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Date: 2001-10-16
Speaker: JO ANN DAVIS (republican)
Chamber: H
State: Virginia

Mr. Speaker. I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker. H.R. 2454. introduced by our distinguished colleague. the gentlewoman from California . designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 5472 Crenshaw Boulevard in Los Angeles. California as the Congressman Julian C. Dixon Post Office. Members of the entire House delegation from the State of Califoinia are cosponsors of this legislation. Julian C. Dixon served as a Member of Congress representing the Los Angeles. California area. Mr. Dixon served 10 terms in the U.S. House and had just been elected to an llth term when he passed away in December of last year. Congressman Dixon was a tireless advocate of civil rights and as the highest ranking Democrat on the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. a highly respected voice on national security issues. He was also a friend of many Members of this House and will be sorely missed. Mr. Speaker. I urge adoption of H.R. 2454. as amended. Mr. Speaker. I reserve the balance of my time.
Date: 2001-10-16
Speaker: JO ANN DAVIS (republican)
Chamber: H
State: Virginia

Mr. Speaker. I yield myself 30 seconds. Mr. Speaker. I urge all of my colleagues to support H.R. 2454. I did not have the opportunity to know Mr. Dixon. but he sounds like a great man and I urge all of my colleagues to support this measure.
Date: 2001-10-17
Speaker: SAM JOHNSON (republican)
Chamber: H
State: Texas

Mr. Speaker. I hate to respond to the gentleman. but he is wrong. Airline safety is great. It is better than it has ever been. The gentleman ought to go through DFW airport. He would find out. When I was there. I got screened three times. They are looking for bombs. September 11 is going to live forever in the hearts and minds of those who value freedom and prosperity. One way to give Americans peace of mind during these trying times is to give people more confidence about their bank accounts. retirement plans. and the national economy. Now more than ever people want economic security as well as personal security. The House economic stimulus plan which we will try to pass next week will do just that by cutting taxes and helping businesses. Under this plan. the average family of four would see their disposable annual income increase by $940 a year. Knowing I had an extra $940 every year sure would make me sleep better tonight. The old adage applies: Success is the best revenge. I cannot think of a better way to spite those who want to harm our quality of life and capitalist society than by putting more money back into the economy and showing those who wish us harm what we are made of. Terrorists will never take away our hopes and dreams of a better America and a better economy.
Date: 2001-10-23
Speaker: JEFF MILLER (republican)
Chamber: H
State: Florida

Mr. Speaker. I bring my colleagues greetings from the western gate of the Sunshine State where thousands live like millions wish they did. Mr. Speaker. I want to take this opportunity. if I might. to recognize my wife and family who are here with me today in the gallery. I come from a small town that Members will hear a lot about. It is a town called Chumuckla. It is a small rural community where the young people learn the difference from right and wrong. where even prior to September 11 there was a great respect for our men and women in uniform. I live in a community where men remove their caps when the National Anthem is played. and our people still bow their heads at local football games. Mr. Speaker. I am proud to be the Congressman from the First Congressional District. and the promise that I made to the people back home upon my election was that I would work as hard as I could to be the best Congressman ever. All I can say. my wish tonight is that God would continue to bless and protect these United States of America.
Date: 2001-10-24
Speaker: SAM JOHNSON (republican)
Chamber: H
State: Texas

Mr. Speaker. the tragedy of September 11 is going to live forever in the hearts and minds of those who value peace and prosperity. Now more thin ever people want economic security as well as personal security. and one way to give Americans peace of mind during these trying times is to give people more confidence about their bank accounts. about retirement plans and. ultimately. about our national economy. Cutting taxes and helping businesses is a surefire way to do that. Under this plan. the average family of four would see their disposable annual income increased by $940 a year. But economic stimulus bill is not just for people. If we are going to help our economy. we must help our businesses. from Wall Street to Main Street. Corporate AMT relief. also known as the Alternative Minimum Tax. will give businesses a fresh infusion of cash into the market. In short. it is going to help people and companies expand and encourage them to hire more people. We know the AMT is a parallel tax system meant to prevent companies from zeroing out their tax liability- and forces them to calculate. their taxes a second time without the benefit of deductions such as depreciation. The problem is that corporations and individuals fall into AMT and never get back out. AMT is a cyclical tax. When the cycle is down. the AMT kicks in and requires payment of taxes at 20 percent. even though they have lost money. It makes recessionary times worse. because it takes money away from businesses that should be retaining workers or investing. The payment of taxes under AMT amounts to an interestfree loan to the United States Government. There are companies that fell into AMT during the recession of 1991 and 1992 that have not used up yet all of their credits. During that recession. roughly 50 percent of American businesses in America were caught by AMT. When companies are in AMT. they cannot use their additional targeted tax benefits either. The corporate tax breaks that Congress might consider must take this into account. Depreciation and other incentives to invest are of no use to companies in AMT. It is time to renew our Constitution. This is a war effort and free enterprise must prevail.
Date: 2001-10-30
Speaker: JO ANN DAVIS (republican)
Chamber: H
State: Virginia

Mr. Speaker. I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill to amend chapter 90 of title 5. United States Code. relating to Federal longterm care insurance.
Date: 2001-10-30
Speaker: JO ANN DAVIS (republican)
Chamber: H
State: Virginia

Mr. Speaker. I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks on the bill. H.R. 2559.
Date: 2001-10-30
Speaker: JO ANN DAVIS (republican)
Chamber: H
State: Virginia

Mr. Speaker. I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker. I rise in strong support of H.R. 2559. Last year. Congress enacted the LongTerm Care Security Act. That bill established a program to permit the Federal Government to offer private longterm care insurance at a group discount as an employment benefit. Beginning in October of 2002. Federal employees. civilian retirees and active and retired members of the military will be eligible to purchase longterm care insurance through this new program. 0l 1445 H.R. 2559 will improve that program. This bill expands the population served by the Federal Governments longterm care program. Mr. Speaker. many individuals leave Federal employment before they are. entitled to an immediate annuity. even though they worked long enough to earn retirement at a later date. Currently they are not eligible to participate in the longterm care insurance program. H.R. 2559 will rectify this situation. Such individuals will be eligible to buy longterm care insurance through the program when they file for their deferred annuity. In order to hold down premium costs. the bill also exempts policies issued under the program from premium taxes imposed by States. local governments. and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. Similar exemptions already exist for premiums paid under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program and Federal Employees Group Life Insurance Program. Exempting premiums from these taxes will reduce premiums in two ways. First. of course. the cost of longterm care insurance will be lower simply because the premiums will not have to build in the amount of the taxes. Second. the carriers will not have to incur the cost of complying with the wide array of premium tax laws that differ from jurisdiction to jurisdiction. Lower costs mean lower premiums. The Office of Personnel Management estimates that the exemption will -shave longterm care premiums by 2.5 percent. This is important because potential consumers of longterm care insurance are very sensitive to price. I would also note. Mr. Speaker. that the LongTerm Care Security Act intends that the Office of Personnel Man.agement will perform many of the consumer protection functions traditionally conducted by State insurance commissioners. These changes will be effective as if enacted in the LongTerm Care Security Act and will substantially improve the Federal Governments longterm care insurance program. I encourage all Members to support H.R. 2559. Mr. Speaker. I reserve the balance of my time.
Date: 2001-10-30
Speaker: JO ANN DAVIS (republican)
Chamber: H
State: Virginia

Mr. Speaker. I yield myself such time as I may consume. H.R. 2559 has strong bipartisan support. The Office of Personnel Management and longterm care insurers also support it. It will substantially improve the Federal Governments longterm care insurance program. and I urge all Members to support this measure. Mr. Speaker. I yield back the balance of my time.
Date: 2001-10-30
Speaker: JO ANN DAVIS (republican)
Chamber: H
State: Virginia

Mr. Speaker. I move to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution (H. Res. 266) congratulating Barry Bonds on his spectacular. recordbreaking season for the San Francisco Giants and Major League Baseball.
Date: 2001-10-30
Speaker: JO ANN DAVIS (republican)
Chamber: H
State: Virginia

Mr. Speaker. I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days within which to revise and extend their remarks on H.Res. 266.
Date: 2001-10-30
Speaker: JO ANN DAVIS (republican)
Chamber: H
State: Virginia

Mr. Speaker. I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker. I commend my distinguished colleagues. the gentlewoman from California . the author of this resolution. and the gentleman from California . who sponsored a similar resolution. House Resolution 262. for introducing these measures. This resolution congratulates Barry Bonds for his spectacular recordbreaking season in 2001 and his outstanding career. wishes him continued success. and thanks him for his contributions to baseball and his community. Mr. Speaker. no player has hit as many home runs. 73. in a single season. as San Francisco Giants outfielder Barry Bonds did during this baseball season. but he also accomplished much more than just setting this record. To fully appreciate the remarkable season that Barry Bonds had this year. we must also consider these other achievements. During this season. Barry Bonds had the highest slugging percentage in a single season at .863. He joined the immortal Babe Ruth as the only hitter to finish a season with a slugging percentage over .800. Furthermore. Barry Bonds had an onbase percentage of .515 in the past 100 years. only four other players finished a season above the .500 mark. Barry Bonds is the first to do so since 1957. He also broke the singleseason record for walks with 177. These accomplishments further adorn a career noted for excellence. Barry Bonds has received three Most Valuable Player awards. eight Gold Gloves. and was named. Player of the Decade for the 1990s by the Sporting News. Mr. Speaker. Barry Bondss roots in California run deep. He was born in Riverside. California. He graduated from Sierra High School in San Mateo. After attending college at Arizona State. he now both plays professional baseball and resides in California. His community activity has included generous support of the United Ways Link & Learn Program and many other San Francisco Bay Charities. He also donated around $100.000 to the September 11 fund to aid the victims of the terrorist attacks. Barry Bonds has been a beacon of quiet resolve and hard work and an inspiration to his teammates and to all Americans. I urge all Members to recognize Barry Bondss extraordinary athletic achievements and his community spirit by supporting this resolution. Mr. Speaker. I reserve the balance of my time.
Date: 2001-10-30
Speaker: JO ANN DAVIS (republican)
Chamber: H
State: Virginia

Mr. Speaker. I yield myself the balance of my time. Mr. Speaker. I again commend the distinguished gentlewoman and the gentleman from California for introducing the resolution to recognized Barry Bonds achievements and working so hard to assure passage. I thank the gentleman from Indiana . the chairman of the Committee on Government Reform. and the gentleman from California . the ranking member. and the gentleman from Pennsylvania and the gentleman from Illinois . the chairman and ranking member of the Subcommittee on Civil Service and Agency Organization. for expediting consideration by the House. I might add that the gentleman from Indiana wanted it known that he was personally very pleased that Mr. Bonds hit number 73. Mr. Speaker. I yield back the balance of my time.
Date: 2001-10-30
Speaker: JO ANN DAVIS (republican)
Chamber: H
State: Virginia

Mr. Speaker. I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill to establish the Benjamin Franklin Tercentenary Commission. as amended.
Date: 2001-10-30
Speaker: JO ANN DAVIS (republican)
Chamber: H
State: Virginia

Mr. Speaker. I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days within which to revise and extend their remarks on H.R. 2362. as amended.
Date: 2001-10-30
Speaker: JO ANN DAVIS (republican)
Chamber: H
State: Virginia

Mr. Speaker. I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker. I commend the distinguished gentleman from Pennsylvania
Date: 2001-10-30
Speaker: JO ANN DAVIS (republican)
Chamber: H
State: Virginia

Mr. Speaker. I would like to thank the gentleman from Indiana and the gentleman from Pennsylvania for expediting this bill. Mr. Speaker. I yield back the balance of my time.
Date: 2001-10-30
Speaker: JO ANN DAVIS (republican)
Chamber: H
State: Virginia

Mr. Speaker. I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3131 South Crater Road in Petersburg. Virginia. as the "Norman Sisisky Post Office Building".
Date: 2001-10-30
Speaker: JO ANN DAVIS (republican)
Chamber: H
State: Virginia

Mr. Speaker. I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days within which to revise and extend their remarks on the bill. H.R. 2910.
Date: 2001-10-30
Speaker: JO ANN DAVIS (republican)
Chamber: H
State: Virginia

Mr. Speaker. I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker. I rise in strong support of H.R. 2910. I commend my good friend and fellow Virginian. the gentleman from Virginia . for introducing this measure to honor his distinguished predecessor. the late Congressman Norman Sisisky. H.R. 2910 honors Norman Sisiskys service to his district. his State and his country by designating the post office located at 3131 South Crater Road in Petersburg. Virginia as the "Norman Sisisky Post Office Building." This bill has the strong support of all Members of the Virginia delegation. Although born in Baltimore. Maryland. Norman Sisisky grew up in Richmond. Virginia. He graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University in 1949. Following a brief stint in the. Navy. he became president of the PepsiCola. Bottling Company of Petersburg. Virginia. Under his leadership. that company became one of the largest soft drink bottling operations in the South. From 1973 to 1982. Norman served in the Virginia House of Delegates. In 1982. he was elected to the House of Representatives where he served until his untimdly deathin March of:this year. During -his 18 years on Capitol Hill. Norman Sisisky compiled a moderate voting record. In fact. he was one of the first members of the conservative Blue Dog Coalition. He often worked across the aisle to achieve what he believed best for the American people. Few were more effective. especially in matters of national defense. He was the second ranking Democrat on the Committee on Armed Services and was widely praised for his devotion to military and defense issues. Among the other numerous highlights of his distinguished career was the passage of a balanced budget. Mr. Speaker. Norman Sisisky left many friends and admirers in this House. He has been rightly remembered as a bridge between the parties and for his sense of humor. I urge all Member to support this important legislation. Mr. Speaker. I reserve the balance of my time.
Date: 2001-10-30
Speaker: JO ANN DAVIS (republican)
Chamber: H
State: Virginia

Mr. Speaker. I yield the balance of my time to the distinguished sponsor of this bill. the gentleman from Virginia . and I ask unanimous consent that he be permitted to control that time.
Date: 2001-10-30
Speaker: TOM DAVIS (republican)
Chamber: H
State: Virginia

Mr. Speaker. I rise today to pay tribute to my friend and colleague from Virginia. Norm Sisisky. who served this body with dignity. honor and extreme dedication since 1983. Norm was a true gentleman and a great patriot. I will never forget his kind and valuable tutelage when I first came to Congress. nor will I forget how he demonstrated to all of us the importance of caring more about doing good than getting credit. He certainly earned his reputation as a hard worker and skilled negotiator. The son of Lithuanian immigrants. Norm was born in Baltimore. The family moved during the Depression to Richmond. Virginia where he grew up. Upon graduating from John Marshall High School. he enlisted in the Navy during World War II. serving through the end of 1946. Norm described himself as a selfmade businessman. turning a local softdrink company into one of the most successful PepsiCola distributorships in the country at the time. During his ten years in Congress. Norm secured committee assignments that paid great dividends to the residents and businesses in his district. He played a leading role in reforming the Defense Departments financial management system and worked tirelessly to preserve the nuclear shipbuilding industrial base so vital to employment rates in the Hampton Roads area. His was the proper and responsible balance: Protect Virginias military facilities. but also make sure that military spending decisions are fiscally prudent and fair to taxpayers nationwide. He worked tirelessly in the Congress to improve procurement practices and streamline government to make it more effective and efficient. Mr. Speaker. I continue to mourn the loss of Norm Sisisky as a friend and a colleague. Norm lived his life with exuberance and passion for serving his beloved Virginia. He was a true leader on behalf of all Virginians and Americans. and as a member of the Blue Dog Coalition. he worked across partisan divides. searching for the common good. I ask all of my colleagues to join me in support of this legislation. which will ensure that Norm Sisiskys contributions to his community will be remembered for generations to come.
Date: 2001-10-31
Speaker: TOM DAVIS (republican)
Chamber: H
State: Virginia

Mr. Speaker. I am very pleased today to rise and recognize todays guest chaplain. the Reverend Kathleene Card of Trinity United Methodist Church of McLean. Virginia. Kathy and her family have been longtime friends with my family. and she has distinguished herself as a true community leader with whom I am proud to serve in Northern Virginia. Kathy and her husband. Andrew Card. the current Chief of Staff of the White House. have a common passion for public service. Kathys career has spanned the teaching profession. senior government assignments. to now her service as a minister. all while dedicated to her three wonderful children and devoted husband of 33 years. I have had the pleasure of working with one of Kathys daughters. Tabatha. as she worked in my various offices as Chairman of the County Board of Supervisors in Fairfax and a Member of. Congress. and her other daughter. Rachel. previously served in the Office of Chief Administrative Officer in the House of Representatives. We are all pleased that Kathy was able to join us. and we want to express our thanks and best wishes to her and her family.
Date: 2001-10-31
Speaker: JO ANN DAVIS (republican)
Chamber: H
State: Virginia

Mr. Speaker. I rise today in support of our militarys ongoing efforts in the war against terrorism. In the last 25 days. the military campaign has succeeded in weakening the power. influence. and warfighting capability of the Taliban regime and the alQaeda network. Now. as the hardest of Afghanistans winter months set in. we are provided with an excellent opportunity to increase the pressure on the Taliban through the continuation of our military campaign. Mr.. Speaker. we stood before the American people and the international community and declared the war on terrorism to be a war with many fronts. It is imperative that this wars military front continue to be fought without interruption. Mr. Speaker. the decision to postpone military action under any circumstance plays directly into the hands of those who seek to destroy us. Despite the intentions of our decision. each day we remain idle is a day for the Taliban and alQaeda.to resupply and disperse assets at a time when the radical Islamic militia could be most vulnerable.
Date: 2001-11-07
Speaker: SAM JOHNSON (republican)
Chamber: H
State: Texas

Mr. Speaker. over in the Senate. the majority leader said of our stimulus package it is not a frontburner issue as other legislation is. particularly government spending. On behalf of the nearly 7.7 million unemployed Americans. that is just plain wrong. These people know that bills do not stop coming just because someone stops working. These people need relief and they need it now. We need to give our economy a muchneeded boost. Giving people the kind of economic security with more money will do just that. The Housepassed tax bill will give the average family of foul approximately 944 more dollars every year. That is nearly $1.000 to pay off credit. school. charity or save for retirement. That is a car payment. insurance and gas for a month. TOM DASCHLE was wrong. To the 700.000 who filed for unemployment last month alone. economic security is a frontburner issue. I urge the Senate majority leader to think about the 7.7 million unemployed and make economic security a frontburner issue. E 1015
Date: 2001-11-08
Speaker: JO ANN DAVIS (republican)
Chamber: H
State: Virginia

Mr. Speaker. I stand here today to request the participation of Members in honoring those individuals who lost their lives or are still missing as a result of the September 11 terrorist attacks. We have all heard the numbers. the devastations. the pain of the families and our Nations anguish. What we have not heard in Washington is the names of the individuals. and that is why I will begin today during Special Orders to read on the House floor from the list of the dead and missing. I will begin to read from the official list of casualties. and I encourage my colleagues to join me until the roughly 4.000 missing or dead are named and enhave compiled this alphabetical list in a leather bound book that I would request all Members utilize for this effort. Mr. Speaker. Members are requested to contact my office to coordinate dates and times so we can arrange for the book to be on the floor. I appreciate the assistance of Members in this important undertaking. and again encourage participation.