[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 119 (Thursday, September 13, 2001)]
[Senate]
[Pages S9387-S9388]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                           Amendment No. 1563

  Mr. GREGG. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that it be in 
order, after passage of H.R. 2500, for the Senate to consider a Collins 
amendment, which is at the desk; that the amendment be considered 
agreed to, and the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table.

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  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection?
  Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the amendment by number.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       The Senator from New Hampshire (Mr. Gregg), for Ms. 
     Collins, proposes an amendment numbered 1563.

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, the amendment is agreed to.
  The amendment (No. 1563) was agreed to, as follows:

    (Purpose: To provide funding for the Rapid Response Program in 
                Washington and Hancock Counties, Maine)

       On page 34, line 5, after ``Act'' insert ``, of which 
     $250,000 shall be for a grant to the Rapid Response Program 
     in Washington and Hancock Counties, Maine''.

  Mr. GREGG. Mr. President, I thank the chairman of the committee for 
the tremendous effort he has done on this bill and for his very 
courteous approach to the Republican membership as we brought this bill 
forward.
  I thank his staff, led by Lila Helms, who did a superb job. I 
especially thank my staff who worked hours, nights and days in many 
instances, led by Jim Morhard, who has done an extraordinary job to 
bring this bill to its present status. It is an excellent bill.
  I appreciate the support of the Senate. I thank the Members who 
supported this bill.
  Mr. HOLLINGS. Mr. President, let me thank the distinguished Senator 
from New Hampshire. We could not have passed this bill without his 
leadership and without his cooperation, and particularly without his 
vision with respect to terrorism. The Senator from New Hampshire was 
our chairman back in May. He held 3 days of hearings that got this 
comprehensive provision in the particular State-Justice-Commerce 
appropriations measure.
  Let me also thank his staff: Jim Morhard, Kevin Linskey, Katherine 
Hennessey, and Nancy Perkins; and, of course, my own staff: Lila Helms, 
Jill Shapiro Long, Dereck Orr, and Luke Nachbar.
  I thank particularly the staff that really gets it done: Lula Davis, 
Marty Paione, Peter Arapis, Gary Myrick, and Tim Mitchell; the 
distinguished majority leader; and, most of all, the distinguished 
assistant majority leader who has been working around the clock. He is 
still working. I want him to hear my words of praise because Harry Reid 
of Nevada really got us moving and got these things accomplished. I 
couldn't feel more personally indebted to him for his leadership.
  I yield the floor.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Virginia is recognized.
  Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I was at the White House today with the 
President discussing all aspects of this present crisis. In the course 
of the conversations, he specifically referred to the fact that America 
must be understanding of those of Arab dissent, especially those who 
are American citizens, and indeed others who are here for various 
reasons. This terrible crisis should not reflect across the board on 
that culture. For it, I think, will eventually be seen as a very small 
fraction. I commend the President for our meeting today.
  I have for over 40 years had the privilege and the opportunity to be 
in the Oval Office. I started with President Eisenhower as a young 
person in the White House. I have been in that office with every 
successive President on a variety of matters. Our President, in the 
brief meeting of about 20 minutes or so with the two Senators from New 
York, my colleague, George Allen, myself, Condoleeza Rice, and Andrew 
Card, his chief, was absolutely calm. He was comfortable. He was 
knowledgeable. You got the feeling that he is a President who knew 
precisely what was going on and what has to be done. He was resolute 
and spoke with clarity about how he will take certain steps to right 
the criminal wrongs that have been done against our country in due 
course. He is going to do it on his own timetable--nobody will pressure 
him--when he has the facts in hand to hold those accountable for these 
crimes against our country.
  I am very proud of our President. Indeed, he said that this is going 
to take time. It might not be one; it might be two; who knows how many 
actions we will have to take. But let there be no doubt that this 
country is resolute in its determination, and that our citizens will be 
proud of the manner in which men and women of the Armed Forces and all 
other portions of our Government will respond to this crisis and do 
whatever we can to see that it doesn't happen again.

  I thank the Chair. I yield the floor.

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