[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 42 (Thursday, April 6, 2000)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2352-S2355]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

      By Mr. KENNEDY (for himself, Mr. Reid, Mr. Stevens, Mr. Kerry, 
        Mr. Akaka, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. 
        Ashcroft, Mr. Biden, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Inouye, Mr. Feingold, Mr. 
        Levin, Mr. Graham, Mr. DeWine, Mr. Thurmond, Mr. Abraham, Mr. 
        Lieberman, Mr. Santorum, Mr. Warner, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Robb, Mr. 
        Burns, Mr. Hollings, Mr. Moynihan, Mr. Conrad, Mr. Sessions, 
        and Mrs. Feinstein):
  S.J. Res. 44. A joint resolution supporting the Day of Honor 2000 to 
honor and recognize the service of minority veterans in the United 
States Armed Forces during World War II; to the Committee on the 
Judiciary.


                     May 25--``DAY OF HONOR 2000''

  Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. President, today Senator Daniel Akaka, Senator 
Daniel Inouye, Senator Ted Stevens, and I, along with 24 other 
Senators, are introducing a Senate Joint Resolution to designate May 
25, 2000, as a national Day of Honor for minority veterans of World War 
II. Representative Sheila Jackson-Lee of Texas is introducing an 
identical resolution in the House of Representatives.
  Forty-five years ago, the bloodiest war in our history came to an end 
and millions of American service men and women returned to the United 
States to rebuild their lives after fighting so courageously and 
successfully to defend our country.
  These brave veterans included large numbers of minorities. More than 
1.2 million African Americans, more than 300,000 Hispanic Americans, 
more than 50,000 Asian Americans, more than 20,000 Native Americans, 
more than 6,000 Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders, and more than 3,000 
Native Alaskans risked their lives to preserve our democracy.
  On land, sea and air, far from their homes, they fought brilliantly 
to defeat fascism and protect our freedom. And large numbers of them 
did so in spite of the racism and injustice they had suffered in our 
society, and even in their military service.
  Too often, when they returned to America and raised the question of 
freedom and equal justice here at home, the answer came back, ``no.'' 
Too often, when fundamental issues of equality and respect of their 
service in the war arose, Jim Crow and racial discrimination replied 
with a resounding ``no.''
  Even during the war itself, these brave men and women in uniform had 
faced racial discrimination and violent and cruel treatment from their 
fellow citizens--and often from their fellow American service men and 
women. Even here on American soil during the war, German prisoners of 
war were allowed to go to places in the United States where black 
Americans were not allowed to go.
  Last December, President Clinton dealt at long last with one example 
of these injustices when he pardoned Freddie Meeks, one of 50 African-
American sailors who were convicted of mutiny and sentenced to prison 
and hard labor in 1944 for refusing to continue loading ammunition 
after a deadly explosion at the Port Chicago naval facility new San 
Francisco. That explosion of 10,000 tons of ammunition at the loading 
dock resulted in the deaths of 320 persons, two-thirds of whom were 
black.
  As President Clinton noted, Meeks had participated in the 
``extraordinarily difficult job of picking up human remains'' following 
the blast. White sailors were given 30-day leaves after the blast, but 
black sailors were ordered back to work. Meeks and 257 others were 
court-martialed after they refused to continue loading the ammunitions, 
because the order was so blatantly racist and the danger was so great. 
The pardon, granted by the President, was eminently justified. The Navy 
had agreed in a 1994 review of the case that the sailors had been 
victims of racial discrimination, but it had not overturned their 
convictions.
  Historians feel that the Port Chicago case was a major factor in 
convincing President Harry Truman to issue his famous Executive order 
in 1948, banning segregation in the armed forces.
  Japanese Americans were also subjected to shameful discrimination 
during the war. The Supreme Court upheld the internment of tens of 
thousands of U.S. citizens of Japanese ancestry during the war, because 
the government was fearful that their allegiance might to be to Japan. 
In recent years, reparations have been paid as amends for these 
shameful deeds against Japanese Americans, but no reparations can ever 
fully compensate for such gross violations of human liberties.
  As a nation, we have long since recognized the unfair treatment of 
minorities as a travesty of justice. The landmark decisions of the 
Supreme Court and the enactment of fundamental civil rights laws by 
Congress over the past half century have remedied the worst of these 
injustices and made our nation a freer and fairer land. But we have yet 
to give adequate recognition to the service, struggles and sacrifices 
of these brave Americans who fought so valiantly in World War II for 
our future.
  Veterans of that war are now dying at a rate of more than 1,000 a 
day. It is especially important, therefore, for Congress and the 
Administration to do their part now to pay tribute to these men and 
women who served so valiantly in that conflict. This Day of Honor 
Resolution is part of The Day of Honor Celebration being planned for 
communities across the country, which is being organized by the 
Massachusetts-based Day of Honor 2000 Project. Our goal is that the 
nation will have an opportunity to pause on that day to express our 
gratitude to the veterans of all minority groups who served the nation 
so well.
  Included in that group of honored veterans are two of our outstanding 
colleagues in the Senate, Senator Akaka of Hawaii and Senator Inouye of 
Hawaii, and my former colleague from

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Massachusetts, Senator Edward W. Brooke. Senator Inouye and Senator 
Brooke both speak eloquently and passionately of their World War II 
experiences in the film, ``The Invisible Soldiers: Unheard Voices,'' 
which is a part of the Day of Honor events in local communities.
  By recognizing May 25th as a national Day of Honor in tribute to 
these extraordinary men and women, we can help to remedy the many 
wrongs inflicted on them in years gone by, and we can take another step 
toward true justice in this country. These men and women are part of 
what has been called America's greatest generation. In a very real 
sense, we owe them our liberty today and we shall never ever forget 
them.
  I urge all members of the Senate to join in sponsoring this 
resolution.

                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 459

  At the request of Mr. Breaux, the name of the Senator from Oklahoma 
(Mr. Inhofe) was added as a cosponsor of S. 459, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the State ceiling on private 
activity bonds.


                                 S. 514

  At the request of Mr. Cochran, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry) was added as a cosponsor of S. 514, a bill to 
improve the National Writing Project.


                                 S. 805

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry) was added as a cosponsor of S. 805, a bill to 
amend title V of the Social Security Act to provide for the 
establishment and operation of asthma treatment services for children, 
and for other purposes.


                                S. 1006

  At the request of Mr. Torricelli, the name of the Senator from Nevada 
(Mr. Reid) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1006, a bill to end the use 
of conventional steel-jawed leghold traps on animals in the United 
States.


                                S. 1017

  At the request of Mr. Mack, the name of the Senator from Rhode Island 
(Mr. Chafee) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1017, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the State ceiling on the low-
income housing credit.


                                S. 1163

  At the request of Mr. Ashcroft, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 1163, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for 
research and services with respect to lupus.


                                S. 1345

  At the request of Mr. Lautenberg, the name of the Senator from 
Delaware (Mr. Biden) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1345, a bill to 
amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain interstate 
conduct relating to exotic animals.


                                S. 1448

  At the request of Mr. Hutchinson, the name of the Senator from 
Illinois (Mr. Durbin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1448, a bill to 
amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to authorize the annual enrollment 
of land in the wetlands reserve program, to extend the program through 
2005, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1638

  At the request of Mr. Ashcroft, the name of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Mr. Gregg) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1638, a bill to 
amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to extend 
the retroactive eligibility dates for financial assistance for higher 
education for spouses and dependent children of Federal, State, and 
local law enforcement officers who are killed in the line of duty.


                                S. 1762

  At the request of Mr. Coverdell, the name of the Senator from 
Arkansas (Mr. Hutchinson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1762, a bill 
to amend the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act to authorize 
the Secretary of Agriculture to provide cost share assistance for the 
rehabilitation of structural measures constructed as part of water 
resources projects previously funded by the Secretary under such Act or 
related laws.


                                S. 1800

  At the request of Mr. Graham, the name of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Wyden) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1800, a bill to amend the 
Food Stamp Act of 1977 to improve onsite inspections of State food 
stamp programs, to provide grants to develop community partnerships and 
innovative outreach strategies for food stamp and related programs, and 
for other purposes.


                                S. 1822

  At the request of Mr. Ashcroft, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 1822, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act, the Employee 
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code 
of 1986 to require that group and individual health insurance coverage 
and group health plans provide coverage for treatment of a minor 
child's congenital or developmental deformity or disorder due to 
trauma, infection, tumor, or disease.


                                S. 1921

  At the request of Mr. Campbell, the name of the Senator from Oklahoma 
(Mr. Inhofe) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1921, a bill to authorize 
the placement within the site of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial of a 
plaque to honor Vietnam veterans who died after their service in the 
Vietnam war, but as a direct result of that service.


                                S. 1939

  At the request of Mr. Helms, the names of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mr. Edwards), and the Senator from Michigan (Mr. Abraham) 
were added as cosponsors of S. 1939, a bill to amend the internal 
revenue code of 1986 to allow a credit against income tax for dry 
cleaning equipment which uses reduced amounts of hazardous substances.


                                S. 1941

  At the request of Mr. Dodd, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mr. Moynihan) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1941, a bill to amend the 
Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 to authorize the 
Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to provide 
assistance to fire departments and fire prevention organizations for 
the purpose of protecting the public and firefighting personnel against 
fire and fire-related hazards.


                                S. 1961

  At the request of Mr. Johnson, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Durbin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1961, a bill to amend the 
Food Security Act of 1985 to expand the number of acres authorized for 
inclusion in the conservation reserve.


                                S. 1988

  At the request of Mr. Daschle, the names of the Senator from Kansas 
(Mr. Roberts), and the Senator from Iowa (Mr. Grassley) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 1988, a bill to reform the State inspection of meat 
and poultry in the United States, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1993

  At the request of Mr. Thompson, the name of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mr. Helms) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1993, a bill to 
reform Government information security by strengthening information 
security practices throughout the Federal Government.


                                S. 2018

  At the request of Mrs. Hutchison, the name of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Johnson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2018, a bill to 
amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to revise the update 
factor used in making payments to PPS hospitals under the medicare 
program.


                                S. 2060

  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the name of the Senator from 
Alabama (Mr. Sessions) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2060, a bill to 
authorize the President to award a gold medal on behalf of the Congress 
to Charles M. Schulz in recognition of his lasting artistic 
contributions to the Nation and the world, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2068

  At the request of Mr. Gregg, the name of the Senator from Mississippi 
(Mr. Lott) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2068, a bill to prohibit the 
Federal Communications Commission from establishing rules authorizing 
the operation of new, low power FM radio stations.


                                S. 2073

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the name of the Senator from Nebraska 
(Mr. Kerrey) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2073, a bill to reduce the 
risk that innocent persons may be executed, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2231

  At the request of Mr. Coverdell, the names of the Senator from Kansas 
(Mr.

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Brownback), and the Senator from Wisconsin (Mr. Feingold) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 2231, a bill to provide for the placement at the 
Lincoln Memorial of a plaque commemorating the speech of Martin Luther 
King, Jr., known as the ``I Have A Dream'' speech.


                                S. 2265

  At the request of Mrs. Hutchison, the name of the Senator from 
Colorado (Mr. Campbell) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2265, a bill to 
amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to preserve marginal domestic 
oil and natural gas well production, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2280

  At the request of Mr. McConnell, the name of the Senator from Alabama 
(Mr. Shelby) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2280, a bill to provide for 
the effective punishment of online child molesters.


                                S. 2293

  At the request of Mr. Santorum, the names of the Senator from 
Tennessee (Mr. Frist), the Senator from Nebraska (Mr. Hagel), and the 
Senator from Kentucky (Mr. Bunning) were added as cosponsors of S. 
2293, a bill to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and the Federal 
Home Loan Bank Act to provide for the payment of Financing Corporation 
interest obligations from balances in the deposit insurance funds in 
excess of an established ratio and, after such obligations are 
satisfied, to provide for rebates to insured depository institutions of 
such excess reserves.


                                S. 2307

  At the request of Mr. Dorgan, the names of the Senator from New 
Mexico (Mr. Bingaman), and the Senator from Minnesota (Mr. Wellstone) 
were added as cosponsors of S. 2307, a bill to amend the Communications 
Act of 1934 to encourage broadband deployment to rural America, and for 
other purposes.


                                S. 2314

  At the request of Mr. Smith of New Hampshire the names of the Senator 
from Arizona (Mr. Kyl), and the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Nickles) 
were added as cosponsors of S. 2314, a bill for the relief of Elian 
Gonzalez and other family members.


                                S. 2321

  At the request of Mr. Rockefeller, the name of the Senator from South 
Carolina (Mr. Hollings) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2321, a bill to 
amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a tax credit for 
development costs of telecommunications facilities in rural areas.


                                S. 2323

  At the request of Mr. McConnell, the names of the Senator from Maine 
(Ms. Collins), and the Senator from Kentucky (Mr. Bunning) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 2323, a bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act 
of 1938 to clarify the treatment of stock options under the Act.


                                S. 2336

  At the request of Mr. Bingaman, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Durbin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2336, a bill to authorize 
funding for networking and information technology research and 
development at the Department of Energy for fiscal years 2001 through 
2005, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2344

  At the request of Mr. Brownback, the names of the Senator from Iowa 
(Mr. Harkin), and the Senator from New Mexico (Mr. Bingaman) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 2344, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 to treat payments under the Conservation Reserve Program as 
rentals from real estate.


                                S. 2353

  At the request of Mr. Akaka, the name of the Senator from Montana 
(Mr. Baucus) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2353, a bill to amend the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 to improve the program for American Indian 
Tribal Colleges and Universities under part A of title III.


                                S. 2363

  At the request of Mr. Crapo, the names of the Senator from Idaho (Mr. 
Craig), the Senator from Wyoming (Mr. Enzi), and the Senator from 
Oregon (Mr. Smith) were added as cosponsors of S. 2363, a bill to 
subject the United States to imposition of fees and costs in 
proceedings relating to State water rights adjudications.


                                S. 2366

  At the request of Mr. Frist, the names of the Senator from Oklahoma 
(Mr. Nickles), and the Senator from Wisconsin (Mr. Feingold) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 2366, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act 
to revise and extend provisions relating to the Organ Procurement 
Transplantation Network.


                              S. RES. 248

  At the request of Mr. Robb, the names of the Senator from Missouri 
(Mr. Bond), the Senator from West Virginia (Mr. Byrd), the Senator from 
Washington (Mrs. Murray), the Senator from Alabama (Mr. Shelby), and 
the Senator from Maine (Ms. Snowe) were added as cosponsors of S.Res. 
248, A resolution to designate the week of May 7, 2000, as ``National 
Correctional Officers and Employees Week.''


                              S. RES. 260

  At the request of Mr. Bond, the names of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Cleland), and the Senator from Indiana (Mr. Lugar) were added as 
cosponsors of S. Res. 260, A resolution to express the sense of the 
Senate that the Federal investment in programs that provide health care 
services to uninsured and low-income individuals in medically under 
served areas be increased in order to double access to care over the 
next 5 years.


                              S. RES. 268

  At the request of Mr. Hagel, the name of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mr. Helms) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 268, A 
resolution designating July 17 through July 23 as ``National Fragile X 
Awareness Week.''


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2911

  At the request of Mrs. Boxer, the name of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Johnson) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2911 
intended to be proposed to S. Con. Res. 101, an original concurrent 
resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States 
Government for fiscal years 2001 through 2005 and revising the 
budgetary levels for fiscal year 2000.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2924

  At the request of Mr. Jeffords, the names of the Senator from Ohio 
(Mr. DeWine), and the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Kennedy) were 
added as cosponsors of amendment No. 2924 intended to be proposed to S. 
Con. Res. 101, an original concurrent resolution setting forth the 
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal years 
2001 through 2005 and revising the budgetary levels for fiscal year 
2000.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2931

  At the request of Mr. Domenici, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
amendment No. 2931 proposed to S. Con. Res. 101, an original concurrent 
resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States 
Government for fiscal years 2001 through 2005 and revising the 
budgetary levels for fiscal year 2000.
  At the request of Mr. Warner, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
amendment No. 2931 proposed to S. Con. Res. 101, an original concurrent 
resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States 
Government for fiscal years 2001 through 2005 and revising the 
budgetary levels for fiscal year 2000.
  At the request of Mr. Gramm, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
amendment No. 2931 proposed to S. Con. Res. 101, an original concurrent 
resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States 
Government for fiscal years 2001 through 2005 and revising the 
budgetary levels for fiscal year 2000.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2933

  At the request of Mr. Bayh, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Kennedy) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 
2933 intended to be proposed to S. Con. Res. 101, an original 
concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the 
United States Government for fiscal years 2001 through 2005 and 
revising the budgetary levels for fiscal year 2000.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2934

  At the request of Mr. Johnson, the name of the Senator from Arizona 
(Mr. McCain) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2934 intended to 
be proposed to S. Con. Res. 101, an original concurrent resolution 
setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government 
for fiscal years 2001

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through 2005 and revising the budgetary levels for fiscal year 2000.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2940

  At the request of Mr. Ashcroft, the name of the Senator from Delaware 
(Mr. Biden) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2940 intended to 
be proposed to S. Con. Res. 101, an original concurrent resolution 
setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government 
for fiscal years 2001 through 2005 and revising the budgetary levels 
for fiscal year 2000.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2944

  At the request of Mr. L. Chafee, the names of the Senator from 
California (Mrs. Feinstein), and the Senator from Wisconsin (Mr. Kohl) 
were added as cosponsors of amendment No. 2944 intended to be proposed 
to S. Con. Res. 101, an original concurrent resolution setting forth 
the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal 
years 2001 through 2005 and revising the budgetary levels for fiscal 
year 2000.
  At the request of Mr. Warner, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
amendment No. 2944 intended to be proposed to S. Con. Res. 101, an 
original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget 
for the United States Government for fiscal years 2001 through 2005 and 
revising the budgetary levels for fiscal year 2000.
  At the request of Mr. Stevens, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
amendment No. 2944 intended to be proposed to S. Con. Res. 101, an 
original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget 
for the United States Government for fiscal years 2001 through 2005 and 
revising the budgetary levels for fiscal year 2000.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2947

  At the request of Mr. Santorum, the names of the Senator from Idaho 
(Mr. Craig), and the Senator from Washington (Mr. Gorton) were added as 
cosponsors of amendment No. 2947 intended to be proposed to S. Con. 
Res. 101, an original concurrent resolution setting forth the 
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal years 
2001 through 2005 and revising the budgetary levels for fiscal year 
2000.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2951

  At the request of Mr. Kennedy, the names of the Senator from Hawaii 
(Mr. Akaka), the Senator from Maryland (Ms. Mikulski), the Senator from 
Vermont (Mr. Leahy), the Senator from Minnesota (Mr. Wellstone), the 
Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. Reed), and the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Durbin) were added as cosponsors of amendment No. 2951 intended to 
be proposed to S. Con. Res. 101, an original concurrent resolution 
setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government 
for fiscal years 2001 through 2005 and revising the budgetary levels 
for fiscal year 2000.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2954

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
amendment No. 2954 intended to be proposed to S. Con. Res. 101, an 
original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget 
for the United States Government for fiscal years 2001 through 2005 and 
revising the budgetary levels for fiscal year 2000.
  At the request of Mrs. Boxer, her name was added as a cosponsor of 
amendment No. 2954 intended to be proposed to S. Con. Res. 101, an 
original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget 
for the United States Government for fiscal years 2001 through 2005 and 
revising the budgetary levels for fiscal year 2000.
  At the request of Mr. Lautenberg, his name was added as a cosponsor 
of amendment No. 2954 intended to be proposed to S. Con. Res. 101, an 
original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget 
for the United States Government for fiscal years 2001 through 2005 and 
revising the budgetary levels for fiscal year 2000.
  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, her name was added as a cosponsor 
of amendment No. 2954 intended to be proposed to S. Con. Res. 101, an 
original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget 
for the United States Government for fiscal years 2001 through 2005 and 
revising the budgetary levels for fiscal year 2000.
  At the request of Mr. Leahy, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
amendment No. 2954 intended to be proposed to S. Con. Res. 101, an 
original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget 
for the United States Government for fiscal years 2001 through 2005 and 
revising the budgetary levels for fiscal year 2000.
  At the request of Mr. Kennedy, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
amendment No. 2954 intended to be proposed to S. Con. Res. 101, an 
original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget 
for the United States Government for fiscal years 2001 through 2005 and 
revising the budgetary levels for fiscal year 2000.
  At the request of Mr. Reed, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
amendment No. 2954 intended to be proposed to S. Con. Res. 101, an 
original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget 
for the United States Government for fiscal years 2001 through 2005 and 
revising the budgetary levels for fiscal year 2000.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2958

  At the request of Mr. Fitzgerald, the name of the Senator from Ohio 
(Mr. Voinovich) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2958 intended 
to be proposed to S. Con. Res. 101, an original concurrent resolution 
setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government 
for fiscal years 2001 through 2005 and revising the budgetary levels 
for fiscal year 2000.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2961

  At the request of Mr. Fitzgerald, the names of the Senator from 
Georgia (Mr. Coverdell), the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Nickles), the 
Senator from New Hampshire (Mr. Gregg), the Senator from Ohio (Mr. 
Voinovich), the Senator from New Hampshire (Mr. Smith), the Senator 
from Wyoming (Mr. Enzi), the Senator from Arizona (Mr. Kyl), the 
Senator from Michigan (Mr. Abraham), the Senator from Florida (Mr. 
Mack), the Senator from Texas (Mr. Gramm), the Senator from Idaho (Mr. 
Crapo), and the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Santorum) were added as 
cosponsors of amendment No. 2961 intended to be proposed to S. Con. 
Res. 101, an original concurrent resolution setting forth the 
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal years 
2001 through 2005 and revising the budgetary levels for fiscal year 
2000.

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