January 30, 1991 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE 2555 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES-Wednesday, January 30, 1991 The House met at 2 p.m. traveling. Both business and rec­ environmental terrorism, and threat­ The Chaplain, Rev. James David reational travelers all over the world ened the use of chemical, biological, Ford, D.D., offered the following pray­ are opting to stay close to home. and nuclear weapons. er: However, we can't let this turn of We respect the right of free speech. With all our hearts, gracious God, we events allow us to lose sight of the tre­ We respect the right of dissent. In his pray for those who must meet the test mendous contributions that travel and own country, Saddam Hussein has si­ of battle and know the ordeal of con­ tourism make to our economy. Tour­ lenced dissent with brutal force. Since flict. May Your boundless grace, so new ism means jobs in every congressional the initial courageous days of report­ every morning, be with them this day district and tax revenue for our Fed­ ing from Baghdad by Bernard Shaw, eral, State, and local treasuries. For­ and every day. John Holliman, and Peter Arnett, the 0 God, whose love breaks down the eign visitor spending helps our inter­ barriers that separate people from national balance of payments. reporting from Baghdad has not been other people, look with compassion on In 1990, travel and tourism was our free. Though not by his own wishes, the whole human family. Forgive our Nation's largest retail industry and the Peter Arnett has been reduced to being mistakes and any arrogance of our second largest private employer in the the Joseph Goebbels of Saddam Hus­ hearts and lift our sight to see Your United States, generating nearly 6 mil­ sein's Hitler-like regime. heavenly vision-where people honor lion jobs and indirectly employing an­ To compare Arnett's censorship by each other and peace is our common other 2.46 million Americans. Tourism Iraq to allied censorship to protect our treasure. This we pray. Amen. is an essential American export, as forces is to make a moral equivalence over 38 million foreign travelers spend of our Government and Saddam Hus­ approximately $44 billion annually in sein. I cannot believe any American THE JOURNAL the United States. truly thinks our Government is evilly The SPEAKER. The Chair has exam­ I am pleased to introduce the 1991 injuring innocent civilians. ined the Journal of the last day's pro­ National Tourism Week resolution The risk to our men and women, and ceedings and announces to the House today designating the second week in the danger of the fanatics who actually his approval thereof. May as National Tourism Week. I urge believe Saddam Hussein, urgently sug­ Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Jour­ my colleagues to join me in cosponsor­ gest that the yoice of Baghdad be more nal stands approved. ing this resolution. carefully aired. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE CNN'S COVERAGE FROM BAGHDAD The SPEAKER. Will the gentleman IS SADDAM'S PROPAGANDA 0 1410 from Oklahoma [Mr. INHOFE] please (Mr. COUGHLIN asked and was given come forward and lead the House in the permission to address the House for 1 BIG OIL COMPANIES PARTY ALL Pledge of Allegiance. minute and to revise and extend his re­ NIGHT LONG Mr. INHOFE led the Pledge of Alle­ marks.) (Mr. TRAFICANT asked and was giance as follows: Mr. COUGHLIN. Mr. Speaker, CNN's given permission to address the House I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the coverage of Peter Arnett being used as a propaganda tool by Iraqi dictator for 1 minute and to revise and extend United States of America, and to the Repub­ his remarks.) lic for which it stands, one nation under God, Saddam Hussein is disgusting if not indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. treasonous. Mr. TRAFICANT. Mr. Speaker, the We and our allies are engaged in a big oil companies of America partied conflict in the Persian Gulf in support all night long. It is not hard to figure INTRODUCTION OF 1991 NATIONAL of resolutions adopted by the United out why. Yesterday the President said TOURISM WEEK RESOLUTION Nations. On our part, that use of force he wants a capital gains tax cut. (Mr. TALLON asked and was given was requested by the elected President Now, let us take a look at this. Tex­ permission to address the House for 1 of the United States and authorized by aco's profits are up 110 percent. Chev­ minute and to revise and extend his re­ the elected Congress of the United ron is up 113 percent. Amoco, 150 per­ marks.) States. cent. Phillips, 265 percent. Unical, 500 Mr. TALLON. Mr. Speaker, every Saddam Hussein's propaganda pur­ percent increase in profits. year, since 1983, National Tourism poses are clear: First, to turn U.S. pub­ Would you want a capital gains tax Week has become one of our Nation's lic opinion against the war effort; sec­ cut? Absolutely. most popular commemorative weeks. ond, to inflame Arab-Israeli tensions, But you can bet one thing, and this is Thousands of Americans in every State and third, to disrupt the coalition, in­ what frosts me. You could bet the life and territory participate in exciting cluding almost every nation in the of your sons and daughters that the events and tourism conferences. Gov­ world, arrayed against him. sons and daughters of these big oil bar­ ernors in many States issue proclama­ To aid and abet in that effort is actu­ ons of America are not in the gulf tions recognizing the importance of ally posing additional danger to the fighting. It seems that the working tourism in their States. Media atten­ lives of U.S. servicemen and service­ people do the fighting and the rich get tion, both television and print, has women. That is to say nothing of aid­ a tax break. been tremendous and increases every ing a fanatic who has invaded, raped, Before we go plea bargaining with year focusing more attention on tour­ and plundered an innocent neighbor, ism. aimed missiles indiscriminately Saddam Hussein, we better take a look This year, however, tourism is get­ against innocent civilians in both com­ at the statistics and numbers, and I say ting a different kind of attention. With batant and noncombatant countries, we should put a windfall profit tax on the war in the gulf, we can't help but brutalized prisoners of war in violation these oil barons, not give them a tax be concerned about our safety while of the Geneva Convention, conducted break. DThis symbol represents the time of day during the House proceedings, e.g., 01407 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. 2556 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE January 30, 1991 DON'T LET SADDAM OFF THE but we should do it according to our where, who oppose Operation Desert HOOK own schedule and not under Saddam Storm as "noble souls." And to those (Mr. BROOMFIELD asked and was Hussein's timetable. noble souls he said, Iraq is grateful. given permission to address the House Given Saddam's track record on for 1 minute and to revise and extend human rights, terrorism, and inter­ AN UNPRECEDENTED SURGE OF national relations generally, all but his remarks.) PATRIOTISM IN OUR YOUTH Mr. BROOMFIELD. Mr. Speaker, the most hard-core protesters are like­ there seems to be some confusion over (Mr. INHOFE asked and was given ly to be discomforted at the thought of the details of yesterday's communique permission to address the House for 1 fitting his definition of nobility. by the United States and the Soviet minute and to revise and extend his re­ Frankly, the vast majority of Ameri­ Union on the situation in the Persian marks.) can&--who support Desert Storm-have Gulf. Mr. INHOFE. Mr. Speaker, when a no compunctions about being an af­ But whatever the details, one thing crisis surfaces, it is often accompanied front to Saddam's sensibilities. He did should be clear. Saddam Hussein can­ by an unanticipated greatness in char­ not earn the nickname, "Butcher of not be allowed to profit from his mur­ acter. Or as Paul said in Romans 5, Baghdad," because he is a peacemaker. derous invasion of Kuwait or allowed "suffering produces perseverance and The real nobility, Mr. Speaker, is to escape the consequences of his many perserverance produces character." We being demonstrated day after day by war crimes. are observing a growth in American our allied forces, all of them together We have got to show Saddam, and character today as evidence by a surge over in Saudi Arabia. And President any other tyrants with similar designs, of patriotism unprecedented since Bush paid our soldiers, sailors, airmen, that they cannot assault and pillage World War II. marines, and Coast Guardsmen appro­ smaller countries and expect to get And it is most prominent where you priate tribute last night during the away with it. would least expect it, in our youth. In State of the Union Message, which you Let us not lose sight of one impor­ the midst of an environment of na­ all stood and applauded, and I applaud tant reason we are engaged in this con­ tional disrespect, flag burning, anti­ you all for it; because all of us, every flict. We need to develop a new world Christian behavior, .and immorality, single American, ought to be standing order that rests on the rule of law.