better treatments NIH dollars are allocated, we must rec- determined to defend their land, fought for patients. Reaping the benefits of ognize the significant financial burdens a lopsided contest against their oppres- this bench research requires a Federal that academic health centers are fac- sors, those oppressors who were invad- commitment to clinical research, in- ing today associated with rising costs, ing their homes. cluding a commitment to ensuring that inadequate funding, mounting regu- Many people assume that Cinco de the infrastructure is capable of trans- latory burdens, fragmented infrastruc- Mayo is Mexico’s Independence Day lating, in a systematic and rational ture, incompatible databases, and a from Spain, but that is not correct. way, the fruits of basic science re- shortage of both qualified investigators Mexico’s actual Independence Day is search into improved patient care. and willing study participants. September 16, 1821. Some 40 years after Unfortunately, while we have seen Let me add that some of my col- Mexico achieved independence from this dramatic increase in NIH funding, leagues have suggested that NIH Spain, their country was once again the Federal commitment to clinical re- should focus on basic research and that threatened, this time by the French. search has not kept pace with rising private industry will focus on clinical And that year, Napoleon III sent a costs. applications. Those suggesting this massive, mighty military force to Mex- Just what is clinical research? A lack a full understanding of the issues ico to unseat President Benito Juarez. great example has been the great at hand. Industry is much less likely to The French plan was to overthrow breakthroughs in the treatment of dedicate tens of millions of dollars to Juarez and take over the country. How- AIDS in recent years. These new com- research clinical applications to ad- ever, their overconfidence brought pounds are often developed in a labora- dress the needs of millions of Ameri- about their proudful downfall. They tory, tested on laboratory animals, but cans who suffer from one of the hosts even brought along a Hapsburg prince, then, at some point, academic research of small and less profitable to treat dis- Maximilian, to be the new king over centers have to start giving these prod- eases. Industry does not, nor will it, the Mexican empire. They were sorely ucts, these compounds to humans. spend tens of millions of dollars on mistaken in their ideal.

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Napoleon’s French army had not tleman from California (Mr. DANIEL E. job that judges are supposed to do, that been defeated in 50 years and did not LUNGREN) is recognized for 5 minutes. is, interpreting the law as opposed to expect to lose this battle with these Mr. DANIEL E. LUNGREN of Cali- making the law, being constrained by people. This distinguished, well-trained fornia. Mr. Speaker, today I rise in sup- the Constitution of the United States, Army marched in with the finest equip- port of the nomination to the District by the Constitution of the State of ment and the arrogance to go along of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals of California and by the statutes of the with it. The French were not afraid of Janice Rogers Brown. Janice Rogers State of California, and where they anything, but they should have been. Brown is a member of the California apply, the statutes of the United Little did they know that the Mexicans Supreme Court, a former member of States. would give them a fight to remember. perhaps our most distinguished district In that instance, she received a 100 On May 5, 1862, the French Army left court of appeals that meets in Sac- percent vote from us in both cases. It is the Port of Vera Cruz to attack Mexico ramento, a former distinguished top interesting that in the State of Cali- City. The French assumed that if they legal advisor to then Governor Pete fornia, once one receives such an ap- could take down the capitol, all of Wilson, formerly a distinguished dep- pointment, one has to go before the Mexico and their people would sur- uty attorney general in the office of people of the State of California in a render. the California attorney general’s of- vote. And in that vote, when she was The Mexicans were under the com- fice, one who has come from humble considered, after she had rendered mand of a Texas-born general, General beginnings. opinions, after she had had her opin- Ignacio Seguin Zaragosa, and they An Alabama sharecropper’s daughter ions published, when she was consid- waited and waited for the French, de- who attended segregated schools while ered by the people of the State of Cali- termined, diligent, and dedicated to de- she was growing up, graduated from fornia, she received, I believe it is, fending this land. As the French Army UCLA, has practiced law in the private more than a 75 percent vote of the peo- headed to Mexico City, they were halt- sector, but has spent most of her time ple. ed on the way. On May 5, 1862, while in the public sector, either as the at- Some say, well, that happens all of the cannons roared and rifle shots rang torney representing the State, as a the time. Well, in my memory, we have out, the French attacked 2 Mexican legal advisor to the Governor of the had at least three members of the Cali- forts. Before the day was over, more State, or as one who has served well as fornia Supreme Court basically voted than 1,000 French soldiers were dead. a member of the judicial branch in the down by the people. So there is a real Against all odds, this hastily-assem- State of California. contest; there is a real review by the bled Mexican Army had routed the Her nomination is one of those that people of the State of California. French imperialism in the city of has been held up in the other body. Approximately 75 percent of the peo- Puebla, despite being outnumbered 2 to Hers is one that has been suggested as ple of the State of California, when 1. The French left Mexico, and they the price of the President receiving given the chance, upheld her continued have never returned. consideration of his other nominations, activity on the court, that is, the Su- So Cinco de Mayo is a day of celebra- that is, the suggestion is made that preme Court of California. Now she has tion in Mexico as well as the United hers is one of the nominations that been nominated to serve the District of States. In my home State of Texas, should be withdrawn because she is, Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals by where there are over 6 million Ameri- ‘‘out of the mainstream.’’ the President. cans of Mexican descent, there are nu- Well, Mr. Speaker, in the short time To this day, there has been reluc- merous celebrations taking place all I have available, I would like to speak tance, if not refusal, on the part of the over the State and in towns on this to that point. In the State of Cali- other body to have her considered be- date. Cinco de Mayo is a wonderful op- fornia, we have a requirement that fore the whole body. There has been portunity to salute the contributions when one is nominated by the Gov- the suggestion that rather than being being made by all Hispanics in the ernor of the State to either the appel- submitted to the entire body and a Lone Star State and all of America. In late court or the California Supreme vote up or down where a majority my district, the second district of Court, they must undergo a rigorous would prevail, she is being subjected to Texas, we have over 80,000 Hispanic review, which is concluded by a con- a 60-vote rule, a 60-percent rule. One members of the community. I feel for- firmation hearing and vote by a con- searches in vain in the Constitution to tunate to represent and live in a com- firmation panel made up of three mem- find any reference to that. munity that benefits from the dynamic bers: the chief justice of the California I would suggest, as a matter of fact, presence of this richly proud culture. Supreme Court; the attorney general of it is questionable whether the Con- So, Mr. Speaker, I rise to join all the State of California; and in the spe- stitution would allow that kind of con- Americans and all Mexicans in recogni- cific instance of someone being nomi- straint on the prerogative of the Presi- tion of this important day in history. nated to the appellate bench, the chief dent, as to whether or not advice and The Mexicans who fought and died on a presiding officer of that appellate consent means that. battlefield near Puebla 143 years ago bench. And for one who is being nomi- But be that as it may, it is inter- represent the ideal and spirit of all hu- nated to the California Supreme Court, esting that the two representatives mans, no matter what their race or that third person would be the senior- from the State of California who will their culture, to be free and be a free most serving presiding officer of any of have a vote in that body have chosen people. the appellate benches in the State of not to support her. And while they Their determination embodied a spir- California. have been elected and reelected by the it of freedom and patriotism. Cinco de On two occasions I had the oppor- people of the State of California, that Mayo is a chance for everyone to re- tunity, as the attorney general of Cali- very same electorate has voiced their member how essential our freedom is, fornia, to be a member of that panel opinion in an official vote by giving her how difficult it is to obtain, and how and had the opportunity to review her a mandate of 75 percent. That hardly vigilant we must remain to defend it, consideration, her nomination. And in suggests that she is out of the main- no matter the cost. both of those nomination processes, stream, unless one suggests that Cali- she received a unanimous vote of the 3- fornia is out of the mainstream. f member panel. She has been criticized for upholding b 1500 When we considered her past legal Proposition 209, a proposition that was work, when we considered her past ju- put to the vote of the people of the SUPPORT FOR THE NOMINATION dicial work, when we considered her State of California to determine OF JANICE ROGERS BROWN qualifications, her education, her char- whether or not we in California believe The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a acter, her philosophy, that is, whether that racial quotas and set-asides were, previous order of the House, the gen- or not she was committed to doing the in fact, appropriate under the law. The

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I believe that a bold initiative like this is nec- required to fuel continued innovation and My suggestion, Mr. Speaker, is that essary to ensure for future generations that economic growth. Second, because much of she ought to have the opportunity to America continues to be the innovation leader it takes place at the nation’s colleges and have her voice heard, her case heard by of the world. universities, it plays a critical role in train- the entire body in the other body, and I know my colleagues share my concern ing our next generation of scientists, engi- neers, mathematicians and others who will that it is my belief, given that oppor- about the future competitiveness of American comprise the future scientific and techno- tunity, the people of California will be industry and are committed to improving job logical workforce. I am concerned that with well served by a reaffirmation of the opportunities for all Americans. Your attention the current levels of federal investment in fact that she is well within the main- will send a clear message about the gravity of research and technology our country will fall stream of judicial decision-makers in this situation. victim to the fierce manpower competition the United States. CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES, we face from developing countries. America has a proud history of rising to f Washington, DC, May 3, 2005. Hon. GEORGE W. BUSH, the occasion. We need to be mobilized as we TRIPLING THE INNOVATION The President, the White House, were after the former Soviet Union launched BUDGET OVER THE NEXT DECADE Washington, DC. Sputnik, when we made a commitment in DEAR MR. PRESIDENT: America today finds the late 1950s to build our space program and The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a greatly enhance our educational system in previous order of the House, the gen- herself at a crossroads when it comes to leading the world in science and innovation. the name of national defense through the tleman from Virginia (Mr. WOLF) is We can continue down the current path, as passage of the National Defense Education recognized for 5 minutes. other nations continue to narrow the gap, or Act. Most recently we fulfilled the commit- Mr. WOLF. Mr. Speaker, earlier this we can take bold, dramatic steps to ensure ment to double the National Institutes of week, I wrote President Bush urging him to U.S. economic leadership in the 21st century Health budget to jump-start work on med- boldly triple the innovation budget—federal and a rising standard of living for all Ameri- ical research to help find cures to debili- cans. tating and fatal diseases. basic research and development—over the Our nation must make a similar bold com- next decade. I know you share my concern about the fu- ture competitiveness of American industry mitment to invest in the future of our coun- America today finds herself at a crossroads and are committed to improving job oppor- try by tripling the innovation budget—fed- when it comes to leading the world in science tunities for all Americans. However, our cur- eral basic research and development—over and innovation. We can continue down the rent levels of investment in innovative re- the next decade. We need to inspire young current path, as other nations continue to nar- search and development are not enough to people to study math and science. As chair- row the gap, or we can take bold, dramatic keep us at the forefront. Countries such as man of the Science-State-Justice-Commerce steps to ensure U.S. economic leadership in China and India are quickly gaining ground Appropriations subcommittee, I understand on the United States and few people realize the difficult budget environment the nation the 21st century and a rising standard of living is facing. But bold leadership from the White for all Americans. it. This trend should be setting off alarm bells, especially as more high-tech products, House will help establish this as a national Our current levels of investment in innova- and the high-tech jobs behind them, are lo- priority in your next budget request to the tive research and development are not enough cated elsewhere. Congress. to keep us at the forefront. Countries such as The United States faces stiff competition We must ensure for future generations that China and India are quickly gaining ground on in sheer volume because our population is a America continues to be the innovation lead- the United States and few people realize it. fraction of that of China and India. In 2000, er of the world. Investing in research and de- Asian universities accounted for almost 1.2 velopment is a critical part of optimizing The United States faces stiff competition in our nation for innovation, a process that will sheer volume because our population is a million of the world’s science and engineer- ing degrees and European universities ac- require strong leadership and involvement fraction of that of China and India. from government, industry, academia and In 2000, Asian universities accounted for al- counted for 850,000. North American univer- sities accounted for only about 500,000. Addi- labor. We must choose whether to innovate most 1.2 million of the world’s science and en- tionally, according to the National Science or abdicate. gineering degrees and European universities Foundation, the United States has a smaller I urge you to seize this opportunity to accounted for 850,000. North American uni- share of the worldwide total of science and rally our nation to the cause of innovation versities accounted for only about 500,000. engineering doctoral degrees awarded than and stand ready to assist you in this 21st either Asia or Europe. This is most alarming century challenge. I hope you will work with Additionally, according to the National Congress, with manufacturers and other pro- Science Foundation, the United States has a when you consider that since 1980, the num- ber of science and engineering positions in ducers and services providers, and with the smaller share of the worldwide total of science academic and scientific communities to de- and engineering doctoral degrees awarded the United States have grown at five times the rate of positions in the civilian work- velop the necessary consensus that will en- than either Asia or Europe. force as a whole. sure America will remain the world’s leader This is most alarming when you consider Foreign advances in basic science also now in innovation. The competitive and eco- that since 1980, the number of science and often rival or even exceed America’s, and nomic future of America is at stake. Best wishes. engineering positions in the United States published research by Americans is lagging. Sincerely, Physical Review, a series of top physics jour- have grown at five times the rate of positions FRANK R. WOLF, nals, last year tracked a reversal in which in the civilian workforce as a whole. This trend Member of Congress. should be setting off alarm bells, especially as American scientific papers, in two decades, dropped from the most published to minority f more high-tech products, and the high-tech status. In 2004—the most recent year statis- jobs behind them, are located elsewhere. SUPPORT PRESCRIPTION DRUG tics are available—the total number of BENEFIT CARDS America has a proud history of rising to the American papers published was just 29 per- occasion. We need to be mobilized as we cent, down from 61 percent in 1983. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a were after the former Soviet Union launched America also is losing ground in the area previous order of the House, the gen- Sputnik, when we made a commitment in the of patents. The percentage of U.S. patents tleman from Georgia (Mr. GINGREY) is late 1950s to build our space program and has been steadily declining as foreign na- recognized for 5 minutes. greatly enhance our educational system in the tions, especially in Asia, have become more Mr. GINGREY. Mr. Speaker, I rise active and in some fields have seized the in- today in strong support of the bipar- name of national defense through the passage novation lead. The U.S. share of its own in- of the National Defense Education Act. dustrial patents now stands at only 52 per- tisan Medicare Modernization Act, Recently we fulfilled the commitment to dou- cent. Another measuring stick is number of which Congress passed in December of ble the National Institutes of Health budget to Nobel prizes won. From the 1960s through the 2003. In particular, I would like to jump-start work on medical research to help 1990s, American scientists dominated. Now, praise the prescription drug benefit

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And strip those words from any context or the current price of their prescription there is more we can do. any meaning. drugs under this new benefit. Sixty In January 2006, the permanent Medi- The reality is that what the Holo- percent, that is a huge savings. And care drug benefit goes into effect. If caust teaches us is that words do mat- our seniors are already reaping the our seniors do not know how to sign ter, because they can signal the human benefits of Medicare prescription drug up, or if they do not understand the soul and just how depraved it can be. coverage. benefits that it offers, the good legisla- That is an important lesson that we I would like to tell you, Mr. Speaker, tion we have passed will go to waste. take from that time frame. and my colleagues, the story of one Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to There is another important lesson such senior, a constituent of mine from join me and educating our seniors that we take. Every now and then, Talbot County named Lizzie Menefee. about the extensive savings available there is this tendency to engage in a Ms. Menefee lives in Talbot County, to them through the Medicare drug hierarchy of suffering, to ask which Georgia. She will be 80 this May. benefit and to help seniors sign up for was worse, slavery or the Holocaust; I met her at a town hall meeting I the plan that is right for them. Do not which is worse, racial bigotry or anti- was holding on strengthening Social let the other side poison the well and Semitism or religious bigotry. Security. Her story inspired me, and I scare our seniors and discourage them The reality is that there is no hier- wanted to share it with my colleagues from signing up for this great plan. archy of hatred. All hatred has a tend- here today and with seniors across our Nothing would make me happier than ency to wound and corrupt and to spoil Nation. to have millions of Lizzie Menefees the human soul. All hatred has a tend- Ms. Lizzie, as her friends call her, has across our great Nation staying not lived an easy life, though you ency to degrade both the person who healthy because we helped lower the would never know it from her spirited hates and the target. And what we have prices of the drugs that they need. attitude. She has a heart condition, she seen in our last half century of human Mr. Speaker, I congratulate Congress has high blood pressure, arthritis and conduct, indeed our last century of on the successful legislation, and I en- one functioning kidney. human conduct, is that neither the left As you might guess, her medical courage my colleagues to educate their nor the right has given ground to each bills, in particular the cost of her constituents on this valuable benefit. other on this front. monthly medications, are exorbitant. f Both the left and the right have shown enormous capacity to pick up In fact, the cost of medication nearly COMMEMORATING HOLOCAUST weapons against each other and to de- bankrupted Ms. Menefee. It is easy to REMEMBRANCE DAY see why. She takes Zocor for her cho- grade each other. And it is a lesson in The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a lesterol, which is high. That medica- these contemptuous times in American previous order of the House, the gen- tion runs $155 a month. politics. tleman from Alabama (Mr. DAVIS) is Add another $140 for the purple pill, b 1515 Nexium, which she takes to control her recognized for 5 minutes. It is a lesson that if we want to build acid reflux and heartburn, and $20 a Mr. DAVIS of Alabama. Mr. Speaker, a sense of humanity in this country, month for medication to lower her let me join other colleagues of mine in that we have to find a way to see past blood pressure. standing today in commemoration of When Ms. Lizzie gets a kidney infec- Holocaust Remembrance Day. We cele- the bitterest and darkest divisions of tion, and this happens often with her brate this year, 2005, the 60-year anni- the left and right. condition, she pays an additional $300 a versary of the end of World War II. There is a third lesson, Mr. Speaker. month for antibiotics. We also look back at the enormous As we look at our place in the world Before Congress passed the Medicare human loss that occurred in concentra- today, this is only several weeks after Modernization Act in 2003, Ms. Menefee tion camps all over Eastern Europe, all the world lay to rest Karol Wojtyla, regularly spent more than $500 a over that continent during World War John Paul II, the leader of the Catholic month, Mr. Speaker, just on prescrip- II, and I think it is enormously impor- Church, the leader of 1 billion Catho- tion drugs. As a senior with limited in- tant that if we can somehow distill just lics around the globe. He had a par- come and a widow, these costs were three lessons from this time frame, ticular insight about humanity. simply prohibitive. But there is good that it be the following things: first of He understood that poverty and to- news for her and for all seniors out all, we instill in our society and con- talitarianism are both threats to the there. It comes in the form of the Medi- template the question of hatred, of in- human condition. They are both care prescription drug benefit, part D, tolerance, of racial and religious big- threats to the human soul. Frankly, if you will. otry, and we still try to put it in per- neither the left nor the right in our Last year, Ms. Lizzie signed up for spective, how some human beings can country have done a good job of appre- the new temporary provision under have animus toward other human ciating the linkage. Neither the left Medicare, the discount card. She is in- beings. nor the right in our country has done a credibly happy with her coverage, and I The reality is that in 1930 in the good job of appreciating that these two can see why. Today this lady spends a depths of Nazi Germany, there were sources of darkness, totalitarianism mere $7 a month on prescription medi- many people who did not take seri- and intense poverty, are just as de- cation. Yes, you heard me correctly: $7 ously the rhetoric of the Third Reich. structive of what human beings can be. a month. There were many who did not take se- Well, John Paul II understood that. Mr. Speaker, there are hundreds of riously the venom that came from Ad- As we look at the last 50 or 60 years Ms. Lizzies out there who have bene- olph Hitler. They had this mindset that of suffering in this world, I hope we fited from substantial savings on their it was simply a misbegotten ideology. can, as a Congress, challenge the world prescription drugs, and there are mil- They had the mindset that it was sim- to a higher standard. One that from a lions more not yet enrolled in the pro- ply words that were meant to wound or standpoint from the left and the right gram who would benefit from these meant to win an election. They did not manages to condemn political and eco- savings as well. realize that there was a comprehensive nomic threats to the human spirit. When our seniors have to choose be- plan to destroy another set of human Finally, Mr. Speaker, let me speak tween buying food or buying medicine, beings that was at stake. for a moment about these victims. I

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As some Members of the cases after I saw that one, and accord- institution like the LBJ School should Chamber recall, when you walk inside ing to those articles the Austin Dis- not have to rely on extortion in order the children’s section, you are in this trict Attorney got potentially four cor- to funds its education. very small circular room and in the porate defendants to promise to pay fi- Right now the legislature is meeting middle of the room sits a glass case. In- nancial support to the LBJ School of in Texas to try to fund our education. side the glass case are pictures and Public Affairs there in Austin and in How tragic if it turns out it was legal photos of children who lost their lives return he would dismiss all charges. to fund educational institutions just by in the Holocaust and their voices who Now, as a former District Judge and threatening to prosecute if somebody read their names over and over again. Chief Justice this caused me a great does not pay the chosen school of the I will remember that image, Mr. deal of concern. As a former District bullying law enforcement agency. In Austin, the district attorney is al- Speaker, as I conclude, for a very, very Judge who believes strongly in law and legedly investigating illegal payments. long time because it speaks of a Europe order, so much so that I have sent What irony if he will only drop charges and a history that never was. It speaks friends or children of friends to prison as part of his official duties if you of a destiny for the world that never while my friends were weeping and ask- make the very kind of payments he ing me not to do so, because I knew was. Somewhere in those pictures is was supposed to be investigating. someone who would have been a chief that is what the law required and that Sounds like the wolf is in charge of of state, someone who would have been is what I would do in any other case if the hen house in Austin. an Olympic athlete, someone who they were not the children of my f might have discovered a cure for can- friends. cer. So I believe that there is a crime and RECENT BIG EVENTS As we contemplate this last 60 years there is an appropriate punishment. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under may we remember that every time we And I do not know all the facts or evi- the Speaker’s announced policy of Jan- lay waste to a human being, every time dence in these cases and I am not here uary 4, 2005, the gentleman from Min- we lay waste to a child, that there is to defend anyone involved. But I do nesota (Mr. KLINE) is recognized for 60 all kinds of promise that is lost and know that District Attorneys take an minutes as the designee of the major- there is another destiny that was there oath as attorneys and they also take ity leader. waiting to be born. oaths as a District Attorney. They are Mr. KLINE. Mr. Speaker, we have So on behalf of these 6 million vic- not supposed to prosecute or persecute had several important events occur in tims who were murdered by a state, people or entities unless there is a the last weeks and days, and today of may we think of them today and may case. course we passed a very historic piece we think of them on this Holocaust Re- Now, if there is evidence to support of legislation in the Emergency Sup- membrance Day. May we remember in that a crime has been committed, then plemental Appropriations Act to make conclusion the danger whenever human he should prosecute. When the District sure that our country is safer, that our beings are degraded and belittled by Attorney in Austin files a motion to troops have what they need for this others. dismiss, it should be because there is war on terror. All of this prompted me to think that f no case with which to go forward. If a district attorney drops charges it was time to sort of recap where we CRIMINAL EXTORTION after soliciting and requiring a defend- are, where we have been, where we are, The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. ING- ant to pay money to an entity of the and where we are going in this war LIS of South Carolina). Under a pre- District Attorney’s choosing, it has a against the Islamic extremists who at- vious order of the House, the gen- rather unseemly odor to it. Let me ex- tacked us so horrifically and so vi- tleman from Texas (Mr. GOHMERT) is plain one of the reasons that it may. ciously on September 11. recognized for 5 minutes. Under the Texas Penal Code Section We also have coming up tomorrow Mr. GOHMERT. Mr. Speaker, I would 36.02, it indicates in part, and there is Military Spouse Appreciation Day, and like to thank the gentleman from Ala- a bunch of different wording in parts to that certainly is one of those events that the timing of which has come to- bama (Mr. DAVIS) for his touching re- it but I will read potentially applicable gether to make me want to come to the marks. He is so right. parts that may have a ring to them. floor and discuss with my colleagues Mr. Speaker, I would also like to pay A, a person commits an offense if he our progress in this war on terror. tribute as my colleague, a former intentionally or knowingly, there are I hope to be joined by some more of judge, the gentleman from Texas (Mr. different words, but intentionally or my colleagues here in a minute. We POE) has indicated a celebration of knowingly solicits from another any had a little bit of scrambling to get the Cinco de Mayo. We will be enjoying benefit as consideration for the recipi- timing right. The early vote today had that this weekend there in Tyler. I ap- ent’s decision, vote, recommendation, people out of pocket, as we used to say. preciate Gus Ramirez and Salvador or other exercise of official discretion Let me start by just recapping some Sanchez and other friends that are put- in a judicial or administrative pro- of the really, really big events that we ting that on again this year. ceeding. have seen happen in the last few Last week I read an article about the An offense under the section is a fel- months. I have a picture here next to ongoing investigation in Austin by the ony under the second degree. It may be me that I think is absolutely aston- local Democrat District Attorney, Ron- the ‘‘benefit’’ under this would have to ishing in its implication. nie Earl, and became concerned. I had go to the individual itself but since the These are women in Afghanistan who previously understood that he had con- law does not say, we will let somebody are serving now as police officers in the vinced a grand jury to indict a number else determine that. But regardless, if Afghani security forces. Just think of corporations regarding contributions a D.A. can force people or entities to about that. Before September 11, before they had made from which he was rais- pay in order to avoid being prosecuted, we were attacked, before our country ing the issue of legality. For some rea- then no one is safe from extortion. decided to step out and defend itself son I had the impression that a few of Whether or not the entity receiving the and freedom loving nations of the those corporations had pled either no benefit is worthy is not the issue. world by going after the brutal terror- contest or guilty, and as part of a plea Whether it is a criminal offense to ists who had attacked us in Afghani- agreement, they had agreed to make get someone to agree to pay money to stan, these women could not be seen in

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And certainly taking care too, had chosen to walk the miles and year in Afghanistan that elected Presi- of our troops and doing everything we stick their finger in the ink and be a dent Karzai and has resulted in women can to ensure victory in this absolutely part of this great step for freedom and going to school, a woman, a 19-year-old tough war that we are engaged in is democracy in the world. Afghani woman being the first Afghani one of those times. According to the report that I am in history to cast a vote in a free elec- looking at here, the position of defense tion, and look at them today. To me it b 1530 minister will now be held by a Sunni is just remarkable and speaks volumes But we were told by the leaders in Arab, even though the Sunnis had about what has happened in the last Iraq that the elections must go for- largely boycotted the election. The couple of years and in the last few ward, that they would go forward, and current composition of the cabinet is months. that there was security on a scale that as follows: 15 Shiite Arab ministers, 7 Often we see the news here and I have had not been seen before, to do every- Kurds, 4 Sunnis, and 1 Christian. This got to tell you that our troops in Af- thing in the power of the Iraqi security newly formed cabinet is now tasked to ghanistan and Iraq see the news as forces and the Americans to make sure write a permanent Iraqi Constitution well. I was just over in both Afghani- that the election took place. and must organize fresh elections for stan and Iraq in January of this year I know that, like my colleagues, I the end of this year. This process con- before the elections in Iraq, and I had was glued to the television and watch- tinues, ever growing, ever adding to the chance to talk to many of our sol- ing this election day unfold in Iraq, their freedom and to democracy in that diers and Marines who were engaged in throughout the country; and I was as- country, and thereby, I believe, very combat. And they almost universally, tonished as the day unfolded that the strongly, adding to our own security their only complaint was that their Iraqis were coming, sometimes walking and to a better world. story, the story of their hard work and for miles, walking for miles to cast Now, we know that the fight still their successes was not being told in their vote and to proudly dip their fin- goes on, and we see those news reports the news, because the news that shows ger in the purple ink and thus brand that the soldiers and Marines were a up on television and in our newspapers themselves to the terrorists as some- little bit unhappy. But unhappy or not, is so heavily weighted to the tough one who has defied their threats, the the facts are that it is still pretty events. threats to kill them and to cast their tough out there, and our soldiers and It is a tough security situation in and vote. They came by the millions and Marines are engaged in combat. U.S. around Baghdad. There is no question voted. and Iraqi forces have captured over 100 about it. But those soldiers and those Today, we have seen this week the insurgents in Baghdad in 1 day this Marines, they see the stories of the ex- Iraqi government sworn in as a result week. Twelve al Qaeda members were plosions and the attacks and they do of those elections. They get engaged in killed close to the Syrian border on not see the stories of their successes politics there like we do here, and not Monday of this week. The fighting goes and the friendships that they are mak- everybody agrees on everything. There on. ing and the progress they are making was a great deal of wrangling going on We took, as I said in my opening in helping free countries to become es- there by people who do not have experi- comments, a very important step today tablished as democracies in this world. ence in a democracy, and I found that in passing the supplemental funding There is another picture which I they engaged in it a lot of the same bill. It did some very major things, and want to put up here and share. And I ways as we do here. They tried to ca- I see that one of my colleagues has know many of you have seen this pic- jole each other and threaten each other walked in, and I do not know if he is ture many times and it speaks absolute and twist each other’s arms and make ready to talk about that bill. I see a volumes about the difference in Iraq deals and move forward towards de- nod from his head, and so I would be today and when Saddam Hussein had happy to yield to the gentleman from the Iraqi people under his iron fist. mocracy. So this week, May 3, Iraq’s first Texas (Mr. MCCAUL). What a telling story this young woman Mr. MCCAUL of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I democratically elected government in with the purple ink on her fingers indi- would like to thank the gentleman for over half a century was sworn in. This cating that she had voted. And I know his leadership on this issue. when I was over in Iraq with my col- event is yet another historic milestone As I look at the poster of the purple leagues in January, and this was before in Iraq’s progress toward a representa- finger, I can only think back to the this historic election, and we were tive and transparent government. Our State of the Union address where the talking with American forces and with goal, can my colleagues imagine when President stood right here, talked Iraqi leaders including then the In- we have a free Iraq, Iraq with a demo- about the brave men and women fight- terim Prime Minister Allawi, and the cratically elected government in ing in Iraq, and many of us stood with then U.S. Ambassador John Negro- power, the force that that free country our purple fingers in the air in soli- ponte. will have in this region, the help that darity with the Iraqi people and the We were talking about the prospects it will give us in the war on terror in voters from Iraq who exercised that for the election coming up and they which we are so heavily engaged? great freedom that great day. were great concerns, you may remem- The freedom epitomized by this pic- I also recall the Norwoods who live in ber, that the election could not go off ture in Afghanistan and this picture my district, Janet and Bill, who lost on time, that no one would show up to from Iraq is so important to our suc- their son in Iraq as he fought to save vote. That it was going to be a dis- cess in defeating these Islamic extrem- seven Marines held hostage by insur- aster. And I can tell you that the ists in gaining back peace for us and gents, successfully freeing them and American forces and the Iraqis and our security and safety for us and for our giving his own life in the process. I was coalition partners were adamant in neighbors and for the world. proud to have authored a bill to name saying that the elections must go for- Iraq’s new prime minister, Mr. the Pflugerville post office after Byron ward. To not have those elections go Jafari, has completed the selection of Norwood, a true hero; and that is what forward on time would be a disaster, cabinet members, and again, remember Janet Norwood told me was such a and one which it would be almost im- how tough this is to do, of different great comfort. This is really what it is possible to recover from. factions in Iraq. He is trying to work all about. And they told us, my colleagues and with all of them; and even though the I rise today in support of America’s I, the five of us, three Republicans and Sunnis, in large measure, had boy- brave troops in Iraq and Afghanistan

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and all over the world who are pro- from Kentucky (Mr. ROGERS), chair- porting them and by funding our bor- tecting the cause of freedom, both here man of the Committee on Appropria- der security. Our troops are doing their and abroad. tions Subcommittee on Homeland Se- job and doing it well, but it is time now Today, my colleagues and I showed curity, and the gentleman from Cali- for us in the Congress to do our part. this commitment to these young men fornia (Mr. LEWIS), chairman of the I would like to thank the gentleman and women of the Armed Forces by House Committee on Appropriations, for his leadership on the issue. passing and sending to the President where we asked for full funding for the Mr. KLINE. Mr. Speaker, I thank the an emergency wartime supplemental recommendations the 9/11 Commission gentleman for his remarks today and aimed at giving our fighting forces the made and what was authorized in the for his passion about the issues. very best in equipment, intelligence, intelligence bill for 200 border patrol We did many things in passing this and support. agents, 800 interior investigators, and supplemental, and the details on en- Included in this bill was $75.9 billion 8,000 detention beds authorized in the hancing our border security are part of for defense-related spending, including Intelligence Reform Act. our war against the Islamic extremists improvements in troop armor, addi- In the post-9/11 world, this is no in this war on terrorism. Those are im- tional force protection and a des- longer just an immigration issue. It is portant steps that we took today in perately needed increase in military one regarding national security. As a terms of funding and beefing up that pay and health benefits so that mili- former counterterrorism prosecutor in security that is so important to our tary families are secured while their the Justice Department whose jurisdic- safety here at home. loved ones are on duty. tion included the Mexican border, I ex- We did a number of other things in We additionally authorized funding perienced it firsthand. this bill that I think it is useful for us for the FBI and the ATF to actively I am pleased that in addition to the to think about and talk about for just pursue drug and crime syndicates that 500 new border patrol agents in this a minute. Clearly, the bulk of the are often fronts for laundering money bill, we were successful in getting full money that we are going to appro- to terrorist organizations. funding for 2,000 new agents in the priate today, almost $76 billion, went I was pleased to see also that we in- Homeland Security Authorization bill for defense, things that our troops need cluded important funding to improve which passed last week by that com- in order to win in this war. security here at home for such items as mittee, of which I am a proud member; Today, in the Committee on Armed an additional 500 border patrol agents, and I hope to see this bill voted on by Services, we had a hearing and listened 50 new immigration and customs inves- this Chamber in the next few weeks. to testimony from generals in the tigators, 168 new enforcement agents However, we have a long way to go. Army and the Marine Corps about the and detention officers, and critically, We need more detention beds to hold progress that we are making in adding almost 2,000 detention beds so as to people who cross the border illegally. armor to our vehicles, to our wheeled limit the number of illegal border We need more interior investigators; vehicles in Iraq and Afghanistan and crossings which pose a threat to our and by securing our borders, we protect the Horn of Africa, and we are making national security. ourselves from terrorist threats. I look progress. It seems never enough, ar- We also successfully included almost forward to continuing our work to mor’s not thick enough, there is not all the provisions of the REAL ID Act make sure the terrorists do not get enough of it. We should never be satis- that passed the House last month in past our borders. fied, I suppose, until every soldier and this Chamber, including provisions on If we look around the world and what Marine is fully protected; but that is political asylum, border infrastructure, is happening on the world stage, dicta- simply not possible. and basic Federal standards to State torships around the world have begun This is a war. It is combat. We need driver’s licenses that will make it more to fall like dominos, and democracies to make sure that we are doing every- difficult to counterfeit identification are rising in their place. We have much thing that we can to provide our sol- in this country. Let us not forget, the to be hopeful and optimistic about, but diers and Marines with the tools that 19 hijackers on September 11 had over we have a lot of work left to do. This is they need and yet know that combat is 63 fraudulent and false identification an issue that crosses party lines, and I a dangerous and, sadly, sometimes cards on them. am excited about the cooperation that fatal business. This coming Sunday, May 8, we cele- we have had on the other side of the 1545 brate the 60th anniversary of our vic- aisle. b tory in Europe, and that victory came We recently saw another crucial vic- I know in our office this week we at a great cost, but it was a great ac- tory in the war on terror, with the cap- have been very saddened. My Legisla- complishment. We achieved that tri- ture of the number three al Qaeda oper- tive Director, Miss Jean Hinz, lost her umph because Americans banded to- ative Abu Farraj al-Libi. By removing cousin, a Marine, who was killed flying gether to show their support for the this direct threat to our country, we an F–18 over Iraq. These stories wrench brave soldiers, to ensure them that have taken another step towards peace; at your heart as you put the human their cause was just. and because of it, the world is a safer and personal face on the result of the Today, we fight the same causes of place. I commend Pakistan for their ef- sacrifices that our troops are making human dignity and freedom; and forts that brought this man to justice in Iraq and Afghanistan and around the though it comes at a cost, we must be and recognize our troops and the sol- world. vigilant and see it through to the end. diers of other nations that are working We did something else in this bill We are winning in Iraq and Afghani- jointly to eradicate terror from the that I think is important that we re- stan; and because of our efforts there, globe. member. We need very much for our freedom is winning in Ukraine, in When President Bush pledged to fight new Democratic allies in the region, Georgia, in Lebanon, and Egypt. How- terrorism in the days following Sep- the people of Iraq and Afghanistan, to ever, there are still groups of people in tember 11 with a mission and a mega- succeed. So we added money to help this world who hate us, who think they phone on Ground Zero, he sent a clear the people of Afghanistan, these can defeat us, who look to shake the message to the insurgents. Let today women and their families and their fel- very foundations of our determination serve as a reminder of that message low Afghani citizens, $1.7 billion to by hitting us here at home. and of vindication for all those who help them in Afghanistan. It is impor- We have achieved a good beginning lost loved ones at the hands of evil. tant for their development, it is impor- for securing our Nation at home, and I As long as we are asking the men and tant as they reach for democracy, and want to thank my colleagues and the women of America’s Armed Forces to it is important for us as we seek vic- administration for that effort. I and 44 risk their very lives to defend freedom tory in this war and peace in the world. of my colleagues from both sides of the and protect our Nation, so, too, we Well, it has been mentioned a time or aisle drafted a letter to the gentleman must not fail to do our part by sup- two that we have a convergence of

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events here. I think most of my col- way to the store to buy that box of Mr. LARSON of Connecticut (at the re- leagues and most Americans know, or candy. Such a simple gesture, but quest of Ms. PELOSI) for today on ac- they will remember in sort of a cold every gesture we make reaching out to count of a family medical emergency. sweat here in the next day or so, that those that are so important in our own f this Sunday is Mother’s Day, and I lives and to our men and women in uni- know there is always a rush to get form is something we have to do. SPECIAL ORDERS GRANTED those flowers and buy the candy and do I have one more picture I would like By unanimous consent, permission to those things. Tomorrow is also Mili- to put up as a way of kind of wrapping address the House, following the legis- tary Spouse Appreciation Day. What a up my thoughts and comments today. lative program and any special orders nice occurrence that we have Military Thanks for your support, the sign says, heretofore entered, was granted to: Spouse Appreciation Day coming to- with these servicemen and women. And (The following Members (at the re- gether with Mother’s Day. This year that thanks for your support needs to quest of Mr. SCHIFF) to revise and ex- Military Spouse Appreciation Day falls go every way in our country; them to tend their remarks and include extra- on the 6th, which is tomorrow. We cele- their families, them to the rest of us in neous material:) brate this day each year on the Friday America, and we, the rest of us in Mr. DEFAZIO, for 5 minutes, today. before Mother’s Day. America, to them and to our neighbors Mr. SCHIFF, for 5 minutes, today. So, you see, the confluence of those around the world. It takes support, it Ms. WOOLSEY, for 5 minutes, today. takes family support, it takes all of two events is not an accident, but a re- Mr. PALLONE, for 5 minutes, today. our support for our men and women in inforcing one of the other. Military Mr. CUMMINGS, for 5 minutes, today. combat. And I believe it is incumbent Spouse Appreciation Day is set aside to Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, for 5 min- honor the many men and women who upon all of us, all my colleagues, all utes, today. Americans, every day in every way bravely support their spouses in uni- Mr. DAVIS of Alabama, for 5 minutes, form, and this reminds us of the impor- that we can to tell our men and women today. in uniform how much we love them and tance of the families of our soldiers and (The following Members (at the re- care for them and want to ensure their sailors, airmen and Marines who are quest of Mr. WELDON of Florida) to re- success and make sure that they have making such sacrifices. So in the sup- vise and extend their remarks and in- everything that they need in order to plemental bill which we just passed, we clude extraneous material:) add money for life insurance, we add win this war. So sort of wrapping up, if you look Mr. WELDON of Florida, for 5 minutes, money to give to the families of the today. soldiers who lose their lives, a death back to what we have done, and some- times we forget, we now have free men Ms. FOXX, for 5 minutes, today. gratuity increase from $12,000 to Mr. GUTKNECHT, for 5 minutes, May $100,000 and the life insurance from and women in Afghanistan for the first time ever. A democracy in Afghani- 12. $250,000 to $400,000. Mr. POE, for 5 minutes, today. We need to keep these families in stan. The first time ever in 5,000 years. There were women who could not go Mr. DANIEL E. LUNGREN of California, mind. And I have another picture here, for 5 minutes, today. a scene seen so often as a member of outside the house who are now serving proudly, serving their country and Mr. WOLF, for 5 minutes, today. our Armed Forces prepares to leave or Mr. GINGREY, for 5 minutes, today. comes home from or to the loving arms serving their fellow citizens proudly and looking forward to the advance- Mr. GOHMERT, for 5 minutes, today. of his or her family. We need to make ments of democracy in that country f sure that we are doing the things that and giving them some hope for the fu- we can, those of us in this body, my JOINT RESOLUTIONS PRESENTED ture. One of the poorest countries in colleagues and I, to make sure we are TO THE PRESIDENT the world beaten down by the brutal doing everything, not only for the sol- dictatorship under the Taliban and now Jeff Trandahl, Clerk of the House re- dier, but for the child as well. free in a democracy growing with hope ports that on May 4, 2005 he presented So as we recognize Military Spouse for the future. to the President of the United States, Appreciation Day, I think we need to And in Iraq, in Iraq, the purple fin- for his approval, the following joint do it in the context of the family, of gers, the Iraqis walking for miles, resolutions. the military family. Now more than defying threats of death to vote in a ever it is particularly important to rec- H.J. Res. 19. Providing for the appointment free election and establishing Iraq not of Shirley Ann Jackson as a citizen regent of ognize and celebrate, and celebrate, our as a haven for terrorists, not as the the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian In- military spouses, those thousands who home of a brutal dictator killing tens stitution. remain on the home front while their and hundreds of thousands of his own H.J. Res. 20. Providing for the appointment spouses have been deployed overseas to people, but as a free democracy. of Robert P. Kogod as a citizen regent of the help fight in this war on terror. Like Then, as we look at the progress our Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institu- tion. our military men and women, the mili- troops are making, their successes in tary spouse’s bravery goes unparal- battle, their successes in establishing f leled. They remain the strength that relationships with the people of Af- ADJOURNMENT we do not always see but is ever ghanistan and of Iraq, their successes present. And I know that is true from in helping rebuild the infrastructure, Mr. KLINE. Mr. Speaker, I move that my own experience in the military, the we have much to be thankful for, my the House do now adjourn. importance of that family and the love colleagues. But let us remember that it The motion was agreed to; accord- that goes with it. is not easy and it is not over, and it ingly (at 3 o’clock and 55 minutes This weekend we take the time to ap- will take our continued vigilance in p.m.), under its previous order, the preciate all military spouses and moms making sure that we are supporting House adjourned until Monday, May 9, nationwide for their strength, unity, our troops, expressing our love and 2005, at noon. patriotism and bravery. Their jobs are support, and as we might say around f not easy, but it is these wonderful indi- here, making sure we are putting our EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, viduals that keep this country strong money where our mouth is. and remind us every day, remind us ETC. f every day, of what we are fighting for. Under clause 8 of rule XII, executive So on this weekend we want to say LEAVE OF ABSENCE communications were taken from the thank you to the military spouses By unanimous consent, leave of ab- Speaker’s table and referred as follows: across the Nation and, of course, happy sence was granted to: 1845. A letter from the Acting Assistant Mother’s Day to our mothers. And I, Mr. LANTOS (at the request of Ms. Secretary for Legislative Affairs, Depart- like many of you, will need to be on my PELOSI) for today after 1:00 p.m. ment of State, transmitting a report on U.S.

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A letter from the Presidential Ap- Habitat for Arroyo Toad (Bufo californicus) sel, Office of Foreign Assets Control, Depart- pointments Officer, Department of State, (RIN: 1018-AT42) received April 5, 2005, pursu- ment of the Treasury, transmitting the De- transmitting a report pursuant to the Fed- ant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee partment’s final rule — Iranian Transactions eral Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; to the on Resources. Regulations — received March 28, 2005, pur- Committee on Government Reform. 1875. A letter from the Acting Director, Of- suant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Com- 1862. A letter from the Presidential Ap- fice of Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, Na- mittee on International Relations. pointments Officer, Department of State, tional Oceanic and Atmospheric Administra- 1847. A letter from the Acting Chief Coun- transmitting a report pursuant to the Fed- tion, transmitting the Administration’s final sel, Office of Foreign Assets Control, Depart- eral Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; to the rule — Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic ment of the Treasury, transmitting the De- Committee on Government Reform. Zone Off Alaska; Pollock in the West Yak- partment’s final rule — Administrative Col- 1863. A letter from the Presidential Ap- utat District of the Gulf of Alaska [Docket lection of Civil Penalties in the Iranian As- pointments Officer, Department of State, No. 04112633-5040-02; I.D. 032505B] received sets Control Regulations, the Libyan Sanc- transmitting a report pursuant to the Fed- April 5, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); tions Regulations, and the Iraqi Sanctions eral Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; to the to the Committee on Resources. Regulations — received March 30, 2005, pur- Committee on Government Reform. 1876. A letter from the Acting Director, Of- suant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Com- 1864. A letter from the Presidential Ap- fice of Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, Na- mittee on International Relations. pointments Officer, Department of State, tional Oceanic and Atmospheric Administra- 1848. A letter from the Acting Chief Coun- transmitting a report pursuant to the Fed- tion, transmitting the Administration’s final sel, Office of Foreign Assets Control, Depart- eral Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; to the rule — Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic ment of the Treasury, transmitting the De- Committee on Government Reform. Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Cod by Catcher Ves- partment’s final rule — Syrian Sanctions 1865. A letter from the Presidential Ap- sels Using Trawl Gear in the Bering Sea and Regulations — received April 5, 2005, pursu- pointments Officer, Department of State, Aleutian Islands [Docket No. 041126332-5039- ant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee transmitting a report pursuant to the Fed- 02; I.D. 031105A] received March 28, 2005, pur- on International Relations. eral Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; to the suant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Com- 1849. A letter from the Presidential Ap- Committee on Government Reform. mittee on Resources. 1866. A letter from the Presidential Ap- 1877. A letter from the Acting Director, Of- pointments Officer, Department of State, pointments Officer, Department of State, fice of Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, Na- transmitting a report pursuant to the Fed- transmitting a report pursuant to the Fed- tional Oceanic and Atmospheric Administra- eral Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; to the eral Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; to the tion, transmitting the Administration’s final Committee on Government Reform. Committee on Government Reform. rule — Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic 1850. A letter from the Presidential Ap- 1867. A letter from the Presidential Ap- Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Cod by Catcher/ pointments Officer, Department of State, pointment Officer, Department of State, Processor Vessels Using Trawl Gear in the transmitting a report pursuant to the Fed- transmitting a report pursuant to the Fed- Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Manage- eral Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; to the eral Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; to the ment Area [Docket No. 041126332-5039-02; I.D. Committee on Government Reform. Committee on Government Reform. 031105B] received March 28, 2005, pursuant to 1851. A letter from the Presidential Ap- 1868. A letter from the Presidential Ap- 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on pointments Officer, Department of State, pointment Officer, Department of State, Resources. transmitting a report pursuant to the Fed- transmitting a report pursuant to the Fed- 1878. A letter from the Deputy Assistant eral Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; to the eral Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; to the Administrator for Regulatory Programs, Committee on Government Reform. Committee on Government Reform. NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 1852. A letter from the Presidential Ap- 1869. A letter from the Deputy Archivist, Administration, transmitting the Adminis- pointments Officer, Department of State, National Archives and Records Administra- tration’s final rule — Fisheries of the North- transmitting a report pursuant to the Fed- tion, transmitting the Administration’s final eastern United States; Atlantic Bluefish eral Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; to the rule — Presidential Records Act Procedures Fishery; Specifications [Docket No. Committee on Government Reform. (RIN: 3095-AB40) received April 1, 2005, pursu- 050125017-5068-02; I.D. 011905E] (RIN: 0648- 1853. A letter from the Presidential Ap- ant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee AR57) received April 12, 2005, pursuant to 5 pointments Officer, Department of State, on Government Reform. U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Re- transmitting a report pursuant to the Fed- 1870. A letter from the Assistant Secretary sources. eral Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; to the for Indian Affairs, Department of the Inte- 1879. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Committee on Government Reform. rior, transmitting the Department’s final Administrator for Regulatory Programs, 1854. A letter from the Presidential Ap- rule — Law and Order on Indian Reserva- NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric pointments Officer, Department of State, tions (RIN: 1076-AE52) received March 28, Administration, transmitting the Adminis- transmitting a report pursuant to the Fed- 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the tration’s final rule — Fisheries of the Exclu- eral Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; to the Committee on Resources. sive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Revisions to Committee on Government Reform. 1871. A letter from the Acting Assistant Western Alaska Community Development 1855. A letter from the Presidential Ap- Secretary for Water and Science, Depart- Quota Program [Docket No. 041110318-5055; pointments Officer, Department of State, ment of the Interior, transmitting the De- I.D110504E] (RIN: 0648-AS00) received April 7, transmitting a report pursuant to the Fed- partment’s final rule — Public Conduct on 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the eral Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; to the Reclamation Lands and Projects; Extension Committee on Resources. Committee on Government Reform. of Expiration Date (RIN: 1006-AA49) received 1880. A letter from the Acting Chief, Regu- 1856. A letter from the Presidential Ap- March 28, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. lations Unit, Internal Revenue Service, pointments Officer, Department of State, 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources. transmitting the Service’s final rule — Ap- transmitting a report pursuant to the Fed- 1872. A letter from the Assistant Secretary peals Settlement Guidelines: Home Based eral Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; to the for Fish and Wildlife and Parks, Department Business — received March 28, 2005, pursuant Committee on Government Reform. of the Interior, transmitting the Depart- to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 1857. A letter from the Presidential Ap- ment’s final rule — Migratory Bird Subsist- Ways and Means. pointments Officer, Department of State, ence Harvest in Alaska; Harvest Regulations 1881. A letter from the Acting Chief, Publi- transmitting a report pursuant to the Fed- for Migratory Birds in Alaska During the cations and Regulations, Internal Revenue eral Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; to the 2005 Season (RIN: 1018-AT77) received April Service, transmitting the Service’s final rule Committee on Government Reform. 12, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to — Guidance Under Section 1502; Application 1858. A letter from the Presidential Ap- the Committee on Resources. of Section 108 to Members of a Consolidated pointments Officer, Department of State, 1873. A letter from the Assistant Secretary Group [TD 9192] (RIN: 1545-BC38) received transmitting a report pursuant to the Fed- for Fish, Wildlife and Parks, Department of March 28, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. eral Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; to the the Interior, transmitting the Department’s 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Committee on Government Reform. final rule — Endangered and Threatened Means. 1859. A letter from the Presidential Ap- Wildlife and Plants; Designation of Critical 1882. A letter from the Acting Chief, Regu- pointments Officer, Department of State, Habitat for Riverside Fairy Shrimp lations Unit, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting a report pursuant to the Fed- (Streptocephalus woottoni) (RIN: 1018-AT42) transmitting the Service’s final rule — Sec- eral Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; to the received April 5, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. tion 704(c), Installment Obligations and Con- Committee on Government Reform. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Resources. tributed Contracts [TD 9193] (RIN: 1545-BB65)

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Rul. 2005-14) received March duty on Sokalan PG IME; to the Committee surface of reinforced or laminated polyvinyl 28, 2005, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to on Ways and Means. chloride (PVC); to the Committee on Ways the Committee on Ways and Means. By Mr. WELLER: and Means. 1884. A letter from the Acting Chief, Publi- H.R. 2119. A bill to suspend temporarily the By Mr. EHLERS (for himself, Mr. KIRK, cations and Regulations Unit, Internal Rev- duty on Paliotol Yellow L 2140 HD; to the Mr. DINGELL, Mr. PETRI, Mr. KILDEE, enue Service, transmitting the Service’s Committee on Ways and Means. Mr. UPTON, Mr. EVANS, Mr. CAMP, Mr. final rule — Adjustments in Computing Al- By Mr. WELLER: LEVIN, Ms. KAPTUR, Ms. SLAUGHTER, ternative Minimum Taxable Income (Rev. H.R. 2120. A bill to suspend temporarily the Mr. MCHUGH, Mr. LAHOOD, Mr. KIND, Rul. 2005-11) received March 28, 2005, pursu- duty on Lycopene 10% 25kg 4G 3; to the Com- Ms. KILPATRICK of Michigan, Mrs. ant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee mittee on Ways and Means. JONES of Ohio, Mr. JOHNSON of Illi- on Ways and Means. 1885. A letter from the Regulations Officer, By Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin (for himself nois, and Mr. MCCOTTER): Social Security Administration, transmit- and Mr. JEFFERSON): H.R. 2129. A bill to improve the coordina- ting the Administration’s final rule — Non- H.R. 2121. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- tion of programs for the Great Lakes; to the payment of Benefits When the Social Secu- enue Code of 1986 to allow individuals to Committee on Transportation and Infra- rity Administration Receives Notice that an defer recognition of reinvested capital gains structure, and in addition to the Committees Insured Person is Deported or Removed from distributions from regulated investment on Resources, Agriculture, and Science, for a the United States [Regulations No. 4] (RIN: companies; to the Committee on Ways and period to be subsequently determined by the 0960-AG16) received March 28, 2005, pursuant Means. Speaker, in each case for consideration of to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on By Mrs. MALONEY (for herself, Ms. such provisions as fall within the jurisdic- Ways and Means. LEE, Mr. WEXLER, Mr. SCHIFF, Ms. tion of the committee concerned. WOOLSEY, Mr. SANDERS, Mr. MILLER By Mr. GILCHREST: f of North Carolina, Mr. PAYNE, Ms. H.R. 2130. A bill to amend the Marine REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON JACKSON-LEE of Texas, Mr. KILDEE, Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to authorize PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. CONYERS, research programs to better understand and Mr. SHAYS, Mr. OWENS, Mr. CROWLEY, protect marine mammals, and for other pur- Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of and Mr. MCGOVERN): poses; to the Committee on Resources. committees were delivered to the Clerk H.R. 2122. A bill to amend the Civil Rights By Mr. EDWARDS (for himself, Mr. for printing and reference to the proper Act of 1964 to protect breastfeeding by new ABERCROMBIE, Mr. ACKERMAN, Mr. calendar, as follows: mothers; to provide for a performance stand- ALLEN, Mr. BACA, Ms. BALDWIN, Mr. Mr. SENSENBRENNER: Committee on the ard for breast pumps; and to provide tax in- BECERRA, Ms. BERKLEY, Mr. BERMAN, Judiciary. Supplemental report on H.R. 748. centives to encourage breastfeeding; to the Mr. BERRY, Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, Committee on Ways and Means, and in addi- Mr. BISHOP of New York, Mr. to prevent the transportation of minors in tion to the Committees on Energy and Com- BLUMENAUER, Ms. BORDALLO, Mr. circumvention of certain laws relating to merce, and Education and the Workforce, for BOYD, Ms. CORRINE BROWN of Florida, abortion, and for other purposes (Rept. 109–51 a period to be subsequently determined by Mr. BROWN of Ohio, Mr. BUTTERFIELD, Pt. 2). Ordered to be printed. the Speaker, in each case for consideration Mrs. CAPPS, Mr. CAPUANO, Mr. Mr. SENSENBRENNER: Committee on the of such provisions as fall within the jurisdic- CARDIN, Mr. CARDOZA, Mr. CARNAHAN, Judiciary. H.R. 1279. A bill to amend title 18, tion of the committee concerned. Mr. CASE, Mr. CHANDLER, Mrs. United States Code, to reduce violent gang By Mr. CASTLE (for himself, Mr. CHRISTENSEN, Mr. CLAY, Mr. CLEAV- crime and protect law-abiding citizens and BOEHNER, Mr. MCKEON, Mr. WILSON of ER, Mr. CLYBURN, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. communities from violent criminals, and for South Carolina, Mr. REGULA, Mr. COSTA, Mr. COSTELLO, Mr. CRAMER, other purposes; with an amendment (Rept. CUNNINGHAM, Mr. PUTNAM, and Mr. Mr. CROWLEY, Mr. CUELLAR, Mr. 109–74). Referred to the Committee of the SULLIVAN): CUMMINGS, Mrs. DAVIS of California, Whole House on the State of the Union. H.R. 2123. A bill to reauthorize the Head Mr. DEFAZIO, Mr. DELAHUNT, Ms. f Start Act to improve the school readiness of DELAURO, Mr. DICKS, Mr. DINGELL, disadvantaged children, and for other pur- Mr. DOGGETT, Mr. EMANUEL, Mr. PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS poses; to the Committee on Education and ENGEL, Ms. ESHOO, Mr. ETHERIDGE, Under clause 2 of rule XII, public the Workforce. Mr. EVANS, Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA, Mr. bills and resolutions were introduced By Mr. WELDON of Florida: FARR, Mr. FILNER, Mr. FORD, Mr. and severally referred, as follows: H.R. 2124. A bill to amend the Public FRANK of Massachusetts, Mr. GON- Health Service Act to provide for clinical re- ZALEZ, Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas, Mr. By Mr. WELLER (for himself, Mr. search support grants, clinical research in- GRIJALVA, Mr. GUTIERREZ, Mr. KIRK, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. JOHN- frastructure grants, and a demonstration HASTINGS of Florida, Ms. HERSETH, SON of Illinois, Mr. SHIMKUS, Mr. program on partnerships in clinical research, Mr. HIGGINS, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. RUSH, Mr. EVANS, Mr. HYDE, Mrs. and for other purposes; to the Committee on HINOJOSA, Mr. HOLDEN, Mr. HOLT, Mr. BIGGERT, Mr. MANZULLO, Mr. Energy and Commerce. HONDA, Mr. HOYER, Mr. INSLEE, Mr. LAHOOD, Mr. COSTELLO, Mr. JACKSON By Mr. FILNER: ISRAEL, Mr. JACKSON of Illinois, Ms. of Illinois, Mr. LIPINSKI, Ms. H.R. 2125. A bill to provide that JACKSON-LEE of Texas, Mr. JEFFER- SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. GUTIERREZ, Ms. unremarried former spouses of retired and SON, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of BEAN, Mr. HASTERT, and Mr. EMAN- career members of the Armed Forces shall be Texas, Mrs. JONES of Ohio, Ms. KAP- UEL): TUR, Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island, H.R. 2113. A bill to designate the facility of entitled to military health care and com- the United States Postal Service located at missary and exchange benefits if married for Mr. KILDEE, Ms. KILPATRICK of Michi- 2000 McDonough Street in Joliet, Illinois, as at least 10 years during the member’s mili- gan, Mr. KIND, Mr. LANGEVIN, Mr. the ‘‘John F. Whiteside Joliet Post Office tary service and if the former spouse left the LANTOS, Mr. LARSEN of Washington, Building’’; to the Committee on Government marriage due to domestic violence or un- Mr. LARSON of Connecticut, Ms. LEE, Reform. bearable conditions; to the Committee on Mr. LEVIN, Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, Mr. By Mr. WELLER: Armed Services. LIPINSKI, Ms. ZOE LOFGREN of Cali- H.R. 2114. A bill to suspend temporarily the By Mr. FILNER: fornia, Mrs. LOWEY, Mr. LYNCH, Mrs. duty on 1-propene-2-methyl homopolymer; to H.R. 2126. A bill to amend title II of the So- MALONEY, Mr. MARKEY, Ms. MATSUI, the Committee on Ways and Means. cial Security Act to reduce from 60 to 55 the Mrs. MCCARTHY, Ms. MCCOLLUM of By Mr. WELLER: age at which an individual who is otherwise Minnesota, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mr. H.R. 2115. A bill to suspend temporarily the eligible may be paid widow’s or widower’s in- MCGOVERN, Mr. MCINTYRE, Mr. duty on Acronal-S-600; to the Committee on surance benefits; to the Committee on Ways MCNULTY, Mr. MEEHAN, Mr. MEEK of Ways and Means. and Means. Florida, Mr. MEEKS of New York, Mr. By Mr. WELLER: By Mr. FILNER: MENENDEZ, Mr. MICHAUD, Mr. GEORGE H.R. 2116. A bill to suspend temporarily the H.R. 2127. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- MILLER of California, Mr. MOLLOHAN, duty on Lucirin TPO; to the Committee on enue Code of 1986 to provide a one-time in- Mr. MOORE of Kansas, Mr. MURTHA, Ways and Means. crease in the amount excludable from the Mr. NADLER, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Ms.

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NORTON, Mr. OBERSTAR, Mr. OLVER, PALLONE, Mr. PASTOR, Mr. PAYNE, By Mr. BERRY: Mr. ORTIZ, Mr. OWENS, Mr. PALLONE, Ms. PELOSI, Mr. RANGEL, Mr. REYES, H.R. 2143. A bill to suspend temporarily the Mr. PAYNE, Ms. PELOSI, Mr. PETER- Mr. SALAZAR, Ms. LINDA T. SA´ NCHEZ duty on Anthra[2,1,9-mna]naphth[2,3- SON of Minnesota, Mr. PRICE of North of California, Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ h]acridine-5,10,15(16H)-trione,3 -[(9,10- Carolina, Mr. RAHALL, Mr. RANGEL, of California, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. dihydro-9,10-dioxo-1-anthracenyl)amino]-; to Mr. REYES, Mr. ROSS, Mr. ROTHMAN, SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. SERRANO, Ms. the Committee on Ways and Means. Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. RUPPERS- SOLIS, Mr. STARK, Mr. TOWNS, Mrs. By Mr. BERRY: BERGER, Mr. RUSH, Mr. RYAN of Ohio, JONES of Ohio, Mr. UDALL of Colo- H.R. 2144. A bill to suspend temporarily the Ms. LINDA T. SA´ NCHEZ of California, rado, Mr. UDALL of New Mexico, Mr. duty on Cobaltate(1-), bis[3-[[1-(3- Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. SCHIFF, Ms. VAN HOLLEN, Ms. VELA´ ZQUEZ, Mr. chlorophenyl)-4,5-dihydro-3- methyl-5-(oxo- WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Ms. SCHWARTZ WEINER, and Mr. WEXLER): .kappa.O)-1H- pyrazol-4-yl]azo-.kappa.N1[-4-. of Pennsylvania, Mr. SCOTT of Geor- H.R. 2134. A bill to establish the Commis- (hydroxy-.kappa.O)- benzenesulfonamid- gia, Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, Mr. sion to Study the Potential Creation of a Na- ato(2-)]-, sodium; to the Committee on Ways SERRANO, Mr. SHERMAN, Mr. SKEL- tional Museum of the American Latino Com- and Means. TON, Ms. SLAUGHTER, Mr. SMITH of munity to develop a plan of action for the es- By Mr. BROWN of South Carolina: Washington, Ms. SOLIS, Mr. SPRATT, tablishment and maintenance of a National H.R. 2145. A bill to suspend temporarily the Mr. STARK, Mr. STRICKLAND, Mr. STU- Museum of the American Latino Community duty on TMQ; to the Committee on Ways and PAK, Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, in Washington, DC, and for other purposes; Means. Mr. TIERNEY, Mr. TOWNS, Mr. UDALL to the Committee on Resources, and in addi- By Mr. BROWN of South Carolina: of New Mexico, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Ms. tion to the Committee on House Administra- H.R. 2146. A bill to suspend temporarily the WATERS, Ms. WATSON, Mr. WAXMAN, tion, for a period to be subsequently deter- duty on 4-ADPA; to the Committee on Ways Mr. WEINER, Mr. WEXLER, Ms. WOOL- mined by the Speaker, in each case for con- and Means. SEY, and Mr. WYNN): sideration of such provisions as fall within By Mr. BROWN of South Carolina: H.R. 2131. A bill to improve benefits for the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. H.R. 2147. A bill to suspend temporarily the members of the Armed Forces and veterans By Mr. BERRY: duty on Vulkanox MB (MBI); to the Com- and for their dependents and survivors; to H.R. 2135. A bill to suspend temporarily the mittee on Ways and Means. the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, and in duty on Mixtures of methyl 4-iodo-2-3-(4- By Mr. BROWN of South Carolina: addition to the Committees on Ways and methoxy-6-methyl-1,3,5-triazin-2-yl)ureidosul H.R. 2148. A bill to suspend temporarily the Means, and Armed Services, for a period to fonyl]benzoate, sodium salt (Iodosulfuron) duty on Vulcuren UPKA 1988; to the Com- be subsequently determined by the Speaker, and application adjuvants; to the Committee mittee on Ways and Means. in each case for consideration of such provi- on Ways and Means. By Mr. BROWN of South Carolina: sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the By Mr. BERRY: H.R. 2149. A bill to suspend temporarily the committee concerned. H.R. 2136. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on Vullcanox 4010 NA/LG; to the Com- By Mr. KLINE (for himself, Mr. duty on Ethyl 4,5-dihydro-5,5-diphenyl-1,2- mittee on Ways and Means. BOEHNER, Mr. MCKEON, Mr. GEORGE oxazole-3-carboxylate (Isoxadifen-ethyl); to By Mr. BROWN of South Carolina: MILLER of California, and Mr. KIL- the Committee on Ways and Means. H.R. 2150. A bill to suspend temporarily the DEE): By Mr. BERRY: duty on Vulkazon AFS/LG; to the Com- H.R. 2132. A bill to extend the waiver au- H.R. 2137. A bill to suspend temporarily the mittee on Ways and Means. thority of the Secretary of Education with duty on 5-Cyclopropyl-4-(2-methylsulfonyl-4- By Mr. BROWN of South Carolina: respect to student financial assistance dur- trifluoromethylbenxoyl)i soxazole H.R. 2151. A bill to suspend temporarily the ing a war or other military operation or na- (Isoxaflutole); to the Committee on Ways duty on Vulkacit MOZ/LG and Vulkacit tional emergency; to the Committee on Edu- and Means. MOZ/SG; to the Committee on Ways and cation and the Workforce. By Mr. BERRY: Means. By Ms. BALDWIN (for herself, Mrs. H.R. 2138. A bill to suspend temporarily the By Mr. BROWN of South Carolina: CHRISTENSEN, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. duty on Mixtures of methyl 2-(4,5-dihydro-4- H.R. 2152. A bill to suspend temporarily the CONYERS, Mr. RANGEL, Mr. CUMMINGS, methyl-5-oxo-3-propoxy-1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-y duty on Vulkanox ZMB-2/C5; to the Com- Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mr. PAYNE, Ms. l)carboxamidosulfonylbenzoate; sodium (4,5- mittee on Ways and Means. JACKSON-LEE of Texas, Ms. LEE, Mr. dihydro-4-methyl-5-oxo-3-propoxy-1H-1,2,4- By Mr. BROWN of South Carolina: STARK, Mr. OBEY, Mr. OWENS, and Ms. triazol-1-ylc arbonyl) (2-methoxy H.R. 2153. A bill to suspend temporarily the EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas): carbonylphenylsulfonyl) azanide duty on Anisic Aldehyde; to the Committee H.R. 2133. A bill to guarantee for all Ameri- (Propoxycarbazone), methyl 4-iodo-2-[3-(4- on Ways and Means. cans quality, affordable, and comprehensive methoxy-6-methyl-1,3,5-triazin-2-yl) By Mr. BROWN of South Carolina: health insurance coverage; to the Committee ureidosulfonyl[benzoate, sodium salt H.R. 2154. A bill to suspend temporarily the on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to (Mesosulfuron-methyl), and application adju- duty on Methyl Salicylate; to the Com- the Committee on Ways and Means, for a pe- vants; to the Committee on Ways and Means. mittee on Ways and Means. riod to be subsequently determined by the By Mr. BERRY: By Mr. BROWN of South Carolina: Speaker, in each case for consideration of H.R. 2139. A bill to suspend temporarily the H.R. 2155. A bill to suspend temporarily the such provisions as fall within the jurisdic- duty on Methyl 2-[(4,6-dimethoxypyrimidin- duty on 1,2 Octanediol; to the Committee on tion of the committee concerned. 2-ylcarbamoyl)sulfamoyl]-G6a-(met Ways and Means. By Mr. BECERRA (for himself, Ms. hanesulfonamido)-p-toluate whether or not By Mr. BROWN of South Carolina: ROS-LEHTINEN, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. mixed with application adjuvants; to the H.R. 2156. A bill to extend the duty suspen- LINCOLN DIAZ-BALART of Florida, Mr. Committee on Ways and Means. sion on 2,2-Dimethyl-3-(3- LEWIS of Georgia, Mr. MARIO DIAZ- By Mr. BERRY: methylphenyl)propanal; to the Committee BALART of Florida, Mr. BACA, Mr. H.R. 2140. A bill to suspend temporarily the on Ways and Means. BEAUPREZ, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. duty on Mixtures of N,N-dimethyl-2[3-(4,6- By Mr. BROWN of South Carolina: SHIMKUS, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. WELLER, dimethoxypyrimidin-2-yl)ureidosulfonyl ]-4- H.R. 2157. A bill to extend the duty suspen- Ms. BERKLEY, Mr. BERMAN, Mr. formylaminobenzamide (Foramsulfuron), sion on p-Methylacetophenone; to the Com- BROWN of Ohio, Mr. CARDOZA, Mr. methyl 4-iodo-2-[3-(4-methoxy-6-methyl-1,3,5- mittee on Ways and Means. CLYBURN, Mr. COSTA, Mr. CROWLEY, triazin-2-yl)ureidosul fonyl]benzoate, sodium By Mr. BROWN of South Carolina: Mr. CUELLAR, Ms. DELAURO, Mr. salt (Iodosulfuron), and application adju- H.R. 2158. A bill to extend the duty suspen- DOGGETT, Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA, Mr. vants; to the Committee on Ways and Means. sion on Cyclohexadec-8-en-l-one; to the Com- FILNER, Mr. GONZALEZ, Mr. AL GREEN By Mr. BERRY: mittee on Ways and Means. of Texas, Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas, H.R. 2141. A bill to suspend temporarily the By Mr. BROWN of South Carolina: Mr. GUTIERREZ, Mr. HINOJOSA, Ms. duty on 1-Propanone, 2-methyl-1-[4- H.R. 2159. A bill to extend the duty suspen- NORTON, Mr. HONDA, Mr. ISRAEL, Ms. (methylthio)phenyl]-2-(4- morpholinyl)-(9cl); sion on methanol, sodium salt; to the Com- JACKSON-LEE of Texas, Mr. CONYERS, to the Committee on Ways and Means. mittee on Ways and Means. Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas, By Mr. BERRY: By Mr. BROWN of South Carolina: Mr. LARSON of Connecticut, Ms. LEE, H.R. 2142. A bill to suspend temporarily the H.R. 2160. A bill to extend the duty suspen- Ms. ZOE LOFGREN of California, Ms. duty on 1,6-Hexanediamine, N,N’- bis(2,2,6,6- sion on 2-Phenylbenzimidazole-5-sulfonic MATSUI, Mrs. MCCARTHY, Mr. MEEKS tetramethyl-4- piperidinyl)-, polymer with acid; to the Committee on Ways and Means. of New York, Mr. MEEK of Florida, 2,4,6-trichloro-1,3,5-triazine, reaction prod- By Mr. BROWN of South Carolina: Mr. MENENDEZ, Ms. MOORE of Wis- ucts with N-butyl- 1-butanamine and N- H.R. 2161. A bill to suspend temporarily the consin, Mr. MORAN of Virginia, Mr. butyl- 2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-4- piperidinamine; duty on 1,2 Pentanediol; to the Committee NADLER, Mr. ORTIZ, Mr. OWENS, Mr. to the Committee on Ways and Means. on Ways and Means.

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By Mr. BROWN of South Carolina: Kentucky, Mr. FOLEY, Mr. BRADY of life insurance companies subject to the laws H.R. 2162. A bill to extend the duty suspen- Texas, Mr. REYNOLDS, Mr. RYAN of of Puerto Rico; to the Committee on Ways sion on Methyl cinnamate; to the Committee Wisconsin, Mr. CANTOR, Mr. and Means. on Ways and Means. BEAUPREZ, Ms. HART, Mr. CARDIN, Mr. By Mr. FORTUN˜ O: By Mr. BROWN of South Carolina: LEWIS of Georgia, Mr. MCNULTY, Mr. H.R. 2181. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- H.R. 2163. A bill to extend the duty suspen- JEFFERSON, Mr. ACKERMAN, Mr. AL- enue Code of 1986 to allow the manufacturing sion on cyclohexanol; to the Committee on EXANDER, Mr. BACA, Mr. BACHUS, Mr. deduction provided by the American Jobs Ways and Means. BISHOP of New York, Mr. BONILLA, Creation Act of 2004 with respect to income By Mr. BROWN of South Carolina: Mr. BOOZMAN, Mr. BURTON of Indiana, attributable to domestic production activi- H.R. 2164. A bill to extend the duty suspen- Mr. BUYER, Mr. CARTER, Mr. ties in Puerto Rico; to the Committee on sion on Thymol; to the Committee on Ways CONAWAY, Mr. CULBERSON, Mr. Ways and Means. and Means. CUNNINGHAM, Mr. DENT, Mr. FER- By Mr. FORTUN˜ O (for himself and Mr. By Mr. BROWN of South Carolina: GUSON, Mr. FORD, Mr. GALLEGLY, Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin): H.R. 2165. A bill to extend the duty suspen- GARRETT of New Jersey, Mr. GER- H.R. 2182. A bill to promote freedom, fair- sion on Menthyl anthranilate; to the Com- LACH, Mr. GOODE, Mr. GORDON, Ms. ness, and economic opportunity by estab- mittee on Ways and Means. HERSETH, Mr. HIGGINS, Mr. KENNEDY lishing a National Enterprise Zone system to By Mr. BROWN of South Carolina: of Minnesota, Mr. KILDEE, Ms. KIL- promote prosperity in economically de- H.R. 2166. A bill to suspend temporarily the PATRICK of Michigan, Mr. KLINE, Mr. pressed areas; to the Committee on Ways and duty on Frescolat MGA; to the Committee LATHAM, Mr. LYNCH, Mrs. MCCARTHY, Means. on Ways and Means. Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. MCHUGH, Mrs. By Mr. FOSSELLA (for himself, Mrs. By Mr. BROWN of South Carolina: MILLER of Michigan, Mrs. MYRICK, MCCARTHY, Mr. KING of New York, H.R. 2167. A bill to extend the duty suspen- Mr. NEUGEBAUER, Mr. PENCE, Mr. Mr. MEEKS of New York, Mr. TOWNS, sion on o-tert-Butylcyclohexanol; to the PITTS, Mr. PORTER, Mr. ROGERS of Mr. ENGEL, Mr. REYNOLDS, Mr. CROW- Committee on Ways and Means. Michigan, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. LEY, Mr. ACKERMAN, Mr. BISHOP of By Mr. BROWN of South Carolina: SHADEGG, Mr. SHIMKUS, Mr. SMITH of New York, Mr. HIGGINS, Ms. SLAUGH- H.R. 2168. A bill to extend the duty suspen- Washington, Mr. TERRY, Mr. THORN- TER, Mr. KUHL of New York, Mr. sion on 5-Methyl-2-(methylethyl)cyclohexyl- BERRY, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, and Mr. BOEHLERT, Mrs. LOWEY, Mr. MCNUL- 2-hydroxypropanoate; to the Committee on WILSON of South Carolina): TY, Mr. RANGEL, Mr. SERRANO, Mr. Ways and Means. H.R. 2177. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- MCHUGH, Mr. WALSH, Mr. WEINER, By Mr. BROWN of South Carolina: enue Code of 1986 to permit tax-free distribu- Mrs. MALONEY, Mr. OWENS, Mr. H.R. 2169. A bill to suspend temporarily the tions from governmental retirement plans ISRAEL, Mr. NADLER, Mrs. KELLY, Mr. duty on Cohedur RL; to the Committee on for premiums for health and long-term care HINCHEY, Mr. SWEENEY, and Ms. Ways and Means. insurance for public safety officers; to the VELA´ ZQUEZ): By Mr. BROWN of South Carolina: Committee on Ways and Means. H.R. 2183. A bill to designate the facility of H.R. 2170. A bill to extend the duty suspen- By Mr. FATTAH (for himself, Mr. the United States Postal Service located at sion on isothiocyanate; to the Committee on WEINER, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Ms. LEE, 567 Tompkins Avenue in Staten Island, New Ways and Means. Mr. WYNN, Mr. RANGEL, Mrs. York, as the ‘‘Vincent Palladino Post Of- By Mr. BROWN of South Carolina: CHRISTENSEN, Ms. JACKSON-LEE of fice’’; to the Committee on Government Re- H.R. 2171. A bill to extend the temporary Texas, Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, form. suspension of duty on Vulkalent E/C; to the Ms. CORRINE BROWN of Florida, Ms. By Mr. HOLT: Committee on Ways and Means. CARSON, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. STRICK- H.R. 2184. A bill to provide for a study by By Mr. BROWN of South Carolina: LAND, Mr. ANDREWS, Mr. HINOJOSA, the Institute of Medicine of the National H.R. 2172. A bill to suspend temporarily the Mr. DAVIS of Alabama, Mr. SCOTT of Academy of Sciences to identify constraints duty on MBTS; to the Committee on Ways Virginia, Mr. WEXLER, Ms. HERSETH, encountered by schools of nursing in admit- and Means. Ms. BORDALLO, Mr. GENE GREEN of ting and graduating the number of nurses By Mr. BROWN of South Carolina: Texas, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. BECERRA, sufficient to meet the health care needs of H.R. 2173. A bill to suspend temporarily the Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, Ms. ROYBAL- the United States, and for other purposes; to duty on 1,2 Hexanediol; to the Committee on ALLARD, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Ms. the Committee on Energy and Commerce. Ways and Means. MILLENDER-MCDONALD, Mr. JEFFER- By Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of By Mrs. CAPPS (for herself, Mr. SON, Mr. STUPAK, Mr. OLVER, Mr. Texas: DEFAZIO, Mr. FARR, Ms. HOOLEY, Mr. DOYLE, Mr. HOLDEN, Mr. CLAY, Mr. H.R. 2185. A bill to amend title 23, United FRANK of Massachusetts, Mr. RUSH, Mr. CUMMINGS, Mr. MURTHA, States Code, to allocate transportation funds BLUMENAUER, Ms. LEE, and Ms. WOOL- Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, Ms. NORTON, to metropolitan areas and increase planning SEY): Mr. MEEK of Florida, Mr. PAYNE, Ms. funds to relieve metropolitan congestion, H.R. 2174. A bill to provide for qualified WATERS, Mrs. JONES of Ohio, Mr. and for other purposes; to the Committee on withdrawals from the Capital Construction LEWIS of Georgia, Mr. JACKSON of Illi- Transportation and Infrastructure. Fund for fishermen leaving the industry and nois, Mr. CONYERS, Ms. EDDIE BER- By Mr. KLINE: for the rollover of Capital Construction NICE JOHNSON of Texas, Ms. ESHOO, H.R. 2186. A bill to convey all right, title, Funds to individual retirement plans, and for Mr. WATT, Ms. KILPATRICK of Michi- and interest of the United States in and to other purposes; to the Committee on Ways gan, Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania, Mr. the land described in this Act to the Sec- and Means, and in addition to the Committee NEAL of Massachusetts, Mr. MEEKS of retary of the Interior for the Prairie Island on Armed Services, for a period to be subse- New York, Mr. ALLEN, Mr. ACKER- Indian Community in Minnesota; to the quently determined by the Speaker, in each MAN, Mr. MENENDEZ, Mr. MOLLOHAN, Committee on Transportation and Infra- case for consideration of such provisions as Mr. BUTTERFIELD, Mr. FILNER, Mr. structure. fall within the jurisdiction of the committee OWENS, Mr. ABERCROMBIE, Mr. CLY- By Mr. LANGEVIN (for himself, Mr. concerned. BURN, Ms. WOOLSEY, Mr. DOGGETT, SHAYS, and Mr. VAN HOLLEN): By Mr. CHABOT: Mr. BERMAN, Mrs. MALONEY, Mr. NAD- H.R. 2187. A bill to amend title 5, United H.R. 2175. A bill to suspend temporarily the LER, Mr. KUCINICH, Ms. SCHWARTZ of States Code, to provide for a corporate re- duty on certain rayon staple fibers; to the Pennsylvania, Mr. TIERNEY, and Mr. sponsibility investment option under the Committee on Ways and Means. MOORE of Kansas): Thrift Savings Plan; to the Committee on By Mr. CHABOT (for himself, Mr. H.R. 2178. A bill to provide for adequate Government Reform. GOODE, Mr. COX, Mr. PRICE of Geor- and equitable educational opportunities for By Mr. LANGEVIN (for himself, Mr. gia, and Mr. PAUL): students in State public school systems, and LYNCH, Mr. SANDERS, Ms. HARRIS, H.R. 2176. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- for other purposes; to the Committee on Mrs. MCCARTHY, Mrs. CHRISTENSEN, enue Code of 1986 to provide a 100 percent de- Education and the Workforce. Ms. MCCOLLUM of Minnesota, Mr. duction for the health insurance costs of in- By Mr. FORBES: BUTTERFIELD, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mr. dividuals; to the Committee on Ways and H.R. 2179. A bill to extend the suspension of RANGEL, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. SALAZAR, Means. duty on hexanedioic acid, polymer with 1,3- Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. BROWN of Ohio, By Mr. CHOCOLA (for himself, Mr. benzenedimethanamine; to the Committee and Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island): NEAL of Massachusetts, Mr. SHAW, on Ways and Means. H.R. 2188. A bill to amend title 38, United Mr. MCCRERY, Mr. CAMP, Mr. By Mr. FORTUN˜ O: States Code, to authorize the placement in a RAMSTAD, Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas, H.R. 2180. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- national cemetery of memorial markers for Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania, Mr. enue Code of 1986 to provide for the proper the purpose of commemorating service- HAYWORTH, Mr. WELLER, Mr. LEWIS of tax treatment of variable contracts issued by members or other persons whose remains are

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A bill to amend title II of the So- By Mr. PETRI (for himself, Mr. RYAN case for consideration of such provisions as cial Security Act to eliminate the two-year of Wisconsin, and Mr. GREEN of Wis- fall within the jurisdiction of the committee waiting period for divorced spouse’s benefits consin): concerned. following the divorce; to the Committee on H.R. 2198. A bill to suspend temporarily the By Mr. SHAW (for himself, Mr. SAM Ways and Means. duty on fixed ratio speed changers for truck- JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. ENGLISH of By Mrs. LOWEY: mounted concrete mixers; to the Committee Pennsylvania, and Mr. FOLEY): H.R. 2190. A bill to amend title II of the So- on Ways and Means. H.R. 2204. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- cial Security Act to provide for increases in By Mr. PRICE of North Carolina (for enue Code of 1986 to impose penalties for the widow’s and widower’s insurance benefits by himself, Mr. WAXMAN, Mr. VAN failure of 527 organizations to comply with reason of delayed retirement; to the Com- HOLLEN, Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, disclosure requirements; to the Committee mittee on Ways and Means. Mr. KILDEE, Mrs. MCCARTHY, Mr. on Ways and Means, and in addition to the By Mrs. LOWEY: OWENS, Mrs. CHRISTENSEN, Mr. Committee on House Administration, for a H.R. 2191. A bill to amend title II of the So- MCNULTY, Mr. WEXLER, Mr. MILLER period to be subsequently determined by the cial Security Act to provide for full benefits of North Carolina, Mr. ETHERIDGE, Speaker, in each case for consideration of for disabled widows and widowers without re- Ms. LEE, Mr. PAYNE, Ms. WOOLSEY, such provisions as fall within the jurisdic- gard to age; to the Committee on Ways and and Mr. BUTTERFIELD): tion of the committee concerned. Means. H.R. 2199. A bill to provide for compas- By Mr. TIBERI: By Mrs. LOWEY: sionate payments with regard to individuals H.R. 2205. A bill to amend title 5, United H.R. 2192. A bill to amend title II of the So- who contracted human immunodeficiency States Code, to extend the veterans’ pref- cial Security Act to repeal the 7-year restric- virus due to the provision of a contaminated erence provisions of such title to individuals tion on eligibility for widow’s and widower’s blood transfusion, and for other purposes; to who served on active duty in the armed insurance benefits based on disability; to the the Committee on Energy and Commerce, forces for a period of more than 180 consecu- Committee on Ways and Means. and in addition to the Committee on Ways tive days any part of which occurred after By Mrs. LOWEY (for herself, Mr. and Means, for a period to be subsequently September 11, 2001, and before January 1, FRANK of Massachusetts, Mr. HOLT, determined by the Speaker, in each case for 2006, and separated from the armed forces Mr. TOWNS, Mr. SCHIFF, Mr. MCCOT- consideration of such provisions as fall with- under honorable conditions; to the Com- TER, Mr. SANDERS, Mr. MCDERMOTT, in the jurisdiction of the committee con- mittee on Government Reform. Mr. BROWN of Ohio, Mrs. MCCARTHY, cerned. By Mr. ISRAEL (for himself, Mr. LAN- Mr. OBERSTAR, Mr. SCOTT of Georgia, By Mr. RUPPERSBERGER: TOS, Mr. WEXLER, Mr. CHABOT, Mr. Mr. RANGEL, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. H.R. 2200. A bill to amend part D of title BERMAN, Mr. RANGEL, Mr. PENCE, Mr. OLVER, Mr. RUPPERSBERGER, Mr. XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide SCHIFF, Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN, Ms. JACK- RUSH, Mr. HOLDEN, Mr. MORAN of Vir- to the Secretary of Health and Human Serv- SON-LEE of Texas, Mr. NADLER, Mr. ginia, Mr. ROSS, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE ices authority similar to the authority of the WOLF, Mr. ACKERMAN, Mr. KIRK, Mr. JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. FOLEY, Mr. Secretary of Veterans Affairs to negotiate HASTINGS of Florida, Mr. KING of New WEINER, Mr. HINCHEY, Ms. KAPTUR, the lowest possible prices for outpatient pre- York, Mr. WEINER, Mr. CROWLEY, Mr. Ms. BALDWIN, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Mr. scription drugs, to include in the determina- AL GREEN of Texas, Mr. FRANKS of CAPUANO, Mr. LANTOS, Mr. STRICK- tion of best price for covered outpatient Arizona, Mr. WYNN, Mrs. KELLY, Mr. LAND, Mr. FILNER, Mr. MCGOVERN, drugs under the Medicaid Program prices VAN HOLLEN, Mr. PLATTS, Ms. BERK- Mr. KILDEE, Mrs. CAPPS, Mrs. CAPITO, charged by manufacturers to certain Federal LEY, Mr. FOSSELLA, Mrs. MCCARTHY, Ms. NORTON, and Mr. ALEXANDER): agencies, and for other purposes; to the Com- Mr. MCCOTTER, Mr. BISHOP of New H.R. 2193. A bill to provide that service of mittee on Energy and Commerce, and in ad- York, Mr. OTTER, and Ms. SCHWARTZ the members of the organization known as dition to the Committee on Ways and Means, of Pennsylvania): the United States Cadet Nurse Corps during for a period to be subsequently determined H.J. Res. 48. A joint resolution conferring World War II constituted active military by the Speaker, in each case for consider- honorary citizenship of the United States on service for purposes of laws administered by ation of such provisions as fall within the ju- Anne Frank; to the Committee on the Judi- the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; to the risdiction of the committee concerned. ciary. Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, and in addi- By Mr. RUPPERSBERGER: By Mr. BLUMENAUER (for himself, tion to the Committee on Armed Services, H.R. 2201. A bill to amend chapter 7 of title Mr. OBERSTAR, Mr. PETRI, Mr. for a period to be subsequently determined 11 of the United States Code, to exclude SHIMKUS, Mr. JOHNSON of Illinois, and by the Speaker, in each case for consider- medically distress debtors from the applica- Mr. HOBSON): ation of such provisions as fall within the ju- tion of the means test, to amend the Truth H. Con. Res. 145. Concurrent resolution ex- risdiction of the committee concerned. in Lending Act to require certain disclosures pressing the sense of Congress in support of By Mr. DANIEL E. LUNGREN of Cali- in connection with credit card applications a national bike month and in appreciation of fornia: and solicitations, and for other purposes; to cyclists and others for promoting bicycle H.R. 2194. A bill to amend title 18, United the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addi- safety and the benefits of cycling; to the States Code, to provide additional protec- tion to the Committee on Financial Serv- Committee on Transportation and Infra- tions for law enforcement officers, and for ices, for a period to be subsequently deter- structure, and in addition to the Committee other purposes; to the Committee on the Ju- mined by the Speaker, in each case for con- on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be diciary. sideration of such provisions as fall within subsequently determined by the Speaker, in By Mr. LYNCH: the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. each case for consideration of such provi- H.R. 2195. A bill to provide for the with- By Mr. RYUN of Kansas (for himself, sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the drawal of the drug OxyContin from the com- Mr. KUHL of New York, Mr. MILLER of committee concerned. mercial market; to the Committee on En- Florida, and Mrs. JO ANN DAVIS of By Ms. MILLENDER-MCDONALD (for ergy and Commerce. Virginia): herself and Mr. ROHRABACHER): By Mrs. MALONEY (for herself, Mr. H.R. 2202. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- H. Con. Res. 146. Concurrent resolution RANGEL, Mr. HINCHEY, and Mrs. enue Code of 1986 to increase the base and ad- honoring the victims of the Cambodian geno- MCCARTHY): justed base amounts used for purposes of de- cide that took place from April 1975 to Janu- H.R. 2196. A bill to provide that Federal termining the amount of Social Security ary 1979; to the Committee on International funds for the relief and revitalization of New benefits excluded from gross income; to the Relations. York City after the September 11, 2001, ter- Committee on Ways and Means. By Mr. PAUL: rorist attack shall not be subject to Federal By Mr. SHADEGG: H. Con. Res. 147. Concurrent resolution taxation; to the Committee on Ways and H.R. 2203. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- supporting the designation of a National Means. enue Code of 1986 to allow individuals a re- American Waters Heritage Month each year; By Mr. PALLONE: fundable and advancable credit against in- to the Committee on Resources. H.R. 2197. A bill to provide health benefits come tax for health insurance costs, to allow By Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas: for workers and their families; to the Com- employees who elect not to participate in H. Res. 263. A resolution recognizing the mittee on Education and the Workforce, and employer subsidized health plans an exclu- Honorable Andrew L. Jefferson, Jr., on the in addition to the Committees on Energy and sion from gross income for employer pay- occasion of the establishment of an endow- Commerce, Ways and Means, Government ments in lieu of such participation, and for ment for trial advocacy called the ‘‘Andrew Reform, and Armed Services, for a period to other purposes; to the Committee on Energy L. Jefferson Endowment for Trial Advocacy’’

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at Texas Southern University’s Thurgood H.R. 551: Mr. DEFAZIO and Mr. PALLONE. H.R. 1002: Mr. PLATTS, Mr. DINGELL, and Marshall School of Law in Houston, Texas; H.R. 554: Mr. SAXTON and Mrs. NORTHUP. Mr. WATT. to the Committee on the Judiciary. H.R. 558: Mr. MORAN of Kansas, Mr. H.R. 1028: Mr. SOUDER, Mr. BARRETT of By Mr. WELDON of Florida: BOUSTANY, and Mr. SANDERS. South Carolina, and Mr. SAM JOHNSON of H. Res. 264. A resolution electing a certain H.R. 575: Mr. STARK. Texas. Member to a certain standing committee of H.R. 581: Mr. JENKINS. H.R. 1048: Mr. LIPINSKI. the House of Representatives; considered and H.R. 583: Mr. GILCHREST, Mr. SCHWARZ of H.R. 1100: Mr. LINDER. agreed to. Michigan, and Mr. SMITH of Washington. H.R. 1150: Mr. JONES of North Carolina. By Ms. BERKLEY (for herself and Mr. H.R. 613: Mr. UDALL of Colorado. H.R. 1156: Mr. MANZULLO. BURGESS): H.R. 676: Mr. WYNN, Mr. STARK, Mr. FARR, H.R. 1175: Mr. RAMSTAD. H. Res. 265. A resolution supporting the Ms. LEE, Ms. WATSON, Mr. CUMMINGS, Mr. H.R. 1182: Ms. MCCOLLUM of Minnesota and goals and ideals of National Osteoporosis HINCHEY, and Mr. ABERCROMBIE. Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas. Awareness and Prevention Month; to the H.R. 688: Mr. ALEXANDER. H.R. 1218: Mr. LIPINSKI. Committee on Energy and Commerce. H.R. 698: Mr. DAVIS of Kentucky, Mr. EVER- H.R. 1243: Mr. JENKINS, Mrs. CAPITO, Mr. By Mr. HEFLEY (for himself and Mr. ETT, and Mr. WAMP. FRANKS of Arizona, Mr. MCCOTTER, and Mr. STUPAK): H.R. 699: Mr. TERRY, Mr. WEXLER, Mr. ROGERS of Alabama. H. Res. 266. A resolution supporting the LUCAS, and Mr. DAVIS of Kentucky. H.R. 1251: Mr. HOLT. goals and ideals of Peace Officers Memorial H.R. 700: Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, Mr. H.R. 1259: Mr. LEWIS of Georgia. Day; to the Committee on Government Re- FILNER, and Mr. DEFAZIO. H.R. 1269: Mr. CUMMINGS. form. H.R. 710: Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, Mr. BOS- H.R. 1279: Mr. TIBERI. By Ms. HOOLEY: WELL, and Ms. HOOLEY. H.R. 1288: Mr. MICHAUD, Mr. BONNER, Mr. H. Res. 267. A resolution providing for con- H.R. 713: Mr. REHBERG. MURTHA, Mr. BOUSTANY, Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN, sideration of the bill (H.R. 376) to amend H.R. 719: Mr. COSTELLO, Mr. ROSS, and Mr. Mr. PAUL, Mr. TAYLOR of Mississippi, Mrs. title XVIII of the Social Security Act to au- JOHNSON of Illinois. NORTHUP, Mr. SCHWARZ of Michigan, Mr. H.R. 737: Mr. CUMMINGS. thorize the Secretary of Health and Human GERLACH, Mr. CRENSHAW, Mr. DAVIS of Ken- H.R. 759: Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Services to negotiate fair prices for Medicare tucky, Mr. MELANCON, Mr. SODREL, and Mr. Texas. prescription drugs on behalf of Medicare GOODE. H.R. 761: Mr. MILLER of North Carolina, beneficiaries; to the Committee on Rules. H.R. 1295: Mr. COX, Mr. PRICE of Georgia, Mr. THOMPSON of California, and Ms. PELOSI. and Mr. FOSSELLA. f H.R. 765: Mr. BEAUPREZ, Mr. SIMMONS, and H.R. 1298: Mr. HIGGINS. Mr. LAHOOD. ADDITIONAL SPONSORS H.R. 1306: Ms. FOXX, Mr. GORDON, Mr. RAN- H.R. 791: Mr. CLEAVER, Mrs. JONES of Ohio, GEL, Mr. CARNAHAN, and Mr. DELAY. Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors and Mr. HIGGINS. H.R. 1307: Mr. ANDREWS, Mr. SAXTON, and H.R. 793: Mr. GOODLATTE. were added to public bills and resolu- Mr. MENENDEZ. H.R. 808: Ms. BALDWIN, Mr. BARROW, Mr. tions as follows: H.R. 1308: Mr. MILLER of Florida, Mr. BISHOP of New York, Ms. DELAURO, Mr. H.R. 22: Mr. GIBBONS and Mr. LANGEVIN. MCGOVERN, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mr. WAMP, and ETHERIDGE, Ms. FOXX, Mr. JOHNSON of Illi- H.R. 25: Mr. YOUNG of Alaska. Mr. SIMMONS. nois, Mr. LOBIONDO, Mr. MACK, Mr. PETRI, H.R. 36: Mr. PENCE. H.R. 1309: Mr. LEWIS of Georgia. Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Ms. SLAUGHTER, Mr. TAN- H.R. 98: Mr. BURTON of Indiana. H.R. 1316: Mr. HENSARLING, Mr. POMBO, Mr. NER, and Mr. UDALL of Colorado. H.R. 131: Ms. HOOLEY and Mr. WAXMAN. RYUN of Kansas, Mr. PRICE of Georgia, Mr. H.R. 817: Mr. PORTER, Mr. RENZI, Mr. RYAN H.R. 147: Ms. BEAN and Mr. OSBORNE. WESTMORELAND, Mr. KLINE, and Mr. DANIEL of Wisconsin, Mr. SMITH of Washington, and H.R. 154: Mrs. MALONEY and Mr. STUPAK. E. LUNGREN of California. Mr. KENNEDY of Minnesota. H.R. 166: Mr. LEWIS of Georgia. H.R. 1330: Mr. MCGOVERN. H.R. 819: Mr. ROGERS of Michigan and Mr. H.R. 215: Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, Mr. H.R. 1351: Mr. MORAN of Kansas. KNOLLENBERG. CHANDLER, Mr. PRICE of North Carolina, Mr. H.R. 1352: Ms. LINDA T. SA´ NCHEZ of Cali- H.R. 827: Ms. ESHOO. SIMMONS, and Mr. ALLEN. fornia, Mr. PALLONE, Mrs. EMERSON, Mr. HIN- H.R. 831: Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts and H.R. 282: Mr. BILIRAKIS, Mr. RAMSTAD, Mr. CHEY, Mr. GARRETT of New Jersey, Mr. SCOTT Mr. CASE. TIBERI, Mr. KIND, and Mr. BRADY of Pennsyl- H.R. 844: Mr. SIMMONS, Ms. JACKSON-LEE of of Virginia, Mr. CONYERS, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. vania. Texas, and Mr. SANDERS. ENGEL, Mr. ETHERIDGE, Mr. KILDEE, Ms. H.R. 284: Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California. H.R. 846: Mrs. CHRISTENSEN. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. SHAYS, H.R. 297: Mr. WAXMAN, Mr. WEINER, Ms. H.R. 877: Ms. SLAUGHTER and Mr. Mr. PAYNE, Mrs. JONES of Ohio, Mr. MEEHAN, ZOE LOFGREN of California, and Mr. BISHOP of PASCRELL. Mr. JACKSON of Illinois, and Mr. SHERMAN. New York. H.R. 896: Mr. TIBERI and Mr. OSBORNE. H.R. 1365: Mr. DAVIS of Alabama. H.R. 303: Mr. BISHOP of New York. H.R. 908: Mr. LIPINSKI. H.R. 1366: Mr. HAYES and Mr. PRICE of H.R. 304: Mr. WEXLER. H.R. 921: Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas. North Carolina. H.R. 312: Ms. NORTON, Mr. LYNCH, Mrs. H.R. 923: Mr. BISHOP of New York and Mr. H.R. 1376: Mr. WEXLER. CHRISTENSEN, Mr. HOLDEN, Mr. TOWNS, Mr. HULSHOF. H.R. 1380: Mrs. JO ANN DAVIS of Virginia, FALEOMAVAEGA, Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, H.R. 925: Mr. HAYWORTH. Mr. ALLEN, and Mr. TURNER. Ms. KILPATRICK of Michigan, Mrs. MCCAR- H.R. 930: Mr. HERGER, Mr. SCOTT of Geor- H.R. 1401: Mr. HINCHEY. THY, Mr. HOLT, Mr. WEINER, Mrs. MYRICK, gia, and Mr. BACHUS. H.R. 1402: Ms. DELAURO. Mr. JEFFERSON, Mr. HIGGINS, Mr. OWENS, Mr. H.R. 934: Ms. SLAUGHTER and Mr. LAHOOD. H.R. 1405: Mr. MILLER of North Carolina OBERSTAR, Mr. BARROW, Mr. WU, Mr. LEVIN, H.R. 935: Mr. ISSA and Mr. TIBERI. and Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi. Mr. CUMMINGS, Mr. MARSHALL, Mr. BECERRA, H.R. 946: Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania. H.R. 1409: Mr. UDALL of Colorado, Mr. Mr. INGLIS of South Carolina, Mr. BACHUS, H.R. 949: Mr. CUNNINGHAM. SCHWARZ of Michigan, Mr. SANDERS, Mr. Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. MCGOVERN, Ms. H.R. 968: Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. TANNER, WEXLER, Mr. MOORE of Kansas, and Mr. HARRIS, Mr. FARR, Mr. GARRETT of New Jer- and Mr. ISRAEL. SMITH of New Jersey. sey, Mr. DOOLITTLE, Mr. LAHOOD, Mr. NEAL H.R. 977: Mr. SOUDER, Mr. BARRETT of H.R. 1413: Mr. SIMMONS and Mr. ABER- of Massachusetts, Mr. CAPUANO, Mr. AL South Carolina, and Mr. SAM JOHNSON of CROMBIE. GREEN of Texas, Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, Texas. H.R. 1419: Mr. MCDERMOTT. and Mr. HINCHEY. H.R. 978: Mr. SOUDER, Mr. BARRETT of H.R. 1424: Mrs. JO ANN DAVIS of Virginia, H.R. 323: Mr. HIGGINS. South Carolina, and Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Mr. POE, Mr. LIPINSKI, Mr. ETHERIDGE, Mr. H.R. 331: Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ. Texas. UDALL of New Mexico, and Ms. SLAUGHTER. H.R. 341: Mrs. MCCARTHY. H.R. 979: Mr. SOUDER, Mr. BARRETT of H.R. 1426: Mr. HIGGINS, Mr. INSLEE, Mr. H.R. 371: Mr. BILIRAKIS. South Carolina, and Mr. SAM JOHNSON of EMANUEL, Mr. BOEHLERT, Mr. KIND, and Mr. H.R. 376: Mr. OBERSTAR. Texas. SIMMONS. H.R. 389: Mr. SAXTON. H.R. 980: Mr. SOUDER, Mr. BARRETT of H.R. 1435: Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mr. PETERSON H.R. 420: Mrs. CUBIN. South Carolina, and Mr. SAM JOHNSON of of Minnesota, and Mr. SANDERS. H.R. 475: Mr. MEEKS of New York and Mr. Texas. H.R. 1443: Mr. OWENS, Ms. ESHOO, Mrs. MEEK of Florida. H.R. 981: Mr. SOUDER, Mr. BARRETT of MCCARTHY, Mr. WELDON of Florida, and Mr. H.R. 501: Mr. SANDERS, Mr. RYAN of Ohio, South Carolina, and Mr. SAM JOHNSON of OSBORNE. Mr. CASE, Mr. DOGGETT, Mr. PASCRELL, and Texas. H.R. 1471: Mr. CRENSHAW. Ms. SCHAKOWSKY. H.R. 995: Mr. SHAW. H.R. 1492: Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mr. BACA, Mr. H.R. 537: Mr. LINDER. H.R. 997: Mr. SAXTON, Mr. TIAHRT, and Mr. CASE, Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas, Mr ABER- H.R. 550: Ms. SLAUGHTER. NEUGEBAUER. CROMBIE, Ms. BORDALLO, Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA,

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Mr. MCKEON, Mr. UDALL of Colorado, Mr. H.R. 1709: Mr. KUCINICH, Mr. JEFFERSON, H. Con. Res. 90: Mr. GUTIERREZ. INSLEE, Mr. FOLEY, Mr. FILNER, Mr. RUSH, Mr. PRICE of North Carolina, Mrs. DAVIS of H. Con. Res. 97: Mr. MCDERMOTT. Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. RADANOVICH, Mr. California, Mr. CLAY, Mr. EMANUEL, Ms. H. Con. Res. 105: Mrs. JONES of Ohio, Mr. ISSA, Mr. CARDOZA, Mr. LEWIS of California, MOORE of Wisconsin, Mr. MCGOVERN, Ms. ISRAEL, Ms. LINDA T. SA´ NCHEZ of California, Mr. CALVERT, Mr. BOOZMAN, Mrs. BONO, Mr. BERKLEY, Mr. ISRAEL, Mr. HOLT, and Ms. Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. HONDA, Mr. WEXLER, DANIEL E. LUNGREN of California, Mr. FARR, CARSON. Mr. MENENDEZ, Mr. GONZALEZ, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. THOMPSON of California, Ms. ROYBAL-AL- H.R. 1738: Mr. STARK, Mr. WU, and Ms. Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas, Mr. ORTIZ, Mr. LARD, Ms. GRANGER, Mr. SIMMONS, Mr. WOOLSEY. BACA, Mr. JACKSON of Illinois, Mr. HINCHEY, ENGLISH of Pennsylvania, Mr. SHAYS, Mr. H.R. 1745: Mr. MCNULTY, Mr. KUHL of New Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Mr. BERMAN, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. MCCRERY, Mr. KILDEE, Mrs. York, Mrs. MCCARTHY, and Mr. DEAL of Geor- OBERSTAR, Mr. ROTHMAN, Mr. MEEKS of New CHRISTENSEN, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. SMITH of gia. York, Mrs. DAVIS of California, Mr. CLAY, H.R. 1760: Mr. ROTHMAN, Mr. FRANK of Mas- Washington, Mr. COOPER, Mr. WAXMAN, Ms. Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas, Ms. sachusetts, and Mr. RUSH. ESHOO, Mr. COSTA, Ms. PELOSI, Ms. LEE, Mrs. CORRINE BROWN of Florida, Mr. CONYERS, Ms. H.R. 1769: Mr. MCCAUL of Texas. TAUSCHER, Mr. LANTOS, Mrs. CAPPS, Ms. SOLIS, Ms. WATSON, Mr. SCHIFF, Mr. HOYER, H.R. 1770: Mr. GREEN of Wisconsin, Mr. SAM SOLIS, and Mr. JINDAL. Mr. FILNER, Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN, Mr. STRICK- JOHNSON of Texas, and Mr. ISSA. H.R. 1505: Ms. CARSON. LAND, Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of California, H.R. 1517: Mr. HALL. H.R. 1776: Mr. MACK. H.R. 1792: Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mr. ABER- Mr. CLYBURN, Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, Mr. H.R. 1520: Mr. BAKER. CROMBIE, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. STARK, Mr. CROWLEY, Mr. GUTIERREZ, Mr. BISHOP of New H.R. 1538: Mr. WEINER. York, Mr. CARDOZA, Mr. INSLEE, Mr. H.R. 1548: Mr. ALEXANDER, Mr. KIND, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. AL GREEN of Texas, BONILLA, and Mr. YOUNG of Alaska. HOSTETTLER, Mr. MANZULLO, Mr. MORAN of Mr. WEXLER, and Mr. BRADY of Pennsyl- H. Con. Res. 128: Mr. WOLF. Kansas, Mr. HAYWORTH, Mr. SPRATT, Mr. vania. H. Res. 37: Mr. MACK, Mr. CARDOZA, and Mr. EMANUEL, and Mr. BOOZMAN. H.R. 1819: Mr. LEWIS of Georgia. H.R. 1823: Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts. CHANDLER. H.R. 1558: Mrs. BONO. H.R. 1835: Mr. CUNNINGHAM, Mr. OWENS, Mr. H.R. 1578: Mr. CLAY, Mr. BOEHNER, Mr. H. Res. 76: Mr. RANGEL. CASE, Mr. HONDA, and Mr. FILNER. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania, Mr. ISRAEL, and H. Res. 123: Mr. PETERSON of Minnesota. H.R. 1851: Mr. OSBORNE, Mr. REHBERG, and Mr. HAYWORTH. H. Res. 137: Ms. GINNY BROWN-WAITE of Mr. PETERSON of Minnesota. H.R. 1588: Mr. SPRATT. Florida and Mr. GILLMOR. H.R. 1879: Mr. FOLEY and Mr. DOOLITTLE. H.R. 1591: Mr. CASE, Mr. INSLEE, Mr. H. Res. 146: Mr. PENCE, Mr. HENSARLING, H.R. 1898: Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. SMITH of Washington, and Mr. and Mr. KING of Iowa. HAYWORTH, Mr. PORTER, Mr. GILLMOR, Mr. KENNEDY of Minnesota. H. Res. 166: Mr. PALLONE, Ms. ZOE LOFGREN OXLEY, Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania, Mr. H.R. 1592: Mr. BROWN of Ohio, Mr. CASE, of California, Mr. SCHWARZ of Michigan, and STEARNS, and Mr. CALVERT. Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. MCCOTTER. H.R. 1932: Mr. ANDREWS. Mr. KILDEE, Mr. LEVIN, and Mr. UPTON. H.R. 1946: Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Mr. STUPAK, H. Res. 196: Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Ms. KIL- H.R. 1594: Mrs. DRAKE. Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas, Ms. PATRICK of Michigan, and Mr. MEEKS of New H.R. 1613: Ms. DELAURO and Mr. CONYERS. ZOE LOFGREN of California, Mr. FARR, Mr. York. H.R. 1630: Mr. CUELLAR, Mr. MENENDEZ, Mr. WAXMAN, Mr. SANDERS, and Ms. SCHAKOWSKY. H. Res. 209: Mr. GILLMOR. LIPINSKI, Mr. MCNULTY, Ms. MATSUI, Ms. H.R. 2014: Mr. HINOJOSA, Mr. ROSS, Mr. H. Res. 246: Mr. HONDA. BERKLEY, Ms. WOOLSEY, Mr. ENGEL, Mr. SANDERS, Mr. FARR, and Mr. WALSH. H. Res. 247: Ms. CORRINE BROWN of Florida, BACA, Mr. ACKERMAN, Mr. LANTOS, Mr. RAN- H.R. 2018: Mr. CASE. Ms. WATSON, Mr. BACA, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, GEL, Mr. PASTOR, Mr. MORAN of Virginia, Mr. H.R. 2034: Mr. OSBORNE, Mr. WALSH, and Mr. SHERMAN, Mr. HONDA, Ms. HARMAN, Mr. EVANS, Mr. DOYLE, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. KIL- Mr. MURPHY. BERMAN, Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas, Ms. KIL- DEE, Mr. LOBIONDO, and Mr. UDALL of Colo- H.R. 2037: Mr. WAXMAN. PATRICK of Michigan, Mr. OWENS, Mr. FILNER, rado. H.R. 2046: Ms. GINNY BROWN-WAITE of Flor- Mr. FORD, Ms. LINDA T. SA´ NCHEZ of Cali- H.R. 1631: Mr. CUELLAR, Mr. MENENDEZ, Mr. ida. fornia, Mrs. CAPPS, and Mr. WAXMAN. LIPINSKI, Mr. MCNULTY, Ms. MATSUI, Ms. H.R. 2049: Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas. H. Res. 250: Mrs. BONO, Mrs. WILSON of New BERKLEY, Ms. WOOLSEY, Mr. ENGEL, Mr. H.R. 2071: Mr. ABERCROMBIE. Mexico, and Mr. GERLACH. BACA, Mr. ACKERMAN, Mr. LANTOS, Mr. RAN- H.J. Res. 23: Mr. INSLEE. H. Res. 260: Mr. NORWOOD and Mr. KING of GEL, Mr. PASTOR, Mr. MORAN of Virginia, Mr. H. Con. Res. 44: Mr. UDALL of Colorado and New York. EVANS, Mr. DOYLE, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. KIL- Mr. ENGEL. DEE, and Mr. LOBIONDO. H. Con. Res. 59: Mr. WYNN, Ms. LEE, Mr. H.R. 1633: Mr. OXLEY. CLAY, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Ms. WATSON, Mr. f H.R. 1637: Mr. PORTER. JACKSON of Illinois, Mr. CLEAVER, Mr. AL H.R. 1638: Mr. GUTKNECHT. GREEN of Texas, Mr. JEFFERSON, Mr. LEWIS DELETIONS OF SPONSORS FROM H.R. 1649: Mr. ROTHMAN. of Georgia, Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, Mrs. H.R. 1652: Ms. BERKLEY, Ms. LINDA T. JONES of Ohio, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. FATTAH, PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS SA´ NCHEZ of California, Mr. OWENS, Ms. Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, Mr. CUMMINGS, Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors MILLENDER-MCDONALD, Ms. LEE, Mr. BER- and Mr. RUSH. were deleted from public bills and reso- MAN, Mr. MEEHAN, and Ms. HARMAN. H. Con. Res. 70: Mr. BILIRAKIS. lutions as follows: H.R. 1663: Mrs. BLACKBURN, Mr. SESSIONS, H. Con. Res. 71: Mr. BECERRA. and Mr. KUHL of New York. H. Con. Res. 85: Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin and H.R. 513: Ms. LEE. H.R. 1671: Mr. CONAWAY. Mr. JINDAL. H.R. 1638: Mr. BUTTERFIELD.

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COMMUNITY OF DEMOCRACIES vide have an obligation to help those on the ica said ‘‘We the People’’, they did not mean AND SECRETARY RICE wrong side of that divide. me; many of my ancestors were thought to To support democratic aspirations, all free be only 3/5 of a man. And it is only within nations must clarify the moral choice be- my lifetime that the United States has HON. TOM LANTOS tween liberty and oppression. We must let all begun to guarantee the right to vote for all OF CALIFORNIA governments know that successful relations of our citizens. And so we know, in the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES with our democratic community depend on United States, that this is a long and dif- the dignified treatment of their people. To ficult process, and every nation in this room Thursday, May 5, 2005 strengthen democratic principles, all free na- has experienced moments of tyranny in its Mr. LANTOS. Last week, the Community of tions must demand that leaders who are history, some not too long ago. Democracies held its third meeting of Foreign elected democratically have a responsibility Today, our citizens share the common to govern democratically. Abandoning the bond of having overcome tyranny through Ministers in Santiago, Chile. This unique group Rule of Law for the whim of rulers only leads all our commitment to freedom and democ- of democracies from around the world met to to the oppression of innocent people. racy. Now it is our historic duty to tell the discuss how democratic nations can cooperate To advance our democratic consensus, all world that tyranny is a crime of man, not a to promote democracy around the world. free nations must insist that upholding fact of nature. Our goal must always be the I would like to inform my colleagues that at democratic principles is the surest path to elimination of tyranny in our world. We, at the opening plenary meeting of that Ministerial greater international status. The Commu- the Community of Democracies must use the on Thursday April 29, 2005, Secretary of State nity of Democracies is one of a growing num- power of our shared ideals to accelerate de- Condoleezza Rice made a compelling speech ber of international organizations that make mocracies movement, to ever more places democracy an actual condition for member- around the globe. We must usher in an era of regarding United States support for those ef- ship. democracy that thinks of tyranny as we forts. She expressed her deep seated views In the western hemisphere, the Organiza- thought of slavery today, a moral abomina- regarding the responsibilities of all democratic tion of American States has adopted the tion that could not withstand the natural de- nations to do so and welcomed the establish- Interamerican Democratic Charter and here sire of every human being for a life of liberty ment of a new International Center for Demo- in the southern cone, Mercosur is helping to and of dignity: This is our great purpose, to- cratic Transition to be established in my bolster democracy. In Europe, only democ- gether we will succeed. hometown of Budapest, Hungary. Mr. Speak- racies can belong to the European commu- f nity, and democratic principles have always er, when Hungary was under the communist been the cornerstone of NATO. The demo- KAWASAKI DISEASE AWARENESS Boot, I would have never dreamed that such cratic character of states must become the a Center would become a reality. cornerstone of a new, principled multilat- I am putting Secretary Rice’s speech in the eralism. HON. HOWARD COBLE RECORD and I urge all my colleagues to read The real division in our world is between OF NORTH CAROLINA it in the coming days. those states that are committed to freedom, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES and those who are not. International organi- REMARKS AT THE COMMUNITY OF DEMOCRACIES Thursday, May 5, 2005 zations like the Community of Democracies OPENING PLENARY can help to create a balance of power that fa- Mr. COBLE. Mr. Speaker, an organization (By Secretary Condoleezza Rice) vors freedom. One positive action that we dedicated to the awareness of Kawasaki Dis- Thank you very much to the Chilean gov- can take together is to work through the ease, A Kawasaki Heart, is striving to increase ernment, particularly to President Lagos United Nations Democracy Caucus, to sup- public knowledge of Kawasaki Disease (KD) and to Foreign Minister Walker for hosting port reform of the United Nations. In par- throughout the United States and, more par- this year’s meeting of the Community of De- ticular, we should encourage the creation of mocracies I think we have been all warmly a legitimate human rights body within the ticularly, among medical professionals. welcomed here in Chile. I know that I speak United Nations. Serious action on human I recently learned of a close call suffered by for all my distinguished colleagues when I rights can only come from countries that re- 3-year-old Bailey Buffkin, the granddaughter of say that we are honored to gather here to- spect and protect human rights. Our Demo- Janis Moore of Thomasville, North Carolina, gether in the name of democracy. cratic Community can cooperate in other and the daughter of Amber Brewer. Bailey be- Every democracy in the world has shared ways at the United Nations. The UN Democ- came ill this past March and her mom wasted the triumph of Chile’s citizens, as they have racy Fund, which President Bush proposed no time in seeking medical care. Fortunately, renewed their commitment to democracy. last fall at the general assembly, is an ideal her pediatrician was familiar with the symp- Indeed we have all experienced the profound way to provide tangible support to emerging toms of KD. The accurate diagnosis and time- hope of people here throughout Latin Amer- democracies. Financial assistance is essen- ica, who have transformed their continent tial for all nations working to build firm ly treatment means that Bailey has a better through their desire to live in liberty. foundations for freedom. chance to live a happy and healthy life. Today, all the members of the Community of The world’s democracies must also help According to the American Heart Associa- Democracies declare our deep conviction countries with their democratic transitions, tion, KD is a disease that primarily affects chil- that freedom is the universal longing of every nation in this room has experienced a dren under the age of 5 years. It is the leading every soul and democracy is the ideal path democratic transition of its own, some quite cause of acquired heart disease in children. for every nation. recently. Hungarian Foreign Minister There are a few thousand new cases each The past year has brought forth a dramatic Somogyi has proposed the creation of a year in the U.S. If not detected and treated im- shift in the world’s political landscape. Since democratic transition center. This is a ter- our last meeting in Seoul, we have seen free rific way, Minister, for our community to mediately, it can result in permanent heart elections in Afghanistan and in Iraq, and in share with young democracies and demo- damage or even death. The cause of KD is the Palestinian territories. We have wit- cratic movements, the important lessons unknown, but scientists who have studied KD nessed tremendous developments in places that we have learned from our own tradi- think the evidence strongly suggests it is like Georgia and Ukraine and Kyrgyzstan tions and transitions. caused by an infectious agent such as a virus. and Lebanon. Democratization is after all, not an event, Children with KD have high fever, red eyes There comes a time when the spark of free- it is a process. It takes many years, even and lips, strawberry tongue, a rash, swollen dom flashes in the minds of all oppressed decades to realize the full promise of demo- people, and they raise their voices against cratic reform. For nearly a century after the lymph nodes, and inflamed arteries. The usual tyranny. The Community of Democracies founding of the United States, millions of treatment, intravenous gamma globulin, is must match the bravery of these men and black Americans like me were still con- highly effective at preventing the heart com- women with the courage of our own convic- demned to the status below that of full citi- plications if administered within the first few tions. We on the right side of freedom’s di- zenship. When the founding fathers of Amer- days of illness. That is why it is so important

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These indi- significantly, adding new value to members portant that parents, guardians and the med- viduals will be awarded WE ACT for Environ- while becoming even more active in the hemi- ical community become familiar with the signs mental Justice Awards for making ‘‘substantial spheric policy debate. As consistent advocates and symptoms so that other children are diag- inroads to preserve natural and built environ- for constructive engagement of the Western nosed and treated as quickly as Bailey ment, and improve environmental health in Hemisphere countries, the Americas Society Buffkin. communities of color.’’ They will be honored and the Council of the Americas are contrib- Additional information may be located on for their hard work in ensuring that minority uting to peace, democratic stability, and the web site of the American Heart Associa- communities are safe, clean, and healthy com- shared prosperity in the Americas. tion (www.americanheart.org) and A Kawasaki munities. Today, Hispanic Americans are the fastest Heart (www.kawasakidisease.us). Fellow Members of Congress, please join growing segment of the U.S. population. They f me in thanking WE ACT for its hard work in are making dynamic contributions to the U.S. organizing Earth Day activities in Harlem, New economy and culture. As the U.S. population RECOGNIZING EARTH DAY IN York. This is a significant day in American his- becomes more and more diverse, it will be HARLEM tory and to our future. We must do more to even more important to foster deeper cultural truly protect our environment from the threats understandings and cross-border cooperation. HON. CHARLES B. RANGEL of pollution, industrial contamination, and I congratulate the Council of the Americas OF NEW YORK abuse. We must find a balance that will pro- and Americas Society on their 40th anniver- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES tect our nature, the environment, and our com- sary. munities. Thursday, May 5, 2005 f f Mr. RANGEL. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in RECOGNIZING THE ACHIEVEMENTS honor and recognition of Earth Day events in RECOGNIZING THE 40TH ANNIVER- AND DEDICATED SERVICE OF IR- Harlem, New York, and to recognize the dedi- SARY OF THE COUNCIL OF THE VING H. LEVIN cation of advocates of environmental justice. AMERICAS AND THE AMERICAS This year, Harlem will celebrate the 35th anni- SOCIETY HON. JAMES R. LANGEVIN versary of Earth Day—a day designed to raise OF RHODE ISLAND our collective awareness of the challenges HON. CAROLYN B. MALONEY IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES facing our environmental and global commu- OF NEW YORK Thursday, May 5, 2005 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES nities. Mr. LANGEVIN. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to In the first Earth Day celebration, the Nation Thursday, May 5, 2005 commend former state legislator Irving H. directed its attention to the issues of the envi- Mrs. MALONEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today Levin on his retirement from his profession as ronment and ways to ensuring its protection to honor the Americas Society and Council of a real estate broker and insurance agent and for years to come. Congress adjourned—on a the Americas, based in my congressional dis- thank him for his long career of service. Over Wednesday—for the day to allow Members to trict, on their 40th anniversary. his lifetime, Mr. Levin has worked on behalf of hear from their constituents. Roughly 20 mil- I believe the work of these organizations is Rhode Islanders as a community activist, busi- lion Americans united to express their collec- invaluable in educating all of us about matters ness leader, and model citizen. tive demand for a safer, cleaner, and healthier related to the Western Hemisphere. The Born July 21, 1915, in Providence, Irving global community. The Clean Air Act, the Americas Society promotes cultural under- Levin has dedicated his life to making Rhode Clean Water Act, the Endangered Species standing through an exchange of ideas among Island a better place. He graduated from Hope Act, and the creation of the Environmental writers, artists, musicians, filmmakers, and the High School in 1934 and attended Johnson & Protection Agency followed shortly after that general public. The Council of the Americas Wales College. He then served in the Army momentous day. These were true efforts, not promotes open markets, democracy and the during World War II, which inspired his lifelong in name alone, to provide important and need- rule of law, through active engagement with advocacy for veterans. ed protections to our environment and to U.S. and hemispheric governments. Mr. Levin received his real estate license in make our communities safe, clean, and Founded by David Rockefeller in 1965 as a 1959, and he earned numerous honors and healthy. private sector parallel to President Kennedy’s awards for his practice over the years. He was This year, Harlem will focus on the environ- Alliance for the Americas initiative, the Council twice recognized as Realtor of the Year by the mental problems of communities of color. of the Americas/Americas Society is now in its Greater Providence Board of Realtors, and he West Harlem Environmental Action, Inc (WE 40th anniversary year. was honored as the Rhode Island Realtor of ACT) is a non-profit grassroots environmental During the past 40 years, the Americas So- the Year in 1993. A true leader, Mr. Levin also group that has worked to improve environ- ciety has promoted many of the great cultural served as the President of the Rhode Island mental quality and to address equity and jus- achievements of the Western Hemisphere by Association of Realtors in 1990. tice in environmental issues for predominately showcasing Latin artists, musicians, and au- From 1971 to 1991, Mr. Levin represented African-American and Latino communities. For thors and contributing to the vibrant cultural di- Cranston and the citizens of the 27th district of the last 7 years, they have worked to raise versity of New York City and especially my Rhode Island in the General Assembly. During community awareness of environmental haz- district. his tenure at the State House, he served as ards, to identify and research ecological I am also pleased to note the organization’s Vice Chairman of the House Corporations threats to minority communities, and to attain commitment to arts education, which I believe Committee and Chairman of the Joint Com- governmental policies to protect local commu- is a crucial component of school curricula not mittee on Veterans Affairs. By the time he re- nities. only in New York, but across the country. By tired, Mr. Levin was the longest-serving mem- As part of their Earth Day celebrations, WE exposing New York City’s underprivileged chil- ber of the Rhode Island House of Representa- ACT will honor six luminaries in the field of en- dren to the music of the Americas, the Amer- tives. In the General Assembly, Mr. Levin fo- vironmental justice: Alphonse Fletcher, the icas Society helps to instill a lifelong apprecia- cused his priorities on veterans and senior citi- chairman of Fletcher Asset Management; Dr. tion of music. zens’ issues. Kenneth Olden, the director of the National In- We must continue to strengthen relations In addition to realtor, insurance agent, and stitute of Environmental Health Services among the nations in the Western Hemi- State Representative, Mr. Levin served as (NIEHS); Dr. Joseph Graziano from the De- sphere. Like the Council of the Americas, I president of the Greater Cranston Chamber of partment of Environmental Health Sciences at strongly support democracy, human rights, Commerce and the National Conference of In- Columbia University; Lucille McEwen, Esq., and the rule of law, and I commend the Coun- surance Legislators. After leaving public office, president and CEO of Harlem Congregations cil for its promotion of these ideals in U.S. pol- Mr. Levin continued his activism with the Jew- for Community Improvement; Dr. Rafael icy in the Western Hemisphere. ish War Veterans and served as President of

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Between April IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ants and community leaders like Mr. Levin that 1975 and January 1979 more than 1.7 million Thursday, May 5, 2005 Rhode Island has moved into the 21st century Cambodians were killed. ready to face whatever problems arise. I am When the Khmer Rouge was overthrown in Mr. GRIJALVA. Mr. Speaker, Luisa Trujillo confident that if other leaders follow the model 1979, thousands of Cambodians fled to near- Vasquez was born in Nogales, Territory of Ari- set forth by Mr. Levin, Rhode Island and our by refugee camps, and over 145,000 Cam- zona on May 22, 1906. In the fall of that same Nation will continue to be a source of pride for bodians made their way to the United States. year, Luisa’s parents, Salome Vasquez and all of us. I hope my colleagues will join me in With the assistance of the Federal govern- Reyes Trujillo, loaded their six sons and baby commending Irving H. Levin. ment, state, local, and voluntary agencies, daughter into a horse-drawn wagon and made f Cambodians were resettled in communities the journey to Tucson. Tucson has been across America. Luisa’s home since her arrival as an infant; HONORING THE LIFE OF CLAIRE Despite the tremendous loss of family mem- earning her the title of a ‘‘Native Tucsonan.’’ MCMILLEN bers, home, and even parts of their heritage, The Trujillo family lived on the corner of Cambodians have shown enormous resiliency. Simpson Street and Main Avenue, across from HON. MARILYN N. MUSGRAVE I am proud that the largest Cambodian popu- the famous ‘‘Elysian Groves,’’ where Luisa OF COLORADO lation in the United States resides in my Dis- and her siblings often played as children and IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES trict. Their culture and contributions have en- adolescents. Luisa attended Drachman and Safford Elementary schools until 6th grade Thursday, May 5, 2005 riched our communities and the American landscape. when she left school in order to help her Mrs. MUSGRAVE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today Finally, Cambodians have been waiting for mother look after her brothers and help with to honor the life of Mr. Claire McMillen, a fine the past twenty-five years for the Khmer household chores. The end of her formal edu- gentleman from Fort Collins, Colorado, who Rouge perpetrators to be brought to justice. cation did not mark the end of Luisa’s learn- passed away tragically on Sunday, April 3, Just a few days ago, UN Secretary General ing; indeed, Luisa’s character was strength- 2005 in an airplane crash. Kofi Annan declared that UN-Cambodian ened and her practical education supple- The 72-year-old, accomplished pilot had a agreement funding requirements had been mented when she joined the workforce at the passion for flying. When Claire wasn’t spend- met and there is now enough funds to finance young age of 13 in order to help support her ing time with his wife Janet, he spent it in the the Tribunal’s staffing and operations for a family. Never one to complain, Luisa accepted air, flying. sustained period of time. this challenge willingly and with dignity and re- Claire McMillen was a majority shareholder This means that the Khmer Rouge Tribunal, solve. at the Fort Collins Downtown Airport, he only a dream for twenty-five years, will now Luisa has held many job titles throughout bought it to help further aviation in Colorado. become a reality. This means that the Cam- her lifetime, but she considers herself first and Claire was also the owner of the Kiva Inn in bodians can finally find closure on this brutal foremost to be a seamstress. She sewed for Fort Collins. part of their history. As Martin Luther King, Jr. Levy’s Department Store, Kaufman’s Depart- Claire and Janet came out to Colorado from said, ‘‘The moral arc of the universe is long, ment Store (later known as Saccani’s), the Beacon, New York to try working in the busi- but it bends towards justice.’’ Lyric Outfitters, and she worked at Davis ness profession. They fell in love with the area Monthan Air Force Base sewing and mending and have lived here for more than 30 years. f thousands of military uniforms for soldiers sta- This tragic accident will be difficult for the tioned there during World War II. Luisa is also McMillen family, the Fort Collins Downtown RECOGNIZING ROBERT HUGHES known for designing and fitting many of the Airport, and the community. I ask my col- Hispanic brides and their bridesmaid dresses leagues to extend their sympathies to the HON. MICHAEL C. BURGESS during the 1930’s, 1940’s and early 1950’s. McMillen family. OF TEXAS Luisa has many fond memories of the Tuc- f IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES son of her youth where she used to ride the mule-drawn trolley named ‘‘El Urbano,’’ Thursday, May 5, 2005 HONORING THE VICTIMS OF THE danced at the old Armory Park Dance Hall, KHMER ROUGE CAMBODIAN Mr. BURGESS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to took in films at the Old ‘‘Opera House,’’ and GENOCIDE recognize the service and commitment of Rob- attended shows at the Teatro Carmen. She ert Hughes. Mr. Hughes, our Nation’s all-time also vividly remembers family outings to Sa- HON. JUANITA MILLENDER–McDONALD ‘‘winningest’’ high school boys basketball bino Canyon, trips to Old Fort Lowell and Vail OF CALIFORNIA coach, has dedicated 47 years of service to Communities, and Sunday outings to the old IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES coaching and educating students; helping Southern Pacific Railroad Depot to listen to them to succeed not only on the court but also the military bands from Fort Lowell and the Thursday, May 5, 2005 in life. SPRR Civic Band. Ms. MILLENDER-MCDONALD. Mr. Speaker, As Mr. Hughes retires this year we will no Luisa raised her four children as well as her we solemnly commemorate the 30th Anniver- longer be measuring his wins on the court, but beloved niece and nephew in Tucson. sary of the Khmer Rouge regime when they rather the wins, the lives, he has helped to Throughout the years and particularly during deliberately and systemically massacred mil- create off the court. In taking the time to teach the Great Depression, Luisa struggled with lions of innocent Cambodians, with a large his students Mr. Hughes chose not only to quiet resolve to provide for her immediate and percentage of women and children. However, teach them about health and basketball, but extended family and even her neighbors from in the midst of this past sorrow, we have seen about values and self esteem as well. The loy- time to time. great hope as a result of the strength, resil- alty with which Mr. Hughes has served his stu- Though Luisa is proud of her Mexican- iency, and courage of the Cambodian people. dents and Dunbar High School is a testament American heritage, her loyalty has always So while we mourn the loss, we celebrate the to his passion of seeing every child succeed been to her American homeland. Since World future filled with hope and promise. in life. War I, Luisa has also had a deep love for In 1975, Pol Pot led the Communist guerrilla It is with great honor that I stand here today America’s servicemen and women. Following group, the Khmer Rouge, in a large-scale in- to recognize a man who has been a leader to the death of her much-loved nephew during surgency that resulted in the removal of Cam- so many. The legacy of Mr. Hughes, on and World War II (whom Luisa raised), Luisa was bodians from their homes and into labor off the court, shall serve as an inspiration to recognized as a ‘‘Gold Star Mother.’’ In honor camps in an attempt to restructure Khmer so- all those who wish to pursue their passion and of her nephew and the sacrifice he made for ciety. The Khmer Rouge maintained control by make a difference in the lives of others. his country, Luisa has requested that her Gold

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Most recently, the ‘‘Los outrageous abuse of power to let these MTBE the ideals of tolerance, inclusion and the no- Descendientes del Presidio de Tucson’’ recog- polluters off the hook and force a billion dollar tion that hard work and study lead to suc- nized Luisa’s achievements and her commit- unfunded mandate onto our counties and cit- cess—important American values that endure ment to her native city. ies. today. Luisa has led a life full of love and friend- There were amendments that would have On April 19, 1982, the Netherlands and the ship and distinguished by uncommon hospi- improved this bill, which I voted for, but they United States celebrated the 200th Anniver- tality and service to her loved ones as well as were defeated by Republican majorities. sary of the establishment of diplomatic rela- her community. She is an exceptional woman, These amendments intended to protect our tions. As Queen Beatrix stated at that celebra- mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and environment and our families while providing tion, ‘‘There are few countries whose relations citizen. Her life has left an indelible mark on for responsible policies to advance a sustain- down the centuries have been so genuinely Tucson and the lives of its citizens. able energy future for our nation. cordial and mutually beneficial as those be- f It is with great disappointment that my col- tween your great country, Mr. President, and leagues and I who have visited the Arctic Na- my own.’’ We thank Her Majesty for her devo- OPPOSE H.R. 6, THE ENERGY tional Wildlife Refuge were unable to stop the tion to fostering that relationship and join her POLICY ACT OF 2005 majority party’s obsession with destroying this country in celebrating her long service to her pristine wilderness by allowing oil drilling. I Nation. Her enduring leadership continues to HON. BETTY McCOLLUM also supported an amendment to stop MTBE provide the strength and openness funda- OF MINNESOTA producers from passing the $29 billion cost of mental to helping lead the world against the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES cleaning up their pollution to the U.S. tax- tyrannies of oppression. payer. I also voted for an amendment to in- Thursday, May 5, 2005 The Congress of the United States thanks crease fuel-efficiency standards for our cars Queen Beatrix and wishes her continued suc- Ms. MCCOLLUM of Minnesota. Mr. Speak- and trucks, saving billions of barrels of oil and cess. er, in 2001 the newly elected President improving our nation’s air quality. f George W. Bush visited St. Paul to announce Each of these amendments failed because his vision of energy independence to the policy makers with a vision of a sustainable UNITED STATES EXECUTIVE AC- American people. Unfortunately, the Presi- U.S. energy policy lost out to special interests TION ON DARFUR: MORE IS dent’s vision of limitless domestic petroleum determined to create larger corporate profits, NEEDED exploration, natural resource exploitation and but only after they receive the billions of dol- consumption are becoming a reality. Today, lars of corporate welfare benefits this Repub- HON. CHARLES B. RANGEL tragically, House Republicans expand the lican bill provides them. OF NEW YORK Our nation cannot sustain its addiction to Bush agenda of tax cuts for the energy indus- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES try, dependence on foreign oil and destruction petroleum consumption. Incentives for effi- of our environment. ciency, conservation and alternative energy Thursday, May 5, 2005 With only two percent of world oil reserves, sources combined with responsible leadership Mr. RANGEL. Mr. Speaker I rise today to the U.S. will never be able to produce enough from the White House and Congress are all discuss the ongoing crisis in Darfur. As many petroleum to be self-sufficient. America needs required if the U.S. is to lead the world in en- as 400,000 have died throughout the course a comprehensive energy policy that prioritizes ergy self sufficiency, rather than leading the of this crisis, and more than 10,000 continue incentives for efficiency, conservation, alter- world in energy dependency. to die each month. While the death and suf- native energy sources. Our nation needs to in- f fering continues, action on the part of the Ad- vest in the development of the next generation HONORING THE 25TH ANNIVER- ministration has, in recent months, been sub- fuel sources like fuel cells, hydrogen power SARY OF QUEEN BEATRIX OF dued at best. A May 3, Op-Ed in the New and home grown Minnesota fuels like ethanol. THE NETHERLANDS ON APRIL 30, York Times, entitled ‘‘Day 113 of the Presi- A major commitment and investment in these 2005 dent’s Silence’’, points out that the Administra- advancements has the potential to create a tion’s silence on the issue has been notice- revolutionary transformation of the global able. This new stance is extremely perplexing economy, liberate our nation from our addic- HON. PETER HOEKSTRA considering the Administration’s heavy en- OF MICHIGAN tion to oil from Saudi Arabia and the Middle gagement on the issue previously. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES East, and start the environmental healing that Part of that engagement involved early pres- will keep our planet alive. Thursday, May 5, 2005 sure on the Sudanese leadership to agree to Unfortunately, H.R. 6 fails to even attempt Mr. HOEKSTRA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today a Darfur cease fire. The United States also to meet these goals and in fact undermines to honor Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands on had the distinction of being the first and only them. Instead, the Republican energy bill the occasion of the 25th anniversary of her major world power to label the offenses of the spends 93 percent of the $8.1 billion in tax in- coronation as Queen on April 30, 1980. Be- Sudanese government in Darfur as genocide. centives it provides to oil and coal companies. loved by the people of the Netherlands, mil- The Administration was also generally sup- The same companies that are already making lions of Dutch citizens filled the streets of their portive of the Comprehensive Peace in Sudan huge profits from the skyrocketing gas prices cities to celebrate the event on April 30, 2005. Act passed in late 2004, which admonished our families are paying to heat our homes and Since Queen Beatrix was installed in the the Sudanese government for its actions in put gas in our cars. The President doesn’t Council of State and assumed the royal pre- Darfur, provided humanitarian assistance for even believe these companies need incen- rogative on her 18th birthday, she has accom- the region, and reiterated United States sanc- tives. At a recent speech to the American So- plished a tremendous amount of good for the tions on Sudan. ciety of Newspaper Editors, President Bush Netherlands. After completing college, she The United States has also provided large said, ‘‘I will tell you with $55 oil, we don’t need turned her attention to social welfare and the amounts of assistance to the Darfur region, to- incentives for oil and gas companies to ex- needs of disabled people. She became Patron taling some $615 million since 2003 ($357.6 plore. There are plenty of incentives. What we of the National Fund for the Prevention of Po- million in FY 2005 alone). The 2005 Emer- need is to put a strategy in place that will help liomyelitis, which was later renamed the Prin- gency Supplemental agreed to on Tuesday in- this country over time become less depend- cess Beatrix Fund in recognition of her work cluded $50 million to strengthen the African ent.’’ and contributions. She has assumed an active Union peacekeeping mission in Darfur, as well This Republican bill wastes enormous role in the formation of new governments in as $40 million in general humanitarian aid. amounts of taxpayer money and it contributes the Netherlands. Her dignity, grace and guid- Despite the financial assistance, the Admin- to the destruction of our environment. It tram- ing presence underpin her importance as a istration has been quiet on the political front ples the ‘polluter pays’ principle and forces the unifying leader in her country. recently. In fact they have seemingly backed

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Op-Ed asserts, Sudan’s recent cooperation During the observation of the Auschwitz an- Second, Mr. Bush is very proud—justly— with the United States on intelligence matters, niversary in February 2005, Dr Jonathan that he helped secure peace in a separate war may be placating the Administration’s stance Sacks, Chief Rabbi of Great Britain, wisely between northern and southern Sudan. That towards the regime regarding Darfur. commented that ‘‘We can’t bring the dead peace is very fragile, and he is concerned In the most recent indication of its new back to life, but we can fight for the sanctity that pressuring Sudan on Darfur might dis- stance on Darfur, the Administration came out of life.’’ It is my hope that we take up the fight rupt that peace while doing little more than in opposition to the Darfur Accountability Act to which Rabbi Sacks refers: Unlike the Holo- emboldening the Darfur rebels (some of them cutthroats who aren’t negotiating seriously). introduced by Senator CORZINE. Among other caust and Rwanda, the final story of Darfur Third, Sudan’s leaders have increased their things the act called for wide-ranging sanc- has yet to be written. We still have the cooperation with the C.I.A. As The Los Ange- tions against the Sudanese government, the chance, however faint, to prevent the triumph les Times reported, the C.I.A. recently flew establishment of a special presidential envoy of evil. Mr. President, we must do more for Sudan’s intelligence chief to Washington for for Darfur, and a military no-fly zone for the re- Darfur. If we choose not to act, history will for- consultations about the war on terror, and gion. The bill also sought to provide for the ever echo our failure, and our consciences will the White House doesn’t want to jeopardize protection of Darfurian civilians by strength- forever hold our shame. that channel. All three concerns are legitimate. But ening the African Union force in Darfur [From the New York Times, May 3, 2005] through a broadened Chapter 7 UN mandate when historians look back on his presidency, DAY 113 OF THE PRESIDENT’S SILENCE they are going to focus on Mr. Bush’s fid- and deployment of a supplemental UN force. (By Nicholas D. Kristof) dling as hundreds of thousands of people The bill was attached to the Emergency Finally, finally, finally, President Bush is were killed, raped or mutilated in Darfur— Supplemental which passed the Senate in late showing a little muscle on the issue of geno- and if the situation worsens, the final toll April, and was awaiting approval in conference cide in Darfur. Is the muscle being used to could reach a million dead. committee. If accepted the bill would have rep- stop the genocide of hundreds of thousands This Thursday marks Holocaust Remem- resented a major step forward in bringing of villagers? No, tragically, it’s to stop Con- brance Day. The best memorial would be for peace and security to the people of Darfur. gress from taking action. more Americans to protest about this admin- However, the Administration made clear its Incredibly, the Bush administration is istration’s showing the same lack of interest fighting to kill the Darfur Accountability in Darfur that F.D.R. showed toward the opposition to the bill, and it was subsequently genocide of Jews. Ultimately, public pres- deleted from the final Emergency Supple- Act, which would be the most forceful step the U.S. has taken so far against the geno- sure may force Mr. Bush to respond to mental Conference Report agreed to this cide. The bill, passed by the Senate, calls for Darfur, but it looks as if he will have to be week. With the Darfur Accountability Act off such steps as freezing assets of the geno- dragged kicking and screaming by Repub- the table, what will the Administration do now cide’s leaders and imposing an internation- licans and Democrats alike. regarding Darfur? ally backed no-fly zone to stop Sudan’s Granted, Darfur defies easy solutions. But Financial assistance is not enough—there Army from strafing villages. Mr. Bush was outspoken and active this needs to be real political action. Though the The White House was roused from its stu- spring in another complex case, that of por of indifference on Darfur to send a letter, Terry Schiavo. If only Mr. Bush would exert Darfur Accountability Act was not passed, himself as much to try to save the lives of most of its provisions called for action at the a copy of which I have in my hand, to Con- gressional leaders, instructing them to de- the two million people driven from their Executive level. Thus, the Administration still lete provisions about Darfur from the legis- homes in Darfur. So I’m going to start track- has an opportunity to become effectively en- lation. ing Mr. Bush’s lassitude. The last time Mr. gaged on the Darfur issue. Most of the solu- Mr. Bush might reflect on a saying of Bush let the word Darfur slip past his lips tions to the Darfur crisis will entail a multi-lat- President Kennedy: ‘‘The hottest places in publicly (to offer a passing compliment to eral effort, so the President must become hell are reserved for those who in a period of U.S. aid workers, rather than to denounce more involved in eliciting a response from the moral crisis maintain their neutrality.’’ the killings) was Jan. 10. So today marks Aside from the effort to block Congres- Day 113 of Mr. Bush’s silence about the geno- international community. cide unfolding on his watch. Though several UN Security Council resolu- sional action, there are other signs that the tions have been passed to date, the UN has administration is trying to backtrack on f Darfur. The first sign came when yet to agree on a comprehensive Security Condoleezza Rice gave an interview to The INTRODUCTION OF THE Council resolution which would cease the Washington Post in which she deflected BREASTFEEDING PROMOTION ACT transgressions of the Sudanese government questions about Darfur and low-balled the and its Janjaweed militia, and provide ade- number of African Union troops needed HON. CAROLYN B. MALONEY there. quate protection for Darfurian civilians. The Af- OF NEW YORK Then, in Sudan, Deputy Secretary of State rican Union will not be able to handle the situ- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ation in Darfur on their own. They need the Robert Zoellick pointedly refused to repeat the administration’s past judgment that the Thursday, May 5, 2005 troops, mandate, and logistical resources to killings amount to genocide. Mr. Zoellick effectively protect civilians dispersed across also cited an absurdly low estimate of Mrs. MALONEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise to intro- an area the size of Texas. Darfur’s total death toll: 60,000 to 160,000. duce the Breastfeeding Promotion Act with my The Administration can bring this about; Every other serious estimate is many times colleagues CHRIS SHAYS of Connecticut, ROB- they need only increase their engagement. To as high. The latest, from the Coalition for ERT WEXLER of Florida, ADAM SCHIFF, LYNN that end the US must provide more leadership International Justice, is nearly 400,000, and WOOLSEY and LUCILLE ROYBAL-ALLARD of Cali- in the United Nations, especially the Security rising by 500 a day. fornia, BERNARD SANDERS of Vermont, BRAD Council, to get a comprehensive resolution This is not a partisan issue, for Repub- MILLER of North Carolina, DONALD PAYNE of licans and the Christian right led the way in passed. It also needs to be especially forceful New Jersey, SHEILA JACKSON-LEE of Texas, blowing the whistle on the slaughter in with China and Russia, who have been a Darfur. As a result, long before Democrats JOHN CONYERS and DALE KILDEE from Michi- major hindrance to achieving progress on the had staggered to their feet on the issue, Mr. gan and MAJOR OWENS and JOSEPH CROWLEY Darfur issue. The Administration must also Bush was telephoning Sudan’s leader and from New York. sustain pressure on the Sudanese regime. We pressing for a ceasefire there. Mr. Speaker, statistical surveys of families can not turn a blind eye to their transgressions Later, Mr. Bush forthrightly called the show that over 50 percent of mothers with in Darfur, simply because they are now coop- slaughter genocide, and he has continued to children less than one year of age are in the erative with us on intelligence matters. Not back the crucial step of a larger African labor force. Whereas women with infants and only is that short-sighted, it is morally wrong. Union force to provide security. Just the toddlers are a rapidly growing segment of the baby steps Mr. Bush has taken have probably In the cases of the Holocaust and Rwanda, saved hundreds of thousands of lives. labor force today, arrangements must be inaction on the part of the international com- So why is Mr. Bush so reluctant to do a bit made to allow a mother’s expressing of milk if munity allowed the mass murder of millions of more and save perhaps several hundred thou- mother and child must separate. innocent people. Now we find ourselves on sand more lives? I sense that there are three The American Academy of Pediatrics rec- the brink of a similarly momentous error. Once reasons. ommends that mothers breastfeed exclusively

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It is a types of cancers, asthma and other respiratory fitting conclusion to this story that when Phil illnesses, bacterial and viral infections, A TRIBUTE TO PHIL FRIEDMAN Friedman moves into the new CGS office diarrhoeal diseases, ear infections, allergies, AND COMPUTER GENERATED SO- building, he won’t be gazing up at the Statue and obesity. To encourage and promote LUTIONS of Liberty looming overhead, but gazing out at breastfeeding we are introducing the the broad panorama of the harbor, Ellis Island Breastfeeding Promotion Act. HON. TOM LANTOS and a horizon as full of promise as any immi- Specifically, the Breastfeeding Promotion OF CALIFORNIA grant’s aspirations for a new life in the United Act includes four provisions: IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES States. Protects Breastfeeding Under Civil Rights Thursday, May 5, 2005 Mr. Speaker, Phil Friedman and his wife Law: The bill clarifies the Pregnancy Dis- Rose have given much back to this country. crimination Act of 1978 to protect Mr. LANTOS. Mr. Speaker, on May 5, 2005 They have thrown their time and energy into breastfeeding under civil rights law. This thirty years to the day after he arrived on this countless philanthropic efforts on behalf of nu- will ensure that women cannot be fired or country’s shore, Phil Friedman will once again merous causes both here in America and in discriminated against in the workplace for cast his gaze on the awesome spectacle of Israel, for which they have received wide- expressing milk or breastfeeding during the Statue of Liberty as so many other immi- lunch or breaks. spread and well-deserved recognition. The Provides Tax Incentives for Employers: grants before and after him have done. Friedman’s and their children, Alyx and Jeff- With more than half of mothers with infants But this time, he will be seeing that spectac- ery, are truly the personification of the Amer- (less than one year of age) in the work force, ular symbol of America’s promise from his ican dream. I urge all of my colleagues to join it is important to promote a mother-friendly new office, as the successful company that he me in congratulating them on their successes, work environment. The bill encourages em- founded two decades ago celebrates its move and wishing CGS the best of luck in its new ployers to set up a safe, private, and sanitary from Broadway to Lower Manhattan. home. environment for women to express (or pump) Phil’s story is a singularly American one that f breast milk by providing a tax credit for em- would have done Horatio Alger proud. It can ployers who set up a lactation location, pur- RECOGNITION OF THE CONTRIBU- chase or rent lactation-related equipment, inspire other people who are U.S. citizens by hire a lactation consultant or otherwise pro- choice, such as me and my wife, as well as TIONS OF U.S. MILITARY FAMI- mote a lactation-friendly work environment. anyone who understands what the American LIES AND SPOUSES–– Many companies would be able to receive a dream is about. tax credit of up to fifty percent of their re- Phil Friedman came of age in the Soviet HON. MELISSA L. BEAN lated expenses. Union, where he was trained in electronic en- OF ILLINOIS Seeks Minimum Safety Standards for gineering, accounting and finance before flee- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Breast Pumps: The bill requires the Food ing the oppressive Soviet system. After sur- and Drug Administration to develop min- Thursday, May 5, 2005 imum quality standards for breast pumps to mounting the challenge of emigrating, he found that life in America as a new arrival was Ms. BEAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay ensure that products on the market are safe tribute to the families and spouses of our and effective based on efficiency, effective- no walk in the park—in order to succeed, he ness, and sanitation factors (in addition to needed a better facility in English, and even United States Armed Forces. providing full and complete information con- more professional credentials. So he went Mr. Speaker, the family members of Amer- cerning breast pump equipment). back to school while his wife, Rose, studied ica’s men and women in uniform have always Allows Breastfeeding Equipment to Be Tax accounting. After earning multiple degrees been one of our Nation’s greatest assets, and Deductible: The bill amends the tax laws to from New York University, he spent eight often our unsung heroes. Perhaps now as include breastfeeding equipment and services much as ever, the support of our military fami- as deductible medical care expenses. years in various positions in the information technology industry—first as a programmer, lies on the Homefront is crucial to maintaining I ask all of my colleagues to support this im- and then director of management information the spirit of our warfighters. portant legislation. I would like to pay special recognition to the systems. f Phil then took the plunge of entrepreneur- work of the Kious family of Mundelein Illinois. While Kevin Kious served as a Navy Seabee HONORING THE LIFE OF BECKY ship and began his own company, which he in Kuwait in support of Operation Iraqi Free- ZERLENTES called Computer Generated Solutions (CGS). Like its founder, CGS rose from humble begin- dom, his son Marshall and wife Debbie orga- HON. MARILYN N. MUSGRAVE nings. At the start there were five employees nized a care package program called ‘‘Treats in a small office in New York. The company For Our Troops’’ which accepts and delivers OF COLORADO now employs more than 1000 professionals in hard to find supplies to our forces stationed IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES offices across the country and around the overseas. Now, Mr. Kious is back home, but Thursday, May 5, 2005 globe. Since its inception, both CGS and Phil Treats For Our Troops—and countless other family-run efforts—still continues to send a Mrs. MUSGRAVE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today have won numerous awards and gained the small piece of home to our brave men and to honor the life of Becky Zerlentes who died, respect and praise of business analysts. As CGS has expanded its operations, Phil women across the globe. tragically, on Sunday, April 3, 2005 after a Today, I ask my colleagues to join me in Friedman has been mindful of the potential ef- fatal blow from a boxing match the day before. recognizing the contributions—and sacrifices— Becky was a well-loved member of the Fort fect on the U.S. workforce. He has resisted of our military spouses and families like the Collins community; she was a geography and the industry trend toward outsourcing services Kiouses who selflessly do so much for our economics instructor at Front Range Commu- and management positions, and has used the country while their loved ones answer their na- nity College. She taught swimming and had a company’s overseas facilities primarily to tion’s call to service. black belt in Goshin Jitsu, and she had brown serve customers in those regions. Not long belts in other forms of martial arts. ago, he told a reporter that ‘‘In the rush to f In 2002, Becky won the Regional Golden send so many jobs offshore,’’ the IT industry CELEBRATING CINCO DE MAYO Gloves in women’s boxing. She took a short in this country was ‘‘neglecting our moral re- break and recently began to box again. Becky sponsibility to our employees. We said we HON. JUANITA MILLENDER-McDONALD was knocked unconscious during a match, needed these skills; now we’re abandoning OF CALIFORNIA these people.’’ CGS has made substantial in- and never regained consciousness. She died IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES the following day at the Denver Health Medical vestments in training its U.S. employees and Center. developing their skills. Thursday, May 5, 2005 I ask my colleagues to extend their sym- On May 5, 2005 Computer Generated Solu- Ms. MILLENDER-MCDONALD. Mr. Speaker, pathies to Becky’s family, including her hus- tions will inaugurate its new headquarters at today Mexican American communities

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Mr. Speaker, I rise today in ice. Once when asked how she happened to The United States and Mexico have a long honor of Dr. Alice S. Paul, an exceptional cit- get a doctorate degree, Dr. Paul laughed and history of friendship and economic partnership. izen of my community, our country, and the said, ‘‘My mother told me to learn all I could.’’ Today, there are more than 25 million men Tohono O’odham Nation. Dr. Paul’s life, which As a Native American, Dr. Paul observed and women of Mexican American origin who unfortunately ended too soon on May 3, 2005, and experienced serious inequities and viola- call America home. Mexican Americans have exemplifies the impact of public education at a tions of civil rights. She recalled that her father made great contributions to our nation. time when we need to speak about its power. was arrested when he had a stroke on the Dr. Alice Paul is a product of public edu- They are our small business owners cre- sidewalk in front of their home. Because he cation and leaves a legacy of its worth. As a ating jobs for our communities, teachers and was an Indian, the police presumed him to be life-time educator, she extended the power of other professionals. Mexican Americans are drunk, and he died in jail of wounds that could public education far beyond her own experi- government leaders, and today, there are never be explained. Even though the pain of ence. Her focus was early childhood edu- eighteen Mexican American Members of Con- that recollection stayed fresh, she used all her cation, and she traveled widely helping com- gress. life experiences to become the outstanding munities improve their early childhood edu- woman she was. Mexican American culture has been deeply cational systems. Her work had direct impact As a Congressional District, as Nations, we interwoven into the fabric of daily American life on the lives of young children and their fami- could not be more privileged than to have had and is part of the American experience. Their lies throughout the United States, from rural Dr. Alice Paul live and work among us. contributions have made us a stronger and Alaska to urban New Jersey. After her retire- f more vibrant nation. Mexican Americans have ment she even served as a consultant to the TRIBUTE TO SHIRLEY QUEJA served in the Armed Forces defending our Taiwanese educational system. country and our freedom. In fact, today, more Alice Paul accomplished many firsts. She than 8,700 men and women born in Mexico was the first Tohono O’odham to receive a HON. DORIS O. MATSUI now wear the United States military uniform. doctorate degree and the first to teach in Tuc- OF CALIFORNIA The United States and Mexico are neigh- son Unified School District. She was rooted in IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES bors united by the common interests of secu- her tribal identity, but her openness reached Thursday, May 5, 2005 rity, prosperity and friendship. As we move for- far beyond. Whether meeting Native or non- Ms. MATSUI. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in ward in the 21st Century, we will continue Native people, Americans or Chinese, Chris- tribute to Shirley Queja, a dear friend and un- working together with respect and commitment tians or Muslims, her strong and gentle wis- deniably one of the most dependable, dedi- to our mutual goals. dom left a positive mark—because of who she cated and trustworthy individuals on Capitol So to my Mexican American constituents was. Hill. After twenty-seven years of service to and colleagues, I extend my warmest tribute in Combining her exceptional personal quali- three members of Congress, she is retiring. As celebration of Cinco de Mayo. ties, life experiences, and academic expertise, her friends, family and peers gather to cele- Dr. Paul touched individuals, organizations, brate Shirley’s wonderful career, I ask all of f and institutions. She was a classroom teacher. my colleagues to join me in honoring one of She was a Field Representative of Tucson’s CELEBRATING 20 YEARS AT the Capitol’s finest professional staff members. Early Education Model and later Director of its The child of Millie and Sabas Dumlao and FLOWER MOUND ELEMENTARY Follow Through Program which worked with an older sister to four brothers, Shirley grew former Head Start children and their families up in the small town of Wahiawa on the island HON. MICHAEL C. BURGESS through the third grade. She was a University of Oahu. She is a graduate of the University of Arizona Associate Professor of Education, OF TEXAS of Hawaii and came to Washington in 1978 to and she served as head of its Department of work for the late Senator Spark Matsunaga. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Teaching and Teacher Education. In later Shirley served as the Senator’s longtime as- Thursday, May 5, 2005 years, she was a member of the Arizona State sistant from 1978 until his passing in 1990. Museum Board of Directors. She was Chair of In 1990, my husband Bob was looking for a Mr. BURGESS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to the T’ohono O’odham Community College new Executive Assistant. That was when Neil honor Flower Mound Elementary School as it Board of Trustees and realized its accredita- Dhillon, his Chief of Staff, came across Shir- celebrates 20 years in the 26th District of tion. The honors she received over the years ley’s resume. After speaking to Shirley, Neil Texas. Flower Mound Elementary, a Blue Rib- would fill a page. was immediately drawn to her, not by her im- bon School, prides itself on offering students Initially, she postponed finishing college pressive professional experience, but instead, opportunities, which allow them to go farther when the family could not afford to send both he was drawn to her passion for this institu- than an average education. her and her younger brother to college. She tion, the history of this chamber and the proc- Flower Mound Elementary has been enrich- joined the United States Navy where she met ess of law making. As their initial conversation ing the lives of students, teachers and our Richard Paul. When they married in 1952, it ended, Neil was so intrigued with Shirley that community for two decades now. The founda- was illegal for a Native American and a non- he immediately rushed over to the Senate side tion that Flower Mound Elementary and pri- Native American to marry in Arizona, so they to speak with her in person. mary schools across our country provide is es- traveled to New Mexico for a civil ceremony As one who also was enamored with Con- sential to the development and success of our before returning to Tucson for a church wed- gress and its steep traditions, I can see why children in the long-term. Education is one of ding at Southside Presbyterian Church. Dr. Bob was impressed by these same qualities. the most important gifts we can give our chil- Paul grew up as a member of that faith com- Since that first meeting, she has served at the dren and I commend Principal Gail Ownby munity and served as an Elder for over 50 side of Bob, and later, myself as a trusted and all the teachers and staff at Flower Mound years. Her leadership abilities were recognized confidant and assistant. Elementary for their continued commitment to by the wider church, and she was elected Bob was always proud of the caliber of his our future, our children. Moderator of Presbytery de Cristo, was a con- staff, and Shirley was their foundation for her Mr. Speaker, it is with great honor that I sultant to the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) re- fifteen years as Bob’s Executive Assistant. No stand here today to honor Flower Mound Ele- garding its Christian education curriculum for matter the crisis or the challenge of the re- mentary and all those who serve the greater children, and served on the national church’s quest, Shirley was always there for her co- good by making the choice to teach in today’s Task Force on Reparations and its Commis- workers with steady-hand solutions. Bob al- education system. sion on Preparation for Ministry. ways noticed her central role in holding staff

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Currently, inves- on weekends and routinely came in over the profit organizations to communicate and work tors who buy shares in a mutual fund and hold holidays. At times she placed her job before together towards improving their community for the long term nevertheless find themselves her family and it was clear that Bob and I and achieving their goals. Her son, Warren, taxed as they go—even though no fund could always count on Shirley. A trusted con- cofounded the Parasol Foundation almost 10 shares were sold and no income was re- fidant to many, she was always prepared and years ago as a model for promoting collabora- ceived. This legislation, which I’m proud to in- left nothing to chance. Over time it was easy tion among non-profit organizations. As an troduce along with my distinguished colleague, to see why so many of the people who worked umbrella organization for numerous charities, Congressman JEFFERSON of Louisiana, allows with her hold Shirley in such high regard. the Parasol Foundation creates an all inclu- mutual fund shareholders to keep more of When I think of Shirley many things imme- sive, safe environment encouraging ground- their own money to work for them longer by diately come to mind. As many of you know, breaking ideas, sharing of information avoiding deferring—not avoiding—capital gains taxes she might just have the biggest heart of any- duplication of projects, programs and services, until they actually sell their investment. The one in this town. She was always perfectly producing efficiency by saving time and ‘‘GROWTH’’ Act makes it easier for these indi- poised, even on the most hectic of days and money for each agency. Florence has viduals to meet their goals and enjoy a secure under the most trying of circumstances. For fif- staunchly supported these efforts which in retirement. teen years she was the hub of the wheel that turn, have benefited the entire Lake Tahoe Those investors who opt in advance to kept the Matsui office strong. community. leave capital gains generated by the fund Shirley Queja is the mother of two beautiful Florence is guided by her passion and by manager reinvested in the fund are doing what and intelligent daughters, Noelani and her faith. Her passion to help others and her so many policymakers want to see—they are Haunani. Both get their artistic talents and sense of civic duty has propelled her to help holding for the long term, contributing to na- love for the Hawaiian culture from their par- others and better her community. In her short tional savings, and building up their own retire- ents. Haunani attends the University of Hawaii time in Nevada, she has become an inspira- ment nest egg. Tax treatment that annually and Noelani attends the University of Mary- tion for all. Florence has also a strong faith shrinks the amount saved—rather than taxing land. that helps her navigate the challenges of life. the sale of fund shares when the investor taps She is the devoted wife to Irvin, her hus- One of her most cherished memories is meet- the savings—only frustrates the behavior that band of twenty-three years. They are both un- ing the Pope and actually speaking to him in so many other provisions in the tax code try doubtedly looking forward to her retirement. Irv Polish, her native tongue. to encourage. too worked for Senator Matsunaga and now Thirteen years ago, Florence had surgery The GROWTH Act will encourage Ameri- works with the Senate Sergeant at Arms. In for lung cancer. She thankfully is a survivor cans to save more and to save for the long his spare time he plays guitar and sings with and never takes one day for granted. She en- term to better prepare for a secure retirement. the Aloha Boys, a local Hawaiian musical joys the simple pleasures of life . . . including I urge my colleagues to join us in this effort group. Both Shirley and Irv plan to remain ac- a good cup of hot coffee and America’s favor- and cosponsor this legislation. tive with the Halau O ’Aulani, a Hawaiian cul- ite pastime, baseball. And Florence has a f tural school in Maryland. deep appreciation for her family, her friends, IN HONOR OF THE RESEARCH AND Shirley, from the bottom of my heart, I thank and people in general. She is always ready to CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE LATE you for everything you have done for the Mat- lend a helping hand to those in need. DR. KENNETH B. CLARK sui family. I am sure you never planned to Her nickname in Polish is yacumda which stay in Washington so long, but we are all so means joy . . . and joy is what Florence HON. CHARLES B. RANGEL glad that you have. All of us wish you a joyful brings to everyone she meets. Her commit- OF NEW YORK and long retirement. Brian, Amy, Anna and I ment to helping people and her community is IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES keep a special place for you in our hearts. admirable. I am proud to call her a Nevadan Mr. Speaker, Members of Congress search and to call her my friend. I wish her a very Thursday, May 5, 2005 far and wide for staff members like Shirley, but happy birthday and thank her for her Mr. RANGEL. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to if we are honest with ourselves, we will admit unyielding commitment to serving her commu- recognize and honor the research and con- that she is an original. I am honored to pay nity. tributions of the late Dr. Kenneth B. Clark who tribute to Shirley Queja as she ends her twen- f passed away on Monday. In his 90 years, Dr. ty-seven years of distinguished service on Clark through his research helped to end seg- Capitol Hill. Her contributions to my office and THE GENERATING RETIREMENT regation, fought to improve educational oppor- this body are immense and her personal OWNERSHIP THROUGH LONG- tunities and services in minority communities, friendship has been immeasurable. I ask all TERM HOLDING ACT OF 2005 and drew attention to the psychological chal- my colleagues to join with me in celebrating lenges of minorities. the career of this consummate professional HON. PAUL RYAN Dr. Clark’s research as an educational psy- and extraordinary person. OF WISCONSIN chologist focused on the effects of racial preju- f IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES dices in shaping identity and influencing edu- cational achievement. His research dem- Thursday, May 5, 2005 HONORING FLORENCE TREPP ON onstrated that segregation cultivated feelings HER 80TH BIRTHDAY Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin. Mr. Speaker, I, of inferiority in minority students. Thurgood along with Congressman WILLIAM JEFFERSON, Marshall convincingly used Dr. Clark’s re- HON. JIM GIBBONS introduced today the Generating Retirement search on inferiority in segregated school sys- OF NEVADA Ownership Through Long-Term Holding tems to argue that ‘‘separate but equal’’ was IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES (‘‘GROWTH’’) Act of 2005. We introduced this unconstitutional. important legislation in an effort to address Like most of us, Dr. Clark’s mother played Thursday, May 5, 2005 one of the issues making it difficult for today’s an important role in his educational commit- Mr. GIBBONS. Mr. Speaker, devoted to her working investors to save for retirement. Most ment. She insisted in 1920’s America that he family and her community, Mrs. Florence of our Nation’s mutual fund shareholders re- not go to vocational school as advocated by Trepp stands as a role model and inspiration port that retirement is the primary purpose for guidance counselors. Instead, she was deter- to so many people in Nevada. As she pre- which they are saving. Almost 50 percent of mined that her son could do and was worthy pares to celebrate her 80th birthday, she U.S. households now own mutual funds, and of much more. She stressed to him the value maintains an unyielding commitment to serve 72 percent of fund investors say that their pri- of a quality education and he worked to en- her community. She has served as an advo- mary goal is to save for retirement. sure that same standard for all Americans.

VerDate Nov 24 2008 09:17 Mar 11, 2009 Jkt 039102 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 0689 Sfmt 9920 E:\BR05\E05MY5.000 E05MY5 erowe on PROD1PC63 with BOUND RECORD 8766 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS, Vol. 151, Pt. 6 May 5, 2005 Dr. Clark worked to restructure the public the court used Dr. Clark’s findings to but- Dr. Clark graduated from George Wash- school systems in New York and Washington. tress its ruling that ‘‘separate but equal’’ ington High School in New York City and Committed to the importance of integration public schools encouraged feelings of inferi- then enrolled at Howard University, where ority among black children, not only dam- Ralph J. Bunche, a political science pro- and the value of a quality education, Dr. Clark aging their self-esteem but also adversely af- fessor and later a Nobel Peace Prize winner, proposed major reforms in the school systems fecting their ability to learn. became a mentor. He received his under- that would bring students from different back- As early as 1939, Dr. Clark and his wife, graduate degree in psychology from Howard grounds together and would challenge them Mamie Phipps Clark, had begun conducting in 1935 and his master’s degree in the same academically. tests to assess black youngsters’ self-percep- discipline from there the following year. He Needless to say, Dr. Clark has long been a tion. Using dolls they bought for 50 cents taught psychology at Howard in the 1937–38 vocal and critical advocate for sound edu- apiece at the Woolworth’s on 125th Street in school year. cation policy and social justice. His research Harlem (one of the few places that sold black In 1940, he became the first black person to receive a doctorate in psychology from Co- has already had a great impact on this coun- dolls), they showed groups of black and white children two black dolls and two white lumbia University. Years later, while teach- try. I would further honor my dear friend, Dr. dolls and asked them to choose which doll ing at Columbia, he would mediate between Kenneth B. Clark, by inserting the following was nice, which was pretty and which was students who had taken over a campus build- two tributes to his memory. The first is a state- bad. The data from their tests showed that ing and administrators trying to oust them. ment issued by Dennis Courtland Hayes, In- both groups overwhelmingly favored the From 1939 to 1941, Dr. Clark participated in terim President and CEO of the NAACP, and white dolls. a study of U.S. race relations headed by the Julian Bond, Chairman of the NAACP Board Dr. Clark concluded that the children he Swedish economist Gunnar Myrdal. The re- studied, ‘‘like other human beings who are sults of the study were published in the book of Directors. The second is a piece from the ‘‘An American Dilemma: The Negro Problem Washington Post about the research and life subjected to an obviously inferior status in the society in which they live, have been and Modern Democracy’’ (1944), a milestone of Dr. Clark. definitely harmed in the development of in the nation’s gathering awareness of the NAACP MOURNS DEATH OF KENNETH B. their personalities; that the signs of insta- corrosive effects of racial prejudice. CLARK, PSYCHOLOGIST AND EDUCATOR WHO bility in their personalities are clear. . . .’’ Dr. Clark was an assistant professor of psy- HELPED END SCHOOL SEGREGATION Dr. Clark repeated the experiment in 1950 chiatry at the Hampton (Va.) Institute in Dr. Clark was a national authority on the in Clarendon County, S.C., where white stu- 1940–41, and he joined the psychology depart- negative effects of entrenched segregation. dents in the school system received more ment at the City College of New York in May 2, 2005.—The NAACP mourns the pass- than 60 percent of the funds earmarked for 1942. ing of Dr. Kenneth B. Clark, whose education, even though the schools had three In 1946, Dr. Clark and his wife founded the groundbreaking studies of African American times as many black students. The results nonprofit Northside Testing and Consulta- children in the south influenced the U.S. Su- confirmed, in Dr. Clark’s view, that the tion Center in New York City to provide psy- preme Court to rule that school segregation black children saw themselves as inferior. chological services to Harlem residents. He was unconstitutional. Clark died yesterday Thurgood Marshall, then an attorney for later accused the New York City school sys- at his home in Hastings-on-the-Hudson, N.Y. the NAACP, seized on Dr. Clark’s findings as tem of allowing de facto segregation in some NAACP Interim President and CEO Dennis evidence that segregated schools did harm of its schools. Although school officials de- Courtland Hayes said: ‘‘Dr. Clark made a and that minority-only schools violated the nied his charges, an investigation confirmed monumental contribution to the 1954 Brown 14th Amendment because they could not them and led to major reforms. v. Board of Education decision that has prov- meet the separate-but-equal standard en- In 1960, Dr. Clark became the first black en so important in this country. His research shrined by the court in the case of Plessy v. tenured professor at City College, and in 1966 has been key to the understanding by Afri- Ferguson more than a half-century earlier. the first black person to be elected to the can Americans that we are all created equal Some of Marshall’s colleagues on the case New York state Board of Regents, where he in the eyes of God and to value our herit- were dismissive, even derisive, of Dr. Clark’s served for 20 years. In the early 1970s, the District of Columbia age.’’ dolls. They assumed Marshall would use the school board hired Dr. Clark as a consultant Clark’s research verified the damaging ef- social-science findings tangentially, but the to revamp the schools. He submitted a com- fect of racial segregation to black school data turned out to be decisive. The court ac- prehensive plan to focus on reading, mathe- children in the early 1950’s. This testimony cepted Dr. Clark’s premise that school seg- matics and the measurement of teacher was used by attorney Thurgood Marshall and regation contributed heavily to the psycho- skills through student achievement. The the NAACP to challenge the constitu- logical damage of black youngsters. ‘‘Clark plan’’ sparked controversy between tionality of the separate-but-equal doctrine Chief Justice Earl Warren wrote that sepa- the school board and the teachers union, and that violated the equal protection clause of rating black children from white children Dr. Clark cut his ties with the District after the Fourteenth Amendment. ‘‘solely because of their race generates a two years, with only pieces of his plan imple- Clark’s testing of children in South Caro- feeling of inferiority as to their status in the lina showed that African American children mented. community that may affect the children’s He left with a rebuke of Superintendent educated in a segregated school system saw heart and minds in a way unlikely ever to be Hugh Scott. ‘‘I’m glad the superintendent themselves as inferior and, as he wrote, ‘‘ac- undone.’’ laughs at critics,’’ he told The Washington cepted the inferiority as part of reality.’’ A decade later, Dr. Clark observed: ‘‘The Post in April 1972. ‘‘I’m glad he can laugh at In 1961, Clark was awarded the Spingarn court saw the issue clearly and in the same Medal, the NAACP’s highest award. Clark, a anything. I can’t laugh at the fact that these human terms in which [African Americans] kids are no better off now than two years longtime professor at City College of New had felt it. A racist system inevitably de- York, wrote several influential books and ar- ago.’’ stroys and damages human beings; it brutal- Dr. Clark retired from teaching in 1975 and ticles advancing the cause of integration. izes and dehumanizes them, blacks and formed a consulting firm that specialized in Founded in 1909, the National Association whites alike.’’ equal employment opportunity and affirma- for the Advancement of Colored People is the Kenneth Bancroft Clark was born in the tive action. He was the author of numerous nation’s oldest and largest civil rights orga- Panama Canal Zone in 1914. When he was 5, books, including ‘‘Prejudice and Your Child’’ nization. Its half-million adult and youth his mother decided to move to the United (1955), ‘‘Dark Ghetto’’ (1965), ‘‘A Possible Re- members throughout the United States and States with her son and 2-year-old daughter, ality’’ (1972) and ‘‘Pathos of Power’’ (1975). the world are the premier advocates for civil even though her husband vehemently ob- Dr. Clark’s wife, his closest colleague, died rights in their communities and monitor jected. The family, without the father, set- in 1983. equal opportunity in the public and private tled in Harlem. Always one to speak his mind, Dr. Clark sectors. Dr. Clark recalled that when he started continued to express his support for integra- school, Harlem was still integrated. By the tion, although as the years passed he began KENNETH CLARK DIES; HELPED DESEGREGATE time he reached the ninth grade, his school to express dismay at the lack of progress in SCHOOLS was predominantly black, and teachers were race relations. May 3, 2005.—Kenneth B. Clark, 90, an edu- encouraging black students to go to voca- ‘‘I believed in the 1950s that a significant cational psychologist whose experiment with tional school. percentage of Americans were looking for a dolls of different colors helped convince the ‘‘Mama stormed into school, more the shop way out of the morass of segregation,’’ he U.S. Supreme Court that racially segregated steward than the lady she usually was,’’ Dr. told the New York Times in 1984. ‘‘It was public schools were inherently unequal, died Clark recalled in a 1964 interview with the wishful thinking. It took me 10 to 15 years to of cancer May 1 at his home in Hastings-on- New York Post. ‘‘She told my counselor, ‘I realize that I seriously underestimated the Hudson, N.Y. don’t give a damn where you send your son, depth and complexity of Northern racism.’’ In the seminal 1954 desegregation case in but mine isn’t going to any vocational Once described by a colleague as ‘‘the in- U.S. history, Brown v. Board of Education, school. . . .’’ corrigible integrationist,’’ he lamented in

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Board of Education and the unreal- reer at West Point and I ask my colleagues to tan residents from most, if not all taxes, on ized benefits of school integration. join me in wishing him well as he begins his Federal Grants given to them to recover from ‘‘I look back and I shudder and say, ‘Oh service to the nation. 9/11 or grants given as incentive to move to God, you really were as naive as some people f or stay in the area, the IRS has made a deter- said you were,’ ’’ he told The Post in 1990. mination to tax aid received. A February 5, ‘‘My life has been a series of glorious de- FREEDOM FOR LEONEL GRAVE DE 2003 letter received by the Acting Commis- feats.’’ PERALTA ALMENARES Survivors include a daughter, Kate C. Har- sioner, Bob Wenzel, stated the following: ris of Lausanne, Switzerland, and Osprey, The legislation enacted in 2001 and 2002 Fla.; a son, Hilton B. Clark of New York HON. LINCOLN DIAZ-BALART that appropriated $2.7 billion of CDBG funds City; three grandchildren; and five great- OF FLORIDA to aid in the recovery of New York City did grandchildren. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES not provide that the grants made from those Thursday, May 5, 2005 funds were exempt from income tax. In addi- f tion, neither the Victims of Terrorist At- IN SPECIAL RECOGNITION OF Mr. LINCOLN DIAZ-BALART of Florida. Mr. tacks Relief Act of 2001 nor the Liberty Zone JOHN D. MOONSHOWER ON HIS Speaker, I rise today to speak about Leonel Benefits provision of the Job Creation and APPOINTMENT TO ATTEND THE Grave de Peralta Almenares, a political pris- Workers Assistance Act of 2002 specifically oner in totalitarian Cuba. exempted the grant payments from income UNITED STATES MILITARY tax. Therefore, we have had to apply existing ACADEMY AT WEST POINT Mr. Grave de Peralta is a member of the Christian Liberation Movement and an inde- general federal tax law principles to deter- mine the tax status of the grants. pendent librarian. According to Human Rights HON. PAUL E. GILLMOR First, as director of the Bartolome´ Maso´ Li- As incredible as it sounds, the IRS will tax OF OHIO brary, Mr. Grave de Peralta had a circulation this assistance unless we act. It was never the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES record of over 700 book loans. His life is dedi- intention of this Congress to tax any of this Thursday, May 5, 2005 cated to the proposition that the men and money and it is time to pass this legislation to Mr. GILLMOR. Mr. Speaker, it is my great women of Cuba must be free: free to learn, prevent this unfair and unjust tax. pleasure to pay special tribute to an out- free to worship, free to enjoy their inalienable f standing young man from Ohio’s Fifth Con- human rights. HONORING MERRITT COLLEGE gressional District. I am happy to announce Unfortunately, Mr. Grave de Peralta has that John D. Moonshower of Ohio City, Ohio been targeted by the totalitarian regime be- HON. BARBARA LEE has been offered an appointment to attend the cause of his belief in freedom and democracy. According to Amnesty International, he was OF CALIFORNIA United States Military Academy at West Point, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES New York. harassed in 2002 when his home was be- John’s offer of appointment poises him to sieged by the tyrant’s thugs. Despite the con- Thursday, May 5, 2005 attend the United States Military Academy this stant threat of oppression, harassment, and Ms. LEE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor fall with the incoming cadet class of 2009. At- torture, Mr. Grave de Peralta continued his Merritt College, one of the 9th Congressional tending one of our nation’s military academies peaceful, pro-democracy activities. District’s outstanding institutions of higher edu- is an invaluable experience that offers a world- In March 2003, as part of Castro’s heinous cation, on the occasion of its 50th anniversary. class education and demands the very best crackdown on peaceful pro-democracy activ- Located in the East Oakland hills, Merritt that these young men and women have to ists, Mr. Grave de Peralta was arrested. Sub- College is part of the Peralta Community Col- offer. Truly, it is one of the most challenging sequently, in a sham trial, he was sentenced lege District in Alameda County. Merritt Col- and rewarding undertakings of their lives. to 20 years in the totalitarian gulag. lege is named for one of the pioneer devel- John brings an enormous amount of leader- Mr. Grave de Peralta is representative of opers of Oakland, Dr. Samuel Merritt, who first ship, service, and dedication to the incoming the fighting spirit of the Cuban people: of their came to Oakland in 1850. When the commu- class of West Point cadets. While attending rejection of the brutality, discrimination, de- nity college concept was still evolving, Merritt Van Wert High School in Van Wert, John has pravity, and oppression of the totalitarian tyr- College and one of its sister campuses, Laney attained a grade point average of 3.97, which anny. Thousands languish in the gulag be- College, were known earlier as the Merritt places him near the top of his class of more cause, like Mr. Grave de Peralta, they refuse School of Business and the Joseph C. Laney than one hundred fifty students. While a gifted to accept the tyrannical dictatorship in Cuba Trade and Technical Institute. In July of 1953, athlete, John has maintained the highest today. the Board of Education created Oakland Jun- standards of excellence in his academics, Mr. Speaker, it is as inconceivable as it is ior College, developing Laney and Merritt as choosing to enroll and excel in Advanced unacceptable that, while the world stands by separate and distinct campuses of the new in- Placement classes throughout high school. in silence and acquiescence, Mr. Grave de stitution. The following year Merritt added a John has been a member of the National Peralta languishes in the horror of the totali- liberal arts curriculum to the already estab- Honor Society, Honor Roll, Beta Club, Key tarian gulag because of his belief in freedom, lished business program, and in June 1955, Club, and has earned awards and accolades democracy, and human rights. My Colleagues, the first students graduated with Associate in as a scholar and an athlete. we must demand the immediate and uncondi- Arts degrees. Outside the classroom, John has distin- tional release of Leonel Grave de Perlata In November 1963, local residents voted to guished himself as an excellent student-ath- Almenares and every political prisoner in to- establish a separate junior college district, lete. On the fields of competition, John has talitarian Cuba. which was named in honor of Sgt. Luis Maria earned letters in Varsity Football, Baseball and f Peralta, the 19th-century owner of the 44,800 Basketball. He was named Co-Captain of the INTRODUCTION OF THE SEP- acres throughout which the district campuses Varsity Basketball team and served as Presi- TEMBER 11TH ASSISTANCE TAX are located. The following summer, the Board dent of the Spanish Club, Vice President of CLARIFICATION ACT of Education voted to offer vocational, tech- the Beta Club and as Senior class representa- nical and liberal arts courses on each of the tive. John’s dedication and service to the com- HON. CAROLYN B. MALONEY existing campuses. In 1965, voters passed a munity and his peers has proven his ability to $47 million bond issue for the construction of OF NEW YORK excel among the leaders at West Point. I have IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES additional campuses, and in 1971 Merritt Col- no doubt that John will take the lessons of his lege moved from Grove Street to its current student leadership with him to West Point. Thursday, May 5, 2005 home in the East Oakland hills. Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me Mrs. MALONEY. Mr. Speaker, today I and Since that time, the faculty and students at in congratulating John D. Moonshower on his several other New York Lawmakers introduced Merritt College have continued the campus’

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Offering pro- to learn in school, but, also assists adults re- Servicemembers Legal Defense Network grams in over 70 different academic and voca- covering from stroke to lead full and produc- (SLDN), a national non-profit organization tional fields, Merritt enrolls more than 6,500 tive lives. dedicated to ending the military’s failed ‘‘Don’t students each semester and equips its grad- With its roots in mental health, occupational Ask, Don’t Tell’’ policy. uates for careers in law, medicine, art, nurs- therapy focuses on the relationship between SLDN was co-founded by Dixon Osburn and ing, government, radiological technology, early the client and their performance abilities, the Michelle Beneke in 1994 as a legal service childhood education and more. Merritt offers demands of the activity, and the physical and agency with the mission of providing counsel day and evening programs of transfer, tech- social contexts within which the activity is per- to service members discharged under ‘‘Don’t nical, occupational and basic skills education, formed. An individuals’ performance is evalu- Ask, Don’t Tell.’’ Since that time, SLDN has and its programs and services have histori- ated through their psychological, social, and assisted more than 6,500 gay and lesbian cally been provided by distinguished faculty emotional responses, which assists the thera- troops and obtained thirty-five improvements and staff who are widely known and respected pist in implementing specific treatments to ad- to military regulations related to the policy. in their disciplines. dress the patients current needs and prob- Today, SLDN is the Nation’s leading advo- In addition, the student body at Merritt Col- lems. Occupational therapy was recently cacy organization dedicated to repealing lege represents a variety of cultures from profiled by the Substance Abuse and Mental ‘‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’’ and ensuring open throughout the U.S. and the world. Merritt is Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) on service in our armed forces. Through tenacity known for its outreach efforts and initiatives its National Mental Health Information Center’s and strong leadership, the organization has that seek to make education available to all, website. made significant steps forward in breaking as evidenced by its work at the Fruitvale Edu- I am pleased to recognize the importance of down the barrier that bans gays and lesbians cation Center, local high schools and child occupational therapy and the valuable service from serving openly in the military. The gay, care centers, and at Oakland City training cen- that it provides for millions of individuals and lesbian, bisexual, and transgender community ters for the police and fire departments. Merritt families. looks to SLDN as a model for accomplishing College sets a leading example of the steps f policy change. that our educational institutions must take in 2004 was a groundbreaking year for the or- IN HONOR OF THE CINCO DE MAYO order to make high-caliber educational experi- ganization. SLDN filed a monumental lawsuit CELEBRATION AT PIKE PARK ences and credentials available, accessible on behalf of twelve veterans of the War on and affordable to all. Terror, challenging the constitutionality of On Friday, May 6, 2005, our community HON. PETE SESSIONS ‘‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’’ in federal court. joins together to celebrate the innumerable OF TEXAS SLDN’s legal expertise also paved the way for contributions Merritt College has made to Oak- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES two victorious cases before the Army Court of land and the East Bay during the past half- Thursday, May 5, 2005 Criminal Appeals, overturning military sodomy century. Particularly during a time when our Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to convictions. And the staff mobilized veterans educational system is facing new and growing recognize the Cinco de Mayo celebration at and supporters from twenty-two states to meet challenges, it is important for us to be able to Pike Park in Dallas, Texas. with 90 Congressional offices on their annual look to exemplary institutions such as Merritt Cinco de Mayo is a day for special pride ‘‘Lobby Day.’’ for encouragement and inspiration. On behalf and remembrance for the Hispanic community. I have had the pleasure of working with of the 9th Congressional District, I salute and It’s a reminder of the proud heritage of many SLDN since my freshman term in Congress. congratulate Merritt College for 50 extraor- Americans and the warm and growing friend- Most recently, we came together to draft the dinary years of service to our community. ship between two great nations. It’s a day Military Readiness Enhancement Act, historic Merritt’s students and stewards have dem- worth celebrating. Today we recognize the legislation to repeal ‘‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’’ onstrated that an institution of higher edu- continuous efforts to bring the community to- and replace it with a nondiscrimination policy. cation can not only be dynamic and innova- gether through the Pike Park Advisory Council Because of SLDN’s staunch efforts to win sup- tive, but can truly be a force for hope, commu- and the Pike Park Preservation League. port in Congress, I introduced the bill with nity empowerment and social change. Originally called Summit Play Park, Pike more than fifty cosponsors on March 2, 2005. f Park was constructed in 1915 and through the We now have more than eighty cosponsors of this bipartisan bill today. OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY MONTH efforts of the Consul General from Mexico. The Mexican American children of the neigh- As SLDN celebrates its national dinner on borhood were finally allowed to use the park May 7th, I commend the staff, board, and sup- HON. PATRICK J. KENNEDY and swimming pool in the mid 1930’s porters for their commitment and persever- OF RHODE ISLAND The name changed in 1927 to Pike Park ance. Just as the advocacy of civil rights IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Recreation Center named after Mr. Edgar groups paved the way for desegregation in the Thursday, May 5, 2005 Pike, a member of the Dallas Park Board. military, I am confident that SLDN’s hard work Pike Park has served as the site of the ‘‘Fies- will soon lead to the demise of the discrimina- Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island. Mr. Speak- tas Patrias’’ (Cinco de Mayo and Dies y Sies tory and counterproductive ‘‘Don’t Ask, Don’t er, just last week, our nation recognized April de Septiembre) since the late 1930’s. Tell’’ policy. as Occupational Therapy Month. Occupational Pike Park has also served as the bastion for f therapy is a health, education, wellness, and civic and social events of the Mexican-Amer- rehabilitation service that helps individuals en- ‘‘THE BIG SHOTS WALK’’ ican community for over 65 years. gage in everyday activities, or ‘‘occupations.’’ It is with great pride that I recognize the More than 100,000 licensed occupational Pike Park Advisory Council and the Pike Park HON. BARNEY FRANK therapists and occupational therapy assistants Preservation League are duly recognized as OF MASSACHUSETTS provide services to children and adults in a va- the future coordinators of the ‘‘Fiestas IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES riety of settings across the nation, including Patrias’’. 766 in my home state of Rhode Island. Serv- Thursday, May 5, 2005 ices are provided by qualified professionals f Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts. Mr. Speaker, whose training includes anatomy and physi- HONORING THE SERVICEMEMBERS many Americans continue to be gravely em- ology, sociology, and psychology, including LEGAL DEFENSE NETWORK (SLDN) barrassed by our country’s failure to address how disability affects an individual’s ability to in a forthright manner the abuse of human develop ‘‘skills for the job of living.’’ HON. MARTIN T. MEEHAN rights which occurred at Abu Ghraib prison Occupational therapy focuses on perform- OF MASSACHUSETTS under our control. Clearly the great majority of ance of meaningful daily life activities, such as IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Americans who have served in Iraq are inno- education, work, play, leisure, and social par- cent of any such pattern of abuse, but it is ticipation, despite impairments or limitations in Thursday, May 5, 2005 simply a defiance of common sense and the physical or mental functioning. Occupational Mr. MEEHAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to facts to hold accountable only a handful of therapy not only helps children with disabilities honor the hard work and dedication of low-level military personnel on the scene,

VerDate Nov 24 2008 09:17 Mar 11, 2009 Jkt 039102 PO 00000 Frm 00011 Fmt 0689 Sfmt 9920 E:\BR05\E05MY5.000 E05MY5 erowe on PROD1PC63 with BOUND RECORD May 5, 2005 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS, Vol. 151, Pt. 6 8769 while exonerating those in charge who are in ciplining the troops—in other words, the big hard work. I extend my best wishes to the various degrees culpable for either encour- shots who presided over a system that ran JofA for its continued success. shamefully amok—escaped virtually un- aging or allowing this to happen. f Bob Herbert’s column in the New York scathed. The abuses at Abu Ghraib, which seemed PAYING TRIBUTE TO AND HON- Times on April 27 makes this point forcefully, mind-boggling at the time, turned out to be noting that ‘‘under Commander in Chief ORING 75 YEARS OF INDE- symptomatic of the torture, abuse and insti- PENDENT COMMUNITY BANKING George W. Bush, the notion of command ac- tutionalized injustice that have permeated countability has been discarded. In Mr. Bush’s the Bush administration’s operations in its world of war, it’s the grunts who take the heat. so-called war against terror. Euphemisms HON. COLLIN C. PETERSON Punishment is reserved for the people at the like rendition, coercive interrogation, sleep OF MINNESOTA adjustment and waterboarding are now wide- bottom. The people who foul up at the top are IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES promoted.’’ ly understood. Yes, Virginia, it is the policy of the United States to kidnap individuals Thursday, May 5, 2005 Mr. Speaker, our country deserves better of and send them off to regimes skilled in the Mr. PETERSON of Minnesota. Mr. Speaker, its leadership, and so do the men and women art of torture. in the armed services who should not see a Two things are needed. First, a truly inde- on May 9, 1930, a group of Minnesota com- small number of their comrades held account- pendent commission, along the lines of the munity bankers held their first official meeting able for their actions while those in charge bipartisan 9/11 panel, should be set up to in Glenwood, Minnesota, in my district. The suffer no such penalty. I ask that Bob Her- thoroughly investigate U.S. interrogation agenda that day was to focus on how to re- bert’s thoughtful discussion of this matter be and detention operations and make rec- spond to the broad challenges facing the na- printed here. ommendations to correct abuses. tion, as well as the specific challenges to com- Second, the U.S. government should make ON ABU GHRAIB, THE BIG SHOTS WALK munity banks—the stock market crash the it clear, beyond any doubt, that torture and year before, a nation struggling to get back on (By Bob Herbert) any other inhumane treatment of prisoners its economic feet, a rash of bank foreclosures, When soldiers in war are not properly is wrong, just flat wrong, and will not be tol- trained and supervised, atrocities are all but erated under any circumstances. and the rapid growth of chain banks. inevitable: This is one reason why the mili- ‘‘In our contemporary world, torture is This meeting of 28 bankers grew from a tary command structure is so important. like the slave trade or piracy was to people one-state organization, focused on state There was a time, not so long ago, when in the 1790’s,’’ said Michael Posner, executive issues, into today’s Independent Community commanders were expected to be account- director of Human Rights First, which is Bankers of America (ICBA), the largest con- able for the behavior of their subordinates. suing Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld stituency of community banks in the nation. That’s changed. Under Commander in Chief over the prisoner abuse issue. ‘‘Torture is a 2005 marks ICBA’s 75th anniversary. In 1962 crime against mankind, against humanity. George W. Bush, the notion of command ac- the bankers returned to their original mission countability has been discarded. In Mr. It’s something that has to be absolutely pro- Bush’s world of war, it’s the grunts who take hibited.’’ and set up the Independent Community Bank- the heat. Punishment, is reserved for the If the president made it clear that men and ers of Minnesota (ICBM), to focus again on people at the bottom. The people who foul up women up and down the chain of command issues specific to Minnesota. at the top are promoted. would be held responsible for the abuses that This year also denotes a special milestone It was a year ago today that the stories occur on their watch, the abuses would for the state association, ICBM. Minnesota and photos of the shocking abuses at Abu plummet. Instead, the message the adminis- Governor Tim Pawlenty proclaimed May 9th Ghraib prison first came to the public’s at- tration has sent is that its demands for ac- Independent Community Bankers of Min- countability will be limited to a few hapless, tention. It was a scandal that undermined nesota Day, commemorating the founding of the military’s reputation and diminished the ill-trained grunts. standing of the U.S. around the world. The big shots who presided over behavior the only state association that exclusively It would soon become clear that the photos that has shamed America in the eyes of the serves the independent community banking in- of hooded, naked and humiliated detainees world can count on this president’s embrace. dustry. were evidence of a much larger problem. The f Initially, industry consolidation and interstate system for processing, interrogating and de- banking heightened the need for legislative taining prisoners at Abu Ghraib and else- IN HONOR OF THE 100TH ANNIVER- representation of community bankers. Today where in Iraq was dangerously out of con- SARY OF THE AICPA’S JOURNAL that need remains strong as community banks trol, and the command structure responsible OF ACCOUNTANCY continue to serve a vital role in our state and for it had collapsed. Detainees were beaten, tortured, sexually abused and, in some in- national economies by consistently reinvesting stances, killed. Many detainees should never HON. E. CLAY SHAW, JR. deposits in the communities they serve in the have been imprisoned at all, as they had OF FLORIDA form of agricultural, educational, small busi- committed no offenses. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ness, real estate and consumer loans. More- So what happened? A handful of grunts over, as industry consolidation continues, were court-martialed, a Marine major was Thursday, May 5, 2005 community banks stand out as the only finan- cashiered, and the Army plans to issue a new Mr. SHAW. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to cial institutions that keep control in local interrogation manual that bars certain commend the Journal of Accountancy, the hands. harsh techniques. There was no wholesale crackdown on criminal behavior. Journal of record for the accounting profes- ICBM serves nearly 300 statewide members We learned last week that after a high- sion, on its 100th anniversary this year. through its unique programming. In addition to level investigation, the Army had cleared The Journal of Accountancy, which is pub- its annual convention, various publications and four of the five top officers who were respon- lished by the American Institute of Certified wide-ranging committees, ICBM offers valu- sible for prison policies and operations in Public Accountants, is read by nearly 400,000 able services and products through its partner- Iraq. The fifth officer, Brig. Gen. Janis readers each month. Its contents include offi- ships and associate memberships; a tech- Karpinski of the Army Reserve, had already cial releases of technical requirements for nology tradeshow; legislative representation; been relieved of her command of the military CPAs as well as news and information that education resources; and networking opportu- police unit at Abu Ghraib. (She has com- plained, and not without reason, that she enlighten readers about important relevant de- nities. was a scapegoat for the failures of higher- velopments in and outside the profession and ICBM continues the tradition started 75 ranking officers.) that enhance their professional competency. years ago of innovation and community con- As Eric Schmitt wrote in The Times: ‘‘Bar- As a CPA, I am keenly aware of the value cern while it partners with the Pohlad Family ring new evidence, the inquiry by the Army’s of this publication. CPAs play a vital role in Foundation to offer T.E.A.M. (Training, Edu- inspector general effectively closes the our economy, and since 1905 the Journal of cating, And Mentoring) Future Bankers, a Army’s book on whether the highest-ranking Accountancy has helped keep them informed unique summer youth jobs program that intro- officers in Iraq during the Abu Ghraib prison about key business trends. duces students to community banking and in- scandal, should be held accountable for com- mand failings described in past reviews.’’ I would like to acknowledge the significant vests in the futures of the next generation of This is the way atrocities are dealt with in contribution that the JofA has made during its community bankers. This year, 75 interns will Mr. Bush’s world of war. The higher-ups re- first century and to recognize its editors, au- be hired statewide to work in this valuable pro- sponsible for training, supervising and dis- thors and art and production staff for their gram. Every intern also will be invited as a

VerDate Nov 24 2008 09:17 Mar 11, 2009 Jkt 039102 PO 00000 Frm 00012 Fmt 0689 Sfmt 9920 E:\BR05\E05MY5.000 E05MY5 erowe on PROD1PC63 with BOUND RECORD 8770 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS, Vol. 151, Pt. 6 May 5, 2005 guest of Twins owner Carl Pohlad at a base- HONORING THE MEMORY OF MR. FAIR TAXES, FAIR BENEFITS, ball game on June 19th. R.B. ‘‘DICKIE’’ WILLIAMS, III FAIR SOCIAL SECURITY FOR THE On the political side, ICBM launched a sep- WOMEN OF OUR NATION! arate non-profit in 2004 called Debate Min- HON. JO BONNER nesota, a unique effort to bring civility back to HON. BOB FILNER OF ALABAMA Minnesota politics by hosting a series of OF CALIFORNIA roundtable debates that focus on issues. The IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Star Tribune, the state’s largest daily news- Thursday, May 5, 2005 Thursday, May 5, 2005 paper, in an editorial on Election Day 2004, had this to say about Debate Minnesota, Mr. BONNER. Mr. Speaker, recently south Mr. FILNER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to ‘‘Their concept for candidate debates is what Alabama lost one of its most colorful personal- urge support for three bills that I have intro- made them stand out this year. The result was ities, and I lost a dear friend, R.B. ‘‘Dickie’’ duced to provide financial relief to women in a series that drew considerable local media Williams, III, and I rise today to honor him and our Nation. Both men and women will receive coverage, and expressions of appreciation pay tribute to his memory. assistance from this legislation, but because from participants and observers alike. Debate A native of Mobile, Alabama, ‘‘Dickie’’ was women are often with less financial resources, Minnesota established a good name for itself raised on the Williams Plantation in Finchburg, they will particularly benefit. in its first year. Debate Minnesota ought to be Alabama. After graduating from Monroeville My first bill, H.R. 2127, the ‘‘Fair Taxes for back, in more places and races in 2006.’’ High School and attending Auburn University, Seniors Act’’, will provide a one-time increase in the capital gains tax exemption on the sale From 28 original founders to a nationwide he graduated in 1958 with a B.S. degree in of a home for citizens who are 50 years of network of 5,000 banks, ICBA and ICBM con- pharmacy from Howard College (since re- age or older. Passing this bill will give many tinue to bring much-needed diversity and lead- named Samford University). In 1961, ‘‘Dickie’’ seniors the additional money they need for ership to the banking world as well as the moved to Selma, Alabama, and worked for nursing home care, medical costs, and other communities in which their members serve. I three years on the staff of Swift Drug Com- retirement expenses. would like to commend both organizations for pany. In 1964, he moved one last time to The current capital gains tax exemption their innovative spirit and community dedica- Monroeville, where he opened Williams Drug works well for younger people who often move tion, and wish them well on their journey to- Store. from job to job, selling their homes. The cur- ward their 100th anniversary. For nearly 40 years, Williams Drug Store rent exemption works well for people who live was one of the foundations of the businesses in areas where housing prices are below aver- f found on Monroeville’s town square and pro- age. But it is not working for individuals who vided—in addition to one of the best and most have lived in one home for 20 to 50 years and INTRODUCTION OF NATIONAL BIKE efficient pharmacies anywhere in the area—a have a capital gain that is much larger than MONTH RESOLUTION gathering place for members of the community the present exemption. In other words, it is not who would come together for fresh coffee and working for seniors who live in areas with good conversation. In addition, the store be- HON. EARL BLUMENAUER higher housing prices, such as San Diego, came an unofficial repository of decades of OF OREGON California in my Congressional District. Monroe County history, and during the latter My bill doubles the current exemption by IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES part of his life ‘‘Dickie’’ was known as Monroe providing a one-time increase to $500,000 for Thursday, May 5, 2005 County’s ‘‘unofficial historian.’’ During his life, a single person and $1 million for a couple he shared his vast knowledge of county his- that can be excluded from the sale of a prin- Mr. BLUMENAUER. Mr. Speaker, today I tory and personal recollections of life in Mon- cipal residence for taxpayers who have am introducing a resolution in support of Na- roe County in a column for the town’s news- reached the age of 50. Because they will be tional Bike Month. The League of American paper, the Monroe Journal, and in a series of able to keep more, an added benefit is that Bicyclists has celebrated every May since four books. family members and perhaps the government 1956 as National Bike Month. With this resolu- Perhaps most importantly, however, will be relieved of the burden of caring for tion, Congress will recognize the enormous ‘‘Dickie’’ was deeply concerned for the per- these individuals as they grow older. role bicycling has in our lives. This month pro- sonal well-being of his fellow Monroe My second bill is H.R. 2126, the ‘‘Social Se- vides an opportunity to promote the benefits of Countians and for the preservation of his curity Survivors Fairness Act’’, legislation to cycling, appreciate those in the cycling com- county’s and his State’s natural and historic provide Social Security widows’ and widowers’ munity, and to encourage bicycle safety. sites. During the course of his life, he estab- benefits to people under the age of 60. Many Bicycling is one of the cleanest, healthiest, lished the Monroe County Conservation Club of these survivors are women, women who most efficient, and environmentally friendly and was instrumental in the creation of the have spent their life working in the home, rais- modes of transportation that exists. It is the Monroe County State Fishing Lake. Addition- ing their children, and supporting their hus- most efficient form of urban transportation in ally, he was a past president of the Alabama bands. They currently are allowed to receive history. There are over 57 million adult cyclists Wildlife Federation and for 21 years was an Social Security widows’ benefits, but to qualify in the United States, 5 million of whom choose elected Alabama delegate to the National they must be 60 years old. to commute to work by bike. This transpor- Wildlife Federation. ‘‘Dickie’’ was also instru- It is very difficult for many to find a job at tation choice helps ease congestion on our mental in helping to save the Old Monroe their age if they have never worked outside roads and reduce environmental pollution County Courthouse from demolition and was their homes. Women in their late 50s who are while allowing cyclists to incorporate exercise one of the founders of the Monroe County dependent on their husbands’ Social Security into their everyday lives. In an age of high en- Heritage Museum. are left with no means of support if their ergy prices, overcrowded roads, and a grow- Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me spouses die. ing obesity epidemic, biking is more important in remembering a devoted citizen and long- My bill would amend the Social Security Act to the well being of our communities than ever time advocate for Monroe County, Alabama. to reduce from 60 to 55 the age at which an before. ‘‘Dickie’’ will be deeply missed by his family— individual who is otherwise eligible may be Communities throughout the Nation have his wife, Nancy Beeland Williams, his broth- paid widows’ or widowers’ insurance benefits. reaped the positive benefits of biking. Accord- ers, Charles Robbins Williams and John Finally, I have introduced H.R. 2125, the ing to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Bonner Williams, his daughter, Elizabeth Wil- ‘‘Continued Benefits for Injured Military bicycles are second only to cars as a pre- liams Olsey, his son, Richard Russell Wil- Spouses Act’’. Under current law, enacted in ferred mode of transportation. National Bike liams, his stepsons, Dr. David Stallworth and 1982, former spouses of military members or Month provides the opportunity to recognize Jeff Stallworth, his stepdaughter, Nancy retirees are eligible for military medical bene- the significant impact of this noble invention Stallworth Weiss, and his 9 grandchildren—as fits and exchange and commissary privileges if and to inform others of the healthy, environ- well as the many friends he leaves behind. the military member had performed at least 20 mental, efficient, and neighborhood-friendly Our thoughts and prayers are with them all at years of military service, had been married for form of transportation. this difficult time. at least 20 years to one spouse, and 20 years

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Principal Curtis has include additional former spouses under a 20/ open’s next year, it will serve as a living testa- also introduced programs for parents, such as 20/15 restriction. ment to Sam’s dedication to Hillsborough ‘‘Parents As Art Partners,’’ which offers a free While this law recognizes the contribution County Schools. photography class, to create more parent in- and sacrifice of many military spouses who On behalf of the entire Tampa Bay commu- volvement at the school. later divorced, there is a group who are com- nity, I would like to thank Sam for all of his pletely left out through no fault of their own. good deeds and extend my deepest sym- These innovative initiatives and the school’s Spouses who must leave a marriage through pathies to his family. commitment to its 3 foundations of success, divorce due to documented abuse are often f ‘‘Attendance, Attitude and Achievement,’’ have left with none of these benefits. Domestic vio- allowed literally thousands of children to gain IN HONOR OF CURTIS HIGH lence and physical or sexual endangerment to a high school diploma in the face of tremen- the spouse or the children, proven by medical SCHOOL UPON ITS RECEIPT OF THE COLLEGE BOARD’S 2005 IN- dous odds. In doing so, such efforts have put or counseling records, should be taken into these children on the path to a better life, free account. Divorced because of this situation, SPIRATION AWARD from the shackles of poverty. I am honored to the injured spouse should continue to receive benefits. HON. VITO FOSSELLA recognize this fine institution and hope its ef- H.R. 2125 will change the law to 20/20/10 OF NEW YORK forts serve as a model for schools throughout only for these special circumstances, meaning IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES the country. The CHS example shows there is no limit to human ingenuity and that through that the military member would have been Thursday, May 5, 2005 married for at least 20 years to one spouse, creativity, commitment and perseverance, we would have performed at least 20 years of Mr. FOSSELLA. Mr. Speaker, I’m proud to can provide a better life for generations to military service, with 10 years of service and recognize today the great achievements of a come. marriage overlapping. This change would high school in my hometown of Staten Island: Curtis High School (CHS). This important edu- allow an abused spouse to escape from a po- f tentially dangerous marriage and still keep cational institution has just been given a benefits. $25,000 check from the College Board to ac- THE ACT TO PROVIDE MEMORIAL Most of our military members are honorable company the school’s receipt of the 2005 In- MARKERS FOR THOSE WHO DIED and good people. But, in the few cases where spiration Award. The Board levies this honor WHILE SERVING OVERSEAS spousal or child abuse is involved, we must annually on only 3 schools that help students protect the families. I invite my colleagues to achieve equitable access to higher education join me in support of military spouses who despite social, economic, and cultural chal- HON. JAMES R. LANGEVIN have found themselves in dangerous mar- lenges. A focus on attendance led to CHS’ re- riages, in support of fairer taxes for senior citi- ceipt of the award this year. The school’s pio- OF RHODE ISLAND zens, and in support of widows’ benefits for neering programs have led to 90 percent at- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES surviving spouses who are 55 and older. tendance rate and an 88 percent rate of grad- Thursday, May 5, 2005 f uation. Such a feat is truly amazing consid- ering the schools circumstances. HONORING SAM RAMPELLO CHS is a 100-year-old Gothic-style building, Mr. LANGEVIN. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to embellished with gargoyles and ornate stone introduce a bill that will help families memori- HON. JIM DAVIS archways. The school has an active alumni alize those who died in service to our country OF FLORIDA association, and many of its teachers are and are buried in cemeteries overseas. Ac- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES graduates, but CHS has changed dramatically cording to the Department of Veterans Affairs, since the days when it served a small, homo- those servicemembers whose remains are Thursday, May 5, 2005 geneous middle-class community. classified as ‘‘unavailable for burial’’ are eligi- Mr. DAVIS of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I rise in Today, Curtis High School functions at 160 ble for government-provided memorial markers honor of Sam Rampello, a tireless advocate percent of capacity. Forty-six percent of its or headstones. While this classification in- for Hillsborough County, Florida’s public students are documented at or below the fed- cludes those whose remains have not been schools. Sam’s passing this weekend silences eral poverty level, and more than half of its a passionate voice for our young people. students receive free or reduced-price recovered or who were buried at sea, there is A Tampa native and graduate of Jesuit High lunches. Among its racially diverse population one glaring exception to this definition—those School and the University of Tampa, Sam of more than 2,600 students, 40 percent are who died fighting for freedom abroad and spent his career working to improve our local white, 33 percent are black, and 20 percent were laid to rest there. schools. He started by teaching history at are Hispanic. The school also serves children The United States currently has 24 perma- Plant High School, and then went on to serve who are recent immigrants from Latin Amer- nent overseas burial grounds that are the final as a history professor at the University of ica, West Africa, Eastern Europe, and Asia. resting place for nearly 125,000 of our bravest Tampa. But it wasn’t long before he came Curtis High School credits its success to 10 men and women who died serving our coun- back to the public school system, working as small learning communities called ‘‘houses.’’ try. These sites are the responsibility of the dean of boys at Leto High School, then as as- Every freshman who enters CHS chooses sistant principal at Jefferson High School. among the themed tracks, which include such American Battle Monuments Commission and In 1972, Sam worked as director of varied subjects as the performing arts, Junior are a wonderful tribute to those buried there. Hillsborough Community College’s temporary ROTC, business and computer science, nurs- However, the Department of Veterans Affairs airport campus and a year later joined the ing, and journalism. Each house has unique maintains that because these graves can be Hillsborough County planning commission. In electives that develop the student’s particular visited, there is no need to provide families at 1976, Gov. Reubin Askew appointed Sam to talents and interests—be it dance, computer home with a memorial marker for their de- the Hillsborough County School board, where graphic design, or law—while maintaining a ceased loved ones. he served for nearly 18 years. college-preparatory curriculum for all students. We should not deny these families the abil- Humble by nature, Sam’s focus was always The school also offers afternoon and week- on the best interests of his students and his end tutoring programs, active college coun- ity to obtain memorial markers when we al- persistent goal was to help make our schools seling, and a mentoring program that targets ready do it for so many others. To correct this, the best they can be. His steadfast faith al- recent immigrants and students with little pa- my legislation will add overseas burials to the lowed Sam to see the potential in everyone— rental guidance. The Career Connections pro- VA’s ‘‘unavailable for burial’’ classification and particularly our students and those who help gram, a partnership among CHS, local busi- finally let these men and women be memorial- them succeed. nesses, and other community-based organiza- ized by their families here at home.

VerDate Nov 24 2008 09:17 Mar 11, 2009 Jkt 039102 PO 00000 Frm 00014 Fmt 0689 Sfmt 9920 E:\BR05\E05MY5.000 E05MY5 erowe on PROD1PC63 with BOUND RECORD 8772 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS, Vol. 151, Pt. 6 May 5, 2005 INTRODUCTION OF THE CLINICAL challenges, these breakthroughs in basic their districts, and help participate in this wor- RESEARCH ACT OF 2005 science will remain in the laboratories. Rat thy program. after rat will continue to be cured, but due to HON. DAVE WELDON the burdensome costs and the lack of clinical f researchers cures for humans will not mate- OF FLORIDA HONORING EAST BRUNSWICK HIGH IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES rialize. Let’s face it, bench research is less burdensome and less costly than applying SCHOOL STUDENTS WHO COM- Thursday, May 5, 2005 clinical therapies to human beings suffering PETED IN THE 2005 NATIONAL Mr. WELDON of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I am various diseases. Furthermore, because of the SCIENCE BOWL very pleased to join with my colleague from rising cost of healthcare delivery and the fiscal Pennsylvania, Mr. DOYLE to introduce the pressures weighing on academic health cen- HON. RUSH D. HOLT ‘‘Clinical Research Act of 2005.’’ This bill will ters, many of these physician researchers face OF NEW JERSEY address many of the problems confronting our institutional pressures to spend more and IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Academic Health Centers as they attempt to more of their time seeing billable patients rath- leverage the enormous biomedical research er than conducting innovative clinical research. Thursday, May 5, 2005 gains made in the past century, and in the The clinical researcher is a diminishing breed, Mr. HOLT. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to past several years in particular as the budget yet they play a vital role in bringing cures out honor five outstanding individuals, Eric Chang, for the National Institutes of Health has dou- of the laboratory to the suffering patient. Harrison Hsu, Aditya Panda, Zhengyang bled. It is also important to recognize that many Zhang, and Alex Zozula who competed in the Breakthroughs in basic biomedical sciences of the potential cures for patients utilize thera- 2005 National Science Bowl representing East over the past 5 decades, including human pies and interventions for which there is not a Brunswick High School. These five students genomics, biomedical engineering, molecular patentable product. In other words, there is no exemplify the true academic spirit and sci- biology, and immunology, have provided an profit motive for large corporate backer to in- entific drive that our country needs as we unprecedented supply of information for im- vest resources in developing these therapies. enter the 21st century. proving human health. As a member of the Without federal support for this clinical re- Since 1991, the National Science Bowl, Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Sub- search, most of these trials and likely cures through the sponsorship of the United States committee I am proud to say that the remark- will remain out of the reach of patients. Department of Energy, has brought together able strides that have been made in basic The bill that Representative DOYLE and I are more than 100,000 high school students to science would not have occurred without the introducing today, through its clinical research promote serious study of all fields of science, support of Congress and the general public. support grants, infrastructure grants, and from biology to physics, from botany to astron- While we realize that research may not ‘‘partnerships in clinical research’’ grants, will omy. These students have prepared through- produce results overnight, we, as stewards of provide our Nation’s Academic Health Centers out the year for the regional elimination tour- the taxpayers’ dollar have every right to ex- with the crucial resources they need and the naments, where only the best-prepared and pect that the fruits of that research will result opportunity to meet the public’s expectations. most scientifically-minded teams move on to in better treatments for patients. This requires This bill is specifically aimed at improving the the National Science Bowl. a federal commitment to clinical research, in- translation of this new medical science knowl- cluding a commitment to ensuring that the in- edge to directly benefit those suffering from a The team of five, under the guidance of frastructure is capable of translating, in a sys- wide array of diseases that impact all too coach and teacher Paul Kimmel won their re- temic and rational way, the fruits of basic re- many lives. gional elimination tournament held at the search into improved patient care. If we are going to reap the benefit of the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory. I, along with many of my colleagues in the enormous investment of taxpayer dollars in As a scientist, I cannot stress enough the Congress and the public in general, have be- biomedical research it is important that we importance of science and math education. come increasingly concerned that we have move this legislation forward. Science provides a bridge that connects all been too slow in getting improved patient I urge my colleagues to support this bill. aspects of our lives. These disciplines form therapies and interventions from the enormous f the basic building blocks that make up our investment we have made in basic research. knowledge of the world around us. Science HONORING THE MARINE CORPS The Congress and both the Clinton and Bush and math education is the key to guiding fu- TRIKE PROGRAM OF CITRUS Administrations made significant commitments ture generations in their understanding of an COUNTY to doubling the NIH budget. Significant strides ever changing world. Through programs such and advancements have been made in basic as the National Science Bowl, America’s youth research. Unfortunately, I hear on an ongoing HON. GINNY BROWN-WAITE is exposed to this vital branch of learning in a basis from patient advocacy groups concerned OF FLORIDA way that sparks their interest and promotes that this significant taxpayer investment has IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES serious study in these fields. not had much direct benefit to those suffering Thursday, May 5, 2005 Part of this year’s Science Bowl featured a Model Fuel Cell Car Race, where teams were from disease. In addition to hearing from pa- Ms. GINNY BROWN-WAITE of Florida. Mr. able to build a model car powered by hydro- tient advocacy groups, I hear from my col- Speaker, since 1997, the Marine Corps gen to compete in a speed race or a king-of- leagues about the apparent disconnect be- League has presented trikes to handicapped the-hill climb. The participating students also tween the promise of basic science and the children in Citrus County, FL. delivery of better health care for the citizens of Local Detachment #819 was involved with had the opportunity to attend presentations by this country. I believe that we can and should the Marine Corps League Auxiliary in conjunc- well known scientists that covered important do a better job of moving the bench research tion with the Toys for Tots Program in starting scientific issues of today. The five exceptional to the bedside. That is what this bill is aimed and implementing the current trike program. students from East Brunswick team gained at doing. This past weekend I joined the Marine valuable knowledge from their participation in Without strong Academic Health Centers ca- Corps League to help present modified tri- this year’s Science Bowl that they will surely pable of conducting clinical research, the cycles to some of the handicapped children in share with their fellow peers. promise of improving the health of the Amer- Citrus County. It is also important to acknowledge the par- ican people will continue to elude us. Each tricycle is modified to accommodate ents, mentors, friends, and family who have Unfortunately, the clinical research environ- the individual handicap of the child. helped these students succeed in their aca- ment in the Academic Health Centers is en- I can tell you from firsthand experience that demic efforts. I applaud the Science Depart- cumbered by rising costs, inadequate funding, the Marines are doing an amazing service to ment at East Brunswick High School for pre- mounting regulatory burdens, fragmented in- these young children, and should be com- paring these exemplary students. frastructure, incompatible databases, and a mended for their service and dedication to the I congratulate the members of the East shortage of both qualified investigators and community. Brunswick High School science team for their willing study participants. Without changes to I would hope that other Members would successes and wish them the best of luck in help Academic Health Centers meet these identify Marine Corps Leagues back home in their future scientific endeavors.

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A staggering 1 in 3 of and record numbers of students are enrolling Speaker, today, Mexican-Americans across Hispanics are uninsured, compared to 1 in 10 in and attending college. the country celebrate Cinco de Mayo—a day of the Nation’s white population. Gadsden High School has helped students that commemorates the past and relishes the Whereas, the African American community achieve equitable access to higher education present by embracing American culture. So is disproportionately affected by diabetes, car- despite social, economic and cultural chal- many Mexican-Americans have made positive diovascular disease, and other health prob- lenges. It has made significant strides in ex- contributions to our Nation. lems that require regular access to healthcare, posing its students to higher education options One area in particular where Mexican-Amer- 1 in 5 African Americans unfortunately are and opportunities. One example of the icans have made great strides is in the Armed also uninsured. school’s ingenuity in this endeavor is a pre- Forces. There are many Mexican-Americans The consequences are severe. Citizens college program called MESA that focuses on proudly serving and giving back to their coun- without health insurance are less likely to seek math, engineering and science. Students who try right now. I want to share the story of Dan- preventative care or help with minor medical achieve core requirements may earn up to iel from South Gate. problems, leading to major, more costly med- $1,000 in college tuition, which some admitting He is the son of Mexican immigrants, who ical problems. Without insurance, a person’s colleges and universities elect to match. came to this country to make a better life for health is compromised, and their lifespan is In addition to the progress Gadsden High his family. Growing up, Daniel said he always shortened. In fact, there are 18,000 deaths School has made in helping its seniors search felt patriotic. When I asked him what he each year in this country caused by a lack of and apply for scholarship opportunities, the thought patriotism was, he replied, ‘‘I think it’s health insurance—these deaths are prevent- school supports a summer camp for grades 9– working for freedom. I have always felt that I able. 12 to address college questions and planning. needed to earn my rights and that I had to The increase in the uninsured population af- The staff also plans to develop an Applying to contribute, even for the right to vote.’’ fects not only the health of our citizens, but College Handbook to promote greater parental He went on to say that serving in the mili- the health of our economy as well. In fact, involvement. These efforts have resulted in an tary was his civic duty. So as soon as he was nearly half of all bankruptcy filings result from exceptional 57 percent matriculation rate, 98 able, Daniel enlisted in the Marines and grad- medical expenses. Having just one uninsured percent of whom are first-generation college uated boot camp at 17. Daniel was one of the family member suffer from just one major attendees. first Mexican-Americans that many Iraqis had medical problem or hospital stay can dev- Mr. Speaker, I am honored to congratulate ever seen. I can think of no better ambas- astate the financial and emotional resources of Gadsden High School on this well-earned dis- sador for our country. While he was shot at, an entire family. tinction and express my gratitude for the lead- he returned to southern California unharmed. To stop the drain on our healthcare infra- ership and innovation they have dem- As you can see by this story, Mexican- structure, our society, and our economy, we onstrated. I commend Gadsden High School Americans share the same goals as other must provide insurance coverage to all Ameri- for the hard work they continue to perform, Americans of freedom, opportunity, and a cans. We must find a way to lower healthcare and I am proud to recognize Gadsden High chance to build a better life. On this day, let and drug costs. We must find a way to make School—a true model of commitment to higher us salute Daniel, and all other Mexican-Amer- premiums more affordable for employees and education—today before my colleagues. ican soldiers and veterans for their great serv- employers. Gadsden High School’s motto puts it best ice to this great Nation. Our small businesses should not have to by saying ‘‘Believe, hope and look for mir- f choose between economic success and meet- acles.’’ With an unwavering will to overcome ing their employees’ healthcare needs. Work- adversity and find creative solutions, Gadsden RECOGNIZING ‘‘COVER THE ers should not have to refuse insurance for High School is working to create its own ‘‘mir- UNINSURED WEEK’’ MAY 1–8, 2005 themselves and their children because pre- acles.’’ miums are too high. HON. ELIJAH E. CUMMINGS Please join me in supporting the goals of f OF MARYLAND Cover the Uninsured Week. Join me and INTRODUCTION OF THE GREAT IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES those stalwarts like Congressmen JOHN CON- LAKES ENVIRONMENTAL PRO- YERS, PETE STARK, CHARLIE RANGEL and Thursday, May 5, 2005 TECTION AND RESTORATION FRANK PALLONE, and Congresswomen TAMMY PROGRAMS REAUTHORIZATION Mr. CUMMINGS. Mr. Speaker, as our Na- BALDWIN, BARBARA LEE and DONNA ACT tion recognizes ‘‘Cover the Uninsured Week’’, CHRISTENSEN—as we continue our commit- I rise today to bring attention to the plight of ment to solving our health insurance crisis and the 45 million Americans who lack health in- to making sure that all Americans have access HON. VERNON J. EHLERS surance and access to healthcare. to healthcare. OF MICHIGAN Mr. Speaker, we are facing a health insur- Congress must urgently examine ways to IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ance and healthcare crisis in our country. transform our healthcare system so that it is Thursday, May 5, 2005 While our Nation spends more per capita than comprehensive, universal, and sustainable. I any other country on healthcare, our delivery look forward to taking part in that discussion. Mr. EHLERS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to systems are disjointed and ineffective. f introduce comprehensive legislation to protect There was a time when it was assumed that and restore the Great Lakes. I am pleased to having a job meant having health insurance. GADSDEN HIGH SCHOOL, RECIPI- be joined by Rep. MARK KIRK and 17 bipar- This is no longer the case. More than 80 per- ENT OF THE COLLEGE BOARD tisan original cosponsors. cent of uninsured Americans are workers, 2005 INSPIRATION AWARD The Great Lakes are a national treasure, most with full time jobs. Within my own state providing drinking water to millions of people of Maryland, 90 percent of the 750,000 citi- HON. STEVAN PEARCE and supporting billions of dollars in trade, fish- zens lacking health insurance are employed. OF NEW MEXICO ing, and recreation. While we have taken Increasingly, more Americans lose health IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES steps to improve environmental conditions in coverage every year, and those who have the basin, the Great Lakes still suffer from pol- coverage pay more for it. Healthcare and drug Thursday, May 5, 2005 lution from contaminated sediments, storm costs are rising, as are premiums. As a result, Mr. PEARCE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to water and agricultural runoff, and wetlands many small businesses struggling to stay com- acknowledge the accomplishments of an ex- and coastal habitat loss.

VerDate Nov 24 2008 09:17 Mar 11, 2009 Jkt 039102 PO 00000 Frm 00016 Fmt 0689 Sfmt 9920 E:\BR05\E05MY5.000 E05MY5 erowe on PROD1PC63 with BOUND RECORD 8774 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS, Vol. 151, Pt. 6 May 5, 2005 As its name indicates, the Great Lakes En- comprehensive restoration action plan cur- were detained without charge because of polit- vironmental Protection and Restoration Pro- rently under development. ical opinion.’’ grams Reauthorization Act reauthorizes sev- Mr. Speaker, we have a responsibility to Congress has been particularly interested in eral federal Great Lakes environmental pro- clean up and to protect this precious resource. the case of Aster Yohannes, an Eritrean na- grams in one comprehensive package. The bill My bill provides the funding and the coordina- tional who has been held incommunicado also provides a mechanism for coordinating tion necessary to implement the programs we without due process since trying to visit her activities among the various federal agencies have in place and to accomplish the shared husband in jail in December 2003. A number that carry out these programs, along with a goals of the region. I urge my colleagues to of my colleagues and I sent a letter to Eritrean process for coordination and future planning support this important legislation. President Isaias (EE-SIGH-US) Afwerki (AF- among federal, state and local program man- f WORK-EE) on January 6, 2004, concerning agers and the private sector. Finally, the bill this matter: reauthorizes the State Revolving Loan Fund ETHIOPIA AND ERITREA: PRO- ‘‘We respectfully urge you to release Aster under the Clean Water Act, in order to ad- MOTING STABILITY, DEMOCRACY Yohannes immediately and allow her to return dress wastewater infrastructure needs. AND HUMAN RIGHTS to her family,’’ the letter stated. ‘‘Web will re- The bill provides about $4 billion over 6 gard this as a first step toward restoring years by increasing the authorization levels for HON. CHRISTOPHER H. SMITH human rights in Eritrea. We look forward to re- current major environmental programs oper- OF NEW JERSEY solving this and other important issues in the ating in the Great Lakes Basin. Mr. Speaker, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES very near future.’’ I personally have met with Eritrean officials I believe that the most effective way to under- Thursday, May 5, 2005 take a major restoration initiative is to do so at the UN Human Rights Commission in Ge- within the context of current programs, through Mr. SMITH of New Jersey. Mr. Speaker, neva and here in the United States specifically higher funding and improved coordination earlier today, as chairman of the Africa, Global on this issue last year and only a few weeks among federal, state, and local agencies and Human Rights and International Operation ago. Yet, more than a year later, Mrs. cooperation with interested stakeholders. The subcommittee, I convened a hearing on the Yohannes is still imprisoned with no trial in bill includes federal programs at the Army precarious situation involving Ethiopia and Eri- sight, as are two U.S. Embassy personnel Corps of Engineers, the Department of Agri- trea. held without trial since 2001. culture, the Fish & Wildlife Service, the U.S. Seven years ago this month, the East Afri- Eritrea’s half Christian-half Muslim popu- Geological Survey (USGS), and the Environ- can nations of Eritrea and Ethiopia began a lation has coexisted peacefully, but there are mental Protection Agency (EPA). devastating two-year conflict that cost the lives tensions that could lead to serious problems. The bill is specifically targeted to address of as many as 100,000 soldiers and civilians. There have been incidents of violence involv- the costly big-ticket items that will have a dra- The war, which largely took place on Eritrean ing Muslim extremists and even violent inci- matic impact on improving the health of the territory, displaced a third of that country’s dents involving Coptics and other Christian Lakes. This includes $1.65 billion for cleaning population and caused massive destruction. groups. Government concern over the rapidly up Areas of Concern, a total that is consistent The deprivation in both countries continues growing Pentecostal group has led to mistreat- with recent low-end estimates from site ex- long after the war ended, and the suffering ment of believers. On the whole, security perts on AOC sediment remediation needs. It goes on. issues seem to have put religious freedom also provides $640 million for fisheries, wild- Eritrea’s economy has been battered by four aside in the priorities of the Eritrean govern- life, ecosystem and habitat restoration pro- years of drought, which has further diminished ment. The U.S. Commission on International grams. this country’s ability to feed its people. The Religious Freedom was unable to be with us The bill provides about $900 million for re- U.S. Department of State estimates that large today, but they have submitted for the record search and monitoring programs at the EPA, budget deficits have been caused by contin- a statement and report that details troubling the Great Lakes Environmental Research Lab- ued high defense spending. If not for remit- limitations on religious freedom in Eritrea. oratory (GLERL) within the National Oceanic tances from Eritreans living abroad, the coun- For the first time last year, the Secretary of and Atmospheric Administration, and the try’s economy would be hard-pressed to sus- State designated Eritrea as a ‘‘Country of Par- Great Lakes Science Center (GLSC) within tain itself. In Ethiopia, the United Nations Chil- ticular Concern’’ under the International Reli- the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). The bill dren’s Fund has identified 25 hot spots around gious Freedom Act for particularly severe vio- also authorizes extramural grants to public the country where people are facing serious lation of religious freedom. universities and private institutions to conduct risk of malnutrition. This current crisis, accord- Finally, after a promising start to its democ- this important work. These activities are critical ing to UNICEF, is at least partly caused by racy at independence, Eritrea cracked down to the successful planning, implementation delays in the start of the government’s safety on the political opposition in September 2001 and oversight of restoration efforts. net program, and continued military spending and continues to seriously limit the ability of The bill also reauthorizes the national State will only further exacerbate the problems with citizens to express themselves through the Revolving Loan Fund and provides $20 billion an economy now surviving due to foreign as- vote. over 5 years to assist communities with the sistance. The State Department human rights report critical task of upgrading and improving their Human rights and democracy also are di- noted improvements in Ethiopia’s human wastewater infrastructure. This piece is taken minished by the concentration of both govern- rights record, but it continues to note serious from H.R. 1560, passed by the Water Re- ments on resolving the border issue. remaining problems: sources Subcommittee in the 108th Congress. In the current U.S. Department of State ‘‘Security forces committed a number of un- Sewer system needs are a critical component Country Reports on Human Rights Practices, lawful killings, including alleged political of keeping the Great Lakes and their tribu- Eritrea was cited for its poor human rights killings, and beat, tortured, and mistreated de- taries clean, and the State Revolving Loan record: tainees. Prison conditions remained poor. The Fund has been a successful program for help- ‘‘Citizens did not have the ability to change Government continued to arrest and detain ing cities and towns undertake these very ex- their government. Security forces were re- persons arbitrarily, particularly those sus- pensive upgrades. sponsible for unlawful killings; however, there pected of sympathizing with or being members Finally, the bill codifies Executive Order were no new reports of disappearances. There of the OLF. Thousands of suspects remained #13340, signed by the President in May 2004, were numerous reports that security forces re- in detention without charge, and lengthy pre- and codifies the regional collaboration process sorted to torture and physical beatings of pris- trial detention continued to be a problem. The outlined in conjunction with the E.O. on De- oners, particularly during interrogations, and Government infringed on citizens’ privacy cember 3, 2004, by the Administrator of the security forces severely mistreated army de- rights, and the law regarding search warrants EPA, the Great Lakes governors, tribal lead- serters and draft evaders. The Government was often ignored. The Government restricted ers, several Members of Congress, and oth- generally did not permit prison visits by local freedom of the press; however, compared with ers. This will continue to improve collaboration or international groups, except the Inter- previous years, there were fewer reports that among the many projects and programs oper- national Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). journalists were arrested, detained or pun- ating in the Basin and ensure long-term sta- Arbitrary arrests and detentions continued to ished for writing articles critical of the Govern- bility to the preparation and oversight of the be problems; an unknown number of persons ment. Journalists continued to practice self

VerDate Nov 24 2008 09:17 Mar 11, 2009 Jkt 039102 PO 00000 Frm 00017 Fmt 0689 Sfmt 9920 E:\BR05\E05MY5.000 E05MY5 erowe on PROD1PC63 with BOUND RECORD May 5, 2005 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS, Vol. 151, Pt. 6 8775 censorship. The Government at times re- It is difficult to understand why these for- Company in Watsonville which has retail bev- stricted freedom of assembly, particularly for merly friendly nations would risk further devas- erage customers throughout the region. members of opposition political parties; secu- tation for territory not particularly blessed with George is a lion of a man who cares deeply rity forces at times used excessive force to natural resources. However, one must keep in about righting wrongs. He does not seek out disperse demonstrations.’’ mind that this border dispute actually dates the limelight, but rather looks for quiet ways to In Ethiopia, Human Rights Watch has docu- back to the somewhat vague borders drawn make a big impact. That theme of making an mented incidents of murder, rape and torture by Italy, the former colonial power. So long as impact and getting results underpins all of his committed by the Ethiopian military against the Eritrea and Ethiopia were united under colo- community and philanthropic work. George Anuak (ANN-YOU-AK) people in the south- nial or dictatorial rule, the border issues were serves as a Trustee of the Community Hos- western region of Gambella. As our witness not pressing. pital of the Monterey Peninsula Foundation; will detail in his testimony, hundreds of Anuak The peace process that eventually ended trustee of the Leon and Sylvia Panetta Insti- villagers have been killed in a series of attacks the war was predicated on an international tute for Public Policy; member of the Board of by soldiers and civilian mobs since December commission impartially ruling on the demarca- Directors of the Community Foundation of 2003. Beatings and torture of Anuaks have tion of the 1000 kilometer border between the Santa Cruz County; member of the Governing become all too commonplace in Ethiopia two countries. However, the decision of the Board of Cabrillo College in Aptos; member of under a government whose attention is not fo- commission has only been accepted ‘‘in prin- the Board of Governors of the State Bar of cused on such egregious human rights viola- ciple’’ by the Ethiopians, who stand to lose California; and member of the Board of Direc- tions. their access to the Red Sea. The Ethiopian tors of the Santa Cruz county Society for Pre- Concerns over a repeat of the irregularities government is publicly complaining about loss vention of Cruelty to Animals. surrounding Ethiopia’s 2000 and 2001 elec- of the town of Badme, hardly a strategic cen- George Couch’s work with MACE certainly tions prompted some of my colleagues to in- ter. Meanwhile, the Eritreans refuse to even follows this pattern of service. As an organiza- troduce H.R. 935 to urge the Government of discuss the matter further. tion, MACE offers scholarships to Latino youth Ethiopia to ensure free and fair elections on U.S. policy should be clear on the Eritrea- in San Benito County to further their education May 15th. I commend the sponsors of this leg- Ethiopia dispute, but it appears to have de- beyond high school. Over the years MACE islation and support the call for orderly, peace- pended on the old paradigm. We are sup- has helped dozens of San Benito County stu- ful, free and fair elections in Ethiopia. portive of both Eritrea and Ethiopia; however, dents achieve their goals. The financial and The short time remaining may limit the im- issues such as the fight against global ter- moral support offered by MACE has been in- pact of this important piece of legislation, rorism and the effort to contain Sudan’s hostile strumental in their success. This achievement which is aimed specifically at the upcoming government have caused American policy to is in no small part due to the efforts of George elections. Therefore, I would like to work with tread lightly on development, democracy and Couch whose steadfast support and guidance the cosponsors of this bill on legislation soon human rights issues in those countries. We of MACE over the last 19 years has played a after the elections in Ethiopia that would allow should not have to choose between security central role. us to be more comprehensive and develop a Mr. Speaker, I know that I speak for the legislative response that is consistent with the and democracy and human rights. It is not an whole House when I congratulate Mr. Couch importance of this country in America’s overall ‘‘either-or’’ situation but ‘‘both-and.’’ We must on this well deserved recognition. His service Africa policy. find a new framework for U.S. policy in the Today, a number of colleagues joined me in Horn of Africa, and we called this hearing part- stands as a beacon to others. I am pleased to sending a letter to Ethiopian Prime Minister ly to see how the Administration is addressing have this opportunity to honor Mr. Couch and Meles Zenawi, urging him to rescind the ex- the full range of our concerns in this region. express the gratitude of MACE and the broad- pulsion of three American NGOs helping to Both Eritrea and Ethiopia make themselves er community for the results that flow from his build democracy—the International Republican more vulnerable to internal turmoil by their in- selfless leadership. Institute, the National Democratic Institute and ability to address the many other vital issues f they face even if there is a stalemate in the the International Foundation for Electoral Sys- TRIBUTE TO MARLA RUZICKA tems. For the sake of continuing democratic border dispute. This is neither in the short progress in Ethiopia, we hope the Prime Min- term interest of these two nations nor in the ister will respond positively to our request. long term strategic interest of the United HON. TIMOTHY H. BISHOP Again, Eritrea and Ethiopia are concen- States. Identifying a more effective policy to- OF NEW YORK trating on building their military forces, and ward resolving the Eritrea-Ethiopia dispute IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES they are neglecting the very pressing needs of was the focus of today’s hearing. Thursday, May 5, 2005 their people. Now their mutual militaries seem f poised to renew open warfare due to unre- Mr. BISHOP of New York. Mr. Speaker, I IN HONOR OF MR. GEORGE COUCH solved issues involving their common border. rise today to pay tribute to an outstanding Both nations have increased their deploy- young woman, Marla Ruzicka, who was trag- ment of troops on the security zone border. HON. SAM FARR ically killed in Iraq on Saturday, April 16, 2005, Ethiopia recently added 30,000 troops for an OF CALIFORNIA when a suicide bomber attacked a convoy of estimated total of 90,000 armed men, most IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES U.S. security contractors passing her vehicle on the road to Baghdad airport. Marla was said to be within 40 kilometers of the frontier. Thursday, May 5, 2005 While it is unclear exactly how many troops traveling on the road to visit an Iraqi child in- the Eritreans have deployed, they feel empow- Mr. FARR. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to jured by a bomb, part of her daily work with ered to threaten military action if the current honor my good friend George Couch for his the humanitarian organization she founded— stalemate concerning the international border tremendous commitment to education in gen- The Campaign for Innocent Victims of Conflict commission’s ruling is not accepted fully by eral, and to the Latino youth of my district in (CIVIC). Marla, who was only 28 years old, the Ethiopian government. particular. This coming Saturday, May 7, 2005, worked tirelessly and fearlessly on behalf of As recently as Tuesday of this week, Eri- the San Benito County Mexican-American civilian victims of war in some of the most trean President Isaias announced at his ruling Committee on Education (MACE) will recog- dangerous parts of the world, accomplishing party conference that war with Ethiopia is im- nize George for his tremendous help in mak- more in the area of human rights during her minent. President Isaias said his upcoming ing educational opportunities available to short life than most people do in a lifetime. budget would be planned with war in mind. young people in San Benito County. It is Marla Ruzicka’s affiliation with South- Presumably that budget will include funding for George graduated from Stanford University ampton College, an institution which I served the arms the Eritreans agreed last month to and followed that up with an MBA from Har- as Provost for many years, that has made her buy from Russia. vard. He has used this education and his busi- tragic death very personal to me. Marla If the war resumes, Ethiopia’s Tekeze dam ness smarts to build several successful com- earned her undergraduate degree through and Eritrea’s port of Assab will be prime tar- panies in the Monterey Bay Area. These in- Southampton College’s Friends World Pro- gets, which will only make worse an already clude Triad Broadcasting Company in Mon- gram, an academic program that stresses the precarious state of development in both na- terey which operates 49 broadcast radio prop- careful consideration of world problems, and tions. erties nationwide, and Couch Distributing encourages a life of committed action in the

VerDate Nov 24 2008 09:17 Mar 11, 2009 Jkt 039102 PO 00000 Frm 00018 Fmt 0689 Sfmt 9920 E:\BR05\E05MY5.000 E05MY5 erowe on PROD1PC63 with BOUND RECORD 8776 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS, Vol. 151, Pt. 6 May 5, 2005 world community. Many of my colleagues on Marla’s contributions to the most vulnerable Vioxx should not return to the market. And the faculty and staff can recall Marla’s pas- of citizens did not come without making a these are only the things we know about. sionate commitment to making a difference in great deal of personal sacrifice, however. More concerns are likely to be uncovered as the world, and were moved by her enthusiasm CIVIC operated on a shoe-string budget of we dig deeper. for helping those in need. To those of us who about $100,000 a year, which often left Marla Would Merck be doing all this if Merck was knew of Marla, it was no surprise that she depending on friends and family to secure the only maker of Vioxx? Absolutely not. gave up her life to serve the needs of others. enough money for airline tickets and living ex- When there is competition in manufacturing, Marla’s concern for the victims of world in- penses. When returning to the U.S. from over- just like there is in most other sectors, the ca- justice began early in life. A Northern Cali- seas, Marla would often stay with friends, pability to squeeze so much profit from a sin- fornia native, Marla began her work as a sleeping on their sofas, to continue her work gle drug is gone. But under a monopoly, which human rights activist for the San Francisco of- when returning to the United States. Her abil- is what Merck has with its patented Vioxx, the fice of Global Exchange at the young age of ity to succeed in the most difficult of cir- sky is the limit on profits. Only the patent hold- 15. It was at this time that Marla first dem- cumstances is a testament to her natural abil- er or licensee can sell it, so they control the onstrated her desire to educate others about ity and drive, and serves as an inspiration to market. And when a company controls the global injustice by organizing discussions for many. market, they have considerable leeway to cor- her high school classmates about such issues Mr. Speaker, few people possess the undy- rupt the process in ways similar to what we as the U.S. trade embargo on Cuba. During ing commitment to selflessly and courageously have seen with Merck. her undergraduate education, Marla traveled pursue justice on behalf of the less fortunate The usual justification for patent monopolies to the Middle East, Cuba, Zimbabwe, and as did Marla Ruzicka. During her lifetime, is that patents are yielding innovation, which is Nicaragua where she witnessed firsthand the Marla viewed it as her personal obligation to critical for new pharmaceuticals. But we are suffering of those who lived there. After earn- fight for the less fortunate in this world and, not getting that innovation. The number of ing her degree, she continued her work with under the most difficult of circumstances, de- New Molecular Entities approved by the FDA Global Exchange and traveled to Afghanistan manded and achieved justice for so many vic- has been in decline several years running. after Operation Enduring Freedom, where she tims of war and conflict. Her relentless dedica- Copycats or me-too’s constitute roughly 70 recorded the military campaign’s effects on Af- tion and optimism won over the hearts of the percent of new FDA approved drugs. In other ghan civilians and used the information to gar- most influential people, making it possible to words, the pipeline is drying up. ner assistance for the families harmed by the relieve the suffering of those most in need. If we want to avoid another Vioxx down the conflict. In 2003, Marla organized her efforts in as- Her actions were nothing short of heroic, and road, we need to get to the root of the prob- sisting the victims of war by founding an orga- should serve as an inspiration to us all. I ask lem. We need to bring innovation back up, nization she named CIVIC—The Campaign for those in this distinguished body to join me in control perverse incentives, and drive drug Innocent Victims of Conflict. Marla’s assigned offering my condolences to Marla’s parents, prices back down to a similar level as other mission for CIVIC was both to achieve an ac- Clifford and Nancy Ruzicka. They should be developed nations. We do that by changing curate accounting of civilian casualties caused commended on their daughter’s extraordinary the financing of pharmaceuticals. by the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and to commitment to improving the world one life at Put simply, the NIH, which is currently re- secure assistance for their families. In pur- a time. sponsible for much of the innovation in phar- suing this mission, she spent weeks at a time f maceutical research, should drastically in- crease its already successful pharmaceutical traveling the dangerous roads of Afghanistan RISK AND RESPONSIBILITY: THE and Iraq to personally interview the injured research program. The innovations that result ROLES OF FDA AND PHARMA- should be available for any qualified entity to and their families, document their experiences, CEUTICAL COMPANIES IN EN- and work with U.S. military officials to earn manufacture, which would introduce competi- SURING THE SAFETY OF AP- tion into the market. It would boost innovation, them compensation. In organizing a group of PROVED DRUGS LIKE VIOXX 150 Iraqi volunteers who went to hospitals and competition would drive down prices as it does into towns, Marla helped produce the first in the generics market, and the incentive to comprehensive list of people killed or injured HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH engage in Merck-like behavior would be dras- in Iraq by U.S. weapons. OF OHIO tically reduced. Marla also achieved a great deal of success IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES f in recruiting the efforts of military personnel, Thursday, May 5, 2005 IN RECOGNITION OF ANTHONY humanitarian organizations, and the U.S. Con- BENEDETTI gress for her cause. Through her boundless Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, thank you for energy and determination, she lobbied the the opportunity to speak about this critical Senate and helped win the insertion of lan- public health issue that has affected the entire HON. FRANK PALLONE, JR. guage in an appropriations bill that provided U.S. The Vioxx case presents us with a valu- OF NEW JERSEY $2.5 million to help victims in Afghanistan; this able opportunity to examine an industry in IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES order to help it improve. The problem is not money has now grown to $7.5 million. She Thursday, May 5, 2005 also succeeded in securing a $10 million ap- only that the FDA does not have sufficient reg- propriation for Iraqi victims, which is used to ulatory authority to protect the public, though Mr. PALLONE. Mr. Speaker, it is my great rebuild homes and schools, provide medical that is certainly true. The problem actually lies pleasure to rise today to honor a man who assistance, and make loans. While in the Mid- with the way pharmaceuticals are priced. I’ll has spent 37 years of his life representing the dle East, Marla networked with military com- explain. interests of working men and women in Cen- manders, realizing they often had the freedom In the Vioxx case, Merck displayed a litany tral New Jersey. and resources to assist victims quickly. of predatory behavior. Vioxx research teams Anthony Benedetti, on June 1, 2005, retires In her interactions with Congress, the U.S. were stacked with people who had financial as Financial Secretary and Treasurer of the military, and others in positions of authority, associations with Merck. Merck manipulated Sheetmetal Workers International Association Marla persuasively argued that achieving an research protocols. They delayed publication Local 27. accurate accounting for the loss of life in Iraq of negative findings about Vioxx. They suc- For the last several decades, Anthony and Afghanistan would not only make the rec- ceeded in getting people to take Vioxx that did Benedetti has unselfishly represented the ompense of wartime civilian casualties easier, not have a medical need by spending $161 Sheetmetal Workers International Association. but would also assist U.S. led reconstruction million for direct-to-consumer advertising His outstanding work and leadership have efforts. Through it all, Marla’s sunny disposi- alone. And direct lobbying to doctors is a well- served as a guide to other employees tion and ability to make friends easily proved known practice that has the same result. Last- throughout the years. It is doubtful that the invaluable in recruiting the assistance of jour- ly, 10 members of a 32-member FDA advisory Sheetmetal Workers International Association nalists, U.N. officials, non-governmental orga- board in charge of determining whether Vioxx would have functioned the same way without nization staff, and the U.S. military in docu- should continue to be allowed on the market, his tireless efforts. menting the plight of civilians and providing re- had ties to industry. Had those advisers ab- I want to offer Mr. Benedetti my congratula- lief to war-torn families. stained, the committee would have voted that tions and thanks for his outstanding career of

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service. It is with men like Anthony Benedetti my colleagues Mr. SCOTT, Mr. NADLER, and ON THE OCCASION OF THE that our nation’s labor movement is such a me affected our rights, reputation, and con- ANNIVERSARY OF MOORE’S LAW huge success. He will be deeply missed. duct. As founder and Chair of the Congres- Mr. Speaker, it is my sincere hope that my sional Children’s Caucus, a report that cites HON. ANNA G. ESHOO colleagues will join me in honoring and recog- an amendment offered by me that would ex- OF CALIFORNIA nizing Anthony Benedetti as a determined and empt sexual predators from liability is at the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES exceptional worker who affected the lives of very least offensive. many people. My constituents and the constituents of my Thursday, May 5, 2005 f colleagues do read House Reports, and the Ms. ESHOO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to nefarious language that the Chairman avers commemorate the 40th anniversary of Moore’s POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE as representative of his true intentions should Law, a prediction by Intel co-founder Gordon ASSERTED BY REPRESENTATIVE be highlighted as contrary to the ideals on Moore about integrated circuits that has driven NADLER, H. REP. 109–51, CON- which this House, this government, and this the pace of innovation, helped make America CERNING H.R. 748, THE CHILD nation were established. the world’s technological leader, as well as INTERSTATE ABORTION NOTIFI- f helping to launch what is now the Silicon Val- CATION ACT OF 2005 ley. TRIBUTE TO KATHRYN LEHMAN In April of 1965, Gordon Moore, then an en- HON. SHEILA JACKSON-LEE gineer with Fairchild Semiconductor, predicted OF TEXAS HON. DAVE CAMP that computer chips would double in power IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF MICHIGAN approximately every 18 months while staying at the same cost. Forty years later, Moore’s Thursday, May 5, 2005 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Law has maintained its pace. Today we enjoy Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, Thursday, May 5, 2005 technological innovation that even the most I rise in strong support of the point raised by Mr. CAMP. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay enterprising minds could not have imagined the gentleman from New York regarding the tribute to the distinguished service of an em- four decades ago: Computers once the size of malreporting of the Republican Leadership of ployee of this House. To do so, I’m reminded a refrigerator now fit on our laps or in the palm the Committee on the Judiciary with respect to of an old phrase that doesn’t fit anymore in to- of our hands, and a talking doll enjoyed by H.R. 748, the Child Interstate Abortion Notifi- day’s society. It goes: behind every good man kids around the world packs four times as cation Act of 2005. is a good woman. The saying may be out- much processing power as an Apollo moon Under Rule IX, paragraph (1) of the House dated, but the point it tries to make still rings lander. Rules, Mr. NADLER justifiably asserts his point true: nobody gets very far without a lot of sup- Along with these extraordinary advances in because not only his but my ‘‘rights and rep- port. processing power, the technological innovation utation’’ have been offended by the conduct of Nowhere is that more accurate than in the driven by Moore’s Law has led to advances in the Chairman in publishing House Report world of politics and public service. I’d like to virtually every industry and almost every as- 109–51. To reiterate, the language used in think that the modern corollary up here on the pect of our lives. Doctors can access the Inter- pages 45–49 patently malreport and malign Hill might sound something like: behind every net in the examining room or diagnose a pa- the authors of amendments to H.R. 748, the good politician is their staff. And, Kathryn Leh- tient remotely, while having access to the lat- Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act of man has helped make many a good politician. est updates on chemical reactions, alter- 2005. Kathryn may not have been in the head- natives, and availability of prescriptions. On- Two days ago, on May 3, 2005, the Ranking lines, she may not have been lauded with the-go parents can carry games and other dig- Member of the Committee on the Judiciary led award after award and plaque after plaque, ital entertainment for their young children on debate on his resolution of privilege, H. Res. but she has done much to make our Repub- the road while simultaneously checking in on 253 that concerned the ways in which the act lican caucus a success. their teenagers whereabouts and well-being. of the Chairman of the Judiciary Committee In her many roles, Kathryn has always been Most importantly, the drive toward maintain- negatively affected the ‘‘rights of the House a go-to person. Working the halls of Congress ing Moore’s law has kept the U.S. technology collectively, its safety, dignity, and the integrity with an in-depth knowledge of policy, an ability industry at the forefront of innovation, growing of its proceedings.’’ to handle even the toughest personalities and quality, high-paying jobs and contributing to So too, was this resolution properly and jus- a dedication to public service that is second to our Nation’s economic stability. The premise tifiably introduced because, in that case, the none, Kathryn has remained a constant force of Moore’s Law dictates that computing power privileges of ‘‘dignity’’ and ‘‘the integrity of [the in moving our agenda forward. improves essentially for free, bringing in- House’s] proceedings’’ have been patently vio- Kathryn is leaving us to take that next step creases in productivity unprecedented since lated. To purposefully misreport the good-faith in her already distinguished career. While I the Industrial Revolution and acting as a pow- amendments that have been offered by Mem- know that Kathryn’s talents will be missed, I erful deflationary force in the world’s macro- bers of this venerable House debases the na- wish her the very best in her new endeavor. economy. As a result, consumers get more for ture and trustworthiness of the House Report. f less. Businesses can continually improve their After this debacle, Members will have to operations, service and productivity at a cost scan committee reports with a fine-toothed PERSONAL EXPLANATION advantage. comb—not for substantive value, but for accu- In Silicon Valley, which I’m proud to rep- racy and veracity of their reporting value! This HON. JEFF FLAKE resent, we’re proud to be a major driver in the is the diminution of the dignity of the process. OF ARIZONA technology industry to keep pace with Moore’s This is the diminution of the integrity of the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Law. The small and large businesses which House. are part of our local technology industry have Thursday, May 5, 2005 The American people must be made aware led to economic growth and development. Intel that we, the authors of the amendments on Mr. FLAKE. Mr. Speaker, yesterday I voted Corporation, leading the charge, has become pages 45–49 of House Report 109–51 do not ‘‘Yes’’ on H.R. 366, the Vocational and Tech- a major local contributor to our economy and associate ourselves with the misreported por- nical Education for the Future Act. My ‘‘Yes’’ is an example of the impact that U.S. techno- tions thereof. vote was entirely the result of an error on my logical leadership has at a regional, national, House Report 109–51 not only improperly part. For the record, I intended to cast a ‘‘No’’ and international level. made negative inferences as to the import and vote against H.R. 366. I do not believe that On April 19, 1965, the day which Gordon intent of my amendments, but it combined two vocational and technical educational grants Moore’s article first appeared, he certainly distinct and separately-offered amendments falls within the proper scope of the federal could not have predicted the powerful and dra- into one. government. matic influence his postulation would have on In terms of the personal privileges violated Unfortunately, I did not realize that I had our world. by the report, the misreporting—and the voted incorrectly until after the vote was con- Beyond sharing a wonderful prediction, Gor- malreporting of the amendments offered by cluded. don Moore has distinguished himself as a

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We have both known this spe- in honoring Gordon Moore for his vision in es- health care organizations that demonstrate cial man through not only his sixteen years at tablishing Moore’s Law, for his unique leader- commitment to community service through a DTE Energy, but also throughout the many ship, his integrity, and his incomparable con- variety of programs. These programs must ex- years he spent in public service working tributions to make our nation great. How proud hibit a continuous dedication to making com- across and from both sides of the aisle to im- I am to be Gordon Moore’s Representative in munities healthier. Each year, the $100,000 prove the lives of Michigan’s citizens. Congress. He has our collective gratitude for award is given to an organization committed to Mr. Taylor has shown an exceptional com- his contributions to our Nation. providing its community with innovative pro- mitment to the people of the state of Michigan. f grams and services that promote the health After graduating from Western Michigan Uni- and well being of the community. The Amer- versity in 1964, he went on to receive his Juris RECOGNIZING VERN BROOKS, ican Hospital Association, the Baxter Inter- Doctor from the Detroit College of Law in PRESIDENT OF TECHNICAL DI- national Foundation and the Cardinal Health 1967. A lifelong student of both academics RECTORS, INC., ON BEING Foundation sponsored the award. and personal interaction, Mr. Taylor received NAMED 2005 REGIONAL SUBCON- Henry Ford Health System’s outstanding an honorary Doctor of Laws Degree in 2002, TRACTOR OF THE YEAR community programs are improving the health from Marygrove College in Detroit, Michigan. and quality of life of the people they serve, pri- After two years of service in Chicago, Illinois HON. MIKE ROGERS marily Southeast Michigan’s minority and dis- as an attorney at the Container Corporation of OF MICHIGAN advantaged residents. America, Mr. Taylor was appointed by then- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Henry Ford Health System was recognized Governor of Michigan William G. Milliken, a for its involvement in: The School-Based Republican, to serve as the Deputy Director of Thursday, May 5, 2005 Health Initiative, which takes primary and pre- the Michigan Department of Commerce. Two Mr. ROGERS of Michigan. Mr. Speaker, I ventive care to Detroit classrooms where it years later in 1971, Mr. Taylor was appointed rise today to recognize Vern Brooks, President may be the only health care a child receives. by a bipartisan commission representing both of Technical Directors, Inc. (TDI), on being The Henry Ford sites handle nearly 20,000 labor and management, to serve as the Direc- named 2005 Regional Subcontractor of the student visits each year. tor of the Michigan Employment Security Com- Year. Mr. Brooks’ small business, Technical AIM–HI—African American Initiative for Male mission (MESC), the State’s third largest Directions Inc., manufactures proprietary jet Health Improvement, a program within the In- agency. His 13 years of remarkable service at engine technology. These engines have prov- stitute on Multicultural Health at Henry Ford, that position led to his appointment by Demo- en superior for use in small unmanned aircraft that provides mobile health screenings and cratic Governor James Blanchard as Director and powered weapons systems, including sev- onsite health education for diabetes, hyper- of the Michigan Department of Labor in 1983. eral Lockheed Martin mini-cruise missiles. tension, and strokes. SandCastles, a division In a remarkable feat of commitment, Mr. Tay- Mr. Brooks was recognized by the Small of the Hospices of Henry Ford Health System, lor served concurrently as both the Director of Business Administration for his entrepreneurial which offers grief support for children and fam- the MESC and Michigan’s Labor Department spirit at the 2005 U.S. Small Business Admin- ilies who have lost a loved one. In 2004, this for nearly two years. istration’s National Small Business Week in program served 378 children and 274 adults In 1984, after 15 years of service to the Washington, D.C., an event that showcased from 228 families. City Year Detroit, a program state of Michigan, Martin left his position as Small Business Persons of the Year winners that is supported financially and housed by Director of Labor in order to serve the people from each state. National Small Business Henry Ford Health System. In this program, of Detroit as the President of New Detroit Inc., Week honors some of the Nation’s estimated outstanding young adults make a 10-month, the Nation’s first urban coalition developed in 25 million small business owners that form the full-time volunteer service commitment to help response to the civil unrest of 1967. As Presi- foundation of our Nation’s economy. youth in Detroit’s lowest-income neighbor- dent, Mr. Taylor acted to facilitate an active Mr. Speaker, small businesses are the life hoods. and productive dialogue between all social, re- blood of the American economy. They employ Automobile pioneer Henry Ford founded the ligious and economic organizations in the Met- more than half the country’s private work hospital in 1915 to improve the health of metro ropolitan Detroit area. Mr. Taylor served with force, create three of every four new jobs and Detroit residents. Since that time, the health distinction for 5 years at that position. generate a majority of American innovations.’ system has been devoted to patient safety, Finally in 1989, Mr. Taylor was asked to The entrepreneurs that found these busi- clinical excellence and superior service. The serve as an Executive Vice President of DTE nesses must be recognized for their contribu- health system partners with dozens of local Energy. At this post, Martin was responsible tion to economy. I ask my colleagues to join agencies and organizations to serve more for developing and implementing the com- me in honoring Mr. Brooks for his recognition than one million residents in southeast Michi- pany’s strategies for human resources, cor- as 2005 Regional Subcontractor of the Year gan. porate communications, and corporate and and in recognizing the contribution of small Again, Mr. Speaker I want to commend the government affairs. He worked to enhance the business owners to the growth of our econ- Henry Ford Health System and its President public reputation of DTE Energy and to ensure omy. and Chief Executive Officer, Nancy Schlichting that its workforce was fully capable of meeting f for a job well done. What an honor for the the changing demands and challenges of the Henry Ford Health System and the city of De- energy industry. As a member of the executive HONORING HENRY FORD HEALTH troit. Their commitment to quality health care committee, Mr. Taylor worked with other sen- SYSTEM ON WINNING THE 2004 and the community is to be applauded. ior officers to handle all corporate-wide re- FOSTER G. MCGAW PRIZE FOR f sponsibilities. EXCELLENCE IN COMMUNITY Aside from his remarkable service through- SERVICE CONGRATULATING S. MARTIN out his career, Mr. Taylor also serves on near- TAYLOR ON THE OCCASION OF ly twenty business, civic and community affili- HON. CAROLYN C. KILPATRICK HIS RETIREMENT ations and boards, and in the past, Martin has OF MICHIGAN been part of over thirty such organizations. In IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HON. FRED UPTON 1996, he was elected to the University of Michigan Board of Regents, where he con- Thursday, May 5, 2005 OF MICHIGAN IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES tinues to serve with distinction. He is also the Ms. KILPATRICK of Michigan. Mr. Speaker, recipient of two commendations of public serv- I rise today to honor the Henry Ford Health Thursday, May 5, 2005 ice by the Michigan Legislature. His civic serv- System in Detroit for winning the 2004 Foster Mr. UPTON. Mr. Speaker, Mr. DINGELL and ice provides a great testament to the spirit of G. McGaw Prize for Excellence in Community I rise today as the Senior Members of the commitment and community Mr. Taylor pos- Service—one of the health care field’s most Michigan Delegation to congratulate and pay sesses. Martin is truly a model member of the

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Mr. Taylor also IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Jefferson displayed, at an early age, a remark- has two step-children, his son, Douglass, and able command of the law, he was recruited to daughter, Carla. Thursday, May 5, 2005 serve as the Assistant District Attorney for As Martin begins what is surely a deserved Mr. VAN HOLLEN. Mr. Speaker, this week Bexar County, a position he held until he was retirement, we offer him the best of luck on is Public Service Recognition Week, a week appointed Chief Assistant United States Attor- this long and well-earned journey. Mr. Speak- when we salute government employees at the ney and subsequently Chief of the Criminal er, we hope you will join with us and our col- federal, state, county and local levels. As a Section for the Western District of Texas, a leagues in the Michigan Delegation to wish member of the Congressional Public Service job he held until Humble Oil and Refining Mr. Taylor many years filled with family, Caucus, I would like to honor one of my con- Company beckoned him to join their ranks as friends, and good health and thank him for stituents who is a model public servant. Trial and Labor Relations Counsel. During the what he has done for our state. Eileen Harrington, of Kensington, Maryland, early seventies, he assumed the role of Judge f is the Associate Director for Marketing Prac- in the Court of Domestic Relations #2 for Har- tices at the Federal Trade Commission, Bu- ris County, and in 1973 was elected to a full RECOGNIZING THE 75TH ANNIVER- reau of Consumer Protection. In this position, four-year term. At the end of his tenure in the SARY OF ST. ROBERT Ms. Harrington led the team that developed Domestic Court, Judge Jefferson was ap- BELLARMINE PARISH the heralded Do Not Call Registry. Ms. Har- pointed and then elected to the 208th District rington and her team won a 2004 Service to Court. In 1975, believing that he could inspire HON. RAHM EMANUEL America Medal from the Partnership for Public young people to enter the legal profession, the OF ILLINOIS Service and Atlantic Media Company for this distinguished barrister left the bench and re- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES great accomplishment and they continue to re- entered private practice. Thursday, May 5, 2005 ceive accolades for their groundbreaking work. In addition to being honorably discharged as Opened on June 27, 2003, the FTC’s Do a Captain in the United States Army Reserve- Mr. EMANUEL. Mr. Speaker, I rise in rec- Not Call Registry enables consumers to block Judge Advocate General’s Corps, the distin- ognition of the 75th Anniversary of St. phone calls from telemarketers. All consumers guished gentleman from Texas is a member of Bellarmine Parish in Jefferson Park, Illinois. I have to do is sign up online or through a toll- the State Bar of Texas, Houston Bar Associa- am proud of the continuous support and inspi- free number, and registration is free. By any tion, the Houston Trial Lawyers Association, ration this parish has provided to the people of measure, the success of this program has the American Bar Association, the National Jefferson Park for the past 75 years, and I been phenomenal. Bar Association, Phi Alpha Delta Legal Frater- would like to thank the parishioners of St. The registry quickly became the most nity, a Life Member of Alpha Phi Alpha Frater- Robert Bellarmine Parish for their dedicated searched-for site on the Internet, and more nity, Inc., former Chairman of the Board of Di- service. than 10 million people were registered in the rectors of the Houston Branch of the National St. Robert Bellarmine has served as an es- first four days. According to a January 2004 Urban League, and a Life Member of the sential part of the surrounding community Harris Poll, 91 percent of adults have heard of NAACP. since 1930, when a group of dedicated parish- the registry, and 57 percent have actually reg- Among his many awards and accomplish- ioners joined with Father Gillespie to celebrate istered—bringing the number of enrollees to ments, Judge Jefferson has received the Anti- the parish’s first Mass in the auditorium of almost 60 million. Ninety-two percent of enroll- Defamation League National Torch of Liberty Prussing Public School. ees report receiving fewer calls, and 78 per- Award, the Forward Times Newspaper Com- Church and school buildings were con- cent say that they get ‘‘far fewer calls’’ or none munity Service Award, the Charles A. George structed in 1931 to house the parish, and the at all. Community Service Award and the League of church became an anchor for the community Mr. Speaker, Eileen Harrington and the Do United Latin American Citizens National Com- and a beacon of hope for its parishioners. Not Call Registry Team demonstrates the gov- munity Service Award from LaRaza. Today, St. Robert Bellarmine continues to ernment’s ability to deliver practical solutions Mr. Speaker, I am blessed to have the op- inspire the Jefferson Park community under that are positively improving the everyday lives portunity to pay tribute to a great American the exceptional leadership of Father Michael of millions of Americans. I commend Ms. Har- hero. For those of us who know the Honorable Goergen. This parish provides a prime exam- rington and the Do Not Call Registry Team for Andrew L. Jefferson, we are always in awe of ple of what can be accomplished when we their service to our great nation. his ability as a coalition builder to bridge the work together for the common good. f gap between young and old and those of dif- The 1,700 families that make up the parish ferent cultural backgrounds. I believe that create a welcoming and service-oriented com- A TRIBUTE TO JUDGE ANDREW L. when history records the legacy of Andrew L. munity. Church activities such as the Stretch JEFFERSON, JR Jefferson, it will honor his role as a warrior Program help needy members of the parish, who never forgot where he came from and al- adding to St. Robert Bellarmine’s impressive HON. AL GREEN ways worked tirelessly on behalf of the least, history of donating time, talent, and resources OF TEXAS the last and the lost. to the community. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES f The 390 students at St. Robert Bellarmine school receive an excellent and well rounded Thursday, May 5, 2005 TRIBUTE TO THE TEPEYAC education, with the active participation of the Mr. AL GREEN of Texas. Mr. Speaker, on ASSOCIATION Parents Association in extracurricular pro- Friday, May 6, 2005, my alma mater, grams. Thurgood Marshall School of Law located in HON. JOSE´ E. SERRANO Now as St. Robert Bellarmine Parish cele- the great city of Houston, will designate the OF NEW YORK brates its 75th anniversary, I ask my col- Andrew L. Jefferson, Jr. Endowed Chair in IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES leagues to take a moment and recognize the Trial Advocacy in honor of my great friend and importance of places like St. Robert mentor, Judge Andrew L. Jefferson, Jr. Thursday, May 5, 2005 Bellarmine in communities all across America. Born in Dallas, Texas in 1934, Judge Jeffer- Mr. SERRANO. Mr. Speaker, it is with great Mr. Speaker, I congratulate the parishioners son has lived in Houston since the ripe old pleasure that I rise today to pay tribute to the of St. Robert Bellarmine on the first 75 years age of 2. A graduate of Jack Yates High Tepeyac Association. This outstanding organi- of their parish, and I wish them continued suc- School, Texas Southern University and the zation has served the Latino American com- cess and inspiration in serving their commu- University of Texas School of Law, Judge Jef- munity in New York for the past 8 years. Their nity in the coming years. ferson has, over the years, distinguished him- unyielding dedication to the building of a

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Trag- timely as this year marks the 30th anniversary Mexican-American community brings added ically, it also means that one significant med- of the fall of South Vietnan to Communist rule. diversity and flavor to an area already rich ical expense can wipe out a family’s life sav- Over the course of three decades, through with Puerto Ricans, Dominicans and African ings. There are millions of working, uninsured perseverance and hard work, the 1.5 million Americans. The result is a wonderful con- Americans who go to bed every night worrying Vietnamese who resettled in the United States fluence of cultures that help to bring the Bronx what will happen to them and their families if have been able to build new lives and form a to life. I am happy to welcome this new group a major illness or injury strikes. vibrant community which has strengthened our of immigrants to our community. They, like the In my home state of Ohio there are currently nation immeasurably. Yet this community has groups that have come before them have 1,362,000 uninsured, an increase of 18,000 not forgotten its heritage and has worked tire- helped to make life in the Bronx as vibrant people since 2003. We have also seen the lessly to promote democracy and freedom in and diverse as it is today. strain on many of the local hospitals in my dis- Vietnam; to extend the same rights they enjoy The tremendous strides that this community trict when people are forced to use emergency to the people of the land they were forced to has made not only in my district but through- rooms as their source of primary care. leave. out New York, is in large part due to the great The problem is getting worse. As the price From every tragedy springs a new hope. work of the Tepeyac Association Tepeyac is a of health care continues to rise, fewer individ- The fall of Saigon resulted in a world refugee non-profit 501 (c) 3 network of 40 community uals and families can afford to pay for cov- crisis of historic proportions, creating over based organizations, whose mission is to pro- erage. Fewer small businesses are able to three million refugees. But were it not for this mote the social welfare and human rights of provide coverage for their employees, and event, America would not be the same. As Latino immigrants in New York City with a those that do are struggling to hold on to the with millions of other Asian and Pacific Island- focus on those who are undocumented. coverage they offer. It is a problem that affects ers, Vietnamese Americans have enriched our Founded in September, 1997 by Mexican all of us and we cannot sit idly by while the society and woven their own traditions into the community leaders, the Association is the only people of this country continue to go without beautiful tapestry that is America. I would like public resource dedicated to organizing Mexi- health insurance. to thank the Asian Americans and Pacific Is- can immigrants in the 5 boroughs. Tepeyac is We must begin to move forward in a bipar- landers for their contribution to our district and also dedicated to informing and educating tisan manner to expand access to affordable, society, our community would be incomplete Mexican immigrants and their families about quality and reliable health coverage for Amer- without them. ica’s families. their rights and available resources. Through f its grassroots structure and leadership the As- f sociation serves over 10,000 members. RECOGNIZING MARY NELL ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN GODBEY Mr. Speaker, as we continue to debate leg- HERITAGE MONTH islation in the 109th Congress that will affect the lives of immigrants, it is important that we HON. ADAM B. SCHIFF HON. NICK J. RAHALL II remember that we are a nation of immigrants. OF WEST VIRGINIA OF CALIFORNIA IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES All of our families came to the U.S. in search IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES of a better life, and the American Dream. To Thursday, May 5, 2005 be anti-immigrant is to forget our history, and Thursday, May 5, 2005 to reject the very values that make our country Mr. SCHIFF. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to Mr. RAHALL. Mr. Speaker, the wonderful so great. I will continue to fight against policies commemorate May 2005 as National Asian state of West Virginia has known many great that are hateful and unwelcoming to those Pacific American Heritage Month. Americans. My neighbors in southern West who comes to this country seeking a better I am proud to represent the 29th District of Virginia each have their own interesting story, life. It is my hope that organizations such as California, home to one of the largest Asian they are all a pleasure for me to represent. Tepeyac will continue to make the transition American and Pacific Islander populations in Today, I am here to recognize Mary Nell into American life easier for the Mexican- Southern California; almost one-fourth of my Godbey who passed away at the end of April. American community. constituents are of Asian Pacific heritage. Ear- Mary Nell Godbey was an outstanding On this day, Cinco de Mayo, 2005, I salute lier this year I had the honor of naming Tem- member of her community. As a WVU Exten- the many contributions that Tepeyac has ple City, City Councilmember Judy S. Wong sion Agent in Raleigh County, she helped made to the South Bronx. I thank the Mexi- and Alice Lan-Hua Hwang 29th Congressional southern West Virginians on a daily basis. can-American community for its continuing District Women of the Year for 2005 in rec- My thoughts and prayers are with her family contribution to American life and culture and ognition of their contributions to our commu- during this difficult time. She touched so many for playing such an important role in revital- nity. people’s lives throughout her many years and izing our inner cities. I ask that my colleagues Countless lives in Southern California ben- will surely be missed. I also ask that the following article from the join me in paying tribute to Tepeyac. efit from the leadership provided by these Register-Herald in Beckley be printed in the f women and other prominent Asian Pacific Americans such as Board of Equalization CONGRESSIONAL RECORD after these remarks. HEALTH INSURANCE CRISIS Member John Chiang, Assembly Members Bev Davis, a friend and former co-worker of Judy Chu and Carol Liu, Alhambra City Coun- Mary Nell Godbey, wrote this column which HON. STEPHANIE TUBBS JONES cil Member Gary Yamauchi, Alhambra School shows how well loved Ms. Godbey was in southern West Virginia. OF OHIO Board Members Robert Gin and Chester IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Chau, Altadena Town Council Member Lucille BELOVED WVU EXTENSION AGENT LEAVES Hino, Glendale Community College Trustee GREAT LEGACY BEHIND Thursday, May 5, 2005 Victor King, Monterey Park Mayor Mike Eng, (By Bev Davis) Mrs. JONES of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, I rise Monterey Park City Council Members Betty ‘‘Call Mary Nell.’’ Those were words I today in support of Cover the Uninsured Tom Chu and David Lau and Monterey Park heard repeatedly when I worked at the West Week, May 1–8, 2005. City Treasurer Mitchell lng, Garvey School Virginia University Area Extension Office in As we come together for this year’s Cover Board Members Henry Lo and John Yuen, Beckley. Area division leader Oscar the Uninsured Week, we will continue to let Temple City School Board Member Edward Hutchison was my boss, overseeing the nine- county WVU Extension offices. the leaders of this country know it is time that Chen, South Pasadena Council Member Mike Mary Nell Godbey was a WVU extension we make health coverage for all Americans Ten, South Pasadena School Board Member agent for Raleigh County, and everything our top priority. Today, 45 million Americans Joseph Loo, San Gabriel City Council Member that had to do with homemaking, food prepa- have no health insurance, including more than Chi Mui and San Gabriel School Board Mem- ration, food preservation and hand crafts fell 8 million children. Eight out of 10 uninsured ber Ken Tcheng. under the umbrella of her expertise.

VerDate Nov 24 2008 09:17 Mar 11, 2009 Jkt 039102 PO 00000 Frm 00023 Fmt 0689 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR05\E05MY5.000 E05MY5 erowe on PROD1PC63 with BOUND RECORD May 5, 2005 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS, Vol. 151, Pt. 6 8781 She taught workshops on everything from She was a lady with a quiet spiritual faith, The county offices provide a wealth of in- decoupage, macrame´ and quilting to canning and I know her long absence because of ill- formation on homemaking, gardening, help foods and how to get mold off your carpet. ness has left some big shoes to fill at First for working women, parenting—just about When I saw her obituary in our newspaper Baptist Church in Beckley, where she was a any topic that enhances daily living. this week, it really hurt to t the fact she’s member for many years. I know Mary Nell would want me to re- gone. I remember her as such a lady—always I’m sure I speak for a huge community of impeccably dressed and a woman who always mind people to think of a WVU Extension of- people when I extend my deepest condolences fice first when a question comes to mind. conducted herself with such dignity. to Mary Nell’s family. Her influence had a At the same time, she was warm, friendly She has passed the torch to a new generation wide impact, and her passing leaves a vacant of agents who are eager to make a difference and willing to help. spot in our hearts. Mary Nell was a virtual encyclopedia of in their community. In passing on her legacy, Mary Nell would knowledge for all of us and for hundreds of During the years I’ve worked at the news- callers. I lost count of the times I told some- want me to sound a trumpet for the organi- zation to which she dedicated so much of her paper, it’s been rewarding to refer callers to one, ‘‘Call Mary Nell Godbey. If anyone this agency for help. Because of all the dedi- knows the answer to your question, she life. As we have moved away from a more cated extension agents still around, it’s a will.’’ pleasure to say to someone on the phone, A gentle woman with a great sense of agrarian lifestyle, the function and scope of ‘‘Call the WVU Extension office. If anyone humor, Mary Nell made friends easily. She the WVU Extension has changed a great deal can answer that question, they can.’’ made me laugh often, and I probably use over the years. something I learned from her almost every It is, nevertheless, still a vital resource for The next time I say that, however, it will day of my life. our communities. become a tribute to Mary Nell.

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