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E PL UR UM IB N U U S Congressional Record United States th of America PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE 108 CONGRESS, FIRST SESSION Vol. 149 WASHINGTON, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2003 No. 136 House of Representatives The House met at 12:30 p.m. and was S. 1244. An act to authorize appropriations Like former President Reagan, he be- called to order by the Speaker pro tem- for the Federal Maritime Commission for fis- lieved that much could be done when pore (Mr. CHOCOLA). cal years 2004 through 2008. you did not worry about who got the S. 1301. An act to amend title 18, United f States Code, to prohibit video voyeurism in credit. the special maritime and territorial jurisdic- Indeed, Lou Rotterman worked as an DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO tion of the United States, and for other pur- executive assistant and press secretary TEMPORE poses. for Jack Kemp from 1972 until 1981, a The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- S. 1375. An act to provide for the reauthor- period in which the New Yorker went fore the House the following commu- ization of programs administered by the from being a freshman Congressman, Small Business Administration, and for best known from his days as a Buffalo nication from the Speaker: other purposes. WASHINGTON, DC, S. 1451. An act to reauthorize programs Bills football great, to one of the con- September 30, 2003. under the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act servative intellectual powerhouses of I hereby appoint the Honorable CHRIS and the Missing Children’s Assistance Act, the modern Republican Party. Kemp, CHOCOLA to act as Speaker pro tempore on and for other purposes. as we all know, championed the Kemp- this day. S. 1591. An act to redesignate the facility Roth across-the-board tax cuts signed J. DENNIS HASTERT, of the United States Postal Service located into law by Ronald Reagan in 1981. Lou Speaker of the House of Representatives. at 48 South Broadway, Nyack, New York, as Rotterman, along with his counterpart the ‘‘Edward O’Grady, Waverly Brown, Peter f Paige Post Office Building’’. Jim Brady, who worked with then-Sen- ator Bill Roth’s office, helped mobilize MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE f support for that historic measure. A message from the Senate by Mr. MORNING HOUR DEBATES As David King of the American Con- Monahan, one of its clerks, announced The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- servative Union wrote in The Hill that the Senate has passed with an ant to the order of the House of Janu- newspaper, ‘‘Kemp would not have suc- amendment in which the concurrence ary 7, 2003, the Chair will now recog- ceeded without Lou Rotterman, and of the House is requested, a bill of the nize Members from lists submitted by Reagan would not have been the Presi- House of the following title: the majority and minority leaders for dent he was without the ideas that the H.R. 2691. An act making appropriations morning hour debates. The Chair will two promoted.’’ for the Department of the Interior and re- alternate recognition between the par- As respected as Rotterman was lated agencies for the fiscal year ending Sep- ties, with each party limited to not to among Congressional press secretaries, tember 30, 2004, and for other purposes. exceed 30 minutes, and each Member, he was far more than a Capitol Hill fix- The message also announced that the except the majority leader, the minor- ture. Senate insists upon its amendment to ity leader, or the minority whip, lim- Like many in his generation, he vol- the bill (H.R. 2691) ‘‘An Act making ap- ited to not to exceed 5 minutes. unteered to fight in World War II. At propriations for the Department of the The Chair recognizes the gentleman the Battle of Leyete Gulf, Rotterman Interior and related agencies for the from North Carolina (Mr. JONES) for 5 was a tail gunner on a crew that had to fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, minutes. ditch in the ocean. For his bravery in and for other purposes,’’ requests a that battle, Lou Rotterman was award- f conference with the House on the dis- ed the Distinguished Flying Cross for agreeing votes of the two Houses there- TRIBUTE TO LOU ROTTERMAN what was called a valiant attack on a on, and appoints Mr. BURNS, Mr. STE- Mr. JONES of North Carolina. Mr. large task force of Japanese. In the ci- VENS, Mr. COCHRAN, Mr. DOMENICI, Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor a man tation, Rotterman was hailed for his BENNETT, Mr. GREGG, Mr. CAMPBELL, who was part of our Nation’s Greatest bravery, coolness, and determination Mr. BROWNBACK, Mr. DORGAN, Mr. Generation, Lou Rotterman, who was displayed. His superior magnificent BYRD, Mr. LEAHY, Mr. HOLLINGS, Mr. called home by his Maker in July of teamwork was also noted, a hallmark REID, Mrs. FEINSTEIN, and Ms. MIKUL- this year. of Lou Rotterman’s professional life. SKI, to be the conferees on the part of Lou was a fixture on the Hill and in Recently a journalist friend of the Senate. Washington for over 30 years. He was Rotterman’s said, ‘‘You can judge the The message also announced that the an old-school press secretary and measure of a man by how he treats Senate has passed bills of the following speech writer who worked behind the those who aren’t in a position to help titles in which the concurrence of the scenes to put the people he believed in him.’’ The journalist said, ‘‘Lou was House is requested: into the spotlight. that way towards me.’’ 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. H8955 . VerDate jul 14 2003 03:50 Oct 01, 2003 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A30SE7.000 H30PT1 H8956 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE September 30, 2003 Prior to working on Capitol Hill, in the northeast United States found Until the agriculture appropriations Rotterman had a distinguished career that 73 percent of downed animals bill has finally passed both Chambers, in journalism with the Dayton Daily ended up passing inspection and enter- it is possible for the conferees to in- News. During that time, he interviewed ing the food chain. These animals had clude provisions protecting the food both Richard Nixon and John Kennedy afflictions such as gangrene, supply, provisions, as I said, that have during the 1960 Presidential campaign. lymphoma, hepatitis, and pneumonia. passed both Chambers last Congress. Rotterman never ducked a challenge. A study by the Livestock Conserva- Every single Member of Congress In the beginning of his career as a beat tion Institute revealed that 14 percent should sign on the critical bipartisan reporter, he once posed as a minister of the downed cows were salmonella legislation led by the gentleman from and walked out on a rain-soaked edge positive. One cow even tested positive New Jersey (Mr. SMITH), the gentleman of an office building with a policeman for a variant of salmonella that kills from New York (Mr. HOUGHTON), the to lure a suicidal man back to safety. almost 1,000 Americans each year. This gentleman from New York (Mr. ACKER- Lou Rotterman was the product of an animal passed inspection and entered MAN), and the gentlewoman from Ohio earlier generation. He went to war, the food supply. (Ms. KAPTUR) that would prohibit served his country, and raised a family. Another area of concern is mad cow downed animals from entering the food Lou Rotterman is gone, but his suc- disease, not just because of the dangers supply. This legislation already has the cessors are out there today working to humans, but because of the dev- support of 119 Democrats and Repub- just as hard as he did. We do not read astating effect that it can have on the licans in Congress. their names in the paper, because they cattle industry itself. Recently, a sin- It is supported by people who care are not in it for the glory. But they do gle infected animal in Canada shut about animal welfare, food safety, to their part to make the world a better down their entire industry. Perhaps join with the State health officials and place for all of us. the reason we have not found mad cow responsible members of the cattle in- Simply put, Lou Rotterman was part disease in the United States is because dustry. All these people know that our of the Greatest Generation that under- the American consumer is eating the Nation needs to produce meat in a hu- stood sacrifice, duty, honor, and coun- evidence. mane and safe manner. Continuing to try. He will be missed by all that knew The Federal Government has started process downed animals for human con- him. to react. The USDA recently added reg- sumption is not part of the recipe. Mr. Speaker, I close by asking God to ulations, which Congress would not, to f please bless America, and bless our protect the ground beef that goes into men and women in uniform. school lunches from containing meat COMPREHENSIVE SECURITY f from downed animals. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Earlier this year, the USDA began ant to the order of the House of Janu- DOWNED ANIMALS POSE THREAT circulating a proposed rule that spe- ary 7, 2003, the gentleman from Texas TO FOOD SUPPLY cifically notes the health hazard for (Mr.