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SENATE—Monday, April 4, 2005 5502 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—SENATE April 4, 2005 SENATE—Monday, April 4, 2005 The Senate met at 2 p.m. and was SCHEDULE I look forward to a busy legislative pe- called to order by the Honorable RICH- Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, the Sen- riod this spring, and trust all of my ARD M. BURR, a Senator from the State ate returns to session today and joins colleagues are rested and ready to pro- of North Carolina. the world in mourning the death of ceed. Pope John Paul II. I know many of my f PRAYER colleagues will want to pay tribute to RECOGNITION OF THE MINORITY The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, of- one of our greatest spiritual leaders. LEADER fered the following prayer: Therefore, we will have a period of Let us pray. morning business throughout the day The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- God, the fountain of every blessing, to accommodate those speeches. I also pore. The minority leader is recog- we thank You for the life and legacy of alert my colleagues that we are work- nized. Pope John Paul II. You blessed our ing on a Senate resolution which would f world with his intellectual strength pay the appropriate respect and tribute TRIBUTE TO SENATOR HOWELL and compassionate heart. You chal- to Pope John Paul. HEFLIN lenged our spirits with his advocacy of We have also returned to the sad justice and his pursuit of peace. news of the passing of one of our Mr. REID. Mr. President, it is my un- God of all mercies, comfort those former colleagues, Senator Howell Hef- derstanding that the distinguished Re- who mourn. Be particularly near to the lin of Alabama. Our thoughts and publican leader is going to make a family of Doug Fertig, Director of prayers go out to his family. statement regarding the Pope. I think Human Resources for our Senate fam- With regard to the schedule this that is timely. I will do so at a later ily, who died on Friday. Remind us week, we have a busy legislative sched- time today. that nothing can separate us from Your ule with a number of scheduling chal- I wanted to pay tribute to Howell love. lenges over the next several days. We Heflin. He was a wonderful man who Bless today the work of our Senators. hope to begin consideration of the served in the Senate for 18 years. He Empower them with increasing aware- State Department authorization bill actually revolutionized the court sys- ness and openness of heart. Give them tomorrow, on Tuesday. Chairman tem in Alabama. The first amendment wisdom and courage for the living of LUGAR is preparing to bring that bill to they ever had to their Constitution was these days. We pray in Your eternal the floor, and we hope to complete a result of his reorganization of the Name. work on that over the course of the court when he was chief justice of the Amen. next couple of days. I hope we can Alabama Supreme Court. Howell Heflin holds the record here, f reach an agreement that will allow that bill to come forward, with amend- serving as a member of the Ethics PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ments relevant to the underlying legis- Committee for 13 years. He did that The Honorable RICHARD M. BURR led lation. with dignity during some of the most the Pledge of Allegiance, as follows: In addition, on Wednesday, there will difficult times we have seen in the Sen- I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the be a joint meeting of the House and ate with some of the problems Senators United States of America, and to the Repub- Senate to receive an address by had. lic for which it stands, one nation under God, Ukrainian President Viktor I had the good fortune of traveling to indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Yushchenko. That is scheduled for 11 Alabama yesterday to be with his f a.m. We ask that Members be in the widow Mike at that funeral in the rural community of Tuscumbia, AL. That is APPOINTMENT OF ACTING Senate Chamber at approximately 10:30 where he had his home and law prac- PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE so we may proceed together to the Hall of the House of Representatives for tice and where he died. He had very lit- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The that address. tle suffering. He was 83 years old. He clerk will please read a communication Also this week, we have a couple of got sick one afternoon and died within to the Senate from the President pro district judges who are available for an hour or two after that. tempore (Mr. STEVENS). consideration, and we will want to The Senate will always be a better The assistant legislative clerk read schedule those for floor action. place as a result of Senator Heflin hav- the following letter: On behalf of the Republican and ing been a Member. Death comes at in- U.S. SENATE, Democratic Policy Committees, I re- opportune times. I want his widow to PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE, mind everybody that on Tuesday we know that even though there were only Washington, DC, April 4, 2005. will have a floor debate on the issue of a few Senators there, including Sen- To the Senate: Social Security. Senators SANTORUM, ator BINGAMAN, and Senator SHELBY, Under the provisions of rule I, paragraph 3, who had another funeral he had to go of the Standing Rules of the Senate, I hereby DEMINT, DURBIN, and STABENOW will ESSIONS appoint the Honorable RICHARD M. BURR, a participate in the scheduled debate. I to, Senator S was there, it Senator from the State of North Carolina, to encourage all Members to listen to this came at such an inopportune time. It perform the duties of the Chair. constructive conversation. I applaud was the end of the recess period. People TED STEVENS, both policy committees for preparing didn’t know about it, and it was hard President pro tempore. this format. I was pleased to work with for people to be there, but it doesn’t Mr. BURR thereupon assumed the the Democratic leader in securing a take away from the dignity of that pro- Chair as Acting President pro tempore. time for this debate tomorrow. This ceeding. It was a wonderful funeral. I f week, Senator COCHRAN will be mark- received a number of phone calls yes- ing up the supplemental appropriations terday and today of people wanting to RECOGNITION OF THE MAJORITY bill. We hope to have that available be there. For example, the wind was so LEADER next week. heavy yesterday that they had to The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- Again, we have much on the plate for change the place of takeoff from An- pore. The majority leader is recog- this week both in terms of floor sched- drews to Dulles. As a result of that, nized. ule and other important Senate events. Senator BIDEN, driving down from ● This ‘‘bullet’’ symbol identifies statements or insertions which are not spoken by a Member of the Senate on the floor. VerDate Sep 11 2014 10:22 Jan 23, 2017 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 0686 Sfmt 0634 E:\FDSYS\2005BOUNDRECORD\BOOK4\NO_SSN\BR04AP05.DAT BR04AP05 ejoyner on DSK30MW082PROD with CONG-REC-ONLINE April 4, 2005 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—SENATE 5503 Delaware, could not make it. He had to rights and dignity throughout the MORNING BUSINESS drive 35, 40 miles. world. He practiced and inspired resist- The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- Again, we send our condolences to ance to the great totalitarian systems pore. Under the previous order, there Tom, his son, and Mike, his widow. As that rose and, with his help, fell in the will be a period for the transaction of a Senate family, we felt so good about 20th century. He had the key insight morning business, with Senators per- Senator Heflin in life and in death. that, in his words, ‘‘the historical expe- mitted to speak for up to 10 minutes ADDRESS OF PRESIDENT YUSHCHENKO rience of socialist countries has sadly each. I also say this to the majority leader. demonstrated that collectivism does The Senator from Oklahoma. I had the good fortune during this not do away with alienation, but rath- Mr. INHOFE. Mr. President, I believe break to lead a bipartisan CODEL. We er increases it, adding to it a lack of we secured acceptance from the other had the opportunity to sit down and basic necessities and economic ineffi- side for me to speak for 45 minutes. I talk to President Yushchenko. Here is ciency.’’ might go 10 minutes longer. I ask a man they tried to kill. We think we His historic trip to Poland in 1979 unanimous consent that I be recog- know who tried to assassinate him. catalyzed the Solidarity movement and nized for 55 minutes as in morning Here is a man whose face is a little dis- led to the peaceful dissolution of the business. figured, but his spirit is not. He has the Soviet empire. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- ability, I believe, to bring about a John Paul fostered harmony between pore. Without objection, it is so or- change in that country that will be for dered. generations to come. It is a burgeoning Catholics, Eastern Orthodox, and democracy. Things are on the move, Protestant Christians. He reached out f and he has a dynamic personality. I am in friendship to Jews and members of CHINA’S SPREADING GLOBAL glad he is going to be able to address a other faiths, and he warmly promoted INFLUENCE interfaith understanding.
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