E PL UR UM IB N U U S Congressional Record United States th of America PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE 108 CONGRESS, SECOND SESSION Vol. 150 WASHINGTON, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2004 No. 139 House of Representatives The House was not in session today. Its next meeting will be held on Tuesday, January 4, 2005, at 12 noon. Senate WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2004 The Senate met at 9:30 a.m. and was generations. Thank You for Your pro- ple with issues and wisdom to seek called to order by the President pro tection. You make wars to cease, de- Your guidance. tempore (Mr. STEVENS). stroying the weapons of those who Bless and strengthen the many staff- fight against Your purposes. Today, ers who provide the wind beneath the PRAYER guide our lawmakers with Your justice wings of our leaders. Bring to them a The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, of- and keep them as the apple of Your bountiful harvest for their many fered the following prayer: eye. Instruct them in Your wisdom and months of faithful toil. Let us pray. hide them under the shadow of Your Bless all who mourn the loss of Stan Faithful God, who stretches out the wings. Help them to find light in Your Kimmitt. He will be greatly missed. Earth above the waters, Your Name is laws and knowledge in Your instruc- We pray this in Your holy Name. great and Your goodness extends to all tions. Give them patience as they grap- Amen. NOTICE If the 108th Congress, 2d Session, adjourns sine die on or before December 10, 2004, a final issue of the Congres- sional Record for the 108th Congress, 2d Session, will be published on Monday, December 20, 2004, in order to permit Members to revise and extend their remarks. All material for insertion must be signed by the Member and delivered to the respective offices of the Official Reporters of Debates (Room HT–60 or S–123 of the Capitol), Monday through Friday, between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. through Monday, December 20. 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In not recognize him by name, some of PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE many ways this is a major leap for- the new people here, but he was a fix- The PRESIDENT pro tempore led the ward, but we all understand in this ture on the Democratic side of the Sen- Pledge of Allegiance, as follows: changing environment that intel- ate. I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the ligence community reform and the He served for 11 years as Secretary of United States of America, and to the Repub- strengthening and improving of our in- the majority under Senator Mansfield lic for which it stands, one nation under God, telligence is an ongoing process, and when he was the majority leader. He indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. debates and recommendations will con- was also elected Secretary of the Sen- f tinue well into the future. This body ate from 1977 to 1981. He was well RESERVATION OF LEADER TIME will continue to respond in an expedi- known. tious manner, as has been dem- He was a World War II combat vet- The PRESIDENT pro tempore. Under onstrated over the last 4, 41⁄2 months eran, and he spent 25 years in the the previous order, the leadership time since the release of the 9/11 Commis- Army. He served in combat in both is reserved. sion report. Korea and the European theater. He f With the step that is going to be was awarded the Silver Star and the RECOGNITION OF THE MAJORITY taken today in this body, our country Legion of Merit. LEADER will be safer from those plotting I am not going to dwell on this other The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The against us. The bill provides for much than to say it is people like him who majority leader is recognized. improved coordination, much improved have such a love for this institution communication within our intelligence they have worked in, that even though f community. they leave, they are back. He had a SCHEDULE We have heard it argued by many very good business downtown but came Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, this morn- people that it does not go far enough, here all the time. ing we will begin consideration of the and then we hear it argued that it goes As the Chaplain in his prayers talks conference report to accompany the in- too far. Again, it is not a perfect bill. about the Senate family, Stan Kimmitt telligence reform bill. We have a num- There is never a perfect bill or piece of was truly a part of the Senate family. ber of Senators who desire to speak, legislation that comes to this body, but I express my condolences on behalf of and we hope to lock in a time for a it is a very strong bill, and we clearly the entire Senate to his wife and his vote later this afternoon. As an- are not going to let the perfect be the family. nounced last night—and again we will enemy of the good. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The try to lock all of this in shortly, after We must adapt. Our intelligence ca- majority leader is recognized. pabilities must adapt. By passage of discussion with the Democratic leader- f ship—we are working toward beginning this legislation, we demonstrate we are the vote sometime around 2 to 2:30 adapting and will adapt. But reform is THE INTELLIGENCE REFORM BILL an ongoing process. today. This will have to be adjusted de- Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, today is a pending on how many people do want I have a few more remarks to say on the intelligence bill, but let me turn to signature day in what has been a Con- to speak and how long they want to gress of milestone achievements. Our speak. We continue to have Members the assistant Democratic leader for comments about the schedule over the last vote this year will be on one of the who are adjusting their schedules, who most consequential legislative initia- will be traveling today, and thus we course of today, and then I will make a few more remarks. tives of this session, intelligence re- will, in a very unusual fashion, keep form. The road to this moment has the vote open until sometime around 5 f been filled, as we have all witnessed or 5:15 today to accommodate individ- RECOGNITION OF THE ACTING and participated in, twists and turns. uals’ schedules. MINORITY LEADER Our hearts still run with the emotions The actual time in terms of bringing of the attacks on our Nation on 9/11. the bill to the floor was dependent The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Our sorrow became our resolve to pro- upon the House schedule, and as every- acting Democratic leader is recognized. tect our homeland with all of the tools one knows, and our colleagues know, Mr. REID. Thank you, Mr. President. that could possibly be at our disposal. that bill was passed last night. We will f Under the President’s leadership, al- shortly begin to address that bill here Qaida was chased from Afghanistan, TIME AGREEMENTS formally on the floor. Once all of our and that country was freed. To head off colleagues have had the opportunity to Mr. REID. Mr. President, we are very an imminent threat, our country top- discuss the bill, we will proceed to the close to being able to wrap up the time pled Saddam Hussein from his dictator- vote. agreements on the most important leg- ship in 3 short weeks. I expect later today, tonight, the islation that is before us. Two efficient To begin the process of making our Senate will adjourn sine die, and that staff people are now typing as we country safer here at home, we created will be following the disposition of the speak.