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«Tongrtssional Rtcord United States of America PROCEEDINGS and DEBATES of the 99Th CONGRESS, SECOND SESSION «tongrtssional Rtcord United States of America PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE 99th CONGRESS, SECOND SESSION SENATE-Tuesday, July 15, 1986 Legislative day of Monday, July 14, 1986 The Senate met at 11 a.m., on the reaches a very extraordinary pungent VITIATION OF HAWKINS SPECIAL ORDER expiration of the recess, and was awareness of what we try to do here. I ask unanimous consent that the called to order by the President pro Certainly, as I have been in my role special order in favor of the Senator tempore [Mr. THURMOND]. here in the last year-and-a-half, I have from Florida [Mrs. HAWKINS] for noted a fine degree of cooperation and today be vitiated. PRAYER coordination with the Democratic The PRESIDING OFFICER <Mr. The Chaplain, the Reverend Rich­ leader and the Democratic Whip, for GORTON). Without objection, it is so ard C. Halverson, D.D., offered the fol­ whom I have great admiration person­ ordered. lowing prayer: ally. Mr. SIMPSON. There will be routine Let us pray. We have a lot to do and the people morning business not to extend Father in Heaven, I want to thank of America really do not keep score beyond 12 noon with Senators permit­ You for the success of David Joy's sur­ about who is winning all the credits ted to speak therein for not more than gery, even though he was 18 hours in 5 minutes each. At 12 noon the Senate surgery, and we just remember him about what we have to do. They just will stand in recess until 2 p.m. in now and his loved ones in a very spe­ say, "Why don't you do it? Why don't order for the weekly party caucuses to cial way. you get the work done-and they don't meet. At 2 o'clock, by unanimous con­ God of our Fathers, sovereign ruler go home at night and mark on the re­ sent, the Senate will go into executive of history, we thank You for the Inde­ frigerator whether the Democrats did session in order to consider the nomi­ pendence Day recess-for opportuni­ this amendment or the Republicans nation of Terrence M. Scanlon under a ties to be with families and constitu­ did this amendment." That is the way 2-hour time agreement and a rollcall ents-accomplish home office business it really is "out there." vote will occur. The Senate may then and work on campaigns. Thank You So we have a heavy load, a heavy turn to any other legislative or execu­ for safe travel and return. Now Lord, agenda, but the Chaplain will agree tive items for action. Votes can be ex­ the Senate faces the pressures of a the Lord does not give us much more pected throughout the day. Our leader heavy agenda dominated by the tax than we can handle. That is the way is present in the Chamber and I will bill, with 5 weeks to August recess that is in life and it is going to be-can yield to him the remainder of the lead­ after which there are only 4 weeks to be-a spirited occasion as we try to ership time. adjournment sine die and 1 month to produce some good results for the The PRESIDING OFFICER. The election. majority leader is recognized. Mighty God, it seems humanly im­ people of the United States and do it possible, but with God all things are through a body we all have a deep possible. Demonstrate your availabil­ love, respect, and admiration for. That is our job. Not fun and games. So we DANIEL MANION-THE REAL ity and relevance-make leadership STORY and Members wise in acknowledging will get to that. I believe the phrase of their dependence on You and seeking the Chaplain was that it is almost Mr. DOLE. Mr. President, ever since Your enablement. Grant them special "humanly" impossible to do that, but we returned from the Fourth of July wisdom and guidance daily. In His since that is the only alternative vessel recess, I have been beseiged by ques­ name who never hurried, yet finished we are given, we will do it with the tions from the media, and from my His monumental task for time and humans and try to do it in a not inhu­ colleagues on the other side of the eternity. Amen. mane way! So we now go forward with aisle as to when the majority leader this heavy activity. Our fine leader, was planning to revisit the Daniel Manion nomination. RECOGNITION OF THE ACTING Senator DOLE, carefully reviewed that yesterday. There has been plenty of specula­ MAJORITY LEADER tion: Is it coming up this week? Will I The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The hold the nomination until the end of acting majority leader, Senator SIMP­ SCHEDULE the session? Do I have the votes? Will SON, is recognized. I agree to yet another vote on his con­ Mr. SIMPSON. Mr. President pro Mr. SIMPSON. Mr. President, we firmation? tempore of the Senate, I thank you. are at the convening hour. We have But in my view, these questions miss the two leaders with time under the the mark. The real question-and the standing order of 10 minutes each, fundamental is&ue-is whether Mr. THE SENATE'S HEAVY LOAD special orders in favor of the following Manion is qualified to serve on the Mr. SIMPSON. Again, it is always Senators for not to exceed 5 minutes Federal appeals court in Chicago. Un­ important for us to hear the words of each, Senator PROXIlllIRE and Senator fortunately, many of Mr. Manion's op­ our Chaplain, who somehow always MELCHER. ponents have skipped over that basic • This "bullet" symbol identifies statements or insertions which are not spoken by the Member on the floor. 16405 16406 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-SENATE July 15, 1986 question to engage in character assas­ keep President Reagan from placing quali­ Doug Hunt, a liberal Democrat who sination and partisan attacks. fied conservatives on the federal bench. served a four-year term with Manion in the We have heard from all the instant While acknowledging a touch of local bias, state Senate, called him "a hell of a good experts on Daniel Manion: Senate Manion's defenders here-notably Demo­ guy who has all of the qualities of intellect staff members, the media and liberal cratic lawyers, judges and former state and character for the position he has been Senate colleagues-insist that the amiable, nominated to." Hunt discounted Manion's Senators, none of whom, I would dare soft-spoken South Bend attorney would be a much-criticized support of a "flaky bill" say, have ever been to Indiana to find credit to the federal appeals court. that would have allowed the 10 Command­ out the facts. But at least one newspa­ David T. Ready, a former U.S. attorney ments to be posted in public schools despite per-the Los Angeles Times-did its and self-described liberal Democrat, said Re- . a Supreme Court decision barring the re­ homework. publican Manion possesses the required quired posting of such a document. In an indepth article that appeared "temperament, legal intellect, experience, "I don't think it represents his overall on the front page of the Times' July fair-mindedness, judicial integrity and plain, record," said Hunt, who cited other success­ 13 Sunday edition, reporter Paul old-fashioned willingness to work long and ful Manion bills to improve the juvenile jus­ hard." tice system and provide alternative sources Houston, after traveling to Indiana, In fact, the real Manion may be less than unearthed the real story: Daniel of energy. "He should be scored like a diver: coruscating, but his nomination also ap­ You throw out the high and the low scores." Manion is qualified to take his place pears to be less than the travesty his critics Sen. Paul Simon CD-Ill.), a leading oppo­ on the bench. And who is making that suggest. nent of Manion's nomination, dismisses claim? Almost everyone who has ever Interviews here and in Chicago and Wash­ such endorsements. worked with or against him in the ington, coupled with an examination of "Obviously, you bend over backwards to legal arena; and that list of supporters Manion's professional record, suggest an help someone in your home town or state," includes an impressive number of top­ able though scarcely brilliant attorney who said Simon, a reform-minded member of the level Democrats and liberal Demo­ has become caught up in the partisan brawl. Senate Judiciary Committee who is politi­ The struggle over Manion derives extra in­ cally allied with one of the groups leading crats. tensity from the fact that the larger battle We had a debate here for a couple the charge against Manion-the predomi­ over judicial nominations will shape the fed­ nantly liberal Chicago Council of Lawyers. hours about this letter signed by all 1 eral courts for years to come. With 2 12 years "You'll rarely find a lawyer there publicly the law school deans who probably still to go in his second term, Reagan has al­ critical of the nominee. In the back of their never met Manion either. But when ready named 267 of the 752 judges on the minds, they figure they may come up before two law school deans who signed a federal bench-the district courts, circuit this guy" if the Senate agrees to make him letter condemning the nomination courts of appeals and the Supreme Court. a judge. were told of the solid support he Thus, while Democrats insist that their "All I can say is, this kind of guy enjoys in Indiana, they reportedly ex­ challenge to Manion rests strictly on ques­ shouldn't be a judge in a rural county, much pressed some regret over their decision tions about his personal qualifications, he less on the second highest court in the also appears to symbolize what many liber­ land," he said.
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