There would be a change in mr. Dsm point, that that might affect america. As the senate are not aware that any change to the treaty in order to go into effect and has any impact on the United States would require the nascent consent . Without the advice and consent of the senate, no change could possibly impact United States. Outhouses the bureaucrats running the program would have clarification word is otherwise vague. The point i am making here is we dont really need to do that when we have her hearing. I understand theres a difference of opinion on this and a lot of motion. I found this mornings roll call magazine, all the people find appeared with the distinguished senator from massachusetts. It doesnt say anything in the articles that certainly attacks the emotions of individuals. So yes, i am not satisfied they would not interfere and do their clarification to change the intent. Weve taken care of our problem here. The mr. President , its important in this kind of debate as to ma
Thank you all for being here. And heather, we honor you today. You were there all along guiding and ack anying tom across all the peaks and the valleys right to the end. E thank you for your spirit, your generosity and your example as h enlivened this house well as your own for many years. Welcome back. Inempty it ismous ironic he ran for congress in the first place. He actually did it in a moment of anger. The day was july 16, 1964. The beetles had just returned to liverpool after their first u. S. Tour. President johnson had recently signed the Civil Rights Act and was on his way to a landslide victory that november. And a 35yearold tom foley was having lunch in downtown spo can. A gifted lawyer from a prominent local family and trusted aid to Scoop Jackson. Some mentioned to the guys he was eating lunch with he was thinking seriously about running for congress, not this time but the next time around. At which point one of his lynch companions bluntly dismissed the idea out of hand a
So he and friends hitchhiked to a service station to get it fixed. As they approached the outskirts of the city, they ran out of gas. So they pushed the car up the hill, coasting into town just before the deadline. Tom went on to win the race by a resounding 54 votes. There is no question there may have been some luck of the irish operating when it came to tom foley, as well as incredible stamina. What led him to make history as the first speaker of the house from west of the rockies was not luck. It was his hard work. His deep integrity. And is powerful intellect. As michael so eloquently and movingly stated, his ability to find Common Ground with his colleagues across the aisle. It was his personal decency that helped him bring stability and order to a congress that demanded most both, and still does. It brings me to a final point. At a time when our political system can seem more polarized and more divided than ever before, it can be tempting to see the possibility of bipartisan pro