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Congressional Record—Senate S4 S4 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE January 18, 2006 Ms. MURKOWSKI. Under the order CERTIFICATE OF APPOINTMENT stitute the minority party’s membership on just entered, the Senate will return for The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The the following standing committees for the 109th Congress, or until their successors are regular business on Wednesday, Janu- Chair now lays before the Senate the ary 25. On Tuesday, the Judiciary Com- chosen: certificate of appointment of Senator- Committee on Banking, Housing and mittee should report the nomination of designate ROBERT MENENDEZ of the Urban Affairs: Mr. Sarbanes (Ranking Mem- Samuel Alito to be an Associate Jus- State of New Jersey. ber), Mr. Dodd, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Reed, Mr. tice of the Supreme Court of the Without objection, it will be placed Schumer, Mr. Bayh, Mr. Carper, Ms. United States. The leader has an- on file and the certificate of appoint- Stabenow, and Mr. Menendez. nounced we will proceed to consider ment will be deemed to have been read. Committee on Energy and Natural Re- the nomination when it is available for The certificate follows. sources: Mr. Bingaman (Ranking Member), Mr. Akaka, Mr. Dorgan, Mr. Wyden, Mr. floor debate and that will be on STATE OF NEW JERSEY, Wednesday. We will remain on the Johnson, Ms. Landrieu, Mrs. Feinstein, Ms. OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR, Cantwell, Mr. Salazar, and Mr. Menendez. Alito nomination until we are able to Trenton, NJ, January 17, 2006. Special Committee on Aging: Mr. Kohl vote on the confirmation. We hope to CERTIFICATE OF APPOINTMENT (Ranking Member), Mr. Jeffords, Mr. Wyden, have an organized debate to allow all To: The President of the Senate of the Mrs. Lincoln, Mr. Bayh, Mr. Carper, Mr. Nel- Members to speak. We will try to line United States son of Florida, Mrs. Clinton, and Mr. up an order next week when we begin. This is to certify that, pursuant to the Salazar. The majority leader reiterates that power vested in me by the Constitution of Committee on the Budget: Mr. Conrad Senators should be ready next week for the United States and the laws of the State (Ranking Member), Mr. Sarbanes, Mrs. Mur- this historic debate and that everyone of New Jersey, I, Jon S. Corzine, the gov- ray, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Feingold, Mr. Johnson, should keep a flexible schedule so we ernor of said State, do hereby appoint Robert Mr. Byrd, Mr. Nelson of Florida, Ms. Menendez a Senator from said State to rep- Stabenow, and Mr. Menendez. can vote at the first available time. Select Committee on Ethics: Mr. Johnson Mr. REID. If the distinguished Sen- resent said State in the Senate of the United States until the vacancy therein caused by (Vice Chairman), Mr. Pryor and Mr. Salazar. ator will yield. Select Committee on Intelligence: Mr. my resignation from the Senate is filled by The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Rockefeller (Vice Chairman), Mr. Levin, Mrs. election as provided by law. Senator from Nevada. Witness: His excellency our governor, Jon Feinstein, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Bayh, Ms. Mikul- Mr. REID. Mr. President, I have re- S. Corzine, and our seal hereto affixed at ski, and Mr. Feingold. ceived calls from a significant number Trenton this 17th day of January, in the year The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- of Senators. Senator FRIST is right, we of our Lord 2006. ator from Alaska is recognized. will have a dignified debate. It will be By the governor: Ms. MURKOWSKI. Mr. President, I organized. We will do whatever is ap- JON S. CORZINE, suggest the absence of a quorum. propriate according to who wants to Governor. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The speak. Most all Democratic Senators f clerk will call the roll. will want an opportunity to speak in ADMINISTRATION OF OATH OF The assistant legislative clerk pro- regard to the nomination of Samuel OFFICE ceeded to call the roll. Alito. We look forward to that some- Mr. LAUTENBERG. Mr. President, I time next week. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The ask unanimous consent that the order I also ask that following the swear- Senator-designate will present himself for the quorum call be rescinded. ing in of Congressman MENENDEZ, the at the desk and the Chair will admin- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without only two speakers allowed in the Sen- ister the oath of office as required by objection, it is so ordered. the Constitution and prescribed by law. ate on this day are Senator MENENDEZ f and Senator LAUTENBERG, the two Sen- The Senator-designate, ROBERT ators from New Jersey. This is in keep- MENENDEZ, escorted by Mr. LAUTEN- SENATOR ROBERT MENENDEZ ing with the agreement I have with BERG, advanced to the desk of the Vice Mr. LAUTENBERG. Mr. President, I Senator FRIST. I ask consent that be President; the oath prescribed by law thank the leadership for according me the case. was administered to him by the Presi- an opportunity to present my new col- The PRESIDENT pro tempore. With- dent pro tempore, and he subscribed to league. All of us are going to be miss- out objection, it is so ordered. the oath in the Official Oath Book. ing Jon Corzine, a dear friend and Ms. MURKOWSKI. I suggest the ab- The PRESIDENT pro tempore. Con- former colleague who served this body sence of a quorum. gratulations. very well but responded to the call of The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The (Applause, Senators rising.) duty when things in New Jersey needed clerk will call the roll. f a leading hand. Jon Corzine responded The assistant legislative clerk pro- MAKING MINORITY PARTY AS- and took up the assignment. ceeded to call the roll. SIGNMENTS TO COMMITTEES In Senator Corzine’s place, we are Ms. MURKOWSKI. Mr. President, I fortunate to be able to have a can- ask unanimous consent that the order FOR THE 109TH CONGRESS didate of the skill and knowledge that for the quorum call be rescinded. Mr. REID. Mr. President, I have a Senator ROBERT MENENDEZ has. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. With- resolution at the desk. I ask for its BOB MENENDEZ is a typical American out objection, so ordered. consideration. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. story. He was born in America of par- f ents who had immigrated from Cuba. COBURN). The clerk will report. LETTER OF RESIGNATION The assistant legislative clerk read He has worked his way through the The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The as follows: system very well. As a very young Chair lays before the Senate the letter A resolution (S. Res. 348) making minority man—high school age—he challenged of resignation of Senator Jon Corzine party assignments to certain Senate com- the mayor and the leadership of the of New Jersey. mittees for the 109th Congress. community in which he lived in New Without objection, the letter is There being no objection, the Senate Jersey and fought his way to making deemed read and spread upon the Jour- proceeded to consider the resolution. certain they were going to be cleaning nal. Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unan- up some of their bad habits in Union The letter follows. imous consent that the resolution be City, such that he had to at times wear U.S. SENATE, agreed to, the motion to reconsider be a bulletproof vest when he was 17 years Washington, DC, January 13, 2006. laid on the table, and there be no inter- old. He, thusly, had a place in the po- Hon. RICHARD B. CHENEY, vening action. litical mainstream as a very young President of the U.S. Senate, U.S. Senate, The The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without man. Capitol, Washington, DC. objection, so ordered. He became mayor of Union City, NJ, DEAR MR. PRESIDENT: I hereby give notice and then served in our general assem- of my resignation of the office of the United The resolution (S. Res. 348) was States Senator from the State of New Jer- agreed to as follows: bly from 1987 until 1991 and in the New sey, effective 11:59 a.m. on January 17, 2006. S. RES. 348 Jersey Senate—he has been through all Sincerely, Resolved, that notwithstanding the provi- of the steps to leadership—from 1991 to JON S. CORZINE. sions of Rule XXV, the following shall con- 1993. He then came to the U.S. Congress VerDate Aug 31 2005 05:26 Dec 27, 2006 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 4637 Sfmt 0634 E:\RECORDCX\T37X$J0E\S18JA6.REC S18JA6 mmaher on PROD1PC69 with CONG-REC-ONLINE January 18, 2006 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S5 and was soon appointed—he worked Jersey, but he represents the contribu- I certainly say to my distinguished hard to get it. I should strike the word tion that Latino Americans make to colleague, the new Governor of New ‘‘appointed’’ and say he worked his way this country. BOB MENENDEZ will be the Jersey, our former colleague whom we so that he became the third most pow- third person to join this Senate with a all hold in high esteem, we wish him erful member on the Democratic side Hispanic background—Senator MAR- well in his responsibilities. The Sen- in the House of Representatives. TINEZ, Senator SALAZAR, and now Sen- ator mentioned that, of course, he de- I look forward to working with BOB. ator MENENDEZ. It is so appropriate parted to take on this authority. You BOB comes from Hudson County, one of when such a large portion of our popu- know, there is a precedent in your our most populated counties in the lation has that cultural background. State for recycling back here. It seems most densely populated State in the They are wonderful contributing citi- to me the distinguished senior Senator country.
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