[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 104 (Wednesday, July 29, 1998)]
[House]
[Pages H6748-H6749]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                TERRY SANFORD COMMEMORATION ACT OF 1998

  Mr. KIM. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent for the immediate 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 3982) to designate the Federal building 
located at 310 New Bern Avenue in Raleigh, North Carolina, as the 
``Terry Sanford Federal Building.''
  The Clerk read the title of the bill.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from California?
  Mr. TRAFICANT. Mr. Speaker, reserving the right to object, I would 
ask the gentleman from California (Mr. Kim) to explain this bill.
  Mr. KIM. Mr. Speaker, will the gentleman yield?
  Mr. TRAFICANT. I yield to the gentleman from California.
  Mr. KIM. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for yielding to me.
  Mr. Speaker, H.R. 3982 designates the Federal building located in 
Raleigh, North Carolina as the ``Terry Sanford Federal Building.''
  Senator Sanford was successful in many pursuits. He was the founder 
of three law firms and held positions on the boards of numerous 
universities and colleges and corporations in the technology industry. 
Senator Sanford was also president of Duke University from 1969 to 1984 
and continued as president emeritus from 1995 until his passing in 
1998.
  However, in addition to his pursuits in private sector, Senator 
Sanford also was a dedicated public servant. From 1950 to 1953, he 
served on the North Carolina State Ports Authority. In 1953, he was 
elected to the North Carolina State Senate and served until 1955.
  In 1961, he was elected Governor of North Carolina for a term, 
returning to private practice in 1965. After several years out of 
public office, Senator Sanford returned in 1986 with a successful bid 
to the United States Senate where he served North Carolina until 1993.
  This is a fitting tribute to a dedicated public servant. I support 
the bill as amended and urge my colleagues to support it.
  Mr. TRAFICANT. Mr. Speaker, further reserving my right to object, I 
yield to the gentleman from North Carolina (Mr. Etheridge).
  Mr. ETHERIDGE. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for yielding.
  Mr. Speaker, I am honored to have this opportunity to honor the life 
and memory of a truly great American, Terry Sanford. I want to thank 
the gentlemen from California and from Ohio for his support in 
legislation which is so important to the Sanford family and really to 
all the people whose lives that he touched.
  I want to thank the chairman and ranking member of the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure, the House majority leader, and the 
minority leader in their efforts in getting this legislation scheduled 
for consideration.
  Terry Sanford learned growing up that hard work reaps rewards, that 
boldness is a requirement of leadership, and that possibilities exist 
that are only bound by the size of one's imagination.
  He also learned that there is character in service, and serve he did, 
as you have already heard, as an FBI agent, keeping our streets safe 
from crime; as a paratrooper in World War II where he was decorated for 
his acts of valor; as a member of the North Carolina Senate, 
representing the values we hold dear in public service, and perhaps 
more importantly as governor of the State of North Carolina, for which 
he received the appropriate title of the education governor.
  It is fitting that Harvard University named him as one of this 
country's 10 most effective governors during this whole century. His 
leadership continued after he left the governor's mansion, as we have 
already heard this evening, serving as president of Duke University and 
later as a United States Senator.
  Through his life, he fought to improve education, promote racial 
healing, eradicate poverty, promote economic development and help his 
fellow man. Terry Sanford was more than a great and admired politician. 
He was one of the most accomplished Americans of our time. His North 
Carolina values and visionary leadership brought us through some of the 
most difficult challenges that our State faced. This gesture is the 
least we should do for a man who allowed us to view the world from his 
broad shoulders.
  (Mr. ETHERIDGE asked and was given permission to revise and extend 
his remarks.)
  (Mr. ETHERIDGE addressed the House. His remarks will appear hereafter 
in the Extensions of Remarks.)
  (Mr. TRAFICANT asked and was given permission to revise and extend 
his remarks.)
  Mr. TRAFICANT. Further reserving the right to object, Mr. Speaker, 
Terry Sanford's leadership and diligence led Harvard University to name 
him as one of the most effective governors of the 20th Century. His 
service in the United States Senate is distinguished by hard work and 
loyalty to the interests of his constituents.
  Duke University has benefited from his tenure as president. With 
wisdom and vision, he guided the university into becoming a leader in 
the field of medicine and law. I am proud to join in passing this bill 
to name this Federal building in his honor.
  Mr. Speaker, I withdraw my reservation of objection.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from California?
  There was no objection.
  The Clerk read the bill, as follows:

                               H.R. 3982

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

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Terry Sanford Commemoration 
     Act of 1998''.

     SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

       Congress makes the following findings:

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       (1) Terry Sanford served the State of North Carolina and 
     the Nation with enthusiasm, bravery, and distinction in many 
     important ways, including--
       (A) as a paratrooper in World War II;
       (B) as an agent with the Federal Bureau of Investigation;
       (C) as a North Carolina State senator;
       (D) as Governor of North Carolina;
       (E) as a professor of public policy at Duke University;
       (F) as President of Duke University;
       (G) as a United States Senator from North Carolina;
       (H) as a patron of the arts; and
       (I) as a loving and committed husband and father.
       (2) Terry Sanford fought tirelessly and selflessly 
     throughout his life to improve the lives of his fellow 
     citizens through public education, racial healing, economic 
     development, eradication of poverty, and promotion of the 
     arts.
       (3) Terry Sanford exemplified the best qualities mankind 
     has to offer.
       (4) Terry Sanford lived an exemplary life and is owed a 
     debt of gratitude for his untiring service to the State of 
     North Carolina and his fellow Americans.

     SEC. 3. DESIGNATION.

       The Federal building located at 310 New Bern Avenue in 
     Raleigh, North Carolina, shall be known and designated as the 
     ``Terry Sanford Federal Building''.

     SEC. 4. REFERENCES.

       Any reference in law, map, regulation, document, paper, or 
     other record of the United States to the Federal building 
     referred to in section 3 shall be deemed to be a reference to 
     the ``Terry Sanford Federal Building''.


       Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute Offered by Mr. Kim

  Mr. KIM. 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. Kim: 
     Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:

     SECTION 1. DESIGNATION.

       The Federal building located at 310 New Bern Avenue in 
     Raleigh, North Carolina, shall be known and designated as the 
     ``Terry Sanford Federal Building''.

     SEC. 2. REFERENCES.

       Any reference in law, map, regulation, document, paper, or 
     other record of the United States to the Federal building 
     referred to in section 1 shall be deemed to be a reference to 
     the ``Terry Sanford Federal Building''.

  Mr. KIM (during the reading). Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent 
that the amendment be considered as read and printed in the Record.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from California?
  There was no objection.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the amendment in the 
nature of a substitute offered by the gentleman from California (Mr. 
Kim).
  The amendment in the nature of a substitute was agreed to.
  The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time, was read 
the third time, and passed, and a motion to reconsider was laid on the 
table.

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