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E PL UR UM IB N U U S Congressional Record United States th of America PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE 108 CONGRESS, FIRST SESSION Vol. 149 WASHINGTON, TUESDAY, APRIL 1, 2003 No. 52 Senate The Senate met at 9 a.m., and was RECOGNITION OF THE MAJORITY HONORING OUR ARMED FORCES called to order by the PRESIDENT pro LEADER Mr. FRIST. Madam President, we are tempore (Mr. STEVENS). The PRESIDING OFFICER (Ms. MUR- now 12 days into Operation Iraqi Free- The PRESIDENT pro tempore. To- KOWSKI). The majority leader is recog- dom. As I mentioned yesterday, I had day’s prayer will be offered by our nized. the opportunity to visit the post of the guest Chaplain, Monsignor Robert f 101st Airborne Division this weekend. Fuhrman, the Church of St. Gabriel, in It was a remarkable opportunity for Saddle River, NJ. SCHEDULE me, and I wish to share with you a cou- Mr. FRIST. Madam President, this PRAYER ple of my thoughts on that visit. morning the Senate will be in a period Our troops over the last 12 days have The guest Chaplain offered the fol- for morning business until 10 a.m. advanced 220 miles and now are sitting lowing prayer: Members who wish to make statements about 50 miles outside of Baghdad. We Let us pray: in support of our troops are encouraged are all exposed, on the television and Almighty Father, terror and tyranny to do so over the next hour. through our briefings, to the repetitive are our enemies. Disunity is our enemy At 10 a.m., the Senate will proceed to pounding of military targets day and too. But United States are States that executive session to consider the nomi- night throughout Iraq. The key point, I endure! At this time of international nation of Timothy Tymkovich, to be believe, is that we do keep building our stress we stand before You and wonder: Circuit Judge for the Tenth Circuit. momentum both in Iraq and in Amer- Could there one day be worldwide tran- Under the previous order, there will be ica. quility? May we know peace? Will all up to 6 hours for debate on the nomina- We have achieved many key objec- Your people ever recognize their re- tion. It is hoped that the nomination tives, and we will—there is no ques- sponsibilities to each other as the one will not require all of the 6 hours and tion—we will achieve our ultimate ob- human family? that we will be able to yield back time jective, and that is to disarm Saddam Loving God, our countless personal and have a vote a little bit earlier. Hussein and to liberate the Iraqi people freedoms distinguish us and allow us to The Senate will recess at 12:30 p.m. from his oppressive rule. fulfill our potential and Your plan. for the weekly party luncheons. I am confident about that for so Help all Americans to count our bless- We are also attempting to reach many reasons, but a lot of it has be- ings so that we will remain unified, es- agreements on several other pieces of come real to me in a very personal pecially so the war may end quickly, legislation, including the CARE Act, sense after my visit to the 101st Air- with evil suffering a singular defeat. the FISA bill, and other bills relating borne Division. For example, SP John Lord, the Congress leads by serving, to our Armed Forces personnel. We will G. Young is assigned to the A Com- by representing and expressing the will also continue to process nominations, pany, 8th Battalion, 101st Airborne Di- of the people who are privileged to be including judges, as they become avail- vision. He left Fort Campbell on March Americans. Guide the Senate in the able. 1 of this year for Kuwait. He is crew light of Truth. Give these men and As a reminder, a fourth cloture vote chief on a CH–47 somewhere in the women the support and the challenge will occur on the Estrada nomination Iraqi desert. He is newly married. He is of a united people who never let patri- during tomorrow’s session. expecting a child in a few months and otism wane. A house divided against Finally, I expect the Senate to begin is doing an extraordinary job in Oper- itself will fall. May this House never the supplemental appropriations bill on ation Iraqi Freedom. We thank him, we fall. We make all our prayers with con- Wednesday, if that bill becomes ready thank his mother, and we thank his fidence in You who live and reign for- for floor action. I hope we can expedite wife for their courage. At the 101st Airborne Division, ever and ever. Amen. the consideration of that bill this week so that we are able to continue the Karyn, my wife, and Jonathan, my son, f flow of resources to our troops in the and I attended church services with the PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE field. spouses and children of the Fort Camp- The Honorable CONRAD BURNS, a Sen- Therefore, all Senators should expect bell 101st Airborne Division. There are ator from the State of Montana, led a very busy week with rollcall votes 50 chaplains as part of the 101st Air- the Pledge of Allegiance, as follows: each day. borne Division and 46 of those chap- I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the Madam President, I yield the floor. I lains are overseas in Iraq and Kuwait. United States of America, and to the Repub- wish to make a brief statement about Seeing these families and the faces of lic for which it stands, one nation under God, our troops, but I will be happy to yield. these very young children as the pastor indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Mr. REID. I do not have anything. gathered them around the pulpit and ∑ This ‘‘bullet’’ symbol identifies statements or insertions which are not spoken by a Member of the Senate on the floor. S4593 . VerDate Dec 13 2002 03:00 Apr 02, 2003 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A01AP6.000 S01PT1 S4594 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE April 1, 2003 came down and sat on the floor with HONORING OUR ARMED FORCES The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- the children asking them what their Mr. BURNS. Madam President, I rise ator from Maine. impressions were, what they pray for— to share another story that comes from Ms. SNOWE. Madam President, I ask the children were very young, 2, 3, 4, up the battlefield of Iraq. There are a unanimous consent to speak for up to to about 7 years of age. thousand of these stories, but I think it 10 minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- One said: I pray for my daddy who is is the way we start our day as a re- somewhere in the desert. ator has that right. minder of exactly what is going on at Ms. SNOWE. Madam President, I rise Another little girl raised her hand as ground level—in other words, where they sat, about 20 of them, around the today to pay tribute to the more than the rubber hits the road. 43 United States soldiers who have sac- pastor, and said: I pray that Saddam In the last 12 or 13 days, we have seen rificed their lives in the mission to lib- Hussein quits doing bad things to other how deeply committed our men and erate the Iraqi people and to disarm people. women in uniform are. They fight for a Saddam Hussein: The 16 who are miss- The innocence, the understanding, great cause of disarming Saddam Hus- ing, the 7 who have been captured, the and the wisdom of these young children sein’s regime from its weapons of mass was very apparent. 109 who have been injured, and all of destruction, but also at the same time those men and women on the ground, I also had a chance to talk to Michele they understand that they are our Schumer, whose husband is a member in the skies, and on the seas, who are brother’s keeper. so bravely supporting the cause of Op- of the Special Forces and is currently What brought this home to me was a deployed in Iraq. Michele is the mother eration Iraqi Freedom. picture of this one marine carrying his By now, we have all seen the images of a child in kindergarten and has an- injured comrade from the battlefield. on our television screens, yet little can other child on the way. It is as awe inspiring as any imagine we truly comprehend the real nature of We talked to Adra Barna, a mother of that might come from the field of con- the dangers they face, and the courage 3-year-old twin girls, who clearly had flict. One man hurt his leg. His buddy they must summon. Let us then dedi- her hands full as we watched her man- slings him over his back and carries cate these days to the acknowledgment age them during the church service. him safely, like a firefighter rescuing of their heroism, for how profoundly Her husband is deployed in Iraq as well. somebody from a burning building. grateful and blessed we are that these I talked to Julie Sparkman. She and Only in this case, it looks as though men and women are committed to serv- her husband are newlyweds. It is hard the enemy was not being cooperative ing our Nation and the ideals for which for anyone at any point to be sepa- or too helpful.