E PL UR UM IB N U U S Congressional Record United States of America PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE 107th CONGRESS, FIRST SESSION Vol. 147 WASHINGTON, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2001 No. 134 House of Representatives The House met at 12:30 p.m. and was PRAYER PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE called to order by the Speaker pro tem- The Reverend Dr. W. Wilson Goode, The SPEAKER pro tempore. Will the pore (Mr. CULBERSON). Sr., First Baptist Church of Paschall, gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. f Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, offered the BRADY) come forward and lead the following prayer: House in the Pledge of Allegiance. DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO God, we honor You today as both om- Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania led the TEMPORE nipotent and omnipresent. We now be- Pledge of Allegiance as follows: The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- seech You to bless these our halls in I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the fore the House the following commu- which the affairs of state are con- United States of America, and to the Repub- nication from the Speaker: ducted. lic for which it stands, one nation under God, WASHINGTON, DC, We pray especially for every Member indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. October 9, 2001. of this Congress. We seek for them wis- f I hereby appoint the Honorable JOHN dom that will help them at all times ABNEY CULBERSON to act as Speaker pro tem- discern right from wrong. We seek for WELCOMING THE REVEREND DR. pore on this day. them passion for this Nation and for all W. WILSON GOODE, SR., AS J. DENNIS HASTERT, of its people. We seek for them, oh, Speaker of the House of Representatives. GUEST CHAPLAIN Lord, judgment in the passage of the f laws which will establish justice, free- (Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania asked and was given permission to address MORNING HOUR DEBATES dom, and equality throughout the land. We seek for Members of Congress spe- the House for 1 minute and to revise The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- cial concern for our children, espe- and extend his remarks.) ant to the order of the House of Janu- cially those who are hungry and home- Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania. Mr. ary 3, 2001, the Chair will now recog- less and living in poverty, and whose Speaker, I am proud to be here to wel- nize Members from lists submitted by parents are incarcerated. come our guest chaplain, my good the majority and minority leaders for God we acknowledge Your mighty friend and former employer, the right morning hour debates. The Chair will handiwork in the evolution of this Na- Reverend W. Wilson Goode. Reverend alternate recognition between the par- tion and pray now for Your continued Goode has always served God and the ties, with each party limited to not to protection. We pray today especially public at the same time. He rose from exceed 30 minutes, and each Member, for the men and women of our Armed deacon to associate pastor at the First except the majority leader, the minor- Forces. We pray for Your divine protec- Baptist Church of Paschall. ity leader, or the minority whip, lim- tion of them, and for the safety and He rose from a Philadelphia neigh- ited to not to exceed 5 minutes. comfort of their families. borhood block captain to Philadel- f Now, Lord, grant to this Congress at phia’s Mayor, who, in his infinite wis- this extraordinary time in our history dom, appointed me as his deputy. RECESS an extra measure of Your blessing, that He went from organizing his block to The SPEAKER pro tempore. There they may guide this Nation with right- leading faith-based initiatives at the being no requests for morning hour de- eousness and justice. May Divine Prov- nonprofit Public/Private Ventures. He bates, pursuant to clause 12, rule I, the idence always guide them as Your will is Associate Professor of Political House will stand in recess until 2 p.m. be done on Earth as in heaven. In the Science and Urban Policy at Eastern today. name of the Lord and Savior Jesus College, where he puts his experience Accordingly (at 12 o’clock and 32 Christ we pray, and for His sake. as Chairman of the Pennsylvania Pub- minutes p.m.) the House stood in recess Amen. lic Utility Commission, Deputy Assist- until 2 p.m. f ant Secretary for the U.S. Department of Education, Philadelphia’s Managing f THE JOURNAL Director and Mayor of Philadelphia, to b 1400 The SPEAKER pro tempore. The work for his students. Chair has examined the Journal of the Dr. Goode has been awarded 14 hon- AFTER RECESS last day’s proceedings and announces orary doctorates and has published an The recess having expired, the House to the House his approval thereof. autobiography, In Good Faith. He is a was called to order by the Speaker pro Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Jour- family man, who has seen his son elect- tempore (Mr. PETRI) at 2 p.m. nal stands approved. ed to the city council. 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. H6423 . VerDate 26-SEP-2001 04:35 Oct 10, 2001 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A09OC7.000 pfrm02 PsN: H09PT1 H6424 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE October 9, 2001 More than anything else, Wilson Yet, concerns have arisen regarding Any record votes on postponed ques- Goode is a person who can bring people how much control Governor Ridge will tions will be taken after debate is con- together. He did that as a mayor, he actually have. As Ash Carter of the cluded on all motions to suspend the did that in his candidacy, and now does Boston Globe noted, ‘‘White House rules, but not before 6 p.m. today. that as a reverend. czars have historically been toothless, f Mr. Speaker, in these troubled times unable to control activities of cabinet it is important that we hear from peo- bureaucracies. To be effective as home- AUTHORIZING PRINTING OF RE- ple like W. Wilson Goode, so I welcome land security czar, Ridge will need in- VISED EDITION OF PUBLICATION him with pride, and I thank him for fluence over the budgets.’’ ENTITLED ‘‘OUR FLAG’’ being here. That is why I joined with the gentle- Mr. NEY. Mr. Speaker, I move to sus- Again, there are a whole lot of titles woman from California (Ms. HARMAN) pend the rules and agree to the concur- that he holds, a whole lot of positions in introducing the Office of Homeland rent resolution (H. Con. Res. 244) au- that he held, but the one most endear- Security Act. Our bill will make the of- thorizing the printing of a revised edi- ing with me, the position and title that fice permanent under color of law and tion of the publication entitled ‘‘Our he holds with me, is dear friend. I provide Governor Ridge the budget au- Flag.’’ thank him, and may God continue to thority he will need to coordinate the The Clerk read as follows: bless him, and God bless our troops. Federal agencies and resources nec- H. CON. RES. 244 f essary to protect America from ter- rorism. Resolved by the House of Representatives (the CALLING TERRORISTS Mr. Speaker, passage of this legisla- Senate concurring), ‘‘TERRORISTS’’ tion is critical to our efforts to combat SECTION 1. PRINTING OF REVISED EDITION OF (Mr. PITTS asked and was given per- terrorism here at home. I encourage all ‘‘OUR FLAG’’. A revised edition of the publication enti- mission to address the House for 1 of my colleagues to support it. minute and to revise and extend his re- tled ‘‘Our Flag’’, revised under the direction f of the Joint Committee on Printing, shall be marks.) printed as a House document. Mr. PITTS. Mr. Speaker, since Sep- SWIFT AND DELIBERATE ACTION SEC. 2. NUMBER OF COPIES. tember 11, journalists have been work- (Mr. PENCE asked and was given per- (a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in ing overtime to report on the war on mission to address the House for 1 subsection (b), there shall be printed a num- terrorism. They have done a good job. minute and to revise and extend his re- ber of copies of the publication described in Terrorism, the Taliban, Afghanistan, marks.) section 1 as follows: are not well understood by the Amer- Mr. PENCE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today (1) 250,000 for the use of the House of Rep- ican people, and our newspapers and in strong support of the swift and de- resentatives, distributed in equal numbers to electronic media have been working liberate manner with which the Presi- each Member of the House and each Delegate hard to educate us. dent of the United States launched a and Resident Commissioner to the Congress. I have one serious concern, though. counterstrike this weekend against the (2) 51,500 for the use of the Senate, distrib- Some of our news organizations have al Qaeda and their government pa- uted in equal numbers to each Senator. (3) 2,000 for the use of the Joint Committee decided not to use the word ‘‘terrorist’’ trons. on Printing. to describe the suicidal maniacs who By initiating military action in a (4) 1,400 for distribution to the depository took so many lives 4 weeks ago.