Dennis Kucinich

Mr. KUCINICH

Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for yielding me this time, and thank you for your legislation, the Fair Minimum Wage Act. In 2004, 37 million Americans lived below the poverty line, a 1.1 million increase from the year before. In 2004, 13 million children in America lived below the poverty line, and one in six children was poor. Yet here in the richest country on Earth, there is no guarantee that a full-time job will lift a family out of a situation of dire poverty and need. That is because the full-time minimum wage earnings of $5.15 an hour leaves a family of three 31 percent below the poverty line. As a matter of fact, Mr. Miller, if the minimum wage growth had kept pace with the increase in the pay levels of CEOs, the minimum wage today would be closer to $16. So this is a major issue of social and economic justice. I am pleased to stand here with my colleagues in support of Congressman Miller's legislation, the Fair Minimum Wage Act. It is time that we raise the minimum wage for 7 million Americans. It is time that we recognize their right to fully participate in the economic life of this Nation.

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Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise in joyful remembrance of the life and work of David ``Doovy'' Kirschenbaum, an extraordinary man whose life was dedicated to family, friends and community. Mr. Kirschenbaum exemplified the purest meaning of the word ``father,'' and his caring, nurturing, dedication and commitment to others enriched the lives of countless individuals. Doovy was a successful attorney and a staunch advocate for those who could not defend themselves. He built a large law practice with the daily assistance of members of his family. As his life touched the lives of more and more individuals, his influence widened. His wisdom and advice was soon sought after by officials from every rank and branch of government. Doovy's reputation became that of a kind, wise man, who, with just a twinkling of his eye could provide down-to-earth, practical advice. His possessed a philosophic mind, understood deeply the human condition, and always communicated great optimism and love. His commitment to and participation in Cleveland's Jewish community was central to his passion for social and economic justice. Doovy pushed himself in all of his endeavors. He was constantly building his physical strength. He was an excellent skier and golfer, but a gentle competitor, who understood that life, like sports, was played not just to win but for the love of the game. His enthusiasm and joy for living were contagious. His friendship was consistently sought after by others, as his magnetic character easily drew people to him. His interest in public service led him to an appointment on the Cleveland Port Authority, where he presided over the growth of the great ports along the Great Lakes. His business interests also included health care, where he took pride in helping many families extend the quality of life of their loved ones in superior nursing facilities. Doovy's greatest achievement in life was always his family. He was a loving father, grandfather and great-grandfather, who with his beloved wife Elise, took great pride in the lives, growth and accomplishments of each of their six children. Together, Doovy and Elise built a family and a life of love that touched the lives of countless people in numerous and permanent ways. When Doovy reached his 70th birthday, hundreds of his friends traveled to Cleveland from all around America to celebrate his diamond year. When they entered the Kirschenbaum home, Doovy presented them with a small booklet of his philosophical observations entitled: ``It's Still All About Nothing.'' Today, in honoring his memory, we understand why his life meant everything to so many people. We know why this wise man, this advocate of the people, this gentle loving soul will be missed long into the future, not only by those in his large, extended family who shared his life, but by everyone whose life he ever touched. Mr. Speaker and colleagues, please join me in honor and remembrance of my dear friend, David ``Doovy'' Kirschenbaum. Please also join me as I offer my deepest condolences to his wife Elise; to his daughters, Amy, Lynn, and Jo; to his son Dan; to the memory of his daughters, Susan and Gail; to his 22 grandchildren; to his 3 great-grandchildren, and to his extended family members and many friends. Although he will be greatly missed, his life was lived with great joy and love that he freely extended to his family, friends and to our community. Doovy's limitless kindness, generosity, humor and love consistently framed his life and embraced the lives of others, and his spirit live on within the hearts of his family and friends, today, and for all time, and he will never be forgotten.

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Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and nays.

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Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in honor and recognition of the employees, volunteers, and medical staff of St. John West Shore Hospital, as members and leaders celebrate 25 years of physical healing, community involvement, and compassionate care throughout Cleveland's west side. Throughout the past quarter century, St. John West Shore has served as a facility that provides regionally and nationally recognized medical care to the community of Westlake. Along with tending to physical ailments, St. John West Shore promotes and nurtures emotional well being, recognizing the interdependence of body and mind. St. John West Shore opened its doors in 1981 as a community hospital. It has continuously expanded from its original facility, recently adding a Sleep Disorder Clinic and a Pain Management unit. Since 2004, the hospital has renovated and supplemented its Emergency Department and upgraded both the Emergency Department and Nursery. Services have been extended beyond the original hospital to the West Shore Primary Care Center, assisting patients in Avon. St. John West Shore not only cares for its patients, but also its staff, being recognized by the Employers Resource Council as one of the ``Top 99 Best Places to Work'' in northeast Ohio. Mr. Speaker and Colleagues, please join me in honor and recognition of every past and current staff member and volunteer of St. John West Shore Hospital. Through a gentle spirit and state-of-the-art facilities, St. John West Shore Hospital continues to provide a haven of physical and emotional renewal for hundreds of families and individuals, on the west side of Cleveland and far beyond.

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Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, on the evening of June 19, 2006, I was unavoidably detained and missed the rollcall votes for the following measures: H.R. 5540, the Sergeant Jacob Dan Dones Post Office Designation Act, H.R. 5504, the Larry Winn, Jr. Post Office Building Designation Act and H. Res. 826, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that a National Youth Sports Week should be established. My flight from Cleveland was rerouted to Dulles Airport due to thunderstorms in the Washington area. Had I been present for those votes I would have voted ``yea'' on H.R. 5540, ``yea'' on H.R. 5504, and ``yea'' on H. Res. 826.

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Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in honor and recognition of Linda T. Hardwick, Ph.D., as we celebrate her exemplary career as an educator, leader and visionary that spans nearly forty years within the Cleveland Public School System. Dr. Hardwick was born and raised in Cleveland, and is a product of the Cleveland Public Schools. After graduating from John Marshall High School, she enrolled at Central State University and earned an undergraduate degree in just 3 short years. She was awarded a full scholarship to Case Western Reserve University, and completed her Master's Degree in only 18 months. She began her teaching career at Hicks Elementary School, and then was assigned to teach at Harvey Rice Elementary School, where she spent the majority of her teaching career. Her wisdom, intellect, and obvious joy for teaching gently inspired countless children who were fortunate to have learned from her instruction. Dr. Hardwick set a foundation for students to become lifelong learners by instructing them in various aspects of continuing education, serving as a role model herself. She completed her doctoral studies in education administration at the University of Akron, and soon began serving as assistant principal at Bolton Elementary School. She later became acting principal at Forest Hill Parkway School, where she is currently completing her 15th year as principal. Forest Hill Parkway School was identified by the Ohio Education Trust as one of the highest poverty schools, yet highest performing schools in the State. Mr. Speaker and colleagues, please join me in honor and celebration of Linda T. Hardwick, upon her retirement as a brilliant educator and leader for 37 years within the Cleveland Public School System. Dr. Hardwick's legacy in education is framed by integrity, accomplishment and unwavering dedication to her vocation. The immeasurable impact she's had during her tenure will remain imprinted upon the minds, hearts and lives of her students--especially upon those young minds she has guided down the road of hope by guiding dreams into reality through educational achievement, and her exceptional service will be remembered always.

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Mr. KUCINICH. While soldiers are killing insurgents, insurgents are killing our soldiers. Iraq's Prime Minister is said to have considered amnesty for the growing number of insurgents, quote, as long as their hands weren't stained by Iraqi blood. This kind of talk will only encourage more aggression against U.S. troops, more U.S. casualties, more U.S. deaths. Our soldiers are sitting ducks in a shooting gallery. If we really cared about them, we would bring them home. Iraq's leaders will ultimately seek peace and reconciliation with its diverse armed groups through renouncing U.S. presence. Yet we are building permanent bases there. It is time for our Nation to seek truth and reconciliation over 9/11 and the war in Iraq. Otherwise our national agenda will continue to be held captive in Iraq. The Bible says, ``Ye shall know the truth and the truth shall set you free''. The truth is, Iraq had nothing to do with 9/11, did not have weapons of mass destruction. The truth is that in the name of fighting terrorism, we are creating more terrorists. ``Ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall set you free.'' We must free ourselves from this war. We must reconcile with those who wrongly took us into Iraq. We must seek the truth.

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Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in honor and recognition of Mrs. Wynne Antonio, upon her retirement after 35 years of dedicated service in the Cleveland Municipal School District. For 35 years, Mrs. Wynne Antonio has loved, nurtured and taught Cleveland's school children with all her heart. She has worked collaboratively with parents to involve them in both decision-making as well as supportive roles. Mrs. Antonio went beyond the call of duty to expose her students to the arts, culture and government of Ohio to prove that a child's education goes beyond the classroom. In addition to her dedication to her students, Mrs. Antonio has been an active leader in the Cleveland Teachers Union as a building chair, a member of many internal committees, and the chair of Community Relations for the Cleveland Teachers Union Executive Board. On a political level, Mrs. Antonio has been active in local, state and national political campaigns. It is also not uncommon to find this distinguished educator at street rallies for peace, human rights and economic justice. Just this past spring, my office had the privilege of giving her and the students of Carl F. Shuler Middle School a tour of the Capitol building during their visit to Washington DC. Mr. Speaker and Colleagues, please join me in honor, recognition and gratitude of Mrs. Wynne Antonio for commitment to education in Northeast Ohio. Mrs. Antonio's dedication to her work serves as a model to her colleagues and an inspiration to us all. I wish Mrs. Antonio many blessed years of happiness and am sure that while her professional career has come to an end, she will continue to have an affect on us all.

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Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, I made the attached statement in opposition to drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge on May 25, 2006: Here we go again. For decades, this Congress has rejected attempts to drill in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in recognition of the fact that American working families do not want it. It is bad for our economy and it is a violation of human rights. The effect on our economy of choosing a path of yesterday over a positive vision of a renewable energy future is stark. A report by researchers at the University of California at Berkeley found that ``Across a broad range of scenarios, the renewable energy sector generates more jobs per average megawatt of power installed, and per unit of energy produced, than the fossil fuel-based energy sector.'' Drilling in the Arctic Refuge is also a violation of the international human rights of the native Gwich'in people. It threatens the Porcupine Caribou Herd on which the Gwich'in depend for subsistence, culture and religion. We have no right to threaten their culture and livelihood in order to prop up an archaic energy policy. I urge my colleagues to oppose this bill.

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Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Chairman, the misclassification of employees as independent contractors is a significant problem that annually leads to billions of dollars in lost Federal tax revenue. Employers who misclassify workers as independent contractors do not pay payroll and other taxes on those workers. The employers also gain an unfair advantage over their competitors by eliminating a piece of their labor costs. In the construction industry, for example, a contractor who chose to misclassify his workers as independent contractors would be able to easily underbid other construction companies who followed the law. Misclassification hurts workers and fair employers and has a significant monetary impact on government revenues. The misclassification of employees as independent contractors is not a new problem. Over the past several decades, the IRS and Congress have periodically investigated the issue of misclassification. In 1984, in an estimate of the extent of misclassification for 5.2 million businesses, the IRS found employers had misclassified 3.4 million employees. Approximately 750,000 employers had misclassified employees as independent contractors. More recent estimates in the 1990s have estimated that the percentage of employer misclassifying employees has grown even beyond the 15 percent found in 1984. An independent study issued by Harvard Law School's Labor and Worklife Program, found abuses of the term ``independent contractor'' led up to 19 percent of workers across all industries being misclassified in the State of Massachusetts. Clearly, this problem is not going away on its own. This misclassification is not merely a problem for workers who can unfairly be left without workers compensation or unemployment insurance. It also impacts local, State and Federal government revenue streams. In 1984, an IRS review found at least $1.6 billion in Federal tax revenue was lost due to misclassification in that year alone. A 2005 study on the issue in Maine also found a significant loss of State income tax revenue. While the statewide study of misclassification in Maine did not estimate the loss of Federal income tax revenue, it is evident the misclassification issue continues to negatively impact the revenues of the Federal Government as well. We cannot, in good conscience, continue to ignore the problem of misclassification and its impact on Federal revenues. In a budget climate where many good and necessary programs are shortchanged, we cannot afford to continue losing billions of dollars each year to a problem for which there is no excuse and that we all can agree needs to be fixed.

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Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, we must get out of Iraq. But getting out of Iraq is not enough, because the same thinking that led us to Iraq, the addiction to war and fear, the misunderstanding of the nature of power, the belief that might makes right can lead us into Iran, into Syria, and put us at odds with Russia and China. The war on terror has become a war of error. We attacked a nation that did not attack us. By pursuing policies based on lies, we have separated ourselves from the world. We must reconnect with the world with our hearts as well as our heads, with the intention of preserving not only our security, but future of all humanity. Getting out of Iraq is not enough. This is a call for a new role for America in the world, a call for America to put aside unilateralism and interventionism, a call for an America which practices cooperation instead of confrontation. There is a place for American leadership. Leading the way in diplomacy instead of armaments, leading the way in nuclear abolition and climate protection. The world is waiting for an America which leads by example instead of reaction. The world is waiting for an America to rise up with a new commitment to truth and justice, to truth and reconciliation, to truth and compassion.

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Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, I gave the attached statement, in support of the OCS Drilling Ban Amendment to the FY2007 Interior Appropriations Bill, H.R. 5386 on May 18, 2006: I rise in strong support of this amendment to preserve the popular and longstanding ban on drilling off our coasts. First, let's be clear that there is no such thing as drilling for gas only. Even the Administration and the energy industry have dismissed the idea as unworkable. So this is nothing more than a fig leaf. But it's a fig leaf that will bring toxic contamination to our marine environment merely three miles off our coasts. And it could open the door to drilling in the Great Lakes, which is also opposed by Great Lakes residents. We cannot forget that new drilling will have no effect on energy prices for years. In contrast, we have technologies to reduce our addiction to oil and natural gas that are ready to go today. The problem is that we're subsidizing unsustainable energy production like drilling for natural gas and oil while failing to fund real renewable solutions. I urge my colleagues to vote for the amendment.

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Mr. KUCINICH. Thank you, Mr. Murtha, and the Out of Iraq Caucus. The President will not bring an end to this war. He says it is a decision for the next President. But he is building permanent bases in Iraq, and he is determined to keep 50,000 troops in Iraq into the distant future. This Congress may not bring an end to this war because the real power to end the war is in a cutoff of funds. Congress keeps appropriating funds in the name of the troops, and the troops will stay in Iraq instead of coming home. Only the American people can bring an end to this war as they brought an end to the Vietnam War. Let this be a time of stirring of civic soul. It is a time for a reawakening of civic conscience. There were no weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, but there are WMDs in D.C. Lies are weapons of mass destruction. 2,500 soldiers dead. Over 10,000 Iraqis, innocent Iraqis have died. It is time for an end to our national sleepwalk to the graveyard of the Iraq war. It is a time for truth, a time for clarity, a time for action, a time for teach-ins, for meet-ups, for marches, for rallies about the war to begin at college campuses, at churches, at labor halls, at libraries. It is time to gather in civic centers, in town halls, to discuss the truth about this war and to plan civic action to end it, time for the American people to exercise their first amendment right to stand up and speak out, time to redirect the policies of this country, time to learn and practice peaceful, nonviolent conflict resolution, time to believe in our capacity to evolve beyond war, to believe and act under the belief that war is not inevitable and peace is inevitable if we are ready to commit to the daily work of peace building everywhere. The global war on terror has become a global war of error: attacking or threatening countries which did not attack us, bombing neighborhoods to save neighborhoods, committing atrocities in the name of stopping atrocities, losing our vision, losing our way in the world, sacrificing our children and their future, giving up their future resources for education, for health care, for housing, piling it all high on the altar of war and worshipping a false god of destruction. When we begin these proceedings with this remembrance, Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory, we are not talking about any nation. We are talking about a force which is above all of us. The world is not ours to conquer. There is no glory in the abuse of power. This President will not bring an end to this war after the Murtha resolution, this Congress may not bring an end to this war, but the American people certainly will bring an end to this war. They will do it in the streets, and they will do it at the ballot box, and the American people will become the Out of Iraq Caucus.

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Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, a respected opinion poll, just released, shows that the image of the United States has been seriously damaged around the world as we attacked and occupied Iraq. The U.S. war against Iraq as seen worldwide is a threat to world peace. The poet Robert Burns once wrote, ``Oh, would some power God give us to see ourselves as others see us.'' Because the world is interconnected and interdependent, it would be helpful for us to see why the people of other nations, especially those who have been our friends, not only oppose our actions in Iraq but also question the so- called war on terror. We have lost so much for a war based on lies. Right after 9/11, many asked, why do ``they'' hate us? That was the time to begin reaching out to unite the world in our common aspiration for safety and security. Not through war and occupation, but through truth and reconciliation. The human unity which we celebrate as a Nation under God should remind us that the God which watches over the United States watches over the entire world. We can bomb to pieces but we cannot bomb the world to peace. This is the time for us to try again to unite the world in our common aspiration for peace and for human unity.

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Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Chairman, I think everyone in this Chamber appreciates Ms. Ros-Lehtinen's commitment to human rights, and I salute her for that. However, I think we have to observe that the embargo hasn't stopped Castro, it hasn't stopped Cuba from progressing. It hasn't forced out Castro. It certainly provided hurdles and extra expenses that have been felt by every Cuban in every sector of the economy that is desperate for a boost. Proponents of the embargo argue that constricting the Cuban economy will fuel discontent among the Cuban population with the current government and will force out Castro. That hasn't happened in 45 years. Moreover, it didn't happen when the Cuban economy was at its worst period following the collapse of the Soviet Union in the early 1990s. But the desired outcome by the proponents of the embargo will not be achieved. In the process of forcing the embargo, the United States is paradoxically curtailing the freedom of its own citizens and the human rights and the very things for which the government criticizes Cuba. Today, I might point out, to my good friend from Florida, it is not only Che Guevara's birthday, but it is also Flag Day in the United States. The values that we hold with our flag we could stand for in saying that the Cuban embargo ought to be taken down. In November of 2005, for the fourteenth year in a row, the U.N. General Assembly passed a resolution with the support of 182 Nations calling on the United States to immediately end its economic embargo against Cuba. Nearly the whole world is opposing the embargo. Many U.S. allies have voiced concern that the extraterritorial application of U.S. embargo would infringe on their rights. It is time for a change in U.S. policy towards Cuba. It is time to craft a policy that is based on the values of the U.S. Constitution, the United Nations, human rights of pure logic and lift the embargo against Cuba. I urge my colleagues to support the Rangel amendment and to support a new direction and a new day.

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Mr. KUCINICH. I want to thank the chairman for his assistance, and I know that the parents of school children all over this country will be grateful to you for your concern. Thank you very much.

Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Chairman, I offer an amendment.

Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Chairman, I rise today out of deep concern for the safety of children who ride school buses over railroad tracks in Ohio and across the country. My amendment will ensure that there is a person working full time in the Federal Railroad Administration who can help us resolve the inadequate reporting. That reporting is necessary to ensure that railroad crossings frequently used by school buses are in compliance with Federal safety requirements. Title 23, section 646.214 of the Code of Federal regulations requires that crossings be equipped with ``automatic gates with flashing light signals'' when a ``substantial number of school buses cross.'' Setting aside the issue that any school bus with children in it is substantial, when it comes to children's safety, it is impossible for school districts, public utility commissions, and the Department of Transportation to know whether any school buses are crossing gated or ungated tracks if this information is not reported.

Mr. KUCINICH. I certainly would.

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Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, there will be a great debate this week about the war in Iraq. Will we debate whether Iraq had anything to do with 9/11? No, because everyone knows Iraq did not. Will we debate whether Iraq had weapons of mass destruction? No, because everyone knows Iraq did not. Will we debate the administration's exit strategy? No, because they don't have one. It will be an interesting debate, because the very reasons which brought Members to vote for the war no longer have a basis in fact. They keep changing day by day, the reasons, why we are in Iraq. And as each new reason is brought to light, it keeps evaporating like the sun evaporates the morning dew. After a while, the war becomes self-justifying, a patriotic exercise. So we will engage in a great debate about a war that is not so great, about a war based on a lie while our troops and innocent civilians die as we debate greatly.

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Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman. Mass death on the installment plan, that is what this supplemental vote to keep our troops in Iraq is all about. Today, Iraqi civilian casualties number well over 100,000. Iraqi civilian injuries could be over 1 million, but who is keeping track? Some act as though the Iraqis are not real people with real families, real hopes and real dreams and loves of their own. We have lost nearly 2,500 of our own brave soldiers. Up to 48,000 troops have suffered physical or emotional injuries, which could scar them and their loved ones for life. Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Steglitz says the war could cost $2 trillion; $2 trillion for war while the American people are told we do not have enough money for job creation, education, health care, and Social Security. The administration went into Iraq without an exit strategy, not because they are incompetent, but because they have no intention of leaving. We are spending hundreds of millions building permanent bases in Iraq. The administration recently announced deployment of no less than 50,000 troops far into the future. We are looking at a permanent occupation of Iraq. And so a long cadence of lies has led to Abu Ghraib, Guantanamo and Haditha, soon to be replaced by more lies and more tragedies. What can you say when you are watching your Nation descend sleep walking into something like the lower circles of hell in Dante's Inferno? You can say stop it: enough blood is enough blood. You can say stop it: bring our troops home. You can say no to any more funds for this war and begin a period of truth and reconciliation about 9/11 and Iraq. Begin the healing of the soul of America. The Bible says: ``He who troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind.'' Our House has been troubled by this war based on lies. What will our inheritance be?

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Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Chairman, I demand a recorded vote.

Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Chairman, I rise in support of the amendment to prohibit funding for the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation, otherwise known as the School of the Americas. This combat-training facility for security personnel in Latin America is notorious for graduating human rights offenders. In its 59 years of existence, the School of the Americas has trained over 60,000 Latin American soldiers in counterinsurgency techniques, sniper training, commando and psychological warfare, military intelligence and interrogation tactics. These graduates have consistently targeted educators, union organizers, religious workers, student leaders, and others who work for the rights of the poor. Hundreds of thousands of Latin Americans have been victims of School of the Americas graduates. For example, on February 21-22, 2005, eight members of the San Jose de Apartado Peace Community in Uraba, Colombia, were brutally massacred. Witnesses identified the killers as members of the Colombian military's 17th Brigade, commanded by a School of the Americas graduate. In April of 2002, two School of the Americas graduates helped lead a failed coup in Venezuela against democratically elected President Hugo Chavez. In 1980, two of the three killers of Archbishop Oscar Romero of El Salvador were graduates of the School of the Americas. Also in 1980, 10 of the 12 officers responsible for the murder of 900 civilians in the Salvadoran village, El Mozote, were School of the Americas graduates. The abuses by School of the Americas graduates have local resonance with me as well. In Cleveland, Ohio, in 1980, our Clevelanders Sisters Dorothy Hazel and Jean Donovan, along with two other churchwomen from the United States, Sister Maura Clarke and Sister Ita Forde, were raped and murdered by members of the armed forces of El Salvador. Three of the five officers involved were graduates of the School of the Americas. In the words of former Panamanian President Jorge Illueca, the School of the Americas is the ``biggest base for destabilization in Latin Americas.'' It is time to close it.

Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Chairman, I offer an amendment.

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Mr. KUCINICH. Hussein is in jail. Zarqawi is dead. Now we should leave Iraq. Zarqawi represented a small portion of a large and growing anti- American insurgency in Iraq, a sliver of the non-Baathist insurgency while Baathists make up a majority of armed insurgents. So his killing is unlikely to end the violence in Iraq. Those who say we must prevail until victory are not themselves paying the price. Nearly 2,500 Americans dead, over 10,000 innocent Iraqis dead, our national honor tainted by a false case for war, Abu Ghraib, Guantanamo, Haditha. When will we understand that you can bomb the world to pieces, but you can't bomb the world to peace?