December 5, 2000 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S11557 in carrying out this duty a bit excessive. But tablishment didn’t have a liquor license. speech in Chicago while Park wrote it in Des certainly his good judgment and candor Whenever I occasionally joined Park there Moines. At what appeared to be the conclu- served me well as I know it did Hershel Love- for lunch, the proprietor, Park’s close Chi- sion Hughes turned to Ed and, putting his less, Harold Hughes, Bonnie Campbell, Neal nese American friend, Louie Lejon, would in- hand over the mike, asked in a stage whis- Smith and countless others both in and out quire, ‘‘Mr. Rinard, your usual?’’ Park would per, ‘‘Is that the end?’’ It was, and Gene of public office. respond, ‘‘That would be fine.’’ I noticed that McCarthy’s name was thereby officially As many of you know, Park had been sec- Park’s ‘‘usual’’ somehow never smelled quite placed in nomination as the Democratic retary, friend, and companion to Iowa artist like the tea the rest of us were drinking out Party candidate for President of the United Grant Wood, who reportedly Latinized his of our tea cups. When Park agreed to join me States. name and called him Parkus. Several origi- in the Senate, I inherited what was undoubt- I know Park was not pleased with the con- nal Wood paintings graced Park’s small of- edly the largest Asian immigration caseload dition of American Politics in recent years fice in Capitol Hill. in the U.S. Congress. There must have been where mechanics have overwhelmed the Among the many roles Park played for at least 550 Chinese immigrants certified to issues. Park thought the dialogue had grown Wood was to model for some of his paintings. work in King Ying Low’s Des Moines res- sterile and he had little interest in pollsters Apparently, on one occasion, he actually taurant during my Senate term alone. and consultants. However, he had an abiding posed as George Washington. Now Park was Park Rinard was the intellectual god-fa- faith in democracy and believed that politi- a wonderful man and Grant Wood was a bril- ther of Iowa’s progressive agenda for a half- cians who speak to the best in their con- liant artist. But somehow that particular century, and those years with Governor stituencies will draw it out. He did his best collaboration never survived to replace Gil- Hughes were really the ‘‘Golden Age.’’ It was to make sure that we office holders did just bert Stuart’s famous portrait of the Nation’s a time when: Community colleges were es- that. first President. tablished; the Iowa Civil Rights Commission Whatever Governor Herschel Loveless, Park was responsible for the trans- created; home rule for cities granted; state Governor and Senator Harold Hughes, Attor- formation of Grant Wood from a shy indi- spending for schools, prisons, and welfare in- ney General Bonnie Campbell, Congressman vidual, who avoided public speaking, into the creased; the first black state judge ap- Neal Smith and I were able to collectively national spokesman for Regionalism as a sig- pointed; and the death penalty abolished. contribute in our public service careers was, nificant American Art Movement. When It is worthy of note that Iowa’s State Gov- in no small park, made possible because of Grant Wood died, Park was there. He prom- ernment has not taken the life of even one Park Rinard. Park was truly an ‘‘Iowa Origi- ised Wood that he would look after Grant’s person since Park involved himself in Iowa nal.’’ He uniquely sensed the soul of the sister, Nan, which he did for the rest of her politics. state he selflessly served and loved for a life life. Nan’s last conversation with Park was Decades later Park remained at the fore- time. His legacy will endure for generations when he called to tell her that the U.S. Post- front of enlightened political thinking. He and Iowans will enjoy more opportunities master General had approved use of a Grant strongly advocated an Equal Rights Amend- and have a better life because of Park Wood painting for a postage stamp. The ment to the Constitution for women. He sur- Rinard. What greater reward does life afford? image of the stamp was Young Corn and prised younger members of my Senate staff Park said, ‘‘The painting represented Iowa as over 20 years ago by accurately predicting f a state that nurtures its young people that that the next significant civil rights chal- they may grow to their full potential.’’ lenge would be to overcome discrimination SENATOR RICHARD BRYAN Park was a beloved figure because he treat- against gay Americans. Mr. HARKIN. Mr. President, Senator ed everyone—regardless of their status in Bonnie Campbell once remarked that Park DICK BRYAN is one of few people who life—with genuine warmth and kindness. was so completely centered and certain in has served in this Chamber who has lit- Once in a while, I couldn’t find him, and his liberalism that he knew instantly the erally devoted nearly his entire life to someone would track him down in the Sen- proper position on an issue because of his ate office basement, where he was providing ‘‘fundamental sense of fairness,’’ while the serving the people of his state and na- personal counseling to one of the cafeteria rest of us had to at least think about it. tion. workers. His son Jeff reminded him that his Growing up in Northern Iowa over four Senator BRYAN’s distinguished career supportive advice, was often, ‘‘Don’t lose score years ago Park acquired values he started the day he took the oath of of- your nerve.’’ would never abandon: common sense, co- fice as president of his 8th grade class Over the years, Park befriended an elderly operation, love of the land, sincerity, com- at John S. Park Elementary School. It women named Ann, who operated a small passion, civility and justice. newsstand where he would buy his news- These values formed the underpinning of continued when he took office as presi- papers each evening. One day Ann was upset his political philosophy: phrases like ‘‘the dent of his sophomore and senior class- because she had not received her New York milk of human kindness,’’ ‘‘the least of es at Las Vegas High School and stu- Times delivery. Park was distressed because these’’ and describing something as being dent body president at the University this would be a significant economic blow to ‘‘clear as the noon whistle at Ida Grove.’’ of Nevada-Reno. her modest income. A group of wealthy N.Y. These phrases all slipped easily into his own After graduating from law school, he businessmen were coming that day to Wash- speech patterns and the language he crafted served as deputy district attorney in ington to attend a conference Hughes was for those in public life. Clark County and was then appointed sponsoring on Vietnam. Park immediately Many of us here today recall Park, smok- called them and ordered them to bring a ing his pipe, while hunched over his ancient as Clark County’s first public defender large bundle of New York Times newspapers Olympia typewriter pecking out those many at age 28. He did two terms in the Ne- with them. Thanks to Park, Ann did not lose speeches. Park was a most gifted writer. vada State Assembly. Two terms in the a single sale that day! However, unlike Federal Express he was re- Nevada State Senate. A term as Attor- Park loved to play tennis and he enjoyed luctant to guarantee a precise arrival time ney General. Two terms as Nevada cooking but his real passion was his garden. for the finished speech draft. On more than Governor. And he’s now done two terms He was particularly proud of his blueberries one occasion, this led to serious staff anxiety in the United States Senate. and would bring boxes of them into the office and a near nervous breakdown for the person He is the only Nevadan ever to have and the staff would eat them out of paper expected to deliver the prepared remarks at cups on their desks during the day. One day a particular event. served as his state’s Attorney General, Ed Campbell got a call from the Fairfax Hos- In 1968 at the Democratic National Conven- Governor, and United States Senator. pital that Park would be late to work be- tion in Chicago Harold Hughes was to place He’s also one of few, if any, Senators cause he had been in an automobile accident. Eugene McCarthy’s name in nomination. who’ve managed to pull an extraor- Ed rushed to the hospital where he found Park was in a Des Moines Hotel room where dinary triple play and serve on the Park with a gash over his eye. Park ex- he was supposed to be writing Hughes’ three major fiscal committees—Fi- plained that a newspaper flew onto his wind- speech. Ed Campbell called Park and told nance, Commerce, and Banking. him to put the speech on a plane. This was a shield and blinded him and his car hit a tele- And he’s used these positions to fight phone pole. Ed said, ‘‘Park’s only concern time, of course, which predated the era of fax was that he could not deliver his prized blue- machines and e-mail. As zero hour ap- harder than just about anyone else berries and tomatoes to the office as they proached, Hughes asked Ed ‘‘Where the hell here to protect American consumers. were now splattered all over the interior of is the speech?’’ Ed called Park. Park said As former member of the Consumer his car.’’ ‘‘he was working on it and would send it by Affairs Subcommittee, he passed an One of the worst-kept secrets in the 1960’s Western Union.’’ Ed frantically got a room amendment requiring the installation was that Park was Governor Hughes’ right beneath the podium and with a technician of passenger side air bags in all cars hand man, even through he held no official arranged to have the speech pages put on a sold in America. Over the years, this portfolio in state government, and was actu- teleprompter as they arrived over the wire. ally working with the Iowa League of Mu- Hughes was called to the Convention podium piece of legislation has saved hundreds nicipalities. Park operated not from a desk with no text and had to ad lib his opening be- of lives. at the state House but downtown from a fore the first page arrived and was put on the Senator BRYAN was also one of the booth in King Ying Low’s restaurant. The es- teleprompter. Hughes literally gave the early leaders on privacy issues in this

VerDate 06-DEC-2000 01:26 Dec 06, 2000 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00011 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A05DE6.007 pfrm02 PsN: S05PT1 S11558 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE December 5, 2000 Congress. He led the charge to enact tive to the United Nations from 1975– I further ask unanimous consent that the Children’s Online Privacy Protec- 1976, and he represented the United at 2 p.m. on Thursday, the Senate pro- tion Act—the first ever federal Inter- States as President of the United Na- ceed immediately to up to 30 minutes net privacy protection legislation. He tional Security Council in 1976. of debate for each of the following Sen- has also been leading the fight to add He has authored or edited 18 books on ators: HATCH, GRASSLEY, WELLSTONE, new privacy regulations into the bank- topics ranging from the Reagan era to and LEAHY, and following that time, at ing industry. the American family to poverty to eth- 4 p.m. on Thursday, the Senate proceed In addition, Senator BRYAN authored nicity to the practice of government. to a vote on adoption of the conference laws to reduce telemarketing fraud and And he has received 62 honorary de- report, notwithstanding rule XXII, any to give consumers new rights in com- grees. intervening motion, action or debate, bating errors on personal credit re- Senator MOYNIHAN’s list of legisla- and that paragraph 4 of rule XII be ports. He passed the PMI legislation tive accomplishments is no less im- waived. which protects people from having to pressive. He produced the Intermodal Without objection, it is so ordered. pay hundreds, sometimes thousands of Surface Transportation Efficiency Act In my capacity as a Senator from the dollars to private mortgage insurance of 1991 and the Transportation Equity State of Michigan, I suggest the ab- lenders once they have enough equity Act for the 21st Century which pro- sence of a quorum. The clerk will call in their homes. And he was one of the vided money and incentives for States the roll. lead sponsors of Airline Passenger Bill to build mass transit systems. The assistant legislative clerk pro- of Rights. He has done outstanding work on ceeded to call the roll. Along with Senator MCCAIN, he cleaning up our environment through Mr. ALLARD. Mr. President, I ask passed important boxing reform bills to his legislation to clean up nuclear unanimous consent that the order for protect the health and safety of boxers waste and toxic sites and to control the quorum call be rescinded. and to maintain the integrity of the acid rain. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without sport. He has also been a leader in trans- objection, it is so ordered. And finally, he has worked tirelessly forming our social welfare system. His f to protect his constituents from nu- 1988 Family Support Act began the clear waste dumping in Nevada. process of changing the AFDC program MORNING BUSINESS The one consolation I take when I from an income security program to Mr. ALLARD. Mr. President, I ask think about him retiring from the Sen- one which helps individuals secure em- unanimous consent that the Senate ate is that he’ll finally get to spend ployment. He has also sponsored a bill now be in a period of morning business more time with his terrific wife, to improve the Social Security Admin- with Senators speaking for up to 10 Bonnie. I’m hopeful that the two of istration and to keep Social Security minutes each. them will set aside some time to come solvent for the future. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without out and visit me in Iowa, especially And if you take a walk around this objection, it is so ordered. since Senator BRYAN actually has roots city—or any number of other American (The remarks of Mr. ALLARD per- in my home state. His father, Oscar taining to the introduction of S. 3274 Bryan, was born in Des Moines. And cities for that matter—you won’t get far before you see a building that Sen- are located in today’s RECORD under Senator BRYAN ’s uncle by marriage, ‘‘Statements on Introduced Bills and Keith More, practiced law in Harlan, ator MOYNIHAN helped to build or pre- Joint Resolutions.’’) Iowa for years. Keith’s brother, Jack serve. From the Old Patent Office f More, was chair of the Democratic which now hosts two Smithsonian mu- State Party in Iowa and headed up seums, to the Old Post Office, to the DRUG FREE COMMUNITIES ACT Truman’s efforts in 1948. Old Pension Building, which is now the SUCCESSES IN COLORADO But, no matter what his current National Building Museum, and many Mr. CAMPBELL. Mr. President, I plans are, I have a sneaking suspicion more. would like to take a minute to call my that Senator BRYAN isn’t going to stop The Senate will sorely miss its resi- colleagues’ attention to a conference serving his State and his country for a dent scholar. Senator MOYNIHAN com- which is convening this week here in long time to come. He has done it hon- bined a mind for philosophy, an eye for Washington, DC. The Community Anti- orably since he was a boy, and he still beauty, and a heart for service. And Drug Coalitions of America is spon- has a tremendous amount to offer. this city, the State of New York, and soring its National Leadership Forum f our Nation are the better for his sen- sitive and dedicated work. XI from December 6–8, 2000. The Na- SENATOR DANIEL PATRICK Mr. President, I yield the floor and tional Leadership Forum is the largest MOYNIHAN suggest the absence of a quorum. meeting of grassroots and professional Mr. HARKIN. Mr. President, Senator The PRESIDING OFFICER. The community coalition leaders in the DANIEL PATRICK MOYNIHAN is the kind clerk will call the roll. country. CADCA expects approxi- of scholar-public servant our founding The assistant legislative clerk pro- mately 1500 participants to participate fathers envisioned when they designed ceeded to call the roll. in the Forum this year to network and our great government. Senator MOY- The PRESIDING OFFICER. In my learn about the most innovative pro- NIHAN has a keen intellect and a kind capacity as a Senator from the State of grams, products and services working heart, and his distinguished career is a Michigan, I ask unanimous consent to reduce youth substance abuse in testament to the power of this com- that the order for the quorum call be communities across the country. bination. rescinded. As the chairman of the Treasury and Senator MOYNIHAN began serving this Without objection, it is so ordered. General Government Subcommittee, I country just one year after he grad- f have a keen interest in these programs uated from high school. He enrolled in which receive support through the UNANIMOUS CONSENT AGREE- the United States Navy from 1944–1947 Drug Free Communities Act under the MENT—CONFERENCE REPORT TO and served in the Naval Reserve for 20 Treasury subcommittee’s jurisdiction. ACCOMPANY H.R. 2415 years. The Drug Free Communities Act has After receiving his BA, MA and PhD, The PRESIDING OFFICER. In my seen some great successes. This pro- he went on to serve in the administra- capacity as a Senator from the State of gram is funded at $40 million for fiscal tions of Presidents Kennedy, Johnson, Michigan, I ask unanimous consent year 2001, which is $5 million more Nixon, and Ford. In fact, he is the only that at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, the Sen- than the administration requested. person in American history to have ate resume postcloture debate regard- This program provides small grants to ever served in the Cabinet or subcabi- ing the bankruptcy bill and there be 6 non-profit organizations that are try- net of four successive presidential ad- hours for debate postcloture to be ing to curb the impact of drugs in our ministrations. equally divided between the chairman communities. He served as U.S. Ambassador to and the ranking minority member, or One good example is in my own state India from 1973–1975, U.S. Representa- their designees. of Colorado. The Drug Free Community

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