[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 145 (Friday, October 7, 1994)]
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               WARREN B. RUDMAN UNITED STATES COURTHOUSE

  Mr. TRAFICANT. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Public Works and Transportation be discharged from further 
consideration of the Senate bill (S. 2073) to designate the United 
States courthouse that is scheduled to be constructed in Concord, NH, 
as the Warren B. Rudman United States Courthouse, and for other 
purposes, and ask for its immediate consideration.
  The Clerk read the title of the Senate bill.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from Ohio?
  Mr. DUNCAN. Mr. Speaker, reserving the right to object, and I shall 
not object, I ask the distinguished chairman of the Subcommittee on 
Public Buildings and Grounds, the gentleman from Ohio [Mr. Traficant], 
for a brief explanation of the bill.
  Mr. TRAFICANT. Mr. Speaker, will the gentleman yield?
  Mr. DUNCAN. I yield to the gentleman from Ohio.
  Mr. TRAFICANT. Mr. Speaker, this legislation would designate the 
courthouse scheduled to be constructed in Concord, NH, the Warren B. 
Rudman United States Courthouse. We all know the former Senator, former 
colleague of ours, who served the citizens of New Hampshire in the U.S. 
Senate from 1980 to 1992. Since leaving public service, Mr. Speaker, 
former Senator Rudman has returned to private law practice.
  Warren Rudman graduated from Syracuse University, and, after serving 
in the Korean war, he graduated from Boston College Law School. He 
entered public service in 1970 with an appointment as attorney general 
of the State of New Hampshire. He served with distinction for 6 years.
  Again in 1980, Mr. Speaker, Senator Rudman entered public service 
with his election to the U.S. Senate where he served the Nation for 12 
years.
  It is fitting and proper that Senator Rudman be honored by 
designating the courthouse in Concord, NH, the Warren B. Rudman United 
States Courthouse, and I commend the gentleman from New Hampshire [Mr. 
Zeliff] for his strong work on this behalf, and I thank the gentleman 
from Tennessee [Mr. Duncan] for having yielded to me.
  Mr. DUNCAN. Mr. Speaker, further reserving the right to object, I 
yield to the gentleman from New Hampshire [Mr. Zeliff].
  Mr. ZELIFF. Mr. Speaker, I rise in very strong support of S. 2073, a 
resolution to name the Federal courthouse scheduled to be constructed 
in Concord, NH, as the Warren B. Rudman United States Courthouse. This 
is a fitting tribute to one of New Hampshire's most revered public 
servants.
  Mr. Speaker, Senator Rudman is known to have said, more than once, 
that he did not want anything named after him while he was alive. I 
hope this action will not protend too badly for him!
  This tribute could not be more appropriate. Warren Rudman's life has 
been dedicated to the law, the judiciary, and ethics. He started his 
public career as legal counsel to former New Hampshire Governor Walter 
Peterson, who later named Rudman as New Hampshire's attorney general.
  Warren is a highly decorated veteran of the Korean war. Returning to 
civilian life he became a leader by example for courage in the 
political process.
  He is known by the distinguished gentlemen he has supported to become 
Federal judges--Norm Stahl, Paul Barbardaros, Steve McAuliffe and, of 
course, Supreme Court Justice David Souter. Warren Rudman was Souter's 
mentor and has said that one of his proudest moments is when Souter 
became a Supreme Court Justice.
  Of course, Warren is perhaps best known for his dedicated work toward 
fiscal responsibility and his crafting of the deficit reduction law, 
Gramm-Rudman-Hollings.
  This effort reduced the deficit from $222 billion to $150 billion and 
held it at this level for a three year period. Then the Gramm-Rudman-
Hollngs medicine became too tough to take and Congress changed the 
formula that had worked.
  He also distinguished himself on the Iran-Contra Committee, making 
the famous statement that in America ``no one is above the law''.
  Warren has also dedicated himself to the ideal that no one in this 
country is beneath the law either.
  He was champion of the Legal Services Corporation in the Senate, 
reflecting his belief that everyone, from the high and mighty to those 
who aren't, deserves equal treatment under the law.
  Since his retirement, Warren continued his fight for fiscal sanity by 
forming the bipartisan Concord Coalition with former U.S. Senator Paul 
Tsongas. Warren continues to crisscross American speaking out for the 
hard choices necessary to balance the budget.
  Senator Bob Dole of Kansas, the minority leader in the Senate, said 
Warren Rudman ``never ducked a tough issue, a tough vote, or a tough 
fight on the Senate floor''.
  Senator Dole added, ``you don't replace a Warren Rudman. You just 
thank the people of New Hampshire for giving us the honor of serving 
with this one-of-a-kind public servant.''
  He reminds me of the E.F. Hutton ad--when he talks, everyone in the 
Senate listens, because he always has something worthwhile to say. No 
Senator is better liked or more respected.''
  Senate majority leader George Mitchell said that Warren Rudman 
``possesses one of the most penetrating legal minds in recent Senate 
history'', adding that he ``has a respect for and commitment to justice 
that has permeated all he has done in the Senate''.
  Senator Mitchell noted that Warren Rudman's ``name has become 
permanently associated with fiscal responsibility''.
  ``His work on the Gramm-Rudman-Hollings deficit reduction act put the 
issue of continuing large budget deficits at the forefront of public 
policy discussion.''
  Mr. Speaker, the Warren B. Rudman United States Courthouse will stand 
as a constant reminder of a man who epitomized the ideal of public 
service. I strongly support the passage of this resolution.
  Mr. DUNCAN. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman from Ohio [Mr. 
Traficant] for his explanation of this bill, and I thank my good 
friend, the gentleman from New Hampshire [Mr. Zeliff], for his 
outstanding work and leadership on this bill. I, too, support this 
bill, Mr. Speaker.
  Mr. Speaker, I withdraw my reservation of objection.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from Ohio?
  There was no objection.
  The Clerk read the Senate bill, as follows:

                                S. 2073

       Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
     the United States of America in Congress assembled,

     SECTION 1. DESIGNATION OF WARREN B. RUDMAN UNITED STATES 
                   COURTHOUSE.

       The United States courthouse that (as of the date of 
     enactment of this Act) is scheduled to be constructed in 
     Concord, New Hampshire, shall be known and designated as the 
     ``Warren B. Rudman United States Courthouse''.

     SEC. 2. LEGAL REFERENCES.

       Any reference in a law, regulation, document, record, map, 
     or other paper of the United States to the courthouse 
     referred to in section 1 shall be deemed to be a reference to 
     the ``Warren B. Rudman United States Courthouse''.


    amendment in the nature of a substitute offered by mr. traficant

  Mr. TRAFICANT. Mr. Speaker, I offer an amendment in the nature of a 
substitute.
  The Clerk read as follows:

       Amendment in the nature of a substitute offered by Mr. 
     Traficant: Strike all after the enacting clause and insert in 
     lieu thereof the following:

     SECTION 1. WARREN B. RUDMAN UNITED STATES COURTHOUSE.

       (a) Designation.--The United States courthouse to be 
     constructed in Concord, New Hampshire, shall be known and 
     designated as the ``Warren B. Rudman United States 
     Courthouse''.
       (b) Legal References.--Any reference in a law, map, 
     regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 
     States to the United States courthouse referred to in 
     subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the 
     ``Warren B. Rudman United States Courthouse''.

     SEC. 2. JAMIE L. WHITTEN FEDERAL BUILDING.

       (A) Designation.--The Federal building located at the 
     northeast corner of the intersection of 14th Street and 
     Independence Avenue, Southwest, in Washington, District of 
     Columbia, shall be known and designated as the ``Jamie L. 
     Whitten Federal Building''.
       (b) Legal References.--Any reference in a law, map, 
     regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 
     States to the Federal building referred to in subsection (a) 
     shall be deemed to be a reference to the ``Jamie L. Whitten 
     Federal Building''.

     SEC. 3. WILLIAM H. NATCHER FEDERAL BUILDING AND UNITED STATES 
                   COURTHOUSE.

       (a) Designation.--The Federal building and United States 
     courthouse located at 242 East Main Street in Bowling Green, 
     Kentucky, shall be known and designated as the ``William H. 
     Natcher Federal Building and United States Courthouse''.
       (b) Legal References.--Any reference in a law, map, 
     regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 
     States to the Federal building and United States courthouse 
     referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a 
     reference to the ``William H. Natcher Federal Building and 
     United States Courthouse''.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the amendment in the 
nature of a substitute offered by the gentleman from Ohio [Mr. 
Traficant].
  The amendment in the nature of a substitute was agreed to.
  The Senate bill was ordered to be read a third time, was read the 
third time, and passed.


            amendment to the title offered by mr. traficant

  Mr. TRAFICANT. Mr. Speaker, I offer an amendment to the title.
  The Clerk read as follows:

       Title amendment offered by Mr. Traficant: Amend the title 
     so as to read as follows: ``A bill to designate the Warren B. 
     Rudman United States Courthouse, the Jamie L. Whitten Federal 
     Building, and the William H. Natcher Federal Building and 
     United States Courthouse.''.

  The title amendment was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

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