2330 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—HOUSE February 27, 2001 the President as official advisers to the partment of Justice who investigates Whereas Dale Earnhardt was always United States delegations to inter- themselves and never finds any wrong- known for his kindness and friendliness to national conferences, meetings, and ne- doing. My God, this is out of hand. his fans and community; gotiation sessions relating to trade I yield back the fact that the FBI Whereas Dale Earnhardt was a loving hus- should be looking into FBI agent band to his wife, Teresa, and an exemplary agreements during the first session of father to his sons, Dale Jr. and Kerry, and the 107th Congress: James Maddak, Sacramento, Cali- daughters, Kelley and Taylor; Mr. THOMAS of California, fornia, and his activities and urge an Whereas Dale Earnhardt was a man of Mr. CRANE of Illinois, investigation. strong faith and had on his dashboard a cita- Mr. SHAW of Florida, f tion from Proverbs 18:10, ‘‘The name of the Mr. RANGEL of New York, and Lord is a strong tower, the righteous ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER Mr. LEVIN of Michigan. runneth into it and is safe.’’; PRO TEMPORE There was no objection. Whereas Dale Earnhardt was one of the The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- most respected drivers for his achievements f ant to clause 8 of rule XX, the Chair on and off the track and in the words of his DESERT STORM CEASE FIRE announces that he will postpone fur- son, Dale Jr., ‘‘stands as an example of what hard work and dedication will achieve. He (Mr. GIBBONS asked and was given ther proceedings today on each motion praises God, loves his family, enjoys his permission to address the House for 1 to suspend the rules on which a re- friends.’’; and minute and to revise and extend his re- corded vote or the yeas and nays are Whereas Dale Earnhardt died in a crash marks.) ordered, or on which the vote is ob- during the final lap of the Daytona 500 on Mr. GIBBONS. Mr. Speaker, 10 years jected to under clause 6 of rule XX. February 18, 2001, prompting Bill France, Jr., ago today 600,000 American servicemen Any record votes on postponed ques- Chairman of NASCAR’s board of directors to and women fought to preserve the te- tions will be taken after debate has declare, ‘‘NASCAR has lost its greatest driv- concluded on all motions to suspend er in the history of the sport.’’ : Now, there- nets of democracy and freedom in the fore, be it Middle East. the rules, but not before 5 p.m. today. Resolved, That the House of Representa- Tomorrow marks the 10th anniver- f tives— sary of the cease fire ending Desert (1) recognizes Dale Earnhardt as one of the RECOGNIZING AND HONORING greatest race car drivers ever to participate Storm, a military campaign that DALE EARNHARDT showed America’s continued commit- in the sport of racing and for his many con- Mr. MICA. Mr. Speaker, I move to tributions to the Nation throughout his life- ment against totalitarian aggression. time, and honors him for transcending the As an Air Force pilot during Desert suspend the rules and agree to the reso- lution (H. Res. 57) recognizing and hon- sport of racing to become a role model as Storm, I proudly served under the lead- both a talented competitor and as a loving ership of President George Bush, Gen- oring Dale Earnhardt and expressing husband and father; and eral Colin Powell and General Norman the condolences of the House of Rep- (2) extends its deepest condolences to the Schwarzkopf. resentatives to his family on his death. family of Dale Earnhardt. The Clerk read as follows: Their vision created a new model of The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. global power that has sent our poten- H. RES. 57 STEARNS). Pursuant to the rule, the tial adversaries scrambling for alter- Whereas Ralph Dale Earnhardt was born in gentleman from Florida (Mr. MICA) and native solutions rather than military Kannapolis, North Carolina, on April 29, 1951; the gentlewoman from the District of Whereas Dale Earnhardt was the son of Columbia (Ms. NORTON) each will con- aggression. Martha and the late Ralph Earnhardt and Yet the true heroes of Desert Storm trol 20 minutes. brother of Danny Earnhardt, Randy The Chair recognizes the gentleman were the men and women who fought Earnhardt, Kaye Snipes, and Cathy Watkins; from Florida (Mr. MICA). with great courage and honor. 10 years Whereas his father, Ralph Earnhardt, a ago, the strength of our Nation and pioneer of the National Association for GENERAL LEAVE Armed Forces successfully liberated Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR), intro- Mr. MICA. Mr. Speaker, I ask unani- Kuwait from Saddam Hussein’s rule of duced Dale Earnhardt to the sport, and Dale mous consent that all Members may terror. Today, let us remember the began racing Hobby-class cars in and around have 5 legislative days within which to Kannapolis, working full-time welding and revise and extend their remarks on H. commitment and ideals that led our mounting tires during the day and either Nation to victory. Res. 57. racing or working on his cars at night; The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there f Whereas, upon the death of his father in objection to the request of the gen- 1973, Dale Earnhardt followed in his foot- tleman from Florida? PASS H.R. 305, LEGISLATION CRE- steps, becoming a professional race car driv- ATING AN AGENCY TO MONITOR er; There was no objection. THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Whereas Dale Earnhardt made his Winston Mr. MICA. Mr. Speaker, I yield my- Cup debut in 1975 and was named Rookie of self such time as I may consume. (Mr. TRAFICANT asked and was Mr. Speaker, I doubt that there has given permission to address the House the Year in 1979, his first full season of rac- ing; ever been a day in American sports his- for 1 minute and to revise and extend Whereas Dale Earnhardt earned his first tory as full of rapidly changing emo- his remarks.) Winston Cup Championship in 1980, becoming tions as we experienced at this year’s Mr. TRAFICANT. Mr. Speaker, for 16 the first driver to win Rookie of the Year Daytona 500 race. Millions of NASCAR years FBI agent Robert Hanssen alleg- honors and the Winston Cup Championship fans watched as Michael Waltrip won edly stole 6,000 top secret documents in successive years; his first victory in 463 starts as Dale and sold them to Russia. Now if that is Whereas Dale Earnhardt had an extraor- Earnhardt, Jr. finished a very close dinary career as a NASCAR driver, was not enough to rape the Statue of Lib- second. erty, the FBI said Hanssen did that all named Driver of the Year five times, and is tied with Richard Petty for the most Win- Both cars were owned by racing leg- by himself. Unbelievable. I say if ston Cup Championships, with seven titles; end Dale Earnhardt. But back coming Hanssen did that all by himself, I am a Whereas Dale Earnhardt won 76 career out of turn four, the familiar black fashion leader. races, including the 1998 Daytona 500; numbered car three of Dale Earnhardt Hey, enough is enough. It is getting Whereas Dale Earnhardt lived and worked himself was sitting motionless after so bad, China is buying elections. in Mooresville, North Carolina, and his rac- striking hard into the wall in a multi- Laptops with top secrets are dis- ing and related businesses contributed much car accident. Jubilation for Michael appearing into thin air. Now FBI to the employment, business development, Waltrip’s victory rapidly turned to agents are selling our secrets. Beam me and prestige of Mecklenburg, Cabarrus, Da- vidson, Iredell, Lincoln, and Rowan counties concern for Dale. Sadly, the worst fears up. in North Carolina; of millions were confirmed that Even a seeing eye dog can smell the Whereas Dale Earnhardt, nicknamed the evening when NASCAR President Mike fact that we need to pass H.R. 305 and Intimadator, was a fierce competitor, an ex- Helton announced, ‘‘we’ve lost Dale create an agency to monitor the De- ceptional driver, and a legend in his sport; Earnhardt.’’ VerDate Aug 04 2004 02:56 Feb 05, 2005 Jkt 089102 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 0688 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR01\H27FE1.000 H27FE1.