E PL UR UM IB N U U S Congressional Record United States th of America PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE 109 CONGRESS, SECOND SESSION Vol. 152 WASHINGTON, THURSDAY, JULY 20, 2006 No. 96 House of Representatives The House met at 10 a.m. that the Senate has passed with an Reverend Fulton is not only an ac- The Reverend Phil Fulton, Pastor, amendment in which the concurrence tive member of our community, but he Union Hill Church, Peebles, Ohio, of- of the House is requested, a bill of the is also a devoted member of his family. fered the following prayer: House of the following title: He has been married to his lovely wife, Almighty God, Creator of Heaven and H.R. 1036. An act to amend title 17, United Sharon, for 40 years, and they have two Earth, and all that is therein, we thank States Code, to make technical corrections children and five very energetic grand- You for this great congressional body. relating to Copyright Royalty Judges, and children. I pray You would bless them with wis- for other purposes. Mr. Speaker, I ask all of my col- dom, knowledge, and that the spirit of The message also announced that the leagues to join me in welcoming Rev- bipartisanship would prevail in all Senate has passed bills of the following erend Phil Fulton to the House of Rep- their decisions for the inherent good of titles in which the concurrence of the resentatives as our guest chaplain. this great Nation. House is requested: f I pray they would remember well the S. 418. An act to protect members of the words of President Cleveland: ‘‘That Armed Forces from unscrupulous practices ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER those who manage the affairs of gov- regarding sales of insurance, financial, and The SPEAKER. The Chair will enter- ernment are by this means reminded investment products. tain up to 10 one-minute requests per S. 3693. An act to make technical correc- side. that the law of God demands that they tions to the Violence Against Women and should be courageously true to the in- Department of Justice Reauthorization Act f terests of the people, and that the of 2005. PROTECTING EMBRYOS RIGHT Ruler of the Universe will require of f THING TO DO them a strict account of their steward- ship.’’ WELCOMING REVEREND PHIL (Ms. FOXX asked and was given per- In the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, FULTON mission to address the House for 1 I pray. Amen. (Mrs. SCHMIDT asked and was given minute.) Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, constituents f permission to address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her re- throughout my district have been con- THE JOURNAL marks.) tacting my office in opposition to using The SPEAKER. The Chair has exam- Mrs. SCHMIDT. Mr. Speaker, I rise embryonic stem cells for research pur- ined the Journal of the last day’s pro- today to recognize my friend, Reverend poses. They join me today in applaud- ceedings and announces to the House Phil Fulton, who is serving as guest ing the President’s veto of the Stem his approval thereof. chaplain for the House of Representa- Cell Research Enhancement Act. Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Jour- tives today. As stewards of hardworking Ameri- nal stands approved. Reverend Fulton is from Adams cans’ tax dollars, we cannot ask our constituents to fund the killing of f County which is located in the district I represent. Reverend Fulton was born human embryos. It is imperative that PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE and raised in southern Ohio, and now we do all we can to protect the most The SPEAKER. Will the gentle- serves our community daily. vulnerable members of our society, the woman from Pennsylvania (Ms. For the last 30 years, he has worked unborn. SCHWARTZ) come forward and lead the as pastor of Union Hill Church, an Embyronic stem cells have been House in the Pledge of Allegiance. independent community church which available for research for nearly 5 Ms. SCHWARTZ of Pennsylvania led is located in Peebles, Ohio. He plays a years, and during that time research the Pledge of Allegiance as follows: very active role in our local area, help- on those stem cells has produced noth- I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the ing those around him. ing and cured no one. In the meantime, United States of America, and to the Repub- As vice president of Love, Incor- ethical biomedical treatment not de- lic for which it stands, one nation under God, porated, he has reached out to many rived from embryos, like that at the indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. folks by meeting their intimate needs Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative f in a very personal way. He is chair- Medicine in my district, has helped person of the Ten Commandments cure over 70 diseases. In this time of in- MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE Committee which is working on issues credible medical advances, unethical A message from the Senate by Ms. related to the display of the Ten Com- research is unnecessary and desecrates Curtis, one of its clerks, announced mandments in public places. the sanctity of human life. 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. H5493 . VerDate Aug 31 2005 07:17 Nov 16, 2006 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\RECORDCX\T37X$J0E\H20JY6.REC H20JY6 CCOLEMAN on PROD1PC71 with CONG-REC-ONLINE H5494 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE July 20, 2006 PREPARE FOR PEACE And that’s just the way it is. As the Secretary of Transportation, (Mr. KUCINICH asked and was given f Norman Mineta oversaw an agency with almost 60,000 employees and a $62 permission to address the House for 1 SUPPORT EMBRYONIC STEM CELL billion budget. Created in 1967, the de- minute and to revise and extend his re- RESEARCH marks.) partment brought under one umbrella Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, how is (Ms. SCHWARTZ of Pennsylvania air, maritime, and surface transpor- it that even with the constant moral asked and was given permission to ad- tation missions. Today, I honor his and financial support of our Nation, dress the House for 1 minute and to re- service to the American people and our friend and ally, Israel, is still not vise and extend her remarks.) wish him and his wife, Deni, the best in Ms. SCHWARTZ of Pennsylvania. Mr. safe and secure. If we insist upon the their future endeavors. Speaker, I rise disappointed and an- security and survival of Israel, and we In conclusion, God bless our troops gered by the President’s veto of the must, then we must also insist upon and we will never forget September 11. Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act, the security and survival of the Pal- f and I rise in solidarity with my 237 col- estinians and the Lebanese. PRESIDENTIAL VETO WRONG We say we will never negotiate with leagues and the 63 Senators who voted those who have sworn to destroy us or to overturn the Bush administration’s (Mr. INSLEE asked and was given our allies, but history shows us that policies that have stifled the promise permission to address the House for 1 every conflict was resolved by doing of stem cell research and sound and minute and to revise and extend his re- exactly that. We prepare for war so ethical science. marks.) Since 2001, stem cell research in the grandly; let us prepare for peace grand- Mr. INSLEE. Mr. Speaker, when I United States has been thwarted by the ly by looking fearlessly and deep into voted to override President Bush’s veto Bush administration’s misguided poli- the hearts of those who wish us harm, of stem cell research, I was thinking of cies. And yesterday, President Bush and find that spark of recognition that ex-Governor Booth Gardner of Wash- once again let politics, not science, not connects us to a common humanity ington State. I saw Governor Gardner the health and well-being of American and from that draw a flicker of hope to in the Sea-Tac Airport Monday as I families, and not the will of the major- enkindle the warm glow of peace. was flying back here. He was flying to ity of Americans, dictate his decision After 9/11, we asked, Why do they San Francisco for advanced treatment making. hate us? Isn’t it time for us to ask, for Parkinson’s, a disease he has been It is a sad day when the President of Why do we hate them? battling for some time with great cour- the United States acts to impede life- Do we think about what hate does to age and grace. saving medical research. And with this our own hearts? Isn’t it time to put on And yet this promising research, we veto, President Bush failed to give the invincible armor of human compas- have a President who decided he is not American families the promise of this sion to explore human relations as the going to let Americans have because research. American families want science of the human heart, in which he, from his exalted realm on Pennsyl- cures, not politics. And they want we always have the capacity through vania Avenue, has taken it upon him- hope, not lost opportunities. courage, communication, patience and self to dictate to Americans what our I, along with millions of Americans, morals should be.