May 11, 2000 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—SENATE 7759 Knights of Columbus Council #1080, Dar- S. RES. 307 2439, a bill to authorize the construc- lington, WI. Whereas motherhood is a God-given right tion of the Southeastern Alaska Knights of Columbus Council #605, Beloit, of women to bear and rear children; Intertie system. The purpose of the WI. Whereas, since 1914, the United States has Knights of Columbus Council #839, La- second part of the hearing is to con- officially observed the second Sunday in May sider the nomination of Mildred Crosse, WI. as Mother’s Day to display public expression Knights of Columbus Council #1909, High- of love and reverence for all American moth- Dresselhaus, to be Director, Office of land, WI. ers; Science, Department of Energy. Villanovans for Life, Villanova, PA. Whereas Mother’s Day is recognized by the Presentation of oral testimony is by Rock For Life, Owings Mills, MD. United States and many other countries in Committee invitation only. However, National Congress for Fathers and Chil- affirmation of the invaluable role mothers those who wish to submit written testi- dren, Kansas. play in providing a family upbringing for Rockford Area RomanCatholic Home Edu- mony for the hearing record should children; cators, Capron, IL. send two copies of their testimony to Whereas the Convention on the Elimi- NFP Outreach, Oklahoma City, OK. the Committee on Energy and Natural ABCs of Faith, The Woodlands, TX. nation of Discrimination Against Women in- Resources, United States Senate, 364 Rock For Life, Quad Cities Illinois. tegrates a derogatory sentiment toward motherhood as manifested in the Conven- Dirksen Senate Office Building, Wash- Torch, Montgomery County. ington, DC 20510–6150. New Jersey Physician’s Resource Council, tion’s January 3, 2000 Committee Report on Mountainside, NJ. Belarus specifically condemning symbols For further information regarding S. Life Savers Ministries, Inc., Bakersfield, such as Mother’s Day; 2439, please contact Dan Kish. For fur- CA. Whereas the Senate affirms its commit- ther information regarding the Rock for Life, Elkton, Maryland. ment that the United States should work Dresselhaus nomination, please con- Rock For Life, Richmond, TX. with other nations to enhance the protection tact David Dye. Rock For Life, Manchester, NH. of the fundamental right of motherhood, in- The National Right to Life Committee, cluding the condemnation of coercive popu- f Washington, DC. lation control programs where expectant AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO TLM Youth Group, Cajon, CA. mothers are forced to undergo abortions or MEET Rockland County Catholic Coalition, sterilizations; Nyack, NY. Whereas the Convention’s agenda to pro- COMMITTEE ON BANKING, HOUSING, AND URBAN Rock For Life, Elgin, Illinois. mote abortion worldwide invades the laws of AFFAIRS Rock For Life, Lane County, Oregon. countries that hold a religious or moral be- Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, I ask Upper Michigan Christians United, lief that abortion is the destruction of inno- unanimous consent that the Com- Ishpeming, MI. cent human life and that it subjects expect- mittee on Banking, Housing, and New Hampshire Prolife Council, Man- ant mothers to physical and emotional trau- chester, NH. Urban Affairs be authorized to meet ma; during the session of the Senate on The Family Foundation, Richmond, VA. Whereas the Convention seeks to supplant Rock For Life, Fort Wayne, IN. the primary care and nurturing provided by Thursday, May 11, 2000, to conduct a St. Thomas More Society of Notre Dame stay-at-home mothers with institutionalized hearing on pending nominations. Law School, Notre Dame, IN. daycare facilities as advocated in the Con- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without Notre Dame Right to Life, Notre Dame, IN. vention’s August 12, 1997 Committee Report objection, it is so ordered. Concerned Women for America, Wash- on Slovenia, which stated that children COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, SCIENCE, AND ington, DC. cared for at home are deprived of ‘‘edu- Praise Assembly of God, Wayne, NE. TRANSPORTATION cational and social opportunities offered in Christ in the Workplace, Chicago, IL. Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, I ask formal daycare institutions’’; and Save the Baby Humans Foundation, Cedar unanimous consent that the Com- Whereas more than a hundred United Park, TX. mittee on Commerce, Science, and Our Lady of the Rosary Library, Louis- States-based family, religious, and edu- cational organizations representing count- Transportation be authorized to meet ville, KY. on Thursday, May 11, 2000, at 9:30 a.m. The New Jersey Family Policy Council, less millions of Americans strongly oppose Parsippany, NJ. United States ratification of the Convention on reauthorization of the Pipeline The Family Foundation, Richmond, VA. on the Elimination of Discrimination Safety Act. William and Mary Alternatives to Abor- Against Women: Now, therefore, be it The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without tion, Williamsburg, VA. Resolved, That it is the sense of the Senate objection, it is so ordered. that— Holy Family Medical Specialties, Lincoln, COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENT AND PUBLIC (1) the tenets of the Convention on the NE. WORKS Elimination of Discrimination Against Rock for Life, McLean, VA. Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, I ask United Families Int’l, Salt Lake City, UT. Women are incompatible with the tradition Pro-Life Wisconsin, Brookfield, WI. and policy of the United States to uphold unanimous consent that the Senate Catholic Pro-Life Committee of the Dio- motherhood and to regard motherhood with Committee on Environment and Public cese of Dallas, Dallas, TX. the highest degree of honor and respect; Works be authorized to conduct a hear- Cincinnati Rock For Life, Hamilton, OH. (2) the Convention would create negative ing Thursday, May 11, 2000, at 9:30 a.m. Family Research Council, Washington, perceptions toward motherhood; and and 2:00 p.m., to receive testimony on D.C. (3) the Senate should not give its advice the Administration’s legislative pro- The White Rose Women’s Center, Dallas, and consent to ratification of the fundamen- posal on the Comprehensive Everglades TX. tally flawed Convention on the Elimination Focus on the Family, Washington, D.C. of Discrimination Against Women. Restoration Plan. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without f f objection, it is so ordered. SENATE RESOLUTION 307—EX- NOTICE OF HEARING COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS PRESSING THE SENSE OF THE COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND NATURAL Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, I ask SENATE WITH RESPECT TO RESOURCES unanimous consent that the Com- MOTHER’S DAY THAT THE Mr. MURKOWSKI. Mr. President, I mittee on Foreign Relations be author- UNITED STATES SENATE would like to announce for the infor- ized to meet during the session of the SHOULD REJECT THE UNITED mation of the Senate and the public Senate on Thursday, May 11, 2000, at NATIONS CONVENTION ON THE that a two-part hearing has been sched- 10:00 a.m. to hold a hearing. ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINA- uled before the Committee on Energy The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without TION AGAINST WOMEN (CEDAW) and Natural Resources. objection, it is so ordered. AS IT DEMEANS MOTHERHOOD This hearing will take place on COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY AND UNDERMINES THE TRADI- Thursday, May 18, 2000, at 9:30 a.m. in Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, I ask TIONAL FAMILY room SD–366 of the Dirksen Senate Of- unanimous consent that the Com- Mr. HELMS submitted the following fice Building in Washington, DC. mittee on the Judiciary be authorized resolution; which was ordered to lie The purpose of the first part of the to meet to conduct a markup on Thurs- over, under the rule: hearing is to receive testimony on S. day, May 11, 2000, at 10:00 a.m. The

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