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SENATE-Friday, September 11, 1998 20052 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-SENATE September 11, 1998 SENATE-Friday, September 11, 1998 The Senate met at 9:30 a.m. and was ond-degree amendments to the bank­ Having said that, I want to person­ called to order by the President pro ruptcy bill. ally pay my respects to the distin­ tempore [Mr. THURMOND]. guished Senator from Michigan, Sen­ ator ABRAHAM, for the leadership he PRAYER RESERVATION OF LEADER TIME has provided on this. Without him, we The Chaplain, Dr. Lloyd John The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. GoR­ wouldn't be this far. I have to say he Ogilvie, offered the following prayer: TON). Under the previous order, the has been a great leader on the Judici­ Dear Father, Sovereign of our Na­ leadership time is reserved. ary Committee. I personally appreciate tion, our Help in ages past and our the efforts he has made on this bill Hope for years to come, we praise You CHILD CUSTODY PROTECTION ACT thus far. I will support him every .way I possibly can. for the gift of prayer. You have given The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under us prayer to share with You what is on The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen­ the previous order, the time until 10 ator from Michigan. our minds and hearts and to listen for a.m. is equally divided between the Your guidance. Mr. ABRAHAM. Mr. President, I Senator from Michigan, Mr. ABRAHAM, thank the Senator from Utah for his Holy God, heal our land at this cru­ and the Senator from Vermont, Mr. cial time. Help all of us to examine our kind remarks and look forward to LEAHY, or their designee. working together on this and other leg­ own lives and renew our commitment Mr. HATCH. Mr. President, time is islation. to integrity and moral purity. Bring very limited this morning, so I will be At this point, I yield up to 3 minutes America back to You. Beginning with brief. to the Senator from Ohio. each of us, ignite a spiritual renewal We are voting shortly on cloture on a The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen­ that sweeps across our land. You are a Motion to Proceed. In other words, ator from Ohio. God of judgment and grace. Senators will be deciding whether or Mr. DEWINE. Mr. President, the pur­ Be with the President. Enable Your not we can simply consider this impor­ pose of this legislation is very simple: healing reconciliation in his marriage tant measure. It is to make it a crime to transport a and family. Guide the Members of Con­ We all know how contentious the child across State lines if this cir­ gress charged with the responsibility of issue of abortion can get around here, cumvents State laws requiring paren­ seeking what is best for our Nation in and across the country. But this mat­ tal involvement or if it circumvents this crisis. Lead and inspire them as ter is not really even about abortion. State laws requiring a judicial waiver they seek to know and do Your will. This bill is simply about protecting the for a minor to obtain an abortion. It is We commit these decisive days to Your health and safety of minor children and that simple. care. Through our Lord and Savior. the rights that their own states have Many States, as we know, have laws Amen. concluded their parents should have. saying a parent or guardian has to be Specifically, it simply seeks to enforce notified if a child is trying to get an state laws requiring parental involve­ abortion. But not all States have these RECOGNITION OF THE ACTING ment in their minor daughter's abor­ laws. What is happening now, far too MAJORITY LEADER tion so that someone other than those often in this country, is that people The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The parents cannot readily avoid those who aren't parents, who aren't guard­ acting majority leader, the able Sen­ state laws by taking a young girl ians, are taking these children across ator from Utah, is recognized. across state lines for an abortion, cer­ State lines, secretly, to get abortions Mr. HATCH. Thank you, Mr. Presi­ tainly not without the notification to in another State where parental notifi­ dent. their parents. cation is not required. It is that sim­ But whether my colleagues agree or ple. What we are addressing in this bill, SCHEDULE disagree with this bill, or whether, like the Clinton administration, that want and what Senator ABRAHAM is address­ Mr. HATCH. Mr. President, this to modify or limit it, there is simply ing, is an obvious circumvention of morning there will be 30 minutes of de­ no reason to vote no on just proceeding these State parental consent and noti­ bate prior to a rollcall vote on a mo­ to a discussion. fication laws. This bill, then, has two tion to invoke cloture on the motion to The concern has been expressed that purposes: to protect the health of chil­ proceed to the child custody protection there be an opportunity to offer rel­ dren and to protect the rights of par­ legislation. If cloture is not invoked evant amendments. Mr. President, no ents. In fact, it might not be much of and if an agreement has not been one has suggested otherwise. Let's an exaggeration to say that these two reached with respect to the bankruptcy have at it. The only action that would purposes really boil down to just one bill, there will be an additional 30 min­ preclude amendments is a no vote this purpose, because, Mr. President, em­ utes of debate prior to a cloture vote morning. powering parents is the single biggest on the Grassley substitute to the bank­ We are prepared to debate and vote investment we can make in ensuring ruptcy bill. If cloture is not invoked on on amendments. That opportunity was the health of our children. that measure, it is expected that the available at committee and it can be What we are saying with this legisla­ Senate will resume consideration of worked out here. In fact, the amend­ tion is that, yes, parents have the right the Interior appropriations bill. ments offered or filed at committee to be involved in a moral and medical Members are encouraged to come to would likely be germane post-cloture decision that affects their children's the floor to offer and debate amend­ even if this were a cloture vote on the welfare. They have the right to do this. ments to the Interior bill in an effort bill itself, rather than a motion to pro­ They have the duty to do this. When it to make progress on this important ceed. comes to parental notification on abor­ legislation. Therefore, Members should So let's not look for excuses here. I tion, the American people have reached expect rollcall votes throughout to­ urge my colleagues to vote yes and a clear consensus. By a huge majority, day's session, with the first vote occur­ allow us to consider this important leg­ 80 percent, favor parental notification; ring at 10 a.m. As a final reminder, islation. American families- parents 74 percent favor not just parental noti­ Members have until 10 a.m. to file sec- and their children-deserve no less. fication but parental consent, as well- e This "bullet" symbol identifies statements or insertions which are not spoken by a Member of the Senate on the floor. September 11, 1998 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-SENATE 20053 74 percent. This is a clear expression of perative for the parents of minor chil­ return to the abortion clinic for follow­ the national wisdom. This legislation dren to be included in this life-altering up. The parents won't be watching is an effort to make that kind of in­ decision. According to a 1996 Gallup their daughter's health and the com­ formed decision possible. poll, 74 percent of Americans support plications that can arise. The doctor Now, earlier this year, we in Con­ requiring minors to get parental con­ said that pro-abortion forces do them­ gress worked on another bill, one that sent for an abortion. According to the selves a disservice when they oppose is now law. In that bill, the President Supreme Court, "the medical, emo­ such legislation as this. I think that is and the Congress mandated that the tional, and psychological consequences plainly so from a medical point of flight of a parent to another State to of an abortion are serious and can be view. I think it is plainly so from a avoid paying child support would be a lasting; this is particularly so when the family point of view. Young toughs Federal crime. I worked with Senator patient is immature." Clearly, our Na­ who have impregnated a young girl KOHL to champion the Deadbeat Par­ tion's children should not be kept from ought not to be able to avoid their re­ ents Punishment Act in order to pro­ their parents when making an impor­ sponsibility by secretly taking her tect the interests of America's chil­ tant life decision, particularly one with away to a distant place, without the dren. We have to pursue very vigor­ such broad ramifications as an abor­ knowledge of her parents. This is basic. ously those who would harm our chil­ tion. I was a Federal prosecutor for nearly dren, either by omission or by commis­ I find it unbelievable that schools 15 years, and during that time we had sion. throughout the country are unable to what we call the Mann Act.
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