April 18, 2007 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S4721 employment, housing, transportation, els, and earned numerous accolades and motorways infrastructure, combined with and the justice system. Mr. Hill’s age awards, including the Presidential Medal of the world-class O’Hare and Midway Inter- has not deterred him from continuing Freedom from President William Jefferson national Airports; to actively engage in civic activities Clinton in 1999; the NAACP Spingarn Medal Whereas the motto of the 2016 Olympic and in 2005; and the dedication of a building on Paralympic Games in Chicago would be throughout the United States and the the grounds of the Virginia State Capitol in ‘‘Stir the Soul,’’ and the games would inspire world. He has been received countless his honor by the Commonwealth of Virginia citizens around the world, both young and awards, including the Presidential in 2005; and old; Medal of Freedom from President Wil- Whereas Mr. Hill served as a mentor to Whereas a Midwestern city has not hosted liam Jefferson Clinton in 1999, the pres- generations of attorneys, activists, and pub- the Olympic Games since the 1904 games in tigious Spingarn Medal from the lic servants: Now, therefore, be it St. Louis, Missouri, and the opportunity to NAACP in 2005, the dedication of a Resolved, That the Senate honors the life host the Olympics would be an achievement and legacy of Oliver White Hill, a pioneer in building in his honor on the grounds of not only for Chicago and for the State of Illi- the field of American civil rights law, on the nois, but also for the entire Midwest; the Virginia State Capitol in 2005 and occasion of his 100th birthday. Whereas hosting the 2016 Olympic and professional accolades too numerous to f Paralympic Games would provide substan- count. Oliver Hill is living history, and tial local, regional, and national economic an American of the finest order. CONGRATULATING THE CITY OF benefits; Generations of attorneys, activists CHICAGO Whereas Mayor Richard M. Daley, Patrick and public servants, including myself, Mr. SALAZAR. Mr. President, I ask Ryan, and members of the Chicago 2016 Com- have been inspired and mentored by unanimous consent that the Senate mittee have campaigned tirelessly to secure Oliver Hill. In recognition of his out- Chicago’s bid to host the Olympic and proceed to the immediate consider- Paralympic Games; standing service to our country ad- ation of S. Con. Res. 28, which was sub- Whereas, through the campaign to be se- vancing the cause of freedom for all mitted earlier today. lected by the United States Olympic Com- Americans, I am proud to have sub- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The mittee, Chicago’s citizens, officials, workers, mitted this resolution in his honor on clerk will report the concurrent resolu- community groups, and businesses have dem- the occasion of his 100th birthday. tion by title. onstrated their ability to come together to Mr. SALAZAR. Mr. President, I ask The assistant legislative clerk read exemplify the true spirit of the Olympic unanimous consent that the resolution as follows: Games and the City of Chicago; and be agreed to, the preamble be agreed Whereas the Olympic and Paralympic A concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 28) Games represent the best of the human spirit to, the motion to reconsider be laid congratulating the City of Chicago for being and there is no better fit for hosting this upon the table, and that any state- chosen to represent the United States in the event than one of the world’s truly great cit- ments relating thereto be printed in international competition to host the 2016 ies: Now, therefore, be it the RECORD, without intervening ac- Olympic and Paralympic Games, and encour- Resolved by the Senate (the House of Rep- tion or debate. aging the International Olympic Committee resentatives concurring), That Congress— The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without to select Chicago as the site of the 2016 (1) congratulates the City of Chicago on se- Olympic and Paralympic Games. objection, it is so ordered. curing the bid to represent the United States The resolution (S. Res. 161) was There being no objection, the Senate in the international competition to host the proceeded to consider the concurrent 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games; and agreed to. (2) encourages the International Olympic The preamble was agreed to. resolution. Mr. SALAZAR. Mr. President, I ask Committee to select Chicago as the site of The resolution, with its preamble, the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games. reads as follows: unanimous consent that the concur- rent resolution be agreed to, the pre- f S. RES. 161 amble be agreed to, the motion to re- COMMENDING GENERAL PETER J. Whereas Oliver White Hill was born on May 1, 1907, in Richmond, Virginia, moved consider be laid upon the table, and SCHOOMAKER with his family to Roanoke, Virginia, and that any statements relating thereto Mr. SALAZAR. Mr. President, I ask graduated from Dunbar High School in be printed in the RECORD. unanimous consent that the Armed Washington, DC; The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without Services Committee be discharged from Whereas Mr. Hill earned his undergraduate objection, it is so ordered. further consideration of and the Senate degree from Howard University and received The concurrent resolution (S. Con. now proceed to consider S. Res. 139. a law degree from Howard University School Res. 28) was agreed to. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without of Law in 1933, graduating second in his class The preamble was agreed to. behind valedictorian and future Supreme objection, it is so ordered. The clerk The concurrent resolution, with its will report the resolution by title. Court Justice Thurgood Marshall; preamble, reads as follows: Whereas, in 1934, Mr. Hill became a mem- The assistant legislative clerk read ber of the Virginia Bar and began his law S. CON. RES. 28 as follows: practice in Roanoke, Virginia, and continued Whereas the City of Chicago has been se- A resolution (S. Res. 139) commending Gen- in Richmond, Virginia, in 1939, leading the lected by the United States Olympic Com- eral Peter J. Schoomaker for his extraor- Virginia legal team of the National Associa- mittee to represent the United States in its dinary dedication to duty and service to the tion for the Advancement of Colored People bid to host the 2016 Summer Olympic and United States. (NAACP) from 1940 to 1961 and serving as one Paralympic Games; There being no objection, the Senate of the principal attorneys on the historic Whereas, by 2016, 20 years will have passed proceeded to consider the resolution. Brown v. Board of Education case in 1954; since the Summer Olympics were held in a Whereas Mr. Hill interrupted his law prac- city in the United States; Mr. SALAZAR. Mr. President, I ask tice to serve in the United States Armed Whereas Chicago is a world-class city with unanimous consent that the resolution Forces from 1943 to 1945, and was later ap- remarkable diversity, culture, history, and be agreed to, the preamble be agreed pointed by President Harry S. Truman to a people; to, and the motion to reconsider be laid committee to study racism in the United Whereas the citizens of Chicago take great upon the table. States; pride in all aspects of their city and have a The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without Whereas, in 1948, Mr. Hill became the first deep love for sports; objection, it is so ordered. African-American elected to the Richmond, Whereas Chicago already holds a place in The resolution (S. Res. 139) was Virginia, City Council since Reconstruction, the international community as a city of im- agreed to. and later served in appointed capacities with migrants from around the world, who are The preamble was agreed to. the Federal Housing Administration and the eager to be ambassadors to visiting Olympic The resolution, with its preamble, then-newly-created Department of Housing athletes; and Urban Development; Whereas the Olympic and Paralympic reads as follows: Whereas Mr. Hill served as legal counsel in Games will be played in the heart of Chicago S. RES. 139 many of the Nation’s most important civil so that athletes and visitors can appreciate Whereas General Peter J. Schoomaker, the rights cases concerning equal opportunity in the beauty of the downtown parks and lake- 35th Chief of Staff of the United States education, employment, housing, transpor- front; Army, will be released from active duty in tation, and the justice system; Whereas Chicago is one of the transpor- April 2007, after over 35 distinguished years Whereas Mr. Hill has remained actively en- tation hubs of the world and can provide ac- of active Federal service; gaged with civic enterprises at the commu- cessible transportation to international visi- Whereas General Schoomaker, a native of nity, State, national, and international lev- tors through extensive rail, transit, and Wyoming, graduated from the University of

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Schoomaker. gent Fury in Grenada, Just Cause in Pan- served for their use later in the day; f ama, Desert Shield/Desert Storm in South- that there then be a period for the west Asia, and Uphold Democracy in Haiti, HONORING THE LIFE OF ERNEST transaction of morning business for 60 and supported various worldwide joint con- GALLO minutes, with Senators permitted to tingency operations, including those in the speak therein for up to 10 minutes Balkans; Mr. SALAZAR. Mr. President, I ask each, with the first 30 minutes con- Whereas General Schoomaker has been unanimous consent that the Senate trolled by the Republican leader or his awarded the Defense Distinguished Service proceed to the immediate consider- designee and the final 30 minutes under Medal, 2 Army Distinguished Service Medals, ation of H. Con. Res. 88, just received the control of the majority leader or 4 Defense Superior Service Medals, 3 Legions from the House and at the desk. of Merit, 2 Bronze Star Medals, 2 Defense his designee; that at the close of morn- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The ing business, the Senate resume consid- Meritorious Service Medals, 3 Meritorious clerk will report. Service Medals, the Joint Service Com- eration of S. 378, the court security mendation Medal, the Joint Service Achieve- The assistant legislative clerk read bill; and that the mandatory quorum ment Medal, the Combat Infantryman Badge, as follows: under rule XXII be waived with respect the Master Parachutist Badge and HALO A concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 88) to the cloture motion filed on S. 378. Wings, the Special Forces Tab, and the honoring the life of Ernest Gallo. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without Ranger Tab; There being no objection, the Senate objection, it is so ordered. Whereas General Schoomaker was recalled proceeded to consider the concurrent from retirement, spent the last 4 years of his f career in the highest position attainable in resolution. the Army, and has proven himself a tremen- Mr. SALAZAR. Mr. President, I ask ADJOURNMENT UNTIL 9:30 A.M. dous wartime leader who has demonstrated unanimous consent that the concur- TOMORROW unselfish devotion to the Nation and the sol- rent resolution be agreed to, the pre- Mr. SALAZAR. Mr. President, if diers he leads; amble be agreed to, and the motion to there is no further business today, I Whereas General Schoomaker’s efforts to reconsider be laid upon the table, with- prepare the Army to fight a long war today ask unanimous consent that the Sen- out intervening action or debate. ate stand adjourned under the previous while transforming it for an uncertain and The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without complex future have been unprecedented; order. Whereas General Schoomaker has dem- objection, it is so ordered. There being no objection, the Senate, onstrated strategic leadership and vision and The concurrent resolution (H. Con. at 7:24 p.m., adjourned until Thursday, has had a remarkably positive and lasting Res. 88) was agreed to. April 19, 2007, at 9:30 a.m. impact on the Army by leveraging the mo- The preamble was agreed to. mentum of the Global War on Terror to ac- f f celerate the transformation of the Army; NOMINATIONS Whereas General Schoomaker, through REAUTHORIZATION OF THE modularization, rebalancing the total Army, UNITED STATES ADVISORY COM- Executive nominations received by development of a force generation model, re- MISSION ON PUBLIC DIPLOMACY the Senate April 18, 2007: stationing, and restructuring the Future DEPARTMENT OF STATE Combat Systems, kept the Army focused on Mr. SALAZAR. Mr. President, I ask developing capabilities to meet traditional, FREDERICK B. COOK, OF FLORIDA, A CAREER MEMBER unanimous consent that the Senate OF THE SENIOR FOREIGN SERVICE, CLASS OF MINISTER- irregular, catastrophic, and disruptive chal- proceed to the immediate consider- COUNSELOR, TO BE AMBASSADOR EXTRAORDINARY AND lenges threatening the interests of the ation of Calendar No. 117, H.R. 1003. PLENIPOTENTIARY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA United States; TO THE CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The JOSEPH ADAM ERELI, OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, Whereas General Schoomaker recognized A CAREER MEMBER OF THE SENIOR FOREIGN SERVICE, that technological and organizational clerk will report the bill by title. CLASS OF COUNSELOR, TO BE AMBASSADOR EXTRAOR- change requires intellectual and emotional The assistant legislative clerk read DINARY AND PLENIPOTENTIARY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO THE KINGDOM OF BAHRAIN. transformation and tirelessly cultivated a as follows: RICHARD BOYCE NORLAND, OF IOWA, A CAREER MEM- learning and adaptive Army culture, while A bill (H.R. 1003) to amend the Foreign Af- BER OF THE SENIOR FOREIGN SERVICE, CLASS OF COUN- reaffirming the predominance of the human SELOR, TO BE AMBASSADOR EXTRAORDINARY AND fairs Reform and Restructuring Act of 1998 to PLENIPOTENTIARY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA dimension of war; reauthorize the United States Advisory Com- TO THE REPUBLIC OF UZBEKISTAN. Whereas General Schoomaker reflected the mission on Public Diplomacy. REUBEN JEFFERY III, OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, spirit of the warrior ethos he sought to in- TO BE AN UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE (ECONOMIC, EN- There being no objection, the Senate ERGY, AND AGRICULTURAL AFFAIRS), VICE JOSETTE still in the United States Army—always SHEERAN SHINER. placing the mission first, never accepting de- proceeded to consider the bill. REUBEN JEFFERY III, OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, feat, never quitting, and never leaving a fall- Mr. SALAZAR. Mr. President, I ask TO BE UNITED STATES ALTERNATE GOVERNOR OF THE INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DE- en comrade; unanimous consent that the bill be VELOPMENT FOR A TERM OF FIVE YEARS; UNITED Whereas General Schoomaker exemplifies read a third time, passed, the motion STATES ALTERNATE GOVERNOR OF THE INTER-AMER- the nonnegotiable characteristics exhibited ICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK FOR A TERM OF FIVE YEARS; to reconsider be laid upon the table, UNITED STATES ALTERNATE GOVERNOR OF THE AFRI- by all great leaders—a strong sense of duty, and that any statements relating to CAN DEVELOPMENT BANK FOR A TERM OF FIVE YEARS; UNITED STATES ALTERNATE GOVERNOR OF THE AFRI- honor, courage, and a love of country; the bill be printed in the RECORD. Whereas General Schoomaker has been CAN DEVELOPMENT FUND; UNITED STATES ALTERNATE The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without GOVERNOR OF THE ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK; AND selfless in his service to the Nation through UNITED STATES ALTERNATE GOVERNOR OF THE EURO- peace and war; objection, it is so ordered. PEAN BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT, Whereas one of General Schoomaker’s The bill (H.R. 1003) was ordered to a VICE JOSETTE SHEERAN SHINER. predecessors, George C. Marshall, once re- third reading, was read the third time, f marked that ‘‘it is not enough to fight, it is and passed. the spirit we bring to the fight that decides WITHDRAWAL f the issue’’; and Executive message transmitted by Whereas when history looks back at the ORDERS FOR THURSDAY, APRIL the President to the Senate on April 18, Army’s 35th Chief of Staff, it will be clear 19, 2007 that he had the spirit at a critical time in 2007, withdrawing from further Senate the Nation’s history: Now, therefore, be it Mr. SALAZAR. Mr. President, I ask consideration the following nomina- tion: Resolved, That the Senate— unanimous consent that when the Sen- (1) commends General Peter J. ate completes its business today, it ENRIQUE J. SOSA, OF FLORIDA, TO BE A MEMBER OF stand adjourned until 9:30 a.m., Thurs- THE REFORM BOARD (AMTRAK) FOR A TERM OF FIVE Schoomaker for his extraordinary dedication YEARS, VICE LINWOOD HOLTON, TERM EXPIRED, WHICH to duty and service to the United States day, April 19; that on Thursday, fol- WAS SENT TO THE SENATE ON JANUARY 9, 2007.

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