May 19, 2003 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S6575 days today. Momma does not hold me any- NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZA- gan on the floor. I advise my good more. I open my mouth but I am too weak to TION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2004 friend and partner on this venture that cry. Far above a bird slowly crawls across The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- I will proceed for some 10 minutes and the sky. Why is there nothing left to do but then yield the floor, on the assumption die? pore. Under the previous order, the Senate will now proceed to consider- that he will proceed, and then I will re- Those were lyrics by the late Harry sume with the remainder of my state- Chapin. Harry was a terrific friend. He ation of S. 1050, which the clerk will re- port. ment. dedicated the proceeds from one-half of On behalf of the Armed Services his concerts every year to fight world The assistant legislative clerk read as follows: Committee, I am pleased and honored hunger. He used to say, if one night to bring the National Defense Author- A bill (S. 1050) to authorize appropriations 45,000 people died of hunger in New Jer- ization Act for Fiscal Year 2004 to the sey, it would make headlines around for fiscal year 2004 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military con- Senate for consideration. The bill was the world, giant headlines in every struction, and for defense activities of the reported out of the committee with paper in the world. But the winds of Department of Energy, to prescribe per- overwhelming bipartisan support. I hunger blow every day, every hour, sonnel strengths for such fiscal year for the may say, as a tribute to excellent staff every minute, and 45,000 people, mostly Armed Forces, and for other purposes. work and excellent work by the chair- children, die every day, and it doesn’t Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I ask man and ranking members of the sub- make the newspaper. unanimous consent that William committees and, indeed, by the full co- Now we have a gripping famine in a Buhrow, a legislative fellow in the of- operation of my distinguished col- part of the world that some of us be- fice of Senator GEORGE ALLEN, be league, the ranking member, we lieve we have a moral responsibility to granted the privilege of the floor dur- achieved this markup in what is re- address in a much more aggressive way ing consideration of S. 1050. garded to be record time. I didn’t keep than we have been willing to address The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- the time, but I certainly recognize that previously. Yet a relatively small pore. Without objection, it is so or- we did it in a very brief period; basi- amendment I offered on Thursday was dered. cally over a 2-day period, where many defeated by two votes, and I was told Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I ask times heretofore it has been 3, 4, and 5 before I offered it: Go ahead and offer unanimous consent that Jason Hamm, days for markup. your amendment. We will defeat it. of the staff of the Committee on For- I think the committee, both members And this was before they knew what eign Relations, be granted the privilege and staff, were aware of the tremen- the amendment was about. of the floor for the duration of the de- dous support across this Nation by the That is not the kind of priority you bate on the fiscal year 2004 defense au- people for the men and women of the would expect from the Senate. I regret thorization. Armed Forces today and a recognition very much that we passed this global The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- of the responsibilities of the Congress AIDS bill and did not attach the $250 pore. Without objection, it is so or- of the United States—in this case the million in food aid to which the Senate dered. Senate—to provide for those men and had previously agreed. We don’t have Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I ask women of the Armed Forces. much time if we care about world hun- unanimous consent that the staff mem- Having said that, I believe that con- ger. If we care about saving these chil- bers of the Committee on Armed Serv- tributed to the swift action we had on dren, if we care about doing what we ices, majority and minority, appearing our bill in committee markup, and I need to do, what our responsibility on the list I send to the desk be grant- anticipate—I say this respectfully—in would call us to do at this moment, ed the privilege of the floor during con- the Chamber a number of amendments then we must regroup and pass legisla- sideration of S. 1050. will come forth, but I believe we will be tion of the type I offered Thursday The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- able to complete this bill in a rel- night. pore. Without objection, it is so or- atively short period of time, owing Again, it was hard to sleep, and this dered. again to the support in the Chamber weekend I thought a lot about that, The list is as follows: for the men and women of the Armed wondering why was the Senate so much Judith A. Ansley; Richard D. DeBobes; Forces and the desire to have a strong more interested in providing tax cuts Charles W. Alsup; Kenneth Barbee; Michael bill in place to go to conference with than it was in providing assistance to N. Berger; June M. Borawski; Leah C. Brew- the House. those starving in other parts of the er; Jennifer D. Cave; L. David Cherington; As we stand here beginning the de- world. Christine E. Cowart; Daniel J. Cox, Jr.; bate on this bill today, over 300,000 sol- I yield the floor. Madelyn R. Creedon; Kenneth M. Crosswait; diers, sailors, airmen and marines, Ac- Marie Fabrizio Dickinson; Gabriella Eisen; The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- Evelyn N. Farkas. tive Guard and Reserve, and countless pore. The Senator from Virginia. Richard W. Fieldhouse; Andrew W. Florell; civilians who support them, are serving Brian R. Green; Creighton Greene; William bravely in not just the Persian Gulf re- f C. Greenwalt; Carolyn M. Hanna; Mary Alice gion but Afghanistan. A. Hayward; Jeremy L. Hekhuis; Ambrose R. It is remarkable. I want to mention Hock; Gary J. Howard; R. Andrew Kent; Jen- the civilians. I recently said to the Sec- CONCLUSION OF MORNING nifer Key; Gregory T. Kiley; Maren R. Leed; retary of Defense, Mr. Rumsfeld, when BUSINESS Gerald J. Leeling; Peter K. Levine. we talked about the total force con- Mr. WARNER. Parliamentary in- Patricia L. Lewis; Thomas L. MacKenzie; cept, I remembered so well that that quiry: Would the Chair advise the Sen- Sara R. Mareno; Ann M. Mittermeyer; Lucian L. Niemeyer; Cindy Pearson; Paula J. concept was originated when Melvin ate with regard to the time remaining Philbin; Lynn F. Rusten; Arun A. Seraphin; Laird was Secretary of Defense and I in morning business? Joseph T. Sixeas; Christina D. Still; Scott W. was privileged to serve as the Sec- The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- Stucky; Mary Louise Wagner; Richard F. retary of the Navy during the Vietnam pore. There are 9 minutes remaining to Walsh; Nicholas W. West; Bridget M. Whalan; war. I said to Mr. Rumsfeld recently the majority in morning business. Pendred K. Wilson. that we really ought to broaden the Mr. WARNER. I judge no time re- Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I ask term ‘‘total force’’ now to incorporate maining for the minority. unanimous consent that Senator the many civilians who quite often are The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- MCCAIN’s legislative fellow, Navy Com- in positions of personal risk and other pore. That is correct. mander Edward Cowan, be granted situations not unlike those of the men Mr. WARNER. On behalf of the ma- privilege of the floor during consider- and women of the Armed Forces, right jority leader, I ask now that all time ation of S. 1050. up on the point of the spear of military be yielded back on behalf of the major- The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- action. ity. pore. Without objection, it is so or- In my judgment, they are just as The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- dered. much a part of the total force as the pore. The time is yielded back. Morn- Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I see uniformed contingent, and I think the ing business is closed. the distinguished Senator from Michi- uniformed contingent would want me

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