(page 1) September 18, 1989 MEMORANDUM TO: SENATOR DOLE FROM: DENNIS SHEA SUBJECT: BREAKFAST MEETING WITH ATTORNEY GENERAL THORNBURGH The following is a list of issues that are of concern to the Republican Senators who will be attending tomorrow's breakfast meeting with Attorney General Thornburgh: Thurmond -- death penalty habeas corpus reform (supports limiting the time period for the filing of habeas petitions) balanced budget amendment flag amendment federal debt collection Packwood -- judicial nominations Simpson -- the pace of nominations generally consultation with Cabinet-level officials under the Refugee Act (who should be consulted: the Secretary of State or the Attorney General?) status of Soviet Jews under the Refugee Act Danforth -- product liability reform Gramm -- prison overcrowding (opposes court-imposed jail cap orders requiring the release of prisoners) McConnell -- tort reform strengthening federal election fraud provisions (Biden-McConnell bill) anti-pornography legislation (introduced bill that would give to the victims of sexual crimes a private right of action against the distributors of pornography Rudman -- funding for drug war Jeffords -- judicial nominations (current vacancy on the District Court for Vermont) recent civil rights decisions -- (co-sponsor of bill with Metzenbaum that would overturn the Wards Cove decision that restricted the use of statistical evidence in Title VII cases) Heinz -- NOTHING I have also been informed that Thornburgh's two main concerns are 1) funding for the drug plan, and 2) funding for the enforcement provisions in the S&L bill. THORNBURGH'S STAFF HAS ALSO REQUESTED YOUR INTERVENTION IF THE SENATORS START CRITICIZING THORNBURGH FOR THE SLOW PACE OF JUDICIAL NOMINATIONS. (page 2) BREAKFAST MEETING WITH ATTORNEY GENERAL THORNBURGH TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1989 8:30 A.M. - S-230 (handwritten check mark) Dole (handwritten check mark) Thurmond (handwritten check mark) Packwood (handwritten check mark) Simpson (handwritten check mark) Danforth (handwritten check mark) Gramm (handwritten check mark) McConnell (handwritten check mark) Rudman (handwritten check mark) Jeffords (handwritten check mark) Heinz (handwritten check mark) Attorney-General Thornburgh (handwritten check mark) Carol Crawford, Assistant Attorney General, Office of Legislative Affairs (handwritten check mark) Sheila Burke Chief of Staff, Office of the Republican Leader (handwritten check mark) Dennis Shea Counsel, Office of the Republican Leader (handwritten) (check mark) ROBIN ROSS EX. ASST TO ATTY - GEN. (handwritten table diagram) Thurmond Danforth Packwood Gramm Heinz Shea (6) (written vertical to the left) Dole (1) (written vertical to the right) Burke (1) (7) A/G Simpson Rudman McConnell Jeffords Crawford Ross (page 3) September 18, 1989 MEMORANDUM TO: SENATOR DOLE FROM: DENNIS SHEA SUBJECT: BREAKFAST MEETING WITH ATTORNEY GENERAL THORNBURGH The following is a list of issues that are of concern to the Republican Senators who will be attending tomorrow's breakfast meeting with Attorney General Thornburgh: Thurmond -- death penalty habeas corpus reform (supports limiting the time period for the filing of habeas petitions) balanced budget amendment flag amendment federal debt collection Packwood -- judicial nominations Simpson -- the pace of nominations generally consultation with Cabinet-level officials under the Refugee Act (who should be consulted: the Secretary of State or the Attorney General?) status of Soviet Jews under the Refugee Act Danforth -- product liability reform Gramm -- prison overcrowding (opposes court-imposed jail cap orders requiring the release of prisoners) McConnell -- tort reform strengthening federal election fraud provisions (Biden-McConnell bill) anti-pornography legislation (introduced bill that would give to the victims of sexual crimes a private right of action against the distributors of pornography Rudman -- funding for drug war Jeffords -- judicial nominations (current vacancy on the District Court for Vermont) recent civil rights decisions -- (co-sponsor of bill with Metzenbaum that would overturn the Wards Cove decision that restricted the use of statistical evidence in Title VII cases) Heinz -- NOTHING I have also been informed that Thornburgh's two main concerns are 1) funding for the drug plan, and 2) funding for the enforcement provisions in the S&L bill. THORNBURGH'S STAFF HAS ALSO REQUESTED YOUR INTERVENTION IF THE SENATORS START CRITICIZING THORNBURGH FOR THE SLOW PACE OF JUDICIAL NOMINATIONS. (page 4) BREAKFAST MEETING WITH ATTORNEY GENERAL THORNBURGH TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1989 8:30 A.M. - S-230 Dole Thurmond Packwood Simpson Danforth Gramm McConnell Rudman Jeffords Heinz Attorney-General Thornburgh Carol Crawford, Assistant Attorney General, Office of Legislative Affairs (handwritten) Sheila Burke 12. Dennis Shea - standard 12 standard breakfast - skim milk 1 oatmeal + bran muffins 1 special K, banana, 2% milk John Alexander - black Cadillac plates 384-080 (page 5) August 4, 1989 TO: SENATOR DOLE FROM: SHEILA/ JOYCE RE: BREAKFAST MEETING We have scheduled the Attorney-General for a breakfast meeting on Tuesday, September 19, 1989 at 8:30 a.m. Listed below is a suggested list of Senators to invite: -yes Thurmond -yes Packwood - wanted to be included -yes Simpson (handwritten) -yes (end handwritten) Danforth - (crossed out) Judy to call next week (Aug. 14) (handwritten) breakfast 8:45 (handwritten) -yes (end handwritten) Gramm - (crossed out) will arrive at 9:00 (handwritten) -yes (end handwritten) McConnell - gus to check and call back (handwritten) -yes (end handwritten) Rudman-Cathy to call back next week (handwritten) -no (end handwritten) (crossed out) Armstrong Debbie to call back next week (handwritten) -yes (end handwritten) Jeffords - Sylvia to call back after checking (handwritten) -yes (end handwritten) Heinz - (crossed out) Catherine checking she will call back (handwritten) Carol Crawford AS leg affairs NO (Robin Ross ex assistant to atty general) Dick Thornburg 16 Sheila Burke Dennis Shea Carol Crawford (end handwritten) (page 6) (all handwritten) Packwood interested in DOJ breakfast Lott D/OC (page 7) (all handwritten) (unintelligible) and Sanford guarded (unintelligible) Gogg Dole Campaign (unintelligible) Cranston and (unintelligible) tightly bogus report (unintelligible) Dole into it. (page 8) (left column) YEAS (right column) NAYS Armstrong Bond Boschwitz Burns Chafee Coats Cochran Cohen D'Amato (handwritten under "YEAS") SR-249 (end handwritten) Danforth (handwritten) A Ryatt Dole Domenici Durenberger Garn Gorton (handwritten under "YEAS") SR-370 (end handwritten) Gramm (unintelligible) Grassley Hatch Hatfield (handwritten under "YEAS") SR-27 (end handwritten) Heinz (handwritten) J. (unintelligible) Helms Humphrey (handwritten under "YEAS") SD-530 (end handwritten) Jeffords (handwritten) T. Bickford Kassebaum Kasten Lott Lugar Mack McCain McClure (handwritten under "YEAS") SR-120 (end handwritten) McConnell (handwritten) Nan Mosher Murkowski Nickles (handwritten under "YEAS") SR-259 (end handwritten) Packwood (unintelligible) Pressler Roth (handwritten under "YEAS") SH-530 (end handwritten) Rudman (handwritten) J. Reynolds Simpson Specter Stevens Symms (handwritten under "YEAS") SR-218 (end handwritten) Thurmond (handwritten) S. (unintelligible) Wallop Warner Wilson (Printed by the Secretary for the Minority) GPO: 1989 98-242 (m) (page 9) (handwritten) JOYCE S-235 (page 10) (all handwritten) PLACECARDS 8:30 9/15 BKFST- ATTINY GEN (page 11) August 4, 1989 TO: SENATOR DOLE FROM: SHEILA/JOYCE RE: BREAKFAST MEETING (handwritten) Pam Sally Packwood Sept. 18th We have scheduled the Attorney-General for a breakfast meeting on Tuesday, September 19, 1989 at 8:30 a.m. (handwritten) S-230 Listed below is a suggested list of Senators to invite: (handwritten) OK- (text) Thurmond (handwritten) -OK (handwritten) OK- (text) Packwood - wanted to be included Simpson (handwritten) -OK Danforth (handwritten) -wcb. next week Judy back Gramm (handwritten) -(unintelligible) to call back McConnell (handwritten) -Gus to check and call back Rudman (handwritten) -Cathy return next week Armstrong (handwritten) Debbie to call Aug 21st (handwritten) ok (text circled in pen) Jeffords (handwritten) -Sylvia to call back (handwritten) - Heunz - will call back Catherine checking (handwritten) 633-2005 Shirley (page 12) (all handwritten) request to attorney general September 12-19-19-21 breakfast mtg Carolyn 633-2142 Thurmond Packwood Simpson Danforth (unintelligible) Gramm McConnell - tort reform Rudman McClure Jeffords Dennis Armstrong (page 13) MEMORANDUM OF CALL TO: (handwritten) Joyce YOU WERE CALLED BY- YOU WERE VISITED BY- (handwritten) Carolyn Havel OF (Organization) (handwritten) Dept of Justice (arrow pointing right) PHONE NO. CODE/EXT. (handwritten) 633-2141 PLEASE CALL WILL CALL AGAIN (handwritten check mark) RETURNED YOUR CALL IS WAITING TO SEE YOU WISHES AN APPOINTMENT MESSAGE (handwritten) Sept. 197 RECEIVED BY (unintelligible handwriting) DATE (handwritten) 8/21 TIME (handwritten) 11:10 GPO: 1989 98-063 (m) (page 14) BREAKFAST MEETING WITH ATTORNEY GENERAL THORNBURGH TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1989 8:30 A.M. - S-230 Dole Thurmond Packwood Simpson Danforth Gramm McConnell Rudman Jeffords Heinz Attorney-General Thornburgh Carol Crawford, Assistant Attorney General, Office of Legislative Affairs Sheila Burke Chief of Staff, Office of the Republican Leader Dennis Shea Counsel, Office of the Republican Leader (page 15) BREAKFAST MEETING WITH ATTORNEY GENERAL THORNBURGH TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1989 8:30 A.M. - S-230 Dole Thurmond Packwood Simpson Danforth Gramm McConnell Rudman Jeffords Heinz Attorney-General Thornburgh Carol Crawford, Assistant Attorney General, Office of Legislative Affairs Sheila Burke Chief of Staff, Office of the Republican Leader Dennis Shea Counsel, Office of the Republican Leader