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E PL UR UM IB N U U S Congressional Record United States of America PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE 107th CONGRESS, FIRST SESSION Vol. 147 WASHINGTON, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 13, 2001 No. 82 Senate The Senate met at 9 a.m. and was The legislative clerk read as follows: tional requirements with regard to the inte- called to order by the President pro A bill (S. 1) to extend programs and activi- gration of education technology resources. Hollings amendment No. 798 (to amend- tempore [Mr. BYRD]. ties under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. ment No. 358), to permit States to waive cer- PRAYER tain testing requirements. Pending: Gregg (for Santorum) amendment No. 799 The Chaplain, Dr. Lloyd John Jeffords amendment No. 358, in the nature (to amendment No. 358), to express the sense Ogilvie, offered the following prayer: of a substitute. of the Senate regarding science education. Lord God of hope, this is a day for op- Kennedy (for Dodd) amendment No. 382 (to amendment No. 358), to remove the 21st cen- The PRESIDENT pro tempore. Under timism and courage. Set us free of any the previous order, there will now be 40 negative thinking or attitude. There is tury community learning center program from the list of programs covered by per- minutes for closing debate on the enough time today to accomplish what formance agreements. Santorum amendment No. 799 and the You have planned. We affirm that You Biden amendment No. 386 (to amendment Hollings amendment numbered 798. are here and that we are here by Your No. 358), to establish school-based partner- Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. President, as we divine appointment. We also know ships between local law enforcement agen- resume consideration of the education cies and local school systems, by providing from experience that it is possible to authorization bill, we have 40 minutes limit Your best for our Nation. With- school resource officers who operate in and around elementary and secondary schools. of debate on the Santorum and Hol- out Your help we can hit wide of the Leahy (for Hatch) amendment No. 424 (to lings amendments concurrently, with mark, but with Your guidance and amendment No. 358), to provide for the estab- two rollcall votes at approximately 9:40 power we cannot fail. You have lishment of additional Boys and Girls Clubs this morning, and votes throughout the brought our Nation to this place of of America. day, as well into the evening, as the Helms amendment No. 574 (to amendment prosperity and blessing. You are able Senate works to complete action on to bless us if we will trust You and No. 358), to prohibit the use of Federal funds by any State or local educational agency or the education bill this week. If the bill work together as fellow patriots. Fill school that discriminates against the Boy is completed on Thursday, there will be this Chamber with Your Presence, in- Scouts of America in providing equal access no rollcall votes on Friday. vade the mind and heart of each Sen- to school premises or facilities. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The ator, and give this Senate a day of effi- Helms amendment No. 648 (to amendment Senator from Pennsylvania, Mr. No. 574), in the nature of a substitute. ciency and excellence for Your glory. SANTORUM. We thank You in advance for a truly Dorgan amendment No. 640 (to amendment No. 358), expressing the sense of the Senate AMENDMENTS NOS. 798 AND 799 great day. You are our Lord and Sav- that there should be established a joint com- Mr. SANTORUM. Mr. President, I iour. Amen. mittee of the Senate and House of Represent- rise to talk about my amendment f atives to investigate the rapidly increasing which will be voted on in roughly 40 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE energy prices across the country and to de- minutes. This is an amendment that is termine what is causing the increases. a sense of the Senate. It is a sense of The Honorable ROBERT C. BYRD led Hutchinson modified amendment No. 555 the Pledge of Allegiance, as follows: (to amendment No. 358), to express the sense the Senate that deals with the subject of intellectual freedom with respect to I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the of the Senate regarding the Department of United States of America, and to the Repub- Education program to promote access of the teaching of science in the class- lic for which it stands, one nation under God, Armed Forces recruiters to student directory room, in primary and secondary edu- indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. information. cation. It is a sense of the Senate that Feinstein modified amendment No. 369 (to f does not try to dictate curriculum to amendment No. 358), to specify the purposes anybody; quite the contrary, it says RESERVATION OF LEADER TIME for which funds provided under subpart 1 of part A of title I may be used. there should be freedom to discuss and The PRESIDENT pro tempore. Under Reed amendment No. 431 (to amendment air good scientific debate within the the previous order, the leadership time No. 358), to provide for greater parental in- classroom. In fact, students will do bet- is reserved. volvement. ter and will learn more if there is this Clinton modified amendment No. 516 (to f intellectual freedom to discuss. amendment No. 358), to provide for the con- I will read this sense of the Senate. It BETTER EDUCATION FOR duct of a study concerning the health and is simply two sentences—frankly, two STUDENTS AND TEACHERS ACT learning impacts of sick and dilapidated pub- rather innocuous sentences—that hope- The PRESIDENT pro tempore. Under lic school buildings on children and to estab- lish the Healthy and High Performance fully this Senate will embrace: the previous order, the Senate will now Schools Program. ‘‘It is the sense of the Senate that— resume consideration of S. 1, which the Cantwell modified amendment No. 630 (to ‘‘(1) good science education should prepare clerk will report. amendment No. 358), to provide for addi- students to distinguish the data or testable ∑ This ‘‘bullet’’ symbol identifies statements or insertions which are not spoken by a Member of the Senate on the floor. S6147 . S6148 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE June 13, 2001 theories of science from philosophical or re- age in science classrooms across this lina will be able to be here. He spoke ligious claims that are made in the name of country. I frankly don’t see any down last night on his amendment, and he science; and side to this discussion—that we are can do it with more eloquence and ‘‘(2) where biological evolution is taught, standing here as the Senate in favor of more persuasively than can I. But I the curriculum should help students to un- derstand why this subject generates so much intellectual freedom and open and fair told him, since I support his amend- continuing controversy, and should prepare discussion of using science—not philos- ment, I would be pleased to try to be a the students to be informed participants in ophy and religion within the context, fill-in for him. public discussions regarding the subject. within the context of science but I see my colleague is now here. I say It simply says there are disagree- science—as the basis for this deter- to the Senator from South Carolina ments in scientific theories out there mination. that I will be delighted to follow him, that are continually tested. Our knowl- I will reserve the remainder of my if he is ready to speak. edge of science is not absolute, obvi- time. I have a couple of other speakers Mr. President, I yield to the Senator ously. We continue to test theories. I anticipate will come down and talk from South Carolina. I will follow my Over the centuries, there were theories about this amendment, and I want to colleague. that were once assumed to be true and leave adequate time. I yield the floor. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. Does have been proven, through further rev- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Who the Senator from South Carolina seek elation of scientific investigation and yields time? recognition? The PRESIDENT pro tempore. Who testing, to be not true. The Senator from South Carolina. One of the things I thought was im- yields time? Mr. WELLSTONE addressed the Mr. HOLLINGS. I thank the distin- portant in putting this forward was to Chair. guished Chair. make sure the Senate of this country, The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Mr. President, this Senate, and I say obviously one of the greatest, if not the Senator from Minnesota. it advisedly and respectfully, in a greatest, deliberative bodies on the Mr. WELLSTONE. I thank the Chair. sense, we are the best off-Broadway face of the Earth, was on record saying The PRESIDENT pro tempore. Who show. We engage in these charades, set we are for this kind of intellectual yields time? up these straw men and then knock freedom; we are for this kind of discus- Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. President, do I them down, taking the credit for being sion going on; it will enhance the qual- understand correctly the Senator from so effective politically. ity of science education for our stu- Minnesota has the time from Senator We say we have a surplus; we don’t dents. HOLLINGS? have a surplus. The CBO projected in I will read three points made by one Mr. WELLSTONE. That is correct. March a $23 billion surplus for this fis- of the advocates of this thought, a man Mr.