[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 141 (Monday, October 20, 1997)]
[Senate]
[Page S10837]
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                         BISHOP ROBERT CARLSON

  Mr. DASCHLE. Mr. President, the people of our State, and certainly 
all Catholics of the Sioux Falls diocese, are keeping Bishop Robert 
Carlson in our hearts and prayers today.
  Bishop Carlson has been a vibrant leader within our communities and 
the Catholic Church in South Dakota. His outreach and partnership with 
social, religious and civic leaders for the past 3 years have been 
responsible for significant accomplishment.
  I join with all South Dakotans in wishing him success as he endures 
his operation for cancer this afternoon. We certainly hope that with 
all of the good will, our faith, and the many prayers that are with him 
at this very difficult time, he will fully recover and that we see him 
back in good health.
  We have no doubt that he will continue to provide the kind of strong 
religious and social leadership for which he is so well known. After 
some rest and recuperation his voice and involvement will be welcome, 
once again, on an array of issues confronting our country and the 
church. I wish him well.
  I yield the floor and suggest the absence of a quorum.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll.
  The legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.
  Mr. CHAFEE. 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the quorum call be rescinded.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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