E PL UR UM IB N U U S Congressional Record United States of America PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE 107th CONGRESS, FIRST SESSION Vol. 147 WASHINGTON, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2001 No. 167 House of Representatives The House met at 10 a.m. and was the Nation You design; the place where AMERICA NEEDS STIMULUS BILL called to order by the Speaker pro tem- Your promise is fulfilled. pore (Mr. GILLMOR). In turbulent times, Lord, do not (Mr. FOLEY asked and was given per- mission to address the House for 1 f allow us to lose our primal focus: It is You who will make us into a great Na- minute and to revise and extend his re- DESIGNATION OF THE SPEAKER tion. marks.) PRO TEMPORE In present circumstances of war and Mr. FOLEY. Mr. Speaker, how low The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- economics, let us not simply react as if will the Democratic Party go? I read in fore the House the following commu- we alone counted, but guide us to wise- USA Today that the gentlewoman from nication from the Speaker: ly respond as a great Nation. By Your New York (Mrs. LOWEY), the chairman WASHINGTON, DC, blessing upon us and our daily work, of the DCCC, was planning on running December 5, 2001. make us a great people called to do ads blaming President Bush for the re- I hereby appoint the Honorable PAUL E. noble deeds and truly be a blessing cession, calling it his recession. Well, GILLMOR to act as Speaker pro tempore on upon the world both now and forever. for those Americans who are out of this day. Amen. work and unemployed, it is a personal J. DENNIS HASTERT, Speaker of the House of Representatives. recession; and I take great umbrage at f the gentlewoman for running ads at a f THE JOURNAL time when we are in a national crisis PRAYER fighting an evil enemy in Afghanistan The SPEAKER pro tempore. The The Chaplain, the Reverend Daniel P. and would make this a political oppor- Chair has examined the Journal of the tunity to attack our Commander in Coughlin, offered the following prayer: last day’s proceedings and announces Lord, we seek Your blessing upon all Chief. It is regrettable, it is shameful, to the House his approval thereof. and it is out of bounds. Members of the House of Representa- Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Jour- tives and the people of this Nation. nal stands approved. Mr. Speaker, Members should cease Once Abram responded to Your call these kind of play games and start of faith he was given Your promise: ‘‘I f working. On the other side of this will make you into a great nation. I building, the Senate dawdles, fails to will bless you and make your name so PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE address a stimulus bill because the ma- great that it shall be used in bless- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Will the jority leader wants to run for President ings.’’ gentleman from New York (Mr. of the United States. If he was Presi- You fulfilled Your promise to our fa- MCNULTY) come forward and lead the dent now, we would have real problems ther in faith even as now You fulfill House in the Pledge of Allegiance. because he cannot make a basic deci- Your promise in us and in our time. Mr. McNULTY led the Pledge of Alle- sion. I urge my colleagues to insist Ever since the founding of this Nation giance as follows: that the Senate pass a stimulus bill so in faith, You have blessed this land and I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the we can repair the economy and move its people. As in the past, so now and United States of America, and to the Repub- forward, and say to the Democrats and forever, we seek Your blessing and lic for which it stands, one nation under God, the DCCC, take your ads and shove hope that these United States will be indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. them. N O T I C E Effective January 1, 2002, the subscription price of the Congressional Record will be $422 per year or $211 for six months. Individual issues may be purchased for $5.00 per copy. The cost for the microfiche edition will remain $141 per year with single copies remaining $1.50 per issue. This price increase is necessary based upon the cost of printing and distribution. Michael F. DiMario, Public Printer 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. H8845 . VerDate 05-DEC-2001 00:16 Dec 06, 2001 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A05DE7.000 pfrm01 PsN: H05PT1 H8846 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE December 5, 2001 all levels of the military courts and ul- HOMELAND SECURITY NEEDS TO ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER timately to the United States Supreme BE STRENGTHENED PRO TEMPORE Court. (Mrs. CHRISTENSEN asked and was The SPEAKER pro tempore. Mem- I remind my colleagues that Presi- given permission to address the House bers are reminded not to criticize the dent Bush’s decision to use military for 1 minute and to revise and extend Senate in their remarks. tribunals as a means of bringing terror- her remarks.) f ists to justice has historical precedence dating back to Presidents Franklin Mrs. CHRISTENSEN. Mr. Speaker, CONGRATULATIONS TO THE Roosevelt, Abraham Lincoln, and even the war that our country is waging in UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE George Washington. response to the attacks of September 11 and to eliminate the terrorists who (Mr. CLEMENT asked and was given Mr. Speaker, terrorists are not abid- are responsible for it is, without ques- permission to address the House for 1 ing by the rules of a civil society. They tion, necessary and important. But so minute and to revise and extend his re- should be held accountable for their ac- are our homeland security needs. marks.) tions as war criminals. The U.S. Customs Service, Immigra- Mr. CLEMENT. Mr. Speaker, Presi- f dent Bush has said let us get back to tion and Naturalization Service, the normal as much as we possibly can. We AMERICA’S STEEL INDUSTRY IS Coast Guard and regional defense had a football game, the gentleman DYING forces need more staff, assets and fund- from Tennessee (Mr. DUNCAN) and I (Mr. TRAFICANT asked and was ing. Our public health infrastructure, know, that happened in Florida be- given permission to address the House which will be our frontline biological tween the University of Tennessee and for 1 minute and to revise and extend and chemical defense, is full of holes Florida, and we had not beaten Florida his remarks.) and needs to be strengthened, espe- in 30 years in Florida, in Gainesville, Mr. TRAFICANT. Mr. Speaker, Con- cially in poor communities. but we won that battle. gress has bailed out everybody, air- Our children, who must be prepared Mr. Speaker, we were an 18-point un- lines, insurance companies, even car to carry out the long-term security derdog, but we did very well and now makers. Chrysler is now owned by Ger- mission, are being undereducated in are playing for the SCC championship, mans. Bailout for almost everyone ex- rundown schools and need a major in- and I want to congratulate the Univer- cept America’s steel industry, which is vestment of our time and capital. sity of Tennessee, my alma mater. I am dying. Since 1998, 25 American steel The biggest obstacles to meeting our a former college president at Cum- companies have filed for bankruptcy, obligations for security for our commu- berland University, and I want my col- with thousands and thousands of unem- nities, including access to quality leagues to know that we hold the dis- ployed steelworkers losing their bene- health care and a sound education for tinction at Cumberland of being de- fits, losing their health care, losing our children, is the tax cut. The insist- feated worse in football than any other their families, losing their homes. Un- ence that we move forward and, worse, school in America: Cumberland 0, Geor- believable. Meanwhile, Daimler Chrys- move it up at this time is putting our gia Tech 222. ler is now lighting up cigars. Beam me country and every citizen at risk. If Members want to know more about up. Mr. Speaker, we need to roll back the that game, there is a book written Mr. Speaker, I yield back the fact tax cut so that we can properly prepare about that game, ‘‘You Dropped It, You that America cannot build smart this country to meet our critical Pick It Up.’’ One of the Cumberland bombs with Styrofoam; and we had bet- health, education and security needs. players dropped the ball during the ter take a look at our domestic ability game. The Cumberland player said, to produce steel for our national de- f ‘‘Pick it up, pick it up.’’ Another Cum- fense. berland player said, ‘‘You dropped it, f you pick it up.’’ PASS TRADE PROMOTION AUTHORITY f CLONING BAN MUST BE PASSED BY SENATE (Mr. LINDER asked and was given ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER (Mr. PITTS asked and was given per- permission to address the House for 1 PRO TEMPORE mission to address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his re- The SPEAKER pro tempore.