June 30, 2010 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S5683 Kathleen Elizabeth Abner, of Maryland Duane Martin Hillegas, of Maryland Paulette C. Small, of North Carolina Hatim Nelson Ahmed, of Virginia Thomas Martin Hochstetler, of Virginia Barry Daniel Smith, of Oregon Zia Ahmed, of Massachusetts Ellen M. Hoffman, of Virginia Don J. Smith, of Virginia Andrew R. Alberts, of Virginia Jennifer Holmes, of Utah Jason A. Smith, of Virginia Syed Mujtaba Andrabi, of Washington Jacqueline Philyaw Hoskins, of Virginia Scott M. Smith, of Virginia Alison Marie Ashwell, of Virginia Margo Marie Huennekens, of California William Catlett Solley, of Virginia Mark David Aubrecht, of Washington Christian Brian Hummel, of Virginia Michelle Sosa, of California Michelle E. Azevedo, of the District of Co- William Hunt, Jr., of Maryland Judith C. Spanberger, of Maryland lumbia Casey Iorg, of California Kenneth Sturrock, of Florida Jari D. Barnett, of Oklahoma Jennifer J. Isakoff, of Virginia Rudranath Sudama, of Maryland Jacob Barrett, of Virginia Charles L. Jewell, Jr., of Virginia Janel Lynn Sutton, of Colorado Jonathan M. Barrow, of Maryland Michael D. Johnstone, of Virginia Peter J. Sweeney, of New Jersey Carrie Lynn Basnight, of Kentucky Alex Jones, of Wisconsin Drew Tanzman, of California Amanda K. Beck, of California John Boyce Jones, of Virginia Alper A. Tunca, of the District of Columbia Michelle Nicole Bennett, of California Leon V. Jones II, of Virginia Tommy Vargas, of Virginia Andrew Berdy, of New Jersey Lisa Kalajian, of New Jersey Gareth John Vaughan, of the District of Co- Dustin Reeve Bickel, of Georgia Marjon E. Kamrani, of Ohio lumbia Ashwin E. Bijanki, of Virginia Ji Hong Kang, of Virginia Eric Vela, of Virginia Natalie Irene Bonjoc, of California Katherine A. Keegan, of Virginia Christopher Volpicelli, of Virginia Steven R. Bonsall, of Virginia Kathryn Kane Keeley, of the District of Co- John Philips Waterman, of Massachusetts Kathleen E. Borgess, of Virginia lumbia Mark A. Wilkins, of Virginia Ariela Borgia, of Virginia Alishia Kontor, of Virginia Christal G. Winford, of Virginia Michael D. Boven, of Michigan Marc N. Kroeper, of Virginia Joanna K. Wojcik, of Virginia Benjamin Kirk Bowman, of Colorado Klaudia G. Krueger, of Florida Hsueh-Ting Wu, of California Ryan G. Bradeen, of Maine Corinne M. Kuhar, of Virginia Heather Louise Yorkston, of Maryland Diedre T. Bradshaw, of Virginia Tammy L. Lake, of Florida Katie C. Brasic, of Virginia Kristina Law, of Virginia f Steven Arthur Connett Bremner, of Min- Pui-Yung Law, of Virginia LEGISLATIVE SESSION nesota Michael A. Leon, of Virginia Mary K. Brezin, of Colorado Steven Howard Lerda, of Virginia The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- Matthew McMahon Briggs, of the District of John T. Lewis, of Virginia ate will now resume legislative session. Columbia Pierre Antoine Louis, of Florida f Christopher M. Britton, of Maryland Mike Lurie, of Virginia Sarah A. Budds, of South Carolina Matthew K. Maggard, of Virginia MORNING BUSINESS Evan J. Burns, of Pennsylvania Andrew J. Malandrino, of Virginia Mr. CARPER. Mr. President, I ask John Patrick Callan, of Washington Jeffrey M. Martin, of Rhode Island unanimous consent that the Senate Joseph Christopher Carnes, of Ohio Leonard Frederick Martin, of Maryland proceed to a period of morning busi- Melanie Rose Carter, of Illinois Tracy L. Masuda, of Virginia Christopher P. Casas, of Virginia Billy F. McAllister, Jr., of Virginia ness, with Senators permitted to speak Chris M. Celestino, of the District of Colum- Bradley Thomas McGuire, of Virginia therein for up to 10 minutes each. bia William H. McHenry II, of Virginia The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without Brian M. Charmatz, of Maryland Charlotte I. McWilliams, of Texas objection, it is so ordered. Christopher A. Chauncey, of Virginia Candice R. Means, of Virginia f David R. Chee, of Virginia Henry Wyatt Measells IV, of Virginia Geoffrey Kamen Choy, of Virginia Michael A. Middleton, of Virginia REMEMBERING SENATOR ROBERT Marjorie Christian, of Virginia Amy J. Mills, of Virginia C. BYRD Heather L. Churchill, of Virginia Kyle G. Mills, of Virginia Mr. COCHRAN. Mr. President, the Melanie L. Clark, of Virginia Eric K. Montague, of Virginia Amy Laurence Conroy, of the District of Co- Grant Hanley Morrow, of Pennsylvania Senate has lost its most talented, dedi- lumbia David Jeffrey Mouritsen, of Utah cated, and best-informed Member Jason A. Cook, of Virginia Peter D. Mucha, of Virginia about the precedents, rules, and cus- William R. Cook, of California Amy P. Mullin, of Virginia toms of the Senate, when the distin- William T. Coombs, of Maryland Paul W. Neville, of the District of Columbia guished President pro tempore, ROBERT Emilio Cortes, of Virginia Albert Francisco Ofrecio, of California BYRD, passed away to join his beloved Gregory Roy Cowan, of Texas Jung Oh, of Virginia wife Erma in the heaven he was con- Christen Lane Decker, of New Hampshire Stephanie Nicole Padgett, of Virginia Jonathan Morris Dennehy, of Massachusetts Benjamin Parsell, of the District of Colum- fident existed for those who were true Phillip Anthony de Souza, of Maryland bia believers. Jill Wisniewski Dietrich, of the District of Vikas C. Paruchuri, of Pennsylvania I had the good fortune to work close- Columbia Michael Pennell, of Tennessee ly with ROBERT BYRD as a fellow mem- Julia Sampson Dillard, of California Severin J. Perez, of Virginia ber of the Appropriations Committee Noah A. Donadieu, of Pennsylvania Robert A. Perls, of New Mexico for 30 years. I served as the ranking mi- Melissa Ann Dorsey, of Illinois Andrea Lyn Peterson, of the District of Co- nority member when he was chairman James E. Duckett, of Virginia lumbia and as chairman when he was the rank- Ruth Lillian Dowe, of New York Charles Saunders Port, of Virginia William Echols, of Washington Kern R. Provencio, of Virginia ing minority member. I preferred being Jessica D. Eicher, of Colorado Michael Joseph Pryor, of California chairman. But I thoroughly enjoyed Jeffrey Gordon Eisen, of Wisconsin Michael G. Ramsey, of Virginia the opportunities to conduct the hear- Howard E. Ennaco, of Virginia Charles Anthony Raymond, of Virginia ings, schedule the committee markups, Ronald L. Etter, of Virginia Amy Nicole Reichert, of Colorado and negotiate with our House col- Kathryn Lindsay Fisher, of Virginia Anthony S. Ridgeway, of Virginia leagues to formulate and pass the bills Howard A. Frey, of Virginia Edward Lewis Robinson III, of Maryland that funded the departments of the ex- Marc Brandon Gartner, of California Seth R. Rogers, of South Carolina ecutive branch, the judiciary, and the Casey Thomas Getz, of Virginia Jared D. Ross, of Maryland Richard D. Gopaul, of Maryland Alison Roth, of Virginia Congress. Mark Ostapovych Gul, of Virginia Craig Anthony Rychel, of the District of Co- One of the highlights of my experi- Amanda Gunton, of New York lumbia ence with ROBERT BYRD was a trip we James J. Hamblin, of Virginia Anne G. Saunders, of Virginia took to several European capitals. He Zennia D. Hancock, of New York Tamara L. Scott, of Maryland was comfortable discussing our mutual Christine L. Harper, of Alabama Timothy James Scovin, of the District of Co- interests and differences with the lead- Tara L. Harrison, of Utah lumbia ers of other nations. His mastery of Eu- Jennifer M. Heath, of Virginia Elizabeth Sellen, of the District of Columbia ropean history and politics was as im- Annaliese J. Heiligenstein, of Texas Michael R. Shaw, of Virginia pressive as his well-informed under- Laura Heimann, of Virginia Roger Lanier Shields, of Virginia James Michael Henry, of Massachusetts Craig M. Singleton, of Florida standing of American history and poli- Benjamin E. Hettinga, of Virginia Thomas Michael Slayton, of the District of tics. Michael D. Hight, of Virginia Columbia On one leg of our trip, Senator BYRD Sirli Hill, of Virginia John Thomas Woodruff Slover, of Colorado asked my wife Rose to come sit by him. VerDate Mar 15 2010 03:34 Oct 09, 2010 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00047 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\RECORD10\RECFILES\S30JN0.REC S30JN0 mmaher on DSK69SOYB1PROD with CONG-REC-ONLINE S5684 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE June 30, 2010 He wanted to dictate something to her. that victory for the Constitution, as he he so eloquently espoused be our mis- He started a recitation with names pulled out of his pocket the copy of sion, though our power to persuade be that were not familiar to me, but even- that great founding document he al- far less than Senator BYRD’s. tually Rose realized that he was recit- ways carried with him. A copy of the ROBERT BYRD had many loves—his ing from memory the names of the Constitution that sits today on my late, beloved wife Erma, West Virginia monarchs of Great Britain, the United desk, in front of me at all times, was and its people, his God, and the Con- Kingdom as we know it, and in the inscribed to me by Senator ROBERT C. stitution of the nation he cherished. order in which each had served BYRD. But the Senate is his special legacy. throughout the entire history of that I had hoped to visit with him this For more than two centuries we have great country. It was an unbelievable week to again listen and learn. In Feb- kept our traditions intact: our unique performance, reflecting an awesome ruary, Senator BYRD sent all of us, his respect for extended debate and minor- ability of recall, and a reverential ap- Senate colleagues, a letter setting out ity rights, and for the legislative au- preciation of a nation which has been his position on preserving the ability thority that the Constitution places in our closest ally in recent history. to engage in extended debate in the our hands to exercise and defend.