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Congressional Record—Senate S3365 May 13, 2013 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S3365 have been solicitations in excess of $1 mil- April, President Bush today announced the tive of Honeywell. John Ong, chairman of B. lion.’’ establishment of a foundation to foster the F. Goodrich. Stanley A. Weiss, board chair- Health care executives said they were re- creation of model schools. man of Business Executives for National Se- luctant to make big contributions for several In a Rose Garden ceremony, Mr. Bush, who curity and the BENS Education Fund. reasons, including the fact that insurers are was accompanied by Education Secretary required to pay more than $100 billion in new Lamar Alexander, introduced 18 business, MEMBERS OF THE IRAN-CONTRA SELECT taxes over the next 10 years to help defray education and political leaders as members COMMITTEE the cost of expanded coverage. Drug compa- of the board of the New American Schools SENATE nies must pay new fees totaling $34 billion Development Corporation, saying they would Daniel K. Inouye, Chairman (Hawaii); over the same period. help ‘‘set aside stale preconceptions’’ about George Mitchell (Maine); Sam Nunn (Geor- how schools should work and ‘‘seek nothing gia); Paul Sarbanes (Maryland); Howell Hef- Excerpts of report of the Congressional less than a new generation of schools.’’ lin (Alabama); David Boren (Oklahoma). Committees Investigating the Iran-Contra Mr. Bush has said he hopes the private, Warren Rudman, Vice Chairman (New Affair, Chapter 27, pp 411–413 nonprofit corporation will persuade busi- Hampshire); James McClure (Idaho); Orrin ‘‘The Constitution contemplates that the nesses to donate as much as $200 million for Hatch (Utah); William Cohen (Maine); Paul Government will conduct its affairs only the creation of 535 experimental schools in- S. Trible, Jr. (Virginia). with funds appropriated by Congress. By re- tended to be models of reform for the nation. sorting to funds not appropriated by Con- The schools, one in each Congressional dis- HOUSE gress—indeed funds denied the executive trict and two more for each state, are part of Lee H. Hamilton, Chairman (Indiana); branch by Congress—Administration offi- Mr. Bush’s education legislation now being Dante Fascell, Vice Chairman (Florida); cials committed a transgression far more considered by Congress. Thomas Foley (Washington); Peter Rodino basic than a violation of the Boland Amend- ‘‘We want to encourage and experiment,’’ (New Jersey); Jack Brooks (Texas); Louis ment. Mr. Bush said. ‘‘No one will conduct our edu- Stokes (Ohio); Les Aspin (Wisconsin); Ed- The power of the purse, which the Framers cational revolution for us. We’ve got to do it ward Boland (Massachusetts); Ed Jenkins vested in Congress, has long been recognized ourselves. We’ve done enough hand-wringing (Georgia). as ‘‘the most important simple curb in the about the state of our schools and now let’s Dick Cheney, Ranking Republican (Wyo- Constitution on Presidential Power.’’ The act.’’ ming); Wm. S. Brookfield (Michigan); Henry Framers were determined not to combine the The Rand Corporation’s Institute on Edu- Hyde (Illinois); Jim Courter (New Jersey); power of the purse and the power of the cation and Training will serve as the re- Bill McCollum (Florida); Michael DeWine sword in the same branch of government. search arm for the new corporation. An advi- (Ohio). ... sory panel of educators is to assist the cor- poration. Mr. ALEXANDER. I suggest the ab- When members of the executive branch sence of a quorum. raised money from third countries and pri- Thomas H. Kean, the former New Jersey vate citizens, took control over that money Governor and chairman of the corporation, The PRESIDING OFFICER. The through the Enterprise, and used it to sup- said the group had already received $30 mil- clerk will call the roll. port the Contras’ war in Nicaragua, they by- lion in donations. Walter H. Annenberg, the The bill clerk proceeded to call the passed this crucial safeguard in the Constitu- publisher and former diplomat, is a member roll. tion. of the board and donated a $10 million ‘‘chal- Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unan- The appropriations clause was intended to lenge’’ grant to encourage other corpora- imous consent that the order for the tions to help. give Congress exclusive control of funds quorum call be rescinded. spent by the Government, and to give the But with a recession, some companies that The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. DON- democratically elected representatives of the plan to contribute to the new program are people an absolute check on Executive ac- cutting back on financial commitments to NELLY). Without objection, it is so or- tion requiring the expenditure of funds. existing education projects. dered. The Exxon Corporation, for example, told Congress’ exclusive control over the ex- f Theodore R. Sizer, a professor of education penditure of funds cannot legally be evaded at Brown University, that it would give him through the use of gifts or donations made to VERMONT’S MATAYKA FAMILY one year’s worth of financial aid instead of the executive branch. Were it otherwise, a Mr. LEAHY. Mr. President, the five years he had requested for his Coali- President whose appropriation requests were tion of Essential Schools, a nationwide group Vermonters are fiercely proud of those rejected by Congress could raise money from of schools that have been promoting innova- who serve in our National Guard. For private sources or third countries for armies, tive teaching and learning techniques. decades—and never more so than in the military actions, arms systems, and even do- Edward F. Ahnert, executive director of mestic programs. last decade—when the Nation sounded the Exxon Education Foundation, said, ‘‘We The Constitutional process that lodges the call to service, the Vermont Na- have not made a decision to cut back our control of Government expenditures exclu- tional Guard has answered. Today, I longer-term funding but rather to review our sively in Congress is the Anti-Deficiency Act would like to pay tribute to Ed and long-term commitments to his program in (31 USC Section 1341) which prohibits an offi- the light of the New American School Pro- Karen Matayka, two Vermont National cer of the United States from authorizing an gram.’’ Guard soldiers whose perseverance in expenditure that has not been the subject of Here is complete list of members of the the face of huge odds is an inspiration a Congressional appropriation, or that ex- board of the New American Schools Develop- to all. ceeds the amount of any applicable appro- ment Corporation. Thomas H. Kean, presi- The Army brought Ed and Karen to- priation. Thus it provides: dent of Drew University and former Gov- ‘‘An officer or employee of the United gether—they met at combat medic ernor of New Jersey, chairman. W. Frank States Government may not make or author- training in Texas—and they have been Blount, president of the Communications ize an expenditure or obligation exceeding an an Army family ever since. The Products Group of the American Telegraph amount available in an appropriation or fund and Telephone Company, president. Louis V. Mataykas deployed twice together, for the expenditure or obligation; or involve Gerstner Jr., chairman of R. J .R. Nabisco, once to Kuwait immediately following [the] government in a contract or obligation vice president. James K. Baker, chairman of their wedding, and a second time to Af- for the payment of money before an appro- Arvin Industries, vice president. Frank ghanistan with Vermont’s 86th Infan- priation is made unless authorized by law.’’ Shrontz, chairman of the Boeing Company, . The Constitutional plan did not pro- try Brigade Combat Team in 2010. It vice president. Walter H. Annenberg, philan- hibit the President from urging other coun- was during that second deployment thropist, former diplomat and publisher. tries to give money directly to the Contras. when tragedy struck. Norman R. Augustine, chief executive of the But the Constitution does prohibit receipt While running a convoy mission in Martin Marietta Corporation. Gerald L. and expenditure of such funds by this Gov- Baliles, former Governor of Virginia. John L. Afghanistan, Ed’s vehicle was hit by an ernment absent an appropriation. This prohi- Clendenin, chairman and chief executive of improvised explosive device, leaving bition may not lawfully be evaded by use of BellSouth. James R. Jones, chairman and him with multiple injuries, including a nominally private entity, if the private en- chief executive of the American Stock Ex- the amputation of his legs. Some doc- tity is in reality an arm of the Government change. Lee R. Raymond, president of the and the Government is able to direct how the tors questioned whether Ed would sur- Exxon Corporation. Paul Tagliabue, commis- money is spent. vive. sioner of the National Football League. Earl Yet he never gave up. With Karen’s Graves, publisher of Black Enterprise maga- BUSH SETS UP FOUNDATION TO START MODEL support and the assistance of skilled zine. Joan Ganz Cooney, chairman of the ex- SCHOOLS ecutive committee of Children’s Television Army doctors, Ed is well on the road to (By Karen De Witt, July 9, 1991) Workshop. Kay Whitmore, chairman, chief recovery. Not only is Ed making great In a move he described as a milestone in executive and president of Eastman Kodak. strides in his personal health, with the ‘‘educational revolution’’ he outlined in James J. Renier, chairman and chief execu- newly authorized assistance for in VerDate Mar 15 2010 02:43 Apr 24, 2014 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00011 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\RECORD13\RECFILES\MAY2013\S13MY3.REC S13MY3 bjneal on DSK2TWX8P1PROD with CONG-REC-ONLINE S3366 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE May 13, 2013 vitro fertilization for service members, ‘‘We had decided together that we wanted SAMMC’s IVF program offers the full Ed and Karen recently welcomed the kids—we just wanted to share some love, gamut of diagnostic testing and infertility arrival of twins: Ryan David and Alana help guide the next generation,’’ Ed added.
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