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to disenfranchise some of the most vulnerable American voters. In several instances elderly nuns who were not able 

to vote as a result of Indiana’s laws. 

Although the Supreme Court agreed 

with Mr. Garre’s position, 6–3, the 

Court left the door open for ‘‘as applied’’ challenges and statutory challenges to laws that burden voters’ fundamental right to participate in the 

electoral process by mandating a photo 

ID. If confirmed, I hope Mr. Garre will 

act as he said in his hearing he would 

to enforce the Voting Rights Act’s 

antidiscrimination provisions against 

State photo ID laws that deter minority voter participation. 

I hope Mr. Garre shares my view that 

it is vital that we ensure that we have 

a functioning, independent Justice Department, and that we ensure that this 

sad era in the history of the Department is not repeated. We have seen 

what happens when the rule of law 

plays second fiddle to a President’s 

agenda and the partisan desires of political operatives and it is a disaster 

for the American people. Both the 

President and the Nation are best 

served by a Justice Department that 

provides sound advice and takes responsible action, without regard to political considerations—not one that develops legalistic loopholes and ideological litmus tests to serve the ends of a 

particular administration. 

Jeff Sedgwick will also have an important role to play in the few months 

remaining in this administration. The 

Office of Justice Programs plays a 

vital role in developing the Nation’s 

capacity to prevent and control crime 

and compensating and assisting crime 

victims. Crime, including violent 

crime, has been on the rise, particularly in rural areas and smaller cities. 

Many of us think it is in part the consequence of this administration’s failure to provide financial assistance to 

our state and local law enforcement 

partners. Despite our repeated warnings, the Bush administration has systematically tried to dismantle Federal 

support for local and state law enforcement that was being provided through 

our successful Community-Oriented 

Policing Services, COPS, program, 

Byrne grants and other programs. 

Under President Bush, billions have 

been cut from our state and local law 

enforcement efforts while we continue 

writing blank checks for police in Iraq. 

I hope that Mr. Sedgwick helps us reverse this trend and turn the tide back 

against crime in rural areas and smaller cities where it has been on the rise. 

I congratulate the nominees and 

their families on their confirmations 

today. 

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LEGISLATIVE SESSION 

The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under 

the previous order, the Senate will return to legislative session. 

ANDEAN TRADE PREFERENCE 

EXTENSION 

Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, I ask 

unanimous consent that the Senate 

proceed to the immediate consideration of H.R. 7222, which was received 

from the House. 

The clerk will report the bill by title. 

The legislative clerk read as follows: 

A bill (H.R. 7222) to extend the Andean 

Trade Preferences Act, and for other purposes. 

There being no objection, the Senate 

proceeded to consider the bill. 

Mr. BAUCUS. Mr. President, President John F. Kennedy said that ‘‘if a 

free society cannot help the many who 

are poor, it cannot save the few who 

are rich.’’ 

This week, Congress has worked hard 

on the American economy. No matter 

how grave our problems today, America remains the world’s richest nation. 

Our domestic challenges are great. But 

ours remains a land of opportunity and 

prosperity. 

With our own economy in hard times, 

it is easy to forget the world’s poorest. 

It is easy to forget that more than a 

billion people around the world live on 

a dollar a day or less. Concerned about 

maintaining our own standard of living, we can forget that the wealth of 

too many consists of little more than 

the clothes on their backs and the few 

coins in their pockets. 

The legislation that we consider 

today proves we are not an island—economically or morally. Today’s legislation accomplishes four key objectives. 

It extends the Generalized System of 

Preferences for 1 year, extends the Andean Trade Preferences Act for 6 

months to 1 year, with safeguards to 

ensure that Bolivia and Ecuador comply with that program’s rules, affords 

the Dominican Republic enhanced access to the U.S. market in a way that 

benefits U.S. producers, and allows our 

trade preference program with Africa— 

known as AGOA—to work better. 

I am proud that, by considering and 

passing this legislation, America again 

proves that we are still capable of 

thinking of others. By acting on this 

bill, Americans underscore that those 

who do not share our wealth must not 

be denied hope for a better life. By extending our trade preference programs, 

Americans reaffirm the fundamental 

belief that the world’s poor are no less 

human than we are, and they deserve a 

fair shake for a hard day’s work. 

America has crafted trade preference 

programs for those hundreds of millions of poor around the world, not 

with a handout, but with a leg up. 

These preference programs offer more 

than 130 countries a way out of extreme poverty—poverty that is not just 

morally repugnant, but politically destabilizing. Our GSP and ATPA programs give developing country workers 

a living, rewards productive investment, and grants better access to 

America’s market. 

The benefits of these programs are 

mutual and create jobs that earn good 

wages in Montana and the rest of the 

country. Retail and transportation jobs 

in America depend on flower exports 

from Ecuador and Colombia. We sell 

American cotton to Andean and Dominican textile buyers who turn it into 

fabric and apparel. American manufacturers rely on imports from GSP beneficiaries to lower input costs on electrical parts and building materials. 

And American consumers benefit from 

lower priced products from diamond 

rings to tires. 

Our preference programs are not perfect. My colleagues and I are concerned 

that our preference programs may help 

those who do not need or deserve our 

help. We are concerned that certain 

beneficiary countries boast globally 

competitive industries and wealthy 

owners. We are concerned that certain 

beneficiary countries show disdain for 

America’s foreign policies and do not 

provide adequate protections for the 

American companies operating in those 

countries. 

Yet I recognize that the good and 

prosperity of the many cannot be sacrificed to punish the few. The inappropriate actions of a few cannot lead us 

to inaction that hurts the many and 

throws entire economies into a spiral 

of insecurity and poverty. 

This legislation on our preference 

programs is no blank check. Our preference programs require beneficiary 

countries to protect U.S. investment 

and intellectual property and to provide workers with internationally recognized worker rights. Our programs 

provide the administration with the 

flexibility to work within the program 

in order to determine whether or not to 

designate a country a beneficiary country. And when beneficiary countries do 

not abide by these eligibility criteria, 

they must be held responsible. I commend the administration for launching 

an ATPA review of Bolivia to ensure 

that it continues to abide by the eligibility criteria. 

Our preference programs also contain 

measures to make sure that developing 

countries that become globally competitive graduate to operate under the 

same terms as the rest of America’s 

trading partners. 

These policies are not perfect. No 

policy this body passes is static. Every 

policy requires review and reevaluation 

to make sure it works how it should, 

for whom it should. As chairman of the 

Finance Committee, I am committed 

with my colleagues to reviewing and 

reevaluating our trade preference programs to make them work better for 

Americans and our trading partners. 

Let us do things the right way, the 

American way, and extend our preference programs. 

Mr. LEVIN. I ask unanimous consent 

that a Reid substitute amendment at 

the desk be agreed to, the bill, as 

amended, be read a third time and 

passed, the motions to reconsider be 

laid upon the table, with no intervening action or debate, and that any 

statements related to the bill be printed in the RECORD. 


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The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without 

objection, it is so ordered. 

The amendment (No. 5695) was agreed 

to. 

(The amendment is printed in today’s 

RECORD under ‘‘Text of Amendments.’’) 

The amendment was ordered to be 

engrossed and the bill read a third 

time. 

The bill (H.R. 7222), as amended, was 

read the third time, and passed. 

Mr. LEVIN. I suggest the absence of 

a quorum. 

The PRESIDING OFFICER. The 

clerk will call the roll. 

The legislative clerk proceeded to 

call the roll. 

Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, I ask 

unanimous consent that the order for 

the quorum call be rescinded. 

The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without 

objection, it is so ordered. 

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PROVIDING FOR A CONDITIONAL 

ADJOURNMENT OF THE HOUSE 

OF REPRESENTATIVES AND A 

CONDITIONAL RECESS OR ADJOURNMENT OF THE SENATE 

Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, I ask 

unanimous consent that the Senate 

proceed to the immediate consideration of H. Con. Res. 440, the adjournment resolution, which is at the desk. 

The PRESIDING OFFICER. The 

clerk will report the concurrent resolution by title. 

The legislative clerk read as follows: 

A concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 440) 

providing for a conditional adjournment of 

the House of Representatives and a conditional recess or adjournment of the Senate. 

There being no objection, the Senate 

proceeded to consider the concurrent 

resolution. 

Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, I ask 

unanimous consent that the amendment at the desk be considered and 

agreed to, the concurrent resolution, as 

amended, be agreed to, and the motions 

to reconsider be laid upon the table. 

The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without 

objection, it is so ordered. 

The amendment (No. 5692) was agreed 

to, as follows: 

(Purpose: To change the date of the 

reconvening of the Senate) 

On page 1, line 3, strike ‘‘from Monday, 

September 29, 2008, through Friday, October 

3, 2008,’’ 

On page 2, line 2, strike ‘‘that’’ and all that 

follows through line 9 and insert: 

‘‘the Senate may adjourn or recess at any 

time from Thursday, October 2, 2008, through 

January 3, 2009, on a motion offered pursuant 

to this concurrent resolution by its Majority 

Leader or his designee until such time as 

specified in that motion, but not beyond 

noon on January 3, 2009, and it may reassemble pursuant to section 2 of this concurrent 

resolution.’’ 

On page 2, line 15, strike ‘‘time’’ and insert 

‘‘respective time’’. 

The concurrent resolution (H. Con. 

Res. 440), as amended, was agreed to, as 

follows: 

H. CON. RES. 440 

Resolved, That the resolution from the 

House of Representatives (H. Con. Res. 440) 

entitled ‘‘Concurrent resolution providing 

for a conditional adjournment of the House 

of Representatives and a conditional recess 

or adjournment of the Senate.’’, do pass with 

the following amendments: 

On page 1, line 3, strike ‘‘from Monday, 

September 29, 2008, through Friday, October 

3, 2008,’’ 

On page 2, line 2, strike ‘‘that’’ and all that 

follows through line 9 and insert: ‘‘the Senate may adjourn or recess at any time from 

Thursday, October 2, 2008, through January 

3, 2009, on a motion offered pursuant to this 

concurrent resolution by its Majority Leader 

or his designee until such time as specified 

in that motion, but not beyond noon on January 3, 2009, and it may reassemble pursuant 

to section 2 of this concurrent resolution.’’ 

On page 2, line 15, strike ‘‘time’’ and insert: 

‘‘respective time’’. 

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COMMENDING DAVID J. TINSLEY 

Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, I ask 

unanimous consent that the Senate 

proceed to the immediate consideration of S. Res. 702, and I ask that the 

resolution be read in full. 

The PRESIDING OFFICER. The 

clerk will report. 

The assistant legislative clerk read 

as follows: 

A resolution (S. Res. 702) commending 

David J. Tinsley on his service to the United 

States Senate. 

Whereas Dave Tinsley, a native of the 

Commonwealth of Virginia and graduate of 

Virginia Tech and the University of Maryland, has worked in the Office of the Secretary of the Senate since October 1977; 

Whereas Dave Tinsley has served the Senate with distinction as a staff assistant, a 

reference assistant, as the assistant Executive Clerk, assistant Journal Clerk and assistant Legislative Clerk; 

Whereas Dave Tinsley has, since 1999, 

served as the Senate’s Legislative Clerk and 

Director of Legislative Services, supervising 

36 employees and has at all times discharged 

his duties with dedication and diligence; 

Whereas Dave Tinsley’s sonorous voice is 

known to all in the Senate and the C–SPAN 

audience; 

Whereas Dave Tinsley has earned the respect and affection of the Senators, their 

staffs and all of his colleagues for his calm 

and kind demeanor and his good humor; and 

Whereas Dave Tinsley now retires from the 

Senate after 31 years to spend more time 

with his wife, Jane, and his children, Joe, 

Dan and Katie: Now, therefore, be it 

Resolved, That the Senate expresses its appreciation to Dave Tinsley and commends 

him for his lengthy, faithful and outstanding 

service to the Senate. 

Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate 

shall transmit a copy of this resolution to 

David J. Tinsley. 

There being no objection, the Senate 

proceeded to consider the resolution. 

Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, I would 

only say, for those who are either reading the RECORD at this point or watching or listening to the proceedings, 

that our leaders spoke last night eloquently about Dave Tinsley, his service 

to this Senate, to the Nation. Somehow 

or other, I would love to see this resolution connected with those words that 

were spoken in a very historic moment 

last night, with, I think, just about 

every Senator in the Chamber, with 

the gallery filled, that if I could make 

an incorporation by reference, I would 

love to do that. But I think I better resist the temptation to do that and simply refer our listeners and readers to 

last night’s proceedings. 

Our leaders spoke for not just every 

Senator but every member of the staff. 

Anyone who has known Dave and the 

great work he has done for us and his 

loyalty to this institution is grateful 

for that service and for those wonderful 

words last night of our leaders. 

So, Mr. President, I ask unanimous 

consent that the resolution and preamble be agreed to en bloc and the motions to reconsider be laid upon the 

table en bloc. 

The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there 

objection? 

Without objection, it is so ordered. 

The resolution (S. Res. 702) was 

agreed to. 

The preamble was agreed to. 

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ORDERS FOR MONDAY, OCTOBER 6, 

2008, THROUGH MONDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2008 

Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, I ask 

unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it 

stand in recess and convene at 3 p.m. 

on Monday, October 6, 2008, for a pro 

forma session with no business conducted, except with the concurrence of 

the two leaders; that following the pro 

forma session, the Senate recess for pro 

forma sessions with no business conducted on the following days and 

times: Tuesday, October 7 at 11 a.m.; 

Friday, October 10 at 11 a.m.; Tuesday, 

October 14 at 12:30 p.m.; Thursday, October 16 at 10 a.m.; Monday, October 20 

at 3 p.m.; Thursday, October 23 at 2 

p.m.; Monday, October 27 at 9 a.m.; 

Thursday, October 30 at 9:15 a.m.; Monday, November 3 at 10 a.m.; Thursday, 

November 6 at 11 a.m.; Monday, November 10 at 1 p.m.; and Thursday, November 13 at 3 p.m. 

I further ask unanimous consent that 

when the Senate completes its pro 

forma session on Thursday, November 

13, the Senate recess until 12 noon on 

Monday, November 17, and that following the prayer and the pledge, the 

Journal of proceedings be approved to 

date, the time for the two leaders be 

reserved for their use later in the day, 

and the Senate proceed to a period of 

morning business with Senators permitted to speak for up to 10 minutes 

each. 

The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without 

objection, it is so ordered. 

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PROGRAM 

Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, the Senate will be in pro forma sessions until 

November 17, unless the House of Representatives fails to pass or amends 

H.R. 1424, the economic stabilization 

legislation. If the Senate is required to 

act further, the Senate could resume 

legislative session on Monday, October 

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