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, SEPTEMBER 14, 2006 No. 114 House of Representatives The House met at 9 a.m. WELCOMING RABBI AMY RADER b 1000 Rabbi Amy Rader, B’nai Torah Con- AFTER RECESS gregation, Boca Raton, Florida, offered The SPEAKER. Without objection, the following prayer: the gentleman from Florida is recog- The recess having expired, the House When the theologian of my tradition, nized for 1 minute. was called to order by the Speaker pro Dr. Abraham Joshua Heschel, marched There was no objection. tempore (Mr. REHBERG) at 10 a.m. in Selma, Alabama, with Dr. Martin Mr. SHAW. Mr. Speaker, I am pleased f Luther King, Jr., Rabbi Heschel said: and I am most honored today to wel- ‘‘My feet were praying.’’ ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER Esteemed men and women in this come Rabbi Amy Rader and her family PRO TEMPORE Chamber, I ask for God’s help to move here to Washington, DC. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The our prayers from our lips to our feet. Rabbi Rader is an excellent leader Chair will entertain ten 1-minutes per Our world is in desperate need of ac- and role model for the Jewish commu- side. tion, change, and presence. As the lead- nity, and for people of all beliefs. I f ers of this sacred democracy, your feet proudly nominated her to share her in any one place can make the dif- faith and offer her prayers for our THE FACE OF THE ENEMY ference between life and death. country on the House floor this morn- (Mr. POE asked and was given per- May it be God’s will that your feet ing, and I thank her for coming. mission to address the House for 1 lead our country on the path of com- After having studied in both Jeru- minute and to revise and extend his re- passion and justice. May your feet salem and Los Angeles, Rabbi Rader marks.) walk steadily to draw the estranged was ordained by the Jewish Theo- Mr. POE. Mr. Speaker, in a few days closer and the vulnerable into protec- logical Seminary of America in New Americans will see the face of the tion. May your feet stand firmly and York City in 1999. Rabbi Rader also enemy. He will set foot on American united as the agents of freedom, equal- served as the rabbi for the Lakeland soil and speak before the United Na- ity, progress, and hope. Hills Jewish Center in New Jersey, and tions. Master of the universe, inspire our was the first Jewish chaplain at Meth- President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of deeds to be their own prayers. May our odist Hospital in her hometown of Min- Iran, the person who denies the Holo- work join with God’s spirit to bring neapolis. caust ever happened and wants Israel about a better day for all creation. decimated and destroyed, insists he is Amen. Rabbi Rader is now an associate not making nuclear bombs but just nu- f rabbi at B’nai Torah Congregation in clear power. No one believes him, and Boca Raton, where she directs their THE JOURNAL why should we? Mitzvah program. In her 4 years in the This is the same man who is accused The SPEAKER. The Chair has exam- Boca Raton community, Rabbi Rader of holding U.S. soldiers hostage after ined the Journal of the last day’s pro- has earned a reputation as a compas- taking the U.S. embassy in Tehran. ceedings and announces to the House sionate pastoral counselor as well as an And some people say this picture his approval thereof. inspiring teacher and lecturer. I am proves it; here he is with an American Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Jour- honored to have her here with us hostage that he is holding. nal stands approved. today. But the Iranian attack on our em- f bassy in 1979 is overshadowed by IEDs PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE f in Iraq, supplied by Iran, to kill Amer- The SPEAKER. Will the gentleman ican soldiers every day. In a recent RECESS from Florida (Mr. SHAW) come forward interview, he did not deny having sui- and lead the House in the Pledge of Al- cide bombers ready to strike America. The SPEAKER. Pursuant to clause We would never have invited Lenin, legiance. 12(a) of rule I, the Chair declares the Mr. SHAW led the Pledge of Alle- Stalin, Hitler or Mussolini to the U.S. House in recess subject to the call of Now we are welcoming this terrorist on giance as follows: the Chair. I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the American soil. Instead of receiving United States of America, and to the Repub- Accordingly (at 9 o’clock and 4 min- keys to the city, shouldn’t he receive lic for which it stands, one nation under God, utes a.m.), the House stood in recess keys to the jailhouse? indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. subject to the call of the Chair. And that’s just the way it is. 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. H6537 . VerDate Aug 31 2005 04:31 Sep 15, 2006 Jkt 049060 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A14SE7.000 H14SEPT1 ccoleman on PROD1PC71 with HOUSE H6538 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE September 14, 2006 CONGRATULATING THE DETROIT these nationally significant institu- tunity for those who could not speak SHOCK ON WINNING THE 2006 tions. for themselves. WOMEN’S NATIONAL BASKET- I urge my colleagues to work towards Ann Richards stood for the oppor- BALL ASSOCIATION CHAMPION- ensuring that generations of African tunity for women in the public sector. SHIP American students are able to benefit She said to us, do not turn back, and (Ms. KILPATRICK of Michigan asked from the very special contribution that yes, we can. and was given permission to address HBCUs provide to higher education. None of us who knew and loved Ann the House for 1 minute.) f Richards will ever forget her or the way she heightened and brightened the Ms. KILPATRICK of Michigan. Mr. MOURNING THE LOSS OF FORMER lives of all the people she served. She Speaker, I stand to congratulate the TEXAS GOVERNOR ANN RICHARDS Detroit Shock, the Women’s National was one in a million and she will be (Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas asked Basketball Association’s champions for deeply missed. She will never be re- and was given permission to address 2006, the second time they have won placed. She was an American original. the House for 1 minute and to revise the title in 3 years; 12 outstanding She was my friend. We will forever be and extend her remarks.) in her debt and forever miss her. women, who have come forth and per- Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas. Mr. severed and won the championship one Thank you, Ann Richards, for being Speaker, it is my sad duty to report to the kind of role model for all the more time. Six of those women were on the House of Representatives the loss the world championship team of 2003. women, all the girls and all of America. of an American original, and that is f Congratulations to Coach Bill our former governor, the great Ann Laimbeer, Assistant Coach Rick Richards. Governor Richards died yes- FEAR IS ALL THE REPUBLICANS Mahorn, as well as Cheryl Reeve. Most terday after a long battle with throat HAVE TO OFFER valuable player Deanna Nolan, con- cancer. She was 73. (Mr. MCDERMOTT asked and was gratulations for those jump shots and I can tell you for sure that Ann Rich- given permission to address the House tenacity. ards made us proud to be Texans. Doro- for 1 minute.) You stand in history in the Women’s thy Ann Willis Richards began her ca- Mr. MCDERMOTT. Mr. Speaker, the National Basketball Association, as reer in politics in the early 1970s after Republicans gave us their November 7 well as the National Basketball Asso- having raised four children. A Demo- resolution last night. Five years ago, ciation, as winners. Let women all over crat, she served as County Commis- the Nation stood as one, but the Repub- the world know that you can persevere sioner in Travis County, Texas, from licans have divided us ever since. They in whatever you choose to be. 1977 to 1982. Ann Richards was elected believe dividing America is the best Congratulations, Detroit Shock, 2006 to the first of two terms as Texas State hope for clinging to power in the No- Women’s National Basketball Associa- Treasurer in 1982. vember election. tion winners. We love you. She was born in Lakeview, Texas. They can pass self-congratulatory f She grew up in Waco, Texas, and grad- resolutions that have more to do with uated from Waco High School. And she November 7 than September 11, but HONORING XAVIER UNIVERSITY, loved her Texas. patting themselves on the back is no DILLARD UNIVERSITY AND After graduation, she taught social substitute for protecting the American SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY AT NEW studies and history at Fulmore Junior people by adopting the recommenda- ORLEANS High School in Austin, Texas, from 1955 tions of the bipartisan 9/11 Commis- (Mr.