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Vol. 147 WASHINGTON, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2001 No. 135 Senate The Senate met at 9:30 a.m. and was to the Senate from the President pro the vehicles will depart the Capitol called to order by the Honorable HIL- tempore (Mr. BYRD). steps at 10 this morning. LARY RODHAM CLINTON, a Senator from The legislative clerk read the fol- f the State of . lowing letter: RESERVATION OF LEADER TIME U.S. SENATE, PRAYER PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE, The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- The Chaplain, Dr. Lloyd John Washington, DC, October 10, 2001. pore. Under the previous order, the Ogilvie, offered the following prayer: To the Senate: leadership time is reserved. Under the provisions of rule I, paragraph 3, f Almighty God, You have created us of the Standing Rules of the Senate, I hereby to know, love, and serve You, and then appoint the Honorable HILLARY RODHAM AVIATION SECURITY ACT—MOTION live with You forever. We thank You CLINTON, a Senator from the State of New TO PROCEED for the life and leadership of Senator York, to perform the duties of the Chair. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- Mike Mansfield. We are grateful for ROBERT C. BYRD, President pro tempore. pore. Under the previous order, the this truly great American, distin- Senate will now resume consideration guished Senator for 34 years, majority Mrs. CLINTON thereupon assumed of the motion to proceed to S. 1447, leader for 15 of those years, out- the chair as Acting President pro tem- which the clerk will report. standing Ambassador to , and pore. The legislative clerk read as follows: distinguished patriot all through his f A motion to proceed to the bill (S. 1447) to life. We have all learned so much about improve aviation security, and for other pur- leadership from this man of few but RECOGNITION OF THE ACTING MAJORITY LEADER poses. firm and pointed words with which he Mr. REID. Madam President, I sug- The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- expressed strong convictions and pro- gest the absence of a quorum. found concern. We remember the warm pore. The Senator from Nevada is rec- The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- twinkle in his eye, his engaging smile, ognized. pore. The clerk will call the roll. and his abiding faithfulness as a friend. f The legislative clerk proceeded to But most of all, we are comforted by SCHEDULE call the roll. the fact of his relationship with You, Mr. REID. Madam President, I ask which was at the core of his being. We Mr. REID. Madam President, this unanimous consent that the order for thank You for the quiet inner security morning the Senate resumes the quorum call be rescinded. of his faith in You and his expectation postcloture debate on the motion to The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- that death would only be a transition proceed to S. 1447, the aviation secu- pore. Without objection, it is so or- in eternal life. Goodness and mercy fol- rity bill. The full 30 hours have to dered. lowed the Senator all his life and now run—and certainly we hope that is not Mr. REID. Madam President, I ask he dwells with You forever. In the the case—on the motion. Then all time unanimous consent that during today’s name of Him who is the resurrection will expire at approximately 5 p.m. proceedings on this legislation now be- and the life. Amen. today—shortly before that, actually. I fore the Senate, if someone comes to am hopeful that we will be able to f the Chamber and wishes to speak as in reach agreement on aviation security morning business, that the time would PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE as well as the counterterrorism legisla- be charged against the proceedings on The Honorable HILLARY RODHAM tion. this legislation. CLINTON led the Pledge of Allegiance, I remind Members that it was 1 week The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- as follows: ago today that the motion to proceed pore. Without objection, it is so or- I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the to S. 1447 was filed. At least from my dered. United States of America and to the Repub- Nevada perspective, that is too long to Mr. REID. I suggest the absence of a lic for which it stands, one nation under God, have people not recognizing that there quorum. indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. are things we could do with aviation The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- f security that we have not done. I think pore. The clerk will call the roll. it is too bad that we have had to go The legislative clerk proceeded to APPOINTMENT OF ACTING through this period to get to this bill. call the roll. PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE I also remind Senators who are plan- Mr. THOMAS. Madam President, I The PRESIDING OFFICER. The ning to attend the funeral of the late ask unanimous consent that the order clerk will please read a communication majority leader Mike Mansfield that for the quorum call be rescinded.

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We have worked hard in the En- call the roll. dered. ergy Committee, of which I am a mem- Mr. REID. Madam President, I ask f ber, to respond. We have had hearings, unanimous consent that the order for we had marked up a title in our energy the quorum call be rescinded. ENERGY POLICY bill, and we are moving forward on that The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- Mr. THOMAS. Madam President, I bill that was quite broad. pore. Without objection, it is so or- want to talk this morning a bit, as we In the meantime, the House has dered. have for some time, about energy. En- passed an energy bill which has a good f ergy, of course, is something we have deal of the things in it about which we SETTING THE AGENDA talked about for some time—a good have talked. So they moved forward long time, as a matter of fact. Our ex- with that over in the House. It has Mr. REID. Madam President, I was periences last summer in California great support from labor unions and not fortunate enough to have listened emphasized the need for some changes from many environmentalists, and it to the entire statement of our friend in our energy policy so that we have certainly has strong support from the from Wyoming. I have worked with more stability and reliability in en- administration. That bill is passed and Senator DASCHLE and Senator BINGA- ergy. Of course, we also became aware available for us to deal with now. MAN on energy legislation, and no one of some of the things we must do in Unfortunately—or fortunately—there feels more strongly than Senator terms of energy, and we have worked has been some change in what we are DASCHLE, our majority leader, that we on it for a very long time. doing. The chairman of the committee need to bring forward legislation at the Now, since September 11, I think we has indicated that he has been asked to earliest possible date dealing with the find some very compelling additional not have any more committee activi- energy problems. reasons that we need to do some things ties, and there will be a bill put to- He and Senator BINGAMAN, who is the with energy. Obviously, we have not gether, apparently, by the majority chairman of the Energy Committee, had an energy policy that we need to leader to bring before us. Unfortu- have worked hard on this, and we will have in place over the years, and that nately, we have talked about this be- have something as soon as possible. is what we are seeking to do—to de- fore and have not arrived, I don’t be- I have to say, we have been trying to velop energy policy. lieve, at any commitment as to when get to airport security for over a week. Partly because, I suppose, of the lack that will be done and how it will be There have been objections to that. We of a policy and a real direction where done. Of course, some have consider- have had to jump through a series of we want to go over time, we have be- able concern that there would not be hoops: A motion to invoke cloture on come very dependent on overseas oil input from all of the folks in the Sen- the motion to proceed, and now it ap- sources. We are nearly 60 percent de- ate. There is some concern about that. pears we are going to have to file a mo- pendent on OPEC and others. So now, I believe what we need more than any- tion to invoke cloture on the bill itself. in terms of some of the uncertainty in thing is the assurance that there will During this time, we could be doing the Middle East and around the world, be an energy bill before we adjourn. other things. We have tried to move to I think we find ourselves with more There are a number of things that appropriations bills which have not concern about where we need to be in are very important to us. One is airline been considered, and there have been terms of energy. security. I think it is very important objections to that by the minority. We have at least two compelling rea- that we do that. We are also working Senator LEAHY has worked night and sons, it seems to me, that make energy on changing the rules and the law on day on terrorism and other issues as a development and energy security even terrorism so that our agencies can result of the events of September 11, more important. One is to support our work more efficiently and our law en- and we are still doing just fine with ju- military activities. We have to have forcement and others can do that. We dicial nominations and nominations the energy to do that. The other is that are working on a stimulus for the econ- generally, but that is not good enough we are talking about a stimulus for the omy in the Finance Committee, and I for some people. Therefore, they have economy, about building our economy. think that has to be one of the high- put a stop on all legislation. Obviously, fuel and power and energy priority items. We need to do our ap- It seems somewhat unusual to me to are key to that, in whatever means propriations, which is our normal duty have the minority saying why aren’t they are used. So I believe we find our- and one that needs to be moving along. we moving legislation when they will selves now with even more reason to So we have a full plate. But I believe not let us move it. We are in the major- move to developing an energy policy strongly that energy now—particularly ity. They may not like it. Senator that will ensure we have the energy because of the threats of the overseas DASCHLE is the majority leader and de- necessary for all the needs we have. intervention—becomes one of the items termines what legislation comes to the We have talked before about the need we must add to our list to complete. I floor. They cannot do that anymore. for research so we can find better ways am hopeful that changes that appar- Because they only want energy does to produce energy, so that we can find ently have been suggested will result in not mean that is what they are going better ways to conserve our energy. yet some way for us to get on the floor to get. Those things are possible, and we can with the issues we think are terribly We have many other items, and the do them. We have talked more about important for energy—to get the bill majority leader has made a decision on how we find diversity in a policy so we out that we can work on so we can de- with what we are going to deal. They don’t become dependent on one source velop and have an energy policy that will not let us do that. We have 13 ap- of energy—and that we can look to- will be supportive of the economy and propriations bills we have to pass every ward nuclear—whether it be renewable, supportive of our war on terrorism. I year. They will not let us get to those gas, or coal, and to have diversity that think it is necessary we do that. bills because they do not believe helps strengthen those sources. Madam President, I urge my col- enough judges are being approved. We have talked a good deal about re- leagues to find a way to bring together At home, I have not had a single per- newables. That is obviously something the needs of this country, supported by son ask me about judges. We have two we need to pursue. Most important of the White House, supported by both Nevada judges who are waiting to go all, I imagine now as we look at where sides in this body, and already has been through the funnel, and they will get we are, is production. We need to en- supported by the House, and that prior here. Those judges know Senator sure we can have domestic production, to finishing our work, we complete LEAHY and Senator HATCH are doing

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