February 8, 2007 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—SENATE, Vol. 153, Pt. 3 3455 SENATE—Thursday, February 8, 2007 The Senate met at 10 a.m. and was Mr. CASEY thereupon assumed the of the day. It is a special occasion for called to order by the Honorable ROB- chair as Acting President pro tempore. me because this is personal. I have ERT P. CASEY, Jr., a Senator from the f known Henry Holley for 30 years, his State of Pennsylvania. beautiful wife Betty and his daughter RESERVATION OF LEADER TIME Debbie, who are with us today. I have PRAYER The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- known him in many ways. I would like The PRESIDING OFFICER. Today’s pore. Under the previous order, the the Senate to know, first of all, that prayer will be offered by our guest leadership time is reserved. this is a U.S. marine. For 22 years, he Chaplain, Rev. Henry Holley, Billy served the United States of America in Graham Evangelical Association of f the Marine Corps and retired in 1966, Marietta, GA. RECOGNITION OF THE MAJORITY upon which time he joined the Billy The guest Chaplain offered the fol- LEADER Graham organization and for the last lowing prayer: 40 years has traveled 12 million miles The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- ‘‘Blessed is the Nation whose God is to countries around the world. He leads pore. The majority leader is recog- the Lord.’’ now the Graham evangelical organiza- nized. Almighty God, our Heavenly Father, tion throughout the Pacific rim. His who made and sustained us as a Nation, f reach is so important that it is count- we bow before Thee at this hour. Thou less millions of people. One evening in art our refuge and strength and a very SCHEDULE 1990, in Hong Kong, Dr. Henry Holley present help in time of trouble. Mr. REID. Mr. President, today fol- and Dr. Graham preached the Gospel to Today, I pray for all those in author- lowing whatever time the leaders ity and especially for the Senators of more than 100,000 people in Asia. might utilize, the Senate will be in a But he has a special reach. He has a this great institution. I ask that You period of morning business for 1 hour, reach around the corner and around give them wisdom and blessing this the first 30 minutes will be for the ma- the world. Just about any Tuesday, day, to make decisions that would jority, the second 30 minutes will be for Wednesday or Thursday in Marietta, strengthen and prosper our Nation. the Republicans. Once morning busi- Thank You for Your grace and pro- GA, at the Caribou Coffeehouse, which ness closes, under a previous order, the tection over our beloved United States has been renamed the Caribou Cathe- Senate will return to executive session of America. Cause us to know that dral, Henry holds court with countless and conclude the debate on the Casey righteousness exalts a nation, but sin individuals in our community, cele- nomination. Up to 30 minutes of debate is a reproach to any people. May we be brating the joy of our life and the be- renewed in mind and spirit so we can is in order, and that time will be equal- lief of his faith. And this Friday or Sat- be a channel of Thy love to others. ly divided and controlled between Sen- urday he takes off again on his third Thank You for the promise that some- ators LEVIN and MCCAIN. At the end of trip, third trip to Korea and to China— day every knee will bow and every that time, the Senate will conduct a this year. He will travel, before this tongue will confess that You are Lord, rollcall vote on confirming the nomi- year is out, probably a quarter of a to the glory of God. nation. million miles to countries around the With respect for persons of other Through the Chair, I direct a ques- world. He probably knows more leaders faiths, I humbly make my prayer in tion to my distinguished counterpart, of business and politics, of Government the Name of my Savior, the Lord Jesus the Senator from Kentucky. I would and of religion than any single indi- Christ. Amen. like to take about 10 minutes prior to vidual in the United States of America. the vote on Casey. We can put that in It is an honor and a privilege for me f the order now, if you would like to also to introduce him to the Senate, but it PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE do that, and reserve that time, at least, is a greater privilege to know him as a The Honorable ROBERT P. CASEY, Jr., whether you decide to do that or not. friend, a pastor, and a mentor. led the Pledge of Allegiance, as follows: Shall we reserve the time? f I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the Mr. MCCONNELL. I say to my friend, MORNING BUSINESS United States of America, and to the Repub- the majority leader, that will be fine. I lic for which it stands, one nation under God, may or may not use that time. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- pore. Under the previous order, there indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Mr. REID. I ask the request be will be a period for the transaction of f amended to allow the last 20 minutes of morning business for up to 60 minutes the debate be equally divided between APPOINTMENT OF ACTING with Senators permitted to speak for the Republican leader and me, and I PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE up to 10 minutes each, with the first 30 will take the final 10 minutes prior to The PRESIDING OFFICER. The minutes under the control of the ma- the vote. clerk will please read a communication jority. The Senator from Oregon, Mr. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- to the Senate from the President pro WYDEN, is in control for up to 20 min- pore. Without objection, it is so or- tempore (Mr. BYRD). utes and the Senator from Florida, Mr. dered. The assistant legislative clerk read NELSON, is in control of 10 minutes and Mr. REID. After the confirmation the following letter: the final 30 minutes under the control vote, the Senate will proceed to the U.S. SENATE, of the minority. continuing funding resolution. PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE, The Senator from Oregon is recog- Washington, DC, February 8, 2007. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- nized. To the Senate: pore. The Senator from Georgia. Under the provisions of rule I, paragraph 3, f f of the Standing Rules of the Senate, I hereby SAUDI ARABIA AND appoint the Honorable ROBERT P. CASEY, Jr., THE GUEST CHAPLAIN COUNTERTERRORISM a Senator from the State of Pennsylvania, to perform the duties of the Chair. Mr. ISAKSON. Mr. President, I pause Mr. WYDEN. Mr. President, as a ROBERT C. BYRD, for a moment to pay tribute and wel- member of the Senate Select Com- President pro tempore. come Rev. Henry Holley, our Chaplain mittee on Intelligence, I wish to talk a ● This ‘‘bullet’’ symbol identifies statements or insertions which are not spoken by a Member of the Senate on the floor. VerDate Sep 11 2014 08:29 Jun 09, 2017 Jkt 059102 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 0686 Sfmt 0634 E:\FDSYS\BOUNDRECORD\BOOK 3\LOC FILES\BR08FE07.DAT BR08FE07 ejoyner on DSK30MW082PROD with BOUND RECORD 3456 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—SENATE, Vol. 153, Pt. 3 February 8, 2007 bit this morning about the all-impor- House subcommittee that the Saudi lars, goes to the Wahabbi sect for their tant war against terrorism and par- Government, ‘‘had made a bit of worldwide work, which is to set up ticularly the sources of funding that progress in reducing the flow of funds madrassas in Pakistan and other places. And the ideology that is taught in those allow the terrorists to obtain the re- from Saudi Arabia to Hamas and other madrassas is for all practical purposes the sources with which they conduct this Palestinian rejection groups, but con- same as al-Qaida’s. war. ceded that the money funding these As the GAO report notes, this prob- It is impossible to talk about funding terrorists is still going on.’’ lem appears to go beyond the funding Other governments have gone even terrorism without mentioning Saudi of an ‘‘al-Qaida ideology’’—it appears further in their statements with re- Arabia. With its extraordinary oil to be funding terrorist activities. wealth, the Saudis have a tremendous spect to the funding of terrorism. In So let me now turn for a few minutes economy which is home to many the fall of 2005, Israeli officials an- to the question of the Saudi Govern- strains of extremist Islamist thought. nounced they arrested an individual, ment’s role in all of this. When you Over the years, the combination of who they claimed was acting as a cou- look at all the evidence, it is pretty wealth and extremism has proved to be rier between Hamas members in the clear there is a serious problem, and a volatile combination. Palestinian territories and Hamas the question is, What has the Saudi A few years ago, a telethon in Saudi members in Saudi Arabia. No other Arabian Government been doing about Arabia raised more than $100 million governments have confirmed this, but all of this? Are they part of the prob- for the families of ‘‘Palestinian mar- if it is correct, it certainly raises a lem? Are they doing anything to ad- tyrs,’’ a group which reportedly in- host of troubling questions.