[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 151 (Wednesday, November 20, 2002)]
[Senate]
[Pages S11739-S11741]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS

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   SENATE RESOLUTION 361--TENDERING THANKS OF THE SENATE TO THE VICE 
 PRESIDENT FOR THE COURTEOUS, DIGNIFIED, AND IMPARTIAL MANNER IN WHICH 
          HE HAS PRESIDED OVER THE DELIBERATIONS OF THE SENATE

  Mr. DASCHLE (for himself and Mr. Lott) submitted the following 
resolution; which was considered and agreed to:

                              S. Res. 361

       Resolved, That the thanks of the Senate are hereby tendered 
     to the Honorable Richard B. Cheney, Vice President of the 
     United States and President of the Senate, for the courteous, 
     dignified, and impartial manner in which he has presided over 
     its deliberations during the second session of the One 
     Hundred Seventh Congress.

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   SENATE RESOLUTION 362--TENDERING THE THANKS OF THE SENATE TO THE 
   PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE FOR THE COURTEOUS, DIGNIFIED, AND IMPARTIAL 
  MANNER IN WHICH HE HAS PRESIDED OVER THE DELIBERATIONS OF THE SENATE

  Mr. DASCHLE (for himself and Mr. Lott) submitted the following 
resolution; which was considered and agreed to:

                              S. Res. 362

       Resolved, That the thanks of the Senate are hereby tendered 
     to the Honorable Robert C. Byrd, President pro tempore of the 
     Senate, for the courteous, dignified, and impartial manner in 
     which he has presided over its deliberations during the 
     second session of the One Hundred Seventh Congress.
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   SENATE RESOLUTION 363--TO COMMAND THE EXEMPLARY LEADERSHIP OF THE 
                           REPUBLICAN LEADER

  Mr. DASCHLE submitted the following resolution; which was considered 
and agreed to:

                              S. Res. 363

       Resolved, That the thanks of the Senate are hereby tendered 
     to the distinguished Republican Leader, the Senator from 
     Mississippi, the Honorable Trent Lott, for his exemplary 
     leadership and the cooperative and dedicated manner in which 
     he has performed his leadership responsibilities in the 
     conduct of Senate business during the second session of the 
     107th Congress.
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   SENATE RESOLUTION 364--TO COMMEND THE EXEMPLARY LEADERSHIP OF THE 
                            MAJORITY LEADER

  Mr. LOTT submitted the following resolution; which was considered and 
agreed to:

                              S. Res. 364

       Resolved, That the thanks of the Senate are hereby tendered 
     to the distinguished Majority Leader, the Senator from South 
     Dakota, the Honorable Thomas A. Daschle, for his exemplary 
     leadership and the cooperative and dedicated manner in which 
     he has performed his leadership responsibilities in the 
     conduct of Senate business during the second session of the 
     107th Congress.
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   SENATE RESOLUTION 365--CONGRATULATING THE PEOPLE OF BRAZIL ON THE 
  COMPLETION OF PEACEFUL, FREE, AND FAIR ELECTIONS IN BRAZIL AND THE 
                     ELECTION OF PRESIDENT DA SILVA

  Mr. CHAFEE (for himself and Mr. Dodd) submitted the following 
resolution; which was considered and agreed to:

                              S. Res. 365

       Whereas, in October 2002, the people of Brazil completed 
     peaceful, free, and fair elections of a President and other 
     officials of their country;
       Whereas Luiz Inacio ``Lula'' da Silva, candidate of 
     Brazil's Worker's Party, was elected President of Brazil on 
     October 27, 2002, receiving 52,793,364 votes, representing 
     61.27 percent of the votes cast;
       Whereas Brazil utilized a new nationwide computerized 
     voting system, which enabled the tallying of approximately 
     100,000,000 votes in less than 10 hours, including votes cast 
     in areas that are accessible only by boat or plane;
       Whereas Brazil has a population of 174,500,000, making it 
     the eighth most populous nation in the world and the most 
     populous nation in Latin America;
       Whereas Brazil's diversified economy is the eighth largest 
     in the world, and Brazil's gross domestic product, which was 
     $540,000,000,000 in 2001, is the largest in Latin America;
       Whereas Brazil plays a critical regional leadership role in 
     Latin America within the Organization of American States, the 
     Inter-American Treaty of Reciprocal Assistance (commonly 
     known as the ``Rio Treaty''), the Latin American Integration 
     Association, and Mercosur/Mercosul (Southern Common Market), 
     and is one of the guarantors of the Peru-Ecuador peace 
     process;
       Whereas Brazil has been a member of the United Nations 
     Security Council four times, most recently from 1998 through 
     2000, has contributed troops to several United Nations 
     peacekeeping missions, and is an active participant in 
     international cooperation and commerce as a party to numerous 
     international treaties and conventions;
       Whereas the economic relationship between Brazil and the 
     United States is substantial and growing, with United States 
     direct foreign investment increasing from less than 
     $19,000,000,000 in 1994 to an estimated $35,000,000,000 in 
     2000, United States exports to Brazil increasing from 
     $8,100,000,000 in 1994 to $15,900,000,000 in 2001, and United 
     States imports from Brazil increasing from $8,700,000,000 in 
     1994 to $14,500,000,000 in 2001;
       Whereas Brazil will play a critical role in the continuing 
     negotiations related to the creation of a Free Trade Area of 
     the Americas, which the United States and Brazil will co-
     chair during the next two years;
       Whereas the United States and Brazil have a long history of 
     friendly relations beginning when the United States became 
     the first country to recognize Brazil's independence in 1822;
       Whereas Brazil led the parties to the Inter-American Treaty 
     of Reciprocal Assistance in stating on September 11, 2001, 
     that the attacks on the United States on that date were 
     attacks on all American States;
       Whereas there are an estimated 50,000 United States 
     citizens residing in Brazil, and some 150,000 United States 
     citizens visit Brazil each year;
       Whereas the United States and Brazil have entered into many 
     agreements together, including the Education Partnership 
     Agreement, the Technical Safeguards Agreement, the Common 
     Agenda on the Environment, and agreements to cooperate in 
     matters relating to energy, the international space station, 
     national parks, and government reform; and
       Whereas cooperation between the United States and Brazil on 
     several counter-narcotics efforts, including the United 
     States training of Brazilian counter-narcotics agents and 
     Operation Cobra in northern Brazil, has increased 
     significantly in recent years: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) congratulates the people of Brazil on successfully 
     completing peaceful, free, and fair elections on October 6, 
     2002, and October 22, 2002;
       (2) congratulates President-elect Luiz Inacio ``Lula'' da 
     Silva on his electoral victory and welcomes him as a 
     democratic partner in the numerous bilateral and multilateral 
     efforts to which the United States and Brazil are parties;
       (3) endorses President Bush's invitation of President-elect 
     da Silva to Washington, District of Columbia, which will 
     result in a meeting between the two leaders on December 10, 
     2002;
       (4) urges President Bush and President-elect da Silva to 
     pursue policies on economic, security, drug enforcement, and 
     other matters of mutual interest to Brazil and the United 
     States that will continue to strengthen the relationship 
     between the people and governments of the two countries; and
       (5) pledges the Senate's continued support for a strong and 
     friendly economic, political, and cultural relationship 
     between the United States and Brazil based on shared values.
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 SENATE RESOLUTION 366--URGING THE GOVERNMENT OF EGYPT AND OTHER ARAB 
    GOVERNMENTS NOT TO ALLOW THEIR GOVERNMENT-CONTROLLED TELEVISION 
    STATIONS TO BROADCAST ANY PROGRAM THAT LENDS LEGITIMACY TO THE 
        PROTOCOLS OF THE ELDERS OF ZION, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

  Mr. NELSON of Florida (for himself, Mr. Smith of Oregon, Mrs. 
Clinton, Mr. Helms, Mr. Feingold, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Rockefeller, Mr. 
Voinovich, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Schumer, and Ms. Landrieu) submitted the 
following resolution; which was considered and agreed to:

                              S. Res. 366

       Whereas in November 2002, a number of government-controlled 
     television stations in Egypt began broadcasting a multi-part 
     series, ``Horseman Without a Horse'', based on the Protocols 
     of the Elders of Zion and conspiracy myths about Jewish 
     global domination;
       Whereas the Protocols of the Elders of Zion are a notorious 
     forgery, written by Russian anti-Semites in the early 20th 
     century, which purport to reveal a plot for Jewish domination 
     of the world;
       Whereas the Protocols of the Elders of Zion have been a 
     staple of anti-Semitic and anti-Israel propaganda for decades 
     and have long since been discredited by all reputable 
     scholars;
       Whereas the broadcast of this series takes place in the 
     context of a sustained pattern of vitriolic anti-Semitic 
     commentary and depictions in the Egyptian government-
     sponsored press, which has gone unanswered by the Government 
     of Egypt; and
       Whereas the Department of State has urged Egypt and other 
     Arab states not to broadcast this program, saying ``We don't 
     think government TV stations should be broadcasting programs 
     that we consider racist and untrue'': Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) condemns any publication or program that lends 
     legitimacy to the Protocols of the Elders of Zion;
       (2) believes the use of such heinous propaganda, especially 
     in the Arab world, serves to incite popular sentiment against 
     Jewish people and the State of Israel rather than promoting 
     religious tolerance and preparing Arab populations for the 
     prospect of peace with Israel;
       (3) commends the Department of State for its denunciation 
     of the ``Horseman Without a Horse'' television series and its 
     efforts to discourage Arab states from broadcasting it; and
       (4) urges the Government of Egypt and other Arab 
     governments--

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       (A) not to allow their government-controlled television 
     stations to broadcast this program or any other racist and 
     untrue material; and
       (B) to speak out against such incitement by vigorously and 
     publicly condemning anti-Semitism as a form of bigotry.
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  SENATE RESOLUTION 367--RECOGNIZING THE COMMUNITY SERVICES OF ARCHIE 
EDWARDS BLUES HERITAGE FOUNDATION, DESIGNATING THE FORTNIGHT BEGINNING 
 NOVEMBER 29, 2002, AS THE ``BLUES HERITAGE APPRECIATION FORTNIGHT'', 
     AND DESIGNATING FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2002, AS ``BLUES FRIDAY''

  Mr. HATCH (for himself and Mr. Barkley) submitted the following 
resolution; which was considered and agreed to:

                              S. Res. 367

       Whereas Mr. Archie Edwards was a talented musician who 
     devoted his life to playing the blues and inspiring others to 
     learn and appreciate music;
       Whereas Mr. Archie Edwards was a self-taught musician whose 
     music was acclaimed throughout the United States, Canada, and 
     Europe;
       Whereas Mr. Archie Edwards, for 40 years, provided a haven 
     in the District of Columbia for all those who loved the blues 
     to play, listen, and socialize;
       Whereas the Archie Edwards Blues Heritage Foundation is a 
     nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving Mr. Edwards' 
     memory and extending the positive influence of his music in 
     the Washington, D.C. community;
       Whereas the Archie Edwards Blues Heritage Foundation is 
     committed to carrying on Mr. Edwards' legacy by maintaining 
     an open forum for people in the community to meet, learn, and 
     share the music he loved;
       Whereas the Archie Edwards Blues Heritage Foundation 
     supports and expands community outreach programs that provide 
     entertainment and promote the blues to citizens in nursing 
     homes, schools, hospitals, and other venues; and
       Whereas the Archie Edwards Blues Heritage Foundation 
     recognizes the importance that the blues has played in our 
     country's heritage and has preserved and promoted the blues 
     as a unique American art form: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) recognizes the community services of the Archie Edwards 
     Blues Heritage Foundation;
       (2) recognizes the importance of blues in the history of 
     American culture;
       (3) designates the fortnight beginning November 29, 2002, 
     as the ``Blues Heritage Appreciation Fortnight''; and
       (4) designates Friday, November 29, 2002, as ``Blues 
     Friday''.
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 SENATE RESOLUTION 368--EXPRESSING THE SENSE OF THE SENATE CONCERNING 
THE DECLINE OF WORLD COFFEE PRICES AND ITS IMPACT ON DEVELOPING NATIONS

  Mr. LEAHY (for himself, Mr. Dodd, Mr. Specter, and Mrs. Feinstein) 
submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to:

                              S. Res. 368

       Whereas since 1997 the price of coffee has declined nearly 
     70 percent on the world market and has recently reached its 
     lowest level in a century;
       Whereas the collapse of coffee prices has resulted in a 
     widespread humanitarian crisis for 25,000,000 coffee growers 
     and for more than 50 developing countries where coffee is a 
     critical source of rural employment and foreign exchange 
     earnings;
       Whereas, according to a recent World Bank report, 600,000 
     permanent and temporary coffee workers in Central America 
     have been left unemployed in the last two years;
       Whereas the World Bank has referred to the coffee crisis as 
     ``the silent Mitch'', equating the impact of record-low 
     coffee prices upon Central American countries with the damage 
     done to such countries by Hurricane Mitch in 1998;
       Whereas 6 of 14 immigrants who died in the Arizona desert 
     in May 2001 were small coffee farmers from Veracruz, Mexico;
       Whereas The Washington Post, The New York Times, and The 
     Wall Street Journal report that cultivation of illicit crops 
     such as coca and opium poppy is increasing in traditional 
     coffee-growing countries, such as Colombia and Peru, which 
     have been adversely affected by low international coffee 
     prices;
       Whereas the economies of some of the poorest countries in 
     the world, particularly those in Africa, are highly dependent 
     on trade in coffee;
       Whereas coffee accounts for approximately 80 percent of 
     export revenues for Burundi, 54 percent of export revenues 
     for Ethiopia, 34 percent of export revenues for Uganda, and 
     31 percent of export revenues for Rwanda;
       Whereas, according to the Oxfam International Report 
     ``Mugged: Poverty in your Coffee Cup'', in the Dak Lak 
     province of Vietnam, one of the lowest-cost coffee producers 
     in the world, the price farmers receive for their product 
     covers as little as 60 percent of their costs of production;
       Whereas on February 1, 2002, the International Coffee 
     Organization (ICO) passed Resolution 407, which calls on 
     exporting member countries to observe minimum standards for 
     exportable coffee and to provide for the issuance of ICO 
     certificates of origin according to those standards and also 
     calls on importing member countries to ``make their best 
     endeavors to support the objectives of the programme'';
       Whereas both the Speciality Coffee Association of America 
     (SCAA) and the National Coffee Association (NCA) support ICO 
     Resolution 407 and have publicly advocated for the United 
     States to rejoin the International Coffee Organization;
       Whereas the United States Agency for International 
     Development (USAID) has already established coffee sector 
     assistance programs for Colombia, Bolivia, the Dominican 
     Republic, East Timor, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Guatemala, 
     Haiti, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Rwanda, Tanzania, 
     and Uganda; and
       Whereas House Report 107-663, highlights the coffee price 
     crisis as a global issue and ``urges USAID to focus its rural 
     development and relief programs on regions severely affected 
     by the coffee crisis, especially in Colombia'': Now, 
     therefore, be it
       Resolved, That--
       (1) it is the sense of the Senate that--
       (A) the United States should adopt a global strategy to 
     respond to the coffee crisis with coordinated activities in 
     Latin America, Africa, and Asia to address the short-term 
     humanitarian needs and long-term rural development needs of 
     counties adversely affected by the collapse of coffee prices; 
     and
       (B) the President should explore measures to support and 
     complement multilateral efforts to respond to the global 
     coffee crisis; and
       (2) the Senate urges private sector coffee buyers and 
     roasters to work with the United States Government to find a 
     solution to the crisis which is economically, socially, and 
     environmentally sustainable for all interested parties, and 
     that will address the fundamental problem of oversupply in 
     the world coffee market.
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     SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 160--PROVIDING FOR THE SINE DIE 
    ADJOURNMENT OF THE ONE HUNDRED SEVENTH CONGRESS, SECOND SESSION

  Mr. DASCHLE submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was 
considered and agreed to:

                            S. Con. Res. 160

       Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives 
     concurring), That when the Senate adjourns at the close of 
     business on any day from Wednesday, November 20, 2002 through 
     Saturday, November 23, 2002, or from Monday, November 25, 
     2002 through Wednesday, November 27, 2002, or on a motion 
     offered pursuant to this concurrent resolution by its 
     Majority Leader, or his designee, it stand adjourned sine 
     die, or until Members are notified to reassemble pursuant to 
     section 2 of this concurrent resolution, whichever occurs 
     first; and that when the House of Representatives adjourns on 
     any legislative day through the remainder of the second 
     session of the One Hundred Seventh Congress on a motion 
     offered pursuant to this concurrent resolution by its 
     Majority Leader or his designee, it stand adjourned sine die, 
     or until Members are notified to reassemble pursuant to 
     section 2 of this concurrent resolution, whichever occurs 
     first.
       Sec. 2. The Majority Leader of the Senate and the Speaker 
     of the House, or their respective designees, acting jointly 
     after consultation with the Minority Leader of the Senate and 
     the Minority Leader of the House, shall notify the Members of 
     the Senate and the House, respectively, to reassemble at such 
     place and time as they may designate whenever, in their 
     opinion, the public interest shall warrant it.

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