July 22, 2004 Senate -- Congressional Record

1 . The Senate met at 9:30 a.m. and was called to order by the Honorable SAXBY CHAMBLISS, a Senator from the State of Georgia. -- (Senate - July 22, 2004)
2 . PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE -- (Senate - July 22, 2004)
3 . APPOINTMENT OF ACTING PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE -- (Senate - July 22, 2004)
4 . RESERVATION OF LEADER TIME -- (Senate - July 22, 2004)
5 . RECOGNITION OF THE ACTING MAJORITY LEADER -- (Senate - July 22, 2004)
6 . SCHEDULE -- (Senate - July 22, 2004)
7 . MORNING BUSINESS -- (Senate - July 22, 2004)
8 . RECOGNITION OF THE MINORITY LEADER -- (Senate - July 22, 2004)
9 . HONORING NATIVE AMERICAN HEROES -- (Senate - July 22, 2004)
10 . 9/11 COMMISSION REPORT -- (Senate - July 22, 2004)
11 . SETTING THE RECORD STRAIGHT -- (Senate - July 22, 2004)
12 . NOMINATIONS TO THE SIXTH CIRCUIT COURT -- (Senate - July 22, 2004)
13 . APPROVAL OF JUDGES -- (Senate - July 22, 2004)
14 . COLONEL JON M. ``JAKE'' JONES -- (Senate - July 22, 2004)
15 . THE 9/11 COMMISSION REPORT -- (Senate - July 22, 2004)
16 . JUDICIAL NOMINATIONS -- (Senate - July 22, 2004)
17 . CONCLUSION OF MORNING BUSINESS -- (Senate - July 22, 2004)
18 . EXECUTIVE SESSION -- (Senate - July 22, 2004)
19 . NOMINATION OF RICHARD A. GRIFFIN TO BE UNITED STATES CIRCUIT JUDGE FOR THE SIXTH CIRCUIT -- (Senate - July 22, 2004)
20 . NOMINATION OF DAVID W. McKEAGUE TO BE UNITED STATES CIRCUIT JUDGE FOR THE SIXTH CIRCUIT -- (Senate - July 22, 2004)
21 . GENOCIDE IN SUDAN -- (Senate - July 22, 2004)
22 . CAMPAIGN FINANCE REFORM -- (Senate - July 22, 2004)
23 . financial solicitations on military bases -- (Senate - July 22, 2004)
24 . LEGISLATIVE SESSION -- (Senate - July 22, 2004)
25 . DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2005--CONFERENCE REPORT -- (Senate - July 22, 2004)
26 . MORNING BUSINESS -- (Senate - July 22, 2004)
27 . THE 9/11 COMMISSION REPORT AND THE STATUS OF INTELLIGENCE IN THE UNITED STATES -- (Senate - July 22, 2004)
28 . JOB CREATION -- (Senate - July 22, 2004)
29 . COAST GUARD AND MARITIME TRANSPORTATION ACT OF 2004--CONFERENCE REPORT -- (Senate - July 22, 2004)
30 . PRESERVING THE ABILITY OF THE FEDERAL HOUSING ADMINISTRATION TO INSURE MORTGAGES -- (Senate - July 22, 2004)
31 . PATIENT SAFETY AND QUALITY IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 2003 -- (Senate - July 22, 2004)
32 . UNITED STATES-MOROCCO FREE-TRADE AGREEMENT IMPLEMENTATION ACT -- (Senate - July 22, 2004)
33 . THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS BILL -- (Senate - July 22, 2004)
34 . SENATE ACCOMPLISHMENTS -- (Senate - July 22, 2004)
35 . DARFUR -- (Senate - July 22, 2004)
36 . EXECUTIVE SESSION -- (Senate - July 22, 2004)
37 . LEGISLATIVE SESSION -- (Senate - July 22, 2004)
38 . SMALL BUSINESS ACT AMENDMENT -- (Senate - July 22, 2004)
39 . 9/11 COMMISSION REPORT -- (Senate - July 22, 2004)
40 . SUDAN -- (Senate - July 22, 2004)
41 . MY HERO 6TH GRADE ESSAY CONTEST -- (Senate - July 22, 2004)
42 . SENATE BUSINESS -- (Senate - July 22, 2004)
43 . SENATE INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEE REPORT -- (Senate - July 22, 2004)
44 . ASBESTOS UPDATE -- (Senate - July 22, 2004)
45 . AMERICA IS MOVING FORWARD -- (Senate - July 22, 2004)
46 . HONORING OUR ARMED FORCES -- (Senate - July 22, 2004)
47 . S. 2844, CONTINUITY IN REPRESENTATION ACT OF 2004 -- (Senate - July 22, 2004)
48 . ELECTIONS IN MONGOLIA -- (Senate - July 22, 2004)
49 . TRIBUTE TO SERGEANT MAJOR BEN TAYLOR -- (Senate - July 22, 2004)
50 . TRIBUTE TO DR. BOBBY RUSSELL HIMES -- (Senate - July 22, 2004)
51 . TRIBUTE TO R.J. CORMAN -- (Senate - July 22, 2004)
52 . TRIBUTE TO OWSLEY BROWN FRAZIER -- (Senate - July 22, 2004)
53 . ISRAEL SECURITY FENCE -- (Senate - July 22, 2004)
54 . HONORING REV. MARION DANIEL BENNETT SR. -- (Senate - July 22, 2004)
55 . IN RECOGNITION OF JOE TRUJILLO -- (Senate - July 22, 2004)
56 . TIME FOR IRAN TO COME CLEAN -- (Senate - July 22, 2004)
57 . SENATOR BOB DOLE AND THE WORLD WAR II MEMORIAL -- (Senate - July 22, 2004)
58 . U.S.-CENTRAL AMERICA FREE TRADE AGREEMENT -- (Senate - July 22, 2004)
59 . JUST SEVEN LEGISLATIVE DAYS LEFT -- (Senate - July 22, 2004)
60 . LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ACT OF 2003 -- (Senate - July 22, 2004)
61 . JUDICIAL NOMINATIONS -- (Senate - July 22, 2004)
62 . OUR MIDEAST POLICY -- (Senate - July 22, 2004)
63 . ATTEMPTS TO OBTAIN ADMINISTRATION MEMORANDUMS -- (Senate - July 22, 2004)
64 . RETIREMENT OF VICE ADMIRAL GORDON S. HOLDER, UNITED STATES NAVY -- (Senate - July 22, 2004)
65 . NATIONAL HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION ACT -- (Senate - July 22, 2004)
66 . LABOR-HHS APPROPRIATIONS -- (Senate - July 22, 2004)
67 . AVIATION SECURITY -- (Senate - July 22, 2004)
68 . NATIONAL PURPLE HEART RECOGNITION DAY -- (Senate - July 22, 2004)
69 . CONTINUING FAILURE TO ADDRESS H-2B VISA CRISIS -- (Senate - July 22, 2004)
70 . WASTEWATER TREATMENT WORKS SECURITY ACT OF 2003 -- (Senate - July 22, 2004)
71 . MODIFIED VERSION OF S. 849 -- (Senate - July 22, 2004)
72 . DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE APPROPRIATIONS -- (Senate - July 22, 2004)
73 . DREAM ACT -- (Senate - July 22, 2004)
74 . RURAL COMMUNITY ARSENIC RELIEF ACT -- (Senate - July 22, 2004)
75 . ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS -- (Senate - July 22, 2004)
76 . TRIBUTE TO MINNESOTA RADIO STATION, KTCZ-FM -- (Senate - July 22, 2004)
77 . TRIBUTE TO JUDITH LICHTMAN -- (Senate - July 22, 2004)
78 . IN MEMORY OF FERN HOLLAND -- (Senate - July 22, 2004)
79 . RECOGNIZING GREGORY B. ANDREWS -- (Senate - July 22, 2004)
80 . REMEMBERING ZANE SHOWKER -- (Senate - July 22, 2004)
81 . RECOGNIZING RAYMON THACKER -- (Senate - July 22, 2004)
82 . TRIBUTE TO MR. JOHN HICKS -- (Senate - July 22, 2004)
83 . JESSICA LONG -- (Senate - July 22, 2004)
84 . COMMEMORATING VALMONT IRRIGATION'S 50TH ANNIVERSARY -- (Senate - July 22, 2004)
85 . TRIBUTE TO THOMAS H. WARDLEIGH -- (Senate - July 22, 2004)
86 . NEW JERSEY STATE SOCIETY BIDS FAREWELL TO JOHN AND HELEN PANNULLO -- (Senate - July 22, 2004)
87 . TRIBUTE TO THE TOWN OF CHATOM, ALABAMA -- (Senate - July 22, 2004)
88 . HONORING THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF JEREMY TODD BOWLING -- (Senate - July 22, 2004)
89 . COLONEL ROBERT MORGAN -- (Senate - July 22, 2004)
90 . HONORING THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF JESSE DUKE WELTE -- (Senate - July 22, 2004)
91 . HONORING THE RETIREMENT OF PAUL STABILE -- (Senate - July 22, 2004)
92 . RECOGNIZING HAWAII PARTICIPANTS IN 2004 ECONOMICS CHALLENGE -- (Senate - July 22, 2004)
93 . SALUTE TO HARRY AND DAVID -- (Senate - July 22, 2004)
94 . IN RECOGNITION OF THE HATCH CHILE FESTIVAL AND NEW MEXICO CHILE GROWERS -- (Senate - July 22, 2004)
95 . RECOGNIZING GENE N. JOHNSON -- (Senate - July 22, 2004)
96 . MESSAGES FROM THE PRESIDENT -- (Senate - July 22, 2004)
97 . MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE -- (Senate - July 22, 2004)
98 . ENROLLED BILLS SIGNED -- (Senate - July 22, 2004)
99 . MEASURES REFERRED -- (Senate - July 22, 2004)
100 . MEASURES PLACED ON THE CALENDAR -- (Senate - July 22, 2004)
101 . EXECUTIVE AND OTHER COMMUNICATIONS -- (Senate - July 22, 2004)
102 . PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS -- (Senate - July 22, 2004)
103 . REPORTS OF COMMITTEES -- (Senate - July 22, 2004)
104 . EXECUTIVE REPORTS OF COMMITTEES -- (Senate - July 22, 2004)
105 . DISCHARGED NOMINATION -- (Senate - July 22, 2004)
106 . INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS -- (Senate - July 22, 2004)
107 . SUBMISSION OF CONCURRENT AND SENATE RESOLUTIONS -- (Senate - July 22, 2004)
108 . ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS -- (Senate - July 22, 2004)
109 . STATEMENTS ON INTRODUCED BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS -- (Senate - July 22, 2004)
110 . SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS -- (Senate - July 22, 2004)
111 . AMENDMENTS SUBMITTED AND PROPOSED -- (Senate - July 22, 2004)
112 . TEXT OF AMENDMENTS -- (Senate - July 22, 2004)
113 . NOTICES OF HEARINGS/MEETINGS -- (Senate - July 22, 2004)
114 . AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET -- (Senate - July 22, 2004)
115 . PRIVILEGE OF THE FLOOR -- (Senate - July 22, 2004)
116 . HIGHWAY ACT EXTENSION -- (Senate - July 22, 2004)
117 . SURFACE TRANSPORTATION -- (Senate - July 22, 2004)
118 . UNANIMOUS CONSENT AGREEMENT--EXECUTIVE CALENDAR -- (Senate - July 22, 2004)
119 . EXECUTIVE SESSION -- (Senate - July 22, 2004)
120 . UNANIMOUS AGREEMENT--EXECUTIVE CALENDAR -- (Senate - July 22, 2004)
121 . MEASURES PLACED ON THE CALENDAR--S. 2704 AND S. 2714 -- (Senate - July 22, 2004)
122 . DECLARING GENOCIDE IN DARFUR, SUDAN -- (Senate - July 22, 2004)
123 . CONDEMNING THE ATTACK ON THE AMIA JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER IN BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA, IN JULY 1994 -- (Senate - July 22, 2004)
124 . URGING THE GOVERNMENT OF UKRAINE TO ENSURE A DEMOCRATIC, TRANSPARENT, AND FAIR ELECTION PROCESS FOR THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION ON OCTOBER 31, 2004 -- (Senate - July 22, 2004)
125 . EXPRESSING THE DEEP CONCERN OF CONGRESS REGARDING THE FAILURE OF THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN TO ADHERE TO ITS OBLIGATIONS UNDER A SAFEGUARDS AGREEMENT WITH THE INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY -- (Senate - July 22, 2004)
126 . IRAN'S DEVELOPMENT OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS -- (Senate - July 22, 2004)
127 . THE CALENDAR -- (Senate - July 22, 2004)
128 . PERRY B. DURYEA, JR. POST OFFICE -- (Senate - July 22, 2004)
129 . GUARDIANS OF FREEDOM MEMORIAL POST OFFICE BUILDING -- (Senate - July 22, 2004)
130 . BEN NIGHTHORSE CAMPBELL POST OFFICE BUILDING -- (Senate - July 22, 2004)
131 . JAMES E. WORSHAM POST OFFICE -- (Senate - July 22, 2004)
132 . NEWELL GEORGE POST OFFICE BUILDING -- (Senate - July 22, 2004)
133 . VITILAS ``VETO'' REID POST OFFICE BUILDING -- (Senate - July 22, 2004)
134 . PERRY B. DURYEA, JR. POST OFFICE -- (Senate - July 22, 2004)
135 . NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN INDIAN -- (Senate - July 22, 2004)
136 . AUTHORIZING RECORD PRODUCTION BY PERMANENT SUBCOMMITTEE ON INVESTIGATIONS -- (Senate - July 22, 2004)
137 . CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, FULLERTON BASEBALL TEAM -- (Senate - July 22, 2004)
138 . CONGRATULATING THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT LOS ANGELES WOMEN'S SOFTBALL TEAM -- (Senate - July 22, 2004)
139 . NATIONAL PROSTATE CANCER AWARENESS MONTH -- (Senate - July 22, 2004)
140 . AUTHORIZING PRINTING OF A COMMEMORATIVE DOCUMENT -- (Senate - July 22, 2004)
141 . RECOGNIZING MEMBERS OF AMVETS -- (Senate - July 22, 2004)
142 . THE CALENDAR -- (Senate - July 22, 2004)
143 . COMMENDING THE UNITED STATES INSTITUTE OF PEACE ON THE OCCASION OF ITS 20TH ANNIVERSARY -- (Senate - July 22, 2004)
144 . NATIONAL VETERANS AWARENESS WEEK -- (Senate - July 22, 2004)
145 . SMOKEY THE BEAR'S 60TH ANNIVERSARY -- (Senate - July 22, 2004)
146 . NATIONAL MAMMOGRAPHY DAY -- (Senate - July 22, 2004)
147 . AMENDING TITLES III AND IV OF SOCIAL SECURITY ACT -- (Senate - July 22, 2004)
148 . RECOGNIZING NATIONAL HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES -- (Senate - July 22, 2004)
149 . CONGRESSIONAL AWARDS GOLD MEDAL RECIPIENTS -- (Senate - July 22, 2004)
150 . ENCOURAGING INCREASED INVOLVEMENT IN ASSISTING SENIOR CITIZENS -- (Senate - July 22, 2004)
151 . SUPPORTING THE GOALS AND IDEALS OF NATIONAL PURPLE HEART RECOGNITION DAY -- (Senate - July 22, 2004)
152 . HONORING THE MEMBERS OF THE ARMY MOTOR TRANSPORT BRIGADE WHO DURING WORLD WAR II SERVED IN THE TRUCKING OPERATION KNOWN AS THE RED BALL EXPRESS FOR THEIR SERVICE AND CONTRIBUTION TO THE ALLIED ADVANCE FOLLOWING THE D-DAY INVASION OF NORMANDY, FRANCE -- (Senate - July 22, 2004)
153 . APPOINTMENT -- (Senate - July 22, 2004)
154 . AUTHORIZING THE MAJORITY LEADER OR ASSISTANT MAJORITY LEADER AND THE SENIOR SENATOR FROM VIRGINIA TO SIGN DULY ENROLLED BILLS OR JOINT RESOLUTIONS -- (Senate - July 22, 2004)
155 . AUTHORIZING COMMITTEES TO REPORT LEGISLATIVE AND EXECUTIVE MATTERS -- (Senate - July 22, 2004)
156 . AUTHORIZING APPOINTMENTS BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, THE PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE PRO TEMPORE, AND THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY LEADERS -- (Senate - July 22, 2004)
157 . PROVIDING FOR CONDITIONAL ADJOURNMENT OR RECESS OF BOTH HOUSES OF CONGRESS -- (Senate - July 22, 2004)
158 . ORDERS FOR TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2004 -- (Senate - July 22, 2004)
159 . PROGRAM -- (Senate - July 22, 2004)
160 . AMENDING ENHANCED BORDER SECURITY AND VISA ENTRY REFORM ACT OF 2002 -- (Senate - July 22, 2004)
161 . ADJOURNMENT UNTIL TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2004 -- (Senate - July 22, 2004)
162 . NOMINATIONS -- (Senate - July 22, 2004)
163 . CONFIRMATIONS -- (Senate - July 22, 2004)

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