[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 127 (Tuesday, October 4, 2005)]
[Senate]
[Page S10976]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS
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SENATE RESOLUTION 264--EXPRESSING SYMPATHY FOR THE PEOPLE OF INDONESIA
IN THE AFTERMATH OF THE DEADLY TERRORIST ATTACKS IN BALI ON OCTOBER 1,
2005
Mr. FRIST (for himself, Mr. Reid, Mr. Bunning, Mr. Feingold, and Mr.
Martinez) submitted the following resolution; which was considered and
agreed to:
S. Res. 264
Whereas terrorists have planned and conducted attacks
around the world since September 11, 2001, including the
bombing of a night club on the Indonesian island of Bali on
October 12, 2002, that killed 202 people and injured 209, the
bombings of two synagogues and the British Embassy in
Istanbul, Turkey, in November 2003, that killed 56 people and
injured more than 450, the bombing of the train system in
Madrid, Spain, on March 11, 2004, that killed more than 190
people and injured approximately 1,500, and the bombing of
London's public transportation system during the morning rush
hour on July 7, 2005, that killed 52 people and injured
approximately 700;
Whereas terrorists have struck Indonesia on multiple
occasions, including the December 5, 2002, bombing of a
McDonald's restaurant on Sulawesi Island that killed 3 people
and injured 11, the August 5, 2003, bombing of the J.W.
Marriott Hotel in Jakarta that killed 12 people and injured
150, and the September 9, 2004, bombing of the Australian
Embassy in Jakarta that killed 11 people and injured 100;
Whereas on October 1, 2005, terrorists again struck the
popular Indonesian resort island of Bali, detonating
explosives in three crowded restaurants that killed at least
19 innocent Indonesian civilians and foreign tourists from
around the world and injuring approximately 132 others,
including at least 6 citizens of the United States;
Whereas the terrorist attacks in Bali, Indonesia were
senseless, barbaric, and depraved acts carried out against
innocent civilians;
Whereas Indonesia is a friend and ally of the United States
and in the past has endured terrorism against its civilians;
Whereas the people of the United States stand in solidarity
with the people of Indonesia in fighting terrorism;
Whereas the United States immediately condemned the
terrorist attacks and extended the condolences of the people
of the United States to the people of Indonesia; and
Whereas Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice denounced the
terrorist attacks on Bali, Indonesia, and stated, ``The
United States stands with the people and government of
Indonesia as they work to bring to justice those responsible
for these acts of terrorism. We will continue to work
together in our common fight against terror.'': Now,
therefore, be it
Resolved, That the Senate--
(1) expresses deepest sympathies and condolences to the
people of Indonesia and the victims and their families of the
heinous terrorist attacks that occurred on the Indonesian
island of Bali on October 1, 2005;
(2) condemns these barbaric and unwarranted attacks on the
innocent people of Indonesia and foreign tourists;
(3) expresses strong and continued solidarity with the
people of Indonesia in opposing extremism and pledges to
remain shoulder-to-shoulder with the people of Indonesia to
bring the terrorists responsible for these and other brutal
acts of violence to justice; and
(4) calls upon the international community to renew and
strengthen efforts to--
(A) defeat terrorists by dismantling terrorist networks and
exposing the violent and nihilistic ideology of terrorism;
(B) increase international cooperation to advance personal
and religious freedoms, ethnic and racial tolerance,
political liberty and pluralism, and economic prosperity; and
(C) combat the social injustice, oppression, poverty, and
extremism that contributes to terrorism.
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Mr. KERRY (for himself, Mr. Schumer, and Mrs. Clinton):
S. 1818. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow
the manufacturing deduction provided by the American Jobs Creation Act
of 2004 with respect to income attributable to domestic production
activities in any possession of the United States, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
Mr. KERRY. Mr. President, the manufacturing deduction provided by the
American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 does not include income from goods
produced in any possession of the United States. Today along with
Senators Clinton and Schumer, I am introducing legislation which would
allow the manufacturing deduction to include income attributable to
domestic production in possessions of the United States. This
legislation would make the manufacturing deduction available only for
the possession income of U.S. residents.
During the Senate Finance markup of the manufacturing deduction, I
offered an amendment that would extend this deduction to income from
goods produced in the possessions of the United States. The amendment
was agreed to by the Finance Committee, but unfortunately the provision
was not included in the conference agreement. I do not know why the
Republican chaired conference committee removed this provision so
important to the people of Puerto Rico and elsewhere.
Most United States businesses that operate in the possessions use the
possessions tax credit or the Puerto Rican economic activities credits.
In 1996, Congress passed the Small Business Job Protection Act of 1996
which included a provision that phased-out the tax credits and
completely repeals them beginning in 2006.
The legislation that I am introducing today would help the businesses
that are no longer able to benefit from these credits. More
importantly, this legislation provides an equitable solution. There is
no reason why companies operating in the possessions should not receive
the same manufacturing deduction as companies operating in the mainland
United States, Alaska, or Hawaii.
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