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United States

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S 7801

Senate

(Legislative day of Monday, June 5, 1995)

Vol. 141 WASHINGTON, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 7, 1995 No. 92

The Senate met at 9:30 a.m., on the

expiration of the recess, and was called

to order by the President pro tempore

[Mr. THURMOND].

PRAYER

The Chaplain, Dr. Lloyd John

Ogilvie, offered the following prayer:

Lord God, source of righteousness

and one who is always on the side of

what is right. We confess that there are

times we assume we know what is right

without seeking Your guidance.

Lord, give us the humility to be more

concerned about being on Your side

than recruiting You to be on our side.

Clear our minds so we can think Your

thoughts. Help us to wait on You, to

listen patiently for Your voice, to seek

Your will through concentrated study

and reflection. May discussion move us

to deeper truth, and debate be the

blending of varied aspects of Your revelation communicated through others.

Free us of the assumption that we have

an exclusive on the dispatches of Heaven, and that those who disagree with us

must also be against You.

Above all, we commit this day to

seek what is best for our beloved Nation. Grant us the greatness of being on

Your side and then the delight of being

there together. In Your righteous

name. Amen.

RECOGNITION OF THE ACTING

MAJORITY LEADER

fThe PRESIDENT pro tempore. The

acting majority leader is recognized.

SCHEDULE

Mr. STEVENS. I thank the Presiding

Officer and President pro tempore.

Mr. President, the leader’s time has

been reserved this morning, and there

will be a period for morning business

until the hour of 9:45 a.m.

Following morning business, the Senate will resume consideration of S. 735,

the antiterrorism bill, with Senator

BIDEN to offer a habeas corpus amendment No. 1217. That amendment is limited to 30 minutes of debate. Therefore,

Senators should be on notice that a

rollcall vote is expected at approximately 10:15 this morning.

Following disposition of the Biden

amendment, only six amendments remain in order to the antiterrorism bill.

It is, therefore, the expressed hope of

the majority leader to complete action

on the bill early this afternoon and

then begin consideration of S. 652, the

telecommunications bill.

RESERVATION OF LEADER TIME

The PRESIDENT pro tempore. Under

fthe previous order, leadership time is

reserved.

The PRESIDENT pro tempore. Under

MORNING BUSINESS

fthe previous order, there will now be a

period for the transaction of morning

business, not to extend beyond the

hour of 9:45 a.m.

Mr. STEVENS addressed the Chair.

The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The

distinguished Senator from Alaska.

Mr. STEVENS. I thank the Chair.

(The remarks of Mr. STEVENS pertaining to the introduction of S. 888 are

located in today’s RECORD under

‘‘Statements on Introduced Bills and

Joint Resolutions.’’)

Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I do

notify the Senate, as I said before, that

there is a period for morning business

at this time in which Senators may

speak or introduce bills.

I suggest the absence of a quorum.

The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr.

DEWINE). The clerk will call the roll.

The assistant legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.

Mr. SPECTER. Mr. President, I ask

unanimous consent that the order for

the quorum call be rescinded.

The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without

objection, it is so ordered.

ODYSSEY OF THE MIND

fMr. HATCH. Mr. President, I rise

today to congratulate the educators

and parent leaders whose teams won

the Utah State Odyssey of the Mind

competition. The Odyssey of the Mind

Association gives teams of students at

each educational level an opportunity

to develop creative problem-solving

skills. These student teams compete in

local areas, nationally and internationally. There is also an annual world

championship competition. I am proud

of these young people who are successful problem solvers, team workers, and

creative thinkers.

I congratulate Mary Ellen Rasmussen, Robin Money, Rhonda Nilson,

Karen Sanderson, Charlotte Summers,

Diana and Roger DeFriez, Terry and

Debbie Preece, Karen Bodily, Lynn

Ottesen, Spencer Jones, and their students for their success in the Utah Odyssey of the Mind competition. I am

proud of their efforts to represent their

State and country in the 1995 world

championship at the University of Tennessee—Knoxville. The dedication

given to such programs by these parents and teachers is representative of

their love for our children and their investment in the future of our country.

WAS CONGRESS IRRESPONSIBLE?

THE VOTERS HAVE SAID YES

fMr. HELMS. Mr. President, there is

no requirement that one has to be a

rocket scientist to know that the U.S.

Constitution forbids any President’s

spending even a dime of Federal tax

money that has not first been authorized and appropriated by Congress—

both the House of Representatives and

the U.S. Senate.