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E PL UR UM IB N U U S Congressional Record United States th of America PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE 104 CONGRESS, SECOND SESSION Vol. 142 WASHINGTON, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1996 No. 136 Senate The Senate met at 9:30 a.m., and was for Your grace to overcome the grim- ple of important billsÐthe pipeline called to order by the President pro ness that sometimes pervades our safety bill and the NIH reauthoriza- tempore [Mr. THURMOND]. countenance. Instead, may our coun- tion. It looks as if we are going to have tenance reflect Your joy. May Your some other conference reports avail- PRAYER peace flow into us calming our agitated able today. I also wish to thank the The Chaplain, Dr. Lloyd John spirits, conditioning our dispositions, Senator from New Hampshire for his Ogilvie, offered the following prayer: and controlling all we say and do. Help efforts on the bill that we did have a The Lord bless you and keep you; the us to say to one another, ``Have a vote on yesterday. Lord make his face to shine upon you, blessed day,'' and expect nothing less and be gracious to you; the Lord lift up This morning there will be a period for ourselves. Through our Lord and of morning business until the hour of His countenance upon you, and give Savior. Amen. you peace. 12 noon. I believe Senator MCCAIN and Father, we begin this day by claim- f others have time reserved. Following morning business today, the Senate ing this magnificent fivefold assurance. RECOGNITION OF THE MAJORITY will be asked to turn to the consider- We ask You to make this a blessed day LEADER filled with the assurance of Your bless- ation of any of the following items: the ing. May we live today with the Godly The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Presidio-parks bill conference report, esteem of knowing You have chosen us able majority leader, Senator LOTT of FAA conference report, the Coast and called us to receive Your love and Mississippi, is recognized. Guard conference report, and possibly serve You. Keep us safe from danger Mr. LOTT. Good morning, Mr. Presi- begin consideration of the omnibus ap- and the forces of evil. Give us the hel- dent. propriations bill making continuing met of salvation to protect our think- f appropriations for fiscal year 1977. ing brains from any intrusion of temp- Rollcall votes are possible during to- tation to pride, resistance to Your SCHEDULE day's session, and depending on the guidance, or negative attitudes. Smile Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I wish to progress that is made on the omnibus on us as Your face, Your presence, lifts again thank all the Senators for their CR, there could even be votes tonight. us from fear or frustration. Thank You cooperation yesterday in moving a cou- We will begin meetings at 9:30 and get N O T I C E A final issue of the Congressional Record for the 104th Congress will be published on October 21, 1996, in order to permit Members to revise and extend their remarks. 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By order of the Joint Committee on Printing. WILLIAM M. THOMAS, Chairman. · This ``bullet'' symbol identifies statements or insertions which are not spoken by a Member of the Senate on the floor. S11469 S11470 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD Ð SENATE September 27, 1996 reports of the negotiations that went the footsteps of Senator Richard Rus- back to the Founding Fathers and even on into the wee hours this morning. sell. These were certainly two great to ancient RomeÐas he reminded us in Also, we will get a report on how nego- Georgians who set an example of public his extraordinary series of speeches on tiations are going on the illegal immi- service that I have sought to emulate. the Senate of the Roman Republic in gration bill. I was honored to have served with 1993. I have heard Senator BYRD recall Last night, we did file a cloture mo- many Senators I have learned from, in- the words of Majorianus, a Roman Sen- tion with regard to the illegal immi- cluding Senator John Stennis and Sen- ator, who said that when he was gration conference report with a roll- ator Scoop Jackson, two legendary crowned emperor in 457 A.D. that he call vote on invoking cloture occurring Senators who served in the Richard still gloried in the name of Senator. on Monday, September 30, at a time to Russell tradition. ``That,'' Senator BYRD is fond of say- be determined by the two leaders. We I have also learned very much from a ing, ``is my bottom line.'' assume that would be mid-afternoon, unique Senator, the Senator from West Like the authors of our Constitution, perhaps around 2 o'clock on Monday. Virginia by the name of ROBERT BYRD. Senator BYRD views the legislative So Senators need to be aware that it Before I leave the Senate which I love, branch as closest to the people and the will occur before 5 o'clock in all likeli- I want to take a few moments to thank primary safeguard of their rights and hood, and they would need to be here my colleague and my good friend, Sen- liberties. In his speeches on the history for a vote earlier than that during the ator ROBERT BYRD, for the encourage- of the U.S. Senate, Senator BYRD day. ment and assistance he has given me points out that the Senate is unique The reason for that, obviously, is it during my entire career here in the not only because its rules allow unlim- is the end of the fiscal year, and we Senate and for the example he has set ited debate, and that, of course, at- will have other business we will be hav- for all of us who served here and who tracts a lot of attention from time to ing to work on. If we get an agreement have observed his leadership and his time. Unlike some legislative bodies in worked out, of course, then the chance personality. the world, the Senate can originate is that the illegal immigration bill It has been said that great men are legislation. In addition, Senator BYRD would be put into the CR, and it would like eagles. They do not flock together. reminds us: not be necessary to have a cloture vote You find them one at a time, soaring The Senate not only has the power to leg- or further debate on the bill at that alone, using their skill and their islate. It also has the power to investigate, time. We will keep all Senators advised strengths to reach new heights and to to approve the ratification of treaties, to over the next couple hours what is hap- seek new horizons. Such a man and confirm nominations, and to try impeached pening with the negotiations, and, of such an eagle is ROBERT BYRD. persons. Thus, it has judicial, legislative, ex- course, we do hope to get up some of Twenty-four years after I first came ecutive and investigative powers. This com- bination of powers makes the Senate unique. these conference reports today. to the Senate, Senator BYRD continues I yield the floor, Mr. President. to be a role model for me. His tremen- Senator BYRD's knowledge of the f dous understanding and deep reverence rules and procedures of the Senate has for the role of the Senate in our democ- become legendary. Senator BYRD re- MORNING BUSINESS racy; his total commitment to serving called that in 1967, when he was elected The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. the people of his beloved State of West Secretary of the Senate Democratic SMITH). Under the previous order, there Virginia and the people of this country; Conference, ``I began to study the book will now be a period for the transaction his life-long commitment to learning; of precedents and the book of rules, of morning business not to extend be- his sense of honor and integrity; his and soon came to know something yond the hour of 12 noon, with Sen- commitment to high moral standards; about floor work. As a result, I became ators permitted to speak therein not to and his tremendous work ethic rep- proficient in the use of the rules.'' Mr. exceed 5 minutes each. Specifically, resent the highest ideals of public serv- President, saying that ROBERT BYRD is the Senator from Arizona [Mr. ice. proficient in the use of the rules is like MCCAIN], has 20 minutes; the Senator ROLE OF THE SENATE saying Rembrandt knew something from Maine [Mr.