E PL UR UM IB N U U S Congressional Record United States th of America PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE 108 CONGRESS, SECOND SESSION Vol. 150 WASHINGTON, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2004 No. 124 House of Representatives The House met at 9 a.m. and was PRAYER Ms. DELAURO led the Pledge of Alle- called to order by the Speaker pro tem- The Chaplain, the Reverend Daniel P. giance as follows: pore (Mr. BOOZMAN). Coughlin, offered the following prayer: I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, and to the Repub- f Lord, in a culture that prefers the lic for which it stands, one nation under God, ease of ‘‘either-or’’ thinking and ‘‘abso- indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO lutes’’ sneak into everyday conversa- TEMPORE tions, we need Your stable presence, f The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- Lord, to understand our own limita- THE GLOBAL TEST IS A fore the House the following commu- tions and accept the differences of oth- MISERABLE FAILURE nication from the Speaker: ers. (Mr. PITTS asked and was given per- WASHINGTON, DC, Unless we are versed in holding onto mission to address the House for 1 October 5, 2004. the mystery in everyday living, life can minute and to revise and extend his re- I hereby appoint the Honorable JOHN be boring or filled with just too many BOOZMAN to act as Speaker pro tempore on marks.) this day. contradictions. Mr. PITTS. Mr. Speaker, Senator J. DENNIS HASTERT, Sometimes when we face the end of a KERRY says that our Nation must pass Speaker of the House of Representatives. term, the autumn of another year, we a global test before engaging in mili- do look beyond the surface of daily tary action to protect ourselves. I won- f events. der who gets to administer the test. MORNING HOUR DEBATES Slowly in the diminishing sunlight Certainly, Mr. KERRY would ask The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- the shadows reveal the inner meaning France and Germany for their opin- ant to the order of the House of Janu- of what has been really happening and ions. Others would probably add Great ary 20, 2004, the Chair will now recog- what we do truly relish in what has Britain, Russia, China, and Japan to nize Members from lists submitted by been. that list. Most certainly the U.N. and the majority and minority leaders for The autumnal events of life can still its member states would have a say morning hour debates. The Chair will bear fruit, yet at another time, in an- where our military goes and why. Unfortunately, the American people alternate recognition between the par- other place, or in another person. would not in a global test. Mr. KERRY ties, with each party limited to not to The job lost can lead to a work that would probably ignore a group of Iraqi exceed 25 minutes, and each Member, needs to be done. women who were here in Washington except the majority leader, the minor- The problem unsolved can lead to recently. They said the question is not ity leader, or the minority whip, lim- more insightful questions. why we removed Saddam Hussein from ited to not to exceed 5 minutes, but in And the self once lost in a crazy rou- tine can be found again and live for- power, but what took us so long. no event shall debate extend beyond An American President is account- 9:50 a.m. ever. Amen. able not to the world in how he pro- f tects this Nation, but to the American f people who rely on him to act to pro- RECESS THE JOURNAL tect them. Other countries should not The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- be able to have veto power over our ant to clause 12(a) of rule I, the Chair The SPEAKER. The Chair has exam- ined the Journal of the last day’s pro- sovereignty. declares the House in recess until 10 Senator KERRY’s global test is a mis- ceedings and announces to the House a.m. today. erable failure of a policy idea. his approval thereof. Accordingly (at 9 o’clock and 2 min- f utes a.m.), the House stood in recess Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Jour- until 10 a.m. nal stands approved. IN NOVEMBER, AMERICANS HAVE f A CHANCE TO TRADE GEORGE f BUSH PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE b 1000 (Mr. EMANUEL asked and was given The SPEAKER. Will the gentle- permission to address the House for 1 AFTER RECESS woman from Connecticut (Ms. minute.) The recess having expired, the House DELAURO) come forward and lead the Mr. EMANUEL. Mr. Speaker, it may was called to order at 10 a.m. House in the Pledge of Allegiance. surprise many of my colleagues to hear 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. H8041 . VerDate Aug 04 2004 01:57 Oct 06, 2004 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A05OC7.000 H05OCPT1 H8042 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE October 5, 2004 this, but I am now convinced George REPUBLICAN HOUSE BRIBERY from terrorist-sponsoring regimes in Bush should remain in Washington. (Mr. PALLONE asked and was given Afghanistan and Iraq, captured or Now that D.C. has a baseball team, permission to address the House for 1 killed hundreds of terrorists, formed a there is finally a job in this town which minute.) new Department of Homeland Security, George Bush is qualified for and the Mr. PALLONE. Mr. Speaker, over the initiated training of Iraqi police and work is not that hard or tough. weekend a former Republican Con- military, and stopped the flow of mil- He may not know how many troops gressman accused Republican leaders lions of dollars in terrorist funding. we need in Iraq, but even he knows here in the House of trying to bribe President Bush has proven he is the that you need nine baseball players on him in order to gain his support for right leader to win the war on ter- the field; and in baseball, you do not legislation he did not support. This is rorism by making courageous decisions declare mission accomplished until the not the first time House Republicans to protect American families. game’s last out. attempted to bribe Members of their In conclusion, may God bless our I am surprised the White House has caucus to vote a certain way, nor will troops, and we will never forget Sep- not boasted about the Expos’ move it probably be the last. tember 11. from Montreal. After all, they are fi- This weekend on ‘‘Meet the Press,’’ f nally creating some jobs here in Amer- former Republican Congressman Tom HEALTH CARE COSTS ica. Coburn said the Republican leadership (Ms. DELAURO asked and was given Of course, the President would have offered him a bribe to vote in favor of permission to address the House for 1 some explaining to do to his new team. a transportation bill. minute and to revise and extend her re- He will have to break it to them that Coburn told moderator Tim Russert marks.) they have just moved from a nation that he did not want to support a Re- Ms. DELAURO. Mr. Speaker, average with universal health care to a Nation publican transportation bill because it Americans confronting the exploding where 45 million people lack coverage. was not paid for. So what did the Re- cost of health care today are con- Welcome to the ownership society. publican leadership do? I am quoting former Congressman Tom Coburn when tinuing to feel the pain, and the Repub- He will also need to warn them that lican leadership of this body who can it is not just chin-high fast balls that he says, ‘‘I was then offered a bribe by the committee to vote for the bill. I ease that pain is doing nothing. they need to watch out for in Wash- We know now that in the past 4 years ington, since the Republican Congress could have $15 million to spend wher- ever I wanted to.’’ Coburn continues, ‘‘I the cost of health care for the average and the NRA just erased the city’s gun worker has increased three times faster laws. don’t believe that’s the kind of govern- ment we want. That’s what we’re see- than the increase in wages. More than When head of the Texas Rangers, 14 million Americans now spend more George Bush traded Sammy Sosa. In ing in Congress now with some of the ethical problems that are there.’’ than one-quarter of their paycheck on November Americans have a chance to health care. Yet House Republican trade George Bush. Mr. Coburn, I could not agree with you more. Unfortunately, the abuses of leadership offers no promise of a solu- power have happened on the Repub- tion. f lican Party’s watch, and we will not These numbers confirm what we hear see a change unless Democrats return every day from workers being forced HELP PROMOTE HEALTHY to power both here in the House of Rep- into unconscionable choices. What do LIFESTYLES IN AMERICA resentatives and in the Senate. we have to offer a parent who must choose between housing and health (Mr. RYUN of Kansas asked and was f given permission to address the House care? What solution can we promise ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER business owners, particularly small for 1 minute and to revise and extend PRO TEMPORE his remarks.) business owners, who must tell employ- ees that they will no longer cover their Mr.