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Congressional Record United States Th of America PROCEEDINGS and DEBATES of the 104 CONGRESS, SECOND SESSION 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, MONDAY, JULY 29, 1996 No. 113 Senate The Senate met at 9:30 a.m., and was There will be a period of morning ‘‘relevant,’’ meaning that we are not called to order by the President pro business today between the hours of 12 totally aware of what the amendments tempore [Mr. THURMOND]. and 2 after which we will resume the are. But we have from 9:30 to 12 to de- The PRESIDENT pro tempore. energy and water bill. bate some of them, to get the votes set, Today, the prayer will be offered by the Also, in accordance with the consent and to ask for the yeas and nays. Then Honorable CHARLES E. GRASSLEY, a agreement, the Senate will begin con- those votes will be set for tomorrow. Senator from the State of Iowa. sideration of the legislative branch ap- I yield the floor at this point. propriations this afternoon at 5 p.m. I suggest the absence of a quorum. PRAYER Once again, any votes ordered on The PRESIDING OFFICER. The CHARLES E. GRASSLEY, a Senator amendments to that bill will also be clerk will call the roll. from the State of Iowa, offered the fol- stacked to occur tomorrow morning. The assistant legislative clerk pro- lowing prayer: Senators should anticipate busy ses- ceeded to call the roll. Let us pray: sions this week with rollcall votes Mr. LEAHY. Mr. President, I ask Almighty Father, as Members of the throughout each day and into the unanimous consent that the order for Senate gather here this morning to evening as we make progress on the ap- the quorum call be rescinded. conduct their legislative business we propriations bills. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without implore Your blessings upon them, The majority leader would like to objection, it is so ordered. The Senator their families, and their staffs. We be- thank all Members in advance for their is recognized. seech You to instill in them a faith cooperation this week as we attempt to Mr. LEAHY. Mr. President, I notice that is unerring, a hope that is certain, complete all of the Senate business there seems to be a momentary pause, a patience that is boundless, a courage prior to start of the August recess. so I am going to speak on a couple of that is unwavering, a love that is per- f things. fect, and a sensitivity and a knowledge that they may accomplish Your holy ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOP- and true command. Amen. MENT APPROPRIATIONS ACT, f 1997 f The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under JOE JAMELE—A TRUE PATRIOT RESERVATION OF LEADER TIME the previous order, the Senate will now Mr. LEAHY. Mr. President, in a short The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. resume consideration of S. 1959 which while, my longtime press secretary, GRASSLEY). Under the previous order, the clerk will report. Joe Jamele, will be retiring. Joe leadership time is reserved. The assistant legislative clerk read Jamele set probably an all-time record The PRESIDING OFFICER. The as follows: as press secretaries of 15 years in my Chair recognizes the Senator from New A bill (S. 1959) making appropriations for office. I think this is a great com- Mexico. energy and water development for the fiscal pliment to two Italian-Americans, Joe f year ending September 30, 1997, and for other and myself, that we put up with each purposes. other for 15 years. We were good friends SCHEDULE The Senate resumed consideration of when we began our association; we are Mr. DOMENICI. Mr. President, in be- the bill. even better friends as it comes to an half of the leader, I make the following Pending: end. statement. McCain amendment No. 5094, to clarify Joe Jamele is one of those very spe- This morning the Senate will imme- that report language does not have the force cial people who is a true Vermonter. I diately resume consideration of the en- of law. remember when I grew up, we always ergy and water appropriations bill. McCain amendment No. 5095, to prohibit had the debate of what it took to be a Under the agreement reached on Fri- the use of funds to carry out the advanced Vermonter. Usually, the debate cen- day there are a limited number of first- light water reactor program. tered around whether your great-great- degree amendments which can be of- Mr. DOMENICI. Mr. President, I grandparents were born and raised in fered during today’s session. know of no Senators who are waiting Vermont or whether your great-great- No rollcall votes will occur today. to offer amendments. Let me remind great-grandparents were born and However, any votes ordered will be them that there are a number of Sen- raised in Vermont. stacked on a case-by-case basis on ators listed as having reserved amend- Joe Jamele established it in the best Tuesday morning beginning at 10 a.m. ments. Many of them merely state of ways. He earned his right to be a ∑ This ‘‘bullet’’ symbol identifies statements or insertions which are not spoken by a Member of the Senate on the floor. S9007 . VerDate Aug 31 2005 05:35 Jun 20, 2008 Jkt 041999 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 J:\ODA16\1996_F~1\S29JY6.REC S29JY6 mmaher on MIKETEMP with SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBERS S9008 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE July 29, 1996 Vermonter through his sense of hard press secretary for U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy, KELLOGG-HUBBARD LIBRARY AND work, honesty and loyalty, loyalty to D-Vt., for 15 years, an eon in a profession fa- MRS. JEAN HOLBROOK his family, loyalty to his community, mous for short life spans. ‘‘Winding down is terrible,’’ he went on. ‘‘I Mr. LEAHY. Mr. President, the Kel- and loyalty to those who were fortu- don’t like this going-away stuff. I’d rather logg-Hubbard Library in Montpelier re- nate enough to have him serve in their say goodbye on a one-to-one basis than have cently celebrated its 100th anniversary. office, whether it was the Governor of those cheery testimonials. I’ve been to a lot The Kellogg-Hubbard Library holds a the State of Vermont, Governor Salm- of them and every one’s been a disaster.’’ very special place in my heart, because on, or whether it was myself. And then, a minute later, he was talking I had my first library card there. I used Having Joe Jamele as a member of fondly about working for peanuts as a re- to go almost every day. I would be your office comes with a price. I would porter in the 1950s. About managing the gu- bernatorial victory of Democrat Tom Salm- reading a book at school or a book at often come in feeling that I just made on in 1972, one of the great upsets in home and sometimes a book in the li- some brilliant coup, either in the Vermont political history. About the brary in the evening. media or on the floor or back home. changes in Vermont he can’t bear to watch. Mrs. Jean Holbrook, who was the li- Joe would lean back and say, ‘‘Well, ‘‘There’s some parts I can barely visit be- brarian, was one of those people who you know, PATRICK, the way I heard it cause they’ve changed so much,’’ he said. truly helped form my life and my edu- was,’’ and then he would give it to me ‘‘Like the outskirts of Burlington. I can re- cational accomplishments as a child. It member driving through Colchester at night was she who told me when I got bored from the eyes of the vast majority of and not see a light on. Or up around Lake Vermonters. And I would say, ‘‘Yeah, I Seymour. It used to be you could go for with the curriculum in the third grade guess I didn’t do quite as good as I miles and not see anyone. Now it’s ringed that I could also be spending my time might have,’’ and he would bring it with cottages.’’ reading Dickens and Robert Louis Ste- back to Earth. But he also did it in a The two sports are important to Jamele. venson, and I did with great enjoy- way that was in the best interest of Lake Seymour, close by Morgan in the ment. It was she who told me that Vermont. Northeast Kingdom, was where he was sent when I read just about everything in to summer camp by his family in New Jersey He would say oftentimes, ‘‘Let’s talk the children’s library, that she would all through the Depression and World War II. go with me to get a card in the upstairs about what really is on people’s minds Burlington is where he got his first job while back there.’’ That is something he still a college student, bundling freshly library, the grownups’ library. I guess I knew because he had such a farflung printed Free Presses on the midnight shift. was probably the youngest grownup at group of people, and still does, around A reporting job soon followed, with Jamele the time, but this helped me, and it has Vermont, people he could call and talk honoring the advice of a plaque on the wall helped me immeasurably throughout in the office of his University of Vermont with, people who are the true my life.
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