FCNL Washington Newsletter 2000: Iss 646

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Friends Committee on
Washington Newsletter
SPECIAL SUPPLEMENT NO. 646
FALL 2000
National Legislation
The 106th Congress: Putting off Until Tomorrow...
Last December, as we sur\^eyed the record of the first ■ Health care. Forty-four million people in the U.S.
session of the 106th Congress, we asked "What track continue to be without health insurance; that
record has this Congress established? What mea¬ number is rising. Millions of seniors without a
sures has this Congress passed that will advance prescription drug benefit are forced to choose
human security at home and abroad and serv^e the between food and necessary medications.
common good in other ways?" We again ask these
■ UN funding. Congress' failure to approve pay¬
questions.
ment of the U.S. assessments to the UN (without
Our answers are no different now than they were attaching a string of conditions to payment) is
nine months ago. We wrote then, "From start to fin¬ threatening the success of UN peacekeeping oper¬
ish, the 106th Congress has been mired in destructive ations in regions and countries tom by violent
partisan politics and empty political posturing...In conflict.
this Congress, partisanship has reached such an
■ Military spending. Pentagon spending has
intensity as to threaten the well-being of both the
steadily climbed, with Congress voting greater
U.S. and the world...Each party has assumed the
increases than the President has requested. This
mantle of fiscal responsibility while accusing the
year, the House passed a $288.5 billion FY 01
other of reckless spending. Yet both parties have pro¬
defense appropriations bill, $4 billion more than
posed irresponsibly high levels of military spending
the President requested and $22.4 billion more
at the expense of programs that meet the needs of
than was appropriated last year. The Senate ver¬
society's most v'ulnerable members."
sion was only slightly less. This spending for so-
The intensity of this partisanship has blocked action called national security comes at the expense of
on many important issues. The remaining weeks of programs that adv^ance tme human security at
the 106th Congress are not likely to see significant home and abroad.
changes in congressional style and outcome as legis¬
■ Nuclear weapons control. U.S. actions and inac¬
lators head into election campaigns. The 106th Con¬
tions in the area of nuclear weapons continue to
gress has, thus, put off to tomorrow's 107th Con¬
pose a threat to global security. The global ban
gress, work that would better have been done today.
on nuclear weapons test explosions that the Com¬
What are some of the issues that will face the new
prehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) would pro¬
Congress in 2001?
vide is a step toward greater U.S. and global secu¬
■ Minimum wage. Although members of Con¬ rity. Yet, the Republican Senate leadership, anx¬
gress did agree to raise their own salaries, they ious to deny Pres. Clinton this diplomatic
did not do the same for the lowest-paid workers achievement, maneuvered the treaty in ways that
in the U.S. Instead of passing a clean minimum assured failure of the ratification v'ote.
wage bill, the Republican leadership insisted on
How long can the gov'ernment of the wealthiest
tying a wage hike for the working poor to uncon-
and most powerful nation in the world continue to
scionably-high tax cuts that would increase the
shirk its responsibility towards its own people and
disparity between the richest and poorest in the
the world? We urge you to use this voting record
U.S., tax cuts which they knew would not be
to see where your legislators stand on issues of
signed into law by the President.
importance to you and then to take the actions sug¬
gested on page 8. ■
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Selected House Votes
The FRIENDS COMMITTEE ON
NATIONAL LEGISLATION (FCNL),
a Quaker lobby in the public interest,
seeks to follow the leadings of the Spir¬
it as it speaks for itself and for like- 1. Funding for Colombian drug war. Obey (WI) amendment to
minded Friends. Views expressed in reduce the military aid allotment for counter-narcotics operations in
FCNL's Washington Newsletter are
the FY 2000 Supplemental Appropriations bill by $552 million.
guided by the Statement of Legislative
Policy which is prepared and approved FCNL for. Rejected 186-239 (March 29).
by FCNL's General Committee. FCNL
includes Friends appointed by 26
2. Military spending. Frank (MA) amendment to reduce the total
Friends' yearly meetings and by seven
other Friends' organizations in the authorization of the FY 01 Defense Authorization bill by 1%. No
United States. cuts could be made in the operations and maintenance and the per¬
Clerk: Jonathan Fisch sonnel accounts. FCNL for. Rejected 88-331 (May 18).
Assistant Clerk: Margaret R. Hummon
Executive Secretary: Joe Volk
3. Trident missile production. Luther (MN) amendment to end Tri¬
The FCNL-Washington Newsletter is dent 11 (D-5) submarine-launched ballistic missile production and to
published ten times a year (monthly,
terminate the program after fiscal year 2002. FCNL for. Rejected
with July-August and November-
December combined issues). In addi¬ 112-313 (May 18).
tion, a voting record is published annu¬
ally and a congressional directory is
4. School of the Americas. Moakley (MA) amendment to close the
prepared for each new Congress.
SOA and to prohibit the establishment of a successor school for at
The Washington Newsletter is sent free
least 10 months. FCNL for. Rejected 204-214 (May 18).
upon request and automatically to cur¬
rent donors. Your contributions are
needed to support FCNL's lobbying 5. China PNTR. Bill to make normal trade relations with the People's
and education work.
Republic of China permanent. FCNL for. Passed 237-197 (May 24).
Editor Florence C. Kimball
The following staff members 6. Estate tax. Bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to
contributed to this issue:
phase out the estate and gift taxes, with final repeal in 2010. FCNL
Florence Kimball, Alicia McBride, Ned
Stowe, and Joe Volk opposed. Passed 279-136 (June 9).
Large print and audiotape versions of
the Washington Newsletter are avail¬ 7. Medicare prescription drug benefit. Stark (CA) motion to recom¬
able upon request. The Washington mit Republican leadership Medicare prescription drug bill to the
Newsletter is available in microform
Flouse Ways and Means Committee with instructions to report it
from University Microfilms Intema-
Honal, 300 North Zeeb Road, Dept. back with a prescription benefit plan that would be available to all
P.R., Ann Arbor, Ml 48106. Medicare beneficiaries. FCNL for. Rejected 204-222 (June 28).
Reprinting Washington Newsletter
Items: We encourage our readers to 8. International Debt Relief. Waters (CA) amendment to increase
copy and distribute items from FCNL's
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Conrunittee on National 9. AIDS Marshall Plan. Lee (CA) amendment to provide an addition¬
Legislation." al $42 million to the World Bank's AIDS Marshall Plan Trust Fund
We would appreciate receiv'ing a copy and to offset it by cuts to foreign military financing. FCNL for.
with a brief note indicating how/ where
Adopted 267-156 Quly 13).
the item was used and the approximate
numbers of copies distribute.
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FCNL Washington Newsletter, Special Supplement: Fall 2000 Page 3
Selected Senate Votes
1. Flag desecration. Joint resolution to propose a encounter in a launch, and establish an indepen¬
constitutional amendment to grant Congress the dent panel to review the testing. FCNL opposed
power to prohibit the physical desecration of the motion to table. Motion agreed to 52-48 (July 13).
U.S. flag. FCNL opposed. Rejected 63-37 (March
9. Dependent care tax credit. Wellstone (MN)
29). (A two-thirds majority vote of those present
motion to permit consideration of Dodd (CT)
and voting is required to pass a joint resolution
amendment to the estate tax repeal bill which
proposing an amendment to the Constitution.)
would increase the dependent care tax credit for
2. Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Murkowski families earning less than $60,000, make it refund¬
(AK) motion to table (block) the Roth (DE) amend¬ able, and allow stay-at-home parents with children
ment to strike from the budget resolution the under age 1 to claim a portion of the credit. FCNL
assumption that $1.2 billion in revenue will result for motion. Motion rejected 41-56 G^ly 14).
from oil exploration in the Arctic National Wildlife
10. Estate tax repeal. Bill to amend the Internal Rev¬
Refuge. FCNL opposed the motion to table.
enue Code to reduce and ultimately repeal the
Motion agreed to 51-49 (April 6).
estate and gift tax by 2010. FCNL opposed.
3. Strategic nuclear weapons systems. Warner (VA) Passed 59-39 G^ly 14).
amendment to the FY 01 Defense Authorization
11. Health coverage for the uninsured. Kennedy
bill to require a nuclear overview study to be com¬
(MA) motion to permit consideration of Kennedy
pleted by December 2001 before the President
amendment that would allow states to expand
could waive current restrictions on dismantling
coverage under Medicaid and the State Children's
strategic nuclear weapons systems. [The Warner
Health Insurance Program to the parents of chil¬
amendment replaced an amendment proposed by
dren enrolled in these programs. FCNL for
Kerrey (NE) that would have repealed the current
motion. Motion rejected 51-47 G^ly 17). (A three-
restrictions.] FCNL opposed the Warner amend¬
fifths majority vote of the total Senate was
ment. Adopted 51-47 (June 7).
required for passage of this motion because the
4. Military base closures. McCain (AZ) amendment motion involved waiving the Budget Act.)
to authorize two rounds of military base closures
and realignments, one in 2003, the other in 2005.
FCNL for. Rejected 35-63 (June 7).
Key
5. Military spending. FY 01 Defense Appropriations Y or N or + or - = consistent with FCNL's posi¬
bill to provide $287.6 billion for the Department of
tion on the issue.
Defense, an increase of $20 billion over the FY 2000
allotment. FCNL opposed. Passed 95-3 (June 13). y or n or (+) or (-) = not consistent with FCNL's
position on the issue.
6. Protections for patients in managed care plans.
(+ and - mean that the member announced a
Dorgan (ND) amendment to FY 01 Labor-HHS-
Education Appropriations bill to require that any position, but did not actually vote.)
bill on managed care passed by Congress provide P = the member voted present. A blank space
a floor of federal protection to all in the U.S. with
means that the member did not vote, was not in
private health insurance. FCNL for. Rejected 47-
office, or could not vote.
51 (June 29).
S = Speaker of the House who ordinarily does
7. Submarine missile program. Allard (CO) motion
not vote.
to table (block) the Feingold (Wl) amendment to
Rep. Matthew Martinez (CA-31) officially
the FY 01 Defense Authorization bill to end Tri¬ *
dent 11 (D-5) submarine-launched ballistic missile switched his party affiliation from Democrat to
production. FCNL opposed motion to table. Republican on July 26.
Motion agreed to 81-18 Quly 13).
** Sen. Paul Coverdell (R-GA) died on July 18,
8. Missile defense system testing. Cochran (MS) 2(X)0. Zell Miller (D), appointed to fill the vacan¬
motion to table (block) the Durbin (IL) amend¬ cy, was sworn in on July 27. Sen. Miller did not
ment to require the Pentagon to test the national vote on any of the issues listed in this voting
missile defense system against reasonable decoys record.
and countermeasures that the system could
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