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E PL UR UM IB N U U S Congressional Record United States th of America PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE 104 CONGRESS, SECOND SESSION Vol. 142 WASHINGTON, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1996 No. 134 Senate The Senate met at 9:30 a.m., and was Senators carrying our Nation’s burdens Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I yield to called to order by the President pro and responsibilities lose Your voice the Senator from North Dakota. The tempore [Mr. THURMOND]. amid all the voices that plead for their guest Chaplain this morning is from The PRESIDENT pro tempore. We attention. If Your voice is still and his church. have a guest Chaplain this morning, small, give them quiet hearts, peace- the Reverend George W. Evans, Jr., of filled minds, and receptive souls so f the Redeemer Lutheran Church in they may discern Your presence and be McLean, VA. drawn to Your ways. Never are they THE GUEST CHAPLAIN We are pleased to have you with us. apart from You. It is urgent that they have the strength of this knowledge. Mr. DORGAN. Mr. President, I appre- PRAYER Likewise, protect their homes and ciate the courtesy of the Senator from The guest Chaplain, the Reverend Dr. loved ones with the security of Your Mississippi. The prayer this morning George W. Evans, Jr., the Redeemer presence. Let no press of events, no cal- was offered by the Reverend George Lutheran Church, McLean, VA, offered endar, no clamor for attention, no tu- Evans, who is pastor at Redeemer Lu- the following prayer: mult of the day detract from the plain theran Church in McLean, VA. Let us pray. Holy Father, ever mind- task of pursuing what You call needful, ful of us, ever with us, of that we have right, and just. When I remain in Washington, DC, on been assured. It is true. We spend our O God, blessed are You. O God, bless the weekends, I attend Pastor Evans’ days in Your sight. So teach us and so these Senators in this day’s labors and church. He is truly an inspiring Chris- guide us that we may be mindful of through them the people of our land. In tian leader. He comes from Pennsyl- Your presence. Your name. Amen. vania. He was a Chaplain in the Marine Corps for this country. Has served In this honored Chamber for debate f and decision, where the weight of gov- America and now serves his Christian ernment rests on the minds and hearts RECOGNITION OF THE MAJORITY duties in McLean, VA, at Redeemer Lu- of these chosen women and men who LEADER theran Church. I am very pleased he contend here in the name of all our The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The was able to be with us here in the U.S. people, cause Your presence to mold able majority leader, Senator LOTT of Senate today to offer the opening pray- what occurs. Intrude, O God, lest these Mississippi, is recognized. er. Mr. President, I yield the floor. 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VerDate Aug 31 2005 00:20 Jul 01, 2008 Jkt 041999 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 8633 J:\ODA16\1996_F~1\S25SE6.REC S25SE6 mmaher on MIKETEMP with SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBERS S11212 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE September 25, 1996 Mr. LOTT addressed the Chair. not get an agreement, I am going to information available to us than we The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The call it up, somebody is going to have to have ever had in history—imagine 100 majority leader is recognized. come over here and object, and a very, years ago how much we knew in Wyo- Mr. LOTT. Thank you, Mr. President. very important piece of legislation ming about what was going on in f that everybody knows we should pass Washington. Very little. If we did, it will be gone for the year, because be- was much after the event had hap- SCHEDULE yond today—Thursday, Friday, Satur- pened. Now we know instantly, of Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, this morn- day, Sunday, Monday—we are going to course. The paradox is that it seems to ing, to accommodate a number of re- be involved in the partial-birth abor- me it is more difficult for us as voters quests by Senators, there will be a pe- tion ban debate and a vote tomorrow, now to kind of weed out among all the riod for morning business until the and we are going to be involved in the stuff that is out there as to what the hour of 12 noon. Following morning continuing resolution, the DOD appro- real issues are. Whether it is the fault business, the Senate will proceed to ex- priations conference report, and the il- of the media, whether it is the idea of ecutive session in order to consider the legal immigration reform bill. There the media picking out the emotional International Natural Rubber Treaty will not be any time for any other chit- things, whether it is the idea of profes- Agreement under the parameters of a chat, even 1 hour on these other issues. sional campaign planners who spin and previous unanimous-consent agree- So for those of you who are inter- intentionally blur the issues, whether ment. I understand that a rollcall vote ested in parks, those of you interested it is a Congress and an administration will not be necessary on that treaty in NIH, those of you who think pipeline that seek to make the choices less and that some of the debate time prob- safety is something we should do—by clear, I do not know. Perhaps it is a ably will be yielded back. the way, that legislation needs to be combination of each of those. Nevertheless, you and I have a re- Following the disposition of that done before the end of the month also sponsibility to choose. On my way back treaty, the Senate may be asked to or we are going to have a lot of expir- turn to consideration of any of the fol- Sunday, I had a book I have been in- ing laws on our hands. I hope the Sen- tending to read about the Constitution. lowing matters: the pipeline safety ators will get serious. I have my doubt bill, with only one nongermane issue I was struck by the idea that the Con- that they are serious. But I also have stitution, and more particularly the remaining unresolved; the work force my limits in what I can do working development conference report—we at- Bill of Rights, was designed exclusively with the Democratic leader because we to limit the powers of Government. tempted to reach a time agreement on have people coming and saying, ‘‘Well, that one, but have been unsuccessful; You do not find in the Bill of Rights, can we just have 6 hours? 4 hours? 1 the Government will do this, the Gov- we will keep working on that—the de- hour?’’ They are all gone. Today is the bate on the veto message to accompany ernment shall do this, the Government day. Do it today or it will be gone for shall provide that. It says, the Govern- the partial-birth abortion bill override, the year. the NIH reauthorization bill, or any ment ‘‘shall not.’’ I yield the floor, Mr. President. The great concern of our forefathers other items that can be cleared for ac- was to make sure that we limit the tion. f central Government, limit the power of The Senate may also be asked to RESERVATION OF LEADER TIME central Government. Still, it seems to begin consideration of the continuing The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. me, in our own way, in our own judg- resolution, if an agreement can be GREGG). Under the previous order, the ment, that is the choice we make. How reached as to how to proceed on that. I leadership time is reserved. do we see the Government? What do we continue to say that I would be glad to f think the role of the Federal Govern- begin the debate and allow amend- ment is? Is it to provide all the little ments to be offered as long as there is MORNING BUSINESS nice things we would like to have hap- some order to it as to what we can ex- The PRESIDING OFFICER.