[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 83 (Monday, June 16, 1997)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1218-E1220]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 54, PROHIBITING 
       THE PHYSICAL DESECRATION OF THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES

                                 ______
                                 

                               speech of

                        HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, June 12, 1997

  Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of the constitutional 
amendment which would prohibit desecration of the American flag. Each 
day millions of Americans place their hands over their hearts and 
pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America. Think of 
the words in that pledge:
  ``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.'' Think of the power of 
this act of affirmation of flag, God, and the Unity of our Nation and 
you begin to understand why so many Americans support this amendment, 
and why people have fought for the flag and died for the flag. We send 
people around the world to defend the flag. This amendment lets us 
defend it here at home.
  The very constitutional protections which all Americans are 
guaranteed today exist because of the commitment which people have to 
the highest ideals of our nation as expressly symbolized by the flag. 
It is not just a piece of cloth. The flag proudly stands as the emblem 
of our Nation. And I am proud to stand in support of the flag.

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                       SENATE COMMITTEE MEETINGS

  Title IV of Senate Resolution 4, agreed to by the Senate on February 
4, 1977, calls for establishment of a system for a computerized 
schedule of all meetings and hearings of Senate committees, 
subcommittees, joint committees, and committees of conference. This 
title requires all such committees to notify the Office of the Senate 
Daily Digest--designated by the Rules Committee--of the time, place, 
and purpose of the meetings, when scheduled, and any cancellations or 
changes in the meetings as they occur.
  As an additional procedure along with the computerization of this 
information, the Office of the Senate Daily Digest will prepare this 
information for printing in the Extensions of Remarks section of the 
Congressional Record on Monday and Wednesday of each week.
  Meetings scheduled for Tuesday, June 17, 1997, may be found in the 
Daily Digest of today's Record.

                           MEETINGS SCHEDULED


                                JUNE 18
     9:00 a.m.
       Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
         To hold hearings on United States farms exports.
                                                            SR-332
       Governmental Affairs
       Oversight of Government Management, Restructuring and the 
           District of Columbia Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on S. 314, to require that the Federal 
           Government procure from the private sector the goods 
           and services necessary for the operations and 
           management of certain Government agencies.
                                                            SD-342
     9:30 a.m.
       Commerce, Science, and Transportation
         To resume hearings to examine emerging trade issues in 
           China.
                                                            SR-253
       Labor and Human Resources
         Business meeting, to resume markup of S. 830, to improve 
           the regulation of food, drugs, devices, and biological 
           products.
                                                            SD-430
     10:00 a.m.
       Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
         Business meeting, to consider recommendations which it 
           will make to the Committee on the Budget with respect 
           to certain spending reductions and revenue increases to 
           meet reconciliation expenditures as imposed by H. Con. 
           Res. 84, establishing the congressional budget for the 
           United States Government for fiscal year 1998 and 
           setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal 
           years 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002.
                                                            SD-538
       Finance
         Business meeting, to continue to consider recommendations 
           which it will make to the Committee on the Budget with 
           respect to spending reductions and revenue increases to 
           meet reconciliation expenditures as imposed by H. Con. 
           Res. 84, establishing the congressional budget for the 
           United States Government for fiscal year 1998 and 
           setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal 
           years 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002.
                                                            SH-216
       Judiciary
       Immigration Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine human rights abuses in China, 
           focusing on the need for U.S. visa policy changes and 
           other possible responses.
                                                            SD-226
     10:30 a.m.
       Indian Affairs
         To hold joint hearings with the House Committee on 
           Resources on S. 569 and H.R. 1082, bills to amend the 
           Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978.
                                                            SD-106
     2:00 p.m.
       Commerce, Science, and Transportation
       Science, Technology, and Space Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on NASA's international space station.
                                                            SR-253
       Energy and Natural Resources
       Forests and Public Land Management Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on S. 587, to provide for an exchange of 
           lands located in Hinsdale County, Colorado, S. 588, to 
           provide for the expansion of the Eagles Nest Wilderness 
           within the Arapaho National Forest and the White River 
           National Forest in Colorado, S. 589, to provide for a 
           boundary adjustment and land conveyance involving the 
           Raggeds Wilderness, White River National Forest in 
           Colorado, S. 590, to provide for a land exchange within 
           the Routt National Forest in Colorado, S. 591, to 
           transfer the Dillon Ranger District in the Arapaho 
           National Forest to the White River National Forest in 
           Colorado, S. 541, to provide for an exchange of lands 
           with the city of Greely, Colorado, S. 750, to 
           consolidate certain mineral interests in the National 
           Grasslands in Billings County, North Dakota, S. 785, to 
           convey certain land to the city of Grants Pass, Oregon, 
           and S. 881, to provide for a land exchange involving 
           the Warner Canyon Ski Area and other land in the State 
           of Oregon.
                                                            SD-366
     3:00 p.m.
       Appropriations
       Foreign Operations Subcommittee
         Business meeting, to mark up proposed legislation making 
           appropriations for fiscal year 1998 for foreign 
           assistance programs.
                                                            SD-116


                                JUNE 19
     9:30 a.m.
       Appropriations
       Treasury, Postal Service, and General Government 
           Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
           year 1998 for the Internal Revenue Service, Department 
           of the Treasury.
                                                            SD-124
       Commerce, Science, and Transportation
         Business meeting, to consider pending calendar business.
                                                            SR-253
       Foreign Relations
       International Economic Policy, Export and Trade Promotion 
           Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine issues to be discussed at the 
           upcoming global climate change negotiations to be held 
           in Kyoto, Japan.
                                                            SD-419
     2:00 p.m.
       Energy and Natural Resources
       National Parks, Historic Preservation, and Recreation 
           Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on entrance and special use fees for 
           units of the National Park System and the status of the 
           Fee Demonstration Program implemented by the National 
           Park Service in 1996.
                                                            SD-366
     2:30 p.m.
       Commerce, Science, and Transportation
       Aviation Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine United States-Japan aviation 
           relations.
                                                            SR-253


                                JUNE 24
     9:30 a.m.
       Energy and Natural Resources
         To meet to further discuss proposals to advance the goals 
           of deregulation and competition in the electric power 
           industry.
                                                            SD-366
       Small Business
         To hold hearings on proposed legislation authorizing 
           funds for the Small Business Administration.
                                                           SR-428A
     10:00 a.m.
       Judiciary
         To hold hearings to examine the Rand report relating to 
           punitive damages in financial injury cases.
                                                            SD-226


                                JUNE 25
     9:30 a.m.
       Labor and Human Resources
         Business meeting, to consider pending calendar business.
                                                            SD-430
       Indian Affairs
         To hold oversight hearings on the Administration's 
           proposal to restructure Indian gaming fee assessments.
                                                            SD-562


                                JUNE 26
     9:30 a.m.
       Energy and Natural Resources
       Forests and Public Land Management Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on S. 783, to increase the accessibility 
           of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.
                                                            SD-366
       Environment and Public Works
       Clean Air, Wetlands, Private Property, and Nuclear Safety 
           Subcommittee
         To hold oversight hearings on recent administrative 
           changes and judicial decisions relating to Section 404 
           of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act.
                                                            SD-406
       Labor and Human Resources
       Children and Families Subcommittee
         To hold oversight hearings on the implementation of the 
           Family and Medical Leave Act.
                                                            SD-430
     2:00 p.m.
       Energy and Natural Resources
       National Parks, Historic Preservation, and Recreation 
           Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on S. 308, to require the Secretary of 
           the Interior to conduct a study concerning grazing use 
           of certain land within and adjacent to Grand Teton 
           National Park, Wyoming, and to extend temporarily 
           certain grazing privileges, and S. 360, to require 
           adoption of a management plan for the Hells Canyon 
           National Recreation Area

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           that allows appropriate use of motorized and 
           nonmotorized river craft in the recreation area.
                                                            SD-366


                                JULY 10
     2:00 p.m.
       Energy and Natural Resources
       National Parks, Historic Preservation, and Recreation 
           Subcommittee
         To hold oversight hearings to review the preliminary 
           findings of the General Accounting Office concerning a 
           study on the health, condition, and viability of the 
           range and wildlife populations in Yellowstone National 
           Park.
                                                            SD-366


                                JULY 23
     9:00 a.m.
       Finance
       International Trade Subcommittee
         To hold hearings with the Caucus on International 
           Narcotics Control on the threat to U.S. trade and 
           finance from drug trafficking and international 
           organized crime.
                                                            SD-215


                                JULY 30
     9:00 a.m.
       Finance
       International Trade Subcommittee
         To resume hearings with the Caucus on International 
           Narcotics Control on the threat to U.S. trade and 
           finance from drug trafficking and international 
           organized crime.
                                                            SD-215