E PL UR UM IB N U U S Congressional Record United States th of America PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE 108 CONGRESS, FIRST SESSION Vol. 149 WASHINGTON, TUESDAY, APRIL 8, 2003 No. 56 House of Representatives The House met at 10:30 a.m. and was of a hydroelectric project in the State of Illi- cipline, and provided tax relief for mil- called to order by the Speaker pro tem- nois. lions. The record is clear. pore (Mr. SIMMONS). S. 278. An act to make certain adjustments We passed a permanent ban on to the boundaries of the Mount Naomi Wil- f derness Area, and for other purposes. human cloning. DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO S. 328. An act to designate Catoctin Moun- We passed a resolution affirming TEMPORE tain Park in the State of Maryland as the Americans’ identity as ‘‘one Nation, ‘‘Catoctin Mountain National Recreational under God, indivisible’’ in the Pledge of The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- Area’’, and for other purposes. Allegiance. fore the House the following commu- S. 347. An act to direct the Secretary of the We passed the Social Security Pro- nication from the Speaker: Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to tection Act to crack down on waste, WASHINGTON, DC, conduct a joint resource study to evaluate the suitability and feasibility of establishing fraud and abuse against the program’s April 8, 2003. most vulnerable intended beneficiaries. I hereby appoint the Honorable ROB SIM- the Rim of the Valley Corridor as a unit of MONS to act as Speaker pro tempore on this the Santa Monica Mountains National We passed a budget that sets the day. Recreation Area, and for other purposes. United States on a path to balance and J. DENNIS HASTERT, The message also announced that provides tax relief necessary to stimu- Speaker of the House of Representatives. pursuant to Public Law 101–509, the late an economy that can meet all our f Chair announces, on behalf of the Sec- needs. We passed a compassionate and effec- MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE retary of Senate, the appointment of Paul Gherman, of Tennessee, to the tive welfare reform package. A message from the Senate by Mr. Advisory Committee on the Records of We passed sweeping reforms to the Monahan, one of its clerks, announced Congress. Nation’s bankruptcy system. that the Senate has passed without We passed medical liability reform. amendment bills of the House of the f We passed legislation providing $835 following titles: MORNING HOUR DEBATES million in tax relief for America’s mili- H.R. 397. An act to reinstate and extend The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- tary servicemen and their families. the deadline for commencement of construc- tion of a hydroelectric project in the State of ant to the order of the House of Janu- We passed legislation to create a na- Illinois. ary 7, 2003, the Chair will now recog- tional AMBER Alert system. H.R. 672. An act to rename the Guam nize Members from lists submitted by We passed tougher penalties against South Elementary/Middle School of the De- the majority and minority leaders for criminals who prey on children and partment of Defense Domestic Dependents morning hour debates. The Chair will funding to assist battered-women shel- Elementary and Secondary Schools System alternate recognition between the par- ters and victims of family violence. in honor of Navy Commander William ties, with each party limited to not to Not a bad start. Yet before we recess, ‘‘Willie’’ McCool, who was the pilot of the exceed 30 minutes, and each Member, Space Shuttle Columbia when it was trag- the House will also complete a final ically lost on February 1, 2003. except the majority leader, the minor- budget resolution with the Senate to ity leader, or the minority whip, lim- The message also announced that the provide tax relief and fiscal account- ited to not to exceed 5 minutes. Senate has passed bills of the following ability. We will pass a comprehensive The Chair recognizes the gentleman titles in which the concurrence of the energy package to better secure the from Texas (Mr. DELAY) for 5 minutes. House is requested: United States by reducing our depend- ence on foreign oil. We will pass the S. 164. An act to authorize the Secretary of f supplemental appropriation to fund the the Interior to conduct a special resource HOUSE ACHIEVEMENTS SPEAK study of sites associated with the life of liberation of Iraq, the ongoing war on Ce´sar Estrada Cha´ vez and the farm labor FOR THEMSELVES terror, and meet emerging homeland movement. Mr. DELAY. Mr. Speaker, the Mem- security needs. The House of Rep- S. 212. An act to authorize the Secretary of bers of the 108th House of Representa- resentatives has acted on behalf of our the Interior to cooperate with the High tives have served the American people troops on the other side of the world Plains Aquifer States in conducting a well during the longest legislative and we have acted to secure their Hydrogeologic Characterization, Mapping, proud and grateful countrymen here at and Modeling Program for the High Plains stretch we will have this year. We have Aquifer, and for other purposes. passed, or will pass, legislation that home. S. 220. An act to reinstate and extend the has upheld American values, protected Mr. Speaker, our actions speak for deadline for commencement of construction American families, affirmed fiscal dis- themselves, so I will stop interrupting. 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. H2865 . VerDate Jan 31 2003 02:57 Apr 09, 2003 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A08AP7.000 H08PT1 H2866 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE April 8, 2003 OREGON CITIZEN MIKE HAWASH this American citizen, kept in solitary ability to insert troops deep into the ADVERSELY AFFECTED BY MA- confinement for 3 weeks under this ma- city and the 1st Brigade of the United TERIAL WITNESS LAW terial witness warrant, attorney and States Army recently renamed Saddam The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- family subject to a gag order. This is a International Airport to Baghdad ant to the order of the House of Janu- person with strong ties to the commu- International. The evil and torturous ary 7, 2003, the gentleman from Oregon nity and does not appear to represent regime of Saddam Hussein and his (Mr. BLUMENAUER) is recognized during any risk of flight. Baath party cronies seems to be at its morning hour debates for 5 minutes. Citizens who know Mike have orga- end, all due to the valiant efforts of co- Mr. BLUMENAUER. Mr. Speaker, I nized their own Web site, alition forces. Though support for this am reflecting on the words of the ma- freemikehawash.org, that says it all. operation has been great and wide- jority leader, actions speak for them- Mr. Speaker, he had a hearing yester- spread, we as a body have been forced selves, and I think we are going to have day but he is bound over again under to face the politics of war. We have a series of discussions here on the floor these conditions. We do not know what been faced with a task of funding this of this Chamber dealing with the ac- is going on. He is going to be kept in war and making sure that our troops tions of the Republican majority and detention, it looks like, for at least an- are supplied with the best equipment in the mismatch between what the Amer- other 2 to 3 weeks. Mr. Speaker, this is the world. This week we must pass the ican public wants and needs. The no- deeply troubling treatment for an wartime supplemental conference re- tion that we are going to cut veterans American citizen. Put him before the port as soon as possible in order to benefits when we are sending our vet- grand jury now. If they think he has keep our military machine safe and, of erans-to-be into battle in the Middle committed some sort of crime, charge course, efficient. We must also con- East, the fact that we are providing him. If not, for heaven sakes, release tinue to show the world that what we even the tax treatment for the vet- him. We should not have a shroud of se- are doing is right and for the benefit of erans that he referenced was achieved crecy. We should not have indefinite our global safety. We must uproot Sad- only after the Republican majority was detention in solitary confinement for dam and show the world the atrocities embarrassed with their original pro- American citizens. We should not be that he has committed. So far, the ter- posal. They had to withdraw it because punishing them, their family and rorist links have been established, Mr. it confused assistance for our veterans friends. Speaker. Al Qaeda terrorists fought with aid for people who gamble from As I said, Mr. Speaker, at times dif- against coalition troops in southern overseas and manufacture tackle ficult situations provide a mirror. I Iraq. Foreign nationals—Egyptians, boxes. Mr. Speaker, I would like in- would hope that the mirror that we Jordanians, Saudis, Syrians, Yemenis— stead today to reflect on a moment of hold up to ourselves at this time were captured Sunday and led U.S. sol- what times of stress especially in war should show America at its best, not at diers to their training grounds at serve as a mirror for who we are.