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9462 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—SENATE June 6, 2000 SENATE—Tuesday, June 6, 2000 The Senate met at 10 a.m. and was business, as the Chair has mentioned, Of course, I understand, as I think called to order by the President pro until 12:30 p.m., with Senator DURBIN my colleague from Nevada under- tempore [Mr. THURMOND]. and Senator THOMAS in control of 1 stands, that is going to take coopera- hour each. tion from both sides. Tragically, and PRAYER Following morning business, the Sen- sadly, we got into a bit of a nonproduc- The Chaplain, Dr. Lloyd John ate will recess for the weekly party tive period prior to the Memorial Day Ogilvie, offered the following prayer: conferences. As a reminder, the official recess. I hope the recess has cleared the Gracious God, yesterday was the Senate picture will be taken at 2:15 air and we can come back in a produc- eighty-first anniversary of the passage p.m. today. I encourage my colleagues tive way. of the nineteenth amendment estab- to be prompt in an attempt to com- f lishing women’s suffrage. Thank You plete the photo in a timely manner. for the heroines of our heritage as we When the Senate reconvenes, it is MEASURES PLACED ON THE celebrate progress in the rights of hoped the Senate can begin consider- CALENDAR—S. 2645 AND H.R. 3244 women in our society. We thank You ation of the Department of Defense au- Mr. CRAIG. Mr. President, I under- for the impact of women on American thorization bill. Senators who intend stand there are two bills at the desk history. We praise You for our founding to offer amendments to this important due for their second reading. Pilgrim foremothers and the role they legislation are encouraged to keep The PRESIDING OFFICER. The served in establishing our Nation, for their amendments germane in an effort clerk will read the bills by title. the strategic role of women in the bat- to complete action on the bill prior to The assistant legislative clerk read tle for independence, for the incredible the end of the week. as follows: courage of women who helped push I thank my colleagues. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The as- A bill (S. 2645) to provide for the applica- back the frontier, for the suffragettes tion of certain measures to the People’s Re- who fought for the right to vote and sistant minority leader is recognized. public of China in response to the illegal the place of women in our society, for f sale, transfer, or misuse of certain controlled the dynamic women who have given ITEMS TO ACCOMPLISH BEFORE goods, services, or technology, and for other crucial leadership in each period of our purposes. THE JULY 4 RECESS history. A bill (H.R. 3244) to combat trafficking of Today, Gracious God, we give You Mr. REID. Mr. President, I look for- persons, especially into sex trade, slavery, thanks for the women who serve here ward to this period of time prior to the and slavery-like conditions in the United in the Senate: for the outstanding July 4 recess, as does the entire minor- States and countries around the world through prevention, through prosecution and women Senators, for the women who ity. We are hopeful we can make progress on the appropriations bills, enforcement against the traffickers, and serve as officers and in strategic posi- through protection and assistance to victims tions in the ongoing work of the Sen- which certainly need to be accom- of trafficking. ate, and for the many women through- plished. Also, I hope there will be an opportunity to do something about the Mr. CRAIG. Mr. President, I object to out the Senate family who glorify You further proceeding on these bills at by their loyalty and excellence. Patients’ Bill of Rights, prescription this time. In Your holy name we pray. Amen. drugs; that we can complete work on The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under f the minimum wage, and the juvenile justice bill. the rule, the bills will be placed on the PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE A number of these matters have been calendar. The Honorable GEORGE V. VOINOVICH, languishing, waiting for the conference The Senator from South Carolina is a Senator from the State of Ohio, led committees to act. We have all had our recognized. the Pledge of Allegiance, as follows: time at home, and we are ready to go. (The remarks of Mr. THURMOND and I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the We hope we can move forward, I repeat, Mr. DURBIN pertaining to the introduc- United States of America, and to the Repub- with the appropriations bills and these tion of S.J. Res. 46 are located in to- lic for which it stands, one nation under God, matters I have outlined. day’s RECORD under ‘‘Statements on In- indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. troduced Bills and Joint Resolution.’’) f f The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under BUILDING A BIPARTISAN RESERVATION OF LEADER TIME the previous order, the time until 11 COMPROMISE a.m. is under the control of the Sen- The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Mr. CRAIG. Mr. President, I cer- ator from Illinois, Mr. DURBIN, or his VOINOVICH). Under the previous order, tainly concur with my colleague that I designee. the leadership time is reserved. hope we can move forward on these Mr. GREGG addressed the Chair. f critical issues. We are now working The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- MORNING BUSINESS hard at accomplishing some of those ator from New Hampshire is recog- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under efforts. As he mentioned, the con- nized. the previous order, there will now be a ference on the Patients’ Bill of Rights Mr. GREGG. Mr. President, I ask period for the transaction of morning is at work. We hope we can build a bi- unanimous consent that at 12 o’clock I business, not to extend beyond the partisan compromise as necessary to be allowed to speak for 15 minutes in hour of 12:30 p.m., with Senators per- produce that kind of program and law morning business. mitted to speak for up to 5 minutes and protection for the American con- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without each. sumers of health care. objection, it is so ordered. The Senator from Idaho is recog- There is a great deal of work to be Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unan- nized. done. I hope we can come together in a imous consent that the time between united and bipartisan way to resolve 12:15 and 12:30 be reserved for myself. f some of these issues, to move the ap- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without SCHEDULE propriations bills forward, to make objection, it is so ordered. Mr. CRAIG. Mr. President, today the sure we complete our business in a Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, I yield Senate will be in a period of morning timely manner. to the Senator from Wisconsin. ● This ‘‘bullet’’ symbol identifies statements or insertions which are not spoken by a Member of the Senate on the floor. VerDate jul 14 2003 13:58 Sep 16, 2004 Jkt 079102 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 0686 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR00\S06JN0.000 S06JN0 June 6, 2000 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—SENATE 9463 The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- is bad for law enforcement. Recently, If you are on death row in a state ator from Wisconsin. when police chiefs were asked about other than Illinois or New York, you Mr. FEINGOLD. Thank you, Mr. the death penalty, they said that it was might be able to show a court evidence President. I thank the Senator from Il- counterproductive. Capital cases are of your guilt or innocence based on new linois. incredibly resource-intensive. They do DNA tests. But your ability to do so f not yield a reduction in crime propor- rests on whether you’re lucky enough tional to other, more moderate law-en- to get a prosecutor to agree to the test THE NEED FOR A MORATORIUM forcement activities. or convince a court that it should be ON EXECUTIONS A former police chief of Madison, done. Or, as we have seen very re- Mr. FEINGOLD. Mr. President, the Wisconsin, for example, has said that cently, your ability to show your inno- Federal Government has not executed he fears that the death penalty would cence may rest with the decision of the a person in the name of people of the make police officers’ jobs more dan- governor. And that raises the risk of a United States of America since 1963. gerous, not less so. He expressed con- political decision, not necessarily one For 37 years, we as a people have not cern that a suspect’s incentive to sur- that is based solely on fairness or jus- taken that fateful, irreversible step. I render peacefully is diminished when tice. rise today because all that is appar- the government has plans to execute. Mr. President, I am not surprised ently about to change. Ours is a system of justice founded that both Texas Governor George Bush Since January, I have come to the on fairness and due process. The Fram- and Virginia Governor James Gilmore Senate floor several times to urge my ers of our democracy had a healthy dis- are no longer confident that every pris- colleagues to support a moratorium on trust for the power of the state when oner on death row in their states is executions and a review of the adminis- arrayed against the individual. Many guilty and has had full access to the tration of capital punishment.