[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 136 (Wednesday, October 16, 2002)]
[House]
[Pages H7960-H7963]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
FURTHER CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS, FISCAL YEAR 2003
Mr. YOUNG of Florida. Mr. Speaker, pursuant to the rule just adopted,
I call up the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 123) making further
continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2003, and for other
purposes, and ask for its immediate consideration.
The Clerk read the title of the joint resolution.
The text of H.J. Res. 123 is as follows:
H.J. Res. 123
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled, That Public
Law 107-229 is further amended by striking the date specified
in section 107(c) and inserting in lieu thereof ``November
22, 2002.''
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to House Resolution 585, the
gentleman from Florida (Mr. Young) and the gentleman from Wisconsin
(Mr. Obey) each will control 30 minutes.
The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Young).
Mr. YOUNG of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may
consume.
Mr. Speaker, the continuing resolution is identical to the one we
passed last week with the exception of the date change. As a matter of
fact, the date in this CR is the one we started with last week but it
was amended, as we recall, during the consideration of the rule. It
would extend the CR until November 22, which would give the House an
opportunity to finish some other unfinished business, would give the
House an opportunity to wait upon the other body to send some of our
legislation back to us that we have sent to them, and it maintains all
of the other anomalies and provisions that the original CR included.
Nothing new, no new starts.
And I would say that I would like the Members to listen to this:
Despite the fact we suggest November 22, it does not mean that the
House will not be in session, because it is my understanding that the
House will be in session for some unfinished business dealing with the
other body.
So, Mr. Speaker, I do not think we need a lot of debate on this. It
is not a tax bill. It is not any kind of a bill other than a bill to
extend the date of the CR to November 22. That will follow the
elections, that will follow the reorganizational time that we have here
in the Congress right after the election. It will give us time to
proceed with and hopefully conclude our appropriations business.
For some of those who spoke earlier on the rule who were concerned
about a long-term CR into the next Congress, I have resisted that. I am
resisting it today and I will continue to resist it. That is not a good
plan for us. But this resolution today to take us into November,
following the election is a good plan; and, Mr. Speaker, I hope that we
can expedite the consideration.
Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
Mr. OBEY. Mr. Speaker, I yield 4 minutes to the distinguished
gentleman from California (Mr. Waxman).
Mr. WAXMAN. Mr. Speaker, as we limp out of this Congress with an
embarrassing budget debacle, I want to spend a few minutes talking
about an issue the Republican leadership wants to sweep under the rug:
how their fiscal mismanagement is imperiling the Social Security
program.
The Federal budget has become an enormous mess. Before the Bush
administration took office, independent budget experts were predicting
a $3 trillion surplus over the next 10 years. Now experts are saying
that under the President's budget we will have a deficit of over $2
trillion. This is the largest and most rapid decline in the Federal
budget since the Depression. The mismanagement is so egregious it is
breathtaking.
Most Americans do not realize how the government pays for the
deficit, but here is what happens: The government raids the Social
Security trust fund. Let me repeat this. The Federal Government is
going to run a deficit of over $2 trillion over the next 10 years. And
to pay for this deficit, the government is going to borrow over $2
trillion from the reserves in the Social Security trust fund. They are
going to raid your retirement nest egg to pay for subsidies for the
energy companies, tax breaks for wealthy corporate executives.
What does this mean to you? If you have a pay stub handy, all you
have to do is take a look at the FICA deduction. This FICA deduction is
what you pay into Social Security. Over the next 10 years one-third of
what you contribute to Social Security through your FICA deductions is
going to be borrowed by the government to pay for its operating
expenses. That is your money. It is supposed to go into the Social
Security trust fund to build up a reserve for when the baby boomers
retire, but instead it is going to be squandered to pay for last year's
tax cuts and other government spending.
But it gets worse. The Federal Government is supposed to repay
everything it borrows from the Social Security trust fund. In fact, the
law says the full faith and credit of the United States is backing it.
But listen to what Republican leaders are saying about their intent to
repay the trust funds. Here is what the Republican majority leader, the
gentleman from Texas (Mr. Armey) said in a memo to House Republicans
last year: ``The hard truth is the Social Security trust fund is empty.
It is a mere accounting device.''
Here is what the President's spokesman said less than 3 months ago:
``Employees who contribute to Social Security will get nothing in
return.''
And here is what Republican Senator Phil Gramm said: ``There is no
Social Security trust fund. It is a total fraud.'' The Social Security
trust fund consists of ``worthless IOUs.''
The fact is they have no plan to repay the Social Security trust
fund. In fact, we cannot even get our act together to pass a budget for
next year.
Now, here is a question for my Republican colleagues: As you struggle
to deal with the mess you have made of the Federal budget, are you
going to repay that Social Security fund? As you force millions of
Americans to lend their FICA money to the government, how are you going
to keep faith with them? How are you going to pay them back? What is
your long-term plan?
Mr. Speaker, I introduced legislation earlier this year with the
gentleman from New York (Mr. Rangel) and the gentleman from California
(Mr. Matsui) which would require that the Federal Government repay
Social Security. The bill is H.R. 5252, the Social Security
Preservation Act. Not a single Republican Member has co-sponsored that
bill. What is happening is a scandal, but my Republican colleagues do
not want you to know about it.
Mr. YOUNG of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
Mr. OBEY. Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the distinguished
gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Hoyer).
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Mr. HOYER. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for yielding me time.
Mr. Speaker, what is now becoming our weekly song and dance, passage
of yet another continuing resolution, sounds more like Republican
failure to me.
The gentleman from Iowa (Mr. Nussle) and our friends on the other
side of the aisle will no doubt march to this floor again today and
fulminate about the other Chamber, and they are sure to boast: ``We
have passed a budget.''
Well, Democrats in the House have been waiting for the last 7 weeks
for the Republican leadership to summon the courage of its convictions
and to actually bring spending bills to this House floor that adhere to
the GOP's budget resolution. We are still waiting to see your spending
bill for Labor, Health and Education programs, because we want to know
this: Do you still plan to cut the ``No Child Left Behind Act'' off at
the knees? Do you? Do you still plan to wipe out programs that
coordinate health care for the uninsured?
Mr. Speaker, we want to know, with winter just around the corner, do
you still plan to cut LIHEAP formula grants by nearly 18 percent?
LIHEAP, of course, is low income energy assistance to poor people and
seniors.
Some of the very same Republicans who lectured us about the
importance of voting on the Iraq resolution before the November
elections have now cynically recoiled from letting voters know where
they stand on Federal spending for health care, education and others
priorities before the election. While the GOP continues to dither and
delay, the American people suffer the consequences.
The unemployment rate is up. The poverty rate is up. Federal and
State budget deficits are exploding. Real wages are down. The number of
Americans with health insurance is down, and the stock market has
dropped like a rock over the last 18 months. Yet, the self-styled
revolutionaries seem to have no idea what to do.
For starters, we might extend unemployment insurance benefits to save
those who are falling off, increase the minimum wage which has not been
increased since 1996, and pass real pension reform. Failing to do that,
Mr. Speaker, failing to do that much is nothing but a signal of
failure.
Mr. YOUNG of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
Mr. OBEY. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself 3 minutes.
Mr. Speaker, this resolution would extend the budget until November
22, past the election. What it means is that this House is giving up on
its responsibilities to do the public's business. It means this House
is willing to go home and say, no agriculture bill, no education
budget, no housing budget, no science budget, no environmental budget,
no drought relief, no extension of unemployment compensation, no way to
fix the problems under Medicare for providers. They want to neglect all
of that and then go home and say to their constituents, ``Oh, what a
good boy am I. Reelect me again.''
As far as I am concerned, Mr. Speaker, this is a spectacular
conversation of impotence and incompetence. And I think that the public
will take note of the fact that since Labor Day we have focused only on
issues such as Iraq. But for the past 84 days this House has refused to
do its basic business of passing the budget so that our localities
would know what they are going to get by way of urban development
grants; so that the NIH would know whether they are going to get the 15
percent increase that both parties had promised them; and so that our
school districts would know how to plan. All of that is going to go out
the window because it is convenient for the majority party caucus to
get out of town so that they can hide from the public the choices they
would make on education, on agriculture, on environment.
{time} 1830
What a wonderful record. What a wonderful approach when you are
asking the country to renew your lease for another 2 years on this
Chamber. This is indeed a pitiful performance.
We will shortly have a choice before us. I will have a motion to
recommit which, instead of delaying all of these decisions until
November 22, will simply say that we will extend the budget until next
Monday. That will keep us in town doing the public's business. You will
have a chance to vote on that recommittal versus the base resolution.
If you vote for the base resolution, you will be getting out of town
without doing your work. If you vote for my recommittal motion, you
will be voting to do your work before getting out of town. The choice
is up to every Member of this body.
Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
Mr. YOUNG of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of the
time merely to say that again this is a continuation of the same CR
that we passed last week. It merely extends the date. It is not a
political document. It merely keeps the government functioning until we
can get back to this House to continue our work on the appropriations
process, the appropriations process which is alive and well, despite
the fact that the budget process died before it concluded its business.
Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Simpson). All time for debate has
expired.
The joint resolution is considered as having been read for amendment.
Pursuant to House Resolution 585, the previous question is ordered on
the joint resolution.
The question is on the engrossment and third reading of the joint
resolution.
The joint resolution was ordered to be engrossed and read a third
time, and was read the third time.
Motion to Recommit Offered by Mr. Obey
Mr. OBEY. Mr. Speaker, I offer a motion to recommit.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is the gentleman opposed to the joint
resolution?
Mr. OBEY. Mr. Speaker, I certainly am.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the motion to
recommit.
The Clerk read as follows:
Mr. Obey moves to recommit the joint resolution H.J. Res.
123 to the Committee on Appropriations with instructions to
report the same back to the House forthwith with the
following amendment:
On line 5, strike ``thereof `November 22, 2002'.'' and
insert ``thereof `October 21, 2002'.''
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from
Wisconsin is recognized for 5 minutes in support of his motion.
Mr. OBEY. Mr. Speaker, the choice is simple. If you think we ought to
stay here and complete our work before we go home and campaign for
reelection, you will vote for this recommittal motion which extends the
CR to next Monday. If you want to bug out of town without meeting your
responsibilities and pretend to your constituents that you have done
your job, then you will vote against it and you will vote for this
underlying resolution.
Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Does the gentleman from Florida claim the
time in opposition to the motion to recommit?
Mr. YOUNG of Florida. I do, Mr. Speaker.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Florida is recognized.
Mr. YOUNG of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I would simply say that this
extends the CR until next Monday. That really is not workable, and I
want to assure the Members that the fact that we adopt a CR that goes
to beyond the election does not mean that the House will not be here,
because the House will be here continuing to do other legislative
matters, in addition to waiting on the other body to pass some of the
legislation that we have sent to them.
Mr. Speaker, with a strong objection and a strong hope for a strong
``no'' vote on the motion to recommit, I yield back the balance of my
time.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Without objection, the previous question is
ordered on the motion to recommit.
There was no objection.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion to recommit.
The question was taken; and the Speaker pro tempore announced that
the noes appeared to have it.
Mr. OBEY. Mr. Speaker, I object to the vote on the ground that a
quorum is not present and make the point of order that a quorum is not
present.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Evidently a quorum is not present.
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The Sergeant at Arms will notify absent Members.
Pursuant to clause 9 of rule XX, the Chair will reduce to 5 minutes
the minimum time for any electronic vote on the question of passage.
The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 194,
nays 210, not voting 28, as follows:
[Roll No. 469]
YEAS--194
Abercrombie
Ackerman
Allen
Andrews
Baca
Baird
Baldwin
Barcia
Barrett
Becerra
Bentsen
Berkley
Berman
Berry
Bishop
Blagojevich
Blumenauer
Bonior
Boswell
Boucher
Boyd
Brady (PA)
Brown (FL)
Brown (OH)
Capps
Capuano
Cardin
Carson (IN)
Clay
Clyburn
Conyers
Costello
Coyne
Cramer
Crowley
Cummings
Davis (CA)
Davis (FL)
Davis (IL)
DeFazio
DeGette
DeLauro
Deutsch
Dicks
Dingell
Doggett
Doyle
Edwards
Engel
Eshoo
Etheridge
Evans
Farr
Fattah
Ford
Frank
Frost
Gephardt
Gonzalez
Gordon
Green (TX)
Gutierrez
Harman
Hastings (FL)
Hill
Hilliard
Hinchey
Hoeffel
Holden
Holt
Honda
Hooley
Hoyer
Inslee
Israel
Jackson (IL)
Jackson-Lee (TX)
Jefferson
John
Johnson, E. B.
Jones (OH)
Kanjorski
Kaptur
Kennedy (RI)
Kildee
Kilpatrick
Kind (WI)
Kleczka
Kucinich
LaFalce
Lampson
Langevin
Lantos
Larson (CT)
Lee
Levin
Lewis (GA)
Lipinski
Lofgren
Lowey
Lucas (KY)
Luther
Lynch
Maloney (NY)
Markey
Mascara
Matheson
Matsui
McCarthy (MO)
McCarthy (NY)
McCollum
McDermott
McGovern
McIntyre
McKinney
McNulty
Meehan
Meek (FL)
Meeks (NY)
Menendez
Millender-McDonald
Miller, George
Mollohan
Moore
Moran (VA)
Murtha
Nadler
Napolitano
Neal
Oberstar
Obey
Olver
Ortiz
Owens
Pallone
Pascrell
Pastor
Payne
Pelosi
Peterson (MN)
Phelps
Pomeroy
Price (NC)
Rahall
Rangel
Reyes
Rivers
Rodriguez
Roemer
Ross
Rothman
Roybal-Allard
Sabo
Sanchez
Sanders
Sandlin
Sawyer
Schakowsky
Schiff
Scott
Serrano
Sherman
Shows
Skelton
Smith (WA)
Snyder
Solis
Spratt
Stark
Stenholm
Strickland
Stupak
Tanner
Tauscher
Taylor (MS)
Thompson (CA)
Thompson (MS)
Thune
Thurman
Tierney
Towns
Turner
Udall (CO)
Udall (NM)
Velazquez
Visclosky
Watson (CA)
Watt (NC)
Waxman
Weiner
Wexler
Woolsey
Wu
Wynn
NAYS--210
Aderholt
Akin
Armey
Bachus
Baker
Ballenger
Barr
Bartlett
Barton
Bass
Bereuter
Biggert
Bilirakis
Blunt
Boehlert
Boehner
Bonilla
Bono
Boozman
Brady (TX)
Brown (SC)
Bryant
Burr
Burton
Buyer
Callahan
Calvert
Camp
Cannon
Cantor
Capito
Castle
Chabot
Chambliss
Coble
Collins
Condit
Cox
Crane
Crenshaw
Culberson
Cunningham
Davis, Jo Ann
Davis, Tom
Deal
DeLay
DeMint
Diaz-Balart
Doolittle
Dreier
Duncan
Dunn
Ehlers
Emerson
English
Everett
Ferguson
Flake
Fletcher
Foley
Forbes
Fossella
Frelinghuysen
Gallegly
Gekas
Gibbons
Gilchrest
Gillmor
Gilman
Goode
Goodlatte
Goss
Granger
Graves
Green (WI)
Greenwood
Grucci
Gutknecht
Hall (TX)
Hansen
Hart
Hastert
Hastings (WA)
Hayes
Hayworth
Hefley
Herger
Hobson
Hoekstra
Horn
Hostettler
Houghton
Hulshof
Hunter
Hyde
Isakson
Issa
Istook
Jenkins
Johnson (CT)
Johnson (IL)
Johnson, Sam
Jones (NC)
Keller
Kelly
Kennedy (MN)
Kerns
King (NY)
Kingston
Kirk
Knollenberg
Kolbe
Latham
LaTourette
Leach
Lewis (CA)
Lewis (KY)
Linder
LoBiondo
Lucas (OK)
McCrery
McHugh
McInnis
McKeon
Miller, Dan
Miller, Jeff
Moran (KS)
Morella
Myrick
Nethercutt
Ney
Northup
Norwood
Nussle
Osborne
Ose
Otter
Oxley
Paul
Pence
Peterson (PA)
Petri
Pickering
Pitts
Platts
Pombo
Portman
Pryce (OH)
Putnam
Quinn
Radanovich
Ramstad
Regula
Rehberg
Reynolds
Rogers (KY)
Rogers (MI)
Rohrabacher
Ros-Lehtinen
Royce
Ryan (WI)
Ryun (KS)
Saxton
Schaffer
Schrock
Sensenbrenner
Sessions
Shadegg
Shaw
Shays
Sherwood
Shimkus
Shuster
Simmons
Simpson
Skeen
Smith (MI)
Smith (NJ)
Smith (TX)
Souder
Stearns
Sullivan
Sununu
Sweeney
Tancredo
Tauzin
Taylor (NC)
Terry
Thomas
Thornberry
Tiahrt
Tiberi
Toomey
Upton
Vitter
Walden
Walsh
Wamp
Watkins (OK)
Watts (OK)
Weldon (FL)
Weldon (PA)
Weller
Whitfield
Wicker
Wilson (NM)
Wilson (SC)
Wolf
Young (AK)
Young (FL)
NOT VOTING--28
Baldacci
Borski
Carson (OK)
Clayton
Clement
Combest
Cooksey
Cubin
Delahunt
Dooley
Ehrlich
Filner
Ganske
Graham
Hilleary
Hinojosa
LaHood
Larsen (WA)
Maloney (CT)
Manzullo
Mica
Miller, Gary
Riley
Roukema
Rush
Slaughter
Stump
Waters
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Messrs. SAXTON, SENSENBRENNER, BARTLETT of Maryland, HOEKSTRA,
CANNON, BASS, HERGER, SHUSTER, Mrs. N0RTHUP, Messrs. ENGLISH, BOEHNER,
PETERSON of Pennsylvania, CHABOT, SMITH of Michigan, DeLAY, Mrs. KELLY,
and Messrs. LoBIONDO, HOBSON, PENCE and WALDEN of Oregon changed their
vote from ``yea'' to ``nay.''
Mr. McDERMOTT, Mrs. JONES of Ohio, and Messrs. DINGELL, WAXMAN,
OLVER, BROWN of Ohio, OBERSTAR, STARK and DICKS changed their vote from
``nay'' to ``yea.''
So the motion to recommit was rejected.
The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
Stated for:
Mr. FILNER. Mr. Speaker, on rollcall No. 469, I was conducting
official business in my San Diego, California district. Had I been
present, I would have voted ``yea.''
Mr. OBEY. Mr. Speaker, could I ask that the Clerk read the
resolution? It is four lines long.
The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Simpson). Without objection, the Clerk
will redo the third reading of the joint resolution.
Mr. QUINN. Mr. Speaker, I object.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Objection is heard.
Mr. OBEY. Mr. Speaker, is this the resolution that puts over all of
our work until after the election?
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the passage of the joint
resolution.
The question was taken; and the Speaker pro tempore announced that
the ayes appeared to have it.
Recorded Vote
Mr. OBEY. Mr. Speaker, I demand a recorded vote.
A recorded vote was ordered.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. This will be a 5-minute vote.
The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 228,
noes 172, not voting 32, as follows:
[Roll No. 470]
AYES--228
Aderholt
Akin
Armey
Bachus
Baker
Ballenger
Barr
Bartlett
Barton
Bass
Berkley
Biggert
Bilirakis
Blagojevich
Blunt
Boehlert
Boehner
Bonilla
Bono
Boozman
Brady (TX)
Brown (SC)
Bryant
Burr
Burton
Buyer
Callahan
Calvert
Camp
Cannon
Cantor
Capito
Castle
Chabot
Chambliss
Coble
Collins
Cox
Crane
Crenshaw
Culberson
Cunningham
Davis, Jo Ann
Davis, Tom
Deal
DeLay
DeMint
Diaz-Balart
Dicks
Doolittle
Dreier
Duncan
Dunn
Ehlers
Emerson
Engel
English
Everett
Ferguson
Flake
Fletcher
Foley
Forbes
Fossella
Frelinghuysen
Gallegly
Gekas
Gibbons
Gilchrest
Gillmor
Gilman
Goode
Goodlatte
Goss
Granger
Green (WI)
Greenwood
Grucci
Gutierrez
Gutknecht
Hansen
Hart
Hastert
Hastings (WA)
Hayes
Hayworth
Hefley
Herger
Hill
Hobson
Hoeffel
Hoekstra
Holden
Holt
Horn
Hostettler
Houghton
Hoyer
Hulshof
Hunter
Hyde
Isakson
Israel
Issa
Istook
Jenkins
Johnson (CT)
Johnson (IL)
Johnson, Sam
Jones (NC)
Kanjorski
Keller
Kelly
Kennedy (MN)
Kerns
King (NY)
Kingston
Kirk
Knollenberg
Kolbe
Latham
LaTourette
Leach
Lewis (CA)
Lewis (KY)
Linder
LoBiondo
Lofgren
Lucas (KY)
Lucas (OK)
Luther
Mascara
Matheson
McCarthy (NY)
McCrery
McHugh
McInnis
McKeon
McKinney
Miller, Dan
Miller, Jeff
Mollohan
Moore
Moran (VA)
Morella
Murtha
Myrick
Nethercutt
Ney
Northup
Norwood
Nussle
Otter
Oxley
Paul
Pence
Peterson (PA)
Petri
Pickering
Pitts
Platts
Pombo
Portman
Pryce (OH)
Putnam
Quinn
Radanovich
Ramstad
Regula
Rehberg
Reynolds
Rogers (KY)
Rogers (MI)
Rohrabacher
Ros-Lehtinen
Ross
Royce
Ryan (WI)
Ryun (KS)
Saxton
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Schaffer
Schrock
Sensenbrenner
Sessions
Shadegg
Shaw
Shays
Sherwood
Shows
Shuster
Simmons
Simpson
Skeen
Smith (MI)
Smith (NJ)
Smith (TX)
Souder
Stearns
Sullivan
Sununu
Sweeney
Tancredo
Tauzin
Taylor (NC)
Terry
Thomas
Thornberry
Tiahrt
Tiberi
Toomey
Upton
Vitter
Walden
Walsh
Wamp
Watkins (OK)
Watts (OK)
Weldon (FL)
Weldon (PA)
Weller
Whitfield
Wicker
Wilson (NM)
Wilson (SC)
Wolf
Wynn
Young (AK)
Young (FL)
NOES--172
Abercrombie
Ackerman
Allen
Andrews
Baca
Baird
Baldwin
Barcia
Barrett
Becerra
Bentsen
Bereuter
Berman
Berry
Bishop
Blumenauer
Bonior
Boswell
Boucher
Boyd
Brady (PA)
Brown (FL)
Brown (OH)
Capps
Capuano
Cardin
Carson (IN)
Clay
Clyburn
Condit
Conyers
Costello
Coyne
Cramer
Crowley
Cummings
Davis (CA)
Davis (FL)
Davis (IL)
DeFazio
DeGette
DeLauro
Deutsch
Dingell
Doggett
Doyle
Edwards
Eshoo
Etheridge
Evans
Farr
Fattah
Ford
Frost
Gephardt
Gonzalez
Gordon
Green (TX)
Harman
Hastings (FL)
Hilliard
Hinchey
Honda
Hooley
Inslee
Jackson (IL)
Jackson-Lee (TX)
Jefferson
John
Johnson, E. B.
Jones (OH)
Kaptur
Kennedy (RI)
Kildee
Kilpatrick
Kind (WI)
Kleczka
Kucinich
LaFalce
Lampson
Langevin
Lantos
Larson (CT)
Lee
Levin
Lewis (GA)
Lipinski
Lowey
Lynch
Maloney (NY)
Markey
Matsui
McCarthy (MO)
McCollum
McDermott
McGovern
McIntyre
McNulty
Meehan
Meek (FL)
Meeks (NY)
Menendez
Millender-McDonald
Miller, George
Moran (KS)
Nadler
Napolitano
Neal
Oberstar
Obey
Olver
Ortiz
Osborne
Ose
Owens
Pallone
Pascrell
Pastor
Payne
Pelosi
Peterson (MN)
Phelps
Pomeroy
Price (NC)
Rahall
Rangel
Reyes
Rivers
Rodriguez
Roemer
Rothman
Roybal-Allard
Sabo
Sanchez
Sanders
Sandlin
Sawyer
Schakowsky
Schiff
Scott
Serrano
Sherman
Shimkus
Skelton
Smith (WA)
Snyder
Solis
Spratt
Stark
Stenholm
Strickland
Stupak
Tanner
Tauscher
Taylor (MS)
Thompson (CA)
Thompson (MS)
Thune
Thurman
Tierney
Towns
Turner
Udall (CO)
Udall (NM)
Velazquez
Visclosky
Watson (CA)
Watt (NC)
Weiner
Wexler
Woolsey
Wu
NOT VOTING--32
Baldacci
Borski
Carson (OK)
Clayton
Clement
Combest
Cooksey
Cubin
Delahunt
Dooley
Ehrlich
Filner
Frank
Ganske
Graham
Graves
Hall (TX)
Hilleary
Hinojosa
LaHood
Larsen (WA)
Maloney (CT)
Manzullo
Mica
Miller, Gary
Riley
Roukema
Rush
Slaughter
Stump
Waters
Waxman
{time} 2000
So the joint resolution was passed.
The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.
Stated for:
Mr. GRAVES. Mr. Speaker, on rollcall No. 470, I was unavoidably
detained. Had I been present, I would have voted ``aye.''
Stated against:
Mr. FILNER. Mr. Speaker on rollcall No. 470, I was conducting
official business in my San Diego, California district. Had I been
present, I would have voted ``no.''
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