Congressional Record: Proceedings and Debates of the 107th Congress, First Session, Volume 147, Part 19 Page: 25,935
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PRCEEINGCS AN DEBATES OF THE CONGESS, FIRST SESSION
The Senate net at 9:00 am. and was'
ca lied to order by the Honorable JEAN
CARNA HAN. a Senator from the State of
Missouri.
PRAYER
The Chaplain, Dr. Lboyd John
Ogilvie, offered the follow ing player:
Almighty Cod, You bave ble'ssed thbs
Nation with truly great leaders in eaoh
period of our history. In Your provi-
dential care, You choose them, nurture
tbeir character', hone their minds, and
sharpen their 'onvi 'tions. You give
them opportunities to serve You by
caring for the needs of society. You
allow tbeir hearts to be broken by
what break s Your heart so tha t they
can heal wounds right wrongs, and
lead others to grasp their full poten-
tial.
Tloday, w'e thank You 'or such a lead-
em. You have placed Your hand of bless-
ing on Senator BARBARA MIKULSKI.
W ith Your endowed gifts of leadership,
she has become alodes tar leader in her
state and in her party, in the Senate,
and in the Nation. Thank You for her
intellectual acumen, her ability- to get
to the p oint, her loyal faithfulness, and
her lively sense of humoir. The Senator
has the courage of her convictions and
says what 'he means and means what
she sas. S he is a patriotic AmTerica n
w'ho is proud of her Polish heritage. We
rejoice w ith Senator MIKULSKI toda,' as
she is given one of the highest honors
ever bestowed by the Polish Govern_-
ment, the Comxmanders' Cross with
Star of the Order of Merit of the Re_-
pulblic of Poland. Ma' thi' be a trulyi
nemorabile day for her, her family, all
Polish-Americans, and all of us here in
the Senate family who are privileged
to be her fiend'. Amen.
PLEDGE 0F ALLEGIANCE
The Honorable JEAN CA RNAHAN led
the Pledge of Ailegia n e, asfollows:
I pledge allegia nce to the 'liag of the
United States of America. and to the Repub_-
lic for 'lidh it stands,, orne na tion un dei God,
indivisible, with liberty 'and justice for all.APPOINTI\EN T OF ACTING '
PEKIDENTI PRO TjEMPORE
Ihe PPES IDING OFFICER. The
clerk will please read a comma unication
to the Senate froml the President proc
tempore (Mr. BYRD.)
The legisla tive clerk read the fol-
loving letter:
U..SENAT'E,
PRESxIDENT PRO TEMPORE,
'cslinqfcn, DC . December 13, 2001.
Toile cet.'
Under the pr ovisions of ri. i I, paragra ph 3,
of the Standing Rules of the Sena'tc, I hereby
appoint the Honorable JEAN CARNAHAN, a
Senate from the State of M i'souri, to per-
form flie duties of the Chair.
ROBERT C. BYRD,
President tro pore.
Mrs'. CARNA HAN thereupon assumed
the 'hair as Acting Pres ident pro teni-
pore-
RECOGNITION OF THE ACTING
MVIAJORITY LEADER
The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem-
pore. Tbe Senator from Nev'ada i' rec-
ognized
SCHEDULE
Ir. REID. Madan President, pursu-
ant to the order entered last evening,
there w ill be 90 minutes of debate
e iualiy divided and controlled in the
usual forn on the Bond anmendiment
prior to a vote in relation to that
amendment. Theie will be no inter-
vening amendment in order prior to
that vote.
The majority leader also announced
la't night that, aftei having filed aclo-
ture motion on this legislation, there
w ould be a cloture vote on that matter
either today or tomorrow, whatever
the twvo leader' work out. There will be
votes throughout the da', and we will
aw alt further 'ord front the leader as
to what is going to transpire this
evening.
RESERVATION OF LEADER TIME
The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem-
pore. Under the previous order, the
leadership time is reserved.AGRICU'LTU'PE, CONSEFRVATION,
AND RURAL L ENHANCEMEINIT ACTI
0F 2001
The ACTING PRESIDENiT pirc tem-
pore. Under the previous order, the
Senate will now re'une consider tion
of 5. 1731, which the clerk will report.
The legislative clerk rea d as follows:
for agricultural producers, to enhance re-
source conservation arid rurra~l development,
to provide for farm credit, agricultural re-
search, nutrition, aiid related programs, to
ensure consumes 'abunda nt food and fiber,
and for other purposes.
Pending:
Daschle (for Ha rkin) Amnenduient No. 2471,
in the nature of substitute.
Bond -Amendment NTO. 2513 (to Amendment
No. 2471), to authorized the Secreta ry of Agri-
culture to rev'iewx Federa1laagency actions af-
fectiiig agricultural producers
The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tern-
pore. Under the previcois order, there
will now be 90 minutes debate, equally
divided and controlled in the usual
forn, on tbe Bond amendment, No.
2 13.
The enator' fiom Missour.
CONOKRATULATING SENA TOR
MIKUTLSKI
Mr. BOND. Madam President, I yield
myself such time as I may require.
First, before I get into the discussion
of thi' amendment, which I think i'
very important, I want to add an earth-
ly endorsement to tihe holy blessings
that cur Chaplain just brought upon
our 'ery good friend and colleague,
Senator BA RBA RA MIKULsKI.
It i' a great honor 'he receive' today.
We all rejci'e with her. khe bias ibeen
an outstanding Meimber of this bod,
one whose compassion, commitment,
and good humor have seen us through
ma ny difficult times.
As one who has had the pleasure of
working with her on the Veterans -
fairs, HUD, Independent Agencies ap-
prcpriation s sboomnittee, I can tell
you there is no finer, more dedicated
servant in the Senate. It is 'ith great
joy' that we congratulate her on the
ver' cut'tanding and generous award
made to bier today' by the land of bier
forefathers, the Go'emnent of Poland.25 35
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United States:
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S E N AT E-Thursday, December 13, 2001
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