[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 18]
[House]
[Pages 25022-25031]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




   EMERGENCY SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT FOR DEFENSE AND FOR THE 
              RECONSTRUCTION OF IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN, 2004

  The Committee resumed its sitting.
  Mr. OBEY. Mr. Chairman, I move to strike the last word, and I yield 
to the gentlewoman from Florida (Ms. Corrine Brown).
  Ms. CORRINE BROWN of Florida. Mr. Chairman, I have with me a bullet-
proof vest. My colleagues can see that it is extremely heavy. It weighs 
about 16 pounds. I was horrified to learn that tens of thousands of our 
troops were sent out to battle without the proper armor and, to this 
day, they still lack necessary items, life-saving items like this 
bullet-proof vest.
  Mr. Chairman, 44,000 troops do not have this bullet-proof vest that 
costs $1,500. The family members are writing the checks and sending 
these vests to their family members. So the taxpayers are paying twice. 
They are paying their dollars. We are not getting assistance from any 
foreign sources. The family members are writing checks, sending these 
vests to their family members to make sure that they have the necessary 
items to protect their lives. This is unacceptable.
  This is an important issue. I want every American citizen to know 
that the President did not request one penny for these vests. He did 
not request one penny for these vests. Mr. Chairman, 44,000 soldiers in 
Iraq without body armor, and the President did not ask for a cent to 
protect these soldiers. I guess our brave men and women will have to 
wait until Halliburton, Halliburton, Halliburton starts making body 
armor before they can get the protection they need and deserve.
  Congress approved $310 million in April to buy 300,000 bullet-proof 
vests for our troops; but, sadly, only 75 million of these dollars have 
gone to the officers, Army officers that are responsible for purchasing 
these vests.
  Where is the accountability that this administration promised this 
Nation?
  The Republicans keep telling us that this bill is all about the 
soldiers, and everyone in this Congress supports our soldiers. But how 
can a bill for our soldiers not include money for basic protection like 
body armor, boots, armored vehicles, Humvee tires, signal jammers, and 
chemical suits? We cannot even provide those brave men and women with 
simple, necessary items like drinking water, showers, tennis shoes, and 
even toothpaste. And

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women, they do not have personal items that they need. This is 
unacceptable.
  Just 6 months ago, we appropriated $79 billion for the war effort; 
and yet relatives have to resort to sending body armor to protect their 
family members.
  The American people who are writing the checks for Iraq do not want a 
grants program. Like anyone who lends money in the real world, they 
want their money back.
  I would encourage every citizen, if it were me, to call their Senator 
or their Congressperson and let them know that they do not support a 
blank check slush fund for this administration.
  Vote ``no'' on the bill and ``no'' for another blank check for the 
President and his campaign contributors. Mr. President, this account is 
overdrawn.
  I was horrified to learn that tens of thousands of our troops were 
sent out to battle without proper armor. And to this day, they still 
lack many necessary items. I spoke with several soldiers who suffered 
injuries to their legs, and many who totally lost their legs when 
bullets crashed through their vehicles because the cars were not 
fortified with armored plates. I met with soldiers who suffered chest 
injuries because they did not have bulletproof vests.
  This is a very important issue, and I want the American public to 
clearly understand this point. Even though we have 44,000 soldiers in 
Iraq today without proper bulletproof vests, the President asked for 
absolutely nothing to protect these troops. Let me repeat that. We have 
44,000 soldiers in Iraq without body armor, and the President didn't 
ask for a single cent to protect these soldiers. I guess these brave 
men and women will have to wait until Hailburton starts making body 
armor before they can get the protection they need and deserve.
  Congress approved $310 million in April to buy 300,000 bulletproof 
vests for our troops. But sadly, only $75 million of that money has 
gone to the Army office that is responsible for purchasing these vests. 
Where is the accountability that this Administration promised this 
Nation.
  The Republicans keep telling us this bill is all about the soldiers, 
and everyone in this Congress supports our soldiers. But how can a bill 
for our soldiers not include money for basic protections like Body 
Armor, Boots, Camouflage, Rucksacks, Armored Vehicles, Tank Tracks, 
Humvee Tires, Signal Jammers, and Chemical Suits. We can't even provide 
these brave men and women with simple necessities like drinking water, 
showers, tennis shoes, and even toothpaste.
  Just 6 months ago, we appropriated $79 billion dollars for the war 
effort, and yet relatives have resorted to buying body armor in the 
U.S. and shipping it to troops in Iraq. What happened to this money, 
Mr. President. These families and this Congress want and deserve to 
know.
  The American people who are writing the check for Iraq do not want a 
grant program. Like anyone who lends money in the real world, they want 
their money back. I would encourage every citizen to call their 
Senators and Congressperson to let them know that you do not support 
another Blank Check slush fund for this administration.
  Vote no on this bill, and no on another blank check for the President 
and his campaign contributors. Mr. President, this account is already 
overdrawn.
  I was shocked to find out that the Services did not fully meet 
immunization and other predeployment requirements. Based on GAO review 
of deployments from four installations, between 14 and 46 percent of 
servicemembers were missing at least one of their required 
immunizations prior to deployment. As many as 36 percent of the 
servicemembers were missing two or more of their required 
immunizations, such as influenza and hepatitis. We cannot send our 
servicemembers to war without first making certain that they are 
protected from in theater disease threats.
  Mr. OBEY. Mr. Chairman, reclaiming my time, I was amazed to hear a 
Member of the other body on radio yesterday say despite all of the 
discussion about this problem, that he had not yet heard about the 
shortage of body armor. I think that when the American public 
understands what has not been provided, they are going to be very, very 
angry.


                      Announcement by the Chairman

  The CHAIRMAN. The Chair would remind all Members to direct their 
comments to the Chair and not to the President of the United States.


                    Amendment Offered by Mr. Weiner

  Mr. WEINER. Mr. Chairman, I offer an amendment.
  The Clerk read as follows:

       Amendment offered by Mr. Weiner:
       Page 51, after line 11, insert the following:


        prohibition against direct funding for certain countries

       Sec. 3007. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available pursuant to this Act shall be obligated or expended 
     to finance directly any assistance or reparations to Cuba, 
     Libya, North Korea, Iran, Saudi Arabia, or Syria: Provided, 
     That for purposes of this section, the prohibition on 
     obligations or expenditures shall include direct loans, 
     credits, insurance and guarantees of the Export-Import Bank 
     or its agents.

  Mr. WEINER (during the reading). Mr. Chairman, I ask unanimous 
consent that the amendment be considered as read and printed in the 
Record.
  The CHAIRMAN. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from 
New York?
  There was no objection.
  The CHAIRMAN. Pursuant to the order of the House of October 16, 2003, 
the gentleman from New York (Mr. Weiner) and a Member opposed each will 
control 5 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from New York (Mr. Weiner).
  Mr. WEINER. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  I am offering an amendment that I doubt will provide much controversy 
for this House. It is something that mirrors language that was inserted 
in the Foreign Operations Appropriations bill this year. It essentially 
says that no funds allocated in this bill should go to the countries 
Libya, North Korea, Iran, Syria, and Saudi Arabia. The only change from 
section 507 of past bills that we have done is that we add Saudi Arabia 
to that list. It should be no mystery to anyone in this House why we 
would be taking this action.
  First of all, let me make it very clear that there is no direct 
funding allocated to Saudi Arabia, just many, many pots of money that 
could conceivably fund that kingdom. I could go through the list; it is 
quite substantial. We have a Saudi Arabian Government that supports 
terrorism, supports it overseas, funds homicide bombers in Israel. We 
have a Saudi Government that exports the type of hatred that leads to 
terror with Wahabbism throughout the world. We have a Saudi Arabian 
Government that was directly connected to September 11. Simply put, 
there is no reason there should be a single dime of U.S. taxpayer 
dollars going to that kingdom.
  Putting it on a purely economic level, one that I think will appeal 
to just about everyone in this House, why would we offer even a hint of 
a suggestion that we would provide funding to the richest nation on 
Earth at the time when we are struggling to pay our bills as well?
  The legislation is excruciatingly simple. It simply says no funds, no 
authority can go to these rogue nations and adds Saudi Arabia to that 
list, where they rightfully deserve to be.
  Mr. Chairman, I yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the gentleman from New York 
(Mr. Crowley).
  Mr. CROWLEY. Mr. Chairman, I rise in strong support of the Weiner 
amendment.
  This week this Congress sent a strong message to Syria bypassing the 
Syria Accountability and Lebanese Sovereignty Restoration Act. We must 
ensure the United States does not provide funding to the nations that 
finance terrorism around this world. I am specifically speaking today 
about Saudi Arabia.
  The Saudis claim to be our allies; but at the same time, they offer 
assistance in our war on terrorism, they are funding the terrorists who 
desire to attack us. Saudi blood money does not only threaten the 
United States, but also our good friend and ally, the State of Israel.
  Saudi Arabia provides money for Palestinian organizations that kill 
innocent Israelis on what feels like almost a daily basis. In fact, if 
I were told tomorrow that the Saudis were helping support the 
terrorists that killed three Americans recently in the Gaza Strip, I 
would not be surprised.
  Mr. Chairman, we cannot decide that one country funding terrorism is 
any different from another. I urge all of my

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colleagues to pass this amendment and send Saudi Arabia the message 
that this Congress will not stand for their support of hate and 
terrorism anymore. We must hold the Saudi family accountable for their 
actions.
  Mr. WEINER. Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. KOLBE. Mr. Chairman, I claim the time in opposition. I do oppose 
this amendment, and I will have some comments at the end.
  Mr. Chairman, I yield 1 minute to the distinguished gentleman from 
California (Mr. Cunningham).
  Mr. CUNNINGHAM. Mr. Chairman, I rise in opposition to my friend's 
amendment, and I will be precise in why.
  I sit on several committees that deal with foreign nations. I would 
tell my friend, he knows I am a very strong supporter of Israel. I flew 
there, flew Mirage there. But I would tell my friend also that Saudi 
Arabia, since May, has done a total turnaround. There are 15,000 
members in the royal family. Some of those are helping some of our 
enemies, possibly so; but there are no direct links that have been 
caught yet. And I believe that there are more people in Saudi Arabia 
who want to be the friend of the United States than those who oppose 
us. I believe that.
  I think the wrong message to send them is to slap them right smack 
upside the face when we are trying to get them to help us. So I know 
the gentleman's amendment is well-intentioned, and I understand why, 
and I supported the Syrian one; but I think this is wrong.
  Mr. KOLBE. Mr. Chairman, I yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the gentleman from 
California (Mr. Lewis).
  Mr. LEWIS of California. Mr. Chairman, I appreciate my colleague 
yielding me this time. I would simply rise to say that this is a very 
delicate foreign affairs matter. An amendment like this was presented 
when the Foreign Operations bill was before us and was defeated on the 
House floor. We have had this debate before; and, frankly, this 
supplemental is hardly a time and place for us to readjust very 
sensitive, very important foreign affairs questions.
  So I would urge that the House in this case just reserve itself, vote 
``no'' on the amendment, and have the gentleman know that we intend to 
discuss this matter in a very serious way in the months and years 
ahead. I appreciate the gentleman's effort.
  Mr. WEINER. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Let me just address some of the brief comments that have been made so 
far. First of all, if I had a dime or a dinar for every time I have 
heard that the Saudis were thinking about changing, I would be a very 
wealthy man.
  The fact of the matter is, the Saudis talk a very good game. Whenever 
there is a flash point of terrorism that comes back to them, they say, 
oh, we have changed. They have become professionals at dividing up the 
royal family and having a handful go talk about peace while a handful 
talk about terror. Let me just say they are not just talking and this 
is not just a thing of the past. As recently as 6 months ago, it was 
revealed that the Saudi royal family was paying bounties to terrorists, 
bounties to terrorists.
  I would also point out to my distinguished friend from California who 
said that the timing is not right, well, to be honest with my 
colleagues, that is exactly the same argument that was made on this 
floor during the Foreign Operations Appropriations bill. The timing is 
now.
  I would point out that we cast the vote on that amendment which was 
narrowly defeated early in the morning of the day that the report came 
out on who was behind the terrorist attack on September 11. And while 
the 28 pages were not released, and I have not seen them, let me say 
this: the Saudi Arabians had a role in the attack on our country on 
September 11. Every arrow points that way. Frankly, now that we have 
that information, we should act upon it.
  Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. WEINER. Mr. Chairman, I yield 30 seconds to the gentleman from 
New York (Mr. Israel).
  Mr. ISRAEL. Mr. Chairman, I thank the gentleman for yielding me this 
time. I rise to urge support for this amendment.
  Mr. Chairman, today we are going to vote to provide $87 billion to 
Iraq to fight terrorism and protect against weapons of mass 
destruction; but if we ask the Government of Saudi Arabia, Mr. 
Chairman, what weapons of mass destruction are, they will tell us that 
this is a weapon of mass destruction, that this breeds terrorism, a 
Barbie doll. The Saudi Government recently said that the Barbie doll is 
a Jewish-influenced toy.

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  Mr. Chairman, dolls do not kill innocent civilians. Plastic toys are 
not terrorists.
  We should pass this amendment and stop subsidizing terror and 
violence, intolerance and anti-Semitism.
  Mr. WEINER. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Mr. Chairman, let me just conclude by saying this: This is an 
opportunity for all of us in this Chamber to express in the strongest 
possible terms, and, frankly, it is not that strong, it may wind up 
costing a net zero dollars to the Saudis, but in strong terms we can 
show how fundamentally upset we are at the way that Saudi Arabia has 
acted with two faces. One is the side that they show us in the TV 
commercials and the meetings and the negotiations and in the well-
orchestrated press conferences. On the other side are the facts.
  We all too often in this part of the world judge people based on what 
they say rather than what they do. And the Saudis should see what we do 
in this House. No more aid to the Saudi Arabians.
  Mr. KOLBE. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Mr. Chairman, I quite agree with the gentleman from New York that we 
should be upset with many of the actions of the Saudi Arabian 
government, but I do not think this is the right approach.
  As the gentleman pointed out, this was tried in the foreign 
assistance bill earlier this year, the foreign operations bill earlier 
this year, and it was defeated. But there is a major change, a major 
difference between that time and this time. That was the foreign 
assistance bill for the entire world; this deals with Iraq 
reconstruction and our military.
  And this refers to assistance, not just foreign assistance which that 
bill dealt with, but assistance. So it also would deal with anything in 
the Defense Department. And if anything in this bill could in any way 
be characterized as cooperation or coordination between the Defense 
Department and Saudi Arabia over a radar, over aircraft, anything that 
would be cooperation, that would be funded out of this, that would be 
prohibited.
  Mr. Chairman, I think the impact of this amendment is broader than, 
perhaps, what the gentleman from New York (Mr. Weiner) intended it to 
be, but that is the affect of it. It does mean that no assistance of 
any sort, including defense assistance, can be used.
  Now, the reason that we have that provision in the regular Foreign 
Operations bill is to set up a list of terrorist states that are not 
eligible for any kind of foreign assistance. Again, this bill is not 
about that. This bill is strictly about Iraq and Afghanistan. It is a 
clever way, I commend the gentleman from New York (Mr. Weiner) for his 
amendment as a clever way of getting a backdoor way into the list of 
terrorist states, but I think it is a wrong approach.
  The administration has written a letter which says that they strongly 
oppose the efforts to add the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to the list of 
state sponsors of terrorism and urges the House to reject this 
amendment that is offered by the gentleman from New York (Mr. Weiner). 
``It would severely,'' they go on to say, ``undermine our 
counterterrorism cooperation with Saudi Arabia at precisely the moment 
when it is moving to a new level of effectiveness.''
  Mr. Chairman, similarly, the Defense Department has sent a memorandum

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saying that they are strongly opposed to this because it would prohibit 
any kind of cooperation under the terms of this bill with the Saudi 
Arabian Defense Department.
  I would urge this body to reject this amendment. I think it is not 
the right time, nor the right place, to be doing this. I hope that we 
will vote no.
  Mrs. LOWEY. Mr. Chairman, I thank Mr. Weiner for his leadership and 
persistence on this critical issue, and rise in strong support of his 
amendment.
  I do not say this lightly--Saudi Arabia is an ally of the United 
States; they have come to our aid in Gulf military actions several 
times. The U.S. has worked hard to get Saudi cooperation to apprehend 
terrorist suspects, share intelligence, and professionalize their 
counterterrorism efforts, and I support those efforts.
  However, there can be no doubt now that Saudi Arabia has two faces. 
On the one hand, Saudi Arabia stood--they said--in shock and solidarity 
with the U.S. when our citizens were murdered by an Al Qaeda gang 
comprised primarily of Saudi citizens. They have allowed the U.S. 
military to again use Saudi air fields as staging grounds for the 
emission in Iraq.
  But on the other, the Council of Foreign Relations reports that 
Saudis and Saudi charities are a major source--the ``most important'' 
source, according to CFR--for Al Qaeda, and states plainly that Saudi 
officials have turned a ``blind eye'' to this reality. Senior U.S. 
officials criticize Saudi Arabia for being uncooperative in terrorism 
investigations, Saudi citizens shower the families of Al Qaeda 
terrorists with money, and the ruling family in Saudi Arabia seems to 
have come no closer to acknowledging its own complicity in terrorist 
financing.
  Further evidence of Saudi Arabia's support for terrorism came from 
Congress itself. Our investigative report on the September 11th attacks 
contained a great deal of information on Saudi Arabia in both its 
classified and unclassified sections. 28 pages remain classified, but 
according to the New York Times, the section states that ``senior 
officials of Saudi Arabia have funneled hundreds of millions of dollars 
to charitable groups and other organizations that may have helped 
finance the September 11 2001 attacks.''
  In the past, and this Congress, have been hesitant to call the Saudis 
on their actions in support of terrorism. But I have come to the 
conclusion that the U.S. government must stop shielding the Saudis from 
the criticism and the penalties their actions warrant.
  Saudi Arabia and its citizens have proven to be major supporters of 
terrorism against the United States and its citizens around the world. 
That is clear. Fighting terrorism must be our first priority, and our 
actions must match our priorities.
  I urge all my colleagues to support this amendment, and I yield back 
the balance of my time.
  Mr. KOLBE. Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time.
  The CHAIRMAN. The question is on the amendment offered by the 
gentleman from New York (Mr. Weiner).
  The question was taken; and the Chairman announced that the noes 
appeared to have it.
  Mr. WEINER. Mr. Chairman, I demand a recorded vote.
  The CHAIRMAN. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings 
on the amendment offered by the gentleman from New York (Mr. Weiner) 
will be postponed.


                   Amendment Offered by Ms. Velazquez

  Ms. VELAZQUEZ. Mr. Chairman, I offer an amendment.
  The Clerk read as follows:

       Amendment offered by Ms. Velazquez:
       At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the 
     following:
       Sec. __. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used to fund any contract in contravention of section 
     8(d)(6) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(6)).

  The CHAIRMAN. Pursuant to the order of the House of Thursday, October 
16, 2003, the gentlewoman from New York (Ms. Velazquez) and a Member 
opposed each will control 5 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from New York (Ms. Velazquez).
  Ms. VELAZQUEZ. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may 
consume.
  Mr. Chairman, today we are voting on an $87 billion spending bill 
that is solely funded by American taxpayers and with nothing in this 
legislation to ensure that U.S. small businesses have an opportunity to 
compete for the rebuild contracts. This funding will once again be 
funneled to large corporations.
  The amendment I am offering today on behalf of myself and the 
gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Davis) will give small businesses a 
chance. It will require that all large companies submit a 
subcontracting plan prior to being awarded an Iraq reconstruction 
contract.
  We have already spent $79 billion on war efforts in Iraq. And with 
this $87 billion funding request, President Bush is once again 
abandoning the Federal Government's longstanding commitment to ensure 
small businesses can compete in the Federal marketplace.
  The administration has awarded billions of dollars in mega contracts 
to a handful of well-connected U.S. corporations. These contracts were 
not open to fair competition. They were doled out in secret backroom 
negotiations. Bechtel alone received a $680 million construction 
contract. Halliburton received a $1 billion logistical support 
contract, and recently received a noncompetitive contract to rebuild 
Iraq's oil infrastructure worth up to $7 billion. These companies have 
very close ties to the White House. And these secret closed-door deals 
further damage our international credibility and endanger our 
rebuilding efforts.
  If we are going to spend this money we need to ensure that some of 
these funds are also available to small businesses. And that is exactly 
what my amendment will do.
  Mr. Chairman, there are 23 million small businesses in the United 
States. They represent 99 percent of all employers, create three out of 
four new jobs, employ more than half of all private sector workers, and 
make up half of our gross domestic product.
  The financial commitments the administration makes in Iraq directly 
impact the viability of our economy here at home. This $87 billion 
spending measure will put this Nation even deeper in debt.
  We have heard a lot today about the costs of this bill. And I feel 
that we do have a responsibility. But if we are going to spend the 
money, we should make every effort possible to ensure it assists our 
struggling economy here at home. We can do that by ensuring small 
businesses get a fair chance to participate in these contracts.
  My amendment will require large businesses to make every effort 
possible to subcontract with small companies in this reconstruction 
effort while ensuring that taxpayers are getting their money's worth.
  Under current law, large contractors in the United States are 
required to submit subcontracting plans prior to receiving contract 
awards. And that is what I am proposing for corporations seeking 
contracts in Iraq.
  This is a simple amendment. It does not prevent the government from 
entering into contracts with large corporations or limit the size of 
these awards. It ensures that large corporations are subject to the 
same self-contracting requirements for Iraq contracts as they are for 
contracts here at home.
  If we are going to spend this money, we need to recognize that 
funding it only to large corporations will not only hurt small 
businesses and likely squander taxpayer dollars. It will also hinder 
our ability to get our economy back on track.
  This amendment is a vote for a fair and open Federal marketplace. It 
is a vote to protect taxpayer dollars from waste and abuse, and it is a 
vote to give America's small businesses a chance to compete and 
succeed.
  I urge passage of this amendment.
  Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. KOLBE. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Mr. Chairman, I intend to accept this amendment. We just saw it for 
the first time this morning, and it is problematic. It raises some 
concerns in that it requires everybody that is a contractor in Iraq to 
comply with all sections of the Small Business Act. That would mean 
that a subcontractor in Iraq has to have a small business plan. I think 
there are some real problems with this, but we have not had a chance to 
really examine it that closely.
  And, Mr. Chairman, in the interest of expediting the business of the 
House,

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my intention would be to accept this and review it in conference and 
review it with the gentlewoman from New York (Ms. Velazquez) in 
conference. So I am prepared to accept the amendment.
  Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time.
  Ms. VELAZQUEZ. Mr. Chairman, I want to thank the gentleman from 
Arizona (Mr. Kolbe) for accepting this amendment. And I will work with 
him and look forward to working with him in addressing some of the 
concerns.
  Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time.
  The CHAIRMAN. The question is on the amendment offered by the 
gentlewoman from New York (Ms. Velazquez).
  The amendment was agreed to.


                    Amendment Offered by Mr. Deutsch

  Mr. DEUTSCH. Mr. Chairman, I offer an amendment.
  The Clerk read as follows:

       Amendment offered by Mr. Deutsch:
       At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the 
     following:
       Sec. 3007. None of the funds made available under the 
     heading ``iraq relief and reconstruction fund'' may be 
     provided until September 30, 2004.

  The CHAIRMAN. Pursuant to the order of the House of Thursday, October 
16, 2003, the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Deutsch) and a Member opposed 
each will control 5 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Deutsch).
  Mr. DEUTSCH. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Mr. Chairman, yesterday eight of the Republican Members in the United 
States Senate voted not to have the $20 billion grant that is in our 
bill as a grant. And I have had the opportunity to listen to part of 
that debate. That debate was similar to some of the things that I 
mentioned on this floor in the substance of our debate but was not able 
to convince enough of our colleagues.
  This amendment is an attempt to do that and give people a second 
chance. The question is why should we give a grant to construction in 
Iraq? And I think we need to focus on this very specifically, why we 
should not, and why eight Republican colleagues in the Senate, after 
intense lobbying by the President, refused to do that. I think there is 
a very simple reason for it, and I think we need to focus on that 
reason.
  Iraq has the second largest oil reserves in the world. Trillions, not 
billions anymore, nor hundreds of billions, but trillions of dollars. 
It is not a relatively large country. Less than 30 million people. They 
have a natural resource to build themselves. But even more 
significantly than their natural resources, during the years of Saddam 
Hussein, even today with American troops in Iraq, and, clearly, once we 
leave, by all indications Iraq would be part of OPEC.
  Now, what has OPEC done to America and the citizens of America, our 
constituents? OPEC has put, effectively, the largest tax on the 
citizens of both the United States and the rest of the world, but of 
the United States, the largest tax in the history of the world. That is 
who Iraq is. They are those people that have taxed American citizens 
again in the hundreds of billions, if not trillions of dollars, by OPEC 
monopoly power.
  And if we think about that for a second, as illogical as it sounds 
that we as Americans and the American taxpayers and the citizens of 
this country who, all of us know, are struggling every week, every 
month to make their ends meet, whether it is a senior citizen that 
literally cannot afford prescription drugs, or the parent who 
unfortunately cannot send their kid to college, or the person who has 
lost their house because of a foreclosure that they cannot meet their 
payments or someone who has canceled their vacations, OPEC has 
directly, adversely affected every person in the United States and 
continues to do that.
  And by our actions, we are strengthening OPEC if we pass this 
legislation as part of a proposal that does not include not only a loan 
part of the proposal, but a loan part of the proposal that would, in 
fact, increase the production capacity of Iraq to 6 billion barrels of 
oil a day.

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  That is probably the best thing that this Congress can do for Iraq is 
to help them increase the capacity of their oil fields to 6 million 
barrels a day, to give them the ability, as opposed to what this 
legislation does, which is literally the country with the second 
largest oil reserves in the world, we have importation of oil at these 
exorbitant prices through sole-source contracting that is going on now. 
We have the opportunity. We have a moment in time on this House floor 
right now to pass an amendment that would lead to the effort of 
requiring the World Bank as part of a loan effort to increase the 
production capacity of oil fields in Iraq, which they have the ability 
to do, to 6 million barrels a day. If we do that, if we do that, OPEC 
will end. OPEC will end. We have the opportunity.
  We talk about tax cuts in this Congress, and we debate them, and we 
talk about what good they can do and what problems they create. Well, 
let me state there is one tax cut that everyone in this Chamber should 
agree with and that is the tax cut to stop the hundreds of billions of 
dollars, trillions of dollars of taxes that OPEC is taxing our 
constituents, and we have the opportunity to stop that today with this 
amendment.
  Mr. KOLBE. Mr. Chairman, I claim the time in opposition to the 
amendment.
  Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Mr. Chairman, if we were to take the Deutsch amendment, we could just 
finish today and come back a year from now or 10 months from now and we 
could have this debate again because that is exactly what the gentleman 
from Florida (Mr. Deutsch) would have us do. The gentleman would say 
that none of the funds in here for the reconstruction are available 
until September 30 of next year, which is more than 11 months away.
  Now, we have already had confirmation from Ambassador Bremer in the 
hearings that the funds that are existing now for reconstruction in 
Iraq will expire in January, roughly January, December to January, that 
is, all the contracts that are under way now will run out of money in 
January. That means there will be nothing for clean water. There will 
be nothing for the sewers, sewage systems. There will be nothing for 
the food programs. None of this will be there.
  The gentleman is suggesting that we should have this gap from roughly 
just January to next September of 9 months where no reconstruction is 
done.
  Now, if you really want to make sure that people start throwing rocks 
and shooting bullets at our troops, I guess that is the surest way to 
make sure that happens is by cutting off all the reconstruction for the 
next year. I cannot imagine what the thought or the idea behind it is, 
but I cannot imagine anything that would be worse for us.
  Mr. OBEY. Mr. Chairman, will the gentleman yield?
  Mr. KOLBE. I yield to the gentleman from Wisconsin.
  Mr. OBEY. Mr. Chairman, I thank the gentleman.
  As the gentleman knows, I have taken the position that we should not 
be providing all grants. I have taken the position we should not be 
providing all loans. We ought to have an intelligent and balanced mix. 
I certainly would like to see changes in the reconstruction program; 
but clearly to eliminate all funding for reconstruction, especially 
recognizing the fact that we did attack Iraq and did cause certain 
damage, I think is clearly unacceptable.
  Mr. KOLBE. Mr. Chairman, I thank the gentleman from Wisconsin for his 
comments.
  Mr. DEUTSCH. Mr. Chairman, will the gentleman yield?
  Mr. KOLBE. I yield to the gentleman from Florida.
  Mr. DEUTSCH. Mr. Chairman, I appreciate the gentleman's courtesy.
  Mr. Chairman, as the gentleman knows, my comments were directly 
related to the issue of oil production capacity in Iraq and, in fact, 
Iraq's participation in OPEC. And this was the

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only way that I could get at that issue in terms of the mandatory 
process.
  I would be happy to withdraw this amendment; and I would hope that in 
the conference process that we are about to enter that there is an 
acknowledgment that OPEC membership and limitation on production 
capacity is problematic for the United States of America, and we need 
to focus on that.
  Mr. KOLBE. Reclaiming my time, if that indeed is what the gentleman 
is after, which is certainly not apparent at all in reading this 
amendment here, we have already dealt with that in an amendment that 
was accepted. The DeFazio amendment prohibits any of U.S. funds being 
used to support OPEC membership by Iraq.
  Mr. DEUTSCH. Mr. Chairman, will the gentleman yield?
  Mr. KOLBE. I yield to the gentleman from Florida.
  Mr. DEUTSCH. Mr. Chairman, the DeFazio amendment only deals with our 
money, not their money. There is every indication that Iraq will remain 
part of OPEC, will remain part of a monopoly that taxes Americans to 
the tune of hundreds of billions of dollars.
  Mr. KOLBE. Reclaiming my time, I understand what the gentleman is 
after. As I said, there is not a clue in reading this amendment that 
that is his intent, other than what the gentleman has just told us 
here, because that is not, of course, what the impact of this amendment 
will be. We ought to pay attention to the impact, not just the words. 
The impact is to stop all reconstruction. Let me repeat that. All 
reconstruction would cease from now until next September. That is the 
only thing it says. It does not say anything unless they do not 
participate in OPEC. It does not say anything about that, so it would 
not have any effect actually on Iraqi membership or participation or 
expenditure of funds in OPEC.
  Mr. Chairman, nothing could be worse for us than to do that. Whether 
or not Iraq decides to participate in OPEC with their own dollars is 
going to be something the Governing Council is going to have to do. And 
that will be done out of their oil revenues that they generate and goes 
into an account which is controlled by the Iraqi Governing Council. So 
that is not something that we are going to make that decision.
  I do agree that our dollars certainly should not go to support Iraq's 
participation in that oil cartel. But again, Mr. Chairman, to close, 
let me say this amendment has nothing to do with that. It does not have 
anything to do with Iraqi participation in OPEC. The effect of this 
amendment is to stop all reconstruction, to cease all reconstruction, 
all money spent on reconstruction in Iraq. Everything that would be 
spent on humanitarian needs, everything spent to rebuild the water 
systems, the sewage systems, the education, to start the constitution, 
to develop those groups that will be writing the constitution, all of 
that would cease from now, when the current amounts of money run out, 
until September 30 of next year. It would be catastrophic to our forces 
and national security policy. It would be absolutely disastrous for our 
national security.
  Mr. Chairman, I urge the rejection of this amendment.
  The CHAIRMAN. The question is on the amendment offered by the 
gentleman from Florida (Mr. Deutsch).
  The amendment was rejected.


          Sequential Votes Postponed in Committee of the Whole

  The CHAIRMAN. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, proceedings will 
now resume on those amendments on which further proceedings were 
postponed, in the following order:
  Amendment by the gentleman from Wisconsin (Mr. Kind); amendment by 
the gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Stupak); amendment by the gentleman 
from Texas (Mr. Reyes); amendment by the gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. 
Jackson-Lee); amendment by the gentleman from California (Mr. Sherman); 
amendment by the gentleman from New York (Mr. Wiener).
  The first electronic vote will be conducted as a 15-minute vote. 
Remaining electronic votes will be conducted as 5-minute votes.


                     Amendment Offered by Mr. Kind

  The CHAIRMAN. The pending business is the demand for a recorded vote 
on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Wisconsin (Mr. Kind) on 
which further proceedings were postponed and on which the noes 
prevailed by voice vote.
  The Clerk will designate the amendment.
  The Clerk designated the amendment.


                             Recorded Vote

  The CHAIRMAN. A recorded vote has been demanded.
  A recorded vote was ordered.
  The CHAIRMAN. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, the remainder of 
the series will be conducted as 5-minute votes.
  The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 156, 
noes 267, answered ``present'' 1, not voting 10, as follows:

                             [Roll No. 553]

                               AYES--156

     Abercrombie
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baca
     Baird
     Baldwin
     Ballance
     Berkley
     Berry
     Bishop (GA)
     Bishop (NY)
     Blumenauer
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (OH)
     Brown, Corrine
     Cardin
     Cardoza
     Carson (IN)
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Costello
     Cummings
     Davis (AL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (TN)
     DeFazio
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Emanuel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Gordon
     Green (TX)
     Grijalva
     Gutierrez
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hill
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Honda
     Hooley (OR)
     Hostettler
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (NC)
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind
     Kleczka
     Lampson
     Langevin
     Lantos
     Larson (CT)
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lynch
     Majette
     Maloney
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McIntyre
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Michaud
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller, George
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal (MA)
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Otter
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Petri
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rodriguez
     Ross
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Ryan (OH)
     Sanchez, Linda T.
     Sanders
     Schakowsky
     Scott (VA)
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Slaughter
     Solis
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Tierney
     Towns
     Turner (TX)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watson
     Watt
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn

                               NOES--267

     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Akin
     Alexander
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barrett (SC)
     Bartlett (MD)
     Barton (TX)
     Bass
     Beauprez
     Bell
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Biggert
     Bilirakis
     Bishop (UT)
     Blackburn
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonner
     Bono
     Boozman
     Bradley (NH)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (SC)
     Brown-Waite, Ginny
     Burgess
     Burns
     Burr
     Burton (IN)
     Buyer
     Calvert
     Camp
     Cannon
     Cantor
     Capito
     Capuano
     Carson (OK)
     Carter
     Case
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chocola
     Coble
     Cole
     Collins
     Cooper
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crenshaw
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (CA)
     Davis (FL)
     Davis, Jo Ann
     Davis, Tom
     Deal (GA)
     DeGette
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart, L.
     Diaz-Balart, M.
     Dicks
     Dooley (CA)
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Feeney
     Ferguson
     Flake
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Franks (AZ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Garrett (NJ)
     Gerlach
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gingrey
     Goodlatte
     Goss
     Granger
     Graves
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall
     Harris
     Hart
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hensarling
     Herger
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Israel
     Issa
     Istook
     Janklow
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (IL)
     Johnson, Sam
     Kanjorski
     Keller
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MN)
     King (IA)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kirk
     Kline
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Larsen (WA)
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Matheson
     McCotter
     McCrery

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     McHugh
     McInnis
     McNulty
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller (MI)
     Miller (NC)
     Miller, Gary
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Murphy
     Murtha
     Musgrave
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neugebauer
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nunes
     Nussle
     Osborne
     Ose
     Oxley
     Pascrell
     Pearce
     Pence
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Platts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Rehberg
     Renzi
     Reynolds
     Rogers (AL)
     Rogers (KY)
     Rogers (MI)
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Royce
     Ruppersberger
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Sanchez, Loretta
     Sandlin
     Saxton
     Schiff
     Schrock
     Scott (GA)
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Simmons
     Simpson
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Stearns
     Sullivan
     Sweeney
     Tancredo
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Tiberi
     Toomey
     Turner (OH)
     Udall (CO)
     Upton
     Van Hollen
     Vitter
     Walden (OR)
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson (NM)
     Wilson (SC)
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                        ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1

       
     Kucinich
       

                             NOT VOTING--10

     Becerra
     Capps
     Clay
     Culberson
     Gephardt
     Jones (OH)
     Marshall
     McKeon
     Putnam
     Souder


                      Announcement by the Chairman

  The CHAIRMAN (during the vote). Members are advised there are 2 
minutes remaining in this vote.

                              {time}  1145

  Mrs. MYRICK and Messrs. GINGREY, HAYWORTH and RUPPERSBERGER changed 
their vote from ``aye'' to ``no.''
  Mr. OLVER changed his vote from ``no'' to ``aye.''
  So the amendment was rejected.
  The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.


                    Amendment Offered by Mr. Stupak

  The CHAIRMAN. The pending business is the demand for a recorded vote 
on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Stupak) on 
which further proceedings were postponed and on which the noes 
prevailed by voice vote.
  The Clerk will designate the amendment.
  The Clerk designated the amendment.


                             Recorded Vote

  The CHAIRMAN. A recorded vote has been demanded.
  A recorded vote was ordered.
  The CHAIRMAN. This will be a 5-minute vote.
  The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 213, 
noes 213, not voting 8, as follows:

                             [Roll No. 554]

                               AYES--213

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Alexander
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baca
     Baird
     Baldwin
     Ballance
     Becerra
     Bell
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop (GA)
     Bishop (NY)
     Blackburn
     Blumenauer
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (OH)
     Brown, Corrine
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Cardoza
     Carson (IN)
     Carson (OK)
     Case
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Cooper
     Costello
     Cramer
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Davis (AL)
     Davis (CA)
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (TN)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Dooley (CA)
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Emanuel
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Gordon
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Grijalva
     Gutierrez
     Hall
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hill
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Honda
     Hooley (OR)
     Hoyer
     Inslee
     Israel
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind
     Kleczka
     Kucinich
     Lampson
     Langevin
     Lantos
     Larsen (WA)
     Larson (CT)
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lynch
     Majette
     Maloney
     Markey
     Matheson
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McIntyre
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Michaud
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (NC)
     Miller, George
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal (MA)
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Otter
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rodriguez
     Ross
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Ruppersberger
     Rush
     Ryan (OH)
     Sabo
     Sanchez, Linda T.
     Sanchez, Loretta
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Schakowsky
     Schiff
     Scott (GA)
     Scott (VA)
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (WA)
     Solis
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Tierney
     Towns
     Turner (TX)
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Van Hollen
     Velazquez
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watson
     Watt
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Whitfield
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn

                               NOES--213

     Aderholt
     Akin
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barrett (SC)
     Bartlett (MD)
     Barton (TX)
     Bass
     Beauprez
     Bereuter
     Biggert
     Bilirakis
     Bishop (UT)
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonner
     Bono
     Boozman
     Bradley (NH)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (SC)
     Brown-Waite, Ginny
     Burgess
     Burns
     Burr
     Burton (IN)
     Buyer
     Calvert
     Camp
     Cannon
     Cantor
     Capito
     Carter
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chocola
     Coble
     Cole
     Collins
     Cox
     Crane
     Crenshaw
     Cubin
     Culberson
     Cunningham
     Davis, Jo Ann
     Davis, Tom
     Deal (GA)
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart, L.
     Diaz-Balart, M.
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Feeney
     Ferguson
     Flake
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Franks (AZ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Garrett (NJ)
     Gerlach
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gingrey
     Goodlatte
     Goss
     Granger
     Graves
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Harris
     Hart
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hensarling
     Herger
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Issa
     Istook
     Janklow
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (IL)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Keller
     Kennedy (MN)
     King (IA)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kirk
     Kline
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     McCotter
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller (MI)
     Miller, Gary
     Moran (KS)
     Murphy
     Murtha
     Musgrave
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neugebauer
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nunes
     Nussle
     Osborne
     Ose
     Oxley
     Pearce
     Pence
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Platts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Regula
     Rehberg
     Renzi
     Reynolds
     Rogers (AL)
     Rogers (KY)
     Rogers (MI)
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Saxton
     Schrock
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Simmons
     Simpson
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Snyder
     Stearns
     Sullivan
     Sweeney
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Tiberi
     Toomey
     Turner (OH)
     Vitter
     Walden (OR)
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wicker
     Wilson (NM)
     Wilson (SC)
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--8

     Capps
     Clay
     Gephardt
     Jones (OH)
     Marshall
     McKeon
     Putnam
     Souder


                      Announcement by the Chairman

  The CHAIRMAN (during the vote). There are 2 minutes remaining in this 
vote.

                              {time}  1157

  Messrs. HOYER, DICKS and LIPINSKI changed their vote from ``no'' to 
``aye.''
  Messrs. TOOMEY, PORTER and RENZI changed their vote from ``aye'' to 
``no.''
  So the amendment was rejected.
  The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.


                     Amendment Offered by Mr. Reyes

  The CHAIRMAN. The pending business is the demand for a recorded vote 
on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Reyes) on 
which further proceedings were postponed and on which the noes 
prevailed by voice vote.
  The Clerk will designate the amendment.
  The Clerk designated the amendment.

[[Page 25029]]




                             Recorded Vote

  The CHAIRMAN. A recorded vote has been demanded.
  A recorded vote was ordered.
  The CHAIRMAN. This will be a 5-minute vote.
  The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 206, 
noes 221, not voting 8, as follows:

                             [Roll No. 555]

                               AYES--206

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Alexander
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baca
     Baird
     Baldwin
     Ballance
     Barton (TX)
     Becerra
     Bell
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop (GA)
     Bishop (NY)
     Blumenauer
     Boswell
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (OH)
     Brown, Corrine
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Cardoza
     Carson (IN)
     Carson (OK)
     Case
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Cooper
     Costello
     Cramer
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Davis (AL)
     Davis (CA)
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (TN)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Dooley (CA)
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Emanuel
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green (TX)
     Grijalva
     Gutierrez
     Hall
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Honda
     Hooley (OR)
     Hoyer
     Inslee
     Israel
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind
     Kleczka
     Kucinich
     Lampson
     Langevin
     Lantos
     Larsen (WA)
     Larson (CT)
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Majette
     Maloney
     Markey
     Matheson
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McIntyre
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Michaud
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (NC)
     Miller, George
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal (MA)
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Platts
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rodriguez
     Ross
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Ruppersberger
     Rush
     Ryan (OH)
     Sabo
     Sanchez, Linda T.
     Sanchez, Loretta
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Schakowsky
     Schiff
     Scott (GA)
     Scott (VA)
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sherman
     Simmons
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Solis
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Tierney
     Towns
     Turner (TX)
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Van Hollen
     Velazquez
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watson
     Watt
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (PA)
     Wexler
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn

                               NOES--221

     Aderholt
     Akin
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barrett (SC)
     Bartlett (MD)
     Bass
     Beauprez
     Biggert
     Bilirakis
     Bishop (UT)
     Blackburn
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonner
     Bono
     Boozman
     Boucher
     Bradley (NH)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (SC)
     Brown-Waite, Ginny
     Burgess
     Burns
     Burr
     Burton (IN)
     Buyer
     Calvert
     Camp
     Cannon
     Cantor
     Capito
     Carter
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chocola
     Coble
     Cole
     Collins
     Cox
     Crane
     Crenshaw
     Cubin
     Culberson
     Cunningham
     Davis, Jo Ann
     Davis, Tom
     Deal (GA)
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart, L.
     Diaz-Balart, M.
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Feeney
     Ferguson
     Flake
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Franks (AZ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Garrett (NJ)
     Gerlach
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gingrey
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goss
     Granger
     Graves
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Harris
     Hart
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hensarling
     Herger
     Hill
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Issa
     Istook
     Janklow
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (IL)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Keller
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MN)
     King (IA)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kirk
     Kline
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (OK)
     Lynch
     Manzullo
     McCotter
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller (MI)
     Miller, Gary
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Murphy
     Musgrave
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neugebauer
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nunes
     Nussle
     Osborne
     Ose
     Otter
     Oxley
     Pearce
     Pence
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Rehberg
     Renzi
     Reynolds
     Rogers (AL)
     Rogers (KY)
     Rogers (MI)
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Saxton
     Schrock
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Stearns
     Sullivan
     Sweeney
     Tancredo
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Tiberi
     Toomey
     Turner (OH)
     Upton
     Vitter
     Walden (OR)
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson (NM)
     Wilson (SC)
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--8

     Capps
     Clay
     Gephardt
     Jones (OH)
     Marshall
     McKeon
     Putnam
     Souder


                      Announcement by the Chairman

  The CHAIRMAN (during the vote). Members are advised that 2 minutes 
remain in this vote.

                              {time}  1205

  So the amendment was rejected.
  The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.


             Amendment Offered by Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas

  The CHAIRMAN. The pending business is the demand for a recorded vote 
on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. Jackson-
Lee) on which further proceedings were postponed and on which the noes 
prevailed by voice vote.
  The Clerk will designate the amendment.
  The Clerk designated the amendment.


                             Recorded Vote

  The CHAIRMAN. A recorded vote has been demanded.
  A recorded vote was ordered.
  The CHAIRMAN. This will be a 5-minute vote.
  The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 156, 
noes 271, not voting 8, as follows:

                             [Roll No. 556]

                               AYES--156

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Baca
     Baldwin
     Ballance
     Becerra
     Bell
     Berkley
     Berry
     Bishop (GA)
     Bishop (NY)
     Blumenauer
     Boswell
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (OH)
     Brown, Corrine
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson (IN)
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Davis (AL)
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Doggett
     Emanuel
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green (TX)
     Grijalva
     Gutierrez
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Holt
     Honda
     Hooley (OR)
     Hoyer
     Inslee
     Israel
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kleczka
     Kucinich
     Lampson
     Langevin
     Lantos
     Larsen (WA)
     Larson (CT)
     Lee
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Majette
     Maloney
     Markey
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McIntyre
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Michaud
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (NC)
     Miller, George
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal (MA)
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rodriguez
     Ross
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Ryan (OH)
     Sabo
     Sanchez, Linda T.
     Sanders
     Schakowsky
     Schiff
     Scott (GA)
     Scott (VA)
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Slaughter
     Smith (WA)
     Solis
     Spratt
     Stark
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Thompson (MS)
     Tierney
     Towns
     Turner (TX)
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Waters
     Watson
     Watt
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn

                               NOES--271

     Aderholt
     Akin
     Alexander
     Andrews
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barrett (SC)
     Bartlett (MD)
     Barton (TX)
     Bass
     Beauprez
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Biggert
     Bilirakis
     Bishop (UT)
     Blackburn
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonner
     Bono
     Boozman
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Bradley (NH)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (SC)
     Brown-Waite, Ginny
     Burgess
     Burns
     Burr
     Burton (IN)
     Buyer
     Calvert
     Camp
     Cannon
     Cantor
     Capito
     Cardoza
     Carson (OK)
     Carter
     Case
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chocola
     Coble
     Cole
     Collins
     Cooper
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crenshaw
     Cubin
     Culberson
     Cunningham
     Davis (CA)
     Davis (TN)
     Davis, Jo Ann
     Davis, Tom
     Deal (GA)
     DeLay
     DeMint

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     Diaz-Balart, L.
     Diaz-Balart, M.
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dooley (CA)
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Feeney
     Ferguson
     Flake
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Franks (AZ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Garrett (NJ)
     Gerlach
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gingrey
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goss
     Granger
     Graves
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall
     Harris
     Hart
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hensarling
     Herger
     Hill
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Issa
     Istook
     Janklow
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (IL)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kanjorski
     Keller
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MN)
     Kind
     King (IA)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kirk
     Kline
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (OK)
     Lynch
     Manzullo
     Matheson
     McCotter
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller (MI)
     Miller, Gary
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Murphy
     Murtha
     Musgrave
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neugebauer
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nunes
     Nussle
     Osborne
     Ose
     Otter
     Oxley
     Pearce
     Pence
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Platts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Rehberg
     Renzi
     Reynolds
     Rogers (AL)
     Rogers (KY)
     Rogers (MI)
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rothman
     Royce
     Ruppersberger
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sanchez, Loretta
     Sandlin
     Saxton
     Schrock
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Simmons
     Simpson
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Snyder
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Sullivan
     Sweeney
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Tiberi
     Toomey
     Turner (OH)
     Upton
     Van Hollen
     Visclosky
     Vitter
     Walden (OR)
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson (NM)
     Wilson (SC)
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--8

     Capps
     Clay
     Gephardt
     Jones (OH)
     Marshall
     McKeon
     Putnam
     Souder


                      Announcement by the Chairman

  The CHAIRMAN (during the vote). Members are advised that 2 minutes 
remain in this vote.

                              {time}  1212

  Mr. SIMMONS changed his vote from ``aye'' to ``no.''
  So the amendment was rejected.
  The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.


                    Amendment Offered by Mr. Sherman

  The CHAIRMAN. The pending business is the demand for a recorded vote 
on the amendment offered by the gentleman from California (Mr. Sherman) 
on which further proceedings were postponed and on which the noes 
prevailed by voice vote.
  The Clerk will designate the amendment.
  The Clerk designated the amendment.


                             Recorded Vote

  The CHAIRMAN. A recorded vote has been demanded.
  A recorded vote was ordered.
  The CHAIRMAN. This will be a 5-minute vote.
  The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 248, 
noes 179, not voting 8, as follows:

                             [Roll No. 557]

                               AYES--248

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Alexander
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baca
     Baird
     Baldwin
     Ballance
     Bartlett (MD)
     Beauprez
     Becerra
     Bell
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop (GA)
     Bishop (NY)
     Blumenauer
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (OH)
     Brown, Corrine
     Brown-Waite, Ginny
     Buyer
     Capito
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Cardoza
     Carson (IN)
     Carson (OK)
     Case
     Chabot
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Cooper
     Costello
     Cramer
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Davis (AL)
     Davis (CA)
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (TN)
     Davis, Jo Ann
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Dooley (CA)
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Edwards
     Emanuel
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Ferguson
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Grijalva
     Gutierrez
     Hall
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayworth
     Hill
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Honda
     Hooley (OR)
     Hostettler
     Hoyer
     Inslee
     Israel
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson (IL)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (NC)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind
     Kirk
     Kleczka
     Kucinich
     Lampson
     Langevin
     Lantos
     Larsen (WA)
     Larson (CT)
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lynch
     Majette
     Maloney
     Markey
     Matheson
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCotter
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McIntyre
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Michaud
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (NC)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal (MA)
     Neugebauer
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Otter
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Platts
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Renzi
     Reyes
     Rodriguez
     Rohrabacher
     Ross
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Ruppersberger
     Rush
     Ryan (OH)
     Ryan (WI)
     Sabo
     Sanchez, Linda T.
     Sanchez, Loretta
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Schakowsky
     Schiff
     Scott (GA)
     Scott (VA)
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shuster
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Solis
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns
     Turner (TX)
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Van Hollen
     Velazquez
     Visclosky
     Walden (OR)
     Waters
     Watson
     Watt
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn

                               NOES--179

     Aderholt
     Akin
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barrett (SC)
     Barton (TX)
     Bass
     Bereuter
     Biggert
     Bilirakis
     Bishop (UT)
     Blackburn
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonner
     Bono
     Boozman
     Bradley (NH)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (SC)
     Burgess
     Burns
     Burr
     Burton (IN)
     Calvert
     Camp
     Cannon
     Cantor
     Carter
     Castle
     Chocola
     Coble
     Cole
     Collins
     Cox
     Crane
     Crenshaw
     Cubin
     Culberson
     Cunningham
     Davis, Tom
     Deal (GA)
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart, L.
     Diaz-Balart, M.
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Feeney
     Flake
     Franks (AZ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Garrett (NJ)
     Gerlach
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gingrey
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goss
     Granger
     Graves
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Harris
     Hart
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hefley
     Hensarling
     Herger
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Issa
     Istook
     Janklow
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Keller
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MN)
     King (IA)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kline
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     McCrery
     McInnis
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller (MI)
     Murphy
     Musgrave
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nunes
     Nussle
     Osborne
     Ose
     Oxley
     Pearce
     Pence
     Peterson (PA)
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Radanovich
     Regula
     Rehberg
     Reynolds
     Rogers (AL)
     Rogers (KY)
     Rogers (MI)
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Royce
     Ryun (KS)
     Saxton
     Schrock
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Simmons
     Simpson
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (TX)
     Sullivan
     Sweeney
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Tiberi
     Turner (OH)
     Vitter
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson (NM)
     Wilson (SC)
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--8

     Capps
     Clay
     Gephardt
     Jones (OH)
     Marshall
     McKeon
     Putnam
     Souder


                      Announcement by the Chairman

  The CHAIRMAN (during the vote). Members are advised there are 2 
minutes remaining in this vote.

                              {time}  1225

  Mr. OSE changed his vote from ``aye'' to ``no.''
  Messrs. RUPPERSBERGER, JONES of North Carolina, FERGUSON, FORBES, 
JOHNSON of Illinois, PICKERING, NEUGEBAUER, SHUSTER, FOSSELLA, and Mrs. 
CAPITO changed their vote from ``no'' to ``aye.''

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  So the amendment was agreed to.
  The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.


                         Parliamentary Inquiry

  Mr. OBEY. Parliamentary inquiry, Mr. Chairman.
  The CHAIRMAN. The gentleman may inquire.
  Mr. OBEY. Mr. Chairman, in light of all the vote switching that just 
occurred on the last amendment, has everybody who needed to gotten to 
the well on that vote yet?
  The CHAIRMAN. The gentlemen has failed to state a parliamentary 
inquiry.


                    Amendment Offered by Mr. Weiner

  The CHAIRMAN. The pending business is the demand for a recorded vote 
on the amendment offered by the gentleman from New York (Mr. Weiner) on 
which further proceedings were postponed and on which the noes 
prevailed by voice vote.
  The Clerk will designate the amendment.
  The Clerk designated the amendment.


                             Recorded Vote

  The CHAIRMAN. A recorded vote has been demanded.
  A recorded vote was ordered.
  The CHAIRMAN. This will be a 5-minute vote.
  The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 193, 
noes 233, not voting 9, as follows:

                             [Roll No. 558]

                               AYES--193

     Andrews
     Baca
     Baird
     Ballance
     Barrett (SC)
     Becerra
     Bell
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop (GA)
     Bishop (NY)
     Blumenauer
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (OH)
     Brown, Corrine
     Brown-Waite, Ginny
     Burton (IN)
     Cantor
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Cardoza
     Carson (OK)
     Case
     Chabot
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Conyers
     Cooper
     Costello
     Cramer
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Davis (AL)
     Davis (CA)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (TN)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Emanuel
     Emerson
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Ferguson
     Filner
     Foley
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (AZ)
     Frost
     Garrett (NJ)
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Gordon
     Graves
     Green (TX)
     Grijalva
     Gutierrez
     Hall
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayworth
     Hill
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Honda
     Hooley (OR)
     Hoyer
     Inslee
     Israel
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (IL)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kind
     Kingston
     Kucinich
     Lampson
     Langevin
     Lantos
     Larsen (WA)
     Larson (CT)
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lynch
     Majette
     Maloney
     Markey
     Matheson
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCotter
     McIntyre
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, George
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal (MA)
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Ose
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Price (NC)
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Renzi
     Reyes
     Rodriguez
     Rohrabacher
     Ross
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Ruppersberger
     Ryan (OH)
     Sanchez, Linda T.
     Sanchez, Loretta
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Schakowsky
     Schiff
     Scott (VA)
     Shays
     Sherman
     Simmons
     Solis
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Van Hollen
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watson
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Wexler
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn

                               NOES--233

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Akin
     Alexander
     Allen
     Bachus
     Baker
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Bartlett (MD)
     Barton (TX)
     Bass
     Beauprez
     Bereuter
     Biggert
     Bilirakis
     Bishop (UT)
     Blackburn
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonner
     Bono
     Boozman
     Boyd
     Bradley (NH)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (SC)
     Burgess
     Burns
     Burr
     Buyer
     Calvert
     Camp
     Cannon
     Capito
     Carson (IN)
     Carter
     Castle
     Chocola
     Cole
     Collins
     Cox
     Crane
     Crenshaw
     Cubin
     Culberson
     Cunningham
     Davis (FL)
     Davis, Jo Ann
     Davis, Tom
     Deal (GA)
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart, L.
     Diaz-Balart, M.
     Dingell
     Dooley (CA)
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     English
     Everett
     Feeney
     Flake
     Fletcher
     Forbes
     Fossella
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Gerlach
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gingrey
     Goodlatte
     Goss
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Harris
     Hart
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hefley
     Hensarling
     Herger
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Isakson
     Issa
     Istook
     Janklow
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Keller
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MN)
     Kilpatrick
     King (IA)
     King (NY)
     Kirk
     Kleczka
     Kline
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Leach
     Lee
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     Mica
     Michaud
     Miller (MI)
     Miller (NC)
     Miller, Gary
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Murphy
     Musgrave
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neugebauer
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nunes
     Nussle
     Obey
     Osborne
     Otter
     Oxley
     Pearce
     Pence
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Platts
     Pombo
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Regula
     Rehberg
     Reynolds
     Rogers (AL)
     Rogers (KY)
     Rogers (MI)
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Saxton
     Schrock
     Scott (GA)
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Stark
     Sullivan
     Sweeney
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Tiberi
     Turner (OH)
     Turner (TX)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Visclosky
     Vitter
     Walden (OR)
     Walsh
     Watt
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson (NM)
     Wilson (SC)
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--9

     Capps
     Clay
     Gephardt
     Jones (OH)
     Marshall
     McKeon
     Putnam
     Souder
     Spratt


                      Announcement by the Chairman

  The CHAIRMAN (during the vote). Members are advised 2 minutes remain 
in this vote.

                              {time}  1233

  So the amendment was rejected.
  The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.


                         Parliamentary Inquiry

  Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas. Mr. Chairman, I have a parliamentary 
inquiry.
  The CHAIRMAN. The gentlewoman will state it.
  Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas. Mr. Chairman, with the knowledge that there 
are over some 120 amendments, my understanding is that there will be an 
announcement that the committee now rise and a proposed rule.
  My inquiry is, is this the end of the Committee of the Whole, and 
does this mean that the amendments of Democrats who wanted to impact on 
the $87 billion, over 100 amendments will now be denied and issues 
dealing with our troops in Iraq, will not be able to be responded to by 
these amendments?
  The CHAIRMAN. The Chair is about to entertain a simple motion to 
rise. The Chair is not able to respond to the gentlewoman's inquiry 
with respect to future events that may take place in the House.
  Mr. KOLBE. Mr. Chairman, I move that the Committee do now rise.
  The motion was agreed to.
  Accordingly, the Committee rose; and the Speaker pro tempore (Mr. 
Simpson) having assumed the chair, Mr. LaTourette, Chairman of the 
Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, reported that 
that Committee, having had under consideration the bill (H.R. 3289) 
making emergency supplemental appropriations for defense and for the 
reconstruction for Iraq and Afghanistan for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2004, and for other purposes, had come to no resolution 
thereon.

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