Congressional Record—Senate S9973
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October 1, 2001 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S9973 added as cosponsors of S. 1444, a bill to S. CON. RES. 69 derail his mission, Dr. King acted on establish a Federal air marshals pro- At the request of Mr. WARNER, the his dream of America and succeeded in gram under the Attorney General. name of the Senator from Connecticut making the United States a better S. 1447 (Mr. LIEBERMAN) was added as a co- place. At the request of Mr. HOLLINGS, the sponsor of S. Con. Res. 69, a concurrent Mrs. Coretta Scott King, working names of the Senator from Virginia resolution expressing support for tu- alongside her husband, played an im- (Mr. WARNER), the Senator from Min- berous sclerosis awareness. portant role as a leading participant in nesota (Mr. DAYTON), and the Senator AMENDMENT NO. 1583 the American civil rights movement. from Kansas (Mr. BROWNBACK) were At the request of Mrs. CLINTON, the Dr. and Mrs. King worked together to added as cosponsors of S. 1447, a bill to name of the Senator from Oklahoma achieve nonviolent social change and improve aviation security, and for (Mr. NICKLES) was added as a cosponsor full civil rights for African Americans. other purposes. of amendment No. 1583 proposed to After the assassination of her husband, S. 1454 H.R. 2590, a bill making appropriations Mrs. King devoted her time and energy At the request of Mrs. CARNAHAN, the for the Treasury Department, the to developing and building the Atlanta- names of the Senator from Michigan United States Postal Service, the Exec- based Martin Luther King, Jr. Center (Mr. LEVIN), the Senator from Cali- utive Office of the President, and cer- for Nonviolent Social Change as an en- fornia (Mrs. BOXER), the Senator from tain Independent Agencies, for the fis- during memorial to her husband’s life Illinois (Mr. FITZGERALD), the Senator cal year ending September 30, 2002, and and his dream of full civil rights for all from New Jersey (Mr. TORRICELLI), the for other purposes. Americans. Mrs. King also led the mas- sive campaign to establish Dr. King’s Senator from Hawaii (Mr. INOUYE), the AMENDMENT NO. 1599 birthday as a national holiday which is Senator from Vermont (Mr. LEAHY), At the request of Mr. LOTT, the now celebrated in more than 100 coun- the Senator from Arkansas (Mrs. LIN- names of the Senator from Virginia tries around the world. COLN), the Senator from Georgia (Mr. (Mr. WARNER), the Senator from Vir- MILLER), and the Senator from South In recognition of the contributions ginia (Mr. ALLEN), and the Senator made by Dr. and Mrs. King to the civil Carolina (Mr. HOLLINGS) were added as from Mississippi (Mr. COCHRAN) were cosponsors of S. 1454, a bill to provide rights movement and this Nation, Con- added as cosponsors of amendment No. gress should honor these two out- assistance for employees who are sepa- 1599 intended to be proposed to S. 1438, rated from employment as a result of standing individuals by enacting legis- a bill to authorize appropriations for lation that would authorize the Presi- reductions in service by air carriers, fiscal year 2002 for military activities and closures of airports, caused by ter- dent to award a gold medal on their be- of the Department of Defense, for mili- half. Now is the time to honor two of rorist actions or security measures. tary constructions, and for defense ac- S. 1461 this Nation’s greatest public figures, tivities of the Department of Energy, the late Reverend Doctor Martin Lu- At the request of Mr. DURBIN, the to prescribe personnel strengths for name of the Senator from Minnesota ther King, Jr. and his widow, Coretta such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, Scott King. (Mr. DAYTON) was added as a cosponsor and for other purposes. of S. 1461, a bill to amend title 49, I ask unanimous consent that the United States Code, to require that the f text of the bill be printed in the screening of passengers and property STATEMENTS ON INTRODUCED RECORD. There being no objection the bill was on flights in air transportation be car- BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS ordered to be printed in the RECORD, as ried out by employees of the Federal By Mr. CLELAND (for himself follows: Aviation Administration, and to assist and Mr. MILLER): S. 1476 small- to medium-size airports with se- S. 1476. A bill to authorize the Presi- curity enhancements. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- dent to award a gold medal on behalf of resentatives of the United States of America in S. 1463 the Congress to Reverend Doctor Mar- Congress assembled, At the request of Mr. SMITH of New tin Luther King, Jr. (posthumously) SECTION 1. FINDINGS. Hampshire, the name of the Senator and his widow Coretta Scott King in Congress finds that— from Montana (Mr. BURNS) was added recognition of their contributions to (1) Reverend Doctor Martin Luther King, as a cosponsor of S. 1463, a bill to pro- the Nation on behalf of the civil rights Jr. and his widow Coretta Scott King, as the vide for the safety of American avia- movement; to the Committee on Bank- first family of the civil rights movement, tion and the suppression of terrorism. have distinguished records of public service ing, Housing, and Urban Affairs. to the American people and the inter- S. 1467 Mr. CLELAND. Madam President, I national community; At the request of Mr. WELLSTONE, the rise today to introduce legislation that (2) Dr. King preached a doctrine of non- name of the Senator from Nebraska will award a gold medal on behalf of violent civil disobedience to combat segrega- (Mr. HAGEL) was added as a cosponsor the Congress to Reverend Doctor Mar- tion, discrimination, and racial injustice; of S. 1467, a bill to amend the Hmong tin Luther King, Jr., posthumously, (3) Dr. King led the Montgomery bus boy- Veterans’ Naturalization Act of 2000 to and his widow Coretta Scott King in cott for 381 days to protest the arrest of Mrs. extend the deadlines for application recognition of their contributions to Rosa Parks and the segregation of the bus and payment of fees. system of Montgomery, Alabama; the Nation on behalf of the civil rights (4) in 1963, Dr. King led the march on Wash- S.J. RES. 12 movement. It is time to honor Dr. Mar- ington, D.C., that was followed by his famous At the request of Mr. SMITH of New tin Luther King, Jr. and his widow address, the ‘‘I Have a Dream’’ speech; Hampshire, the name of the Senator Coretta Scott King, the first family of (5) through his work and reliance on non- from New Hampshire (Mr. GREGG) was the civil rights movement, for their violent protest, Dr. King was instrumental added as a cosponsor of S.J. Res. 12, a distinguished records of public service in the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, joint resolution granting the consent to the American people and the inter- and the Voting Rights Act of 1965; of Congress to the International Emer- national community. (6) despite efforts to derail his mission, Dr. gency Management Assistance Memo- King acted on his dream of America and suc- As one of the premier champions of ceeded in making the United States a better randum of Understanding. basic human rights, Dr. King worked place; S. RES. 109 unselfishly to combat segregation, dis- (7) Dr. King was assassinated for his beliefs At the request of Mr. REID, the name crimination, and racial injustice. In on April 4, 1968, in Memphis, Tennessee; of the Senator from Washington (Ms. 1963, Dr. King led the March on Wash- (8) Mrs. King stepped into the civil rights CANTWELL) was added as a cosponsor of ington, D.C., that was followed by his movement in 1955 during the Montgomery S. Res. 109, a resolution designating famous address, the ‘‘I Have a Dream’’ bus boycott, and played an important role as the second Sunday in the month of De- speech. Through his work and reliance a leading participant in the American civil rights movement; cember as ‘‘National Children’s Memo- on nonviolent protest, Dr. King was in- (9) while raising 4 children, Mrs. King de- rial Day’’ and the last Friday in the strumental in the passage of the Civil voted herself to working alongside her hus- month of April as ‘‘Children’s Memo- Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting band for nonviolent social change and full rial Flag Day.’’ Rights Act of 1965. Despite efforts to civil rights for African Americans; VerDate 11-MAY-2000 03:01 Oct 02, 2001 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00033 Fmt 0637 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A01OC6.036 pfrm02 PsN: S01PT1 S9974 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE October 1, 2001 (10) with a strong educational background Mr. SANTORUM. Madam President, I ious physical difficulties that require in music, Mrs. King established and per- rise today to introduce the Puppy Pro- extensive and costly medical attention. formed several Freedom Concerts, which tection Act of 2001. Introduction of this My interest and involvement in this were well received, and which combined legislation comes as a continuation of matter stem from the regrettable cir- prose and poetry narration with musical se- cumstance of Pennsylvania being home lections to increase awareness and under- my interest in the protection and hu- standing of the Southern Christian Leader- mane treatment of animals, specifi- to many large scale commercial breed- ship Conference (of which Dr. King served as cally, dogs and puppies. In short, the ing facilities operating like puppy the first president); Puppy Protection Act will crack down mills.