E PL UR UM IB N U U S Congressional Record United States th of America PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE 106 CONGRESS, SECOND SESSION Vol. 146 WASHINGTON, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2000 No. 101 House of Representatives The House was not in session today. Its next meeting will be held on Wednesday, September 6, 2000, at 2 p.m. Senate TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2000 The Senate met at 12:02 p.m. and was PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE than appropriations bills on which we called to order by the President pro The Honorable MIKE ENZI, a Senator will be working. So we have a lot of tempore [Mr. THURMOND]. from the State of Wyoming, led the work we are going to need to consider. Pledge of Allegiance as follows: Today, the Senate will have a period PRAYER I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the of morning business prior to the 12:30 United States of America, and to the Repub- p.m. recess for weekly party con- The Chaplain, Dr. Lloyd John lic for which it stands, one nation under God, ferences and meetings. When the Sen- Ogilvie, offered the following prayer: indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. ate reconvenes at 2:15 p.m., it will Lord of all life, we praise You that f begin postcloture debate on the motion there is no division between the sacred RECOGNITION OF THE MAJORITY to proceed to the China PNTR legisla- and the secular. You have created all LEADER tion. Those Senators who wish to make things to praise You and our work to statements are encouraged to notify glorify You. Forgive us when we forget The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. the bill managers. Hopefully, a lot of that what is said and done here in this ENZI). The Chair recognizes the major- Senators who wish to speak on the Chamber is as sacred as what is done in ity leader. China trade issue will take advantage a sanctuary of a synagogue or in a Mr. LOTT. I thank the Chair. of the time today, and we will go to as church. Whatever belongs to You is sa- f late as possibly 6 p.m., although we cred. This Nation, this Senate, the SCHEDULE may be prepared to go a little bit ear- women and men who serve as Senators, lier than that if our colleagues have and all of us who work with them and Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, first, I made their statements and we can get for them belong first and foremost to would like to welcome all of my col- agreement to do that. But at least at 6 You. You are our Judge. We are ac- leagues and our staff back from the Au- p.m. the Senate will begin consider- countable to You. Forgive us when we gust period when we had time to be ation of the energy and water appro- trade political greatness for petulant with our families and our friends and priations bill with amendments in gamesmanship, when words are used to our constituents. We are inspired by order. criticize others rather than commu- the Chaplain's prayer and ready, I am nicate truth about issues, when party sure, for a lot of good work. As I have As a reminder, we will be considering spirit is more important than being visited with some of my colleagues al- these two bills on a dual track party to Your Spirit, when winning the ready, I see that they look mighty throughout the week with the motion election in November becomes more rested and ready for a busy legislative to proceed to the China trade bill being crucial than nonpartisan winning of period, and I think they are probably considered during the day and the ap- what's best for our Nation in the votes going to need to be. We still have to propriations bill or bills being consid- to be cast in the Senate. Bless the Sen- complete action on five appropriations ered at night. So votes could still occur ators in this busy season. Fill this measures, as well as conference reports if we move toward the time when we Chamber with Your sovereign presence, as they become available. could need to have a vote today, but the Senators' minds with Your wisdom, In addition, there are a number of certainly during the day on Tuesday, and their hearts with concern for each other legislative matters we hope to Wednesday, Thursday, and possibly other. May debate greater expose truth finish as we move toward the adjourn- Friday morning we will be having votes and votes coincide with both con- ment period of the Congress. We have on the appropriations amendments science and conviction. This is the day some bills we hope to take up free- that are offered at night or on China You have made; we will rejoice and glo- standing in the Senate, and, of course, PNTR when amendments become avail- rify You in it. Amen. we have some conference reports other able. ∑ This ``bullet'' symbol identifies statements or insertions which are not spoken by a Member of the Senate on the floor. S7959 . VerDate 11-MAY-2000 00:40 Sep 06, 2000 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4637 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A05SE6.000 pfrm02 PsN: S05PT1 S7960 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD Ð SENATE September 5, 2000 So there will be long days, but we of lots of forest fires, which, of course, should. I just end by saying I hope we will do our best to keep Senators ad- have been very destructive. We need to can address ourselves to the issues that vised after communicating with the take a long look at that, starting, of are out there and not put ourselves off leadership on both sides of the aisle course, in commending the people who creating issues rather than resolving what the schedule will be. I hope we have worked so hard and risked so them. It seems to me that is our chal- can make good progress and complete much to be able to control those fires lenge. We have the opportunity to do this appropriations bill and move to and have done the very best job that that in the next several weeks. another one later on this week or early could be done. Mr. President, I yield the floor. next week. On the other hand, we have to take a The PRESIDING OFFICER. The f look at the policy that has to do with Chair recognizes the Senator from the control and the management of re- North Dakota. MEASURES PLACED ON CAL- sources, in this case particularly the f ENDARÐH.R. 728, H.R. 1102, H.R. management of forests. I submit to you 1264, H.R. 2348, H.R. 3048, H.R. 3468, there does need to be management; un- ISSUES BEFORE THE 106TH H.R. 4033, H.R. 4079, H.R. 4201, H.R. less we want nature's way of reducing CONGRESS 4923, H.R. 4846, H.R. 4888, H.R. 4700, forests by fire, then we have to do it in Mr. DORGAN. Mr. President, my col- H.R. 4681, H.J. RES. 72 some other ways that can be used. So I league, the Senator from Wyoming, Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I under- do hope we will have an opportunity said we have a lot to do. He is certainly stand there are a number of bills at the there, of course, to not only take a correct, we have a lot to do in about a desk due for their second reading. I ask look at the necessary funding that will 5-week sprint to the end of this 106th unanimous consent that the bills be be required in order to give the utmost Congress. considered read a second time and protection to those activities, but also I think all of us aspired to come to placed on the calendar en bloc. to seek to avoid this kind of repetition this Chamber because we want to get The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without in the future. things done for the American people. objection, it is so ordered. We will be talking, of course, about We want this country to be successful Mr. LOTT. I yield the floor. normal trade relations with the Peo- and to grow and prosper. We want to ple's Republic of China and addition- address real problems. f ally, shortly thereafter, WTO entry for My hope is that we can find ways, be- RESERVATION OF LEADER TIME Taiwan. I hope both of those things can tween the political aisles, where Re- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under happen, and happen shortly. We have publicans and Democrats can agree the previous order, the leadership time postponed this activity for a very long that there are things that need to be is reserved. time. done in this country and that we can I think most people understand that f do them together. I think that would if we are going to move forward in to- be a refreshing thing for the American MORNING BUSINESS day's world, we are going to have to people to see. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under move forward to seek to make some In the final 5 or 6 weeks of this Con- the previous order, there will now be a changes in mainland China. The best gress, we could probably take some ad- period for the transaction of morning way to do that is to have some rules vice from the Robert Frost poem, business not to extend beyond the hour laid out for them to be part of a world ``Stopping By Woods On A Snowy of 12:30 p.m., with Senators permitted organization, such as the WTO, and Evening,'' where Robert Frost says: to speak therein for up to 5 minutes begin to move forward to increase the The woods are lovely, dark, and deep, number of changes that have, indeed, But I have promises to keep, each.