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Date: 2004-07-08
Speaker: TOM DAVIS (republican)
Chamber: H
State: Virginia

Mr. Agreement. I am a free trader. but I Speaker. I want to thank Father John have serious reservations about this ONeill for joining us as guest chaplain plan. I and offering this mornings prayer. Morocco today illegally occupies a Father ONeill is the outgoing pastor country in West Africa known as Westof Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic ern Sahara. The Kings government has church in Vienna. Virginia. where he promised people of Western Sahara. the has served for the past 12 years. Father Sahrawi. a vote to determine their own ONeill received his undergraduate de- future. It has not happened. and it gree and masters degree in psychology keeps delaying. from Catholic University of America in A decade after that promise. powerful Washington. D.C. He completed his friends help the Moroccan Government theological studies at de Sales School postpone this vote and consolidate conof Theology in Washington. D.C.. and trol over the occupied territory. The was ordained in June of 1973. Father Sahrawis are a peaceful. proWestern ONeill served as a guidance director/ and prodemocracy people. Despite livteacher at Bishop Ireton High School ing under an illegitimate colonial for 10 years and then served as the aca- power. they have established a deepdemic dean and teacher at Paul VI rooted culture of democracy capable of High School in Fairfax. Virginia. for 2 supporting a viable state. They elect years. their own leaders. many of them Under his guidance as associate pas- women. provide education and equal tor and pastor. Our Lady of Good Coun- rights to all of their citizens. men and sel Catholic Church enriched the spir- women. itual lives of its parishioners and the The only stability a sovereign democommunity around it. cratic Western Sahara disrupts is a staFather ONeills contributions both tus quo defined by tyranny. We should in northern Virginia and throughout keep that in mind when we vote on the the Commonwealth have made him an trade agreement on the House floor. invaluable spiritual leader for my constituents. As he moves on to his sab- TOBACCO FARMERS NEED THE batical in Rome. he will be dearly PRESIDENTS HELP missed by all of us. We thank him for offering todays (Mr. ETHERIDGE asked and was prayer. given permission to address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.) ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER Mr. ETHERIDGE. Mr. Speaker. I rise
Date: 2004-07-08
Speaker: LINCOLN DIAZ-BALART (republican)
Chamber: H
State: Florida

Mr. Speaker. by direction of the Committee on Rules. I call up House Resolution 706 and ask for its immediate consideration.
Date: 2004-07-08
Speaker: LINCOLN DIAZ-BALART (republican)
Chamber: H
State: Florida

Mr. Speaker. for the purpose of debate only. I yield the customary 30 minutes to the gentlewoman from New York . pending which I yield myself such time as I may consume. During consideration of this resolution. all time yielded is for the purpose of debate only.
Date: 2004-07-08
Speaker: LINCOLN DIAZ-BALART (republican)
Chamber: H
State: Florida

Mr. Speaker. House Resolution 706 is a structured rule that provides for the consideration of H.R. 3598. the Manufacturing Technology Competitiveness Act of 2004. The rule provides 1 hour of general debate. evenly divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on Science. The rule also provides a motion to recommit. with or without instructions. This is a fair rule. one that provides for a coherent bill. The underlying leg-
Date: 2004-07-08
Speaker: LINCOLN DIAZ-BALART (republican)
Chamber: H
State: Florida

Mr. Speaker. I yield such time as he may consume to the gentleman from New York . the distinguished chairman of the Committee on Science.
Date: 2004-07-08
Speaker: LINCOLN DIAZ-BALART (republican)
Chamber: H
State: Florida

Mr. Speaker. I am pleased to yield 5 minutes to the gentleman from Michigan . a leader in this Congress who has consistently been working for improvement of technologies and in effect for strengthening the economy of the United States.
Date: 2004-07-08
Speaker: LINCOLN DIAZ-BALART (republican)
Chamber: H
State: Florida

Mr. Speaker. I yield myself such time as I may consume to make sure any colleagues who are actually listening to the debate realize what we are talking about. The bill we are bringing to the floor extends the Manufacturing Extension Partnership. the MEP. which is a very important program that helps small business stay competitive. which trains workers who are employed by small businesses to retain their competitiveness and increase. obviously. their skills in new technologies. It is a very important program. and that is what we are bringing to the floor today. A lot of things can be said. and some of them are even true. about macroeconomics and the reality of the world we live in. But what we are bringing forward to the floor today is a bill that extends an important program. and this MEP program is important to small businesses. especially to the manufacturing sector in this country. That is what we are bringing forward. Mr. Speaker. I reserve the balance of my time.
Date: 2004-07-08
Speaker: LINCOLN DIAZ-BALART (republican)
Chamber: H
State: Florida

Mr. Speaker. I yield myself the balance of my time. Mr. Speaker. as a student of representative democracy. I continue to be amazed at the imagination demonstrated by our friends on the other side of the aisle. They talk about problems and talk about problems. we bring forth solutions. Today we bring forth with this rule legislation that will authorize $160 million for the manufacturing sector of our economy for training of workers in small businesses in the manufacturing field to retain their competitive edge in technology. We bring forth solutions. We have to deal with things. When in the majority. we have to deal with things like whether amendments are germane and other technical matters. which sometimes may seem too technical. but they are important. So it is nice to engage in theoretical debate. even about very important problems. like we have seen today. I maintain that it is even nicer to bring forth solutions for the problems of the people of this country. We have done that with this rule. We bring forth a very important piece of legislation. The $160 million for the manufacturing sector for training is critical at this time to retain jobs in this country. It is not theory. it is reality. So I would ask all of our colleagues. Mr. Speaker. to support not only the very important underlying legislation. but the rule that will make possible the consideration by this House of this very important underlying legislation in order to help the manufacturing sector of our economy which is so important. Mr. Speaker. I yield back the balance of my time. and I move the previous question on the resolution. The previous question was ordered.
Date: 2004-07-08
Speaker: SAM JOHNSON (republican)
Chamber: H
State: Texas

Mr. Speaker. on rollcall vote No. 338 I voted "nay." It was my intention to vote "yea." Therefore. I ask unanimous consent that this be noted in the
Date: 2004-07-12
Speaker: MARIO DIAZ-BALART (republican)
Chamber: H
State: Flor

ida. If the gentleman would yield. when thinks that cutting taxes on married one sees that. so he clearly likes rais- people is cutting the tax on the rich. one sees. tHat e clppoteal ke - Maybe that is why he thinks when ing taxes. He even supported a 50 per- taxes are cut on people who die. estate cent gas tax. per gallon gas tax in- taxes. that that is cutting taxes on the crease. Now I do not know about the rich. Maybe that is why he believes gentleman. but in the State of Florida. that cutting taxes to small business is gas is relatively expensive right now. cutting taxes on the rich. It is not. It and if the people out there think gas is is cutting taxes on real American peotoo cheap. no problem. they have got a ple. and when taxes are cut. we do not good person to vote for in November. give anything. Government is not givThat is Senator KERRY. who. again. has ing a gift. Government. all it is doing supported a 50 percent per gallon gas is taking a little bit less of the peoples tax increase . money. Is that wrong? No. It is the
Date: 2004-07-12
Speaker: MARIO DIAZ-BALART (republican)
Chamber: H
State: Flor

yielding a little time and especially ida. And. again. there are certain since I was actually not scheduled to things that just boggle the mind. For be part of this colloquy. I know there example. he voted for giving the Presi- are a number of other Members here dent authorization to go after Saddam who want to join in the discussion. Hussein. to take out Saddam Hussein. But I was just back in my office and then when our troops are on the doing a little paperwork and catching field and when they are giving their up on some things and watching Call. including. unfortunately. their SPAN. and as the gentleman from lives to protect our freedoms. to do the Georgia and the gentleman from Florjob that Senator KERRY himself voted ida began to discuss some facts about to authorize. then he votes against the the presumptive Democratic nominee. $87 billion to give them the equipment Mr. KERRY. that it is important that that they need on the field. That is the American people know I felt comthat famous quote when he says. well. pelled to come down and hopefully not "I voted for it before I voted against take more than 3 or 4 minutes. because it." there. is something that I want my colI guess he must have been embar- leagues in this Chamber to know. and rassed at his vote. but it gets worse hopefully they will share this with now. There are so many reasons why he their constituents. the American peois the most extreme liberal leftwinger ple. See. there is one thing. only one that I can think of. really. that I share that I have in common with the presumptive Democratic nominee. Mr. KERRY. We both share the same religion. We are both Roman Catholics. And. Mr. Speaker. this is what I want to share with my colleagues. The presumptive Democratic nominee for President. he recently made two very interesting statements. Mr. KERRY. a constant supporter of abortion rights throughout his whole 20year career in this United States Senate. now says he believes that life actually does begin at the moment of conception. Let me repeat that. He believes that life actually does begin at the moment of conception. Nevertheless. Mr. KERRY continues to insist that he is ideologically prochoice because of his firm belief in "separation of church and State." Now. I assume Mr. KERRY is referencing the establishment clause of the Constitution. which declares that our government shall establish no State religion and that citizens are free to worship God in the manner of their individual choosing. Indeed. freedom of religion. not freedom from religion. EJ 2130 Madam Speaker. the unalienable rights to life. liberty. and the pursuit of happiness are proclaimed in the Declaration of Independence and guaranteed by our Constitution. so it would seem that JOHN KERRY would. by his own words. believe that life begins at conception. would. through his prochoice stance. be in direct contrast to the most important guarantee of our charter documents.
Date: 2004-07-13
Speaker: TOM DAVIS (republican)
Chamber: H
State: Virginia

Mr. Chairman. I make a point of order against the second provision under the heading "Office of the Chief Financial Officer." beginning with the colon on page 3. line 25. throughout on page 4. line 6. This provision violates clause 2(b) of House rule XXI.
Date: 2004-07-13
Speaker: TOM DAVIS (republican)
Chamber: H
State: Virginia

Mr. Chairman. I move to strike the last word. This is the second time this has happened. Right off the floor I was assured that this would come up after a vote on the gentlewoman from Ohias amendment. I stood here seeking recognition as I came on to the floor as the Clerk was reading other sections. I was not recognized. This is the second time I have been let down by the Committee on Appropriations when they knew I had a point of order and tried to give me time periods. In fact. I. in talking to the staff this morning. said maybe I should just stay on the floor. No. The last time this occurred. the minority was generous enough to allow us to go back and raise that provision. I would ask for the same courtesy here. or I will stand up today and object to every single unanimous consent.
Date: 2004-07-13
Speaker: TOM DAVIS (republican)
Chamber: H
State: Virginia

Mr. Chairman. reclaiming my time. I just want to say that I was off the floor. I walked on the floor. was seeking recognition. The Clerk continued to read as I got up here. I continued to request recognition. Mr. Chairman. I ask unanimous consent that we be able to return to this section.
Date: 2004-07-13
Speaker: TOM DAVIS (republican)
Chamber: H
State: Virginia

Mr. Chairman. I just asked in comity if she would allow me to make the point of order that we are entitled to do under the rules. Mr. WU. Mr. Chairman. I am yielding to the gentlewoman from Ohio.
Date: 2004-07-13
Speaker: TOM DAVIS (republican)
Chamber: H
State: Virginia

Mr. Chairman. I think it is interesting. as we heard from the other side last week about tactics on this side that were overbearing and the like. to see that given the opportunity in this case to reciprocate and show some openness that they have declined to do so. Nothing is surprising. But all I can say is that I will object to their unanimous consent request and sit here.
Date: 2004-07-13
Speaker: TOM DAVIS (republican)
Chamber: H
State: Virginia

Mr. Chairman. let me ask the distinguished chairman. will he. in light of what has transpired here. and I know that he was not up to this previously. work with me to amend this provision and make it appropriate in the conference or to "X" it out altogether?
Date: 2004-07-13
Speaker: TOM DAVIS (republican)
Chamber: H
State: Virginia

Mr. Chairman. as the gentleman knows. we are willing to work with some reporting requirements that our committee be included as part of the reporting as well as the appropriations because we have jurisdiction. But we will work to get it out altogether now because of their inability to compromise.
Date: 2004-07-13
Speaker: TOM DAVIS (republican)
Chamber: H
State: Virginia

Mr. Chairman. I raise a point of order against section 717. This provision violates clause 2(b) of House rule XXI. It proposes to change existing law and therefore constitutes legislation on an appropriation bill in violation of House rules.
Date: 2004-07-14
Speaker: SAM JOHNSON (republican)
Chamber: H
State: Texas

Mr. Speaker. today a House committee is going to take up a bill intended to protect traditional marriage from activist Federal judges. Ultimately. I believe. a constitutional amendment is going to be necessary to ensure the American people are in charge of defining marriage. This bill marks an important step in the right direction. We have received hundreds of calls from the people of the Third District of Texas. They are hopping mad at States like Massachusetts whose recognition of samesex marriages could threaten the timehonored institution of marriage in the Lone Star State. Let the record show that I am astrong supporter of the traditional family. and that is one headed by a man and a woman. To protect the values of our great Nation. I hope we see floor action on this issue next week. l 1030
Date: 2004-07-14
Speaker: SAM JOHNSON (republican)
Chamber: H
State: Texas

Mr. Speaker. I rise today in support of the resolution by Mr. ENGLISH that would direct the President to report to Congress on the progress he is making at the WTO to ensure other nations do not (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.-The table of condictate the American tax system. tents of this Act is as follows: We have had a long debate over the repeal Sec. 1. Short title. table of contents. of the FSCETI tax rules because the WTO TITLE IBUREAU OF CUSTOMS AND BORdetermined that tax system to be an "illegal DER PROTECTION AND BUREAU OF IMexport subsidy." MIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEI disagree with this characterization and MENT have worked hard to find an acceptable alter- Subtitle AAuthorization of appropriations. native tax system. related provisions In the trade act of 2002 we directed the Sec. 101. Authorization of appropriations. President to begin these discussions and I Sec. 102. Establishment and implementation of cost accounting system. reports. want to see some results soon or at least. as See.103. Study and report relating to customs this resolution calls for. to hear a report on the user fees. status of those efforts. Sec. 104. Report relating to One Face at the The "ways and means" of taxing Americans Border Initiative. is primarily within the jurisdiction of this body Subtitle BTechnical amendments relating to of Congress and should not be forced on us entry and protest by a few foreign bureaucrats based in Brus- Sec. 111. Entry of merchandise. sels. Sec. 112. Limitation on liquidations.
Date: 2004-07-14
Speaker: MARIO DIAZ-BALART (republican)
Chamber: H
State: Flor

ida. Mr. Speaker. I rise to comment on the exceptional relationship between Australia and the United States. On this day that we are voting on this Free Trade Agreement. Mr. Speaker. we should take a minute to express our gratitude. our deep gratitude. to the Australians for their support in the international war on terror. Their support in the aftermath of September 11. Mr. Speaker. both in Afghanistan and in Iraq is a testament. a very strong testament. again to the strength of this alliance between the two countries. The Australians have also been touched. unfortunately. tragically. by terrorism when 88 Australians died in the Bali bombings of 2002. Mr. Speaker. in friendship we will continue to reach out to them as they have to us. On this day we thank our mates down under for this friendship and commend them for their commitment to negotiating this Free Trade Agreement. Anyone. Mr. Speaker. anyone. who questions the strength of our alliance is. frankly. just out of touch or. to quote the famous slang used by our friends in Australia. they have "too many kangaroos loose in the top paddock."
Date: 2004-07-14
Speaker: LINCOLN DIAZ-BALART (republican)
Chamber: H
State: Florida

(during consideration of H.R. 4759). from the Committee on Rules. submitted a privileged report (Rept. No. 108604) on the resolution (H. Res. 715) providing for consideration of the bill making appropriations for foreign operations. export financing. and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30. 2005. and for other purposes. which was referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed.
Date: 2004-07-14
Speaker: GINNY BROWN-WAITE (republican)
Chamber: H
State: Flor

ida. Mr. Speaker. I rise today in support of this legislation and. certainly to congratulate both the former and current chairmen of the Committee on Energy and Commerce for their perseverance in bringing this bill to fruition today. Since the attacks of 911. America has been under siege. We are fighting a war against terror and must not waver in our commitment to combating this evil. This war knows no set battleground. and the terrorists arsenal of weapons is limitless. From using a cell phone as a bomb detonator to contemplating a cropduster. as we found in Florida. as a vessel of pestilence. these thugs have proven both their resourcefulness and also their boldness and audacity. For this reason. America must be prepared and must do everything in its power to protect its citizens. This legislation does exactly that. Among other things. the bill gives the Secretary of HHS the authority to conduct research and development for new vaccines that will offer protection from the possible chemical and biological agents that these arrogant fanatics conspire to exploit. Congress will provide the advance appropriation of $5.6 billion over the next 10 years to purchase these vital countermeasures. S.-15 adds to Americas security and offers us the piece of mind in knowing that if terror strikes America will be ready and we will be a whole lot safer. The tragedies of 911 taught us that we must do much more to protect our Nation and that the unrest around the world can have a disastrous impact on us here at home. Terrorism knows no boundaries. and hieither should our efforts to prevent it. This is a wellthoughtout bill. and I encourage my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to support this proposal this evening.
Date: 2004-07-14
Speaker: TOM DAVIS (republican)
Chamber: H
State: Virginia

Mr. Speaker. I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker. I rise in support of S. 15. the Project Bioshield Act of 2004. The bill provides the government with the necessary tools to develop and purchase vaccines and other drugs to protect Americans in the event of a bioterrorist attack. The President first announced this proposal during his 2003 State of the Union address. and it serves as the cornerstone of the administrations strategy to prepare our Nation against the possibility of bioterrorism. A. few minutes ago. we were privileged to hear from the chairman of the Select Committee on Homeland Security. the gentleman from California (Mr. Cox). and I will include for the RECORD an editorial written by the gentleman from California that appeared in the Washington Times and published July 12. 2004. [From the Washington Times. July 12. 2004]