January 29, 2007 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—HOUSE, Vol. 153, Pt. 2 2515 NAYS—1 porting these programs is essential above the law. I urge my colleagues to Barton (TX) given the surge in outdoor recreation.’’ cosponsor this important legislation. NOT VOTING—26 Our school kids are hurt, too, be- f cause this program has not been reau- Bachus Grijalva Shays CHANGE POLICY IN IRAQ Brady (PA) Gutierrez Simpson thorized yet. At the Bend-LaPine Brown, Corrine Hastert Souder School District, administrators face (Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas asked Culberson Latham Tanner the task of bigger class sizes or fewer and was given permission to address Davis, Jo Ann McCaul (TX) Terry the House for 1 minute and to revise Diaz-Balart, L. McDermott teachers as they struggle to meet State Towns and Federal mandates. School Super- and extend her remarks.) Edwards Neal (MA) Wamp English (PA) Norwood Young (FL) intendent Doug Nelson says, ‘‘These Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas. Mr. Graves Ros-Lehtinen funds help us ensure programs which Speaker, I think it is important that b 1916 don’t leave kids behind.’’ all of us want what is best for the men Mr. Speaker, Congress must keep the and women on the front lines in Iraq. So (two-thirds being in the affirma- Federal Government’s word to timber Certainly it is disturbing when we find tive) the rules were suspended and the communities. Pass H.R. 17. Time is that there is a confusion in the report- resolution, as amended, was agreed to. running out. ing of the incident that saw the loss of The result of the vote was announced f life of approximately four or five of our as above recorded. soldiers. First, it was represented that A motion to reconsider was laid on REAUTHORIZE SECURE RURAL they died in a battle fighting against the table. SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY the insurgents and others; later to be Stated for: SELF-DETERMINATION ACT determined that they had been kid- Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, (Mr. DEFAZIO asked and was given napped and shot in the head execution- on rollcall No. 60, I was unable to vote due to permission to address the House for 1 style. weather and traffic delays. Had I been minute and to revise and extend his re- This, of course, speaks to the failed present, I would have voted ‘‘yea.’’ marks.) policy of this administration that our f Mr. DEFAZIO. Mr. Speaker, I too rise soldiers can declare victory and be re- PERSONAL EXPLANATION on the issue of the Secure Rural turned home, but more importantly it Schools and Community Self-Deter- certainly is a shame when we cannot Mr. SHAYS. Mr. Speaker, on January 29, mination Act. As my colleague from tell parents and loved ones and others 2007, I was returning from the World Eco- Oregon just stated, this is a crisis. This how their loved ones fell in battle. nomic Forum in Davos, Switzerland and, is an economic, social and public safety Certainly it is a shame that we find therefore, missed three recorded votes. crisis if these funds are not reauthor- that our young men and women on the I take my voting responsibility very seriously ized. They are now preparing layoff no- front lines may be subject to capture and would like the CONGRESSIONAL RECORD to tices for teachers in rural school dis- and execution, like being shot in the reflect that, had I been present, I would have tricts, for deputy sheriffs in search and streets in a most disgraceful manner. voted ‘‘yea’’ on recorded vote number 58, rescue, for people who maintain our We must fix the broken policies of ‘‘yea’’ on recorded vote 59 and ‘‘yea’’ on re- critical road and highway infrastruc- Iraq. Redeploy our troops, engage our corded vote 60. ture in the western and other States allies in the region, begin a political f across the country. diplomatic solution, and stop falsifying This Congress must act, and soon, to reports to the American people, not PERSONAL EXPLANATION keep faith with the counties and the knowing how their loved ones are being Mr. GUTIERREZ. Mr. Speaker, I was un- school districts where the Federal Gov- executed in the streets of Iraq. I ask avoidably absent from this Chamber today. I ernment owns a preponderance of the for a new policy in Iraq. would like the RECORD to show that, had I land and has changed forest policies f been present, I would have voted ‘‘yea’’ on and has dropped their revenues dra- PROTESTING IS ACT OF rollcall votes 58, 59, and 60. matically. PATRIOTISM f f (Mr. COHEN asked and was given per- REAUTHORIZE SECURE RURAL MEMBERS NOT ABOVE THE LAW mission to address the House for 1 SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY (Ms. GINNY BROWN-WAITE of Flor- minute and to revise and extend his re- SELF-DETERMINATION ACT ida asked and was given permission to marks.) (Mr. WALDEN of Oregon asked and address the House for 1 minute and to Mr. COHEN. Mr. Speaker, this week- was given permission to address the revise and extend her remarks.) end tens or hundreds of thousands of House for 1 minute and to revise and Ms. GINNY BROWN-WAITE of Flor- Americans came to Washington to pro- extend his remarks.) ida. Mr. Speaker, Americans are fed up test the war. It was reminiscent of Mr. WALDEN of Oregon. Mr. Speak- with elected officials acting like they , as so much of this war is er, the failure of Congress to reauthor- are better than everyone else. We have reminiscent of Vietnam. ize the Secure Rural Schools and Com- seen scandal after scandal on a bipar- What these people did was an act of munity Self-Determination Act is a tisan basis, and people are sick of it. patriotism and courage, exercising breach of faith to more than 600 for- Just last year, in the face of several their first amendment rights and ex- ested counties and 4,400 school districts inappropriate acts from Members of pressing their opinion that the policy across America. this Congress, some of our leaders de- of this administration and this country Mr. Speaker, 78 percent of the land in cided that we were above the law. I is wrong. As they protested, and Deschutes County, Oregon, is con- cannot disagree more. When a local throughout the weekend, American sol- trolled by the Federal Government. It business fails to file its taxes, we inves- diers lost their lives. It is unfortunate is a recreational and outdoor paradise. tigate. When a parent abuses a child, that it seems that the calls of the peo- Funds from this program have sup- we investigate. If a Member of Con- ple are not being heeded. ported public safety, emergency med- gress abuses his or her position, law en- It is particularly distressing, Mr. ical, search and rescue operations, and forcement officers must have the au- Speaker, to hear one of the Cabinet much more to protect the more than 2 thority to follow the evidence regard- members suggest that people who dis- million people who come to central Or- less of where it may lead. agree with the administration are lend- egon to recreate every year. Listen up America. Last week I in- ing aid and solace to the enemy. That County Sheriff Les Stiles says, troduced H. Res. 88 that declares to our is wrong. The first amendment is about ‘‘Search and rescue is a matter of life constituents that we agree with them: free speech. The demonstrations, the and death in central Oregon, and sup- Members of Congress should not be protests that happened this week were

VerDate Sep 11 2014 11:16 Jun 06, 2017 Jkt 059102 PO 00000 Frm 00061 Fmt 0688 Sfmt 0634 E:\FDSYS\BOUNDRECORD\BOOK 2\LOC FILES\BR29JA07.DAT BR29JA07 ejoyner on DSK30MW082PROD with BOUND RECORD 2516 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—HOUSE, Vol. 153, Pt. 2 January 29, 2007 correct. Samuel Johnson said: ‘‘The A five-term member of the House of Rep- As a member of the House Judiciary Com- last refuge to which a scoundrel clings resentatives, Father Drinan was one of its mittee, Father Drinan gained a national pro- is patriotism.’’ I think we saw people most liberal members. His strong anti-ad- file in the summer of 1974 when the commit- try to find patriotism to be the refuge ministration stands earned him a place on tee’s hearings considering Nixon’s impeach- the Nixon ‘‘enemies list.’’ His upset victory ment were televised. The hearings would rather than response to protests and over U.S. Representative Philip J. Philbin, a have taken place a year earlier, had Father analytical discussions of the policies in 14-term incumbent who was vice chairman of Drinan had his way. On July 31, 1973, he in- Iraq. the House Armed Services Committee, in the troduced the first resolution to impeach the f 1970 Democratic primary in president—though not for any high crimes Third Congressional District was a high- and misdemeanors relating to the Watergate FATHER ROBERT DRINAN water mark in the New Politics, which scandal, but rather over the administration’s (Mr. MCGOVERN asked and was brought the antiwar movement to the ballot secret bombing campaign in Cambodia. given permission to address the House box. Father Drinan prided himself on having for 1 minute and to revise and extend Father Drinan’s election was also a land- filed that resolution. But its timing dis- mark in U.S. church-state relations. his remarks. mayed the House Democratic leadership, A Catholic priest, the Rev. Gabriel Rich- which thought it premature and counter- Mr. MCGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, Fa- ard, had served in Congress in 1822 as a non- productive. ther Robert Drinan, a former Member voting delegate from , ‘‘Morally, Drinan had a good case,’’ then- of this House and a champion for the but he had been appointed. And many House Speaker Thomas P. O’Neill Jr. noted cause of peace and justice, died yester- Protestant clerics had served as U.S. rep- in his memoirs. ‘‘But politically, he damn day. resentatives. Yet the sight of Father Drinan near blew it. For if Drinan’s resolution had Father Drinan was a hero and a in the halls of Congress in his Roman collar come up for a vote at the time he filed it, it friend. He recognized early the folly of was startling. Some even questioned the pro- would have been overwhelmingly defeated— the Vietnam War, and he fought to end priety of his wearing a cleric’s collar and by something like 400 to 20. After that, with black suit on the floor of the House. Father it. He was a critic of the current and most of the members already on record as Drinan had a standard response. ‘‘It’s the having voted once against , it senseless war in Iraq. He was out- only suit I own,’’ he’d quip. would have been extremely difficult to get spoken and not faint on issues of Before entering politics, the Jesuit priest them to change their minds later on.’’ human rights here at home and around had long served as dean at College In 1975, Father Drinan filed an impeach- the world. He was a friend to the poor, Law School. ment resolution against U.S. ambassador to a courageous advocate for civil rights Supporters saw his entering Congress as a Iran Richard Helms for his activities as di- logical union of his legal and spiritual voca- and civil liberties, and a well-respected rector of the Central Intelligence Agency. tions. ‘‘Our father, who art in Congress’’ be- That same year, Father Drinan was chief legal scholar. He was also a Jesuit came a popular, if unofficial, campaign slo- priest who was proud of his vocation plaintiff in a suit filed by 21 Democratic con- gan. gressmen to block U.S. military involvement Yet many of Father Drinan’s most vehe- and dedicated to the teachings of the in Cambodia. It was later dismissed. ment detractors were Catholics who opposed Church. Robert Frederick Drinan was born in Bos- him politically because they saw his elec- We developed a strong friendship over ton, the son of James John Drinan and Ann toral career as detracting from his priestly the years. I certainly sought his advice Mary (Flanagan) Drinan. Father Drinan calling. He further angered some Catholics and counsel on many, many issues; and grew up in Hyde Park. He played clarinet with his show of independence from the with the Boston Civic Symphony and partici- he never hesitated to provide it. He church, supporting federal funding of abor- pated on the debating team at Boston Col- called regularly, sent me articles and tions and opposing constitutional amend- lege. He entered the in 1942, speeches, and always urged me to stand ments that would have banned abortion and after earning his bachelor’s degree at Boston strong for what is right. allowed prayer in public schools. Mr. Speaker, our country, and indeed In 1980, Pope John Paul II ordered Father College. Father Drinan did his seminary work at the world, is better off because of Bob Drinan to either forgo reelection or leave the priesthood. With ‘‘regret and pain,’’ Father Weston College in Cambridge. (Daniel Drinan. My condolences go out to his Berrigan, who would later become a noted family and friends. He was a remark- Drinan announced he would not seek reelec- tion. peace activist, was a classmate.) He received able man and a true inspiration and he ‘‘It is just unthinkable,’’ he said of the idea a master’s from in 1947 and will be missed. of renouncing the priesthood to stay in of- two law degrees from Mr. Speaker, I ask to insert in the fice. ‘‘I am proud and honored to be a priest Law Center, the first in 1949 and a master’s RECORD a copy of an article which ap- and a Jesuit. As a person of faith, I must be- in law in 1951. Ordained in 1953, he received peared in today’s Boston Globe hon- lieve that there is work for me to do which a doctorate in theology at ’s Gregorian oring Father Drinan. somehow will be more important than the University. In 1955, he returned to Boston College as [From boston.com, Jan. 29, 2007] work I am required to leave.’’ Father Drinan’s unexpected announcement associate dean and professor at its law CONGRESSMAN-PRIEST DRINAN DIES set off a scramble among prospective succes- school. He became dean a year later, a posi- (By Mark Feeney) sors. The winner was U.S. Representative tion he held until 1969. Father Drinan served The Rev. Robert F. Drinan, who left Bos- , then a state representative as Boston College’s vice president and pro- ton College’s administration to become the from Beacon Hill. vost from 1969 to 1970. During his deanship, first Roman Catholic priest elected to Con- In announcing that he would not run the law school went from being ‘‘a moribund gress and who in 1973 filed the initial im- again, Father Drinan described himself as ‘‘a institution,’’ as a federal judge once de- peachment resolution against President moral architect.’’ It was an apt description scribed it, to ranking among the nation’s Richard M. Nixon, died yesterday at Sibley of his political career. His election in 1970 more highly regarded law schools. Memorial Hospital in Washington, D.C. He was as much crusade as campaign, charged Father Drinan found himself increasingly was 86. with a moral fervor that would characterize involved in public issues. He served as chair- The cause of death was pneumonia and his entire political career. Father Drinan’s man of the advisory committee for Massa- congestive heart failure, said a spokeswoman critics called him ‘the mad monk.’’ In the chusetts of the U.S. Commission on Civil for Georgetown University, where Father context of those highly charged times, it Rights. As part of an ecumenical group, he Drinan taught legal ethics and other sub- could as easily be considered praise. went to South Vietnam in 1969 to assess the jects to more than 6,000 students during the ‘‘He envisions political power as a moral state of religious and political freedom past 26 years. power,’’ Ralph Nader, the consumer advo- there. ‘‘Father Drinan was a forever gentle, resil- cate, once said. More advocate than legis- Asked in a 1970 Globe interview why he was ient, tenacious advocate for social justice lator, Father Drinan was an outsider on Cap- running for Congress, Father Drinan an- and fundamental decency,’’ said Senator itol Hill. (‘‘You have collegiality much more swered with a series of questions. ‘‘Why? John F. Kerry, who was Father Drinan’s in the church than you do in Congress,’’ he Why not? Jesuit priests always have been campaign manager in 1970. ‘‘He lived out in said in a 1974 Globe interview.) A wag lik- avant-garde. Right?’’ public life the whole cloth of Catholic teach- ened his membership on the House Internal His candidacy drew nationwide attention. ings. In the most divisive days of Vietnam Security Committee, the successor to the The conservative columnist William F. when things were coming apart, this incred- House Committee on Un-American Activi- Buckley Jr. called Father Drinan ‘‘the great- ible man and most unlikely of candidates ties, ‘‘which Father Drinan wanted to dis- est threat to orderly thought since Eleanor showed America how a man of faith could be solve, to ‘‘an atheist belonging to the World Roosevelt left this vale of tears.’’ He won a a man of peace .’’ Council of Churches.’’ three-way race in November by 3,000 votes.

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