E PL UR UM IB N U U S Congressional Record United States th of America PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE 106 CONGRESS, FIRST SESSION Vol. 145 WASHINGTON, THURSDAY, MARCH 18, 1999 No. 43 House of Representatives The House met at noon. MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE and was losing a lot of blood from bites Father Martin G. Heinz, Director of A message from the Senate by Mr. on his arms and head. Richard grabbed Vocations, Diocese of Rockford, Rock- Lundregan, one of its clerks, an- a stick and started hitting the ford, Illinois, offered the following nounced that the Senate had passed Rottweiler. Afterwards, Robert Jones, the victim prayer: with an amendment in which the con- of the dog's attack, said this about his Almighty Father, Creator of all currence of the House is requested, a scary experience: ``That dog was just things, we admire the work of Your bill of the House of the following title: hands and Your power in the world. We putting the finishing touches on me H.R. 99. An act to amend title 49, United beg Your blessings as we raise our when Richard Cardwell came along. If States Code, to extend Federal Aviation Ad- it hadn't been for him, I'd have been a minds and hearts to You at the begin- ministration programs through September ning of this congressional day. We ask 30, 1999, and for other purposes. goner.'' Your guidance on all that we shall do Richard is a brave guy. He risked his The message also announced that the own life for another's. That huge dog and say over the resolutions passed and Senate had passed bills of the following the conversations that bring us to our could have gone for his throat. And titles, in which the concurrence of the while saving a life may be the first for decisions. In all this, may we give House is requested: honor and glory to You. You who pro- Richard, it is not the first time he has S. 257. An act entitled ``The Cochran- tect our land, You who protect our peo- come to the rescue. In fact, he once Inouye National Missile Defense Act of 1999''. made a house call on a Christmas day ple. Through this country's laws may S. 643. An act to authorize the Airport Im- its citizens grow in character and de- to save my frozen house. provement Program for 2 months, and for Mr. Speaker, we need more good velop with dignity. May we grow in fi- other purposes. neighbors like Richard Cardwell. delity to Your wisdom so that this The message also announced that pursuant f country may grow in the knowledge of to Public Law 83±420, as amended by Public Your love. Inspire our work in such a Law 99±371, the Chair, on behalf of the Vice INTRODUCTION OF RESOLUTION way that we never lose sight of our ul- President, reappoints the Senator from Ari- TO LOCATE AND SECURE RE- timate goal, the people of this country, zona (Mr. MCCAIN) to the Board of Trustees TURN OF ZACHARY BAUMEL of Gallaudet University. strengthened through You, because of (Mr. LANTOS asked and was given f the laws we pass. We ask this through permission to address the House for 1 Christ our Lord. Amen. ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER minute and to revise and extend his re- f The SPEAKER. The Chair will enter- marks.) Mr. LANTOS. Mr. Speaker, events tain five 1-minutes on each side. THE JOURNAL are moving so fast that there is always f The SPEAKER. The Chair has exam- a danger we will forget about our citi- ined the Journal of the last day's pro- TRIBUTE TO RICHARD CARDWELL zens who are missing in action. There ceedings and announces to the House is one such American citizen missing in (Mr. GANSKE asked and was given action in the Middle East for the last his approval thereof. permission to address the House for 1 Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Jour- 17 years. minute and to revise and extend his re- A large group of my colleagues across nal stands approved. marks.) the political spectrum join me in intro- f Mr. GANSKE. Mr. Speaker, Richard ducing this resolution calling on the Cardwell from Des Moines, Iowa, is a Department of State to locate and se- PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE hero. Richard, a retired plumber, is a cure the return of this American cit- The SPEAKER. Will the gentleman wiry, muscular man from a lifetime of izen, Zachary Baumel. We are asking from California (Mr. LANTOS) come for- tugging on stubborn pipes. In his work the State Department to contact all ward and lead the House in the Pledge he has been bitten many times by ani- governments concerned, and we are of Allegiance. mals but he did not hesitate when he asking the Department of State to Mr. LANTOS led the Pledge of Alle- saw a dog mauling a man on the take into account the actions of all giance as follows: ground. governments with respect to this issue I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the There was blood everywhere when in extending economic and other aids United States of America, and to the Repub- Richard jumped out of his car. The to countries in the region. lic for which it stands, one nation under God, man on the ground was protecting his I ask all of my colleagues to cospon- indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. neck from the vicious jaws of the dog sor this legislation to bring this lost 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. H1409 . H1410 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD Ð HOUSE March 18, 1999 American, missing in action, back to for 1 minute and to revise and extend the House for 1 minute and to revise his family. his remarks.) and extend her remarks.) f Mr. RYUN of Kansas. Mr. Speaker, I Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas. Mr. would like to offer an example of the Speaker, I rise again this morning to VOTE ``YES'' ON H.R. 4 United States Armed Forces contin- really encourage the House to move (Mr. GIBBONS asked and was given ually being asked to do more with less. quickly to pass legislation to make il- permission to address the House for 1 Within the district I represent, the legal GHB. I have a bill, the Hillory J. minute and to revise and extend his re- Second District of the great State of Farias Date Rape Drug Prevention Act, marks.) Kansas, resides the 190th Air Refueling H.R. 75, that I urge my colleagues to Mr. GIBBONS. Mr. Speaker, three Wing of the Kansas Air National support. out of four Americans, 75 percent, be- Guard. This wing is responsible for a But I rise this morning to tell my lieve the United States already pos- variety of support operations around colleagues the story of a young man by sesses the ability to defend itself from the world. In the past year, under the the name of Steve Brown from Illinois a missile attack. I think it is only fair stress of continued deployment, the who overdosed on this dangerous drug to inform them that we cannot. Here in wing has sent personnel and aircraft to back in September of 1998. He almost America we may have little or no Iceland, to Germany, to France, to lost his life because the police, the warning of a ballistic missile attack Turkey, and to Alaska as well. paramedics, nor the emergency room that is launched just offshore by some However, Mr. Speaker, the newest doctors were aware of the harmful ef- terrorist or rogue nation. KC±135 aircraft used by the 190th was fects of GHB. Speaking of rogue nations, North built in 1963. 1963. The oldest aircraft Mr. Brown was a body builder who Korea, Iraq and Iran have all improved was built in 1956. The President's budg- had used GHB as a recreational drug and accelerated their ballistic missile et forces the wing to use that aircraft for years. Unfortunately, on that day programs to threaten the U.S. and its until 2040. That would make the exist- in September, he took a dosage of the allies. China already has numerous ing aircraft nearly 80 years old. drug that proved to be almost fatal. He long-range missiles aimed at U.S. cit- Mr. Speaker, would my colleagues be was found by his sister, Diane Brown, ies, all using stolen U.S. technology. comfortable flying into a military con- unconscious and unresponsive. When There is no doubt that the threat is frontation in an 80-year-old aircraft? I she called the paramedics she told real. What is in doubt is whether Con- doubt that we would. So we must not them about his history with GHB, be- gress has the commitment to deploy a ask our young pilots to go into combat cause they had no knowledge of what national missile defense system to en- in an aircraft that would be considered he had ingested. gage and counter this threat. antique in any other area. She also had to inform the emergency room Our path is clear, we must be com- We must increase defense spending to doctors of the drug. mitted and we must do our duty to de- give our military personnel the equip- Steve was unconscious for five hours.