[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 145 (Friday, October 7, 1994)]
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                     FAREWELL TO THE 103d CONGRESS

  (Mr. DORNAN asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. DORNAN. Mr. Speaker, this great item in today's Washington Times 
to kind of close out this last day of the 103d Congress.
  Tim Russet, one of the better journalists on the electronic media, 
better because he is fairer, met alone in a room with Pope John Paul II 
recently. True story. And he said he was going to try to talk the Pope 
into coming on the ``Today Show,'' but then when the Pope walked into 
the room, ``all thoughts,'' and this is a quote, ``of Bryant Gumbel and 
NBC ratings'' went out of his head.
  He said the Pope put his arm around his shoulder and whispered. 
```You are the one called Timothy, the man from NBC?' I said, `Yes; 
yes, that's me.' `They tell me you are a very important man.' Somewhat 
taken aback, I said, `Your Holiness, with all due respect, there are 
only two of us in this room, and I am certainly a distant second.'''
  The Pope looked at him and said, ``That's right.''
  Folks, have you seen the ads in last week's Washington Post and this 
Tuesday's Washington Times of two prominent women in the world, 
Joycelyn Elders and Mother Teresa? Look at their eyes. Look at the 
angelic countenance of Mother Teresa, and look at the face of Joycelyn 
Elders who calls most of this country un-Christian.
  Mr. Speaker, saving our immortal souls is what a lot of us will be 
thinking about on November 9 whether we win or not, and that is as it 
should be.
  God bless you and God bless the 103d Congress.
  Onward.

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