E PL UR UM IB N U U S Congressional Record United States th of America PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE 108 CONGRESS, FIRST SESSION Vol. 149 WASHINGTON, FRIDAY, AUGUST 1, 2003 No. 117 House of Representatives The House was not in session today. Its next meeting will be held on Wednesday, September 3, 2003, at 2 p.m. Senate FRIDAY, AUGUST 1, 2003 (Legislative day of Monday, July 21, 2003) The Senate met at 9:30 a.m., on the SCHEDULE at about this time—in fact, exactly expiration of the recess, and was called Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, this morn- this time—the odds of completing this to order by the President pro tempore ing the Senate will be in a period for bill, in most people’s minds, was very (Mr. STEVENS). morning business in order that Sen- narrow. Yet both sides of the aisle ators may speak and have an oppor- working together developed an ap- PRAYER tunity to introduce legislation. There proach with which I think everybody is The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, of- will be no rollcall votes during today’s pleased. It is the important next step fered the following prayer: session. When the Senate completes its in developing a bill that I am confident Let us pray. business today, we will adjourn for the the President will be able to sign short- Eternal Lord God, who is the ‘‘Rock August break. of Ages,’’ You are our shield, and we Today, in addition to Member state- ly after we deliver it to him as a final find refuge in You. Listen to the music ments, it would be my hope that we package. of our hearts and hear our praise to can continue to clear other legislative Today, in terms of the schedule for You. Today we thank You for help and and executive items for Senate consid- September, I will come back to make eration. We were here late last night healing. We refuse to take our bor- some comments about the schedule. rowed heartbeats for granted. Thank and had a full week, and indeed have had a very productive 4 weeks since the For the next 4 weeks, people will have You for giving us a lifetime of favor, the opportunity to go back and be with for inspiring us during nights of uncer- July 4 recess. constituents and families and hopefully tainty. Sustain our national leaders as I thank all of our Members for their they face critical challenges. May they cooperation in addressing what was a take some period as a true vacation. healthy agenda set out by me after the find satisfaction and peace only by We are going to have a very chal- last recess. I obviously am very pleased doing Your will. Now, Lord, during the lenging and again very productive Sep- in that we accomplished every one of recess, go before us, with us, around us, tember when we come back. the goals we set out at the beginning 4 and within us, for we pray in Your weeks ago. In particular, I commend As a reminder, the next rollcall vote strong name. Amen. Chairman DOMENICI for his really re- will occur Wednesday, September 3, f markable efforts over the course of the and in all likelihood, although I will last several weeks and ultimate success PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE have more to say about that later in passing the Energy bill through the today, that vote will occur on Wednes- The PRESIDENT pro tempore led the Senate. That will be conferenced with day morning. I am hopeful people will Pledge of Allegiance as follows: the already-passed bill in the House. I be coming back, if they are not in I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the am confident we will see a comprehen- Washington, on that Tuesday and be United States of America and to the Repub- sive national energy policy for the first lic for which it stands, one nation under God, time in a long period of time because of ready to go. We will be in session that indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the hard work of this body over the Tuesday. We will introduce a bill that f last several weeks, in particular over I will talk about later today and then the last week. be voting on Wednesday. RECOGNITION OF THE MAJORITY We had a lot of obstacles put before LEADER Again, I will come back later with re- us in many different shapes and forms gard to some comments about the past The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The on this particular legislation, and in- 4 weeks. majority leader is recognized. deed as recently as yesterday morning, ∑ This ‘‘bullet’’ symbol identifies statements or insertions which are not spoken by a Member of the Senate on the floor. S10873 . VerDate Mar 15 2010 20:58 Jan 14, 2014 Jkt 081600 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 0637 Sfmt 0634 E:\2003SENATE\S01AU3.REC S01AU3 mmaher on DSKCGSP4G1 with SOCIALSECURITY S10874 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE August 1, 2003 CONDITIONAL ADJOURNMENT OR America that the Hope family made marriage of 69 years to his beloved Do- RECESS OF THE SENATE AND that journey. lores. HOUSE Growing up, Bob Hope was a shoe I wanna tell ya’: Bob Hope is a giant Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I ask shine boy, a butcher’s mate, stockboy, and a national treasure. We will never newspaper boy, golf caddy, shoe sales- unanimous consent that the Senate forget his service to our country. man, and even a prize fighter. All of proceed to the immediate consider- Thank you for the memories, Mr. these things, before he became what we ation of H. Con. Res. 259, that the Hope. Godspeed. remember him as, one of America’s amendment to the resolution be agreed Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I most beloved and successful enter- to, that the resolution, as amended, be listened with great interest to the ma- tainers. agreed to, and that a motion to recon- jority leader’s comments about Bob As a performer, Bob Hope had the Hope. I remember the morning after he sider be laid upon the table. rare and miraculous gift of being able The PRESIDENT pro tempore. With- died his daughter was interviewed. She to touch our common humanity. said as the children were coming in and out objection, it is so ordered. His famous road pictures with Bing The amendment (No. 1540) was agreed saying goodbye to him, one of them Crosby and Dorothy Lamour were the asked, Dad, where do you want to be to, as follows: quintessential expressions of the ad- Strike ‘‘when the House adjourns on the buried? He said, ‘‘Surprise me.’’ venture of being an American. He had a one-liner right to the end. legislative day of Friday, July 25, 2003, or But he is most loved, of course, for Saturday, July 26, 2003, on a motion offered the thousands of hours and millions of pursuant to this concurrent resolution by its miles he spent on selfless devotion to f Majority Leader or his designee,’’ and insert: our troops. He traversed 9 million ‘‘when the House adjourns on the legislative ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN THE FIRST day of Tuesday, July 29, 2003,’’. miles, despite a fear of flying, to com- fort and entertain our fighting men SESSION OF THE 108TH CONGRESS The concurrent resolution (H. Con. and women. Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, on Res. 259), as amended, was agreed to, as World War II, South Korea, Vietnam, follows: another subject, I commend the major- from the Far East to Northern Africa, ity leader, before he leaves the floor, H. CON. RES. 259 the Indonesian Peninsula to the heart for his extraordinary leadership this Resolved by the House of Representatives (the of Europe, in jungles and refugee year. We have truly had an outstanding Senate concurring), That, in consonance with camps, Air Force bases, Navy ships, section 132(a) of the Legislative Reorganiza- 6 months. I am totally confident it forward bases, and demilitarized zones, would not have happened but for his tion Act of 1946, when the House adjourns on Bob Hope went wherever we needed the legislative day of Tuesday, July 29, 2003, nurturing of all Members and moving it stand adjourned until 2 p.m. on Wednes- him, and he conveyed to our troops the us in the right direction, dealing with day, September 3, 2003, or until the time of commitment and love of the American the myriad complaints and concerns any reassembly pursuant to section 2 of this people. that arise from Members on both sides concurrent resolution, whichever occurs The front rows would be filled with of the aisle during the course of trying first; and that when the Senate recesses or soldiers injured in battle, limbs blown to move legislation forward. adjourns on any day from Friday, July 25, off, bodies wrapped in bandages and he 2003, through Monday, August 4, 2003, on a As he goes into the August recess, he would manage to make them laugh. should feel very good about accom- motion offered pursuant to this concurrent He was able—for those moments plishments so far this year. resolution by its Majority Leader or his des- while he was onstage giving his best to The accomplishments of this Senate ignee, it stand recessed or adjourned until our best—to lift those young men and noon on Tuesday, September 2, 2003, or at women out of their war torn bodies and in the first session of this 108th Con- such other time on that day as may be speci- gress would be considered remarkable fied by its Majority Leader or his designee in help them forget the fatigue, fear and loneliness of battle.