C. Young

Mr. YOUNG of Florida

Mr. YOUNG of Florida. I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Chairman, I regret that the points of order were raised because of the important message that my colleague, the gentleman from Alaska (Mr. Young), has mentioned: the importance of funding these important programs. I want to say that it was a real privilege and pleasure to work with him most of today to come to an agreement, and I wanted to say to him for the Record that regardless of the fact that points of order were raised that were not consistent with that agreement, that I will keep the agreement that the gentleman and I reached personally as this bill proceeds through the conference.

Mr. YOUNG of Florida. Mr. Chairman, I ask unanimous consent that the remainder of the bill through page 194, line 5, be considered as read, printed in the Record, and open to amendment at any point.

Mr. YOUNG of Florida. Mr. Chairman, I thank the gentleman for his comments. Point of Order

Mr. YOUNG of Florida. Mr. Chairman, it is with sadness that I announce the death of Mr. Frederick G. Mohrman. Fred died at his home in Grayson, Kentucky early this morning. His wife, Jan, was with him when he died. Fred served as clerk and staff director of the Committee on Appropriations from 1984 to 1995. He was born November 24, 1932, a graduate of Kansas State College. He joined the Committee on Appropriations on January 1, 1975. Two years later he was appointed clerk of the Subcommittee on Interior. He became clerk and staff director of the Committee on Appropriations in February of 1985. He retired from committee service in 1996, having served both Republican and Democrat majorities here in the House. A veteran of the U.S. Air Force, he is survived by his wife, Jan, and 5 children: Jana, Deke, Sean, Lisa, and Danny. Fred Mohrman was very much an institution on our committee. He was a big, gentle man. He knew when to be kind and he knew when to be gruff. He protected the committee against all challenges, most of the time with great success. He knew the rules and how to use them for the benefit of all. When he retired, he bought a piece of land in eastern Kentucky and became ``Farmin' Fritz.'' Each week he kept the committee updated with his new life. Fred Mohrman leaves behind a legacy of loyalty, hard work, good humor, and a love of this institution. He will be greatly missed by all of us. I am happy to yield to the gentleman from Wisconsin.

Mr. YOUNG of Florida. Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to the distinguished gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Frelinghuysen), a member of the Committee on Appropriations.

Mr. YOUNG of Florida. Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Tennessee (Mr. Wamp), a member of the Committee on Appropriations.

Mr. YOUNG of Florida. Mr. Chairman, I reserve a point of order against the amendment.

Mr. YOUNG of Florida. Mr. Chairman, will the gentleman yield?

Mr. YOUNG of Florida. Mr. Chairman, if the gentleman is prepared to complete his debate on this, we are prepared to accept his amendment.

Mr. YOUNG of Florida. Mr. Chairman, I reserve a point of order on this amendment.

Mr. YOUNG of Florida. Mr. Chairman, I would be happy to grant the gentlewoman's request to yield her 10 minutes of my time for purposes of control.

Mr. YOUNG of Florida. Mr. Chairman, I join in the statement of the gentleman from Alabama, and extend the condolences and the sympathies from this Member in the death of this heroic young American. Amendment Offered by Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas

Mr. YOUNG of Florida. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself the balance of the time. I want to thank all of the Members for an excellent debate, a high- level debate, exploring the important issues of the day. (Mr. YOUNG of Florida asked and was given permission to speak out of order.) Tribute to Frederick G. Mohrman

Mr. YOUNG of Florida. Mr. Chairman, I continue to reserve the point of order and my time, but I am almost sorry that the gentleman withdrew his motion, because I was going to get that 5 minutes on my side and offer it to the gentlewoman from New York (Mrs. Lowey).

Mr. YOUNG of Florida. Mr. Chairman, could I inquire as to the time remaining?

Mr. YOUNG of Florida. Mr. Chairman, I yield 3 minutes to the very distinguished gentlewoman from New York (Mrs. Kelly).

Mr. YOUNG of Florida. Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.

Mr. YOUNG of Florida. I continue to reserve my point of order.

Mr. YOUNG of Florida. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Chairman, I do not think that any of us, unless we were there and lived there, could understand what the people of New York have gone through. This was a tragedy that none of us have ever seen before, none of us have ever witnessed before. We made a commitment to New York that they would be provided at least $20 billion. The President made that commitment. The gentleman from Wisconsin (Mr. Obey) and I were in meetings with our counterparts in the Senate when that commitment was made, and we reacted to it and said yes, we will agree to the $20 billion, and we added $20 billion to the original number of that emergency supplemental. The whole country owes New York a lot, not only for what happened there but for the way they responded. The New Yorkers have shown America what it is like to be Americans in time of trials and tribulation and trouble. They have responded in an unbelievable way. The mayor was a strong leader, is a strong leader. The Governor is a strong leader. I watched in amazement as I saw the firefighters and the police officers and the civilian people who were involved in the rescue and recovery. I can say that they made America proud, the way that they responded. We are going to keep the commitment that was made to New York. We are going to provide whatever is necessary, even if it goes above that commitment. I would say today, Mr. Chairman, that based on the rules of the House and the work of the Committee on Appropriations, this amendment is subject to a point of order; and later in the debate I will raise that point of order, not that I really want to, but that is the way it is. That is the way it is going to be. But I want to say to my friend, the gentleman from New York, all of my friends from New York, that we will move quickly on a supplemental request to provide whatever is necessary for New York and for America to recover. I have a friend, a family friend, visiting me in the Capitol today. In fact, if I was not here, I would be having dinner with him tonight. He was an executive, or he still is, because the company is surviving, we hope, an executive of one of the largest companies in the World Trade Center. The only reason that he is alive today is because the taxi that he was in, going to work, got caught in a traffic jam. He had just exited the cab and was on the sidewalk in front of the World Trade Center when the airplane hit it. Every member of his firm who were in that building at the time did not survive. Not one that was in that building in that firm, not one survived. So I understand, I understand the importance of what we are talking about here. I want the gentlewoman from New York (Mrs. Lowey) to know that this commitment that the President made, I am going to keep it. The President is going to keep it. As of today with the rule that we adopted, which had a self-executing amendment dealing with New York, adding an additional $1.5 billion, we now have committed just a little over $10 billion for New York. With the additional $10 billion or whatever it is that is necessary, we are going to move it, because we are all a part of New York based on what happened in that city on the 11th day of September of 2001. We are going to maintain that commitment. It may not be totally today, but it will be committed and it will be maintained, and we are going to deliver on that promise. Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.

Mr. YOUNG of Florida. Mr. Chairman, will the gentleman yield?

Mr. YOUNG of Florida. Mr. Chairman, I would say that the language that the gentleman refers to is included to allow the House of Representatives to continue planning for future contingencies and continuity of operations. Section 809 of the bill, which the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. LaTourette) is also concerned with, is intended to allow the Architect of the Capitol to acquire facilities such as a new Capitol Police headquarters and command and control center, which they desperately need. The language is intended to relate to events of September 11 and is not intended to usurp your committee's authority, and we will certainly work with the gentleman through this process.

Mr. YOUNG of Florida. Mr. Chairman, I yield 6 minutes to the distinguished gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Regula), chairman of the Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services. (Mr. REGULA asked and was given permission to revise and extend his remarks.)

Mr. YOUNG of Florida. Mr. Chairman, I yield 3 minutes to the distinguished gentleman from California (Mr. Lewis), chairman of the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations.

Mr. YOUNG of Florida. Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to the distinguished gentleman from Kansas (Mr. Tiahrt), a member of the Defense appropriations subcommittee.

Mr. YOUNG of Florida. Mr. Chairman, I yield 3 minutes to the distinguished gentleman from Alabama (Mr. Callahan), a cardinal and chairman of an appropriations subcommittee.