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June 27, 2000 — HOUSE H5175 cannot afford the price of fuel. Fami- CONCERN FOR LACK OF ENERGY PLACEMENT OF STATUE OF CHIEF lies are curbing their long-anticipated POLICY IN NATIONAL STAT- summer vacation plans. This is simply (Mr. BLUNT asked and was given UARY HALL wrong. permission to address the House for 1 Mr. THOMAS. Mr. Speaker, I move to The gas prices that plague our Na- minute and to revise and extend his re- suspend the rules and agree to the con- tion represent a complete failure of the marks.) current resolution (H. Con. Res. 333) energy policy or lack of energy policy, Mr. BLUNT. Mr. Speaker, I want to providing for the acceptance of a stat- I should say, of the Clinton-Gore ad- join my colleagues in expressing my ue of Chief Washakie, presented by the ministration. It is time for Mr. Clinton concern for a lack of an energy policy people of , for placement in and Mr. GORE to wake up. America in the country over the last 7 years. , and for other needs an energy policy that will pro- Really, there are three areas that we purposes, as amended. tect America’s interests, help our fami- should have been watching and three The Clerk read as follows: lies and our national security. areas where we failed to take the nec- H. CON. RES. 333 f essary steps. We have not done what we Whereas Chief Washakie was a recognized should have done to maintain our rela- leader of the Eastern Shoshone Tribe; GIVE OUR SENIORS SIMPLICITY Whereas Chief Washakie contributed to the tionships with the countries we buy oil settlement of the west by allowing the Or- AND CHEAPER PRICES FOR PRE- from. SCRIPTION DRUGS egon and Mormon Trails to pass through At the same time, we have allowed Shoshone lands; (Mr. WEYGAND asked and was given our country to become more and more Whereas Chief Washakie, with his foresight permission to address the House for 1 dependent on those countries. Some- and wisdom, chose the path of peace for his minute.) where between 56 and 58 percent of all people; Mr. WEYGAND. Mr. Speaker, 4 years our oil is now imported. We have done Whereas Chief Washakie was a great leader ago Paul and Judy from Warwick, everything we could during that same who chose his alliances with other tribes and , retired hoping that they the Government thoughtfully; period of time to discourage domestic and would have a great retirement with a supply, and we have not done anything Whereas in recognition of this alliance and great pension. They are now spending to encourage alternative use. long service to the United States Govern- about $8,350 a year for prescription Now suddenly, at the end of 7 years of ment, Chief Washakie was the only chief to drugs. They want a plan that will cover no policy, the Secretary of Energy says be awarded a full military funeral: Now, them under Medicare that will be sim- we were caught napping. Well, it seems therefore, be it ple, effective, and reduce the cost for to me the Secretary of Energy has been Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), them, but all seniors. napping a lot. Whether it was involving SECTION 1. ACCEPTANCE OF STATUE OF CHIEF Over the next few days, we are going our nuclear codes at Los Alamos or our WASHAKIE FROM THE PEOPLE OF to address a plan that the Republican dependence on foreign oil, we cannot WYOMING FOR PLACEMENT IN NA- leadership will offer that will simply afford to have an Energy Department TIONAL STATUARY HALL. put more money back into the insur- napping. We need to look and see what (a) IN GENERAL.—The statue of Chief ance companies, provide a prescription Washakie, furnished by the people of Wyo- happened at the same time we need to ming for placement in National Statuary drug plan that will be nothing more do everything we can to provide relief Hall in accordance with section 1814 of the than another boondoggle. to the families that are being caught in Revised Statutes of the United States (40 We ask for simplicity. We ask for this crisis right now. U.S.C. 187), is accepted in the name of the universal coverage. We ask for our sen- United States, and the thanks of the Con- iors to be given cheaper prices for pre- f gress are tendered to the people of Wyoming scription drugs. for providing this commemoration of one of RECESS Wyoming’s most eminent personages. f (b) PRESENTATION CEREMONY.—The State of The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Wyoming is authorized to use the rotunda of ADMINISTRATION BLAMING GAS LAHOOD). Pursuant to clause 12 of rule the Capitol on September 7, 2000, at 11 COMPANIES FOR FUEL CRISIS I, the declares the House in re- o’clock ante meridian, for a presentation cess until 10:25 a.m. ceremony for the statue. The Architect of (Mr. BARTLETT of asked the Capitol and the and was given permission to address Accordingly (at 10 o’clock and 15 shall take such action as may be necessary the House for 1 minute and to revise minutes a.m.), the House stood in re- with respect to physical preparations and se- and extend his remarks.) cess until 10:25 a.m. curity for the ceremony. Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland. Mr. (c) DISPLAY IN ROTUNDA.—The statue shall f Speaker, rising gas prices are a serious be displayed in the rotunda of the Capitol for a period of not more than 6 months, after concern to Americans everywhere. b 1025 which period the statue shall be moved to its The hike in fuel prices has hurt the permanent location in National Statuary truckers who deliver our food and Hall. AFTER RECESS clothing. It has hurt our farmers who SEC. 2. TRANSMITTAL TO GOVERNOR OF WYO- need gas to run their farm equipment. The recess having expired, the House MING. It has hurt the average American who was called to order by the Speaker pro The Clerk of the House of Representatives shall transmit a copy of this concurrent res- just wants to get to and from work. tempore (Mr. LAHOOD) at 10 o’clock and olution to the Governor of Wyoming. The Clinton-Gore administration has 25 minutes a.m. often claimed it feels the pain of the The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- f ant to the rule, the gentleman from American people. But instead of work- (Mr. THOMAS) and the gen- ing with OPEC to increase oil produc- tleman from Maryland (Mr. HOYER) tion or moving to temporarily suspend ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE each will control 20 minutes. expensive regulations, the administra- The Chair recognizes the gentleman tion is choosing to play the blame The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- from California (Mr. THOMAS). game. ant to clause 8 of rule XX, the Chair Mr. THOMAS. Mr. Speaker, I yield The administration’s new claim is announces that he will postpone fur- myself such time as I may consume. that gas companies are engaging in ther proceedings today on each motion As visitors move around the Capitol, price gouging. Gas companies are not to suspend the rules on which a re- one of the most striking examples of to blame for our fuel prices, the Clin- corded vote or the yeas and nays are State representation is, in fact, the ton-Gore administration is. While they ordered, or on which the vote is ob- ability of each State to send two stat- are focusing their efforts on shifting jected to under clause 6 of rule XX. ues to the Capitol. It is fascinating to the blame, the American people are the Any record vote on postponed ques- look at the regional and especially the ones paying the price. tions will be taken after debate has historical differences of who States rec- This is not price gouging, it is ‘‘price- concluded on all motions to suspend ognize as appropriate figures to memo- Gore-ging.’’ the rules. rialize by statue in the Capitol.

VerDate 11-MAY-2000 03:40 Jun 28, 2000 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K27JN7.009 pfrm02 PsN: H27PT1 H5176 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE June 27, 2000 We have before us today a resolution and his people for safe passage through Capitol, as directed by the Joint Com- which completes the State of Wyo- their territory. mittee on the Library, since there is ming’s decision to send two statues. I In the 1870s, Chief Washakie served as not sufficient enough space in Statuary think it is emblematic, the particular a military leader of over 150 Shoshone Hall to accommodate all of the exist- statue that Wyoming has chosen. men who were serving with United ing collection. Mr. Speaker, I yield such time as she States Cavalry General Crook in the The would also may consume to the gentlewoman from campaign to return the Sioux and the authorize use of the Capitol rotunda on Wyoming (Mrs. CUBIN) to really give Cheyenne bands to their assigned res- Thursday, September 7, at 11 o’clock the details of the reason for the selec- ervations. a.m., for a ceremony where Wyoming tion of this particular statue. This campaign ended with Custer’s will formally the bronze statue Mrs. CUBIN. Mr. Speaker, I thank ill-fated attack at the Little Big Horn of Chief Washakie by the noted sculp- the gentleman from California (Mr. in 1876. This was an attack which Chief tor Dave McGary. THOMAS) for yielding me this time, and Washakie seriously advised Colonel The concurrent resolution would pro- I also wish to thank him in his capac- Custer against doing. vide for the printing of an appropriate ity as the chairman of the Committee My own maternal great, great grand- number of copies of the transcript of on House Administration for moving father migrated to Wyoming around the proceedings, under the direction of this important piece of legislation for- 1846. He was a mountain man and a the Joint Committee on the Library, ward in such a timely manner, as well trapper. He traded fur pelts with the for use by both Chambers of Congress as the , the gentleman Indians, and surely the Shoshones were and by the senators and the representa- from Maryland (Mr. HOYER). It is very among those with whom he traded. tive from Wyoming. important to the people of Wyoming. When Chief Washakie died in 1900, Chief Washakie, as it has been noted, I am proud to bring before the House some say over the age of 100, Chief lived from 1798 to 1900. He was a leader today this resolution to provide for the Washakie received a full military fu- of the Shoshone tribe who united his placement of a statue of Chief neral and burial honoring his career in people into a significant political and Washakie in Statuary Hall presented the U.S. Army. He is the only chief military force. Both warrior and peace- by the people of the State of Wyoming. who has ever been awarded such a dis- maker, he recognized that survival of In 1840, Chief Washakie became the tinction. Indian tribes in the western United principal chief of the eastern Shoshone The Wind River Indian Reservation States depended upon accommodation tribe, a role he would fill until his in central Wyoming is the home of with migrating settlers and the United death over 60 years later. Chief many Shoshone and Arapaho Indians States Government. Washakie was well-known as a distin- today. Their culture and their art work In 1868, he signed the Fort Bridger guished leader and a stately warrior are still being passed to young genera- Treaty, establishing reservation bound- who bravely defended the Shoshone and tions. For this legacy, we should all be aries of more than three million acres their allies. He was a skilled linguist. grateful. around the Warm Valley area of Wyo- He spoke English, French and Sho- On behalf of the people of Wyoming, ming. shone. I am proud to put forth this legislation Chief Washakie spoke English and Adhering to the philosophy of mak- providing a commemoration of one of French as well as a number of other In- ing the best of what cannot be changed, the States’ most celebrated names, dian languages, including, of course, Chief Washakie maintained friendly re- Chief Washakie. Shoshone. He was a skilled negotiator lations with the United States Govern- Mr. HOYER. Mr. Speaker, I yield my- who gained substantial benefits for his ment, with the settlers, and other self such time as I may consume. people at a time when many other American immigrants. He always Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to join the tribes engaged in futile warfare with placed the peace and welfare of his peo- gentleman from California (Mr. THOM- the army and incoming settlers. ple above all other concerns. Chief AS) and the gentlewoman from Wyo- Chief Washakie knew that peace was Washakie worked tirelessly to seek the ming (Mrs. CUBIN), who represents Wy- better than war for his people and, as a best for his people, requesting schools, oming so well, in rising in support of result, did very well by them and was churches, and hospitals on Shoshone this resolution. The gentlewoman from honored until his death by them and is land. Wyoming (Mrs. CUBIN) referred to it as honored today by them and by their He peacefully surrendered the Green an important resolution, and that it is. State, Wyoming. River Valley to provide for the right- It may not be controversial, but it is When Chief Washakie died on Feb- of-way for the Union Pacific railroad, important. ruary 23, 1900, he was accorded a full thus helping complete the first trans- Mr. Speaker, as ranking minority military funeral. I am told that he is continental railroad and the settle- member of the House Administration the only known Indian chief to receive ment of the west. Committee and the Joint Committee such an honor. on the Library, I am pleased to support Mr. Speaker, Wyoming has exercised b 1030 this concurrent resolution to enhance its prerogative to honor Chief As the last Chief of the Shoshone the National Statuary Hall collection Washakie for his significant role in the tribe, Chief Washakie successfully pre- by accepting this statue of Chief early history of the State. served the Wind River Mountain Range Washakie submitted by the State of We in this Congress, I know, are for his tribe’s homeland. The Wind Wyoming. pleased to support this concurrent res- River Mountains are truly some of the Each of the 50 States, Mr. Speaker, olution and congratulate its on most magnificent mountains in the as my colleagues know, is permitted to her leadership and for helping to facili- world. Anyone who has not seen them submit two statues for our collection, tate the presentation of the statue to needs to take a trip and look at the which then become the property of the the people of the United States. vast beauty. United States. This is Wyoming’s sec- Mr. THOMAS. Mr. Speaker, I reserve In the role of chief, Chief Washakie ond statue and brings the total number the balance of my time. greatly contributed to the settlement of such statues in the Capitol to 97 Mr. HOYER. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 of the West by allowing the and since the law creating the collection minutes to my friend, the gentleman the Mormon trails to pass through was enacted in 1864. from (Mr. TRAFICANT). Shoshone lands. When wagon trains Mr. Speaker, Congress has usually Mr. TRAFICANT. Mr. Speaker, I carrying these pioneers passed through adopted concurrent resolutions such as thank my very good friend for yielding the Shoshone territory in the 1850s, the one before us today upon the ar- me the time. Chief Washakie and his people aided rival of a new statue for the collection Mr. Speaker, I just want to rise to overland travelers in fording the from a State. H. Con. Res. 333 provides compliment the gentlewoman from streams and recovering stray animals. that the statue of Chief Washakie will Wyoming (Mrs. CUBIN) for the fine job I think that it is interesting to note be displayed for not to exceed 6 months she has done. The Native American In- that over 9,000 emigrants signed a in the Capitol rotunda. It will then be dians and that whole story in this thank-you document to Chief Washakie moved to a permanent site within the country is a tragic scar on our history,

VerDate 11-MAY-2000 03:40 Jun 28, 2000 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K27JN7.013 pfrm02 PsN: H27PT1 June 27, 2000 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H5177 and I believe her efforts are indicative the rules were suspended and the con- (Mr. ROEMER) will elaborate of the feelings and the spirit of the peo- current resolution, as amended, was on, it is absolutely appropriate that we ple of Wyoming and are well appre- agreed to. authorize the use of the rotunda to ciated here and are absolutely nec- A motion to reconsider was laid on present the Congressional Gold Medal essary. the table. to a religious scholar, a scholar, an ad- It is good to see that we honor those f ministrator, and someone who has who at times were dishonored in a Na- made a significant impact not just on tion that now respects the greatness of GENERAL LEAVE students, not just on faculty, not just the action they had taken. So I want to Mr. THOMAS. Mr. Speaker, I ask on Catholics, not just on the United compliment my good friend, who is one unanimous consent that all Members States, but upon the world. of the Democratic Party’s finer lead- may have 5 legislative days within Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of ers, that is the gentleman from Mary- which to revise and extend their re- my time. land (Mr. HOYER); and I want to com- marks and to include extraneous mate- Mr. HOYER. Mr. Speaker, I yield my- pliment the gentleman from California rial on H. Con. Res. 333, as amended. self such time as I may consume. (Mr. THOMAS) for giving the oppor- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there Mr. Speaker, I thank the chairman of tunity for the gentlewoman from Wyo- objection to the request of the gen- our committee, the gentleman from ming (Mrs. CUBIN) to bring her legisla- tleman from California? California (Mr. THOMAS) for facilitating tion to the floor. I am honored to sup- There was no objection. this resolution moving forward. I particularly want to commend my port it. f Mr. HOYER. Mr. Speaker, I yield my- colleague, the gentleman from Indiana self such time as I may consume. PERMITTING USE OF ROTUNDA OF (Mr. ROEMER), for sponsoring this reso- Mr. Speaker, in closing, a distin- CAPITOL FOR PRESENTATION lution and for all his hard work in get- guished son of Wyoming, Mike Sul- CEREMONY OF CONGRESSIONAL ting this body to pass legislation giv- livan, now an ambassador, is quoted on GOLD MEDAL TO FATHER THEO- ing the Congressional Gold Medal to this very impressive brochure related DORE HESBURGH Father Theodore Hesburgh, the Presi- to the Chief Washakie sculpture dent Emeritus of the University of Mr. THOMAS. Mr. Speaker, I move to project. I think he says it well: Notre Dame. ‘‘Washakie is a model for leaders suspend the rules and agree to the con- I leaned over to my colleague, the across the generations.’’ current resolution (H. Con. Res. 344) gentleman from Indiana (Mr. ROEMER), How appropriate it is to have a stat- permitting the use of the rotunda of and said that when we talked about ue representing the State of Wyoming, the Capitol for a ceremony to present him being a doctor or this, that, or the representing Native Americans, and the Congressional Gold Medal to Fa- other, that really what he was was a representing the kind of country that ther Theodore Hesburgh, as amended. parish writ large, not just for the does and should honor a leader across The Clerk read as follows: United States but all the world. the generations. H. CON. RES. 344 The gentleman from Indiana (Mr. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance Resolved by the House of Representatives (the ROEMER) I know is extraordinarily of my time. Senate concurring), That the rotunda of the proud that his district is the home of Mr. THOMAS. Mr. Speaker, I yield Capitol is authorized to be used on July 13, Notre Dame, one of our Nation’s great myself such time as I may consume. 2000, for a ceremony to present the Congres- academic institutions. Whether it is in Mr. Speaker, I want to thank the sional Gold Medal to Father Theodore the classroom, the laboratory, or the Hesburgh. Physical preparations for the gentleman from Maryland (Mr. HOYER) athletic fields, Notre Dame is right- ceremony shall be carried out in accordance for his comments. with such conditions as the Architect of the fully known for producing extraor- He was indeed an impressive histor- Capitol may prescribe. dinary leaders, including, I might say, ical figure. The purpose in allowing our colleague, the gentleman from In- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- States to send statues is to illustrate diana (Mr. ROEMER ant to the rule, the gentleman from ), who received both the diversity of the historical figures his masters and his Ph.D. at that California (Mr. THOMAS) and the gen- that by adding up the statues of the school. tleman from Maryland (Mr. HOYER) States give us an even better under- I was, as all of us were, pleased to each will control 20 minutes. standing of the history of the United support the legislation granting Father The Chair recognizes the gentleman States. Hesburgh a Congressional Gold Medal. from California (Mr. THOMAS). It is not by accident that the other I am honored to rise today in support Mr. THOMAS. Mr. Speaker, I yield statue from the State of Wyoming is a of H. Con. Res. 344, which will grant use myself such time as I may consume. statue of Esther Hobart Morris, who of the Capitol rotunda on July 13, 2000, Mr. Speaker, as was indicated, this is was a suffragette, who was the first for the presentation ceremony. woman governor anywhere in the a resolution to use the rotunda of the b 1045 United States, and who pushed the leg- Capitol for the ceremony of awarding a islation that made Wyoming the first Congressional Gold Medal to Father The Congressional Gold Medal is the State in the Union to afford the full Theodore Hesburgh. highest honor, Mr. Speaker, that Con- voting privileges to women. Dr. Hesburgh’s history is truly an im- gress can give to a private citizen of So this impressive statue, and my pressive one, especially when we look this Nation. We have given them to the understanding is that Chief Washakie at the rapidity with which he moved to heroes of our history, those who have is going to be more than 12-feet tall in the presidency of one of the more dis- displayed uncommon valor on the field full Indian headdress with a spear, it tinguished private religious and sec- of battle, courage in the pursuit of civil will be a focal point on the tours given ular universities in the United States, rights and insight in the quest of to the Capitol visitors and they will be the University of Notre Dame. knowledge. Last October, Congress able to visit a portion of our history, He received his ordination as a priest gave the Congressional Gold Medal to all Americans’ history, presented to us in 1943; studied here at the Catholic Father Hesburgh. We now will provide by the State of Wyoming. University of America in , for the awarding of that medal. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance D.C., receiving his doctorate in 1945; For 35 years, Father Hesburgh guided of my time. moved to Notre Dame to teach; and one of our country’s finest universities, The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. then at the age of 35, in 1952, became through a period of unparalleled LAHOOD). The question is on the mo- the 15th president of the University of growth. I spoke at the beginning about tion offered by the gentleman from Notre Dame and held that position the excellence of Notre Dame, not just California (Mr. THOMAS) that the House until 1987, shaping in a significant way on the athletic field but in the class- suspend the rules and agree to the con- the current position of the University room and in the community. In large current resolution, H. Con. Res. 333, as of Notre Dame. measure, it is because of the extraor- amended. Based upon additional activities, dinary people that have led Notre The question was taken; and (two- along with this very short biography, Dame, none of them more extraor- thirds having voted in favor thereof) which my friend the gentleman from dinary than Father Hesburgh.

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