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Issue date: October 23, 2001 -=-=-=-=-=-=-=- TRADE Zoellick Seeks Specific Date For Vote On Trade Authority Trade Representative Zoellick today said the time has come for the House to set a date for a vote on a bill to restore presidential trade negotiating authority, stressing, "The eyes of the world will be on Congress." Speaking to a National Association of Manufacturers' breakfast, Zoellick said, "My own sense is that we need a date." A CongressDaily survey of House members released today showed 178 members publicly undeclared or on the fence on the issue. Zoellick said setting a date is the only way to compel members to focus on the issue and make a decision. House Ways and Means Chairman Thomas said he "agrees completely" with Zoellick and said he would have preferred to hold a floor vote just after the farm bill was approved 10 days ago. A vote on the trade negotiating authority measure is expected within the next few weeks, but Thomas said he would need to confer with House leaders on setting a date. Business lobbyists said a vote would increase the need for direct involvement by the president in securing votes. Thomas said that would be more likely now that President Bush has returned from his recent trip to Asia. Asked whether a wartime president will have the time to devote to the trade issue, Thomas said, "A wartime president does not have to," because many members are prepared to help him win passage for his priorities. This afternoon, House Majority Leader Armey said the timing for bringing trade negotiating authority legislation to the floor was "up in the air indefinitely," saying there were "renewed or new concerns" about the bill. Armey, who has long pushed for a floor vote on the trade bill, referred questions about that issue to the whip's office. Union officials have been expressing confidence in recent days that they have the votes to defeat the trade negotiating authority bill. "I think we have the votes," said one labor lobbyist. "We feel great on this one. I haven't met with one member of Congress who's said they won't be with us. A lot of those are probably in the [CongressDaily poll's] undecided column." Zoellick acknowledged that some countries have sought changes in trade arrangements with the United States in exchange for their sustained support in the coalition effort against terrorism, but he resisted characterizing them as "concessions." Zoellick explained that expanded trade opportunities can play a crucial role in the growth and stability of many countries - most notably Pakistan - and the United States has a vital interest in not repeating the isolation and retrenchment that accompanied international crises in the past. - by Stephen Norton and Charlie Mitchell -=-=-=-=-=-=-=- ECONOMY Democrats Offer Stimulus Alternative Plan With Offsets House Ways and Means ranking member Charles Rangel, D-N.Y., will go to the House Rules Committee this afternoon seeking time for debate on a bill Democrats contend is less skewed toward corporate America and more fiscally responsible. Like the bill the Ways and Means Committee approved recently, the Democratic alternative would provide an additional tax rebate for income taxpayers who did not qualify for the full rebate provided for in the $1.35 trillion tax cut measure that became law this year. It would extend a number of expiring provisions, but only for one year. The bill favored by Republicans would go a bit further and make permanent a provision known as Subpart F that aids financial services firms operating overseas. Democrats contend the GOP approach on this provision is part of a "payoff to big money special interests." However, Democrats agree with Republicans on the positive effect of extending the carryback period for net operating losses over five years and doubling what some companies can expense. It also provides relief for people who had massive tax liability for exercising stock options that ended up being of little value. The Democratic measure would focus much more on stimulating the economy through spending. It would provide $11 billion for interest-free financing for new school construction and repair. It would also temporarily extend unemployment benefits for a full year by providing 26 additional weeks' worth of payments, make benefits available to certain workers now ineligible for them and increase the payments by $65 a week. It would also allow a one- year program that would provide a federal payment of 75 percent of so-called COBRA healthcare costs. To pay for these proposals, Democrats would freeze the income tax rate at 38.6 percent rather than phasing in a reduction as provided for in the new tax bill. Finally, the bill would create a trust fund for ideas that are outside the committee's jurisdiction - such as additional Medicaid benefits. House Majority Leader Armey this afternoon said the economic stimulus bill would come to the floor Wednesday and predicted passage by a sizable margin. He said he would fight to preserve capital gains cuts during an eventual conference with the Senate, although he acknowledged that he had hoped the House would be able to provide more in capital gains relief than is included in the Ways and Means bill. But he said the capital gains provision was probably the only element of the House bill that would be "in serious danger" of eventually being dropped from the package. Armey said he believed an alternative minimum tax repeal - although he did not mention retroactivity - and the acceleration of rate reductions would survive. Meanwhile, several Senate Republicans issued warnings about Democratic proposals in both chambers to include major spending provisions in an economic stimulus package. "Unfortunately, a lot of what the Democrats are advocating doesn't have much stimulative effect," said Senate Minority Leader Lott. Added Sen. Phil Gramm, R-Texas, "I just hope we don't end up with a package that just squanders $75 billion." Gramm warned that if the package is wasteful, "I won't vote for it." Sen. John Breaux, D- La., said that a bipartisan group of moderates would meet Wednesday with Treasury Secretary O'Neill to discuss the stimulus package. - by Stephen Norton, Charlie Mitchell and Geoff Earle -=-=-=-=-=-=-=- CONGRESSIONAL OPERATIONS Congress Returns To Work Under Makeshift Conditions Senators and staff took a makeshift approach today as the Senate returned to session, while health and security officials gathered more information about when to reopen congressional office buildings. Minority Leader Lott said leaders would decide later today about whether to "open up a couple of the Senate office buildings." But there were indications that environmental sweeps could take more time, and the process of eliminating anthrax from the four sites within the Capitol complex where it has been found has not begun. Aides said a toxic gas was one of several options that could be used to eliminate the anthrax, and that areas would have to be sealed off during the process. Asked how many days the process might take to get the Hart Office Building suitable for reopening, Rules Chairman Dodd said, "Try weeks." In the interim, Dodd said he was working to assign space to senators and staff. "I've got people bunked down here together," he said. But he said the task would be considerably easier once the Russell and Dirksen buildings reopen. Senators acknowledged the difficulties posed by their office closings. "I don't see how you can function really effectively," said Commerce ranking member John McCain, R-Ariz. "So much of the committee work is done in the Senate buildings." But McCain noted the committees have already done much of their work. "We certainly can conduct business here, and we will," said Republican Policy Committee Chairman Larry Craig of Idaho. "It'll be a little more complicated, there's no question about it." Dodd said he was working to try to prioritize hearings to make efficient use of space. Lott also expressed confidence in the safety of the Capitol building. "We do have a regular monitoring system in the Capitol," he said. In another show of confidence, Senate Democrats met today in the Lyndon Johnson room off the Senate floor, where staff for Daschle brought contaminated clothing last week at the instruction of FBI officials. But a Capitol Police spokesman said Monday that no new positive hits for anthrax have occurred. House Majority Leader Armey today would not give any indication when House offices may reopen, saying, "The speaker and I had a very closely held discussion about that" earlier today. He said it would be up to Speaker Hastert to make an announcement. Following the weekly breakast meeting at the White House today, House Minority Leader Gephardt told reporters that the anthrax sent to Senate Majority Leader Daschle's office was "weapons grade," implying other officials had not been forthcoming enough in their descriptions of the substance. "I think we've got to stop parsing words and trying to be anything other than accurate about what this is - this is highly sophisticated material it is small in size and it aerosolizes," Gephardt said. Officials confirmed anthrax today as the cause of death in two local postal workers, the Associated Press reported. A mail employee was hospitalized in New Jersey, also believed to be suffering from the inhalation form of the disease. "We now know the two deaths that were reported to you now are confirmed cases of inhalational anthrax," District of Columbia Mayor Anthony Williams said at a news conference. Amid suspicions that mail with anthrax may have made its way to the Longworth House Office Building, all the mail in that building - now closed - may be burned as a precaution, said two congressional officials speaking on condition of anonymity. Over the weekend, officials said a machine in another House office building that bundles mail for Longworth was found to contain anthrax. Officials have not found the source of the contamination, but they are concerned that it would take too many resources and be too time-consuming to go through all the mail now in that building. - by Geoff Earle and Charlie Mitchell -=-=-=-=-=-=-=- CONGRESSIONAL OPERATIONS House Prepares To Pass Anti-Terrorism Legislation Following a meeting with House Speaker Hastert, Majority Leader Armey today said the House will take up the conference report for the anti-terrorism bill tonight, and pass it either by unanimous consent or as a suspension. He said the House would move ahead with the legislation as "agreed to" in negotiations with the Senate - even though some senators are seeking to add anti-bioterrorism language. "We don't think that's within the bounds of the agreement," Armey said, suggesting the senators pursue that language separately. Armey also said the FY02 defense authorization bill should be completed this week, and that the FY02 Legislative Branch and Treasury Postal appropriations conference reports will come to the floor as well. Meanwhile, there are increasing signs that the logistical hurdles caused by the anthrax incident - plus a continuing logjam on the Senate floor - could prolong the congressional session. Lott said it could take three weeks to move several bills related to terrorist attacks, plus more time to move the stalled FY02 appropriations bills. Senate Minority Leader Lott said that with some immediate movement, "We could get it done before the Thanksgiving recess," but said it might be necessary to bring people back. "I'm concerned that every week we stay here there seems to be another new idea of how we could spend billions of dollars," he said. Commerce ranking member John McCain, R-Ariz., echoed that concern, even as he and other Republicans voted against a cloture motion today that would have freed up the FY02 Foreign Operations spending bill, which Republicans are stalling to protest what they consider slow movement of judicial nominees. "I see us headed for one of those omnibus appropriations bills," he said. "It'll be a bonanza." Majority Whip Reid said leaders had made no decisions about adjournment. "We're just feeling our way through this now," he said. Added Rules Chairman Dodd: "I don't think we ought to get out of here. There's a value to being here that I think is reassuring to the American people. We may not need everybody here, but I think we ought to be functioning." - by Charlie Mitchell and Geoff Earle -=-=-=-=-=-=-=- HEALTH Harkin Chastises CDC Chief For Poor Anthrax Reaction Senate Labor-HHS Appropriations Subcommittee Chairman Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, sharply questioned Centers for Disease Control Director Jeffrey Koplan today about why U.S. Postal Service employees at a Washington-area mail sorting facility were not tested for anthrax exposure after evidence of exposure was found at Senate and New Jersey mail facilities. "Of course this has never come up before, but we would hope CDC would have had some plan," Harkin said. While acknowledging the loss of two workers at the Brentwood facility who appear to have died in the last few days from anthrax, Koplan said government officials were working under the assumption then that the risk of contracting the more deadly form of anthrax, inhalation anthrax, was only from opened mail. Since the Brentwood facility does not open mail but processes it, Koplan said, no immediate danger was seen. "Sometimes the information can't be used on Day 10 when you don't get it until Day 14," Koplan said. He assured senators that "no favoritism" was used in the government's apparently quick response to test and provide antibiotics to Senate aides, reporters and lobbyists who may have been exposed to anthrax found in a letter sent to Majority Leader Daschle and the rather slow reaction to rising concerns at the Brentwood facility. Koplan promised to provide the committee with a detailed list of CDC's actions to address the various areas of potential exposure since anthrax was first reported in Florida on Oct. 3. Koplan said the CDC, which is charged with responding to potential biological threats, and the public health system "is stressed through years of neglect and underinvestment." But, he assured senators that CDC was working with federal and local officials to respond quickly to emerging threats. Harkin and Labor-HHS Appropriations Subcommittee ranking member Arlen Specter, R-Pa., have proposed a $2.3 billion proposal that would include funds to acquire and stockpile medicines and vaccines, $700 million to beef up state and local public health services, $140 million to expand CDC, funds for a tracking database and funds to double the inspection of imported foods. - by April Fulton -=-=-=-=-=-=-=- TRANSPORTATION House Urged By Key Senators To Pass Aviation Proposal Senate Commerce Committee members asked President Bush today to increase pressure on the House to pass an aviation security bill while urging their House counterparts to move swiftly so a bill could become law. "Safety delayed is safety denied," said Senate Commerce Chairman Hollings, who along with ranking member John McCain, R-Ariz., pushed a bill through the Senate earlier this month on a 100-0 vote. Without a new law "the American people do not have the confidence they need to have to fly on an airplane," McCain said. "This is the cruelest kind of hoax on the American people," Sen. John (Jay) Rockefeller, D-W.Va., said. "Until we get an economic stimulus bill, this is the economic stimulus bill," Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., said. Hollings said House Speaker Hastert had indicated to him that a bill could be up in the House this week, but Hollings said he was unable to speak with Majority Whip DeLay, who is a major opponent of the Senate bill. House Majority Leader Armey said today there was some chance airline security legislation would come to the floor this week, but he said it was more likely to be on the agenda next week. He said the bill would probably come to the floor under a rule and that Democrats would be allowed to offer a substitute that calls for fully federalizing airport "screeners." The House GOP leadership supports language that would leave federalization to the president's discretion, Armey said, noting that President Bush has proposed a plan that would leave contract workers in place, supervised by federal officers. The Senate bill would federalize most airport security workers, would secure cockpit doors, would deploy more sky marshals, among other measures to beef up air safety. Some House GOP leaders so far have been resistant to bringing up a bill because they are concerned they would not have the votes to prevent security workers from becoming federal workers. Senators also dismissed arguments House Republicans have been using against federalization, such as calling for the United States to follow the European model of aviation security in which there is federal oversight but private workers. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, R-Texas, said while European airport security workers have federal oversight and the European government pays for their benefits, this would not happen in a U.S. system. McCain dismissed the concerns that have been raised about workers forming unions, saying the issue "should not in any way" be a part of the debate. Hollings noted that a provision in the Senate bill would keep workers from striking. President Bush continues to oppose full federalization of airport screeners and baggage checkers, calling into question whether a deal can struck on an airline security bill before the busy Thanksgiving travel season. Bush raised the issue during his weekly meeting at the White House with Hastert, Senate Majority Leader Daschle, Senate Minority Leader Lott and House Minority Leader Gephardt. White House Press Secretary Ari Fleischer said today Bush continues to support increasing standards for airport workers, but questions the utility of putting them on the federal payroll. Bush today urged the leaders to come together quickly on the bill, but laid down no timetable. The possibility of Bush issuing an executive order revamping airline security procedures was raised at the meeting, but the president emphasized that congressional action was preferable, Fleischer said. - by April Fulton and Keith Koffler -=-=-=-=-=-=-=- HOUSE ADMINISTRATION Baird Seeks Support For Emergency Replacement Plan Rep. Brian Baird, D-Wash., said Monday that about 40 House Republicans and Democrats so far have cosponsored his constitutional amendment setting forth procedures for appointing House members in the event of a massive attack that kills or incapacitates at least a quarter of House lawmakers. While his efforts to gain more cosponsors are hampered by the closure of congressional office buildings, Baird said "many more" than the 40 already committed are "contemplating" signing onto the bill. "I hope we can get this done before we convene as a full body next year," Baird said. Still, he acknowledged, "members find it much more pleasant to talk about [presidential trade negotiating authority] and other matters because they're much more pleasant issues." His amendment - which must pass Congress by a two-thirds majority and be approved by three-quarters of the states - would give governors the authority to appoint successors for House members who are killed or incapacitated during an attack that left 25 percent of members dead or unable to serve. The temporary appointees would serve no more than 90 days, at which point special elections would be held to fill the vacancies for the remainder of the term. Baird said that before introducing the amendment, he decided to excise a provision that would have directed governors to appoint temporary members of the same party affiliation as the dead or incapacitated member. He made his decision partly because he wanted to keep the Constitution free of reference to parties, he said. But that decision did not sit well with National Republican Congressional Committee Chairman Tom Davis of Virginia. While Davis said he was not familiar with the details of the Baird proposal, he said it would be "ridiculous" not to require a governor to appoint a successor of the same political party. "You should not have a partisan change . [you] subvert the will of the people when you do it that way," Davis said, reasoning that a partisan shift in the House majority would be too dramatic in such a crisis. While Baird urged legislators to focus on his amendment first, he also said "we ought to look at" other questions, including a list of alternative locations for Congress to meet as well as an expanded line of presidential succession, possibly including governors who would be more likely to survive if a nuclear weapon struck Washington, D.C., although those questions might addressed through regular legislation rather than constitutional amendment. - by Louis Jacobson -=-=-=-=-=-=-=- POLITICS Davis: 2002 Campaign Themes Uncertain After Attacks National Republican Congressional Committee Chairman Tom Davis of Virginia said today that Sept. 11 terrorist attacks have curtailed GOP fundraising and dampened political rhetoric, while making it nearly impossible to predict what issues and dynamics will dominate next year's mid-term elections. "Nobody knows. I could sketch 15 different scenarios," Davis said in a briefing with reporters. "Who knows? The answer is, 'Who knows?'" Davis said the NRCC is focused on "the variables we can control," the so-called "Five Rs:" retention, recruitment, redistricting, resources and record. Davis, who recently had a long conversation with Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Chairwoman Nita Lowey of New York, said incumbents are still responsible for their public statements and voting records, but said both committees are presently reluctant to criticize their opponents. "This is an environment where you want to be very careful in comparison ads. You can give them a little elbow, but you have to be careful," Davis said. Davis said both campaign committees have similarly refrained from fundraising in the month following the terrorist attacks. However, Davis said the terrorist threats have motivated some reluctant potential House candidates to re-evaluate their decisions. "People want to be relevant. They want to be involved," he said. Davis said local off-year elections next month - including gubernatorial races in Virginia and New Jersey where Democratic candidates have the advantage - would not be a referendum on congressional performance. "I don't think what happens Nov. 6 is going to have a thing to do with what happens with the Congress and the president," Davis said. "There are no national issues right now that will hurt Republicans." However, Democrats continue to emphasize their differences with Republicans. In an e-mail sent to reporters today in advance of the NRCC briefing, a DCCC spokesman suggested "four questions for Tom Davis," including airport security and economic stimulus questions. "Does he believe that Republican House candidates will pay a price at the polls if [Majority Whip] Tom DeLay and [Majority Leader] Dick Armey succeed in killing airport security improvements?" the spokesman asked. Davis independently addressed both topics. He said House Republicans simply would not rubber stamp Senate airport security legislation and stressed the importance of stimulus package. "It puts more pressure on a stimulus package that actually works," Davis said. "The economy might be an issue that is front and center. It might not." - by Mark Wegner -=-=-=-=-=-=-=- POLITICS Republicans To Drop Filibuster Against FY02 Foreign Operations Senate Minority Leader Lott this afternoon said Republicans would drop their filibuster against the FY02 Foreign Operations appropriations bill. "We're going to go forward with the appropriations bills," Lott told reporters. Lott said Republicans are still not happy with the pace of judicial nominations under Senate Judiciary Chairman Leahy, but have decided that now is not the time for them to push the issue. The Senate again had failed to invoke cloture today on the motion to proceed to the Foreign Operations spending bill, as senators voted 50-47 along party lines. Awaiting floor consideration are the Agriculture, Labor- HHS and District of Columbia spending bills, while the Defense appropriations bill has yet to be marked up. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=- POLITICS Legislators Work Out Of Temporary Quarters House members and senators, along with a selected few staff members, began working out of temporary quarters today. House members are using GAO headquarters at 441 G St. N.W. A main telephone number is not available for that location but House officials are working to post a list of legislators' offices and temporary telephone numbers on the official House Web site and may send them out by e-mail. Senators and their staffs are working out of the Postal Square building near Union Station and can be reached through the main Capitol switchboard at 224-3121. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=- TRADE Zoellick Reiterates The Need For Steel Industry To Restructure In the wake of Monday's announcement that the International Trade Commission had concluded that the U.S. steel industry has suffered serious injury as a result of dumping of steel by foreign competitors, Trade Representative Zoellick today reiterated the need for the industry to restructure. He warned he would not go through in pressing the issue and "perpetually" coming to its assistance unless the industry is prepared to make needed changes. Rep. Phil English, R-Pa., said Monday that the ITC's ruling was no "panacea," but has "the potential to insulate our domestic steel market from predatory dumping at a time when our domestic industry has been facing it most severe crisis in memory." Similarly, Rep. Benjamin Cardin, D-Md., said, "This ruling means that foreign producers now will need to align their capacity with domestic and global demand. The ultimate objective must be to have the domestic price of steel reflect its true competitive cost of production." -=-=-=-=-=-=-=- POLITICS Largent Encouraged Not To Vacate His House Seat Rep. Steve Largent, R-Okla., who plans to resign Nov. 29 to run for governor, is being encouraged not to vacate his House seat until state legislative attempts to change current law have been exhausted, the Daily Oklahoman reported. If Largent goes ahead with his decision to resign on that date, Tulsa's 1st District would be left without a voice in Congress during wartime conditions, because under current state law, the governor cannot call a special election until there is a vacancy, which would trigger a process that could take as long as 90 days. Attempts to resolve the issue intensified last week when House Speaker Larry Adair gave state Reps. Russ Roach, a Democrat, and Mark Liotta, a Republican, permission to work with the state Election Board on wording for an amendment that would allow Largent's resignation not to become effective immediately while an election is held to replace him. Largent said he will go through with his plan to resign Nov. 29, no matter what the state Legislature decides. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=- ATTACK UPDATE Britain is sending about 1,000 troops to join the U.S.-led ground war in Afghanistan, according to media reports today, but the Defense Ministry said it had made no decisions, the Associated Press reported. Citing senior defense officials, the British Broadcasting Corp. said about 600 Royal Marine commandos and several hundred special forces personnel - currently taking part in a military exercise in Oman - would be deployed to join the ground assault. Four British ships participating in the exercise, which ends this weekend, also will stay behind to join the Afghan campaign, the BBC said. Meanwhile, former Foreign Secretary Robin Cook suggested that there was still time for the Taliban regime in Afghanistan to hang onto power even if it handed over Osama bin Laden. The government has not announced whether British troops will join the ground campaign, but says it remains an option. The chiefs of Britain's Royal Navy and Royal Air Force were reported Monday to be drawing up plans for long- term military involvement in the war against terrorism. In Afghanistan, U.S. jets swooped down to strike Taliban front lines and a bin Laden stronghold north of Kabul today, watched by opposition fighters hoping that the American bombardment will open the way for their advance. Opposition officials also reported U.S. attacks around the key northern city of Mazar-e- Sharif, where an opposition offensive to recapture the stronghold faltered last week. Missiles set fire to critical Taliban oil supplies in the southern city of Kandahar. In recent days, the United States has shifted strategy, drawing planes away from urban areas to target the front-line positions of the Taliban and their allies in bin Laden's al-Qaida network which face the opposition Northern Alliance. The goal is to enable the alliance to advance toward the capital, Kabul, and Mazar-e-Sharif to break the back of Taliban resistance. From rooftops U.S. jets could be seen as tiny white specks roaring far overhead, before they swooped down to unleash their bombs. A series of nine blasts from several miles away could be heard. Along the Kabul front, Taliban fighters were holding their ground today, responding with rockets and mortars. One rocket slammed into the bazaar at Charikar, 30 miles north of Kabul, killing two people, including a 60-year-old vegetable vendor. In Kandahar, the South Asian Dispatch Agency reported U.S. jets struck an oil depot and a fuel convoy, sending a thick cloud of black smoke rising into the clear blue sky. U.S. planes also targeted an asphalt plant, setting back Taliban efforts to repair the runway at Kandahar airport, which has been pounded repeatedly during the air campaign, the agency said. The agency also reported that U.S. jets late Monday bombed a mountain on the western outskirts of Kandahar where Taliban troops were trying to repair a radar station which had been heavily damaged earlier in the air campaign. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=- THE FINAL WORD "I need to sneak some food into my office, otherwise my goldfish will be floating." - Sen. John Breaux, D-La., speaking to reporters today about some of the liabilities of being locked out while all Senate office buildings are screened for anthrax contamination. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=- CongressDaily is published daily, Monday through Friday, by National Journal Group Inc. Copyright 2001 by National Journal Inc., 1501 M St., NW, #300, Washington, D.C. 20005. 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