[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 19]
[House]
[Pages 26855-26861]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



             DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER EXECUTIVE OFFICE BUILDING

  Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules 
and pass the Senate bill (S. 1652) to designate the Old Executive 
Office Building located at 17th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, in 
Washington, District of Columbia, as the Dwight D. Eisenhower Executive 
Office Building.
  The Clerk read as follows:

                                S. 1652

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

     SECTION 1. DESIGNATION OF DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER EXECUTIVE 
                   OFFICE BUILDING.

       The Old Executive Office Building located at 17th Street 
     and Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, in Washington, District of 
     Columbia, shall be known and designated as the ``Dwight D. 
     Eisenhower Executive Office Building''.

     SEC. 2. REFERENCES.

       Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, 
     or other record of the United States to the building referred 
     to in section 1 shall be deemed to be a reference to the 
     Dwight D. Eisenhower Executive Office Building.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from New 
Jersey (Mr. Franks) and the gentlewoman from the District of Columbia 
(Ms. Norton) each will control 20 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Franks).
  Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I 
may consume.
  The bill before us today was introduced by the distinguished Senator 
from Rhode Island, John Chafee, who passed away on Sunday. I first 
would like to express my deepest sympathies and send condolences both 
to the Senator's family as well as to the people of Rhode Island. John 
Chafee will be sorely missed.
  We are here today to complete one of the legislative initiatives 
begun by Senator Chafee, something that he felt in fact very strongly 
about. Senate bill 1652 designates the Old Executive Office Building in 
Washington as the Dwight D. Eisenhower Executive Office Building. 
President Eisenhower distinguished himself in the military before being 
elected the 34th President of the United States. After graduating from 
the United States Military Academy at West Point, Dwight Eisenhower was 
promoted to captain and assigned to command tank training at Camp Colt 
in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. For his efforts during World War I, he was 
awarded the Distinguished Service Medal.
  In 1919, President Eisenhower continued his tank training command, 
this time in Camp Meade, Maryland, where he met Colonel George Patton, 
who would become a lifelong friend. Before World War II, President 
Eisenhower spent time in the Panama Canal Zone, France and in the 
Philippines as chief of staff to General Douglas MacArthur. Eisenhower 
graduated at the top of his class from the military's command and 
general staff school at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. Before going to the 
Philippines, Eisenhower's office was located in the Old Executive 
Office Building.
  In 1939, President Eisenhower was 49 years old and held the rank of 
lieutenant colonel. By 1941, Eisenhower was promoted to brigadier 
general and after the bombing at Pearl Harbor, General George C. 
Marshall placed Eisenhower in charge of the war plans division. As 
chief American war planner, Eisenhower strongly supported the ``Europe 
first'' strategy. Eisenhower's second major campaign during World War 
II occurred in North Africa where he headed the operations division 
before General Marshall placed him in command of the U.S. Army's 
European theater of operations.
  In 1944, Eisenhower was named Supreme Commander of the Allied 
expeditionary forces. The successful Normandy invasion launched on D-
Day was the ultimate thrust which led to the German defeat. On December 
15, 1944, Eisenhower was promoted to the Army's highest rank, General 
of the Army.
  In 1952, after serving as president of Columbia University and 
commander of NATO forces, Eisenhower sought and won the Republican 
nomination for President. President Eisenhower was overwhelmingly 
elected to serve two terms as our Nation's President. His 
accomplishments as President span from the peaceful resolution of the 
Korean War to the implementation of desegregation, to fighting 
communism, to implementation of the interstate highway system. He 
presided over a remarkable time of peace and prosperity in this 
country. President Eisenhower became an elder statesman following his 
two terms as President. His worldly accomplishments and direct 
involvement with the Old Executive Office Building make this a most 
deserving honor.
  I have given only the briefest sketch of Eisenhower's 
accomplishments, but when we think about it, when we speak of 
Eisenhower, we use the term Supreme Commander, General of the Army, and 
we associate with him men like Patton, MacArthur and Marshall. These 
men changed the world and for the better. We too often lose sight of 
the accomplishments of men like Dwight Eisenhower due to the press of 
our day-to-day responsibilities.
  I support this bill and encourage my colleagues to support it as 
well.
  Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Ms. NORTON. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. I 
rise in support of S. 1652, a bill to designate the Executive Office 
Building at 17th and Pennsylvania Avenue here in Washington, D.C. as 
the Dwight D. Eisenhower Executive Office Building.

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  President Eisenhower was born October 14, 1890 in Denison, Texas. He 
graduated from West Point in June 1915 and shortly after graduation 
married Marie Doud in Denver, Colorado, a marriage that lasted 52 
years. After a series of assignments, including service in the Panama 
Canal Zone, Washington, D.C., and the Philippine Islands, in 1942 he 
was promoted to first chief of operations division, War Department 
general staff. On December 24, 1943, President Roosevelt designated him 
as Supreme Commander, Allied expeditionary forces, from which he led 
the D-Day invasion of Europe.
  In 1950, President Truman appointed him as Supreme Commander of the 
NATO forces, thus making him the first man to command a large peacetime 
multinational force.
  Eisenhower was elected President in November 1952 with the support of 
the moderate, eastern wing of the Republican Party and again in 1956. 
Eisenhower had a sharp, orderly mind, could analyze problems, develop 
alternatives, and choose from among them. He reflected mainstream 
beliefs and his personality was that of an outgoing, affable American. 
The American people loved him.
  President Eisenhower served his country with great distinction, 
diligence, and devotion for over 60 years. Mr. Speaker, I support S. 
1652 and posthumously may I extend my gratitude to Senator Chafee for 
introducing this bill.
  Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey. Mr. Speaker, I yield such time as he may 
consume to the gentleman from Kansas (Mr. Moran).
  Mr. MORAN of Kansas. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to encourage my 
colleagues to support S. 1652. This legislation, as we have heard, will 
designate the current facility at 17th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, 
NW, in Washington, D.C., now known as the Old Executive Office 
Building, to be known as the Dwight D. Eisenhower Executive Office 
Building. The House version of this legislation was introduced earlier 
this year by me and the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Hall). In the Senate, 
S. 1652 was introduced by Senator Chafee and because of his untimely 
death became one of his last legislative accomplishments. I thank the 
Senator for his leadership on this matter and express my condolences to 
his family and to the citizens of Rhode Island. Kansans wish to claim 
Dwight D. Eisenhower as our own, but Senator Chafee has reminded us 
that no State has ownership of this great American.
  It is my honor to recognize a fellow Kansan and this great American, 
Dwight David Eisenhower. The life of President Eisenhower serves as an 
inspiration to all Americans to work to make this country and this 
world a better place. Born in Denison, Texas, and raised in Abilene, 
Kansas, Ike came from humble beginnings and grew to be one of the most 
influential figures in our Nation's history. Ike is an American hero 
and few would disagree that his accomplishments warrant the numerous 
monuments that pay tribute to him across our great land. This is an 
appropriate time to bring the life of Dwight D. Eisenhower to the 
attention of Members of Congress and the American people. Last week we 
celebrated the anniversary of the President's birth. This week C-SPAN 
is highlighting the life that we honor here today.
  Abilene, Kansas, which I have the privilege of representing in 
Congress, is the home of the Eisenhower Center, featuring the Dwight D. 
Eisenhower Museum, the presidential library, the Eisenhower family home 
and the Place of Meditation where the President and his wife Mamie Doud 
are buried. In the gentleman from Texas' district, visitors can view 
the Eisenhower Birthplace Historical State Park.
  We all represent districts that contain schools or streets named for 
President Eisenhower. While many tributes have been paid to this great 
man, nothing of significance exists here in our Nation's capital to 
honor and remember President Eisenhower.
  It is a fitting tribute to name a great building, the Old Executive 
Office Building, for this great American. The Old Executive Office 
Building is symbolic of Ike's career. Constructed in 1871, 19 years 
before Ike's birth, the Executive Building was first the home of the 
State, War and Navy Departments. Ike had a personal connection to the 
Old Executive Office Building. He was first assigned there in 1927 as 
aide to General John J. Pershing. Following his victories in Europe, 
Ike returned to the building as the Army Chief of Staff. General 
Eisenhower served in the State, War and Navy Building a total of 7 
years and 2 months. On January 19, 1955, Ike made history by holding 
the first televised presidential press conference on the building's 
fourth floor.
  Knowing of this connection, it is not surprising that as President, 
Eisenhower was fundamental to the building's survival. In 1957, 
according to the White House historian and scholar William Seale, the 
advisory committee on presidential office space recommended that the 
building be demolished and replaced with an expensive modern structure. 
Mr. Seale reports that the architect in charge of the project tried to 
persuade President Eisenhower, who recently had suffered a heart 
attack, that a new building would not have as many stairs to climb. 
``Nonsense,'' said Ike. ``My doctors require I climb so many steps a 
day for the good of my heart.'' Following that conversation, efforts to 
replace the building lost steam and the building and history were 
saved.
  Both as a soldier and a statesman, Ike's more than 50 years of 
service to his country have had a profound effect upon the course of 
mankind. Considering his work as soldier, staff member, chief 
executive, the dedication of the Old Executive Office Building is an 
especially fitting tribute to the memory of this great man. The naming 
of this building is supported by many, including those who know his 
historic life the best. The great historian of Eisenhower's life and 
the chronicler of World War II has indicated his support. Stephen 
Ambrose has written:
  ``Renaming the Old Executive Office Building for him would be 
appropriate as well as much deserved. He served in the building in the 
early 1930s as an aide to General Douglas MacArthur, then Chief of 
Staff, U.S. Army. In the late 1950s as President, Eisenhower saved the 
building from demolition. Eisenhower was a leader in war and in peace 
of the men and women who saved our country and democracy. Surely 
something can be done in Washington to pay at least a bit of our 
eternal respect and gratitude for this great man.''
  Stewart R. Etherington, President of the Eisenhower Foundation, has 
lent support of the foundation to this effort of national significance. 
Dwight David Eisenhower's life achievements should encourage all of us 
as Americans to aspire to greatness, to respect those around us, and to 
take great pride in our country. His character teaches parents the 
importance of instilling values, such as hard work, determination and 
honesty in our children.
  I still like Ike, and I urge my colleagues to join me in supporting 
this fitting tribute.
  Mr. Speaker, I include the following for the Record:

                                    The Eisenhower Foundation,

                                    Abliene, KS, October 22, 1999.

             Re Executive Office Building, Washington, DC.

     Congressman Jerry Moran,
     Longworth House Office Building,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Congressman Moran: The Eisenhower Foundation has been 
     watching the progress in the legislation to name the 
     Executive Office Building for President Eisenhower. We fully 
     support this effort as a way of honoring a man that worked in 
     the building and helped save the building from destruction, 
     but more importantly, a General and President that can still 
     be looked at as a role model.
       I thank you for the endeavors in this matter.
           Sincerely,
                                           Stewart R. Etherington,
     President Eisenhower Foundation.
                                  ____



                                 Dwight D. Eisenhower Library,

                                    Abilene, KS, October 26, 1999.
     Hon. Jerry Moran,
     Longworth House Office Building,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Congressman Moran: Our staff notice several instances 
     of historical errors in news accounts concerning the renaming 
     of

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     the Old Executive Office Building for General and President 
     Eisenhower. As we are sure you would want accuracy in any 
     wording prepared for any memorial inscriptions or official 
     publicity about the renaming of the building, we offer the 
     following chronology of Eisenhower's service in the Old 
     Executive Office Building (previously the State, War & Navy 
     Building), prepared from records in our archives;
       January 21--August 15, 1927: Assigned to Headquarters, 
     American Battle Monuments Commission (worked in the Office of 
     the Chairman, General John J. Pershing), State, War & Navy 
     Building.
       July 1--July 30, 1928: Headquarters, American Battle 
     Monuments Commission--after completing the course at the Army 
     War College, Fort McNair (August 16, 1927--June 30, 1928)
       September 24--November 8, 1929: Headquarters, American 
     Battle Monuments Commission--after serving an assignment with 
     the Paris, France, office of the ABMC (August 9, 1929--
     September 17, 1929)
       November 8, 1929--February 20, 1933: Assistant Executive 
     (General George Van Horn Mosley served as Executive), Office 
     of the Assistant Secretary of War
       February 20, 1933--September 24, 1935: Special Assistant to 
     the Chief of Staff, War Department General Staff (General 
     Douglas MacArthur)
       December 14, 1941--February 15, 1942: Deputy Assistant 
     Chief of Staff, (Pacific and Far East Section), War Plans 
     Division, War Department
       February 16--April 1, 1942: Assistant Chief of Staff, War 
     Plans Division, War Department
       April 2--June 22, 1942, Assistant Chief of Staff, 
     Operations Division, War Department
       By our calculations, General Eisenhower served in the 
     State, War & Navy Building a total of seven years, two 
     months.
       President Eisenhower, of course, also used the E.O.B. In 
     fact, all of his Washington press conferences were held in 
     its press room. He did not, however have an office, per se, 
     there.
       If you have any questions about the above, or if we can be 
     of assistance in other matters, please let us know.
           Sincerely,
                                                   Daniel D. Holt,
     Director.
                                  ____

                                              The Eisenhower World


                                            Affairs Institute,

                                 Washington, DC, October 26, 1999.
     Hon. Jerry Moran,
     House of Representatives, Longworth House Office Building, 
         Washington, DC.
       Dear Congressman Moran: I understand that final action is 
     about to be taken on the proposal to name the Old Executive 
     Office Building for President Dwight D. Eisenhower, and I 
     write to express my very strong support for this initiative. 
     I have two outstanding reasons.
       First, I think it is especially appropriate that his name 
     be given to this building in view of the fact that he served 
     for many years in the building as the Principal Staff 
     Assistant to General Douglas MacArthur when General MacArthur 
     was the Chief of Staff of the Army and the building was known 
     as the State-War-Navy Building. Also during his time as 
     President, many of the key staff and supporting agencies on 
     which he strongly relied and which made major contributions 
     to his governance--including the Bureau of the Budget, as it 
     was then named, and the National Security Council supporting 
     staff and organization as well as the Council of Economic 
     Advisers which played a major role during his 
     Administration--were located there.
       A second reason of key importance is that when a 
     governmental commission studied the problem of an acute need 
     for additional executive office space, and recommended 
     demolition of this fine historic building in favor of a 
     building of more modern design, he took steps to see that 
     this recommendation was not carried into effect. In 
     actuality, he saved the building.
       For these reasons and many others--especially to 
     memorialize his contribution to our country in a particular 
     fitting way--I strongly endorse the proposal that you have 
     under consideration.
           Sincerely,
                                             Andrew J. Goodpaster,
                                         General, U.S. Army (Ret).

  Ms. NORTON. Mr. Speaker, I yield such time as he may consume to the 
gentleman from Minnesota (Mr. Oberstar), the distinguished ranking 
member of the full committee, a gentleman of many talents, so those of 
us who saw him in full bike regalia this morning found.

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  Mr. OBERSTAR. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentlewoman for those kind 
remarks and compliment her on her leadership on the Metropolitan Branch 
Trail that was dedicated this morning.
  I, too, rise in support of the bill to designate the Executive Office 
Building as the Dwight D. Eisenhower Executive Office Building. Others 
have already detailed the long and illustrious career of President/
General Eisenhower who was a towering figure. There are many other 
qualities and aspects of this great leader's career that I would like 
to underscore.
  It was during President Eisenhower's tenure that the charter for the 
Federal Aviation Administration was crafted and that the first program 
of Federal grants to airports was initiated. It was on the result of a 
commission which he crafted, headed by General Lucius Clay to evaluate 
the status of airports in America and the future of aviation, and the 
Clay Commission reported in 1957 that within 10 years there would be a 
need to double, Mr. Speaker, double airport capacity in America and 
urged the establishment of a Federal grant and aid program to support 
and establish a national system of airports, and that resulted in the 
old Civil Aviation Administration being recrafted and created as we 
know it today as the Federal Aviation Administration, the first Federal 
grant program, a wise move and for once a prediction that fell far 
short of what really happened because airport capacity more than 
doubled in less than 10 years, but it was President Eisenhower's 
understanding of the power and the importance of aviation that moved 
him to support this initiative by the Federal Government.
  It was also Captain Eisenhower taking a convoy across America in the 
1920s who, seeing the condition of the roads, wondered to himself and 
to others what would happen in time of national emergency if we needed 
to move men and materiel rapidly in defense of the Nation. The road 
system would not support it. As President, he acted upon a 
recommendation of the Congress in 1944 to establish a national system 
of highways and refined the proposal to submit to the Congress the 
national system of interstate and defense highways and establishment of 
the highway trust fund, a dedicated revenue stream for the financing of 
the Nation's interstate highway program, the largest infrastructure 
program in the history of the world. $135 billion later this system 
represents 1 percent of the total highway mileage supported by Federal 
funds but carries 26 percent of all the traffic, which is well over a 
trillion miles traveled nationwide.
  President Eisenhower clearly was a visionary and set the stage for 
our action in 1998 to restore the highway trust fund to its dedicated 
status as a guaranteed revenue stream protected by firewalls within the 
Federal budget under the leadership of our great chairman, the 
gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Shuster).
  It was also President Eisenhower who saw the need to serve the great 
heartland, the industrial and agricultural heartland, of America and 
supported the legislation introduced by my predecessor in Congress, 
John Blatnik and supported by George Don Darrow, then the chairman of 
the Public Works Committee from Michigan. In the 2 years at that point 
that the Republicans had the majority in the House to establish the St. 
Lawrence Seaway, which was opened by President Eisenhower and Queen 
Victoria in 1959 and has now carried well over 2\1/2\ billion tons of 
cargo, and of course, as with the interstate highway system, it is now 
known as the Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and 
Defense Highways, and there is at the St. Lawrence Seaway on the U.S. 
side, the Eisenhower lock, which appropriately gives credit to the man 
who had the vision to support this great inland waterway system.
  It was also President Eisenhower who gave the initial support for a 
national center for the performing arts that we today know as the John 
F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and within which is the 
Eisenhower Theatre, appropriately named again for this President who 
had the sensitivity to understand that the arts are for all Americans.
  There is more to a man of this stature than a legislative legacy or 
military leadership or accomplishments on the field of battle. There is 
a human dimension.
  Last night, as I was driving home, I heard a segment of the LBJ tapes 
in which there was a conversation, a

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phone call placed by then retired President Eisenhower to then 
President LBJ to disavow a story that he thought was going to appear 
from a report of a closed session in which, as President Eisenhower 
said, of course I was talking to Republicans, and we were advocating a 
strong campaign, but I did not say things that I understand may make 
their way into print and told President Johnson that he had called the 
publisher of the news organization to disavow the statement and to urge 
that it not be published, and it was a very touching and a very warm 
and a very personal conversation between two truly great leaders, and 
it took, I think, extraordinary character to make the phone call and to 
talk in such a warm and touching way as President Eisenhower did to 
President Johnson.
  That is a dimension that we cannot write in stone, that we cannot 
affix on buildings, but when that touches us very deeply as a great 
humane and humanitarian leader of this country, this building is 
appropriately named for Dwight D. Eisenhower.
  Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey. Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the 
gentleman from Washington (Mr. Nethercutt).
  Mr. NETHERCUTT. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman from New Jersey 
for yielding the time to me and congratulate him and the gentlewoman 
from the District of Columbia (Ms. Norton) for leadership on this 
measure as well as to the gentleman from Kansas (Mr. Moran), who spoke 
so well a moment ago about Dwight D. Eisenhower. I am delighted to 
support this bill and I urge my colleagues to support it overwhelmingly 
to rename the Old Executive Office Building after President Eisenhower.
  As was stated, General Eisenhower served in the building at the time 
the building housed the War Department for our country under General 
George C. Marshall, and then certainly General Eisenhower went on to 
lead the forces of Americans to freedom in World War II, and it is 
remarkable that there are no memorials or buildings or monuments in 
Washington, D.C. remembering the life and the service of President 
Eisenhower. This is a great time to make sure that that condition no 
longer exists, that we do remember President Eisenhower with a fitting 
building as a memorial to his life and his service to our country.
  Certainly this bill ensures that visitors to our Nation's capital 
will have a place to pay respects to our 34th President and our supreme 
commander in World War II which invaded France on D-Day and went on to 
wage a successful war effort so that those of us who succeeded that 
generation can now live in freedom.
  It is fitting that this building be named for President Eisenhower 
because like the Old Executive Office Building, President Eisenhower 
was towering and unique in appearance. He was unmistakable in his style 
and his dignity and his military demeanor, and he also had a tough and 
lasting personality throughout the war, one that I think those of us 
who came later in the generations that followed his do not fully 
appreciate sometimes.
  The gentleman from Kansas (Mr. Moran) mentioned the author, Mr. 
Ambrose, Stephen Ambrose, who has written a number of books on World 
War II that are certainly worthy of our consideration because they 
chronicle the courage and the dignity and the bravery and the sacrifice 
and the hardship and the duty and the honor that so many of the World 
War II generation, men and women, provided so that we could be free, 
and these books by Mr. Ambrose chronicle those efforts so well and so 
beautifully, and we owe so much to the generation of President 
Eisenhower, the generation that produced him and the other heroes of 
the war who served in the infantry in the nursing core and the airmen 
and all those who served in the Armed Forces to preserve liberty and 
protect freedom.
  So I am delighted certainly to join my colleagues in supporting this 
measure. It is about time that President Eisenhower is properly 
recognized in this city, and I am delighted that we can come together 
to do so today.
  Ms. NORTON. Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the distinguished 
gentleman from Texas (Mr. Hall).
  Mr. HALL of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I am honored to be a cosponsor. 
Certainly Dwight David Eisenhower is a great man. I support Senate bill 
1652.
  As my colleagues know, one way to remember the legends of our country 
is to from time to time do like we are doing right here today, have a 
time to discuss their past and their service and to have a living or an 
existing memorial, as this bill will spawn, as an archive that will 
link us to some great days in this country, the time when we had the 
strongest financial position and the strongest geopolitical position of 
any country in the world that Dwight David Eisenhower was in 
leadership. I think this gives us a good feeling today, and it gives us 
confidence in tomorrow because of all the good things this great man 
did for us yesterday.
  I recognize that he made a meteoric rise as a man in the military. I 
think in 1935 he was in the Philippines with General Eisenhower. In the 
early 1930s he attended college, of course, at the U.S. Military 
Academy, drenched in military tradition, and this may be my week to 
honor Texans because just earlier this week one of our United States 
Senators and the gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson), 
the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Sam Johnson) and others of us spoke in 
Dallas about Audie Murphy, Audie Murphy who was honored by having a 
stamp stamped with his name and his picture on it, his portrait there. 
It is a 33-cent stamp, and Audie Murphy was given 33 medals. I think 
that is coincidental, but many of those medals were given and presented 
to Audie Murphy by Dwight D. Eisenhower, and it is also kind of a Texas 
day because Dwight David Eisenhower was born in Texas, and we have a 
library, we have a boulevard named after him in Denison, Texas in 
Grayson County.
  I also see a Texas connection to Dwight David Eisenhower, not that he 
was born there, but he gave his greatest service amid Texans. Sam 
Rayburn was Speaker of this House, Lyndon Johnson was majority leader, 
and they worked with this Republican, two staunch Democrats, to have 
good government and to render him a great and an acceptable President.
  So I think as we today, as we rise in honor of Eisenhower, a man who 
received the greatest popular vote, over 62 million cast their votes in 
the polls in November of 1956, we honor a man not just for his 
victories in war, but for standing tall in peace at a time when we 
needed it.

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  It is an honor to cosponsor this resolution and to recognize one who 
answered the call, stood tall, gave to all of us, and I think will go 
down as one of the great generals in history, and certainly one of the 
fine Presidents. It is good that we recognize him by passing this act 
today.
  Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey. Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the 
gentleman from Kansas (Mr. Tiahrt).
  Mr. TIAHRT. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman from New Jersey for 
yielding me time.
  Mr. Speaker, some wonder why we remember and why we honor men and 
women who have passed on before us, why we name buildings after them. 
We remember because in their lives, we see our better angels. We are 
reminded that we, too, can rise above the problems we face.
  Dwight D. Eisenhower was a fellow Kansan, and I am proud of that. I 
am pleased to tell others that he represented Kansas values. He was a 
hero who lived the values we all strive to reflect.
  Let me just focus on one of those values, courage. In the face of 
adversity, he made a conscious decision to do the right thing. His 
family tells me that of all his accomplishments, he was the most proud 
of being the Supreme Allied Commander of the European Forces during 
World War II. There is good reason for that.
  In Stephen Ambrose's book, ``D-Day,'' there is an excellent 
description of the anguish that he went through to make that decision 
to send our young

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men to the shores of France. He struggled with the decision. He paced 
back and forth, he inquired with his peers, he watched the weather 
reports, and then he came to the decision. I remember in the movie, 
``The Longest Day,'' as the decision became so evident, he finally 
says, ``There it is.'' And it fell on his shoulders, and he accepted 
that, and he made the decision, because in the face of all that 
adversity, he knew in his heart it was the right thing to do.
  So, Mr. Speaker, it is very appropriate that we recognize the Supreme 
Allied Commander, because in honoring his greatness, his courage, we 
tell ourselves and our children that character matters, that within all 
of us are better angels that can change our world for the better.
  So, Mr. Speaker, there it is. I urge all my colleagues to support the 
designating of the Executive Office Building as the Dwight D. 
Eisenhower Executive Office Building.
  Ms. NORTON. Mr. Speaker, I yield such time as he may consume to the 
gentleman from Minnesota (Mr. Oberstar).
  Mr. OBERSTAR. Mr. Speaker, I will include in the Record the list of 
the more than 127 items in this country, places, objects, monuments, 
that are named for President Eisenhower.
  Lest there be any question whether former President Dwight D. 
Eisenhower has been appropriately recognized, I submit the following 
astonishing list on highways, Acts of Congress, buildings, golf 
courses, scholarships, and even an aircraft carrier named for this 
great American:

       Dwight D. Eisenhower System of Interstate and Defense 
     Highways Congressional Acts;
       Dwight D. Eisenhower Mathematics and Science Education Act;
       Eisenhower Exchange and Fellowship Act of 1990;
       Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Bicentennial Civic Center 
     Act; and the
       Dwight David Eisenhower Commemorative Coin Act of 1988.

                    Named for Dwight D. Eisenhower--


                                 Index

       1. Schools
       2. Buildings, Rooms, Halls, Auditoriums, etc.
       3. Awards, Funds, Foundations, etc.
       4. Medical
       5. Statues
       6. Veterans' and Political Organizations
       7. Geographic Features
       8. Recreation
       9. Miscellaneous
       10. Philatelic and Numismatic
       1. Schools
       Dwight D. Eisenhower Elementary School, 848 N. Mesa Drive, 
     Mesa, Arizona.
       Dwight D. Eisenhower School (elementary), Garden Grove, 
     California.
       Dwight D. Eisenhower Elementary School, Indio, California.
       Dwight D. Eisenhower School (elementary), Cupertino, 
     California.
       Dwight D. Eisenhower High School, Rialto, California.
       Eisenhower Elementary School, Santa Clara, California.
       Eisenhower Elementary, Eisenhower Drive, Boulder, Colorado.
       Colegio Eisenhower, Guayaquil, Ecuador.
       Dwight D. Eisenhower Elementary School, Clearwater, 
     Florida.
       Dwight D. Eisenhower Elementary School, 3600 Southwest 
     College Avenue, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33314.
       Dwight D. Eisenhower Elementary School, Jacksonville, 
     Illinois 62650.
       Dwight D. Eisenhower School, 206 S. School Lane, Prospect 
     Heights, Illinois 60070.
       Eisenhower Junior High School, Darien, Illinois.
       Eisenhower School (elementary), Lansing, Illinois.
       Eisenhower Schools (elementary), South Holland, Illinois.
       Dwight D. Eisenhower High School,
       Decatur, Illinois.
       Dwight D. Eisenhower High School, Blue Island, Illinois.
       Dwight D. Eisenhower School, 153 South Ottawa Street, 
     Joliet, Illinois.
       Dwight D. Eisenhower Junior High School, DuPage County, 
     Illinois.
       Dwight D. Eisenhower Elementary School,
       1450 South Main Street, Crown Point, Indiana.
       Dwight D. Eisenhower Elementary School, Ottunwa, Iowa.
       Dwight D. Eisenhower Elementary School, Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
       Eisenhower Elementary School, Dubuque, Iowa.
       Dwight D. Eisenhower Elementary School, Community School 
     District, Davenport, Iowa.
       General Dwight D. Eisenhower School, (elementary), Ft. 
     Leavenworth, Kansas.
       Eisenhower Elementary School, Wellington, Kansas.
       Dwight D. Eisenhower Middle School, Topeka, Kansas.
       Eisenhower School (elementary), Hoisington, Kansas.
       Eisenhower School, (elementary), Junction City, Kansas.
       Dwight D. Eisenhower Middle School, Kansas City, Kansas.
       Eisenhower School, (elementary), Ottawa, Kansas.
       Eisenhower School, (elementary), Great Bend, Kansas.
       Eisenhower School, (elementary), Norton, Kansas.
       Dwight D. Eisenhower Elementary School, Louisville, 
     Kentucky.
       Dwight D. Eisenhower School, Laurel, Maryland.
       Dwight D. Eisenhower Middle School, Prince George's County, 
     Maryland.
       Eisenhower Elementary School, 8985 Newburgh Road, Livonia, 
     Michigan 48150.
       Dwight D. Eisenhower Elementary School, Fraser, Michigan.
       Dwight D. Eisenhower Elementary School, Flint, Michigan.
       Dwight D. Eisenhower High School, Saginaw, Michigan.
       Dwight D. Eisenhower High School, Utica, Michigan.
       Eisenhower Elementary School, Fergus Falls, Minnesota.
       Dwight D. Eisenhower Junior High School, Township of 
     Wyckoff, Wyckoff, New Jersey.
       Dwight D. Eisenhower Elementary School, Piscataway 
     Township, New Jersey.
       The Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial School, West Berlin, New 
     Jersey.
       Dwight D. Eisenhower Elementary School, Sayreville, New 
     Jersey.
       Eisenhower Junior High School, Carlsbad, New Mexico.
       John Rosenkrans, President, Eisenhower College, Seneca 
     Falls, New York 13148.
       Dwight D. Eisenhower Junior High School, Oregon, Ohio.
       Dwight D. Eisenhower School (elementary), Enid, Oklahoma.
       Dwight D. Eisenhower Elementary School, Tulsa, Oklahoma.
       Eisenhower Junior and Senior High Schools, Lawton, 
     Oklahoma.
       Eisenhower Junior High School, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
       Dwight D. Eisenhower Elementary School, Indiana, 
     Pennsylvania.
       General Dwight D. Eisenhower High School, Akeley, 
     Pennsylvania.
       Eisenhower Elementary School, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
       Dwight D. Eisenhower School (elementary), Pittsburgh, 
     Pennsylvania.
       Dwight D. Eisenhower Elementary School, Camp Hill, 
     Pennsylvania.
       Dwight D. Eisenhower High School, Warren, Pennsylvania.
       Dwight D. Eisenhower Elementary School, Levittown, 
     Pennsylvania.
       Dwight D. Eisenhower Elementary School, Middletown 
     Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
       Dwight D. Eisenhower Junior High School, San Antonio, 
     Texas.
       Dwight D. Eisenhower Elementary School, Grand Prairie, 
     Texas.
       Dwight D. Eisenhower Senior High School, Yakima, 
     Washington.
       Dwight D. Eisenhower School (elementary), Green Bay, 
     Wisconsin.
       Eisenhower High School, New Berlin, Wisconsin.
       Eisenhower Elementary School, Wauwatosa, Wisconsin.
       2. BUILDINGS, ROOMS, HALLS AUDITORIUMS, ETC.
       Edifico ``Ike'' (Apartment Building), Rio de Janeiro, 
     Brazil.
       General Dwight D. Eisenhower Library, Sir Winston Churchill 
     Cultural Institution, Guaxupe, Brazil.
       The General Eisenhower Hall (dormitory), Brown Military 
     Academy, Glendora, California.
       Dwight D. Eisenhower Tower, California State College at Los 
     Angeles, Los Angeles, California.
       Eisenhower Chapel, Denver, Colorado.
       The General Dwight D. Eisenhower Auditorium, The National 
     War College, District of Columbia.
       Eisenhower Room for Heads of State, Blair House, District 
     of Columbia.
       Eisenhower Corridor, The Pentagon, District of Columbia.
       Eisenhower Theater, John F. Kennedy Center for the 
     Performing Arts, District of Columbia.
       Dwight D. Eisenhower Library, Workers' Liberal-Radical 
     Society of Guayas, Ecuador.
       Eisenhower Pavilion (New part of American hospital) Paris, 
     France.
       Eisenhower Hall (school hall), Glenbrook South High School, 
     Glenview, Illinois.
       Dwight D. Eisenhower Library District, Norridge-Harwood 
     Heights, Illinois.
       Eisenhower Hall, Command and General Staff College, Ft. 
     Leavenworth, Kansas.
       Dwight D. Eisenhower Gymnasium, Hyde School, Bath, Maine.
       The Eisenhower Library, Yeshivath Shearith Hapletah 
     (Rabbinical School), Brooklyn, New York.
       Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Hall, Delmar, New York.
       Eisenhower Hall, U.S. Military Academy, West Point, New 
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       Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Center, Ohio State 
     University, Columbus, Ohio 43210.
       Dwight D. Eisenhower Hall (Officers Mess), Valley Forge 
     Military Academy, Wayne, Pennsylvania.
       Eisenhower Ballroom, Officers Open Mess, Carlisle Barracks, 
     Pennsylvania.
       Eisenhower House (a ``game house''), Que Que High School, 
     Que Que Southern Rhodesia.
       Eisenhower Auditorium, Dension, Texas.
       Eisenhower National Bank, Stanley Road at Henry T. Allen, 
     Fort Sam Houston, Texas 78286.
       Eisenhower Church of Christ, Odessa, Texas.
       Dwight D. Eisenhower Building, Spokane, Washington 99202.
       3. AWARDS, FUNDS, FOUNDATIONS, ETC.
       Eisenhower Scholarship Fund, Johns Hopkins University, 
     (Established by The Capitol Hill Club), District of Columbia.
       Dwight D. Eisenhower World Affairs Institute, 918 16th 
     Street, NW., Suite 501, Washington, District of Columbia 
     20006.
       E.M. Sears, Executive Director, Eisenhower Memorial 
     Scholarship Foundation, P.O. Box 1324, Bloomington, Indiana 
     47401.
       Col. Howard Pars, General Dwight D. Eisenhower Award, U.S. 
     Army Command & General Staff College, Office of the 
     Commandant, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas 66027.
       Bill Reese, Eisenhower Golf Fellowship, Burning Tree Club, 
     Burdette and River Roads, Bethesda, Maryland 20817.
       Dwight D. Eisenhower Scholarship Fund, Harvard University 
     Cambridge, Massachusetts.
       William G. Bowen, President, Dwight D. Eisenhower Fund, 
     (Foreign and International Affairs), Princeton University, 
     Princeton, New Jersey 08544.
       Debra Doame, Director, Dwight D. Eisenhower Scholarships 
     and Fellowships Columbia College, New York City, New York 
     10028.
       General Eisenhower Scholarship Fund, LaSalle Military 
     Academy, Oakdale, Long Island, New York.
       Rita Treacy, Awards Clerk. Eisenhower Award, United States 
     Military Academy, West Point, New York, 10996.
       Eisenhower Youth of the Year Award, (Given by the Youth 
     Hall of Fame), Allentown, Pennsylvania 18105.
       Col. Duey, Dwight D. Eisenhower Chair of Strategic 
     Appraisal, US Army War College, Strategic Studies Institute, 
     Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania 17013.
       Eisenhower Exchange Fellowships Inc., Philadelphia, 
     Pennsylvania.
       Eisenhower Scholarship Fund, 120 S. Payne Street, 
     Alexandria, Virginia 22314.
       4. MEDICAL
       Richard R. Augustine, Eisenhower Medical Center, 39000 Bob 
     Hope Drive, Palm Desert, California 92260.
       Eisenhower Hospital Osteopathic, Colorado Springs, 
     Colorado.
       Eisenhower Cardiac Unit, Spalding Rehabilitation Center, 
     1919 Ogden Street, Denver, Colorado.
       Dwight D. Eisenhower Electronic Exercise Room, The Cardiac 
     United of Spalding Rehabilitation Center, Denver, Colorado.
       Major Foster, Dwight D. Eisenhower U.S. Army Hospital, Fort 
     Gordon, Georgia 30905.
       Dwight D. Eisenhower Department of Veterans, Affairs 
     Medical Center, Leavenworth, Kansas.
       The Dwight D. Eisenhower Institute for Stroke Research, 420 
     East 72nd Street, Suite 1-A, New York, New York.
       The Eisenhower Cerebral Palsy Training Center, Cerebral 
     Palsy of Greater Milwaukee, Inc., Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
       Dwight D. Eisenhower Research Fund, (For United Cerebral 
     Palsy Research and Education, Inc.)
       Dwight D. Eisenhower Research Fund, (For American Heart 
     Association).
       5. STATUES
       American Embassy, London, England.
       City of Bayeux, Bayeux, France.
       Eisenhower Center, Abilene, Kansas.
       US Military Academy, West Point, New York.
       Gettysburg College, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
       Eisenhower Birthplace, Denison Texas.
       6. VETERANS' AND POLITICAL ORGANIZATIONS
       General Dwight D. Eisenhower Award, Arizona Young 
     Republican League, Arizona.
       The Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Post, Orange County, 
     California.
       Dwight D. Eisenhower Unit, Women's Political Study Club of 
     California, Inc. California.
       The Dwight D. Eisenhower Barracks, Veterans Home of 
     California, California.
       The Eisenhower Republican Center, District of Columbia.
       Eisenhower Platz, (Plaza and adjacent Street, Holocaust 
     Museum), Washington, District of Columbia.
       Dwight D. Eisenhower Amvets Memorial Post No. 44, New 
     Orleans, Louisiana.
       Veterans Post Camp Ike, Albuquerque, New Mexico.
       The Dwight D. Eisenhower Foundation for G.I. Joe, Inc., 82 
     Beaver Street, New York, New York.
       The General Dwight D. Eisenhower Amvets Post No. 102, 
     Spring Valley, New York.
       The General Dwight D. Eisenhower Senior Village, (Disabled 
     American Veterans), Farmingdale, New York.
       The Eisenhower Federation of Republican Women, Gauley 
     Bridge, West Virginia.
       7. GEOGRAPHIC FEATURES
       The Dwight D. Eisenhower System of Interstate and Defense 
     Highways, [Entire 43,000-mile network of Interstate highways 
     in the U.S.A].
       Eisenhower Street, Los Angeles, California.
       Eisenhower Street, San Mateo, California.
       Mount Eisenhower, Canada.
       Eisenhower Memorial Tree Forest, Lowry Air Force Base, 
     Colorado.
       Eisenhower Tunnel, Interstate Highway 70, Colorado.
       Esplanade Eisenhower, Caen, France.
       Eisenhower Parkway, Macon, Georgia.
       Dwight D. Eisenhower Expressway,Chicago, Illinois.
       Eisenhower Memorial Highway (K-15), Central Kansas.
       Eisenhower Street, Wichita, Kansas.
       Mount Eisenhower, New Hampshire.
       Dwight D. Eisenhower Mall, (in Battery Park).
       Castle Clinton--National Monument New York, New York.
       Eisenhower Street, Dallas, Texas.
       Eisenhower Avenue, Alexandria, Virginia.
       Dwight D. Eisenhower Freeway, Washington, District of 
     Columbia.
       8. RECREATION
       Dwight D. Eisenhower Park, Skagway, Alaska.
       General Dwight D. Eisenhower Park, Orange County, 
     California.
       Eisenhower-Sunburst Tournament, Eldorado Country Club, Palm 
     Desert, California.
       Eisenhower Golf Course, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, 
     California.
       Eisenhower Heart Fund Golf Tournament, Riverside County 
     Heart Association, Inc., Riverside, California.
       Eisenhower Golf Course, United States Air Force Academy, 
     Colorado Springs, Colorado.
       One hole on golf Course, Cherry Hills Country Club, 
     Englewood Colorado.
       Eisenhower National Memorial, District of Columbia.
       1st Hole, Omaha Beach Golf Course. Colluvial sur Mar., 
     France.
       Eisenhower Pool, Springfield Park District, Springfield, 
     Illinois.
       Eisenhower Park. Abilene, Kansas.
       Eisenhower League, (High school sports conference in north 
     central Kansas), Kansas.
       Dwight D. Eisenhower Park, Evesham Township, Burlington 
     Co., New Jersey.
       Dwight D. Eisenhower Park, Nassau County New York, Elmont, 
     New York.
       Eisenhower Braves, (Children's baseball team), Seminole, 1, 
     Oklahoma.
       General Dwight D. Eisenhower Trophy, Pennsylvania Horse 
     Show, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
       Dwight D. Eisenhower Campership, Penn Laurel Girl Scout 
     Council, Inc., 1245 West Princess Street, York, Pennsylvania.
       Eisenhower Park, Newport, Rhode Island.
       Dwight D. Eisenhower Park, Houston, Texas.
       Eisenhower State Park, Denison, Texas.
       Eisenhower International Golf Classic, Eisenhower 
     Tournament Office, P.O. Box 7363, Tyler, Texas 75711.
       Eisenhower Trophy, (World Amateur Golf Championship).
       Eisenhower Ski Trophy (Annual trophy awarded by United 
     States Ski Educational Foundation, Inc.).
       29th Annual ``Pike's Peak or Bust'' Rodeo Program 
     (Dedicated to General Dwight D. Eisenhower).
       9. MISCELLANEOUS
       Dwight D. Eisenhower Room, Palm Desert Community Church, 
     Palm Desert, California.
       Larry Adams, Curator, Mamie Doud Eisenhower Birthplace 
     Foundation, P.O. Box 55, Boone, Iowa 50036.
       Ernest A. Morse, The Eisenhower Foundation, 1302 North 
     Buckey, Abilene, Kansas 67410.
       Eisenhower Chapter People-to-People, Abilene, Kansas.
       Eisenhower Athletic Association, Inc., Until 7806, Saginaw, 
     Michigan.
       Eisenhower Patrol, Boy Scout Troop 56, Niagara Falls, New 
     York
       Ike Patrol, Girl Scout Troop, New Cumberland, Pennsylvania.
       Eisenhower Class, Order of De Malay, San Antonio, Texas.
       USS Dwight D. Eisenhower, Newport News, Virginia.
       Dwight D. Eisenhower Engine, National Railroad Museum, 
     Green Bay, Wisconsin.
       IKE Livestock Brand, Wyoming.
       Dwight D. Eisenhower Lock, St. Lawrence Seaway.
       Eisenhower Alumnae Reunion, (Members of Eisenhower 
     Administrations).
       Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Bible Fund, American Bible 
     Society.
       Dwight D. Eisenhower Pledge Class, Kappa Omicron Chapter, 
     Alpha Pi Omega (National organizations composed of former 
     members of Boy Scouts of America).
       Eisenhower Toile (drapery fabric).
       Harry S. Truman, Dr. Howard A. Rusk, Irvin Geist Fund for 
     the People-to-People Committee for the Handicapped RENAMED 
     The Harry S. Truman, Dr. Howard A., Rusk, Dwight D. 
     Eisenhower Fund for the People-to-People Committee for the 
     Handicapped.
       Towncouncil Rijswijk, Dep. Voorlichtung en p.r., Mr. J.C. 
     deBeer Gen. Spoorlaan 2 2283 GM Rijswijk, Holland.

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       Dwight D. Eisenhower Nuclear Training Center, Wolf Creek 
     Nuclear Operating Corporation, Burlington, Kansas.
       10. PHILATELIC AND NUMISMATIC
       Dwight D. Eisenhower Society, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania 
     #17325.
       Eisenhower Postal Society, Box 1176, Waco. Texas.
       Eisenhower Dollar Coin, (U.S. Treasury Department 5-5-70).
       Postmaster General--Commemorative stamp and a regular 6-
     cent stamp in General Eisenhower's honor.
       Eisenhower Centennial Coin, U.S. Mint 2/90, Proof Silver 
     Dollar; Uncirculated Silver Dollar.
       Postmaster General--Eisenhower Centennial 29-cent stamp. 
     Stamp issued in Abilene, Kansas only on 10/13/90, FDI stamped 
     in Abilene, Kansas on 10/13/90. Pictorial cancellation in 
     Abilene, Kansas only on 10/14/90.

  Mrs. NORTHUP. Mr. Speaker, I have no further requests for time, and I 
yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey. Mr. Speaker, it is a pleasure to yield 2 
minutes to the distinguished gentleman from Kansas (Mr. Ryun).
  Mr. RYUN of Kansas. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of S. 1652, 
a bill to designate the Old Executive Office Building the Dwight D. 
Eisenhower Executive Office Building.
  Dwight D. Eisenhower was a man that garnered respect and admiration 
from all those he came in contact with. Eisenhower excelled in 
everything, from high school sports in Abilene, Kansas, to the Supreme 
Commander of the Normandy invasion in 1944, and as two-term President 
of the United States.
  General Eisenhower's 4-decade, five-star military career included 
distinguished assignments as the chief military aid to the Chief of 
Staff of the Army, Commander-in-Chief of the Allied Forces in North 
Africa, Supreme Commander of the 1944 invasion of Normandy, Chief of 
Staff of the Army and Supreme Allied Commander of NATO forces.
  Mr. Speaker, in his 8 years as President, Eisenhower's major 
achievements included sponsoring and signing the Federal Aid Highway 
Act of 1956 that established the current interstate highway system, 
ending the Korean War by persuading the Chinese to accept a mutual 
peace agreement, promoting peace during Cold War crises that may have 
broken the rational will of other Presidents, and something that this 
Congress is currently negotiating, he balanced the Federal budget three 
different times.
  Dwight D. Eisenhower served this country with sacrifices in war and 
his triumphs as President. I urge my colleagues on both sides of the 
aisle to pass S. 1652 and name the Old Executive Office Building after 
a man that deserves to be honored and remembered for his bravery and 
commitment to the freedoms of the United States.
  Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey. Mr. Speaker, I have no further requests for 
time, and I yield back the balance of my time.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Gibbons). The question is on the motion 
offered by the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Franks) that the House 
suspend the rules and pass the Senate bill, S. 1652.
  The question was taken; and (two-thirds having voted in favor 
thereof) the rules were suspended and the Senate bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

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