May 23, 1997 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S5149 Today the United States stands alone our military personnel are the best ORDER FOR ADJOURNMENT as the world’s only superpower. Today, trained, equipped and prepared in the Mr. LOTT. If there is no further busi- more often than not our foreign policy world, because we ask so much of ness to come before the Senate, I ask ∑ debates concern trade, rather than war; them. unanimous consent that the Senate economic issues rather than military f stand in adjournment under the pre- issues. It is at times like this, times of vious order, following the remarks of ORDERS FOR MAY 27, MAY 30, peace, that we should pay extra atten- Senator CRAIG of Idaho. JUNE 2, AND JUNE 3, 1997 tion to the true purpose of Memorial The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without Day. Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I ask unan- objection, it is so ordered. The good news is that American citi- imous consent that when the Senate The Senator from Idaho. zens understand and respect the role completes its business today it stand in Mr. CRAIG. Mr. President, I thank veterans have played in our Nation’s adjournment until the hour of 10 the majority leader for allowing me history. If you look at the size of the o’clock on Tuesday, May 27, for a pro this time, and I also want to recognize crowds that visit the Korean War Me- forma session only and immediately his leadership in the efforts we have morial and the Vietnam War Memorial following the prayer, the Senate stand just concluded in bringing about a here in DC you get a sense of how in adjournment until 11 a.m., Friday, budget and a budget resolution. I think Americans feel about their veterans. May 30, for a pro forma session only. I our majority leader, TRENT LOTT, is to The same scene is duplicated time and further ask unanimous consent that be congratulated for a very positive time again at veterans’ memorials all immediately following the prayer on and gallant effort. across the country. Recently I had the Friday, May 30, the Senate stand in ad- f honor of participating in a ceremony journment until 12 noon on Monday, marking the progress of the new Vet- June 2, and further that on Monday, TRIBUTE TO NORMAN G. erans’ Memorial Park being built in immediately following the prayer, the ARSENEAULT Albuquerque. It is with the creation of routine requests through the morning Mr. CRAIG. Mr. President, I would special places like this park that our hour be granted and the Senate then like to take a few moments to recog- Nation continues to honor the service proceed to a period of morning business nize a member of my staff who will be and sacrifice of all our veterans. until 1 p.m. with Senators permitted to retiring next Friday after many years Mr. President, we set aside one day speak for up to 10 minutes each. each year to officially honor those who of service to me, the State of Idaho, The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without the Senate, and the Nation. died for our freedom. For all that our objection, it is so ordered. military veterans have done for us, it Norman G. Arseneault came to my Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I further office as an American Political Science is the least we could do. To all the vet- ask unanimous consent that at 9:30 erans, thank you.∑ Association fellow from the Forest a.m. on Tuesday, June 3, the Senate Service, USDA more than 6 years ago. f proceed to 3 hours of tributes to honor He served with distinction in that fel- MEMORIAL DAY REMEMBRANCE our most distinguished President pro lowship program, taking on numerous tempore, who will break the all-time ∑ Mr. BOND. Mr. President, it is easy natural resources problems facing the Senate record on Sunday, May 25, for to take for granted the freedom we State of Idaho and working diligently the longest Senate service. I know all have here, in the United States, and to find solutions. When he completed of our colleagues will want to partici- too often we lose sight of that and re- the fellowship, he returned to the For- pate in this worthy tribute to the dis- sort to complaining about one thing or est Service to resume what I am sure tinguished Senator from South Caro- another, but the fact is, we live in the would have been a distinguished career. lina, Senator THURMOND. most blessed Nation in the world, we Shortly after he had returned to the The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without enjoy the greatest freedom of choice, Forest Service, it became clear to me objection, it is so ordered. we enjoy so much, but those freedoms that solutions to the natural resources Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I further were purchased and protected at a very problems we faced—the wilderness de- ask unanimous consent on Monday, high cost. bate in my State, endangered species June 2, at 1 p.m. the Senate resume As we prepare to celebrate Memorial listing, and a host of others—would consideration of S. 4, the comptime- Day this year, I call upon my fellow benefit from Norm’s skills. I offered flextime bill which would guarantee a Missourians and all Americans to him a permanent staff position, and, family friendly workplace. Amend- pause and remember the sacrifice of fortunately for Idaho, he accepted. ments are expected to be offered. How- our soldiers, sailors, Marines, and air Since then, all in my office have ben- ever, votes will not occur prior to the men and women stationed around the efited from Norm Arseneault’s profes- hour of 5 p.m. world today protecting us with a blan- sionalism, good humor, and integrity. ket weaved with the battle flags from f He has developed a reputation on the places with names like Lexington, Con- Hill and in the State of Idaho for hon- AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO esty, straightforwardness, fairness, and cord, Gettysburg, Belleau Wood, Pearl FILE REPORTS Harbor, Coral Sea, Iwo Jima, Saint Lo, competence. It has been my good for- Bastogne, Chosin Reservoir, Khe Sahn, Mr. LOTT. I further ask unanimous tune to have been among those who Beirut, Wadi Al-Batin, and Medina consent that committees have between have known and worked with him on a Ridge in Iraq and most recently, those 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. on Wednesday, May day-to-day basis. taken from us in Somalia and by the 28, to file reports to accompany legisla- As Norm moves on to a new phase in brutal and cowardly bombing of Kobart tive or executive items. his life, I know the traits that have Towers. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without made him so effective in my office over We must remember the sacrifices of objection, it is so ordered. the past 6 years will service him well in those who came before us, and those f his future endeavors. I am proud to whom we most recently lost—the fa- know Norm Arseneault and to have thers, mothers, sons, and daughters PROGRAM called him friend. I speak for all in my who gave their most precious of gifts, Mr. LOTT. For the information of all office when I say he will be dearly their lives, that we might continue to Senators, it is the hope of the leader- missed. We wish him the best and God enjoy the freedoms we hold so dear. ship that the budget conference report speed. We must remember them so we will will be available for Senate consider- f focus our determination, as a nation, ation on Tuesday, June 3. Therefore, that we never, ever, waste a life be- all Senators can expect a rollcall vote MEMORIAL DAY, 1997 cause it is too hard or too expensive to on passage of the budget conference re- Mr. CRAIG. Mr. President, on Mon- do the right thing. We must take this port on Tuesday, June 3, hopefully, day, many of us will be about the land, opportunity to re-dedicate ourselves to early in the evening rather than going speaking to veterans on Memorial Day. make that effort and to ensure that late into the night. Throughout this Nation’s history and

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JACOBSEN, OF OREGON, TO BE A MEM- BER OF THE NATIONAL MEDIATION BOARD FOR A TERM A national memorial occasion was IN THE ARMY EXPIRING JULY 1, 1999. observed for the first time in 1886. It THE FOLLOWING-NAMED OFFICERS FOR PROMOTION IN MORRIS K. UDALL SCHOLARSHIP AND EXCEL- began with the Grand Army of the Re- THE REGULAR ARMY OF THE UNITED STATES TO THE GRADE INDICATED UNDER TITLE 10, UNITED STATES LENCE IN NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY public, the organization of Union Army CODE, SECTIONS 611(A) AND 624: FOUNDATION veterans. They started, on a nation- To be major general D. MICHAEL RAPPOPORT, OF ARIZONA, TO BE A MEM- wide scale, what some southern women BRIG. GEN. PHILLIP R. ANDERSON, 0000. BER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE MORRIS K. in several Dixie cities had been doing BRIG. GEN. BURWELL B. BELL III, 0000. UDALL SCHOLARSHIP AND EXCELLENCE IN NATIONAL BRIG. GEN. BRYAN D. BROWN, 0000. ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY FOUNDATION FOR TERM EX- as a local spring ceremony—remem- BRIG. GEN. JULIAN H. BURNS, JR., 0000. PIRING OCTOBER 6, 2002. bering the Civil War dead by placing BRIG. GEN. MICHAEL T. BYRNES, 0000. JUDITH M. ESPINOSA, OF NEW YORK, TO BE A MEMBER BRIG. GEN. JOHN S. CALDWELL, JR., 0000. OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE MORRIS K. UDALL flowers on their graves. BRIG. GEN. REGINAL G. CLEMMONS, 0000. SCHOLARSHIP AND EXCELLENCE IN NATIONAL ENVIRON- Since then, all too many generations BRIG. GEN. GEORGE F. CLOSE, JR., 0000. MENTAL POLICY FOUNDATION FOR A TERM OF FOUR BRIG. GEN. CARL H. FREEMAN, 0000. YEARS. have confronted the savagery of war BRIG. GEN. JOSEPH R. INGE, 0000. and added their own list to the role of BRIG. GEN. PHILIP R. KENSINGER, JR., 0000. FARM CREDIT ADMINISTRATION BRIG. GEN. DONALD L. KERRICK, 0000. the fallen heroes. What began as a me- BRIG. GEN. LARRY J. LUST, 0000. ANN JORGENSON, OF IOWA, TO BE A MEMBER OF THE BRIG. GEN. JOHN J. MARCELLO, 0000. FARM CREDIT ADMINISTRATION BOARD, FARM CREDIT morial to casualties of one war is now BRIG. GEN. TIMOTHY J. MAUDE, 0000. ADMINISTRATION FOR A TERM EXPIRING MAY 21, 2002. our day to honor those from all of our BRIG. GEN. DAN K. MCNEILL, 0000. LOWELL LEE JUNKINS, OF IOWA, TO BE A MEMBER OF BRIG. GEN. PAUL T. MIKOLASHEK, 0000. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE FEDERAL AGRICUL- wars. BRIG. GEN. MARY E. MORGAN, 0000. TURAL MORTGAGE CORPORATION. In the beginning, Memorial Day was BRIG. GEN. BRUCE K. SCOTT, 0000. BRIG. GEN. JERRY L. SINN, 0000. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE more popularly known as Decoration BRIG. GEN. JAMES R. SNIDER, 0000. ANDREW J. PINCUS, OF NEW YORK, TO BE GENERAL BRIG. GEN. EDWARD SORIANO, 0000. Day. I grew up, as probably the Presi- COUNSEL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE. BRIG. GEN. JULIAN A. SULLIVAN, JR., 0000. dent did, knowing it as Decoration BRIG. GEN. JOHN D. THOMAS, JR., 0000. Day. I remember my folks saying now BRIG. GEN. HOWARD J. VON KAENEL, 0000. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION BRIG. GEN. WILLIAM S. WALLACE, 0000. we have to go to the graves and to the TRITRUVARUR R. LAKSHMANAN, OF NEW HAMPSHIRE, BRIG. GEN. WILLIAM E. WARD, 0000. TO BE DIRECTOR OF THE BUREAU OF TRANSPORTATION cemetery to honor our dead In our fam- BRIG. GEN. DAVID S. WEISMAN, 0000. STATISTICS, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, FOR ily on Decoration Day. It was observed IN THE MARINE CORPS THE TERM OF FOUR YEARS. by decorating the graves with flowers THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT IN THE U.S. MARINE CORPS TO THE GRADE INDICATED and flags. That tradition is still a WHILE ASSIGNED TO A POSITION OF IMPORTANCE AND JERRY M. MELILLO, OF MASSACHUSETTS, TO BE AN AS- strong one and many thousands of RESPONSIBILITY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 601: SOCIATE DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY. Americans will go to the graves of To be general KERRI-ANN JONES, OF MARYLAND, TO BE AN ASSO- their loved ones and to veterans and LT. GEN. ANTHONY C. ZINNI, 7104. CIATE DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECH- NOLOGY POLICY. veterans’ graves and memorials on NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR LITERACY ADVISORY Monday to recognize our veterans. BOARD DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Our emphasis today should be to re- PAUL SIMON, OF ILLINOIS, TO BE A MEMBER OF THE DONALD RAPPAPORT, OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, member the supreme sacrifice so many NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR LITERACY ADVISORY BOARD TO BE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, DEPARTMENT OF FOR A TERM EXPIRING SEPTEMBER 22, 1998, VICE SHARON EDUCATION. made to protect our great Nation and DARLING, TERM EXPIRED. BARRY GOLDWATER SCHOLARSHIP AND secure the freedoms we enjoy. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION FUND Gen. John A. Logan, the commander HAROLD W. FURCHTGOTT-ROTH, OF THE DISTRICT OF of the Grand Army of the Republic, COLUMBIA, TO BE A MEMBER OF THE FEDERAL COMMU- HANS M. MARK, OF TEXAS, TO BE A MEMBER OF THE NICATIONS COMMISSION FOR A TERM OF FIVE YEARS BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE BARRY GOLDWATER called for the observance of Memorial FROM JULY 1, 1995, VICE ANDREW CAMP BARRETT, RE- SCHOLARSHIP AND EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION FOUN- Day in 1886. Today, his words are still SIGNED. DATION FOR A TERM EXPIRING APRIL 17, 2002. WILLIAM E. KENNARD, OF CALIFORNIA, TO BE A MEM- eloquent and meaningful, and it is fit- BER OF THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR LITERACY ADVISORY ting that we recall them. He said, ‘‘Let FOR A TERM OF FIVE YEARS FROM JULY 1, 1996, VICE BOARD JAMES H. QUELLO, TERM EXPIRED. no ravages of time testify to coming ANTHONY R. SARMIENTO, OF MARYLAND, TO BE A DEPARTMENT OF STATE MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR LITERACY generations that we have forgotten as ADVISORY BOARD FOR A TERM EXPIRING SEPTEMBER 22, BONNIE R. COHEN, OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, TO 1998. a people the cost of a free and undi- BE AN UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE, VICE RICHARD vided Republic.’’ MENIFEE MOOSE. NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE On this Memorial Day, 1997, that we f HUMANITIES are soon to celebrate, let us acknowl- CONFIRMATIONS SUSAN E. TREES, OF MASSACHUSETTS, TO BE A MEM- edge the terrible cost and honor the BER OF THE NATIONAL COUNCIL ON THE HUMANITIES FOR A TERM EXPIRING JANUARY 26, 2002. fallen heroes who paid for it have Executive nominations confirmed by MARSHA MASON, OF NEW MEXICO, TO BE A MEMBER OF made, by rededicating ourselves to the Senate May 23, 1997: THE NATIONAL COUNCIL ON THE ARTS FOR A TERM EX- PIRING SEPTEMBER 3, 2002. their cause. Let us concentrate on pre- CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY serving our Nation and honoring our SERVICE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION cherished freedoms by recognizing DONNA HOLT CUNNINGHAME, OF MARYLAND, TO BE GERALD N. TIROZZI, OF CONNECTICUT, TO BE ASSIST- those who preserve them for us. CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, CORPORATION FOR NA- ANT SECRETARY FOR ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY TIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE. EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. I yield the floor. NATIONAL COUNCIL ON DISABILITY DEPARTMENT OF STATE DAVE NOLAN BROWN, OF WASHINGTON, TO BE A MEM- f BER OF THE NATIONAL COUNCIL ON DISABILITY FOR A STUART E. EIZENSTAT, OF MARYLAND, TO BE AN TERM EXPIRING SEPTEMBER 17, 1998. UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE. THOMAS R. PICKERING, OF NEW JERSEY, TO BE AN NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE. ADJOURNMENT UNTIL 10 A.M., HUMANITIES EUROPEAN BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND TUESDAY, MAY 27, 1997 ARTHUR I. BLAUSTEIN, OF CALIFORNIA, TO BE A MEM- DEVELOPMENT BER OF THE NATIONAL COUNCIL ON THE HUMANITIES The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under a FOR A TERM EXPIRING JANUARY 26, 2002. KAREN SHEPHERD, OF UTAH, TO BE U.S. DIRECTOR OF previous order, the Senate now stands LORRAINE WEISS FRANK, OF ARIZONA, TO BE A MEM- THE EUROPEAN BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DE- BER OF THE NATIONAL COUNCIL ON THE HUMANITIES VELOPMENT. in recess until 10 a.m., Tuesday, May FOR A TERM EXPIRING JANUARY 26, 2002. 27, 1997. SUSAN FORD WILTSHIRE, OF TENNESSEE, TO BE A DEPARTMENT OF STATE MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL COUNCIL ON THE HUMAN- Thereupon, the Senate, at 3:40 p.m., ITIES FOR A TERM EXPIRING JANUARY 26, 2002. LETITIA CHAMBERS, OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, adjourned until Tuesday, May 27, 1997, NATHAN LEVENTHAL, OF NEW YORK, TO BE A MEMBER TO BE A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE UNITED STATES OF OF THE NATIONAL COUNCIL ON THE ARTS FOR A TERM AMERICA TO THE FIFTY-FIRST SESSION OF THE GEN- at 10 a.m. EXPIRING SEPTEMBER 3, 2002. ERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE UNITED NATIONS.

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