Frank Wolf

Mr. WOLF

Mr. WOLF. Mr. Chairman, I have a point of order against the amendment.

Mr. WOLF. Mr. Chairman, we accept the amendment.

Mr. WOLF. Mr. Chairman, will the gentleman yield?

Mr. WOLF. Mr. Chairman, I ask unanimous consent that the remainder of the bill through page 107, line 20, be considered as read, printed in the Record, and open to amendment at any point.

Mr. WOLF. Mr. Chairman, we accept the amendment. The gentleman has worked with us in developing this amendment. We have no objection to it. However, I would note that we have assumed a zero subsidy rate for the SBIC programs based on anticipated authorization changes. I am sure the gentleman is aware that in the event those changes are not enacted, that both the SBIC programs do not operate with a zero subsidy rate, we will certainly not be in a position to maintain such a generous program level limitation. With that, we accept the amendment and congratulate the gentleman.

Mr. WOLF. Mr. Chairman, will the gentleman yield?

Mr. WOLF. Mr. Chairman, I move to strike the last word. Mr. Chairman, we will accept the amendment. We have spoken with the gentleman from the class of 1980, and we have no objection to the amendment. We want to assure the gentleman that these provisions were not intended to infringe upon the gentleman's jurisdiction in any way. Lastly, if there are any unforeseen circumstances, as we mentioned to the gentleman, in which the gentleman's legislation is not enacted, the committee will need to reconsider the inclusion of this language in the conference report. But it is a good amendment, and we strongly accept it.

Mr. WOLF. Mr. Chairman, I ask unanimous consent that the remainder of the bill through page 83, line 22, be considered as read, printed in the Record and open for amendment at any point.

Mr. WOLF. Mr. Chairman, we accept the amendment.

Mr. WOLF. Mr. Chairman, that is why we opposed the Hinchey amendment last night that proposed to take $73 million out of the Bureau of Prisons for that very reason. I think the gentleman is right.

Mr. WOLF. Mr. Chairman, will the gentleman yield?

Mr. WOLF. Mr. Chairman, I am confused as to which amendment we are discussing. Is this the Buy American?

Mr. WOLF. Mr. Chairman, will the gentleman yield?

Mr. WOLF. Mr. Chairman, I insist on a point of order and make a point of order against the amendment because it proposes to change existing law and constitutes legislation in the appropriations bill and, therefore, violates clause 2 of rule XXI.

Mr. WOLF. Mr. Chairman, I reluctantly rise in opposition, and I reserve a point of order on the amendment. I yield myself such time as I may consume. Let me say I do think the gentlewoman is onto something that is very important. I have worked on a couple of these cases, one dealing with two young children in Serbia. My administrative assistance, Charlie White, who has since died, and myself met with Milosevic on this issue. The mother was from California, was very articulate and was very able to get CBS and ABC to do news stories, but what about someone who really cannot? Perhaps we could put some report language in also asking Legal Services to also look at something like this. There may be somewhere in Legal Services that someone could become an expert, could give some guidance to a mom or dad that is faced with this. I also did not see the story, but my kids did, of the Sally Fields movie, ``Not Without My Daughter.'' I think is the name of that movie. So I think the gentlewoman is onto something very important. We will work with the gentlewoman to do some language or do something to see if we can push the ball a little farther forward so that if a mom or a dad is in some situation that there is some place to go or some help or some guidance. So we will be glad to work with the gentlewoman. Point of Order

Mr. WOLF. Mr. Chairman, I reserve a point of order against the amendment and claim the time in opposition.

Mr. WOLF. Mr. Chairman, reclaiming my time, I want to thank the gentleman for his sponsorship and efforts with regard to a memorial here in this city for the Adams family; not only John Adams, but John Quincy Adams, who, when he left the Presidency, served in this body, in the House of Representatives, for 17 years, and died just 50 or 60 yards down the hallway. So I appreciate his efforts, and hopefully we can be part of doing both of them. Mr. Chairman, with that, I insist on my point of order.

Mr. WOLF. I yield to the gentleman from Indiana.

Mr. WOLF. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Chairman, I continue to reserve the point of order; but let me just say that I am a cosponsor of the gentleman's amendment, and I think it makes a lot of sense. I am reminded of the quote by Bobby Kennedy that says: ``Some men see things as they are and ask why; I dream things that never were and ask why not.'' I am also reminded one of the famous quotes that he gave to a group of students in South Africa in 1966, which I use many times when I speak to high school kids. He said: ``A third danger,'' and this is a great recommendation to this body and to anyone, ``a third danger is timidity. Few men or women are willing to brave the disapproval of their fellows, the censure of their colleagues, the wrath of their society. Moral courage is a rarer commodity than bravery in battle or great intelligence. Yet it is the one essential, vital quality of those who seek to change a world which yields most painfully to change. Aristotle tells us that `at the Olympic games it is not the finest and the strongest men who are crowned, but they who enter the lists.' So too in the life of the honorable and the good it is they who act rightly who win the prize.'' He goes on to say, ``I believe that in this generation,'' and hopeful in the generation that we are in, particularly when we think of China and Sudan and the persecution of believers around the world, ``that in this generation those with the courage to enter the moral conflict will find themselves with companions in every corner of the world.'' So I think the gentleman's amendment is a great idea. The gentleman understands why we are objecting. But as he knows, I am a cosponsor and have been very appreciative of the work the gentleman has done, and that also his family has done in the area of human rights in China and around the world.

Mr. WOLF. Mr. Chairman, I reserve a point of order against the amendment and claim the time in opposition.

Mr. WOLF. Mr. Chairman, I ask unanimous consent that the remainder of the bill through page 70, line 7, be considered as read, printed in the Record and open to amendment at any point.

Mr. WOLF. I do, Mr. Chairman.

Mr. WOLF. Mr. Chairman, I continue to reserve the point of order. Mr. Chairman, I yield to the gentleman from California (Mr. Ose).

Mr. WOLF. Mr. Chairman, I continue to reserve the point of order, and I move to strike the requisite number of words. Mr. Chairman, I yield to the gentleman from North Carolina (Mr. Jones).

Mr. WOLF. Mr. Chairman, I reserve a point of order.