E PL UR UM IB N U U S Congressional Record United States th of America PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE 109 CONGRESS, FIRST SESSION Vol. 151 WASHINGTON, THURSDAY, JUNE 16, 2005 No. 80 House of Representatives The House met at 10 a.m. lic for which it stands, one nation under God, Chair, on behalf of the Vice President, The Chaplain, the Reverend Daniel P. indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. appoints the following Senators as Coughlin, offered the following prayer: f members of the Commission on Secu- By Your divine providence, Lord God, MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE rity and Cooperation in Europe (Hel- through free election and the personal sinki) during the One Hundred Ninth decisions of the American people, You A message from the Senate by Mr. Congress; have assembled these individuals as Monahan, one of its clerks, announced The Senator from Oregon (Mr. that the Senate has agreed to the fol- Members of the House of Representa- SMITH). tives. lowing resolution: The Senator from Georgia (Mr. They are the men and the women In the Senate of the United States, June CHAMBLISS). who will create the laws that will guide 13, 2005. The Senator from North Carolina Whereas J. James Exon served in the the Nation, direct the behavior of the United States Army Signal Corps from 1942– (Mr. BURR). people of this country, and, through 1945 and in the United States Army Reserve The Senator from Louisiana (Mr. the appropriation process, shape the from 1945–1949; VITTER). priorities of the future. Whereas J. James Exon served as Governor f In Your judgment, Lord, they are the of the State of Nebraska from 1971–1979; ones who are adequate for the moment Whereas J. James Exon served the people ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER to address the problems and needs of of Nebraska with distinction for 18 years in The SPEAKER. The Chair will enter- the United States Senate where he was a tain up to ten 1-minute requests on Your people. proponent of a strong national defense and Because the United States is re- knowledgeable source of geopolitical mat- each side. garded as the most powerful Nation in ters; f the world at this time, this Congress, Resolved, That the Senate has heard with SHAME ON CONGRESS IF WE DO profound sorrow and deep regret the an- as it is, becomes Your instrument to NOT BAN CLONING unite people around the globe and ac- nouncement of the death of the Honorable J. complish Your holy will in our day. James Exon, formerly a Senator from the (Mr. PITTS asked and was given per- Knowing their awesome responsibil- State of Nebraska. mission to address the House for 1 Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate ities and understanding the limitations minute and to revise and extend his re- communicate these resolutions of the House marks.) of human nature, we, the people, com- of Representatives and transmit an enrolled mend them to You, Almighty God, for copy thereof to the family of the deceased. Mr. PITTS. Mr. Speaker, Edmund we place our trust in You now and for- Resolved, That when the Senate adjourns Burke once said: ‘‘All that is necessary ever. Amen. today, it stand adjourned as a further mark for the triumph of evil is for good men of respect to the memory of the Honorable J. to do nothing.’’ I might change that to f James Exon. read: ‘‘All that is necessary for human THE JOURNAL The message also announced that the cloning to begin in America is for Con- The SPEAKER. The Chair has exam- Senate has passed without amendment gress to do nothing.’’ ined the Journal of the last day’s pro- a bill of the House of the following When Korean scientists announced ceedings and announces to the House title: last month they had cloned 18 sick peo- his approval thereof. H.R. 483. An act to designate a United ple and killed their clones to get their Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Jour- States courthouse in Brownsville, Texas, as stem cells, some thought that would nal stands approved. the ‘‘Reynaldo G. Garza and Filemon B. Vela provide the motivation for the Con- United States Courthouse’’. f gress to ban human cloning. They were The message also announced that the wrong. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Senate has passed a bill of the fol- The history of cloning is replete with The SPEAKER. Will the gentleman lowing title in which concurrence of defects, deformities, and death. It took from Minnesota (Mr. GUTKNECHT) come the House is requested: 277 tries to clone Dolly the sheep. That forward and lead the House in the S. 1140. An act to designate the State is 276 dead and deformed sheep. And yet Pledge of Allegiance. Route 1 Bridge in the State of Delaware as Congress does nothing to stop human Mr. GUTKNECHT led the Pledge of the ‘‘Senator William V. Roth, Jr. Bridge’’. cloning from happening in America. Allegiance as follows: The message also announced that The House has done very little to force I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the pursuant to Public Law 94–304, as the Senate to act, and the House has United States of America, and to the Repub- amendment by Public Law 99–7, the yet to take up a bill this year. 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. H4563 . H4564 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE June 16, 2005 Human cloning is wrong and dan- Government and taxpayer bailouts including sexual exploitation, corrup- gerous, no matter what cause it serves. are not fair to the public, and they are tion, sex trafficking, and the system- Yet Congress and its leaders refuse to not a solution to the problem. Recent atic rape of women. In Bosnia, the U.N. act, content to wait for a politically hearings here in the House have made quashed an investigation into the in- opportune time for a vote. But sci- the case crystal clear as experts have volvement of U.N. police in enslave- entists are not operating on our elec- said that they think we need industry- ment of Eastern European women. toral timetable. While we wait, cloning specific reform. Today, Congress has a rare oppor- is coming down the pike, and it will United Airlines recently dumped tunity to restore hope, order, and pur- happen here sooner than we know if we their pension plan onto the Pension pose to the U.N. Decades of U.N. waste, do not act. Benefit Guarantee Corporation, so now fraud, and abuse prove that strong ac- Those who would delay and do noth- thousands and thousands of their em- tion is the only remedy for the prob- ing will bring shame on Congress and ployees face an uncertain future and lems plaguing the organization. By on this body if we do not stop it. the PBGC goes billions of dollars fur- linking U.S. support to U.N. reform, we f ther into the red. This is a no-win situ- can ensure the U.N. peacekeepers ation for everyone involved. rightfully fulfill their mission. DEALING WITH PROBLEMS FACING Mr. Speaker, let us take action. Let In conclusion, God bless our troops GULF WAR VETERANS us be proactive, and let us pass much- and we will never forget September 11. (Mr. KUCINICH asked and was given needed pension reform now. f permission to address the House for 1 f minute and to revise and extend his re- THE GROWING NATIONAL DEBT marks.) ANSWERS NEEDED FOR (Mrs. MALONEY asked and was given Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, Abra- QUESTIONS REGARDING IRAQ permission to address the House for 1 ham Lincoln in his second inaugural (Mr. MORAN of Virginia asked and minute and to revise and extend her re- said: ‘‘We shall care for him who has was given permission to address the marks.) borne the battle.’’ Today, men and House for 1 minute and to revise and Mrs. MALONEY. Mr. Speaker, these women who have served this country in extend his remarks.) are tough economic times; but our the Gulf War are waiting for this Con- Mr. MORAN of Virginia. Mr. Speak- economy is resilient, and I trust that gress to respond affirmatively to their er, if you do not know where you are we will eventually turn things around. medical needs. going, you are never going to get there. But even then, this administration has Congress took steps in the 1990s by Another truism is that you do not created structural problems that will authorizing a scientific research pro- begin a war without a plan to win the hinder us over the long run. gram that looked into Gulf War Syn- peace. This administration continues to set drome, and that report from the Re- Is it now well past time for the legis- economic records, only they are the search Advisory Committee on Gulf lative branch to ask of the executive wrong economic records. We have set Veterans Illness found out that the ill- branch the very things that our con- under this administration a record nesses suffered by Gulf War veterans, stituents are demanding of us: What is trade deficit of over $600 billion, a these often debilitating problems, the White House’s strategy for success record budget deficit of over $450 bil- could not be scientifically explained by in Iraq? How many Iraqi troops need to lion, and they have raised the debt ceil- stress or psychiatric illnesses; that vet- be adequately trained and sufficiently ing three times.