E PL UR UM IB N U U S Congressional Record United States th of America PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE 104 CONGRESS, FIRST SESSION

Vol. 141 WASHINGTON, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1995 No. 20 House of Representatives

The House met at 11 a.m. I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the It is my honor, Mr. Speaker, to host United States of America, and to the Repub- f and introduce Reverend Watts to the lic for which it stands, one nation under God, House of Representatives as today’s PRAYER indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Chaplain. f The Reverend Wade A. Watts, Jerusa- f lem Baptist Church, McAlester, OK, of- WELCOME TO THE REVEREND fered the following prayer: WADE WATTS ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE Our Father in Heaven, we pray this (Mr. BREWSTER asked and was morning for peace, freedom, justice, given permission to address the House The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. and equality for all throughout the en- for 1 minute.) UPTON). The Chair will announce that tire world. We pray for these Congress- Mr. BREWSTER. Mr. Speaker, I rise he will entertain 15 1-minutes from men. We pray that You would let them today to introduce Rev. Wade Watts of both sides today. down in the deep secrets of Thy knowl- the McAlester, OK, Jerusalem Baptist f edge that they may render the right Church. decision. Reverend Watts, who just gave to- REPUBLICAN CONTRACT WITH Give them the faith of Abraham, the day’s opening prayer, is one of the AMERICA wisdom of King Solomon, the courage most respected and well-known min- (Mr. HOKE asked and was given per- of the Apostle Paul, and if it be so that isters in southeastern Oklahoma. mission to address the House for 1 strength shall fail them, we pray, He has been the pastor of the Jerusa- minute.) Heavenly Father, that You will stand lem Baptist Church for 22 years. He Mr. HOKE. Mr. Speaker, our Con- by. served on President Johnson’s Advi- tract With America states the follow- If enemies shall increase and Satan’s sory Commission on Civil Rights for 4 ing: On the first day of Congress, a Re- shots shall be multiplied, stay with years, as well as the Oklahoma crime publican House will require Congress to them. commission for 4 years. live under the same laws as everyone If temptation grows stronger and Reverend Watts has also served 16 else, cut one-third of committee staff, friends grow faint and weary, do not years as State president of the NAACP. cut the congressional budget. We have leave them alone. Throw that ever pro- The reverend is also one of the few done that. tecting arm of love around them and people in my district who can claim It goes on to state that in the first see that no hurt, harm, or danger come the privilege of knowing and working 100 days we will vote on the following to them. with the Reverend Martin Luther King, items: A balanced budget amendment; This is Your humble servant’s feeble Jr., with whom he marched in Selma, we have done this and passed it; un- prayer. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen. AL. funded mandates legislation, line-item f Reverend Watts has experienced veto, a new crime bill to stop violent trouble and turmoil. In the early sev- criminals, welfare reform to encourage THE JOURNAL enties the Ku Klux Klan burned down work, not dependence, family rein- The SPEAKER. The Chair has exam- his church. The reverend’s spirit was forcement to crack down on deadbeat ined the Journal of the last day’s pro- not defeated. Over the next several dads to protect our children, tax cuts ceedings and announces to the House years Reverend Watts was successful in for families to lift Government’s bur- his approval thereof. saving the State’s imperial wizard from den from middle-class, middle-income Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Jour- the hatred and anger of his group and Americans, national security restora- nal stands approved. converted him to Christianity. tion to restore our freedoms, Senior f I would also like to take this oppor- Citizens’ Equity Act to allow our sen- tunity to recognize Reverend Watts’ iors to work without Govern