February 27, 2006 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—SENATE 2127 SENATE—Monday, February 27, 2006

The Senate met at 2 p.m. and was Prime Minister of Italy. That address having acquired those assets from a called to order by the President pro will be at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, and British firm which has been conducting tempore (Mr. STEVENS). Senators should gather in the Chamber those operations for some time. at 10:30. The Senate will proceed at I am very pleased that the leadership PRAYER 10:40 to the Hall of the House of Rep- of the Senate—notably my distin- The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, of- resentatives for that address. guished majority leader, with whom I fered the following prayer: I yield the floor. have been in conversation in the past 72 hours—is taking a leadership role. I Let us pray. f Abiding God, this is the day You cre- hope the other side shortly will speak ated, and we rejoice. Thank You for RECOGNITION OF THE MINORITY to their role in bringing into focus the Your unspeakable gifts and wondrous LEADER importance of this issue and facili- tating the several committees of the love. Lead the Members of this body The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senate to have hearings, briefings, or with Your truth. Help them to walk Democratic leader is recognized. otherwise acquire the facts. faithfully according to Your precepts. f Last week, I believed it was impera- Keep them near You as You teach them tive that a certain amount of facts get ORDER OF PROCEDURE the power of sacrifice. Prepare them into the public domain as quickly as for the testing of their faith, and keep Mr. REID. Mr. President, I see here possible. On short notice, I held a brief- them from being intimidated by the two friends on the Republican side who ing—in contrast to a full hearing—a forces of evil. Keep them from strife wish to speak. Senator ALEXANDER briefing by the Senate Armed Services and division, as You give them prudent wishes to speak, I understand, as soon Committee and the principals, basi- speech and a desire for unity. as morning business is announced, and cally the Deputy Secretaries of the Help us all to walk with obedience Senator WARNER. various departments and agencies and living faith. And Lord, today we Mr. WARNER. If the Senator is ask- which have the primary responsibility dedicate ourselves to You all over ing, yes, I will take 7 or 8 minutes. within the group of 12 of the organiza- again. Mr. REID. When morning business is tion known as CFIUS, or the Com- We pray in Your glorious Name. announced, Senator WARNER will be mittee for Foreign Investment in the Amen. recognized for up to 10 minutes and United States. f Senator ALEXANDER—for how long? The manner in which the President, PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Mr. ALEXANDER. Five minutes. acting upon the recommendation of the Mr. REID. And when they finish their CFIUS group, indicated that he and the The President pro tempore led the statements, I ask that the Senator administration approved of this trans- Pledge of Allegiance, as follows: from New York be recognized after action will be examined in the context I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the morning business is announced. of these committee hearings and also United States of America, and to the Repub- The PRESIDENT pro tempore. With- the intelligence that was a key factor lic for which it stands, one nation under God, out objection, it is so ordered. because everyone is constantly con- indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Mr. REID. I thank the Chair. cerned about the security of this Na- f tion as it relates to the war on ter- f RECOGNITION OF THE ACTING rorism and most specifically the port MAJORITY LEADER MORNING BUSINESS security situation. Very legitimate The PRESIDENT pro tempore. Under concerns, very legitimate arguments, The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The very legitimate positions, in some acting majority leader is recognized. the previous order, there is now a pe- riod for the transaction of morning ways, have been stated at all levels of f business up to 3 o’clock, with Senators our society. I believe it is important, SCHEDULE permitted to speak for up to 10 minutes before people become rigid in their each. Does that apply? thinking, that they at least possess all Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, of the basic facts. Mr. MCCONNELL. The Democratic today we have returned from the Presi- My remarks today will not address leader is simply arranging the order; is dents Day break to resume our debate the past. I am concentrating on look- that correct? on the PATRIOT Act. At 3 today, fol- ing forward, as I have spent a great Mr. REID. That is right. lowing our morning business period, we deal of time in the past week on this The PRESIDENT pro tempore. With- will return to consideration of S. 2271, situation. This particular contract, out objection, it is so ordered. the PATRIOT Act amendments bill. this one commercial situation, is of Tomorrow at 2:30, we will have a clo- The Senator from Virginia. importance to many parties and of im- ture vote on the underlying bill. If clo- f portance to this country, but it has ture is invoked, we will proceed to vote ramifications across our global econ- PORT SALE REVIEW on passage of the bill at 10 a.m. on omy. Our Nation is daily dealing in a Wednesday. The 2:30 cloture vote on Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, we one-market economic market. Really Tuesday will be the first vote of this awakened this morning with the news, it is a one-world market of diplomacy week. confirmed, that major steps are going among the free nations as well. Indeed, There are a number of important forward in connection with this very it is a one-world market in terms of conmittee meetings going on this important issue of the ports. I use that our individual and collective securi- week, including the discussion on lob- generic term, ‘‘the ports,’’ because it ties, particularly in the war on ter- bying reform. The majority leader has relates to a transaction that has been rorism. stated that it is his expectation to thus far approved by the administra- It has been fascinating to me, al- begin consideration of that reform leg- tion whereby a company, owned by the though I have visited the UAE in times islation next week. We will also have a United Arab Emirates, will be engaging past, to focus once again on this piv- joint meeting to hear an address from in terminal operations in a half dozen otal and rapidly growing nation, a na- the Honorable Silvio Berlusconi, the or so of our terminals here in the U.S., tion of several emirates which have

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The gov- trade in 2003—and that figure has dou- We have to proceed with a certain ernors from across America are meet- bled since then according to the Finan- amount of confidentiality because ing here to talk about National Guard cial Times. More than 500 U.S. compa- when other free enterprises come to in- strength and about the rising costs of nies have regional headquarters in the vest in the U.S., they will go before Medicare. We are all interested in Emirates. Oil and Gas are leading in- CFIUS for review. Thousands of these those issues, but this issue I rise to dustries in the UAE, as the country cases have been handled. We have been speak about is one that threatens our holds approximately 8 percent of the doing it since, roughly, 1988, and even national unity as much as any of those world’s crude oil reserves and has the graver issues. 5th largest natural gas reserves. In ad- going back before that under the De- Let me put it this way: Where is dition, at the end of 2005 Emirates pur- fense Production Act to the 1950s. Dave Barry when we really need him? chased 42 Boeing 777 aircraft for ap- While it is important that we know As he would say, what I am about to proximately $9.7 billion. This rep- more of the facts; we have to do it in a say to you, I am not making up. resents some of the vast investments way to preserve a certain degree of Apparently someone has discovered by UAE in America and American in- confidentiality in the business world. that it may not be true, as is now sug- vestment in the UAE. Otherwise, there could very well be a On Saturday afternoon I went to the chilling effect on foreign investment in gested at the beginning of each airline Department of Defense. I went down to the U.S. We don’t want companies to flight, that using our cellular phones the Joint Staff, where I met with the say we can’t come to the United States will cause our planes to plunge directly key officers who are dealing with a va- because in the course of trying to do to the Earth. As a result, airlines and riety of issues relating to this and our business—which is a private trans- cell phone companies, as the presiding other matters to verify that over 500 action so often between two compa- officer, who is chairman of the relevant U.S. warships docked—and I use the nies—our proprietary information committee, well knows, are encour- word ‘‘docked’’ because they went right could be compromised. aging the Federal Communications Commission and the Federal Aviation to the piers. Our sailors went off; oth- This is going to pose a challenge. ers came on to work with the ships. Administration to allow the approxi- My last point—I am gravely con- They didn’t anchor out in the harbor mately 2 million Americans who fly cerned about the image of America. I and send in the lighters and the other each day to talk on their cell phones have checked into the press coverage of transportation. It is the only port in while they are traveling. this in the Arab world, and I regret to that region in which we can dock our There are many issues facing our say that it is extremely disturbing. We major supercarriers. country, but as I say, I can’t think of In addition, there are airfields that cannot, in the course of our responsible one that threatens our national unity are supporting the ongoing operations work in the Congress and the con- quite so much as this proposal to turn we have in Afghanistan and Iraq. tinuing responsible work of the admin- airplanes into cacophonous, steel- It is important to look at security istration, allow our actions to be sheathed missiles of Babel rocketing concerns. I personally went down and viewed by others as being biased. Con- through the skies. received the briefings—I hope others gress must look at this not only as a Imagine squeezing into your 17-inch do—on the intelligence assessment business deal between two companies middle seat between an oversized gen- that went into the first review of but also consider the global diplo- tleman shouting into his Blackberry CFIUS negotiations. The facts speak matic, economic, and military security and an undersized teenager yapping for themselves. Ambassador Negro- issues associated with this acquisition. into her cell phone, while in front of ponte will be before the Armed Serv- It is imperative we not send a mixed you a foreign traveler orders dinner ices Committee, and I will propound message to—or impose a double stand- and across the aisle a saleswoman lec- questions on the procedures and his ard on—our allies by expecting assist- tures her child—all of them raising own assessment. Hopefully that can be ance in the global war on terror and an their voices to be heard. It would be 5 put into the public domain. open door policy toward investing in hours of perfect hell from Dulles to Los As we embark on this new voluntary their country while sending a message Angeles—a rising, deafening chorus of 45-day investigative period—and I have that they are not welcome to invest in ‘‘Can you hear me now?’’ In multiple some association with the company in ours. We have to show that, yes, we are languages. this. They asked to come to see me, concerned about security, but in doing I can promise you that this noisy having followed with great interest the so and working through this process, symphony will cost the airlines money. hearings at my committee, over which we should not be perceived as treating To begin with, passengers will demand I presided, in which I, in a very even- elements of the Arab world and govern- expensive headphones to drown out the handed way, I believe, we began to ad- ments of the Arab world as second- noise. These headphones will be twice dress these issues. I spent several hours class citizens. It is imperative that at as expensive to replace when pas- with them. They were going to file the conclusion of this—however it sengers begin wrapping them around here, within the next few days, the key comes out, and I am hopeful it will the throats of the yapper in the next documents with the Treasury Depart- come out positively—the U.S. is viewed seat. Not to mention the added cost of ment which will trigger the 45-day by the Arab world as a reliable working the medical bills that will be the result time investigation. partner and that recognizes the impor- of fistfights or the cost of emergency I believe our leadership should focus tance, particularly in the war on ter- landings to remove brawling pas- on that time period. It ends up on, ba- rorism, of having the support of a num- sengers. To prevent these airplane fist- sically, April 15, at the very time we ber of Arab nations to protect our in- fights, the airlines would need to hire proceed on another recess. They, the terests and those of other nations in three times as many air marshals. And company, hope to conclude by May 1. I the free world. I cannot imagine how many they would am sure the leadership of both sides, have to hire for a long flight to Alaska. working with the administration, will I yield the floor. Stop and think for a moment about try to find some way so Congress can The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The what we hear now in airport lobbies stay abreast of the proceedings, rather Senator from Tennessee is recognized. from those who wander aimlessly or

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Poof. life, rearranging next week’s schedule, tation in recent years has witnessed it: pas- Maybe angry gods swept him away, or the or lamenting their children’s behavior. sengers squirming in discomfort as a nearby security guards shuffled him out, or maybe We hear them barking orders to an as- cell phone user prattled on about matters his own two feet were embarrassed for him sistant, dictating messages, or engag- that no stranger would want to hear. and carried him off, but he was gone—much ing in negotiations. All of this is done, No way to escape chatty seatmates. to the relief of everyone waiting to board. of course, in a loud, unnatural cell The reality is that air travel is unique in It could just be bad timing on my part, but ways that would make cell phone use far I’m running into more cell phone jerks these phone voice and completely oblivious days. They’re everywhere. to those of us nearby who are being more upsetting than in any other form of travel. Airline passengers in tourist class are Just the other day, a man regaled a board- forced to learn more about this person usually tightly packed in these days. If an ing area at Washington’s Reagan National than we would ever want to know. An air passenger is offended by the cellphone ex- Airport with his business of the day. It was airplane is a close environment, and we cesses of his seatmate, he often cannot move very clear very early that he was very im- are assigned to one seat, strapped in, to another seat, and a flight to Los Angeles portant. He was berating one of his could be interminable. I have witnessed a underlings for all the world to hear. and limited in our choice of seatmates. Being a bit of a jerk myself, I decided to We are also limited in the ability to near-fistfight over obnoxious cellphone use on an Amtrak train. That was unpleasant, try a little experiment. Instead of fleeing, as walk around or walk away. I would usually do, I remained next to the I have just one cell phone to turn off but fistfights on airplanes could be dan- gerous. man. He continued his lecture—staring at for my country, but I will assure you There’s good evidence that cellphone users me on occasion as if I shouldn’t be eaves- that there are many other airline trav- on airplanes don’t suffer grievously from the dropping!—then moved a few feet away. So I elers who will gladly make the same current cellular ban. Many jetliners offer quietly moved with him. I followed for three sacrifice. I offer as evidence the state- their own telephones within arm’s reach of more moves until he finally told the person ment of a senior member of the House every passenger, which, if used frequently, on the phone he’d call back. Some jerk was following him around, he said. Actually, jerk Transportation Committee and former could be just as annoying as a cellphone. But fortunately these calls are very expensive, so wasn’t the word he used. chairman of the Aviation Sub- I chuckled all the way to New York’s passengers rarely use them. This suggests committee, Mr. Duncan of Tennessee, LaGuardia. that very few air passengers really need to which he made on July 14 of last year; A number of airlines are looking into the get messages to people on the ground, and possibility of cell phones being allowed in the thoughtful comment by Court Tele- that much cellular chatter, if it were al- vision anchor Fred Graham from USA flight. The Federal Communications Com- lowed, would serve mostly to relieve the mission and the Federal Aviation Adminis- Today, November 14, 2002; and another boredom of the flight. tration have to agree before it can happen, USA Today article, this one by Craig One small step for sanity. but reports indicate it could come to pass as Wilson on June 1, 2000. The government regulators and the air- early as next year. Heaven help us all. I ask unanimous consent that each of lines should take a bold step: Declare that, If so, I have a couple of wishes. I want who- even if cell phone use in the air ceases to be these articles be printed in the RECORD ever votes to allow cellphones on planes to a threat to the aircraft, it should still be at the end of my remarks. take a flight with the young man who threw banned as a threat to the peace and comfort the fit at sunrise in Las Vegas. And I want The PRESIDENT pro tempore. With- of the passengers. out objection, it is so ordered. them to sit right next to him. But not in his But with so much money at stake, it seems emergency row. I want him to be unhappy (See exhibit No. 1) reasonable to expect that once the safety and calling people to tell them so. EXHIBIT 1 problems are solved, the regulators and air- I also want them to take a flight with the [From USA Today, Nov. 14, 2002] lines will permit cellphone calls from air- businessman who was berating his colleague planes. If so, the airlines should copy the KEEP SKIES CELLPHONE-FREE back at headquarters. I’m just curious about ‘‘quiet car’’ concept that Amtrak has crafted whether he has whipped the office into shape (By Fred Graham) by designating one car of passenger trains yet. As a person who makes his living in New off-limits to cellphone use. Then give me a call. I’ll be home, because York, I am accustomed to an occasional has- Airliners could have a ‘‘quiet space’’ to- I doubt I’ll ever fly again. sle. But as a person who commutes weekly ward the front of each plane, and every pas- on the airlines from Washington to my job in senger who agrees not to use a cellphone DUNCAN STATEMENT: SUBCOMMITTEE ON AVIA- New York, I can see that many more hassles should have the right to be seated there— TION HEARING CELL PHONES ON AIRCRAFT: may be on the way. with the blissful assurance that the NUISANCE OR NECESSITY? The reason is that the airlines’ longtime cellphone users would be chattering away in Mr. MICA. Mr. Duncan. ban on cellphone chatter while aloft may be the rear. Mr. DUNCAN. Thank you very, Mr. Chair- lifted. Thus air passengers could be con- [From USA Today, May 31, 2005] man. And thank you for calling this hearing. fronted with the nightmare of all cellphone (By Craig Wilson) I was one of the more than 7,000 who sent let- annoyances: being assigned a seat next to a ter or comment to the Federal Communica- traveler who shouts into a cell phone for the CELL PHONE BULLIES CHANGE THE TONE AT tions Commission in very, very strong oppo- duration of the trip. AIRPORTS sition to the lifting of this cell phone ban. Warning flags surfaced recently when USA It was 6 in the morning in Las Vegas. I had And I can tell you, I come down very strong- TODAY reported that two electronics com- not been up all night like most everyone else ly on the nuisance side of this equation. I re- panies—AirCell and a unit of Verizon—are in town, but I felt as if I had, mainly because member reading a couple of years ago that racing to develop technology that will elimi- everything was surreal, even by Vegas stand- Amtrak tried out a cell phone free car on its nate the interference problems that led to ards. Metroliner train from New York City, and so the ban on cellphone use during flights. The I was at the airport, drinking my coffee, many people rushed to that car that they troubling aspect of the article is that the wondering why I had booked such an early immediately had to add on another cell statements attributed to airline and Federal flight home, when a man appeared out of no- phone free car. Around that same time, I Communications Commission (FCC) officials where and began screaming into his cell read about a restaurant in New York City seemed to assume that if the technological phone that ‘‘the fools’’ at the gate area that banned cell phones from one of its din- problems could be solved, that would settle would not give him the seat he was always ing rooms, and the next day it had to double the matter. The bottom line: The electronics assigned. It was his seat, after all, in the that by adding on a second dining room be- companies would make huge profits, and cell emergency exit row. He always sat there. cause so many people wanted to participate. phone users would be accommodated in the I know this because he was telling not only Among the comments to the FCC, pas- air. There was no mention of the impact that the person on the phone, but also all of us in senger Richard Olson wrote the Commission: this could have on the comfort and civility the 702 area code. A fellow passenger’s signal was breaking up, of traveling by air. What he had done was call the airline’s so his remedy was to talk loudly. The flight Airline passengers have heretofore been customer service number. He was unhappy attendant had to ask him to quit using the spared cellular unpleasantries because gov- with the answers he was getting from the phone. On the ground, we can walk away ernment regulators decreed that cellphone gate agent who was standing right before from these rude, inconsiderate jerks. In transmissions might interfere with airplane him. there, we are trapped.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 09:06 Mar 13, 2017 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 0686 Sfmt 0634 E:\FDSYS\BOUNDRECORD\BR27FE06.DAT BR27FE06 ejoyner on DSK30MW082PROD with CONG-REC-ONLINE 2130 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—SENATE February 27, 2006 The Boston Globe wrote about a conversa- Mr. MICA. You are just lucky you didn’t do is at the vortex of commercial trans- tion that Gail James of Shelton, Washington that with Mr. Young. actions of world trade and the one- found on one flight. She said, quote: I was Mr. DEFAZIO. I know. I would have been world market of which I just spoke. I in deep trouble. We are going to put Chair- seated next to a very loud man who was ex- hope, in the ensuing days as we begin plaining his next porn movie on his cell man Young in charge of this issue. phone. Everyone on the plane was subjected But that is the point. I mean, and he told to debate this and discuss it, he will to his explicit blabbering. Should cell use us and at the time I was suspicious that we avail himself of his industrial base in during flight be allowed, we had all better be were being held captive by the industry to his State and the finances in his State prepared for a whole lot of air rage going on. these air phones, you know, and their extor- to get a broader picture of the mag- A CNN/USA Today Gallup poll found that tionate charges. But he said, convincingly, nitude of the investment by the Gov- 68 percent were opposed to lifting this ban; that there was a possibility, particularly in ernment of Kuwait and, indeed, other only 29 percent in favor. a fly-by-wire aircraft, small but possible, of Arab nations in the United States of a damaged cell phone or other transmitting Now, cell phone technology is, in many America. Consequently, it is essential ways, a wonderful thing. It can be used, as device causing a problem. Now they are try- we all know, to help in emergencies, to let ing to deal with that with this pico tech- that we view this situation as one that someone know that they are going to be late nology, I guess. But I am not sure that to- is not influenced by any bias or preju- for an appointment, to call for directions tally addresses his problem. I think the * * * dice or duality or double standards. No. when you are lost. But I also wish that we Mr. ALEXANDER. Mr. President, I say to my friend, just ask your had much more cell phone courtesy. I think each of these travelers argues for pre- businessmen why would a company most people do not realize that they talk serving one of the last refuges of pri- such as the UAE organization be look- much more loudly in general on a cell phone ing to acquire just the franchises to op- than they do in a private conversation. And vacy—the quiet of an airline cabin almost everyone has a cell phone today. A where one may read a book, listen to erate terminals—not own terminal. We former Knoxville city councilman told me at music, sleep, or be left alone. This pri- have to get that out. The terminals the first of this past school year that three vacy may not be enshrined in the Con- will remain in State control. Why young girls were in the office at Fulton High stitution, but surely it is enshrined in would they want to invest $6.8 billion School in Knoxville saying they could not common sense. in projects throughout the world and in pay a $50 activities fee, but all three of the If there must be cell phones on air- any way facilitate any individual or girls had cell phones on which they were planes, common sense suggests fol- group to try an act of terror and be probably $50 a month cell phone bills. Today, forced to jeopardize their own invest- cell phones are heard going off, I have heard lowing Fred Graham’s advice: Create them go off at funerals, weddings, at movie soundproof conference rooms in the ment? We have to attribute to these theaters, restaurants, congressional hear- back of the which passengers may rent people, even though they are beyond ings. One was even answered by a reporter for the privilege of yelling into their our shores, a tremendous business acu- asking President Bush a question, and appar- cell phones. Or perhaps technology men, concern over their own security ently it caused President Bush to get very itself will rescue us. Perhaps the Fed- and their own interest. upset as it should have. Gene Sorenson wrote eral Communications Commission or Having the opportunity to meet with recently in the Washington Post, quote: I airline plane executives in a real out- the Mr. Bilkey Saturday evening—he don’t mean to interrupt your phone con- asked to see me, and I was happy to do versation, but I thought you should know burst of common sense will earn the that I can hear you. I would close the door, gratitude of 2 million Americans who that—I learned a great deal about the but I can’t seem to find one on the sidewalk, fly each day by deciding text messages, knowledge and level they have of how the path at Great Falls, in line at Hecht’s, or yes, but conversations, no. to put a greater security situation in at table 4 by the window. It is not like I’m I yield the floor. the transit of these containers. Let us eavesdropping. As titillating as it sounds, I f give them an opportunity. am not drawn into your conversation about I thank my friend for his remarks. RESERVATION OF LEADER TIME yoga class, tonight’s dinner, or Fluffy’s ooz- Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I ing skin rash. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. Under thank my colleague, and I certainly Although cell phones have been around for the previous order, leadership time is a while, we still associate one with privacy. agree. I have talked to a good number Put one to your ear, and you will think you reserved. of people in the business community are in your kitchen, office, or, what was The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. and in the ports community of New called a phone booth, But take a moment to ALEXANDER). The Senator from New York. The issue is a complicated one look around. You are in public. York is recognized. but one that is hardly clear-cut. But I On June 21, Robert McMillan wrote in The f will continue to pursue that. Washington Post about some of the com- ments to the FCC, and he quoted Steven PORT SECURITY I also will make just one other point; that is, the worry many of us have is Brown who described the perfect trajectory Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, before not that the head of this company of what he called hell: Just imagine that he leaves the Chamber, I wish to thank would be wanting to facilitate ter- ring conversation being mere inches from my colleague from Virginia. I am not your head and on both sides of you while oc- rorism but, rather, that terrorists sure we see exactly eye to eye on this cupying the middle seat for a five-hour flight might too easily infiltrate such an or- proposal, but no one doubts the sin- from L.A. to New York. Hideous. ganization. I will get to that in a little cerity, the integrity, and the intel- In addition, I know there are security con- bit of time. cerns and some concerns regarding possibly ligence and fervor with which our the effect on aircraft avionics. But I hope chairman of the Armed Services Com- (The remarks of Mr. SCHUMER per- that we do not lift this ban, and I hope that mittee seeks to do good for following taining to the introduction of S. 2333 it becomes very clear in this hearing that through on what he believes is nec- are printed in today’s RECORD under there is a great deal of opposition to this essary for this country. I hope we can ‘‘Statements on Introduced Bills and proposed change. And I thank you very much Joint Resolutions.’’) for calling this hearing. work together and come to an amiable arrangement. Obviously, because of his The PRESIDING OFFICER. In my Mr. MICA. I thank the gentleman. Mr. capacity as a Senator from Tennessee, DeFazio. work, our two sides are closer together Mr. DEFAZIO. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. today than we were a week ago. I suggest the absence of a quorum. Mr. Chairman, this is not an issue of first Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I thank The clerk will call the roll. impression for this committee. I remember a my distinguished friend and colleague. The assistant legislative clerk pro- number of years ago we had a hearing on cell I would like to stay here and have the ceeded to call the roll. phones. We had a professor from Embry-Rid- benefit of his remarks, but I am a Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unan- dle who said—sorry, Mr. Chairman. member of the Homeland Security imous consent that the order for the Yeah. Yeah. No, we are in this thing. Yeah. quorum call be rescinded. No, it will be. Yeah. Yeah. Okay. Yeah. Committee. We are having a hearing on Okay. Yeah. Sorry. I’m sorry, Mr. Chairman. this subject now. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without Okay. Bye, yeah. Yeah. All right. See you. But I say to my good friend that he objection, it is so ordered. Bye. is privileged to represent a State which The Democratic leader is recognized.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 09:06 Mar 13, 2017 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 0686 Sfmt 0634 E:\FDSYS\BOUNDRECORD\BR27FE06.DAT BR27FE06 ejoyner on DSK30MW082PROD with CONG-REC-ONLINE February 27, 2006 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—SENATE 2131 APPOINTING PENSION CONFEREES REMEMBERING THE ised to create a new tone in Wash- ADMINISTRATION ington. He has, but it hasn’t been a Mr. REID. Mr. President, right before pleasant tone. His incompetence has the recess, the distinguished majority Mr. REID. Mr. President, I rise to talk a little bit about this administra- created the biggest culture of corrup- leader and I had an exchange regarding tion, the administration of George W. tion our Nation has ever seen, with the pension reform conference. Every- Bush. Unless there is a significant scandals in the House, the Senate, and one acknowledges the conference is turnaround, this administration will the White House, and the country is necessary. The pension reform bill is not be remembered for its accomplish- paying a price for this corruption: headed to conference. It is a very im- ments. It, in fact, will be remembered higher gas prices, higher health care portant piece of legislation that will for its incompetence. And this dan- costs, and deficits year after year. affect the pensions of millions of work- gerous incompetence has made Amer- Every Bush budget has broken a record ing Americans. It has strong bipartisan ica less secure. of paying a higher deficit than the year support. It passed this Senate by a vote From Social Security to border secu- before. But the problem is that he of 97 to 2. rity, the American people know that keeps breaking his own record. This has boiled down to something incompetence lies at the heart of this It is difficult for me to comprehend that is fairly simple: Who will be the administration’s failures. Ultimately, how my friends on the other side of the conferees? We have a right, of course, this incompetence has come with a aisle can allow this to go on. We were on our side to choose who we believe price. It has made our country less safe told by Alan Greenspan, when we were should be in the conference. The distin- and less secure. in the majority, that the deficit was guished majority leader has the right We can talk about a lot of things, but the most important thing facing this to choose whom he wants to be in the this afternoon I will talk about a few. country. So we did something about conference. Arbitrarily, the majority Let’s talk about the prescription drug it—the Budget Deficit Reduction Act of leader said that conference would have program. I support a Medicare drug 1993—and not a single Republican voted seven Republicans and five Democrats. benefit, but this administration has for it in the House or the Senate. Vice That is not acceptable. We have said botched the program so badly that rel- President Gore had to break the tie in that because of the complexity of this atively no one has signed up for it. The the Senate. In the last 3 years of the issue we need another Democrat. We President, in his Saturday address, said Clinton administration, less money are willing to maintain the margin of 25 million Americans have signed up was being spent than we were taking two where Republicans would have an for this program. in. We retired the debt by about a half advantage. But we believe it should be That is simply not true. Twenty of trillion dollars. That certainly has not eight to six. Republicans would get an- those twenty-five million, prior to this been the case during the Bush years. Whether we like it or not, President other conferee. Democrats would get legislation passing, already had pre- George W. Bush will be President for another conferee. scription drug benefits. And now, under this program, they have a lot less than the next 21⁄2 years. We need him to gov- Now, certainly, we are eager to work they had before. So after all this talk, ern competently. We cannot afford on producing a conference report that there are a few million new people who more of what we have seen since 2001. will protect the benefits working have signed up, and tens of millions of So today I offer three issues: The port Americans have earned, provide cer- people are still left trying to figure out security issue, Iraq, and Katrina—these tainty to employers who sponsor pen- what to do and how to do it. are only three—where President Bush sions, and strengthen the Pension Ben- Of the seniors currently in the pro- can work with us in order to turn his efit Guaranty Corporation. I can see gram, millions are paying more for record into a record of progress and nothing harmful about having six their drugs than they were under the competence. Democrats instead of five. It is impor- previous coverage. This includes thou- First, our ports. Now, the President tant to get the right people into the sands of seniors in Nevada who face said he would not allow any legislation room when these issues are being dis- more restrictions and higher costs. to go forward; he would veto it. Of cussed and decisions are being made. Millions more seniors were wrongly course, there has been a change of tone Remember, this conference will have dropped from the system, leaving them because even Michael Savage—I was in jurisdictional aspects relating to the without coverage for the life-saving Reno and I wanted to listen to the Finance and the HELP Committees. drugs. news, and I flipped it on about 10 to 9 or 8—I don’t remember the hour. Mi- When we had the corporate tax bill I had the opportunity, this morning, chael Savage was on. I never listen to last year, there were 23 conferees—23 to meet with the Governors. They are him. I heard a lot about him, so lis- conferees. We are saying there should terribly concerned because of this leg- tened. He spent that 10 minutes berat- be, again, eight Republicans and six islation being so poorly managed and, ing the President. Michael Savage does Democrats. Conferees on this legisla- frankly, poorly written. The States not very often do that. It is not only tion will need to resolve a number of have had to advance their hard-earned moneys to pay for the drug coverage of Michael Savage, but everybody in important and very technical issues be- America is so upset about this port sit- cause we have different feelings than people who simply are cut off. They want to know when they are going to uation. Their decision to outsource our does the House. And when I say ‘‘we,’’ ports to Dubai shows they still don’t I mean Democrats and Republicans, as be reimbursed. What about the President’s incom- understand the realities that exist in indicated by the overwhelming vote to this world. get it out of here. petence in the war on terror? In 2002, Osama bin Laden was trapped How in the world was the decision I have confidence in the abilities of in the mountains of Afghanistan. made to give another country control the two lead Senators on our side, Sen- But instead of redoubling our re- of our ports? It is not another company ators KENNEDY and BAUCUS. But this is sources to capture him, the President but another country that will be tak- one conference where the addition of a shifted to Saddam Hussein, and bin ing care of our ports. That is a state- couple more sets of eyes is likely to Laden was left to fight another day. As owned company. The administration’s lead to better legislation. So I would a result, the al-Qaida leader continues decisionmaking process could not be hope the majority leader would focus to plot and threaten us as we speak. more flawed. On the one hand, we have his attention on this issue and let the Meanwhile, terrorist attacks across Secretary of Treasury Snow, who I am conference go forward. The only thing the globe are up sharply over the last 5 told from his CFX retirement got holding this up is whether this con- years, and al-Qaida has morphed into a about $100 million, being asked to rule ference will have six Democrats or five global terror franchise. on this. Part of his CFX responsibility in arriving at a bill that will be Government reform. What has the was CFX’s involvement in ports. He brought back to this body. President done? President Bush prom- was the one who made the final signoff

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We need in Iraq and impress upon the Iraqi lead- versus security, business wins. to make sure that all future sales of ership the importance of coming to- No effort was made to brief Congress, critical infrastructure go under an gether to form a government. relevant States, or the port authori- automatic 45-day review, and that the On the reconstruction front, things ties. The decision seems to have ig- President personally signs off on deals are just as bleak. The Iraqi people still nored the truth about Dubai, one of the such as this, and that Congress is kept lack basic infrastructure. We don’t seven city states of the United Arab informed throughout the process. know how many Iraqis are getting Emirates. Of course, we are told now Finally, there is something else the drinkable water. Their oil and elec- that the United Arab Emirates wants President needs to do with our ports: trical output continues to decline, and to be a friend of the United States. Ev- Make a real commitment to port secu- it is lower than before the war started. erybody knows we need more friends in rity. We have known for years how vul- On reconstruction, only $3 billion has the world, that is for sure. But we can- nerable our ports are. Only 5 percent of been delivered. The money has been not ignore the historical connection of the containers coming into this coun- spent, mired in fraud, with teams of the United Arab Emirates to terrorism try are inspected. For years, we have Justice Department lawyers inves- and the proliferation of terrorism. The tried to make them more secure. Un- tigating contractor fraud and crimes United Arab Emirates was only one of fortunately, every time we bring a by Americans running this civil au- three nations in the world to recognize measure to the floor, it is defeated on thority. the government of the Taliban, the a party-line vote. They have fought us It is long past time for President government which allowed Osama bin every step of the way, going as far as Bush to come forward with a strategy Laden and al-Qaida development. eliminating grants to port security in to complete the mission in Iraq. We are The 9/11 Commission found that UAE next year’s budget. losing ground on the three key fronts: represented a persistent counter- If the President is serious about pro- economic, military, and political. The terrorism problem for the United tecting our ports, he will reconsider window of opportunity for the Iraqi States. Terrorism money has been this decision and join with Democrats people and this administration to get laundered through UAE, and 11 of the to do everything we can to keep our things right grows smaller every day. hijackers flew from Dubai to the ports safe. If the President is serious about our United States in preparation for the at- The President’s second chance to security, he will identify a strategy for tacks. turn incompetence into progress comes achieving the remaining objectives Bin Laden’s operatives are said to in Iraq. To be successful in Iraq, there that must be met in Iraq. We will pay have used Dubai as a logistical hub must be victory on three fronts: the se- a real price if the incompetence con- after 9/11. In 2004, it was exposed that curity front, the political front, and tinues in Iraq. As the New York Times Dubai was the center of the world’s the economic or reconstruction front. reported Friday, leaders across the largest nuclear weapons proliferation Unfortunately, on all three fronts Middle East fear that violence could ring, as the AQ Khan network used there is only incompetence by the ad- spread from Iraq across the entire re- Dubai to traffic nuclear weapons tech- ministration right now. gion. The President must get a handle nology to the highest bidders. On the security front, we have gone on Iraq and do it now. Finally, according to Freedom House, from having one Iraqi battalion capa- On these three issues and other a nonpartisan and highly respected or- ble of operating independently to zero. issues, we reach out to the President. ganization often cited by the Bush ad- We have gone backward. Our troops We are willing to work with the Presi- ministration, the United Arab Emir- and our generals are performing brave- dent, but he must understand that it ates is not free, not democratic, and ly, doing their job with honor every cannot be only his way; we have to has been found to engage in human day. Unfortunately, they have been let work together. If we do this, we can trafficking and forced child labor. So, down by our civilian leaders time and have a better country. of course, we need them to be our ally. time again. The political leaders of f I think they can be our ally on a range this administration didn’t have a plan of issues, but right now we better stop to win the peace. They sent our troops CONCLUSION OF MORNING and look at what we are doing. into battle without the equipment they BUSINESS There are significant national secu- needed. According to Paul Bremer, The PRESIDING OFFICER (Ms. MUR- rity considerations involved in this Provincial Governor of Iraq, in his KOWSKI). Morning business is now deal that have never been considered book, this administration denied the closed. by the President. They must be consid- military’s request to put more troops ered in the post-9/11 world. That is on the ground so we could control f what the law and our Nation’s security Baghdad and Iraq’s borders. We know USA PATRIOT ACT ADDITIONAL require. After fumbling this process so that General Shinseki said we would REAUTHORIZING AMENDMENTS badly, the President decided yesterday need more than 200,000 troops. He was ACT OF 2006 to accept the company’s 45-day inves- fired. We know Larry Lindsay, who was The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under tigation of the port sale. the President’s chief economic adviser, the previous order, the Senate will re- While this is a good first step, the ad- said the war would cost us $100 billion. sume consideration of S. 2271, which ministration’s consistent involvement He was fired. the clerk will report. in this, which has not been positive, The political front has been mired by The legislative clerk read as follows: makes me skeptical. There is no indi- similar incompetence. To achieve po- cation that they will do better in 45 litical victory, we need the Iraqi people A bill (S. 2271) to clarify that individuals who receive FISA orders can challenge non- days than they did in 14. to work together, but the raging vio- disclosure requirements, that individuals The lesson of 9/11 is that we cannot lence between the Shia and Sunnis last who receive national security letters are not leave any stone unturned. So I call week shows how far we are from that required to disclose the name of their attor- upon this administration to take three goal. ney, that libraries are not wire or electronic steps concerning our ports and this President Bush cannot fulfill his re- communication service providers unless they sale, in particular. First, during the sponsibilities simply by placing a peri- provide specific services, and for other pur- next 45 days, I urge the President to odic phone call to the Iraqi leadership. poses. take a hard look at the national secu- He needs to be personally involved. The Pending: rity implications of this arrangement. job of bringing all the factions together Frist amendment No. 2895, to establish the He cannot leave this decision to under has been delegated to our fine Ambas- enactment date of the Act.

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Madam President, as ies that have been functioning in their second, relevant to the activities of a we begin the debate and discussion on traditional roles, including providing suspected agent of a foreign power who the USA PATRIOT Act, I urge my col- Internet access, are not subject to sec- is the subject of an authorized inves- leagues to invoke cloture to cut off de- tion 2709 national security letters. tigation, or three, pertain to an indi- bate tomorrow when the vote is sched- These changes were, in my opinion, vidual in contact with a suspected uled at 2:30, and then proceed to pass not major but helpful in the sense they agent of a foreign power. the PATRIOT Act. have satisfied a number of Senators, I I will put in the RECORD a memo de- The PATRIOT Act was passed by the think, and are very constructive and tailing the differences between the Congress and signed into law by the enable us to move forward, which I ex- Senate bill and the House bill and the President shortly after September 11, pect will enable us to obtain cloture. conference report. 2001, to provide additional tools for law With the revised bill which is now be- This provision goes to the heart of enforcement, and it was reviewed ex- fore the Senate for a cloture vote to- strenuous objections raised by people tensively by the Committee on the Ju- morrow, it is my hope my colleagues who filibustered the bill who objected diciary, which I chair, last year; and will cut off debate, invoke cloture, and to a fourth provision which gave the the Judiciary Committee came out let us move ahead to the passage of the judge discretion to allow for a court with a unanimous report, with all 18 PATRIOT Act. It is not a bill to my order if there were a terrorism inves- members on the committee concurring precise satisfaction, but in the Con- tigation involved generally which did in the final product. gress of the united States, we reach ac- not have one of this three-part test. We considered this a unique, if not commodations and we reach com- My view is that the three-part test is remarkable event, considering that our promises. My preference would have decisively preferable, although I do Judiciary Committee has people at all been to have the Senate bill enacted, think in the spirit of compromise on positions on the political spectrum. So but there were significant concessions our bicameral legislation, having the to have unanimous agreement was, we made on both sides, especially by the discretion of the judge to authorize the thought, quite an accomplishment. House of Representatives, in agreeing order if he found it warranted in light When the matter came to the floor of to a 4-year sunset provision. of the terrorism investigation was ac- the Senate, it was passed by unani- What I intend to do tomorrow is to ceptable. This is preferable, and this mous consent, which again was unique, propose additional legislation in this will be included in the new bill to be if not remarkable, in that on a matter field which would take the current bill introduced. as complex and controversial as the with the improvements made by Sen- A third change will provide for judi- PATRIOT Act all of the Senators were ator SUNUNU and his group and add a cial review of national security letters in agreement that it should be enacted. number of additional safeguards on to eliminate the conclusive presump- We then went to conference with the civil liberties which will improve the tion in the conference report on the na- House of Representatives and, as ex- bill even further, in my opinion, and to tional security letter provision. The pected, the House had different views consider that on additional legislation bill removes the ability of the Govern- than what the Senate had in mind. But in the Senate. ment to prevent judicial review of the we worked through in a collegial way In so doing, I fully realize we will nondisclosure requirement if it cer- with Chairman SENSENBRENNER and have to go through the legislative proc- tifies in good faith that ‘‘disclosure others on the House side and came to a ess. We will have hearings in the Judi- may endanger the national security of conference report which we submitted ciary Committee. We will make this the United States or interfere with dip- to the Senate. the subject of oversight on what the lomatic relations.’’ We fell short of having enough votes law enforcement officials, specifically This provision in the conference re- to impose cloture when objections were the FBI, will be doing, and we will ulti- port was identical with what passed reached to a number of provisions mately, hopefully, report out of the Ju- the Judiciary Committee unanimously which had been included in the con- diciary Committee a bill with the pro- and was adopted unanimously by the ference report. visions which I am now about to enu- Senate. Those who have objected to There have since been some changes merate which will, if successful in con- this conclusive presumption say it was made in the legislation which is pend- ference and to be signed by the Presi- overlooked and that on further consid- ing before the Senate. I compliment dent into law, return the bill to its eration they objected to it. my colleagues, Senator SUNUNU, Sen- form which passed the Judiciary Com- Upon additional analysis, it is my ator CRAIG, Senator MURKOWSKI, who is mittee unanimously last year and view this conclusive presumption is presiding today, and Senator HAGEL, passed the Senate unanimously. better out of the report, which gives for a number of additions which led The provisions in the bill which I will the court the discretion to allow for those four Republican Senators who introduce tomorrow—I wanted to give the judicial review of these national se- had not voted for cloture to find the my colleagues notice of what I intend curity letters. PATRIOT Act acceptable, taking the to do—would be a provision, first, on A fourth provision involves judicial conference report and making these ad- the notice on search warrants to re- review of the section 215 order non- ditions. quire that the target receive notifica- disclosure requirement and it elimi- It is our expectation that there will tion of the execution of a delayed no- nates the mandatory 1-year waiting pe- be a number of Democrats, I think tice search warrant within 7 days as riod for judicial review of nondisclo- most of whom oppose cloture, so we the Senate-passed PATRIOT Act pro- sure requirement on 215 orders. The ad- have an expectation of receiving 60 vided. The conference report provides ditions by Senator SUNUNU and his col- votes tomorrow to be able to move the for notice within 30 days, which was a leagues provide for a 1-year waiting pe- bill ahead. significant compromise when the riod. My own view is it is preferable The changes which were made as a House of Representatives moved from there not be a waiting period at all, result of these modifications provide 180 days to 30 days and the Senate that the court have the discretion to for explicit judicial review of a section moved from 7 days to 30 days, but it enter the orders immediately if it finds 215 nondisclosure order, a provision to continues to be my view that the 7-day cause to do so. remove from the conference report the requirement is the best requirement. The fifth provision of the legislation requirement that a person inform the The bill will further provide that sec- which I intend to introduce tomorrow FBI of the identity of an attorney to tion 215 will have the Senate-passed adds a 4-year sunset to the national se- whom disclosure was made or will be three-part test which will require a curity letter with authorities created

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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- there are reasonable grounds to believe that Here again we have a situation where resentatives of the United States of America in the records or other things sought— the PATRIOT Act did not deal with na- Congress assembled, ‘‘(i) are relevant to an authorized inves- tional security letters, but this, again, SECTION 1. LIMITATION ON REASONABLE PE- tigation (other than a threat assessment) is a tightening up of the bill to provide RIOD FOR DELAY. conducted in accordance with subsection Section 3103a(b)(3) of title 18, United States (a)(2) to obtain foreign intelligence informa- additional safeguards for civil liberties. Code, is amended by striking ‘‘30 days’’ and So what we have here, in essence, is tion not concerning a United States person inserting ‘‘7 days’’. or to protect against international terrorism the Senate bill which passed the com- SEC. 2. JUDICIAL REVIEW OF FISA ORDERS AND or clandestine intelligence activities; and mittee unanimously and the Senate NATIONAL SECURITY LETTERS. ‘‘(ii) either— unanimously was then modified by a (a) FISA.—Subsection (f) of section 501 of ‘‘(I) pertain to a foreign power or an agent conference report which, to repeat—I the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of of a foreign power; 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1861) is amended by striking don’t like to do it, but it is worth a ‘‘(II) are relevant to the activities of a sus- paragraphs (2) and (3) and inserting the fol- pected agent of a foreign power who is the summary—I found acceptable; not as lowing: good as the Senate bill but acceptable. ‘‘(2)(A) A person receiving an order under subject of such authorized investigation; or Then we have these three provisions this section may challenge the legality of ‘‘(III) pertain to an individual in contact with, or known to, a suspected agent of a for- added by Senator SUNUNU and his that order, including any prohibition on dis- closure, by filing a petition with the pool es- eign power; and’’. group—again giving them credit— SEC. 4. NATIONAL SECURITY LETTER SUNSET. which has made it acceptable to those tablished by section 103(e)(1). ‘‘(B) The presiding judge shall immediately Section 102 of the USA PATRIOT Improve- four Republican Senators and I believe assign a petition submitted under subpara- ment and Reauthorization Act of 2005 (H.R. enough Democrats to get the 60 votes, graph (A) to 1 of the judges serving in the 3199, 109th Congress, 2d Session) is amended perhaps additional votes, to be able to pool established by section 103(e)(1). by adding at the end the following: submit the bill to the House of Rep- ‘‘(C)(i) Not later than 72 hours after the as- ‘‘(c) OTHER SUNSETS.— signment of a petition under subparagraph ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Effective December 31, resentatives for its consideration and, 2009, the following provisions are amended so hopefully, ultimate passage to be (B), the assigned judge shall conduct an ini- tial review of the petition. that they read as they read on February 27, signed by the President, which is an ac- ‘‘(ii) If the assigned judge determines under 2006: ceptable bill; again, not as good as the clause (i) that— ‘‘(A) Section 2709 of title 18, United States Senate bill but acceptable. ‘‘(I) the petition is frivolous, the assigned Code. I want my colleagues who oppose the judge shall immediately deny the petition ‘‘(B) Sections 626 and 627 of the Fair Credit bill in the form submitted for cloture and affirm the order; or Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. 1681u, 1681v). tomorrow to know that if the issue is ‘‘(II) the petition is not frivolous, the as- ‘‘(C) Section 1114 of the Right to Financial not concluded, I will be introducing signed judge shall promptly consider the pe- Privacy Act (12 U.S.C. 3414). ‘‘(2) EXCEPTION.—With respect to any par- legislation which will bring back the tition in accordance with the procedures es- tablished pursuant to section 103(e)(2). ticular foreign intelligence investigation original Senate bill with some addi- ‘‘(D)(i) The assigned judge may modify or that began before the date on which the pro- tional improvements, and between now set aside the order only if the judge finds visions referred to in paragraph (1) cease to and tomorrow, we will be soliciting co- that there is no reason to believe that disclo- have effect, or with respect to any particular sponsors to see if others will choose to sure may endanger the national security of offense or potential offense that began or oc- support this bill which, as I say, re- the United States, interfere with a criminal, curred before the date on which such provi- turns the essentials of the Senate bill counterterrorism, or counterintelligence in- sions cease to have effect, such provisions with some improvements. The commit- vestigation, interfere with diplomatic rela- shall continue in effect.’’. tions, or endanger the life or physical safety SEC. 5. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. ment is made in my capacity as chair- of any person. If the judge does not modify Amendments to provisions of law made by man that we will proceed to have over- or set aside the order, the judge shall imme- this Act are to such provisions, as amended sight hearings, that the Director of the diately affirm the order and order the recipi- by the USA PATRIOT Improvement and Re- FBI is due in on March 29. He will be ent to comply therewith. The assigned judge authorization Act of 2005 (H.R. 3199, 109th questioned about these specific provi- shall promptly provide a written statement Congress, 2d Session) and by the USA PA- sions, asked for justification for the for the record of the reasons for any deter- TRIOT Act Additional Reauthorizing more restrictive provisions which are mination under this paragraph. Amendments Act of 2006 (S. 2271, 109th Con- ‘‘(ii) If the judge denies a petition to mod- gress, 2d Session). in the conference report, plus the pro- ify or set aside a nondisclosure order, the re- visions by Senator SUNUNU and his col- cipient of such order shall be precluded for a To: SENATOR SPECTER leagues, and there will be continuing period of 1 year from filing another such pe- From: SJC Crime Unit oversight in the interim. tition with respect to such nondisclosure Subject: Amendments to PATRIOT Act Au- We will have hearings on the legisla- order. thorities tion which I intend to introduce tomor- ‘‘(3) A petition for review of a decision to Date: February 27, 2006 affirm, modify, or set aside an order, includ- row, looking toward the prospect of ul- Per your request, your staff has drafted a ing any prohibition on disclosure, by the stand alone bill that will address the most timately passing it, if it is passed by United States or any person receiving such the Senate and if it is submitted to the significant outstanding concerns of Senator order shall be to the court of review estab- Feingold, Senator Leahy and yourself (as House in conference and that turns out lished under section 103(b), which shall have well as the other proponents of the SAFE to be the bicameral will of the two bod- jurisdiction to consider such petitions. The Act) regarding the PATRIOT Act Reauthor- ies. court of review shall provide for the record a ization Conference Report. The bill is based, I do believe that where we are now written statement of the reasons for its deci- in part, on the amendments that Senator with the conference report and the ad- sion and, on petition of the United States or Feingold attempted to introduce during the any person receiving such order for writ of PATRIOT Act debates of the week of Feb- ditions, we have an acceptable bill—not certiorari, the record shall be transmitted as good as it could be—and we will at- ruary 13, 2006. Your bill will accomplish the under seal to the Supreme Court, which shall following: tempt to perfect it even more as I have have jurisdiction to review such decision.’’. Delayed Notice Search Warrants: Requires outlined. (b) JUDICIAL REVIEW OF NATIONAL SECURITY that the target receive notification of the I ask unanimous consent that a copy LETTERS.—Section 3511(b) of title 18, United execution of a delayed notice search warrant of the legislation which I intend to in- States Code, is amended— within 7 days, as did the Senate passed PA- troduce tomorrow be printed in the (1) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘If, at the TRIOT Act. The Conference Report provides time of the petition,’’ and all that follows for notice within 30 days as a compromise RECORD so my colleagues can see it, to- through the end of the paragraph; and with the House, which passed an 180–day gether with the memorandum which I (2) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘If the re- delay in its bill. described in the course of my discus- certification that disclosure may’’ and all Section 215: Implements the Senate-passed sion. that follows through ‘‘made in bad faith.’’. ‘‘three-part test’’ to obtain a section 215

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It is not a position I agree with, place now, not afterwards, safeguards to a foreign power or an agent of a foreign unless we have adequate safeguards that continue to allow our law enforce- power; (2) are relevant to the activities of a suspected agent of a foreign power who is the that can be put in place to provide a ment and intelligence officers to ob- subject of an authorized investigation, or (3) reasonable level of judicial oversight. tain the information they need for the pertain to an individual in contact with a I want to be clear on a couple of security of our Nation. suspected agent of a foreign power. A memo points regarding my earlier opposition Now, in particular, I was, and I re- detailing the differences between the Senate to the conference report. main, concerned about the presumed bill, the House bill, and the Conference Re- First, it is not my desire to repeal relevance standard under a section 215 port is attached. the PATRIOT Act in its entirety nor to order. With the increased power under Judicial Review of National Security Let- allow the authorization provided in the the PATRIOT Act to obtain ‘‘any tan- ters: Eliminates the ‘‘conclusive presump- tion’’ in the Conference Report’s NSL provi- 16 provisions we are considering to ex- gible item’’ from any entity, it would sion. The bill removes the ability of the gov- pire. also seem appropriate that the govern- ernment to prevent judicial review of the If that was my intent, if that is what ment have a greater responsibility to nondisclosure requirement if it certifies, in I had hoped to do, it would have been a demonstrate its rationale for seeking good faith, that ‘‘disclosure may endanger pretty simple task to object to any lan- those terms. While the conference re- the national security of the United States or guage coming out of the conference—to port improves upon the current statute interfere with diplomatic relations.’’ have objected to the language that py requiring in most cases some con- Judicial Review of Section 215 order non- disclosure requirement: Eliminates the con- unanimously passed the Senate in nection or contact with a foreign power clusive presumption and the mandatory one- July. But that wasn’t the case. Those or an agent of a foreign power, I am year waiting period for judicial review of the of us who voiced objection to the ear- concerned the presumed relevance lan- non-disclosure requirement on 215 orders. lier draft of the conference report just guage significantly diminishes the ju- Sunsets on National Security Letters: didn’t say: No, we don’t like it. We dicial oversight the Senate-passed bill Adds a four-year sunset to the National Se- didn’t say that. We didn’t say that we provided. curity Letter authorities created in the Con- opposed it entirely. We said we offered While I remain concerned about this ference Report. Thus, the bill provides that up the specific examples of changes to standard, I am pleased that what has on December 31, 2009, the law governing NSL’s will be returned to what it was in Feb- the conference report that we needed been agreed to is the explicit judicial ruary 2006. to see in order to support it. It was review of a section 215 gag order—a Mr. SPECTER. Madam President, in truly our desire to improve the con- right that previously was not clearly the absence of any Senator on the floor ference report—not to kill it. available to recipients. Now, this does seeking recognition, I suggest the ab- I commend the chairman of the Sen- not address all of my section 215 con- sence of a quorum. ate Judiciary Committee, Senator cerns. I do have more. But it does re- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The SPECTER, who was on the floor earlier, main an improvement over the con- clerk will call the roll. for his efforts to represent the views ference report and over current law. The legislative clerk proceeded to which we had expressed in conference. I was also pleased that language was call the roll. The senior Senator from Pennsylvania agreed to that permits a national secu- Ms. MURKOWSKI. Mr. President, I clearly hasn’t had much time to take a rity letter to be served on a library ask unanimous consent that the order breather lately, but he was a tough ne- only if that library is acting as a wire for the quorum call be dispensed with. gotiator. He was able to squeeze some or electronic communications service The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. additional changes out of the con- provider. I have noticed some have BURR). Without objection, it is so or- ferees, most notably the shorter sun- been critical of the language that is in- dered. shine timeframe for section 216, roving cluded in this amendments act, saying: Ms. MURKOWSKI. Mr. President, I wiretaps, and the lone-wolf provision. Well, you still have the ability to go come to the floor to comment on the Unfortunately, the House and the ad- after the libraries. But, again, I will reauthorization of the PATRIOT Act ministration refused to consider our stress, it permits a national security and to voice my support for the PA- other concerns. letter to be served on a library only if TRIOT Act. There have been some who have that library is acting as a wire or elec- I also want to take a few moments to asked me: You got the sunset provi- tronic communications service pro- compliment my colleagues, Senator sions. Wasn’t that the primary issue? vider. So the fact they may happen to SUNUNU and Senator CRAIG, for their Why the continued opposition? offer their library patrons the use of very hard work over the course of these For some, the sunset provisions were the Internet does not make them a last few weeks making these amend- the primary issue. But that was not wire or electronic communications ments possible. necessarily the case for our group, and service provider. This language that is I also want to recognize Senators that was not necessarily my primary incorporated in the amendments act HAGEL, DURBIN, SALAZAR, and FEIN- concern. was part of legislation I had introduced GOLD for the bipartisan approach which When we introduced the SAFE Act in 2003 in an effort to modify the PA- we were able to take in addressing this last April—that is the legislation TRIOT Act. I believe it is an important issue. which was sponsored by Senators CRAIG protection for our Nation’s libraries. I know the changes that were agreed and DURBIN and cosponsored by many I know this is not the last debate we to do not address all of the concerns of of us—the SAFE Act did not contain will have on the PATRIOT Act, nor is the Senator from Wisconsin before we any sunsets. We were prepared to make it likely the last piece of legislation we went on recess, nor do they address all permanent each of the 16 provisions in will consider on the subject. Some of of my concerns. But I want to make question today. the provisions we see—the continued sure that the Senator is aware of how What we were seeking, instead, was sunset provisions for section 215, the much I appreciate his leadership on language that would create a level of roving wiretaps, and the lone wolf pro- this issue. judicial review and public disclosure vision—assure us of that. But earlier, There are a number of Members with- that would head off any potential about a half an hour ago, on the floor, in this body who did not share our op- abuse and unnecessary infringement on the chairman of the Judiciary Com- position to the conference report when individual freedoms. mittee came to the floor and spoke of it was first reported out, and there are Now, it has been said by some that legislation he will be introducing to- many, on the hand, who would have those seeking changes to the PATRIOT morrow. liked to have seen the conference re- Act have not been able to point to any As I was listening to the chairman— port expand the powers granted to the case of abuse to support their cause. and I obviously have not looked at the executive branch under the PATRIOT And that may be the case. But do we legislation as of yet, but I understand

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I regret that this bill is and passed unanimously out of this of this provision. not better and that the intransigence body—provisions he has detailed as My amendment would have corrected of the Bush-Cheney administration has they relate to search warrants, the these unnecessary excesses. It struck prevented a better balance and better strengthening of section 215, a 4-year both the 1-year waiting period for chal- protections for the American people. sunset on NSLs, and NSL judicial re- lenging a gag order and the ‘‘conclusive Just as I worked for an opportunity for view. So I will anxiously await the op- presumption’’ in favor of the Govern- Senator SUNUNU to seek improvements portunity to review that legislation ment. These changes are simple but to the conference report, I will now Chairman SPECTER has indicated just they are essential if we are to avoid vote against these unfair efforts to this afternoon will be available to us. creating rigged procedures where the forestall any amendments to this I am encouraged, once again, we will Government always wins, regardless of measure. I remain committed to work- be able to look at those areas where I the merits. ing to provide the tools that we need to By its abuse of the rules, the Repub- and others have been very concerned protect the American people. That in- lican leadership is preventing any op- that we have not provided adequately cludes working to provide the over- portunity to correct these matters. for that balance between providing our sight and checks needed on the uses of That is wrong. The Senate may have law enforcement the tools they need Government power and to improve the accepted or rejected my effort to re- while, at the same time, maintaining reauthorization of the PATRIOT Act. move this un-American restraint on the individual liberties we as Ameri- In light of the abuse being per- meaningful judicial review of gag or- cans expect and certainly deserve. So, petrated by the Republican leadership, ders, but I should have had the oppor- as I indicated, I look forward to review- I will vote against their stifling of tunity to offer it. ing that legislation. In the weeks following 9/11, some of meaningful debate and their obstruc- But the legislation we are consid- us worked hard in cooperation with the tion of efforts to improve the bill, the ering today—the conference report—I Bush-Cheney administration on what conference report and the PATRIOT believe has made improvements on the came to be the USA PATRIOT Act. I Act. I will vote against cloture on the original product of the PATRIOT Act, remind the current Republican leader- bill without any opportunity to offer and so with passage of the additional ship that even then, in those extraor- amendments. I urge the Republican protections, it is my intention to vote dinary times, we allowed Senators to leadership to reconsider its actions and for cloture on the PATRIOT Act reau- offer amendments. We took difficult allow a few amendments to be offered thorization bill. votes. I would have liked to have sup- to the bill so that we can seek to im- Mr. LEAHY. Mr. President, the Re- ported some of those amendments but, prove it before final passage by the publican leadership has made a mis- in my role as the chair of the Judiciary Senate. take and is abusing its power by chok- Committee, I felt that I could not at Mr. President, I suggest the absence ing off debate on this important bill. that time. But I did not and the major- of a quorum. Regrettably the majority leader has ity leader, Senator DASCHLE, did not The PRESIDING OFFICER. The chosen to prevent any effort to offer fill the amendment ‘‘tree’’ with sham clerk will call the roll. amendments to the bill and has effec- amendments. Instead, we worked out The assistant legislative clerk pro- tively stifled open debate. While I an agreement to proceed with amend- ceeded to call the roll. voted to proceed to consideration of ments and votes on those amendments. Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I the bill, I do not condone the Repub- In 2001, I fought for time to provide ask unanimous consent that the order lican leadership’s current abuse. some balance to Attorney General for the quorum call be rescinded. I have filed an amendment that Ashcroft’s demands that the Bush-Che- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without would improve the bill by correcting ney administration’s antiterrorism bill objection, it is so ordered. one of the most egregious ‘‘police be enacted in a week. We worked hard f state’’ provisions regarding gag orders. for 6 weeks to make that bill better MORNING BUSINESS The Bush-Cheney administration used and were able to include the sunset the last round of discussions with Re- provisions that contributed to recon- Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I publican Senators to make the gag sideration of several provisions over ask unanimous consent that there now order provisions worse, in my view, by the last several months. Last year I be a period for the transaction of morn- forbidding any court challenge for 1 worked with Chairman SPECTER and all ing business, with Senators permitted year. The conference report places no the members of the Judiciary Com- to speak for up to 10 minutes each. similar restriction on recipients of na- mittee and the Senate to pass a reau- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without tional security letters, and there is no thorization bill in July. As we pro- objection, it is so ordered. justification for its inclusion here. ceeded in House-Senate conference on f In addition, the bill continues and ce- the measure, the Bush-Cheney adminis- BLACK HISTORY MONTH ments into law procedures that, in my tration and congressional Republicans view, unfairly determine legitimate locked Democratic conferees out of Mr. DURBIN. Today, I would like to challenges to gag orders. It allows the their deliberations and wrote the final take the opportunity to honor the con- Government to ensure itself of victory bill. That was wrong. tributions of African Americans, par- by certifying that, in its view, disclo- Last December, working with a bi- ticularly since this year marks the sure ‘‘may’’ endanger national security partisan group of Senators, we were 80th anniversary of historian and or ‘‘may’’ interfere with diplomatic re- able to urge reconsideration of that scholar Carter G. Woodson’s launch of lations. Unless the Government is act- final bill. Senators SUNUNU and CRAIG Negro History Week in 1926. Since ing in bad faith, the court must accept were able to use that opportunity to then, the contributions of African the certification as conclusive and make some improvements. I commend Americans to American history have must rule in favor of the Government. them for what they were able to been recognized and celebrated, and This is the type of provision to which achieve and hope that my support for February has been designated ‘‘Black I have never agreed. The conference re- their efforts has been helpful. I wish History Month.’’ port uses identical language in connec- that along the way the Bush-Cheney I especially want to pay tribute to tion with NSL gag orders, and I re- administration had shown interest in Mrs. Rosa Parks and Mrs. Coretta sisted it in that context. I agreed with working together to get to the best law Scott King, the mother and the first Senator SUNUNU, who said in December we could for the American people. lady, respectively, of the modern civil

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I think he would have smiled Aviv, Israel and Frankfurt, Germany. time to reflect on the vital heritage in sad approval as he saw Rosa Parks This trip enabled me to learn about and important contributions of African lay in honor in the rotunda of the U.S. the important transformations coun- Americans. Capitol—one of the highest honors we tries in Eastern and Western Europe This year also marks what would can accord a person and one she so are making as we enter the 20th cen- have been Dr. Martin Luther King, rightly deserved. I think Mr. Houston tury and away from the Cold War era. Jr.’s 77th birthday, and it is important would be pleased that at least one of Additionally, my travels through the that we continue to honor the values of the murderers of James Chaney, Mi- Mideast provided me tremendous in- faith, compassion, courage, truth, and chael Schwerner, and Andrew Goodman sight into the evolving political struc- justice that guided his dream for Amer- has finally been convicted of that hor- ture of the region as well as the United ica. We have made great progress, espe- rible deed. Dr. King would also approve States’ progress on the war on terror. cially in the area of racial justice, but of the fact that the U.S. Senate finally, Prior to my departure many inter- we still haven’t reached the Promised finally last year, condemned lynching. esting and significant events occurred Land. If he were alive today, what I think another civil rights leader, which helped shape the focus of my would Dr. King, leader of the civil John Jones, the first African American travels including: the eventual exten- rights movement and the Poor People’s to hold elective office in Illinois, would sion of the PATRIOT Act, the success- Campaign, say about the fact that one also approve of the fact that 81 percent ful elections in Iraq, the New York in five American children are living in of African Americans aged 25 and older Times disclosure of domestic eaves- poverty today? What would he say had at least a high school diploma, an dropping and the tight fiscal budget about the fact that here, in the increase from less than 1 in 5 in the constraints placed on the Fiscal Year wealthiest Nation on Earth, 45 million 1950s. Today, African Americans own 2006 appropriations process. The broad- people have no health insurance and 1.2 million businesses that generate er implications of these events were millions more are underinsured? $69.8 billion or about $735,586 per firm. issues which I frequently encountered What would Asa Philip Randolph, the Mr. Jones would also be proud to hear in my travels. labor leader who organized the Pull- that 60 percent of African Americans man car porters and fought against dis- age 18 and older voted in the 2004 Presi- The first full day of my trip, Decem- crimination and segregation in the dential election, which equaled 14 mil- ber 23, 2005, began in Brussels, Belgium Armed Forces, say about the growing lion voters. where I met with a number of members income inequality in America and the Yes, African Americans have made of two of the three U.S. Missions in fact that corporate profits have in- great achievements, but Dr. King Belgium: the U.S. Mission to the Euro- creased 50 percent in the last 5 years— would also remind us that we have fur- pean Union, and officials from the U.S. but low wage workers haven’t had a ther to go. One example is Georgia’s Embassy in Belgium. The briefing was raise in 7 years because the Congress of new voter-identification law, which provided by: Will Imbrie, DCM; Ted An- the United States refuses to raise the was approved over the objections of drews, POL; Mike McKinley, Deputy minimum wage? A parent who works 40 noncareer lawyers at the Department Head of the U.S. Mission to the E.U.; hours a week, 52 weeks a year for min- of Justice who warned that the plan Lee Litzenberger, Political Minister imum wage today doesn’t even earn would unfairly disenfranchise minority Counselor—U.S. Mission to the E.U.; enough to lift herself and her child out voters. Therefore, in the spirit of Dr. and Dale Bendler, Special Adviser to of poverty. Would Asa Randolph call King’s message of equality and racial the Ambassador. The discussions fo- that progress? Would he call that jus- justice, we need to reauthorize and cused on a number of issues including tice? strengthen the Voting Rights Act— the war on terror, war crimes, NATO What would Fannie Lou Hamer, a with all of its sections—this year. and perceptions of President Bush by civil rights activist who fought for low- Throughout the 1950s and 1960s, those Belgians. Ambassador Korologus’s staff income housing, school desegregation, in the civil rights movement worked to briefed me on his efforts to build a and daycare, have said if she had seen secure basic civil rights and voting strong transatlantic relationship be- the pictures of people stranded on roof- rights in statute. The cost for those in tween the United States, the European tops in New Orleans and left homeless the movement was high: church burn- Union, Belgium and NATO. I found it by Katrina in Biloxi, Pearl River, and ings, bombings, shootings, and beat- interesting that Belgium is the 14th so many other communities through- ings. I walked in those same footsteps largest trade partner of the United out the gulf coast? I suspect she would during my recent pilgrimage with U.S. States and that the country is making ask the same questions we all asked: Representative John Lewis to Selma a substantial contribution to the war How could this happen in America? In and Montgomery, AL. It is important on terror financially. I support Ambas- 2005? that we recognize the contributions of sador Korologus’s efforts and look for- This year, America lost Rosa Parks, these extraordinary people because the ward to working with him and his staff the mother of the civil rights move- legacy they left behind is an expression in the future. ment. Many others of those who of important American values—equal- Mike McKinley informed me that marched and worked with her have ity, nondiscrimination, fairness, and Belgians are unhappy with the war in passed on as well. How do those of us ensuring the full participation of ev- Iraq and that they see a difference with who believe in their dream keep it eryone in our society. Therefore, I cele- the war waged in Afghanistan. It is alive? We keep it alive by continuing brate this month with pride and reflec- perceived that the United Nations sup- the fight begun by them and by remem- tion, knowing that although we have port of the war in Afghanistan, as op- bering and acting on what Dr. King come a long way, we still have a great posed to Iraq, is the reason the country said: America has no second- or third- distance to go in order to fulfill our has sent troops to Afghanistan as well class citizens. We should all have an Nation’s ideals of equality and equal as the horrendous acts of terrorism on equal voice, and an equal chance to opportunity. 9/11. Mr. McKinley also informed me succeed. f that the European countries, through Yes, we have made progress in some the EU, will make significant contribu- areas. I think Charles Hamilton Hous- REPORT ON FOREIGN TRAVEL tions to the rebuilding of Afghani- ton, civil rights attorney who as a fac- Mr. SPECTER. Mr. President, I have stan—5 billion euros over a 5-year pe- ulty member at Howard University pre- sought recognition to report on a trip I riod. Mr. Imbrie stated that the percep- pared Thurgood Marshall to argue made to Europe and the Mideast during tion of President Bush in Belgium has

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Additionally, the employer is re- King said that the difference comes of the E.U. also a part of the 25 nations quired to hold the mother’s position down to ideology and the he is trying in NATO. Mr. Imbrie discussed the open for up to three years. This aggres- to stamp out fear. The Saudi govern- transformation which is being at- sive strategy is expected to result in ment is not addressing the issue of ide- tempted with NATO, forcing its mem- nearly 300 more births from last year’s ology, and an interpretation of the ber countries to acknowledge that a total. Koran, that promotes the use violence. While in Estonia, I was fortunate to threat within the NATO states is less It was encouraging to learn, though, examine the country’s rich cultural likely than the threat of terrorism that the Saudi government is begin- heritage. On December 25, 2005, I was which exists from outside. The trans- ning to base its educational model on provided a guided walking tour of formation also asks countries to be that of Jordan’s. He stated another Tallinn by a local guide, Stanislav postured in such a way that deploy- way to promote reform is to hold the ment of support is quick and efficient. Lomunov. This nearly 2-hour tour in- cluded a stop in the Alexander Nevsky Saudis to task and require trans- Mr. McKinley stated his strong belief parency in their actions. that NATO is producing positive re- Russian Orthodox Church. Following the tour, I met with Rabbi E. Shmuel Immediately following my meeting sults and is essential as a vehicle avail- with the King, I proceeded to the office able to deploy resources throughout Kot, the Chief Rabbi of Estonia, and participated in the Jewish commu- of Jordan’s Prime Minister Maruf al- the region and the world. BAKHIT, who served in Jordanian A particular issue discussed relevant nities lighting of the first Chanukah Army for 35 years and is former Jor- to my work on the Judiciary Com- candle. This ceremony was followed by danian National Security Advisor. We mittee is that of a law recently a tour of the local Jewish Community began our discussion with the topic of changed in Belgium which enabled the Center and site of a new temple already Iraq. The Prime Minister believes that prosecution of war crimes committed under construction. I later spent the it would be disastrous for Iraq if the anywhere in the world, at any time. evening with the Rabbi and his family, U.S. were to pull out. He is hopeful The law has been reformed now to including four beautiful children, for a that soon the Iraqi forces will be able state that the person bringing the candle lighting ceremony at his home to defend themselves. The elections charge must be the offended individual accompanied with potato latkes made went well in his opinion and hopefully and reside in Belgium. He cited two re- by his wife. One of the most interesting aspects this is a positive sign that the process cent examples of the law’s successful of Estonia is its economy. Mr. Gold- is moving forward. implementation. stein explained to me that the econ- Of particular interest to me were Mr. We discussed Jordan’s judicial sys- omy is very focused on the high-tech Bendler’s descriptions of the exchange tem. He explained to me that the coun- sector and is one of the original pro- of information between Belgian offi- try’s judicial system has moved away ducers of software allowing consumers cials and the U.S. He cited a recent from military courts to a civil court to make phone calls over the internet, case where a Belgian citizen suspected system with one mixed civil/military Kazza and internet gambling. The of being a potential terrorist was court. The system is not a jury system country has a tremendous tourism in- tracked and later lost, only to be found but a inquisitorial system where the dustry with nearly 3,000 hotel rooms to again in Iraq. The individual’s inten- judge may call any consultant he/she be built by 2007. Additionally, the desires. Judges go through a 2-year tion was to be a suicide bomber and to country serves as an exit port for much harm U.S. forces. With the help of the training program before they are se- of Russia’s oil. What I found most in- lected to preside over a court. Cur- information provided by Belgians, U.S. teresting is the country’s implementa- forces were able to prevent any loss of rently, the country is continuing a tion of a 22 percent flat tax since 1996. plan to upgrade the courts and expedite life to U.S. troops. I believe this type of I departed from Estonia for Jordan cooperation between nations is an im- its cases. The Prime Minister believes on December 26, 2005, arriving nearly 1 that good progress has been made in portant step forward in the war on ter- hour late due to snow in Estonia. I was ror. the last 2–3 years of this plan which in- met at the airport by U.S. Ambassador cludes new technology. On December 24, 2005, I headed to David Hale and immediately proceeded Tallinn, Estonia, my first trip to the to a meeting with King Abdullah at his The following morning, Tuesday, De- Baltic country. I was met by Jeff Gold- private residence. Ambassador Hale de- cember 27, I flew into Iraq. After a 2- stein, the Deputy Chief of the Mission, scribed Jordan’s reaction to the recent hour flight on a C–130 and a 10 minute and was briefed on the country’s his- bombings of hotels in the country, flight on a helicopter, including 35 tory and its future. Estonia is a small stating the Nation had never been pounds of body armor and a helmet, I country of approximately 1.4 million more unified and that the terrorist at- arrived in Baghdad. I immediately pro- people, with nearly 400,000 individuals tacks caused the country to review its ceeded to a meeting with MG Tim living in Tallinn. Tallinn is a beautiful security measures and civil liberties. Donovan, chief of staff, Multinational city with much to offer both culturally The increased security was visible with Force-Iraq. General Donovan explained and economically. Mr. Goldstein ad- armed guards and roadblocks at hotels that U.S. forces in Iraq had signifi- dressed a number of significant issues throughout the city. cantly hindered al-Qaida and other in- including the country’s declining birth- During my meeting with King surgents ability to operate in Iraq. Ad- rate, its high tech economy, its AIDS Abdullah, the focus of our discussions ditionally, he described the hope that epidemic, and the ability of its resi- was on the future of Iraq and ter- in 2006 the United States will serve a dents to receive free schooling in Euro- rorism. The King expressed to me the more supporting role than it currently pean Union countries. need for the Iraqi government to be does. I asked him what the U.S.’s role The issue of a declining birthrate in moderate and not extremist. He be- will be as the Iraqi security force con- Estonia is one of tremendous impor- lieves a moderate government will pro- tinues to increase. General Donovan tance. With a country of only 1.4 mil- vide the Iraqi people something to explained to me that the U.S. should lion people, the decline is being felt build upon and help provide a stable serve a reduced role as Iraqi security and the country is forced with the country. forces increase and that they are cur- prospect of having to close some of its Regarding Iran’s progress towards ac- rently working on more U.S. reduc- schools. To address this problem the quiring nuclear capabilities, the King tions.

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He em- to be heard. of the Iraqis themselves. phasized that the country needs to de- The chief prosecutor explained to me The flight out of Iraq was identical velop a middle class to make democ- his work on the case, stating the pros- to the flight in with the significant ex- racy succeed. ecution of Saddam will be long and de- ception that the C–130 taking me back I inquired about the status of Iraq’s tailed. He believes that documents and to Amman was once stationed at Wil- oil industry. He explained that the in- evidence provided to the court and the low Grove Air Base and was named the dustry is old and so is its infrastruc- judges should be given to the public for Spirit of Philadelphia. ture. Currently, they are able to export all to see. I arrived in Tel Aviv, Israel on De- 3 million barrels a day. But in order for I proceeded from the courthouse back cember 28, 2005. My first meeting was them to expand upon their capacity to the U.S. Headquarters for a meeting with Peter Vrollman, Gene Cretz, Wil- there will need to be an investment in with LTG Martin Dempsey, Com- liam Weinstein, Peter Hussee, Jim Bea- technology and infrastructure. mander, Multinational Security Train- ver, and William Clark of the U.S. Em- Following my meeting with General ing Corps—Iraq. Much of what we dis- bassy. The discussion began with an Donovan, I proceeded to have lunch cussed was of a classified matter, how- analysis of the state of play in Israeli with Brenda Zollinger, a Horsham, PA ever I can share information about the politics. It is expected that Sharon, native. She described to me her work goals of the Multinational Security whose health does not seem to be a in the Army over the last 8 years. What Training Corps. First, they are work- major concern, will win the March I took away most from our conversa- ing to build and sustain the Ministries elections and work in some form of co- tion is her belief that the military is of Interior and Defense’s institutional alition government with the Labor doing a good job taking care of our capabilities. Additionally, they are party. With respect to Hamas, it is troops. working to generate capable forces and thought there is a possibility that it After lunch I met with officials in- develop those forces in a professional could win nearly 3 percent or even out- volved in the Department of Justice’s manner. Finally, they are working on right in the Palestinian elections cre- Regime Crime Liaison’s Office, RCLO; the transition and transformation of ating complicated policy questions for Mr. Kevin Dooley, CAPT Stephen multinational units to Iraqi security Israel. Hamas is described as a sophis- Burris, USN, and Mr. Eric Blinderman. forces. ticated, strategic and organized while The RCLO was created by a National Lieutenant General Dempsey Fattah is in some disarray nor do they Security Presidential Directive in 2004, stressed to me the need for Iraqis to have the resources necessary to get and serves to assist the Iraqi High Tri- demonstrate strong leadership because votes on certain demographics. One of bunal and to provide security and sup- it is that leadership that will be the the reasons that Hamas is doing so well port for the Tribunal. In the briefing I key enabler to develop the security in these elections is their municipality learned that the judicial system is an ministries. Currently, there are 223,000 leaders are well respected members of inquisitorial system based on a five- Iraqis in their security services, 75,000 the community and have done good judge panel which needs a simple ma- of which serve as police officers in Iraq. work for those communities. If Hamas jority to adjudicate. Additionally, the The U.S. is currently assisting Iraq in does win and Israel is forced to deal court has no burden of proof beyond a producing 3,500 qualified police officers with them there are actions that can reasonable doubt. a month. As of March 14, 2005, 3 out of hinder Hamas economically such as I expressed the view that Saddam has the 45 Iraqi battalions were leading the revenue collected by Israel at the cus- committed so many atrocities that the efforts to secure their nation. Pres- toms boarder which is provided to the trial should be very simple if the evi- ently, there are 45 of the 100 Iraqi bat- Palestinian Authority. dence was put forward in an organized talions leading the efforts to secure It appears that the economy is im- and methodical way. This can not be their nation. This is a tremendous in- proving in Israel and this may be a re- done with Saddam controlling the crease in only a 9-month period. sult of the decline in terrorist events. microphone to make speeches. I think Lieutenant General Dempsey echoed I met with Ehud Barak later that it is a shame that the trial could not the remarks of Major General Donovan afternoon; I was honored to see a copy have been held sooner. in stating the Iraqis must achieve gov- of my book, ‘‘Passion for Truth’’ on his Mr. Dooley and Captain Burris ac- ernment unity by setting aside their bookshelf. Barak told me that Ariel companied me to the courthouse and cultural differences and uniting as a Sharon has changed the political map provided me a tour of both Saddam’s country. of Israel in a positive way for Israelis cell and the courtroom. I also viewed Before leaving Iraq, I met with the and his decisions are slowly moving the security control room where all ac- following U.S. Embassy Officials; Israel in the right direction. Barak de- tions of the courthouse are monitored. David Litt, Major General Harris, scribed the political landscape in Israel Following the tour, I proceeded to James Yellin, RADMR Scott Van like musical chairs, you can defeat meet with members of Saddam’s trial Buskirk, Tom Delare, John Smith, Mi- people but everyone is still around, including: the Presiding Judge Rizgar, chael Oreste, Don Allegro, Don Brady, they do not go away. Barak asked me the Chief Prosecutor Jafaar and the Minnie Wright, Captain Stephen about the situation in the United Chief Investigating Judge Ra-id. Burris, Kevin Dooley, Liz Colton and States, particularly about NSA’s wire- I asked Presiding Judge Rizgar how Eric Blinderman to discuss Iraq’s fu- tapping. I explained to him that the Saddam could be controlled. He gave ture and how the Embassy was helping Judiciary Committee plans to hold me the answer that a doctor deals with to create a more stable society. It was hearings on the issue. He also asked me the patient, not the individual illness. stated that the odds are good for about the visit to Iraq the day before He elaborated by stating that it is the achieving a collective party in the Iraq and my outlook for the country. I ex- job of every judge to respect all parties elections. I was informed that there are plained to him that there are a number in a case. Additionally, he voiced his many criminal cases waiting for inves- of highly qualified men and women opinion that Iraq is on the doorstep of tigation and prosecution in the judicial working there and that I am hopeful a new life and a careful image of its ju- system. However, the detention facili- 2006 will be a year the Iraqi’s take on dicial system must be projected. With ties are not adequate and the police do more responsibility . respect, I stated my concern to the not have enough room for the crimi- Continuing our discussion on Iraq, Presiding Judge that Saddam is a vi- nals. On the economic front, the U.S. is Barak conveyed to me his opinion that cious, evil man and that is not coming working to set the stage for the Inter- the United States should stay the out in the trial. The Judge explained national Monetary Fund agreement course in Iraq, and not to would cause that he is following Iraqi law and judi- and is working to create a system devastating consequences not only for

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Eric, affectionately and reducing the visibility of its own educated slaves as well as freemen of known by many as ‘‘Snik,’’ was re- units. African descent. He helped found and membered by his family, friends and Immediately following my meeting served twice as president of the South the community in a celebration of his with Barak I proceeded to meet with Carolina Lutheran Synod from 1824 to life at Canham Natatorium at the Uni- Shimon Peres. Accompanying Peres 1833 and again from 1839 to 1840. As versity of Michigan on January 17. was his friend Rishon Lezion Mayor Synod president, Dr. Bachman took ac- Eric was born in Butler, PA, on Au- Meir Nitzan, who was there to describe tion that led to establishment in 1831 gust 7, 1970, and enrolled at the Univer- the ever changing dynamic of Israeli of a school to train Lutheran min- sity of Michigan in 1988. As a Wol- politics. isters, now known as the Lutheran verine, Snik helped lead the men’s I asked Peres about the new party Theological Southern Seminary of Co- swim team to four straight Big Ten Kadima and he explained to me that lumbia, SC. Championships and enjoyed the dis- tinction of finishing in the top six na- the new party would be the largest A seminal and active member of the tionally during all 4 of his years at party and would control the govern- ‘‘Circle of Naturalists,’’ Dr. Bachman Michigan. In 1991 and 1993, Eric earned ment. He went on to describe Israel’s had a keen interest in the natural his- the No. 1 world ranking in the 400- changing political dynamic by the de- tory of South Carolina’s Lowcountry. meter IM. Eric won silver in the 400- mise of the right wing, an extremist He is known to have discovered or de- meter IM in the 1992 Olympics in Bar- wing. Additionally, he described the scribed many birds and mammals pre- celona and in the 1996 Olympics in At- Labor party’s belief that the economy viously unknown to science and fre- lanta. Eric also won two silver medals quently published letters and short ar- is writing policy. But to him, a modern at the 1991 world championships and a ticles about his natural history obser- economy needs to be open to social bronze medal at the 1994 world cham- vations in local and regional publica- change and not be driven by economic pionships. factors. tions including the South Carolina To give you a sense of Eric as a per- We went on to discuss the Pales- Medical Journal. son, Chuck Wielgus, executive director tinian Authority and he said if Hamas In December 1856, Dr. Bachman of USA Swimming, offered these words. were to win it would be a wasted vic- helped found Newberry College as a Lu- ‘‘The loss of Eric Namesnik is shocking tory because Hamas is a religious based theran-based liberal arts institution for the entire swimming community. group and therefore there is no room to north of Columbia at Newberry. Dr. Snik represented everything great compromise. Bachman served as first president of about the Olympic movement. His Peres also believes President Bush’s the Newberry College Board of Trust- work ethic, toughness and dedication decision to go to war in Iraq was the ees beginning in January 1857. During were the embodiment of an Olympian, right thing to do and that the Presi- his tenure, he took many actions to as- and they made him one of the most ad- dent was the victim of an intelligence sure the high quality of secular and re- mired competitors the sport of swim- mistake. This marks the third leader ligious education that has existed for ming has seen.’’ His long-time coach at to support President Bush’s decision to 150 years. Michigan, Jon Urbanchek, said of Eric, seek a regime change in Iraq. He added Dr. Bachman was a true academic, ‘‘What he did for Michigan is immeas- that Saddam accepted the U.N. resolu- devoted to his church and to God, to urable. It’s not just how fast he swam, tions following the first Gulf War but science and natural history, to his but the good person he was, the char- chose to ignore them. community and country, and to secular acter. He had his life in perspective and Before the meeting ended I asked and religious education. He died at the knew that his family was at the center Peres if he was really smiling the in age of 84 in February 1874, but Dr. of his life. Eric was an unbelievable picture where he is shaking hands with Bachman’s legacy is alive and well at human being.’’ Yasser Arafat. He recalled the moment Newberry College. On April 20, 2006, the After Eric’s competitive swimming and stated that without Arafat there Newberry Alumni Association will career ended, he accepted a position as would have been no agreement but begin the school’s Sesquicentennial an assistant swim coach at the Univer- with Arafat the agreement would never Celebration with a major 4-day sympo- sity of Michigan. From 1997 to 2004, he be fulfilled. sium entitled ‘‘Nature, God, and Social helped coach 11 Olympians, and the After an overnight rest stop in Reform in the Old South: The Life and Wolverines won three Big Ten titles. Frankfurt, Germany, we returned to Work of the Rev. John Bachman.’’ After coaching at Michigan for 7 years, the United States. It is with great respect that I com- Eric became the head coach of the Wol- f memorate the life’s work of Dr. John verine Aquatics Swim Club in Ann Bachman and recognize the rich his- Arbor and an assistant men’s swim- ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS tory he inaugurated at Newberry Col- ming coach at Eastern Michigan Uni- lege.∑ versity. Eric’s love for swimming was evi- TRIBUTE TO DR. JOHN BACHMAN f denced not only by his many accom- ∑ Mr. GRAHAM. Mr. President, I rise TRIBUTE TO ERIC NAMESNIK plishments throughout his long and today to commemorate Newberry Col- ∑ Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, I, along distinguished career in the pool, but lege and its founder, Dr. John with my colleague Senator STABENOW, also by his efforts to help shape the Bachman, on the occasion of the would like to take this opportunity to lives of many young people learning school’s 150th anniversary. Since its es- bring our colleagues’ attention to a the sport. At Wolverine Aquatics, Eric tablishment in 1856, Newberry College tragic event that took place last served as an inspirational role model has become one of South Carolina’s month in Pittsfield Township, MI. On for hundreds of up-and-coming swim- leading institutes of higher education. January 11, 2006, Eric Namesnik, a two- mers. Today, his swimmers are wearing I am proud to recognize Newberry and time Olympic silver medalist and Uni- blue wristbands inscribed ‘‘Swim 4 honor Dr. Bachman. versity of Michigan swimming stand- Snik’’ in his honor and swim caps with Dr. Bachman originally came to out, died from injuries sustained dur- the words ‘‘Snik’’ and one of Eric’s South Carolina from New York in 1815. ing a traffic accident on January 7. mantras: ‘‘D3,’’ which stands for desire, Settling in Charleston, he became pas- Eric was best known in the swimming determination and dedication.

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Gowdy everything he did, particularly in his President, Eric Namesnik’s medals also provided historic commentary for role as a husband, father, and grand- may have been silver but his heart was the HBO Sports program ‘‘Inside the father. pure gold. He will be deeply missed.∑ NFL.’’ In 2003, Gowdy returned to I, like all who had contact with Bob f Fenway Park to call a Red Sox game Tisch, treasure my times with him. I against the Yankees as part of an send my deepest condolences to his HONORING THE MEMORY OF CURT ESPN promotion that brought back wife and family. I ask to have printed GOWDY great broadcasters. He also coauthored in the RECORD a statement released by ∑ Mr. THOMAS. Mr. President, I rise two books, ‘‘Cowboy at the Mike’’ and the New York Giants organization that today to pay tribute to the life and ‘‘Seasons to Remember: The Way It so perfectly describes the life and ac- memory of Curtis Edward Gowdy. Was in American Sports.’’ complishments of Bob Tisch. Sadly, Curt passed away on February For his outstanding work, Curt was He will be long remembered for his 20, at the age of 86. recognized in many ways. In 1970, he productive life and his legacy of impor- Curt was born on July 31, 1919, in was the first sportscaster to be award- tant leadership in all of his endeavors. Green River, WY. Curt’s passion for ed the Peabody Award for Outstanding We are all better off for Bob Tisch’s sports began early in life. He grew up Journalistic Achievement. He was contributions to our country. in Laramie, WY, hunting and fishing in named the National Sportscaster of the The material follows. some of America’s most beautiful Year seven times, and he received sev- PRESTON ROBERT TISCH (1926–2005) country. When Curt began playing bas- eral Emmy awards for his work in tele- Preston Robert ‘‘Bob’’ Tisch, the Giants’ ketball in high school, he became Wyo- vision, including a lifetime achieve- Chairman and Co-Chief Executive Officer, ming’s leading high school scorer, ment Emmy in 1992. one of the nation’s most respected and suc- standing only 5 feet 9 inches tall. After Curt was also inducted into numer- cessful businessmen, a former United States high school graduation, Curt enrolled ous sports halls of fame. These include Postmaster General, and an extremely gen- at the University of Wyoming, where the broadcast wing of the Baseball Hall erous philanthropist, died Tuesday night. he played as a forward on the Cowboy Tisch passed away trom inoperable brain of Fame, the Sports Writers and Broad- cancer, which was first diagnosed in the basketball team, earning three varsity casters Hall of Fame, the Oklahoma summer of 2004. He was 79. His death comes letters. He also lettered three times in Sports Hall of Fame, the American just three weeks after the passing of his fel- tennis before graduating from the Uni- Sportscasters Hall of Fame, the Inter- low owner, Wellington Mara, who died of versity in 1942 with a degree in busi- national Fishing Hall of Fame, the cancer on October 25 at the age of 89. ness statistics. Rose Bowl Hall of Fame, the Boston Tisch realized a longtime dream in 1991 With college behind him, Curt joined Red Sox Hall of Fame, the Wyoming when he completed negotiations with Wel- the Army Air Forces to serve his coun- Sports Hall of Fame, the Wyoming lington Mara’s nephew, Tim Mara, and his try as a fighter pilot in World War II. family and paid $75 million for a 50 percent Outdoor Hall of Fame, and the Univer- interest in the Giants. However, a ruptured disk from an ear- sity of Wyoming Athletics Hall of ‘‘I was very fortunate,’’ Tisch said in a 2002 lier sports injury disqualified him from Fame. In 1993, he received the Pro interview. ‘‘I got a call trom (former Cleve- service, and he was medically dis- Football Hall of Fame Pete Rozelle land and Baltimore owner) Art Modell tell- charged. While recuperating from a spi- Award for longtime exceptional con- ing me that Tim Mara wanted to sell his half nal operation in Cheyenne, a radio sta- tributions to radio and television in of the team and asking me if I would be in- tion asked him to announce for the professional football. In addition, the terested in purchasing it. I met with Wel- eastern Wyoming high school football Basketball Hall of Fame media award lington Mara and John Mara and said I’d be championship game in November of very interested. There were no problems was named in honor of Curt, who with them, and then I bought my share of 1943. And so began the career of one of served as president of the Basketball the team from Tim Mara. It’s been a great the greatest play-by-play sports an- Hall of Fame for seven consecutive 1- relationship and a great boon to me. I’m nouncers our country has ever known. year terms. very happy to be the 50 percent owner of the Soon after covering the Wyoming Wyoming swells with pride for our New York Giants.’’ high school football championship, native son. Our State declared March Tisch played an active role in the organiza- Curt was hired by a CBS radio affiliate 27, 1972, ‘‘Curt Gowdy Day,’’ and held a tion. As a member of the National Football in Oklahoma City to call University of large celebration in his honor. During League’s Finance and Super Bowl Policy Oklahoma football games. In 1949, he Committees, he attained a prominence in the the festivities, the University of Wyo- sports arena equal to his position in the joined Mel Allen to broadcast New ming awarded Curt an honorary law de- world of business. York Yankee games, and 2 years later, gree, and the State named an 11,000- Owning the Giants was one of many ca- he became the No. 1 broadcaster for the acre State park after him. Most re- reers Tisch pursued simultaneously. Forbes Boston Red Sox. He remained the radio cently, Curt was selected as a Wyoming magazine ranks him 56th on its list of the voice of the Red Sox for 15 years. As Citizen of the Century Sports Finalist. country’s 400 wealthiest people and esti- Dick Vitale stated, ‘‘Gowdy had a love Mr. President, Curt made a point to mates his net worth to be about $3.9 billion. affair with the microphone and his fans get back to his home State regularly. He was the Chairman and Director of the had a love affair with him.’’ During Loews Corporation, one of the country’s He once referred to Wyoming fondly as most successful financial companies. The this time, Curt also began television the place ‘‘where I grew up with a fly company, with a 2004 net income of $1.2 bil- broadcasting, covering college and rod in one hand and, a little later, a lion and assets exceeding $74 billion, owns American Football League games in radio mike in the other.’’ Those of us and operates 91 percent of CNA Financial addition to baseball. who had the pleasure of knowing Curt Corporation; 100 percent of Lorillard; 100 per- When NBC picked up the AFL games remember him that way. He will be cent of Boardwalk Pipelines, which consists in 1966, Curt Gowdy became the leading sorely missed.∑ of Texas Gas Transmission and Gulf South Pipelines; 52 percent of Diamond Offshore personality of NBC Sports. He covered f World Series, Super Bowls, NCAA final Drilling; 100 percent of Loews Hotels and 100 percent of Bulova. four championships, Olympic Games TRIBUTE TO PRESTON ROBERT TISCH Tisch served as Postmaster General of the and somehow found time for his ‘‘Game United States from August 1986 until return- of the Week’’ broadcast. Curt also re- ∑ Mr. LAUTENBERG. Mr. President, I ing to New York in March 1988. Prior to his mained the host and producer of ABC’s wish to pay my respects to someone I appointment as Postmaster, he served as

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Duke officials are now calling the York Convention & Visitors Bureau for 19 never going to buy a team that was more treatment center the Preston Robert Tisch years and currently serves as the Bureau’s than one hour from New York. I was inter- Brain Tumor Center. (now called NYC & Co.) Chairman Emeritus. ested in becoming owner of the new franchise Given his many accomplishments and in- He was also founding Chairman of the New that was in Baltimore. We were putting to- teresting ventures, Tisch was asked in that York City Convention and Exhibition Center gether a group when the opportunity came 2002 interview what was most rewarding to Corporation and Chairman of the Citizens about to become the 50 percent owner of the him. Committee for the Democratic National Con- New York Giants, which I jumped at and ‘‘My brother (Laurence, who died of cancer ventions held in New York City in 1976 and dropped everything else.’’ at age 80 two years ago today on November 1980. He completed the negotiations with Tim 15, 2003) and I took the Loews Corporation In May 1990, Mayor David Dinkins ap- Mara just a few months after the Giants won from a corporation that did about $20 million pointed Tisch as New York City’s Ambas- Super Bowl XXV. worth of business and built it up to a $13 bil- sador to Washington, D.C. Through 1993, he Tisch’s business success was but a small lion company, which is now run by the next served as a liaison between the City of New part of his life’s achievements. His gen- generation,’’ Tisch said. ‘‘Building the com- York and his friends and colleagues in both erosity and commitment to civic and chari- pany and seeing it grow has been extremely the national government in Washington, table causes was legendary. Tisch was a tire- gratifying. I also enjoyed my time at the D.C. and the business community in New less and influential participant in civic af- Postal Service when I was appointed Post- York City. fairs throughout his adult life. master General. People said, ‘How can you From 1990–1993, Tisch served as Chairman In February 2000, he helped found Take the stand a job like that?’ I loved it. I made one of the New York City Partnership, Inc. and Field, Inc., a non-profit organization dedi- mistake—I stayed two years when I should the New York Chamber of Commerce and In- cated to renovating and rebuilding the ath- have stayed three years. dustry, where he was instrumental in devel- letic fields at New York City’s public high ‘‘Then, of course, my involvement with the oping a campaign to enhance New York’s po- schools. Tisch, a product of those schools New York Giants has been very rewarding. sition as an international business center. who graduated from Erasmus Hall High in I’ve been very, very lucky in my life and After completing his stint as chairman, Brooklyn, was Chairman of Take the Field, what I’ve been able to achieve.’’ Tisch remained on the Board of Directors of Inc. He launched the organization with a $1 Everyone who knew him, worked with him both organizations, now merged. million donation, and as of earlier this year or were touched by his generosity were just Tisch was also a Trustee of New York Uni- had raised more than $147 million in public as fortunate. versity. and private dollars. Preston Robert Tisch was born on April 29, The Giants, however, were truly a labor of Tisch and two partners in Take the Field, 1926 in New York City. He attended Bucknell love for Tisch, a lifelong sports fan. He at- Tony Kiser and Richard Kahan, believed the University before entering the Army in 1944. tended every Giants game, home and away, private sector had to play a leading role in After military service in World War II, he and spent as much time working in his sta- repairing sports fields at schools throughout earned a B.A. degree in economics from the dium office as possible. His two sons are now the city that had been slowly destroyed by University of Michigan in 1948. Tisch is sur- important members of the organization: Ste- more than two decades of neglect. Tisch ap- vived by his wife, the former Joan Hyman, ven as executive vice president and Jon as proached then-mayor Rudy Giuliani with his and their three children, Steven, Laurie, and treasurer. idea. The city agreed to match every dollar Jonathan, and nine grandchildren.∑ The process of going from fan to owner raised by Take the Field with three of its f took at least three decades for Tisch. own, and the mission was to re-do every ath- ‘‘I came to New York in 1960, and a couple letic field in the city that was classified as MESSAGES FROM THE PRESIDENT of propitious things happened,’’ he said. ‘‘Our ‘‘needy.’’ Messages from the President of the company owned a radio station at that time, ‘‘Take the Field is one of the most innova- United States were communicated to WHN. During the 1950s they broadcast Giants tive and wonderful ideas of my life in the games. The president of the radio station city,’’ said New York Mets owner Fred the Senate by Ms. Evans, one of his had ten 50-yard-line tickets at Yankee Sta- Wilpon, one of Tisch’s best friends. ‘‘And it secretaries. dium. When we sold the radio station he de- doesn’t happen without Bob. At a time in his f cided he wanted to stay with us, so he came life when he could have just sat back and en- over to Loews Theaters to become the con- joyed everything he had accomplished, he EXECUTIVE MESSAGES REFERRED troller. So for about seven or eight years, I went to work.’’ As in executive session the Presiding had the use of these tickets. That’s what Tisch did throughout his life. Officer laid before the Senate messages ‘‘Also, when we came to New York we He was a founding Co-Chairman of from the President of the United moved to Scarsdale, and I got to know Allie Citymeals-on-Wheels, President of the Board Sherman, who was then coach of the Giants. of Directors from 1993 to 2002, and later States submitting sundry nominations Actually, Allie’s son Randy and my son Jon served on the Board as Honorary Chairman. which were referred to the appropriate were born one day apart. So we got to know He also served as chairman of Public Private committees. the Sherman family. Then in 1975 or ’76, Pete Initiative, a public private partnership that (The nominations received today are Rozelle moved to Harrison. We lived in the raises funds for important community pro- printed at the end of the Senate pro- city, but we have a house in Harrison, which grams, from 1997 to 1998. ceedings.) was a mile away from where Pete Rozelle Tisch’s philanthropy continued even after f and his family resided. We became very he became gravely ill. His family picked a friendly with Pete Rozelle. So I have a his- physician at the Duke University Medical MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE tory in the last 40-some odd years of being Center to supervise his treatment for the DURING ADJOURNMENT involved. I went to most of the owners meet- brain cancer. Tisch and his family recently ings and all the Super Bowls with Pete donated $10 million to the Duke Comprehen- Rozelle. I was chairman of a group of his sive Cancer Center and the school’s Brain ENROLLED BILL SIGNED friends called Rozelle’s Raiders—I was re- Tumor Center. sponsible for getting him to the right place The gift accounted for the majority of a Under the authority of the order of at the right time. He finally gave me a whis- $16.3 million package of subsidies that Duke the Senate of January 4, 2005, the Sec- tle and a sign that said ‘Rozelle’s Raiders.’ will use to support research into the treat- retary of the Senate, on February 17, I’ve been very lucky. In my own mind, I’ve ment of brain tumors. 2006, during the adjournment of the been involved in football since 1960.’’ ‘‘I was very, very impressed by the pro- Senate, received a message from the It was about that time that Tisch first gram at Duke, and very taken by more than House of Representatives announcing began to consider buying a professional just its medical approach,’’ said Steve Tisch. team. ‘‘For me, there was the intangible that be- that the Speaker has signed the fol- ‘‘I had tried several times before (pur- came so important, of the spiritual and emo- lowing enrolled bill: chasing his interest in the Giants),’’ he said. tional commitment that these programs and H.R. 4745. An act making supplemental ap- ‘‘Steve Ross, who ended up as CEO of Time- their doctors have.’’ propriations for fiscal year 2006 for the Small Warner, Inc. and I tried to buy the Jets in Duke officials have pledged to use $5 mil- Business Administration’s disaster loans about 1967 or ’68 and it didn’t work out. I lion from the Tisch family to underwrite the program, and for other purposes.

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States Code, to enhance competition rolled bill was signed subsequently on f among and between rail carriers in Friday, February 17, 2006, by the Major- ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS order to ensure efficient rail service ity Leader (Mr. FRIST). and reasonable rail rates, and for other S. 146 purposes. f At the request of Mr. INOUYE, the S. 1086 EXECUTIVE AND OTHER name of the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. At the request of Mr. HATCH, the COMMUNICATIONS AKAKA) was added as a cosponsor of S. 146, a bill to amend title 38, United name of the Senator from Tennessee The following communications were States Code, to deem certain service in (Mr. FRIST) was added as a cosponsor of laid before the Senate, together with the organized military forces of the S. 1086, a bill to improve the national accompanying papers, reports, and doc- Government of the Commonwealth of program to register and monitor indi- uments, and were referred as indicated: the Philippines and the Philippine viduals who commit crimes against EC–5772. A communication from the Presi- Scouts to have been active service for children or sex offenses. dent of the United States, transmitting, pur- purposes of benefits under programs S. 1112 suant to law, the report relative to the in- administered by the Secretary of Vet- tent to add Liberia to the list of least-devel- At the request of Mr. GRASSLEY, the oped beneficiary developing countries under erans Affairs. name of the Senator from South Da- the Generalized System of Preferences S. 331 kota (Mr. THUNE) was added as a co- (GSP); to the Committee on Finance. At the request of Mr. JOHNSON, the sponsor of S. 1112, a bill to make per- EC–5773. A communication from the Presi- name of the Senator from Arkansas manent the enhanced educational sav- dent of the United States, transmitting, pur- (Mr. PRYOR) was added as a cosponsor ings provisions for qualified tuition suant to law, a report relative to United of S. 331, a bill to amend title 38, programs enacted as part of the Eco- States assistance for the interdiction of air- United States Code, to provide for an nomic Growth and Tax Relief Rec- craft engaged in illicit drug trafficking; to assured adequate level of funding for the Committee on Foreign Relations. onciliation Act of 2001. veterans health care. S. 1120 f S. 380 At the request of Mr. DURBIN, the REPORTS OF COMMITTEES At the request of Ms. COLLINS, the name of the Senator from Florida (Mr. name of the Senator from Maryland The following reports of committees NELSON) was added as a cosponsor of S. (Ms. MIKULSKI) was added as a cospon- 1120, a bill to reduce hunger in the were submitted: sor of S. 380, a bill to amend the Public By Mr. STEVENS, from the Committee on United States by half by 2010, and for Health Service Act to establish a State other purposes. Commerce, Science, and Transportation, family support grant program to end with an amendment in the nature of a sub- the practice of parents giving legal S. 1330 stitute: custody of their seriously emotionally At the request of Mrs. CLINTON, the S. 1052. A bill to improve transportation name of the Senator from Massachu- security, and for other purposes (Rept. No. disturbed children to State agencies for setts (Mr. KENNEDY) was added as a co- 109–216). the purpose of obtaining mental health By Mr. STEVENS, from the Committee on services for those children. sponsor of S. 1330, a bill to amend the Commerce, Science, and Transportation, S. 407 Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to pro- without amendment: At the request of Mr. JOHNSON, the vide incentives for employer-provided S. 2013. A bill to amend the Marine Mam- name of the Senator from Maryland employee housing assistance, and for mal Protection Act of 1972 to implement the (Ms. MIKULSKI) was added as a cospon- other purposes. Agreement on the Conservation and Manage- sor of S. 407, a bill to restore health S. 1512 ment of the Alaska-Chukotka Polar Bear Population (Rept. No. 109–217). care coverage to retired members of At the request of Mr. SARBANES, the By Mr. SPECTER, from the Committee on the uniformed services, and for other name of the Senator from Louisiana the Judiciary, with an amendment in the na- purposes. (Mr. VITTER) was added as a cosponsor ture of a substitute: S. 484 of S. 1512, a bill to grant a Federal H.R. 683. A bill to amend the Trademark At the request of Mr. WARNER, the charter to Korean War Veterans Asso- Act of 1946 with respect to dilution by blur- name of the Senator from Louisiana ciation, Incorporated. ring or tarnishment. (Mr. VITTER) was added as a cosponsor S. 1780 f of S. 484, a bill to amend the Internal At the request of Mr. SANTORUM, the INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND Revenue Code of 1986 to allow Federal name of the Senator from Idaho (Mr. civilian and military retirees to pay JOINT RESOLUTIONS CRAIG) was added as a cosponsor of S. health insurance premiums on a pretax 1780, a bill to amend the Internal Rev- The following bills and joint resolu- basis and to allow a deduction for tions were introduced, read the first enue Code of 1986 to provide incentives TRICARE supplemental premiums. for charitable contributions by individ- and second times by unanimous con- S. 503 sent, and referred as indicated: uals and businesses, to improve the At the request of Mr. BOND, the name public disclosure of activities of ex- By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself, Mr. of the Senator from Massachusetts empt organizations, and to enhance the COLEMAN, Mr. MENENDEZ, Ms. SNOWE, (Mr. KERRY) was added as a cosponsor Mrs. CLINTON, Mr. COBURN, Mr. REED, ability of low-income Americans to of S. 503, a bill to expand Parents as gain financial security by building as- Ms. COLLINS, Mr. LAUTENBERG, Mr. Teachers programs and other quality sets, and for other purposes. DURBIN, Mrs. BOXER, Mr. SANTORUM, programs of early childhood home visi- and Ms. MIKULSKI): S. 1841 S. 2333. A bill to require an investigation tation, and for other purposes. S. 633 At the request of Mr. NELSON of Flor- under the Defense Production Act of 1950 of ida, the name of the Senator from New the acquisition by Dubai Ports World of the At the request of Mr. JOHNSON, the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation name of the Senator from Virginia (Mr. Jersey (Mr. MENENDEZ) was added as a Company, and for other purposes; to the WARNER) was added as a cosponsor of S. cosponsor of S. 1841, a bill to amend Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 633, a bill to require the Secretary of title XVIII of the Social Security Act Affairs. the Treasury to mint coins in com- to provide extended and additional pro- By Ms. COLLINS: memoration of veterans who became tection to Medicare beneficiaries who S.J. Res. 32. A joint resolution dis- disabled for life while serving in the enroll for the Medicare prescription approving the results of the review con- drug benefit during 2006. ducted by the Committee on Foreign Invest- Armed Forces of the United States. ment in the United States (CFIUS) into the S. 919 S. 1908 purchase of Peninsular and Oriental Steam At the request of Mr. DAYTON, his At the request of Mr. SMITH, the Navigation (P&O) by Dubai Ports World (DP name was withdrawn as a cosponsor of name of the Senator from Ohio (Mr.

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DEWINE) was added as a cosponsor of S. NELSON) was added as a cosponsor of S. help improve the security situation in 1908, a bill to authorize the Under Sec- 2266, a bill to establish a fellowship Darfur, Sudan, with an emphasis on ci- retary of Technology of the Depart- program for the congressional hiring of vilian protection. ment of Commerce to award grants to disabled veterans. f establish up to eight Nanoscience to S. 2284 Commercialization Institutes through- STATEMENTS ON INTRODUCED At the request of Ms. MIKULSKI, the BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS out the United States to develop com- names of the Senator from Massachu- mercial applications for nanotech- setts (Mr. KENNEDY) and the Senator By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself, nology. from Rhode Island (Mr. REED) were Mr. COLEMAN, Mr. MENENDEZ, S. 2075 added as cosponsors of S. 2284, a bill to Ms. SNOWE, Mrs. CLINTON, Mr. At the request of Mr. DURBIN, the extend the termination date for the ex- COBURN, Mr. REED, Ms. names of the Senator from Delaware emption of returning workers from the COLLLNS, Mr. LAUTENBERG, Mr. (Mr. BIDEN) and the Senator from Cali- numerical limitations for temporary DURBIN, Mrs. BOXER, Mr. fornia (Mrs. FEINSTEIN) were added as workers. SANTORUM, and Ms. MIKULSKI): cosponsors of S. 2075, a bill to amend S. 2333. A bill to require an investiga- S. 2318 the Illegal Immigration Reform and tion under the Defense Production Act Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 At the request of Mr. DODD, the name of 1950 of the acquisition by Dubai to permit States to determine State of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. DEWINE) Ports World of the Peninsular and Ori- residency for higher education pur- was added as a cosponsor of S. 2318, a ental Steam Navigation Company, and poses and to authorize the cancellation bill to provide driver safety grants to for other purposes; to the Committee of removal and adjustment of status of States with graduated driver licensing on Banking, Housing, and Urban Af- certain alien students who are long- laws that meet certain minimum re- fairs. term United States residents and who quirements. Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I entered the United States as children, S. 2321 come to the Chamber today first to an- and for other purposes. At the request of Mr. SANTORUM, the nounce introduction of legislation, S. S. 2115 name of the Senator from Louisiana 2333, which would deal with the Dubai At the request of Ms. STABENOW, the (Mr. VITTER) was added as a cosponsor Ports issue. The legislation is bipar- names of the Senator from Louisiana of S. 2321, a bill to require the Sec- tisan. It has five Democratic and five (Ms. LANDRIEU) and the Senator from retary of the Treasury to mint coins in Republican sponsors, although the New Mexico (Mr. BINGAMAN) were commemoration of Louis Braille. number is growing. The lead Repub- added as cosponsors of S. 2115, a bill to S. RES. 180 lican sponsor is my friend from Min- amend the Public Health Service Act At the request of Mr. SCHUMER, the nesota, Mr. COLEMAN, who had hoped to to improve provisions relating to Par- name of the Senator from Wisconsin be here today, but I believe his flight kinson’s disease research. (Mr. KOHL) was added as a cosponsor of was delayed, and he is just arriving S. 2165 S. Res. 180, a resolution supporting the about now. At the request of Ms. MIKULSKI, the goals and ideals of a National First, I would like to speak about the name of the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Epidermolysis Bullosa Awareness Week recent developments in Dubai Ports DURBIN) was added as a cosponsor of S. to raise public awareness and under- World’s takeover of several major 2165, a bill to assist members of the standing of the disease and to foster ports. I believe the bipartisan legisla- Armed Forces in obtaining United understanding of the impact of the dis- tion which I and others will introduce States citizenship, and for other pur- ease on patients and their families. today is the path forward with respect poses. S. RES. 313 to this deal and securing our Nation’s S. 2178 At the request of Ms. CANTWELL, the ports and making sure that homeland At the request of Mr. SPECTER, the name of the Senator from Utah (Mr. security is the No. 1 priority. name of the Senator from Alaska (Mr. HATCH) was added as a cosponsor of S. As we know, the administration and STEVENS) was added as a cosponsor of Res. 313, a resolution expressing the DP World executives reached an agree- S. 2178, a bill to make the stealing and sense of the Senate that a National ment yesterday to allow for a 45-day selling of telephone records a criminal Methamphetamine Prevention Week investigation of security concerns offense. should be established to increase raised by this deal. That is good news. S. 2235 awareness of methamphetamine and to I salute the administration and Presi- At the request of Mr. SCHUMER, the educate the public on ways to help pre- dent Bush for doing so. name of the Senator from Nevada (Mr. vent the use of that damaging narcotic. The bottom line is that many of us REID) was added as a cosponsor of S. have called for this 45-day investiga- S. RES. 371 2235, a bill to posthumously award a tion—many of us from both parties At the request of Mr. THOMAS, the congressional gold medal to Constance over the last week and a half—and the name of the Senator from Utah (Mr. Baker Motley. fact that the President is doing it is BENNETT) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2237 very good news. To dig in one’s heels S. Res. 371, a resolution designating At the request of Mr. SANTORUM, the doesn’t make much sense, particularly July 22, 2006, as ‘‘National Day of the name of the Senator from Louisiana when it comes to homeland security. American Cowboy’’. (Mr. VITTER) was added as a cosponsor So the new agreement is a major step of S. 2237, a bill to withhold United S. RES. 378 forward, and it is a key part of what States assistance from the Palestinian At the request of Mr. GRAHAM, the many of us have been asking for in re- Authority until certain conditions names of the Senator from Texas (Mrs. cent weeks. But there are still some have been satisfied. HUTCHISON) and the Senator from outstanding questions. That is why we S. 2253 Pennsylvania (Mr. SANTORUM) were will be introducing our legislation this At the request of Mr. DOMENICI, the added as cosponsors of S. Res. 378, a afternoon. The devil is in the details. It name of the Senator from Kansas (Mr. resolution designating February 25, is plain and simple. ROBERTS) was added as a cosponsor of 2006, as ‘‘National MPS Awareness Here are some of the questions that S. 2253, a bill to require the Secretary Day’’. have yet be to answered. of the Interior to offer the 181 Area of S. RES. 383 First, we must make sure that the the Gulf of Mexico for oil and gas leas- At the request of Mr. BIDEN, the CFIUS Committee conducts a full, ing. name of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. thorough, and independent investiga- S. 2266 DEWINE) was added as a cosponsor of S. tion. We can ask for no less, given that At the request of Mr. SANTORUM, the Res. 383, a resolution calling on the the security of our homeland is at name of the Senator from Florida (Mr. President to take immediate steps to stake. Reports that I and others have

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That is and he gets the right to say ‘‘yes’’ or can influence decisions made here, at not the kind of investigation you need ‘‘no,’’ it would help with the American least while the investigation is going when for the first time they are going people to say he has an open mind as forward. These will be other questions to operate the ports here in the United well; he is not locked into a position. that I think we should ask. States. And because the committee has My belief is this: I think the report Now, what is the status, what will we already taken a position, even if it is in should be made available to the Senate do with this legislation? Well, the a casual and cursory way, we have to and the House, to any Member of the President’s agreeing to a 45-day inves- make sure they are able to approach Senate and House who wishes to see it, tigation obviates the need to ask for a this with an open mind. We need real and should be made public, at least the vote in this Chamber immediately, al- independence here. nonclassified parts of the report. It can though I am confident that if the legis- Make no mistake about it; the CFIUS be done on a redacted basis. lation were brought to the floor, it Committee in the past has too often Why? First of all, we do need inde- would receive an overwhe1ming vote, made economic and diplomatic consid- pendent judgment. Again, because the probably a veto-proof majority. How- erations at a greater level than home- President has come out so firmly for ever, we will keep this legislation at the ready as we follow the investiga- land security consideration. That is this proposal, to allow the House and tion. If the investigation should falter buttressed by the fact that there are Senate to see the full report makes a or it should not be made public, then reports in the newspapers that the great deal of sense and because the the legislation might well be brought homeland security representative on American people have so many con- to the floor again. The bottom line is, cerns. Go to any street corner in any the committee first objected and then those of us who have great concern city or town or suburb in this country withdrew his objection. about this deal are in a period of Again, we have to make sure there is and you will hear questions asked watchful waiting. We are hopeful that about this. Every time I have been on a broader question; that is, whether the bipartisan compromise we have put the CFIUS Committee is the right an airplane—and I have been on air- together will sort of spread. We are committee to begin with to do this. planes in various parts of the country— hopeful that the President’s going Are they structured properly in a post– people actually get out of their seats along with the 45-day investigation is 9/ll world? and come over to me and say: What is an indication that we can continue to When they were first set up more going on here? So making the report work together. None of us relishes the than 20 years ago, part of the purpose public, at least in a redacted way, so occasion to bring this legislation to the was almost to provide a security jus- the classified parts are not obviously floor. It would be much better if the tification for economic deals that had exposed, makes a great deal of sense. President would agree to all of its to go through. But even in the confines So that is our second question. terms. But at the moment, we will of present law, we have to make sure The third question is evaluation. It carefully watch and wait, doing our that the investigation is thorough, seems to me that in this particular best to make sure that the investiga- complete, and independent. area where there has been such con- tion is complete, thorough, and inde- Let me mention one point in this re- cern, there ought to be, in a constitu- pendent, doing our best to make sure gard. I had been very perturbed when I tionally and legislatively proper way, that Members of Congress and the pub- learned that the Port Authority of New an ability for this body and the other lic can see all the appropriate parts of York/New Jersey, in charge of our body to disapprove the deal. And that the investigation and then, should the ports, was not even consulted about is what our legislation calls for. It calls need arise, have an opportunity to dis- this deal. Had they been consulted, for a 30-day period after the report is approve of this merger. they would have talked about all kinds issued before any merger is con- One other point, larger point. What- of problems that they saw, and as a re- summated so that Congress can dis- ever happens with this merger, in sult they are now suing to block the approve the deal. As you know, Mr. terms of its effect on the United States deal. But how thorough could an inves- President, there are strict laws on how and its ports, there is one bit of good tigation be if the governmental agency Congress can approve and disapprove that can come out of this sorry mess; in charge of running the ports, in administrative actions, and we have namely, that this Congress, that this charge of security in the ports, in our consulted those documents and our dis- administration focus much more on largest port on the east coast, was not approval is in keeping with the way port security. There is no question that even consulted? you should structure such a dis- we have not done enough in terms of So the first question is, will the in- approval. port security. In the air, we have done vestigation be thorough, will it be com- So those are the three major ques- a pretty good job. We have spent about plete, and will it be independent? Will tions that our legislation asks. The $8 billion, and while not all of it was those who have already brushed aside legislation, S. 2333, which 10 of us, 5 spent perfectly, we are a lot safer from any complaints or worries be able now Democrats and 5 Republicans, are in- terrorism in the air than we were be- to have an open mind? I hope so. I am troducing this afternoon, deals not fore. But in our ports, which are per- not prejudging, but it is a question only with the 45-day review which the haps more vulnerable and wide open, that has to be asked as the investiga- President has already agreed to but the we haven’t done enough. Amendment tion proceeds. giving of the final report to the House after amendment after amendment The second question is, what will and Senate and to the public in a non- that I and others have brought up over happen with the report once it is com- classified way and gives the Congress the last 4 years has been defeated, of- pleted? If the report is kept secret and the 30-day right for disapproval. tentimes on party-line votes. There is a only given to the President, then what Now, there is one other question not need to do many things. There is a good was the new 45-day investigation? engaged by our legislation that has to need to make sure that every container After all, the President has already be answered and that is this: Because that comes into this country can be in- said he is for this, and I would like to this is a voluntary agreement between spected, can be done mechanically for hear the President say that if new con- the administration and DP World, I nuclear material. There is a need to cerns are brought up by the report, he have concerns about, because the merg- make sure that those containers do not would reconsider his support of this er is going to go forward, how securely contain biological or chemical weap- merger. We have not heard that yet. So walled off is the American part of this ons. There is a need to make sure that

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App. (C) The Chairman and Ranking Member of 2170(b)), of the acquisition by Dubai Ports the Committee on Banking, Housing, and on board ship or has already been load- World, an entity owned or controlled by the Urban Affairs, the Committee on Finance, ed or checked out at the port of embar- Emirate of Dubai, of the Peninsular and Ori- and the Committee on Homeland Security kation. There is a need to make sure ental Steam Navigation Company, a com- and Governmental Affairs of the Senate. that personnel both on our side of the pany that is a national of the United King- (D) The Chairman and Ranking Member of ocean and on the other side of either dom, with respect to which written notifica- the Committee on Financial Services, the ocean have been thoroughly checked tion was submitted to the Committee on Committee on Homeland Security, and the out, in terms of their background, so Foreign Investment in the United States on Committee on Ways and Means of the House that terrorist organizations cannot in- December 15, 2005. Such investigation shall of Representatives. filtrate because we all know in ter- be completed not later than 45 days after the (E) Each Member of Congress who rep- date of the enactment of this Act. resents a State or district in which a United rorism handbook 101, infiltration is (2) SUSPENSION OF EXISTING DECISION.—The States port affected by the acquisition de- probably the best way to smuggle some President shall suspend any decision by the scribed in subsection (a) is located. terrible weapons onto our shores. President or the President’s designee pursu- SEC. 3. CONGRESSIONAL ACTION. We also have to make sure that we ant to section 721 of the Defense Production (a) IN GENERAL.—If the determination of have greater personnel, greater ma- Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. App. 2170) with respect the President contained in the report sub- chinery, greater computers and tech- to the acquisition described in paragraph (1) mitted to Congress pursuant to section 2(c) nology so that a higher percentage of that was made before the completion of the of this Act is that the President will not containers, not just the 1 in 20, can be investigation described in paragraph (1), in- take action under section 721(d) of the De- inspected; 1 in 20 is too great a gamble cluding any such decision made before the fense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. App. date of the enactment of this Act. 2170(d)) and not later than 30 days after the and too great a risk. (b) REQUIREMENTS FOR INVESTIGATION.—The date on which Congress receives the report, a As we move forward, I hope that investigation under subsection (a) shall in- joint resolution described in subsection (b) is these will happen. And one other thing clude— enacted into law, then the President shall that ought to be done. We ought to (1) a review of foreign port assessments take such action under section 721(d) of the take a look at the CFIUS committee, conducted under section 70108 of title 46, Defense Production Act of 1950 as is nec- which in the past has too often taken United States Code, of ports at which Dubai essary to prohibit the acquisition described the path of least resistance and doesn’t Ports World carries out operations; in section 2(a), including, if such acquisition has been completed, directing the Attorney give foreign takeovers the critical na- (2) background checks of appropriate offi- cers and security personnel of Dubai Ports General to seek divestment or other appro- tional security review they deserve. priate relief in the district courts of the According to a 2005 report, ‘‘The World; (3) an evaluation of the impact on port se- United States. manner in which the Committee on (b) JOINT RESOLUTION DESCRIBED.—For pur- curity in the United States by reason of con- poses of subsection (a), the term ‘‘joint reso- Foreign Investment in the United trol by Dubai Ports World of operations at lution’’ means a joint resolution of the Con- States implements Exon-Florio may the United States ports affected by the ac- gress, the sole matter after the resolving limit its effectiveness. For example, quisition described in subsection (a); and clause of which is as follows: ‘‘That the Con- Treasury in its role as Chair and some (4) an evaluation of the impact on the na- gress disapproves the determination of the tional security of the United States by rea- others narrowly define what con- President contained in the report submitted son of control by Dubai Ports World of oper- stitutes a threat to national security.’’ to Congress pursuant to section 2(c) of the ations at the United States ports affected by This week, the Banking Committee Foreign Investment Security Improvement the acquisition described in subsection (a), will hold hearings on CFIUS reform, Act of 2006 on llllll.’’, with the blank and I look forward to working with to be carried out in consultation with the space being filled with the appropriate date. Commandant of the Coast Guard, the Com- Chairman SHELBY and Senator SAR- (c) COMPUTATION OF REVIEW PERIOD.—In missioner of the Bureau of Customs and Bor- computing the 30-day period referred to in BANES to carefully examine the CFIUS der Protection, the heads of other relevant process, something I have had trouble subsection (a), there shall be excluded any Federal agencies, and relevant State and day described in section 154(b) of the Trade with in the past. local officials responsible for port security at Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2194(b)). In conclusion, the last 2 weeks have such United States ports. been extraordinary. Rarely do we see (c) REPORT.—Not later than 15 days after By Ms. COLLINS: these days a bipartisan, bicameral the date on which the investigation con- S.J. Res. 32. A joint resolution dis- unity to ensure our Nation is pro- ducted pursuant to this section is completed, approving the results of the review tected, and those of us who worked the President shall submit to Congress a re- conducted by the Committee on For- hard at this, I say to my colleagues, port that— (1) contains the findings of the investiga- eign Investment in the United States can be proud that we have already seen tion, including— (CFIUS) into the purchase of Penin- some major progress. The 45-day inves- (A) an analysis of the national security sular and Oriental Steam Navigation tigation will commence. We must keep concerns reviewed under the investigation; (P&O) by Dubai Ports World (DP our vigilance and make sure the rest of and World); to the Committee on Banking, the process is done fairly and carefully (B) a description of any assurances pro- Housing, and Urban Affairs. and independently because the security vided to the Federal Government by the ap- Ms. COLLINS. Mr. President, I rise of our country depends upon it. plicant and the effect of such assurances on to introduce a joint resolution dis- Mr. President, I ask unanimous con- the national security of the United States; approving the conclusion of the Com- sent that the text of the bill be printed and mittee on Foreign Investment in the (2) contains the determination of the Presi- in the RECORD. dent of whether or not the President will United States, CFIUS, to allow Dubai There being no objection, the bill was take action under section 721(d) of the De- Ports World, DP World, to take over ordered to be printed in the RECORD, as fense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. App. certain port operations in the United follows: 2170(d)) pursuant to the investigation. States. My colleague and good friend, S. 2333 (d) CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFING.— Congresswoman JANE HARMAN, will be Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than the date on introducing this resolution in the resentatives of the United States of America in which the report described in subsection (c) House of Representatives. Congress assembled, is submitted to Congress pursuant to such This resolution would do the fol- SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. subsection, the President or the President’s lowing: 1. Disapprove the CFIUS review designee shall provide to the Members of This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Foreign In- of the transaction; 2. direct the CFIUS vestment Security Improvement Act of Congress specified in paragraph (2) a detailed 2006’’. briefing on the contents of the report. to conduct a 45-day investigation in SEC. 2. INVESTIGATION UNDER DEFENSE PRO- (2) MEMBERS OF CONGRESS.—The Members order to ensure that the sale will not DUCTION ACT OF 1950. of Congress specified in this paragraph are have an adverse effect on national se- (a) INVESTIGATION.— the following: curity; and 3. direct CFIUS to brief

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It NOTICES OF HEARINGS/MEETINGS DP World, a foreign government-owned may be appropriate for the reviews, COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND NATURAL entity. P&O Ports has extensive ter- which may involve proprietary data RESOURCES minal and stevedoring operations along and classified information, to be held Mr. DOMENICI. Mr. President, I the eastern seaboard and on the gulf confidential. However, once a decision would like to announce a correction for coast. It encompasses not only ter- has been reached by the CFIUS, it is the information of the Senate and the minal facility leases in six major U.S. wholly appropriate, and even nec- public. ports, as has been reported widely in essary, that Members of Congress be The Committee on Energy and Nat- the media, but also stevedoring and briefed on the findings of the review ural Resources hearing to review the terminal operations in a total of 21 and the basis for the decision. proposed Fiscal Year 2007 Forest Serv- U.S. ports, including my home State in I am truly troubled by the review ice budget will be held on Tuesday, Portland, ME. process that was followed with respect February 28, 2006, at 10 a.m. in Room We have long acknowledged the vul- to this purchase. The more I learn, the SD–366 of the Dirksen Senate Office nerability of our ports—both as a po- more questions are raised. The law re- Building. tential target and as a conduit through quires a 45-day investigation in cases For further information, please con- which terrorists, their weapons or where an acquirer is controlled by a tact Frank Gladics (202–224–2878), Eliza- other contraband may enter the U.S. foreign government, as in the case of beth Abrams (202–224–0537) or Sara coming from a State with three inter- DP World, and the acquisition could af- Zecher (202–224–8276) of the Committee national cargo ports, I am keenly fect the national security of the U.S. staff. aware of the importance of our sea- However, the CFIUS did not conduct an COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND NATURAL ports to our national economy and to investigation, as the plain language of RESOURCES the communities in which they are lo- the statute would demand. Mr. DOMENICI. Mr. President, I cated. In addition to our ports’ eco- I am pleased that, in a recent devel- would like to announce for the infor- nomic significance, the link between opment, the administration has agreed mation of the Senate and the public maritime security and our national se- to undertake a 45-day investigation as that an oversight hearing has been re- curity is evident. a result of discussions with DP World scheduled before the Committee on En- The attacks of 9/11 have forced us to and congressional leadership. Perhaps ergy and Natural Resources. reassess and rebuild our entire ap- its recommendation, once briefed to The hearing originally scheduled for proach to security. Against an enemy Congress, will allay concerns that have Wednesday, March 1, 2006 at 10 a.m. in determined to cause maximum harm to been raised. Perhaps the national secu- Room 366 of the Dirsken Senate Office both the American people and the rity implications, apparent on the face Building will now be held at 9:30 a.m. American economy, we are building a of the deal, will be adequately ad- on March 1, 2006, in the same room. structure that, in great part, relies dressed through a more rigorous proc- The purpose of the oversight hearing upon private-public partnerships. No- ess. Given the remaining uncertainties, is to receive testimony regarding the however, I felt it was important to pro- where is this more apparent than in state of the economies and fiscal af- ceed with the introduction of this reso- our ports—where terminal operators, fairs in the Territories of Guam, Amer- lution, in conjunction with my col- longshoremen, port authorities, im- ican Samoa, the Commonwealth of the league in the House, Congresswoman porters, carriers, and others have Northern Mariana Islands, and the HARMAN. United States Virgin Islands. worked with the United States Coast The silver lining of recent events is Because of the limited time available Guard, Customs and Border Protection, that they have served to highlight the for the hearing, witnesses may testify and state and local law enforcement to critical importance of port security to by invitation only. However, those put security plans in place. our Nation. Last November, Senator The foreign government in question, wishing to submit written testimony MURRAY and I introduced the for the hearing record should send two that owns DP World, is the government GreenLane Maritime Cargo Security copies of their testimony to the Com- of Dubai, part of the United Arab Emir- Act of 2005. This comprehensive legisla- mittee on Energy and Natural Re- ates, UAE. While UAE is an ally in the tion authorizes $835 million annually war on terrorism, it also has been used for programs and initiatives to better sources, U.S. Senate, Washington, DC as a base of terrorist operations and fi- secure our Nation’s ports. 20510-6150. nancing. In fact, the 9/11 Commission It would help build a coordinated ap- For further information, please con- reported that UAE was ‘‘both a valued proach to maritime and port security tact Josh Johnson at 202–224–5861 or counterterrorism ally of the United across all levels of government and Steve Waskiewicz at 202–228–6195. States and a persistent counterter- with our overseas trading partners, im- COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND NATURAL rorism problem.’’ The attacks of 9/11 proving our Nation’s security as it ex- RESOURCES were planned in part in the UAE, and pedites trade with those governments Mr. DOMENICI. Mr. President, I much of the financing for those oper- and businesses that join in this goal. would like to announce for the infor- ations was funneled through the UAE The bill addresses the problem of un- mation of the Senate and the public banking system. The facts warrant a coordinated supply-chain security ef- that a hearing has been scheduled be- thorough 45-day investigation by forts, directing the Secretary of Home- fore the Committee on Energy and Nat- CFIUS, not a cursory review. land Security to develop a strategic ural Resources. This incident has revealed significant plan to enhance security for all modes The hearing will be held on Tuesday, shortcomings in the CFIUS process. It of transportation by which containers March 7, 2006 at 9:30 a.m. in Room 366 is not adequately transparent and does arrive in, depart from, or move through of the Dirksen Senate Office Building. not provide for sufficient oversight re- seaports of the United States. The stra- The purpose of the hearing is to dis- porting to appropriate committees and tegic plan also must include protocols cuss the goal of energy independence. the leadership of Congress. The Exon- for the resumption of trade in the case Because of the limited time available Florio provision of the Defense Produc- of an incident. for the hearing, witnesses may testify tion Act gives the President the au- This legislation recognizes that by invitation only. However, those thority to suspend or prohibit any for- America’s ports, large and small, are wishing to submit written testimony

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Without REBECCA J BOICE, 0000 JEREMIAH W BOWLES, 0000 or Shannon Ewan at 202–224–7555. objection, it is so ordered. JOSH D BRANDT, 0000 STEPHEN W BRICKEY, 0000 COMMITTEE ON SMALL BUSINESS AND f THOMAS A BRITTINGHAM, 0000 ENTREPRENEURSHIP MARK D BRUNO, JR, 0000 PROGRAM KRISTEN N BUCHER, 0000 Ms. SNOWE. Mr. President, the chair ERIN S BUSTIN, 0000 wishes to inform Members that the Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, THOMAS J CAREY, 0000 MATTHEW A CARLTON, 0000 Committee on Small Business & Entre- today the Senate resumed consider- CHRISTOPHER D CART, 0000 preneurship will hold a public hearing ation of the PATRIOT Act amend- DANIEL B CATHELL, 0000 JAMES E CEPA, 0000 to consider, ‘‘The Nomination of Eric ments bill. At 2:30 tomorrow afternoon BENJAMIN D CHAMBERLAIN, 0000 Thorson to be the Inspector General of we will have a vote on the motion to JARED N CHERNI, 0000 BRADLEY R CLEMONS, 0000 the Small Business Administration’’ on invoke cloture on the bill. This will be AARON M CMIEL, 0000 Wednesday, March 1, 2006 at 2 p.m., in the first vote of the week. Once cloture JASON D COFFEY, 0000 JOSEPH R COFFMAN, 0000 room 428A Russell Senate Office Build- is invoked, we will proceed on Wednes- RICHARD C COLBY, 0000 ing. day at 10 a.m. to the vote on the pas- SOMMERS J COLE, 0000 DAVID J CONNOR, 0000 The Chair urges every member to at- sage of that bill. ADAM W CONOVALOFF, 0000 tend. As a reminder to all of our col- CHAD M CONRAD, 0000 leagues, on Wednesday at 11 a.m., REBECCA M CORSON, 0000 f LEE D COYLE, 0000 Prime Minister of Italy Berlusconi will RYAN T CROSE, 0000 AUTHORITIES FOR COMMITTEES ASHLEY A CROUCH, 0000 address a joint meeting of Congress. THOMAS S CROWLEY, 0000 TO MEET Senators should plan their schedules RACHEL S CRUZCOSA, 0000 NOLAN J CUEVAS, 0000 COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY AND accordingly. KATHRYN R CYR, 0000 GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS f ELEANOR L DAHL, 0000 GREGORY T DAHL, 0000 Mr. SPECTER. Mr. President, I ask STEVEN T DAVIES, 0000 ADJOURNMENT UNTIL 9:45 A.M. unanimous consent that the Com- MEGAN A DAVISON, 0000 TOMORROW AMANDA L DEIS, 0000 mittee on Homeland Security and Gov- CHRISTINA D DELGADO, 0000 ernmental Affairs be authorized to Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, if ANDREW B DENNELLY, 0000 CHARITY D DREW, 0000 meet on Monday, February 27, 2006, at there is no further business to come be- REGINA R DUNN, 0000 2:30 p.m. for a briefing on the Dubai fore the Senate, I ask unanimous con- JARED W ENGLAND, 0000 KYLE L ENSLEY, 0000 Ports World purchase of Peninsular & sent that the Senate stand in adjourn- ELISA K FAWCETT, 0000 Oriental Steam Navigation Company. ment under the previous order. BRENDAN W FLYNN, 0000 SHANNON T FROBEL, 0000 THE PRESIDING OFFICER. Without There being no objection, the Senate, TRAVIS R GAGNON, 0000 objection, it is so ordered. at 5:07 p.m., adjourned until Tuesday, DIANNA D GARFIELD, 0000 February 28, 2006, at 9:45 a.m. CHRISTIANA M GELETZKE, 0000 f BRIAN C GISMERVIK, 0000 MOLLY Y GOTTER, 0000 f PHILIP J GRANATI, 0000 ORDER FOR STAR PRINT—S. 2300 ANDREW M GRANTHAM, 0000 NOMINATIONS ALAN E GROSSE, 0000 Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I STEPHEN A HART, 0000 ask unanimous consent that S. 2300 be Executive nominations received by BRIAN J HEDGES, 0000 the Senate February 27, 2006: TYLER K HEFFNER, 0000 star printed with the changes at the CHERYL E HICKEY, 0000 desk. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE PRESTON J HIEB, 0000 JEROD M HITZEL, 0000 The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without JOHN G. EMLING, OF PENNSYLVANIA, TO BE AN ASSIST- THOMAS E HOLLINBERGER, 0000 objection, it is so ordered. ANT SECRETARY OF COMMERCE, VICE BRETT T. PALM- JARED H HOOD, 0000 ER, RESIGNED. JESSE L HOUCK, 0000 f ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY DIANA J ISIDORE, 0000 RYAN T JAMES, 0000 ORDERS FOR TUESDAY, WILLIAM LUDWIG WEHRUM, JR., OF TENNESSEE, TO BE ANDREW B JANTZEN, 0000 AN ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ENVIRON- MICHAEL E JARBEAU, 0000 FEBRUARY 28, 2006 MENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY, VICE JEFFREY R. SARAH M JEFFERSON, 0000 HOLMSTEAD, RESIGNED. DAN N KAHN, 0000 Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I JOSHUA A KAPUSTA, 0000 DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE ask unanimous consent that when the DANIEL J KEARNEY, JR, 0000 TIMOTHY ANTHONY JUNKER, OF IOWA, TO BE UNITED AMANDA G KEITH, 0000 Senate completes its business today, it STATES MARSHAL FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF DANIEL P KILCULLEN, 0000 stand in adjournment until 9:45 a.m. IOWA FOR THE TERM OF FOUR YEARS, VICE JOHN ED- MOLLY E KILDUFF, 0000 WARD QUINN. GARY G KIM, 0000 tomorrow, Tuesday, February 28. I fur- PATRICK CARROLL SMITH, SR., OF MARYLAND, TO BE STEPHANIE V KIMMEL, 0000 ther ask that following the prayer and UNITED STATES MARSHAL FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT JAY F KIRCHER, 0000 OF NORTH CAROLINA FOR THE TERM OF FOUR YEARS, KRISTEN M KRAEMER, 0000 pledge, the morning hour be deemed VICE GREGORY ALLYN FOREST, RESIGNED. BENJAMIN J KREBS, 0000 expired, the Journal of proceedings be WALTER C KROLMAN, 0000 IN THE COAST GUARD KATHERINE M LAPPE, 0000 approved to date, the time for the two JONATHAN M LARAIA, 0000 leaders be reserved, and the Senate THE FOLLOWING NAMED CADETS FOR APPOINTMENT KEVIN B LAUBENHEIMER, 0000 TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES DANIEL W LAVINDER, 0000 then proceed to a period of morning COAST GUARD UNDER TITLE 14, U.S.C. SECTION 211: BENJAMIN J LEE, 0000 business for up to an hour, with the To be ensign BENJAMIN S LEUTHOLD, 0000 AARON B LEYKO, 0000 first half under the control of the ma- STEPHANIE M ADAMS, 0000 JACOB S LONDON, 0000 jority leader or his designee and the MARK P AGUILAR, 0000 KAREN C LOVE, 0000 BRIAN J AHEARN, JR, 0000 GEORGE G MACDONNELL, 0000 second half under the control of the PAUL R ALEXANDER, 0000 RYAN W MACA, 0000 Democratic leader or his designee. I JUSTIN ANDREWS, 0000 GLYNN S MACKENZIE, 0000 MARY E ARLINGTON, 0000 ERIC R MAJESKA, 0000 further ask that following morning MARY K ARVIDSON, 0000 JENNIFER S MAKOWSKI, 0000 business, the Senate resume consider- HOWARD B BAKER, JR, 0000 PETER E MALONEY, 0000 STEVEN J BALDOVSKY, 0000 MICHAEL H MANUEL, 0000 ation of S. 2271, the PATRIOT Act CHARLES J BARE, 0000 CORY J MCCOLLOW, 0000 amendments bill, and that the time DUSTIN G BARKER, 0000 CHRISTIAN B MCGHEE, 0000 SIMON P BARR, 0000 BRENDAN J MCKINNON, 0000 until 12:30 p.m. be equally divided, and NORA E BASILE, 0000 NIKEA L MCNEILL, 0000 that the time from 2:15 to 2:30 be equal- GREG M BATCHELDER, 0000 TIMOTHY L MCDONALD, 0000 TODD C BATTEN, 0000 JOSE M MELENDEZ II, 0000 ly divided as well. PHILIP S BAXA, 0000 JULIE A MILLER, 0000

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COLE R MORGAN, 0000 BRIAN M STEUERWALD, 0000 THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR PROMOTION IN SARAH E MORIN, 0000 MATTHEW T STEVICK, 0000 THE UNITED STATES NAVY RESERVE TO THE GRADE IN- CHRISTOPHER G MORRIS, 0000 JESSE A STEWART, 0000 DICATED UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C. SECTION 12203: LAUREN E MOSEMAN, 0000 DANIEL A TESLER, 0000 MATTHEW K NAKAGAWA, 0000 JOHN B THOMAS, 0000 To be rear admiral (lower half) BRIAN J NAUGHTON, 0000 KIET A TRAN, 0000 JASON M NELSON, 0000 CYNTHIA S TRAVERS, 0000 CAPT. MICHAEL W. BROADWAY, 0000 CHRISTOPHER M NICHOLS, 0000 JONATHAN P TSCHUDY, 0000 THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR PROMOTION IN KRISTEN NICHOLSON, 0000 PETER E VERMEER II, 0000 THE UNITED STATES NAVY RESERVE TO THE GRADE IN- RICHARD D NINES, 0000 ANDREW O VICKS, 0000 DICATED UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C. SECTION 12203: SEAN M NORRIS, 0000 DAVID R VIHONSKI, 0000 JEFFREY T NOYES, 0000 MICHAEL A VILES, 0000 To be rear admiral (lower half) JACOB T PAARLBERG, 0000 RODERICK E WALKER II, 0000 MICHAEL P PANTER, 0000 EDWARD J WARGO III, 0000 CAPT. PATRICK E. MCGRATH, 0000 CHARLES W PARIS III, 0000 STEVEN D WELCH, 0000 CAPT. JOHN G. MESSERSCHMIDT, 0000 JARRETT S PARKER, 0000 JEFFREY D WEST, 0000 CAPT. TIMOTHY D. MOON, 0000 ROBIN E PASSERO, 0000 BRENNA M WHITE, 0000 CAPT. MICHAEL M. SHATYNSKI, 0000 CHRISTOPHER J PELAR, 0000 JONATHAN D WHITE, 0000 KRISTEN R POTTER, 0000 RYAN T WHITE, 0000 IN THE ARMY ANDREW D PRITCHETT, 0000 PAUL A WINDT, 0000 THE FOLLOWING NAMED INDIVIDUAL FOR REGULAR TRISHA A PRONOVOST, 0000 NICHOLAS A WOESSNER, 0000 APPOINTMENT IN THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED ERIC A QUIGLEY, 0000 JONATHAN M WOLSTENHOLME, 0000 STATES ARMY MEDICAL CORPS UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., EDWARD J QUINN, 0000 MICHAEL A WURSTER, 0000 SECTIONS 531 AND 3064: RYAN R RAMOS, 0000 GRANT C WYMAN, 0000 SHELLY D RAUDENBUSH, 0000 JEREMY L YANDELL, 0000 WESTON D RED ELK, 0000 YVONNE C YANG, 0000 To be colonel FRANK M REED III, 0000 ALEXANDER T YUILLE, 0000 AARON J RENSCHLER, 0000 EICHEL C. JOSEPH, 0000 FAITH A REYNOLDS, 0000 IN THE ARMY THE FOLLOWING NAMED INDIVIDUAL FOR REGULAR MATTHEW D RICHARDS, 0000 APPOINTMENT IN THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED CALLAN D ROBBINS, 0000 THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT STATES ARMY MEDICAL CORPS UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., MORGAN J ROY, 0000 IN THE UNTIED STATES ARMY TO THE GRADE INDICATED SECTIONS 531 AND 3064: BRIAN C RUNION, 0000 WHILE ASSIGNED TO A POSITION OF IMPORTANCE AND WILLIAM J SANDERS III, 0000 RESPONSIBILITY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 601: To be major BRIAN G SATTLER, 0000 To be lieutenant general KENNETH R SAUERBRUNN, 0000 JAMES E. BARKER, 0000 JAMESEN G SAVIANO, 0000 LT. GEN. FRANKLIN L. HAGENBECK, 0000 THE FOLLOWING NAMED INDIVIDUAL FOR REGULAR JAMES J SCHOCK, 0000 THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT APPOINTMENT IN THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED ANDREW C SERB, 0000 IN THE RESERVE OF THE ARMY TO THE GRADE INDI- STATES ARMY DENTAL CORPS UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., MATTHEW J SEXTON, 0000 CATED UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 12203: SECTIONS 531 AND 3064: DANIEL J SHEPPARD, 0000 JOSHUA S SHIMABUKURO, 0000 To be major general To be major RHIANNON S SIMSER, 0000 BRIG. GEN. JAMES L. SNYDER, 0000 NICOLAS S SITES, 0000 CHANTEL NEWSOME, 0000 DAVID A SMITH, 0000 IN THE NAVY THE FOLLOWING NAMED INDIVIDUAL FOR REGULAR JOSH L SMITH, 0000 APPOINTMENT IN THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT MELISSA A SMITH, 0000 STATES ARMY VETERINARY CORPS UNDER TITLE 10, IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY TO THE GRADE INDICATED SARAH L SMITH, 0000 U.S.C., SECTIONS 531 AND 3064: WEBSTER M SMITH, 0000 UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: JEFF J SMOLIK, 0000 To be rear admiral To be major IAN M STARR, 0000 PAUL W STEPLER, 0000 REAR ADM. (LH) MICHAEL C. BACHMANN, 0000 CLAYTON D. CHILCOAT, 0000

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SENATE COMMITTEE MEETINGS ian personnel programs in review of the est Service guidance and contract Title IV of Senate Resolution 4, defense authorization request for fiscal modifications issued in recent weeks. year 2007. agreed to by the Senate on February 4, SD–366 SR–232A Intelligence 1977, calls for establishment of a sys- 10 a.m. To receive a closed briefing to examine tem for a computerized schedule of all certain intelligence matters. meetings and hearings of Senate com- Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs To hold hearings to examine regulatory SH–219 mittees, subcommittees, joint commit- relief proposals. 3 p.m. tees, and committees of conference. SD–538 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions This title requires all such committees To hold hearings to examine reauthoriza- to notify the Office of the Senate Daily Budget To hold hearings to examine the Presi- tion of the Ryan White CARE Act re- Digest—designated by the Rules Com- dent’s budgetary proposals for fiscal lating to fighting the AIDS epidemic of mittee—of the time, place, and purpose year 2007 for the Department of Health today. of the meetings, when scheduled, and and Human Services. SD–430 any cancellations or changes in the SD–608 4 p.m. Armed Services meetings as they occur. Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Business meeting to consider pending As an additional procedure along Education and Early Childhood Develop- with the computerization of this infor- ment Subcommittee military nominations. mation, the Office of the Senate Daily To continue hearings to examine S. 2198, SR–222 Digest will prepare this information for to ensure the United States success- printing in the Extensions of Remarks fully competes in the 21st century glob- MARCH 2 section of the CONGRESSIONAL RECORD al economy. 9 a.m. on Monday and Wednesday of each SD–430 Foreign Relations week. 10:30 a.m. To hold a closed briefing on the chal- Meetings scheduled for Tuesday, Feb- Appropriations lenges and responses with respect to a ruary 28, 2006 may be found in the Legislative Branch Subcommittee nuclear Iran. Daily Digest of today’s RECORD. To hold hearings to examine proposed S–407, Capitol budget estimates for fiscal year 2007 for 9:30 a.m. MEETINGS SCHEDULED the Library of Congress, Open World Armed Services Leadership Council, and Government To hold hearings to examine the defense MARCH 1 Accountability Office. authorization request for fiscal year 9 a.m. SD–138 2007 and the future years defense pro- Judiciary 2 p.m. gram. Immigration, Border Security and Citizen- Small Business and Entrepreneurship SH–216 ship Subcommittee To hold hearings to examine the nomina- Judiciary Terrorism, Technology and Homeland Se- tion of Eric M. Thorson, of Virginia, to Business meeting to consider pending curity Subcommittee be Inspector General, Small Business calendar business. To hold joint hearings to examine Fed- Administration. SD–226 eral strategies to end border violence. SR–428A 10 a.m. SD–226 Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs 9:30 a.m. 2:30 p.m. To hold hearings to examine implemen- Energy and Natural Resources Armed Services To hold an oversight hearing to examine Airland Subcommittee tation of the Exon-Florio Amendment, the state of the economies and fiscal To hold hearings to examine Army focusing on Dubai Ports World acquisi- affairs in the Territories of Guam, Transformation and the future combat tion of Peninsular and Oriental Steam American Samoa, the Commonwealth systems acquisition strategy in review Navigation Company. of the Northern Mariana Islands, and of the defense authorization request for SD–G50 the United States Virgin Islands. fiscal year 2007 and the future years de- Budget SD–366 fense program. To hold hearings to examine the Presi- Homeland Security and Governmental Af- SR–232A dent’s proposed budget for fiscal year fairs Commerce, Science, and Transportation 2007. To hold hearings to examine the Presi- Disaster Prevention and Prediction Sub- SD–608 dent’s proposed budget request for fis- committee Commerce, Science, and Transportation cal year 2007 for the Department of To hold hearings to examine winter To hold hearings to examine USF dis- Homeland Security. storms. tribution. SD–342 SD–562 SD–562 Indian Affairs Environment and Public Works Energy and Natural Resources To hold joint hearings with the House To hold hearings to examine the status To hold hearings to examine the Presi- Committee on Resources to examine of the Yucca Mountain Project. dent’s proposed budget request for fis- the settlement of Cobell v. Norton. SD–628 SD–106 cal year 2007 for the Department of the Judiciary Interior. Appropriations To hold hearings to examine judicial SD–366 Labor, Health and Human Services, Edu- nominations. Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions cation, and Related Agencies Sub- SD–226 To hold hearings to examine the state of committee Energy and Natural Resources To hold hearings to examine proposed Public Lands and Forests Subcommittee mine safety and health. budget estimates for fiscal year 2007 for To hold hearings to examine the role of SD–430 the Department of Education. the Forest Service and other Federal Homeland Security and Governmental Af- SD–124 agencies in protecting the health and fairs Armed Services welfare of foreign guest workers car- Business meeting to consider S. 2128, to Personnel Subcommittee rying out tree planting and other serv- provide greater transparency with re- To hold hearings to examine active com- ice contracts on National Health Sys- spect to lobbying activities. ponent, reserve component, and civil- tem lands, and to consider related For- SD–342

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Foreign Relations To hold hearings to examine aviation se- SD–562 To hold hearings to examine the chal- curity and the Transportation Security Veterans’ Affairs lenges and responses with respect to a Administration. nuclear Iran. SD–562 To hold hearings to examine the home- SD–419 Veterans’ Affairs less programs administered by the VA. 2 p.m. To hold hearings to examine the legisla- SR–418 Armed Services tive presentations of the Paralyzed Readiness and Management Support Sub- Veterans of America, the Blinded Vet- MARCH 28 committee erans of America, The Non-Commis- 10 a.m. To hold hearings to examine military in- sioned Officers Association, the Mili- Commerce, Science, and Transportation stallations, military construction, en- tary Order of the Purple Heart, and the Aviation Subcommittee vironmental programs, and base re- Jewish War Veterans. To hold hearings to examine Federal alignment and closure programs in re- SH–216 Aviation Administration budget and view of the defense authorization re- 10:30 a.m. the long term viability of the Aviation quest for fiscal year 2007. Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Trust Fund. SR–222 To hold hearings to examine the United SD–562 2:30 p.m. States Department of Agriculture’s 2:30 p.m. Appropriations management and oversight of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Packers and Stockyards Act. Energy and Water Subcommittee National Ocean Policy Study Sub- SR–328A To hold hearings to examine an outline committee of the Global Nuclear Energy Plan and To hold hearings to examine offshore MARCH 13 the future of nuclear power. aquaculture. SD–124 3 p.m. SD–562 Intelligence Armed Services To receive a closed briefing to examine To hold a closed briefing on an update MARCH 29 from the Joint Improvised Explosive certain intelligence matters. 10 a.m. SH–219 Device Defeat Organization. SR–222 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Technology, Innovation, and Competitive- MARCH 7 MARCH 14 ness Subcommittee 9:30 a.m. To hold hearings to examine the impor- 9:30 a.m. Armed Services Armed Services tance of basic research to United To hold hearings to examine military To hold hearings to examine military States’ competitiveness. strategy and operational requirements strategy and operational requirements SD–562 in review of the Defense Authorization in review of the Defense Authorization Request for fiscal year 2007 and the fu- Request for fiscal year 2007 and the fu- MARCH 30 ture years defense program. ture years defense program. 10 a.m. SD–106 SH–216 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Energy and Natural Resources 10 a.m. Disaster Prevention and Prediction Sub- To hold hearings to examine the goal of Commerce, Science, and Transportation committee energy independence. To hold hearings to examine wireless To hold an oversight hearing to examine SD–366 issues spectrum reform. National Polar-Orbiting Operational 10 a.m. SD–106 Environmental Satellite System. Commerce, Science, and Transportation 2:30 p.m. SD–562 To hold hearings to examine rural Commerce, Science, and Transportation Veterans’ Affairs telecom. To hold hearings to examine Wall Street To hold hearings to examine the legisla- SD–562 perspective on telecom. tive presentations of the National As- Veterans’ Affairs SD–106 sociation of State Directors of Vet- To hold hearings to examine the legisla- erans Affairs, the AMVETS, the Amer- tive presentation of the Veterans of MARCH 15 ican Ex-Prisoners of War, and the Viet- Foreign Wars. 10:30 a.m. nam Veterans of America. SH–216 Appropriations SD–106 2:45 p.m. Legislative Branch Subcommittee Armed Services To hold hearings to examine proposed APRIL 4 Strategic Forces Subcommittee budget estimates for fiscal year 2007 for 10 a.m. To hold hearings to examine the nuclear the the Secretary of the Senate, Archi- Commerce, Science, and Transportation weapons and defense environmental tect of the Capitol, and the Capitol Vis- Aviation Subcommittee cleanup activities of the Department of itor Center. To hold hearings to examine Federal Energy in review of the defense author- SD–138 ization request for fiscal year 2007 and 2:30 p.m. Aviation Administration funding op- the future years nuclear security pro- Commerce, Science, and Transportation tions. gram. To hold hearings to examine innovation SD–562 SR–232A and competitiveness legislation. SD–562 APRIL 5 MARCH 8 10:30 a.m. 2:30 p.m. MARCH 16 Appropriations Armed Services 9:30 a.m. Legislative Branch Subcommittee To hold hearings to examine the Depart- Armed Services To hold hearings to examine proposed ment of Defense quadrennial defense To hold hearings to examine military budget estimates for fiscal year 2007 for review; to be followed by a closed ses- strategy and operational requirements the Sergeant at Arms and U.S. Capitol sion in SR–222. in review of the defense authorization Police Board. SH–216 request for fiscal year 2007 and the fu- SD–138

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