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HOUSE of REPRESENTATIVES—Thursday, October 20, 2005 October 20, 2005 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—HOUSE 23255 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES—Thursday, October 20, 2005 The House met at 10 a.m. the Federal leave transfer program for disas- CONGRATULATING NATIONAL The Chaplain, the Reverend Daniel P. ters and emergencies. LEAGUE CHAMPION HOUSTON Coughlin, offered the following prayer: S. 1894. An act to amend part E of title IV ASTROS Lord God, all the times and seasons of the Social Security Act to provide for the making of foster care maintenance payments (Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas asked are in Your hands because all is fixed to private for-profit agencies. by You in the laws of nature. and was given permission to address The message also announced that But through natural disasters, Lord, the House for 1 minute and to revise pursuant to Public Law 109–59, section many people have recently suffered and extend his remarks.) 1909(b)(2)(A)(vi), the Chair, on behalf of great losses due to hurricanes and Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas. Mr. the Democratic Leader, appoints the earthquakes. Have mercy on them all. Speaker, I rise this morning to con- following individuals to serve as mem- Even as we continue to pray and assist gratulate the Houston Astros, the bers of the National Surface Transpor- those already afflicted and in great tation Policy and Revenue Study Com- major league baseball team which last need, we now are aware of another ap- mission: night defeated the St. Louis Cardinals proaching storm named Wilma. Francis McArdle of New York. to earn the right to go to the 2005 Lord, help all those who prepare for Tom R. Skancke of Nevada. World Series. This is the first World the worst. In their fear and anxiety Series for the City of Houston and the keep them safe, law abiding, and com- f first World Series for the State of passionately concerned for others. Texas. The Astros and the Texas Rang- Lord, steer this storm away from our ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER ers were founded in 1962 and 1961 re- shores, and let Your powerful Word The SPEAKER. The Chair will recog- spectively. calm the sea and bring to Your people nize up to 10 one-minutes on each side. Also, first congratulating the team a sigh of relief. This we hope and pray by calling f for its hard work and dedication, I upon Your Holy Name. Amen. want to express thanks to our owner REDUCING COSTS IN MEDICARE Drayton McLane, who has been a tre- f AND MEDICAID SPENDING mendous asset to the City of Houston. THE JOURNAL (Mr. MURPHY asked and was given It was an honor to work closely with him on the Harris County Sports Au- The SPEAKER. The Chair has exam- permission to address the House for 1 thority to build what is now Minute ined the Journal of the last day’s pro- minute and to revise and extend his re- Maid Park to replace the historic ceedings and announces to the House marks.) Houston Astrodome. his approval thereof. Mr. MURPHY. Mr. Speaker, 80 per- Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Jour- cent of the Nation’s total medical care I want to salute Tal Smith, who is a nal stands approved. costs, including Medicaid expenditures, great part of the Astros’ organization are spent in the treatment of chronic since the beginning when they were the f conditions such as diabetes, arthritis, Colt 45’s. As the President of Baseball PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE and cardiovascular disease. Chronic Operations, he has been an integral The SPEAKER. Will the gentleman disease often involves multiple diag- part of the entire organization. from Texas (Mr. GENE GREEN) come noses, hospitalizations, tests, and The Houston Astros do not have one forward and lead the House in the treatments. All of this is expensive and of the highest payrolls in baseball, so Pledge of Allegiance. complex, and as health care costs soar the fact that they are now in the World Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas led the we can save lives and money using bet- Championship is a tribute to our gen- Pledge of Allegiance as follows: ter patient management. eral manager Tim Purpura and also our I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the Under patient care management manager Phil ‘‘Scrap Iron’’ Garner, United States of America, and to the Repub- plans, patients are monitored by nurses who actually played for the Astros lic for which it stands, one nation under God, to coordinate their complex care, mon- years ago. It is good to have him back indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. itor prescription use, watch out for home. f problems, and empower patients to get involved in their own care. Money Many of the 2005 National League MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE spent up front dramatically lowers Champion Houston Astros are products of our minor league farm system, not A message from the Senate by Ms. health care costs and, most impor- high-priced free agents, including the Curtis, one of its clerks, announced tantly, improves patient outcome. winner of last night’s game, Roy that the Senate has passed with an A patient management program at Oswalt. The Astros were the best team amendment in which the concurrence the Washington Hospital in south- in baseball for the month of July and of the House is requested, a bill of the western Pennsylvania taught patients never looked back. Now they are the House of the following title: to self-manage their disease through diet, lifestyle changes, medication best team in the National League and H.R. 3204. An act to amend title XXVII of look forward to taking on the White the Public Health Service Act to extent Fed- monitoring, and depression screening. eral funding for the establishment and oper- The result has been a remarkable 50 Sox in the 2005 World Series, Mr. ation of State high risk health insurance percent decrease in hospital readmis- Speaker. pools. sion rates. In addition we have a lot of home- The message also announced that the I urge my colleagues to learn more grown talent. Craig Biggio, Jeff Senate has passed bills of the following about reducing costs in Federal Medi- Bagwell, Roger Clemens and Andy titles in which concurrence of the care and Medicaid spending through Pettitte, again, are some of our great House is requested: better patient care management pro- players along with the whole team. S. 1736. An act to provide for the participa- grams by visiting my Web site at mur- Again, congratulations, and I yield tion of employees in the judicial branch in phy.house.gov. back my time Mr. Speaker. b This symbol represents the time of day during the House proceedings, e.g., b 1407 is 2:07 p.m. Matter set in this typeface indicates words inserted or appended, rather than spoken, by a Member of the House on the floor. VerDate Sep 11 2014 10:38 Mar 01, 2017 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 0688 Sfmt 0634 E:\FDSYS\2005BOUNDRECORD\BOOK17\NO-SSN\BR20OC05.DAT BR20OC05 ejoyner on DSK30MW082PROD with CONG-REC-ONLINE.
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