H 4436 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—HOUSE May 1, 1995

This is a discussion that affects every

American, and I hope the national dialog will help to educate us all about

the pros and cons of the options out

there.

We understand the problem. We just

do not know what the best solution is

yet, and I think that that ought to be

at the top of our agenda. I think it is

clear from those of us who went home

and took the pulse that America is

ready for bold change. It is time to

stop fooling around at the edges of

some of these systems and start constructing new systems that are fairer

and more efficient. Everybody I talked

to one way our the other, when we got

on the subject of taxation, said, ‘‘How

about a better deal with our taxes?

How about a system that we can understand?’’

Well, Madam Speaker, how about it?

As we tackle the budget process, can

we include tax reform? I think the people we work for have asked us to do

that, and I can see no reason at all why

we should not. So how about it? Let us

take on tax reform.

fRECESS

The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, the Chair declares the House in recess until 2 p.m.

Accordingly (at 12 o’clock and 37

minutes p.m.), the House stood in recess until 2 p.m.

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AFTER RECESS

The recess having expired, the House

was called to order by the Speaker at 2

p.m.

fPRAYER

The Chaplain, Rev. James David

Ford, D.D., offered the following prayer:

O loving God, we come together on

this day and we recount with thanksgiving all the blessings You have bestowed upon Your people. Yet, we are

painfully aware of the suffering of people whose lives have been devastated

and whose families have been destroyed. We especially remember with

our thoughts and prayers the people of

Oklahoma City who have suffered such

distress and misery. We pray that Your

good spirit that supports and gives

hope even in tragedy will be with them

in their grief and give healing to their

souls. We pray also for all those valiant

people who have done so much to rescue those in need and who have risked

their own lives to save others. May

Your peace, gracious God, that passes

all human understanding, be with all

Your people, this day and every day,

we pray. Amen.

The SPEAKER. The Chair has examTHE JOURNAL

fined the Journal of the last day’s proceedings and announces to the House

his approval thereof.

Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal stands approved.

The SPEAKER pro tempore. The genPLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

ftleman from Mississippi [Mr. MONTGOMERY] will lead the membership in

the Pledge of Allegiance.

Mr. MONTGOMERY led the Pledge of

Allegiance, as follows:

I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the

United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation under God,

indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

A message from the Senate by Mr.

MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE

fLundregan, one of its clerks, announced that the Senate had passed a

resolution of the following title, in

which the concurrence of the House is

requested:

S. RES. 111

Resolved, That the Senate has heard with

profound sorrow and deep regret the announcement of the death of the Honorable

John C. Stennis, late a Senator from the

State of Mississippi.

Resolved, That the Secretary communicate

these resolutions to the House of Representatives and transmit an enrolled copy thereof

to the family of the deceased.

Resolved, That when the Senate recesses

today, it recess as a further mark of respect

to the memory of the deceased Senator.

The message also announced that the

Senate had passed without amendment

bills of the House of the following titles:

H.R. 421. An act to amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to provide for

the purchase of common stock of Cook Inlet

Region, and for other purposes; and

H.R. 517. An act to amend title V of Public

Law 96–550, designating the Chaco Culture

Archeological Protection Sites, and for other

purposes.

The message also announced that the

Senate had passed with an amendment

in which the concurrence of the House

is requested, a bill of the House of the

following title:

H.R. 1158. An act making emergency supplemental appropriations for additional disaster assistance and making rescissions for

the fiscal year ending September 30, 1995, and

for other purposes.

The message also announced that the

Senate insists upon its amendment to

the bill (H.R. 1158) ‘‘An act making

emergency supplemental appropriations for additional disaster assistance

and making rescissions for the fiscal

year ending September 30, 1995, and for

other purposes,’’ requests a conference

with the House on the disagreeing

votes of the two Houses thereon, and

appoints Mr. HATFIELD, Mr. STEVENS,

Mr. COCHRAN, Mr. SPECTER, Mr. DOMENICI, Mr. GRAMM, Mr. BOND, Mr. GORTON,

Mr. MCCONNELL, Mr. MACK, Mr. BURNS,

Mr. SHELBY, Mr. JEFFORDS, Mr. GREGG,

Mr. BENNETT, Mr. BYRD, Mr. INOUYE,

Mr. HOLLINGS, Mr. JOHNSTON, Mr.

LEAHY, Mr. BUMPERS, Mr. LAUTENBERG,

Mr. HARKIN, Ms. MIKULSKI, Mr. REID,

Mr. KERREY, Mr. KOHL, and Mrs. MURRAY to be the conferees on the part of

the Senate.

The message also announced that the

Senate had passed bills and a joint resolution of the following titles, in which

the concurrence of the House is requested:

S. 268. An act to authorize the collection of

fees for expenses for triploid grass carp certification inspections, and for other purposes;

S. 349. An act to reauthorize appropriations for the Navajo-Hopi Relocation Housing Program,

S. 441. An act to reauthorize appropriations for certain programs under the Indian

Child Protection and Family Violence Prevention Act, and for other purposes;

S. 523. An act to amend the Colorado River

Basin Salinity Control Act to authorize additional measures to carry out the control of

salinity upstream of Imperial Dam in a costeffective manner, and for other purposes; and

S.J. Res. 32. Joint resolution expressing

the concern of the Congress regarding certain recent remarks that unfairly and inaccurately maligned the integrity of the Nation’s law enforcement officers.

The message also announced, that in

accordance with Public Law 99–498, section 1505(a)(1)(B)(ii), the Chair, on behalf of the President pro tempore, appoints Mr. DOMENICI to the Board of

Trustees of the Institute of American

Indian and Alaska Native Culture and

Arts Development.

The message also announced, that

pursuant to the provisions of Public

Law 99–93, as amended by Public law

99–151, the Chair, on behalf of the Vice

President, appoints Mr. GRASSLEY as a

member and chairman of the United

States Senate Caucus on International

Narcotics Control.

The message also announced, that in

accordance with Public Law 99–498, section 1505(a)(1)(B)(ii), the Chair, on behalf of the President pro tempore, appoints Mr. INOUYE to the Board of

Trustees of the Institute of American

Indian and Alaska Native culture and

Arts Development.

The message also announced that

pursuant to Public Law 96–388, as

amended by Public Law 97–84, the

Chair, on behalf of the President pro

tempore appoints Mr. GRASSLEY, to the

United States Holocaust Memorial

Council, vice Mr. METZENBAUM.

The message also announced that

pursuant to Public Law 94–304, as

amended by Public Law 99–7, the Chair,

on behalf of the Vice President, appoints Mr. LAUTENBERG, Mr. REID, and

Mr. GRAHAM, to the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe.

COMMUNICATION FROM THE

CLERK OF THE HOUSE

fThe SPEAKER pro tempore (Mrs.

WALDHOLTZ) laid before the House the

following communication from the

Clerk of the House of Representatives: