CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E1425 the top of our mutual agenda. India's vast pool Pakistan to adhere to the principles of the of the magics that is America is the diver- of highly trained English speaking profes- Lahore Declaration. sity of culture, accepting any and all cus- toms, and yet still adopting them as valid sionals offers our nation critical resources in f Americans. our efforts to stay competitive and to remain PERSONAL EXPLANATION We have known what it is like to be the the world's leader in high tech industry. We underdog, we have felt the ridicule of the need to offer India a security and economic rest of the world, and the pressures of an partnership. HON. LOUISE McINTOSH SLAUGHTER often losing struggle to overcome all odds, India's testing must be understood in terms OF NEW YORK against us, and we continue to offer our sup- port to those who feel the stress we felt, and of its verifiable, objective security concerns IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES and how the world's nuclear powers have re- more. And each and every one of those peo- Tuesday, June 29, 1999 ple we bring in as our own call themselves sponded to those concerns. Any changes to Americans, yet are they believed by the ma- the Pressler amendment should be considered Ms. SLAUGHTER. Mr. Speaker, on Friday, jority? In our society today, there is great in terms of U.S. national interests in relation to June 25, I was unable to be present for rollcall conflict on every issue that could possibly be Pakistan's behavior. vote No. 256. Had I been present, I would argued over, and people speak of the destruc- Mr. Speaker, I will soon be introducing legis- have voted ``yes'' or ``aye'' on rollcall vote No. tion of the American spirit. Yet the fact lation regarding sanctions against India and 256. being overlooked is that the basis of the Pakistan. However, before we consider any f American way of life is within discord; we have the American right to disagree. But changes in the law affecting Pakistan there that discord brings about a people of accord, must be fundamental changes in the Govern- ARE YOU AN AMERICAN? THOUGHTS FOR INDEPENDENCE does it not? Through the wars fought and the ment in Pakistan. We cannot support a gov- policies enacted, we have always agreed to ernment that permits and encourages actions DAY disagree in one way or another, and that that lead to the murder of Americans or any leads to a harmony of the people. other innocent civilians. HON. JIM McDERMOTT But does an American necessarily have to According, I urge my colleagues to support be a hero, or a recently discovered patriot? OF Think of the thousands of soldiers whose H. Res. 227. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES names you’ve never heard, of the ones who H. RES. 227 Tuesday, June 29, 1999 have died for this country in the last 200 or Whereas the has a vital in- so years, and of those who survived, who terest in ensuring stability in South Asia, Mr. MCDERMOTT. Mr. Speaker, while par- make sure these heroes can live on in Amer- reducing tensions between India and Paki- ticipating in the recent Memorial Day observ- ican hearts. Think of the average working stan, and preventing the spread of terrorism; ance at Veterans Memorial Cemetery in my citizens, those who hold strict morals for Whereas Pakistani-backed armed forces District, I was privileged to hear an inspired themselves and those around them, who live and, reportedly Pakistani regulars, have essay about what it means to be an American. their lives maybe raising a farm and a fam- ily. These people proudly call themselves crossed from Pakistan into Jammu and This essay was composed and presented by Kashmir, India, and occupied Indian military Americans, and we believe them. Why? The Elizabeth [Liz] Bokan, a student at Washington truth is, Americans are people who will die positions that were temporarily abandoned Middle School in . Many of us in the for the winter season; for their country, who will stand up for their Whereas this incursion has the financial audience were deeply moved by Ms. Bokan's rights and those of the oppressed. Sure, it and military support of Pakistan; eloquence. Her words lend us confidence that may be done with fear in their hearts, but is Whereas Pakistan’s strategy is to support our future as a nation is in the good hands of fear not also an American standard? We the armed incursion into Kashmir and re- enthusiastic and creative younger generations. thrive on it, and have never felt the need to negotiate the Line of Control; Mr. Speaker, many of us will celebrate Inde- deny ourselves of it. The people we embrace Whereas the Indian armed forces have been and those who do the embracing are Ameri- pendence Day by participating in naturalization cans. It is a state of mind to be an American, forced into action to defend the territory on ceremonies, helping to welcome new citizens the Indian side of the Line of Control and it is a love and joy in our freedom. I am an push the terrorists and Pakistani military to our ranks. I proudly offer Ms. Bokan's essay American, and if I could, I would tell the forces out; to all my colleagues as we return to our dis- world, but it is enough to know that I can, I Whereas Pakistani armed forces, report- tricts to renew the bonds that hold us together have the right to, and that absolutely no one edly, are involved in these incursions; as a nation this July 4th. can stop my love of the American spirit Whereas the actions by Pakistan are con- which I call my own. ARE YOU AN AMERICAN? trary to the Lahore Declaration, an agree- f ment between India and Pakistan to promote Are you an American? Ask yourself this, regional stability, peace, and security in and you come upon the easy answer, well IN HONOR OF DON FOWLER South Asia; yes, I am an American, as I am a citizen of Whereas the forces include well-trained America. But I ask you, is there not more to HON. and heavily armed Afghans and Pakistanis being an American? And how does a true pa- OF WASHINGTON associated with Osama bin Laden, the triot respond to pressure on one’s beliefs, Harkat-ul-Mujahideen, and the Government while maintaining the presence of mind that IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES of Pakistan; and is characteristic of being an American? Tuesday, June 29, 1999 In my school, I have been taking a class on Whereas the Group of Eight (comprised of Mr. INSLEE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to the United States, France, Germany, Italy, American History. The truth will always United Kingdom, Japan, Canada, and Russia) hurt, no less in the sense of what this coun- pay tribute to an exceptional college president on June 20, 1999, called for an immediate end try great. I have learned of battles fought, in my district, Mr. Don Fowler. Mr. Fowler will to the hostilities, restoration of the Line of and unnecessary blood spilled, and to what retire as President of Lake Washington Tech- Control, full respect in the future for the cause? Yet reading these texts, and seeing nical College on June 30, after 19 years on its Line of Control, and resumption of the dia- these illustrations of great American heroes, campus. logue between India and Pakistan in the one thing seems to shine through. The pride Lake Washington Technical College has spirit of the Lahore Declaration: Now, there- individuals appear to hold in their home, in blossomed under Mr. Fowler's leadership. The fore, be it their title, and in their love for themselves college, which enrolls 20,000 students, is the and their people. Does that not signify that Resolved, That it is the sense of the House largest hi-tech college on the East Side. More- of Representatives— these people were very much Americans? But (1) that it should be the policy of the does each and every person have to measure over, 92 percent of its graduates secure em- United States to oppose the Government of up to the incredible genius of Abraham Lin- ployment upon graduation. Pakistan’s support for armed incursion into coln and Benjamin Franklin simply to be Lake Washington Technical College's strong Jammu and Kashmire, India; called an American? commitment to life-long learning is exemplified (2) that it should be the policy of the We are by name the country that accepts by its extensive curriculum. Vocational edu- United States to support the immediate the unwanted of other societies; the Statue cation is just one of the many paths students withdrawal of intruding forces supported by of Liberty asks for the sick and poor of the may choose. This college also offers ad- Pakistan from the Indian side of the Line of rest of the dismal world to travel to Amer- vanced skill training for the employees of local Control, to urge the reestablishment and fu- ica, the land of the free. It is said that we ture respect for the Line of Control, and to have lost our charity, and our openness to industries, hi-tech training, ESL classes for re- encourage all sides to end the fighting and the rest of the world’s outcasts, and yet do cent immigrants, and courses geared toward exercise restraint; we not open our lives and hearts to the im- high-school students. (3) that it should be the policy of the migrants that come to us searching for a While I am confident that Lake Washington United States to encourage both India and better life, for the ‘‘American Dream’’? One Technical College will continue to be a first- E1426 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks June 29, 1999 rate educational institution without Mr. Fowler, ‘‘The prospect of repairing a damaged U.S. employers, threaten the jobs of U.S. the college will indeed loose a remarkable ed- brain is pretty remarkable,’’ said Dr. Curt workers, and increase taxpayers' cost of the ucator. Freed, who did the study. ‘‘It has been pos- government buying goods and services. Mr. Speaker, even though Mr. Fowler is set sible to show significant improvements in some patients who suffered from a chronic DOES RULE ‘‘BLACKLIST’’ BUSINESS? to retire, I know that he will be an active par- neurologic disease for an average of 14 CONTRACTORS MAY BE PRESUMED GUILTY ticipant in the community for years to come. years.’’ UNDER GORE PLAN Again, thank you, Mr. Fowler, for your many But there is a price for Dr. Freed’s success. (By John Berlau) years of service. The new brain cells have to come from some- Al Gore’s official campaign for president f where. And they don’t come from pigs. They come from fetuses, which is a polite has just begun. But he’s already upholding a BABIES AS MEDICAL PRODUCTS way of saying they come from tiny human pledge to organized labor that has business beings. The tiny human beings didn’t will- groups fuming. ingly give up their brains. Nobody asked Gore made his promise when House Minor- HON. HENRY J. HYDE them to sign papers donating their bodies to ity Leader Richard Gephardt, D–MO—a OF science. union favorite—was considering a White IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES They didn’t have much say in the matter. House run. In February 1997, Gore told the AFL–CIO Executive Council that ‘‘the Clin- Tuesday, June 29, 1999 They were aborted. The National Institutes of Health—which ton administration will seek to bar compa- Mr. HYDE. Mr. Speaker, John Kass, a means the federal government—has lifted its nies with poor labor records from receiving thoughtful columnist for the Tribune, ban on the use of human fetal cells and is government contracts.’’ If a company wants to do business with the on June 28, 1999, wrote an important column bankrolling several other similar studies. Meanwhile, the White House worries that Federal Government, Gore said, it has to about a development in modern medicine that ‘‘respect civil, human and union rights.’’ has the most serious consequences for the video games cheapen human life and make possible massacres like the one in Littleton, Fearing that this promise could become a value of human life. I commend Mr. Kass' arti- Colo. regulation that favors organized labor, cle to my colleagues: Courts and abortion rights advocates have groups like the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the National Association of Manufacturers [From the Chicago Tribune, June 28, 1999] said that what grows in a mother’s womb is not a human being. You don’t say baby. and the Associated General Contractors of DRAW THE LINE NOW AGAINST USING BABIES That’s impolite. You say ‘‘it,’’ because that America have been worrying ever since. AS MEDICAL PRODUCTS makes a human being easier to kill. Their fears may be justified. The rule is (By John Kass) The debate over abortion is an old one now circulating around federal agencies and It’s an ugly twist on an old science fiction now. Most folks have settled into their posi- lawmakers’ offices. It’s expected to be pub- theme: tions and defend them vigorously. That’s not lished in July. Would you use the body parts of an inno- going to change. It would give bureaucrats power to deny cent baby so that you could live a happier What’s changing is that we’re progressing government contracts to companies that are life? to a civilized new stage—turning human merely accused of violating labor, antitrust, Would you support a system of incentives beings into valuable commodities—in which health, consumer or environmental laws. to kill other babies, and process them like the bodies of the helpless are used to im- The charges don’t have to be proved in court; meat at a packing plant, for the benefit of a prove the lives of the powerful. allegations alone may be enough. frightened Baby Boom generation terrified of And it’s being done in the name of cold sci- The rule could affect the $180 billion spent Alzheimer’s disease and death? entific reason. The rhetorical pathway was on federal contracts with private companies Of course not. The suggestion is monstrous cleared years ago, when the Germans built each year. It’s estimated that companies and dehumanizing. By comparison, it makes Buchenwald and Auschwitz and other places. doing at least some business with the Fed- what the Serbs and Albanians are doing to Soon other folks with Parkinson’s or other eral Government employ more than 25 mil- each other look like a gentle game. brain disorders such as Alzheimer’s disease lion people and account for more than a fifth But the science fiction scenario doesn’t will seek such treatments. The Baby Boom of the work force. generate the terrifying passions of old Bal- generation that has never been denied will The rule is ‘‘much, much worse’’ than ex- kan blood feuds. make its demands. pected, said labor lawyer Hal Coxson, who’s Instead, it’s calculated, without anger, and It’s human nature to use available re- executive director of the National Alliance practiced by reasonable men and women in sources to satisfy the most powerful human Against Blacklisting, a coalition of business white lab coats. need: staying alive. groups opposed to the rule. It’s about pure reason, efficiency and sci- So aborted human babies will become re- ‘‘This is huge,’’ said Randy Johnson, vice entific rationalism. It’s what a culture can sources. They’ll become products, subjected president for labor and employee benefits at do when it loses its soul. If you don’t believe to the market. Because they’ll have value, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. me, ask a Jew about the Nazi concentration there will be an incentive to provide more. But Steven Kelman, head of the White camps. Their bodies will be served up for the benefit House Office of Federal Procurement Policy So get horrified. Because it’s not science of adults. (OFPP) from 1993 to 1997, said the rule rep- fiction. It’s happening now, in our country. If we don’t stop it now, if we accept this resents ‘‘a common sense point of view: If I read about it in Sunday’s Tribune, in a crime in the name of scientific reason, we’ll you violate the law, you can’t do business fascinating story by science writer Ronald lose ourselves. with the Federal Government.’’ Kelman says Kotulak under the headline ‘‘Stem cells Ask a mother carrying a child inside her. it’s not that different from existing rules opening path to brain repair.’’ Ask her if it’s not human. Ask any father contractors must obey. It began with an anecdote about a woman who puts his hand on his expectant wife’s Gore spokesman Christopher Lehane told with Parkinson’s disease. Her name is Dr. belly and feels a tiny foot. National Journal that the vice president Jacqueline Winterkorn. The drugs she was In a few weeks, they’re out and looking up ‘‘has paid a great deal of attention to (the taking to fight the disease weren’t working to you. They grab your finger. You kiss their proposal) because it will help labor in its ef- anymore. necks. Someday, when they’re old enough, forts to continue organizing.’’ ‘‘It’s a very sad disease,’’ Dr. Winterkorn they might ask you what fetal brain stem Attempts to get comments from Gore’s was quoted as saying. ‘‘People are locked cell research is all about. campaign, his office and OFPP were unsuc- into bodies that don’t move. Their brains are What will you tell them? cessful. working, their minds are working, but they A copy of the regulation obtained by Inves- f can’t talk and they can’t move. tor’s Business Daily shows how far it could In other words, they’re human beings im- THERE THEY GO AGAIN: MORE ON reach. It says bureaucrats should deny a govern- mobilized through no fault of their own, THE CLINTON-GORE SCHEME TO trapped without speech. They have emotions, ment contract if there’s ‘‘persuasive evi- but they can’t do anything about it. They’re BLACKLIST U.S. JOBS dence of the prospective contractor’s lack of helpless. compliance with tax laws, or substantial Like a fetus. HON. RANDY ‘‘DUKE’’ CUNNINGHAM noncompliance with labor and employment But Dr. Winterkorn’s condition began im- laws, environmental laws, antitrust laws and OF proving, the story said, after she was given other consumer protections.’’ millions of new brain stem cells because her IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES In some cases, violations don’t have to be own brain cells weren’t doing their jobs. Her Tuesday, June 29, 1999 proved. According to the rule, ‘‘final adju- brain cells weren’t producing enough dication’’ isn’t needed if the contracting offi- dopamine to control her movements. Mr. CUNNINGHAM. Mr. Speaker, I want to cer finds ‘‘persuasive evidence of substantial The new brain stem cells worked just fine. share with my colleagues the perspective of noncompliance with a law or regulation.’’ They produced dopamine in her brain. She the Investor's Business Daily newspaper on A fact sheet White House officials provided improved. The scientists are thrilled. the Clinton-Gore scheme to blacklist certain to lawmakers gives specific examples of