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Congressional Record United States of America PROCEEDINGS and DEBATES of the 106Th CONGRESS, SECOND SESSION E PL UR UM IB N U U S Congressional Record United States of America PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE 106th CONGRESS, SECOND SESSION Vol. 146 WASHINGTON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2000 No. 150 House of Representatives The House met at 2 p.m. and was I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the States Government, the Community Man- called to order by the Speaker pro tem- United States of America, and to the Repub- agement Account, and the Central Intel- pore (Mr. THORNBERRY). lic for which it stands, one nation under God, ligence Agency Retirement and Disability indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. System, and for other purposes. f f The message also announced that the DESIGNATION OF THE SPEAKER Senate recedes from its amendments MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE PRO TEMPORE numbered 2 and 4 to the bill (H.R. 3048) The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- A message from the Senate by Mr. ``An Act to amend section 879 of title fore the House the following commu- Lundregan, one of its clerks, an- 18, United States Code, to provide nication from the Speaker: nounced that the Senate has passed clearer coverage over threats against without amendment bills of the House former Presidents and members of WASHINGTON, DC, December 7, 2000. of the following titles: their families, and for other purposes''; I hereby appoint the Honorable MAC H.R. 3514. An act to amend the Public and agrees to the amendment of the THORNBERRY to act as Speaker pro tempore Health Service Act to provide for a system House to the amendment of the Senate on this day. for sanctuaries for chimpanzees that have numbered 5 to the above-entitled bill. J. DENNIS HASTERT, been designated as being no longer needed in The message also announced that Speaker of the House of Representatives. research conducted or supported by the Pub- pursuant to Public Law 96±114, as f lic Health Service, and for other purposes. amended, the Chair, on behalf of the H.R. 4281. An act to establish, wherever PRAYER feasible, guidelines, recommendations, and Majority Leader, announces the ap- pointment of the following individuals The Chaplain, the Reverend Daniel P. regulations that promote the regulatory ac- ceptance of new or revised scientifically to the Congressional Award BoardÐ Coughlin, offered the following prayer: valid toxicological tests that protect human Galen J. Reser, of Connecticut; and Lord God, we trust You will resolve and animal health and the environment Rex B. Wackerle, of Virginia. our uncertainties and bring about true while reducing, refining, or replacing animal The message also announced that healing. tests and ensuring human safety and product pursuant to Public Law 105±341, the We know You can recreate greatness effectiveness. Chair, on behalf of the Democratic in this Nation and raise up leaders in H.R. 4827. An act to amend title 18, United Leader, announces the appointment of our day who will guide us with courage States Code, to prevent the entry by false the following individual to the Wom- and wisdom. Through the prophet Isa- pretenses to any real property, vessel, or air- craft of the United States or secure area of en's Progress Commemoration Com- iah You have told us You are our re- any airport, to prevent the misuse of genuine mission: Ann F. Lewis, of Maryland, deemer. Breathe the breath of lasting and counterfeit police badges by those seek- vice Joan Doran Hedrick, of Con- freedom in Your people. Make us con- ing to commit a crime, and for other pur- necticut. fident that You will lead us now and poses. f forever. Amen. H.R. 5640. An act to expand homeownership f in the United States, and for other purposes. ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER The message also announced that the PRO TEMPORE THE JOURNAL Senate has passed with amendments The SPEAKER pro tempore. The The SPEAKER pro tempore. The bills of the House of the following ti- Chair announces that 1-minute speech- Chair has examined the Journal of the tles: es will be postponed until the end of last day's proceedings and announces H.R. 4493. An act to establish grants for the day. to the House his approval thereof. drug treatment alternative to prison pro- f Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Jour- grams administered by State or local pros- nal stands approved. ecutors. FURTHER CONTINUING APPRO- PRIATIONS, FISCAL YEAR 2001 f H.R. 4640. An act to make grants to States for carrying out DNA analyses for use in the Mr. YOUNG of Florida. Mr. Speaker, PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Combined DNA Index System of the Federal pursuant to the order of the House of The SPEAKER pro tempore. Will the Bureau of Investigation, to provide for the December 6, 2000, I call up the joint res- gentleman from New York (Mr. collection and analysis of DNA samples from olution (H.J. Res. 127) making further certain violent and sexual offenders for use MCNULTY) come forward and lead the in such system, and for other purposes. continuing appropriations for the fiscal House in the Pledge of Allegiance. H.R. 5630. An act to authorize appropria- year 2001, and for other purposes, and Mr. MCNULTY led the Pledge of Alle- tions for fiscal year 2001 for intelligence and ask for its immediate consideration in giance as follows: intelligence-related activities of the United the House. b This symbol represents the time of day during the House proceedings, e.g., b 1407 is 2:07 p.m. Matter set in this typeface indicates words inserted or appended, rather than spoken, by a Member of the House on the floor. H12023 . VerDate 06-DEC-2000 01:44 Dec 08, 2000 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A07DE7.000 pfrm09 PsN: H07PT1 H12024 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD Ð HOUSE December 7, 2000 The Clerk read the title of the joint over and over again. As I think most If Members do not like those in- resolution. Members understand, we were supposed creases, I would ask, which ones do The text of House Joint Resolution to have our budget work done by Octo- they want to cut back? Do they want 127 is as follows: ber 1. It is not rare that we do not. to see the class size reduction program H.J. RES. 127 That has often happened in the history cut back, so we can slack off on our ef- Resolved by the Senate and House of Rep- of the House under both parties. fort to reduce the size of classes? resentatives of the United States of America in What is rare is this difference. In the Do they want to reduce the after- Congress assembled, That Public Law 106±275, past, in the main, continuing resolu- school learning programs that we are is further amended by striking the date spec- tions which keep the government open trying to ramp up so that children ified in section 106(c) and inserting ``Decem- after the expiration of the previous fis- ber 8, 2000''. from families with two parents work- cal year are passed for the purpose of ing outside the household can spend The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- giving the leadership of both parties the after-school hours in a meaningful ant to the order of the House of and those involved in negotiations an learning experience with adult super- Wednesday, December 6, 2000, the gen- opportunity to have more time to com- vision, rather than either roaming the tleman from Florida (Mr. YOUNG) and plete their work by resolving their dif- streets or going home to an empty the gentleman from Wisconsin (Mr. ferences. house? OBEY) each will control 30 minutes. Instead, I am forced to conclude that The Chair recognizes the gentleman Would they prefer that we eliminate continuing resolutions in this situation some of the funding for the Title I pro- from Florida (Mr. YOUNG). are being used as a tool to shield this gram under which 900,000 disadvan- GENERAL LEAVE institution from doing its work resolv- taged students are supposed to receive Mr. YOUNG of Florida. Mr. Speaker, ing our differences and completing the extra help in reading and math, for in- I ask unanimous consent that all Mem- work needed on the budget for not the stance? bers may have 5 legislative days within coming year but the year that we have Would they propose that we scale which to revise and extend their re- been in since October 1. back the hard-won increase of $500 per marks on House Joint Resolution 127, Continuing resolutions are supposed child in the Pell grant program in the and that I may include tabular and ex- to be used to buy time to find com- maximum grant? traneous material. promises. Yet, we see gross evidence Would they propose that we scale The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there that in fact there are other plans afoot. back the work study program? objection to the request of the gen- I do not care if we take a look at the Which of these education programs is tleman from Florida? Washington Post today or if we take a it in the national interest to scale back There was no objection. look at the Wall Street Journal or if on from the amounts that were nego- Mr. YOUNG of Florida. Mr. Speaker, we take a look at the New York Times tiated on a bipartisan level between I yield myself such time as I may con- or if we take a look at the AP report, both houses of the Congress and the ad- sume.
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