2952 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—SENATE, Vol. 154, Pt. 2 February 29, 2008 Reagan there was Barry Goldwater, before ning play in the Steelers’ 1972 American be given floor privileges for the re- there was Goldwater there was National Re- Football Conference Divisional playoff vic- mainder of this session. view, and before there was National Review tory against the Oakland Raiders, one of the The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without there was William F. Buckley’’; most notable plays in all of National Foot- objection, it is so ordered. Whereas William Buckley received the ball League and sports history; Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1991; Whereas Myron Cope spent the first half of f Whereas William Buckley has received nu- his professional career as one of the Nation’s CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY merous other diverse awards, including Best most widely read freelance sports writers, COMMISSION REFORM ACT—MO- Columnist of the Year, 1967, Television writing for Sports Illustrated and the Satur- TION TO PROCEED Emmy for Outstanding Achievement, 1969, day Evening Post; the American Book Award for Best Mystery Whereas Myron Cope became the first pro- CLOTURE MOTION (paperback) for ‘‘Stained Glass’’, 1980; the fessional football broadcaster to be elected Mr. REID. I now move to proceed to Lowell Thomas Travel Journalism Award, to the National Radio Hall of Fame in 2005; Calendar No. 582, S. 2663, the Consumer 1989, the Adam Smith Award, Hillsdale Col- Whereas Myron Cope became so popular Product Safety Reform Act. I send a lege, 1996, and the Heritage Foundation’s that the Steelers did not try to replace him cloture motion to the desk. Clare Booth Luce Award, 1999; when he retired in 2005, instead downsizing Whereas William Buckley spent over 56 from a 3-man announcing team to 2; The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clo- years married to the former Patricia Alden Whereas Myron Cope served his commu- ture motion having been presented Austin Taylor, a devoted homemaker, moth- nity on the board of directors of the Pitts- under rule XXII, the clerk will report er, wife, and philanthropist, before her pass- burgh Chapter of the Autism Society of the motion. ing in April 2007; America and the highly successful Pitts- The legislative clerk read as follows: Whereas William Buckley passed away on burgh Vintage Grand Prix charity auto CLOTURE MOTION February 27, 2008, and is survived by his son, races, of which he was a co-founder; We, the undersigned Senators, in accord- Christopher, of Washington, D.C., his sisters Whereas Myron Cope also served on the ance with the provisions of rule XXII of the Priscilla L. Buckley, of Sharon, Connecticut, Tournament Committee of the Myron Cope/ Standing Rules of the Senate, hereby move Patricia Buckley Bozell, of Washington, Foge Fazio Golf Tournament for Autistic to bring to a close debate on the motion to D.C., and Carol Buckley, of Columbia, South Children; proceed to Calendar No. 582, S. 2663, the Con- Carolina, his brothers James L., of Sharon, Whereas, in 1996, Myron Cope contributed sumer Product Safety Commission Reform and F. Reid, of Camden, South Carolina, a his ownership of ‘‘The Terrible Towel’’ trade- Act. granddaughter, and a grandson; marks to Allegheny Valley School, an insti- Harry Reid, John D. Rockefeller, IV, Whereas William Buckley is recognized as tution for the profoundly mentally and phys- Russell D. Feingold, Max Baucus, a towering intellect, a man who, in the ically disabled; Charles E. Schumer, Kent Conrad, words of Ronald Reagan, ‘‘gave the world Whereas Myron Cope was born in Pitts- Patty Murray, Amy Klobuchar, Jeff something different,’’ and, most of all, a true burgh on January 23, 1929, and lived all but Bingaman, Richard Durbin, Mark gentleman who encountered everything he a few months of his life in Pittsburgh; and Pryor, Edward M. Kennedy, Patrick J. did with grace, dignity, optimism, and good Whereas the passing of Myron Cope is a Leahy, Bernard Sanders, Debbie humor: Now, therefore, be it great loss to the city of Pittsburgh and the Stabenow, Carl Levin, Byron L. Dor- Resolved, That the Senate— game of football, and his life should be hon- gan. (1) honors the life of William F. Buckley, ored with highest praise and respect for his Jr. for his lifetime commitment to balanced heart of black and gold: Now, therefore, be it Mr. REID. I now ask unanimous con- journalism, his devotion to the free exchange Resolved, That the Senate— sent that the cloture vote occur at 5:30 of ideas, his gentlemanly and well-respected (1) recognizes Myron Cope as a familiar p.m. on Monday, March 3, with the contributions to political discourse, and his voice to every Pittsburgher and football fan mandatory quorum, as required under extraordinary positive impact on world his- alike, and his beloved persona which will live rule XXII, waived. tory; on in the hearts of Pittsburghers and Steel- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without (2) mourns the loss of William F. Buckley, ers fans for generations to come; and Jr. and expresses its condolences to his fam- objection, it is so ordered. (2) recognizes the outstanding contribu- Mr. REID. I now withdraw the mo- ily, his friends, and his colleagues; and tions of Myron Cope to the city of Pitts- (3) respectfully requests the Secretary of burgh, the game of football, and the Pitts- tion. the Senate to transmit an enrolled copy of burgh Steelers. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The mo- this resolution to the family of William F. tion is withdrawn. f Buckley, Jr. f f AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO HOUSING CRISIS MEET SENATE RESOLUTION 467—HON- Mr. REID. Madam President, let me ORING THE LIFE OF MYRON SUBCOMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT OF GOVERNMENT briefly say to everyone here, if the mi- COPE MANAGEMENT, THE FEDERAL WORKFORCE, nority decides they want to do some- AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Mr. CASEY (for himself and Mr. thing about the housing crisis, all they Ms. STABENOW. Mr. President, I ask SPECTER) submitted the following reso- have do is work with Senator DODD, unanimous consent that the Com- lution; which was referred to the Com- with Senator BAUCUS, who are easy to mittee on the Judiciary: mittee on Homeland Security and Gov- work with, and we will be happy to try ernmental Affairs’ Subcommittee on S. RES. 467 to work something out with them. But Oversight of Government Management, Whereas Myron Cope was a legendary I repeat, more than a week ago we indi- Pittsburgher and voice of the Pittsburgh the Federal Workforce, and the Dis- cated our willingness to do this. So all Steelers for an unprecedented 35 seasons trict of Columbia be authorized to the plaintive cries we have heard that from 1970 to 2005; meet during the session of the Senate we are somehow stopping them from Whereas Myron Cope died the morning of on Friday, February 29, 2008, at 10 a.m. legislating are factually untrue. February 27th, 2008, at the age of 79; in order to conduct a hearing entitled, Whereas it is the intent of the Senate to ‘‘Governmentwide Intelligence Com- f recognize and pay tribute to the life of munity Management Reforms: Ensur- AUTHORIZING THE ADMINIS- Myron Cope, his service to his community, TRATOR OF THE ENVIRON- and his legacy with the Pittsburgh Steelers, ing Effective Congressional Oversight the game of football, and the city of Pitts- and the Role of the Government Ac- MENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY burgh; countability Office.’’ TO ACCEPT DIESEL EMISSION Whereas Myron Cope is best known for his The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without REDUCTION SUPPLEMENTAL EN- quirky catch phrases and for creating the objection, it is so ordered. VIRONMENTAL PROJECTS ‘‘terrible towel’’, which is twirled at Steelers f Mr. REID. Madam President, I ask games as a good luck charm and has since unanimous consent that the Senate developed into an international symbol of PRIVILEGES OF THE FLOOR Pittsburgh Steelers pride; proceed to the consideration of Cal- Whereas Myron Cope coined the phrase Mr. HATCH. Madam President, I ask endar No. 585, S. 2146. ‘‘Immaculate Reception’’, which became a unanimous consent that Jesse Baker, a The PRESIDING OFFICER. The household term to describe the game-win- detailee from the Federal Government, clerk will report the bill by title.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 14:22 Sep 29, 2010 Jkt 069102 PO 00000 Frm 00043 Fmt 0686 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR08\S29FE8.001 S29FE8 erowe on DSK5CLS3C1PROD with BOUND RECORD February 29, 2008 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—SENATE, Vol. 154, Pt. 2 2953 The legislative clerk read as follows: S. RES. 466 Whereas William Buckley passed away on A bill (S. 2146) to authorize the Adminis- Whereas William F. Buckley, Jr. was born February 27, 2008, and is survived by his son, trator of the Environmental Protection on November 24, 1925, in New York City, the Christopher, of Washington, D.C., his sisters Agency to accept, as part of a settlement, 6th of 10 children in a devoutly Catholic fam- Priscilla L. Buckley, of Sharon, Connecticut, diesel emission reduction Supplemental En- ily; Patricia Buckley Bozell, of Washington, vironmental Projects, and for other pur- Whereas William Buckley studied at the D.C., and Carol Buckley, of Columbia, South poses. University of Mexico before serving his coun- Carolina, his brothers James L., of Sharon, try in the Army and then later graduating and F. Reid, of Camden, South Carolina, a There being no objection, the Senate with a B.A. with honors (in political science, granddaughter, and a grandson; proceeded to consider the bill. economics, and history) from Yale Univer- Whereas William Buckley is recognized as Mr. REID. Madam President, I ask sity in 1950; a towering intellect, a man who, in the unanimous consent that the bill be Whereas William Buckley worked briefly words of Ronald Reagan, ‘‘gave the world read a third time and passed, the mo- for the Central Intelligence Agency; something different,’’ and, most of all, a true tion to reconsider be laid upon the Whereas, at the young age of 25, William gentleman who encountered everything he table, with no intervening action or de- Buckley published his first popular book en- did with grace, dignity, optimism, and good titled ‘‘God and Man at Yale’’; humor: Now, therefore, be it bate; and any statement relating to the Whereas William Buckley has since gone Resolved, That the Senate— bill be printed in the RECORD. on to write more than 55 books and edit 5 (1) honors the life of William F. Buckley, The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without more, which include ‘‘Let Us Talk of Many Jr. for his lifetime commitment to balanced objection, it is so ordered. Things: the Collected Speeches’’, the novel journalism, his devotion to the free exchange The bill (S. 2146) was ordered to be ‘‘Elvis in the Morning’’, and his literary of ideas, his gentlemanly and well-respected engrossed for a third reading, was read autobiography, ‘‘Miles Gone By’’; contributions to political discourse, and his the third time, and passed, as follows: Whereas he has written more than 4,500,000 extraordinary positive impact on world his- words across over 5,600 biweekly newspaper tory; S. 2146 columns, ‘‘On the Right’’; (2) mourns the loss of William F. Buckley, Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- Whereas William Buckley founded the pop- Jr. and expresses its condolences to his fam- resentatives of the United States of America in ular and influential National Review maga- ily, his friends, and his colleagues; and Congress assembled, zine in 1955, a respected journal of conserv- (3) respectfully requests the Secretary of SECTION 1. EPA AUTHORITY TO ACCEPT DIESEL ative thought and opinion; the Senate to transmit an enrolled copy of EMISSIONS REDUCTION SUPPLE- Whereas William Buckley wrote in the this resolution to the family of William F. MENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL first issue of National Review that in found- Buckley, Jr. PROJECTS. ing the magazine, it ‘‘stands athwart his- The Administrator of the Environmental Mr. REID. Madam President, I think tory, yelling Stop, at a time when no one is we are all going to miss Mr. Buckley. Protection Agency (hereinafter, the ‘‘Agen- inclined to do so, or to have much patience cy’’) may accept (notwithstanding sections with those who so urge it’’; We have all watched him on TV. He has 3302 and 1301 of title 31, United States Code) Whereas William Buckley served as editor used words which were not developed in diesel emissions reduction Supplemental En- of National Review for 35 years from its Searchlight, NV, but he had a great vironmental Projects if the projects, as part founding in 1955 until his announced retire- knowledge of the English language. He of a settlement of any alleged violations of ment in 1990 and as editor-at-large until his was always such a gentleman, even environmental law— death on February 27, 2008; though many of the things he said were (1) protect human health or the environ- Whereas, in 1965, William Buckley ran for ment; not in keeping with some of the things Mayor of New York City and received 13.4 I believe in. We will all miss him. I (2) are related to the underlying alleged percent of the vote on the Conservative violations; Party ticket; think of the many tributes written for (3) do not constitute activities that the de- Whereas William Buckley was host of the him—for example, in today’s newspaper fendant would otherwise be legally required Emmy-award winning and long-running there was a wonderful piece written by to perform; and ‘‘Firing Line’’, a weekly television debate George Will about William Buckley. So (4) do not provide funds for the staff of the program with such notable guests as Barry I am happy that we have this resolu- Agency or for contractors to carry out the Goldwater, Margaret Thatcher, Jimmy tion honoring his life. Agency’s internal operations. Carter, Ronald Reagan, and George H.W. f f Bush; Whereas the New York Times noted that REMEMBERING HARRIETT WOODS HONORING THE LIFE OF WILLIAM ‘‘Mr. Buckley’s greatest achievement was AS A PIONEER IN WOMEN’S POL- F. BUCKLEY, JR. making conservatism—not just electoral Re- ITICS publicanism, but conservatism as a system Mr. REID. Madam President, I ask of ideas—respectable in liberal post-World Mr. REID. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate War II America. He mobilized the young en- unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the consideration of S. Res. thusiasts who helped nominate Barry Gold- proceed to Calendar No. 81, S. Res. 96. 466. water in 1964, and saw his dreams fulfilled The PRESIDING OFFICER. The The PRESIDING OFFICER. The when Reagan and the Bushes captured the clerk will report the resolution by clerk will report the resolution by Oval Office’’; title. Whereas as well-known columnist George title. The legislative clerk read as follows: The legislative clerk read as follows: Will once said, ‘‘before there was Ronald Reagan there was Barry Goldwater, before A resolution (S. Res. 96) expressing the A resolution (S. Res. 466) honoring the life there was Goldwater there was National Re- sense of the Senate that Harriett Woods will of William F. Buckley, Jr. view, and before there was National Review be remembered as a pioneer in women’s poli- There being no objection, the Senate there was William F. Buckley’’; tics. proceeded to consider the resolution. Whereas William Buckley received the There being no objection, the Senate Mr. REID. Madam President, I ask Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1991; proceeded to consider the resolution. unanimous consent that the resolution Whereas William Buckley has received nu- Mr. REID. Madam President, I ask merous other diverse awards, including Best be agreed to, the preamble be agreed Columnist of the Year, 1967, Television unanimous consent that the resolution to, and the motions to reconsider be Emmy for Outstanding Achievement, 1969, be agreed to, the preamble be agreed laid upon the table; that any state- the American Book Award for Best Mystery to, the motions to reconsider be laid ments relating to this matter be print- (paperback) for ‘‘Stained Glass’’, 1980; the upon the table with no intervening ac- ed in the RECORD. Lowell Thomas Travel Journalism Award, tion or debate, and that any state- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without 1989, the Adam Smith Award, Hillsdale Col- ments relating to this matter be print- objection, it is so ordered. lege, 1996, and the Heritage Foundation’s ed in the RECORD. The resolution (S. Res. 466) was Clare Booth Luce Award, 1999; The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without Whereas William Buckley spent over 56 agreed to. years married to the former Patricia Alden objection, it is so ordered. The preamble was agreed to. Austin Taylor, a devoted homemaker, moth- The resolution (S. Res. 96) was agreed The resolution, with its preamble, er, wife, and philanthropist, before her pass- to. reads as follows: ing in April 2007; The preamble was agreed to.

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