E PL UR UM IB N U U S Congressional Record United States th of America PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE 107 CONGRESS, FIRST SESSION Vol. 147 WASHINGTON, TUESDAY, MAY 8, 2001 No. 62 Senate The Senate met at 9:30 a.m. in execu- The senior assistant bill clerk read gest be divided equally among the tive session and was called to order by the following letter: three Senators. the Honorable LINCOLN CHAFEE, a Sen- U.S. SENATE, The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- ator from the State of Rhode Island. PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE, pore. Without objection, it is so or- Washington, DC, May 8, 2001. dered. PRAYER To the Senate: Mr. REID. I suggest the absence of a The Chaplain, Dr. Lloyd John Under the provisions of rule I, paragraph 3, quorum. Ogilvie, offered the following prayer: of the Standing Rules of the Senate, I hereby The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- appoint the Honorable LINCOLN CHAFEE, a Almighty God, thank You for the ex- pore. The clerk will call the roll. citing expectation that surges within Senator from the State of Rhode Island, to perform the duties of the Chair. The legislative clerk proceeded to us when we realize that You want to STROM THURMOND, call the roll. bless us with Your love, strength, and President pro tempore. Mr. DORGAN. Mr. President, I ask wisdom. It is Your way always to go Mr. CHAFEE thereupon assumed the unanimous consent that the order for beyond what You have done before. chair as Acting President pro tempore. the quorum call be rescinded. You do not measure Your generosity The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- by our goodness or the eloquence of our pore. The Senate will be in order. pore. Without objection, it is so or- prayers, but You give more grace as dered. f the challenges grow greater. All You Mr. DORGAN. Mr. President, how require is that we desire a relationship RESERVATION OF LEADER TIME much time am I allowed? with You, the Giver, as much as we de- The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- sire the blessings You give. You guide pore. Under the previous order, the pore. Twelve minutes. the humble and teach them the way to leadership time is reserved. Mr. DORGAN. Mr. President, the go, how to decide on issues, and how to f Senate will vote this morning on the speak truth with love. nomination by President Bush of Mr. Lord, bless the Senators with Your NOMINATION OF JOHN ROBERT John Bolton to be Under Secretary of maximizing power for the challenges, BOLTON OF MARYLAND TO BE State for Arms Control. decisions, and responsibilities of this UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE This is a terrible nomination. I indi- day. We join them in praying with the FOR ARMS CONTROL AND INTER- cated yesterday that I don’t know Mr. psalmist, ‘‘God be merciful to us and NATIONAL SECURITY—Resumed John Bolton. I have not met him. But bless us, and cause Your face to shine The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- I have read a great deal about what he upon us, that Your way may be known pore. Under the previous order, the said about a number of issues. To on earth.’’—Psalm 67:1–2. May Your clerk will report the nomination. nominate Mr. John Bolton to be Under shining face be reflected in our faces, The legislative clerk read the nomi- Secretary of State for Arms Control radiant with joy and confidence for the nation of John Robert Bolton of Mary- defies logic. demands of today. You are our Lord land to be Under Secretary of State for Arms control is a very important and Saviour. Amen. Arms Control and International Secu- subject. The question of whether this f rity. country is going to assume the respon- PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- sibility to lead internationally in stop- pore. The Senator from Nevada. ping the spread of nuclear weapons is a The Honorable LINCOLN CHAFEE led Mr. REID. Mr. President, it is my un- very important question. the Pledge of Allegiance, as follows: derstanding the time until 10:15 is re- Are we going to be a world leader in I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the served for proponents and opponents of stopping the spread of nuclear weapons United States of America, and to the Repub- lic for which it stands, one nation under God, this nomination; is that true? or not? Are we going to be a leader in indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- trying to make this a safer world? Are f pore. Under the previous order three we going to be a leader in trying to re- Senators each control 15 minutes. duce the number of nuclear weapons APPOINTMENT OF ACTING Mr. REID. Senators DORGAN, BIDEN, that exist in this world? PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE and HELMS, is that right? The answer from the President, it The PRESIDING OFFICER. The The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- seems to me, in sending this nomina- clerk will please read a communication pore. That is correct. tion to the Senate is no; we don’t in- to the Senate from the President pro Mr. REID. I ask unanimous consent tend to lead on anything. We intend to tempore (Mr. THURMOND). the time on the quorum call I will sug- do our own thing notwithstanding what ∑ This ‘‘bullet’’ symbol identifies statements or insertions which are not spoken by a Member of the Senate on the floor. S4449 . 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Certainly South Korea and this approach. In my judgment, this sition in any form. He is qualified per- Japan, our friends, don’t agree with leads to a safer world. haps for the dismantling of the systems him. But we have now this nomination of arms control as we know it. But he He thinks the United States should that comes to us today that is very dis- is not the person we would want con- not give Taiwan diplomatic recogni- tressful—having an administration put sulting on arms control with our allies, tion as an independent country, in con- someone in a position whose job it is to and he is not the person we want nego- tradiction of several decades of official deal with the issue of arms control who tiating treaties. American policy. He says we have no doesn’t believe in arms control, who Mr. Bolton has expressed disdain for vital interest in Kosovo or the rest of doesn’t believe in treaties, who doesn’t arms control and those who promote it. the Balkans. Tell that to the Euro- believe in a regimen of trying to stop Let me give you some examples. peans and the U.S. troops whose pres- nuclear testing, and believes that trea- We had a debate on the floor of the ence there stopped the genocide and ties and agreements have no legal im- Senate a year and a half ago on the stopped the killing of thousands or per- pact at all and no effect. subject of a comprehensive nuclear haps tens of thousands of people. He believes that we should just go it test-ban treaty. Our country has al- I think the world is going to see, if alone, apparently, notwithstanding ready decided to stop testing nuclear the Senate confirms this nomination, what others want or say. weapons. We decided that in the early that Mr. Bolton’s appointment is an- We are going to move into a very 1990s. So the question wasn’t for us. We other sign of the President’s hard line delicate and very difficult cir- had already decided to stop testing nu- on these issues, as a unilateral policy cumstance very soon. In addition to clear weapons. The question was to abandon ABM, or to get rid of the their being tens of thousands of nu- whether we would join in a treaty with ABM Treaty, or ignore it, build a de- clear weapons that now exist in this many other countries around the stabilizing national missile defense world and precious little effort to try world—a treaty that has something system, ignore the Kyoto treaty, aban- to reduce them, and turning away from like 150 different signatories. Would we don talks with North Korea, and oppose basic arms control agreements, includ- join in that treaty to try to stop others the international criminal court and ing the ABM Treaty which has been from testing nuclear weapons? Regret- the international landmine convention.