May 23, 2001 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S5561 the Senate and the public that an over- Agenda Item No. 1—S. 507—To implement mittee on Governmental Affairs be au- sight hearing has been scheduled before further the Act (Public Law 94–241) approv- thorized to meet on Wednesday, May the Subcommittee on National Parks, ing the Covenant to Establish a Common- 23, 2001, at 9:30 a.m., for a business Historic Preservation, and Recreation wealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in meeting to consider pending com- Political Union with the United States of of the Committee on Energy and Nat- America, and for other purposes. mittee business. ural Resources. The purpose of this Agenda Item No. 5—Nomination of Patrick The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without hearing is to review the implementa- henry Wood III to be a Commissioner of the objection, it is so ordered. tion of the Recreation Fee Demonstra- Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY tion Program and to review efforts to Agenda Item No. 6—Nomination of Nora Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, I ask extend or make the program perma- Mead Brownell to be a Commissioner of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. unanimous consent that the Com- nent. Agenda Item No. 7—Nomination of Lee mittee on the Judiciary be authorized The hearing will take place on Thurs- Sarah Liberman Otis to be General Counsel to meet to conduct a hearing on day, June 14, 2001, at 2:30 p.m., in room of the Department of Energy. Wednesday, May 23, 2001, at 10 a.m., in SD–366 of the Dirksen Senate Office Agenda Item No. 8—Nomination of Jesse Dirksen 226. Building in Washington, DC. Hill Roberson to be Assistant Secretary of The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without Because of the limited time available Energy for Environmental Management. objection, it is so ordered. Agenda Item No. 9—Nomination of J. Ste- for the hearing, witnesses may testify SUBCOMMITTEE ON SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND by invitation only. However, those ven Griles to be Deputy Secretary of the De- partment of the Interior. SPACE wishing to submit written testimony Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, I ask for the hearing record should send two The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. unanimous consent that the Sub- copies of their testimony to the Com- committee on Science, Technology, mittee on Energy and Natural Re- COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES and Space of the Committee on Com- sources, U.S. Senate, SD–354, Dirksen merce, Science, and Transportation be Senate Office Building, Washington, Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Com- authorized to meet on Wednesday, May DC 20510–6150. 23, 2001, at 2 p.m., on carbon sequestra- For further information, please con- mittee on Energy and Natural Re- sources be authorized to meet during tion. tact Jim O’Toole or Shane Perkins of The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without the Committee staff at (202) 224–1219. the session of the Senate on Wednes- day, May 23, immediately following the objection, it is so ordered. f committee business meeting to con- f AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO duct a hearing. The committee will re- CONCLUSION OF MORNING MEET ceive testimony regarding the adminis- BUSINESS tration’s National Energy Policy Re- COMMITTEE ON BANKING, HOUSING, AND URBAN The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. AFFAIRS port. BROWNBACK). Morning business is The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, I ask closed. unanimous consent that the Com- objection, it is so ordered. f mittee on Banking, Housing, and COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENT AND PUBLIC Urban Affairs be authorized to meet on WORKS EXECUTIVE SESSION May 23, 2001, to conduct a markup on Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, I ask the nomination of Mr. Alphonso R. unanimous consent that the Com- Jackson, of Texas, to be Deputy Sec- mittee on Environment and Public NOMINATION OF HOWARD H. retary of Housing and Urban Develop- Works be authorized to meet on May BAKER, JR., OF TENNESSEE, TO ment; Mr. Richard A. Hauser, of Mary- 23, 2001, at 11:30 a.m., for a business BE AMBASSADOR EXTRAOR- land, to be General Counsel of the De- meeting. DINARY AND PLENIPOTENTIARY partment of Housing and Urban Devel- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without OF THE UNITED STATES OF opment; Mr. John Charles Weicher, of objection, it is so ordered. AMERICA TO JAPAN the District of Columbia, to be Assist- COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under ant Secretary of Housing and Urban Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, I ask the previous order, the Senate will pro- Development and serve as the Federal unanimous consent that the Com- ceed to executive session to consider Housing Commissioner; and the Hon. mittee on Foreign Relations be author- the nomination of Howard H. Baker, Romolo A. Bernardi, of New York, to ized to meet during the session of the Jr. The nomination will be stated. be Assistant Secretary of Housing and Senate on Wednesday, May 23, 2001, at The bill clerk read the nomination of Urban Development for community 10:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m., to hold two Howard H. Baker, Jr., of Tennessee, to planning and development. hearings as follows: be Ambassador Extraordinary and The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without 10:30 a.m., room S–116—Nominee: The Plenipotentiary of the United States of objection, it is so ordered. Honorable Howard H. Baker, Jr., of America to Japan. COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, SCIENCE, AND Tennessee, to be Ambassador to Japan, The Senate proceeded to consider the TRANSPORTATION to be introduced by the Honorable Fred nomination. Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, I ask Thompson, the Honorable Bill Frist, The PRESIDING OFFICER. There unanimous consent that the Com- and the Honorable Robert C. Byrd. are 2 hours equally divided for consid- mittee on Commerce, Science, and 2:30 p.m., room SD–419—Witnesses: eration of the nomination. Who yields Transportation be authorized to meet Dr. Norbert Vollertsen, Volunteer, Ger- time? The Senator from Wyoming. on Wednesday, May 23, 2001, at 9:30 man Emergency Doctors, Germany; Mr. THOMAS. Mr. President, I do a.m., on boxing. Mr. Chuck Downs, Former Defense Pol- want to talk a moment about the nom- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without icy Analyst, House Republican Policy ination of Howard Baker to be Ambas- objection, it is so ordered. Committee; and Consultant, McLean, sador to Japan. I am chairman of the COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND NATURAL VA; the Honorable James T. Laney, co- Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific RESOURCES chair, Council on Foreign Relations Rim. We held a hearing today for How- Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, I ask Korea Task Force, Atlanta, GA; the ard Baker. Fortunately, we were able unanimous consent that the Com- Honorable Robert L. Gallucci, Dean, to move it today so that his nomina- mittee on Energy and Natural Re- Georgetown University, Edmund A. tion can be voted on for confirmation. sources be authorized to meet during Walsh School of Foreign Service, Mr. President, I am pleased to accept the session of the Senate on Wednes- Washington, DC. Howard Baker as Ambassador to day, May 23, for purposes of conducting The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without Japan. I am chairman of that sub- a business meeting which is scheduled objection, it is so ordered. committee on Asia and the Pacific rim. to begin at 9:30 a.m. The purpose of COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS Certainly one of the most important this business meeting is to consider Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, I ask countries in that area is Japan, a coun- pending calendar business, as follows: unanimous consent that the Com- try with which we have worked closely VerDate 11-MAY-2000 04:23 May 24, 2001 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00073 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A23MY6.093 pfrm04 PsN: S23PT1 S5562 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE May 23, 2001 for a very long time. We have had some is accurate. He had a pedigree of hills of Tennessee? No, though that is of our highest profile Ambassadors in knowledge, the people of Tennessee and where he seeks refuge to this very day. Japan, people in the past who had come of governments. So it was a natural for He went into the private sector, went from the Senate, also including a him to go straight to the Senate. to a law firm. He is involved and Speaker of the House and a majority His wife, of course, was the daughter thoughtful. He returned to public serv- leader of the Senate several years ago. of Everett Dirksen. He of the melo- ice as Chief of Staff to President Now we have the opportunity—and I dious voice, a legend in his own time, Reagan. was very pleased to be able today to his portrait hangs on the majority Probably his greatest stroke of re- hold that hearing—to have Howard leader’s conference wall. He had that cent years is his marriage to the fine Baker as our nominee whom the Presi- influence. former Senator from Kansas, Nancy dent nominated to this important task. Immediately, he drew attention and Kassebaum. What a duo that is. We are very proud to pass it on. We respect. Immediately, he started to Just a year or so ago in our con- thank the leader for being able to bring seek leadership in the Senate. He was tinuing Leader’s Lecture Series, How- it to the floor today so we can get our not successful the first time. I think ard Baker was one of the speakers. It Ambassador in place in Japan. the Senator from Alaska can remember was extremely interesting. He gave us Japan is key, of course, to much of the details of that.