S7422 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE July 21, 2000 If a country doesn’t have an adequate are located in today’s RECORD under were made, I got the office that was physician corps, it makes the dispensa- ‘‘Statements on Introduced Bills and left, and it turned out to be a great of- tion of these drugs extraordinarily dif- Joint Resolutions.’’) fice in disguise. My staff and I moved ficult, if not impossible. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- in, added a few touches to make it Because of these experiences, I be- ator from Wyoming. more like home, and then greeted our lieve it is critical that the United Na- f neighbors. Paul Coverdell was the tions and the national governments neighbor, along with his staff. He was TRIBUTE TO SENATOR PAUL concerned work with the pharma- right next door, so we got to see him COVERDELL ceutical companies to make sure that often. He and his staff were always any future efforts, including Mr. ENZI. Mr. President, it has been walking by or on their way out, and I Boehringer Ingelheim’s offer on a difficult week working in the Senate. would see Paul as he left to go home. Nevirapine, do not include hidden con- All of us have had a heavy heart, miss- He was a regular and a welcome sight ditions which may serve to undermine ing Paul Coverdell. My office is in the to all of us. these important initiatives. immediate vicinity of his, and I keep When the bells would ring for us to Nevirapine, given in tablet form, as I thinking he will pop out the door on vote, we seemed to answer that call at understand it, does not have a lot of my way to a vote or back. the same time. We often came out of side effects and can be given in a way In the Bible, there is a famous story our doors at the same time and walked that encourages pregnant women about a man named Paul. God had a over together. We had a lot of inter- throughout the continent to use it, and special mission for him. Though Paul esting discussions about politics and thereby in 90 percent of the cases pre- was not aware of it, God made His pres- legislative strategy. I lapped it all up. vent the transmission of the HIV virus ence known when He needed him and I was an eager and ready student, and to the unborn child. called him into service. That Paul had he was a tremendous mentor. In addition, I believe alongside ini- no choice. He answered the call and did Our staffs seemed to bond, too. We tiatives by the pharmaceutical indus- as he was asked. God calls us all like were all in this together, and the cama- try, access to low cost and/or generic that, though some of us never hear it. raderie that developed among us helped drugs embodied in the President’s May God called Paul Coverdell like that, us take on some issues that needed to 11 Executive Order is still very impor- too. When Paul heard the call, he lis- be addressed. It is a tradition I have adopted from him that I hope to con- tant. The few developing countries that tened and he answered. tinue through my years of service in have significant access to medicines First, He called him to work in the the Senate. for people with HIV/AIDS gained access Peace Corps, as there was a need and someone had to fill it. During his serv- Through the years, I remember the by aggressively pursuing generic strat- times we spent in difficult meetings egies. In Brazil, 80,000 people have been ice there, he made a difference in a lot of lives. God must have been very with emotions running high and pres- treated with generic drugs that have sure coming down from all sides to get brought the cost of triple drug therapy pleased with him because then He de- something done. That is when TRENT down to approximately $1,000 a year. cided to put him in charge of greater LOTT would say: ‘‘Let’s let Mikey do While in Uganda, where the Govern- things. Those greater things led him to serve it.’’ I was always relieved to see that ment was working with brand name he was talking about Paul. I never drugs through a U.N. AIDS initiative, in the Senate. Again, there was a need and, again, Paul was there to answer knew Trent was making a reference to fewer than 1,000 people have been treat- an old-time television commercial, but the call. He was a remarkable force ed, due to cost constraints. I knew he meant Paul and not me, here, an incredible powerhouse of prin- Bringing the HIV/AIDS pandemic which was a relief because Paul always ciples and ideas, and they were all in under control in sub-Saharan Africa got the job done. and preventing HIV/AIDS from becom- motion whenever he would speak. He Paul Coverdell had a lot of jobs to do ing a pandemic in other regions of the had an infectious enthusiasm that in the Senate, and he took them all on developing world is one of the great seemed to emanate from every fiber of eagerly and with enthusiasm because moral tests of our time. If govern- his being as he made his points. His he loved legislating; he loved serving ments, nonprofits, and the pharma- gestures and his facial expressions al- the people of Georgia, the people of ceutical industry work together, I be- ways drew the listener in and caught this Nation, and his neighbors around lieve we can control what will other- their attention as he spoke with pas- the world because he cared so very wise be the greatest preventable hu- sion about his philosophy and his poli- deeply about each and every person. manitarian catastrophe in history. tics. I heard it said that there is no higher Government and nonprofits are now He was a great strategist because he calling than public service. It must be beginning to take this crisis seriously. could put himself in someone else’s true because it caught Paul Coverdell’s So are the pharmaceutical companies shoes and understand how someone else attention. In all he did in his life, there that produce drugs to treat HIV/AIDS. thought and felt about the issues that is no question that he was a remark- The offer by Boehringer Ingelheim to came up for debate and discussion. He able public servant by any standard. provide free Nevirapine to developing could see many perspectives, and all at Unfortunately, he will not get to a countries for 5 years to prevent moth- once he had an innate sense of how lot of the landmarks we cherish around er-to-child transmission of HIV, and they would all interplay, how they here, like casting 10,000 votes, but the creation of a coalition of five major would connect and collide. That was every vote he did cast was with the manufacturers of HIV/AIDS drugs to why he always seemed to have the an- greatest thought, consideration, and work with the United Nations to de- swers. He knew what his opponents reflection, and that is the true mark of liver drugs to victims of this crisis, are were thinking before they were even a legislator. major steps in the effort to control the thinking it. He lived every day with great enthu- HIV/AIDS pandemic. But the biggest reason for his suc- siasm, energy, focus, concern, and I just want to say I am very grateful. cesses in the Senate was his great de- imagination. In fact, I think of him as I believe this Senate should also salute votion to the principles of common an ‘‘imagineer.’’ That is someone who this action. I would like to encourage sense. He knew that the best answer can see a problem as a challenge and other pharmaceutical companies to fol- was the one that made the most sense. then use a great reservoir of talent, low the example these five companies All of his hard work and determined ef- skill, and a little luck to solve it. That are setting. fort was aimed at one target: finding is the true mark of a great human Mr. President, I yield the floor. common ground, working with his col- being and great friend. Someday when The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. leagues, and creating a consensus that we leave the Senate and return home FRIST). The Senator from New Mexico led to a solution to the problem. to begin another adventure in each of is recognized. When I arrived in the Senate, I found our lives, I have no doubt we will take Mr. BINGAMAN. I thank the Chair. myself on the last rung of the seniority with us at least one or two special (The remarks of Mr. BINGAMAN per- ladder, No. 100. I did not know how memories of Paul that we will cherish taining to the introduction of S. 2905 lucky I was. After the room selections for a lifetime.

VerDate 21-JUL-2000 01:06 Jul 22, 2000 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00014 Fmt 4637 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G21JY6.033 pfrm01 PsN: S21PT1 July 21, 2000 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S7423 As mortals we cannot see the great portant as I stand here today, Mr. ters. We would hold joint hearings on plan of the Master’s hand for the uni- President. We’ve all lost a colleague fighting drug cartels in Colombia and verse, so we cannot understand why He and a friend, who was taken from this other countries. No one felt stronger works the way He does. The word earth far too soon. At 61, Paul had about stopping the scourge of drugs in ‘‘why’’ does not even appear in the served his country in more ways than this country than he did. He cared Bible, and there is good reason for most Americans can hope to in a life- deeply about the debilitating effect that. It is not for us to know the why; time. From his service in the Armed drugs have had on the future of our it is for us to hear the word of our Lord Forces to the Peace Corps to the For- country and our youth. and to answer the call when it comes. eign Relations Committee, where we It was a real privilege to work with At 6:10 p.m. on Tuesday, July 18, Paul served together, Paul had a keen un- Paul Coverdell in the United States Coverdell heard that call for the last derstanding of foreign affairs. He was Senate. He was a statesman, a public time, and once again he answered it. also a natural leader, despite his soft- servant in the true sense of the word. The only understanding I have is that spoken personality and his habit of And he was a good friend, I join my col- God must have needed somebody with avoiding the limelight. He served as leagues in expressing how much we will special talents and abilities, and so He the minority leader in the Georgia miss his energy, enthusiasm and sent for Paul. Now heaven is richer for State Senate from 1974 to 1989, attain- friendship. His presence will be greatly his having gone home, and we are all ing that post just four years after he missed in the Senate. I wish all the richer for having known him and been was elected to the State Senate in 1970. best to his family, knowing of their able to share his life. He will be deeply Paul and I were both first elected to profound grief at their loss. missed and fondly remembered by us the Senate in 1992, Mr. President. We The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- all. arrived here at the same time, both ator from Connecticut. Mr. DODD. Mr. President, I rise to I yield the floor. former State Senators who had the express my thoughts and views about Mr. LAUTENBERG. Mr. President, I honor of coming here and learning the our good friend and colleague, Paul rise to pay tribute to the Senior Sen- ways of this Senate. And learn them ator from Georgia, Paul Coverdell, who Coverdell. I commend my colleague Paul did. He quickly rose through the from Wyoming for his very thoughtful passed away Tuesday in Atlanta. ranks to a top leadership post. And Mr. President, while Senator Cover- and appropriate remarks about Paul along the way he won the respect and dell and I came from different political Coverdell. admiration of all who knew him. The parties and ideologies, we shared sev- I do not have a long set of prepared eral things in common. We both served nation has lost a skilled leader, and all remarks about my colleague, but I our country in the U.S. Army, and of us have lost an honorable colleague wanted to take a couple of minutes and after our service we both returned and friend. I join my colleagues in express some feelings about this fine home to run successful businesses. mourning his passing, and in paying man from Georgia whom I got to know With our military and business back- tribute to his memory. To his wife back in the Bush administration. ground we decided to turn our atten- Nancy, his family, his staff and his I was chairman of the Subcommittee tion to serving the public, and Senator many friends, I offer my condolences on the Western Hemisphere. President Coverdell had a impressive record of and my deepest sympathies. Mr. Presi- Bush nominated Paul Coverdell to be public service. dent, I yield the floor. the Director of the Peace Corps. Be- Senator Coverdell served in the Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, I rise cause I chaired the committee with ju- George State Senate—rising to the po- to share in the memory of one of this risdiction over the Peace Corps and the sition of Minority Leader. He then body’s most esteemed colleagues, Sen- fact I was a former Peace Corps volun- served as Director of the Peace Corps ator Paul Coverdell. His untimely teer—I think the only one in this body under President Bush, focusing on the death Tuesday was a shock to us all. to have served in the Peace Corps— critical task of serving the emerging My prayers and condolences go out to Paul and I developed a very quick and democracies of post-Soviet Eastern Eu- his family at their time of mourning. close relationship. I helped him rope. In 1992, he was elected to serve in It so happens that Senator Coverdell through the confirmation process, and the United States Senate. was born in my home state of Iowa—in over the next number of years, as he Although we failed to agree on many Des Moines. That made him an hon- served as Director and traveled the issues before this body, Senator Cover- orary constituent of mine. For that world expanding and enriching the dell always demonstrated honor and reason, he was always a special col- Peace Corps as an institution, I devel- dignity in this chamber. He argued se- league to me. oped a deep fondness for Paul Cover- riously for the positions he believed in. We in this body knew of his back- dell. I did not know in those days that When he pushed legislation to fight il- ground in the Peace Corps just before I would be only a few years away from legal drugs or promote volunteerism, it he was elected to the Senate. He very calling him a colleague. was obvious that his heart was always quickly began to show his outstanding In January of 1993, Paul arrived in in it. And his motivation was sincere leadership skills. He built a respect the Senate, and quickly joined the For- and simple—to help the people of Geor- among his colleagues because of his eign Relations Committee, and quickly gia and the nation. hard work and his dedication to those became, in those days, the ranking Re- I send my deepest sympathies to his issues most dear to him—especially publican on the Western Hemisphere wife Nancy, his parents, and the entire education and the war on drugs. Subcommittee with jurisdiction over Coverdell family. I also extend my Senator Coverdell did almost all of the Peace Corps. What more appro- sympathy to the people of Georgia. his work behind-the-scenes, work that priate place for Paul Coverdell, in that We will all miss Senator Paul Cover- the public never knew about. But we he had been the Director of the Peace dell of Georgia. knew, because we worked with him. His Corps. He provided tremendous assist- I yield the floor. interest was not the limelight. You ance, information, and support for this Mr. FEINGOLD. Mr. President, I was rarely saw his name in the papers. In- wonderful institution that was begun deeply saddened to hear of Paul Cover- stead, it was rolling up his sleeves and by President Kennedy back in the dell’s untimely passing. Paul was a working one-on-one with his colleagues 1960s. It enjoyed remarkable support man of such energy and determination, in an effective way. No one among us over the years. Every single adminis- it is difficult to imagine this body had such energy, enthusiasm for public tration backed and supported the without him. Paul was a skilled legis- service, and organizing ability. Peace Corps. Even during difficult eco- lator and one of the hardest working I worked closest with him on inter- nomic times in this country, there was legislators among us. I had the highest national narcotics issues, as chairman a sense that this was a valuable insti- admiration for the way he conducted of the Senate Caucus on International tution. Paul Coverdell made it even himself here—how committed he was Narcotics Control. He was chairman of more so because of his tenure as Direc- to the people of his state, and to his the Foreign Relations Subcommittee tor and then during his stewardship on many duties here in the Senate. on Western Hemisphere, Peace Corps, the Senate Foreign Relations Com- We did not agree on a lot of policy Narcotics and Terrorism. We worked mittee with particular jurisdiction matters, but that couldn’t be less im- very closely together on narcotics mat- over this area.

VerDate 21-JUL-2000 01:06 Jul 22, 2000 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00015 Fmt 4637 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G21JY6.036 pfrm01 PsN: S21PT1 S7424 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE July 21, 2000 I then became his ranking member, body, then those ideas are nothing UNANIMOUS CONSENT REQUEST— as my friends on the Republican side more than that—ideas. H.R. 4733 ended up in the majority, and Paul and Paul Coverdell had a wonderful abil- Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I ask unan- I worked together. In fact, just re- ity to reach across this aisle—that is imous consent that the Senate now cently, we were able to actually in- only a seat away from me—and build proceed to the consideration of H.R. crease the funding for the Peace Corps. relationships on ideas he cared about. 4733, the energy and water appropria- I do not think we would have won the That, in my view, is the essence of tions bill. I further ask that the com- decision here about whether or not to what makes this institution work. mittee substitute be agreed to and the provide additional support to the Peace Usually it takes someone a longer pe- substitute be considered original text Corps and those additional funds would riod of time to get the rhythms, if you for the purpose of further amendment, not have been forthcoming, had it not will, the sensibilities of this institu- with no points of order waived. been for Paul Coverdell. tion, that are not written in any rule I further ask consent that if a motion We also worked together on the nar- book, that you are not going to find in to strike section 103 is offered, the mo- cotics issue. We had a passionate inter- any procedural volume. You need to tion to strike be limited to 3 hours to est in trying to do something to stem know the rules—which he did—and un- be equally divided in the usual form, the tide of narcotics, the use of drugs derstand the procedures. But the un- and a vote occur on the motion to in this country, and worked tirelessly written rules of how this institution strike following the use or yielding on that effort internationally, through functions are something that people back of time, without any intervening the Western Hemisphere Sub- take a time to acquire. What somewhat action, motion, or debate. committee, to fashion a formula that amazed me was that Paul Coverdell, in I further ask consent that any votes would reduce the consumption of drugs very short order, understood the ordered with respect to this bill, either in this country and reduce the produc- rhythms of this room, understood the on amendments or final passage, be tion and the transmission of drugs and rhythms of this institution, and was stacked to occur at 6 p.m. on Monday, the money laundering that went on all able to build relationships and coali- July 24. over the world. tions. I observe that both managers of the appropriations bill for energy and In fact, he came up with a very cre- He could be your adversary one day— water are present and ready to proceed, ative idea of trying to involve all of the and a tough adversary he was; a tough, and therefore I submit that unanimous countries that were involved in this tough adversary—and, without any ex- consent request. issue, either as sources of production, aggeration, on the very next day he transition, money laundering, or con- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there could be your strongest ally on an objection? sumption—as is the case in the United issue. Those are qualities that inher- States. I used to tease him a bit be- Mr. REID. Reserving the right to ob- ently and historically have made some ject, as has been stated here—and there cause I think I was a more public advo- moments in the Senate their greatest— cate of the Coverdell idea on narcotics has been a conversation between Sen- when leaders have been able to achieve ator BOND from Missouri and the Sen- than he was. that ability of being strong in their Paul Coverdell was one of the most ator from Nevada—we are willing to convictions but also have the ability to move forward on this legislation. There self-effacing Members I have known in reach across the aisle and develop this body. George Marshall used to is one provision in it that is offensive those relationships that are essential if to a significant number of Senators. If have a saying: There was no limit to you are going to advance the ideas that what you could accomplish in Wash- that were taken out, and there were no improve the quality of life in this coun- amendment offered on the floor, we ington, DC, as long as you were willing try. to give someone else credit for it. would be ready to move forward with Paul Coverdell understood that, I I suspect he acquired some of those that. I have spoken to Senator DOMEN- think, as well as any Member who has skills in his years with the Georgia ICI on many occasions. I think we could served in this body. He came up with Legislature. It has been said—and I can finish this bill quite rapidly. ideas, such as he did, in the area of understand it—when he was the Repub- Based on that, Mr. President, unless drugs and narcotics, and then was more lican leader in Georgia, there were not my friend from New Mexico has a statement, I object. interested in the idea being advanced a lot of Republicans in Georgia. And even though we have our disagree- Mr. DOMENICI. Could I make a than he was having his name associ- statement? ated with it. ments, there is a respect for those who help build something. It is not an exag- Mr. REID. I extend my reservation I wanted to mention those two par- for the Senator from New Mexico to ticular areas: The Peace Corps and the geration to say that Paul Coverdell, in no small way, was responsible for speak. drugs and narcotics effort. There were Mr. DOMENICI. Mr. President and others he was involved in sub- building the Republican Party in Geor- gia. I do not say that with any great fellow Senators, first, I thank the dis- stantively: Education and the like. tinguished majority leader for the ef- These were two areas where we worked glee, but it is a mark of his tenacity, his convictions, his ability to be re- fort he has just made. This is a very most closely together. good bill and very important to Amer- Paul Coverdell was a partisan, a sponsible for building a strong two- party system in that State. ica. It contains all of the nuclear weap- strong Republican, with strong views, ons funding, some very important So from the perspective of this Con- strong convictions. But he also was a money for the enhanced security appa- necticut Yankee, to the people of Geor- gentleman, thoroughly a Senate per- ratus for the National Laboratories gia, we thank you for helping this man son. I say that because I do not think that we have all been concerned about. find a space in the political life of this institution functions terribly well It contains about $100 million to build Georgia and for sending him here to without both of those elements. some of our old, decrepit nuclear man- the Senate on two occasions. People who come here with convic- ufacturing facilities which are still tions and beliefs, who try to advance I send my deepest sympathies to his being used for parts in other things and the causes that they think will wife Nancy, to his friends, to his staff are held in abeyance in case they are strengthen our country, are in the posi- in Georgia and those here in Wash- needed. tion to make a contribution to this ington. Paul Coverdell will be missed. We have a report saying they are in body and to the United States; but you He was a fine Member of this institu- desperate shape. We have a report that also have to be a person who under- tion. He was a good and decent human some of the facilities we are trying to stands that you do not win every bat- being. He will be missed deeply by all maintain in the State of Nevada—that tle. This is a legislative body, a body of us here. So my sympathies are ex- are still there from the underground where you must convince at least 50 tended to all whose lives he touched so testing—need to be fixed up because other people of your ideas, and in some deeply. they will not be in a position of readi- cases more than 60. If you just have Mr. President, I yield the floor. ness. strong convictions and strong beliefs, The PRESIDING OFFICER. The ma- We have hundreds of water projects and are unable to work with this small jority leader. in this bill for Senators. And we wait

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