E PL UR UM IB N U U S Congressional Record United States th of America PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE 107 CONGRESS, SECOND SESSION Vol. 148 WASHINGTON, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2002 No. 149 House of Representatives The House was not in session today. Its next meeting will be held on Tuesday, November 19, 2002, at 12 noon. Senate MONDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2002 The Senate met at 11 a.m. and was standing that You can produce serenity You. Grant us Your incomprehensible, called to order by the President pro in our souls when there is so much that but indispensable, palpable peace so tempore (Mr. BYRD). is unfinished, unresolved, and unfor- that we can be peacemakers. Give the PRAYER given in us, in our relationships, in our Senators a fresh infusion of Your peace work, and in our society. Sometimes so that they may deal with disagree- The Chaplain, Dr. Lloyd John Ogilvie, offered the following prayer: we even deny ourselves the calm con- ments and discord in the legislative Jehovah-Shalom, You have promised fidence of Your peace because we are so process. Help them overcome problems us a peace that passes all under- aware of what denies Your peace in us. and endure the pressure of these days. standing. That is the quality of peace Take from us strain and stress as our In the name of the Prince of Peace. we need today. It is beyond our under- anxious hearts confess our need for Amen. NOTICE If the 107th Congress, 2d Session, adjourns sine die on or before November 22, 2002, a final issue of the Congres- sional Record for the 107th Congress, 2d Session, will be published on Monday, December 16, 2002, in order to permit Members to revise and extend their remarks. 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She is someone who has PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE come to the floor to spend a couple of the capability to stand up in a very sig- The PRESIDENT pro tempore led the minutes speaking about those Senators nificant way and explain quickly what Pledge of Allegiance, as follows: who are leaving the Senate at the end it is she has a passion about in public I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the of this session. policy. United States of America, and to the Repub- The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The I deeply admire JEAN CARNAHAN, not lic for which it stands, one nation under God, Senator is correct. The Senate is in only for aspiring to carry out that mis- indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. morning business, and the Senator is sion of public service that was begun f recognized for not to exceed 10 min- by her husband, the Governor of Mis- RESERVATION OF LEADER TIME utes. souri, but also because she played a f significant role and contributed in a The PRESIDENT pro tempore. Under significant way in the Senate. the previous order, the leadership time TRIBUTE TO DEPARTING We all will miss JEAN CARNAHAN as is reserved. SENATORS she moves on to other challenges and f Mr. DORGAN. Mr. President, the other opportunities. Senate, for all of the notice it gets in RECOGNITION OF THE ACTING My colleague, MAX CLELAND from the national press, is nonetheless still MAJORITY LEADER Georgia, will not be with us in the next a family of sorts. We are 100 men and session. He will be leaving at the end of The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The women who come to this fashion of this session as well. MAX CLELAND is majority whip, the Senator from Ne- public service from different points on one of those heroes of mine. MAX vada, is recognized. the compass, from all across the coun- CLELAND is a brave, remarkable Amer- try, and from different backgrounds— f ican. He left three of his limbs on a Republicans and Democrats, conserv- SCHEDULE battlefield fighting for this country. He atives and liberals. We work together a is a person of great personal courage. Mr. REID. The Chair will shortly an- great part of the year in this Chamber, I say to anyone who has not yet done nounce that we will be in a period of and we spend a lot of time in our re- so, read his book, ‘‘Going to the Max.’’ morning business until 12 noon today, spective States. We have become It is a story of great inspiration. MAX under a previous order issued by the friends. Republicans and Democrats, CLELAND has been a terrific legislator, Senate. At noon, the Senate will con- liberals and conservatives, nonetheless, a great representative of the State of sider the nomination of Dennis Shedd are close personal friends in many Georgia in the Senate. More than that, to be a circuit judge. The time on that cases. debate is 6 hours. Upon the use or We are going to be saying good-bye he has been an inspiration to virtually yielding back of that time, but not be- to a number of Senators this year. I all America. fore 5:15 p.m., the Senate will vote on wish to, before we complete our work Our country owes him a great debt of or in relation to that nomination. this week, say a word about a number gratitude for his service. Our col- Following disposition of that nomi- of those who will be leaving. I actually leagues owe him a great debt of grati- nation, the Senate will resume consid- threatened last week, I say to the Sen- tude for his companionship and service eration of the Homeland Security Act. ator from Texas, Mr. GRAMM, for exam- in the Senate. I don’t know if there will be used the ple, to say a word about him. I will do We also will not be joined next year full 6 hours on the Shedd nomination. I that today in a moment. by Senator TORRICELLI who indicated really doubt it. I would hope that peo- I will start with Senator JEAN his decision not to seek reelection. Let ple would have the opportunity, if they CARNAHAN, if I may. I went to Missouri me say about BOB TORRICELLI, I served choose, to come and talk about this to campaign with JEAN CARNAHAN. She with him in the U.S. House of Rep- most important vote we will have to- was here a relatively short time be- resentatives. He is a passionate fighter, morrow on the amendment pending on cause she filled a seat that was then articulate, strong, assertive for the H.R. 5005. This is very important. And filled by a special election in the State issues in which he believes and for the of course, after the judge is voted on, of Missouri. But I believe the first mo- issues he feels are important to his there will be time this evening. There ment I met JEAN was at the organizing home State of New Jersey and for our will be a very limited amount of time session. She had suffered a great trag- country. in the morning for people to speak. edy. The State of Missouri had suffered On the Republican side, I came here As the Presiding Officer has educated a great tragedy. The incumbent Gov- not knowing JESSE HELMS. I only knew the entire country, including the Sen- ernor of the State of Missouri had died of him by reputation. His reputation ate, this next series of votes is ex- in a plane crash. The Governor, his son, was he was a hard-edged, tough guy tremely important. and others perished in that crash rel- who asked no quarter, gave no quarter, f atively close to the election.