27058 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—SENATE October 27, 1999 had a dream that the U.S. Congress oly in the Northwest using the Sher- thorough controls on industrial pollu- would make sure that older people who man Antitrust Act. tion and a new emphasis on non-point aren’t taking their medicines because In 1905, Roosevelt won the Nobel source pollution. they can’t afford it would be able to Peace Prize for mediating an end to the He created the National Estuary Pro- get this coverage. Russo-Japanese War. gram to protect coastal resources and The opportunity to team up with But perhaps his greatest contribution steered the bill to enactment over a Senator SNOWE has been a real pleasure to future generations of Americans Presidential veto in 1987. for me. She has been speaking out on was his passionate advocacy of In the 1980s, Senator Chafee turned this issue. I will continue to speak out conservationism. The history of our his attention to the air, leading efforts on it, and we are going to do every- Nation is marked by activism on public to adopt the Clean Air Act Amend- thing we can to make sure the U.S. lands issues. The beginning of the 19th ments of 1990, taking steps to control Senate acts on this question and does century was marked by President acid rain and toxic chemical emissions. it in this session of the Congress. Thomas Jefferson’s purchase of the In 1993, Senator Chafee wrote the law I yield the floor. Louisiana Territory. That one pur- establishing the nation’s first indoor The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- chase added almost 530 million acres to air hazard research and response ator from Florida is recognized. the United States. The Louisiana Pur- program. With his clear head, methodical f chase changed America from an east- ern coastal Nation to a continental em- mind, and ability to broker a com- IN HONOR OF THEODORE pire. promise, Senator Chafee led us through ROOSEVELT AND JOHN CHAFEE Roosevelt set the tone for public these legislative battles to today’s re- THE NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM lands issues at the beginning of the sult—a legal infrastructure of environ- Mr. GRAHAM. Mr. President, I rise 20th century. His words and his actions mental law that ensures our own today to honor two visionary states- created a new call to America’s envi- health and safety and preserves the men—President Theodore Roosevelt ronmental ethic. Theodore Roosevelt public land trust established by Theo- dore Roosevelt. and Senator John Chafee. Today, Octo- said, ‘‘We must ask ourselves if we are On this day, as we celebrate the 141st ber 27, 1999, we celebrate what would leaving for future generations an envi- anniversary of the birth of Theodore have been President Theodore Roo- ronment that is as good, or better, Roosevelt and pay tribute to the work sevelt’s 141st birthday. Last Friday, we than what we found.’’ of Senator John Chafee, we must ask celebrated John Chafee’s 77th—and He lived up to his challenge. Mr. ourselves, ‘‘Can we meet the challenge much to our sadness his last. President, listen to what Theodore posed by Theodore Roosevelt and leave Working at opposite ends of the 20th Roosevelt contributed to the public an environment for future generations century, these two outstanding leaders lands legacy of the United States. Dur- that is as good or better than it was contributed greatly to the cause of pre- ing his period in the White House, from when we found it?’’ Are we worthy in- serving our precious natural resources 1901 to 1909, Theodore Roosevelt des- heritors of the legacy of John Chafee? for this and especially for future gen- ignated 150 national forests; the first 51 Senator Chafee leaves us with his erations. Federal bird reservations; 5 national model to follow as a member of this President Roosevelt was born on Oc- parks; the first 18 national monuments; body which took Roosevelt’s challenge tober 27, 1858, in New York City. He is the first 4 national game preserves; and to heart and led the Environment and remembered as one of our finest Presi- the first 21 reclamation projects. Public Works Committee to take ac- dents. He is honored as such by being Theodore Roosevelt also established tions on the environment that have the only 20th century President to join the National Wildlife Refuge System, left us better off than when he arrived Presidents Washington, Jefferson, and beginning with Pelican Island in Flor- in the Senate. Lincoln at Mount Rushmore. ida, which was designated in 1903. To- Sadly, I argue that we, the Senate, In 1901, after the assassination of gether, these projects equaled Federal are struggling with a backlog of ne- President McKinley, Theodore Roo- protection for almost 230 million glect and are ill prepared to assure the sevelt became America’s youngest acres—a land area equivalent to that of well being of one of the most promi- President. As a child, Roosevelt was all the east coast States from Maine to nent examples of America’s environ- faced with poor health and asthma. To Florida and just under one-half of the mental heritage: our national parks. escape the pollution of New York City, area of the Louisiana Purchase. In 1916, Congress created the Na- Roosevelt’s father would often take Theodore Roosevelt’s contributions tional Park Service ‘‘. . . to conserve him to Long Island for extended visits. to the public land trust cannot be the scenery and the natural and his- It was there that Roosevelt began his equaled. Perhaps even greater was his toric objects and the wildlife therein lifelong devotion to the outdoors and contagious passion for the ethic of con- and to provide for the enjoyment of the to vigorous exercise. His dedication to servation that he managed to instill same in such manner and by such the ‘‘strenuous life’’ was a hallmark of for the first time in America’s con- means as will leave them unimpaired his career. sciousness, the idea of conservation for the enjoyment of future genera- In 1884, his first wife, Alice Lee Roo- and environmental protection as goals tions.’’ sevelt, and his mother died on the same worthy of pursuit. My friend and colleague, the Pre- day. Roosevelt spent much of the next Mr. President, Senator John Chafee siding Officer, and I have the privilege two years on his ranch, the Elkhorn, was a leader in the Theodore Roosevelt of living in two of our States which located in the Badlands of the Dakota model. Senator Chafee was a major have been especially blessed by God Territory. participant in every piece of environ- and blessed by preceding generations Today, a portion of this ranch is in- mental legislation that passed the Con- willing to take the steps to protect the cluded in the national park named in gress since the early 1980s. He authored beauties of the Yellowstone, or of an his honor—the Theodore Roosevelt Na- the Superfund program, created in 1980 Everglades. The challenge that we have tional Park in North Dakota. History to direct and fund the cleanup of haz- is worthy of the standard that has been shows Roosevelt to be a true visionary ardous waste dump sites and leaking set by Theodore Roosevelt and the oth- as one reviews his many accomplish- underground storage tanks. ers who have made it possible for us to ments. The Panama Canal, one of the In 1982, he sponsored the Coastal Bar- enjoy those wonders of nature. world’s engineering marvels, would not rier Resources Act, a law that resulted Today, the ‘‘unimpaired’’ status of have been complete without President in the preservation of thousands of our national parks is at-risk. Roosevelt’s tenacious leadership. He is acres of coastline throughout the Na- On April 22, 1999, the National Parks remembered by business and labor as a tion. and Conservation Association identi- ‘‘trust buster’’ who spearheaded the He led major reform of the Clean fied this year’s ten-most endangered dissolution of a large railroad monop- Water Act in 1986, introducing more parks.

VerDate jul 14 2003 15:21 Jun 23, 2004 Jkt 069102 PO 00000 Frm 00141 Fmt 0686 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR99\S27OC9.005 S27OC9 October 27, 1999 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—SENATE 27059 In his opening remarks, Mr. Tom This marked one of our country’s velop intelligent plans based on a Kiernan, president of the NPCA, stated earliest efforts at providing for public prioritization of needs with confidence that these parks were chosen not be- health and disease control and preven- that the funds will be available when cause they are the only parks with en- tion. they are necessary to complete those dangered resources, but because they Broken windows and leaky roofs have plans. This approach will allow com- demonstrate the resource damages that allowed the elements to wreak havoc mon sense to prevail when projects are are occurring at all of our parks. on these buildings and trees are sprout- prioritized for funding. These parks demonstrate the breadth ing from the floorboards of what was Let me use the example which is of the threats facing our park system. once an immigrant dormitory. closest to me. That is the effort about For example, Chaco Culture National Lead paint flakes fall from the walls to be launched for restoration of the Historical Park in Chaco Canyon, New and rats scurry down historic hallways. Florida Everglades. We are now over Mexico, contains the remains of thir- There are efforts being made to block half a century into man’s major manip- teen major structures that represent further deterioration, but the existing ulation of the Florida Everglades, a the highest point of Pueblo pre-Colum- damage is extensive. manipulation which has had many bian civilization. Small scale actions to prevent fur- positive effects in terms of protecting What is the status of this great world ther destruction are wholly inadequate millions of people from the ravages of treasure? in the face of the extensive damage to flooding but has also very fundamen- In the words of the NPCA, it is these buildings which are so important tally changed the character of the ‘‘. . . falling victim to time and ne- to our nation’s history. Florida Everglades. The Corps of Engi- glect.’’ Weather damage, inadequate Mr. President, the sad circumstances neers has presented to the Congress its preservation, neglected maintenance, of Chaco Canyon, of the Everglades, of recommendation of how to remedy the tourism impacts, and potential re- Yellowstone, of Ellis Island, the sad scars that have been imposed on the source development on adjacent lands circumstances of these few examples Everglades. If authorized by this Con- threaten the long-term life of these by no means mean that they are the gress, the Everglades restoration plan structures. extent of the challenge of our national Another example: All of the parks in of the Corps of Engineers will be the parks. the Florida Everglades region were in- most extensive restoration of an envi- In fact, estimates of the maintenance cluded on the list of the most endan- ronmental system ever undertaken in backlog at our national parks reach as gered. our Nation’s history and, in all prob- In this area, decades of manipulation high as $3.5 billion. The National Park ability, in the history of the world. It of the water system led to loss of sig- Service has now developed a 5-year will be an effort at the beginning of the nificant quantities of Florida’s water plan to meet this requirement based on 21st century of the scale, boldness, and supply to tide each day, a 90-percent its ability to execute funds and the pri- challenge that the Panama Canal was decline in the wading bird population, orities of the National Park System. at the beginning of the 20th century. invasion of non-native plants and ani- This year the National Park Service This is also going to be a project mals, and shrinking wildlife habitat. requested $194 million in order to com- which will challenge America finan- Mr. President, you will be particu- mence the process of meeting this ac- cially. The estimate is that over the 20 larly interested and saddened by what cumulated backlog of maintenance years to complete this project, the the National Park and Conservation needs. total cost will be approximately $8 bil- Association calls Yellowstone National I am pleased to say, Mr. President, lion. The State of Florida will pay half; Park, the ‘‘poster child for the neglect that I believe Members of Congress the Federal Government will pay half. that has marred our national parks.’’ should take some pride in the fact that The math indicates that for each year We have all heard Senator THOMAS as a result of this year’s appropriations for the next 20 years, the average de- and others speak about the degradation process the House and Senate have mand on Federal resources for this res- of the sewage handling and treatment modified the National Park Service re- toration project will be approximately system at Yellowstone National Park— quest of $194 million and increased it to $200 million. a situation that has caused spills into $224.5 million. This is a very commend- I think it is critical before we begin Yellowstone Lake and nearby mead- able step forward. this restoration we have the maximum ows, sending more than 225,000 gallons I am proud of the actions of the ap- assurance of the resources necessary to of sewage into Yellowstone’s water- propriations committees. I know that complete the restoration. I use the ways, threatening the water quality of there is likely to be further executive analogy of open-heart surgery. If one is this resource. and legislative considerations of the going to open up a system and take a I recently had an opportunity to visit budget of the National Park Service great knife and begin to cleave the yet another example of neglect, Ellis before we complete our action. But I changes that have occurred in the Ev- Island National Monument in New hope that we will continue to maintain erglades over the last 50 years so that York Harbor. The state of the histor- this level of commitment to meeting at the conclusion of this operation we ical resources in this important part of the backlog of urgent maintenance will have a healthier, more natural sys- the history and heritage of America— needs in our national parks. tem, it is incumbent upon those who the space through which millions of Although these actions demonstrate start the surgery to be assured they people first gained their exposure and a willingness to work to meet the will have the resources to complete the appreciation and commitment to needs of the National Park Service, I operation. Failure to have those re- America—is unconscionable. believe we cannot adequately address sources at any stage throughout this While there are a handful of buildings the extent of needs, including the needs 20-year process will certainly result in that have been restored to their pre- of natural resources within the Park the death of the patient. vious level of majesty, over 30 build- System and the external threats to We have taken some steps to attempt ings where immigrants came to the those natural resources with a piece- to assure a more reliable source of United States lie abandoned, in dis- meal approach. funds for the National Park Service. repair, and deteriorating. There is a limit to what we can do Your colleague, Senator THOMAS, led Particularly troubling was damage to with the tools we have today. The Sen- the way to reform with his landmark the hospital buildings, which, when re- ate is working to fund 21st century legislation on the National Park Serv- stored, will be a valuable tool in recre- needs for construction and natural re- ice called Vision 2000. This legislation ating an important era in our nation’s source preservation using a 19th cen- adopted for the first time both conces- history. tury, year-to-year annual appropria- sions reform and science-based deci- The hospital on Ellis Island provided tions process. What the National Park sionmaking on resource needs within care for immigrants who were detained Service needs is a sustained, reliable the Park Service. We took a big step temporarily for medical reasons. funding source that will allow it to de- forward last year with the extension of

VerDate jul 14 2003 15:21 Jun 23, 2004 Jkt 069102 PO 00000 Frm 00142 Fmt 0686 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR99\S27OC9.005 S27OC9 27060 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—SENATE October 27, 1999 the fee demonstration program. The fee NOMINATIONS MICHAEL W. SYMANSKI, DAVID A. VANKLEECK, 0000 0000 GEORGE H. WALKER, JR, demonstration program allows indi- THEODORE D. SZAKMARY, 0000 Executive nominations received by 0000 WILLIAM K. WEDGE, 0000 vidual parks to charge entrance fees the Senate October 27, 1999: and to use a portion of the proceeds for IN THE AIR FORCE DEPARTMENT OF STATE maintenance backlog and natural re- THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT source projects. This action generated JAMES D. BINDENAGEL, OF CALIFORNIA, A CAREER TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES AIR MEMBER OF THE SENIOR FOREIGN SERVICE, CLASS OF FORCE AND FOR REGULAR APPOINTMENT (IDENTIFIED about $100 million annually for the MINISTER-COUNSELOR, FOR THE RANK OF AMBASSADOR BY AND ASTERISK (*)) UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTIONS Park System. DURING TENURE OF SERVICE AS SPECIAL ENVOY AND 624 AND 531: REPRESENTATIVE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR To be colonel Now it is time to take the next step. HOLOCAUST ISSUES. Earlier this year with Senators REID MARTIN S. INDYK, OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, TO JOSEPH A. ABBOTT, 0000 CURTIS L. COOK, 0000 BE AMBASSADOR EXTRAORDINARY AND PLENI- PAUL R. ACKERLEY, 0000 MICHAEL R. COOK, 0000 and my colleague, Senator MACK, we POTENTIARY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO DAVID M. ALDRICH, 0000 STEPHEN R. COOPER, 0000 introduced legislation entitled ‘‘The ISRAEL. STEVEN G. ALLEN, 0000 STEVE C. COPPINGER, 0000 EDWARD S. WALKER, JR., OF MARYLAND, A CAREER JOHN D. ALLERS, 0000 KEVIN J. CORCORAN, 0000 National Park Preservation Act.’’ This MEMBER OF THE SENIOR FOREIGN SERVICE, CLASS OF MICHAEL D. ALTOM, 0000 REBECCA L. CORDER, 0000 legislation would provide dedicated CAREER MINISTER, TO BE AN ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF MARK E. ANDERSEN, 0000 IVAN A. CORRETJER, 0000 STATE (NEAR EASTERN AFFAIRS), VICE MARTIN S. ANDY L. ANDERSON, 0000 ANDREW H. COX, 0000 funding to the National Park Service INDYK. HENRY L. ANDREWS, JR., CHARLES G. CRAWFORD, to restore and conserve the natural re- 0000 0000 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR SALVATORE A. JERRY L. CRISSMAN, 0000 sources within our Park System. This THOMAS A. FRY III, OF TEXAS, TO BE DIRECTOR OF THE ANGELELLA, 0000 THOMAS CRONIN, 0000 legislation seeks to address the long- BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, VICE PATRICK A. SHEA, JOHN F. ANTHONY, JR., 0000 THOMAS L. CULLEN, 0000 RESIGNED. TONI A. ARNOLD, 0000 JOAN M. CUNNINGHAM, 0000 term efforts required to truly restore MICHAEL J. ARTESE, 0000 PATRICK R. DALY, 0000 and protect our natural, cultural, and IN THE COAST GUARD MARCELYN NMI ATWOOD, ROBERT J. DAMICO, 0000 0000 RICHARD C. DAVIDAGE, 0000 historic resources within the National THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT STEVEN BAYLOR, 0000 RUSSELL J. DELUCA, 0000 Park Service. TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES PETER J. BALDETTI, 0000 JOSEPH F. DENT, 0000 COAST GUARD UNDER TITLE 14, U.S.C., SECTION 271: REGINALD A. BANKS, 0000 LANSING E. DICKINSON, 0000 This legislation would allocate funds To be commander KENNETH E. BANKSTON, THERESA C. DIRESTA, 0000 derived from the use of a nonrenewable 0000 * KATHLEEN DOBBS, 0000 PETER K. OITTINEN, 0000 JOSEPH T. BAKER, 0000 DOUGLAS N. BARLOW, 0000 MARK J. DONAHUE, 0000 resource, our offshore drilling in the WILLIAM J. REICKS, 0000 BRIAN J. PETER, 0000 LEE M. BARNBY, 0000 CHRISTOPHER R. DOOLEY, outer continental shelf, to recover the JEFFREY C. GOOD, 0000 DENISE L. MATTHEWS, 0000 SAMUEL J. BARR, 0000 0000 RICHARD L. ARNOLD, 0000 PAUL E. DEVEAU, 0000 RONALD E. BAUGHMAN, 0000 DANIEL L. DUNAWAY, 0000 American resource of oil and gas. We STEPHAN P. FINTON, 0000 EDGAR B. WENDLANDT, 0000 RANDALL BAXTER, 0000 BRUCE A. DUNCAN, 0000 would then convert those funds derived ROBERT S. HOLZMAN, 0000 PAUL F. THOMAS, 0000 RICHARD A. BEAN, 0000 KEVIN W. DUNLEAVY, 0000 NORMAN S. SELLEY, 0000 CHARLES D. MICHEL, 0000 RICHARD D. BEERY, 0000 JOHN A. DYER, 0000 from the Federal royalty on offshore JAMES A. BEHRING, 0000 JOHN C. DYMOND, 0000 AUDREY A. MC KINLEY, 0000 MICHAEL J. LODGE, 0000 THOMAS D. BELL, 0000 ROBERT E. EAST, 0000 oil and gas drilling for a program of SCOTT BURLINGAME, 0000 JOHN A. FURMAN, 0000 CHARLES JAGER, 0000 CRAIG V. BENDORF, 0000 ALAN C. EKREM, 0000 DAVID S. KLIPP, 0000 restoration and preservation of our PETER J. BERGERON, 0000 JOHN W. BENGTSON, 0000 MICHAEL S. ENNIS, 0000 PETER J. BROWN, 0000 LISA T. HEFFELFINGER, DOUGLAS A. BENJAMIN, 0000 SANDRA J. EVANS, 0000 natural, cultural, and historic re- FREDERICK J. SOMMER, 0000 LEONARD F. BENSON, 0000 DAVID E. EVERHART, 0000 0000 sources within the National Park Serv- CHRISTOPHER J. OLIN, 0000 THOMAS F. BERARDINELLI, PETER R. FABER, 0000 ice. These funds provided by our bill RUSSELL L. HARRIS, 0000 ROBERT P. WAGNER, 0000 0000 IVETTE FALTOHECK, 0000 JOSEPH R. JOHNSON, 0000 DOUGLAS J. HENKE, 0000 PAUL M. BESSON, 0000 ESKER J. FARRIS III, 0000 would assure that each year the Na- PHILIP E. ROSS, 0000 JOSEPH M. VOJVODICH, 0000 CHRISTINE E. BEUERLEIN, JOHN M. FAULKNER, 0000 tional Park Service would have the re- GARY C. RASICOT, 0000 CHRIS P. REILLY, 0000 0000 ROBERT A. FEDERICO, 0000 WILLIAM L. HUCKE, 0000 JAMES L. MC CAULEY, 0000 JEFFERY T. BEYER, 0000 TERRENCE A. FEEHAN, 0000 sources it needed to restore and pre- MICHAEL D. TOSATTO, 0000 TODD A. SOKALZUK, 0000 ROGER A. BICK, 0000 NATHAN S. FELDMAN, 0000 vent damages to its resources. ANDREW P. WHITE, 0000 CARL B. FRANK, 0000 WANDA E. BISBAL, 0000 LESTER C. FERGUSON, 0000 DONALD G. BRUZDZINSKI, PETER G. BASIL, 0000 GREGORY A. BISCONE, 0000 ERIC E. FIEL, 0000 At the beginning of this century, at a 0000 DANIEL C. BURBANK, 0000 SHIRLEY H. BLACK, 0000 DAVID B. FILIPPI, 0000 time of relative tranquility, President RICHARD A. BUTTON, 0000 DAVID G. THROOP, 0000 DONALD I. BLACKWELDER, DANIEL B. FINCHER, 0000 MICHAEL D. DRIEU, 0000 JOHN F. PRINCE, 0000 0000 MICHAEL J. FINNEGAN, 0000 Theodore Roosevelt managed to instill EDWARD W. PARSONS, 0000 BRADLEY D. NELSON, 0000 KATHI C. BLEVINS, 0000 MARVIN N. FISHER, 0000 a nation with a tradition of conserva- THOMAS D. BEISTLE, 0000 TIMOTHY J. QUIRAM, 0000 ROBERT BLEVINS, 0000 PHILIP B. FITZJARRELL, WESTANNA H. BOBBITT, 0000 0000 tion with this simple challenge: Can we RICHARD KERMOND, 0000 STEVEN J. ANDERSEN, 0000 GAIL P. KULISCH, 0000 JOHN M. KNOX, 0000 JOSEPH J. BONIN, 0000 RODNEY S. FITZPATRICK, HOWARD A. BOWER, 0000 0000 leave this world a better place for fu- DAVID C. STALFORT, 0000 MICHELLE L. KANE, 0000 OLEN E. BOWMAN, 0000 WILLIAM D. FOOTE, 0000 JAMES P. SOMMER, 0000 JOHN J. HICKEY, 0000 ture generations? CRAIG B. LLOYD, 0000 CAMERON S. BOWSER, 0000 JAMES A. FORREST, 0000 CHARLES W. MELLO, 0000 ROSANNE TRABOCCHI, 0000 JEFFREY D. BRAKE, 0000 THOMAS L. FOSSEN, 0000 At the end of this century, we honor EDWARD N. ENG, 0000 LYNN M. HENDERSON, 0000 ALLEN G. BRANCO, JR., 0000 MARK P. FOSTER, 0000 WAYNE A. MUILENBURG, Senator John Chafee who leaves a leg- GEORGE H. BURNS III, 0000 ROBERT W. BRANDON, 0000 CRAIG A. FRANKLIN, 0000 0000 WILLIAM C. DEAL III, 0000 ROBERT W. BROEKING, 0000 DOUGLAS W. FREEMAN, 0000 acy of a legal infrastructure that pro- WILLIAM S. KREWSKY, 0000 MARCUS E. WOODRING, 0000 TIMOTHY J. BROTHERTON, MICHAEL J. FULLER, 0000 VINCENT D. DELAURENTIS, vides a foundation upon which we can ALGERNON J. KEITH, 0000 0000 HENRY B. GAITHER, JR., 0000 continue to meet President Theodore DREW W. PEARSON, 0000 CURTIS L. BROWN, JR., 0000 0000 HERBERT M. HAMILTON III, MARK J. HUEBSCHMAN, 0000 GLENN M. BROWN, 0000 DAVID M. GALLAGHER, 0000 Roosevelt’s challenge. Let us keep the 0000 ROBERT J. PAULISON, 0000 JEFFREY C. BROWN, 0000 FRANK GALLEGOS, 0000 vision of these great leaders in mind as ELISABETH A. PEPPER, 0000 JERRY C. TOROK, 0000 JOSEPH LEE BROWN, 0000 MARK E. GARRARD, 0000 NORMAN S. SCHWEIZER, JOHN P. SIFLING, 0000 GREGORY L. BRUNDIDGE, LAWRENCE D. GARRISON, we embark together on our efforts to 0000 KELLY A. SULLIVAN, 0000 0000 JR., 0000 protect the National Park System into DOUGLAS E. KAUP, 0000 KELLY L. HATFIELD, 0000 JOHN C. BURGESS, JR., 0000 JUNE T. GAVRON, 0000 MICHAEL R. BURNS, 0000 CHRISTOPHER A. MARTINO, ANNE L. BURMAN, 0000 RICHARD E. GEARING, 0000 the new century. BRADLEY W. BEAN, 0000 0000 ROBERT J. BUTLER, JR., FREDERICK R. GEBHART, In the words of President Theodore MICHAEL ZACK, 0000 GREGORY T. NELSON, 0000 0000 JR., 0000 PETER N. TROEDSSON, 0000 JOSEPH M. RE, 0000 ROBERT F. BYRD, 0000 DONALD A. GEMEINHARDT, Roosevelt: Nothing short of defending TIMOTHY M. O’LEARY, 0000 JEFFREY R. BRANDT, 0000 NONIE C. CABANA, 0000 0000 the country during wartime compares JAMES A. WIERZBICKI, 0000 LINDA L. FAGAN, 0000 MICHAEL W. CALLAN, 0000 JOHN M. GIBBONS, 0000 EDUARDO PINO, 0000 JEFFERY D. LOFTUS, 0000 MARY A. CALLAWAY, 0000 MICHAEL H. GILBERT, 0000 in importance with the great central SHARON D. JOSEPH P. SARGENT, JR., JAMES E. CAMP, 0000 WILL WARNER GILDNER, task of leaving this land even a better DONALDBAYNES, 0000 0000 DONALD H. CAMPBELL, 0000 JR., 0000 WENDY S. CAMPO, 0000 DAVID S. GILLETTE, 0000 land for our descendents than it is for IN THE ARMY JOHN E. CAMPS, 0000 TOMMY L. GILMORE, 0000 JAMES C. CANTRELL III, WALTER D. GIVHAN, 0000 us. THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT 0000 CHRISTOPHER L. GLAZE, IN THE RESERVE OF THE ARMY TO THE GRADE INDI- MICHAEL A. CAPPELANO, 0000 CATED UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 12203: f 0000 SALLY A. GLOVER, 0000 To be major general P. MASON CARPENTER, 0000 ANTHONY GOINS, 0000 KENNETH R. CARSON, 0000 DAVID L. GOLDFEIN, 0000 CELIA L. ADOLPHI, 0000 JON R. ROOT, 0000 WILLIAM L. CARTER, 0000 MARK L. GOSLIN, 0000 ADJOURNMENT UNTIL 9:30 A.M. JAMES W. COMSTOCK, 0000 JOSEPH L. THOMPSON III, STEVEN A. CHABOLLA, 0000 STEPHEN K. GOURLEY, 0000 TOMORROW ROBERT M. KIMMITT, 0000 0000 WILLIAM A. CHAMBERS, CHRISTOPHER C. GRADY, PAUL E. LIMA, 0000 JOHN R. TINDALL, JR, 0000 0000 0000 The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under THOMAS J. MATTHEWS, 0000 GARY C. WATTNEM, 0000 EARL S. CHASE, 0000 PETER W. GRAY, 0000 MARYANN H. CHISHOLM, WILLIAM E. GRAY III, 0000 the previous order, the Senate stands To be brigadier general 0000 CHARLES R. GREENWAY, in adjournment until 9:30 a.m., Thurs- ALAN D. BELL, 0000 RODNEY M. KOBAYASHI, LOUIS E. CHRISTENSEN, 0000 day, October 28, 1999. KRISTINE K. CAMPBELL, 0000 0000 BRENDA JEAN GREGORY, 0000 THOMAS P. MANEY, 0000 STEPHEN M. CLARK, 0000 0000 Thereupon, the Senate, at 8:27 p.m., WAYNE M. ERCK, 0000 RONALD S. MANGUM, 0000 THERESA R. CLARK, 0000 JACK I. GREGORY, JR., 0000 adjourned until Thursday, October 28, STEPHEN T. GONCZY, 0000 RANDALL L. MASON, 0000 GARY H. COLE, 0000 JOHN P. GRIMES, JR., 0000 ROBERT L. HEINE, 0000 PAUL E. MOCK, 0000 LEROY M. COLEMAN, 0000 ALAN S. GROSS, 0000 1999, at 9:30 a.m. PAUL H. HILL, 0000 COLLIS N. PHILLIPS, 0000 LANSEN P. CONLEY, 0000 WILLIAM A. GROVES, 0000

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