October 12, 1999 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H9847 about the money spent on our kids, use education funds are made by locally elect- which to revise and extend their re- educating our kids in the classroom. ed school boards, with input from parents, marks on House Resolution 303. As far as the statistics, reading from educators and students. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there the gentleman’s own report, he says They don't need Washington, DC telling objection to the request of the gen- that 99 percent, and I will read the them where to spend their money! tleman from Michigan? same sentence, it does not say ‘‘to the Every community in my district already There was no objection. classroom,’’ it says, ‘‘distributed over spends the majority of its education funds in f 99 percent of the appropriations from the classroom. FATHER THEODORE M. HESBURGH the 10 programs to the States.’’ It does But, sometimes a community needs to CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL not say ‘‘to the classrooms.’’ spend funds in other ways, such as teacher ACT Now, if we read down lower on that training activities, educational technology or Mr. BACHUS. Mr. Speaker, I move to page, page 3, it says if we exclude Title coordinated services. suspend the rules and pass the bill I, which is the most efficient program, No matter how much money we spend in (H.R. 1932) to authorize the President and look at the other nine, we have an the classroom, children must come to school to award a gold medal on behalf of the average of 86 percent in those nine pro- ready to learn; teachers need to advance their Congress to Father Theodore M. grams. So from the gentleman’s own skills; and students should have the benefit of Hesburgh, in recognition of his out- report, and if the gentleman will look modern educational technology. standing and enduring contributions to on page 10, it graphs each one as far as We have always relied on parents, edu- civil rights, higher education, the what is the administrative cost of the cators and local community leaders to make , the Nation, and the States, the States’ use. If we just dis- local education decisions. I urge my col- global community. regard the Federal use and look at the leagues to show their trust in the folks back The Clerk read as follows: State agencies on page 10, only two home by voting against H. Res. 303. H.R. 1932 programs meet the 5 percent or below. Mr. PACKARD. Mr. Speaker, I would like to Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- All the rest are above. That is just urge my colleagues to support H. Res. 303, a resentatives of the United States of America in what the State administrative costs resolution which urges that 95 cents of every Congress assembled, are, not the local administrative costs. federal education dollar be send back to SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. Our resolution states, ‘‘The local where they belongÐin the hands of parents This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Father education agencies should work to- and teachers. The Dollars to the Classroom Theodore M. Hesburgh Congressional Gold gether to ensure that not less than 95 Resolution, H. Res. 303, calls on education Medal Act’’. percent of all funds appropriated for agencies at all levels to ensure that 95 per- SEC. 2. FINDINGS. the purpose of carrying out elementary cent of federal spending for elementary and The Congress finds that— (1) Father Theodore M. Hesburgh, C.S.C., and secondary education programs ad- secondary education programs makes it into has made outstanding and enduring con- ministered by the Department of edu- the classrooms of this country. tributions to American society through his cation is spent to improve the aca- The Dollars to the Classroom Resolution activities in civil rights, higher education, demic achievement of our children in recognizes the fact that learning takes place in the Catholic Church, the Nation, and the their classroom.’’ a classroom, and thus student-focused ex- global community; So what we are talking about is what penditures on direct learning tools, such as (2) Father Hesburgh was a charter member is really important here. That is the books, computers, maps, and microscopes, of the United States Commission on Civil kids in the classroom. That is what should be prioritized. H. Res. 303 calls on Rights from its creation in 1957 and served as chairperson of the Commission from 1969 to this resolution is all about, how are we education agencies to work together to ensure 1972; going to impact the kids’ learning and that federal elementary and secondary appro- (3) Father Hesburgh was president of the give the equipment, the tools to the priations are put to use on instructional pur- from 1952 until teachers that directly impact the chil- poses for youth in classrooms. We must make 1987, and has been president emeritus since dren, give them the aid that directly a commitment to send more education dollars 1987; impacts their teaching so our kids can to schools, libraries, teachers, and studentsÐ (4) Father Hesburgh is a national and compete in this world. That is the goal not administrators and federal bureaucrats. international leader in higher education; of this resolution. I urge the Members The Dollars to the Classroom Resolution will (5) Father Hesburgh has been honored with the Elizabeth Ann Seton Award from the Na- to adopt it. require that 95 percent of federal education tional Catholic Education Association and Mr. HOEKSTRA. Mr. Speaker, I yield funds be used for classroom activities and with more than 130 honorary degrees; myself such time as I may consume. services. (6) Father Hesburgh served as co-chair- To close the debate, the direction Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to give person of the nationally influential Knight that we are establishing for Federal in- teachers and parents the final authority over Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics and volvement for education is that we how education dollars are spentÐnot the fed- as chairperson, from 1994 to 1996, of the want to move towards safe and drug- eral governmentÐand support H. Res. 303. Board of Overseers of ; free schools. We want local schools Mr. HOEKSTRA. Mr. Speaker, I yield (7) Father Hesburgh served under President that focus on basic academics. We want back the balance of my time. Ford as a member of the Presidential Clem- ency Board, charged with deciding the fates local control, and we want to drive dol- The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. of persons committing offenses during the lars back to the classroom. That is STEARNS). The question is on the mo- Vietnam conflict; where we believe and that is where we tion offered by the gentleman from (8) Father Hesburgh served as chairman of know we have the most leverage on im- Pennsylvania (Mr. GOODLING) that the the board of the Overseas Development proving our kids’ education. House suspend the rules and agree to Council and in that capacity led fundraising This resolution states that. It says the resolution, House Resolution 303, efforts that averted mass starvation in Cam- that as a Federal Government, we are as amended. bodia in 1979 and 1980; committed to moving Federal dollars The question was taken. (9) Father Hesburgh served from 1979 to back to the local level, where we can 1981 as chairperson of the Select Commission Mr. HOEKSTRA. Mr. Speaker, on on Immigration and Refugee Policy, which have the most impact. I urge my col- that I demand the yeas and nays. made recommendations that served as the leagues to support this resolution. The yeas and nays were ordered. basis of congressional reform legislation en- Ms. WOOSLEY. Mr. Speaker, I'm amazed The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- acted 5 years later; that my colleagues on the other side of the ant to clause 8 of rule XX and the (10) Father Hesburgh served as ambassador aisle are supporting legislation to tell local Chair’s prior announcement, further to the 1979 Conference on communities how they should spend their edu- proceedings on this motion will be Science and Technology for Development; cation dollars. postponed. and Education in America has always been a (11) Father Hesburgh has served the Catho- f lic Church in a variety of capacities, includ- local issue and I, for one, think it should stay GENERAL LEAVE ing his service from 1956 to 1970 as the per- local. manent Vatican representative to the Inter- In the communities which I represent in Mr. HOEKSTRA. Mr. Speaker, I ask national Atomic Energy Agency in Congress, Communities in Marin and Sonoma unanimous consent that all Members and his service as a member of the Holy County, California, the decisions on how to may have 5 legislative days within See’s delegation to the United Nations. H9848 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE October 12, 1999 SEC. 3. CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL. of Honor to a very worthy and out- for his leadership and that of the gen- (a) PRESENTATION AUTHORIZED.—The Presi- standing American. Father Hesburgh tlewoman from California (Ms. WA- dent is authorized to present, on behalf of was educated at Notre Dame and the TERS) and, of course, the gentleman the Congress, a gold medal of appropriate de- sign to Father Theodore M. Hesburgh in rec- Georgian University in , for from Indiana (Mr. ROEMER), for bring- ognition of his outstanding and enduring which he received a bachelor of philos- ing this bill before us. contributions to civil rights, higher edu- ophy degree in 1939. He was ordained a The rarely cation, the Catholic Church, the Nation, and by the congregation of the Holy authorizes gold medals. In this case, it the global community. Cross in Sacred Heart Basilica on the is choosing to do so for a man who (b) DESIGN AND STRIKING.—For purposes of Notre Dame campus June 24, 1943 by symbolizes the most profound of Amer- the presentation referred to in subsection ican values, a faith-based commitment (a), the Secretary of the Treasury (in this Bishop John F. Knoll of Fort Wayne. Act referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall Following his ordination, Father to civil rights, to quality education, to strike a gold medal with suitable emblems, Hesburgh continued his study of sacred peace and the processes needed to devices, and inscriptions, to be determined theology at the Catholic University of produce a more civil world. Father by the Secretary. America, Washington, D.C., receiving Hesburgh is a man of and for all sea- SEC. 4. DUPLICATE MEDALS. his doctorate in 1945. In 1952 he was sons. His life is worthy of admiration The Secretary may strike and sell dupli- named the 15th president of Notre and, more importantly, replication. He- cates in bronze of the gold medal struck pur- Dame, where he served until retiring in roes are many kinds, but if there is suant to section 3 under such regulations as 1987, ending the longest tenure among such a thing as a hero of faith, it is Fa- the Secretary may prescribe, at a price suffi- cient to cover the cost thereof, including active presidents of American institu- ther Hesburgh. He has ennobled his labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, and tions of higher learning. church, his university, his country. overhead expenses, and the cost of the gold Father Hesburgh has held 15 presi- With this Congressional Gold Medal, medal. dential appointments over the years, we honor his life and his contribution SEC. 5. NATIONAL MEDALS. most recently to the U.S. Institute for to our times. By so doing, we also pay The medals struck pursuant to this Act are Peace, and they involved him in vir- homage to the role of Catholic edu- national medals for purposes of chapter 51 of tually all of the major social issues: cation and church leadership in Amer- title 31, United States Code. civil rights, peaceful issues of atomic ica. SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS; energy, campus unrest, and Third Mr. BACHUS. Mr. Speaker, I yield PROCEEDS OF SALE. (a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— World development, to name only a myself such time as I may consume. There is authorized to be charged against the few. Mr. Speaker, there are approximately Numismatic Public Enterprise Fund an His stature as an elder statesman in 230 Catholic institutions of higher edu- amount not to exceed $30,000 to pay for the American higher education is reflected cation in our country. There are 600,000 cost of the medal authorized by this Act. in his 133 honorary degrees, the most students enrolled in those institutions; (b) PROCEEDS OF SALE.—Amounts received ever awarded to any American. High- and, as I said, there is extraordinary from the sales of duplicate bronze medals variety in these institutions. They lit- under section 4 shall be deposited in the Nu- lighting a lengthy list of awards to Fa- mismatic Public Enterprise Fund. ther Hesburgh is the Medal of Freedom, erally are spread across the map of the United States. If one goes to Maine, The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- the Nation’s highest civilian honor, be- one will find Saint Joseph’s College. If ant to the rule, the gentleman from stowed on him by president Lyndon JOHNSON in 1964. one goes to Honolulu, one will find Alabama (Mr. BACHUS) and the gentle- Notre Dame’s president emeritus has Chaminade University; if one goes to woman from California (Ms. WATERS) Florida, one will find ; each will control 20 minutes. served four Popes, three as permanent The Chair recognizes the gentleman representative to the St. Thomas in Miami. If one goes to Washington State, one will find Gon- from Alabama (Mr. BACHUS). International Atomic Energy Agency Mr. BACHUS. Mr. Speaker, I yield in Vienna from 1956 to 1970. zaga in Spokane; in myself such time as I may consume. Justice has been the focus of many of Seattle, a tremendous number of these (Mr. BACHUS asked and was given his outside involvements. He was a institutions making a tremendous con- permission to revise and extend his re- charter member of the U.S. Commis- tribution. marks.) sion on Civil Rights, created in 1957, One of the premier institutions is Mr. BACHUS. Mr. Speaker, we are and he chaired the Commission from Notre Dame and it is the president of not only here to honor a great Amer- 1969 to 1972, when President Nixon re- that institution that we honor today. ican, a great university president, but placed him as chairman for his criti- Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of in doing that, this Congress is also sa- cism of the administration’s civil my time. luting and paying tribute to the Catho- rights record. Ms. WATERS. Mr. Speaker, I proudly lic higher education in America and its Among his more recent and visible yield such time as he may consume to significant contribution. off-campus activities has been as co- the gentleman from Indiana (Mr. ROE- Catholic universities and colleges chairman of the nationally-influential MER), the chief sponsor of the bill. constitute an extraordinary variety of Knight Commission on Intercollegiate (Mr. ROEMER asked and was given institutions. The high quality of the Athletics, and his involvement with permission to revise and extend his re- education they provide is well known the Center for Civil and Human Rights. marks.) Mr. ROEMER. Mr. Speaker, first of to most Americans, and the contribu- b 1645 tion they make to the life of this Na- all, we would not be here without the tion and the world is tremendously There are 292 cosponsors of this legis- strong bipartisan support of the Com- positive. So we not only salute a great lation, and, of course, it is led by my mittee on Banking and Financial Serv- American, but the gentleman from In- colleague and friend the gentleman ices that has jurisdiction over this diana, the chief sponsor of the bill, the from Indiana (Mr. ROEMER), who has issue. I want to thank the gentle- gentlewoman from California and I and done a magnificent job in helping to woman from California (Ms. WATERS) the entire Committee on Banking and organize and focus us on the fact that for her dedication and her commitment Financial Services in doing so wish to this human being has contributed so to bringing this bill honoring Father salute Catholic higher education in much we need to give him special rec- Hesburgh as a Holy Cross priest and America. ognition. the University of Notre Dame to the Mr. Speaker, I will be talking about Mr. BACHUS. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 floor today. some of those great institutions as we minute to the gentleman from Iowa I want to thank the chairman, the consider this coin. (Mr. LEACH), the chairman of the Com- gentleman from Alabama (Mr. BACHUS) Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of mittee on Banking and Financial Serv- for his strong support and his commit- my time. ices. ment to Catholic education. I want to Ms. WATERS. Mr. Speaker, I yield Mr. LEACH. Mr. Speaker, I thank my thank the chairman, the gentleman myself such time as I may consume. distinguished friend, the gentleman from Iowa (Mr. LEACH), who just had Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of be- from Alabama (Mr. BACHUS) for yield- those eloquent words to say. I want to stowing the Congressional Gold Medal ing me this time, and also thank him thank the gentleman from New York October 12, 1999 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H9849 (Mr. LAFALCE), our ranking member. I mass starvation in . He saved of Representatives, it has enjoyed strong bi- also want to thank the Members who thousands of lives with his commit- partisan support. Currently, my legislation is helped me get this resolution started. ment to try and prevent starvation and cosponsored by 292 of my colleagues. The gentleman from New York (Mr. trying to encourage more access to This bipartisan legislation recognizes Father KING) was very helpful, a Republican; food and relief around the world, espe- Hesburgh for his many outstanding contribu- the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. cially for Third World nations. He also tions to the United States and the global com- LEWIS), a Democrat; the gentleman has been strongly committed to higher munity. The bill authorizes the President to from Indiana (Mr. VISCLOSKY), a Demo- education, where he served for 35 years award a gold medal to Father Hesburgh on crat; the gentleman from Indiana (Mr. as the President of the University of behalf of the United States Congress, and it SOUDER), a Republican, those were the Notre Dame. also authorizes the U.S. Mint to strike and sell people that started talking about many When he came to Notre Dame, I duplicates to the public. of these issues, and with my good think some had said it was a very good The public service career of Father friend who served with Father school, with a great football team. Hesburgh, president emeritus of the University Hesburgh on the Civil Rights Commis- Well, today it is an internationally rec- of Notre Dame, is as distinguished as his sion, the gentleman from California ognized research and teaching institu- many educational contributions. Over the (Mr. HORN), who took the case to the tion that attracts the best students years, he has held 15 Presidential appoint- United States Congress to honor with and the best faculty and also, by the ments and he has remained a national leader distinction, with dedication, with in- way, still has a great football team. He in the fields of education, civil rights and the tegrity this great man and we now continues to emphasize the important development of the Third World. Highlighting a have 292 cosponsors on this bill. things such as moral and intellectual lengthy list of awards to Father Hesburgh is It is interesting, and I say to my col- dimensions and faith-based learning at the Medal of Freedom, our Nation's highest ci- leagues, about the history of the Con- the University of Notre Dame. vilian honor, bestowed on him by President gressional Gold Medal of Honor, that He also encourages the students at Lyndon Baines Johnson in 1964. we have awarded it initially and pri- the University of Notre Dame through Mr. Speaker, justice has been the primary marily to military leaders for their the center for social concerns to volun- focus of Father Hesburgh's pursuits through- bravery. We honored notables in teer in the local community and out his life. He was a charter member of the science and math, explorers and space around the United States, and globally U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, created by pioneers going up into the heavens. We in the world to help fight through vol- Congress in 1957 as a compromise to end a have honored athletes and we have unteerism to make a difference with filibuster in the U.S. Senate to prevent pas- honored authors and poets and we have their lives, not only at Notre Dame but sage of any and all legislation concerning civil honored humanitarians and public after they leave that institution. rights in general and voting rights in particular. servants. People such as George Wash- By the way, 80 percent of Notre Dame Father Hesburgh chaired the commission from ington, adorned right here on this wall; graduates have volunteered in some ca- 1969 to 1972, until President Nixon replaced John Paul Jones and Charles Lind- pacity before they graduate from the him as chairman because of his criticism of bergh; Thomas Edison and Jonas Salk University of Notre Dame. the Administration's civil rights record. Addi- garnered this high honor. Finally, the third area that Father tionally, Father Hesburgh was a member of What is so unusual about Father Hesburgh has devoted so much of his President Ford's Presidential Clemency Board, Hesburgh, what is so unique about life to, as a Catholic priest, as a CSC charged with deciding the fate of various what he brings to this award is not just priest and his religious beliefs, he has groups of Vietnam offenders. his devotion and passion for people and taught the value of volunteering. He In 1971, he joined the board of the Over- for equality and civil rights, it is not has stressed the issues of social justice, seas Development Council, a private organiza- just his dedication to public service or not just in South Bend, Indiana, not tion supporting interests of the under- his strong feelings about the impor- just in the United States but in Cam- developed world, and chaired it until 1982. tance of higher education and ethics bodia, in , in the Middle East, During this time, he led fund-raising efforts and integrity and teaching those where he continues to be very involved that averted mass starvation in Cambodia in things at a Catholic University, but it in trying to gain peace and tolerance 1979±80. Between 1979±81 he also chaired is the three things that he has done there. the Select Commission on Immigration and with his life that we honor here today. Father Hesburgh, through fighting Refugee Policy, the recommendations of It is public service. It is devotion to for social justice, has always been am- which became the basis of Congressional re- higher education. It is passionate com- plifying the voice of the homeless, has form legislation five years later. In 1979, Fa- mitment to religion as a Holy Cross always been advocating the concern of ther Hesburgh was appointed Ambassador to priest. the poor and has always been trying to the United Nations Conference on Science Now, the gentlewoman from Cali- put a voice out there for those that are and Technology for DevelopmentÐthe first fornia (Ms. WATERS) and the gentleman voiceless and poor and not able to time a priest has served in a formal diplomatic from Iowa (Mr. LEACH) and others have lobby the government of the United role for the U.S. government. talked about these three areas. Let me States. He was involved during the 1980s in a pri- just spend a bit more time on each of So I have deep admiration for Father vate initiative which sought to unite inter- them. Hesburgh, and it is with great joy that nationally known scientists and world religious First of all, his dedication to public this bill, H.R. 1932, comes to the House leaders in condemning nuclear weapons. He service. He has held 15 different presi- Floor and that we recognize Father helped organize an 1982 meeting in Vatican dential appointments, and I think Hesburgh’s achievements over the City of 58 world class scientists, from East as among them, the most proud times many years. well as West, who called for the elimination of that I have spent with him at lunch In conclusion, Father Hesburgh prob- nuclear weapons and subsequently brought and dinner he has talked so passion- ably was a man for all seasons, a man together in Vienna leaders of six faith tradi- ately about his charter membership on of many causes, a man of deep devotion tions who endorsed the view of these sci- the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights to the Catholic church, a man of dedi- entists. and how he fought so diligently in the cation to higher education, a man of Father Hesburg stepped down as head of 1960s, with the Kennedy and the John- overwhelming commitment to public the University of Notre Dame in 1987, ending son administration, for the passage of service and to justice for all. the longest tenure among active presidents of the historic 1964 Civil Rights Act. That I thank this body for bringing this American institutions of higher learning. He is something that Father Hesburgh bill to the House Floor. continues in retirement as much as he did as continues to fight hard for and feels Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of the Nation's senior university chief executive passionately about those civil rights H.R. 1932, to award the Congressional Gold officerÐas a leading educator and humani- for each and every American. Medal to Rev. Theodore Hesburgh, C.S.C. tarian inspiring generations of students and He also joined, in 1971, the Board of Since I introduced this legislation with Rep- citizens, and generously sharing his wisdom in the Overseas Development Council; and resentatives PETER KING, JOHN LEWIS, PETE the struggle for the rights of man. he led fund-raising efforts on that VISCLOSKY, MARK SOUDER, ANNE NORTHUP During the period of unrest on American council in 1979 and 1980 that averted and 85 original cosponsors in the U.S. House campuses, a time when educational leaders H9850 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE October 12, 1999 were at a loss to understand or deal with the thank the leadership of the House and the ence is still there, not just in the inexplicable reactions of students, people like Committee on Banking for their support and bricks and mortar of the enormous li- Father Hesburg stepped forward to explain the efforts to expedite consideration of this bill. brary that is named after him, not just ethical purpose and goals of the campus: Mr. BACHUS. Mr. Speaker, there are the various programs that are named ``Education is essentially a work of the spiritÐ 24 Catholic colleges and universities in after him but as the gentleman from the formation of intelligence, the unending the State of New York and among Indiana (Mr. ROEMER) said, in the spirit search for knowledge. Why then be concerned them is Saint Francis College in of volunteerism that the students at with values? Because wisdom is more than Brooklyn. One of the original cospon- Notre Dame have accepted and have knowledge; man is more than his mind, and sors of this bill is a graduate not only taken from the Hesburgh tradition; the without values man may be intelligent but less of Saint Francis but also of Notre acknowledgment, the realization that than fully human.'' Dame. they have the obligation to go out and As a member of the U.S. Institute of Peace Mr. Speaker, I yield 21⁄2 minutes to work among their fellow men and Board is presently working to find solutions for the gentleman from New York (Mr. women, those who are not as fortunate Middle East tensions as well as those in East- KING). as they are, to use the abilities and tal- ern Europe. He recently participated in a fact- Mr. KING. Mr. Speaker, I thank the ents that were brought to fruition in finding trip to Kosovo with the U.S. Associa- gentleman for yielding, and I want to Notre Dame on behalf of those less for- tion for the U.N. High Commissioner for Refu- commend him for the outstanding tunate than themselves. work he has done in bringing this reso- gees, to view first-hand conditions facing refu- b 1700 gees in the aftermath of last spring's NATO lution to the floor. I also have to pay tremendous grati- bombing campaign and subsequent UN- So to present the Congressional Gold tude and express a great debt to the peacekeeping efforts. He met with senior Medal to Father Hesburgh, it is a great gentleman from Indiana (Mr. ROEMER) members of the UNHCR missions and con- moment for Congress, it is a great mo- for the absolutely tireless job he has ducted briefings with NATO, Red Cross and ment for Notre Dame, it is a great mo- done in procuring the signatures, of other officials in Pristina. They also traveled in ment for Father Hesburgh, it is a great working hard, of making the case of the countryside near Pristina to assess the re- moment for all of us who have had the just being relentless in making sure opportunity to know him, to work with building process. He recently collected his that this resolution went forward and 140th and 141st honorary degrees this year, him, to meet with him, and to realize he certainly has every reason to be that he is getting this recognition the most every bestowed upon one person, proud of himself for the great job he according to the Guinness Book of World which he so much deserves. I urge the has done. adoption of the resolution. Records. The latest came from the State Uni- Most importantly, Mr. Speaker, I am versity of New York and . Ms. WATERS. Mr. Speaker, I have no very proud to stand up and speak on speakers, and I yield back the balance I am personally grateful to Father Hesburg behalf of this resolution honoring Fa- for his friendship and guidance during my of my time. ther Hesburgh. Father Hesburgh is an Mr. BACHUS. Mr. Speaker, I yield years as a student at the University of Notre outstanding educator, an outstanding Dame. My family shares my gratitude. My myself such time as I may consume. religious leader, and an outstanding Mr. Speaker, we have several other grandfather, William Roemer, was a professor American. As the gentleman from Indi- speakers that wish to be heard. I also of philosophy during the early years of Father ana (Mr. ROEMER) and others have want to commend the gentleman from Hesburg's presidency, and my parents, Jim mentioned, he has done a truly mag- Indiana (Mr. ROEMER). and Mary Ann Roemer, also worked during his nificent job during the 35 years that he As I read this statement, I attribute tenure at the University. was president of the University of this to the gentleman from Indiana Mr. Speaker, I once asked Father Hesburg Notre Dame. I had the privilege of (Mr. ROEMER) and his hard work, and for advice about how to raise a happy healthy being a law student during the time that statement is that H.R. 1932 com- family with children. His reply was helpful, in- that he was the President of the uni- plies with all rules of the Committee sightful and advice I continue to follow today: versity and had firsthand knowledge of on Banking for coin and medal bills ``Love their mother.'' I strongly believe Father the tremendous impact he had on the and exceeds the requirement that two- Hesburg's response here was just one of campus, on all the schools, all its ef- thirds of the Members of the House many shining examples illustrating that his forts but most importantly of impart- sponsor the bill. contributions to family values in American so- ing to the students of Notre Dame the Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the ciety are as numerous and meaningful as his obligation of the sense that they had to gentleman from California (Mr. HORN), devoted contributions to human rights, edu- make a difference, that they had to put former president of Long Beach State cation, the Catholic Church and the global into practice what they learned, that University, who worked with Father community. religion was not just something that Hesburgh. Mr. Speaker, the Congressional Gold Medal one spoke about in church but some- Mr. HORN. Mr. Speaker, I thank the has been awarded to individuals as diverse as thing that one lived every day of their gentleman from Alabama for the time. George Washington, , Joe Louis, the life in every endeavor in which one was I thank the gentleman from Indiana Wright Brothers, Robert Frost, and Mother Te- engaged. (Mr. ROEMER) for his legislation to resa. These people, along with 250 individuals Father Hesburgh did that. He did award a Congressional Gold Medal to a and the American Red Cross, share the com- that by his commitment to civil rights, very distinguished citizen. mon bond of outstanding and enduring con- by his commitment to justice, by his Father Theodore ‘‘Ted’’ Hesburgh is tributions to benefit mankind. Through the commitment to peace, and by his dedi- one of the great citizens of America award, Congress has expressed gratitude for cation to his country which is why he and the World. distinguishing contributions, dramatized the is such an outstanding American serv- He has served at the call of Presi- virtues of patriotism, and perpetuated the re- ing President after President on so dents of both parties. membrance of great events. This tradition, or many issues, always making himself He was an original member of the authorizing individually struck gold medals available to make this a better country United States Commission on Civil bearing the patriots of those so honored or im- and to make this a better world. Rights, appointed by President Eisen- ages of events in which they participated, is Certainly, as a religious leader, he re- hower in 1957. He served on that non- rich with history. alized the importance of using religion partisan commission through the presi- I believe that this is the most appropriate to bring people together, not to divide dency of John F. Kennedy and Lyndon time for Congress and the entire Nation to join them, of exemplifying the very best of Baines Johnson and the first term of me in recognizing this remarkable man and Christianity, of Catholicism, indeed of the presidency of President Richard M. living legend of freedom in America. I strongly all religions, in showing the one God Nixon. encourage my colleagues to support this bi- that binds us all, that brings us all to- Nixon had urged the then President partisan legislation and urge the House of gether. That was Father Hesburgh, a of Notre Dame to accept the director- Representatives to pass this important meas- man who even to this day is a re- ship of the Office of Economic Oppor- ure. I would like to thank my colleagues who nowned leader. tunity, the anti-poverty program. have given their support and worked so hard I was at the Notre Dame campus this When Father Hesburgh rejected the to move this legislation forward. Additionally, I weekend and even to this day his pres- full-time offer because he wished to October 12, 1999 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H9851 stay at his beloved Notre Dame, Presi- The gentleman from Indiana (Mr. lege, Alverno College, Ancilla College, Anna dent Nixon then offered him the chair- ROEMER), the sponsor of this bill, I told Maria College, Aquinas College, Aquinas Col- manship of the Civil Rights Commis- him that I once heard a debate between lege, Inc., Assumption College, Assumption sion which was part-time. two of my friends as to which was the College for Sisters, Avila College, Barat Col- lege, Barry University, Bellarmine College, At that time, 1969, the President also premier Catholic university, and it was Belmont Abbey College, , appointed me to the Commission as the between Holy Cross and Georgetown. I Benedictine University, , vice chairman. I had an opportunity to asked them which one of those univer- Brescia University, Briar Cliff College, see Father Ted’s leadership skills close sities was the premier Catholic univer- Cabrini College, Caldwell College. at hand. Believe me, his leadership sity. He told me both of them were Calumet College of Saint Joseph, Canisius skills are many and effective. wrong, that it was Notre Dame. Of College, Cardinal Stritch University, Carlow Father Ted is beloved by all who course, the gentleman is from Indiana. College, , Castle College, have known him. He spoke out for Among these colleges and univer- Chaminade University of Honolulu, Chatfield sities is Spring Hill College in Mobile, College, Chestnut Hill College, Christendom human rights and against dictator- College, Christian Brothers University, ships. He has secured the safety for in- Alabama. Spring Hill College was the Clarke College, College Misericordia, College dividuals who had fought for human oldest Catholic college in the South- of Mount Saint Joseph, College of Mount rights in different parts of the world. east, the fifth oldest in the United Saint Vincent, , Col- Working together with our other four States. Among the original cosponsors lege of Notre Dame, College of Notre Dame colleagues on the Commission, we were of this bill today is the gentleman from of Maryland, College of Our Lady of the able to begin a systematic analysis of Georgia (Mr. LEWIS). Spring Hill was Elms, College of Saint Benedict, College of the degree to which cabinet depart- praised by Martin Luther King, Jr., as Saint Elizabeth, College of Saint Francis, ments and independent agencies were one of the first colleges in the South to College of Saint Mary, , obeying and implementing the great integrate racially. As an Alabaman, I College of Saint Thomas More, The College of Santa Fe, College of St. Catherine. laws—such as the Civil Rights Act of am proud of that distinction. College of St. Joseph, College of St. 1964, and the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Mr. Speaker, let me mention some of Scholastica, College of the Holy Cross, Father Hesburgh’s inspirational lead- the universities and colleges through- Creighton University, D’Youville College, ership and steady optimism were ap- out the Nation which contribute so DePaul University, Divine Word College, Do- preciated by us all. We got things done. mightily to the life of this Nation and minican College of Blauvelt, Dominican Col- Presidents listened. to the world. I mentioned Georgetown lege of San Rafael, Dominican University, Father Hesburgh has served his Na- and Holy Cross; in Donnelly College, , tion well, not only on matters of civil New York; St. Louis University; Bos- Edgewood College, Emmanuel College, Fair- rights here and abroad, and unemploy- ton College; Catholic University here field University, Felician College, Fontbonne ment, poverty, hunger and agriculture in Washington; University of Detroit; College, Fordham University, Franciscan the three Loyolas in New Orleans, Los University of Steubenville, Gannon Univer- for developing nations so they can feed sity, , Georgian Court their people. Angeles, and ; DePaul Univer- College, , Gwynedd- Although duties to American higher sity in Chicago; Marquette University, Mercy College, Heritage College, Hilbert Col- education off the campus, his door was Creighton University in Omaha; the lege. always open to students when he was University of Santa Clara; Villanova, Holy Cross College, Holy Family College, at Notre Dame. When the light was on, of Saint John’s University in New Holy Name College, Immaculata College, students knew he was in and climbed York. Iona College, John Carroll University, King’s up the ladder or the stairs to his quar- A college that one of my friends went College, La Roche College, La Salle Univer- sity, Laboure College, , ters for a 1 a.m. or 2 a.m. discussion on to, and I saw it listed, I take sort of personal privilege in saying Manhattan Lewis University, , Lourdes philosophy, ethics, and all the other College, Loyola College in Maryland, Loyola things that he cared about in higher College, a college that gave many Marymount University, Loyola University education. youth on limited income a chance to New Orleans, Loyola University of Chicago, Of course, with great affection, the get ahead with the scholarship. , Manhattan College, students kidded about Father Ted’s ab- Many fine women colleges, Catholic Manor Junior College, Maria College, Marian sence. They would ask ‘‘What is the colleges for women: St. Mary’s College, College, Marian College of Fond du Lac, Mar- difference between God and Father Notre Dame’s sister institution; Trin- ian Court College, Marist College, Marquette ity College here in Washington, D.C.; University. Ted?’’ Answer: ‘‘God is everywhere. Fa- Marygrove College, Marylhurst University, ther Ted is everywhere but at Notre and a college that a good friend of mine attended, that being Manhattan in New Marymount College, Marymount Manhattan Dame.’’ College, Marymount University, Marywood Sometimes he would write the stu- York. There are many, many others, but I University, Mater Dei College, Mercy College dent body from ‘‘high over the Andes.’’ of Northwest Ohio, Mercyhurst College, But the fact was they knew that he was will simply introduce into the RECORD Merrimack College, Molloy College, Mount all 230. always approachable, both to students Aloysius College, Mount Carmel College of Mr. ROEMER. Mr. Speaker, will the and alumni. Nursing, Mount Marty College, Mount Mary gentleman yield? College, Mount Mercy College, Mount Saint His goal was to serve as a parish Mr. BACHUS. I yield to the gen- priest. He had that role to help the vet- Clare College, Mount Saint Mary College, tleman from Indiana. Mount Saint Mary’s College, Nazareth Col- erans from the Second World War who Mr. ROEMER. Mr. Speaker, I will not lege of Rochester, Neumann College, New- returned or began at Notre Dame. Al- object to the gentleman from Alabama man University, Niagara University, Notre though he achieved many other accom- entering into the RECORD all 230 uni- Dame College, Notre Dame College of Ohio. plishments working with Presidents, versities as long as Notre Dame is the Ohio Dominican College, Our Lady of Holy Prime Ministers, potentates, kings, first university entered in. Is that all Cross College, Our Lady of the Lake College, Our Lady of the Lake University, Pontifical queens, dictators, he always remem- right? bered that all human begings should Catholic University of Puerto Rico, Presen- Mr. BACHUS. Mr. Speaker, he had tation College, , Queen of have human rights. told me that. The gentleman from New the Holy Rosary College, Quincy University, America and the World gained much York (Mr. KING) has requested that Regis College, , Rivier Col- from the dedication and the devotion of Notre Dame also be first on the list lege, Rockhurst College, Rosemont College, the man who saw his role as the local with St. Francis College in Brooklyn to Sacred Heart University, Saint Anselm Col- parish priest. be added second. So I will consent to lege, Saint Gregory’s University, Saint Mr. BACHUS. Mr. Speaker, I yield to that request. John’s University, Saint John’s University, myself such time as I may consume. So I offer the list referred to into the Saint Joseph College, Saint Joseph’s College, Mr. Speaker, I will enter into the RECORD, moving Notre Dame to the Saint Joseph’s University, Saint Leo Col- RECORD a rollcall of the 230 Catholic in- front of the list. lege, , Saint Mary stitutions of higher education in our College. [From the association of Catholic Colleges Saint Mary’s College, Saint Mary’s College country. Among these colleges is and Universities, Washington, DC] of CA, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota, Georgetown University, our oldest U.S. CATHOLIC COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College, Saint Mi- Catholic university, which celebrated , Allentown Col- chael’s College, Saint Norbert College, Saint its 250th birthday. lege of Saint Francis de Sales, Alvernia Col- Peter’s College, , Saint H9852 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE October 12, 1999

Xavier University, Salve Regina University, ana (Mr. ROEMER), the initial sponsor I would just close by again thanking Santa Clara University, Seattle University, of this measure, and for introducing the gentleman from Indiana (Mr. ROE- , Seton Hill College, this legislation and for affording me MER); his companion, the gentleman Siena College, Siena Heights University, Sil- this opportunity to speak today. ver Lake College, Spalding University, from Indiana (Mr. VISCLOSKY) in the In- Spring Hill College, Springfield College, St. I want to commend the gentlewoman diana Congressional delegation; the Ambrose University, St. Bonaventure Uni- from California (Ms. WATERS) for her gentleman from New York (Mr. KING); versity, St. Catharine College, St. Edward’s support on this measure honoring Fa- the gentleman from Indiana (Mr. University, St. Elizabeth College of Nursing, ther Hesburgh. SOUDER); the gentleman from Georgia St. Francis College. As a priest, the university president, (Mr. LEWIS); and also the gentlewoman St. Francis College, St. John Fisher Col- and a public servant, Father Theodore from Kentucky (Mrs. NORTHUP). lege, St. Martin’s College, St. Mary’s Univer- Hesburgh dedicated his life to pro- sity, St. Thomas Aquinas College, St. Thom- Mr. SOUDER. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong viding a better life for all of us and for support of legislation to award a Congres- as University, St. Vincent’s College, the development of an improved soci- , The Catholic University of sional Gold Medal to Reverend Theodore America, ety. Throughout his lifetime, Father Hesburgh in recognition of his outstanding and Thomas Aquinas College, Thomas More Hesburgh has served on 15 presidential enduring contributions to civil rights, higher College, Trinity College, Trinity College of commissions, most recently to the U.S. education, the Catholic Church, and the na- Vermont, Trocaire College, Universidad Cen- Civil Rights Commission, peaceful uses tion. I want to thank my colleague from Indi- tral De Bayamon, University of Dallas, Uni- of atomic energy, campus unrest, ana, TIM ROEMER, for his initiative in intro- versity of Dayton, University of Detroit treatment of Vietnam offenders, Third Mercy, University of Great Falls, University ducing this bill. It has been a pleasure to co- World development, and immigration sponsor this legislation. of Mary, University of Notre Dame, Univer- reform, to name just a few. sity of Portland, University of Saint Francis, Father Hesburgh is a man known for the , University of San Father Hesburgh has significantly wide scope of his influence. However, for me Francisco, , Univer- contributed to our Nation as a national personally as a graduate of the University of sity of St. Thomas, University of St. Thom- leader in the field of education, serving Notre Dame, Father Hesburgh will remain as, University of the Incarnate Word, Univer- on many commissions and study etched in my mind as a legendary figure in the sity of the Sacred Heart, Ursuline College, groups, examining matters ranging field of higher education. The tenacity and Villa Julie College, Villa Maria College of from public funding of independent col- Buffalo, , Viterbo Col- passion that he continues to carry into the leges and universities to the role of for- academic arena are clearly evident. lege, Walsh University, Wheeling Jesuit Uni- eign languages and international stud- versity, Xavier University, Xavier Univer- Serving as Notre Dame's president from sity of Louisiana. ies and higher education. 1952±87, Father Hesburgh led the University Father Hesburgh’s stature as an elder in its rise to national prominence. When he Mr. Speaker, I want to comment on statesman in America’s higher edu- one other thing about Father stepped down as head of Notre DameÐafter cation is reflected in his 135 honorary nearly 35 yearsÐhe ended the longest tenure Hesburgh, something I did not know degrees, the most degrees ever awarded about him until I studied about this among presidents of American colleges and to any one American. universities. His position as a fixture in Amer- coin bill, but something that I think is Throughout my tenure in the Con- very striking to any of us that were on ican higher education is reflected in his 135 gress, it has been a pleasure to work honorary degrees, the most ever awarded to college campuses in 1969. In fact, not with Father Hesburgh to value his dis- only was I attending the University of an American. tinguished leadership on a number of Father Hesburgh's influence as an educator Alabama at that time, but I was also a worthy causes throughout the inter- member of the Army Reserves. So this goes far beyond measurable successes. His national spectrum. Accordingly, I am unique vision of the contemporary Catholic really comes home to me. pleased to join with my colleagues in Father Hesburgh has received numer- university as an institution responsible for commending Father Hesburgh for his touching the moral, as well as the intellectual ous awards from educational groups outstanding efforts and accomplish- and from others. We have heard about dimensions, of scholarly inquiry has benefited ments. I strongly support this recogni- countless university studentsÐmyself in- some of those. Among those was the tion of his achievements for our Nation prestigious John Nickel award given to cluded. ``The Catholic University should be a with a Congressional Medal of Honor. place,'' he wrote, ``where all the great ques- him in 1970 by the American Associa- Mr. BACHUS. Mr. Speaker, may I in- tions are asked, where an exciting conversa- tion of University Professors. This quire as to how much time we have re- tion is continually in progress, where the mind award, which honors those who uphold maining. constantly grows as the values and powers of academic freedom, recognizes Father The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. intelligence and wisdom are cherished and ex- Hesburgh’s crucial role in blunting the SHIMKUS). The gentleman from Ala- ercised.'' Father Hesburgh instills in students attempt of the Nixon administration in bama (Mr. BACHUS) has 1 minute re- that they have a moral obligation to make a 1969 to use Federal troops to quell cam- maining. pus disturbances. Mr. BACHUS. Mr. Speaker, I yield positive contribution to society both inside the Now, as someone who was both a uni- myself such time as I may consume. classroom as well as in the larger community. versity student and also a member of Mr. Speaker, when we think of Notre Today over eighty percent of Notre Dame stu- the Army Reserve, I want to commend Dame, many of us think of Knute dents volunteer their time to serve those who Father Hesburgh personally. I know Rockne. They think of the 1913 game are less fortunate. that there are a lot of other Americans when an obscure team from an obscure The public service career of Father that applaud his stand on this who college at that time, at least obscure Hesburgh is as distinguished as his many know, looking back at this time in his- to most Americans, played Army and educational contributions. Over the years, he tory, how great a contribution that upset them 35 to 13. They think of has held 15 presidential appointments, served was. But we know that it obviously Knute Rockne and the fighting Irish. four popes, and he has remained a national could have avoided some tragic times They think of that great coach. But leader in the fields of education, civil rights in our country. that is what we think about on Satur- and the development of the third world. The This is one of many, many contribu- day. lengthy list of awards honoring Father tions that he made. But there is another man we honor Hesburgh includes the Medal of Freedom, our Mr. Speaker, I yield such time as he today, and that is a man that left his nation's highest civilian honor, bestowed on may consume to the gentleman from mark on the institution from Monday him by President Johnson in 1964. Finally, so- New York (Mr. GILMAN), Chairman of through Friday, which built Notre cial justice has been the focus of many of his the Committee on International Rela- Dame into a great academic university. involvements outside of the university. He was tions. His contributions deserve to be dis- a charter member of the U.S. Commission on (Mr. GILMAN asked and was given cussed today. Civil Rights, created by Congress in 1957, and permission to revise and extend his re- chaired the Commission from 1969 to 1972. b marks.) 1715 Mr. Speaker, as an original co-sponsor of Mr. GILMAN. Mr. Speaker, I want to It is for that reason, Mr. Speaker, this bill, I strongly encourage my colleagues to commend the gentleman from Alabama that this Congress fittingly honors this join me in bestowing this high honor upon this (Mr. BACHUS), the gentleman from Indi- man, Father Hesburgh. excellent American. October 12, 1999 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H9853

Mr. LAFALCE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in GENERAL LEAVE MERO-BARCELO´ ) each will control 20 support of H.R. 1932, a bill to award a Con- Mr. BACHUS. Mr. Speaker, I ask minutes. gressional gold medal to Father Theodore M. unanimous consent that all Members The Chair recognizes the gentleman Hesburgh, C.S.C., in recognition of his con- may have 5 legislative days within from Pennsylvania (Mr. SHERWOOD). tributions to civil rights, higher education, the which to revise and extend their re- GENERAL LEAVE Catholic Church, the Nation, and the global marks on H.R. 1932. Mr. SHERWOOD. Mr. Speaker, I ask community. Before saying more, I would like The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there unanimous consent that all Members to commend the bill's author, the gentleman objection to the request of the gen- may have 5 legislative days within from Indiana (Mr. ROEMER), for his leadership tleman from Alabama? which to revise and extend their re- on this bill. There was no objection. marks and to include extraneous mate- Father Hesburgh was the 15th president of rial on H.R. 20. f the University of Notre Dame, holding that po- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there sition from 1952 until 1987, and has been UPPER DELAWARE SCENIC AND objection to the request of the gen- president emeritus since 1987. For half a cen- RECREATIONAL RIVER MONGAUP tleman from Pennsylvania? tury, Father Hesburgh has been one of our VISITOR CENTER ACT OF 1999 There was no objection. Nation's greatest public servants and his enor- Mr. SHERWOOD. Mr. Speaker, I yield Mr. SHERWOOD. Mr. Speaker, I mous humanitarian contributions have been myself such time as I may consume. move to suspend the rules and pass the widely recognized. In 1964, President Johnson Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. bill (H.R. 20) to authorize the Secretary awarded Father Hesburgh the Medal of Free- 20, introduced by my esteemed col- of the Interior to construct and operate dom, our nation's highest civilian honor. league from New York (Mr. GILMAN). He has held fifteen U.S. presidential ap- a visitor center for the Upper Delaware H.R. 20 authorizes the Secretary of pointments in such areas as the peaceful use Scenic and Recreational River on the the Interior to enter into a 99-year of atomic energy, Third World development, land owned by the State of New York. lease for State-owned land within the immigration (having chaired the Select Com- The Clerk read as follows: boundaries of the Upper Delaware Sce- mission on Immigration and Refugee Policy H.R. 20 nic and Recreational River located at from 1979 to 1981), and civil rights (having Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- Mongaup, New York. chaired the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights resentatives of the United States of America in The gentleman from New York (Mr. from 1969 to 1972). In each case, Father Congress assembled, GILMAN) is to be commended for his Hesburgh has served with distinction. SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. hard work on this needed bill, which It is not surprising, given this record of prin- This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Upper Dela- initiates construction of a visitor cen- cipled, dedicated public service, that the Uni- ware Scenic and Recreational River ter for the Upper Delaware which will Mongaup Visitor Center Act of 1999’’. versity of Notre Dame founded the Hesburgh serve as an information point for area SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Program in Public Service in 1987. The services and attractions, as well as sup- The Congress finds the following: Hesburgh Program seeks to prepare Notre (1) The Secretary of the Interior approved ply basic traveler needs. Dame students for an active life devoted to a management plan for the Upper Delaware Because the act which established the pursuit of effective and just responses to Scenic and Recreational River, as required this recreational river limits the Fed- issues in American society. In short, it encour- by section 704 of Public Law 95–625 (16 U.S.C. eral authority to acquire lands, Con- ages young men and women to emulate Fa- 1274 note), on September 29, 1987. gressional action is needed to authorize ther Hesburgh's years of selfless, devoted (2) The river management plan called for the expenditure of appropriated funds service. the development of a primary visitor contact for the construction and subsequent Moreover, two buildings on the Notre Dame facility located at the southern end of the operation of a visitor center on leased river corridor. land. campus bear the Hesburgh name. In 1987, (3) The river management plan determined the Memorial Library was renamed the that the visitor center would be built and op- H.R. 20 is supported by both the Na- in recognition of his active erated by the National Park Service. tional Park Service and the minority. role in the establishment of the library in 1959, (4) The Act that designated the Upper Besides being a necessary addition to the fulfillment of its goals in the years since, Delaware Scenic and Recreational River and an increasingly busy component of the and the personal example he has set for the approved river management plan limits National Park Service, the Mongaup Americans young an old as a lifelong learner. the Secretary of the Interior’s authority to Visitor Center is also important to my The second building honored with his name acquire land within the boundary of the river constituents because the Congressional corridor. district that I represent is bounded on is the Hesburgh Center for International Stud- (5) The State of New York authorized on ies. Home to the Joan B. Kroc Institute for June 21, 1993, a 99-year lease between the the east by the Upper Delaware River. International Peace Studies and the Helen New York State Department of Environ- I again commend the gentleman from Kellogg Institute for International Studies, the mental Conservation and the National Park New York (Mr. GILMAN) for his hard Hesburgh Center reflects Father Hesburgh's Service for the construction and operation of work in getting this bill to the floor, vital contribution and desire to expand our un- a visitor center by the Federal Government and I urge my colleagues to support derstanding of the world around us, improve on State-owned land in the Town of H.R. 20. the resolution of violent conflicts, and promote Deerpark, Orange County, New York, in the Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of vicinity of Mongaup, which is the preferred my time. human rights, equitable development, and so- site for the visitor center. cial justice here and abroad. Mr. ROMERO-BARCELO´ . Mr. Speak- SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF VISITOR CENTER er, I yield myself such time as I may It is with the utmost respect and admiration FOR UPPER DELAWARE SCENIC AND for Father Hesburgh and his life's work that I RECREATIONAL RIVER. consume. ´ support today's recognition of his accomplish- For the purpose of constructing and oper- (Mr. ROMERO-BARCELO asked and ments which have benefitted our nation and ating a visitor center for the Upper Delaware was given permission to revise and ex- urge unanimous passage of H.R. 1932. Scenic and Recreational River and subject to tend his remarks.) Mr. BACHUS. Mr. Speaker, I yield the availability of appropriations, the Sec- Mr. ROMERO-BARCELO´ . Mr. Speak- back the balance of my time. retary of the Interior may— er, in 1978, the Congress designated the The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. (1) enter into a lease with the State of New Upper Delaware River in New York York, for a term of 99 years, for State-owned State as a Wild and Scenic River. Since SHIMKUS). The question is on the mo- land within the boundaries of the Upper tion offered by the gentleman from Delaware Scenic and Recreational River lo- then, hundreds of thousands of visitors Alabama (Mr. BACHUS) that the House cated at an area known as Mongaup near the from the New York/New Jersey area suspend the rules and pass the bill, confluence of the Mongaup and Upper Dela- and around the world have visited the H.R. 1932. ware Rivers in the State of New York; and river to enjoy the natural beauty and The question was taken; and (two- (2) construct and operate such a visitor recreational opportunities of the area. thirds having voted in favor thereof) center on land leased under paragraph (2). H.R. 20, submitted and sponsored by the rules were suspended and the bill The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- the gentleman from New York (Mr. was passed. ant to the rule, the gentleman from GILMAN), would authorize the construc- A motion to reconsider was laid on Pennsylvania (Mr. SHERWOOD) and the tion and the operation of a visitor cen- the table. gentleman from Puerto Rico (Mr. RO- ter for the Upper Delaware. Currently,