January 19, 1999 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S477 The Public Records office will be their third straight national women’s ing with pride as the University of Ten- open from 12;00 noon to 4:00 p.m. on the basketball title, but just two weeks nessee Volunteers defeated Florida filing date to accept these filings. For ago, the Vol- State Seminoles (23–16) and were further information, place contact the unteer football team defeated the crowned national champions for the Public Records office at (202) 224–0322. Seminoles of Florida State University first time since 1951. I should also point f in the in Tempe, Arizona out that this is the second national to become the undisputed champions of championship that has come to the RENAMING THE COMMITTEE ON . Tennessee Campus during this past LABOR AND HUMAN RESOURCES It was a perfect ending to a perfect year. The Lady Vols won the collegiate THE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, season; a season of thirteen wins and women’s basketball crown and today EDUCATION, LABOR, AND PEN- zero losses; a season in which this na- stand at the top of the A.P. poll for the SIONS tional championship team pulled to- 1998–99 season with 40 of 41 first place Mrs. HUTCHISON. Mr. President, on gether to overcome tremendous adver- votes. behalf of the Senate majority leader, I sity, including the loss of key starters Tennessee has the fourth-winningest ask unanimous consent that the Sen- to the , the program in major college football this ate now proceed to the immediate con- loss of a Heisman Trophy candidate to decade and has won back-to-back sideration of Senate Resolution 20, in- a season-ending injury, and arguably (SEC) cham- troduced earlier today. the most challenging schedule in colle- pionships. This year’s Fiesta Bowl The PRESIDING OFFICER. The giate football, to attain the national marked their tenth consecutive bowl clerk will report. title. appearance. The Vols finished 13 and 0 The assistant legislative clerk read Today, along with my fellow Volun- and ranked number one in the nation as follows: teer fan, Senator THOMPSON, I intro- after winning the Bowl Championship A resolution (S. Res. 20) renaming the duce this sense-of-the-Senate resolu- Series title game. Committee on Labor and Human Resources tion recognizing the University of Ten- Mr. President, many of my col- the Committee on Health, Education, Labor nessee Volunteers for their commit- leagues had their own home-state fa- and Pensions. ment to excellence, for their dedica- vorites and I congratulate them on The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there tion, for their selflessness, and for their seasons as well. But Mr. Presi- objection to the immediate consider- their sportsmanship throughout the dent back home in Tennessee, we are ation of the resolution? 1998 football season. very, very proud of the Vols. We’re There being no objection, the Senate Mr. President, I, along with my fel- proud of coach and his proceeded to consider the resolution. low Tennesseans, watched with pride as staff. We’re proud of the scholar-ath- Mrs. HUTCHISON. Mr. President, I the Volunteers marched their way letes. We’re proud of the parents and ask unanimous consent that the reso- through the 1998 football season setting the friends and the faculty who support lution be agreed to, the motion to re- numerous school records, Southeastern them and out-numbered Florida State consider be laid upon the table, and Conference records, and NCAA records. fans at the Fiesta Bowl by more than that any statements related to the res- For players, coaches, and fans, it was three to one. olution be printed in the RECORD. indeed a remarkable season full of ex- This is just about as flawless a sea- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without citement, anxiety, and joy. From Jeff son of athletic performance as you’re objection, it is so ordered. Hall’s last-second field goal in the ever going to see, and we’re fortunate The resolution (S. Res. 20) was agreed opening game to defeat Syracuse to in Tennessee to have this tremendous to as follows: ’s spectacular touchdown program and these gifted, talented S. RES. 20 receptions against Florida State in the young people. This is a team which Resolved, That the Committee on Labor Fiesta Bowl, the Vols proved again and started the year with a new quarter- and Human Resources is hereby redesignated again that they can delivery in the back and then lost its top running back as the Committee on Health, Education, clutch in a manner befitting a cham- four games into the season. They came Labor, and Pensions. pion. together and it seemed that each game f Throughout the year, the Volunteers produced a different hero and some- functioned as a cohesive unit, rather body was always there to make a big CONGRATULATING THE UNIVER- than relying on only a few star players. play at a crucial moment. SITY OF TENNESSEE VOLUN- Tennessee Coach Phillip Fulmer, the Five different Vols earned SEC Play- TEERS FOOTBALL TEAM ON winningest active coach in college er of the Week honors this season. NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP football, put it best when he said, ‘‘It’s Quarterback was named Of- Mrs. HUTCHISON. Mr. President, I been an unbelievable effort. * * * It’s fensive Player of the Week after com- ask unanimous consent that the Sen- amazing what you can accomplish pleting an NCAA record 23-of-24 passes ate proceed to the immediate consider- when no one cares who gets the cred- for 315 yards against South Carolina ation of Senate Resolution 21, submit- it.’’ Truly a testament to the selfless- and setting a single-game record for ted earlier today by Senators FRIST ness and determination of this national completion percentage at 95.8. Receiver and THOMPSON. championship team. Peerless Price snagged Offensive Play- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The In closing, I would like to congratu- er of the Week when he caught a pass clerk will report. late the team, Coach Fulmer, his as- for a career-high 181 yards and one The assistant legislative clerk read sistant coaches, and the outstanding score in a win over Mississippi State. as follows: faculty and staff of the Univesity of And on defense, linebacker A resolution (S. Res. 21) congratulating the Tennessee, all of whom contributed to broke records by forcing three fumbles University of Football this championship season. Finally, I against Florida. Defensive end Shaun Team on winning the 1998 National Colle- would like to recognize the most im- Ellis returned an interception 90 yards giate Athletic Association Division I-A foot- portant group, the group in which I am for a touchdown against Auburn, and ball championship. honored to be included, the Tennessee defensive back stole the The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there Volunteer fans. spotlight with a key interception in a objection to the immediate consider- Mr. THOMPSON. Mr. President, I game against Georgia. All three were ation of the resolution? rise today to recognize the outstanding named SEC Defensive Player of the There being no objection, the Senate accomplishment of the University of Week for their individual achieve- proceeded to consider the resolution. Tennessee Volunteers in capturing the ments. Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, it is with national collegiate football champion- Mr. President, I would especially like great pride that I rise to acknowledge ship. And I ask my colleagues to join to acknowledge the tremendous coach- another NCAA National Championship me in formally congratulating the Ten- ing job of Phillip Fulmer, who played for the University of Tennessee. Last nessee Vols. offensive guard for Tennessee from 1969 year, I had the opportunity to con- On January 4th, I joined fellow Ten- to 1971, and who has led the team for gratulate the Tennessee Lady Vols on nesseans across the country in watch- seven winning seasons. Coach Fulmer S478 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE January 19, 1999 has the highest winning percentage of JOINT SESSION OF THE TWO Despite these largely uncontested any Tennessee coach, and is the HOUSES—ADDRESS BY THE facts, an Arizona jury—browbeaten winningest active coach in the coun- PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED into submission by a defense team sug- try. STATES gesting that its client was in fact the So today, I congratulate them. With Mrs. HUTCHISON. I ask unanimous victim of a strict Catholic upbringing— that kind of coaching, talent and an consent that the President of the Sen- returned a guilty verdict only on a ability to work powerfully as a team, ate be authorized to appoint a commit- charge of negligent homicide, the least it’s not hard to see why the Tennessee tee on the part of the Senate to join severe conviction applicable. This Vols have come so far this season. with a like committee on the part of woman, who had murdered her own baby, received a sentence of one year, Mr. President, I know many of my the House of Representatives to escort and during her prison term, she will be colleagues have experienced this kind the President of the United States into released during daytime hours on a of excitement and pride with teams the House Chamber for the joint ses- work furlough program. from their own states. And I know they sion to be held at 9 p.m. this evening, This is the tip of the iceberg, Mr. appreciate just how proud we are in Tuesday, January 19, 1999. President. National Public Radio re- Tennessee to get bragging rights for The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without cently reported that the bodies of this season. objection, it is so ordered. about 250 newborns are callously dis- Mrs. HUTCHISON. Mr. President, I f carded each year. In some of these ask unanimous consent that the reso- AMERICA AT A MORAL cases the babies were stillborn, but in lution be agreed to, the preamble be CROSSROADS others, the newborns were murdered. agreed to, the motion to reconsider be Lest anyone think I am exaggerat- laid upon the table, and that state- Mr. HELMS. Mr. President, I have ing, pick up almost any newspaper in ments regarding the resolution be sent to the desk a slate of legislation America, and a distressing story is printed in the RECORD. that addresses a number of our Na- likely to be found. For example: tion’s most pressing social problems. I The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, August have introduced a great many of these objection, it is so ordered. 12, 1997: Teenage Mother Admits Slay- bills in prior Congressional sessions ing: Newborn was Found Dead in Gym The resolution (S. Res. 21) was agreed and Senators who have been around for Bag in Garage of Home to. a while will find these proposals famil- The preamble was agreed to. The Record, Northern New Jersey, iar. December 24,1997: 12 Years for Mom The resolution, with its preamble, is Nonetheless, I shall devote a few Who Killed Baby: Newborn Tossed as follows: minutes to explain the importance of From Window these bills and why it is so crucial to S. RES. 21 , Atlantic City, New address permissive social policies that Whereas the University of Tennessee Vol- Jersey, July 14, 1997: Baby Born in Toi- unteers football team (referred to in this res- are creating a moral and spiritual cri- let Stall, Left in Atlantic City Bus Ter- olution as the ‘‘Tennessee Volunteers’’) de- sis in our country. minal feated the Florida State University Semi- I am delighted, Mr. President, that St. Petersburg Times, December 20, noles on January 4, 1999, at the Fiesta Bowl our Nation’s economy has grown and 1997: Girl Charged who Left Baby in in Tempe, Arizona, to win the National Col- prospered for the last two years— Trash legiate Athletic Association Division I–A helped along, not incidentally, by the Dallas Morning News, October 29, football championship; responsible fiscal policies insisted upon 1997: Teen Jailed in Baby’s Death Hid Whereas the Tennessee Volunteers com- by the Republican Congress. But the pleted the 1998 football season with a perfect Pregnancy, Parents say Newborn Boy record of 13 wins and 0 losses; good news on the financial pages is too Was Found Suffocated in Garbage Bag Whereas the Tennessee Volunteers de- often overshadowed by utterly horrify- Should we really be surprised, Mr. feated the Mississippi State University Bull- ing stories elsewhere, stories which de- President, that a Nation that not only dogs to claim the 1998 Southeastern Con- tail a moral sickness at the heart of tolerates, but actively defends the ference football championship; our culture, stories which chronicle the practice of partial birth abortion would Whereas the Tennessee Volunteers’ Coach devaluation of human life in our soci- produce these gruesome headlines? And Phillip Fulmer, his staff, and his players dis- ety, symbolized by the tragic 1973 Su- the extraordinary level of disrespect played outstanding dedication, teamwork, preme Court decision, Roe v. Wade. selflessness, and sportsmanship throughout for human life to which America has the course of the season to achieve collegiate The most notorious of these appall- fallen isn’t limited to the horrible football’s highest honor; and ing stories was the episode involving a practice of neonaticide on the part of Whereas the Tennessee Volunteers have young New Jersey woman who in May young mothers. It pervades every part brought pride and honor to Tennessee: Now, of 1997 gave birth to an infant in a pub- of our society. therefore, be it lic bathroom stall during her senior In Pennsylvania, two teenagers were Resolved, That the Senate— prom. She then strangled her newborn stabbed during a showing of a so-called (1) congratulates the University of Ten- baby boy, placed the body in a trash ‘‘horror movie’’ that itself featured two nessee Volunteers football team on winning can, adjusted her makeup, and re- characters being brutally stabbed to the 1998 National Collegiate Athletic Asso- turned to the dance floor. death watching a horror film. In Or- ciation Division I–A football championship; Mr. President, this chilling tale cries and egon, much of the Nation watched in (2) commends the University of Tennessee out that something is badly wrong in disbelief as news reports described the Volunteers football team for its pursuit of the culture that produced it. The case of a young man who, after killing athletic excellence and its outstanding ac- American people were justifiably his parents, walked into a crowded complishment in collegiate football in win- stunned by the furor surrounding this school cafeteria and opened fire on his ning the championship. crime—and they are surely even more fellow students. shocked to learn that this is not an iso- No one Act of Congress or court deci- f lated incident. sion is solely responsible for these Consider this: In November of 1997, in tragedies, of course. But can it be de- ORDER FOR RECORD TO REMAIN Tucson, Arizona, a 15-year-old boy nied that the decline in moral values in OPEN found a newborn in a 3-pound coffee American culture helped set the stage can. After an investigation, police ar- for these notorious crimes? The Amer- Mrs. HUTCHISON. Mr. President, I rested the boy’s sister, then 19 years of ican people believe this is true. Last ask unanimous consent that today’s age. She had given birth to the baby year, CBS and CNN/Time both con- RECORD remain open until 6 p.m. for and promptly drowned it in the toilet, ducted polls indicating more Ameri- the introduction of bills and state- covered its little head with a plastic cans believe that a lack of moral val- ments. ice cream wrapper, wrapped the body in ues was the most important problem The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without a flannel shirt and hidden it. She said facing the United States—more impor- objection, it is so ordered. she had intended to bury it later. tant than crime, more important than