Congressional Record Congressional Record · 2002-02-26 Date2002-02-26 PublicationVolume 148, issue 17 Sections122 House · 74 Senate House sections TRIBUTE TO MR. KEN DAVID, VETERAN SERVICE OFFICER FOR LIMESTONE COUNTY IN HONOR OF VONETTA FLOWERS, RECIPIENT OF AN OLYMPIC GOLD MEDAL PAYING TRIBUTE TO THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS A TRIBUTE TO HADASSAH ON THEIR 90TH ANNIVERSARY DEFENSE BUDGET STATEMENT IN MEMORY OF LOWELL F. RUPP TRIBUTE TO THE WOMEN'S AUXILIARY OF THE RIVERSIDE VETERANS, INC. TRIBUTE TO 125 YEARS OF COMMUNITY SERVICE BY THE FITCHBURG SPORTSMEN'S CLUB TRIBUTE TO CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL OF HUNTSVILLE, AL A TRIBUTE TO AN AMERICAN HERO--REAR ADMIRAL HERSCHEL GOLDBERG IN RECOGNITION OF MR. DONALD "MAC" McLAUGHLIN IN HONOR OF THE LOWER EAST SIDE PEOPLE'S FEDERAL CREDIT UNION HONORING STAFF SERGEANT BRANDON PEARCE TRIBUTE TO DEREK PARRA TRIBUTE TO KANSAS CITIANS' RESPONSE TO OUR RECENT ICE STORM TRIBUTE TO MRS. EUNICE MERRILL OF HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA DR. BOB ALBIN OF TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY RETIRES ANOTHER CHURCH ATTACKED IN INDIA TRIBUTE TO COACH JOE DASARO AND THE GRISSOM HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLING TEAM MIDLAND CHRISTIAN SCHOOL FOOTBALL TEAM WINS STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TRIBUTE TO FIRE CAPTAIN GLEN VETRANO HONORING LIA M. JELINGER TRIBUTE TO JOY BRYSON FEDERAL EMPLOYEES OF AMERICAN SAMOA INCOME TAXES TRIBUTE TO BISHOP SIMON GORDON TRIBUTE TO REVEREND RONALD L. OWENS PAYING TRIBUTE TO GARY NICHOLS REMARKS BY FORMER CONGRESSMAN TOM EVANS IN MEMORY OF THE HONORABLE DEOTIS GAY OF LA PORTE, TEXAS ARTICLE COMPARES INDIA TO AUSTRIA-HUNGARY--INDIA IS HEADING FOR SIMILAR BREAKUP RECOGNIZING CAPTAIN JAMES B. STRAIT FORTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF THE NORTHWEST KIDNEY CENTERS PAYING TRIBUTE TO WILLIAM HERMAN FAIRBROTHER CHURCH ATTACKED BY HINDU MILITANTS--PERSECUTION OF CHRISTIANS IN INDIA CONTINUES PAYING TRIBUTE TO CASEY SWANSON MUSEUM AND LIBRARY SERVICES ACT OF 2002 ARREST AIDS PURSUIT OF WEAPONS NETWORK HONORING COMMON THREADS AWARD RECIPIENTS COMMEMORATION OF THE CHINESE NEW YEAR PAYING TRIBUTE TO TONY FORTINO TRIBUTE TO BASEBALL GREAT MICKEY VERNON HONORING THE BORDER TEXAN OF THE YEAR, SENATOR PHIL GRAMM HONORING SYDNEY ALDERMAN PERRY FOR OUTSTANDING SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY COMMEMORATION OF THE MUSLIM HOLIDAY OF EID UL-ADHA PAYING TRIBUTE TO JOHN W. RAWLINGS TRIBUTE TO THE LATE CLEOTILDE "DING" GOULD HONORING THE RETIREMENT OF LIEUTENANT KENNETH R. DOLL OF THE MILPITAS POLICE DEPARTMENT HONORING ST. EDWARD CHURCH AND SCHOOL OF NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE ON THE OCCASION OF ITS 50TH ANNIVERSARY AND FATHER JOSEPH PATRICK BREEN FOR 40 YEARS OF SERVICE IN THE PRIESTHOOD HONORING AARON ARONOW ON THE OCCASION OF HIS 80TH BIRTHDAY COMMEMORATION OF LITHUANIAN INDEPENDENCE IN HONOR OF BLAKE HASELTON PAYING TRIBUTE TO ROBERT L. BRAY HONORING CHRISTIAN HIT RADIO WAY-FM'S 10TH ANNIVERSARY HONORING THE INAUGURATION OF BISHOP JERRY WAYNE MACKLIN TO THE EPISCOPAL OFFICE OF JURISDICTIONAL BISHOP OF THE NORCAL METROPOLITAN JURISDICTION OF THE CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST HONORING DETECTIVE RAY KERN HONORING POLICE CHIEF KENNETH CRUZ OF GUILFORD ON THE OCCASION OF HIS RETIREMENT IN HONOR OF WALTON-VERONA, KY, INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS PAYING TRIBUTE TO TOM G. ROBERTS IN MEMORIAM OF RICHARD LEONARD DIXON COMMENDING BRIAN SHIMER, OLYMPIC BOBSLEDDER OF NAPLES, FLORIDA 90TH ANNIVERSARY OF HADASSAH CELEBRATING 90 YEARS OF HADASSAH CELEBRATING 90 YEARS OF HADASSAH 90TH ANNIVERSARY OF HADASSAH IN HONOR OF HADASSAH COMMEMORATING THE 90TH ANNIVERSARY OF HADASSAH IN HONOR OF HADASSAH'S 90TH ANNIVERSARY IN HONOR OF HADASSAH--THE WOMEN'S ZIONIST ORGANIZATION OF AMERICA TRIBUTE TO HADASSAH TRIBUTE TO HADASSAH House of Representatives DESIGNATION OF THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE PRAYER THE JOURNAL PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE APPOINTMENT OF MEMBER TO REPRESENT THE HOUSE AT GEORGE WASHINGTON'S BIRTHDAY CEREMONIES PERMISSION TO INSERT PROGRAM AND REMARKS OF MEMBER REPRESENTING THE HOUSE AT GEORGE WASHINGTON'S BIRTHDAY CEREMONIES COMMUNICATION FROM STAFF MEMBER OF THE HONORABLE BOB SCHAFFER, MEMBER OF CONGRESS DANIEL PEARL CONVEYING SYMPATHY TO THE FAMILY OF DANIEL PEARL AGRICULTURAL REFORM ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE FAMILY SPONSOR IMMIGRATION ACT OF 2001 APPALACHIAN REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT ACT AMENDMENTS OF 2002 EXPRESSING SYMPATHY TO PEOPLE OF DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO RECESS AFTER RECESS RESIGNATION AS MEMBER OF COMMITTEE ON INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS ELECTION OF MEMBER TO COMMITTEE ON INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS APPOINTMENT AS MEMBER TO BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF NATIONAL URBAN AIR TOXICS RESEARCH CENTER COMMUNICATION FROM THE HON. JOSEPH M. HOEFFEL, MEMBER OF CONGRESS COMMUNICATION FROM THE HON. BRAD SHERMAN, MEMBER OF CONGRESS ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE FAMILY SPONSOR IMMIGRATION ACT OF 2001 ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE EXPRESSING SYMPATHY TO PEOPLE OF DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO PERSONAL EXPLANATION CONSIDERING MEMBER AS FIRST SPONSOR OF H.R. 2714 SPECIAL ORDERS CONGRESSIONAL WAR POWER The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a previous order of the House, the gentleman from California (Mr. George Miller) is recognized for 5 minutes. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a previous order of the House, the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Weldon) is recognized for 5 minutes. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a previous order of the House, the gentlewoman from the District of Columbia (Ms. Norton) is recognized for 5 minutes. REGARDING THE NATIONAL AVIATION CAPACITY EXPANSION ACT IMPARTIAL INVESTIGATIONS WILL HIGHLIGHT THE TRUTH GOVERNORS' RESOLUTION ON GENERIC DRUGS THE PRESIDENT'S AXIS OF EVIL AND THE IMPORTANCE OF MISSILE DEFENSE AMERICA NEEDS A WARTIME BUDGET REPORT ON RESOLUTION PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1542, INTERNET FREEDOM AND BROADBAND DEPLOYMENT ACT OF 2001 IMMIGRATION INTO THE UNITED STATES POVERTY IN AMERICA LEAVE OF ABSENCE SPECIAL ORDERS GRANTED SENATE BILL AND JOINT RESOLUTION REFERRED ADJOURNMENT EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, ETC. REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS TIME LIMITATION OF REFERRED BILL PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS MEMORIALS ADDITIONAL SPONSORS Senate sections Senate CAMPAIGN FINANCE REFORM prayer PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE APPOINTMENT OF ACTING PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE RECOGNITION OF THE ACTING MAJORITY LEADER SCHEDULE RESERVATION OF LEADER TIME ORDER OF PROCEDURE (Executive Session) LEGISLATIVE SESSION EQUAL PROTECTION OF VOTING RIGHTS ACT OF 2001--Resumed THE BERMUDA TRIANGLE TAX LOOPHOLE RECESS HONORING SENATOR TED KENNEDY ON HIS 70TH BIRTHDAY MORNING BUSINESS CONCLUSION OF MORNING BUSINESS EQUAL PROTECTION OF VOTING RIGHTS ACT OF 2001--Continued EXECUTIVE SESSION LEGISLATIVE SESSION EQUAL PROTECTION OF VOTING RIGHTS ACT OF 2001--Continued MORNING BUSINESS ENERGY POLICY HADASSAH INTERNATIONAL'S 90TH ANNIVERSARY RETIREMENT OF MARIE E. MULLIS READ ACROSS AMERICA LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ACT OF 2001 SUPPORT FOR U.S. SERVICE MEMBERS SERVING IN OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM COMFIRMATION OF RICHARD J. LEON, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE FOR DC IN RECOGNITION OF BRAVO COMPANY, FIRST BATTALION, TWENTY-THIRD MARINES ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS IN RECOGNITION OF OSCAR MICHEAUX CONGRATULATIONS AND THANKS TO BERTHA GLOTZBACH SPEAKER ROBERT HERTZBERG'S DEDICATION TO CALIFORNIA NINETIETH ANNIVERSARY OF HADASSAH, THE WOMEN'S ZIONIST ORGANIZATION OF AMERICA RECOGNITION OF NATIONAL BLUE RIBBON SCHOOLS IN MARYLAND RECOGNITION OF CAROL CURTISS CALVIN JAMES TRIBUTE TO LILLIAN CIUFO CONGRATULATIONS TO DAVIESS COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL TRIBUTE TO WILLIAM GRAHAM TRIBUTE TO KARYN BYE TRIBUTE TO SARAH TUETING TRIBUTE TO BODE MILLER TRIBUTE TO TRICIA DUNN TRIBUTE TO KATIE KING TRIBUTE TO TARA MOUNSEY CONGRATULATIONS RUSSELLVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL MESSAGES FROM THE PRESIDENT EXECUTIVE MESSAGES REFERRED MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE MEASURES READ THE FIRST TIME EXECUTIVE AND OTHER COMMUNICATIONS EXECUTIVE REPORTS OF COMMITTEES INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS SUBMISSION OF CONCURRENT AND SENATE RESOLUTIONS ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS STATEMENTS ON INTRODUCED BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS Introductory Statement on S. 1964 Introductory Statement on S. 1966 Introductory Statement on S. 1968 Introductory Statement on S. 1969 SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS AMENDMENTS SUBMITTED AND PROPOSED TEXT OF AMENDMENTS Text of Senate Amendment 2927 AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET EXPRESSING CONDOLENCES TO THE FAMILY OF DANIEL PEARL ENCOURAGING NEGOTIATED SETTLEMENT OF TRIBAL CLAIMS MEASURE READ THE FIRST TIME--H.R. 2356 ORDERS FOR WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2002 PROGRAM ADJOURNMENT UNTIL 9:30 A.M. 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