15156 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—HOUSE, Vol. 152, Pt. 11 July 19, 2006 helpful both the Cyprus government powerful Nation in the world cannot and women of the Armed and the people of Cyprus have been even get its citizens out of Lebanon. Forces themselves, and their loved over the last week. It is time that we There is no excuse. ones, have expressed to myself and my return to the fair-minded policies en- We know the military, although it is colleagues, their sacrifices have not acted prior to 2005 so that we can fi- stretched in and elsewhere, is well been in vain. nally bring about real negotiations able to take orders and to move quick- Thus, tonight my colleagues and I that will finally reunify Cyprus. The 32 ly, and if it is not the military, then we will endeavor to emphasize but a por- years of occupation must come to an know that you can capture civilian tion of our noble military’s and our end. commercial aircrafts and direct them Homeland Security personnel’s vic- And so as we recognize this dark an- to be able to secure those who need to tories in defending our lives and our niversary, I hope that the Bush admin- get out because of medical emergencies liberties from our evil terrorist en- istration rewards the actions of Cyprus and other needs that would warrant emies. over this last week by returning to the them getting out more swiftly than To commence, I yield such time as he policies of the past. They were the others. may consume to the gentleman from right policies then, and they would be Mr. President, the United States Sen- South Carolina (Mr. BARRETT). the best policies now to foster an envi- ate and this Congress, this House, can Mr. BARRETT of South Carolina. ronment to end this division of Cyprus. do a far better job responding to this aka Abu Hafs Al- f crisis while protecting the American Masri, no longer a threat to the United people. It is a shame, simple shame States. AMERICANS STRANDED AGAIN that loved ones here in the United Ahmed Homood Al-Khaldi, no longer The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a States are still facing this crisis with- a threat to the United States. previous order of the House, the gentle- out knowing whether their loved ones Mohammed Abdul Fattah Moham- woman from Texas (Ms. JACKSON-LEE) can be returned home safely and se- med Kiram, no longer a threat to the is recognized for 5 minutes. cure. United States. Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas. Madam Hurricane Katrina was a dastardly, Hanan Abdullah Raqib, no longer a Speaker, I spoke of this earlier in the devastating experience for this coun- threat to the United States. discussion of the resolution regarding try. In fact, there is no excuse. We can- Hassan bin Hamid Hazimi, no longer the statement on Israel, but I think as not defend the incompetence of the de- a threat to the United States. Ali Kudhair Fahd Al-Khudhair, no a member of the Homeland Security partments that were responsible for longer a threat to the United States. Committee and having experienced just evacuating those citizens from the gulf Ali Al-Khudair, no longer a threat to almost a year ago the watching of coast, a natural disaster. Now we have Americans in the gulf region, Lou- the United States. been at war in conflict and crisis for Al-Iyadiyah Ahmed Mohammed Al- isiana, Alabama and Mississippi re- six, seven, eight days, and there are main stranded for days upon days, as Sayyad, no longer a threat to the Americans still stranded in Lebanon. I United States. confusion continued in how to evacuate hope that will be a wake-up call and Americans who looked to the Federal Hisham Mubarak Al-Hakami, no that we will get a response imme- longer a threat to the United States. Government as their umbrella on a diately. rainy day, the images of Americans sit- Hani Al-Sayegh, no longer a threat to My door is open. My number is avail- the United States. ting on rooftops, floating in water, and able, (202) 225–3816. We want to be of the terrible stories that were told as Abdul Monim Ali Mahfouz Al- help to those families who are strand- Ghamdi, no longer a threat to the many of them were evacuated to Hous- ed, and we also want to be of help for ton is still very, very strong and very, United States. a resolution of the conflict, of which Zubayr al-Rimi, no longer a threat to very potent in our minds. all of us are looking for an immediate the United States. It bothers me that we stand here engagement and the opportunity for Khalid Jehani, no longer a threat to again watching the newsreels report the U.N. and other bodies to be able to the United States. over and over again of the 25,000 bring a solution to this terrible trag- Badr Al Sobeii, no longer a threat to stranded Americans in Lebanon. The edy. the United States. seemingly slow process of reaching f Ghaidah Ahmed Mohamed Souidah, those particular citizens, families, chil- no longer a threat to the United dren, who are looking for relief from b 2300 States. the Federal Government. Fayez bin Awad Juhaini, no longer a I think it is imperative that there be TERRORISTS NO LONGER A THREAT TO THE UNITED STATES threat to the United States. some briefing of the United States Con- Abdul Wahab Adel Abdul Wahab Al gress immediately to detail how we can The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under Sheridah, no longer a threat to the swiftly move up the throngs of Ameri- the Speaker’s announced policy of Jan- United States. cans who are begging to be able to uary 4, 2005, the gentleman from Michi- Qasim al-Raimi aka Qasim al-Taizi, come home. It simply seems untenable gan (Mr. MCCOTTER) is recognized for no longer a threat to the United that we do not have the resources nec- half of the time remaining before mid- States. essary to evacuate our citizens more night as the designee of the majority Ali Abd al-Rahman al-Faqasi al- quickly than it has been done. leader. Ghamdi, no longer a threat to the Many of them are in need of medical Mr. MCCOTTER. Madam Speaker, United States. care, many of them with young fami- throughout this unsought struggle, Abdullah Ibn Ibrahim Ibn Abdullah lies, and the stories are just heart- which is the world , our Al-Shabrami, no longer a threat to the breaking. Children who are left on the Nation’s citizen soldiers have expended United States. pier. The 11-year-old girl who watched their fullest measures of devotion to Eid bin Dakhil Allah Juhaini, no a ship go off and ultimately had to be our defense. The cost of their heroic longer a threat to the United States. redirected to a ship in the morning. sacrifices, especially our fallen sol- Khaled Ahmed Mohammed bin There is a conflict, there is a violent diers’ ultimate sacrifices, upon them- Sanan, no longer a threat to the United conflict going on. American lives are in selves and their loved ones has rightly States. jeopardy, and this administration been solemnly noted on the floor of Atef, no longer a threat needs to provide to the United States this, the people’s House. to the United States. Congress their detailed plan of how The success of their heroic sacrifices Narseal Batiste, no longer a threat to they will evacuate Americans. We have in protecting our families and free- the United States. their loved ones in our districts. They doms, however, has yet to be fully Stanley Grant Phanor, no longer a are pained to understand why the most enunciated and honored, for as the men threat to the United States.

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Saif Alwahid, no longer a threat to Shamshad Khan, no longer a threat Qari Saifullah Akhtar, no longer a the United States. to the United States. threat to the United States. Yasser al-Jaziri, no longer a threat Mohammed Shafique, no longer a Abd al-Hadi al-Iraqi, no longer a to the United States. threat to the United States. threat to the United States. Mohammed Salah, no longer a threat Mohammad Hassan, no longer a Mohammed Mohsen Yahya Zayed, no to the United States. threat to the United States. longer a threat to the United States. Sheikh Ibn al-Liby, no longer a Khalid Ansari, no longer a threat to Mr. MCCOTTER. Madam Speaker, re- threat to the United States. the United States. claiming my time, I wish to yield to Mohammed Omar Abdel Rahman, no Mian Abdul Mannan Samejo, no the gentleman from Texas (Mr. CAR- longer a threat to the United States. longer a threat to the United States. TER). Aso Hawleri, no longer a threat to Mullah Abdul Jalal, no longer a Mr. CARTER. Hazil Mohsen Shalesh, the United States. threat to the United States. no longer a threat to the United Omar Hadid, no longer a threat to Nek Mohammed, no longer a threat States. the United States. to the United States. Amir Saleh Ismael, no longer a Ali Wali aka Abbas bin Farnas bin Mullah Dost Mohammad, no longer a threat to the United States. Qafqa, no longer a threat to the United threat to the United States. Moayad Ahmed Yasseen, no longer a States. Mullah Abdul Razaq, no longer a threat to the United States. Hassan Ibrahim Farhan, no longer a threat to the United States. Hamdi Tantawi, no longer a threat to threat to the United States. General Abdul Qadeer, no longer a the United States. Abd al-Tahki al-Nissani, no longer a threat to the United States. Majid Abdul Hameed Kazim, no threat to the United States. Maulavi Abdul Razaq, no longer a longer a threat to the United States. Abdullah al-Janabi, no longer a threat to the United States. Ahmed Qumra Isaa, no longer a threat to the United States. Qari Ahmadulla, no longer a threat threat to the United States. Umar Baziyani, no longer a threat to to the United States. Arkan Jawad Jari, no longer a threat the United States. Mullah Fazel M. Mazloom, no longer to the United States. Abu Waleed Saudi, no longer a threat a threat to the United States. Abdul Aziz Sa’dun Ahmed Hamduni to the United States. Hazrat Ali, no longer a threat to the aka Abu Ahmed, no longer a threat to Faraj Ahmad Najmuddin aka Mullah United States. the United States. Krekar, no longer a threat to the Mullah Angar, no longer a threat to Ammar Abu Bara, no longer a threat United States. the United States. to the United States. Muhammed Hila Hammed al-Ubaydi Sattar Sadozai, no longer a threat to Muthana Kahdum Al Madawwere, no aka Abu Ayman, no longer a threat to the United States. longer a threat to the United States. the United States. Mullah Badar, no longer a threat to Omar Sayel, no longer a threat to the Nayef Abbas al-Zubaydi aka Abu the United States. United States. Moawiy, no longer a threat to the Mullah , no longer Yasser Fathi Ibrahim, no longer a United States. a threat to the United States. threat to the United States. Abu Tallah, no longer a threat to the Abdul Kabir, no longer a threat to Muawiyah Muhanna, no longer a United States. the United States. threat to the United States. Shahab Ahmed, no longer a threat to Maulavi S. Ahmed Shahid Khel, no Ahmed Mohammed Ali Ayed, no the United States. longer a threat to the United States. longer a threat to the United States. Abu Abdallah Suri, no longer a Reza Khan, no longer a threat to the Jamil Mohammed Kutkut, no longer threat to the United States. United States. a threat to the United States. Mo’ayed aka Abu Toor Mullah Naqibullah Khan, no Ibrahim Ahmed Abdel Majeed Al Ahmed, no longer a threat to the longer a threat to the United States. Reemy, no longer a threat to the United States. Abdul Razzak, no longer a threat to United States. Abu Mohammad Hamza, no longer a the United States. Thamer Khamis Abdel Aziz Al threat to the United States. Maulavi Qalamuddin, no longer a Khamis, no longer a threat to the Abu Zubayr, no longer a threat to the threat to the United States. United States. United States. Hilmi Tugluoglu, no longer a threat Salem Saad Salem bin Soued, no Muhammad Khalid, no longer a to the United States. longer a threat to the United States. threat to the United States. Zahir Salaamah, no longer a threat Saud Abdullah Al Jadhii, no longer a to the United States. threat to the United States. b 2310 Ziyad Dabdoob, no longer a threat to Harbi Khudair Hamudi, no longer a Ridha Baziyani aka Fadil al-Kurdi, the United States. threat to the United States. no longer a threat to the United Khalid al-Haajji, no longer a threat Abed Sattar, no longer a threat to States. to the United States. the United States. Mr. MCCOTTER. Reclaiming my Hilal Altah, no longer a threat to the Karem Abed Ibrahim, no longer a time, Madam Speaker, I wish to yield United States. threat to the United States. to the gentlewoman from Pennsylvania Imad ad-Deen an-Naqib, no longer a Adel Mujtaba aka Abu Rim, no (Ms. HART). threat to the United States. longer a threat to the United States. Ms. HART. Madam Speaker, I thank Jamil Dawud, no longer a threat to Hazif Sattar, no longer a threat to the gentleman. the United States. the United States. Omar Rahman, no longer a threat to Ibrahim Eid, no longer a threat to Haidar Abu Bawari, no longer a the United States. the United States. threat to the United States. Syed Adnan Shah, no longer a threat Alauddin Hammad, no longer a Salah Suleiman Loheibi, no longer a to the United States. threat to the United States. threat to the United States. Amjad Hussain Farooqi, no longer a Fuad Mubarak, no longer a threat to Anad Mohammed Qais, no longer a threat to the United States. the United States. threat to the United States.

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Nidal Arabiyat Agha Hamza, no to the United States. Mohammad al-’Owhali, no longer a longer a threat to the United States. Mohammed al Harahse, no longer a threat to the United States. Mullah Noor Mohammed, no longer a threat to the United States. Mr. MCCOTTER. Reclaiming my threat to the United States. Abdullah al-Shami, no longer a time, I yield to the gentlelady from Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, no longer threat to the United States. Pennsylvania (Ms. HART). a threat to the United States. Ayoub Hawleri, no longer a threat to Ms. HART. Yusus a-Balkhi, no longer Muhammad Hamza al-Zubadyi, no the United States. a threat to the United States. longer a threat to the United States. Abu Saeed, no longer a threat to the Mohammed Saeed Kazim al-Saha, no Taha Yasin Ramadan al-Jizrawi, no United States. longer a threat to the United States. longer a threat to the United States. Mohammad Salman Eisa aka Ibrah, Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri, no longer a Zuhayr Talib Abd al-Sattar al-Naqib, no longer a threat to the United threat to the United States. no longer a threat to the United States. Ibrahim Bah, no longer a threat to States. Mohammed Sultan, no longer a the United States. Maulvi Abdul Ghaffar, no longer a threat to the United States. Munib Zahiragic, no longer a threat threat to the United States. Mo’ayed Ahmed Yassin aka Abu to the United States. Abd al Tawab Mullah Huwaysh, no Ahmed, no longer a threat to the Qaed Salim Sinan al-Harethi, no longer a threat to the United States. United States. longer a threat to the United States. Abu-Musab Al-Zarqawi, no longer a Husam al Yemeni, no longer a threat Tawfiz Attash Khallad, no longer a threat to the United States. to the United States. threat to the United States. Aziz Nassour, no longer a threat to b 2320 Abu Abdullah Hasan bin Mahmud, no longer a threat to the United States. the United States. Qusay , no longer a threat to Abdallah Muhammed Rajab Abd al- Didar Khalan, no longer a threat to the United States. Rahman, no longer a threat to the the United States. Khalid Shaikh Mohammad, no longer United States. Anas Ahmad al-Issa, no longer a a threat to the United States. Abu Ubaida, no longer a threat to the threat to the United States. Uday Hussein, no longer a threat to United States. Mohammed Najm Ibrahim, no longer the United States. , no longer a threat to the United States. , no longer a threat a threat to the United States. Abu Zubair al-Haili, no longer a to the United States. Abu Yasir al-Jaziri, no longer a threat to the United States. , no longer a threat to threat to the United States. the United States. Mahmud Hameeda, no longer a threat Mosabir Aroochi, no longer a threat Abdel Basset Ali Al-Megrahi, no to the United States. to the United States. longer a threat to the United States. Isa al-Millly, no longer a threat to Mamoun Darkazanli, no longer a Ali Asad Chandia, no longer a threat the United States. threat to the United States. to the United States. Kasir al-As’ad, no longer a threat to Adil al-Jaziri, no longer a threat to Mr. MCCOTTER. Abu Abbas, no the United States. the United States. longer a threat to the United States. Madam Chairman, I yield to the gen- Ali Ahmed Hamdoosh, no longer a Atta Kumar, no longer a threat to tleman from South Carolina, Mr. BAR- threat to the United States. the United States. RETT. Taha Ahmed Kalif, no longer a threat Saifullah alias Gori, no longer a Mr. BARRETT of South Carolina. to the United States. threat to the United States. Bassim Mohammad Hazeem, no longer Abdul Rahim Riyadh, no longer a Abdullah of Parnot, no longer a a threat to the United States. threat to the United States. threat to the United States. Mahi Shami, no longer a threat to Youssef Mustafa Nada, no longer a Burez Begum, no longer a threat to the United States. threat to the United States. the United States. Zain Abdallah Salah Khalaf al-Jib Mr. MCCOTTER. Reclaiming my Mustaqim, no longer a threat to the aka Abu Karam, no longer a threat to time, I yield to the gentleman from United States. the United States. Texas (Mr. CARTER) Farouk Hijazi, no longer a threat to Saleh Arugayan Kahlil, no longer a Mr. CARTER. Mulvi Nida Moham- the United States. threat to the United States. med, no longer a threat to the United Nasser Al-Fahd, no longer a threat to Ami Mohammed al-Jafi aka Abu States. the United States. Omar al-Kurdi, no longer a threat to Ahmadullah, no longer a threat to Mohammad Salim Al-Ghamdi, no the United States. the United States. longer a threat to the United States. Abu al-Hasan, no longer a threat to Khalfan Khamis Mohamed, no longer Tariq Mikhail Aziz, no longer a the United States. a threat to the United States. threat to the United States. Abd al-Hafiz Shamma, no longer a Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani, no longer a , no longer a threat to threat to the United States. threat to the United States. the United States. Abdel Karim Sayyid Sulayman, no Abu Faraj al-Libbi, no longer a Khala Khadr Al-Salahat, no longer a longer a threat to the United States. threat to the United States. threat to the United States. Abd al-Khaliq Hakimi, no longer a Patrick Abraham, no longer a threat Nayif Shindakh Thamir, no longer a threat to the United States. to the United States. threat to the United States. Abd ar-Rahman as-Suways, no longer Mir Aimal Kansi, no longer a threat Adil Abdallah Mahdi, no longer a a threat to the United States. to the United States. threat to the United States. Aamir Nawfal, no longer a threat to , no longer Humam Abd al-Khaliq Abd al-Ghafur, the United States. a threat to the United States. no longer a threat to the United Ihab Dafaa, no longer a threat to the Jose Padilla, no longer a threat to States. United States. the United States. Ahmad al-Ali, no longer a threat to Jamal Ba Khorsh, no longer a threat Rotschild Augustine, no longer a the United States. to the United States. threat to the United States.

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Punch in almost upon us. cost of college cost. As you know, the and punch out every day. They work a Madam Speaker, these were but a cost to go to college has gone up. This 40-hour work week, catch the early random portion of the thousands of Republican-led Congress last not bus, trying to raise their children. names which could have been read into helped in that area. They have not Members of Congress, 2004, $3,400 pay the RECORD. But I trust we have proven helped the every-day average American increase. Same year, minimum-wage our point of how honorably and effec- to be able to meet the increases that workers, zero, Mr. RYAN, thanks to the tively our citizen soldiers and our they have been asked to pay. Republican majority. homeland security personnel have been And also, Madam Speaker, in a new 2005, it is great to be in Congress. Too defending and continue to defend our direction for America is making sure bad every American cannot be and lives and liberties against our evil ter- that we follow through with fiscal re- minimum-wage workers cannot be. 2005 rorist enemy. sponsibility, pay as we go, not just on Members of Congress, $4,000. Tell you, f a credit card, not just saying because the Republican majority takes care of their own, and us too. 2005, zero for 30-SOMETHING WORKING GROUP we can give tax cuts to millionaires, and we will just put it off on future minimum-wage workers. The SPEAKER pro tempore (Miss generations, or we will go to foreign Proposed increase for Members of MCMORRIS). Under the Speaker’s an- nations and borrow a record number of Congress, $3,100, Madam Speaker. And, nounced policy of January 4, 2005, the dollars. of course, this year again, 2006, zero for gentleman from Florida (Mr. MEEK) is These nations, Madam Speaker, that minimum-wage workers. recognized for the remaining time be- I am holding up here, they own a part Mr. RYAN, I think it is important for fore midnight as the designee of the of the American apple pie, not because us to share that, not only with the minority leader. of what the American people have Members so they will not go home and Mr. MEEK of Florida. Madam Speak- done, it is what the Republican Con- say, well, you know, I do not quite er, it is an honor to come before the gress has done, and allow these coun- know what was going on. If you have a House once again. As you know, the 30- tries to buy our debt because we are family member, which I know many Something Working Group, we come to not fiscally responsible. Americans, because there are 7 million floor if not every other day, every day, I think it is also important to make Americans that are working in min- to not only share with the Members sure that we encourage working fami- imum wage, we have middle class but also the American people about lies, people that are making minimum workers that are working that are not many of the issues that we fight for for wage. Madam Speaker, I just want to working for minimum wage, but as them here in this U.S. House of Rep- make this point, then I am going to long as minimum-wage workers are resentatives. give it to my friend, Mr. RYAN from making $5 and change, the American I must say that there are a number of Youngstown, Ohio. worker will got get what they deserve. things that we can talk about this As you know, Madam Speaker, we Madam Speaker, I guess it is okay, evening. But I just want to start off, have had, time after time again, three and I do not know if I have my chart because I know that not only the or four occasions in the 109th Congress here, the Republican Congress, Mr. Democratic leader, but also the entire that we have asked the Republican ma- RYAN, and quickly closing on this, I Democratic Caucus is looking to hope- jority to join us in raising the min- guess it is okay for big oil executives fully put America in a new direction. imum wage, to make sure that the to have a $398 million retirement pack- We want to make sure that we provide American workers are able to keep up age and a $2 million tax break. I think the leadership on behalf of all Ameri- with the costs of not only living but in- that is where the priorities are. cans. flation. I think also the priorities are making As you know, I want to start off to- But it has been well said, and Mr. sure that oil companies are able to night, but as you know, we have been RYAN will point it out with his chart price-gouge Americans at the same sharing it with the Members so that that he has there in a moment, that time. We are talking about energy in- hopefully it will have some sort of lift the Republican Congress is in no way novation, E–85, for them to not only to here in the House. It has not had thus and in no shape ready to give minimum sell the old stuff that is keeping it far, but we are willing to provide the wage workers an increase. Since 1997 alive and well in the Middle East in- leadership, even in the minority, even they have not had an increase. stead of investing in the midwest, though the majority is not willing to But here in the 30-Something Work- Madam Speaker, and E–85, saying that pick up the philosophy that we are ing Group, Madam Speaker, we actu- you cannot use a credit card, a Mobil pushing here on behalf of the American ally take time to find out the facts, be- card, to be able to buy gas, but better people, making sure that we have more cause we want to make sure that we yet you can go into the store and buy affordable health care. are not telling the American people nor a carton of cigarettes or 10 gallons of Madam Speaker, this is on Members of this House something that milk, but you cannot get this E–85, be- housedemocrats.gov. Also lower gas is inaccurate. cause we want to keep you there, and prices to achieve energy independence, I must say that in 1998, Madam we are not encouraging them to do which we have our energy plan on Speaker, Members of Congress received anything else. housedemocrats.gov. And, Madam $3,100 in a pay increase. And we are not Madam Speaker, I think it is impor- Speaker, our innovation plan that has minimum-wage workers. In 1998, min- tant also to outline, if you are an oil been there for some time, and filed leg- imum wage workers zero, Mr. RYAN. company, you are in good, or if you are islation here in the House that has not In 2000, Members of Congress received a Member of Congress you are in good been heard. a pay increase of $4,600. Guess what? shape, because you are going to get a We want to talk about homeland se- Same year, minimum-wage workers, pay raise, and we are going to make curity. We have a Real Security Plan zero. 2001, Members of Congress re- sure that you are able to make record also on that website that is there for ceived $3,800. Minimum-wage workers, profits. the Members. They have to have the zero. In 2002, Members of Congress re- As you know, Madam Speaker, and will and the desire, Madam Speaker, to ceived another pay increase, $4,900, al- also, Mr. RYAN, almost nightly I read

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