E PL UR UM IB N U U S Congressional Record th of America PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE 105 CONGRESS, FIRST SESSION

Vol. 143 WASHINGTON, FRIDAY, AUGUST 1, 1997 No. 112 Senate The Senate was not in session today. Its next meeting will be held on Tuesday, September 2, 1997, at 11:00 am. House of Representatives FRIDAY, AUGUST 1, 1997

The House met at 9 a.m. CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES, CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES, The Chaplain, Rev. James David HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Ford, D.D., offered the following pray- Washington, DC, July 30, 1997. Washington, DC, July 31, 1997. er: Hon. , Hon. NEWT GINGRICH, May all that is good be blessed and Speaker, House of Representatives, Speaker of the House, U.S. Capitol, all that is kind be honored. May all Washington, DC. Washington, DC. DEAR MR. SPEAKER: This letter is to offi- DEAR MR. SPEAKER: I am grateful to you that is generous be admired and all cially notify you of my resignation as a and the members of the Republican Steering that is charitable be prized. May all member of the United States House of Rep- Committee for appointing me to fill the va- those qualities that show our human- resentatives effective 12:01 a.m. on August 2, cancy on the Transportation and Infrastruc- ity and all those noble deeds that re- 1997. ture Committee. In order to accommodate flect a generous spirit be dedicated to It has been a great honor to serve the peo- this new committee assignment, I am resign- You, O God, our creator and sustainer. ple of ’s 13th congressional district. ing from the Committee on International Re- Bless us this day and all our days, we Thank you. lations. Please accept this letter as official pray. Amen. Sincerely, notification of resignation from the Inter- SUSAN MOLINARI, national Relations Committee effective Au- f Member of Congress. gust 1, 1997. As I have discussed with your THE JOURNAL staff, I will continue to serve on the Agri- CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES, culture and Veterans’ Affairs committees. The SPEAKER. The Chair has exam- HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Thank you for your assistance in this mat- ined the Journal of the last day’s pro- Washington, DC, July 30, 1997. ter. ceedings and announces to the House Hon. ALEXANDER F. TREADWELL, Very truly yours, his approval thereof. Secretary of State, New York State Department JERRY MORAN. Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Jour- of State, Albany, NY. The SPEAKER. Without objection, nal stands approved. DEAR MR. SECRETARY: This letter is to offi- the resignation is accepted. f cially notify you of my resignation as a There was no objection. member of the United States House of Rep- f PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE resentatives effective 12:01 a.m. on August 2, The SPEAKER. Will the gentleman 1997. ELECTION OF MEMBER TO COM- It has been a great honor to serve the peo- from Ohio [Mr. CHABOT] come forward MITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION ple of New York’s 13th congressional district. AND INFRASTRUCTURE and lead the House in the Pledge of Al- Thank you. legiance. Sincerely, Mr. PEASE. Mr. Speaker, by direc- Mr. CHABOT led the Pledge of Alle- SUSAN MOLINARI, tion of the Republican Conference, I giance as follows: Member of Congress. offer a privileged resolution (H. Res. I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the Unit- 213) and ask for its immediate consider- ed States of America, and to the Republic for f ation. which it stands, one nation under God, indi- The Clerk read the resolution, as fol- visible, with liberty and justice for all. RESIGNATION AS MEMBER OF lows: f COMMITTEE ON INTERNATIONAL H. RES. 213 RESIGNATION FROM THE HOUSE RELATIONS Resolved, That the following Member be, OF REPRESENTATIVES and he is hereby, elected to the following The SPEAKER laid before the House standing committee of the House of Rep- The SPEAKER laid before the House the following resignation as a member resentatives: the following resignation from the of the Committee on International Re- Committee on Transportation and Infra- House of Representatives: lations: structure: Mr. Moran of Kansas.

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The resolution was agreed to. tleman from Florida [Mr. FOLEY] is the people are sovereign and that sov- A motion to reconsider was laid on recognized for 5 minutes. ereign people will inevitably engage in the table. [Mr. FOLEY addressed the House. His actions like that of Timothy McVeigh. f remarks will appear hereafter in the Equally threatening to the ‘‘big gov- DESIGNATION OF HON. THOMAS M. Extension of Remarks.] ernment’’ theory is that this concept of DAVIS TO ACT AS SPEAKER PRO f sovereignty, with rights being left to the people, would justify jury nullifica- TEMPORE TO SIGN ENROLLED ORIGINAL INTENT BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS tion, a horrible and dangerous thought The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under THROUGH SEPTEMBER 3, 1997 as far as they are concerned. the Speaker’s announced policy of Jan- Jury nullification allows acquittal The SPEAKER laid before the House uary 7, 1997, the gentleman from Texas when a juror refuses to vote for a con- the following communication: [Mr. PAUL] is recognized for 60 minutes viction for moral, constitutional, or U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, as the designee of the majority leader. even racial reasons. Yet jury nullifica- Washington, DC, July 31, 1997. Mr. PAUL. Mr. Speaker, we all know tion is a tradition of long standing, not I hereby designate the Honorable THOMAS that when we come here to the Con- only in American law but in the Brit- M. DAVIS to act as Speaker pro tempore to sign enrolled bills and joint resolutions gress, the only oath that we take is to ish law as well, dating back to the through September 3, 1997. the Constitution. Yet I think very Magna Carta in 1215 A.D. But Fletcher NEWT GINGRICH, often we here in the Congress are care- refers to jury nullification as ‘‘obstruc- Speaker of the House of Representatives. less about the Constitution and that we tion of justice,’’ equivalent to overt se- The SPEAKER. Without objection, do many things that do not comply. dition against the Government. the designation is agreed to. A recent article in the New Republic Fletcher is consistent and even con- There was no objection. calls attention to this subject and demns the black left for endorsing this f more or less ridicules and downplays notion that juries have some type of the importance of the original intent of veto power over bad legislation. Sev- FOR JAKE’S SAKE, JOIN THE NA- the Constitution. Today I would like to eral professors from the left now advise TIONAL BONE MARROW DONOR discuss that article and reiterate the that injury nullification can and PROGRAM importance of the Constitution and the should be used in certain cases to re- (Mr. CHABOT asked and was given reason why we must have the rule of peal unjust laws when they are specifi- permission to address the House for 1 law rather than the rule of man. cally targeted against African-Ameri- minute and to revise and extend his re- The principle of original intent which cans, such as with drug laws. Obvi- marks.) underpins the Constitution is under se- ously, this veto power of the people Mr. CHABOT. Mr. Speaker, I want to rious attack. This is nothing new, but should be used to nullify unjust laws in take a moment this morning to make a there is now a much more open chal- general, not just against black Ameri- plea for my colleagues and to the lenge to this principle than ever before. cans. American people. I want to encourage A case in point is the New Republic ar- What the New Republic and Fletcher as many of them as possible to join the ticle of June 23, 1997, called ‘‘Unsound fail to recognize is that this is a tech- National Bone Marrow Donor Program. Constitution,’’ where George Fletcher, nique that could have been successfully There is a little boy in my district a Columbia law professor, viciously at- used in the fifties and the sixties in the named Jake Siniawski. Jake is 7 years tacks all Constitutionalists, vicious be- civil rights struggle, with a lot less vi- old, and he is suffering from a blood cause he uses modern-day McCarthy- olence resulting. disorder called Fanconi Anemia. The ism to tie any individual defending the The thought that the people retain only hope for a cure for Jake’s illness Constitution and its original intend to enough sovereignty and authority to is a bone marrow transplant from a all Oklahoma City type bombings. veto our legislative bodies threatens donor with a matching tissue type. In this very significant article, voic- Fletcher and other ‘‘big government’’ The good people of Cincinnati are ing a strong anticonstitutional view- proponents. sponsoring a marrow typing blood point, Fletcher uses McVeigh to dis- The Fully Informed Jury Associa- drive at St. Bernard’s Church later this credit not just the misdirected and ill- tion, a movement of well known sig- month in an effort to help Jake, and, advised promoters of violence but the nificance today, must be having an im- God willing, a compatible donor will be entire American Revolution and the pact on our society, or why would we found. goals set by the Founders. all of a sudden see a systematic attack But there are a lot of little Jakes out Failing to consider that McVeigh on this concept? there, and they need our help. We can flaunted property rights and the per- This attack is not limited to the New increase their chances of survival by sonal liberties of innocent people, Republic. has participating in the National Marrow Fletcher nevertheless uses him as an chimed in as well, expressing deep con- Donor Program. All it takes is a simple example of a true defender of the U.S. cerns about this dangerous notion that blood test, and it could help a little Constitution by using some of people ultimately have a say about the boy like Jake Siniawski live a long, McVeigh’s quotes. This New Republic’s constitutionality of legislation. healthy and happy life. article falsely equates the bombing of If Fletcher had his way, he would f innocent people with those who strict- argue that the people’s only recourse SPECIAL ORDERS ly interpret the Constitution, a docu- to bad law is strictly limited to the ballot box, while excluding the jury The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. ment which Fletcher describes ‘‘is fun- box. The boldness with which Fletcher PEASE). Under the Speaker’s an- damentally wrong.’’ attacks the original intent of the Con- nounced policy of January 7, 1997, and Professor Fletcher goes to the heart stitution is frightening, but also help- under a previous order of the House, of the matter. He openly attacks the ful in getting us to understand exactly the following Members will be recog- principle that rights are ‘‘vested in the what the goal is of the supporters of nized for 5 minutes each. people’’ and claims it was this prin- ciple that McVeigh used to justify the new Constitution. f what he did. The fundamental flaw in the old Con- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a Painting with a very broad brush, stitution, according to Fletcher, is, previous order of the House, the gentle- Fletcher hopes to dispense with the en- ‘‘The original Republic, the one for woman from Florida [Ms. ROS- tire Constitution and its protection of which our forefathers fought face to LEHTINEN] is recognized for 5 minutes. individual and minority rights. If the face, hand to hand, exists only in the [Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN addressed the New Republic, Fletcher, and his allies minds of academics and fundamentalist House. Her remarks will appear here- get away with this preposterous asser- patriots. The Republic of 1789 is long after in the Extension of Remarks.] tion, it will further undermine the gone. It died with 600,000 Americans f principles of individual rights. killed in the Civil War. That conflict The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a Fletcher claims the greatest myth decided once and forever that the peo- previous order of the House, the gen- surrounding the Constitution is that ple and States do not have the power to August 1, 1997 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H6711 govern their local lives apart from the mitted the acceptance of slavery in the articles arguing very clearly that the Nation as a whole.’’ original Constitution and that which old Constitution and the old Republic He argues that the original Republic he pretends to disavow. are archaic and should be buried. died, and deserved to do so, because of In other words, he rejects the best But ignoring the Constitution is not its flaw in dealing with slavery. But part of the Constitution and retains enough. We intellectually and philo- how can this single admitted flaw be the worst part, which permitted slav- sophically must now reject it, accord- reason to reject all the worthy parts? ery, by endorsing the concept of the ing to this New Republic’s theme, and This is only an excuse to reject the en- dictatorship of the majority while fail- anyone who disagrees will be guilty by tire concept of the Doctrine of Enumer- ing to protect inalienable and individ- association with those who would use ated Powers and the idea of the rule of ual rights. violence against innocent people. law in contrast to the rule of man. And Fletcher’s obvious goal is to promote Supporters of the modern day gar- all this is to be accepted as fact be- the new Constitution, nationhood, gantuan state never cared much for the cause this flaw in the concept of indi- equality and pure democracy, while original intent of the Constitution vidual rights with regards to slavery burying the notion of the Republic, which severely restricts the power of supposedly led to the irrational acts of protection of individual liberty, and the Federal Government. They are McVeigh. the rights of the minority. His main quite aware that the Doctrine of Enu- Fletcher laments the absence of the goal is to reject the notion that the merated Powers prohibits the Federal word ‘‘equality’’ appearing in the Con- people ultimately are the guarantors of Government from almost everything it stitution, a word, of course, dear to the the Constitution, the bestowers of le- is currently doing. hearts of all socialists. Clearly, it is gitimacy. To undermine the original intent of economic equality he is talking about. His final conclusion is that the the Constitution, to limit the Federal He complains that in 1789 equality was States and the people no longer retain Government, promoters of big govern- less important than the fear that a rights and powers, thus clearly and ment knew it would take constitu- Federal Government might infringe forcefully repealing the 9th and 10th tional amendment, court rulings, and our liberties. What Fletcher does not amendments. With these gone, the peo- constant legislative action, and even realize is that the large majority of ple have no claims to real control over war to accomplish it. It is possible that American people are still fearful of the Government. their task is complete. Is it possible that very same thing. What then is left for the people? that their task is complete and essen- What actually scares the They are still permitted, as Fletcher tially a new Constitution has now re- anticonstitutionalists like Fletcher is, says, to be the voters, office holders, placed the old? Is this the reason for today there is once again a growing and the beneficiaries of legislation. their boldness? number of Americans who fear and dis- The theme of this devastating article Many friends of freedom constantly worry that a Constitutional Conven- trust the Federal Government and yet is that it enforces the idea that Gov- tion to pass a balanced budget amend- do not relate in any way to the ernment does not get its power from ment poses a great danger because of McVeighs of the world. His only hope is the consent of the people and makes the chance that, at such a gathering, to discredit the constitutionalists and the citizen a creature of the state, with the Constitution would be rewritten. Of the entire principle of the Doctrine of the Government no longer being a cre- course, there is no need for a Constitu- Enumerated Powers by slanderous ation of the people through a voluntary tional Convention, but the fear of los- innuendoes, associating them with vio- social contract. ing our rights at one should be replaced lence towards innocent victims. Fletcher is quite accurate when he with the concern for the changes ongo- Fletcher makes McCarthy look like a admits the original Constitution strict- ing with the present one. saint. ly limited Government power, but sub- Fletcher boldly now refers to the new If Fletcher is right, the new Con- sequent legislation and court rulings, Constitution, the one that shapes and stitution is already in place, not a lit- he argues, now permit intervention guides the National Government, and, eral one, but the one that we now fol- into the private affairs of citizens. unfortunately, in a real sense, I am low has so radically changed that the fearful that he is correct that a new This, of course, has led to the modern Framers’ original intent is no longer Constitution, or at least the way the day Federal police state where there recognizable nor desirable by many. original one is treated by Congress, the are tens of thousands of Federal regu- Never have I read any article so courts, and the administration, pre- lations and laws. The administrative forthright about the intent of the mod- vails and guides most government ac- courts are now in charge, for the most ern day social reformers. The boldness tion today. part, outside of constitutional protec- with which Fletcher buries the old Up until now, it has been subtle and tions. Constitution should cause alarm for seductive, but the boldness with which It is neither a coincidence nor an ac- anyone interested in the experiment in Fletcher and the New Republic try to cident, as Fletcher brags, that we have freedom started in America more than bury the old Constitution should alert arrived and can legalistically defend 200 years ago. us all to what is happening. big government and justify it. He says By using this, the only significant Fletcher argues that the notion of or- this necessitates an activist Federal flaw in the 1789 document, slavery, ganic nationhood replaced the sov- Government committed to preserving Fletcher throws out every good thing ereignty of the people. That, I am sure, equality. intended by the Constitution while pre- a lot of Americans were not aware of. According to Fletcher, the welfare serving its one major shortcoming, And the United States evolved from an state and the force required to redis- majoritarianism, that permitted slav- elitist republic into a democracy, so he tribute wealth is, therefore, justified, ery in the first place. says. Jefferson and Franklin would be thus planting the seeds of a totali- Fletcher’s love of the dictatorship of shocked. This idea, he claims, was not tarian state, which will come in due the majority to guarantee economic acceptable by the Founders, since they time if the course of events are not equality for all, while ignoring the lived only for the moment. changed. principles of individual liberty, permits He talks as if truth and liberty were Fletcher is quite pleased to show him to elevate the flaw which per- not meant for the ages. This propo- that the new Constitution permits the mitted the slavery compromise to the sition, he argues, allows ‘‘the sustained income tax and all post-Depression highest plane possible. In doing so, all campaign to convert the elitist Con- welfare programs, and the prevailing of the grand elements of the old Con- stitution of 1789 into an egalitarian theme of the whole article is that any- stitution are effectively denied. Constitution that bases democratic body who objects is a McVeigh. The Getting relief from the oppression of rule on the majority of all the people,’’ concern for illegitimate use of force is the old Constitution, according to this thus endorsing the dictatorship of the absent from his discussion. article, with the Civil War and the sub- majority while destroying the concept Unfortunately, this article speaks for sequent changes thereafter, elevated of minority rights. many in government, especially in our the National Government, and espe- Fletcher clearly here endorses the courts. But, interestingly enough, it cially the Federal courts, to a point far very flaw, limited as it was, that per- represents one of the very few honest superior to the States and the people. H6712 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE August 1, 1997 But the New Republic is not alone in Congress has been irresponsible in The 20th century, however, has wit- expressing grave concern about the this regard. The New York Times, May nessed a serious erosion of this prin- growing interests and understanding of 27, 1997, editorializes, I am sure with ciple. Since 1895, Sparf versus United injury nullification. It is now more mixed feelings, since jury nullification States, the right of the jury to rule on commonly discussed on television and helps the left, strongly in favor of the justice and constitutionality of the special programs and in newspapers judges removing jurors who might be law as well as the facts in the case has like the New York Times. construed to be judging the wisdom of been seriously undermined. A recent court case prompted an ap- the law as well as the interpretation of Also, the lack of concern and under- peals court to warn us of the great dan- the facts. But the New York Times standing for individual rights has af- ger of the fully informed jury and knows the power of the people could fected jurors, just as it has affected the granted more power to judges to cur- weaken the powers of the Federal Gov- Representatives, Senators, judges, and tail this growing phenomenon. It is not ernment developed over the past 50 Presidents. only the political right they are con- years through this process and literally Jurors in recent times have been just cerned about. Minority groups on the repeal the interventionist state with- as guilty of ignoring the principles of left are using jury nullification more out waiting for a slow, plodding, and equal rights as have our representa- frequently than in recent memory. inefficient Congress to do it for them. tives in our legislatures, judiciary, and It is not so much that the opponents This puts fear into the hearts of all executive bodies of government. These of nullification are opposed to the ‘‘big government’’ advocates. Can one two factors have greatly diminished goals of the left; it is that they fear the imagine what might happen if all non- the value of the jury in the 20th cen- growing interest in jury nullification violent crimes were ignored by jurors? tury. in the groups dedicated to the original We would suddenly have room in our Those frustrated with changes in the interpretation of the Constitution may prisons once again for the rapists, mug- Congress, the executive, and the judici- use it successfully. If the old Constitu- gers, and murderers. ary, and there is certainly good reason tion is dead and the new one is now in District attorneys practice a form of for frustration, must consider educat- place, the last thing they need is to jury nullification all the time in decid- ing potential jurors as to the impor- have a bunch of uninhibited citizens ing frequently not to prosecute certain tance of the common law jury and the expressing themselves through the cases. Grand juries likewise fail to in- principles of individual liberty. An common law practice of jury nullifica- dict for personal or legal reasons, in awakened citizenry participating in ju- tion. spite of the facts presented. Many ries around the country could bring It is, therefore, in their interests State constitutions still protect the about a nonviolent revolution of mag- even if it requires attacking the left as right of the citizens to practice jury nificent proportion, reversing the sad well as the right, to stop this move- trends of the 20th century. nullification. ment as quickly as possible. Just be- Jury nullification is not perfect, but b 0930 cause it was part of our history for permitting it would be an improvement The jury today is a weak institution, more than 100 years means nothing. to the current system. Yes, there Promoting a powerful state, which in- as are all the other institutions de- would be a chance that somebody signed to guarantee individual liberty. cludes an authoritarian judiciary and might be freed for the wrong reason. ever present bureaucracy, is of greater Proper effort could revitalize the jury But ultimately in a free society, sov- importance to them. and restore it to its rightful place in ereignty must remain with the people This most recent victory for the pro- curtailing the endless growth of an all- moters of the new Constitution, which and not with the dictatorship of the powerful government. includes further attack on jury nul- majority or an elitist, powerful govern- Several legal events in the 20th cen- lification, occurred in the Manhattan ment. tury had to occur for big Government There are enough mistakes made Appeals Court in May. In the ruling, to thrive. The deemphasis of the jury today with our jury system, and there the court denounced the practice of was crucial in the expansive powers of is enough danger with a Government jury nullification. Judge Jose Cabrares the omnipotent state. Judging the said to practice jury nullification is a that is growing out of control, that moral intent and the constitutionality violation of a juror’s duty to follow in- jury nullification, something available of the law is no longer even a consider- struction of the court. since 1215 A.D., should be available to ation of the jury. Today, judges in- The case involved nonviolent drug the citizens of this country. It could go struct the jury to consider only the possession. Although the appeals court a long way toward establishing a free facts of the case, and then the judges permitted the innocent verdict to society once again in America. become the sole arbiter of evidence ad- stand, the court was emphatic that According to Lysander Spooner, a missible in court. Because of this, the judges do have a right, and an obliga- mid-19th-century writer, there are five jury system has become progressively tion, to investigate a juror’s motiva- separate tribunals protecting us from weak over the past 100 years. In addi- tion on a vote of acquittal. abusive government: The House of Rep- tion, judges write into their rulings Our history shows that this process resentatives, the Senate, the executive, grand designs for society. Our judiciary helped prevent fugitive slaves from the courts, and the common law jury. bodies have become legislative bodies. being sent back south before the Civil He maintains that all are important Another problem is that a major part War period. John Peter Zenger, a colo- but that the ultimate protection of our of the judicial system has been re- nial publicist, was freed by his peers on liberty must be placed in the hands of moved from the people by placing it in charges of sedition through this same our peers. His ‘‘Essay on the Trial by the administrative branch of Govern- process. Jury,’’ 1852, deserves close study by all ment. The agencies of Government The practice of jury nullification 20th century students concerned about have usurped power unimagined by the during the twenties helped force the re- the future of freedom in America. authors of the Constitution. Adminis- peal of alcohol prohibition once the John Jay, the first Chief Justice of trative justice is a great bureaucracy, majority of people realized the laws the Supreme Court, agreed with this independent of the legal judiciary. were irrational and abusive. principle. In his first jury trial in 1794, Regulations are written yearly by Liberal black professors from George Georgia versus Brailsford, he stated: the thousands of pages, read by few and Washington University and Harvard You have nevertheless a right to take understood by no one. This is done in- are now urging jury nullification to upon yourself to judge of both and to tentionally to intimidate and harass promote civil rights in the courts. If determine the law as well as the facts the people. It is used as a political tool this move to urge judges to judge all controversy. for selective prosecution. Regulations jurors’ motivation is carried out, the Jefferson was in agreement. ‘‘To con- can favor certain industries while de- process of jury secrecy will be a thing sider judges as the ultimate arbiter of stroying others and providing great ac- of the past and trial by jury just may all constitutional questions is a very cumulation of wealth for the bene- be the last chance we have for revoking dangerous doctrine indeed, and one ficiaries. some of our Federal legislative mon- which would place us under the des- Exemption from prosecution of some strosities. potism of an oligarchy.’’ companies while others are pursued has August 1, 1997 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H6713 destroyed many good industries and cause it is a law written by our chosen (RIN: 3235–AG80.4), Filing of Prospectuses, companies. Prosecution in the adminis- Representatives, Spooner argued that Number of Copies (Rule 424) (RIN: 3235– trative courts requires great sums of Government can give itself dictatorial AG80.5), Immediate Effectiveness of Certain Registration Statements and Post-Effective money for self-defense. Juries are not powers, and that is exactly what has Amendments (Rule 462) (RIN: 3235–AG80.6), available, and one is considered guilty happened with the massive powers del- Report of Offering of Securities and Use of until proven otherwise. Tragically, eco- egated to the President under the Proceeds Therefrom (Rule 463) (RIN: 3235– nomic conditions usually prompt a Emergency Powers Act: Power sitting AG80.7), Filing of Investment Company businessman to pay the fine regardless there to be grabbed and used at the Prospectuses—Number of Copies (Rule 497) of its unfairness to save legal costs. hint of a crisis. (RIN: 3235–AG80.8), Mandated Electronic Fighting the system through political Spooner saw the jury as the last Submissions and Exemptions (Rule 101(c)(5)) (RIN: 3235–AG80.9), Notice of Sales of Securi- reform is not even a serious consider- guard against such usurpation of the ties Under Reg. D and Section 4(6) of the Se- ation. Those who could consider such a people’s rights. Sadly, that protection curities Act (Form D) (RIN: 3235–AG80.10), struggle are ridiculed as idealistic and is just about gone. The citizens of this Optional Form for the Registration of Secu- unrealistic. country ought to restore the principle rities to be Sold to the Public by Certain A powerful political action commit- of trial by jury to its rightful place of Small Business Issuers (Form SB–1) (RIN: tee and a shrewd lobbyist are today importance. It could go a long way in 3235–AG80.11), Optional Form for the Reg- considered the best investments. Since istration of Securities to be Sold to the Pub- reducing the burden of Government lic by Small Business Issuers (Form SB–2) we have lived with massive bureauc- now consuming more than half the en- (RIN: 3235–AG80.12), Registration Statement racy for over 50 years, most citizens ergy of each working American. of Securities Act (Form S–1) (RIN: 3235– uneducated in the ways of equal jus- The time has come to stop the sys- AG80.13), Registration Under the Securities tice, equal rights, and freedom, are un- tematic attack on individual liberty Act of Securities of Certain Issuers (Form S– aware of any other system. By writing pervasive throughout the 20th century. 2) (RIN: 3235–AG80.14), Registration Under regulations with the force of law and The Constitution must prevail. If we in the Securities Act of Securities of Certain Is- suers Offered Pursuant to Certain Types of administrative justice, interpretations, the Congress fail to abide by the origi- Transactions (Form S–3) (RIN: 3235–AG80.15), and enforcement of these laws, the ad- nal intent of the Constitution, the last Registration Under the Securities Act of Se- ministrative judiciary rulers have hope will remain with the people and curities of Certain Real Estate Companies made a mockery of article I, section 1, the jurors. (Form S–11) (RIN: 3235–AG80.16), Registration of Securities Issued in Business Combina- of the Constitution. f Whether it is in the regular courts or tions (Form S–4) (RIN: 3235–AG80.17), Reg- the administrative courts, judges who ADJOURNMENT istration Statement Under the Securities Act for Securities of Certain Foreign Private grew up under the welfare ethic rarely Mr. PAUL. Mr. Speaker, pursuant to Issuers (Form F–1) (RIN: 3235–AG80.18), Reg- concern themselves with the right to House Concurrent Resolution 136, 105th istration Under the Securities Act for Secu- own and control the fruits of one’s own Congress, I move that the House do rities of Certain Foreign Private Issuers labor. The rights of society, as they see now adjourn. (Form F–2) (RIN: 3235–AG80.19), Registration it, preclude what they claim is a nar- The motion was agreed to. of Securities of Foreign Private Issuers Is- sued in Certain Business Combination Trans- row self-interest: The individual. The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Spooner argued eloquently for the actions (Form F–4) (RIN: 3235–AG80.20), Re- PEASE). Pursuant to the provisions of port of Sales of Securities and Use of Pro- right of the jury to pass final judgment House Concurrent Resolution 136 of the ceeds Therefrom (Form SR) (RIN: 3235– on all laws, the moral intent of the 105th Congress, the House stands ad- AG80.21), Annual Reports of Predecessors law, the constitutionality of the law, journed until noon on Wednesday, Sep- (Rule 13a–2) (RIN: 3235–AG80.22), Registration the facts of the case, and the moral in- tember 3, 1997. of Securities of Certain Successor Issuers tent of the accused. Spooner’s argu- Thereupon (at 9 o’clock and 36 min- Pursuant to Section 12(b) or (g) of the Ex- change Act (Form 8–B) (RIN: 3235–AG80.23), ment for allowing such responsibility utes a.m.), pursuant to House Concur- to rest with the accused peers is that Exemption of Depository Shares (Rule 12a–8) rent Resolution 136, the House ad- (RIN: 3235–AG80.24), Effectiveness of Reg- delegating responsibility only to the journed until Wednesday, September 3, istration (Rule 12d1–2) (RIN: 3235–AG80.25), Representatives in Washington was 1997, at 12 noon. Registration of Securities of Successor Issu- fraught with danger. He was convinced f ers (Rule 12g–3) (RIN: 3235–AG80.26), Require- that all government officials were ments of Annual Reports (Rule 13a–1) (RIN: untrustworthy and susceptible to brib- EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, 3235–AG80.27), Reports for Depository Shares ery and that removal of our elected ETC. Registered on Form F–6 (Rule 15d–3) (RIN: Representatives in the next election 3235–AG80.28), Reporting by Successor Issuers Under clause 2 of rule XXIV, execu- was not sufficient to protect the people (Rule 15d–5) (RIN: 3235–AG80.29), Registration tive communications were taken from of Certain Classes of Securities Pursuant to from unwise and meddling legislation. the Speaker’s table and referred as fol- Section 12(b) or (g) of Exchange Act (Form 8– If we had heeded the admonitions of lows: A) (RIN: 3235–AG80.30), General Form for Lysander Spooner, we would not be Registration of Securities Pursuant to Sec- faced with this crisis. Spooner began 4521. A letter from the Director, Office of tion 12(b) or (g) of the Exchange Act (Form his essay on ‘‘Trial by Jury’’ by clearly Thrift Supervision, transmitting the 1996 an- 10) (RIN: 3235–AG80.31), Registration of Secu- nual report on enforcement actions and ini- rities of Foreign Private Issuers Pursuant to stating the importance of the jury’s re- tiatives, pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 1833; to the sponsibility to judge the law as well as Section 12(b) or (g) and Annual and Transi- Committee on Banking and Financial Serv- tion Reports Pursuant to Sections 13 and the facts in the case. ices. 15(d) (Form 20–F) (RIN: 3235–AG80.32), Quar- Quoting, ‘‘For more than 600 years, 4522. A letter from the General Counsel, terly and Transition Reports Under Section that is since the Magna Carta, in 1215, Department of Transportation, transmitting 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act (Form 10–Q) there has been no clearer principle of the Department’s final rule—Federal Motor (RIN: 3235–AG80.33), Optional Form for Quar- English or American constitutional Vehicle Theft Prevention Standard; Final terly and Transition Reports of Small Busi- law than that in criminal cases. It is Listing of Model Year 1998 High-Theft Vehi- ness Issuers Under Section 13 or 15(d) of the cle Lines [Docket No. 97–038; Notice 01] (RIN: Exchange Act (Form 10–QSB) (RIN: 3235– not only the right and duty of jurors to 2127–AG71) received July 28, 1997, pursuant to judge what are the facts, what is the AG80.34), Annual and Transition Reports 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Pursuant to Sections 13 or 15(d) of the Ex- law, and what was the moral intent of Commerce. change Act (Form 10–K) (RIN: 3235–AG80.35), the accused, but it is also their right 4523. A letter from the Deputy Secretary, Optional Form for Annual and Transition and their primary and paramount duty Securities and Exchange Commission, trans- Reports of Small Business Issuers Under Sec- to judge the justice of the law and to mitting the Commission’s final rules—Phase tions 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act (Form hold all laws invalid that are, in their Two Recommendations of Task Force on Dis- 10–KSB) (RIN: 3235–AG80.36); to the Commit- opinion, unjust or oppressive, and all closure Simplification: Recent Sales of Un- tee on Commerce. registered Securities (Item 701 of Reg. S–B) persons guiltless in violating or resist- 4524. A letter from the Deputy Secretary, (RIN: 3235–AG80.1), Recent Sales of Unregis- Securities and Exchange Commission, trans- ing the execution of such laws,’’ closed tered Securities (Item 701 of Reg. S–K) (RIN: mitting the Commission’s ‘‘Major’’ final quote. 3235–AG80.2), Requirements as to Proper rule—Exemption for the Acquisition of Secu- If a law is assumed to be correct con- Form (Rule 401) (RIN: 3235–AG80.3), Prepara- rities During the Existance of An Underwrit- stitutionally and morally merely be- tion of Registration Statement (Rule 404) ing or Selling Syndicate [Release Nos. IC– H6714 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE August 1, 1997 22775, IS–1095; File No. S7–7–96] (RIN: 3235– in the Western Regulatory Area of the Gulf the Service’s final rule—Changes in account- AG61) received August 1, 1997, pursuant to 5 of Alaska [Docket No. 961126334–7052–02; I.D. ing periods and in methods of accounting U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 072397A] received July 30, 1997, pursuant to 5 [Rev. Proc. 97–36] received July 31, 1997, pur- Commerce. U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Re- suant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Commit- 4525. A letter from the Acting Director, De- sources. tee on Ways and Means. fense Security Assistance Agency, transmit- 4535. A letter from the Acting Director, Of- 4546. A letter from the Chief, Regulations ting a copy of Transmittal No. 09–97 for a co- fice of Sustainable Fisheries, National Oce- Unit, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting operative agreement with Italy and Germany anic and Atmospheric Asministration, trans- the Service’s final rule—Changes in account- to upgrade the HARM missile, pursuant to 22 mitting the Administration’s final rule— ing periods and in methods of accounting U.S.C. 2767(f); to the Committee on Inter- Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone [Rev. Proc. 97–37] received July 31, 1997, pur- national Relations. Off Alaska; Species in the Rock Sole/Flat- suant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Commit- 4526. A letter from the Chief Counsel, Of- head Sole/‘‘Other Flatfish’’ Fishery Category tee on Ways and Means. fice of Foreign Assets Control, Department by Vessels Using Trawl Gear in Bering Sea 4547. A letter from the Chief, Regulations of the Treasury, transmitting the Depart- and Aleutian Islands [Docket No. 961107312– Unit, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting ment’s final rule—Iranian Transactions Reg- 7012–02; I.D. 072597A] received July 30, 1997, the Service’s final rule—Examination of re- ulations: Performance on Awards; Certain pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Com- turns and claims for refund, credit or abate- Legal Services [31 CFR Part 560] received mittee on Resources. ment; determination of correct tax liability July 30, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 4536. A letter from the Assistant Attorney [Rev. Proc. 97–40] received July 30, 1997, pur- 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Inter- General, Department of Justice, transmit- suant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Commit- national Relations. ting a draft of proposed legislation to amend tee on Ways and Means. 4527. A letter from the Chief Counsel, Of- the Privacy Protection Act of 1980; to the 4548. A letter from the Secretary of De- Committee on the Judiciary. fice of Foreign Assets Control, Department fense, transmitting a report on the incen- 4537. A letter from the Assistant Attorney of the Treasury, transmitting the Depart- tives and personnel actions available to the ment’s final rule—Blocked Persons, Spe- General, Department of Justice, transmit- ting the Department’s final rule—Classified Department of Defense for encouraging ex- cially Designated Nationals, Specially Des- cellence in the management of defense acqui- ignated Terrorists, Specially Designated National Security Information and Access to Classified Information [A.G. Order No. 2091– sition programs, pursuant to Public Law Narcotics Traffickers, and Blocked Vessels: 103—355; jointly to the Committees on Na- Additional Designations and Removal of Two 97] received July 22, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on the tional Security and Government Reform and Individuals [31 CFR Chapter V] received July Oversight. 30, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to Judiciary. 4538. A letter from the Administrator, 4549. A letter from the Administrator, the Committee on International Relations. Small Business Administration, transmit- 4528. A letter from the Assistant Secretary Farm Service Agency, transmitting the Agency’s final rule—Handling Payments ting a draft of proposed legislation to imple- for Legislative Affairs, Department of State, from the Farm Service Agency (FSA) to De- ment the President’s FY 1998 Budget to shift transmitting the Department’s final rule— linquent FSA Farm Loan Program Borrow- a greater portion of the administrative costs Schedule of Fees for Consular services, De- ers (RIN: 0560–AE93) received July 31, 1997, of SBA programs from the general taxpayer partment of State and overseas embassies pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Com- to program beneficiaries; jointly to the Com- and consulates, Diversity Visa LOTTery Fee mittee on the Judiciary. mittees on Small Business and Science. (Bureau of Consular Affairs) [22 CFR Part 22] 4539. A letter from the Chairman, Inter- f received July 28, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. national Trade Commission, transmitting 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Inter- the Commission’s final rule—Debt Collec- REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON national Relations. tion——Procedural Rules for Salary Offset, PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS 4529. A letter from the Employee Benefits Administrative Offset, and Tax Refund Offset Manager, AgFirst Farm Credit Bank, trans- [19 CFR Part 201] received July 18, 1997, pur- Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of mitting the annual report of the Independent suant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Commit- committees were delivered to the Clerk Associations’ Retirement Plan for the plan tee on the Judiciary. for printing and reference to the proper year January 1, 1996 through December 31, 4540. A letter from the General Counsel, calendar, as follows: 1996, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 9503(a)(1)(B); to Department of Transportation, transmitting [The following report was filed on July 30 the Committee on Government Reform and the Department’s final rule—Liquefied Natu- Oversight. ral Gas Regulations— Miscellaneous Amend- (Legislative day of July 29), 1997] 4530. A letter from the Acting Comptroller ments (Research and Special Programs Ad- Mr. KASICH: Committee of Conference. General, General Accounting Office, trans- ministration) [Docket No. PS–151; Amdt. 193– Conference report on H.R. 2015. A bill to pro- mitting a report on General Accounting Of- 14] (RIN: 2137–AC88) received July 31, 1997, vide for reconciliation pursuant to sub- fice employees detailed to Congressional pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Com- sections (b)(1) and (c) of section 105 of the committees as of July 18, 1997, pursuant to mittee on Transportation and Infrastruc- concurrent resolution on the budget for fis- Public Law 101—520; to the Committee on ture. cal year 1998 (Rept. 105–217). Ordered to be Government Reform and Oversight. 4541. A letter from the Assistant Attorney printed. 4531. A letter from the Director, Office of General, Department of Justice, transmit- [Submitted August 1, 1997] Insular Affairs, Department of the Interior, ting the Department’s final rule—Deter- Mr. SHUSTER: Committee on Transpor- transmitting the third annual report on the mination of Situations that Demonstrate a tation and Infrastructure. H.R. 2207. A bill to Federal-CNMI Initiative on Labor, Immigra- Substantial Connection Between Battery or amend the Federal Water Pollution Control tion, and Law Enforcement in the Common- Extreme Cruelty and Need for Specific Pub- Act concerning a proposal to construct a wealth of the Northern Mariana Islands; to lic Benefits [AG Order No. xx-97] received deep ocean outfall off the coast of Mayaguez, the Committee on Resources. July 25, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. PR; with an amendment (Rept. 105–237). Re- 4532. A letter from the Acting Assistant 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and ferred to the Committee of the Whole House Secretary, Land and Minerals Management, Means. Department of the Interior, transmitting the 4542. A letter from the Chief, Regulations on the State of the Union. Department’s final rule—Designation of Unit, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting Mr. SENSENBRENNER: Committee on Payor RECORDkeeping (Minerals Manage- the Service’s final rule—Changes in account- Science. H.R. 2249. A bill to authorize appro- ment Service) (RIN: 1010–AC38) received Au- ing periods and in methods of accounting priations for carrying out the Earthquake gust 1, 1997, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); [Rev. Proc. 97–38] received July 31, 1997, pur- Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 for fiscal to the Committee on Resources. suant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Commit- years 1998 and 1999, and for other purposes 4533. A letter from the Acting Director, Of- tee on Ways and Means. (Rept. 105–238, Pt. 1). Referred to the Com- fice of Sustainable Fisheries, National Oce- 4543. A letter from the Chief, Regulations mittee of the Whole House on the State of anic and Atmospheric Administration, trans- Unit, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Union. mitting the Administration’s final rule— the Service’s final rule—Changes in account- Mr. SENSENBRENNER: Committee on Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone ing periods and in methods of accounting Science. H.R. 922. A bill to prohibit the ex- Off Alaska; ‘‘Other Rockfish’’ Species Group [Rev. Proc. 97–39] received July 31, 1997, pur- penditure of Federal funds to conduct or sup- in the Central Regulatory Area of the Gulf of suant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Commit- port research on the cloning of humans; with Alaska [Docket No. 961126334–7052–02; I.D. tee on Ways and Means. an amendment (Rept. 105–239, Pt. 1). Ordered 072397C] received July 30, 1997, pursuant to 5 4544. A letter from the Chief, Regulations to be printed. U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Re- Unit, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting f sources. the Service’s final rule—Changes in account- 4534. A letter from the Acting Director, Of- ing periods and in methods of accounting TIME LIMITATION OF REFERRED fice of Sustainable Fisheries, National Oce- [Rev. Proc. 97–35] received July 31, 1997, pur- BILL anic and Atmospheric Administration, trans- suant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Commit- mitting the Administration’s final rule— tee on Ways and Means. Pursuant to clause 5 of rule X the fol- Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone 4545. A letter from the Chief, Regulations lowing action was taken by the Speak- Off Alaska; ‘‘Other Rockfish’’ Species Group Unit, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting er: August 1, 1997 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H6715

[The following action occurred on July 30, 1997] Mr. DREIER, Mr. SOLOMON, Mr. reached with the tobacco industry by the at- H.R. 695. Referral to the Committee on In- PAXON, Mr. PARKER, Mr. RADANOVICH, torney generals of the various states and au- telligence (Permanent Select) extended for a Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, Mr. thorizes the United States Food and Drug period ending not later than September 12, LATOURETTE, Mr. LEWIS of Kentucky, Administration to adopt regulations to pro- 1997. Mr. DOOLITTLE, Mr. WHITFIELD, Mr. tect our children from tobacco marketing NORWOOD, Mr. HILLEARY, Mr. BONO, and access; to the Committee on Commerce. [The following action occurred on July 31, 1997] and Mr. COMBEST): 175. Also, a memorial of the Senate of the H.R. 695. Referral to the Committee on Na- H.R. 2377. A bill to amend the Immigration State of Louisiana, relative to Senate Con- tional Security extended for a period ending and Nationality Act to establish a 24-month current Resolution No. 89 memorializing not later than September 12, 1997. pilot program permitting certain aliens to be Congress to request the Environmental Pro- tection Agency to grant an exemption rel- f admitted into the United States to provide temporary or seasonal agricultural services ative to the painting of the Crescent City PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS pursuant to a labor condition attestation; to Connection which would limit the require- the Committee on the Judiciary, and, in ad- ments for the removal and capture of residue Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 dition to the Committees on Agriculture, from previous paint coatings during the of rule XXII, public bills and resolu- Ways and Means, and Commerce, for a period painting procedure; to the Committee on tions were introduced and severally re- to be subsequently determined by the Speak- Commerce. ferred, as follows: er, in each case for consideration of such pro- 176. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of California, relative to Assembly By Mr. GINGRICH (for himself, Mr. visions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. Joint Resolution No. 24 recognizing the sig- ARMEY, Mr. DELAY, Mr. SOLOMON, By Mrs. TAUSCHER (for herself, Mr. nificance of African-American and other Mr. LIVINGSTON, Mr. ARCHER, Mr. FROST, Mrs. KELLY, Mr. HOLDEN, Mr. black music to global culture, and the posi- THOMAS, Ms. DUNN of Washington, HINOJOSA, Mr. SNYDER, Mrs. MEEK of tive impact of this art form on global com- Mr. BOEHNER, Mr. MCINTOSH, Mr. Florida, Mr. STENHOLM, Mr. SISISKY, merce, would designate the month of June as LINDER, Ms. PRYCE of Ohio, Mr. Ms. FURSE, Mr. BROWN of California, Black Music Month throughout the State of CRAPO, Mr. BLILEY, Mr. PICKERING, Mr. ROHRABACHER, Mr. CUNNINGHAM, California, and would call upon the people of Mr. INGLIS of South Carolina, Mr. Mr. ABERCROMBIE, Ms. DELAURO, Mr. the state to study, reflect on, and celebrate TALENT, Mr. NUSSLE, Ms. GRANGER, SMITH of Texas, Ms. BROWN of Flor- the majesty, vitality, and importance of Af- Mr. CRANE, Mr. COLLINS, Mr. ida, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of rican-American and other black music; to CHRISTENSEN, Mr. BUNNING of Ken- Texas, Mr. BARTON of Texas, and Mr. the Committee on Government Reform and tucky, Mr. HAYWORTH, Mr. HERGER, LIPINSKI): Oversight. Mr. SAM JOHNSON, Mr. WELLER, Mr. H. Con. Res. 141. Concurrent resolution to 177. Also, a memorial of the Senate of the ENSIGN, Mr. GOODLING, Mr. State of Louisiana, relative to Senate Con- HOEKSTRA, Mr. RIGGS, Mr. commend the bravery and honor of the citi- zens of Remy, France, for their actions with current Resolution No. 25 memorializing the BALLENGER, Mr. GREENWOOD, Mr. Congress of the United States to adopt an NORWOOD, Mr. PAUL, Mr. PETERSON of respect to Lt. Houston Braly and to recog- nize the efforts of the 364th Fighter Group to amendment to the Constitution of the Unit- Pennsylvania, Mr. SOUDER, Mr. ed States to provide each citizen with a con- PARKER, Mr. BURTON of Indiana, Mr. raise funds to restore the stained glass win- dows of a church in Remy; to the Committee stitutional right to a clean and healthful en- ROHRABACHER, Mr. COBURN, Mr. MIL- vironment and protection of our other natu- LER of Florida, Mr. MANZULLO, Mr. on International Relations. By Mr. PEASE: ral resources; to the Committee on the Judi- CHAMBLISS, Mr. GIBBONS, Mr. RILEY, ciary. H. Res. 213. Resolution designating major- Mr. SNOWBARGER, Mr. BARTLETT of 178. Also, a memorial of the Senate of the ity membership on certain standing commit- Maryland, Mrs. FOWLER, Mr. State of Louisiana, relative to Senate Con- tees of the House; considered and agreed to. STEARNS, Mr. CHABOT, Mr. NEUMANN, current Resolution No. 77 memorializing the By Mr. GOODLING (for himself, Mr. Mr. HEFLEY, Mr. HILL, Mr. PITTS, Mr. Congress of the United States to revise the BOEHNER, Mr. PETRI, Mr. OWENS, Mr. RYUN, Mr. ROGAN, Mr. BARTON of federal highway funding formulas to ensure BALLENGER, Mr. BARRETT of Ne- Texas, Mr. SUNUNU, Mr. FLAKE, Mr. that Louisiana gets its fair share of federal braska, Mr. HOEKSTRA, Mr. MCKEON, HUNTER, Mr. GRAHAM, Mrs. EMERSON, highway funds; to the Committee on Trans- Mr. SAM JOHNSON, Mr. GREENWOOD, Mr. KNOLLENBERG, Mr. POMBO, Mr. portation and Infrastructure. Mr. GRAHAM, Mr. MCINTOSH, Mr. NOR- LIPINSKI, Mr. WELDON of Florida, Mr. 179. Also, a memorial of the Senate of the WOOD, Mr. PAUL, Mr. BOB SCHAFFER, HULSHOF, Mr. HASTINGS of Washing- State of Louisiana, relative to Senate Con- Mr. PETERSON of Pennsylvania, Mr. ton, Mr. BARR of Georgia, Mr. SHAYS, current Resolution No. 35 memorializing the DEAL of Georgia, Mr. HILLEARY, Mr. and Mr. PAPPAS): to amend federal SCARBOROUGH, Mr. GOODE, Mr. H.R. 2373. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- statutes 46 U.S.C. 11108 and 11109, otherwise HEFLEY, Mr. KINGSTON, and Mr. enue Code of 1986 to allow taxfree expendi- known as Seaman Protection and Relief Act, CHAMBLISS): tures from education individual retirement to remove the prohibition against states accounts for elementary and secondary H. Res. 214. Resolution expressing the sense from withholding income tax from wages due school expenses and to increase the maxi- of the House of Representatives that the De- or accruing to a master or seaman and the mum annnual amount of contributions to partment of Education should suspend any attachment of wages for tax payments; to such accounts; to the Committee on Ways and all planning, development, implementa- the Committee on Transportation and Infra- and Means. tion, or administration of any national test- structure. By Mrs. LOWEY (for herself, Ms. ing proposal in reading, mathematics, or any 180. Also, a memorial of the Senate of the DELAURO, and Mr. SHAYS): other subject area until Congress provides State of Louisiana, relative to Senate Con- H.R. 2374. A bill to amend the Federal specific, explicit statutory authority; to the current Resolution No. 98 memorializing the Water Pollution Control Act to provide spe- Committee on Education and the Workforce. Congress of the United States to examine cial funding to States for implementation of By Mr. RANGEL: formulas and to consider using risk factors national estuary conservation and and man- H. Res. 215. Resolution recognizing the suc- in determining how to distribute section 130 agement plans, and for other purposes; to the cessful struggle of the people of Jamaica for highway dollars to the states for rail safety Committee on Transportation and Infra- their nation’s independence; to the Commit- purposes; to the Committee on Transpor- structure. tee on International Relations. tation and Infrastructure. By Mr. RANGEL: By Mr. RANGEL: 181. Also, a memorial of the House of Rep- H.R. 2375. A bill to designate the H. Res. 216. Resolution expressing the sense resentatives of the State of New Hampshire, headquaters building of the Department of of Congress with respect to Marcus Garvey; relative to House Joint Resolution 2 urging Housing and Urban Development in Washing- to the Committee on the Judiciary. the members of Congress to support and pass ton, DC, as the Robert C. Weaver Federal f the Family Forestland Preservation Tax Building; to the Committee on Transpor- Act; to the Committee on Ways and Means. tation and Infrastructure. MEMORIALS 182. Also, a memorial of the Senate of the By Mr. SAXTON (for himself and Mr. Under clause 4 of rule XXII, memori- State of Louisiana, relative to Senate Con- ABERCROMBIE): current Resolution No. 21 memorializing the als were presented and referred as fol- H.R. 2376. A bill to reauthorize and amend Congress of the United States to enact legis- the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation lows: lation allowing the employees of the Establishment Act; to the Committee on Re- 174. The SPEAKER presented a memorial Lafourche Basin Levee District to opt-out of sources. of the Senate of the State of Louisiana, rel- the Social Security System and to join the By Mr. SMITH of Oregon (for himself, ative to Senate Concurrent Resolution No. Louisiana State Employees’ Retirement Sys- Mr. CHAMBLISS, Mr. POMBO, Mr. 158 memorializing the Congress of the United tem, effective January 1, 1998; to the Com- BOEHNER, Mr. BISHOP, Mr. GALLEGLY, States to approve the settlement agreement mittee on Ways and Means. H6716 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE August 1, 1997 ADDITIONAL SPONSORS TON, Ms. WATERS, Mr. SERRANO, Mr. CON- ERS, Mr. SHIMKUS, Mr. TIERNEY, Mr. SNYDER, YERS, Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA, Mr. WAXMAN, Mr. Mr. SERRANO, and Mr. VENTO. Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors PAYNE, Mr. RAHALL, Mr. HASTINGS of Flor- were added to public bills and resolu- H.R. 1850: Ms. FURSE and Ms. HOOLEY of Or- ida, Mr. FARR of California, Ms. JACKSON- egon. tions as follows: LEE, and Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania. H.R. 1870: Ms. SLAUGHTER. H.R. 483: Ms. FURSE. H.R. 1173: Mr. TORRES, Mr. DEUTSCH, Mr. H.R. 1946: Mr. KUCINICH. H.R. 536: Mr. PASCRELL. ANDREWS, Mr. KUCINICH, and Mr. ENGEL. H.R. 715: Mr. FAWELL. H.R. 1283: Mr. FARR of California and Mr. H.R. 1984: Mr. TIAHRT and Mr. SAM JOHN- H.R. 981: Mr. ROTHMAN and Mr. OWENS. CRAMER. SON. H.R. 982: Mr. ENGEL. H.R. 1586: Mr. FILNER, Mr. SANDERS, Mrs. H.R. 2063: Mrs. MORELLA. H.R. 1063: Mr. GILCHREST. MALONEY of New York, Mr. MILLER of Cali- H.R. 2064: Mr. EDWARDS. H.R. 1078: Mr. BONIOR and Mr. EVANS. fornia, Ms. LOFGREN, Mr. EVANS, and Mr. H.R. 2140: Mr. DEUTSCH. H.R. 1111: Mr. SAWYER, Mr. DELAHUNT, Mr. STARK. MANTON, Ms. VELAZQUEZ, Mr. LATOURETTE, H.R. 1635: Mr. ACKERMAN, Mr. BERMAN, Mr. H.R. 2317: Ms. WOOLSEY. Mr. GUTIERREZ, Mr. PASTOR, Mr. HINOJOSA, COYNE, Mr. FARR of California, Mr. GORDON, H. Con. Res. 116: Mr. PORTER. Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. TORRES, Ms. NOR- Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. KING, Mr. REYES, Ms. RIV- H. Res. 166: Mr. CALVERT. August 1, 1997 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E1577 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS

HONORING THE PRESIDENTIAL PERSONAL EXPLANATION resolution expressing the sense of the Con- MANAGEMENT ALUMNI GROUP gress regarding the terrorist bombing in the HON. MICHAEL P. FORBES Jerusalem market on July 30, 1997. Nay on rollcall vote No. 347, H.R. 2159, on HON. STENY H. HOYER OF NEW YORK IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES agreeing to the Paul amendment to strike all OF MARYLAND the funds in title I of the bill which essentially IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Thursday, July 31, 1997 eliminates all funding for export and invest- Mr. FORBES. Mr. Speaker, on Monday, July ment assistance. Thursday, July 31, 1997 28, Tuesday, July 29, and Wednesday, July Aye on rollcall vote No. 345, H.R. 2015, the Mr. HOYER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to 30, I appreciated being granted excused ab- Balanced Budget Act Conference Report, on pay tribute to the 20th anniversary of the Pres- sences due to a death in my family. Due to agreeing to the conference report providing for idential Management Intern Program [PMI]. On that absence, I missed several rollcall votes. reconciliation pursuant to subsections (b)(1) August 25, 1977, by Executive order, Presi- Had I not been unavoidably absent on Mon- and (c) of section 105 of the concurrent reso- dent Jimmy Carter introduced and imple- day, July 28, I would have voted in the follow- lution on the budget for fiscal year 1998. mented this effective and constructive pro- ing manner on H.R. 2209, the fiscal year 1998 Aye on rollcall vote No. 343, House Resolu- gram, to encourage the best and brightest into Legislative Branch Appropriations Act: tion 202, on ordering the previous question; public service. Aye on rollcall vote No. 335, on making ap- waiving points of order against the conference Mr. Speaker, the Presidential Management propriations for the Legislative Branch for the report to accompany the bill (H.R. 2015) to Intern Programs have a mission to help build fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and provide for reconciliation pursuant to sub- the character and credentials of our citizens. for other purposes; sections (b)(1) and (c) of section 105 of the The Presidential Management Intern Pro- Nay on rollcall vote No. 334, on a motion to concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal gram's goal is to ``Attract to Federal service recommit with instructions; year 1998. men and women of exceptional management Aye on rollcall vote No. 333, on agreeing to Aye on rollcall vote No. 342, on House Res- potential who have received special training in the Klug amendment to reduce the number of olution 201, on agreeing to the resolution planning and managing public programs and full-time personnel in the Government Printing waiving a requirement of clause 4(b) of rule XI policies.'' Office by 10 percent; with respect to consideration of certain resolu- Although the requirements are strenuous, Nay on rollcall vote No. 332, on agreeing to tions reported from the Committee on Rules. the lessons learned through this program com- the Fazio amendment to reduce the funds ap- Aye on rollcall vote No. 341, on House Res- pel individuals to reach beyond themselves propriated in the bill for the Joint Tax Commit- olution 201, on ordering the previous waiving and touch the lives of others. The selection tee by $238,000, maintaining the current fund- a requirement of clause 4(b) of rule XI with re- process requires the recipients to have pur- ing level for the committee. spect to consideration of certain resolutions sued a course of study oriented toward public Had I not been unavoidably absent on reported from the Committee on Rules. management at a graduate level. The final se- Tuesday, July 29, I would have voted: f lection of interns is made by the head of the Aye on rollcall vote No. 340, on Mr. JONES' motion to suspend the rules and pass H.R. INTRODUCTION OF THE ACID government, agency, or component within the DEPOSITION CONTROL ACT OF 1997 Executive Office of the President in which the 1348, the Expanded War Crimes Act, amend- intern is to be employed. No more than 500 ing United States Code, title 18, relating to interns can be actively engaged at one time. war crimes. HON. GERALD B.H. SOLOMON However, interns who display exceptional apti- Aye on rollcall vote No. 339, on Mr. OF NEW YORK tude and attitude may be granted competitive BARCIA's motion to suspend the rules and IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES agree to House Concurrent Resolution 75, ex- Civil Service status. Thursday, July 31, 1997 pressing the sense of Congress regarding Mr. Speaker, what is impressive is that over States' efforts against repeat criminals; that Mr. SOLOMON. Mr. Speaker, today I am in- 3,500 individuals have served as Presidential States should work more aggressively to at- troducing legislation to fight acid rain and air management interns. Even more astounding is tack the problem of violent crimes committed pollution. This legislation will build on the that nearly 50 percent remain employed with by repeat offenders and criminals serving ab- Clean Air Act and the provisions dealing with the Federal Government today. It has been breviated sentences. the pollutants most responsible for acid rain. I said ``That the apple doesn't fall far from the Also on Tuesday, July 29, I would have am pleased to have the support of Congress- tree.'' The truth to this quote is that the Presi- voted in the following manner on H.R. 2266, man JOHN MCHUGH in this legislation as well dential Management Intern Program is rooted the fiscal year 1998 Department of Defense as Senator D'AMATO and Senator MOYNIHAN in wholesome, educational opportunities. This Appropriations Act: who will be introducing the identical legislation program has promoted and produced opened Aye on rollcall vote No. 338, on making ap- in the Senate. doors for thousands of ambitious and bright in- propriations for the Department of Defense for Although we've made tremendous progress dividuals who may have never witnessed the the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, in cutting down on pollution through the origi- privilege of public service. Today, Presidential and for other purposes. nal Clean Air Act, it hasn't been enough in management interns are active in all three Nay on rollcall vote No. 337, on agreeing to cutting the pollution responsible for acid rain branches of Government, ranging from the the amendment to reduce the overall amount and excessive air contamination we suffer House of Representatives to the White House. of funds appropriated in the bill by $4.3 billion. from in New York. The forests and waterways Mr. Speaker, it is programs like PMI which Nay on rollcall vote No. 336, on agreeing to of the Hudson Valley and the Adirondacks enhance, encourage, and empower the full po- the Obey amendment to eliminate the $331 have become a dumping ground for this pollu- tential embedded in the lives of people like million appropriation in the bill to begin ad- tion and will be destroyed if we don't do some- these. vanced procurement of an additional 9 B±2 thing to stop it. As an outdoorsman and life- When we labor in the life of another our bombers; and transferring the funds to other long resident of this beautiful region, I'm not hours are never spent in vain but valiantly in- procurement accounts, the Army Breast Can- going to stand by and watch our area be de- vested in tomorrow's leaders. cer Research Program and applying the bal- stroyed. Mr. Speaker, and colleagues, please join ance to deficit reduction. This legislation, entitled the Acid Deposition with me in wishing the Presidential Manage- Had I not been unavoidably absent on Control Act of 1997, focuses on further reduc- ment Intern Program continued success and Wednesdy, July 30, I would have voted: tions in the emissions of nitrogen oxide [NOx] congratulations on their two decades of help- Aye on rollcall vote No. 348, on House Con- and sulfur dioxide [SO2], the two primary com- ing young leaders reach their fullest potential. current Resolution 133, on agreeing to the ponents of acid rain. Sulfur dioxide emissions

∑ This ‘‘bullet’’ symbol identifies statements or insertions which are not spoken by a Member of the Senate on the floor. Matter set in this typeface indicates words inserted or appended, rather than spoken, by a Member of the House on the floor. E1578 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks August 1, 1997 have been declining under the emissions cap dustry members, that they are concerned with port of organizations such as the Boy Scouts currently in place, but not fast enough for envi- quality issues and understand the necessity of of America, the YMCA and St. Stan's Athletic ronmentally sensitive areas like the Adiron- moving the foundry industry into the next cen- League. They are both parishioners at St. dack Mountains and the Hudson Valley. This tury. Today, I would especially recognize John Stanislaus Kostka Church where Mr. Bednarek bill would cut the amount of SO2 emitted in W. Burk, president, and Douglas J. Reichard, is the vice-president of the Third Order of St. half in 2003 so dirty power plants won't be vice president. I am confident that under their Francis of Assisi. The Bednareks have a son, able to continue business-as-usual and get leadership, Federal Bronze and Fox Hills will John Paul, and a daughter, Maria Yvonne. around pollution restrictions. continue to flourish. For their wideranging efforts and accom- But even more important, this proposal fi- The U.S. nonferrous foundry industry is plishments, the couple has been honored by nally takes on dangerous nitrogen oxide emis- comprised of companies producing aluminum, organizations such as the Catholic War Veter- sions. The Clean Air Act as it stands virtually brass, bronze and other nonferrous metal ans, the Northside Community Development ignores nitrogen oxides which in many ways is castings, principally via the sand and perma- and St. Stan's Athletic League. the most dangerous pollutant because of its nent mold casting processes. Nonferrous Mr. Speaker, I ask that my colleagues rise devastating contributions to acid rain and also foundries constitute nearly two-thirds of the with me in this tribute to Virginia and Pawel ozone pollution which can cause significant entire U.S. foundry industry. Though some Bednarek. Mr. and Mrs. Bednarek are tremen- health risks for people suffering from res- foundries specialize producing castings pri- dously talented and exhibit extraordinary dedi- piratory problems like asthma. marily of one metal type, many nonferrous cation to their community. I am delighted that This bill creates a market-based cap and foundries routinely produce both aluminum they live in my district. trade system for NOx emissions similar to that and copper-based castings. Other nonferrous f already in place under the Clean Air Act of foundries may produce castings from zinc, HELPING AMERICA’S CHILDREN AT 1990 that regulates SO2. Under such a trading magnesium or ferrous metals as well. Nearly RISK system, States are given pollution allowances every manufacturing sector of the economy directly related to the percent of power the util- employ nonferrous castings, which are particu- ities in their state produce. The state then di- larly important in areas such as automotive HON. NEWT GINGRICH vides up these allowances to each utility in production, plumbing and fluid handling, indus- OF GEORGIA whatever manner they choose. The system trial, marine, aircraft and aerospace products; IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES provides incentives for utilities to produce less machine tool and heavy machinery, housing Thursday, July 31, 1997 pollution than alloted because they can sell and construction, appliances, and defense and Mr. GINGRICH. Mr. Speaker, last night, I extra allowances to other utilities. However, if military, ordnance, applications. had the distinct honor to have dinner with Mr. a utility exceeds its emission allowances, even Mr. Speaker, I congratulate the owners and Wintley Phipps, who many Members know after buying additional credits, they will be employees of Federal Bronze and Fox Hills for from his extraordinary singing during Mother subject to serious financial penalty. their untiring efforts to provide quality prod- Theresa's visit a few weeks ago. Following Another important provision dealing with ucts. I would also like to recognize the thou- that ceremony, I met with Mr. Phipps to dis- NOx emissions seeks to cut these emissions sands of small foundries, located in urban and cuss how we can ensure that some of our at the most dangerous point of the year for rural areas alike in all 50 States, which help most underprivileged young people can partici- many elderly and children afflicted with res- make America stronger and more prosperous. pate in the amazing opportunities in the Infor- piratory problems. The bill cuts in half the NOx f mation Age. allowance during the summer months of May, He responded by assembling more than a June, July, August, and September when the IN HONOR OF VIRGINIA AND dozen of the brightest minds in the African- PAWEL BEDNAREK heat and sunshine combine with NOx and American communityÐeducators, doctors, other pollutants to create hazardous ozone bankers, computer graphics specialists and pollution. HON. CAROLYN B. MALONEY others. They have developed what I believe is I am pleased with the support this legislation OF NEW YORK a brilliant plan to save those children most has already received from many environ- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES likely to be considered at-risk as well as mental organizations and industry groups. I Thursday, July 31, 1997 reaching out to lower the recidivism rate in our also look forward to working with all of the prison populations. The group proposes, ``to New York delegation in the House and Senate Mrs. MALONEY of New York. Mr. Speaker, build a national, faith-based, on-line academy as well as my fellow Members of Congress I rise today to pay a respectful tribute to Vir- that will facilitate and coordinate the training of that are serious about reducing pollution in ginia and Pawel Bednarek who have been as many as possible of America's children at this country. I urge all my colleagues to co- chosen as the Marshals for the Greenpoint, risk.'' sponsor this legislation and become commit- Brooklyn contingent in the 1997 Pulaski Day This is a project which can be attained. ted to this cause. It's time for all of us to get Parade in . As editors of Wintley Phipps and his associates' idea is of together to fight against acid rain and for the Greenpoint's local paper, the Greenpoint Ga- such merit that I submit their statement into health of our citizens and the health of our zette, and through their civic activities, the the RECORD and highly recommend studying it vital natural resources. Bednareks have contributed immensely to the to all those either reading these printed words f Greenpoint community. or viewing them on the THOMAS system. Virginia Bednarek, born and raised in OPENING STATEMENT, JULY 30, 1997 CONGRATULATIONS ON 50 YEARS Greenpoint, Brooklyn, is the daughter of the (By Wintley Phipps) OF SUCCESS late Adelle Haines, the founder and original Mr. Speaker, just a few short weeks ago editor of the Greenpoint Gazette. After her you called me into your office and shared HON. DONALD M. PAYNE mother passed away, Virginia Bednarek as- with me your concern that too many of OF NEW JERSEY sumed the position of editor of the Gazette. America’s children were falling behind in IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Pawel Bednarek met his wife in 1978 when this information age. You asked me to call he came from Europe to the United States to together a few leaders for an informal dinner Thursday, July 31, 1997 continue his study of music and singing. Dur- meeting, where we could explore concepts Mr. PAYNE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to ing the early years of their marriage, Pawel and strategies that might result in an initia- recognize the owners and employees of the achieved wide acclaim for his vocal talent. In tive offering character development as well Federal Bronze Casting Industries, Inc. of as educational and vocational preparedness 1992, he joined Virginia at the Gazette. for life in the 21st century. Newark, NJ, and the Fox Hills Industries, Inc., Through the Gazette, the Bednareks keep Because of my respect for you, I took your of Huntington Beach, CA, for over 50 years of the community informed about current events expression of concern as a personal mandate service and dedication to their communities. while highlighting subjects of local importance and set upon a course to facilitate this meet- These companies are strong, small busi- each week. They also devote much of their ing. nesses which produce mainly bronze sand free time to community causes. They led com- All of the people before you today are peo- castings, but also work with other alloys such munity opposition to New York City zoning ple that I love, respect, and deeply admire. The gifts, experience, and passion they dis- as aluminum and brass. Their membership in laws that permitted X-rated stores to open in play for children and the disadvantaged is the Non-Ferrous Founders' Society, the asso- Greenpoint. not only extraordinary, but awe-inspiring. ciation for nonferrous foundries, is a visible in- The Bednareks' personal dedication to the We have with us today; one who has given dication to their customers, as well as other in- Greenpoint community is evident in their sup- me invaluable assistance in preparing for August 1, 1997 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E1579 this meeting, Mr. Frank Hilton of Caslink. cilitates their potential contribution to soci- software, hardware equipment and training Caslink is an Internet provider and web ety in the Information Age. to master their use. hosting company located in Falls Church Mr. Speaker, as you are well aware, our Some of the expected societal benefits of a Virginia. With him is the Vice President of young people, by and large are not being pre- program like this are: Caslink Mr. Robert Adkinson. pared for the vocational realities that will 1. The ability to begin upgrading the com- I’m sure you know Dr. Ben Carson, Head of come with life in the new millennium. As puter skills of children at-risk without in- Pediatric Neurosurgery, John Hopkins Hos- this nation and the world transitions to an vestments in major educational institutions. pital in Baltimore, Md. Dr. Carson’s achieve- information-based economy; those who are 2. Reduced cost. ments and contributions to the well-being of trained in using information technology will 3. Reduced civil tensions. children are recognized all over the world. have access to important economic and so- 4. The ability to deliver remedial tutorial Dr. Carson also heads the USA Scholars cial benefits. educational services tailored to the need of Fund, a scholarship program for youth dedi- Those who do not have access to commu- individual youth. cated to scholarship and excellence. nications and informational technologies 5. The advantage of an individual being Dr. Clarence Hodges, former Deputy As- will lack the necessary skills to compete in able to use 21st century technology and sistant Secretary, U.S. Department of State the 21st century. equipment, supplied as part of the delivery and the Former Commissioner U.S. Adminis- Those youth who are trained to use com- system of their localized work. tration for Children and Families. He is pres- puters at home will also have a decided ad- 6. The ability of an individual to go over ently Vice-President North American Divi- vantage over those who do not. the educational presentation multiple times sion of SDA. If all our children do not have equal access until understood. Dr. Calvin Rock, former President of Oak- to the same books or reference materials, 7. The ability to use core materials in wood College, Huntsville, Alabama. Dr. Rock this raises the frightening reality that those many parts of the country. more than any other person alive has done who are the information have-nots of today 8. The ability, if needed, to do various more to ensure that I would have a chance to are at great risk of becoming society’s eco- forms of multiple language education where obtain a college education and live up to my nomic have-nots tomorrow. a stereo-related track would allow for Eng- fullest potential. For this I will always be Mr. Speaker, we as Americans can ill af- lish on one track, a second language on an- deeply grateful. He is presently one of the ford the social and economic impact of two other track, or where selected materials can Vice-Presidents for the General Conference nations divided by the ability to obtain ac- be placed into a translation mode through of the Seventh-Day Adventist and heads an cess and mastery of the National Informa- postproduction procedure. operation called Operation Reachback. Oper- tion Infrastructure. This new societal divi- 9. Immediate and continuous training of ation Reachback is a group of Christian pro- sion carries with it the threat of unrest and youth. fessionals dedicated to giving back blessings civil disturbance. 10. The use of materials in established in- and opportunities to those less fortunate. Already statistics tell us that six percent stitutions which may provide economic ben- Mr. H. Melvin Ming, Chief Financial Offi- of teenagers, a disproportionate number of efits to local teachers. cer and Vice-President of Administration them being high school dropouts, six percent It is important to note that Northern and Operations of the Museum of Television of teenagers commit 50% of all crimes. Telecom proposes to accomplish the concept and Radio. Mr. Speaker, according to a statistic sup- we envision but through their own closed Dr. Harold Lee, Secretary of Columbia plied by the Correction Education Associa- network. Mr. Speaker, we forsee utilizing the Union Conference of SDA. Also a member of tion, sixty percent of prisoners who left open existing Internet structure through the the board of Operation Reachback. America’s prisons returned to prison. But of use of PC’s paid for by donations from pri- Mr. Rudolph Stafford of the Pastor of the the prisoners who received post-secondary vate corporations, foundations, and individ- Riverside SDA Church in Nashville, TN, also degrees while in prison, the recidivism rate uals. a member of the board of Operation nationally was 10-14%. Mr. Speaker, we envision corporations des- Reachback. In the state of Texas the recidivism rate ignating unique enterprenurial initiatives Ms. Deborah Myers, a social worker with was 48%. The University of Houston offered that will allow young people to earn the the DC government adult protective services degrees to prisoners from 1986-1992. Of those money to purchase a computer, insurance for program. Ms. Meyers has also done extensive who left Texas prisons with Bachelor’s de- that computer, as well as other ongoing On- research into the intergenerational impact grees, 5.3% returned to prison. From Houston line costs. of criminal behavior. Chronicle, Feb. 1996. Mr. Speaker, we also envision a national Mr. Howard Bullard, originally from Los The LA Times cite the same statistics but advertising campigan utilizing sports, film, Angeles, CA, is a specialist in the area of went on to add that the inmates in Texas television, and music heroes to inspire and computer technology and computer graphics. who received just a 2-year degree, not a 4- persuade young people to come inside off of I’m sure you know my friend Mr. Pat year degree, the recidivism rate of 13.7%. In the basketball court and experience the joys Nolan, currently President and CEO of Jus- other words, the longer prisoners stayed in of learning and preparing for economic suc- tice Fellowship and Senior Vice-President of the College program the lower the recidivism cess in the 21st century. Prison Fellowship Ministries. Pat, a former rate. Michael Jordan, the top money-maker in Republican leader of the Assembly in the Mr. Speaker, I have spoken to several the basketball world will make over $300,000 State of California, authored California’s en- Black College Presidents who would love an a game; $10,000 a minute assuming he aver- terprise zones. opportunity to work with these men via a ages about thirty minutes per game. Assum- Also with us are Doctors Hal and Betty Directed Distance Learning Program. ing $40,000,000 in endorsements next year, Walker and President and co-founder of A– Not only will this program work to keep he’ll be making $178,000 a day working or MAN, the African-American Male Achieve- young men and women from returning to not. Assuming he sleeps seven hours a night, ment Network. Betty is a former middle prison, it will also keep many from ending he makes $52,000 every night while he visions school principal while Hal is the only one in up in prison in the first place. of sugar plums dance in his head. If he goes this room to date who has been honored with We believe a program like this one must be to see a movie, it will cost him $8.00 but he’ll an exhibit on his achievements in the Mu- built to offer every child at risk: make $18,500 while he’s there. seum of American History. Hal, a scientist, (1) Access and Mastery of the National In- If he decides to boil a five-minute egg, he’ll was the one who designed the laser that was formation Infrastructure. make $618 while boiling it. He makes $7,415 fired and reflected back from the moon dur- (2) On-line character, and educational as- an hour more than the minimum wage after ing the Apollo 11 moon landing. sessment; as well as access to On-line reme- Mr. Speaker, all of us assembled here dial support. This tutorial support will be the wage hike. If he wanted to save up for a today share your concerns. aimed at correcting individual character de- new Acura NSX which costs $90,000 it will We come prepared to take whatever steps ficiencies uncovered. take him a whole twelve hours. If someone are necessary to design and deploy a vehicle We envision On-line High School and Col- were to hand him his salary in endorsement which may prove to be the salvation of many lege Courses also being offered through the money they would have to do it a rate of $2 of our youth. National Academy for Directed Distance every second. Assuming at the beginning of We believe that every child to be success- Learning. These courses will be designed for the year he puts the federal maximum of 15% ful in life must have: and target at-risk children. Educational and of his income into his tax-deferred 401k ac- First: A Vision of destiny-directed life that role-model mentors will also be available to count he will hit the federal cap of $9,500 at anticipates a bright, successful future. They children falling behind. 8:30 am on January first. must have a vision of some positive con- Mr. Speaker, we propose to build a na- If you were given a tenth of a penny for tribution they can and must make to the tional, faith-based, on-line academy that every dollar he makes you’d be living com- world with their gifts. will facilitate and coordinate the training of fortably at $65,000 a year. Secondly: they must have a core set of Val- as many as possible for America’s children at He’ll make about $19.60 while watching the ues that frame a moral commitment. Simple risk. These children will be identified and 100-meter dash in the Olympics. universal values such as courtesy, gratitude, qualified from the names supplied by various He’ll make about $15,600 while the Boston honesty, respect for God, respect for others, existing agencies such as Prison Fellowship’s Marathon is being run. While the common and self. Angel Tree Program. person is spending about $20 for a meal in his Thirdly they must have Vocational/Edu- Mr. Speaker, for this program to succeed, trendy Chicago restaurant Michael Jordan cational preparation that validates and fa- children in the pilot programs must have PC will pull in $5,600. E1580 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks August 1, 1997 Next year he’ll make more than twice as University. In 1965 while serving as a member Amanda Glover; one sister, Lena Smith of much as all of our Presidents will for all of the Marine Corps, he was wounded on a Paris; and other relatives. I visited with Pau- their terms combined. patrol mission in Vietnam. Shortly after he re- line just last week, and I will miss the many Amazing, isn’t it. But: Jordan will have to save 100% of his turned, he was elected the executive director visits and telephone calls that John and I en- income for 270 years to have a net worth of the Disabled American Veterans Associa- joyed. equivalent to the net worth of Bill Gates, tion. Today, Secretary Brown is a member of John Avery will be missed by his family and owner of Microsoft. several organizations including the American many friends in Honey Grove and Dial, but he f Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Jewish War leaves behind a legacy of devotion and serv- Veterans, and many others, all which seek to ice that will be remembered for many years to HONORING MARY A. BUNCH fulfill the same purpose, providing for those come. Mr. Speaker, it was a privilege to know that risked their lives to uphold democracy. this outstanding citizen of the fourth district of HON. ELIOT L. ENGEL Under Secretary Brown's leadership, the Texas, and it is a privilege for me to pay my OF NEW YORK benefits for veterans whom were prisoners of last respect to him today. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES war has expanded. Secretary Brown also initi- ated the research on the causes of the mys- f Thursday, July 31, 1997 terious Persian Gulf war illness. Adding to his Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, today I want to accomplishments he hosted the first national TRIBUTE TO RONALD A. SMITH, speak in praise of a special woman whose life summit for homeless veterans and established ROCHESTER, IN, ON COMPLETION is an inspiration to others and who is a corner- grants for those whom volunteer to house OF HIS TERM AS PRESIDENT OF stone of the African-American community in homeless veterans. In addition, under the THE INDEPENDENT INSURANCE Yonkers. Because of this and for many other leadership of Mr. Brown, the military AGENTS OF AMERICA reasons, Mary A. Bunch has been named healthcare system has expanded to fully cover Grand Matriarch of the 1997 African-American the needs of our veterans. HON. STEPHEN E. BUYER Heritage Celebration. Mr. Speaker, I ask that all of my colleagues OF INDIANA Mrs. Bunch was born in Florida in 1925 and salute Mr. Jesse Brown for his dedication over IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES knew at an early age that she wanted to serve the last 5 years to the enrichment of the Vet- people. While still young she was influenced erans' Affairs Department and his service to Thursday, July 31, 1997 by Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune and Dr. Howard all veterans in the United States. Mr. BUYER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to Thurman, two eminent educators who became f commend a fellow Hoosier, Ronald A. Smith her mentors. They encouraged her to pursue TRIBUTE TO JOHN AVERY of Rochester, IN, who is nearing the comple- her education and after she graduated from tion of his 1-year term as president of the Na- the Brylin-Haven Christian School for Girls in tion's largest insurance associationÐthe Inde- Florida, she moved to the Bronx. There she HON. RALPH M. HALL pendent Insurance Agents of America [IIAA]. married Thomas Bunch, now deceased, and OF TEXAS Ron is president of Smith, Sawyer & Smith, they had four children. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Inc., an independent insurance agency located She was active in her children's education Thursday, July 31, 1997 in Rochester. and worked in many areas with young girls, in- At the State level, Ron served as chairman cluding the Girl Scouts, and also in the Salva- Mr. HALL of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I would like to pay tribute today to the late John E. of numerous committees and held several tion Army. In 1965, the Messiah Baptist elective offices in the Independent Insurance Church was one of the first to host the Head Avery, who was a valued and respected mem- ber of the Honey Grove, TX, community until Agents of Indiana, culminated by a term as Start Program and Mrs. Bunch was one of the president. In recognition of his invaluable con- first to work in it. She quickly rose to head his death on July 2 at the age of 87. Mr. Avery spent virtually his entire lifetime in Honey tributions, his peers named Ron the 1992 Indi- teacher and was the first individual in Yonkers ana Agent of the Year. certified as a child development associate, Grove and nearby Dial, where he was born and attended school and church. Ron began his service to the national orga- someone qualified to teach with young chil- nization by serving as Indiana's representative dren. The only time he left the Honey Grove area was to serve his country during World War II. to IIAA's National Board of State Directors She taught until her retirement 3 years ago. from 1987 to 1993. At the same time, he Even now she continues her good works at He served as a sergeant in the 865th Squad- ron of the 494th Bomb Group of the U.S. Air served the national association as chairman of Rosary Hill with the incurably ill, with seniors its Membership Committee. at the Nepperhan Community Center, and at Force. Following the war, he returned to Ron was elected to IIAA's Executive Com- the Messiah Baptist Church School. Honey Grove, married Pauline Wishard and mittee in 1993. In the time since, he has ex- For her many achievements, her basic de- devoted the remainder of his life to his com- hibited a spirit of dedication and concern for cency and her inspiration to the young she munity. his 300,000 independent agent colleagues richly deserves this honor. Mr. Avery served as Fannin County com- around the country. f missioner of Precinct 3 for 20 years, from 1948 to 1952 and from 1961 to 1976. In rec- Outside the IIAA, Ron has served the insur- TRIBUTE TO JESSE BROWN ognition of his outstanding service, he re- ance industry as a member of the Board of ceived the Road Hand Award from the Texas Trustees of the American Institute for CPCU HON. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON Department of Highways and Public Transpor- and the Insurance Institute of America and a member of the Board of Directors for the In- OF TEXAS tation. In 1969 he was named Outstanding Cit- surance Education Foundation, Inc. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES izen of Honey Grove. Mr. Avery was a member of the Texas His- Ron's selfless attitude also extends to his Thursday, July 31, 1997 torical Commission for 20 years. He was a involvement in Rochester-area community ac- Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas. member of the North Texas Tuberculosis As- tivities. He currently serves on the Boards of Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor a man of sociation, the Honey Grove Chamber of Com- Directors for the Rochester Telephone Co. great integrity and virtue, Mr. Jesse Brown, merce, American Heart Association for Fannin and Airvac, Inc., and is a member of the the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. County, Friends of the Sam Rayburn Library, Rochester Community School Building Corp. On January 22, 1993, our Government and Friends of Bertha Voyer Library. He was In the past, he served as chairman of the gained the dedication and hard work of a vice president of the Oakwood Cemetery As- Fulton County United Way, president of the great leader when Jesse Brown began his po- sociation and the Northeast Texas Resources Rochester Chamber of Commerce, and chair- sition as Secretary of Veterans Affairs. Sec- Conservation and Development Association. man of the Board of Trustees of Grace United retary Brown directed the Government's sec- In addition, Mr. Avery was a member of the Methodist Church. ond largest Federal department, responsible Disabled American Veterans, American Le- I congratulate my fellow Hoosier and activist for the distribution of benefits to those who gion, and Veterans of Foreign Wars. He was citizen for a job extremely well done. Although took up arms in defense of our country. also an elder at the Dial Presbyterian Church. he is stepping down as IIAA president, I am He received his educational degrees from He is survived by his wife, Pauline; daughter confident his selfless service to IIAA, his col- Chicago City College where he was an honors and son-in-law, Mary Alice and Steve Glover leagues, and his fellow citizens of Rochester graduate, Roosevelt University, and Catholic of Paris; two granddaughters, Allison and will continue into the future. August 1, 1997 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E1581 STRONG MESSAGE TO CRIMINALS ALBERT L. PICCETTI in a small trailer, with Al busy designing Albert Piccetti was born to John and Viola and planting their first vineyard. In time, HON. STEVEN SCHIFF Piccetti in 1918 at their home in the North they built their home. Al’s designs are evi- Beach Community of San Francisco, Califor- dent in every facet of the AA Ranch: precise OF NEW MEXICO nia. He grew up on Telegraph Hill, a working layout and trellising of the grapes; the func- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES class neighborhood that was home to new tional beauty of the iron work in the ceiling Thursday, July 31, 1997 immigrants from Italy and Spain. Eight- beams; and, the careful placement of stone water causeways. Mr. SCHIFF. Mr. Speaker, today I am intro- year-old Albert learned the value of hard work as soon as he was old enough to accom- Al Piccetti’s warmth, generosity and ducing a bill, along with the following Members pany his father on his garbage pick-up route friendship have touched thousands of people of Congress: Mr. MCCOLLUM, Ms. DUNN, Mr. through the streets of San Francisco. As one in his communities, church, family, and CALVERT, Mr. BEREUTER, and Mr. REDMOND. of his earliest work memories, Al remembers business. Al’s accomplishments are the story In 1994, Three Strikes and You're Out be- his father persuading a reluctant team of of the American Dream of hard work, love, came law. 18 U.S.C. 3559(c) provides for Clydesdale horses to back up on a wooden dedication and respect. We’re pleased to mandatory life imprisonment for individuals ramp to empty the wagon’s haul for the day. place this acknowledgement of his continu- who commit more than two serious violent Surrounded by the strong work ethic of ing life in the RECORD. felonies or serious drug offenses. I supported new Americans, young Al’s first business f this law and continue to believe that it can be venture was as a shoe shine entrepreneur. After painstakingly building his shoe box, Al a very important tool for law enforcement. IN REMEMBRANCE OF MRS. was ready for his first customers in Washing- PHYLLIS THIELE HILL There is, however, a loophole in the Three ton Park. It wasn’t long before he received a Strikes law: It applies only to individuals sen- lesson in ‘‘sales territories’’ from the estab- tenced as adults. The Three Strikes law allows lished shoe shine boys. It was to be Al’s HON. CONSTANCE A. MORELLA juveniles who commit serious violent felonies shortest business endeavor! OF MARYLAND At the age of 16, Albert became the sole and serious drug offenses to rack up as many IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES of these offenses as possible, then ignores support of his parents and younger sister Thursday, July 31, 1997 those offenses once they become adults. when his father suffered a debilitating This bill would require that a juvenile adju- stroke. Although not physically tall in stat- Mrs. MORELLA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to ure, he survived the rigorous initiation of a dication for an offense that would be consid- partner-worker into the Golden Gate Scav- honor an outstanding teacher and friend, Phyl- ered a serious violent felony or serious drug enger Company working alongside men the lis Thiele Hill. offense if committed by an adult, count as one age of his father as the primary breadwinner Phyllis passed away March 15, 1997 leaving and only one strike for purposes of 18 U.S.C. for the family. behind her loving husband of 50 years, Robert 3559(c). This bill would hold accountable juve- He met his life’s partner, Agnes Gatto, at Hill, and three beautiful children, Linda, Nancy, niles who commit serious violent criminal of- the local Italian social club. She was chap- and Rusty. She began her career at Montgom- fenses, if they continue their criminal activity eroned under the very watchful eyes of her ery College in 1959, where she worked for 34 as adults. By making individuals accountable brothers. When they return from their hon- years. In 1961, Phyllis became secretary to eymoon, a draft notice from Uncle Sam was for the serious violent crimes they commit as waiting. During the war years, Al was most the registrar. In 1965, she was promoted to juveniles, I believe we send a strong message proud of her certification as an instrument data processing operator II, and 4 years later, that we are tough on criminalsÐof all ages. flight trainer and used his natural drawing advanced to data processing operator super- f talents to instruct new pilots. visor. She switched to Standards and Docu- Following the war, Al joined his wife’s mentation Technician for Computing Services TRIBUTE TO ALBERT L. PICCETTI family in operating a local bar and grill in in 1983, where she utilized her phenomenal the produce and printing district of San artistic and writing skills. She created much of HON. JACK KINGSTON Francisco. Al took this opportunity to the documentation, newsletters, and hand- OF GEORGIA sharpen his culinary skills, which are still widely appreciated today by friends and fam- books used by the college community. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ily! Most people look forward to retirement, but Thursday, July 31, 1997 In 1957, Al Piccetti, along with is brother- not Phyllis. She enjoyed her work and passed Mr. KINGSTON. Mr. Speaker, about a year in-law, Felix Gatto, and his boyhood friend, on that enjoyment to everyone whose life she ago, at the invitation of Rosemary Mucklow, I Ernie DeMartini, purchased a family-run touched at Montgomery College in the 34 Italian sausage factory, and kept the name: years she spent there. In fact, during my ten- had the opportunity to go to San Francisco San Francisco Sausage Company. They and speak to the National Meat Association. ure as professor at the college, I had the learned every aspect of their new business pleasure of working with her. Phyllis' hard While there, Rosemary invited us to a recep- making traditional Italian salame. The com- tion at the home of Agnes and Al Picetti. It pany was, and is today, best known for its work and dedication merited numerous was a wonderful house perched high on the Columbus brand salame. Considered more an awards, including three for outstanding serv- slope of one of San Francisco's many hill- art than a science at the time, their growing ice, a peer award, and a sustained service sides. The view was spectacular, the food tre- success soon demanded a larger manufactur- award. mendous, and the host family as delightful and ing plant. Moving a cured dry sausage oper- In June of 1995, Phyllis was diagnosed with ation entailed unknown risks due to the fas- lymphoma, which she fought courageously be- graceful as a California spring day. tidious requirements of the white, Penicil- The Piccetti, Gatto, and DeMartini family fore succumbing to the sickness. Though this lin-type molds that grow on the surface of marked the end of her physical life, Phyllis' members made us all feel at ease. Their the salame as it matures. Those early years home was ours. Their generosity was ours to were a challenge to their fortitude in unrav- contributions are still felt in the hearts of the enjoy. Their obvious and apparent success eling the mysteries of mycology. Albert was many people she has touched. Her memory was ours to celebrate. on the forefront of implementing new sci- continues to live with us all. How did one get to live such a life? How entific methods to ensure the safety and tra- f was it that the family of first generation of dition of the product that his forefathers in- Americans could experience such a generous troduced to the United States. After almost IN HONOR OF THE CATHOLIC 30 years in the business, Albert retired from DIOCESE OF CLEVELAND slice of prosperity and affluence? Was it luck? the San Francisco Sausage Company as Desire? Hard work? Or belief in a greater President and CEO in 1985. He and his part- ideal and that of the American dream? ners left the business in the hands of the HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH I left believing it was the latter. Mr. and Mrs. next generation of Piccettis, Gattos, and OF OHIO Piccetti had put in their time, taken risk, DeMartinis. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES worked long hours, persevered and suc- Upon retiring and with his four children Thursday, July 31, 1997 ceeded, but throughout their highs and lows, grown, Al, characteristically, moved on to victories and defeats, they believe in America. pursue a new dream. Al and Agnes Piccetti Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to What it stands for and what an individual can purchased hillside acreage in the Dry Creek recognize the Catholic Diocese of Cleveland Valley of Sonoma County, north of San accomplish in our great system of enterprise Francisco. Local realtors scratched their during the yearlong celebration of serving and government. heads in puzzlement at his choice of undevel- northeast Ohio for 150 years. Their story is worth telling. Ms. Mucklow oped scrub brush property; but, Al already The diocese was established in 1847 and was kind enough to write a brief biography, envisioned the slopes lush with grapevines. originally served 10,000 Catholics. Today, and I am honored to enter it into the RECORD. The newly retired couple spent their nights nearly one million people in northeast Ohio E1582 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks August 1, 1997 are associated with the diocese which pro- In the ensuing years, the Sinsinawa lost a loved one in the explosion. This latest vides innumerable benefits ranging from spir- Dominicans continued to make education a example of terrorism leads me to ask the itual guidance and charity to education and priority. While living among the people whom questionÐwhy isn't there peace between the health services for everyone in the community. they served, they saw discrimination, they saw Israelis and Palestinians? Since the Oslo ac- The diocese is comprised of a myriad of poverty, they saw abuse. In typical Dominican cords in 1993, the world has witnessed rioting ethnic communities. Catholic German and Irish fashion, they committed themselves to ``an in- and bombs exploding in the streets of Israel, immigrants settled in northeast Ohio in the tentional focus on justice as essential to Do- buses exploding, and Prime Ministers assas- early 1800's. Later, immigrants from eastern minican mission. We will work for justice and sinated. With the stroke of a pen or an impas- and southern Europe made their home there. peace through our ministries, with an empha- sioned speech, one man could help restore In the early 1900's, many immigrants from sis on issues concerning race, women and peace to the regionÐYassir Arafat. Instead, Mexico and, following World War II, immi- children, the Church and ecology.'' (Chapter his silence and inaction has allowed the spigot grants from Puerto Rico moved to the area to Directions, 1994). of violence to flow. With the passage of the work in the steel mills. The diverse ethnic In 1997, 150 years after Father Mazzuchelli Forbes-Saxton amendment, the House is re- groups of the diocese are united as a family accepted the first 4 Sinsinawa Dominican Sis- jecting the policies of Arafat, an international in their common religious beliefs and goodwill ters into the order, these extraordinary terrorist. toward each other and the rest of the commu- women, who now serve in 83 dioceses For the benefit of all who are following this nity in spite of social, economic, or racial dif- throughout the United and abroad, continue to debate, allow me to summarize some of the ferences. This diversity cherished and cele- bring the power of learning to young and old, more egregious violations and examples of brated as an asset to the diocese. to native and immigrant. But now rededicated blatant misconduct by the Palestinian Authority Upholding a longstanding tradition of good- to community justice, the sisters also work and the PLO. There's no qustion about itÐ will, the people of the diocese work together to among us as healers, as advocates for Arafat has blood on his hands. I ask you why serve over 600,000 people annually in Catho- women and children, as lawyers, as literacy should we squander taxpayer money on a re- lic hospitals, charities, and agencies. Over $80 proponents, as writers of and makers of our gime that has since September 1993, the million worth of health and human services is common history. signing of the Oslo accords: provided each year through these organiza- Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me First, Arafat announced that he was setting tions. Furthermore, 70,000 students from all in paying tribute to Dominican women in Mil- aside seats in his cabinet for representatives socio-economic levels are educated in Catho- waukee, in Wisconsin, and throughout the of four terrorist groups: Hamas, Islamic Jihad, lic-affiliated schools including the 146 elemen- world as they celebrate their remarkable his- the Popular Front for the Liberation of Pal- tary schools, 23 high schools, 2 seminaries, tory. May they look to their future with con- estine and the Democratic Front for the Lib- and several colleges and universities in the fidence, and with the gratitude of communities eration of Palestine. In January 1997, Arafat northeast Ohio area. everywhere. appointed Imad Halouji, a Hamas activist from Events catering to different constituencies of f Gaza, as a Minister Without Portfolio; and the diocese are planned throughout the year Arafat named Sheikh Talal Sidr, a Hamas ac- to celebrate this landmark anniversary. A U.S. ASSISTANCE TO THE tivist from Hebron, as Minister of Youth and ``Celebration on the Mall'' in Cleveland, sched- PALESTINIANS Sports. He was one of the Hamas terror lead- uled for August 17, 1997, will feature the ers deported to Lebanon in 1992 by Prime multicultural aspects of the community. Danc- HON. MICHAEL P. FORBES Minister Rabin. ing, arts, games, food, and a major liturgical OF NEW YORK Second, Arafat's cabinet announced, on event will fill the day culminating in a fireworks IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 3, 1997, that it would impose the death display in the evening. Thursday, July 31, 1997 penalty for any Arab who sells land to Jews. My fellow colleagues, please join me in During the weeks following the announcement, praising the Catholic diocese of Cleveland, a Mr. FORBES. Mr. Speaker, I applaud the 3 Arab landsellers were found murdered. diverse, charitable, and faithful family dedi- House, especially my good friend JIM SAXTON, Third, there has never been an overall dis- cated to the improvement of and inextricably who has been a leader in Middle East issues, arming of the terrorists or seizure of the tens united to the northeast Ohio community. in adopting the Forbes-Saxton amendment of thousands of illegal weapons in the hands f that temporarily suspends U.S. assistance to of private Arab citizens in PLO-controlled the Palestinian Authority and PLO until the A SESQUICENTENNIAL TRIBUTE areas. Arafat has estimated that there are President can report and certify that they are TO THE SINSINAWA DOMINICAN 26,000 such weapons in Gaza alone, accord- complying with various elements of the Oslo CONGREGATION OF THE MOST ing to other estimates, there are 40,000. accords and other human rights. It's the right HOLY ROSARY Fourth, the PLO has not honored any of Is- amendment at the right time. As a member of rael's requests for extradition. the Appropriations Subcommittee on Foreign Fifth, Palestinian Arab newspapers that fail HON. THOMAS M. BARRETT Operations, I am in a unique position to follow to toe the Arafat line are shut down. During OF WISCONSIN the progress of the Middle East peace process the past 2 years, 6 newspapers have all suf- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES in great detail and have done so since coming fered this fate. The U.S. group, Human Rights Thursday, July 31, 1997 to Congress 3 years ago. My friends, it is with Watch found that the PLO regime ``has often Mr. BARRETT of Wisconsin. Mr. Speaker, it great disappointment that I report to youÐ acted in an arbitrary and repressive fashion, is with pride today that I pay tribute to an as- there hasn't been any progress. Since the carrying out large numbers of political arrests, sembly of women, indomitable women, on the signing of the Oslo accords in 1993, have we censoring the press, and failing to conduct occasion of their sesquicentennial anniversary. had peace? Have the Palestinian Authority credible investigations into suspected abuses.'' As the Sinsinawa Dominican Sisters celebrate and the PLO lived up to their commitments in Sixth, the PLO's Palestine National Council 150 years of mission and ministry, I would like the Oslo accords? No we have not and no [PNC] has not revised or annulled the articles to take a moment to reflect on and to honor they have not. in the PLO National Covenant that conflict with their tradition and their vision. Year after year, the violations and gross the Israel-PLO accords. Founded on August 4, 1847, by the Rev- misconduct of the Palestinian Authority and Seventh, the Palestinian Authority has failed erend Samuel Charles Mazzuchelli, O.P., in PLO continue to grow. History is sometimes a to adhere to security provisions of the January Sinsinawa, WI, the order identified education cruel, but honest teacher. We can never allow 17, 1997 Hebron accord. According to the as its primary mission. Acknowledging the politics of the moment to obscure the essential agreement, the Palestinians may have a total power of knowledge, the sisters committed facts: The Palestinian Authority and the PLO of up to 400 policemen, equipped with 20 ve- themselves to taking education to immigrant openly violate the Oslo accords and continue hicles and armed with 200 pistols, and 100 ri- and minority populations throughout Wiscon- to disregard the human rights of Israelis and fles for the protection of the police stations. sin, into northern Illinois, and Minnesota. Americans in Israel. The PA has deployed approximately 1,500 po- By the 1870's, the Sinsinawa Dominicans Yesterday we witnessed the brutal bomb ex- licemen in Hebron, nearly four times the num- brought their talents to Milwaukee County, plosion in Israel killing at least 13 and wound- ber permitted under the agreement. eventually teaching in 11 city and suburban ing more than 150. Hamas later claimed re- If you choose to dismiss the violations I've schools, including St. Rose Grade School and sponsibility. Living with this kind of senseless mentioned, and keep in mind these are only a Dominican High School where their education violence is unbearable for all in the region and few, one thing is certainÐthe practice of mur- mission continues today. my deepest condolences go out to those who dering Palestinians for selling land to Jews is August 1, 1997 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E1583 a violation of international norms and practices process back on track and will allow the Presi- TRIBUTE TO A FRIEND and the spirit of the Oslo agreements, casting dent to verify that no U.S. assistance is mak- strong doubt whether the Palestinians are in ing its way into the Palestinian Authority or the HON. JACK KINGSTON compliance with any of their commitments to PLO or any of its affiliated entities. OF GEORGIA Israel. Any kind of U.S. encouragement or tol- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES erance for this practice by the most senior f leadership of the Palestinians Authority is un- Thursday, July 31, 1997 acceptable. Sending taxpayer money to help REMEMBERING DR. DOLORES Mr. KINGSTON. Mr. Speaker, this text was sustain a killer like Arafat should not be the DYER written as a letter to Anna Kate and future policy of the U.S. Government. grandchildren so that they could know a little Personally, I would like to eliminate all as- about their grandfather's work. Later when I sistance for the Palestinians, however, I of- HON. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON was asked to eulogize Mal it became my text. fered this amendment because it is the right MARCH 10, 1997. amendment at the right time. The State De- OF TEXAS Mal died yesterday. He had worked with us partment has failed the peace process by al- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES since the beginning. I got to know him in the lowing Arafat's reign of terror to continue and ’92 campaign. He was on the list of Wayne by not demanding better compliance. I don't Thursday, July 31, 1997 County Republicans that called in February want to see the Israelis and Palestinians re- 1992 about my campaign. I did such calling in treat from the principle of peace so an imme- Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas. all 22 1st district counties. Most led to no diate prohibition of assistance may not be in Mr. Speaker, I rise today with a heavy heart where but a rare few led to real recruitments, loyal GOP soldiers who raise order just yet. However, there are too many to remember and reflect upon the life of a money, put up signs, stuff envelopes, host violations and instances of misconduct on the friend and a great lady from Dallas. Dr. Dolo- parties, display bumper stickers, introduce part of the Palestinians for us as a nation to res Dyer. Her faithful service to the citizens of me to VIPs, organize the county and do ignore. We need to step back and reexamine Dallas affected and benefited the lives of whatever needed to be done. Finding such a what we're getting for our money. Are we get- those whom she came in contact with. recruitment took about 20 calls and 5 false ting an honest peace partner who respects its workers. Mal proved to be true. He asked me Despite dropping out of high school, Dolores commitments to the Oslo accords? Is the U.S. a barrage of traditional conservative litmus assistance furthering the peaceful coexistence accomplished many of her goals and received test questions on school prayer, abortion, many accolades. Against all the odds, at the education, gun control and so forth. Once of Israelis and Palestinians? Currently, this is satisfied that I had his philosophical interest not the case. age of 30, she enrolled in the University of North Texas. Through her hard work and per- he volunteered- 100% and became my fore- That's why it is necessary to suspend aid to most Wayne county contact. He did all of the the Palestinian Authority and PLO for 3 severance she graduated with highest honors above and was as happy as I was when we months until the President can report and cer- while being named the recipient of the Out- won the seat. tify to Congress that yes, indeed, the Palestin- standing Student Award. After being awarded Months later while organizing the office ians are complying with the letter and the spirit a merit scholarship, she continued to pursue another friend and supporter Brit Gaston of the Oslo accords. Nothing more nothing her graduate degree in psychology at South- was counseling me on hiring. When he called less. We're not imposing new requirements on ern Methodist University. Because of her dili- Mal for the interview he missed Mal but got the Palestinians, merely asking them to play his telephone recording: ‘‘Thank you for call- gence, she was awarded a fellowship by the ing the Wayne County Headquarters of Jack by the rules they agreed to in 1993 when they National Institute of Mental Health to attend Kingston for Congress. We’re not in right signed the Oslo accords. the University of Texas at Austin to pursue a now . . .’’ Brit’s comment was that there It is important that my colleagues in the degree in clinical psychology. In 1973, she were few such loyal folks. Mal became our House are aware of the objective of this was awarded her doctorate by the University Waycross manager. amendment. It is intended to suspend aid ben- of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dal- He served there until Waycross was re- apportioned back to the 8th district. Then he efiting the Palestinian Authority and the PLO. las. Currently, the United States does not provide ran the Brunswick office. direct assistance to the Palestinian Authority Dr. Dyer began her service for the commu- He was a great detail man, often doing dry nity immediately after receiving her doctorate. runs on various routes to determine exact or PLO, however, there are instances where time for scheduling. He never let a crumb U.S. assistance has been provided to them She interned for 30 months at local Dallas fall to the floor. In our various rounds con- through a third party. Earlier this year, USAID mental health centers around the city. Not stituents constantly came up with social se- was prepared to award a $1.2 million contract seeking public praise or approval, Dolores was curity, veteran, legal, IRS request and so on. for the purpose of providing technical assist- drawn to a calling of servitude. She wanted to Mal would whip out his tiny book get names, ance to the Palestinian Authority's Ministry of work with people that needed her help the telephone numbers, addresses and the nature Finance. Recent reports of vast corruption most. As a result of her desire to serve, men- of the inquiries. Most of these people were within the Palestinian Authority worries me. Up tal health issues became the area that was unconnected common men not giving to ti- to $340 million, half the Palestinian Authority's tles, business cards and attorneys, but they closest to her heart. She gave her time, volun- were in good hands with Mal. In a time when budget, is estimated to have been misspent or tarily, to fight for those whom were unable to Republicans were painted by Democrats and embezzled. Does the Palestinian Ministry of fight for themselves. the press for being elitist and lofty it was ex- Finance really deserves $1.2 million in tech- tremely important for folks to know we were nical assistance? Talk about throwing good For 20 years she worked with the Mental approachable and available to help serve money after bad. Health Association while leading committees them. With Mal I never heard a complaint, This amendment is intended to suspend the on adults with mental illnesses and the Child but wage earner, unemployed and itinerant type of assistance where the Palestinian Au- and Family Guidance Clinic. For her years of would come up to me praising his work. In thority or the PLO are benefiting from the as- dedicated service she was awarded the Prism truth he did it not for politics or compensa- sistance. The amendment is not intended to Award/Pam Bluementhal Memorial Mental tion but for God. His eyes for detail served us well. One of cut off all humanitarian assistance to the Pal- Health Award given to an outstanding profes- my goals is to personally know lots of peo- estinian people. To accommodate any res- sional. One of her most meaningful projects, ple. Unfortunately its beyond my feeble ervations members may have about this was her tireless work on the mental health as- memory to do so. Seeing people briefly once amendment cutting off humanitarian assist- pects of the future Dallas health plan. This or twice a year is insufficient to imprint ance, it is our intention that the executive plan will not only benefit this generation, but their face indelibly on my brain. Mal how- branch consult with Congress in determining will ensure that health issues for the future will ever covered this. He’d write me notes— what constitutes assistance benefiting the PLO ‘‘Please call Joan Smith (sister to Perry still protect those whose voice can not be Smith you saw him at the Patterson Lyons or the Palestinian Authority. This is a reason- heard. able, good government approach. Until we can Club BQ last year. He was wearing the funny green hat and talked to you about his to- be guaranteed compliance by the Palestinians, Mr. Speaker I ask all of my colleagues to rise with me in this tribute. The greatest lead- bacco barn) about her mothers Social Secu- aid should be suspended. U.S. aid to the Pal- rity claim.’’ or else, ‘‘When you write Bob estinian Authority equals U.S. tolerance to ter- ers are the greatest servants, let us take a Jones to thank him for the turnip greens rorist acts in the Middle East. moment to remember a great leader, woman, please remember to congratulate him on I congratulate my colleagues for supporting and friend, Dr. Dolores Dyer, a woman who winning the Pierce County Young Farmer of this amendment. It will help get the peace embodies the spirit of service. the Year.’’ He knew what to say. E1584 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks August 1, 1997 Mal also handled our Military Academy P.S. A few days after the funeral Peggy Lee Sandia Preparatory School, Leslie Siegal, Appointments. Each year we get about 50 in- gave me the attached memo. It's the last one Albuquerque, NM. quiries that result in 25 interviews for An- I ever received from Mal. It's typical and a fit- Eldorado High School, Matt Byers, Albu- napolis, West Point, the Air Force Academy querque, NM. and Kings Point. Only three or four get ap- ting tribute to a kind and thoughtful man. Writ- ten days before his stroke, Mal's last memo Evangel Christian Academy, Amanda pointments. Others get to compete for a Brown, Albuquerque, NM. nomination directly with other second place was concerning someone else's stroke and nominees. The first tier needn’t worry, but condition. Highland High School, Matthew Sullivan, for those on the 2nd tier only get a chance if Albuquerque, NM. a 1st place nominee drops out. To these Mal CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES, La Cueva High School, John B. Wenz, Al- gave his heart. If a kid had just missed a 1st HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, buquerque, NM. place but had his dream in an appointment MEMORANDUM Menaul High School, Anna Chrzanowski, Mal went to bat for him. TO: JACK/KARLEEN. Albuquerque, NM. One such kid, Matt Brady of Savannah FR: Mal. Menaul High School, Haven Annette missed it the first year. He was determined DT: February 5, 1997. Scogin, Albuquerque, NM. sincere and certainly won the goodwill of the RE: Update on Way Carter of Waycross. New Futures High School, Angelita Garcia, board, but that same year the top West Point I think Jack is already aware that Way Albuquerque, NM. candidate made higher SAT scores. Matt was Carter of Waycross, one of the top Ten FOJK St. Pius X High School, Shabbon P. Walsh, beat. He went to Fort Valley Military. He in Ware County, suffered a stroke last Sep Albuquerque, NM. worked hard and was the favored candidate 2d. It affected his respiratory functions and the next year, but despite his best efforts his he is undergoing therapy to restore some SAT’s were still low and other candidates speech and feeding functions. He has had no f had 1570 and 1330. Thus to our collective food by mouth since the stroke and breathes heart break Matt was bumped again. But with difficulty. However, he is alert and HONORING SMITH COUNTY LAW thru Mal’s efforts knowing and working the lucid. DAY WINNERS system he found a way to get all 3 an ap- Jack, I believe, has talked to his wife, pointment one year later, out of the entire Mary, since the stroke. West Point freshmen class, Matt Brady was Way Carter, HON. RALPH M. HALL selected Cadet of the Year. Waycross, GA. There are other examples like the 3 kids OF TEXAS f from Twin City, a little town of 1500 in IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Emanuel County. All had come from the same Boy Scout Camp. Mal loved institu- CONGRATULATIONS TO OUTSTAND- Thursday, July 31, 1997 tions like the Boy Scouts, any group dedi- ING HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS cated to kids, God, and country. He beamed FROM THE FIRST CONGRES- Mr. HALL of Texas. Mr. Speaker, it is a with pride about the ability of one den moth- SIONAL DISTRICT OF NEW MEX- privilege to recognize three outstanding indi- er to produce so many outstanding kids. ICO viduals from Tyler, TX, who were recently hon- These boys and girls don’t even know Mal ored during Law Day ceremonies in Smith but you can be assured that if not for Mal HON. STEVEN SCHIFF County. Law Day is sponsored annually by the their lives and military careers would be de- Smith County Lawyers Auxiliary in cooperation cidedly different. OF NEW MEXICO with the Smith County Bar Association. Mal liked people but he also liked policy. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES More than any other employee he’d ask Long-time Tyler attorney and my good about votes. He liked to know the inside Thursday, July 31, 1997 friend, Murph Wilson, received the Justinian scoop-who was for it, who against it, who Mr. SCHIFF. Mr. Speaker, the following Award. Mr. Wilson has served the Tyler com- said what and why. He studied it. He read graduating high school students from the First munity in various capacities through the years. about it. He liked the legislative process, but He served as mayor and as a member of the it wasn’t gossip or politics that caught his Congressional District of New Mexico have fancy it was policy. Are we building a better been awarded the Congressional Certificate of Tyler City Council, member of the Tyler America? Did his hard work pay off? Will to- Merit. These students have excelled during School Board, president of the Smith County morrow’s America be stronger? Will there be their academic careers and proven themselves Bar Association, president of Southside Bank, a better America for his children and grand- to be exceptional students and leaders with member of Marvin United Methodist Church, children? How will it affect Anna Kate? their scholastic achievements, community and charter member of the Sharon Temple. Here laid his real love. The country and service, and participation in school and civic the family. Mal wasn’t doing this for a job, Preston McGee received the Outstanding but for a better government. That would be activities. It is my pleasure to be able to rec- Young Lawyer Award. Mr. McGee is a mem- the results of his efforts. He saw his mission ognize these outstanding students for their ac- ber of the Potter, Minton, Roberts, Davis & as an extension to his fatherhood. Naturally complishments. Their parents, their teachers, Jones law firm. He has been active with Unit- a Dad—a loving Dad—is going to do what he their classmates, the people of New Mexico ed Way, the American Heart Association, and can for America. Because in serving Amer- and I are proud of them. Green Acres Baptist Church. ica, he was looking out for his kids. His loved his daughters, son-in-law and CERTIFICATE OF MERIT AWARD WINNERS 1997 The Liberty Bell Award was given post- grand daughter. He loved Tharen. He was Albuquerque Evening High School, Jona- humously to Sally Ellis Dobbs for her efforts to comfortable in that love. He wasn’t strug- than Baird, Albuquerque, NM. educate the public about legal issues and the gling with his family relationship, it was Albuquerque High School, Albert Leija, Al- role of law in our society. Mrs. Dobbs was in- solid. It was like Mal—steady, loyal, kind buquerque, NM. strumental in developing the ``Now You Are yet strong. Very strong. Bernalillo High School, Melissa Anne Mar- 18'' Program and brochure and a similar pro- There’s an old story of a child having a tinez, Bernalillo, NM. gram for eighth-graders. These programs are nightmare. He runs to his Dad saying that Bernalillo High School, Jennifer M. Ri- the world was going out of orbit. The wise fa- vera, Algodones, NM. now used in educational efforts statewide. She ther takes him out on the porch puts the Gibola High School, Rebecca Wong, Rio is survived by her husband, J. Robert Dobbs young boy in his lap and says ‘‘See that Rancho, NM. Jr. and son, Smith County Assistant District moon? Keep your eye on it and when it Del Norte High School, Jay M. English, Al- Attorney David Dobbs, who accepted the moves we’re in trouble.’’ After some 30 min- buquerque, NM. award on her behalf. utes the boy was back asleep safe in his fa- Estancia High School, William D. Neish, These individuals have earned the respect Estancia, NM. ther’s arm and of course the moon hadn’t of their peers in their community and of all budged. Freedom High School, Marcio Lujan, Albu- Just as the moon’s steady glow and perma- querque, NM. those who seek to preserve and promote the nently had comforted the boy, Mal had a Hope Christian School, Geoffrey Luke ideals of law and justice upon which our great similar focus. His comfort was the Son. McKinnon, Albuquerque, NM. Nation was founded. Their integrity, hard work, Steadfast and certain his Savior was Jesus Los Lunas High School, Sarah Archer, Los and commitment to high standards of profes- Christ. If Mal was with us today he would Lunas, NM. sionalism are exemplary. tell us not to be troubled by his absence but Menaul High School, Jedidiah Garcia to be joyful in the Son’s presence. Mal now Glazener, Albuquerque, NM. Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me watches his family from above, but surely Mountainair High School, Jessica Dawn today in paying tribute to these outstanding his Christian family will also see him when Barber, Mountainair, NM. citizens of Tyler, TX, and to the efforts of the the time comes. Rio Grande High School, Anthony Baca, Smith County Bar Association and Smith JACK KINGSTON. Albuquerque, NM. County Lawyers Auxiliary. August 1, 1997 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E1585 QUEENSBURY CENTRAL VOLUN- HONORING THOMAS WORRELL launching of BizNet, the American Business TEER FIRE COMPANY CELE- Network, which features two award-winning BRATES 50 YEARS OF COMMU- HON. ELIOT L. ENGEL television programsÐ``First Business'' and ``It's NITY SERVICE OF NEW YORK Your Business.'' Dr. Lesher's newspaper col- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES umn, The Voice of Business, is distributed weekly to more than 600 newspapers across HON. GERALD B.H. SOLOMON Thursday, July 31, 1997 the Nation. Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, the growth of our After more than 20 years of Dick Lesher's OF NEW YORK communities is accomplished through the leadership, the chamber's membership has IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES good works of those people who give of them- grown to 215,000 members, 3,000 State and selves so earnestly and so well, whose con- local chambers of commerce and 1,200 trade Thursday, July 31, 1997 tributions cover so many areas that they per- and professional associations. Membership Mr. SOLOMON. Mr. Speaker, anyone who meate the whole community. One of these also includes 72 American chambers of com- visits my office can't help but notice the dis- rare people is Thomas Worrell who has been merce abroad in 65 countries. Programmatic play of fire helmets that dominates my recep- named the 1997 Heritage Celebration Grand achievements in this remarkable tenure in- tion area. The main reason for this is the fact Marshal by the Yonkers African-American Her- clude the Center for Workforce preparation that I learned firsthand the true value of fire itage Celebration. The reasons for his selec- and the Quality Learning Services, which de- companies. One fire company in particular, the tion are obvious. Mr. Worrell is Great, Grand livers quality management seminars through- Queensbury Central Fire Co. is especially Exalted Ruler of the Terrace City Lodge of the out the country. close to my heart. While serving as Improved Benevolent and Protective Order of Other significant highlights include: The creation of one of the most advanced Queensbury town supervisor, and a New York Elks of the World which has a long tradition of and effective communications networks of any State Legislator, I had the privilege of being serving lunches for senior citizens and teach- business organization with television facilities an active member of the Queensbury Central ing responsibility to youngsters. He served in producing daily and weekly syndicated busi- Volunteer Fire Co. It was this experience that the U.S. Army during World War II, being dis- ness programming, satellite training seminars gave me a tremendous respect for those who charged in 1949. He married Gloria Dias and and televised town-hall meetings; provide fire protection in our rural areas. together they have six children. Mr. Worrell, who worked for a local trucking The creation of an extensive political pro- In a rural area like the 22nd District of New company, was a member of the International gram including How They VotedÐthe principal York, fire protection is often solely in the Brotherhood of Teamsters, serving for 15 of ranking of the pro-business votes of Members hands of these volunteer companies. In New his 47 years in the union as a shop steward. of Congress, a comprehensive endorsement York State, as elsewhere, they save countless He also joined the National Association for the process based on the rankings; lives and billions of dollars worth of property. Advancement of Colored People to fight seg- The chartering of the National Chamber Liti- That is why the efforts of people like those fire regation. In his years with the Terrace City gation Center, a public policy legal arm, that fighters in the Queensbury Central Volunteer Lodge, Mr. Worrell helped it to grow from a widely represents business interests in the Fire Co. is so very critical. storefront to the eminent institution it is today. Federal courts with great success. Dr. Richard Lesher's reputation as a legiti- Mr. Speaker, I have always been partial to He has passed his passion for helping to his mate groundbreaker actually began with his the charm and character of small towns and two sons. Robert serves the Elks as Chief tenure at NASA where as an assistant admin- small town people. The town of Queensbury in Antler of Council 57. Thomas III serves as istrator he contributed to the first Moon land- Warren County is certainly no exception. The president of the Samuel H. Dow Fife and ing. traits which make me most fond of such com- Drum Corps. On a personal note, over the last two dec- munities is the undeniable camaraderie which There are few as worthy as Mr. Worrell to adesÐand particularly the last couple of years exists among neighbors, and their strong civic be named Heritage Grand Marshal. as a member of the majorityÐit's been a true pride. Looking out for one another and the f honor to have had the opportunity to work with needs of the community make places like Dick Lesher and gain from his insight and ex- Queensbury great places to live. This concept TRIBUTE TO RICHARD LESHER perience. He has been a good ally, a good of community service and pride is exemplified friend and a great American. I know I speak by the devoted service of the members of their HON. NEWT GINGRICH for many Members in sincerely wishing him volunteer fire department. For 50 years now, OF GEORGIA well in his future endeavors. this organization has provided critical services IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES f for their neighbors on a volunteer basis. Thursday, July 31, 1997 Mr. Speaker, it has become all to seldom CONGRATULATIONS AND BEST Mr. GINGRICH. Mr. Speaker, U.S. Chamber WISHES—DORIS MCCRAY-CRANK that you see fellow citizens put themselves in of Commerce President Richard Lesher has harms way for the sake of another. For the been a singular voice for America's economic members of the Queensbury Central Volunteer interests for more than 20 years. He is step- HON. DONALD M. PAYNE Fire Company, however, this is a day to day ping down at the end of the summer. The Na- OF NEW JERSEY occurrence. Our young people would do them- tion's political debate has been significantly IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES selves right by emulating the selfless service changedÐfor the betterÐthrough his singular Thursday, July 31, 1997 of these noble individuals. On Saturday, Sep- input and perseverance. Mr. PAYNE. Mr. Speaker, tomorrow evening tember 13, 1997 the fire company will be hold- Dick Lesher was one of the earliest and in my district a reception hosted by the New- ing a ceremony to commemorate this mile- strongest supporters of 's 1980 ark Tenants Council [NTC] will be held honor- stone. This will provide the ideal opportunity supply-side program, which cut taxes across ing Doris McCray-Crank. Mrs. Crank is being for the residents in and around Queensbury to the board and initiated the largest peacetime recognized for her election as chairperson of extend their gratitude to this organization and economic expansion in history. This was a the Board of Commissioners of the Newark its members, both past and present. bold gesture and a perfect example of the kind Housing Authority [NHA]. Mr. Speaker, I have always been one to of vision and leadership that we have come to Mrs. Crank has been an advocate for the judge people by how much they give back to expect from him. less fortunate for most of her life and for all of their community. On that scale, the members And it is fitting that Dick now leaves the her adult life. She has been active in the pub- of the Queensbury Central Volunteer Fire Co. chamber as Congress produces and the Presi- lic housing arena as a tenant, a tenant leader are great Americans. I am truly proud of this dent is about to sign the first broad-based tax with the NTC, and a member of the NHA organization because it typifies the spirit of cuts in 16 yearsÐsince, in fact, Ronald Rea- board of commissioners. She has used avail- voluntarism which has been such a central gan's first term. able opportunities and resources to help make part of American life. To that end, it is with a Dick Lesher has been instrumental in devel- life better for those often shut out. sense of pride, Mr. Speaker, that I ask all oping and implementing the Chamber's grass- In 1972 while attending the U.N.-sponsored members of the House to join me in paying roots action information [GAIN], a service that World Health Conference in Paris, France, tribute to the Queensbury Central Volunteer has led to more effective legislative action Mrs. Crank learned of the children starving in Fire Co. on the occasion of their 50th anniver- through greater participation by the member- Biafra because of the country's civil war. Com- sary. ship. In addition, he guided the chamber's pletely dismayed, Mrs. Crank interrupted a E1586 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks August 1, 1997 session and took the opportunity to speak with constituent Marie Haff on her birthday. This 1853 to the opening of Northwestern Michigan conference delegates about providing financial past June 29, 1997, Marie Haff turned 80 College in 1951. support to save the children from death and years young. What these milestones cannot convey is the starvation. As a result of her passionate plea, Marie Haff, a resident of Pleasanton, CA, is warmth of the people and the amenable cli- the delegates raised $8 million to feed the a strong believer in family, hard work, and mate of the area, moderated by the waters of children. education. She is the proud mother of three Lake Michigan. Winters, which are here less While our situation at home is not nearly as daughters, grandmother of nine children, and bitter than in much of the northern United devastating as that of Biafra's starving chil- great-grandmother of three. Although Marie of- States, have allowed cherry trees and apple dren, Mrs. Crank steps up to bat just as com- ficially retired in 1982 from her job, manager trees to thrive. Around 1920 Traverse City was passionately for our public housing residents. of the Northern California Credit Bureaus, she named cherry capital of the world, and the Mr. Speaker, I would like to share with my col- certainly has not stopped working. Currently, community's first cherry festival was held. The leagues some of her goals as chair of the she is a trustee emeritus of Western Manage- event continues to this day. NHA Board of Commission. Mrs. Crank would ment Institute of Washington, DC, and serves A close look at Traverse City on its 150th like to see public housing residents own their as executive secretary of Associated Credit anniversary reveals that its engine of eco- homes, if they have the means; have more Bureaus of California. In addition to this al- nomic growth is now fueled by tourism and the persons who are gainfully employed reside as ready busy schedule, Marie attends classes at tenants; businesses developed in the public regular return of many summer vacationers, the local college, and last year at the age of who are drawn to the beauty and temperate housing communities that would strengthen 79, set out to conquer the information age by economic development and benefit the resi- climate of the area. We see the growth of obtaining her first computer. medical services, light manufacturing, and dents; and public housing made drug free. Mr. For many years Marie has served as a vol- general commerce, cementing the commu- Speaker, I am sure my colleagues will want to unteer for local charities. She is active in pro- nity's role as the center of activity for north- join me as I extend my best wishes to Mrs. moting women's rights, and chaired the na- western lower Michigan. Crank and the members of the Newark Hous- tional committee which wrote the Equal Credit ing Authority's Board of CommissionersÐGlo- Opportunity Act, giving women the right to We see a community which has evolved ria Cartwright, Ida Clark, Terry Pringle, Lynell have their own credit records. For her efforts from humble beginnings to become one of the Robinson, Zinnerford Smith, and Rolando she has received many awards, including the best places in the country to live and work. VelazquezÐand the Authority's executive di- Soroptomist Woman of the Year Award, Inter- Mr. Speaker, we salute Traverse City on its rector, Harold Lucas, as they continue to work national Credit Association Outstanding Lead- sesquicentennial anniversary. to provide safe, decent, and affordable hous- ership Award, and the Distinguished Service f ing for Newark's residents and to set the Award, California Department of Consumer af- standards and provide the benchmarks for fairs. TRIBUTE TO MRS. CASTYNE other public housing entities. I am proud to know Marie Haff. I offer her ADAMS f my warmest congratulations, and best wishes RAILS TO TRAILS for the years ahead. f HON. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON HON. JERRY MORAN TRAVERSE CITY’S 150TH OF TEXAS OF KANSAS ANNIVERSARY IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Thursday, July 31, 1997 Friday, August 1, 1997 HON. BART STUPAK Mr. MORAN of Kansas. Mr. Speaker, today OF MICHIGAN Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas. I rise to introduce legislation regarding Rails to IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Mr. Speaker, I rise today to remember and re- Trails. This legislation makes what I believe Thursday, July 31, 1997 flect upon the career of one of Dallas most are common-sense changes to the current dedicated servants. Her faithful service to Mr. STUPAK. Mr. Speaker, I am proud to Rails to Trails Program. Parkland Hospital was a testimony of her will Under this bill, local communities could ac- represent the ``Cherry Capital of the World'' in to improving the lives of the patients that tively participate in deciding whether or not to the First Congressional District of Michigan. needed her help. convert an abandoned rail line into a trail. This Celebrated for its sheltering harbors, its tem- Castyne began her career of service to the legislation simply states that local government perate climate, its beautiful countryside, and, Dallas area as a linen shaker for Parkland officials must approve a rails to trails decision of course, its cherries, Traverse City, MI, is Hospital. She was drawn to Parkland because before a line is designated for a trail use. celebrating its 150th birthday. she ``went to where people needed help. . . I As in many other Great Lakes cities, logging Under the current program, only the Surface love people and I believe that helping people and sawmill operations were the first indus- Transportation Board decides whether to ap- is my job on earth.'' Mrs. Adams continued to tries of Traverse City, and, like other Midwest prove a rail to trail conversion. serve to serve at Parkland for 37 years. Dur- lumber towns, a major fire was part of the Like many Federal laws and programs, ing her tenure, she was the first African-Amer- Rails to Trails is top-heavy and the decision- city's history. Rebounding from every adversity, the city ican to become a department head, while also making is done in Washington, DC. Unfortu- being the first African-American woman to nately, people who live in Washington, DC, do has grown to become the heart of one of the best resort and retirement areas on the Great serve on many Parkland committees. While a not always understand what the communities Parkland, Mrs. Adams revolutionized the linen in Kansas desire. We need more local control Lakes. Traverse City as a settled community traces service department to become one of the best and decision-making to insure that the needs programs in the nation handling over 27,000 of local communities and property owners are its origin to the arrival of Horace Boardman and other settlers from Chicago on board the pounds a day. considered. Mrs. Adams not only looked after the needs Mr. Speaker, I urge my fellow Members of schooner Lady of the Lake in 1847. Mr. of her patients, but also the well being of her Congress to support this legislation and allow Boardman built a sawmill, which was pur- coworkers. She encouraged her employees to local communities to participate in the Rails to chased by Hannah, Lay and Co. in 1851. Han- continue their education by going back to get Trails process. nah and Lay would go on to open the commu- f nity's first big general store in 1883, and Perry their high school and college degrees, if they Hannah would serve as the first village man- hadn't previously received them. Mrs. Adams TRIBUTE TO MARIE HAFF ager of Traverse City. who left school after the ninth grade received Some milestones in the city's history were her college degree while taking night classes HON. ELLEN O. TAUSCHER outlined recently in its daily newspaper, the after work. OF CALIFORNIA Traverse City Record-Eagle. This list is like a I thank Mrs. Adams for her years of loyal IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES series of snapshots of a growing community in service to the citizens of Dallas and to the pa- Thursday, July 31, 1997 a growing nation, from the arrival of the first tients of Parkland. Thanks to the dedicated Mrs. TAUSCHER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today railroad in 1872 to the opening of the first air- work of Mrs. Adams, her legacy and servitude to extend my heartfelt congratulations to my port in 1929, from the first log schoolhouse in will benefit generations to come. August 1, 1997 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E1587 TRIBUTE TO SALVATORE MILONE colorectal cancer screening legislation, I am TRIBUTE TO DR. RICHARD particularly pleased that the House and Sen- LESHER, U.S. CHAMBER OF COM- HON. PETER T. KING ate conferees have reached an agreement to MERCE OF NEW YORK authorize Medicare coverage of colorectal IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES cancer screening as part of the preventative HON. CONSTANCE A. MORELLA Thursday, July 31, 1997 benefits package in the reconciliation bill be- OF MARYLAND fore the Congress today. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Mr. KING. Mr. Speaker, Long Island lost one of its most distinguished citizens recently Passage of this legislation is not, however, Thursday, July 31, 1997 with the passing of Salvatore Milone. Mr. the final step in establishing comprehensive Mrs. MORELLA. Mr. Speaker, I would like to Milone, who I knew personally and with whom colorectal cancer screening for Medicare re- take some time today to pay tribute to a man I had the privilege of working, was a leading cipients. The legislation requires the Depart- of great integrity and fortitude. For over 22 contractor in the Islandwide community. His ment of Health and Human Services to deter- years, Dr. Richard Lesher has been at the company, which his father, an Italian immi- mine, within 90 days, whether the barium de- helm of the largest business advocacy group grant, founded in 1899, was responsible for termination is an appropriate alternative to in the Nation, the U.S. Chamber of Com- the construction of the St. Agnes Cathedral, procedures covered by the bill. Once this de- merce. Since the chamber was founded in the seat of Catholicism on Long Island. In ad- termination is made, the initial Medicare Pro- 1912 at the request of William Taft, its motto dition, Dominick Milone Inc. built many of his gram for colorectal cancer screening will be has been ``The Spirit of Enterprise.'' No per- buildings at Mercy Hospital and at Molloy Col- fully established. son deserves more credit in promoting that lege, both located in Sal Milone's native Rock- I hope and expect that in making the deter- ideal than Dr. Lesher. ville Centre. mination with regard to coverage of the barium Dick Lesher has not only continued the As the head of the family business, examination, the Secretary of HHS will con- chamber's longstanding tradition of being a Salvatore Milone was a pioneering figure but sider the particular screening needs of African- distinguished advocacy group but has also to the community at large he was much more. Americans. Although colorectal cancer screen- made the chamber a distinguished media Mr. Milone was a long time member of the fire ing is an important preventative care proce- group. During his tenure, he established the department and the Knights of Columbus. dure for all Medicare recipients, it is a particu- chamber's grassroots network which helps Until recently he was a prominent figure in Re- larly important screening procedure for Afri- American business be more aware of and in- publican politics, serving as his village's Re- volved in the issues we debate here in Con- can-Americans who suffer a disparate impact publican leader as well as vice chairman and gress. Dr. Lesher supervised the creation of from this disease. treasurer of the Nassau County Republican BizNet, the chamber's telecommunications Committee. One statistic that has often been cited in the network, which syndicates television shows As a leading Long Island businessman, Mr. debate on colorectal cancer bears repeating: like ``It's Your Business'' and ``First Business'' Milone was asked to serve as a board mem- African-Americans who get colorectal cancer to one million homes each week. He also ber of the Chemical Bank and the Nassau are 50 percent more likely to die of the dis- oversaw the rapid growth of the chamber's Savings and Loan Association. In addition he ease than other Americans. There are a num- flagship publication, Nation's Business maga- was a former chairman of the board of Molloy ber of reasons for this statistic, but it is, at zine which now has a readership of more than College. least, in part because African-Americans tend two and half million readers a month. Because of his service to his church, to get colon cancer in the portion of the colon From Capitol Hill to main street America, Salvatore Milone was installed as a member beyond the reach of the sigmoidoscope. This Dick has been a constant source of inspiration of the Knights of the Equestrian Order of the means that the most common screening pro- and advice. His knowledge of issues and his Holy Sepluchre of Jerusalem, one of the high- cedure for colorectal cancer, sigmoidoscopy, keen ability to navigate Washington has est honors accorded a Catholic layman. Bish- is inadequate for these elderly Americans, and earned him the respect of Members from both op John McGann, spiritual leader of the Rock- a full colon screening procedure is required. sides of the aisle. We appreciate Dick's hard ville Centre Catholic Diocese, said the Mass of Mr. Speaker, I once again commend the work, commitment, and contribution to Ameri- Christian burial for Mr. Milone and John Car- conferees for developing this colorectal cancer ca's political process. dinal O'Connor participated in the service as It is an honor to count Dick and Agnes screening provision. This provision has the po- well. Fittingly, the Mass took place in St. Lesher among my constituents and my tential to save thousands of lives that would Agnes Cathedral for it was in this beautiful ed- friends. We wish them all the best for the fu- otherwise be lost to colorectal cancer, and to ifice that Mr. Milone married his first wife in ture. improve the quality of life for those whose the first marriage ceremony upon completion f colorectal cancer is detected early in a routine of the cathedral. Margaret Milone died in 1966 and Mr. Milone remarried 3 years later. screening. I am proud to have been involved TRIBUTE TO DR. RICHARD LESHER Sal Milone, who was just days shy of his in developing this legislation, and for being 90th birthday, leaves his wife, Maria; a son, part of the Congress that saw its enactment. HON. MICHAEL P. FORBES Dr. Richard Milone; a daughter, Elissa Metz; OF NEW YORK three sisters, Caroline, Vera, and Grace; two f IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES brothers, Louis and John, and five grand- Thursday, July 31, 1997 children. IN HONOR OF MARY EMERSON ON HER 100TH BIRTHDAY Mr. FORBES. Mr. Speaker, next month the Mr. Speaker, nothing is more impressive American business community will lose a po- than a life well lived and Sal Milone's certainly tent and proactive leader as Dr. Richard meets that test. His charitable impulses, his HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH Lesher, steps down as president of the U.S. civic leadership, his business acumen andÐ Chamber of Commerce. Since 1975 Dr. most important of allÐhis dedication to family OF OHIO Lesher has presided over the day-to-day ac- make him one of the most noteworthy citizens IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES tivities of the world's largest broad-based busi- of our Long Island. It is fitting that the rest of ness organization, and its dramatic growth into America know him as well. Thursday, July 31, 1997 a powerful voice for American businesses and f organizations in Washington and around the Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor world. CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 2015, Mary Emerson on her birthday, September 3, BALANCED BUDGET ACT OF 1997 After more than 20 years with Dr. Lesher at 1997. At 100 years young, Mary continues to the helm, the chamber's membership has SPEECH OF live a fulfilling and happy life. She has pros- grown to 215,000 business members, 3000 HON. ALCEE L. HASTINGS pered in her professional career as well as in State and local chambers of commerce and her personal life. 1,200 trade and professional associations. OF FLORIDA Mary is a joy to be around. She is loved by Membership also includes 72 American Cham- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES her family and many friends in the community. bers of Commerce abroad in 65 countries. Wednesday, July 30, 1997 My fellow colleagues, please join me in wish- Since Dr. Lesher became president, the cham- Mr. HASTINGS of Florida. Mr. Speaker, as ing a great lady a very happy birthday and ber's annual budget has risen from $40 million a longtime proponent and sponsor of many more delightful years to come. to over $70 million. E1588 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks August 1, 1997 Dick Lesher's energy and vision has trans- UNICEF, or teaching schoolchildren the art of friend of mine, and I have always enjoyed formed the direction and thinking of the cham- cartooning through the ATTIC [Art Techniques every contact I had with Bobby. ber leading to the creation of the most ad- To Inspire Children] program, Mrs. Lynch has Sheriff Young occupied that office longer vanced and effective communications network always given her time, talents, and energies in than any other Hunt County sheriff, having first of any business organization. With television a selfless manner. been elected in 1976. During his tenure the facilities producing daily and weekly syn- Actions like these are what makes Mrs. old jail in the Hunt County Courthouse was re- dicated business programming, satellite train- Ruth Lynch a pillar of the South Glens Falls placed by the Hunt County Criminal Justice ing seminars and televised town-hall meetings. community. Mrs. Lynch, who remains an ac- Center, and his department grew over the Her chartered the National Chamber Litigation tive member of the Historical Society of years in an effort to provide more protection Center, a public policy legal arm, that widely Moreau and South Glens Falls, is indeed a for the 840-square-mile area of jurisdiction for represents business interest in the Federal model we would all do well to emulate. An ex- which he was responsible. Despite these ac- courts with great success. And, he created an ample of one who helped others, and whose complishments, Sheriff Young notes that there extensive pro-business, proactive and power- artwork brought enjoyment to many, I wish to is still much more that needs to be done. His ful grassroots legislative-action network personally offer my congratulations to this successor, Don Anderson, will have that op- throughout the country to track, rank and hold great American. On that note, Mr. Speaker, I portunity. Members of Congress accountable for their ask that you and all Members of this House Sheriff Young spent much of his life main- voting record on business issues. Dr. Lesher's rise and join me in this tribute to Mrs. Lynch. taining law and order in Hunt County and pro- accomplishments were honored in March 1994 f tecting its citizensÐand they rewarded him when association Trends presented him with from his efforts by continuing to re-elect him their Executive of the Year Award for ``* * * HONORING THE BRONX for 20 years. Mr. Speaker, law enforcement of- the dynamic leadership that he has brought in ficials like Sheriff Young not only uphold the sharpening the focus of the chamber and HON. ELIOT L. ENGEL peaceÐthey uphold the principles of justice broadening its activities.'' OF NEW YORK and liberty that define our way of life. They are Dr. Lesher has been a great leader and a IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES often the unsung heroes of our communities, forceful spokesman for business and I urge Thursday, July 31, 1997 so I am honored today to salute this legendary my colleagues to join with me in congratulat- law enforcement officer of Hunt County and to ing Dr. Lesher for his years of service and Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, today I rise not to wish him well in his retirement. As we adjourn wishing him a long, happy, and healthy retire- praise a person, but rather the spirit of a Congress this day, let us do so in honor of ment. group of peopleÐthe residents of the Bronx. and with great personal thanks to Sheriff f My borough, where I was born, live and Bobby Young. which I am proud now to represent in the A TRIBUTE TO MRS. RUTH LYNCH House of Representatives, became a regular f stop in Presidential politics as a symbol of HON. GERALD B.H. SOLOMON inner city decay and was nationally televised THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL— during a World Series game as burning. The GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE OF NEW YORK VACANCY IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES borough became an example of desolation for Hollywood. When people said Bronx Zoo they Thursday, July 31, 1997 meant it as a term of derision, not the world HON. NEWT GINGRICH Mr. SOLOMON. Mr. Speaker, I would like to famous facility it is. OF GEORGIA take this opportunity to pay tribute to a great But throughout it all the people of the Bronx IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES woman. I call her great because she has al- knew how to work with sparse resources, how Thursday, July 31, 1997 ways known the value of giving back to the to work together, and how to go the distance. community by using her artistic ability for the Community groups joined to make the most Mr. GINGRICH. Mr. Speaker, before leaving betterment of others. The woman of whom I of what was available. Through their persever- for the August recess, I want to address the am speaking is Mrs. Cornelius (Ruth) Lynch, a ance they showed what could be accom- House briefly on the matter of the vacancy in resident of South Glens Falls, NY. Mrs. Lynch plished by keeping their eye on the prize and the Office of the Comptroller General. The will be honored by the Historical Society of not on the distractions. General Accounting Office is a vital organiza- Moreau and South Glens Falls for her 80 The hard work of our people showed they tion to the Congress, and the person selected years as an artist on August 17, 1997. cared deeply about their home county. They to head the GAO must have the confidence of Mr. Speaker, Mrs. Lynch was born in Indi- worked on the problems that plague all Amer- both the majority and minority. When a va- ana, but spent her early years in Florida. ican cities: crime, poverty, inadequate edu- cancy occurs, a commission is established by While in Florida, Mrs. Lynch received her artis- cation, and homelessness among others. statute to consider and recommend can- tic training at the Miami Art School. She later They worked for 20 years and their work didates to the White House. The members of studied at the Hyde Museum under Joseph has now been recognized by the National this commission are: the Speaker of the Dodge and Frank Murone where she further Civic League and the Allstate Foundation House, the President pro tempore of the Sen- developed her artistic abilities. Mrs. Lynch dis- which named the Bronx one of 10 All Amer- ate, the majority and minority leaders in the tinguished herself as an animator for the ican Cities. House and Senate, and the chairman and Fleicher Studios completing work on such full Now the world knows what we Bronxites ranking member of the House Committee on length films as, ``Gulliver's Travels'' and ``Mr. have known for a whileÐthe Bronx is back Government Reform and Oversight and the Bugs Goes to Town,'' not to mention work on and better than ever. Being named an All Senate Governmental Affairs Committee. famous cartoons like Popeye and Betty Boop. American City is a cheer for the Bronx from Members should be advised that the com- But Mr. Speaker, although any other artist the rest of the country which is richly de- mission has been organized on a bipartisan, would have been satisfied with these accom- served. bicameral basis, and we are moving forward. plishments, Mrs. Lynch has continually sought f Based on the precedent of alternating be- to use her artistic inclination to help others tween Houses, I will serve as vice chair of the while avoiding the spotlight herself. HONORING SHERIFF YOUNG commission and the majority leader of the Mr. Speaker, it is this side of Mrs. Lynch Senate will serves as chair. There are a num- that makes her so special to the South Glens HON. RALPH M. HALL ber of candidates who have already expressed Falls community. Her benevolent record began OF TEXAS their interest in the Comptroller General posi- during World War II, where she helped to IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES tion, but I wanted to put all Members on notice produce training films for the Army Signal that we are open to additional candidates and Corps Photographic Center on Long Island. Thursday, July 31, 1997 recommendations. If any Member knows of Mrs. Lynch was only too happy to do her part Mr. HALL of Texas. Mr. Speaker, it has someone interested in being considered for in this noble effort. After her marriage to been 6 months since Hunt County Sheriff the position, please advise one or more of the Cornelius Lynch, Ruth moved to New York Bobby Young retired, and I hope that he is fi- members of the commission as soon as pos- and continued her good work. Her work for the nally able to enjoy some peace and quiet after sible to ensure that the commission has an community extended to numerous areas, serving 20 years as the chief law enforcement opportunity to consider all qualified can- whether it be designing Christmas cards for officer of Hunt County. He was and is a close didates. August 1, 1997 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E1589 TRIBUTE TO LT. GOV. BOB Hebrew University and the recipients of the munity in America has taken the best of this BULLOCK prestigious National Scopus Award. tradition. Both Marianne and Sheldon have earned America's relationship with India has grown HON. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON such wonderful accolades through their devo- due to the efforts of the Indian-American com- OF TEXAS tion to the community and support of many munity. I understand the importance of cul- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES humanitarian causes. Marianne Lubar has de- tivating economic, political, and strategic ties voted countless hours to our community for a with India. As links between our Nation and Thursday, July 31, 1997 broad range of causes to help improve the India expand, Indian-Americans will need to Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas. quality of life in Milwaukee. Her efforts are continue to promote the relationship. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor one of very much appreciated by the groups she It is an honor to have such a productive and Texas's truly dedicated political leaders, the works with and the beneficiaries of her hard vibrant community residing in my home State retiring Lieutenant Governor of Texas, Mr. Bob work. of New Jersey. I ask that my colleagues join Bullock. He has devoted his life to service to Sheldon Lubar has had a distinguished ca- me in honoring the 50th anniversary of India's the citizens first, and secondly to his State. reer in both the public and private sector. He Independence and the Coalition of Indian Or- His integrity and political contributions to the served Presidents Carter, Ford, and Nixon. In ganizations of New Jersey. State are a testament to his career in politics. addition, he has enjoyed much success in the f On Thursday, June 5th, 1997, Texas' most financial field. Throughout his career, though, admired and cherished political leader an- he has always taken the time to lend a hand CONGRATULATING DEMOTTE nounced he would not run for re-election as to better the education system in Wisconsin CHRISTIAN SCHOOL ON ITS 50TH Lieutenant Governor. After 40 years of service and to aid many worthwhile community organi- ANNIVERSARY to the great State of Texas, Bob Bullock de- zations. cided to set aside public office and spend On the occasion of the 1997 National Sco- HON. STEPHEN E. BUYER more time wit his family and friends. pus Award Dinner, I commend and congratu- OF INDIANA Mr. Bullock attended the University of Texas late Marianne and Sheldon Lubar for receiving IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES the award and for helping to make Wisconsin Tech and received his law degree from Baylor Thursday, July 31, 1997 University. While still attending law school, a better place for all of us. Bob Bullock was elected the Texas State f Mr. BUYER. Mr. Speaker, it is my pleasure House of Representatives in 1956. This was to recognize DeMotte Christian School, in the beginning of his long career as a public IN HONOR OF THE COALITION OF DeMotte, IN, on the occasion of its 50th anni- servant. After serving 3 years as a State rep- INDIAN ORGANIZATIONS OF NEW versary. resentative, he left office to practice law in a JERSEY In 1947, a small but determined group of private firm. parents and individuals decided to start a He is often referred to as ``outspoken and HON. ROBERT MENENDEZ school which would offer an education rooted fearless,'' and over his career in politics has OF NEW JERSEY in the Christian faith. Their desire was to pro- run in six statewide elections of which he has IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES vide an academic framework which would em- phasize to its students a commitment to a life never lost. After serving in the Air Force, he Thursday, July 31, 1997 was elected to the Texas House of Represent- lived for the Glory of God. Their steadfast atives. After leaving his seat he worked in pri- Mr. MENENDEZ. Mr. Speaker, I rise today commitment to this endeavor planted the vate law practice serving as legal counsel to to congratulate India on its 50th year of Inde- seeds which has allowed DeMotte Christian the Governor. He used his law background to pendence and to salute the Coalition of Indian School to grow from its beginning classes serve as Texas' attorney general. Organizations of New Jersey as it marks the which convened at the First Christian Re- In his tenure as a political leader in Texas, occasion with a celebration at the Brookdale formed Church, to its current location with an Bullock has accomplished many things. They Park Stadium in Essex County on August 23, enrollment of 306 students and a full curricu- include advocating voting rights of 18-year- 1997. lum for ages ranging from pre-school through olds, being first elected comptroller to imple- The Indian-American community has been the 8th grade. ment an equal employment opportunity pro- an exemplary community in New Jersey. I DeMotte Christian School stands as a testa- gram, revamping the State education fund, have been working with them since my years ment to the rewards of a determined vision, and creating the State's first water conserva- as mayor of my hometown, Union City. The perseverance, and devotion to the cause tion-management plan. Indian-Americans boasts the highest median which its founders cherished: Christian edu- Bullock has earned the reputation as bring- income and highest proportion of college grad- cation. The efforts of a myriad of individuals ing a ``Superman'' power to the position of uates of any immigrant group in the United including parents, teachers, students, and Lieutenant Governor. States. They have contributed much to our alumni have resulted in a thriving school which Bob Bullock is a tradition in Texas. He is the cultural, economic, and social life in America. is both an asset and witness to its community, epitome of management and leadership. He In New Jersey I have seen the contributions and a shining example of academic instruction has brought dignity and success to Texas' Indian-Americans make as businessmen, doc- which remains faithful to the vision of its governing body. Many have described him as, tors, engineers, lawyers, surgeons, and sci- founders. I extend congratulations and best ``. . . a man of enormous willpower and entists. They brought with them a hard work wishes to the students, administrators, teach- strength. When you want somebody in the ethnic and family values that benefit our soci- ers and entire family of DeMotte Christian trenches with you, you want Bob Bullock.'' ety. School on celebrating its 50th anniversary. Mr. Speaker I ask all of my colleagues to I have the honor of being one of the found- f rise with me in tribute and take a moment to ing members of the Congressional Caucus on IMPROVING VALLEJO’S WATER recognize the dedication and contribution of a India and Indian-Americans. As an executive SUPPLY great political leader, Mr. Bob Bullock. committee member of the caucus, I have been f vigilant on issues of concern to the Indian- American community. I fought to change the HON. GEORGE MILLER A TRIBUTE TO MARIANNE AND provisions of the welfare law which targeted OF CALIFORNIA SHELDON LUBAR the legal immigrant community, and I am IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES pleased we were able to make immigrants HON. THOMAS M. BARRETT who were in our Nation as of August 22, 1996 Thursday, July 31, 1997 OF WISCONSIN eligible for Supplemental Security Income no Mr. MILLER of California. Mr. Speaker, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES matter when they become disabled. water supplies for California cities are ex- India won its independence from England at tremely limited. Whenever possible, cities at- Thursday, July 31, 1997 midnight on August 15, 1947. This was the tempt to use their water storage and convey- Mr. BARRETT of Wisconsin. Mr. Speaker, culmination of years of effort led by Mohandas ance systems in the most efficient ways they today I would like to recognize two outstand- K. Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru, Sardar can. ing citizens from my district, Marianne and Vallabhbhai Patel, Maulana Azad, and count- The city of Vallejo has tried to use its water Sheldon Lubar. Marianne and Sheldon are the less others. They fought peacefully against supply facilities more efficiently, but has been 1997 honorees of the American Friends of the British colonial rule. The Indian-American com- frustrated by a limitation in Federal law that E1590 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks August 1, 1997 prohibits the city from sharing space in an ex- dicts the national costs of reaching full at- EPA’s motives in pursuing standards that isting Federal water delivery canal. tainment with the EPA standards will total are virtually impossible to meet. The city of Vallejo simply desires to wheel upwards of $60 billion—far exceeding the $1 Rather than voluntarily cut back its staff billion value of the benefits it projects. Even and budget and earn grateful applause from some of its drinking water through part of the in Washington, D.C., a 60:1 ratio of cost to ef- American taxpayers, the agency apparently canal serving California's Solano Project, a fectiveness is totally out-of-whack. has decided to try its hand at regulating water project built by the Bureau of Reclama- Indeed, if science and sound economic pol- areas and items that literally defy regula- tion in the 1950's. Vallejo is prepared to pay icy served to guide EPA policy recommenda- tion. any appropriate charges for the use of this fa- tions, the agency’s current clean air agenda f cility. would never have seen the light of day. Allowing Vallejo to use the Solano Project While virtually every state would lose POLLUTING A NATIONAL should be a simple matter, but it is not. Legis- under the Draconian EPA proposals, some RESOURCE states would clearly lose more than others. lation is required to allow the city to use the The economies of such disparate states as Federal water project for carriage of municipal Ohio, Virginia, Illinois, Kentucky, Min- HON. CHARLIE NORWOOD and industrial water. nesota, Indiana, West Virginia and Missouri OF GEORGIA Congress in recent years has expanded the all would receive sledgehammer blows from IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES scope of the Warren Act to apply to other tighter standards that studies show would Thursday, July 31, 1997 communities in California and Utah where produce no overall measurable improvement there existed a need for more water manage- in the nation’s air quality. Mr. NORWOOD. Mr. Speaker, on a recent Ohio is a particularly good case in point. trip to foster environmental partnerships, Vice ment flexibility. The legislation I am introducing Although the Federal EPA estimates that today will simply extend similar flexibility to the the national compliance costs of its tougher President AL GORE visited China. This is a na- Solano Project and to the city of Vallejo. ozone restrictions would be only $600 million tion that burns more than a billion tons of coal f a year, Ohio’s Environmental Protection a yearÐone-third more than it did just a dec- Agency projects that the annual capital ex- ade ago. CLEAN AIR STANDARDS WILL penditures for Ohio utilities alone would ex- As coal burns, it sends millions of tons of ADVERSELY AFFECT OHIO ceed $730 million a year. carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, where the The added expenditures would boost utility chemical traps heat and warms the earth. We rates for Ohio ratepayers and consumers by Americans, though, are in a poor position to HON. RALPH REGULA as much as 17 percent in some areas, and OF OHIO would force an average increase of 7 percent cast blame. For every year, the average U.S. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES throughout the Buckeye State. resident breathes a portion of the 1,442 million Ohio manufacturers also are in a bind. metric tons of carbon the United States emits. Thursday, July 31, 1997 G&S Titanium, a company in northeast Because there are no boundaries in the at- Mr. REGULA. Mr. Speaker, Vice President Ohio, desperately needs to expand to satisfy mosphere, we breath the same air into which the demands of its current customers. Right GORE recently announced the final adoption of we casually spill carbon, sulfur dioxide, and now, the company uses the most modern other gases. Carbon dioxide invades the air U.S. EPA's clean air standards for ozone and technology available and complies with all particulate matter. I, like many other members Federal and local environmental standards. like a filthy pall that blankets the Nation's of the Ohio delegation, am particularly con- It won’t be able to comply with the new urban pockets and others throughout the cerned with the more stringent regulations' im- EPA rules for one simple reason: The tech- world. plications on Ohio's economy. Eric Peters' re- nology for complying with the standards But there is a technology that makes clean cent editorial published by the Akron Beacon isn’t available. As Ohio Gov. George V. air entirely effortlessÐone that Americans take Journal, entitled ``Clean-Air Rules: Taking a Voinovich pointed out to a House Commerce for granted because its merits too often go Bite Out of All Paychecks?'' cuts to the heart Committee hearing last month: unnoted. It is nuclear generation of electricity. These proposals are creating a catch–22. Nuclear energy already supplies 20 percent of this issue. ‘‘If they (businesses) do not expand,’’ the I encourage my colleagues to take time to Republican governor said, ‘‘They risk losing of the Nation's electricity. And in at least read Mr. Peters' comments and to evaluate customers and market share. If they expand seven States, unplugging that power would the impact of these regulations on their con- and the new standards are implemented, darken the majority of the States' homes, in- gressional districts. Because of the standard's they risk being out of compliance.’’ dustries, and office buildings without a readily effect on my district, I have cosponsored H.R. Rep. John Dingell, D–Mich., who long has available backup supply. 1984, legislation introduced by Representative fretted about the erosion of America’s manu- We live in a world where one-third of the facturing base, has urged President Clinton RON KLINK. The bill would enact a 4-year mor- world's inhabitants cook, clean, and work with- to recall the EPA’s new clean–air standards out electricity. Within the next two decades, atorium on the promulgation of the standards and correct their major defects. and require EPA to conduct a more complete Failure to do so, Dingell observes, will per- they will seek to change their cycle of energy scientific review of ozone and fine particles. manently alienate working men and poverty. A 1996 report by the International Nu- I urge all my colleagues to consider support- women—and doom the Democratic Party‘s clear Societies Council projects that increased ing H.R. 1984. Let's give the current Clean Air chances of retaking the U.S. House and Sen- energy demand in developing nations will be Act regulations a chance to continue to clean ate. three times the 1990 level in 2020 and about our Nation's air without further expense and Officials at the U.S. Departments of Com- six times greater than that level by 2050. merce, Transportation and Agriculture, as job dislocation to our precious economic base. It is no surprise that the need will be great- well as at the Small Business Administra- est in the developing world. The cheapest [From the Akron Beacon Journal, June 23, tion, have echoed Dingell’’s warnings in pri- 1997] vate meetings with White House officials. power option is fossil fuel. And who will con- Nevertheless, EPA Administrator Carol vince leaders in developing countries that the CLEAN-AIR RULES: TAKING A BITE OUT OF ALL Browner adamantly defends the proposed byproducts of fossil fuels could cause more PAYCHECKS? new rules—particularly her agency’s attempt harm to the environment than good derived (By Eric Peters) to regulate particulate matter (soot) as tiny from an energy supply that would fuel eco- If you were disposed to being facetious, as 2.5 microns (about one–fortieth the width nomic growth? you could say the U.S. Environmental Pro- of a human hair). Each year, U.S. nuclear power plants pre- tection Agency’s proposed new clean-air This despite the fact that the Federal Gov- standards for ozone and particulate matter— ernment’s own figures show that some 83 vent the discharge of 146 million metric tons English translation: smog and soot—contain percent of all such emission are generated by of carbon. The power generated by one nu- both pluses and minuses. ‘‘fugitive dust,’’ which comes from such be- clear plant keeps 1.4 million metric tons of On the one hand, the standards require sig- nign sources as farmers plowing fields, ani- carbon out of our air. Imagine how clean our nificantly higher utility bills for American mals with dandruff and pollen released from air would be if nuclear power provided more ratepayers and significantly higher price flowers, weeds and other fauna. electricity. tags on a wide range of manufactured goods Most of the remaining 17 percent of partic- Nuclear power alone isn't the answer. But it for American consumers. ulate matter comes from burning wood, is part of an essential mix of energy sources On the other hand, they almost certainly stoked–up barbeques and idling internal– will result in fewer jobs, lower wages and combustion engines that already have re- in countries that must assume the responsibil- less economic growth. duced emissions by more than 98 percent. ity for others that will not or cannot protect our Don’t take my word for it. Since the Nation’s ambient air quality has air. Take the word of President Clinton’s own improved exponentially over the past two My purpose today is simple, Mr. Speaker. I Council of Economic Advisers, which pre- decades, one can only wonder about the want to urge action on H.R. 1270, the Nuclear August 1, 1997 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E1591 Waste Policy Act of 1997. This legislation, IN HONOR OF CONGREGATION I am also excited about India's development through its used nuclear fuel management BETH JACOB as an economic market. As one of the top 10 program, would ensure that we can continue emerging open markets, India has crossed the to produce energy cleanly at nuclear power HON. CAROLYN B. MALONEY threshold of global commercial competition. plantsÐmany of which are running out of stor- OF NEW YORK Large U.S. enterprises such as Coca-Cola, age capacity for used reactor fuel. This legis- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES GM, Enron, and Sun Microsystems, among lation would make us guardians of a cleaner others, are expanding to the Indian Subconti- planet. Supporting H.R. 1270 is the right thing Thursday, July 31, 1997 nent, creating employment opportunities for to do. Mrs. MALONEY of New York. Mr. Speaker, Americans and Indians alike. f I rise today to pay a respectful tribute to Con- Mr. Speaker, America has maintained a gregation Beth Jacob of Astoria on the 70th strong relationship with India that began long GILMAN SPONSORS LEGISLATION anniversary of its founding. The congregation's before its independence in 1947. Woodrow URGING WAR CRIMES TRIBUNAL history is one of perseverance and growth, Wilson and Franklin D. Roosevelt both cham- AGAINST SADDAM HUSSEIN, supported by a foundation of worship, edu- pioned a free India. We must continue to up- HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLU- cation, and dedication. hold this friendship and help celebrate this TION 137 Beth Jacob was founded in 1927 by a small momentous occasion. I urge all Members of group of Hungarian Jews who were deter- Congress and the people of America to join in HON. BENJAMIN A. GILMAN mined to have their own congregation. These the festivities sponsored nationwide by Indian- OF NEW YORK founders had very little money and could only Americans to commemorate India's 50th anni- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES afford to erect a fragile, one story structure versary of independence. Through this partici- Thursday, July 31, 1997 which leaked badly after the first rain. How- pation, we will strengthen the democratic ever, the congregants were determined to bonds between our countries and realize the Mr. GILMAN. Mr. Speaker, I want to take have a home. value and potential of India. this opportunity to inform my colleagues that Their weak structure never fell. In fact, it f today, on behalf of myself and the gentleman grew, as did the number of people who prayed from Illinois [Mr. PORTER], I am introducing there. And in 1938, in the midst of the destruc- CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 2015, legislation that calls for the formation of an tion of synagogues throughout Germany, the BALANCED BUDGET ACT OF 1997 international criminal tribunal against Saddam growing congregation rebuilt their temple. SPEECH OF Hussein and other members of his despotic In 1951, upon the completion of a second and cruel Iraqi regime. story, Beth Jacob truly began to flourish. At HON. STENY H. HOYER The dictatorship of Saddam Hussein has this time, it housed a Hebrew school with 126 OF MARYLAND created an environment of fear and terror with- students and three teachers. The Yeshiva of IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES in Iraq and throughout the region, with its West Queens also began at Beth Jacob and Wednesday, July 30, 1997 gross violations of international law and had to move when its students overfilled the human rights. The people of Iraq are subject available classrooms. Worshipers filled the Mr. HOYER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in to summary and arbitrary execution, torture, synagogue beyond capacity on holidays. support of the balanced budget agreement re- and repression of the freedom of speech. Since the 1960's, the size of the Jewish cently negotiated between the President and Saddam Hussein is reported to have used community in Astoria has decreased. How- congressional leaders. And, while this agree- chemical weapons to annihilate entire Kurdish ever, Congregation Beth Jacob has main- ment is not perfect in the eyes of many, it is villages. Over 182,000 Kurdish civilians dis- tained its lively atmosphere, providing a center an example of the democratic process and the appeared, and over 400 villages have been for Jewish life for residents from Astoria and consensus building and compromise that it destroyed in these attacks, known as the Anfal nearby communities. embodies. It is an agreement which incor- campaigns. The Iraqi use of chemical weap- Consistent with its tradition of growth, Con- porates all of the principles which I believe are ons is the most severe use of such inhumane gregation Beth Jacob now has a young new essential in a budget agreement. In this legis- devices since the First World War. The United rabbi, Rabbi Zev Itzkowitz, and is always ex- lation, we will achieve a balanced budget for States cannot allow such atrocities to go panding its educational offerings, including the first time in a generation, invest in our unpunished if we want to prevent the prolifera- adult classes and special programming. people for the future, and provide substantial tion of these weapons of mass destruction. Mr. Speaker, I ask that my colleagues rise middle-class tax relief. Under Saddam Hussein, the Iraqi Govern- with me in this tribute to Congregation Beth Four and a half years ago, we set out on a ment has been particularly active in its perse- Jacob as it celebrates 70 years of a most vi- course toward economic recovery, striving to cution of indigenous minority groups. Members brant history. I am honored to have such a get our fiscal house in order. And, as we revel of Shiite Muslim groups along with members thriving synagogue in my district, serving as a in our accomplishments on this day, to finish of the Turkomen minority have been mas- center for Jewish life and a home for Jewish the job of balancing the budget, we must not sacred and arrested. Assyro-Chaldean church- education and worship. overlook the magnitude and importance of the es have also been destroyed. f 1993 budget plan. For it was that historic and A war crimes tribunal will go a long way to courageous vote that cut the deficit from $290 eliminate such flouting of international law and INDIA’S 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF billion in 1992 to a projected $41 billion this treaties. The tribunal would bring Saddam INDEPENDENCE year. That comprehensive budget strategy Hussein to justice as well as his henchmen, made difficult spending cuts and raised need- by prosecuting them for their crimes against HON. BOB FILNER ed revenues by asking our Nation's wealthiest humanity. Because the Republic of Iraq is a OF CALIFORNIA to contribute to our economic recovery. The signatory to both the Geneva Convention and IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES leadership of the President and the Demo- the Universal Declaration on Human Rights, it cratic Congress in adopting that budget plan should be compelled to comply with these ob- Thursday, July 31, 1997 has contributed to record economic growth, ligations. Mr. FILNER. Mr. Speaker, August 15, 1997 low inflation, the creation of over 121¤2 million Moreover, over 600 Kuwaitis who were will mark the 50th anniversary of India's inde- new jobs in our Nation, and a deficit that has taken prisoner by Iraqi soldiers during the Per- pendence, and I, as a United States Con- shrunk by more than 80 percent. The biparti- sian Gulf war remain unaccounted for. It has gressman, am excited about it. san budget plan that we enact today would been 6 years since the war, and the families Why am I excited about another nation's not be possible had we not made the tough of these MIA's deserve answers and the re- independence? For the sane reasons that all choices, politically and substantively, that we turn of their loved ones. Iraq must be made to Americans should be excited. As the largest did in 1993. account for these individuals under the terms democracy in Asia, India is celebrating the Mr. Speaker, there are some today who ad- of the Geneva Convention. very same liberties and values which America vocate finishing the job of balancing the budg- Accordingly, Mr. Speaker, it is clear that a cherishes. Over 500 million people turned out et before we enact tax cuts of any kind. Oth- war crimes tribunal is necessary. I urge my for India's free elections. 500 million. That is ers in the Congress believe that enacting tax colleagues to join Congressman PORTER and twice the population of the United States. India cuts will help spur the economy and contribute me by cosponsoring this measure, House is not just a democracyÐit is a democratic to the economic stability we all seek. I believe Concurrent Resolution 137. powerhouse. that this is a sound agreement and a good E1592 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks August 1, 1997 compromise that melds the priorities of Demo- sures to borrow from future generations to pay that created the ports at Lewiston and crats and Republicans in a way that will allow for what we buy today. And, we must vigor- Clarkston could be offset by the return of a all Americans to prosper. ously ensure that the budget deficit goals in- fish run so robust it could really kick the At the heart of this balanced budget is a his- economy into gear through boosts in the cluded in this agreement are enforced and tourist, fishing and boating industries. toric investment in educationÐthe most signifi- reached. Indeed, the same is true of dams through- cant increase in education funding in 30 years. Mr. Speaker, as we applaud the bipartisan out Idaho and of the effect their rupture or It includes $40 billion in tax relief to help make budget plan which we will enact today, let us removal could have on the economy of near- a college education a reality for millions of not forget the 1980's and the fiscal instability by communities. Americans. It includes the largest increase in which strangled our Nation when President Lucky Peak Dam above Boise, for in- Pell grant scholarships in three decades and Clinton inherited exploding budget deficits in stance. That plugs what was once a wild and will give communities substantial tax cuts to 1993. A decade of large deficits had weak- natural stream and could become the same again. Imagine what that could do for the help build and modernize our schools. ened the foundation of our economy and chal- Boise Valley economy once recreation- Second, this budget agreement extends lenged our Nation's power and prosperity starved Californians discovered that you health insurance coverage to 5 million children abroad. In the President's first term he set out could fly into Boise Airport and, in less than by investing $24 billion in quality medical care. to cut the deficit in half. Working with the an hour, be enjoying some of the finest bait One of our greatest challenges, in this era of President, Democrats in Congress enacted the fishing in America. budget cutting, is to ensure that we continue 1993 budget plan which has far exceeded our And among the richest salmon spawning to invest in our children and their future and expectations. The President, who had the streams in Idaho were the Boise, the this is a major step toward that goal. At the courage and vision to reverse this trend, de- Payette, the Weiser and the Owyhee rivers. The state, by removing dams, could have same time, this agreement honors our commit- serves our thanks and praise. that resource back and reap the profits of ment to our parents by preserving the Medi- When the President was reelected last year, what plentiful fish would do for the tourist care trust fund for a decade and implementing he was determined to fulfill his goal of bal- industry of western Idaho. new market-oriented reforms. ancing the budget, but was unrelenting in his For that matter, what would it do to the This agreement bolsters environmental en- commitment to invest in our Nation's core val- economy of both northern and southwestern forcement by doubling the pace of Superfund ues of education, health care, and the environ- Idaho if the three Idaho Power dams in Hells cleanups and delivers tax cuts to clean up and ment. This bipartisan budget agreement pro- Canyon could be removed altogether creat- revitalize urban areas. It protects the commu- tects our priorities, solidifies the Nation's eco- ing one stupendous canyon instead of these nity oriented policing services [COPS] initia- dam-locked segments we now have, these nomic foundation, and bolsters America's posi- pitiful canyonettes? tive, which will put 100,000 more police offi- tion as the greatest economy in the world. The Statesman may be on to something of cers on the street by 2000. And, it improves Policymaking is a series of tradeoffs and general use when it outlines the concept as upon the welfare reform legislation that en- tough decisions. This bill unfairly targets Fed- it applies to Lewiston specifically: ‘‘A more acted last year by protecting our most vulner- eral employees by asking them to pay addi- natural river would give Lewiston the higher able people. While providing $3 million to tional retirement contributions without any in- quality of life it needs to attract new clean move willing and motivated Americans from crease in benefits. Nevertheless, on balance, industry.’’ welfare to private sector jobs, the agreement If that is true of Lewiston, it is also true this is a good budget and will have a positive of American Falls Dam near Pocatello. That treats 350,000 legal immigrants fairly by re- effect on the lives of millions of Americans as dam now produces power to sustain polluting storing their disability and health benefits. we head into the next century. It reflects the Pocatello factories. If you get rid of the fac- Finally, Mr. Speaker, for the first time in a values and priorities of our Nation and with the tories, you won’t need the dam. That would generation, this agreement provides main- enactment of this agreement, our Nation will give Pocatello a chance at a new, clean more stream, middle-class tax relief while spelling have taken a historic step toward a vibrant vigorous tourist industry. out specific, sufficient spending and entitle- and prosperous 21st century. And what would Idaho need of industrial jobs if the demand became heavy enough for ment reductions to pay for it and balance the f budget at the same time. The final budget motel maids and bait shop clerks? AMERICA’S CULTURE Indeed, the great Idaho desert with its pur- deal provides the $500 child tax credit to the ple sage, its golden grasses, its delicate Americans most in need: 27 million middle- desert flowers and its natural populations of and low-income, hard-working families; 13 mil- HON. HELEN CHENOWETH coyote and rabbit and grasshopper is an easy lion children from families with incomes below OF IDAHO sell to a nation hungry for the original, nat- $30,000 will receive the child tax credit, nearly IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ural places. It may have seemed at the time to be a wise idea to let Micron Technology 7.5 million more than the Republican plan Thursday, July 31, 1997 would have covered. encroach on the nearby edge of the noble Democrats have succeeded in providing tax Mrs. CHENOWETH. Mr. Speaker, part of desert just for a few jobs in a dangerously America's culture and heritage is due to the volatile computer chip industry. But on re- relief which invests in our children by helping flection, imagine how much kinder it would middle-class parents trying to pay for their wise-use of its rivers and waterways. In the arid West, America has literally turned deserts be toward the environment to close that children's college tuition. The budget plan in- drab factory and its few thousand jobs and cludes the President's $1,500 HOPE scholar- into gardens. We barge our agricultural and reach instead for the greater wealth of help- ship to make the first 2 years of college uni- manufactured products in an economically and ing tourists revel in the desert sights, reap- versally available. And, it provides for a 20- environmentally benign manner for trade. We ing the rewards of a new clean industry. percent tuition tax credit for college juniors, live, work and recreate in our rivers. Indeed, If the state would only have the foresight seniors, and graduate students, and for work- our rivers are the lifeblood of much America. and the courage to eliminate all these al- I would like to bring to the attention of the leged improvements and revert to a con- ing Americans trying to upgrade their skills. fident investment in its natural wonders, we I am also pleased to see that the estate tax Members an editorial by Bill Hall which ap- peared in the July 27, 1997 edition of the could lavish on all of Idaho the economic im- provisions resemble the President's proposal provements that the Statesman now so gen- and legislation which I introduced earlier this Lewiston Tribune. Mr. Hall articulates the con- erously recommends for Lewiston alone. cerns many of my constituents have about the year which seeks to provide relief, imme- f diately, to those most in need: small busi- plan of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Na- nesses and family farms. tional Marine and Fisheries Service and the HONORING HOSPICE OF NORTHERN Mr. Speaker, this agreement continues the Fish and Wildlife Service to breach the dams VIRGINIA job started in 1993. It balances the budget by along the Snake and Columbia Rivers. These 2002 and puts the budget in surplus at least dams provide for the transportation, electricity HON. THOMAS M. DAVIS through 2007. The job is not done, Mr. Speak- generation, irrigation and recreation that many in the Pacific Northwest rely upon. Before OF VIRGINIA er. We must never allow ourselves to revert IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES back to the irresponsible policies of these agencies take such drastic action, I ask Reganomics which today still confront our the Members to consider Bill Hall's article. Thursday, July 31, 1997 generation and generations to come in the B.H.—LEWISTON SHOULD SHARE THE MOTEL Mr. DAVIS of Virginia. Mr. Speaker, it gives form of a $51¤2 trillion national debt. We must JOBS WITH BOISE my colleagues, Mr. WOLF and Mr. MORAN, and ensure that we follow through with the spend- (By Bill Hall) me great pleasure to rise today to pay tribute ing cuts outlined in this agreement while not The Idaho Statesman of Boise has a point to Hospice of Northern Virginia. Nineteen nine- allowing ourselves to succumb to future pres- when it suggests that breaching the dams ty-seven marks the 20th anniversary of this August 1, 1997 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E1593 compassionate organization, which has pro- TRIBUTE TO THE CITY OF plary strength of character that reminds us of vided exceptional care for terminally ill patients WARREN how amazing we human beings can truly be at and their families. our very best. For all of you who did not ever Inspired by the work of Dr. Cecily Saunders, HON. SANDER M. LEVIN have the pleasure of sharing his company, founder of the first modern-day hospice pro- OF MICHIGAN studying his work, or admiring his brilliance, I gram in London, a group of local residents es- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES want to assure you that Norman Black was tablished the Hospice of Northern Virginia one of our very best. Thursday, July 31, 1997 More than just a judge, Norman Black was after recognizing the need for appropriate care Mr. LEVIN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to rec- a caring husband, an attentive and doting fa- for the terminally ill. Among the Northern Vir- ognize the city of Warren, MI whose citizens ther, the best friend of his loving grand- ginia founders are Dr. Josefina Magno, a phy- are celebrating its 40th anniversary. daughter, and the model of the noble adju- sician practicing oncology at Georgetown Uni- Evolving from wilderness territory 180 years dicator, who treated all persons to stand be- versity Hospital; Dorothy N. Garrett, a local ago the largest city in the 12th Congressional fore his court with unfailing civility and uncon- nonprofit organization administrator; and Pat District and third largest in the State of Michi- ditional respect. It is this ability, to separate Pastore, R.N., a local nurse. The nonprofit gan, the city of Warren is now known as the the case and its facts from the humanity of the hospice they founded immediately drew wide- City of Progress. While sparsely populated people entangled within it that to me is most spread community support and attention; in early this century, Warren's growth began in remarkable. In life, it is often difficult to not 1980, the Hospice was one of 26 hospices the 1940's with the onset of World War II. Uti- allow circumstances to predetermine our dis- across the country that became part of a 3- lizing the nearby steel mills and automotive position on a myriad of issues, but Judge year Medicare and Medicaid demonstration. base in the city of Detroit, Warren became the Black always allowed justice to have the final This demonstration induced the enaction of home of the Detroit Arsenal Tank Plant. Em- say. One of Judge Black's associate judges the new Hospice Medicare Benefit in 1984. ploying thousands of people, the ``Arsenal of on the Southern District of Texas' bench said Hospice of Northern Virginia distinguishes it- Democracy'' produced Sherman tanks for the that he was ``one of the most well-liked jurists self as an extraordinary achievement because war effort and provided an economic base to on the Federal bench, always even-tempered of its compassion and cost-effectiveness. A encourage tremendous growth after the war, and courteous to all attorneys.'' year after the Hospice's incorporation, its lead- continuing through the 1950's and 1960's. This ability to maintain a consistent posture ers decided to pursue the use of a surplus In 1952, General Motors Corporation began of fairness, publicly recognized by both his public school building in Arlington for conver- construction on the General Motors Tech Cen- peers and Presidents alike, seems to be the sion into a treatment and care facility. The Ar- ter, occupying over 1,000 acres in the city. It clear reason why President Carter appointed lington County Board generously agreed to a is the nucleus of GM's technical, creative, and Judge Black to the Federal bench in the 50-year lease and contributed public funds to innovative operations. GM continues to serve Southern District of Texas in 1979. Judge start the renovation of the Woodlawn Elemen- as the largest employer in Warren with over Black was regularly given the highest ratings tary School. The renovation was instigated in 23,000 employees. Prompted by the presence in local bar association evaluations, was June 1978, when Hospice of Northern Virginia of a world class facility in their midst, the amazingly as popular as he was effective. received a Certificate of Need for the Com- township of Warren incorporated as a city on Judge Black, who served as chief judge of the monwealth of Virginia. The resourcefulness of October 27, 1956, and began operating as southern district until his recent mandatory re- the founding members paved the way for the such on January 1, 1957. tirement, remained to the very day of his pass- largest hospice program in the Commonwealth The citizens of Warren enjoy a rich ethnic ing an active judicial advocate for the rights of of Virginia and Washington metropolitan heritage which continues to be celebrated the citizens to enter the doors of his court, and areas. The founders' ingenuity and courage is today. Joining German immigrants already es- Americans everywhere. commendable and directly correlates to their tablished, Polish families moved in large num- So on behalf of the entire 18th Congres- continued success. bers from the east side of Detroit and Ham- sional District, the city of Houston, and our tramck to the city of Warren. They were fol- Nation, I want to give our deepest condo- Hospice care is delivered by an interdiscipli- lowed by Italian, Ukrainian and Irish, and more lences to Judge Black's loving wife, Berne, his nary team consisting of a physician, registered recently, Albanian, Lebanese, and Chaldean two daughters, Elizabeth and Diane, and his nurse, social worker, chaplain, dietitian, cer- families. very special granddaughter. I am deeply sad- tified nursing assistants, and trained volun- Warren's history, steeped in technology, in- dened by this loss, and know that we will teers. As Hospice president and CEO David novation, and industry, has generated support surely not be privileged enough to see his like English pointed out, this team of professionals for six public school districts and three col- again. focuses on eliminating the physical pain and leges. Macomb Community College, Detroit f symptoms associated with terminal illness College of Business, and an extension of while providing necessary psychological, spir- Central Michigan University serve over 25,000 APPOINTMENT OF CONFEREES ON itual, and emotional support that enables pa- students seeking advanced degrees. H.R. 1119, NATIONAL DEFENSE tients and families to concentrate on the qual- Mr. Speaker, ask my colleagues to join me AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FIS- ity of remaining life. Ninety percent of the care in recognizing Warren's 40th anniversary. On CAL YEAR 1998 provided is in the home setting, saving pa- this occasion, I extend my sincere wishes for SPEECH OF tients thousands of dollars, though hospice continued progress, growth and prosperity to care can also be delivered in nursing homes, the citizens and leadership of the city of War- HON. MAX SANDLIN contracted hospitals, and the Hospice Center's ren. OF TEXAS acute care unit. Hospice of Northern Virginia f IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES nurses are available 24 hours a day, 7 days Friday, July 25, 1997 a week. FEDERAL JUDGE NORMAN W. BLACK Mr. SANDLIN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in The Hospice's contributions to the local strong support of the motion to instruct the community are prominent. Over the past two conferees on the limitation on payments for decades, the organization has served more HON. SHEILA JACKSON-LEE the cost of NATO expansion. Our country has than 17,000 patients and families through its OF TEXAS for too long assumed the lion share of the cost Greater Arlington, Fairfax, Loudon, and Prince IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES of defending our allies. I support a strong na- William regional offices and the Hospice Cen- Thursday, July 31, 1997 tional defense and I have voted to fund many ter. Hospice of Northern Virginia prides itself in Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, of our weapons programs so we can be as- the fact that it accepts patients who seek care, I rise before the House today to duly recog- sured of our own military preparedness. How- regardless of their financial situations. In 1996, nize the lifelong service and contribution of a ever, our allies must begin to show their com- it provided over $2 million in care beyond re- great American, the Honorable Norman W. mitment to military preparedness. imbursed costs. Black. Judge Black will be remembered as As we move to expand NATO, we must be Mr. Speaker, we know our colleagues will one of the few magistrates that ever graced ever-mindful of the potential cost of that ex- join us in saluting Hospice of Northern Virginia the Federal bench to be as revered for his hu- pansion. Our cost estimates for that expansion as it celebrates 20 years of outstanding medi- manistic concern for his fellow man as he was range from $1 billion to $125 billion over 10 cal care to the community. for his legal acumen. It is this kind of exem- years. With such a wide range of estimates, it E1594 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks August 1, 1997 is important that the Congress take action to Party assumed complete control of the coun- I have been thinking as well about Eu- limit those costs. By taking this action, we not try. To the great benefit of our country, they rope’s journey from total war to absolute di- only prevent unanticipated increases in future chose to come to the United States, and at vision to the promise of enduring unity and peace. budgets, we also strengthen the hand of the that time our Nation was farsighted enough to And of course, I have been thinking about President in negotiations with our allies. welcome such political refugees. the journey of the Czech nation from the day Burden sharing proposals of recent years Secretary Albright has been appropriately in 1918 when its independence was pro- have proven to be an effective way of encour- recognized by the Government of the Czech claimed on this very spot, to the day in 1948 aging wealthy foreign countries to begin to pay Republic for her effective and farsighted lead- when its liberty was extinguished, to this their fair share for their own defense. Legisla- ership as our Secretary of State. When she day, when you take your rightful place in tion in 1989 called upon Japan to increase its was in Prague 2 weeks ago following the the family of European democracies—fully, finally and forever. share of the cost of stationing U.S. troops NATO summit at Madrid, the President of the T.S. Eliot wrote: there. This legislation has led to billions of dol- Czech Republic, Vaclav Havel, awarded her We shall not cease from exploration lars in savings for the U.S. taxpayer and the Order of the White Lion, the highest honor And the end of all our exploring Japan now contributes 78 percent of the non- that the Republic can bestow upon a non- Will be to arrive where we started personnel cost of stationing U.S. troops there. Czech citizen. This was a most fitting and ap- And know the place for the first time. The budget agreement will adopt demands propriate award, and one that I am sure was Today, you know me in a new way, in my new role. And I see you in a new way as that we severely curtail both domestic and especially meaningful to Secretary Albright be- well—not only as the friend of the United military spending over the next 5 years. We cause of her background. States, but also as our next ally. Truth does must take care of the folks at home first. We During her visit to Prague, Secretary conquer, after all. President Havel: Truth should first use American taxpayer dollars to Albright addressed a meeting of the leaders of and love do conquer after all. benefit people at home who earned them, not the Czech Government convened by President I have been here many times since the Vel- people overseas who didn't. At a time when Havel. The speech was held in the Obecni vet Revolution. And I am filled with pride some in government are seriously considering Dum, the historic hall where the Republic of every time I hear the playing of my coun- try’s national anthem, ‘‘The Star Spangled cutting Medicare benefits to our seniors in Czechoslovakia was proclaimed in 1918, with Banner,’’ and yours, ‘‘Where is my Home.’’ order to balance the budget, how can we turn the support and assistance of American Presi- But nothing compares to the feeling of com- back the clock on the progress we have made dent Woodrow Wilson and the United States. ing to my original home, Prague, as the Sec- in getting our allies to pay for their defense? Secretary Albright in her speech struck a most retary of State of the United States, for the Our parents worked a lifetime for those bene- fitting historic tone that was appropriate to the purpose of saying to you: Welcome home. fits. These are some of the most vulnerable in place and the significance of the historic deci- For with the news from Madrid this week, our society and their health care needs must sion to invite the Czech Republic to become a you are coming home in fact to the commu- nity of freedom that you never left in spirit. come first. We ought to make good on our member of NATO. She made most appro- From Munich to Madrid, from tragedy to commitment to them and our commitment to priate references to the abandonment of triumph, it has been a long and painful jour- the education and well-being of our children, Czechoslovakia to Nazi Germany by Britain ney. But you have arrived at your destina- instead of sending billions to nations that can and France in 1938 at the Munich Conference, tion. defend themselves. the Communist takeover of the country in You have arrived at a moment of injustice We have only recently begun to increase undone, of promises kept, of a unified Europe 1948, and the Velvet Revolution in November begun. Now, a new journey begins; and at the amount some of our allies pay for their de- 1989. last, we can travel it together. fense. They still do not pay their fair share. At Secretary Albright's speech on this occasion We stand at one of those great turning a time when we are struggling to keep open was an outstanding statement of the historic points in history. For the third time in this bases like the Red River Army Depot in my and strategic significance of the admission of century, the politics of Europe are changing district, balance our Federal budget, protect the Czech Republic to NATO. Not only did she fundamentally. And this time, we pray, for Medicare, and increase education funding, we focus upon the importance of this step for the good. Almost 80 years ago, our parents and cannot run the risk of turning back the clock Czech Republic, but she also discussed its grandparents were full of the hope that and increasing the percentage we pay for al- significance for other nations in the future. In Woodrow Wilson’s dream of universal democ- lies' defense. particular, she challenged the Czechs to play racy inspired across the lands of central and f a positive leadership role in the future expan- eastern Europe. That dream was shattered sion of NATO to still other countries in Central by the illusion that the people of Paris and SECRETARY ALBRIGHT’S ADDRESS and Eastern Europe. London and New York could simply go on IN PRAGUE ON THE ADMISSION Mr. Speaker, I ask that Secretary Albright's with their lives while the people of Vilnius and Krakow and Prague were robbed of their TO NATO OF THE CZECH REPUB- address be placed in the RECORD, and I urge LIC independence, sent away in box cars, and ma- my colleagues to read and give it thoughtful chine-gunned in forests. attention: After World War II, it was Stalin’s armies HON. TOM LANTOS A MOMENT OF CELEBRATION AND OF DEDICA- that shattered our dream. And for the next OF CALIFORNIA TION: ADDRESS BY SECRETARY OF STATE 50 years, one half of Europe was consigned to IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES MADELEINE K. ALBRIGHT TO THE PEOPLE OF subjugation, the other half to fear. We were PRAGUE separated by concrete and barbed wire, by Thursday, July 31, 1997 radio jammers and minefields, by lies that July 14, 1997 Mr. LANTOS. Mr. Speaker, as my col- might seem ridiculous today had they not President Havel, Prime Minister Klaus, leagues know, I have consistently and strongly ruined so many lives. Senators and Parliamentarians, The amazing thing is that all those years supported the addition of new members to the Excellencies, distinguished guests, thank of propaganda, terror, and isolation utterly North Atlantic Alliance. I welcome enthusiasti- you so much for your warm and unforget- failed to flatten Europe’s moral landscape. cally the decision of NATO to invite Poland, table welcome. Let me being by expressing The communist authorities kept from you Hungary, and the Czech Republic to join the my sadness at the devastation that has been the truth, and still you spoke the truth. alliance. In this regard, I want to pay particular caused by the flooding over the last week. They fed you a vacuous culture and still you tribute to our Secretary of State Madeleine Our thoughts and prayers today are with gave us works of art that fill our lives with Albright for her intense efforts and effective those who have lost their loved ones and intelligence, humor and warmth. They tried their homes. I know that there are many leadership in bringing about this very positive to smother your allegiances, your faith and mayors here from regions affected by the your initiative, and still you taught the result. flood. The solidarity and dedication that you world the meaning of solidarity and civil so- Mr. Speaker, the visit of Secretary Albright and the Czech people have shown in this ciety. They banished your finest leaders, and to Prague was significant and emotional. It tragedy is inspiring. still you gave us Vaclav Havel. was her first since she became our Secretary This week, as I traveled from Madrid to This is what we must remember as the of State at the beginning of the year. As my central Europe, I could not help but think Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland join colleagues know, Secretary Albright was born about the three journeys that have framed NATO. As President Clinton has said, we are in Czechoslovakia, and her father, Joseph my life, and my life’s work: not just new allies. In the ways that truly I have been thinking about the memories matter, we are old allies. We are and always Korbel, was a distinguished member of that and the meaning of my own family’s journey have been and always will be part of the country's diplomatic service. In 1948 he and through the war and the turbulence of post- same community. his family, including Madeleine, were forced to war Europe to the freedom and security of NATO membership will bring many bene- flee their homeland when the Communist the United States. fits to the Czech Republic and to others who August 1, 1997 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E1595 join today and in the future—as will our Because we are old friends, let me speak try will not be among the first group of new broader strategy of integration. Above all, it plainly. NATO is welcoming new members allies, they showed us that they support means you will always be able to rely on us because we know you are ready to make an NATO’s enlargement and that they will do and we will always be able to rely on you. If even deeper commitment to the common en- what it takes to be part of a new Europe. I there is a threat to the peace and security of deavors of our alliance of democracies—from heard the same message in Ljubljana and in this country, we will be bound by a solemn the pursuit of peace in troubled regions, to Vilnius. And in St. Petersburg, I saw a Rus- commitment to defeat it together. For this the flight against terror and crime, to our sia that is moving ahead with reform and reason, we can be confident such a threat is support for those who still struggle for the moving closer to the rest of Europe. far less likely to arise. freedom you enjoy. Today, I can foresee a Europe where every It means security in Europe will not stop For example, the SFOR mission in Bosnia nation is free and every free nation is our at its Cold War dividing lines. It means Eu- will come to an end in one year. But the partner. Not long ago, that was a future we rope’s new democracies will not be consigned United States has made a long-term commit- might have imagined, but in the darkest mo- to a buffer zone of excluded states. It means ment to support peace in that country and ments perhaps thought would never come. you will be the authors of your history, the given what you have already done in Bosnia, And that brings me back to the earlier part masters of your destiny, the vassals and vic- I trust you will, too. I trust you will also be of my remarks—and of my life. tims of no one. leaders in the effort to keep deadly weapons Fifty years ago, Jan Masaryk was told by But, my friends, this is more than a mo- from dangerous rogue states, even if it Stalin in Moscow that Czechoslovakia must ment of celebration. For NATO’s old and new means losing a sale from time to time. And not participate in the Marshall Plan despite allies alike, it is also a moment of challenge. I trust you will pay the costs and do what is its national interest in doing so. Upon his re- Our most immediate challenge is to ensure necessary to assure the full integration of turn to Prague, Masaryk told my father, his together that the people and parliaments of the Czech armed forces into NATO. chef de cabinet, and it was then he under- NATO’s 16 member nations embrace the en- It is your willingness to assume great re- stood that he was employed by a government largement of our alliance. In America, the sponsibilities that has brought you to this no longer sovereign in its own land. debate will be vigorous. Because we take our point. You are about to join NATO. You are Soon after, the communists took over in commitments seriously, we do not extend already a member of the OECD. No doubt, Prague. That coup drove my parents and me them lightly. you will join the EU as well. Our memory of from this country for the second time. And I believe that our Senate will approve this the last 50 years makes it hard to believe, more than any other single event, that coup initiative, but the burden of proof will still but as you enter these institutions, you will awakened America and western Europe to rest with those of us who believe that NATO the need for an Atlantic Alliance. Thus, the enlargement serves American interests. The stand among the most prosperous and power- event that cast my family out of Prague, and Senators will ask us many appropriate ques- ful nations in the world. You are no longer on the outside looking you into darkness, also helped to create the tions about risks and costs. They will remind in; you are on the inside looking forward. Alliance that has brought me back again, you, as do I, that with a first class ticket to For 50 years, you looked to the free world and put you in the center of a new Europe. NATO comes the obligation to make a first for support, understanding, and recognition. Today, there is no Stalin to give orders to class contribution. you or to anyone. The opportunity to be part Regrettably, you will also hear echoes of Now you are the free world; other nations Munich in this debate. Already, people have will look to you for support. of the international system is open to all. Part of our new responsibility to others is trotted out the tired myth that in times of The goal of integration is not bound by stra- to ensure that the door to NATO remains crisis we will make no sacrifice to defend a tegic realities or confined by cultural arro- open to all European democracies that are distant city with an unpronounceable name; gance to western Europe, to central Europe that we will protect the freedom of Bar- willing and able to meet the obligations of or even to Europe. Today, the west has no fixed eastern fron- celona but not Brno, Stuttgart but not membership. That is the policy NATO adopted in Ma- Szczecin. tiers. Every democratic nation that seeks to I challenge those critics; come meet your drid. We count on you to support that policy participate in the global system we are con- future allies. Speak with their people. Their in word and in deed. It is also a personal structing and that is willing to do all it can names may sound unfamiliar, but they speak commitment President Clinton has made to to help itself will have America’s help in the same language of freedom. Visit the vet- all the nations that lie between the Baltic finding the right path. Now they will have erans in this region who fought for the allied and Black Seas. And it is our message today your help and your example as well. cause in World War II. Talk to the veterans to the people of Slovakia. For it is our sin- People of Prague, people of the Czech Re- of the dissident movements. They have spent cere hope that their nation will rejoin the public: Half a century ago, our journeys di- a lifetime sacrificing for the ideals we have path of true democratic reform and make it- verged. But this week’s events have brought in common. Look them in the eye. Ask them self a strong candidate for the second round our paths together again. Now we are re- why we should be allied with Europe’s old de- of NATO enlargement. united in a common cause. Soon we will be mocracies forever, but its new democracies To all the nations that still aspire to join joined in a common alliance. And we will never. NATO, I say: consider why we have invited never be parted again. You might listen to President Havel, as the Czech Republic. It is not because the You were the passion of my parents. You well. ‘‘If we appeal to the West not to close Czechs are somehow more ‘‘European’’ than are the land of my birth. And now you and I, itself off to us,’’ he has said, ‘‘this is not only the Orthodox and Muslim peoples to the my nation and yours, will build and defend a because we are concerned about our own se- south and east; we have no patience for that new Europe together. God bless you. curity and stability. We are concerned about kind of thinking. It is not because Prague is f the destiny of the values and principles that west of Vienna. It is not just because of your communism denied, and in whose name we pre-war democratic tradition. INTRODUCTION OF THE ENDAN- resisted communism and ultimately brought Rather, the Czech Republic’s invitation to GERED SPECIES RECOVERY ACT it down.’’ NATO was inscribed by its deeds over the Defending values, righting history’s last seven years. Others will soon be ready to wrong’s—these are idealistic arguments. follow your lead, and you must join us in HON. GEORGE MILLER Oddly, some are troubled by that. They want helping them. OF CALIFORNIA NATO to remain its military muscle, but You know that the effort to join NATO is IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES not a race to escape a bad neighborhood. It they are suspicious of enlargement because Thursday, July 31, 1997 its also appeals to our hearts. Others, who is an effort to improve the neighborhood for champion freedom in central Europe and the benefit of all. Mr. MILLER of California. Mr. Speaker, Russia, are suspicious of enlargement pre- This is why I appreciate the Czech Repub- today I and 52 of my colleagues are introduc- cisely because NATO is an organization with lic’s support for the NATO-Russia Founding ing the Endangered Species Recovery Act of tanks and bombers. But there is no con- Act and your recognition that a democratic 1997, legislation which we believe will make Russia must be part of a Europe whole and tradiction here between realism and ideal- this law workÐboth for species and for land- ism, between pragmatism and principle, be- free. As President Havel has said, ‘‘in this tween security and justice. era, we—as nations—cannot divide ourselves owners. Those of us who knew Prague before the according to who were the victors and who Why this bill and why now? The efforts of Cold War know that freedom without secu- the vanquished in the past.’’ the last 3 years to either gut or reform the rity is a frail reed. And those in America After my trip to Europe this week, I am ESA, depending on your perspective, have who most ardently prosecuted the Cold War more confident than ever that together, we proven three things: that the law in its current should be the first to admit that it was not can meet his challenge and more. In Madrid, form is allowing many species to fall through merely a military enterprise, but an idealis- I saw NATO’s strength as its leaders made a the cracks; that something must be done to tic one as well. decision that was difficult but right. With You know that NATO enlargement fulfills President Clinton in Warsaw, I saw that our provide some relief to landowners; and that, in a moral and strategic challenge. By turning new allies are not just ready but eager to add spite of its problems, the ESA still has tremen- a Europe of shared values into a Europe of their energy to ours. In Bucharest, I watched dous support among the American people. shared responsibilities, you know we can do the President address 100,000 people at Uni- Last year, we reported a bill out of the Re- both. versity Square—and even though their coun- sources Committee that was so bad that E1596 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks August 1, 1997

GINGRICH refused to bring it to the floor. This Two new permits for large condominium com- What about some financial assurances? year, the same group who supported that leg- plexes in the fragile dune ecosystem are now This bill would guarantee that permit holdersÐ islation tried again with a rider to the flood being challenged by local citizens. These de- whether a county or an individual, business or supplemental that would have effectively velopments would destroy permanently an- small landowner, will not incur unforseen miti- waived all ESA requirements for any water other 44.5 acres of beach mouse habitat. Nei- gation costs if they file a performance bond to project anytime, anywhere. And again, they ther the construction nor the mitigation is con- cover the cost of reasonably foreseeable miti- failed. The Senate's been trying to come up sistent with the recovery strategy to improve gation measures necessary to protect species. with a deal for a year and a halfÐand yester- all existing habitatÐyet these permits were is- This provision not only protects landowners by day they announced that they still hadn't been sued by the same agency that approved the capping their liability but it also protects tax- able to do so. beach mouse recovery plan. payers from having to pay for negligence by What we've tried to do with this bill is get This bill would address the problems of the other parties. out of the black box and think in new ways, Alabama beach mouse by making it clear that and I believe we've put some really interest- permits for incidental takes of listed species As part of the specific requirements of an ing, workable new solutions on the table. cannot undermine the recovery of that spe- HCP, landowners, working with FWS, will de- We've provided serious incentives, other con- cies, and thus delay efforts to delist the spe- termine the reasonably anticipated costs of the cessions for landowners while actually cies. Any activityÐclearcutting, damming, mitigation measures they are required to un- strengthening some of the basic protection housing developmentÐmust be judged by dertake as a condition of receiving an inciden- provisions. Is this bill going to be enacted, whether it moves species closer to recovery. tal take. Those reasonably anticipated costs word for word? Of course not. But it's a great Current law requires that actions be judged by will be used to determine the amount of the place from which to begin seriously talking whether they move species closer to extinc- performance bond. about ESA reauthorization in this Congress. tion, a measure that fails to move species off The landowner's economic liability is effec- Endangered species have been used as a of the national list. tively capped by this provision. Landowners whipping post for the left and the right, to no At the same time, establishing a clear re- will know the cost of the mitigation up front, one's advantage. My hope is that we have covery standard, backed up by agency recov- and will be able to proceed with their project. learned our lessons, that we recognize that ery plans with biological goals, provides cer- More importantly, in return for the performance landowners and businesses have legitimate tainty for landowners in terms of permit re- bond requirement, landowners receive an as- concerns that must be addressed, and that the quirements and mitigation actions. surance that the financial burden of any addi- ESA is a law that is invaluable to our country What would we do for the landowners who tional mitigation required by unforseen cir- feel so besieged by this law? The current law and its future. cumstances will be borne by the Federal Gov- That said, what does this bill do to improve fails to give businesses and landowners the ernment. our species protection efforts? The single certainty they need in the economic develop- most important change this bill would make to ment process, so that the first problem we For smaller landowners who may have dif- existing law is to ensure that all our actions tackled. We`ve streamlined the permitting ficulty obtaining a performance bond, we allow under the ESAÐFederal actions or the actions process, clarified the requirements of the law, the use of certificates of deposit, letters of of private landownersÐdo not undermine the and provided tax incentives and liability limits credit, or other financial securities to fulfill this recovery of a species. Recovery and delisting to the private sector. provision. In addition, for large habitat con- should be the standard we use for permitting Developers and other business interests, as servation plans that may have formidable miti- incidental takes, approving habitat conserva- well as counties and local governments, need gation costs, we allow the use of phased tion plans, and allowing Federal actions to go certainty more than anything else so they can bonds. Using these, a landowner can obtain a forward. move ahead with their planning efforts. We`ve bond for the portion of a project currently un- Everyone on both sides of the ESA debate combined that need with a recommendation derway. The legislation also authorizes the complains that we don't do enough to get spe- by scientists that regional, multiple land owner, use of adjusted bonds, by which a landowner cies off the list. They're rightÐwe hold both ecosystem-wide conservation plans do the can request to have a portion of the bond re- species and landowners in limbo. The bill most to save species to allow a one stop shop leased after that portion of the project is com- passed by the Resources Committee last year for incidental take permits when landowners pleted. would have attempted to resolve that problem and regional governments come together to To encourage the development of regional, by changing the most basic tenet of the act, develop a regional habitat conservation plan. multiple landowner plans, the bill authorizes a and allowing the Secretary to choose not to This provision is built after the San Diego county or other local government authority to recover species, to simply allow them to retain NCCP model. If the county gets the permit obtain the incidental take permit and the bond. their endangered or threatened status indefi- from the Fish and Wildlife service, local land- Landowners under that regional plan would nitely. Who benefits from that approach? All owners can go to the county for their own per- not then be required to get individual bonds. that means is that landowners have to live mits as long as they're in compliance with the Landowners wishing to work together without with ESA regulations on many species forever. county's plan. That eliminates the need for a government authority can pool their bonds. There's no planning certainty, all development each landowner to make sure he's OK with comes to a haltÐthat`s insanity. the county plan, then go back to the Feds for Finally, there's tax relief. If landowners are Let me give you an example of how impor- an ESA permit. willing to enter into endangered species con- tant it is to hold our actions up to a standard We would also streamline interagency con- servation agreements that go beyond what's that means permitted actions can`t undermine sultations, some of which can hold landowners already required by law, they can qualify for a recovery. When the Alabama beach mouse actions up for months, by allowing Federal deferral on estate taxes, a Federal deduction was listed as endangered in 1985, fewer than agencies to consolidate their consultations. equal to 25 percent of the deduction allowed 900 individuals occupied less than 350 acres For a number of similar or related agency ac- for State and local property taxes, and a credit of habitat. Today, scientists estimate a popu- tions within a particular geographical range or for the costs of complying with the agreement. lation low of 45 animals. This species plays an ecosystem, the Federal agency may request In addition, land donated to a habitat con- important role in the beach dune ecosystem of one consolidated consultation. In the case of servation landÐby which you would be giving the Gulf of Mexico by dispersing the seeds of the levee repairs that caused so much con- up all use of the landÐwould qualify as a the sea oatÐits principal food sourceÐwhich, cern in the California floods of this year, the charitable deduction. in turn, forms the basis for the formation of Army Corps of Engineers could request that dunes and protects them from erosion. The all levee repairs in the same area be consoli- In the coming months, I intend to pursue ad- dunes protect inland housing from coastal dated under one consultation, decreasing ditional ways in which we can offer tax relief flooding and hurricanes. delay and expense. This also may benefit en- to businesses and landowners who want to The recovery plan for the beach mouse dangered species by allowing the agency to conserve species on their lands. I believe that calls for maintenance and improvement of all consider cumulative impacts. In addition, by most landowners want to preserve species, remaining beach mouse habitat. Four habitat conducting these consolidated consultations and that with a little creative effort we can find conservation plans [HCPs] have been issued well before and emergency strikes, the Corps a number of ways to provide economic relief since then, authorizing permanent destruction of Engineers or a local water district can for- without undermining our efforts to recover and of about 10 percent of the remaining habitat. mulate an emergency plan of action. delist species. August 1, 1997 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E1597 THE COMMUNITY MOBILIZATION MFN treatment, we have been doing no more Ulysses S. Grant once said, ``No personal CONFERENCE AND TRAINING ON than extending the same benefits we extend consideration should stand in the way of pub- GANGS, VIOLENCE, AND DRUGS to other trading partners. lic duty.'' Nothing more accurately describes Specifically, in the context of U.S. tariff leg- the importance of civic life to Pete Brodie. He HON. BOB FILNER islation, MFN treatment means that the prod- has gone beyond the call of duty in providing OF CALIFORNIA ucts of a country given such treatment are for the safety of our community through his IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES subject to lower rates of dutyÐfound in col- service and leadership with the sheriff's de- umn 1 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule partment and as member of the Armed Serv- Thursday, July 31, 1997 [HTS] of the United States. Products from ices. Mr. Speaker, I ask you and my col- Mr. FILNER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to countries not eligible for MFN treatment under leagues to join the family, friends of Peter recognize the Annual Community Mobilization U.S. law are subject to higher rates of dutyÐ Brodie and citizens of Los Angeles County in Conference and Training on Gangs, Violence found in column 2 of the HTS. Under current honoring him today for his successes. and Drugs which was recently convened in my United States law, only six countries are sub- f hometown of San Diego, CA. ject to column 2 treatment: Afghanistan, Cuba, This was the eighth annual conference con- Laos, North Korea, Serbia and Montenegro, TRIBUTE TO CALTON ‘‘CAL’’ vened by Nu-Way Youth and Social Services, and Vietnam. Every other country in the world KRUEGER a local community-based organization. The is subject to either conditional or unconditional conference was a national, collaborative event MFN treatment, or to even more preferential HON. MARCY KAPTUR that brought parents, educators, law enforce- rates than MFN under free-trade agreements. OF OHIO ment officers, probation officers, prosecutors, Accordingly, we should make clear to the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES health and social service providers, together American people what this treatment really is: Thursday, July 31, 1997 with civic, political and spiritual leaders to dis- merely normal. Ms. KAPTUR. Mr. Speaker, I wish today to cuss the latest technologies and strategies for f pay tribute to a man of rare commitment and combatting juvenile crime in our communities. resolute conviction. Calton ``Cal'' Krueger of I would also like to give recognition to the TRIBUTE TO PETER EDWARD BRODIE Toledo, OH passed away on May 24, 1997. National Crime Prevention Council [NCPC] We shall miss him and his leadership as an and the Bureau of Justice Assistance [BJA] of unwavering voice for the powerless and ex- the U.S. Department of Justice for their sup- HON. BRAD SHERMAN ploited. He loved all of God's children and port and cosponsorship of NuWay's Eighth OF CALIFORNIA sought to protect them. Annual National Conference. the NCPC and IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Cal was a minister in the United Church of the BJA added programmatic support and Thursday, July 31, 1997 Christ for 38 years before retiring in 1990 from technical assistance. By doing so they pro- Mr. SHERMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to First United Church of Christ, whose con- vided Nu-Way access to greater numbers of gregation he led for 25 years. A deeply moral, nationally recognized trainers, and broader pay tribute to Peter Edward Brodie for his ex- ceptional service to the defense of our Nation, strong, and compassionate pastor, and a vet- participation. Conference participants came eran, Cal was most known for his social activ- from throughout the United States and Can- to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Depart- ment and to our community. I ask that my col- ism. He was deeply involved in world affairs, ada. particularly in Central America, and belonged This support further strengthened the Edu- leagues join me in honoring Pete for his con- tributions. to Pastors for Peace, Veterans for Peace, the cating, Motivating, Organizing and Mobilizing Toledo Metropolitan Mission, the Interracial [EMOM] process and demonstrated the effec- Pete began his military service career at the age of 17. After basic training at the Naval Religious Coalition, the Interfaith Justice and tiveness of the partnership between commu- Peace Center of Northwest Ohio, and the To- nity and government. Training Center in Great Lakes, IL, he was sent to sea and shortly thereafter to serve in ledo Area Committee on Central America. This conference was a true collaborative Promoting desegregation and racial har- the coastal waters of the Republic of South project. And by its very nature, it reinforced mony in our communities' neighborhoods, Vietnam. After 3 years of exemplary duty, the notion that ``it takes a village to raise a peace for all nations, refugee resettlement, nu- Pete was released from active duty and joined child''Ðand it challenged all of our citizens to clear disarmament, and many other social and the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. accept the responsibility and join in our strug- global causes, Cal was part of an elite corps As a dedicated soldier, he remained in both gle to keep our youth free from the influence of clergy who truly lived out the words and the Naval and Marine Reserves. Today we of gangs and drugs. deeds of Christ and His teachings. Cal was a honor Pete for his years of dedication to our Mr. Speaker, I am proud that Nu-Way, a man emulated by many but equaled by few. forces and upon his retirement as master gun- valuable resource in the fight against gangs, Our community extends its sincere sympathy nery sergeant, acting sergeant major of Ma- drug abuse and violence, is based in my Con- and deepest admiration for the Krueger family. gressional district, and I applaud the efforts of rine Wing Support Squadron 473. It is not only for Pete's long term dedication to his wife Gena, his children Geoffrey, Jill, Nu-Way and the Community Mobilization Con- Stephen, Jonathan, and Amy and his grand- ference for their important role in our fight to the Armed Forces and sheriff's department that we honor him, but also for his extraor- children, thank you for sharing this gifted man against juvenile crime. of faith with us. His depth of understanding f dinary service to the community and dedica- tion to his wife, Nancy, and two children Rich- about international politics and his own com- H.R. 2316 ard and Angela. mitment to make a difference were precious My description here today of Pete's local in- and inspiring. We are honored he dwelt volvement will only scratch the surface of what among us. HON. PHILIP M. CRANE f OF ILLINOIS he has done for the citizens our community. At IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES the local level, he has coached Pop Warner INSTALLATION OF DAVID F. Football and headed the local Veterans of For- ‘‘BUD’’ WILSON AS PRESIDENT Thursday, July 31, 1997 eign Wars Post and American Legion Post. OF THE INDEPENDENT INSUR- Mr. CRANE. Mr. Speaker, today I am intro- Pete has also served the Women's Peace Of- ANCE AGENTS OF AMERICA ducing bipartisan legislation that would change ficers Association of California, the U.S. Naval the terminology used in U.S. trade statutes Institute and the Marine Corps Association. HON. BRIAN P. BILBRAY from most favored nation [MFN] to normal Pete has best served our community OF CALIFORNIA trade relations [NTR] in order to more accu- through his leadership, especially as president IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES rately reflect the nature of the trade relation- of the Association for Los Angeles Deputy ship in question. This legislation would correct Sheriffs [ALADS], the certified bargaining unit Thursday, July 31, 1997 a misnomer under U.S. law. the term ``most for more than 7,000 deputy sheriff's and dis- Mr. BILBRAY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to favored nation'' has been quite misleading be- trict investigators. He has represented ALADS commend a fellow Californian, David F. ``Bud'' cause it has implied that we were extending members in collective bargaining, ensuring the Wilson of Chula Vista, CA, who will be in- benefits greater than the normal benefits we stability and smooth functioning of one of the stalled as president of the Nation's largest in- extend to our trading partners under the World Nation's largest sheriff's departments. Few surance associationÐthe Independent Insur- Trade Organization. However, in extending men are capable of such tremendous work. ance Agents of America [IIAA]Ðnext month in E1598 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks August 1, 1997 Hawaii. Bud is chairman of the board of Wil- must learn to exercise the same fiscal re- dence of ice on the Moon, making global son Insurance Agency, Inc., an independent straints that families and businesses operate headlines. Gene's years of studying asteroids insurance agency located in Chula Vista. under each and every day. and meteors convinced him that the evolution Bud's career as an independent insurance The Balanced Budget Act will once and for of the planets in our solar system has been agent has been marked with outstanding dedi- all put an end to the reckless spending of the changed by large asteroid and meteor im- cation to his clients, his community, IIAA, the past. By reigning in excessive and irrespon- pacts. Like many of the science community's State associationÐthe Insurance Brokers and sible Government spending we can pass best minds, Gene initially had to struggle Agents of the West [IBA West]Ðhis col- along the savings to the American people. against scientific orthodoxy for his theories to leagues and his profession. The economic rewards of a balanced budg- be considered. He persisted and his passion On the State level, Bud served IBA West on et include, lower interest rates, a healthier and for the truth, for science, and for discovery various committees and as president in 1981. promising economy full of opportunities for our won out. In 1994, we witnessed the most dra- From 1983±1986 he served as the IIABC rep- children and grandchildren, a sound Medicare matic proof validating Gene's work. That year, resentative on IIAA's board of State national system, and more money left in working Amer- the Shoemaker-Levy comet, which Gene, directors. In 1987, Bud received the P.S.W. icans' pockets. Carolyn, and their colleague David Levy dis- Ramsden Memorial Award, the highest honor By holding Government programs account- covered, crashed into Jupiter in the astronom- bestowed by the California State association. able and forcing Government to live within its ical equivalent of the Fourth of July. Who Bud's love of politics and legislative affairs meansÐas Alabama families and businesses could not be impressed or awed with reality's served him well during four highly successful doÐwe are able to deliver a smaller and demonstration of Gene's vision? No matter years as chairman of IIAA's government af- smarter Government that works for the people, what he was working on, Dr. Shoemaker al- fairs committee. In recognition of his outstand- instead of forcing Americans to work for ways managed to make some of the most ex- ing work on behalf of all independent agents Washington. citing discoveries in space science while excit- as government affairs committee chairman, Mr. Speaker, a balanced budget is not ing young minds about the possibilities for the Bud was bestowed IIAA's Sydney O. Smith about numbers, its about people and families. future. I have little doubt that Gene and Caro- Legislative Award in 1994. Most important, its about our moral obligation lyn shared the excitement of countless millions Bud was elected to IIAA's executive commit- to stop robbing future generations of the op- following the progress of the Pathfinder mis- tee in 1994. In the time since, he has exhib- portunities and prosperity they deserve. sion and its little rover Sojourner across the ited a spirit of dedication and concern for his It is irresponsible for us to keep passing our Martian soil. 300,000 independent agent colleagues around burdens onto our children. The time has come As successful and important as Dr. Shoe- the country. for Congress to represent the will of the peo- maker's professional life was, his personal life Bud's selfless attitude also extends to his in- ple and take responsibility for balancing our stands as a monument to the better angels of volvement in Chula Vista-area community ac- Federal budget. our nature. With a twinkle in his eye, a tivities. He is past-president of the Chula Vista The Balanced Budget Act achieves fiscal re- gentleness in his voice, and calmness in his Rotary, the Chula Vista Jaycees, the Chula sponsibility the right way. By protecting sen- expressions, Gene Shoemaker proved every Vista Community Hospital Board of Trustees iors, providing health care for children, and en- day that nice guys finish first. As a scientist, and the Chula Vista Salvation Army. He also suring veterans benefits. We have proven that an outdoorsman, an individualist, and a teach- has been involved in numerous other Chula we can balance the Federal budget without er, Dr. Shoemaker's life made the world a bet- Vista community projects. harming the most vulnerable in society. ter place. We will, of course, miss him and I have complete confidence that Bud will This historic legislation will enable us to pro- cannot help feeling the loss that his passing serve with distinction and provide strong lead- vide needed tax relief to working families, brings. Still, after reflecting on his professional ership as president of the Independent Insur- save Medicare from bankruptcy, and restore accomplishments and the manner in which ance Agents of America over the next year. I power, money, and influence back to the peo- Gene lived his life, we cannot help but catch wish him and his lovely wife, Sandra, all the ple. the infectious job with which he pursued new best as IIAA president and first lady. I urge my colleagues to support the Bal- discoveries. That spirit lives on in the lives of f anced Budget Act of 1997. those who crossed his path. It will carry us f into a future that begins to realize the possi- IN SUPPORT OF THE BALANCED bilities of Gene's vision. BUDGET ACT (H.R. 2015) IN MEMORY OF GENE SHOEMAKER f SPEECH OF HON. DANA ROHRABACHER BUDGET RECONCILIATION HON. BOB RILEY OF CALIFORNIA ´ OF ALABAMA IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HON. JOSE E. SERRANO IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Thursday, July 31, 1997 OF NEW YORK IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Wednesday, July 30, 1997 Mr. ROHRABACHER. Mr. Speaker, the sci- Mr. RILEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in sup- entific community lost one of its brightest stars Thursday, July 31, 1997 port of the Balanced Budget Act. Before I this month when astronomer Gene Shoemaker Mr. SERRANO. Mr. Speaker, I rise to ex- begin, I want to commend Speaker GINGRICH, was killed in an auto accident. His wife Caro- plain my vote yesterday against the con- Chairman KASICH, and even President Clinton lyn was also injured and hospitalized. We ference report on H.R. 2015, the Balanced for their hard work on this historic legislation. should all say a prayer for her speedy recov- Budget Act of 1997, and to express my oppo- For too many years Congress has made ery. sition to adoption today of the conference re- broken promises and half-hearted attempts to Dr. Shoemaker dedicated his life to advanc- port on H.R. 2014, the Revenue Reconciliation balance the Federal budget. With a national ing the frontiers of human knowledge and ex- Act. Reconciliation has always meant one bill debt in excess of $5 trillion, we cannot wait perience. He was slated to be one of the first on revenues and spending, and these two bills another day. scientists to visit the moon during the Apollo must be viewed as a single package. I am committed to enacting a balanced program until a minor physical impairment cost As many speakers before me have said, budget for the sake of our children and their Gene his flight status. But that didn't stop his there are good things in both billsÐrestored future. commitment to science or his passion for un- SSI and Medicaid for legal immigrants; tax This Balanced Budget Act is a giant step derstanding our universe. Dr. Shoemaker credits for children and for education; funds for forward. It begins to scale back the size and pressed onward and upwards as a leader of health insurance for uninsured children; scope of Government, ensuring our children the Lunar Ranger and Surveyor Programs empowerment zones and brownfields; Medi- the ability to invest in their future rather than over three decades ago. When the Apollo pro- care coverage of preventive services; funds to paying our bills. By balancing the budget in a gram came to an end, Gene focused on aster- soften some of the worst provisions of last real and credible way, we have ensured that oids and meteors. year's welfare reform. the real winners in this agreement are not poli- But Gene didn't give up his passion for Both bills are certainly far, far better than ticians in Washington but working Americans Earth's natural satellite. Over two decades the versions that passed the House and the across the country. after leading America's first lunar science mis- SenateÐgone are the hits on Medicare bene- When I decided to run for Congress, my sions, he joined the science team for the ficiaries; the consignment of workfare partici- message was simple, the Federal Government Clementine mission, which discovered evi- pants to a second class status; denial of child August 1, 1997 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E1599 tax credits to lower income working families; plode, many necessary investments in our called Brother William Goodwin, one of the indexing of capital gains rates; expansion of physical and social infrastructure will be first graduates of Midwestern Baptist Semi- the definition of ``independent contractor''Ð unaffordable. I don't believe in term limits, and nary, as its pastor. Extensive building was and Democrats, including the gentleman from I hope to be here in 5 years, even in 10 years, done during his pastorate. The parsonage was New York [Mr. RANGEL], the gentleman from but I certainly don't look forward to dealing moved from the north side of Saginaw Road South Carolina [Mr. SPRATT], and the Presi- with the budget situation we will face then be- to just south of the church building. A new au- dent and his team, deserve credit for that. cause of these bills. ditorium was built in 1961, and the educational But they still aren't good enough. Beyond Mr. Speaker, there are highly visible prob- building, which houses the gymnasium and the pluses and minuses, and the tables show- lems with these bills, but I am also worried classrooms, was built in 1986. After Pastor ing who gains and who loses, there are fun- about the invisible. In the Republicans' un- Goodwin moved, the church called Richard Ar- damental problems with this budget package. seemly rush to pass somethingÐanythingÐ nold to serve as pastor. He served from 1969 First, it widens the gap between rich and and go on vacation, few Members have had to 1973, during which time attendance grew poor in this Nation, when we should be work- the time to thoroughly study and understand and the auditorium was expanded. The par- ing to increase fairness and narrow the in- both bills. Already, there are reports of ``rifle sonage was then moved across Washburn come gap. shot'' tax breaks and other goodies tucked in, Road to make room for the auditorium expan- Republicans seem to think money made in obscure language. Who knows what's in sion. from money is superior to money made from there. By itself, that should be reason enough The Juniata Christian School has served work. Under these bills, working people's sala- to delay the conference report until Septem- members of its congregation and the commu- ries will continue to be taxed at existing rates, ber. nity by passing along strong Christian values but rates will be cut on profits from securities Mr. Speaker, I can count. I know this tax bill to future generations by maintaining a K or property. will pass as easily as yesterday's spending bill through 12 program. In 1972, the day-school People who earn just enough to get by will did, and the President will sign both, but you ministry began with 25 students in grades K get a small breakÐif they have childrenÐbut should be aware that Democrats will make through 3 and today they have increased to people who have spare money to put into the every effort in the months and years to come serve about 200 students in grades K through new back-loaded IRA's will get all their future to correct the excesses and restore fairness to 12. The school is dedicated to teaching the interest tax-free. And people leaving large es- our government's taxing and spending poli- Christian principles to students at an early tates will be able to pass on much more with- cies. age, so that they will have their faith to guide out tax. Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to join them through life's many challenges. A Citizens for Tax Justice analysis of the tax me and vote against this regressive bill. Mr. Speaker, the mission of the Juniata bill shows that, among income groups, the f Baptist Church has remained consistent lowest 20 percent will actually pay more taxes, throughout all of the structural changes. The while the top 20 percent will get more than 75 A CENTURY OF DEVOTION Juniata Baptist Church continues to provide an percent of the benefits. The top 1 percent invaluable service to the community, teaching alone will get more than 30 percent of the HON. JAMES A. BARCIA through example. The focus of its ministry has been constant over the years of its history: benefits. OF MICHIGAN winning people to Christ and teaching them In dollar terms, this means that those in the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES lowest 20 percent will pay $39 a year more in the Bible. Mr. Speaker, I ask you and the rest Thursday, July 31, 1997 taxes, while those in the highest 1 percent will of our colleagues to join me in congratulating get a $16,000 break. Doesn't sound like tax Mr. BARCIA. Mr. Speaker, a church is more Pastor Rick Flanders and the dedicated con- fairness to me. than bricks and mortar. A church serves as gregation of the Juniata Baptist Church on 100 My second problem is that the reconciliation the foundation of a community and its con- years of leadership and wish them many more package rewards the rich with immediate tax struction is a labor of love and caring. For the to come. cuts and puts off the tough decisions on past 100 years, the congregation of Juniata f spending cuts and entitlement reforms. Baptist Church has been the base of their PAN AM FLIGHT 103: WE WILL The justification for separating this year's community. This year on August 10, the Juni- NEVER FORGET THE VICTIMS reconciliation legislation into two bills seems to ata Baptist Church will celebrate 100 years of be to avoid accusations that Medicare cuts are community growth. For the past century, they to pay for tax cuts for the wealthyÐto try to not only have grown but have expanded to HON. JON D. FOX OF PENNSYLVANIA fool the American people by not including both provide Christian education for their children IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES in one bill. through the creation of the Juniata Christian But it is a fact that in the current climate of School. Thursday, July 31, 1997 deficit reduction we cannot afford to give any- In August 1973, Pastor Rick Flanders was Mr. FOX. Mr. Speaker, I rise to speak on one tax cuts unless we also cut spending. called to lead the church. For the past 20 one of the most important and dangerous Yesterday's spending reduction bill is not years, under his capable leadership, the challenges America faces as we approach the needed to reform MedicareÐit won'tÐor to church has continued its wonderful heritage of 21st century: terrorism. Throughout many make tough specific cuts in spendingÐit accomplishment. The church's congregation parts of the world Americans continue to be at doesn'tÐbut to make room for tax cuts. has sizably increased. In the 1990's, under risk of a terrorist attack. Sadly, the 1990's The future cuts in appropriations required to Pastor Flander's guidance, the attendance has brought reality to bear hard down upon us with reach the goal of a balanced budget by 2002 averaged over 400 people on Sunday morn- attacks on our own soil. The bombing of the are not specified, but examples given by our ings. Federal building in Oklahoma City in 1995 and colleagues yesterday and today make it clear The Juniata Baptist Church began with a the World Trade Center in New York City in how deep they would have to be and how un- small group of Christian believers meeting in a 1993 are but two terrorists attacks that come likely a future Congress would be to inflict log cabin in the early 1890's. In 1897, they to mind. such pain. completed their first regular church building Last year, the 104th Congress took great Medicare savings are business as usualÐ with timber hewn by men of the congregation. strides to combat international terrorism, most cuts in provider paymentsÐand reform is left The little assembly was then officially known notably with our passage of the Antiterrorism to a commission. as the Free Will Baptist Union Church. Early and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 and Medicaid cuts are almost entirely taken from pastors were meagerly supported, but gener- the enactment of additional sanctions against the hospitals that serve large numbers of poor ously given lodging by members of the con- terrorist states such as Libya and Iran. But it and uninsured people, hospitals that are al- gregation in their homes. In 1944, the church is not enough. The war still continues and ready reeling from prior cuts and from the was finally able to purchase a parsonage. American citizens remain at risk. While we changes going on in the health care industry. The Juniata Baptist Church has undergone must continue to address ways in which to But the tax cuts begin kicking in nowÐthe several remodeling and expansion projects in adopt preventative measures, we must not for- capital gains rate cuts are even retroactive. its century-long existence. In 1951, William get or abandon the victims themselves or the My third problem is that these bills threaten Vroman was named their pastor. Under his surviving families of those who have already to starve our future. Even if all the rosy as- leadership, the little church building was ex- suffered and who may still continue to suffer. sumptions are correct, and the economy con- tensively improved and remodeled. In 1966, Almost 9 years ago Pan Am Flight 103 was tinues to flourish, and tax losses don't ex- after Brother Vroman moved on, the church destroyed over the quiet countryside of E1600 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks August 1, 1997 Lockerbie, Scotland, killing 270 innocent peo- H.R. 2015—THE BALANCED BUDGET package are the fruits of the seeds that were ple, including 189 Americans, some of whom ACT OF 1997 sown in 1990 and 1993 by Democratic Con- were from my own State of Pennsylvania. This gresses. SPEECH OF was not a tragic accident, but a deliberate act Mr. Speaker, in a letter that the American of cold-hearted murder. Two suspected Libyan HON. WILLIAM J. COYNE Association of Retired Persons sent to me earlier today, Mr. Horace B. Deets concluded intelligence agents were charged in 1991 by OF PENNSYLVANIA IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that ``legislation of this scope can never fully the United States and United Kingdom as hav- satisfy every interested party. But, on balance ing perpetrated this cowardly deed. Yet for Wednesday, July 30, 1997 * * * this conference report * * * will accom- more than 5 years they have remained safely Mr. COYNE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in plish the objectives of balancing the budget protected by the Libyan Government. Despite support of H.R. 2015, the Balanced Budget while also protecting access, affordability, the imposition of both U.S. and U.N. sanc- Act of 1997. quality, and choice in the Medicare Program.'' tions, this impasse has no end in sight. I am pleased that many of the worst provi- I agree with his assessment. Consequently, I sions in the House version of this bill have That is one reason why the victims of the intend to vote in support of this legislation, and been eliminated or moderated. The changes I urge my colleagues to do so as well. Pan Am 103 bombing are seeking account- make it possible for me to support the con- f ability and compensation from the Government ference report on this bill. As a result of the of Libya through civil actions here in United unceasing efforts of President Clinton and the SUPPORT AWARENESS OF SUICIDE States courts. Unbelievably, before we passed Democrats in Congress to make this a better AND EFFORTS TO PREVENT SUI- legislation in April 1996, the immediate fami- bill, this legislation contains a number of provi- CIDE lies of the victims were unable to sue in the sions that will benefit millions of Americans. United States because of Libya's sovereign This legislation will ensure the solvency of HON. JOHN LEWIS immunity. Fortunately, we saw fit to change the Medicare part A trust fund for the next 10 OF GEORGIA that cruel anomaly. However, Congress did years, and it creates a commission that will IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES recommend measures to preserve this impor- not go far enough to recognize that there are Thursday, July 31, 1997 tant program for decades more. H.R. 2015 other victims of terrorism besides those who preserves the Medicare Program primarily by Mr. LEWIS of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I am tragically suffered personal injuries or death. lowering future reimbursement rates for health introducing a resolution today that recognizes In the case of Pan Am 103, thousands of in- care providers. The bill also provides several that suicide is a national problem and encour- nocent Americans lost their entire livelihood, important new prevention benefits to Medicare ages suicide prevention efforts. I am pleased pensions, benefits, and futures due to the sub- recipientsÐincluding expanded mammography that more than 20 of my colleagues are joining sequent bankruptcy of Pan American World coverage, coverage of prostate and colorectal me in this effort by becoming original cospon- sors of this bill. Airways, an event directly related to the bomb- cancer screenings, and screenings for osteoporosis, and self-management programs It is my hope that congressional recognition ing. Yet these victims are not permitted their will encourage people to talk about feelings of day in court by laws that only serve to protect for diabetes. The bill also includes $24 billion for Presi- despair and suicide. An estimated 750,000 the terrorist states. dent Clinton's initiative to provide health insur- people attempt suicide each year. These at- There is no conceivable reason why a state ance coverage for children who currently have tempts are traumatic not only for the individual that descends to the level of committing inhu- no health insurance. This is a major step for- but also for family and friends who surround mane acts, such as the bombing of a civilian ward. I believe that this country needs com- him or her. Suicide claims more than 31,000 lives annu- aircraft, should not be held totally and fully ac- prehensive health care reform, but in the ab- sence of such reform this measure represents ally, more than homicide. It is the ninth leading countable for these intentional atrocities. No cause of all deaths in the United States and one can place a price on the loss of a loved a solid incremental improvement. Some esti- mates have suggested that up to half of the the third for young people aged 15 to 24. It is one. But a family's loss of a loved one does on the rise for young people in general and for not extinguish or diminish the loss another 10 million children who currently lack health insurance could receive coverage through this African-American young men in particular. family might have suffered or suffers because We must talk about mental illness, and we initiative. of a loss of their livelihood. This bill also takes several important steps must encourage treatment. We must tell our That is why I am planning to introduce a bill to reverse many of the draconian provisions friends and our loved ones that it is OK to talk about feelings of despair, hopelessness, and that will allow any American financially harmed that were included in the so-called welfare re- suicide. For those who have the courage to by an act of terrorism sponsored by one of the form bill that was enacted in the 104th Con- gress. Due to the leadership of President Clin- get help, to seek treatmentÐwe must support rogue states on the State Department's terror- them. And we must talk about suicide so that ism watch list to have their day in court and ton, and at the insistence of the House and Senate Democrats, H.R. 2015 restores SSI we can try to understand it and prevent it. the opportunity to prove their losses. An Amer- Too much shame surrounds feelings of de- and Medicaid benefits for legal immigrants ican harmed by an intentional act as egre- pression and suicide. We can change thatÐ who were receiving them before the welfare and we mustÐby reaching out to others in our gious as terrorism should be provided the op- reform bill was enacted last year, and it pro- community. This resolution recognizes suicide portunity to seek justice and compensation. vides SSI benefits for legal immigrants who as a national problem and declares suicide This bill will send a message to those states were in the country at that time and who sub- prevention to be a national priority. It also en- who believe they can simply walk away from sequently became disabled. In addition, the courages initiatives to prevent suicide and harming Americans. There is no legitimate bill eliminated the provision in the House ver- support people who have lost someone to sui- sion of this bill that would have excluded wel- reason that excuses our failure to act on this cide. fare recipients in workfare programs from Fed- amendment and provide whatever possible The Senate has already passed a similar eral minimum wage and workplace protection legal protection we can. It is not only our politi- resolution. It is my hope that the House of laws. cal obligation as representatives of the U.S. Representatives will soon consider this impor- Finally, I would like to point out that the bal- Government, but it is our moral obligation to tant issue. anced budget package that we will adopt this f the American people we represent. week has only been made possible by the def- This proposed measure already has signifi- icit reduction packages of 1990 and 1993Ð HONORING TAIWAN’S cant bipartisan support. Earlier today we sent bills that together reduced deficits by over a AMBASSADOR to all Members of this House our request to trillion dollars. Those were the real budget bal- join in this fight against terrorists. I hope that ancing votes. Those bills raised taxes and cut HON. MAURICE D. HINCHEY many more of my colleagues will see fit to join spending. It was not easy, but it was abso- OF NEW YORK lutely necessary to produce a healthy econ- in our fight. No American victim of terrorism IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES omy and economic growth. The upbeat eco- should ever be left alone to suffer as they do nomic conditions that we are enjoying today Thursday, July 31, 1997 now. We can not, should not and will not are due in no small part to those bills, and the Mr. HINCHEY. Mr. Speaker, we have seen stand for that. tax breaks provided in this balanced budget significant changes in the Far East in the last August 1, 1997 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E1601 few weeks. Most of the attention has focused ple of Morro Bay will ensure that this festival JAMAICA’S 35 YEARS OF on the departure of Britain from Hong Kong, will be celebrated as long as fish swim in the INDEPENDENCE and the Beijing Government's assumption of Pacific Ocean. control over those territories. Many of us are Mr. Speaker, today I ask my colleagues to HON. deeply concerned about what that will mean join me in celebrating the unique and vital OF NEW YORK for the rights of the residents of Hong Kong, community of Morro Bay. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES and for the future of civil liberties there. Thursday, July 31, 1997 But it would be unfortunate if those develop- f ments overshadowed what has happened in Mr. TOWNS. Mr. Speaker, as friends of Ja- the Republic of China on Taiwan. On July 18, IN RECOGNITION OF THE maica everywhere celebrate its 35th anniver- work was completed on a number of constitu- RIGHTEOUS AMONG NATIONS sary of independence, we pause to recognize tional changes. Among the structural changes and commend our democratic neighbor to the was the freezing of provincial government op- south and extend our heartiest congratulations erations, a step which should make Taiwan HON. GARY L. ACKERMAN to the Government and people of Jamaica and more of a participatory and representative de- OF NEW YORK to Jamaican-Americans throughout the United States. mocracy. The changes will guarantee Tai- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES I place in the CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, for wan's original residents full political participa- Thursday, July 31, 1997 the benefit of my colleagues, the 35th anniver- tion. At the same time, other changes will also sary messages issued by the Prime Minister provide the kinds of social protections and Mr. ACKERMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today of Jamaica, the Right Honorable P.J. Patter- in honor of the many individuals who were guarantees that many of us consider an es- son and the Jamaican Ambassador to the noncombatants during the Holocaust of World sential feature of a modern democracy. For in- United States, His Excellency Dr. Richard L. War II, who risked their lives and those of their stance, the changes will guarantee medical Bernal. care to disabled citizens. families to save countless people who faced Let us hope that the progress Taiwan has death because of their religious beliefs. Two 35TH ANNIVERSARY INDEPENDENCE made in the past and the further progress it such people were Stacia Brazauskiene and MESSAGE BY THE PRIME MINISTER OF JAMAICA, THE RT. HON. P.J. PATTER- has made with these changes shall serve as Albinas Zilevicius. Both have been honored as SON, P.C., Q.C., M.P. an example for other Asian nations. Righteous Among the Nations by Yad Vashem This year, as we celebrate the 35th Anni- I would also like to take this opportunity to Institute in Jerusalem and will be visiting with versary of Jamaica’s Independence, we also congratulate Ambassador Jason Hu, the Rep- two of my constituents, Nathan and Sima Katz return to the tradition of Emancipation Day resentative of the Republic of China on Tai- whose lives they saved during the war. They as one which deserves our special commemo- wan, on completing his first year of service will be in New York City to join with the Katz ration. here on Washington. Many of us in the House family in celebrating the Bat Mitzvah of the Under the theme: ‘‘Full Free Emancipation have come to know him and respect him for Katz's granddaughter, Rebecca Levy. to Independence’’, our national celebrations will climax during the period from Friday his work here and for sharing his perspective In 1941, Nathan Katz and his family were August 1—Emancipation Day to Monday Au- on Asian affairs with us. He is an able succes- living in Shavel, Lithuania, when the Nazi gust 4—Independence Day. sor to his predecessor, Ambassador Liu. forces evacuated all Jews into the Shavel The resumption of Emancipation Day as a f Ghetto. With the help of a Lithuanian Gentile public holiday commemorates not only the named Antonites, Nathan and Sima Katz es- abolition of slavery, but the birth of free Ja- MORRO BAY HARBOR FESTIVAL caped with eight other family members. After maica. It is the advent of that Free Jamaica being forced to flee from several hiding which now permits us to enjoy political inde- HON. WALTER H. CAPPS pendence, democracy, constitutional rule places, they were taken to the farm of the and to be equal members of a civil society. OF CALIFORNIA Zilevicius family. Emancipation and Independence celebra- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Although Antonites has since disappeared tions this year will provide the opportunity Thursday, July 31, 1997 into history, we know the heroic story of the for Jamaicans at home and abroad to reflect Zileviciuses. With great care and much cour- on our ancestral roots. Mr. CAPPS. Mr. Speaker, I rise to celebrate The twin occasion also provides a timely the opening of the Morro Bay Harbor Festival, age, the Zilevicius family built a hiding place opportunity for all Jamaicans everywhere to in Morro Bay, CA. On October 4 and 5 the behind a false wall in their barn for the Katzes, commit ourselves to healing the nation, uni- people of Morro Bay will begin their annual who remained on this farm protected by the fying our people and removing whatever bar- celebration of the many fishermen and women Zilevicius until the end of the war. The riers have tended to divide us in the past. Zilevicius family was constantly aware that Jamaicans all over the world are a proud of this growing villa who have played an inte- people. Our nation, despite its limited size gral role in the community, in the economy of they could be executed for their attempts at hiding the members of the Katz family. On and economic resources, stands tall in the the central coast, and indeed the entire coun- international arena. There have been out- several occasions, searches by the Nazis al- try. As an avid seafood consumer, I can hon- standing achievements in the fields of sports, estly say that some of the finest halibut I ever most undid the heroic efforts of these protec- music, and tourism to name a few. tasted has come from under the shadow of tors. Despite the horrendous atmosphere of Many of you, who now live overseas, have distinguished yourselves in several fields of glorious Morro Rock. terror in which both families lived, they sur- vived. endeavour, and continue to make us proud. It is my hope that Morro Bay, and its vitally I invite all Jamaicans residing overseas to important fishing industry, will continue to Most significant is the fact that the members join together to celebrate our rich heritage grow. In fact, it seems rather inconceivable of the Zilevicius family had no prior relation- on Emancipation Day. Let us renew our com- that it will not. More and more Americans are ship with Nathan and Sima Katz nor any other mitment to build an independent Jamaica, looking to seafood as a healthy and delicious member of the Katz family. In addition, the Land We Love. form of nutrition. In recent years, the popu- Zilevicius family received no remuneration On behalf of the Government and Jamai- cans at home, I send heartiest greetings to larity of seafood has grown to unprecedented from those families whose lives they were pro- tecting. all Jamaicans abroad, their extended fami- levels, and the people of Morro Bay can be lies and friends of our island, no matter what proud of this great accomplishment. A war often produces great heroes who their nationality. The Morro Bay Harbor Festival celebrates have distinguished themselves in military ac- Happy Emancipation and Independence an- the people, natural beauty, and fishing indus- tion. What is more compelling, however, is niversaries. try that makes the central coast the unique that ordinary citizens with no prior training risk May God continue to bless you all. their lives not for any national allegiance or P.J. PATTERSON, place it is. As a resident of this area for over Prime Minister of Jamaica. 30 years, I have personally experienced the desire for reward, but do so because it is the marvelous beauty of Morro Bay. As a Member right and compassionate thing to do. MESSAGE FROM JAMAICA’S AMBASSADOR TO of Congress I am fighting to ensure the Fed- Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join THE UNITED STATES HIS EXCELLENCY DR. eral funds needed to ensure the future eco- with me today in recognizing and honoring the RICHARD L. BERNAL ON THE OCCASION OF JA- nomic vitality of the harbor, especially the criti- remaining members of the Zilevicius family, MAICA’S THIRTY-FIFTH ANNIVERSARY OF cal Army Corps of Engineers' dredging project. Stacia Brazauskiene and Albinas Zilevicius, as INDEPENDENCE With some help from the Federal Government, they join with Nathan and Sima Katz whose This year, as we come together to cele- the strong spirit and determination of the peo- lives that have both saved and enriched. brate the thirty-fifth year of independence, E1602 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks August 1, 1997 we will also for the first time since 1962 ob- THE RETIREMENT OF MR. DENNIS of Boys' Nation, Sterling served as governor of serve Emancipation Day as a public holiday. LAMBERT AFTER 20 YEARS OF Palmetto [South Carolina] Boys' State. Sterling The celebration commemorates the abolition DISTINGUISHED SERVICE IN THE will return to Palmetto Boys' State next sum- of slavery in Jamaica 159 years ago. Its rein- LEGISLATIVE BRANCH mer to serve as a youth counselor. Boys' statement is intended to recognize the sig- State and Boys' Nation are both sponsored by nificance of the struggle for and the achieve- the American Legion. ment of emancipation by our ancestors and HON. SUE W. KELLY OF NEW YORK After graduating from high school, Sterling to preserve this in the collective memory of plans to attend Morehouse College in Atlanta the Jamaican people. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Thursday, July 31, 1997 or South Carolina State University in his Emancipation Day was one of the most sig- hometown to major in English education. He nificant transformative moments in the his- Mrs. KELLY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to intends to seek a degree at the North Carolina tory of Jamaica, a central historical point of pay tribute and bid farewell to a valued mem- Central School of Law. In his last year in high departure which forms part of the foundation ber of my staff, Mr. Dennis Lambert, who after school, Dowling said he plans to go forth upon which we build our nation. Our progres- 20 years of distinguished service in the legis- armed with confidence. sion as a country from emancipation to inde- lative branch of our Federal Government, has Mr. Speaker, I ask that you and all of my pendence and beyond demonstrates that in- decided to retire. Dennis has served as my colleagues in the House of Representatives domitable Jamaican spirit engendered in the chief of staff since January 1995 when I first struggle for emancipation. join me in congratulating Sterling Dowling for took office and has proven to be an outstand- his outstanding accomplishments and wishing Jamaica continues to make progress to- ing administrator, a trusted friend, and faithful him well in his future endeavors. wards economic development although con- ally. f fronted by internal and international prob- Dennis grew up in Kansas City, MO, and at- lems. Despite the obstacles, the economy has tended school in the Hickman Mills School HONORING THE LATE SENATOR been stabilized with encouraging growth in District. He holds an A.B. in history from Wil- BOB WILSON tourism, bauxite and agriculture. A stable liam Jewell College, a masters in public ad- exchange rate and careful monetary and fis- ministration from New York University and a HON. EARL F. HILLIARD cal management has dramatically reduced masters in liberal arts from Georgetown Uni- OF ALABAMA inflation and alleviated the pressures of the versity. He served as a captain in the U.S. Air cost of living. Force in Germany and the United States, spe- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES For the fourth consecutive year, Jamaica cializing in communications. Dennis also Thursday, July 31, 1997 was voted the top Caribbean destination at taught school in Center School District in Kan- Mr. HILLIARD. Mr. Speaker, I rise before the prestigious World Travel Awards. The in- sas City, MO. He served in key staff positions you today to praise one of the finest men ever troduction of the Air Jamaica hub in Mon- for former Member of Congress, Tom Cole- to serve in the State senate of the State of tego Bay will help to promote significant man [R±MO] from 1976 to 1992, initially as Alabama, Senator Robert Terry Wilson, Sr. economic activity in western Jamaica and chief of staff and later as minority staff director Senator Wilson was born in a mining camp in broaden air transport options in the Carib- on the House Agriculture Committee. He is a Dora, AL, on April 23, 1922. He was the third bean. Our national airline is also expanding member of the First Baptist Church of the city its North American routes to better serve of seven children. Senator Wilson was raised of Washington, DC, and has worked closely in Jasper and then attended the public overseas Jamaicans and to promote the tour- with the Truman Foundation. Dennis is an ex- ist industry. schools, as well as the University of Alabama, perienced leader and team player; a fantastic where he also graduated from law school. Jamaica continues to play a leadership negotiator and strategist; he is a master at in- During World War II, Senator Wilson was a role in international affairs. Prime Minister novative consensus building and I always mar- P.J. Patterson chaired the historic meeting brave man who served as a tail gunner in a vel at his ability to remain so calm in the midst B±26 bomber. He flew 65 missions over Italy between the CARICOM Heads of Government of any storm. and President in Barbados in and France during the hardest years of the In my 3 years in Congress, I have come to war. For his heroism, he was decorated with May. This meeting was a positive step to- rely heavily on Dennis' counsel and infinite wards strengthening US-Caribbean relations many medals, including the coveted French, wisdom. He has been a very loyal friend to me by establishing the framework for continued Croix De Guerre. intergovernmental dialogue and cooperation and to the rest of our staff, and we will miss Although he fought many battles during the in matters of mutual interest. We reinforced him. war, he also fought many more in the political our campaign against drug trafficking by f arena, some great and some small. In the Ala- concluding an Agreement to Suppress Illicit TRIBUTE TO STERLING DOWLING bama senate, he represented the poor, the Maritime Drug Trafficking (‘‘shiprider’’) downtrodden, and the forgotten of society. He with the United States in a manner which HON. JAMES E. CLYBURN always was an effective voice for the under- did not infringe on Jamaica’s sovereignty. represented of our land, and did so with prin- OF SOUTH CAROLINA In collaboration with our Caribbean neigh- ciple. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES bors, we continue to dialogue with the Unit- One of the few battles Senator Bob Wilson ed States on NAFTA parity and seek a reso- Thursday, July 31, 1997 ever lost occurred last week when many years lution to the banana dispute. In this co-oper- Mr. CLYBURN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to of cancer finally overcame him. I send my ative spirit, I urge Jamaicans to join forces pay tribute to an outstanding young person heartfelt wishes to his widow Ruth, and his with other Caribbean peoples to address the from the Sixth Congressional District of South children, Bob, Sue, Sally, and Alice. We will all implications of the new immigration legisla- Carolina. miss Senator Wilson, and the arena of politics tion in the United States. Sterling Dowling, an Orangeburg-Wilkinson will be just a little bit less bright without him. We have learnt from our historical experi- High School rising senior, has just been elect- I am glad that I had the privilege and pleas- ences that we are stronger through collec- ed president of Boys' Nation, a week-long ure to serve with him in the Alabama Legisla- tive action. In this regard Jamaicans in the government and leadership training program ture. United States continue to play a significant that combines lectures and forums with visits f role in nation building. Your investments, to Federal agencies, institutions, memorials, remittances and contributions to social in- and historical spots, held at Marymount Uni- JERUSALEM BOMBING ABHORRENT stitutions have made a tangible impact on versity in Arlington, VA. At Orangeburg- the lives of all Jamaicans at home. It is this Wilkinson, Sterling serves as corps com- kind of patriotism and initiative which cre- HON. SHEILA JACKSON-LEE mander of the Air Force Junior ROTC, is on ates the oneness which is Jamaica, a nation OF TEXAS without borders. On this independence anni- the executive board of his student council, and IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES serves on the student advisory board. He par- versary let us move forward with confidence, Thursday, July 31, 1997 fortified by past achievements, and infused ticipates on the debate team, serves as an with hope. Together we can realize the enor- HIV/AIDS peer educator and is a member of Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, mous potential of our small but exceptional Palmetto Project Operation HOPE for better I am in shock over the terrorist suicide bomb- nation. race relations. ings that abruptly shattered the lives of over DR. RICHARD L. BERNAL, Sterling Dowling's success is not a recent 150 innocent people and murdered 13 Ambassador. occurrence. Before being elected as president unsuspecting shoppers in a Jerusalem market August 1, 1997 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E1603 yesterday. The militant Islamic organization Monumental Lutheran Church was chartered AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOP- Hamas that has brazenly taken responsibility with 10 members. Two months later, on Octo- MENT, FOOD AND DRUG ADMIN- for this sinister act and demands that Israel ber 20, a small frame building, 28'±45', was ISTRATION, AND RELATED free Palestinian prisoners must be dealt with dedicated. It now stands as the oldest church AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS appropriately as any other terrorist organiza- in Portage, PA. ACT, 1998 tion would be. In 1892, under the direction of the Reverend SPEECH OF The agony and carnage that is now becom- Mr. B.B. Collins, the congregation sought and ing an almost familiar scene on our television was granted admission into the Allegheny HON. JUANITA MILLENDER-McDONALD screens is a frightening reminder of the fragile Evangelical Lutheran Synod. One of the condi- OF CALIFORNIA peace that remains following the Oslo accord. tions for admittance to the synod was the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES The scenes of hell with bodies, blood, and forming of a parish relationship with another Tuesday, July 22, 1997 horror strewn about in the old Mahane Yehud church nearby, St. Luke Lutheran Church in market in western Jerusalem surely wears on Lilly, PA. These two churches today are The House in Committee of the Whole the souls of the Israeli people. The pictures of known as the Lilly Portage Lutheran Parish. House on the State of the Union had under sobbing mothers and grief stricken children consideration the bill, H.R. 2160: In 1916, the Reverend Mr. B.R. Sheeder are once again trying to be used to shatter the Ms. MILLENDER-McDONALD. Mr. Chair- and the congregation had the frame building forces of peace in the Middle East. Many Is- man, today I rise in support of the Wynn moved to its present site where a narthex and raelis in their anguish may even want to link amendment to increase funding for equal op- larger sanctuary was built and the entire build- the bombings with the peace process. portunity complaint resolution in the Depart- ing was bricked. Stained glass windows were True tragedy like this strikes at the heart of ment of Agriculture. With over 1,400 discrimi- installed. The original building now contains the politics of peace that we have tried to nation cases pending, the USDA's Office of the nursery-primary Sunday school rooms. forge since former President Jimmy Carter Civil Rights is underfunded, understaffed, and The original roof beams can be seen in the brought the parties to the table at Camp unable to fulfill its purpose. This amendment loft. David. We Americans are separated from the would transfer $1,500,000 in revenue to the terror and horror that has become a way of life Luther's Monumental Lutheran Church be- program for administrative and staffing assist- in Israel. It is difficult to comprehend what came the First Evangelical Lutheran Church ance, and would enable the Department to ful- Houstonians would feel like had this happened and is now known as the First Lutheran fill its goal of eliminating racism within. there. Church of Portage, PA. The longest pastorate, For years, the USDA has been discriminat- But, somehow the shreds of peace need to of 23 years, was served by the Reverend Mr. ing against minority farmers. While the Sec- be put back together. The peace process can- George I. Uhler (1925±48). retary of Agriculture has acknowledged the not evaporate in the blood of terrorist attacks. Serving as the church's pianist, choir direc- problem and created the Civil Rights Program, We cannot let these forces of evil gain the tor, and organist for over 50 years, Ms. Viola it seems like little has been done. There are upper hand. We must keep the faith that the Hess is fondly remembered for her lifelong continued delays in investigations of discrimi- forces of good and the forces for peace can dedication. She passed away in the church nation complaints, inadequate minority rep- be revived. While the attention of the moment while doing the work she loved. resentation in the Office of General Counsel, is focused on evil and death, peace and secu- Notably, the Reverend Ms. Karen Stiles was and an ongoing tension between the Office of rity needs to fill the void created by this night- the first female pastor to serve the church, General Counsel and the Office of Civil mare. Rights. The number of discrimination com- I agree with President Clinton that, ``There is from 1987±89, followed by the Reverend Ms. Rochelle Melander. plaints has more than tripled since 1991. It is no excuse and there must be no tolerance for time to put a halt to this disturbing statistic. this kind of inhumanity. The slaughter was Currently, under the Reverend Mr. Steven The Wynn amendment would provide aimed directly at innocent Israelis. And make Claycomb, the church registry lists over 300 money for additional staff to help combat the no mistake, it was aimed at the majority of Is- members and is continuing to grow. The mem- backlog of discrimination cases. The amend- raelis, Palestinians, and Arabs who want a bership is active in both the religious and the ment simply caps the Market Assistance Pro- lasting and just peace.'' The Clinton adminis- civic secular activities of the area. An array of gram funding level and transfers its additional tration has certainly done a very credible job church artifacts is displayed at the Portage allocation for fiscal year 1998 to the Civil of trying to break the gridlock of the peace Station Museum and will later be returned for Rights Program. It is a small price to pay for process. display at the church. such an important oversight. In order to find security which is the under- Portage is located less than 20 miles from In addition, we must continue to keep pres- pinning of peace in the area, there has to be Johnstown, legendary for its tragic floods. The sure on the Secretary of Agriculture to ensure sustained cooperation by the Palestinians. First Lutheran Church of Portage has endured that this funding is put to good use and that There can be no revolving door policy when it through the horrible flood of 1889 in which the problem is attacked immediately. He must comes to the capture and detainment of terror- over 2,000 lives were lost; since then it has put his money where his mouth is. ists. Trust must be regained on both sides. To helped to see its community through many I urge my colleagues to support the Wynn prevent the peace talks from collapsing we types of hardshipÐfrom the hardscrabble days amendment. must begin to help to rebuild the trust that was of the Industrial Revolution, when the area's f exploded in the outdoor marketplace yester- miners and steelworkers endured long work day. hours, low pay, and abysmal working condi- TRIBUTE TO ERIC K. FEDERING f tions, to the Great Depression. It has held its community together through the Nation's wars HON. JAMES L. OBERSTAR 125TH ANNIVERSARY OF FIRST LU- and seen it through more modern harshipÐ OF MINNESOTA THERAN CHURCH IN PORTAGE, the decline of the steel industry that brought IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES PENNSYLVANIA lasting economic hard times and crippling un- Thursday, July 31, 1997 employment. It also saw another devastating HON. JOHN P. MURTHA flood, in 1977. Through it all, the First Lu- Mr. OBERSTAR. Mr. Speaker, today marks OF PENNSYLVANIA theran Church has been a source of support the last day of House service for Eric Federing IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES and sustenance, spiritually and otherwise, to as the Democratic director of communications generations. for the Committee on Transportation and Infra- Thursday, July 31, 1997 structure. Mr. MURTHA. Mr. Speaker, I wanted to take On Sunday, August 31, 1997, a dinner and Eric began his service to the House 10 this opportunity before the House to pay trib- mass of celebration commemorating the years ago this week. In 1987, his first position ute to an historic church community in the church's 125th anniversary will be held. was as press secretary and speechwriter to 12th Congressional District of Pennsylvania. I'd like to congratulate the First Lutheran our former colleague, Norm Mineta. When There were only 15 houses in the village of Church of Portage, its pastor and his con- Norm became chairman of the Public Works Portage, PA, when the Reverend Mr. Samuel gregation as they celebrate a 125 year tradi- and Transportation Committee in 1993, he Croft of Wilmore, MD, arrived to begin his mis- tion of serving God and their community. May moved Eric to the committee to open and sionary work in 1872. On August 21 of that the church grow and prosper for another 125 modernize its information services to better year, 125 years ago next month, Luther's years. serve all of our colleagues and the news E1604 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks August 1, 1997 media. In addition, in Norm Mineta's last year CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 2014, Also, of course, there are some provisions in Congress, Eric also served as his congres- TAXPAYER RELIEF ACT OF 1997 that will benefit families in more general, less- sional liaison to the Smithsonian Institution's targeted ways. For me, the most positive is Board of Regents. Starting tomorrow, how- HON. DAVID E. SKAGGS the $500 child credit, which will provide a sig- 1 ever, after more than 4 ¤2 years of service to OF COLORADO nificant financial boost to the country's most our committee, Eric will move to the other IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES hard-pressed working families. Its benefits will body and take up the post of press secretary be distributed reasonably fairlyÐespecially as Thursday, July 31, 1997 to Senator JOSEPH I. LIEBERMAN of Connecti- compared with the original House-passed bill, cut. Mr. SKAGGS. Mr. Speaker, I am voting for which would have excluded many of the low- Eric has provided great service to our mem- this conference report. Its provisions for edu- income working families to whom this credit bers and staff. Daily he provided a news sum- cation and tax relief for families with children, will be most helpful. mary of more than two dozen newspapers, in particular, will make a difference in the lives The conference report's changes in estate trade periodicals, and major wire servicesÐall of millions of hard-working Americans. taxes are also better than those in the House- arriving on our members' desks before the Many of the worst aspects of the House- passed bill, because they focus more directly start of every hearing or markup. He also or- passed bill, which I opposed, have been re- on family-owned farms and businesses, as ganized news events in concert with the per- moved or improved, and the bill includes many well as phasing in what's essentially an infla- sonal staffs of our members and with the other provisions that will benefit our country. tion adjustment to the basic tax-exemption Democratic leadership, and responded profes- So, on balance, I have decided that it de- amount. sionally and quickly to numerous press inquir- serves to be supported. That said, it is not The capital gains provisions are improved ies. In the last Congress, he led our way along without faults. It includes some things that I but still troublesome. They of course are inher- the information superhighway by instituting our don't like, and there are other things that I ently much more beneficial to those with the site on the World Wide Web. In addition to his would have liked to have seen included. resources to make large-scale investments To begin with, the bill deserves support be- communications expertise, his political counsel than to those of more limited means. cause it will help make education more afford- and information strategy have been very much Also, in combination with other provisions able for millions of our people. It includes tax appreciated. like those involving IRA's, they have the po- credits for the tuition costs of college students tential for making this balanced budget tax bill On his own time, Eric also worked for the as well as graduate students and workers who the cause of renewed and greatly increased best interests of our Democratic Party and for are continuing to pursue lifelong learning. It deficits in a few years. For me, this is a seri- our national interests abroad. He distinguished will allow people who have gone into debt to ous prospect. I recall Senator Howard Baker's himself with senior positions at the last two finance their educations to deduct some of the description of Reaganomics as a ``riverboat Democratic National ConventionsÐserving as interest charges on their student loans. gamble'', and I recall that the payoff of that manager of press information center oper- In addition, the bill extends until June 20, tax-cutting spree was trillions of new national ations in Chicago last year. 2000, the tax exclusion for employer-provided debt. Overseas, Eric embarked in a unique asso- educational assistance. I would have preferred I am not eager for another spin of that rou- ciation with the United States Information making this permanent, but this is a great im- lette wheel, and if I was convinced that the Service whereby he undertook four month- provement over the House bill, which ex- risk this time was as great as it was then, I long trips to Australia in as many years to lec- tended the exclusion only for the rest of this would not support this bill. But this is a more ture on American Government, the Congress, year. modest bet, and a more carefully-drawn bill. I our elections, our news media, and civil rights. Further, this bill dropped the pernicious sec- do think that we have learned from that expe- As a voluntary visitor working with USIS, he tion of the House-passed bill that would have rience, and I think President Clinton and his has visited just about every university on that taxed tuition discounts earned by graduate administration were able, in the negotiations continent and spoken with numerous journal- students who serve as teaching assistants and that produced this conference report, to nota- ists, business leaders, government officials, the tuition discounts provided to families of bly reduce the odds on repeating it. In short, and students. school employees. That very shortsighted and while there's still a serious risk of renewed Amidst all this, Eric has also found time to unwise provision was one of the worst fea- deficits, they've been lessenedÐand can be dabble in the arts. Last year, he signed a con- tures of the House bill, and I am very glad that avoided if we will recognize them and are tract with the Farber Literary Agency of New the conferees did not include it in the con- ready to take corrective actions in the future in York, which is representing him on a novel he ference report. the way Democrats did in 1993. has written about Hollywood and politics. The conference report also will help our Mr. Speaker, I did not come early or quickly Through much of the 1980's, Eric founded and schools and colleges in several important to a conclusion about this bill. But I have de- led an independent effort to restore the 1963 ways. It will encourage corporations to donate cided that its strengths outweigh its weak- motion picture ``It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad up-to-date computer technology and equip- nesses, and its promises outweigh its risksÐ World.'' That effort gained Eric a touch of na- ment; will give a tax credit for purchases of and my vote is for its passage. tional fame and a greater appreciation for bonds issued by local governments where the f America's cinema heritage. He has been ac- business community is also assisting the WELFARE TO WORK tive in the effort to preserve some of our Na- schools; and it will repeal the limit on qualified tion's remaining motion picture palaces of the 501(c)(3) bonds used by colleges, universities, 1920's and 1930's. and other charitable institutions. HON. STEVE LARGENT The environment also will benefit from the Mr. Speaker, many people come to work in OF OKLAHOMA conference report. Unlike the House-passed IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES this institution for as many reasons as there bill, the conference report includes tax incen- are staff positions. As a teenager, Eric was tives to help accelerate the cleanup of con- Thursday, July 31, 1997 greatly influenced by watching the Watergate taminated areas in economically distressed Mr. LARGENT. Mr. Speaker, last year Con- hearings. While at George Washington Univer- areas. This so-called brownfields provision has gress passed historic welfare reform legisla- sity, where he graduated Phi Beta Kappa great promise for improving both the environ- tion, establishing a program which combines while working half-time at the State Depart- ment and the economy in these areas. social responsibility with economic opportunity. ment, Eric knew then that he wanted to work Science and health will benefit as well, be- By setting work requirements and offering in- in Congress to help communicate the Nation's cause the conference report extends expiring centives to employers hiring workers from the business to the world. As I said, he began to research tax credits and makes permanent the welfare rolls, the Personal Responsibility and do that 10 years ago, and has done so with tax credit for research and development of so- Work Opportunity Act of 1996, provides the consummate skill and impeccable integrity. called orphan drugs that are desperately help needed to lift individuals out of poverty For all his hard work, dedication, and coun- needed, but for which the potential market is and off the welfare rolls. sel, I ask that all of our colleagues join with relatively small. While the average stay on welfare is only 2 me in thanking Eric for his great service to this And the conference report's provisions relat- years, the typical recipient at any one time has House, particularly to the Committee on ed to Amtrak provide a foundation upon which been receiving benefits for 8 years. The Wel- Transportation and Infrastructure, and to our it may be possible to build an improved and fi- fare Reform Act, by setting a 5-year maximum Nation. We wish him well now and in the fu- nancially sound national rail passenger sys- time limit for receiving welfare payments, will ture. tem. end long-term abuse of the welfare system, August 1, 1997 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E1605 transforming aid to families with dependent perts, academics and citizens groups. The the Code through a scoring mechanism for children [AFDC] into a truly transitional welfare commission staff met privately with over 500 Tax Code complexity. Every tax proposal to work program. The act enables welfare re- individuals, including the majority of senior- would have to be measured by a uniform set cipients to gain the job skills and experience level IRS managers, and interviewed almost of criteria to determine its complexity and pos- necessary to compete in the work force. 300 front-line IRS employees. We received sible compliance costs on taxpayers and the By passing the welfare program as a block continuous input from various stakeholder IRS. And, Members would be able to raise a grant, Congress has given Oklahoma the flexi- groups and the general public. And, the com- point of order on the House floor on any piece bility to tailor our programs to the needs of mission had unprecedented access to IRS re- of tax legislation that causes additional com- Oklahomans. States must meet strict work re- ports and documents. plexity or compliance burdensÐsimilar to the quirements, ensuring that an increasing per- Early in the course of the commission's unfunded mandates legislation we enacted in centage of beneficiaries leave the welfare rolls work, we developed a simple goal: Taxpayer 1995. each year, or face a reduction in Federal fund- satisfaction must become paramount at all lev- No. 2, Recommendation for providing the ing. At the same time, a safety net is provided els of the IRS. More than twice as many peo- IRS with a more independent voice to com- for States during periods of economic hard- ple pay taxes as vote, and the IRS is the only ment on proposed tax legislation. Right now, ship, allowing exemptions for bulging case- Federal agency that many citizens interact the IRS is not present at the table when tax loads and a 20-percent hardship exemption for with directly. We must ensure that the IRS legislation is being considered and is forced to extreme cases. meets the public's expectations for profes- defer to the Treasury Department's tax policy I am sad to see that the current budget bill sionalism, accountability, and efficiency. And, goals. The commission proposes to give the reverses many of the reforms made in the we must ensure that the IRS works for the IRS a voice in the legislative process. In a Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity taxpayerÐnot the other way around. In a very very real sense, the IRS will serve as an ad- Act. I hope to work with my colleagues in the real sense, the commission's work was a vocate for Tax Code simplicity. No. 3, Although not included in this legisla- future to restore the original intent of the wel- yearlong audit of the IRS. tion, the commission report provides Congress fare reforms passed last year. This legislation is based on the commis- sion's report. It is designed to change the IRS with a list of 60 specific provisions of the Tax f as we know itÐto transform the IRS into a re- Code that the tax writing committees could INTRODUCTION OF H.R. 2292—THE sponsive service organization for the 21st cen- simplify or eliminate to reduce compliance INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE tury. It focuses on solving the problems in our nightmares for taxpayers and administrative RESTRUCTURING AND REFORM tax system, which fall into three major, cross- headaches for the IRS. ACT OF 1997 cutting areas: First, the complexity of the Tax CUSTOMER SERVICE Code; second, IRS customer service; and Traditionally, the IRS has seen itself pri- HON. ROB PORTMAN third, IRS management, governance, and marily as an enforcement bureaucracy. Yet 83 oversight. percent of the revenue owed to the Federal OF OHIO COMPLEXITY OF THE TAX CODE Government is paid voluntarily each year with- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES The commission identified a clear and unde- out proactive IRS involvement. Only an addi- Thursday, July 31, 1997 niable link between the complexity of the Tax tional 3.5 percent is paid after the IRS be- Mr. PORTMAN. Mr. Speaker, yesterday I Code and the difficulty of tax administration. comes involved. But, over the years, the en- was pleased to introduce with my colleague, The commission found that the laws written forcement function within the IRS has come to the gentleman from Maryland [Mr. CARDIN], by Congress and the President can lead to in- dominate the agency. H.R. 2292Ðthe Internal Revenue Service Re- advertent noncompliance, increase the compli- Meanwhile, taxpayers have become accus- structuring and Reform Act of 1997. This bi- ance costs of individuals and businesses, and tomed to increasingly high performance stand- partisan legislation is an outgrowth of the work add to the difficulty of revenue collection. The ards from their banks, credit card companies, of the National Commission on Restructuring commission also found that the law is overly airlines and other service organizations. While the Internal Revenue Service, which was complex and that this complexity is a large the private sector has rewritten customer serv- charged with taking the first comprehensive source of taxpayer frustration with the IRS. ice standards over the last 25 years, IRS tax- look at the IRS since 1952. The commission The commission found that the real culprit is payer service has remained essentially static. not the IRSÐbut the Tax Code itself: Since For example, many taxpayer problems that created a blueprint for transforming the IRS 1956, the number of sections in the tax code could be resolved in a single phone call don't into a world-class service organization that has risen from 103 to 698. And, just since the get through to a properly trained IRS service serves all Americans. Now, we are taking the 1986 simplification of the Tax Code, there representative. first step toward fulfilling the promise of provid- have been 4,000 amendments to the Tax The result is a considerable service gap be- ing better service to the American taxpayer. CodeÐa rate of more than one change per tween the IRS and the private sector: In a sur- Congress created the National Commission day. Despite claims of the Treasury Depart- vey of 200 leading private and public sector on Restructuring the Internal Revenue Service ment to the contrary, front-line IRS employees organizations by the American Society for in response to mounting public concerns about consider the complexity of the Internal Reve- Quality Control, the IRS ranked dead last in the performance of the IRS. The commission nue Code to be a major obstacle. The com- customer serviceÐand its rating actually was a bipartisan, bicameral effortÐI co- mission conducted a survey of almost 300 dropped in 1996. Last year, only one in five chaired the commission with Senator BOB front-line IRS employees, and they over- calls to the IRS customer service hotline got KERREY, a Democrat from Nebraska. Senator whelmingly felt that the complexity of the Tax through. The IRS reports considerable im- CHARLES GRASSLEY, a Republican from Iowa, Code impedes their work. Money magazine provement in the number of taxpayers getting and Congressman BILL COYNE, a Democrat annually asks 50 tax preparers and the IRS to through this year, estimating that half the calls from Pennsylvania, also served on the com- prepare a 1040 for a sample family. Because were answered. This is still unacceptable. An mission. The commission also had consider- of the complexity of the Code, no two prepar- IRS employee may have to access as many able expertiseÐmembers included a former ers ever arrive at the same result, and results as 6 different computer systems to resolve a IRS commissioner and Treasury Department vary by thousands of dollars. taxpayer's problem, and answers to simple official; a former head of the Congressional The commission report and this legislation questions often take weeks. It takes the IRS, Joint Committee on Taxation; the former head make specific recommendations for solving on average, about 18 months to match an in- of the New York state tax system; the chair- this problem. First, we recommend that Con- dividual's tax return with a 1099 form. Can you man of the California State Board of Equali- gress and the administration simplify the code. imagine a private sector firm taking 18 months zation; and a representative of: small busi- The commission was not charged with reform- to send someone a billÐwith interest at- nesses; technology firms; taxpayer advocacy ing the tax code. But the commission's final tached? groups (Americans for Tax Reform and the report strongly recommends that Congress We recommend, through this legislation, a National Taxpayers Union); the IRS employ- and the President work toward simplifying the fundamental change in direction. We propose ees union; and the Clinton administration, in- Tax Code wherever possible. to transform the IRS by making taxpayer serv- cluding the Treasury Department. Until Congress and the administration reach ice the agency's top priority. It's time to put During its year-long existence, the commis- a consensus on a fundamental tax reform pro- the word service into the Internal Revenue sion conducted 12 days of public hearings, posal, we propose a number of steps to en- Service. held three town hall meetings around the courage simplification: How do we do that? First, we level the play- country, and spent over 100 hours in private No. 1, Procedural changes in Congress to ing field with significant enhancements to tax- sessions with public and private sector ex- provide disincentives for adding complexity to payer rightsÐincluding a significant expansion E1606 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks August 1, 1997 of the taxpayer's right to seek redress against oversight of the IRSÐoften ignoring problems agement structure. The criteria we used to the IRS for wrongful actions. We will put dis- until they have reached crisis proportions. judge any new structure were: First, does it incentives within the IRS to ensure that dis- There are no clear lines of accountability and provide clear accountability; second, will it pro- putes with taxpayers are resolved before they responsibility in the current IRS-Treasury rela- vide expertise in running a modern customer- occur. And we will ask, for the first time, that tionship. And, Treasury often advocates tax service organization; and third, will it provide taxpayers complete a survey after having an policy goals that create administrative night- the continuity to get the job done through experience with the IRS to ensure that they mares for the IRS. changing administrations and personnel? After were treated courteously, professionally and Although I believe the current Treasury Sec- a year-long process, the commission devel- efficiently. retary has been more attentive to the IRS than oped the following recommendations that We also propose vast improvements to IRS his predecessors (perhaps in part due to the serve as a basis for the governance compo- technology. IRS must have the technology to commission's work), the Treasury Secretary nent of this legislation. provide high quality customer service. That and Deputy Secretary can only be expected to INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE OVERSIGHT BOARD means a phone system that works, trained devote a small portion of their time to their re- Overall responsibility for IRS governance taxpayer service representatives and a com- sponsibility of running the IRS. No Cabinet de- should be placed with an independent over- puter database that will allow customer service partment is more important than the Treasury sight boardÐappointed by the President, con- representatives to access accounts and re- Department. Treasury also oversees U.S. do- firmed by the Senate and accountable to Con- solve problems on the first phone call. mestic and international financial, economic gress and the American peopleÐto provide Electronic filing is an important component and tax policy, including the specific respon- the expertise, continuity and accountability of this effort. It's a win-win situation for IRS sibility for managing at least 10 other major lacking now and clearly needed in order to im- and the taxpayer. agencies and bureaus, such as the Office of plement major changes at the IRS. This over- IRS still hand processes the vast majority of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Bureau of returns and still relies on paperÐ14 billion sight board will have the authority to hire and Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms, the Customs fire the commissioner, recommend a budget pieces of paper annuallyÐan incredibly ineffi- Service, the Office of Thrift Supervision, and cient system. Electronic filing saves the IRS for the IRS and to oversee the operations of the Secret Service. the IRS. moneyÐit costs the IRS about $7 to process This lack of focus on IRS is a natural result a paper return, and less than $1 to process an While representatives of the administration of these distractions and the disconnect be- will serve on the oversight board, the majority electronic return. tween the important policy functions of the There is currently close to a 22 percent of the board members will be private citizens Treasury Department and the operational chal- error rate on paper 1040 forms. Half of that who bring expertise in running large and com- lenges of the IRS. It is important to note that error rate comes from the taxpayer. But the plex organizations, expertise in customer serv- this lack of effective oversight is not new; it other half comes from the IRSÐwhen employ- ice and expertise in technology. The needs has been a problem in Republican and Demo- ees inadvertently misinput numbers. When and concerns of individual taxpayers will also forms are electronically filed with the IRS, cratic administrations alike. There is an inher- be represented, as will IRS employees. Over- there is less than a 1 percent error rate. ent flaw in the system. sight board members will be appointed and The legislation requires the IRS to develop Treasury oversight is also poorly coordi- will be removable by the President, confirmed and implement a strategic marketing plan to natedÐthe IRS Commissioner is forced to by the Senate, and will serve for staggered 5- make paperless filing the preferred and most deal with various assistant secretaries on year terms. convenient and cost-efficient form of filing for budget, operations, computers, tax policy, and Our legislation leaves full control of tax pol- 80 percent of taxpayers within the next 10 other issues. But IRS is often treated as an icy to the Treasury Department. The oversight years. Our legislation provides tangible incen- afterthought, and these Treasury Department board will oversee tax administration. Over- tivesÐnot mandatesÐto make electronic filing officials rarely take responsibility for IRS oper- sight board members will be subject to full dis- so easy that taxpayers will not want to file ations. closure rules and will not be permitted to ex- paper forms. The current structure is also weak because amine individual tax returns or have the power One of the most important incentives is ex- the expertise the IRS desperately needs just to affect enforcement decisions. I believe the tended filing deadlines for electronic filers to does not naturally reside at Treasury. While legitimate concerns Treasury raised about the reduce the massive deluge of paper that over- the officials at the Treasury Department have oversight board throughout the commission's whelms the IRS every April 15Ðincreasing er- considerable expertise in tax policy and law yearlong work have been clearly addressed in rors and delaying returns. We recommend a enforcement, they are often lacking expertise this legislation. in providing customer service, implementing May 15 deadline for individuals who choose to CONGRESSIONAL OVERSIGHT major technology upgrades and managing a file electronically. We also propose to streamline and coordi- 100,000 person organization. MANAGEMENT, GOVERNANCE AND OVERSIGHT nate congressional oversight of the IRS under And, the frequent turnover of Treasury lead- All of these reforms are important. But none the auspices of the Joint Tax Committee, to ership exacerbates IRS' inability to complete of them can take place in the current IRS ensure that Members of Congress and staff long-term projects. Continuity is a serious management and oversight structure. have sufficient information to make informed problem: The most recent IRS Commissioner The commission found a serious lack of ex- decisions about both tax legislation and tax served under two Treasury Secretaries and pertise, continuity and accountability in the administration. This entity would bring together three Deputy Secretaries. The average tenure management structure of the IRS. Over the the leadership of the seven congressional of an IRS Commissioner over the last 20 years, IRS has developed an insular culture committees with IRS oversight responsibility to years has been 21¤2 years, and the average that is often resistant to input and ideas from focus on long-term priorities and goal setting tenure of a Deputy Treasury Secretary is even outside the agencyÐpreventing leaders at the for the agency. top of the organization from effecting real shorter. IRS PERSONNEL AND BUDGETING changes. When things go wrong, such as the Constant turnover with the Commissioner $4 billion computer modernization failure, no and at Treasury is in contrast to the insular The commissioner should be apolitical and one is clearly responsible. nature of the IRS. Only 6 of the top 83 people should serve for a 5-year term. We strengthen Billions of taxpayer dollars were wasted on at the IRS have been with the agency for less the ability of the commissioner to make real the tax systems modernization program ``due than 15 years. And, other than the Commis- changes at the IRS by providing the hiring to pervasive management and technical weak- sioner, only 2 non-IRS employees have been flexibility to recruit high-quality executives. We nesses'' according to GAO. In 1995, the GAO brought in from the outside world to fill senior also propose to provide the commissioner with described the same efforts as ``chaotic'' and positions at the IRS. the stable budgeting needed to permit long- ``ad hoc.'' Meanwhile, the oversight in Congress has term planning and to allow essential projects The IRS has failed a number of recent au- clearly contributed to the problem. Oversight to be funded with certainty. dits by the General Accounting Office and is responsibility for the IRS is shared by seven FINANCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY unable to balance its own books. At the same congressional committees. These committees But, to ensure that taxpayer dollars are time, we're spending more on the IRS than do not meet formally to set long-term goals being put to good use, the IRS must dem- everÐthe IRS budget has almost tripled since and objectives for the IRS and tend to focus onstrate that it can balance its own books. We the Carter administration and now stands at on individual micro-issues, sometimes giving recommend a number of steps to improve IRS $7.3 billion. contradictory direction to the agency. financial accountability. And, the Department of Treasury has not In response to these problems, the commis- Taken as a whole, our recommendations demonstrated a historic pattern of effective sion developed ideas for an entirely new man- provide a blueprint that will fundamentally August 1, 1997 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E1607 transform the IRS into a modern service orga- Richards v. Lloyd's of London and strong pro- waiver of the plaintiffs’ remedies under the nization. I believe they will vastly enhance nouncements by the Securities and Exchange 1933 and 1934 Acts. If the Supreme Court service and accountability to the taxpayer. Commission in that appeal, which recognize would condemn such clauses where they the statutory bar against agreements which work against a public policy embodied in I look forward to working with my colleague statutes even through the statutes them- from Maryland, Mr. CARDIN, Members of the waive compliance with the Federal securities selves do not void the clauses, a fortiori the House and Senate, and the administration to laws. The Richards decision, unless set aside Supreme Court would condemn similar improve and refine this bill during the legisla- by the full ninth circuit court of appeals or the clauses when the run in the teeth of two pre- tive process so that, together, we can trans- Supreme Court, clears the way for the inves- cise statutory provisions making them void. form the Internal Revenue Service into a mod- tors to have the chance to prove their case * * * * * ern, efficient organization that truly serves the where it belongsÐin U.S. district court. Congress was no ignorant of the potential American taxpayer. The plaintiffs in RichardsÐknown as international character of securities trans- f ``Names''Ðallege that Lloyd's defrauded them actions. Congress specifically modified the by concealing that the insurance syndicates to 1933 Act to cover transactions in foreign NEW FEDERAL FIREARMS LI- which they furnished capital were saddled with commerce. S. Rep. No. 47, 73d Cong., 1st Sess. CENSE CATEGORY FOR GUN- massive asbestos and toxic waste liabilities. (1933) (accompanying S. 875.) A court should SMITHS They assert that, for two decades, Lloyd's un- not apply the reasonableness test or say dertook a major recruitment program in the whether the clauses offended any policy of HON. GERALD D. KLECZKA United States by offering investment contracts the United States when Congress has ex- by which residents of the United States could pressly made that determination. We do not OF WISCONSIN believe that we should turn the clock back IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES become ``External Names'' at Lloyd'sÐpassive to 1929 or introduce caveat emptor as a rule investors who were prohibited from being in- Thursday, July 31, 1997 governing the solicitation in the United volved with the operations and management States of investments in securities by resi- Mr. KLECZKA. Mr. Speaker, I call the atten- of Lloyd's syndicates or business operations. dents of the United States. tion of the House to a problem affecting gun- Plaintiffs in Richards claim that Lloyd's alleged In addition, the SEC filed two briefs, amicus smiths as a result of the 1994 Crime Act. fraud cost them many million of dollars. They curiae in Richards and participated in oral ar- The 1994 law contained a provision requir- also seek rescission of their agreements with gument in favor of reversing the district court's ing applicants for a new Federal firearms li- Lloyd's on the grounds that Lloyd's allegedly enforcement of the Choice Clauses. The cense, or renewal of an existing one, to prove sold them unregistered, nonexempt securities SEC's position is correct in my view, and I that they are in compliance with any State or and made material representatives or omitted would like to share some of the SEC's com- local zoning ordinances. Many States and lo- material facts. pelling statements: calities have zoning laws that prevent individ- Mr. Speaker, for over 60 years there has uals from obtaining dealers' licenses. For li- been a statutory bar against contracts with in- The issue addressed is an important one to the enforcement of the federal securities censing purposes, the term ``dealer'' includes vestors that waive compliance with the Fed- eral securities laws. Section 14 of the Securi- laws. The district court’s decision, if upheld, any person who makes or repairs firearms, would allow foreign promoters of securities which includes gunsmiths. Therefore, many ties Act of 1933 provides: undertaking large scale selling efforts in the gunsmiths are now being denied their Federal Any condition, stipulation, or provision United States to avoid private liability firearms license. binding any person acquiring any security to under the securities laws simply by requiring One of my constituents, who is a gunsmith, waive compliance with any provision of this the American investors to agree to resolve title or of the rules and regulations of the disputes in a foreign jurisdiction under for- informed me about his difficulties in complying Commission [the SEC] shall be void. with the Crime Act. As a result, I have intro- eign law, even if the remedies available duced legislation to create a new Federal fire- 15 U.S.C. § 77 n. The bar of Section 29(a) under the foreign law were far less effective of the 1934 Act is substantially the than those available under United States arms license category for gunsmiths. The Bu- law. Such a holding would seriously impair reau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms, which same. 15 U.S.C. § 78cc(a). In Richards, a panel of the Ninth Circuit the ability of defrauded investors to obtain administers the Federal license categories, compensation for their losses, and would supports creating this new category. ruled, 2±1, that because of the Choice hamper the deterrent function of the federal My legislation will not allow gunsmiths to Clauses would strip plaintiffs of all their rights securities laws by discouraging private ac- sell or transfer firearms, but it will permit them under the Federal securities laws, they violate tions. The Commission strongly urges this to continue to work in their profession. I urge the anti-waiver statutes and are thus void. The court to reverse the district court’s erro- my colleagues to support this bill. court remanded the case to the federal district neous dismissal of this action. f court where the plaintiffs will have the oppor- * * * * * tunity to present a case that Lloyd's fraudu- The fact that the investors agreed to these UNITED STATES INVESTORS IN lently sold them unregistered securities and provision is irrelevant, since the very objec- LLOYD’S OF LONDON DESERVE that the court should order rescission of their tive of the antiwaiver provisions is to invali- THEIR DAY IN UNITED STATES investment contacts with Lloyd's and other re- date such agreements. As the Supreme Court COURT lief. held in Shearson/American Express Inc. v. I would like to cite several portions of the McMahon, 482 U.S. 220, 230 (1987), ‘‘[t]he vol- Richards opinion which show the eminent untariness of the agreement is irrelevant to HON. HENRY J. HYDE this inquiry: if a stipulation waives compli- logic of this result: OF ILLINOIS ance with a statutory duty, it is void under The district court made an error of law in IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES [the antiwaiver provisions], whether vol- supposing that the Choice Clauses were un- untary or not. Thursday, July 31, 1997 enforceable only if unreasonable. Congress had already determined that such clauses * * * * * Mr. HYDE. Mr. Speaker, as chairman of the were void. It was not for a court to weigh In this case, in contrast, the requirement House Judiciary Committee, I am interested in their reasonableness, not for a court to say that investors litigate in England, coupled matters concerning Federal court jurisdiction. whether they offended any policy of the with the requirement that they do so under For many years, citizens of Illinois and other United States. The policy decision had been English law, not only ‘‘weakens’’ the inves- States were solicited in their States to invest made by the legislature. tors’ ability to recover, but in fact precludes in Lloyd's of London insurance syndicates. In * * * * * any possibility of recovery under the federal many instances, these investors have been Is there a significant difference between a securities laws. These clauses are directly contrary to express statutory prohibitions in denied access to the Federal courts where policy objection to enforcement of the anti- waiver bars and a statutory obstacle to such the antiwaiver provisions and should be held they attempted to assert their rights and rem- void. edies under the Federal securities statutes. In- enforcement? We believe there is. Where a statute exists, a policy has been given form * * * * * vestors asserting securities claims against and focus and precise force. A statute rep- Lloyd's have seen their cases thrown out of The antiwaiver provisions, however, are resents a decision by the elected representa- not simply an expression of public policy court based on clauses in Lloyd's investment tives of the people as to what particular pol- that favors United States securities laws un- contracts which provide for the application of icy should prevail, and how. less other comparable laws are available. English law and the forum of the English * * * * * Rather, they are an express and unequivocal courts. (Choice Clauses). I am heartened, There is no question that the Choice directive that the rights and obligations however, by the recent appeals court ruling in Clauses operate in tandem as a prospective under the securities laws cannot be waived. E1608 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks August 1, 1997 This determination has been made by Con- but it is my understanding that it would include If taken to its logical conclusion, the Berlin gress, and the courts are not free to sub- any impact that retards or impedes the recov- Mandate would create a two-tiered environ- stitute their own public policy determina- ery of the depleted dolphin stocks. For exam- mental obligation, forcing the entire burden to tions. ple, in the recovery of the grey whale, sci- reduce greenhouse emissions on industri- The Richards court is not alone in its inter- entists observed population growth rates of alized nations while turning the developing pretation of this statutory bar to waiver. In Les- between 4 and 6 percent. Similar growth rates world into a pollution enterprise zone. This lie v. Lloyd's of London, a Federal district are expected in the depleted dolphin stocks. would truly create a ``giant sucking sound'' of court, after hearing evidence, struck down the Therefore, if the study shows that the depleted jobs leaving America to the Third World. Choice Clauses, stating that they were pro- stocks of dolphins are not growing at the ex- It's not too late for the Clinton administration cured by fraud and violated public policy. The pected rates of 4 to 6 percent, I presume the to alter its potentially disastrous policy course. case is currently on appeal to the Fifth Circuit, Secretary will be required to make a finding My resolution would express the sense of the where the SEC has participated in oral argu- that chase and encirclement is having a sig- House that: ment, arguing that the Choice Clauses are nificant adverse impact on the dolphins and 1. The administration will not sign any proto- void. the label will not change. col or agreement to limit or reduce green- Mr. Speaker, what is involved here is a very The bill is an imperfect attempt to help house gas emissions unless the protocol or basic proposition. When foreign promoters make certain, above all, that dolphins are not agreement also mandates developing coun- come into Illinois and other States to raise put at unnecessary riskÐand that marine tries to limit or reduce greenhouse gas emis- capital, they cannot effectuate waivers of sub- mammal policy derives from sound science. sions within the same period. stantive rights under the securities laws that f 2. The United States will not sign any proto- belong to those form whom they solicit capital. col or agreement regarding global climate Congress has said no and that should be the KEEPING AMERICA COMPETITIVE change that would result in serious harm to end of the story. the economy of the United States. f HON. JOE KNOLLENBERG 3. Any protocol or agreement which must be OF MICHIGAN sent to the Senate for advice and consent for INTERNATIONAL DOLPHIN IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ratification should: CONSERVATION PROGRAM ACT Thursday, July 31, 1997 (a) Be accompanied by a detailed expla- nation of any legislation or regulatory actions SPEECH OF Mr. KNOLLENBERG. Mr. Speaker, I rise that would be required to implement the proto- HON. WILLIAM D. DELAHUNT today to introduce a resolution expressing the col or agreement; and OF MASSACHUSETTS sense of the House of Representatives that (b) Be accompanied by an analysis of the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES America not be placed at a competitive dis- detailed financial costs and other impacts on advantage during the climate change negotia- Thursday, July 31, 1997 the economy of the United States that would tions in Kyoto, Japan in December, 1997. be incurred by implementation of the protocol Mr. DELAHUNT. Mr. Speaker, much of the The Clinton-Gore-Browner administration is or agreement. controversy surrounding H.R. 408 concerns notorious for pushing forward far-reaching en- Last week, the other body passed a nearly the redefinition of the ``dolphin safe'' labelÐan vironmental initiatives without adequately con- identical resolution on a vote of 95 to 0. The issue of particular significance to me and to sulting the legislative branch or the scientific House should express its will as well, since the residents of the 10th Congressional Dis- community. As you may remember, on Sep- we would have to consider and pass legisla- trict of Massachusetts, home of the Center for tember 19, 1996, President Clinton declared tion to remain in compliance with any such Coastal Studies in Provincetown, a world-class 1.7 million acres of Utah wilderness as a na- treaty. marine mammal research facility. tional monument without the endorsement of a As the Kyoto Conference draws near, thou- One of the reasons I opposed this bill when single elected official from Utah, let alone any sands of American jobs are on the chopping it was first brought to the House floor was that legislative action by the U.S. Congress. More block. Any over-reaching and/or inequitable ef- there is no scientific justification for a change recently, the Clinton administration announced fort to limit the level of CO2 emissions would in the dolphin-safe label. Common sense sug- radically expensive air quality standards for be tantamount to pink slips to the American gests that the repeated harassment and chas- ozone and the fine particulate matter without worker. We cannot allow this to happen. ing of dolphins jeopardizes their well-being. any causal proof of their risk to health. I urge my colleagues to cosponsor this reso- Along with a number of my colleagues, I want- Now it appears that the Clinton administra- lution. ed to see evidence that chasing and netting tion once again is trying to pull a political end- f dolphins in the course of tuna fishing was safe run. This December, it will represent the Unit- for dolphins before agreeing to change the ed States at an international meeting in Kyoto IN HONOR OF U.S. DISTRICT definition of the ``dolphin safe'' label. to discuss revisions to the JUDGE CLARKSON S. FISHER, JR. The bill before us is a compromise between Framework Convention on Climate Change. proponents of an immediate label change and The essence of the meeting is to discuss new HON. FRANK PALLONE, JR. those of us who contend instead that policy compliance mandates to limit and/or reduce OF NEW JERSEY should reflect scientific method. The bill man- the global emission of greenhouse gases. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES dates a 3-year study on the effect of the inten- While the greenhouse effect as a concept tional chase and encirclement on dolphins and has been generally accepted as scientific fact, Thursday, July 31, 1997 dolphin stocks taken in the course of tuna fish- there are widely varying estimates of Mr. PALLONE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to ing. humankind's impact on the temperature of the pay tribute to the late U.S. District Judge Based on the initial results of this study, the Earth's atmosphere. Therefore, it is impossible Clarkson S. Fisher, Jr. Judge Fisher passed Secretary of Commerce is required to make a to judge what impact, if any, efforts to curb away on Sunday, July 27, at the age of 76, finding between March 1 and March 30, 1999, greenhouse gas emissions will have on global after battling cancer for the past several as to whether the intentional chasing and net- warming. months. ting is having a significant adverse impact on In keeping with this uncertainty, the United Mr. Speaker, the death of Judge Fisher is any depleted dolphin stocks. If the Secretary States signed the United Nations Framework for me the cause of great personal sadness. does not make a finding of significant adverse Convention on Climate Change in 1992, which I was an intern for Judge Fisher in law school, impact, then the label will be redefined to called on all industrialized nations to adopt and he had a major impact on my career. allow its use on tuna harvested with the encir- policies and programs to limit greenhouse gas Judge Fisher instilled in me a deep apprecia- clement method. At the conclusion of the 3- emissions on a voluntary basis by the year tion for how the law can and should be a year study, section (5) requires the Secretary 2000. In April 1995, the industrialized nations means for attempting to resolve the real dif- to make a similar finding and if significant ad- agreed to the Berlin Mandate, which set De- ficulties and conflicts that touch people's lives, verse impact is found, then the definition cember 1997 as a target date to establish le- and for achieving justice in the very best would revert back to its current meaning as gally binding commitments from industrialized sense of that word. He was a great inspiration. defined in the Dolphin Protection Consumer nations on the emission of greenhouse gas Judge Fisher was a native of my hometown Information Act. while exempting 129 developing nations, in- of Long Branch, NJ. He was active in local Mr. Speaker, the bill does not include a defi- cluding China, Mexico, India, Brazil, and South government in the neighboring community of nition of the term ``significant adverse impact,'' Korea, from its provisions. West Long Branch, served in the New Jersey August 1, 1997 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E1609 State Assembly and was a trustee of Mon- FOREIGN RELATIONS AUTHORIZA- served as director of Federal relations for mouth College, now university. A graduate of TION ACT, FISCAL YEARS 1998 S.B.C. Telecommunications, Inc., a post which the University of Notre Dame, and its law AND 1999 has brought her great pleasure and personal school, Judge Fisher was awarded the Justice satisfaction. William J. Brennan Award in 1989 from the SPEECH OF At the initiative of her former Capitol office Association of the Federal Bar of New Jersey. HON. JUANITA MILLENDER-McDONALD administrative assistant, Mr. Gregory D. Wat- Judge Fisher was a Monmouth County court OF CALIFORNIA son of Austin, TX, who now serves in that same capacity for State Representative Leo judge from 1964 to 1966, and a superior court IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES judge from 1966 until October 1970, when Alvarado, Jr., also of Bexar County, the re- Wednesday, July 30, 1997 cently-concluded regular session of the 75th President Nixon named him to the Federal Legislature honored Ms. Conley with the adop- bench. Judge Fisher gave up the title of chief The House in Committee of the Whole tion of House Concurrent Resolution No. 320, judge of the Federal courts in New Jersey in House on the State of the Union had under consideration the bill (H.R. 1757) to consoli- which was presented in the Texas House by September 1987 after 81¤2 years of service, date international affairs agencies, to au- Representative Alvarado, and in the Texas the longest tenure of any chief judge in the thorize appropriations for the Department of Senate by State Senator Frank L. Madila, Jr. district. The next day, he returned on a vol- State and related agencies for fiscal years The resolution was then signed by Texas Gov- untary senior status, handling a caseload com- 1998 and 1999, and for other purposes: ernor George W. Bush on June 18, 1997. parable to an active judge until several weeks Ms. MILLENDER-MCDONALD. Mr. Chair- Mr. Speaker, having known and having before his death. Among many other accom- man, I rise in strong opposition to the Smith worked with Ms. Conley for many years in San plishments, he was the moving force behind amendment and support of the Campbell- Antonio, then in Austin, and now in Washing- the construction of New Jersey's three Federal Smith amendment. To deny funding to multi- ton, DC, I, too, would like to pay tribute to this courthouses, including the Federal courthouse lateral and foreign nongovernmental organiza- outstanding public servant. I respectfully ask in Trenton named for him in 1995. tions that engage in abortion-related activities that the full text of House Concurrent Resolu- Mr. Speaker, it is an honor for me to pay with their own private funds is wrong. To sud- tion No. 320 be printed in the CONGRESSIONAL tribute to the life of Judge Clarkson S. Fisher. denly terminate all U.S. funding for family RECORD as follows: planning worldwide under the United Nations For his wife, Mae Hoffman Fisher, four sons, THE STATE OF TEXAS other family members, and his many, many Population Fund based on UNPFA activities in HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES friends, I hope the numerous expressions of China, which do not exist, is punitive and with- praise and remembrance will be some con- out logic. And to prohibit foreign organizations HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 320 solation in their time of loss. from using their own funds to engage in legis- Whereas, The Texas Legislature is proud to lative discussions and advocate for abortion- congratulate former State Representative f related issues is a gag rule in the worst form. Karyne Jones Conley on her latest career All of these provisions contradict our Na- achievements with SBC Telecommuni- cations, Inc., in Washington, D.C.; and HAPPY 100TH BIRTHDAY JAKOV tion's attempts to create healthy and pros- Whereas, A native San Antonian, Ms. URSICH! perous communities across the world. Unfortu- nately, we are living in an era where family Conley earned a bachelor’s degree in politi- cal science from Clark Atlanta University in planning is not an option, but rather, a neces- Georgia and a master’s degree in public af- HON. JANE HARMAN sity. Providing education on conditions which fairs from Northern Illinois University; in may harm a woman's pregnancy, on ways to 1995, she completed her second master’s de- OF CALIFORNIA avoid ever even needing an abortion, on pre- gree at Harvard University, focusing on the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES natal care, and on how to care for babies study of economic and political develop- once they are born are all necessary compo- ment; and Thursday, July 31, 1997 nents of family planning. This kind of edu- Whereas, Ms. Conley began her distin- cation and the delivery of basic health care guished public service career in our nation’s Ms. HARMAN. Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to are needs that transcend politics. capital as a congressional aide to former U.S. Representative Andrew Young of Geor- join the family and friends of Jakov Ursich in I thank Mr. CAMPBELL and Mr. GREENWOOD wishing him a happy 100th birthday. gia, and when he was appointed by then- for standing up for responsible foreign policy President Jimmy Carter to the post of Am- Jakov is reportedly the oldest living Croatian and making sure that this essential need for bassador to the United Nations, the youthful in San Pedro. But clearly his age does not quality family planning is not stripped from the Miss Jones served as Young’s Public Affairs slow him down. Even today, he is often seen women and families who need it most. I en- Officer at the United States Mission to the at the Dalmatian-American Club dancing the courage my colleagues to join me in support- United Nations in New York City; and polka. ing the Campbell-Greenwood amendment. Whereas, After returning to her hometown f of San Antonio, Ms. Conley drew upon her Born in Selca, Brac, Croatia, Jakov came to deep interest in both education and the arts the United States in 1921 looking for a better TRIBUTE TO THE HONORABLE as Director of the Carver Cultural Center life. He left behind a wife, Marica, and child, KARYNE JONES CONLEY and as a grant writer for The University of Anka, and settled initially in Tacoma. In 1924, Texas Institute of Texan Cultures; she also he moved to San Pedro, where he worked in served as Program Developer for Continuing HON. CIRO D. RODRIGUEZ Education at San Antonio College, and in the local shipyards until he became a com- OF TEXAS 1985, she was elected to her first public of- mercial fisherman. Soon thereafter, Jakov be- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES fice, the East Central Independent School came a United States citizen and then sent for District Board of Trustees; and his family. Within a few more years, Jakov's Thursday, July 31, 1997 Whereas, Highly regarded throughout the family grew with the birth of a son and another Mr. RODRIGUEZ. Mr. Speaker, six of my community for her professionalism, integ- daughter. Now he enjoys the company of five colleagues from the Texas delegationÐMr. rity, and dedication, this esteemed lady was elected to the Texas House of Representa- grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. BRADY, Mr. EDWARDS, Mr. GREEN, Ms. E.B. tives in 1988, representing eastern San Anto- Mr. Speaker, Jakov Ursich is a member of JOHNSON, Mr. SAM JOHNSON, and Mr. TURN- nio and Bexar County and was re-elected a very vibrant Croatian community in San ERÐand I all had the privilege of serving in without opposition in 1990, 1992, and 1994; Pedro. In the 73 years he has lived here, he the Texas Legislature prior to being elected to during her four terms of office, Representa- has contributed greatly to its spirit and wealth. the U.S. Congress. During our respective ten- tive Conley demonstrated intelligence and Indeed, he still lives in the house he built for ures in the State Legislature, all seven of us leadership as a member of the Appropria- his family more than 40 years ago. were honored to know a wonderful ladyÐand tions, House Administration, Corrections, native of San AntonioÐby the name of Karyne and Judiciary committees, and she was On August 9th, his 100th birthday, Jakov Jones Conley, who served as a member of tapped to serve as vice-chair of the House’s Urban Affairs Committee; and will be surrounded by many friends and family the Texas House of Representatives, District members. I am pleased to lend my voice to Whereas, Since July 1996, Ms. Conley has No. 120 of eastern Bexar County, from Janu- served with distinction as Director of Fed- the chorus of ``Happy Birthday'' that I know will ary 10, 1989, to July 10, 1996. From July be sung. eral Relations with SBC Telecommuni- 1996 to present, Ms. ConleyÐnow relocated cations, Inc., in Washington, D.C., and al- And, Jakov, many happy returns. to the Washington, DC metropolitan areaÐhas though this position has temporarily drawn E1610 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks August 1, 1997 her away from her beloved San Antonio, her these cuts will be paid for through increased REAUTHORIZING ISTEA neighbors and many friends in the Lone Star premiums on private insurance and other State are hopeful that she will eventually re- steps to pass costs on to other health-care turn home; and HON. CHARLES F. BASS Whereas, In this, as in all of her endeavors, consumers. OF NEW HAMPSHIRE Ms. Conley has enjoyed the love and support Two provisions, the Medicare savings ac- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES of her family, which includes her husband, counts and the private fee-for-service plans, Thursday, July 31, 1997 attorney Jim Conley, and four children: will likely skim healthier and the wealthier Mr. BASS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today as a James, Jason, John, and Karyne Jalon; and beneficiaries from the Medicare-risk pool. member of the Transportation and Infrastruc- Whereas, Both in her personal life and in They will leave the program with higher costs her professional service, the Honorable ture Committee, to bring to the attention of the but fewer dollars at the very time demand is Karyne Jones Conley has exhibited an abid- House the importance of reauthorizing ISTEA ready to explode. ing concern for the well-being of her fellow in a fashion that recognizes and maintains the Americans, and she is indeed deserving of In addition to problematic cuts in Medicare, important role of public transportation. recognition as she pursues this new chapter cuts in Medicaid unfairly single out those hos- Even in my rural home State of New Hamp- of her life; now, therefore, be it pitals now serving the indigent. This will have Resolved, That the 75th Legislature of the shire, transit is a vital lifeline for many resi- a serious impact on Colorado hospitals in par- dents. In fact, a recent report entitled ``Dollars State of Texas, Regular Session, 1997, hereby ticular. congratulate former State Representative and Sense: The Economic Case for Public Karyne Jones Conley on her new position In short, if the conference report has much Transportation in America'', cites Advance with SBC Telecommunications, Inc., and ex- to recommend, it also leaves much undone Transit of Lebanon, NH, for its contribution to tend to her warmest best wishes for contin- and much that needs to be improved. And yet, the economic vitality of Grafton County and ued success; and, be it further on balance, Mr. Speaker, I believe the merits neighboring Windsor County, VT. I would com- Resolved, That an official copy of this reso- of this bill outweigh its failures and flaws. mend my colleagues' attention to the entirety lution be prepared for Ms. Conley as an ex- I voted against this bill when it was first con- pression of highest regard by the Texas of this report, which provides an impressive House of Representatives and Senate. sidered by the House; I am voting for the con- summary of mass transit's benefits. ference report. The conference report substan- In closing, I would like to again remind my f tially improves the earlier bill and remedies colleagues that the benefits offered by public CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 2015, most of the defects in last year's welfare re- transit, and indeed all improvements to our BALANCED BUDGET ACT OF 1997 form law. It sets a course toward a balanced Nation's transportation network, will be threat- budget without putting the well being of citi- ened without the necessary funding to reau- SPEECH OF zens at risk. It deserves support. thorize ISTEA. As we all know, committing the revenues generated from transportation taxes HON. DAVID E. SKAGGS f to improvements to our Nation's public infra- OF COLORADO structure, including transit, will allow our great IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRIBUTE TO THE BRONX PUERTO nation to move forward with economic growth Wednesday, July 30, 1997 RICAN DAY PARADE and prosperity. Mr. SKAGGS. Mr. Speaker, I am voting for ´ f this bill because I believe it addresses many HON. JOSE E. SERRANO 85TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE GIRL of the priorities and concerns of the American OF NEW YORK SCOUTS OF THE UNITED STATES people. It sets us on a course toward a bal- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF AMERICA anced budget while meeting the important needs of children, working families, and legal Thursday, July 31, 1997 HON. VIC FAZIO immigrants. Mr. SERRANO. Mr. Speaker, it is with joy The bill provides $24 billion to make sure OF CALIFORNIA that I rise to pay tribute to the Bronx Puerto IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the most vulnerable among us, poor and Rican Day Parade, on its ninth year of cele- Thursday, July 31, 1997 uninsured children, have access to health brating the culture and contributions of the care. This is perhaps its best feature. Using Puerto Rican community to our Nation. Mr. FAZIO of California. Mr. Speaker, I rise revenue from an additional tobacco tax, the The Bronx Puerto Rican Day Parade will be today to commemorate and celebrate the 85th bill enables States to provide Medicaid bene- held on Sunday in my South Bronx Congres- anniversary of an organization that has been fits for up to 5 million children who are cur- sional District. The event is the culmination of providing young women with skills and oppor- rently uninsured. a series of activities surrounding Puerto Rican tunities that enable them to reach their full po- The House-Senate conference report also Week in the Bronx. tential, the Girl Scouts of the United States of undoes some of the harmful and unneces- Under the leadership of its founder, Mr. America. sarily harsh provisions contained in the wel- For nearly a century, the Girl Scouts have Angel L. Rosario, and its president, Mr. Fran- fare reform law. It restores disability and Med- been empowering young women to make de- cisco Gonzalez, the parade has grown into icaid for legal immigrants and extends food cisions that will enhance their life, to develop one of the most colorful and important fes- stamp eligibility for people making the transi- self-esteem, and make a contribution to their tivals of Puerto Rican culture in all five bor- tion from welfare to work. This bill also pro- communities. The Girl Scouts are the largest oughs of New York City and beyond. vides minimum benefits for refugees and voluntary organization for girls in the entire The parade brings together people from all asylees. world, with more than 8,500,000 girls in more ethnic backgrounds, including Puerto Ricans These provisions help mend holes in the than 130 countries. safety net through which children, legal immi- from the island and all across the Nation. In particular, I want to recognize a special grants, and working poor were likely to slip. It is an honor for me to join once again the group of Girl Scouts from my district and the This bill charts a path toward a balanced thousands of people who with pride will march surrounding area, the Tierra del Oro Girl Scout budget. Make no mistake, thoughÐit assumes along the Grand Concourse in celebration of Council. The Tierra del Oro Girl Scout Council great spending discipline on the part of future our Puerto Rican heritage. The Puerto Rican serves more than 19,500 girls in fourteen Congresses in order to meet this goal. That flag and other ornaments in the flag's red, counties: Amador, Calaveras, Colusa, El Do- discipline will be difficultÐperhaps impos- white, and blue will gracefully decorate the rado, Glenn, Nevada, Placer, Sacramento, sibleÐto sustain, and it would have made festival. San Joaquin, Sierra, Solano, Sutter, Yolo, and more sense to set a course that relies less on The parade ends at Joyce Kilmer Park, Yuba. I know that many of my constituents back-loaded cuts in later years. where live music, Puerto Rican food, crafts, have benefited from belonging to such an out- If this conference report is more respon- and other entertainments await partakers. It is standing organization. sible, both fiscally and socially, than the origi- expected that this year's parade will surpass This year, the Girl Scouts of the United nal House bill, it also contains serious flaws. last year's half-million visitors. States of America [GSUSA] celebrate their Most important, Medicare provisions fail to ad- Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me 85th anniversary. The Girl Scouts were found- dress the structural problems that threaten this in recognizing the Bronx Puerto Rican Day ed in 1912 by Juliette Gordon Low in Savan- program in the long term. Parade on its ninth year of strengthening ties nah, GA. Ms. Low's vision was hopeful and Cutting payments to hospital and providers and bringing joy to the South Bronx commu- far-reaching: to provide opportunities and part- is palliative, not curative. Very likely, many of nity. nerships between young girls and adults, to August 1, 1997 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E1611 accumulate knowledge and skills, that will nothing short of outstanding. A 1991 study nally, the following local officials will be in- carry them forward to a productive life, and to showed that of the 473 women in Who's Who cluded: the chairman of the First Flight Cen- allow them to widen their horizons and explore in American Women, 64 percent had been Girl tennial Commission of North Carolina, the their world. Ms. Low's vision is just as relevant Scouts. These women today are involved in president of the First Flight Centennial Foun- today as it was in 1912. The Girl Scouts are diverse fields such as law, medicine, journal- dation of North Carolina, the Governor of all about learning, experience, service, and ism, education, politics, finance, and science. Ohio, and the chairman of the 2003 Commit- above allÐopportunity. It is impossible to gauge the positive effect tee of Ohio. These members will receive no Throughout the 1910's and 1920's, member- that the Girl Scouts have had on AmericaÐ compensation. An executive director and ap- ship in the Girl Scouts continued to grow. because that positive effect is so widespread. propriate staff will be hired. From 5,000 in 1915, the Scouts grew to more The Girl Scouts of the U.S.A. and the Tierra The commission will be charged with many than 88,000 in 1921. In 1927, following the del Oro Girl Scout Council have been helping responsibilities and duties. It will represent the death of Ms. Low, the Girl Scouts established girls grow up to be caring, competent, con- United States and promote U.S. participation a fund in her name to support projects and fident women since 1912. The Girl Scouts are in international activities related to aviation his- events dedicated to promoting international an American institution. The purpose of Girl tory and the Centennial of Flight. It will en- understanding, global awareness, and an ap- Scouting is to inspire girls with the highest courage participation in national and inter- preciation of pluralism. ideals of character, conduct, patriotism, and national commemoration activities by U.S. During the years of the Great Depression in service that they may become happy and re- aviation-related organizations and individuals the 1930's, the Girl Scouts used their re- sourceful citizens. The Girl Scouts of the with aviation interests. It will maintain and pub- sourcefulness to battle the adversity of that U.S.A. have succeeded gloriously in this goal, lish a calendar of events, provide national co- era. They worked hard in the Depression relief and we wish them all the best as they ap- ordination for celebration dates, as well as effort and refused to turn away any girl be- proach the 21st century with purposeful opti- provide a central clearinghouse for information cause of her inability to pay dues or buy mism and an enduring belief in the power of on national and international activities. The equipment. Out of the need for extra funds the individual. commission will assist educational, civic, and during this time period, an idea was born, an f commemorative activities that highlight idea which has become an American institu- achievements of Wilbur and Orville Wright in tion: the sale of Girl Scout cookies. CENTENNIAL OF FLIGHT North Carolina and Ohio. As the Girl Scouts became accessible to COMMEMORATION ACT Finally, the commission will raise funds in more and more girls during the 1940's, mem- coordination with fund raising efforts at the bership grew to more than 1 million and began HON. WALTER B. JONES state level. It may devise and license a logo, to include girls with mental disabilities. The with excess royalties distributed equally be- year 1950 saw the organization reincorporated OF NORTH CAROLINA IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES tween the state organizations. The commis- under a charter from Congress. As the Girl sion will expire in 2004. Scouts entered the 1960's, the diverse organi- Thursday, July 31, 1997 Most would agree, there are few techno- zation responded to the civil rights movement Mr. JONES. Mr. Speaker, I am pleased logical accomplishments that are more impor- by further broadening their commitment to today to announce the introduction of the Cen- tant than what was achieved for the first time reach out to young women of color. The tennial of Flight Commemoration Act. This bi- by those two brothers, on that cold December GSUSA allocated special funds to broaden partisan legislation establishes the Centennial morning in Kitty Hawk. The Wright Brothers' membership in urban areas in particular. A of Flight Commission, a national organization actions have touched every American in some similar outreach to Latinos resulted in the pub- to direct the celebration of the 100th anniver- way and have changed forever our inter- lication of the Girl Scout Handbook in Spanish. sary of manned flight. national economy, the way we fight our wars Another edition of the handbook was produced The year was 1903, and at 10:35 a.m., on and the way we live our lives. Perhaps most in braille for the visually impaired. the cold, windy morning of December 17, the importantly, the invention of the airplane is a Around the same time, the organization ex- era of modern aviation was born. At that exact truly American accomplishment. It symbolizes tended their outreach toward older age moment, Orville Wright lifted off the dunes in a triumph of American ingenuity, determina- groups. The Girl Scouts began to cosponsor a Kitty Hawk, NC, and became the first man to tion, and hard work. Certainly this great tradi- project funded by the U.S. Department of successfully complete a free, controlled, and tion deserves the full support of our people Labor to teach older women the necessary sustained flight in a power-driven, heavier- and our Government. skills to secure office jobs. Also, the Campus than-air machine. Those 12 seconds changed The Centennial of Flight Commemoration Girl Scouts, composed of college women, was the course of world history forever. Act will serve to honor this great American in- registered for the first time in 1968. On December 17, 2003, the world and this stitution as it should be. I urge all of my col- As the organization moved into the 1970's, great Nation will come together to commemo- leagues to support this bipartisan measure. a time when women's advocacy groups began rate the 100th anniversary of the Wright Broth- f to take on a larger social and political role, the ers' first flight. I have introduced this important Girl Scouts confirmed their already strong DELIVERING FOR AMERICA legislation, along with my colleague TONY commitment to the positive development of HALL of Ohio, to establish a national commis- young women by establishing programs like sion to plan and develop programs and activi- HON. JOHN M. McHUGH Careers to Explore. Also, the Scouts turned ties related to this anniversary, in addition to OF NEW YORK their effort toward environmental action, estab- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES lishing Eco-Action, a nationwide environmental other duties. The Commission will be made up of 21 Thursday, July 31, 1997 education and improvement program. Also during the 1970's, the Girl Scouts expanded members. Twelve of these members will be Mr. MCHUGH. Mr. Speaker, in literally every their outreach effort to Mexican-Americans, U.S. citizens, who are not Government em- congressional district this past May 10, letter Native Americans, and migrant worker fami- ployees and will be appointed by the Presi- carriers did more than deliver the mail. They lies. dent. Of these, two will be chosen from among also collected food donations along their In the 1980's and 1990's, with volunteer ef- persons recommended by the majority leader routes to help needy families in their own forts increasing in record numbers, the Girl of the Senate, two will be chosen from among communities. Scout of the U.S.A. began to expand into the persons recommended by Speaker of the In only its fifth year, the National Association younger age groups, establishing the Daisy House of Representatives in consultation with of Letter Carriers' national food drive delivered Girl Scouts. Daisy Scout membership reached the Representatives whose districts encom- more than 72.3 million pounds of donations to 61,000 in its very first year. pass either the Wright Brothers National Me- local food banks and pantries, and just at a Recent years have also found the GSUSA morial or the Dayton Aviation Heritage Na- time when supplies were getting low. introducing a series of programs to address tional Historical Park, and eight will be chosen I want to congratulate those letter carriers contemporary issues like substance abuse, based on qualifications or experience in the who helped in the drive as well as NALC's teen pregnancy, youth suicide, child abuse, field of history, aerospace science, or industry. partners in the effortÐthe U.S. Postal Service, and family crises. The Scouts have also taken In addition, the Secretary of the Interior, the the AFL±CIO, and local United WaysÐand steps to encourage girls to pursue interests in Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Trans- also the Campbell Soup Co., which not only math and science. portation, the Director of the National Air and donated 20 million pounds of canned goods, The achievement of the Girls Scouts of the Space Museum, and the Administrator of but also printed 92 million postcard flyers to U.S.A. throughout this century have been NASA will be members of the commission. Fi- help get citizen participation. E1612 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks August 1, 1997 These letter carriers truly fit the motto, ``De- here today who could stand up here and tell We will all miss him terribly, but perhaps we livering for America.'' wonderful and funny stories of their memo- should all be as fortunate in as many ways as f ries of Colonel Pat Collins. Pat! Remember . . He knew the love of a Many would be much more eloquent speak- beautiful woman, the love of his children and COL. PATRICK COLLINS, BATTLE ers than I . . . But few could feel any more he had the sure knowledge that he served his TACTICS EXPERT, 64 loss and deep sorrow than I, for losing my Corps and Country well. He survived the pal, Pat. worst that combat could ever throw at him. Hardly a week went by when I did not talk Colonel Pat Collins knew the sincere re- to Pat, often several times a week. You HON. PAUL McHALE spect of strong men, the fear of weak ones OF PENNSYLVANIA know, Pat seemed to me to be immortal. I and the admiration and total dedication of never envisioned life without him. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES all those who served with him. His is a leg- When I first met him, over 35 years ago, he acy of Our Corps that is envied by many. Thursday, July 31, 1997 was a strong, big-hearted, courageous Marine Mr. MCHALE. Mr. Speaker, Col. Patrick Ger- who stood out as a man who would always be Pat gave each of us something ald Collins, who as a retired marine officer ad- there when you needed him . . .no matter special .. and for that, we won’t forget him. vised the service and other organizations what the circumstances. He was a Man, a It wasn’t the rows upon rows of medals he wrote over his proud heart . . it was what about the tactics, training needs, and battle- real Man . . . who went out of his way to help his fellow Marines. Always ready for a was behind those medals that made him so field doctrine of tomorrow, died last Thursday frolic or a fray, it did not matter which. special. All of us gathered here today, re- in Fairfax, VA, at the home of one of his Until a few days ago . . . nothing ever hap- member this great MAN, this great MARINE daughters. He was 64 and lived in Hampton, pened to change my view of his immortality. and what he stood for . . His family, his NH, near Portsmouth. Pat loved three things in this world . . . country, his Corps and his friends. Pat’s loy- The cause was a heart attack his family and his whole life revolved around them in alty to all these, is a shinning and true testi- said. some way, or another. mony to all who are gathered here in Arling- Colonel Collins fought in two warsÐin FIRST—HIS FAMILY—for he was a real ton at this hour. Korea, as a forward artillery observer, and, family man. His love for Mary and the chil- To close, I would like to use the words of dren was always at the top of his priorities. after being commissioned, in Vietnam. His the poet, G.K. Chesterton: which I think Pat He talked about them all the time. would have liked. decorations included the Silver Star, five MARY—you were his rock and inner Bronze Stars, and three Purple Hearts. strength . . . you always were. His accom- ‘‘‘‘Here’s to the Great GAELS of He retired from active duty in 1969 and at plishments are your accomplishments, and Ireland . . the men that God made his death was a training and operations con- they always will be. Mad . . For all their wars are merry . . and sultant at the Marine Corps Warfighting Lab- MIKE and Rosie and Kara and Moira . . . all their songs are sad!’’ oratory in Quantico, VA. He also advised orga- You are his pride and joy . . . the best of Pat All the Best! SEMPER FIDELIS, PAT! nizations including the Institute for Defense lives in you and your children. All of you were special to him . . . in your own way and f Analysis, the Center for Strategic and Inter- he always wanted nothing but the best for national Studies, and the U.S. Justice Depart- you. ment. MIKE—he was so proud of you when you CONDEMNING THE BOMBING IN The marines valued Colonel Collins for his graduated from Airborne school . . . he made JERUSALEM MARKET advice on the service's probable battlefield the Graduation Jump with you!!! role in future conflicts. When he died last Not too bad for somebody who had not week, he was praised by Gen. Charles C. jumped for many years . . . and was over 50! HON. CAROLYN McCARTHY Krulak, Commandant of the Marine Corps, the His SECOND great love was HIS Marine Corps. This American Patriot served Corps OF NEW YORK service's highest-ranking officer, as ``perhaps and Country for over 40 years. He traveled IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES our finest small-unit tactics instructor.'' paths few have ever seen. He was a true trail- Colonel Collins was born in Grosse Pointe, blazer, a real pioneer in the Marine Corps, Thursday, July 31, 1997 MI, and enlisted in the Marines at 18. He was one who always led from the front! His Corps commissioned in 1958, after his combat serv- and country grew in great strides during Mrs. McCARTHY of New York. Mr. Speaker, ice in Korea, and served three tours of duty in that period, and he was a large part of that. I rise this evening to express my deep sorrow Vietnam, first leading reconnaissance and in- From the frozen tundra of Korea to the swel- over the tragic events that occurred in Jerusa- fantry platoons and companies, then serving tering jungles of Vietnam to bombed out Bei- lem. Yesterday morning, a marketplace crowd- rut, . . he was there!!! I almost got him to go as a battalion executive officer and a battalion to Kuwait with me. . . You know. . . ’’ ed with women, children, and elderly men was commander. JUST IN CASE!’’ rocked by two explosions set off by Arab ex- He also served in Europe, headed a special Most of those years he served his country, tremists. When the smoke cleared, 13 people training group at Camp Lejeune, NC, and was he did it at great personal risk. .. he was no lay dead and another 150 were wounded. Two on the general staff at Marine Corps head- stranger to risk. .. and that’s one more rea- others have since died in the hospital. quarters. He graduated from Army Ranger son he means so much to the Marine This suicide bombing was the worst terrorist Corps . . but, that was Pat! School and Navy Diving School before distin- attack since Prime Minister Netanyahu came guishing himself instructing combat units. He No man ever loved the Marine Corps more nor served it better than Pat did. He truly to office 1 year ago. Not only has this explo- served as a special assistant to three Marine gave his everything to making the Corps bet- sion taken a deadly toll on human life, it has Corps commandants and was credited with ter for the Men and Woman who dedicate also brought an abrupt halt to the already frag- helping to shape the service's special oper- their lives to it’s service. He had a special ile peace process. This time, mere condo- ations objectives in the 1980's. desire to help young Officers and enlisted lences and expressions of regret by PLO While in the service, Colonel Collins also NCO’s. He knew they and their training are Chairman Arafat will not be enough to get the what makes the Marine Corps the envy of became a regular college student. He grad- peace process back on track. There is no ex- uated in business administration from Bowling every Military organization in the world. Pat embodied the real meaning of LEAD- cuse for this barbarous act and there must be Green State University in Ohio and received no tolerance of this kind of inhumanity. It is master's degrees in Irish studies from Catholic ERSHIP, both in and out of Combat. He did this in a quiet and subtle manner, in a very time for the Palestinians to take concrete University in Washington and in administration unique way . . that would leave an impres- steps to fight terrorism and work toward from Chapman College in Orange, CA. sion on you forever. peace. That is why I support the resolution He is survived by his wife of 35 years, Mary There are many here today who learned adopted by the House condemning the terror- Fallon Collins; their son, Michael S., of Hamp- some basic truths from Pat, that have moti- ist attack in Jerusalem, expressing the solidar- ton; three daughters, Kara Collins of Fairfax, vated them in their lives, both in and out of ity of the Congress and the American people and Rose Sullivan and Maira Collins, both of Combat. For those of us who knew him well, with the grieving families and people of Israel Hampton, and four grandchildren. he will always be a part of us. His THIRD great love, of course, was any- and calling on Arafat to begin in earnest a war THE WORDS OF LT. GEN. WM. M. ‘‘BULL’’ thing Irish and his friends. He was proud of against the assassins of people and peace in KEYS, USMC (RET); IN FAREWELL TO HIS his Irish heritage and made it a big part of Israel. FELLOW WARRIOR, COLONEL PATRICK G. his being. The Marine Corps had it’s very ‘‘PADDY’’ COLLINS, U.S. MARINE ON JULY 22, own Irish flavor because of Pat. I would like to extend my deepest sym- 1997 Pat loved a good time, a good joke and a pathies to the families of the dead and injured Mary (Collins) asked that I say a few words funny story. He laughed a lot and life was and offer my prayers and support for peace in about Pat. I know there are many people meant to be enjoyed .. And enjoy it, he did. Israel. August 1, 1997 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E1613 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE HONORING THE 50TH ANNIVER- erages, and other supplies. With 284 test APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 1998 SARY OF PAKISTAN’S INDEPEND- drives totaling almost 4,000 miles, Poinsatte ENCE Motor's Fort Wayne event ranks as the largest SPEECH OF single-day event for Drive for the Cure to date. HON. BILL LUTHER HON. DAVID E. BONIOR In fact, more than 360 people registered for OF MINNESOTA OF MICHIGAN the eventÐmore test drives than could be ac- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES commodated in one day. Since July 9, remain- ing registrants, who have until December 1 to Tuesday, July 29, 1997 Thursday, July 31, 1997 complete their test drives, have driven over The House in Committee of the Whole Mr. BONIOR. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to 200 miles that will count toward Drive for the House on the State of the Union had under congratulate the people of Pakistan on the oc- Cure's $1 million goal. consideration the bill (H.R. 2266) making ap- casion of the 50th anniversary of their nation's Mr. Speaker, it is estimated that over propriations for the Department of Defense independence. 180,000 women will be diagnosed with breast for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, Pakistan gained its independence on August cancer, and more than 44,000 will die of the and for other purposes: 14, 1947, from the British, after 90 years of disease, this year. If this horrible disease were Mr. LUTHER. Mr. Chairman, I rise in sup- struggle to establish a homeland. In the detected and treated in its earliest stage, the port of this amendment to freeze military 1930's, Dr. Allam Muhammad Iqbal and mortality rate would decrease by 30 percent. spending at the fiscal year 1997 level. Quaid-e-Azam helped provide the vision for In addition to raising much-needed funds for Mr. Chairman, simply put, we must not allow the people of Pakistan's goal of independ- breast cancer research, Poinsatte Motors has our rapidly growing economy and the recent ence. contributed immensely to increasing aware- budget deal to justify avoidance of the tough Today, Pakistan and the United States ness of the disease and the benefits of early decisions needed to secure the long-term fi- share many common interests. We both seek detection. The people of Fort Wayne are well nancial health of our country. to promote and preserve democracy. We both known for their willingness to assist others in The current budget deal is just the first step seek to ensure that south Asia becomes a sta- need and to lend their support to a worthy in restoring fiscal health to our Federal Gov- ble and peaceful region of the world. We are cause. I am honored to represent these fine ernment. Congress must continue to look for allies in peacekeeping efforts, and in programs citizens, and I applaud them for their extraor- opportunities to cut spending and we cannot to combat illegal drugs and terrorism. And our dinary accomplishment. justify spending any more on the military ties, strengthened by trade and investment, budget than our own military experts believe is continue to grow. f necessary. Unfortunately this bill includes over These ties have also been strengthened by THE STATE RECIPROCITY IN PRO- $500 million for continued production of the B± the friendship and understanding brought to us FESSIONAL BOXING ACT OF 1997 2 bomberÐmoney that the Pentagon did not by Pakistani-Americans. Pakistani-Americans request. It also contains millions of dollars for have contributed greatly to the advancement building new nuclear weapons such as the Tri- HON. ELEANOR HOLMES NORTON of knowledge and the enrichment of cultural OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA dent D±5 submarine launched ballistic missile life in the United States. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES and the Seawolf submarine. With this anniversary, we should strive to Thursday, July 31, 1997 We have been elected to have the judg- renew our commitment to cooperation on is- ment, common sense, and courage to make sues of mutual interest. Let us use the occa- Ms. NORTON. Mr. Speaker, today, I intro- the hard choices necessary to achieve a bal- sion to broaden and deepen the friendship of duce the State Reciprocity in Professional anced Federal budget. Freezing military the United States and Pakistan for the benefit Boxing Act of 1997, a bill that ensures that spending would demonstrate our collective of the people in our two nations. professional boxers under suspension in any commitment to getting our Nation's fiscal The people of Pakistan have made great State will not be able to fight in a professional house in order. advancements towards democracy, stability, bout anywhere else in the United States. The Equally important, it will set the stage for and peace over the past 50 years. It is a solid bill is intended to close a loophole in the Pro- asking the American people to make sacrifices foundation on which to build a lasting commit- fessional Boxing Safety Act of 1996, made in other important budget areas. It is much ment to these ideals in the future. compellingly visible by the disgraceful perform- easier to discuss the idea of shared sacrifice f ance of Mike Tyson at the Las Vegas fight on with the American people when we can assure June 28, 1997. them that all Federal programs and agencies TRIBUTE TO POINSATTE MOTORS As we learned from our consideration of the are facing the same budget constraints. The AND FORT WAYNE, IN, FOR Professional Boxing Safety Act of 1996, pro- American people know it's wrong to ask them THEIR EFFORTS IN THE FIGHT fessional boxing is not only a brutal sport to share the pain of balancing the budget AGAINST BREAST CANCER whose purpose is to cause serious physical when one part of the budgetÐthe military harm to its participants; it has attracted corrup- budgetÐcontinues to increase year after year. HON. MARK E. SOUDER tion and organized crime influence for many So the bottom line is simple and we should OF INDIANA years. Members who were responsible for know it by nowÐif we are serious about bal- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES shepherding last year's legislation, in particular ancing the budget, it is essential that every Congressman MICHAEL OXLEY, Senator JOHN Thursday, July 31, 1997 Federal program and Federal agency share in MCCAIN, and former Congressman Pat Wil- the sacrificeÐincluding the Department of De- Mr. SOUDER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to liams, successfully addressed many of the fense. honor Poinsatte Motors of Fort Wayne, IN, most pressing problems of the sport. The We need to maintain a strong military and and the city of Fort Wayne itself for their out- country is particularly indebted to the path- an absolutely credible nuclear deterrent force standing local effort in the fight against breast breaking work by the Members of the House but we must maintain that defense while keep- cancer. and the Senate who took the leadership in ing in mind the realistic threats facing our On July 9, 1997, Poinsatte Motors served achieving the first comprehensive Federal leg- country. As a cosponsor of this amendment, I as the Fort Wayne host for the Drive for the islation to protect the welfare of professional am asking my colleagues to change the way Cure sponsored by BMW and the Susan G. boxers and provide for appropriate oversight they think about military spending in the after- Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, the Na- of the professional boxing industry. math of the cold war. Times have changed tion's largest private funder of research fo- I am introducing this legislation today be- and I am hopeful that this amendment will cused solely on breast cancer. The citizens of cause of the recent heavyweight match be- help us move into the future. Fort Wayne and the surrounding area were in- tween Mike Tyson and Evander Holyfield in Let's show the American people that we vited to test drive any 1997 BMW. In return, Las Vegas that stunned the world. Mr. Tyson really are committed to fiscal responsibility and for each mile driven, BMW donated $1 to the viciously, deliberately, and inexplicably bit Mr. apply the same belt-tightening to the military Komen Foundation with the goal of raising $1 Holyfield's ear twice, during the third round of budget that we have applied to the rest of the million nationwide to advance breast cancer their heavyweight championship bout. On the Federal budget. I urge my fellow House Mem- research, education, screening, and treatment. second bite, Mr. Tyson bit off a part of the ear bers to vote for this bipartisan amendment and The community's response was overwhelm- itself. Upon review of Mr. Tyson's actions, the freeze military spending at fiscal year 1997 ing. Local businesses donated $15,000 in TV Nevada State Athletic Commission unani- levels. and radio advertising, rentals, food and bev- mously disciplined him by revoking his boxing E1614 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks August 1, 1997 license for a 1-year period and fining him the Wisconsin, and to football fans across the Na- CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 2015, maximum amount, the sum of $3 million on tion. I rise to honor Vince Lombardi, who BALANCED BUDGET ACT OF 1997 July 8. coached the Green Bay Packers for nine glori- Other States, however, are not required to ous seasons. He is the Hall-of-Famer who put SPEECH OF honor Nevada's action. Under our legislation the ``Title`` in ``Titletown,`` by winning five NFL HON. BOB STUMP passed by the 104th Congress, States are re- championships and the first two Super Bowls. OF ARIZONA quired to recognize another State's decision to He defined success and dedication and IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES suspend a boxer only if the reasons for the pride because he put a premium on putting Wednesday, July 30, 1997 suspension relate to a boxer's medical condi- forth the effort to win. He once said, ``If you'll tion, poor boxing skills, failure of a drug test, Mr. STUMP. Mr. Speaker, as chairman of not settle for anything less than your best, you or falsification of information. Thus, today, any the Veterans' Affairs Committee, I am commit- will be amazed at what you can accomplish in other State may host a boxing match featuring ted to ensuring that the VA health care system your lives.`` That lesson still rings true today. Mr. Tyson prior to the expiration of his sus- has adequate funds to meet the health care pension if the State notifies and consults with We are remembering Vince Lombardi today, needs of our veterans. Adequate funding for Nevada Athletic Commission prior to granting because on August 5, our U.S. Postal Service VA has long been an issue. As chairman and approval. Mr. Tyson could conceivably fight in will issue a new commemorative 32-cent earlier, as ranking member, I have long advo- a boxing match somewhere else in the U.S. stamp in his honor. I know we are certainly cated legislation to give VA new mechanisms some time before his suspension in Nevada going to have a lot of newly interested stamp to supplement the funding provided through the appropriations process. expires. collectors in northeast Wisconsin next week. My goals in this regard have included legis- The legislation which I introduce today I know I join all Packer fans in thanking the lation to allow VA to retain money collected would unequivocally foreclose this possibility. I Postal Service for honoring Vince Lombardi. from third-party payers and legislation to allow am proposing that in addition to the existing VA to be reimbursed by Medicare when it pro- requirements of the Professional Boxing Safe- f vides care to certain Medicare-covered veter- ty Act, States must ensure that no boxer is ans. We have achieved success on the permitted to box while under suspension by INTRODUCTION OF LEGISLATION former, but more work needs to be done to any other State due to the boxer's commission TO TEMPORARILY SUSPEND THE give VA the opportunity to demonstrate that it of a malicious foul or infraction. A malicious U.S. IMPORT DUTY ON can save dollars for the Medicare Program. foul or infraction is defined to include inten- FERROBORON Current law permits VA to retain only the tionally biting any part of an opponent's body cost of its medical care collections. The re- or extremities. It also encompasses some of mainder, constituting several hundred million the more common dirty tricks used by boxers, HON. RODNEY P. FRELINGHUYSEN dollars annually, must be deposited in the such as intentionally headbutting or hitting Treasury, in accordance with existing law. OF NEW JERSEY below the belt. That policy fails to compensate VA facilities for Most Americans would be appalled if they IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES the cost of care, and necessarily provides little knew that Mike Tyson could conceivably fight incentive for achieving full recoveries or effi- somewhere outside Nevada within the next Thursday, July 31, 1997 cient collection efforts. year. Many of us cannot imagine this possibil- Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. Mr. Speaker, I rise Our budget reconciliation bill effects a his- ity, but the fight game and its promoters are today to offer legislation that would temporarily toric change in law by permitting the VA to re- known for unacceptable and brazen actions. suspend, through the year 2000, the rate of tain money it collects from third parties. This The legislation that I propose today ensures important new provision differs markedly from duty applicable to imports into the United that no boxer will be allowed to fight in the the collections-retention proposal sent to Con- States of ferroboron. Ferroboron is the key ring after any State has imposed a disciplinary gress by the administration earlier this year. raw material in amorphous metal electrical suspension on the boxer to punish the boxer's First, it specifically establishes a policy that all power distribution transformer cores. Trans- misconduct during a fight. It does so by build- moneys collected will stay at the network formers using these cores reduce energy ing upon the comprehensive framework that level. With this provision, we create a powerful Congress, with overwhelming bipartisan sup- losses and greenhouse gas emissions associ- incentive for individual facilities to collect as port, has already wisely enacted. ated with these losses by 60 to 80 percent much as possible with the knowledge that the f when compared to the other transformer core funds will be used locally. technologies. This is positive both in terms of Notwithstanding the incentive associated PERSONAL EXPLANATION increasing energy conservation and decreas- with this new authority, however, many have ing environmental degradation in the develop- expressed well-founded concerns that, for rea- HON. SONNY BONO ing nations that present the most promising sons beyond VA's control, collections could OF CALIFORNIA market opportunities. fall short of target levels. Such a shortfall IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES While such benefits are tangible and signifi- could materially diminish VA's ability to meet veterans' health care needs. Mr. Speaker, Thursday, July 31, 1997 cant, they and the extensive research and de- velopment that has yielded them come at a these concerns prompted our committee to Mr. BONO. Mr. Speaker, on Tuesday, July cost. An amorphous metal transformer has an develop a contingency funding mechanism, 29th, I registered my vote on rollcall vote 338, initial cost 20 to 30-percent higher than the which would be in effect for fiscal year 1998. final passage of the Defense Appropriations energy-wasting and environmentally unfriendly In essence, the measure establishes a mecha- Act, H.R. 2266. Unfortunately, I did not check transformers it seeks to replace. Fortunately, nism that would trigger what would amount to the final result of the electronic recordation of because of its many benefits, the total owning an automatic supplemental appropriation if VA my vote, and it ultimately was registered im- cost of an amorphous metal transformerÐover collections fall short of Congressional Budget properly. It was my intent to vote ``aye'' in sup- its 20 to 30 year lifeÐis far lower than the ini- Office projections by more than $25 million. port of passage of H.R. 2226 and in apprecia- tially cheaper competition. Reducing the cost These and other changes to the original ad- tion of Chairman YOUNG and the Appropriation of the end product's most important and costly ministration proposal provide greater assur- Subcommittee's hard work. raw material, by suspending the import duty ance that the new policy will foster veterans' f paid on it, would further help ensure the cost- interests, rather than place them in jeopardy. competitiveness of the end product in the ex- I continue to believe that VA's medical care A SALUTE TO VINCE LOMBARDI cost recoveries should supplement, rather port markets so vital to the product and the than substitute for, appropriated funds. All in American workers behind it. HON. JAY W. JOHNSON all, however, I believe that the third-party re- OF WISCONSIN Furthermore, because there is no substitute tention language passed by the House will IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES domestic product currently benefiting from the help the VA to more effectively care for our present 5 percent duty rate on ferroboron, no veterans, and am extremely pleased that this Thursday, July 31, 1997 adverse impact on the domestic ferroalloy in- measure is well on its way to becoming law. Mr. JOHNSON of Wisconsin. Mr. Speaker, I dustry is anticipated. I therefore urge my col- I wish the same could be said for the rise today to salute a man who meant so leagues to support expeditious passage of this straightforward legislation our committee de- much to the city of Green Bay, to the State of bill. veloped earlier this session to demonstrate August 1, 1997 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E1615 that VA could save money for the Medicare have grossly underestimated the amount of and the disruption of the universal service sys- Program while expanding access to care for revenue flowing into the Treasury recently. tem. The blame for this lies with the ranks of many of our veterans. A seemingly fair-minded The deficit for this fiscal year has been re-esti- ``budgeteers'' who have little knowledge of and straightforward proposal to permit higher mated twice already, reducing it dramatically telecommunications issues and apparently no income, non-service-connected veterans to from over $100 billion to less than $45 billion. respect for telecommunications policy. use their Medicare benefits at VA health care We have not seen deficits this low for 20 The telecommunications budget proposals facilities, was dropped from this bill. This legis- years. At this rate, the budget will be balanced accelerate the dumping of more spectrum on lation was favorably reported by our commit- in 1998, not 2002. In order to ensure that the the market in the immediate aftermath of hav- tee, had the strong support of all major veter- final budget agreement reflected a true snap- ing already sold airwave frequencies for PCS, ans organizations, had 110 cosponsors, and shot of current reality, I asked OMB to provide paging and other wireless services. It should was adopted by the Senate in a slightly modi- its overdue mid-year estimates before we had be clear that much of the money that is ex- fied form. to vote on the agreement. OMB refused. OMB pected from the auctions that we have already I very strongly believe that this legislationÐ finds the truth inconvenient, but the truth is had may not ever show up in the Treasury be- H.R. 1362Ðis at the very least cost neutral that we have a better chance of balancing the cause multitudes of winning bidders are al- and would likely save Medicare money. I re- budget without a deal than with one. ready struggling to find the capital to build out gret that the administration did not make more Let's not turn our backs on the goal of a their networks. of an effort to signal its strong support for this balanced budget just as we are about to reach In a recent FCC auction forced by budget legislation and failed to counter the mis- that promised land. priorities, many wireless franchises covering informed view that VA is not prepared to 2. The tax cuts go to the wrong people for entire States sold for a mere dollar. That auc- mount such a demonstration project. the wrong purpose. tion raised only $13 million out of the $1.8 bil- VA should be given the opportunity to es- Targeted tax credits for worthy purposes lion it was expected to raise. And today we tablish a demonstration which can not only ex- can be justified, even in the absence of a bal- have another budget-driven proposal that at- pand veterans' access to care but potentially anced budget, as long as they are going to tempts to raise billions and billions more from save significant sums for Medicare. In that re- people in need. But the vast majority of these the sale of the airwaves. It is pure fantasy. gard, it is ironic, and troubling, to learn from tax cuts will go to people who are not needy. Moreover, this policy will adversely affect the recent testimony of the HHS Inspector Like Pacman, the wealthiest 5 percent of all our ability to democratize the holding of radio General that the Medicare Program may pay Americans gobble up half of the benefits. The licenses. In the 1993 Omnibus Budget Rec- out considerably more in improper payments wealthiest 20 percent gobble up over 70 per- onciliation Act [OBRA 93] we built in provi- than the entire VA medical care budget of $17 cent of the benefits. In fact, the lowest-income sions to help minorities, women, and entre- billion. Americans are expected to pay more, not less, preneurs to gain access to the airwaves. By What some refer to as ``VA-Medicare sub- under this bill. Is this fair? Is this moral? Is this placing the highest societal value on the high- vention'' is not simply a veterans' issue. It can wise? est amount of cold hard cash that can be prove beneficial to the Medicare Program as The only justification for fattening the pock- raised at auction we are subverting other im- well. We veterans' advocates will, neverthe- etbooks of the very wealthy has been some portant telecommunications policy objectives. less, have to redouble our efforts to highlight notion of stimulating the economy by favoring On July 23, eight Democratic members of that veterans who cannot now gain access to the tax treatment of long-term investments. the House Telecommunications Subcommittee VA health care deserve to be able to use their But we don't need a stimulus. In fact, any arti- joined me in writing the FCC about this issue. Medicare benefits at VA facilities. I believe ficial stimulus to this very healthy economy is We wrote that we are concerned about the in- that, as more Members come to understand likely to trigger a move by the Federal Re- creasing emphasis placed upon spectrum auc- this issue and realize the positive effect it serve Board to raise interest rates. Higher in- tion revenue to assist in balancing the Federal could have on tens of thousands of veterans terest rates are a tax on all of us. We should budget and that that placing budgetary prior- nationwide, passage can be achieved. not ask to be thrown into that briar patch. ities foremost in Commission licensing deci- Mr. Speaker, we've taken an important step 3. We are cutting deep so the rich can sions ultimately shortchanges the American in our efforts to provide new revenue streams keep. public because spectrum allocation and licens- to fund veterans' health care. New and inno- The more we give back to the wealthiest in- ing decisions must encompass a broad inter- vative funding mechanisms should be encour- dividuals in this society the deeper we have to pretation of the public interest, of which tax- aged, studied and implemented. I am con- cut in spending programs that benefit every- payer interests are but one part. In our view, fident that, with congressional support, the VA one else. This is a time to ask those with high a short-term, temporary injection of cash into can thrive as it provides needed care to veter- incomes to shoulder more of the burden of the Federal treasury for the purpose of achiev- ans well into the 21st century. deficit reduction, not less. As many com- ing revenue goals for an arbitrary 5-year budg- f mentators have noted, we have some major et target serves budgetary interests, but it decisions ahead regarding the solvency of does not necessarily serve the broader public CONCERNING THE DEAL TO Medicare and Social Security as our popu- interest. BALANCE THE BUDGET lation ages and our employment pool shrinks. In particular, we wrote that budget policy Prudence dictates that we devote resources to pressures may unwittingly work to thwart the SPEECH OF solving those intractable problems. Today, we ability of women and minority-owned firms to HON. EDWARD J. MARKEY compound them. become spectrum licensees. Diversity in mass OF MASSACHUSETTS In short, there are many good things in this media licensing has been shown to play an IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES package that I support, and it is always dif- important role in providing programming that ficult to vote against a package that has much reflects the community and its interests. In our Wednesday, July 30, 1997 good mixed in with the bad. But I cannot in letter we noted that this fundamental goal is Mr. MARKEY. Mr. Speaker, I am voting good conscience engage in the pretense of not only supported by Congress, but also by ``no''. Here's why: balancing a budget that is already balanced as President Clinton. As he recently said in his 1. This deal increases the deficit. We should a vehicle for a tax cut that is so unfair to aver- commencement remarks at the University of not un-balance the budget now for the sake of age Americans. California-San Diego June 14: ``We must con- balancing it 5 years from now. 4. Telecommunications provisions of the tinue to expand opportunity. Full participation The purpose of passing this legislation was budget. in our strong and growing economy is the best supposed to be to balance the budget. I sup- The telecommunications proposals con- antidote to envy, despair, and racism. We port that goal. In fact, since 1993, when I sup- tained in the budget do not represent good must press forward to move millions more ported the Clinton budget package against the telecommunications policy. In fact, they con- from poverty and welfare to work; to being the vote of every Republican in the House, the tain appalling precedents, highly-flawed as- spark of enterprise to inner cities . . . We deficit has been going down. But if we ap- sumptions, and radical departures from estab- should not stop trying to equalize economic prove this latest budget deal, we will, accord- lished, sound telecommunications policyÐall opportunity.'' ing to its authors, make the deficit worse, not in the name of raising cash for the U.S. Treas- Third, I want to mention the spectrum sale better, next year. ury. The blame for this lies with an overzeal- and its dubious budgetary numbers. The sale But that's not all. It has been apparent to ous desire to appear to balance the budget at of frequencies from the returned analog broad- me since March that revenue projections used any costÐincluding the use of highly specula- cast TV channels is scheduled for the year by both the administration and the Congress tive and likely fraudulent spectrum numbers 2001. The actual return of that spectrum to the E1616 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks August 1, 1997 FCC will not occur until 6 years laterÐin 2007. to cynically pretend to balance the budget is TRIBUTE TO HOLLY L. GARLITZ The proposal then allows broadcasters to con- terrible policy and precedent. This will directly tinue to operate on their analog channels if the affect telephone ratepayers around the country HON. MICHAEL F. DOYLE FCC grants waivers. Think about thatÐthat's adversely. The universal service system was OF PENNSYLVANIA the equivalent of asking business and entre- created to ensure that affordable telephone IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES preneurs to pony up money today for airwave service would be available to all Americans. It rights they won't see until 2003 and then in has successfully resulted in achieving a 93- Thursday, July 31, 1997 2003 a determination may be made to extend percent phone penetration rate in the NationÐ Mr. DOYLE. Mr. Speaker, today I pay tribute that indefinitely. Who is going to bid anything the highest in the world. I strongly oppose this to a courageous Pennsylvanian, Holly L. for these frequencies? unprecedented gimmick of utilizing the univer- Garlitz, a 22-year-old resident of Pittsburgh. At the subcommittee and committee markup sal service system as a budgetary gap-filler. On September 17, 1996, Ms. Garlitz, then a on the legislation, I offered an amendment to student at Penn State University, placed her- try to achieve greater certainty to the broad- f self in extreme danger to protect fellow stu- casters, the spectrum bidders, and to consum- dent, Nicholas K. Mensah, who had been seri- ers. The amendment would have required that CONGRATULATIONS TO DAVID F. ously injured by a woman who had opened after 2001, when the so-called returned analog ‘‘BUD’’ WILSON ON HIS INSTAL- fire on Penn State campus while students spectrum has been auctioned, that all TV's LATION AS PRESIDENT OF THE were walking to and from their classes. sold in the United States must be dual use ca- INDEPENDENT INSURANCE Mr. Mensah was seriously wounded when pable. In other words, they have to be able to AGENTS OF AMERICA he was struck by a bullet fired by the sniper. pick up and display both analog and digital After being struck, Mensah fell to the ground. signals. This will make the transition in the Ms. Garlitz, who had been walking on the consumer market to digital technology more HON. RANDY ‘‘DUKE’’ CUNNINGHAM OF CALIFORNIA same path when the shots were fired, took rapid. This in turn, would increase the likeli- cover behind a tree. However, seeing that Mr. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES hood that bidders in 2001 would get the air- Mensah remained vulnerable while laying on waves they won at auction sometime during Thursday, July 31, 1997 the ground, Ms. Garlitz left her cover and their lifetimes. came to the aid of Mr. Mensah. Ms. Garlitz The legislation also contains policy changes Mr. CUNNINGHAM. Mr. Speaker, I rise that promote media concentration at the local today to commend a fellow California and grabbed the young man by the arm and level. As many of my colleagues know, during good friend, David F. ``Bud'' Wilson of Chula dragged him to safety while they were both in consideration of the Telecommunications Act, Vista, CA, who will be installed as president of clear view of the sniper. I battled the mass media concentration provi- the Nation's largest insurance association, the For her brave and heroic actions, Ms. sions of the bill and successfully amended the Independent Insurance Agents of America Garlitz has been awarded the Carnegie Medal bill on the House floor to help protect localism [IIAA], next month in Hawaii. Bud is chairman by the Carnegie Hero Fund Commission. This and diversity. The budget provisions will allow of the board of Wilson Insurance Agency, Inc., bronze medal is awarded to citizens who risk local broadcasters to bid on the spectrum that an independent insurance agency located in their lives to save the lives of others. is returned even if this returned spectrum were Chula Vista. I am greatly pleased to see such an act of to be reallocated for broadcast use. Bud's career as an independent insurance bravery and humanity on the part of Ms. Holly During consideration of the Telecommuni- agent has been marked with outstanding dedi- L. Garlitz, who is one of my constituents. Her cations Act, Congress rejected repeal of the cation to his clients, his community, IIAA, the action to help a fellow human being is one TV duopoly rule, which had been part of the State association, the Insurance Brokers and that we all can be proud of and should com- House-passed legislation. The conference Agents of the West [IBA West], his colleagues, mend. committee on the Telecommunications Act re- and his profession. f fused to accede to repeal of the duopoly rule On the State level, Bud served IBA West on A TRIBUTE TO WALTER D. WHITE because of concern from many members and various committees and as president in 1981. the administration about the very real threat to From 1983 to 1986 he served as the IIABC HON. JAMES A. TRAFICANT, JR. localism and diversity posed by deregulating in representative on IIAA's Board of State Na- this manner. This concern, incidentally, has tional Directors. In 1987, Bud received the OF OHIO been borne out by the experience in the radio P.S.W. Ramsden Memorial Award, the highest IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES market in the aftermath of the sweeping de- honor bestowed by the California State asso- Thursday, July 31, 1997 regulation of radio ownership rules contained ciation. Mr. TRAFICANT. Mr. Speaker, on July 25, in the Telecommunications Act. The NTIA has Bud's love of politics and legislative affairs 1997, Walter D. White retired after 20 years noted that adverse effects on minority owner- served him well during four highly successful ship, and diversity in general, that has resulted with the U.S. Capitol Police. Over the years, I years as chairman of IIAA's Government Af- had the privilege of knowing this fine man. He from the radio ownership provisions. fairs Committee. In recognition of his outstand- I strongly oppose the provisions in the budg- was an outstanding member of the Capitol po- ing work on behalf of all independent agents et agreement that would allow stations in the lice force and he worked hard to create a safe as Government Affairs Committee chairman, top markets to bid on returned spectrum re- environment for Members, staff, and all visi- Bud was bestowed IIAA's Sydney O. Smith allocated for broadcasting. The budget agree- tors to the Hill. With a smile always on his Legislative Award in 1994. ment waives the duopoly rule to allow broad- face and in his voice, he would never hesitate casters to bid on spectrum and thereby own Bud was elected to IIAA's Executive Com- to go out of his way to assist members of my two TV stations in a local market. It is impor- mittee in 1994. In the time since, he has ex- staff or to give my constituents impromptu tant to note however, as the FCC considers hibited a spirit of dedication and concern for tours of the Capitol building. I can remember regulatory rules governing local TV ownership, his 300,000 independent agent colleagues many occasions when he would make special the intent of Congress in this area. First, the around the country. arrangements to accommodate groups of conference committee on the Telecommuni- Bud's selfless attitude also extends to his in- handicapped schoolchildren from my district. It cations Act duly considered and rejected re- volvement in Chula Vista-area community ac- was important to him that their tour be as ex- peal of the TV duopoly rule just over a year tivities. He is past-president of the Chula Vista citing and memorable as possible. He would ago. Second, the budget's telecommunications Rotary, the Chula Vista Rotary, the Chula do all of this and never ask for anything in re- provisions only permit a waiver of the TV du- Vista Jaycees, the Chula Vista Community turn. Walter was one of those wonderful peo- opoly prohibition at a point 4 or 5 years from Hospital Board of Trustees, and the Chula ple who derived great pleasure simply from now, and then, only in the largest TV markets. Vista Salvation Army. He also has been in- helping others. Seeing the smile on a young Moreover, this future waiver of the rule is quite volved in numerous other Chula Vista commu- child's face was reward enough for his efforts. limited in that it reflect's Congress' intent to nity projects. Walter's kindness and dedication will not only allow such limited waivers in the largest I have complete confidence that Bud will soon be forgotten. While he will certainly be markets when we are adding outlets to the serve with distinction and provide strong lead- missed, I am glad that he is now going to take market. Even so it represents, in my opinion, ership as president of the Independent Insur- time to relax and enjoy himself. He deserves unfortunate telecommunications policymaking. ance Agents of America over the next year. I nothing but the best and I wish him luck in all Finally, the budgetary legerdermain entailed wish him and his lovely wife, Sandra, all the of his future pursuits. May God bless Walter by tampering with the universal service system best as IIAA president and first lady. D. White in the years to come. August 1, 1997 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E1617 THE TRANSPORTATION INFRA- ``products,'' contained in this proposal that FRONT PANEL LABELING STRUCTURE CREDIT ACT OF 1997 would be offered the Department of Transpor- LEGISLATION tation (DOT). HON. ROSA L. DeLAURO Direct loans, the first product, would be sub- HON. TERRY EVERETT OF CONNECTICUT ordinated or junior loans that would typically OF ALABAMA IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES be used to finance about one-third of the cost IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Thursday, July 31, 1997 of a project. The remaining two-thirds of the Thursday, July 31, 1997 Ms. DELAURO. Mr. Speaker, today I intro- cost of a project would be provided by private Mr. EVERETT. Mr. Speaker, today, I am in- duced the Transportation Infrastructure Credit sources (such as loans and municipal bonds). troducing legislation on behalf of myself and Act of 1997. This bill will create public-private The large private interest will ensure that 34 bipartisan cosponsors, to amend the Tariff partnerships to build more highway and mass projects are chosen carefully. The Department Act of 1930 which requires that imported com- transit projects, and create tens of thousands of Transportation used this type of loan for the mercial productsÐincluding frozen produce of new jobs. I am pleased to be joined by my Alameda Corridor project in California. packagesÐbe labeled with country-of-origin colleagues, Representatives BONIOR, FROST, Under this bill, DOT would also offer stand- information. OLVER, GREEN, KENNEDY of Rhode Island, The U.S. Customs Service has proposed to MCGOVERN, and Delegate CHRISTIAN-GREEN in by lines of credit. DOT would provide two dif- ferent forms of this type of credit: partial credit amend current regulations to ensure a uniform offering this important proposal. labeling standard by requiring a country-of-ori- The House of Representatives recently enhancement and a guarantee for the debt gin label to be marked on the front panel of voted to reject, by a vote of 214 to 216, a $12- service on project debt. Stand-by lines of cred- frozen produce packages. However, Customs billion, 5-year increase in funding for highway it help investors by ensuring that debt is cov- has failed to implement the regulation. and mass transit projects above the current ered during the ramp-up periodÐthe period My legislation merely codifies Customs' pro- $125 billion budget proposal. Like many of my during which the project is being constructed, colleagues who supported this modest in- posal and clarifies the term ``conspicuous'' by but there is no revenue stream such as tolls requiring the label be moved to the front crease in transportation construction funds, I to repay investors. was disappointed by the House's failure to panel. This way, consumers have the nec- agree to these additional moneys. The third product can be referred to as in- essary information they need to make in- Our Nation needs additional capital to meet sured loans. DOT would be able to provide formed purchasing decisions. the more than $30 billion annual shortfall in highly restricted insured loans, which are also Furthermore, this bill provides an 18-month funds to construct highway and mass transit called guaranteed loans. These insured loans grace period to provide frozen food packagers projects. The Government must encourage pri- would cover 100 percent of the principal and with ample time to move the required informa- vate infrastructure investment to match over- interest on the federal portion of the project tion to the front of their packages without in- seas investments. In Asia, 10 to 15 percent of debt, and only that portion of the debt. curring significant costs. This legislation is consistent with current law all infrastructure is privately owned. However, The final product DOT could offer is called in the U.S., less than 1 percent of transpor- and NAFTA. Remarkably, the Canadian and development cost loans. This financial prod- tation infrastructure is privately owned. The Mexican Governments require strict labeling uct, which is also called risk insurance or Transportation Infrastructure Credit Act en- requirements to ensure their consumers have courages private sector development, owner- speculative loans, would absorb the prelimi- the appropriate information about the food ship, and financing of our Nation's infrastruc- nary costs of projects such as pre-construction they purchase. Surely American consumers ture needs. costs, preliminary engineering, and environ- deserve the same. This bill is needed because there is no com- mental impact studies. f patible financing mechanism available for Because of limitations on the use of these THE BALANCED BUDGET PLAN IS large projects that exceed $100 million. Unlike financial products, the risk to the Department A GOOD DEAL FOR AMERICA State Infrastructure Banks created by the of Transportation is limited. At the same time, ISTEA bill, this bill will give the U.S. Depart- use of these mechanisms allows projects to HON. JIM TURNER ment of Transportation the capacity to make move forward with private sector construction loans immediately to large State and interstate OF TEXAS financing. infrastructure projects. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES The total cost of this bill is $500 million over The Transportation Infrastructure Credit Act Thursday, July 31, 1997 offers an innovative approach to addressing a 5-year period. This $100 million a year this financing shortfall. It proposes spending would support $2 billion in loans and project Mr. TURNER. Mr. Speaker, I am proud to $500 million in Federal funds over 5 years to insurance each year for 5 years for a total of support the budget and tax bills that we are leverage $10 billion in private capital invest- $10 billion. This proposal is consistent with the passing this week, fulfilling our commitment to ments in transportation infrastructure. The leg- goals of the Intermodal Surface Transportation the American people to balance the budget while maintaining our investments in the fu- islation authorizes $100 million annually in Efficiency Act [ISTEA] reauthorization, and ture. I came to Congress in January with a credit incentives for 5 years. These funds would increase overall highway and mass strong commitment to restoring fiscal respon- would be administered by the U.S. Depart- transit spending. ment of Transportation [DOT], which would sibility to Washington. Since then, I have seen offer four financing products that would attract The legislation also contains a mechanism Democrats and Republicans alike recognizing private investments in highway and mass tran- to back the $100-million-a-year cost of the the need to balance the budget. They have sit projects. loans. By using a fraction of the unobligated seen that we cannot continue running up Public-private partnerships created through balances of the Highway Trust FundÐan debts for our children and grandchildren to the Transportation Infrastructure Investment amount that has reached approximately $10 pay. They have acknowledged that both par- Act can leverage $2 billion in actual construc- billion, we can support the budget authority ties must work toward solving the problem. tion for every $100 million invested by the created by this bill. States have been arguing This plan is the result of those bipartisan ef- Federal Government. Each $1 billion invested that they should be able to put their unobli- forts. in infrastructure creates between 20,000 and gated transportation balances toward transpor- At the same time, this bipartisan plan recog- 30,000 jobs. This means that the bill can cre- tation projects, and this bill creates an excep- nizes that the American people need tax relief. ate as many as 300,000 new jobs on top of tional opportunity to use these funds for build- We are cutting taxes in ways that will give those created by traditional ISTEA funding. ing highway and mass transit projects. meaningful relief to working families, family These four financing mechanisms are par- farms, and small businesses. ticularly attractive to project sponsors inter- In light of the limited funding budgeted for The $500 tax credit for children will give ested in financing projects with dedicated, the ISTEA reauthorization, this bill makes some help to families that are trying to make user-fee based revenue streams, such as tolls sense. It is cost effective, it builds public-pri- ends meet. The tuition tax credits will expand (for highways) or user fees (for mass transit). vate partnerships, it creates jobs, and it en- educational opportunities and allow young For this reason, most projects financed sures that highway and mass transit projects people to get the education and training they through this bill would be commercially owned. are built to serve the public good. I urge my need to succeed in an increasingly competitive I would like to take a moment to explain colleagues to join in cosponsoring this impor- economy. The increased exemption from in- each of the four financing mechanisms, or tant bill. heritance taxes will let families hand their E1618 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks August 1, 1997 farms, ranches, and businesses from one gen- the House will join me and all Missourians in teachers have already taken advantage of eration to the next without paying outrageous thanking him for his service, and in wishing this function, leaving homework assign- inheritance taxes. The reduction in capital him a happy and healthy retirement. ments available to children via voicemail (effectively ending the ‘‘I swear we don’t gains taxes will encourage the kind of long- f have any homework!’’ excuse.) term investment that our country needs to ex- ‘‘This really opens up the world,’’ said pand economic opportunity and create jobs. CELLULAR INDUSTRY ANSWERS Mary Jo Brubaker, principal of Lockheed El- And we will do this in the context of a bal- NEWT’S CHALLENGE ementary School. Brubaker said it was only anced budget. This bipartisan plan gives us a logical that they include teachers in the chance to give American taxpayers a break, HON. NEWT GINGRICH telecommunications boom because, after all, ‘‘The rest of the (business) world has without breaking the bank. OF GEORGIA phones.’’ According to Brubaker, parents can At the same time, we are making an impor- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES call the teachers’ classrooms directly and tant commitment to provide health insurance Friday, August 1, 1997 leave messages via voicemail. During non-in- for children. In my home State of Texas, more structional periods, teachers may leave the than 1 million childrenÐ23 percentÐlack Mr. GINGRICH. I want to encourage my col- phones on to field calls from parents. During health insurance. This lack of health coverage leagues to read the following article by Brian active instruction time, however, they di- is risky for children, heartbreaking for parents, Ekberg from the July edition of Atlanta rectly route calls to voicemail. and devastating for our country in the long Consumer Technology. Wheeler admitted being a bit surprised at Two years ago I challenged the wireless the overwhelming response to this program. run. Children who do not receive immuniza- According to Wheeler, studies conducted by tions and other basic preventive care will cost telephone industry to become involved in im- the CTIA have stated that some sort of te- us millions more down the road. Children with- proving the Nation's schools. They responded lephony was at the top of the priority list for out adequate health insurance will not get off by creating ClassLink, a program that brings secondary education facilities, with laptop to the right start in life, and they will not live modern communications technology to computers and Internet connection falling up to their potential as adults. The funding for schools. The first program put cellular tele- behind. ‘‘Too often we overlook the common- children's health insurance is a sound invest- phones in a Washington, DC school. On place in search of the spectacular,’’ Wheeler said. ‘‘Here we have the telephone put to ment in the future of our country. Wednesday, May 28, the 100th ClassLink hook-up was dedicated at Lockheed Elemen- proper use, that can have the biggest im- This bipartisan budget plan proves that we pact.’’ can accomplish a great deal when we work to- tary School in Marietta, which is in my district. Time is money, as we all know, and Wheel- gether. We're balancing the budget for the first ClassLink 100, the culmination of the program, er said the time saved by teachers across the time in a generation. We're investing in edu- will bring together school, community, and in- 100 ClassLink programs has amounted to ap- cation. We're preserving Medicare. We're ex- dustry officials for the dedication at Lockheed. proximately $14 million in educational sav- tending health insurance to more children. And As we approach the 21st century, it is impera- ings. House Speaker Gingrich was equally pleased with the program’s success, calling we're giving real tax relief to American fami- tive that we look for similar opportunities that increase efficiency and effectiveness in the this and other technology programs ‘‘liberat- lies. This is a great day for this Congress, and ing.’’ ‘‘They open up opportunities to focus for the American people. classroom, the workplace, and the entire soci- resources on the kids. We think about the re- f ety. sources that are available today and we real- [From The Atlanta Consumer Technology, ize that we are on a scale of learning that TRIBUTE TO THE MOST REVEREND July 1997] none of us have ever seen before.’’ MICHAEL F. McAULIFFE, S.T.D., ‘‘The future of learning is tied into the In- CELLULAR INDUSTRY ANSWERS NEWT’S THE BISHOP OF JEFFERSON formation Age,’’ said Gingrich who went on CHALLENGE CITY to say that the first 100 schools affected by (By Brian Ekberg) ClassLink are just the beginning of a nation- Teachers at Lockheed Elementary School wide effort to infuse technology into the HON. IKE SKELTON in Marietta won’t have to head for the teach- classroom of the ’90s and beyond. OF MISSOURI er’s lounge to make their phone calls any- What was Gingrich’s next challenge to the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES more. Thanks to a donation from Atlanta’s high tech industry? In a word: WebTV. Offer- own AirTouch Cellular, the educator’s can ing schools a low cost gateway to the Thursday, July 31, 1997 catch up to the rest of the working world Internet was the major attractiveness to the Mr. SKELTON. Mr. Speaker, today, I pay with cellular telephones. They recently cele- product, Gingrich said. Just as cellular tribute to a dedicated Missouri religious leader, brated the donations at the school, with rep- phones are beginning to creep into elemen- tary classrooms across the nation, perhaps the Most Reverend Michael F. McAuliffe, resentatives from AirTouch, Lockheed Ele- mentary and the sixth district’s own Newt the next step in this journey is the path to S.T.D. the bishop of Jefferson City. Bishop Gingrich, ‘‘We’re here today because of a the Web. McAuliffe is retiring on August 27, 1997 after challenge two years ago by Newt,’’ said Tom f serving as bishop for 28 years. Wheeler, president of the Cellular Telephone Bishop McAuliffe grew up in Kansas City, Industry Association (CTIA). CSAT KNOWLEDGE DEVELOPMENT and studies at the St. Louis Preparatory Semi- Wheeler was referring to a challenge Ging- AND APPLICATION GRANTS nary and the Theological College of the rich issued to the telecommunications indus- Catholic University. He was ordained to the try in which he called for industry leaders to HON. JUANITA MILLENDER-McDONALD priesthood on May 31, 1945. He was the pas- take the lead in proving teachers, children and schools with technology to improve the OF CALIFORNIA tor at three parishes in the Diocese of Kansas processes of education. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES City-St. Joseph, and also served in a number What initially began as a call to techno- Thursday, July 31, 1997 of diocesan positions, including diocesan su- logical arms quickly evolved into the perintendent of schools. He was also active in ClassLink program. The program found its Ms. MILLENDER-MCDONALD. Mr. Speaker, community affairs as a member of the Human roots in Washington, D.C. where they con- I insert the following letter for the RECORD: Relations Commission of the city of Kansas ducted the first ClassLink donation at an U.S. CONGRESS City. area elementary school. Twenty-four months HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Bishop McAuliffe was ordained as bishop later, at a rate of one cellular donation and Washington, DC, July 25, 1997. and appointed to lead the Diocese of Jeffer- installation per month, the program has DAVID J. MACTAS, found its 100th school donation right here in Director, Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, son City in 1969. During his tenure, he has Gingrich’s own legislative stomping grounds. SAMHSA/CSAT, 5600 Fishers Lane, been an active religious and community lead- Besides providing the physical units to the Rockwall II Building, Suite 615, Rockville, er. He served as executive chairman of the teachers and administrators, the ClassLink MD. Missouri Catholic Conference, as chairperson program officers other benefits, including: DEAR MR. MACTAS: We are writing to ex- of the Steering Committee of the Missouri Increased productivity in the classroom. press our concerns about attempts that have Christian Leadership Forum, and as a member According to Wheeler, use of the cellular been made to close down vital Pregnant of the National Conference of Catholic Bish- telephone can save teachers as much as 60 Postpartum Women and Infants (PPWI) pro- minutes per day in administrative time. grams despite the fact that the Labor, ops of the United States, in addition to mem- Voicemail system that allows teachers to Health and Human Services, and Education bership on other boards and committees. receive important messages in a timely man- Subcommittee has provided full funding to Bishop McAuliffe's dedication to the people ner. continue all of these programs. We are par- of the Diocese of Jefferson City, and his lead- The ability for teachers and students to ticularly concerned about the Tarzana treat- ership, will be missed. I know the Members of find research material quickly. Several ment center, as it has helped numerous August 1, 1997 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E1619 women, children and families in all of our quality education for both youth and adults. As Chinese Government in exchange for continu- Southern California Districts. part of its commitment to the community, Casa ing MFN status. Both categories of women and children Familiar, provides counseling, case manage- Unfortunately, there was a rush to force a programs provide intensive substance abuse vote on MFN prior to a handful of key events treatment as well as strong support services ment, translation, and citizenship assistance to and childcare for infants and children of neighborhood residents. that might have improved America's standing women in treatment. Families depend on Casa Familiar recently began to offer pro- with China. Since that time, a number of re- these programs to become healthy and self- grams to promote affordable housing. Casa ports have been published exposing serious sufficient. In addition, invaluable outcome Familiar has developed innovative partner- questions about our relationship with China. data is collected and analyzed at the comple- ships with owners of multifamily complexes to One of my colleagues from California, for tion of the five year grants. This information provide safe, decent, and affordable shelter. example, cited the following four specific docu- is shared with other treatment programs to These partnerships have resulted in rental re- ments in a recent letter to each Member of ensure that the best modalities of treatment ferral programs, which are vital in helping peo- Congress. are replicated in other regions of the coun- try. ple search for housing. The transitional hous- Religious Persecution: ‘‘Nearly one month We are concerned that you will continue to ing program has been successful in providing after the vote on MFN for China, the State direct certain women and children treatment local residents an opportunity to achieve the Department’s report on religious persecution programs to close down as you did last fall, American dreamÐa home. has been made public. It was on June 23 when despite the congressional intent to fully fund Casa Familiar is located in San Ysidro, at U.S. News and World Report revealed the re- these programs in the Continuing Resolution the southern end of San Diego CountyÐadja- port would not be released before the vote on MFN as had been expected. In The New York for fiscal year 1997. To ensure that these pro- cent to the United States-Mexico border. The grams will not be forced to shut down, we Times, Steven Erlanger writes in ‘‘U.S. As- community consists of working families and sails China Over Suppression of Religious would like to receive your written confirma- new immigrants who contribute their share to tion indicating that when Congress appro- Life,’’ that the report is highly critical of priates these funds for all of the women and the greatness of our Nation's economy. San the Chinese regime for its wanton disregard children programs, you will distribute this Ysidro is California's gateway to international of religious freedom and its persecution of money to the thirteen Residential Women trade and commerce. those practicing non-sanctioned religions. and Children and eleven Pregnant and In our community Casa Familiar is known as This includes Catholics who believe in Papal Postpartum Women and Infants programs. a leader, a voice for our community. Since its authority. In his column, ‘‘On My Mind,’’ New York Times Columnist A.M. Rosenthal All of the CSAT Knowledge Development inception, Casa Familiar has remained true to and Application grants are key to ending the expounds on the State Department report.’’ fulfilling its mission of building the community Proliferation: ‘‘The Chinese government vicious cycle of addiction. The PPWI pro- by advocating on behalf of community inter- continues to ignore international agree- grams, in particular, give women a second ests. ments and, in some cases, arms our enemies chance and their children the healthy start with weapons of mass destruction. These ac- they need to break this cycle. Mr. Speaker, I hope that my colleagues will tions place American servicemen and women Thank you in advance for providing us join me in saluting Casa Familiar's 25 years of at risk. Tim Weiner of the New York Times with written assurance that CSAT will en- community service. reveals who is buying what in his July 3rd force the legislation passed by Congress and f article: ‘‘China is Top Supplier to Nations signed by President Clinton, and that none Seeking Powerful, Banned Arms.’’ of these programs for women and children CHINA’S MFN STATUS The China Trade Deficit: ‘‘The Commerce will be shut down in fiscal year 1998. Department reported the U.S. trade deficit Sincerely, HON. BOB SCHAFFER with China widened by 9.1 percent in May to JUANITA MILLENDER- OF COLORADO $3.76 billion from $3.45 billion in April. The MCDONALD, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES gap was the highest since October 1996. The Member of Congress. trade deficit with China surpassed that of BRAD SHERMAN, Friday, August 1, 1997 Japan, for the third time. Member of Congress. Mr. BOB SCHAFFER of Colorado. Mr. ‘‘Also in the New York Times, A.M. Rosen- LUCILLE ROYBAL-ALLARD, Speaker, China will indefinitely enjoy its most thal writes about Chinese abuses running the Member of Congress. favored nation trade status with the United gamut from human rights to nuclear weap- HOWARD BERMAN, ons in The Connecting Line.’’ Member of Congress. States. The designation means fewer barriers to trade between the two nations. John N. Stafford, the Reagan administra- f Despite weeks-long debate in Congress, tion’s chief Department of the Interior judge, recently wrote in his well-respected CASA FAMILIAR: 25 YEARS OF MFN for China was never really in doubt. The international investment newsletter about COMMUNITY SERVICE only thing tested was the will of Congress to the tremendous extent to which China influ- send a firm message to Chinese Communist ences the U.S. bond market. Stafford re- leaders about human rights, terrorism, drug cently wrote, ‘‘We are providing funding for HON. BOB FILNER trafficking, weapons sales, military aggression, our own self-destruction, especially when OF CALIFORNIA tampering with United States elections, et money is being used to facilitate efforts to IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES cetera. build up China’s military and provide weap- ons of mass destruction to known terrorist Friday, August 1, 1997 The President ultimately decides whether to extend MFN, and President Clinton did just countries and sworn enemies of the U.S.’’ To be clear, I have no doubt that China’s Mr. FILNER. Mr. Speaker, and colleagues, I that with respect to China. Congress then has rise today to pay tribute to an organization in markets are attractive to our agricultural the option of challenging the President's des- and manufacturing interests in Colorado. In my district which has made innumerable con- ignation by repealing it. fact, the president of the Colorado Farm Bu- tributions toward improving the lives of every- Congress did, in fact, consider a bill to re- reau testified in a recent debate that I spon- day citizens in the community of San Ysidro. voke MFN for China, but rejected the idea. I sored in Fort Collins, that most of our ex- Today, I ask all my colleagues to join me in voted for the repeal. Yet, had the bill to repeal pansion in foreign markets could occur in recognizing the 25th anniversary of Casa Fa- actually prevailed through the House and Sen- China over the next few years. Clearly, I do miliar. ate, the measure would have still required not want Colorado to miss out on that, and improving our relationship with China is In 1972, Casa Familiar was formed by the Clinton's signature. He assured a veto. Again, San Diego Chapter of Trabajadores de la something I believe we should definitely do. MFN for China was never really questionable. But extending MFN the way the White Raza, a group of local citizens, who were mo- I had hoped to achieve a few important ob- House did, simply missed a golden oppor- tivated by shared concerns for the residents in jectives throughout the debate. First, I had tunity to make meaningful progress in their community. Casa Familiar was founded urged a delay of the House voteÐperhaps by China. to primarily serve Spanish-speaking residents, only a few weeks. The very purpose of MFN status should be but today, it makes these services available Second, I had hoped the House would have to foster more open trade with partners who for all the residents of south San Diego Coun- considered, at the same time of the MFN vote, act fairly and demonstrate good-faith poli- ty. various sanctions against China targeting the cies. According to United States Customs Department testimony, Communist China Casa Familiar provides numerous services specific problems we have with the nation, continually violates United States copyright to enhance the quality of life for its residents. thereby allowing the trade issue to stand and intellectual property laws by the mass Through its education department, Casa Fa- alone. pirating and sale of American-made soft- miliar not only provides classes for teens and Third, I had suggested the House request ware, films, books, music and other media the elderly, it also serves as an advocate for certain commitments on these topics from the and technologies. These unscrupulous acts E1620 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks August 1, 1997 have cost American businesses, shareholders, market reasons as military or prestige con- creasingly well-known Community Chinese workers, and families billions of dollars siderations or the advancement of Chinese attempts to manipulate the American politi- every year in stolen revenues. foreign policy. And even when operating for cal process, to direct political, military, and Not only does China violate United States commercial motives, their profits subsidize economic espionage against the United trade law, but they violate the conscience of the Chinese military establishment. States, and to suppress or distort informa- the American people with human rights H.R. 2188 denies MFN status to the 3-mil- tion provided to or about Communist China abuses. The practices of China fuel an econ- lion-man People’s Liberation Army and en- within the United States require a direct omy of mass slave labor and the persecution, terprises it controls. This targeted MFN rev- remedy that MFN denial cannot provide. torture, and killing of political and religious ocation is thoroughly consistent with free In 1985, then-Rep Gingrich introduced leg- objectors—replete with documentation. trade principles, since the PLA does not islation requiring the State Department to Yet recent events indicate that the MFN trade with the United States for purely com- produce classified and unclassified annual re- question, if raised properly, as I had hoped, mercial reasons. Rather, the PLA’s commer- ports on Soviet active measures in the Unit- would yield demonstrable results in China. cial activities serve also to provide it with ed States, legislation repealed at his request In 1990, the mere threat of revoking MFN led off-budget financing, thus directly subsidiz- in 1993. Pursuant to this law, the State De- the Chinese Government to release 600 politi- ing the potential military threat to the partment, in consultation with the CIA, cal prisoners from slave labor and prison United States. H.R. 2188 also includes a NSA, DoD, DoJ, Treasury, and other appro- camps. ‘‘truth in trade’’ provision requiring the an- priate agencies, provided annual classified There are still more items to consider. nual publication by the Defense Intelligence and unclassified reports on Soviet active china will soon begin deploying an advanced Agency of a list of PLA-owned enterprises measures in the U.S. intercontinental-range ballistic missile, exporting products to or operating in the To deal with the must egregious PRC cov- called the Dong-Feng 31, giving China accu- United States. ert operations in the United States, H.R. 2190 rate nuclear capacity eastward, including 2. Tighter Prohibition on Laogai Slave requires similar reports by the Director of the Western United States. Labor Product. Import of ‘‘convict made Central Intelligence concerning Communist China is guilty of shipping Soviet-style goods’’ is currently banned under United Chinese political, military, and economic es- AK–47’s and other legal weapons to United States law, but products made in Communist pionage; intelligence activities designed to States gangs, drug runners, and other crimi- China’s vast archipelago of Laogai, reform gain political influence; efforts to gain direct nal elements. These guns are manufactured through labor, camps continue to flow to the or indirect influence through commercial or by the Chinese firm Norinco, and Chinese United States. The Laogai system is a grue- non-commercial intermediaries; and PRC agents have also marketed for sale in the somely sinister aspect of Chinese Communist disinformation and press manipulation. United States, rocket-propelled grenade totalitarianism. Some 6 to 8 million people Cutoff of Loans from International Finan- launchers, light armored vehicles, and shoul- are currently captive in the Laogai. Accord- cial Institutions. China has had remarkable der-fired surface-to-air missiles. ing to the latest official statistics, the access to the world’s private capital mar- Moreover, Beijing has routinely facilitated Laogai operates 140 export enterprises. kets—including the United States capital the spread of weapons of mass destruction to Laogai products are sold to over 70 nations markets. Despite its extraordinary success other rogue nations disposed to using them abroad. Forced labor is responsible for pro- at attracting foreign investment, however, against U.S. personnel and our allies. The ducing key commodities, including graphite, Communist China still benefits from soft Chinese Government is clearly using pro- rubber, and asbestos. One-third of Chinese loans from the World Bank’s poverty fund, liferation as part of its campaign to intimi- tea is grown by Laogai prisoners. the International Development Association, date the United States and undermine our H.R. 2195 will more effectively implement on the premise that it is a developing nation. influence in the Western Pacific. the ban on slave-labor goods. It authorizes $2 The PRC also receives subsidized capital V.I. Lenin once predicted that ‘‘capitalists million in additional funds for State Depart- through the IMF and the Asian Development will sell us the rope with which we will hang ment and Customs Service personnel to mon- Bank. OLOMON introduced legislation them.’’ I hope he is wrong. itor Chinese slave-labor products. Presently, Chairman S in the 104th Congress to address this inequi- For those who claim MFN will ‘‘engage’’ only two U.S. officials in the U.S. Embassy table situation. Because Congress cannot di- China and encourage mutual resolution of in Beijing are assigned to slave labor mon- rect the votes of U.S. representatives in these serious problems, I ask a simple ques- itoring—and they also are charged with mon- international organizations, the legislation tion. Why hasn’t MFN for China worked so itoring widespread piracy of intellectual urged, though it did not direct, the President far? China has enjoyed MFN status since property rights. In addition, to make this to instruct U.S. representatives to vote February 1980. Chinese trade barriers, our monitoring meaningful, the legislation ex- against loans for the PRC in these inter- trade deficit with China, China’s casual ap- presses the sense of the Congress that the national financial institutions. proach to trade agreements, and blatant President should replace the current Memo- Subsidies from U.S. taxpayers are unlike human rights abuses all have come about randum of Understanding on Prison Labor the extension of MFN—free trade, after all, during that time. between the U.S. and the PRC with one pro- abhors subsidies. Accordingly, H.R. 21966 The United States annual trade deficit viding for stricter monitoring. Under the cuts United States contributions to inter- with China now stands at more than $35 bil- current MOU, Communist China largely de- national financial institutions by the lion, leaving China with approximately $100 termines what prison labor camps inter- amount constituting the American share of billion in foreign reserves according to Unit- national monitors visit. The legislation will the subsidies given to Communist China. ed States Trade Representative reports, call upon the President to negotiate a tight- 6. Theater Missile Defense Sales to Taiwan. most of which goes toward its growing mili- ening of the monitoring regime. In both 1995 and 1996, the PLA blockaded Tai- tary program. 3. Improving Radio Free Asia. Radio Free wan’s two largest ports by missile ‘‘tests,’’ While China will continue to enjoy MFN Asia/Voice of America broadcasting to China which also interfered with United States status, Colorado should, in fact, push for is a desperately needed and cost effective commercial shipping and aviation. The Unit- broader trade markets there. Actually, trade way to promote basic Chinese freedoms and ed States was forced to respond by sending markets would have continued to exist under promote better United States-China rela- two carrier battle groups to the Taiwan tariff laws had MFN been revoked, just as tions. Currently, Radio Free Asia’s Chinese Strait during the crisis. they did before 1980. But the leverage MFN broadcasts are only 5 hours a day in the Sale of theater missile defense components could have provided is lost and we must now Mandarin dialect and 2 hours a day in Ti- to Taiwan is directly responsive to these look to the next set of issues relative to betan, while VOA broadcasts 10 hours a day threats. Because such systems are purely de- China. in Mandarin and 31⁄2 hours in Tibetan. fensive. they pose no threat to any nation in Consequently, I am supporting a package Chairman SMITH offered an amendment to the region, and by nature will only contrib- of legislation designed to address specific the Foreign Policy Reform Act authorizing ute to stability in the region. As defensive Chinese issues. Initiated by the Republican $20 million in increased funds for RFA and weapons, their sale is consistent with the Policy Committee, upon which I serve, these $10 million for VOA, as well as $10 million for Taiwan Relations Act, And, because such proposals will encourage responsible behav- the Broadcasting Board of Governors to com- weapons would be purchased from the United ior by the Chines with respect to United plete construction of a transmitter on States, no U.S. foreign aid is required for the States interaction. Tinian Island. The amendment passed on a transfer. 1. Sanctions for PLA Enterprises. The voice vote. H.R. 2232 provides a more signifi- The bill to be introduced shortly requires Communist Chinese People’s Liberation cant authorization in a stand-alone bill. The the administration to develop plans for mis- Army directly or indirectly controls a large added resources will accommodate 24-hour-a- sile defense systems capable of defending the congeries of commercial enterprises. Such day broadcasts to China in the major Chi- territory of Taiwan as soon as reasonably enterprises have been involved in prolifera- nese dialects of Mandarin, Cantonese, and possible, and calls on the President to ap- tion of weapons of mass destruction, arms Tibetan, as well as other major dialects such prove their sale to Taiwan. smuggling, economic espionage, use of forced as the dialects spoken in Xinjiang. It further 7. Accession of Taiwan to the WTP Prior to labor, piracy of intellectual property, and requires the President to report, within 90 Communist China. WTO working groups are misappropriation of militarily sensitive days of enactment, on a plan to achieve con- currently negotiating with Taiwan and the technology. As state-owned enterprises, all tinuous broadcasting in Asia. PRC over their respective bids for accession operate on more or less noncommercial 4. Annual Report on PRC Intelligence Ac- to the WTO Taiwan is applying for member- terms, conducting their affairs for such non- tivities and Active Measures in the U.S. In- ship in the WTO as a special customs region, August 1, 1997 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E1621 a status that does not connote nationhood. volved in the Patriotic—government-ap- China finally confessed to the project when Hong Kong, for example, will retain its sepa- proved churches—in the PRC, or in the for- confronted with aerial photographs in 1991. rate WTO membership as a special customs mulation or implementation of policies to I mention all of these examples of initia- region following the July 1, 1997 handover. repress free worship. tives I am pursuing in Washington because I Taiwan, our eighth largest trading partner, 10. Opposing Forced Abortion in China. The believe the people of China need a strong is currently far closer than the PRC to con- abhorrent pattern of forced abortion and partnership with the United States. Without cluding an accession agreement. The PRC sterilization countenanced under the state- question the United States will profit great- still has a long way to go to meet the free imposed ‘‘one-child policy’’ is a grisly phe- ly from such an association and our humani- market norms of the WTO. Some 100,000 nomenon with implications both for reli- tarian objectives could also be achieved. The state-owned enterprises are currently oper- gious liberty and for basic human rights. The only thing standing in the way has been the ating in the PRC, accounting for over a third China policy bill recently introduced by Sen- Chinese Government. of Communist China’s total industrial pro- ator ABRAHAM provides that United States Obviously, the MFN question is one upon duction, and employing two-thirds of the visas shall not be issued to Chinese officials which I devoted considerable time. In the urban work force. implementing this form of ‘‘population con- end, after evaluating these and other factors Unlike the PRC, Taiwan does not seek ac- trol.’’ The bill to be introduced contains this I came to the conclusion that the vote to re- cession as a developing country, a status prohibition as a stand-alone piece of legisla- voke MFN for China was, without question, that would permit it to delay revocation of a tion. variety of unfair trading practices. Yet the 11. Helping Chinese Political Prisoners in in the best interest of Colorado’s Fourth PRC, and its proxies on the Taiwan-WTO the Laogai. Dissidents—not only well-known Congressional District, and the United working group, insist that Taiwan’s acces- individuals such as Wei Jingsheng and Wang States. I will continue to do all I can in my sion be linked for political reasons to that of Dan, but literally hundreds of thousands of official capacity to see the relationship be- the PRC. others—are imprisoned without trial or even tween China and the United States im- A provision of the Foreign Relations Au- formal charges. Wei himself has recently proved, and the prosperity of our citizens en- thorization Act authored by Representative been sentenced to a second 14 years, without hanced by it. ROHRABACHER, and supported by the Clinton any semblance of due process. That glaring administration and Representative HAMIL- injustice led two former U.S. Attorneys Gen- f TON, states that the United States should eral to offer to defend him at his December support Taiwan’s application for WTO mem- 1995 show trial—an offer Beijing forbade. PATHWAYS TO FREEDOM BUS bership. It passed the House on June 4, 1997. The bill expresses America’s contempt for TRAGEDY Representative GEPHARDT has introduced this aspect of China’s current autocratic more aggressive language, constitutionally rule. The bill authorizes increased funding to suspect, that attempts to require the United permit six diplomats to monitor human HON. JOHN CONYERS, JR. States to oppose the PRC’s accession to the rights to be assigned to the Beijing Embassy, WTO in the absence of a variety of policy and at least one diplomat dedicated to mon- OF MICHIGAN changes. Because the Constitution gives the itoring human rights to be assigned to each IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES President, not Congress, the authority to di- U.S. Consulate in China. Currently, only one rect the votes and negotiating posture of official in the U.S. Embassy in Beijing is as- Friday, August 1, 1997 U.S. representatives in international forums, signed to human rights, and none in U.S. Mr. CONYERS. Mr. Speaker, I would like to this vehicle is flawed. Consulates in the PRC. House Concurrent Resolution 190 strength- 12. Encouraging China to Engage in Good- take a moment to comment on the recent trag- ens the Foreign Relations Authorization Act Faith Trade Negotiations. The Chinese Gov- edy in Emporia, VA, on July 29, 1997. A bus provision concerning Taiwan’s admission to ernment has thus far failed to propose the carrying students and chaperones with the the WTO, but avoids the constitutional prob- kinds of meaningful reductions in trade bar- Pathways to Freedom program crashed, leav- lems of the Gephardt approach. It states riers necessary for it to enter the World ing one person dead and two seriously in- Congress’s support for Taiwan’s WTO appli- Trade Organization. H.R. 1712, introduced by jured. cation and urges that Taiwan be admitted Representatives Bereuter and Ewing, com- ahead of Communist China, which is not bines a carrot and a stick to motivate China Pathways to Freedom is a program started ready for WTO accession. to make the necessary concessions to enter through the Rosa and Raymond Parks Insti- 8. Fighting Missile Proliferation. The the WTO. The bill requires the President to tute for Self Development which helps young Gore-McCain Iran-Iraq Arms Non-Prolifera- impose ‘‘snapback’’—pre-Uruguay Round— people learn the values of those who risked tion Act of 1992 requires the President to tariffs on selected Chinese goods if he deter- their lives for freedom during the Underground sanction nations that transfer ‘‘destabilizing mines that the PRC is not ‘‘according ade- Railroad and civil rights movements. The stu- numbers and types’’ of advanced conven- quate trade benefits to the United States, in- dents and chaperones came from all over the tional weapons to these outlaw nations. Yet cluding substantially equal competitive op- when the China National Precision Machin- portunities for the commerce of the United United States and the Bahamas to learn ery Import-Export Corporation transferred States,’’ and ‘‘taking adequate steps or mak- where we have been in order to know where 60 C–802 cruise missiles to Iran, the adminis- ing significant proposals to become a WTO we are going. In the words of Lila Cabbil, past tration declined to apply the act’s sanc- member.’’ In addition, bill provides perma- president for Institute, those on the bus were tions—despite the fact that 15,000 U.S. troops nent MFN status for Chinese goods if China not on a field trip, but on one leg of a lifelong are stationed within range of the C–802 mis- accedes to the WTO. journey. siles acquired by Iran, and the fact that the On July 31, 1997, I signed a letter to Presi- State Department itself has found that dent Bill Clinton responding to reported Adisa Foluke, 25, was the sole life lost in ‘‘[t]hese cruise missiles pose new, direct plans for the White House to certify the 1985 this tragic accident. He was extremely dedi- threats to deployed United States forces.’’ Nuclear Cooperation Agreement between the cated to the Pathways to Freedom program. In Indeed, 37 American sailors were killed dur- U.S. and China. The action is anticipated for the words of Adisa's mother, ``He embodied ing Operation Desert Storm when the U.S.S. the fall of 1997. the spirit of the movement. He connected with Stark was struck by a cruise missile in the According to the Atomic Energy Act of the children in an exceptional way, and was Persian Gulf. And on June 17 it was further 1954, the United States must have a bilateral committed to carrying on Mrs. Parks' legacy.'' reported that Iran and China are jointly de- agreement for nuclear cooperation with any veloping a new short-range ballistic missile country it seeks to provide with the tech- On a personal note, Adisa regularly stopped with a 105-mile range. nologies, materials and services required to by my office, during which time we had many H.R. 188 expressly finds that the delivery of build nuclear powerplants or other nuclear conversations concerning the program and the C–802 missiles violated the 1992 act, and facilities. In 1985, such an agreement was ne- other civic projects in the Detroit area. It was urges the Administration to obey the law. gotiated with China. an inspiration to me to see the next generation 9. Free the Clergy Act. International Rela- But before it is implemented, the President taking a leadership role in educating others on tions Committee Chairman GILMAN intro- must certify to Congress that China has be- the importance of remembering the struggle duced H.R. 967 on March 6, 1997. The bill’s come a reliable and responsible party to the findings outline the religious persecution international nonproliferation regime by for civil rights. perpetrated by the Communist Chinese halting all exports of nuclear technology to Pathways to Freedom has made a special against Tibetan Buddhists, Catholic, and nations with unsafeguarded nuclear facili- effort to ensure that the program will continue other Christian clergy and worshippers. H.R. ties. No President has thus far been able to its outstanding work of educating young peo- 967 states it as congressional policy that reli- certify this for China. ple on American civil rights history. The chil- gious freedom should be a major facet of the In fact, in February, 1996, it was reported President’s policy toward China. H.R. 967 that China had sold 5,000 ring magnets to dren want to continue, as they have been in- prohibits (1) issuance of visas and (2) the use Pakistan for use in Pakistan’s uranium en- spired by Mrs. Parks, from whom they learn to of American funds appropriated for the De- richment facility. In the 1980’s China se- live their lives differently because of struggle, partment of State, USIA, or AID to pay for cretly constructed a nuclear reactor in Alge- instead of stopping their lives in the face of the travel of Communist Chinese officials in- ria capable of producing nuclear weapons. adversity. E1622 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks August 1, 1997 NASA LEWIS RESEARCH CENTER: NASA’S STRATEGIC PLAN—OVERALL AGENCY more closely tied to this mission area than PART 4 GOALS any other Lewis mission. NASA’s future plans are portrayed in its NASA has divided the work it undertakes strategic plan, the most recent of which was in its strategic plan into 4 main areas which HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH published in February 1996. The plan pro- are known as ‘‘enterprises.’’ Each center un- OF OHIO vides the overall agency mission and defines dertakes activities in one or more enter- prises, but each is associated with one pri- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES the near-, mid-, and long-term goals that NASA wants to achieve over the next 25 mary enterprise. Lewis is associated with Thursday, July 31, 1997 years and beyond. NASA has determined the Aeronautics and Space Transportation that it has 3 mission areas: To advance and Technology Enterprise. Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to communicate scientific knowledge and un- This enterprise divides its strategic plan make note for the RECORD of the future of the derstanding of Earth, the solar system, and goals into three areas known as ‘‘pillars’’: National Aeronautics and Space Administra- the universe and use the environment of Global Civil Aviation, Revoluntary Tech- tion's [NASA's] Lewis Research Center space for research; to explore, use, and en- nology Leaps, and Access to Space. The fu- [Lewis]. able the development of space for human en- ture plans of these three areas are stated in 10 goals. Lewis could have significant in- Throughout the 1990's, Lewis, along with terprise; and to research, develop, verify, and transfer advanced aeronautics, space, and re- volvement in 7 of these 10 goals. A listing of many other NASA field centers suffered due to the 7 goals that could involve Lewis partici- downsizing and budget cutbacks. However, lated technologies. Each of these mission areas has 3 main pation follows. With each goal, a brief de- the future appears to be full of promise. goals for the near-, the mid-, and the long- scription of how Lewis could be involved is In NASA's most recent strategic plan, pub- term periods for a total of 9 main goals per included. lished in February 1996, the overall agency period. In comparing Lewis’ current roles Reduce the emissions of future aircraft by mission provides for near-, mid-, and long- and missions, the center could contribute to a factor of three within ten years, and by a at least one goal over each time period in factor of five within 20 years. This is a goal term goals. Within these time parameters related to aeropropulsion. It involves the there are various missions which will be car- each of the 3 missions. The following lists the goals in which Lewis could have a role. pursuit of engine technologies that lead to ried out. Comparing Lewis' current roles and cleaner-burning and higher-efficiency en- missions, they could feasibly be involved in all Near-term Goals (1997–2002) gines. of the missions in each of the time periods. Explore nature’s processes in space; assem- Reduce the perceived noise levels of future Contributing to such things as research on the ble and conduct research on the Inter- aircraft by a factor of two from today’s sub- international space station, developing tech- national Space Station and enable a long- sonic aircraft within 10 years, and by a fac- term U.S. presence in space; develop new nologies that will enable human missions be- tor of four within 20 years. This goal in- technologies and processes to enhance re- cludes the development of engine configura- yond Earth orbit and advancing the implemen- search and make space programs more af- tions that would reduce engine noise. tation of routine, affordable space travel are fordable; and develop affordable technologies Reduce the cost of air travel by 25% within just some of the programs in which Lewis has for U.S. leadership in the aviation growth 10 years, and by 50% within 20 years. Re- the relevant expertise. markets of the 21st century. search efforts to meet this goal will include As the Center of Excellence in Mid-term Goals (2003–2009) the development of new design techniques Turbomachinery and NASA's No. 1 Expand long-duration research to under- and concepts to advance today’s state-of-the- aeropropulsion research facility, Lewis is set to stand nature’s processes in space; live and art for engines. Reduce the travel time to the Far East and play an important role in all of NASA's future work in space to develop and demonstrate critical capabilities and systems to prepare Europe by 50% within 20 years, and do so at planned missions through the year 2025. This today’s subsonic ticket prices. This goal in- unique expertise would be difficult to find else- for expanded human exploration; lead the ac- tivities of industry, DOD, and others to de- cludes the development of technologies for where and NASA would not be able to meet velop advanced technologies that will enable supersonic engines that are cleaner and its goals without Lewis. human missions beyond Earth orbit; dra- quieter than today’s subsonic engines. The backing of both Congress and the matically improve aeronautics and space Invigorate the general aviation industry, White House in NASA is evident from the fis- system design cycles, technologies and appli- with U.S. industry delivering 10,000 aircraft cations to enhance research and foster new annually within 10 years, and 20,000 aircraft cal year 1998 budget recommendation. In annually within 20 years. This goal includes turn, NASA's faith in Lewis is seen from the products and industries; and apply knowl- edge gained from space-based experimen- the development of general aviation aircraft fact that their 1998 funding level is likely to be engines that are ultra-reliable, main- increased by $50 million. As long as the Na- tation to ground-based research, develop- ment, and manufacturing. tainable, and affordable, and allow for faster tion continues to benefit from the important flight. work that NASA conducts, they will receive the Long-term Goals (2010–2025 and beyond) Provide next-generation design tools and necessary funding, their near-, mid-, and long- Expand our understanding and use of na- experimental aircraft to increase design con- term goals will be met and Lewis' position as ture’s processes in space; achieve affordable, fidence, and cut the development cycle time routine space travel to enable research and for aircraft in half. This goal includes the an important and central component to this human enterprise; enable advances to aero- testing of air-breathing engines and engine success will be secured. nautics and space systems to support ‘‘high- design concepts on experimental aircraft. I recommend the following report, which has ways in the sky,’’ ‘‘smart aircraft,’’ and rev- Reduce the payload cost to low-Earth orbit been prepared by the Congressional Research olutionary space endeavors; and support the by an additional order of magnitude, from Service, commenting on the promising future maturation of established aerospace indus- $1000s to $100s per pound, by 2020. This goal of Lewis Research Center. tries and the development of new high-tech includes the development of air-breathing industries such as space-based commerce. propulsion for use in space launch vehicles. NASA LEWIS RESEARCH CENTER—PART 4 At this level of analysis, it appears that Aeronautical air-breathing engine concepts THE FUTURE OF LEWIS Lewis could have a significant role in achiev- will be applied to space launch vehicles. ing the agency’s goals over the next 25 years One could argue that Lewis’ expertise in When the potential for closing NASA cen- and beyond. As the Center of Excellence in aeropropulsion and turbomachinery and its ters is discussed within the space commu- turbomachinery, Lewis is attempting to po- unique facilities allow the center to have a nity, some mention Lewis as a center likely sition itself as a world-class center whose ex- significant role in fulfilling the strategic to be closed. The reductions at Lewis over pertise and facilities are not matched by any goals of the Aeronautics and Space Trans- the past four years may have furthered the other U.S. facilities. As such, the closure of portation Technology enterprise over at impression that the center is a candidate for Lewis would appear to inhibit the agency’s least the next 25 years. The expertise could closure. One way of gauging the potential for ability to achieve the goals that have been be portable, but the unique facilities would closing LeRC is by comparing NASA’s future set forth. be difficult to replicate elsewhere, making it plans with the current roles and missions of difficult to achieve the strategic goals with- Lewis. If future NASA plans require the re- AEROPROPULSION AND TURBOMACHINERY AND out, Lewis. sources and facilities of Lewis, that lessens THE STRATEGIC PLAN the likelihood that LeRC will close. The fol- A more detailed analysis of Lewis’ future CONCLUSION lowing two sections look at how Lewis’ roles can be achieved by examining how the cen- During the 1990s, NASA Lewis has under- and missions compare with NASA’s current ter’s main mission as the Lead Center for gone significant reductions in its budget and strategic plan. The first section looks at Aeropropulsion and the Center of Excellence FTE levels, and its areas of work responsibil- NASA’s overall goals and whether Lewis for Turbomachinery coincides with the agen- ity have been reduced. When compared to would be involved with fulfilling those goals, cy’s strategic plan. This main mission of other NASA centers, Lewis has had the high- and the second section compares Lewis’ main Lewis maintains a FTE level of approxi- est percentage reduction in budget of all role in aeropropulsion and turbomachinery mately 970, representing almost half of the NASA centers; has had the second highest with the strategic plan. total Lewis FTE level. The future of Lewis is FTE percentage reduction; and has a total August 1, 1997 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E1623 planned FTE percentage reduction through in honoring the memory of this courageous TRIBUTE TO DR. JAMES H. FY2000 that is surpassed by KSC and MSFC. fallen hero, and I offer my gratitude and sup- HARGETT During discussion in the space community, Lewis often makes the list of potential port to his wife, Sue, and their son, David, on NASA centers that could be closed in the fu- the occasion of this important memorial cere- HON. BOB FILNER ture. The reductions at Lewis over the past mony. OF CALIFORNIA four years may have furthered the impres- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES sion that the center is a candidate for clo- f sure. Based on the current strategic plan, Friday, August 1, 1997 however, the near–term closure of Lewis ap- A TRIBUTE TO PAMELA SACKETT Mr. FILNER. Mr. Speaker, and colleagues, I pears unlikely. Recent statements of NASA Administrator Dan Goldin support that sup- rise today to pay tribute to Rev. James H. position. In an April 24, 1997 hearing before Hargett, who is retiring after 42 years in the the Senate Subcommittee on Science, Tech- HON. GERALD B.H. SOLOMON ministry, the last 10 years as Pastor of the nology and Space, Mr. Goldin was asked if Christian Fellowship Congregational United OF NEW YORK the agency had any future plans for the clo- Church of Christ. sure of some of its centers. He responded IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Dr. Hargett, as he is known by his parish- that NASA’s future requires all of its centers ioners, friends and colleagues alike, always and that there were no plans for closing any Friday, August 1, 1997 makes it a point to blend African-American centers. He did assert that his response was predicated on the assumption that NASA’s Mr. SOLOMON. Mr. Speaker, I would like to history with theology. In his sermons or during outyear budget plans would be met. take this opportunity to pay tribute to a great his numerous public speaking engagements, That caveat is important to note. NASA’s woman and a selfless advocator of children's Dr. Hargett will always discuss the present strategic plan assumes that the agency will welfare, Pamela Sackett, who has served as conditions of African-Americans in the context have stable budgets over the next few years. of the history of almost 250 years of slavery. If NASA were to undergo significant reduc- the executive director of the Task Force for Child Protection since 1985. Pamela Sackett ``A son of the South'', Dr. Hargett was born tions in its budget, the possibility of center in Greensboro, North Carolina 67 years ago. closures might become more likely. The fu- will be recognized for her many accomplish- ture of Lewis would then be tied to what pri- ments at a retirement dinner on Tuesday, Au- He grew up to march with Dr. Martin Luther ority the nation gives to NASA’s Aero- gust 12, 1997, in Poughkeepsie, NY, of my King Jr., and participated in numerous civil nautics and Space Transportation Tech- congressional district. rights demonstrations and causes. ``It was at nology enterprise versus the other three this time,'' noted Dr. Hargett, ``that I got the NASA enterprises. If budget constraints Mr. Speaker, Ms. Sackett received her edu- chance to witness the system of separate but precipitated the decision to reduce or elimi- cation in New York State first at Marist Col- equal from a close up point of view.'' nate NASA’s aeronautics mission, the future lege in Poughkeepsie, NY, and later at Ford- He recognized that a system based on seg- of Lewis would be in doubt. However, such a ham University located in the Bronx, NY. Soon regation and bigotry would weaken our soci- scenario appears unlikely in the near-term. after her graduation from Fordham University ety. From that moment on, Dr. Hargett dedi- f where she received her masters of social cated his life to fighting prejudice and injustice IN HONOR OF DEPUTY SHERIFF work, Pamela began working as the coordina- wherever it exists. JIMMIE HENRY tor of community services for the Task Force Dr. Hargett married Louilyn Funderburke for Child Protection. Holding this post from Hargett. Together, they have three adult chil- HON. JANE HARMAN 1981 to 1984, Pamela developed her skills as dren and five grandchildren. Since graduating a social worker and a community leader. In- from North Carolina A&T and the Yale Divinity OF CALIFORNIA deed, Pamela recognized the truth in the old School in the Mid-1950's, Dr. Hargett had min- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES cliche that our children are our future. istries in Hawaii, North Carolina, Los Angeles, Friday, August 1, 1997 Throughout her career Ms. Sackett has New York, and New Jersey before moving to Ms. HARMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to worked with the one noble goal of helping oth- San Diego a decade ago. honor the late Deputy Jimmie Henry of the ers. Prior to her tenure as executive director, He was active in the effort against Propo- Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. On Pamela continually took on ever more duties. sition 209, the anti-affirmative action initiative August 4, 1997, the city of Avalon, CA, which She was simply glad to do her part for our Na- that was approved by California voters in is in my congressional district, will be holding tion's youth. Among her varied responsibilities 1996. He still believes that through strong a memorial ceremony honoring Deputy Henry during these years she gave of her time as a leadership and organization, equal opportunity who died in the line of duty. The California crisis counselor, a board member, and a su- will continue to be the cornerstone of this de- Peace Officer's Association will present a pervising social worker. While many would be mocracy. medal of valor to his wife, Sue, and their only satisfied with this list of accolades Ms. Sackett Dr. Hargett has been a man of vision and son, David J. Henry. continued to give of herself. dedication. He has been a minister and a In 1984, Deputy Jimmie Henry was as- Mr. Speaker, her unflagging efforts for the teacherÐa conscience for us all. signed to police the unincorporated area of welfare of children is what makes Pamela Mr. Speaker, I hope that all of my col- Santa Catalina Island when a U.S. Navy jet Sackett so special to those she has helped leagues will join me in paying tribute to Dr. crashed in a remote part of the island. At the over the years. While the task force was under James H. Hargett on this special occasion. request of the Navy, Sheriff's Department per- her supervision many programs were devel- f sonnel were immediately dispatched to the oped with the one aim of children's welfare. In TRIBUTE TO ALBERT SCHERZ scene of the disaster to check for survivors 1987 the task force began the KIDS program and to secure the area until Navy investigators which supervised visits for families involved in could respond and assume control of the in- family court. Among her other achievements, HON. BOB SCHAFFER vestigation. Deputy Henry was assigned to too numerous to list here, the task force OF COLORADO check the wreckage for survivors at the bot- opened the first child advocacy center in New IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES tom of a canyon, and sadly to say, there were York State. That's why I have always admired Friday, August 1, 1997 none. people like Pamela Sackett who offer their During Deputy Henry's investigation, he was Mr. BOB SCHAFFER of Colorado. Mr. services to those in need, especially to those exposed to toxic chemicals that were leaking Speaker, I would like to take this opportunity that society tends to forget. This type of serv- from the aircraft. It was only when Navy per- to tell you about a good friend and fellow Re- ice does not involve much wealth or acclaim. sonnel arrived the next day and approached publican who was recently taken from us and But it often helps those forgotten children. the wreckage that there was any indication of sent to the Lord. I speak of Albert David the seriousness of his exposure to unknown Actions like these are what make Pamela Scherz of Loveland, CO. David was born No- substances. an asset to the Salt Point community of up- vember 24, 1932, in Timpson, TX, and passed Deputy Henry's state of health steadily de- state New York, where she now resides. We away on July 19, 1997. His son, David wrote clined following the accident, and on May 12, would do well to emulate her brand of caring a eulogy in commemoration of his father that 1995, Deputy Henry died of his injuries hero- service for children. On that note, Mr. Speak- best expresses the kind of person he was, ically sustained in the line of duty. er, I ask that you and all Members of the and I would like to submit it for the RECORD. I proudly join Mayor Pro Tem Tim Winslow, House rise and join me in this tribute to Pam- My father and I used to joke about who the city of Avalon, and Sheriff Sherman Block ela Sackett. video taping the service for our own funerals. E1624 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks August 1, 1997 And when we meet again, I’ll have to chas- demonstrates the need for leaders to take the QUESTIONABLE PRACTICES IN CONTROVERSIAL tise him for his procrastination. However, I country off the proverbial Capital Hill back APRIL 6 ELECTIONS really don’t believe Dad would have been burner and place it on the forefront of foreign Haiti is experiencing a dramatic reversal very good at eulogizing himself, he even policy makers' agendas: of citizen involvement in its public life, in asked that there be no long eulogy. In his contrast to the overwhelming 1990 turnout at own words, ‘‘Tell ’em I was a man who loved PERSISTING POLITICAL PROBLEMS the polls when Aristide won two-thirds of the God, His Word, His Son Jesus Christ, and his Aristide’s incredible popularity among his vote. A disenchanted electorate no longer be- fellow man. Never wanted to hurt anyone in countrymen makes any election inevitably lieves that elections or candidates can mean- any way. Knew to be a better person than I one-sided in favor of his new political vehi- ingfully improve their lives. As has been was, but the body and soul man was weak. cle, the Famni Lavalas movement. There noted, only 5 percent of eligible citizens cast But the Spirit of Christ cannot sin and it was were accusations by the opposition that the their ballots on April 6. Former Senator strong within me.’’ results of the April 6 elections had been ma- Jean-Robert Martinez claimed that this low He was one of a few people I’ve known who nipulated by the alleged pro-Aristide Provi- showing indicated that the people ‘‘blame was unafraid of death, and lived his knowing sional Electoral Council (CEP). The elections their misery on the vote . . . and that’s ex- that the Father would provide. Dad taught were further tarnished by a turnout of only tremely dangerous for democracy.’’ me what it was to experience the presence of 5% of the eligible voters, a huge defeat for With 70% unemployment, Haiti is the poor- God, daily. He always seemed to be aware the island’s democratization prospects. est country in the Western hemisphere, with that Father was watching over him. I always The tension created by such insinuations upwards of 65% of its urban population and thought that everyone had a father like my of tampering delegitimized the approaching 80% of its rural population living in absolute dad, but as I grow older I realize how very vote to the point that its cancellation was poverty. If only for symbolic reasons, the special he was. I also realize how difficult it imminent. The White House and the inter- vast majority of the country’s population will be to follow in his footsteps. national community have since warned that strongly opposes the Preval government’s During the last seven years of Dad’s life, they would have difficulty acknowledging privatization plan, which is aggressively he became a natural minister of God’s love the results of any Haitian elections until being pushed by Washington as a pre- and salvation. He grew strong in the power Aristide’s old mass base, the Lavalas Politi- condition for economic assistance. This has or prayer and was both a worker and receiver cal Organization (OPL) which now backs become the dividing issue between the presi- of miracles. Dad watched diligently for the President Preval, agrees not to boycott the dent and Aristide which led the latter to return of our Lord Jesus and never gave up election. Compounding political problems, launch his new anti-government faction, the hope that he ‘‘wouldn’t have to go on the on June 9 Rosny Smarth resigned from his Famni Lavalas Party. ‘‘It is impossible to first load.’’ The night of Dad’s death, an offi- post as prime minister. Now the president support a program that does not correspond cer asked the people present in the living and parliamentary leaders in the upper and with the people’s needs,’’ said Deputy Joseph room if Dad attended a local church. One of lower houses must agree on a candidate who Jasmine, alluding to the widely held belief Dad’s neighbors replied, ‘‘he was the church, can fill the vacant office. A new election that the industries scheduled to be he ministered to everyone here.’’ date will not be set until the OPL agrees to privatized are part of the nation’s pat- ‘‘Dad’’ will be remembered for his generos- enter the race and the government chooses rimony. If put on the block, it is feared that ity, kindness, and the love he had for his its nominee. these properties—looted over the years by a Lord Jesus. His treasures were never ‘‘laid string of dictators ending with military Although Smarth abdicated all authority up’’ in the world’s financial markets, but he junta leader General Rau´ l Cedras—will be upon his resignation, he has agreed to re- was a major investor in people’s lives. Dad’s pounced upon by the nation’s tiny and self- main at his post until a new prime minister emphasis on ‘‘things eternal’’ will continue absorbed economic elite which already domi- is appointed. His presence at the June 18 to reap dividends of love and compassion nate the country’s finances and commerce. meeting on social and economic issues, in- from both God and man. Preval’s austerity program involves the cluding Preval, departmental delegates and Albert David Scherz of Loveland, Colorado, partial privatization of nine major state sec- mayors of towns, was a positive sign of his went to sleep in his favorite green recliner tors, the lowering of import tariffs and the commitment to play a constructive role. Saturday evening, July 19, and is now await- shrinking of the public sector work force. It Some observers fell that by merely remain- ing the return of Christ. He died on his was implemented on the condition that the ing as a holdover in his position, he is reduc- terms; one eye on the sky and his glasses in major multilateral agencies and foreign do- ing the built-in tension created by the can- his hand. We have inherited his legacy of nors would continue to provide international celed vote. hope and love. development funds for Haiti. According to Mr. Speaker, I thank you for giving me the PREVAL, STUCK BETWEEN A ROCK AND A HARD the World Bank, since the U.S. ouster of the SPOT opportunity to share the sentiments of David military junta in 1994, the island state has been allocated more than $2 billion in loans Scherz's son. David Scherz was a good man Postponing the run-off was also a blow to Preval, who had little to gain and much to from such sources as the IDB, USAID and the and contributed to this world in a spiritual lose from this development, as well as from EU. An update issued by the Washington Of- manner that will be hard to replace. America the resignation of Smarth. Preval’s increas- fice on Haiti explained that Smarth recently is a better place because of men like David ingly deep rivalry with his old mentor indicated that the international community Scherz. Aristide (concerning the modernization finances nearly 100 percent of Haiti’s devel- f plans) was inevitable, given the latter’s di- opment budget. rect hold on the population. Preval lacks a THE ABORTED JUNE 15 RUN-OFF ELECTIONS HAITI’S ELECTIONS personal following and, together with his The cancellation of the June 15 run-offs willingness to adopt hugely unpopular neo- came as a complete surprise to most inter- HON. JOHN CONYERS, JR. liberal reforms at the behest of Washington national monitoring groups. The general in- and the lending agencies, could fatally jeop- tegrity of the April balloting was upheld OF MICHIGAN ardize his ability to lead the country even though there were some infractions; IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES through the difficulties of modernization. By however, these were neither systemic nor Friday, August 1, 1997 giving in to international business interests, sufficient to invalidate the vote. There were Preval risks giving the appearance that even some guardedly optimistic predictions Mr. CONYERS. Mr. Speaker, just three things are beyond his control. The State De- that the voter turnout on June 15 would in- days before the scheduled Sunday, June 15, partment issued a statement shortly after crease significantly from the earlier Haitian run-off election, officials announced Smarth resigned which was meant to absolve shockingly low showing, if due to nothing that the second round vote would be called off Preval of some of the blame for the problems else than Smarth’s resignation and the belief once again. Haiti's electorate was prepared to he has encountered while governing. It said, that the government would now be more re- ‘‘We think President Preval ought to be vote for seven of the twenty-seven Senate sponsive to the people’s sentiments. Given given the opportunity and the political space Aristide’s overwhelming backing by the pop- seats and one Deputy seat. The outcome of to govern. It is very difficult to succeed ulace, the opposition has been using the these elections would play an important role in someone as popular as Aristide.’’ threat of a boycott since 1995 as one of the determining the country's future political and There are groups in Haiti that have ac- few arrows in its quiver for extracting politi- economic direction and could have been det- cused UN and U.S. personnel and organiza- cal concessions from the governing process. rimental to the U.S.-backed austerity program tions still in the country of fomenting the Yet all the political players are well aware on which President Rene Preval and former political rifts that have arisen. Jodel that a boycott could do great damage to Hai- Prime Minister Rosny Smarth have staked Chablain, a top leader for the Front for the ti’s image abroad, particularly among inter- Advancement and Progress for Haiti their reputations. The following research national donors who fund the island’s recov- (FRAPH), a notorious organization once led ery. memorandum, authored by Karen L. Bucknell, by the ill-reputed Emmanuel Constant, ex- Given his grip over the masses, if Research Associate for the Council on Hemi- plained to Radio Metropole, ‘‘Foreign man- Aristide’s Famni Lavalas Party gains con- spheric Affairs, addresses the economic and agement . . . is what is causing division in trol of the Senate, his prospects of winning political problems that persist in Haiti and the country.’’ the presidential election in 2000 are all but August 1, 1997 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E1625 certain. Hope continues to stir among im- economic and political developments. The structure, facilities, and center roles and poverished Haitians for Aristide’s return to basic inconsistency of the Clinton Adminis- missions. NASA Administrator Dan Goldin office, despite the economic stagnation tration’s policy towards Haiti lies in the fact has attempted to meet budget reductions which characterized his previous term. Hesi- that global democratization is a putative through an agency-wide restructuring that is tant that Aristide’s 1990 platform was too priority for the United States, yet leaders based on consolidating work at centers, clos- radical and unstable, the Clinton Adminis- continue to press the island to structure its ing of facilities, streamlining of manage- tration insisted that he be little more than a economy in accordance with Washington’s ment, privatization and outsourcing of some figurehead president. His opposition to the neo-liberal prescriptions, thereby denying operational activities, and reducing em- the Haitian public (when it comes to privat- Preval/Smarth-supported austerity programs ployee levels. The goal has been to meet re- gives the public optimism for the future. But ization) the right to self-determination, the ductions without cutting programs. The a legislature controlled by Aristide’s party most fundamental component of a fully func- major effort in this area is known as the will likely have a negative impact on foreign tioning democracy. investment and donations. In a country like Although Washington was the driving force Zero Base Review, which was undertaken in Haiti, which lacks the basic infrastructure behind Aristide’s brief return to the presi- 1995. and natural resources needed to build upon, dency in 1994, his empowerment was not per- Lewis (and other NASA centers) has expe- a drop in investment could have a devastat- mitted. Due to U.S. involvement, what was rienced significant changes in its roles and ing effect on the future of its economy. happening in Port-au-Prince did little more missions as well as its workforce. Several of then legitimize a process that would SELF-DETERMINATION OVER MODERNIZATION? those changes, such as workforce reductions, depoliticize the island, transforming it into The postponed legislative elections are a a paragon of the market reforms Washington are ongoing. Lewis’ funding peaked in FY1993 crucial element in helping to determine the insists should guild that nation’s economic at $1,002.6 million, and its employee level country’s future. Right now Congress is split development. also peaked in FY1993 at 2,823 full-time between supporters of Preval’s moderniza- equivalents (FTEs). For FY1998, the request f tion plan and those who rally behind for Lewis is $671.5 million with an FTE level Aristide and his anti-austerity campaign. NASA LEWIS RESEARCH CENTER: of 2,085. A discussion of the major changes The pro-Preval OPL currently controls the PART 3 follows, focusing on the space station rede- Senate. By a narrow vote it succeeded in ob- sign in 1993 and the Zero Base Review. taining that body’s approval to begin privatizing many of the state-run industries. HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH SPACE STATION REDESIGN There are nine of these privatization pro- OF OHIO IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES In 1993, due to continued cost growth and grams underway, including the electric and schedule delays, President Clinton ordered telephone companies. Friday, August 1, 1997 NASA to redesign the space station, which In the first round of elections, voters dem- was then known as Freedom. As part of the onstrated their abiding trust in former Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to President Aristide. Aside from being huge, it add further comment to the status and future Freedom program, Lewis was responsible for is impossible to know exactly what percent- of Lewis Research Center [LEWIS]. The fol- managing one of the four main work con- age of the population rallies behind him lowing represents the third installment of a tract packages—the design, development, today, due to the minute voter showing at special report conducted by the Congressional and fabrication of the space station power the polls and the accusations of fraud. With Research Service and deals with changes at systems. the seven seats in the Senate, Aristide’s Lewis during the 1990's. As part of the redesign, Johnson Space Famni Lavalas, party almost certainly NASA Lewis faces an optimistic future. The Center (JSC) was given lead center respon- would have won most of the positions being center has weathered some challenging times sibility for the space station. That resulted contested, drowning the OPL. This scenario recently, and has emerged even stronger. in a loss to Lewis of 260 FTEs and 400 con- does not seem all that unlikely given the tractor employees. However, Lewis did main- fact that Preval and other OPL leaders have Faced with limited budget allocations, Lewis has managed to achieve more with less and tain an active part in the program. Its sup- had enormous difficulties gathering signifi- port to the space station program includes cant domestic support for their internation- through careful budgeting have prospered in technical and management support in the ally-backed austerity plans. According to a many areas. They have been designated as areas of power and on-board propulsion com- speech Aristide gave shortly after Smarth’s the No. 1 center for aeropropulsion and as ponents and systems, engineering and analy- resignation, ‘‘It is a game of organizing their center of excellence in turbomachinery. Lewis' sis, and testing for components and systems. own business rules which are good for those other missions include aeronautics research, That includes use of LeRC facilities and that have more and bad for those who have on-board space applications, and commercial testbeds and construction of flight hardware less.’’ Such sentiments are widely held by communications. as required. the Haitian population. In addition to this, Lewis is also a contribu- What makes for this extreme variation of ZERO BASE REVIEW opinion on the island? Once again it goes tor to many NASA-wide programs. In the past back to the haves and have-nots. The initial they have conducted microgravity research for In 1995, as part of NASA’s FY1996 request, stages of the reforms inevitably will bring the U.S. space shuttle. Currently, they are de- the Administration directed NASA to facili- job cuts as private management seeks to veloping further microgravity technology for ties, and management practices. The goal of achieve efficiency through heightened pro- the international space station. They have the review was to meet the future reductions ductivity. Most of these state-run industries contributed to the Mission to Planet Earth Pro- without cutting programs. This review is known as the Zero Base Review (ZBR) and are notorious for their inefficiency. But in a gram whose focus includes such things as country experiencing astronomically high has resulted in a significant restructuring of unemployment, such job cuts will eliminate analyzing ozone depletion and detecting and the agency’s management and centers. the sole source of income for many families. understanding the consequences and causes of destructive natural phenomena. Lewis also The primary recommendations of the ZBR It affords scarce solace to individuals who for Lewis follow: Designate Lewis the Lead must live their lives worrying about their had a hand in the Mars Pathfinder mission Center for Aeropropulsion and a Center of short-run needs (such as how they are going which landed on Mars on July 4, 1997, in Excellence for Turbomachinery; close the to get their next meal) to endure crushing order to conduct mobile geological studies. rocket engine test facility; retain the Plum hardships for the distant possibility of long- Although Lewis has been affected by past Brook facility but only on a fully reimburs- run benefits. They ask, what good are such NASA budget limitations, they are currently able basis; close facilities/structures with a prospects if people cannot survive the suffer- contributing to the most exciting and dynamic saving of more than $150 million by FY2000; ing that they are forced to presently endure? If indeed Aristide does gain a majority in of NASA's missions. They have and are con- plan to transfer/consolidate research aircraft any future election he may contest—namely tinuing to provide for the future, useful, acces- at Dryden Flight Research Center (DFRC) as the presidential race of 2000—it is assumed sible, and informative research material on a well as decommission aircraft whose re- that he will respond to mass public opinion wide array of science-based activities. Their search mission has ended; adopt perform- by putting an end to or reform at least some importance to NASA and to the Nation is evi- ance-based contracting approaches to facili- of the privatization programs. However, the dent from the fact that their funding for 1998 ties maintenance reduce its outyear funding United States and other international donors has been recommended as $671 million, $50 requirements by $5 billion over five years. Administrator Goldin directed the agency to have threatened to pull the plug on develop- million higher than that received in 1997. ment funding if the austerity plan is aban- The third installment of a report by the Con- undertake an extensive review of all NASA doned, and without such funds Haiti is center mission and roles, and operations and doomed to sink down to an even starker gressional Research Center outlines the chal- other institutional support and technical level of poverty. lenges that NASA Lewis has met and con- services contracts, yielding greater than $100 U.S. ROLE IN HAITI quered: million in savings by FY2000; obtain infor- The majority of development funds re- NASA LEWIS RESEARCH CENTER mation resources system services from Ames ceived by Haiti come from the U.S. In prac- THE 1990s—CHANGES AT LEWIS research Center (ARC) and Marshall Space tice, this should endow the U.S. government Budget constraints as NASA have led to an Flight Center (MSFC), and reduce require- with a significant influence over Haitian examination of the agency’s management ments; resulting in savings of $50 million by E1626 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks August 1, 1997 FY2000; transfer Atlas-class expendable Atlas launch of Earth Observing System’s with a 42.93% reduction and MSFC with a launch vehicle (ELV) management to Ken- EOS AM–1 in 1998. At that point, manage- 29.86% reduction will have higher percentage nedy Space Center (KSC); phase out large ment of Atlas-class launches is to be trans- FTE reduction. NASA Headquarters expects chemical propulsion technology development ferred to KSC, NASA has no future plans for a 49.70% reduction. The total agency reduc- and transfer the responsibility to MSFC; ex- the larger Titan-sized launches. Even if tion over the same period is planned at plore creation of an institute(s) to conduct Lewis were to maintain responsibility for 23.96%. activities of microgravity research, onboard Atlas-class launches, there are no near-term The impression that Lewis has incurred propulsion, and space power; and reduce FTE plans for launches for such vehicles after the greatest share of NASA’s reductions is level to 2,027 by the end of FY2000. EOS–AM–1. NASA is instead focusing on the incorrect with respect to FTEs. While Lewis Those recommendations are to be fully im- development of ‘‘faster, cheaper, better’’ has had the highest percentage reduction in plemented by FY2000. Some have already spacecraft that require launch vehicles budget of all NASA centers, KSC has had the been implemented and others are currently smaller than the Atlas-class. highest FTE percentage reduction, and KSC in progress. A brief description of the status Major chemical propulsion technology de- and MSFC have the highest total planned of the above recommendations follows: velopment has been phased out at Lewis. FTE percentage reduction through FY2000. Lewis is NASA’s Center of Excellence for MSFC is now the Center of Excellence for f Turbomachinery and the Lead Center for space propulsion. Lewis, however, will retain Aeropropulsion. some expertise in chemical propulsion and THE CASE FOR NATO ENLARGE- The rocket engine test facility has been undertake research and development in this MENT: THE VIEWS OF GEN. WIL- closed and is currently being dismantled. area as directed by MSFC. The land that the facility occupied may be The original concept of institutes involved LIAM ODOM transferred to the City of Cleveland which the conversion of some civil servants to em- has plans for expanding Hopkins Inter- ployees of an institute. Because civil servant HON. TOM LANTOS national Airport. All rocket engine testing is retirement portability and conflict of inter- OF CALIFORNIA being consolidated in Louisiana at Stennis est issues that required legislative changes, Space Center (SSC) which has been des- the original institute concept was dropped IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ignated the Center of Excellence and Lead throughout the agency. However on March Thursday, July 31, 1997 Center for rocket propulsion testing. 13, 1997, NASA created the National Center All testing that is now done at Plum Brook for Microgravity Research on Fluids and Mr. LANTOS. Mr. Speaker, the debate over facilities is undertaken on a fully reimburs- Combustion, located at Case Western Re- enlargement of NATO has now been engaged able basis. All NASA programs, the Depart- serve University in Cleveland. The institute in earnest since NATO Summit in Madrid ment of Defense (DOD), other government is a partnership between NASA Lewis, Case made the decision to extend invitations to Po- agencies, and companies that use Plum Western Reserve, and the Universities Space land, Hungary, and the Czech Republic to be- Brook reimburse Lewis fully for all testing. Research Association (USRA). Lewis sci- come full-fledged members of the alliance. NASA plans to keep Plum Brook open unless entists involved with the center will remain there are no requirements for testing at its The Congress now faces important deci- civil servants and stay at LeRC sites. There sions regarding NATO enlargement. Probably facilities, at which point the facility would are no current plans to create institutes on be put in a ‘‘mothballed’’ status. space power or onboard propulsion. next year, the Senate will consider under the Lewis has closed several facilities/struc- After undergoing a FY1997 NASA-wide em- Constitution's provision on the ratification of tures that were not required to undertake ployee buyout, Lewis has reduced its FTE treaties, the admission of these three coun- current or planned work. Current analysis level as of March 29, 1997, to 2,152. This puts tries, and the House and Senate will consider shows that the closures will reach the goal of Lewis within 125 FTEs of reaching its FY legislation that will be necessary to implement achieving at least $150 million in savings 2000 target level of 2,027. Lewis expects to av- this expansion, including matters relating to through FY2000. erage 50 losses each year through normal at- The consolidation of aircraft at DFRC is the cost of enlargement. trition over the next 3 years. With normal In the wake of the Madrid Summit, the de- currently on hold. Consolidation of the air- attrition and currently assigned FTE tar- craft became controversial in 1996. NASA’s gets, no additional buyouts or a reduction- bate has been engaged on the merits and wis- Inspector General’s office questioned wheth- in-force (RIF) are anticipated. If LeRC does dom of expanding NATO. My position on this er the consolidation would actually save the not experience normal attrition or if its FTE issue, Mr. Speaker, has been clear and un- agency money and whether there would be a target is lowered, then limited buyouts in equivocal. As soon as the Communist regimes negative impact on researchers based at targeted areas might be necessary. [See in Central Europe began to collapse in 1989, other centers who use the aircraft for their below for further discussion of Lewis’ FTE I urged the expansion of NATO in order to experiments. Congress took an interest in reductions]. this issue and passed legislative language in bring strategic stability, democratic reform and the VA–HUD–IA FY1997 Appropriations Act COMPARISON OF CENTER FTE AND BUDGET the cultivation of a civil society, development that prohibited NASA from moving aircraft CHANGES of free market-oriented economies, fostering of to Dryden if they were stationed east of the As of March 29, 1997, Lewis had reduced its respect for human rights, and the institution of Mississippi River. Recently, NASA Head- FTE level by 671 since FY1993 (its peak civilian control of the military forces in these quarters directed Lewis not to renew the level). This is a reduction of 18.96%. In addi- tion, since FY1993, Lewis’ budget has been emerging democracies. I continue to support lease on its DC–9, which is used for micro- strongly the enlargement of NATO. When the gravity research. Lewis microgravity re- reduced by 33%. Except for a few of NASA’s searchers will have to use a KC–135 based at smaller centers (Stennis and Dryden), all of current expansion was being considered, I Johnson Space Center (JSC) for their air- NASA’s centers have experienced a reduction urged the inclusion of the three countries borne experiments. in budget and FTE levels. That reduction has which were invited to join, as well as the inclu- Like all NASA centers, Lewis is adopting not been divided equally among the centers. sion of Romania and Slovenia. I continue to performance-based contracting approaches Many employees at Lewis assert that the support expansion to include Romania and for its facility maintenance and operations, center has had to share a greater burden of Slovenia as well as other countries which are the reductions than the other NASA centers. institutional support, and technical services prepared to contribute to NATO in the future. contracts. Lewis still expects this effort to The following statistics show that Lewis has yield at least $100 million in savings by shared a greater burden of the reductions As the debate on NATO enlargement has FY2000. than most but not all, of NASA’s other cen- been engaged, one of the best expositions of Lewis is in the process of determining how ters. the rationale for expansion was presented by it will obtain information system services Through FY1997, Lewis, at 18.96%, has had my good friend, Bill Odom, who has had a dis- from Ames and Marshall. This effort may the highest percentage FTE reduction of all tinguished military career. The Washington not achieve the $50 million in savings by centers except KSC which has had a 19.04% Post published his view in a recent Sunday FY2000 that was originally estimated. reduction. Although it is not a field center, ``Outlook'' section. Mr. Speaker, I call the at- Transferring Atlas-class expendable launch NASA Headquarters has had a 36.14% reduc- vehicle (ELV) management to KSC is tion. The agency average over the same pe- tention of my colleagues to this excellent anal- planned, but will not occur until 1999. Under riod was 13.29%. ysis, and I ask that it be placed in the current NASA Policy, Lewis is still respon- Through FY 1997, Lewis, at 33%, has had RECORD. sible for the overall management of launch the highest percentage reduction in its budg- [From the Washington Post, July 6, 1997] services for intermediate and large ELV et of all the centers. The closest center at A LOOK AT . . . EXPANDING NATO—HISTORY services for NASA. The agency decided that Lewis was KSC with a 17.59% reduction. TELLS US THE ALLIANCE SHOULD GROW Lewis would maintain responsibility for NASA Headquarters has had a 52.64% reduc- management until all planned launches took tion. The agency average over the same pe- (By William E. Odom) place. Only two Lewis managed launches re- riod was 5.77%. Enlarging NATO is the last major strategic main—the launch of the Cassini spacecraft Taking into account planned FTE levels, challenge confronting America in the 20th aboard a Titan-IV/Centaur scheduled be- Lewis is to have a 24.48% reduction in its century. Previously in the century, this na- tween October and November 1997 and the FTE level from FY1993 through FY2000. KSC tion has failed to meet only one: keeping the August 1, 1997 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E1627 peace in Europe after World War I. Will it petition, endangering the EU process itself. No great strategic departure is without fail a second time? The two cases are dis- Why? Germany. risks, and enlarging NATO has some, as its turbingly analogous: Many American politi- Britain and France, which were already opponents abundantly point out. Likewise, cal leaders are again obsessed with domestic uncomfortable with a federal Europe that in- there are risks in not going forward, for that, issues, refusing to recognize their inextrica- cluded a strong but divided Germany, are too, is a strategic departure—backward from ble ties to security affairs and misunder- more nervous about a unified Germany Europe. standing the new forces in Europe. bound to be the federation’s dominant com- The reunification of Germany within America withdrew from Europe after World ponent. Without a federal Europe, they will NATO is the greatest strategic realignment War I, leaving a belt of new democracies, the be tempted to engage Central Europe against in Europe’s history without a major war, an so-called ‘‘successor states,’’ extending from Germany, a game that will invite the most achievement no pundit would have conceded the Baltic to the Mediterranean. France, mischievous diplomacy by Moscow. The only beforehand to be possible. But that is only Britain, Germany and the Soviet Union soon viable way out is through NATO enlarge- half of the task. Consolidating a community entangled them in competing alliances. Al- ment—that is, engaging NATO in the same of liberal democracies in Central Europe and though they all began as democracies, by the role in Central Europe that it has long beyond is the more difficult half. Failure mid-1930s all but one were dictatorships. played within Western Europe. would eventually affect America’s own econ- These developments ensured another war. The opponents of enlargement wring their omy and security adversely, not to mention History does not repeat itself, but struc- hands about Russia, financial costs and the negative political and moral con- tural continuities often prompt similar po- other problems while ignoring the crucially sequences. Is America worthy of its liberty litical developments. That is why the period important German problem, no matter that and prosperity if it no longer dares to accept German politicians from all parties warn between the two world wars is so instructive such challenges with energy and optimism? today. The critics insist that NATO can sur- against leaving Germany on its own to deal vive without enlargement. In the short term, with the East. f To be sure, NATO enlargement will cause they are right, but the longer-term dynamics TRIBUTE TO MR. FRED DARIS, EX- would inevitably fracture the alliance. Main- problems, but its opponents focus mainly on taining the status quo is a sure formula for the manageable ones. They usually exagger- ECUTIVE DIRECTOR, THE SOUTH bringing about U.S. withdrawal from Europe. ate the financial costs. So, too, Russia’s BRONX COMMUNITY ACTION THE- Confronted by strong forces of change, NATO probable reaction. The venerable Russia ex- ATER will either enlarge to moderate them or be pert George Kennan warns that expansion broken by them. And the key to moderating will destroy Russian democracy. Why would ´ Russia give up democracy to spite NATO? HON. JOSE E. SERRANO them is Germany, not Russia. OF NEW YORK Managing the emergence of German power That would harm Russia, not NATO. Actu- peacefully has been the major problem in ally, Russia has very little ‘‘liberal’’ democ- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 20th-century Europe. Not only did German racy to destroy. Civil and property rights do Friday, August 1, 1997 not yet enjoy effective protection in Russia. leaders fail in 1914, other European leaders Mr. SERRANO. Mr. Speaker, I rise to pay share the blame. The resulting Great War NATO enlargement will undercut those produced the Soviet problem, the Nazis and a neoimperialist Russian politicians who op- tribute to Mr. Fred Daris. He has been a dear new war, the bloodiest in history. pose it and who also misrepresent Russian friend and lifelong teacher to me as well as to After 1945, the United States rectified its public attitudes toward it as reflected in the youth in the South Bronx community. earlier mistake, remaining engaged in Eu- polling data. Moreover, proponents of en- On August 4, Mr. Daris turns 70 years old. rope to resist Soviet expansion. As the ra- largement also urge a continuing and broad A man who has given so much of his life to Western engagement with Russia, no its iso- tionale for NATO, however, the German our community, he still holds ambitious problem loomed larger for most Europeans lation. Other problems, however, are serious, espe- dreams for our youth, most of which he has than the Soviet threat, especially for the cially the reactions of those countries denied very well accomplished. French. NATO proved surprisingly effective membership in the first round. Their plight Mr. Daris is the founder and executive direc- in nurturing a new Germany as well as con- demands effective attention—foremost, cred- taining Soviet power, but today the Soviet tor of the South Bronx Community Action The- ible assurance that NATO enlargement is a threat is gone while the German problem is ater, established nearly 40 years ago at I.S. continuing process, not a one-time affair. An not entirely resolved. German leaders under- 139, in my South Bronx congressional district. active policy of continuing engagement with stand this reality well, and that is why they The theater was born from Mr. Daris' desire each is equally essential. strongly support NATO enlargement. They New members will also cause problems. to provide our youth with quality education and seek to bind Germany within an integrated Some may have embarrassing political scan- the opportunity to express themselves through Europe as a way to avoid a return to their dals involving former Communists and KGB the wonderful world of the arts. This perform- old predicament. connections. Some may falter in their demo- ing and creative arts center evolved from the The European Union’s (EU) goal of a ‘‘com- cratic transitions. NATO, of course, has al- mon foreign and defense policy,’’ therefore, Burger Players, a student theater group which ready coped with such problems in some performed in area schools and at special com- is conceived as a lasting solution to the Ger- present member states. man problem. Its realization, however, re- Finally, some critics doubt the administra- munity events. mains far from complete as the EU faces the tion’s competence to carry through NATO From the South Bronx Community Action changes caused by the end of the Cold War. enlargement. The president has yet to make Theater have graduated thousands of students In the absence of a multilateral mechanism the case effectively to the public, and some who later became professionals in various incorporating Central Europe, competitive European leaders believe they are being fields. Some have joined the center's ex- policies toward that region will be pursued treated poorly (in French President Jacques tended family, such as Mr. Rick Scott, who be- unilaterally by Germany, France, Britain, Chirac’s quaint language, ‘‘like crap’’) in the Russia and others. (A reappearance of the came the theater's administrator. I was also a consultation process. This is worrisome, not product of that dream, as one of the first stu- interwar patterns of diplomacy was evident just where it concerns Senate ratification in the Europeans’ reaction to the breakup of but also realities in Europe. When the presi- dents to participate in the Burger Players. Yugoslavia. Finally, NATO forces were re- dent told the public that American credibil- Guided by Mr. Daris' determination, knowl- quired to restore peace in Bosnia.) Thus, ity was at stake if we did not commit troops edge, and wisdom, youngsters who are part of Central Europe will again become the scene to the NATO force in Bosnia, he also set an the theater complete their studies with a sense of some, if not all, of the perverse dynamics early date for their withdrawal, thereby un- of accomplishment and of a bright future be- of the interwar period unless NATO enlarges dermining implementation of the Dayton ac- fore them. to preempt them. cord. How can the United States, then, have At the center, students learn dance, drama, Suppose the United States had followed sufficient credibility in Europe for carrying singing, the plastic arts, costume design, how the advice of the critics and rejected NATO through on NATO enlargement if it walks enlargement. Could NATO survive the dy- away from Bosnia before peace is secure? to play an instrument, and all other compo- namics of the competition among its key Success in Bosnia is related to NATO en- nents of an artistic production. They learn to members that would follow? Some argue largement. Fortunately, the administration visualize their dreams and to reach out for that the EU could moderate them. But that evaded the one-year deadline, but the sec- them. is unpersuasive in light of the obstacles con- retary of defense now calls for a pullout next In addition to Mr. Daris' commitment to the fronting the EU’s adoption of a single cur- year. Also, President Clinton’s occasional re- center, the South Bronx Community Action rency, not to mention a common defense and marks on reducing NATO’s military es- Theater has been in existence in large part foreign policy. Actually, Central Europe pre- sence—for example, after his recent meeting through funding provided by title I of the Ele- sents the EU with a paralyzing dilemma: to with President Boris Yeltsin of Russia—do ‘‘widen’’ or to ‘‘deepen’’ its integration proc- not reflect clear thinking about what is re- mentary and Secondary Education Act and ess? Widening into Central Europe would quired for Partnership for Peace activities. with the collaboration of parents and other delay the deepening of existing political and Bosnia and other potential military oper- members of the community. military integration; deepening would leave ations. This is hardly reassuring U.S. leader- Mr. Daris has always looked after his com- Central Europe as a zone of diplomatic com- ship. munity. Before he founded the South Bronx E1628 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks August 1, 1997 Community Action Theater, he had already ac- that could offer plays in English and Greek in For the many years that I have known him, cumulated a wealth of experience as the di- Greater New York. Mr. Daris has always shown his great esteem, rector of St. Marks Playhouse and of the He is the first American citizen to receive a patience, and dedication to our youth and to Royal Playhouse, both in New York; as dra- royal scholarship awarded by King Paul and betterment of our community. matic arts instructor at Cambridge School of Queen Frederika of Greece, to study at the Radio and Television Broadcasting; as the Royal Theater of Greece. He also completed Mr. Speaker, for all of these reasons, I ask founder of the Stamford Playhouse, in Con- studies at Irvine School for the Theater, my colleagues to join me in recognizing Mr. necticut; and as assistant director at the Mark Adelphi College, Long Island University, and Fred Daris, on his 70th birthday and for his life Hellinger Theater and Carnegie Hall. He also Fordham University Theater, where he was a of accomplishments and dedication to our created a theater group at every Greek church graduate scholarship student. youth. Thank you, Fred. We all love you. Friday, August 1, 1997 Daily Digest

HIGHLIGHTS See Re´sume´ of Congressional Activity. House stands adjourned until noon on Wednesday, September 3, for the August District Work Period. Senate from Connecticut Assistant Attorney General Joan E. Chamber Action Pilver, Hartford; Jayne Morrell, Dallas Independent The Senate was not in session today. It will next School District, and Elizabeth Weller, Blair, meet at 11 a.m., Tuesday, September 2, 1997. Goggan, Sampson & Meeks, both of Dallas, Texas; Donald R. Boehm, Houston Independent School Committee Meetings District, and Michael Deeds, Heard, Goggan, Blair, and Williams, both of Houston, Texas; Kent (Committees not listed did not meet) Scroggins, Lake Worth Independent School District, and Barbara M. Williams, Rohne, Hoodenpyle, BANKRUPTCY ON EDUCATION Lobert, Myers & Scott, both of Arlington, Texas; Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Admin- Dorothy J. Conrad, St. Lucie County Tax Collector, istrative Oversight and the Courts concluded hear- Ft. Pierce, Florida; Sandy Hume, Boulder, Colorado, ings to examine the negative impact of bankruptcy on behalf of the National Association of County on education funding, and the proposed Investment Treasury and Finance Officers; Lawrence Friedman, in Education Act of 1977, after receiving testimony Southfield, Michigan. h House of Representatives Resignation of Representative Susan Molinari: Chamber Action Read a letter from Representative Molinari wherein Bills Introduced: 5 public bills, H.R. 2372–2377; she resigned as a member of the House of Represent- and 5 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 141, and H. Res. atives effective 12:01 a.m. on August 2, 1997. 213–216, were introduced. Page H6714 Page H6709 Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows: Committee Resignation: Read a letter from Rep- H.R. 2207, to amend the Federal Water Pollution resentative Moran of Kansas wherein he resigned Control Act concerning a proposal to construct a from the Committee on International Relations. deep ocean outfall off the coast of Mayaguez, Puerto Page H6709 Rico amended (H. Rept. 105–237); Committee Election: The House agreed to H. Res. H.R. 2249, to authorize appropriations for carry- 213, electing Representative Moran of Kansas to the ing out the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. 1977 for fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (H. Rept. Pages H6709±10 105–238 Part I); and Speaker Pro Tempore: The Speaker designated H.R. 922, amended (H. Rept. 105–239 Part I). Representative Davis of Virginia to act as Speaker Page H6714 pro tempore to sign enrolled bills and joint resolu- tions through September 3, 1997. Page H6710 D875 D876 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — DAILY DIGEST August 1, 1997 Quorum Calls—Votes: There were no quorum calls or recorded votes during the proceedings of the Joint Meetings House today. EMPLOYMENT—UNEMPLOYMENT Adjournment: Met at 9:00 a.m. and pursuant to the provisions of H. Con. Res. 136, adjourned at Joint Economic Committee: Committee held hearings to 9:36 a.m. for the August District Work Period. examine the employment and unemployment situa- tion for July, after receiving testimony from Kath- arine G. Abraham, Commissioner, Bureau of Labor Committee Meetings Statistics, Department of Labor. No Committee meetings were held. Committee recessed subject to call. August 1, 1997 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—DAILY DIGEST D 877

Re´sume´ of Congressional Activity

FIRST SESSION OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIFTH CONGRESS The first table gives a comprehensive re´sume´ of all legislative business transacted by the Senate and House. The second table accounts for all nominations submitted to the Senate by the President for Senate confirmation.

DATA ON LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITY DISPOSITION OF EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS January 7 through July 31, 1997 January 7 through July 31, 1997

Senate House Total Civilian nominations, totaling 301, disposed of as follows: Days in session ...... 107 91 . . Confirmed ...... 146 Time in session ...... 760 hrs., 11′ 634 hrs., 55′ . . Unconfirmed ...... 152 Congressional Record: Withdrawn ...... 3 Pages of proceedings ...... 8629 6708 . . Extensions of Remarks ...... 1575 . . Public bills enacted into law ...... 6 25 . . Civilian nominations (FS, PHS, CG, NOAA), totaling 1,773, disposed Private bills enacted into law ...... 1 0 . . of as follows: Bills in conference ...... 6 8 . . Confirmed ...... 1,772 Measures passed, total ...... 182 293 . . Unconfirmed ...... 1 Senate bills ...... 44 8 . . House bills ...... 44 129 . . Senate joint resolutions ...... 4 2 . . Air Force nominations, totaling 4,100, disposed of as follows: House joint resolutions ...... 5 8 . . Confirmed ...... 3,971 Senate concurrent resolutions ...... 12 7 . . Unconfirmed ...... 129 House concurrent resolutions ...... 14 31 . . Simple resolutions ...... 59 108 . . Measures reported, total ...... *117 *225 . . Army nominations, totaling 2,952, disposed of as follows: Senate bills ...... 65 1 . . Confirmed ...... 2,687 House bills ...... 8 147 . . Unconfirmed ...... 265 Senate joint resolutions ...... 2 1 . . House joint resolutions ...... 1 7 . . Senate concurrent resolutions ...... 9 0 . . Navy nominations, totaling 2,139, disposed of as follows: House concurrent resolutions ...... 0 7 . . Confirmed ...... 2,127 Simple resolutions ...... 32 62 . . Unconfirmed ...... 12 Special reports ...... 13 7 . . Conference reports ...... 0 4 . . Measures pending on calendar ...... 61 33 . . Marine Corps nominations, totaling 1,670, disposed of as follows: Measures introduced, total ...... 1339 2817 . . Confirmed ...... 1,668 Bills ...... 1138 2372 . . Unconfirmed ...... 2 Joint resolutions ...... 36 93 . . Concurrent resolutions ...... 49 140 . . Simple resolutions ...... 116 212 . . Summary Quorum calls ...... 3 4 . . Yea-and-nay votes ...... 211 148 . . Total nominations received this session ...... 12,935 Recorded votes ...... 0 199 . . Total confirmed ...... 12,371 Bills vetoed ...... 0 1 . . Total unconfirmed ...... 561 Vetoes overridden ...... 0 0 . . Total withdrawn ...... 3

* These figures include all measures reported, even if there was no accom- panying report. A total of 61 reports have been filed in the Senate, a total of 236 reports have been filed in the House. D878 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — DAILY DIGEST August 1, 1997

Next Meeting of the SENATE Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 11 a.m., Tuesday, September 2 12 noon, Wednesday, September 3

Senate Chamber House Chamber Program for Tuesday: Senate will consider S. 1061, Program for Wednesday: To be announced. Labor/HHS Appropriations, 1998, and H.R. 2160, Agri- culture Appropriations, 1998.

Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue

HOUSE Harman, Jane, Calif., E1609, E1623 Miller, George, Calif., E1589, E1595 Hastings, Alcee L., Fla., E1587 Moran, Jerry, Kans., E1586 Ackerman, Gary L., N.Y., E1601 Hilliard, Earl F., Ala., E1602 Morella, Constance A., Md., E1581, E1587 Barcia, James A., Mich., E1599 Hinchey, Maurice D., N.Y., E1600 Murtha, John P., Pa., E1603 Barrett, Thomas M., Wisc., E1582, E1589 Hoyer, Steny H., Md., E1577, E1591 Norton, Eleanor Holmes, D.C., E1613 Bass, Charles F., N.H., E1610 Hyde, Henry J., Ill., E1607 Norwood, Charlie, Ga., E1590 Bilbray, Brian P., Calif., E1597 Jackson-Lee, Sheila, Tex., E1593, E1602 Oberstar, James L., Minn., E1603 Bonior, David E., Mich., E1613 Johnson, Eddie Bernice, Tex., E1580, E1583, E1586, Pallone, Frank, Jr., N.J., E1608 Bono, Sonny, Calif., E1614 E1589 Payne, Donald M., N.J., E1578, E1585 Buyer, Stephen E., Ind., E1580, E1589 Johnson, Jay W., Wisc., E1614 Portman, Rob, Ohio, E1605 Capps, Walter H., Calif., E1601 Jones, Walter B., Jr., N.C., E1611 Regula, Ralph, Ohio, E1590 Chenoweth, Helen, Idaho, E1592 Kaptur, Marcy, Ohio, E1597 Riley, Bob, Ala., E1598 Clyburn, James E., S.C., E1602 Kelly, Sue W., N.Y., E1602 Rodriguez, Ciro D., Tex., E1609 Conyers, John, Jr., Mich., E1621, E1624 King, Peter T., N.Y., E1587 Rohrabacher, Dana, Calif., E1598 Coyne, William J., Pa., E1600 Kingston, Jack, Ga., E1581, E1583 Sandlin, Max, Tex., E1593 Crane, Phillip M., Ill., E1597 Kleczka, Gerald D., Wisc., E1607 Schaffer, Bob, Colo., E1619, E1623 Cunningham, Randy ‘‘Duke’’, Calif., E1616 Knollenberg, Joe, Mich., E1608 Schiff, Steven, N.M., E1581, E1584 Davis, Thomas M., Va., E1592 Kucinich, Dennis J., Ohio, E1581, E1587, E1622, E1625 Serrano, Jose´ E., N.Y., E1598, E1610, E1627 Delahunt, William D., Mass., E1608 Lantos, Tom, Calif., E1594, E1626 Sherman, Brad, Calif., E1597 DeLauro, Rosa L., Conn., E1617 Largent, Steve, Okla., E1604 Skaggs, David E., Colo., E1604, E1610 Doyle, Michael F., Pa., E1616 Levin, Sander M., Mich., E1593 Skelton, Ike, Mo., E1618 Engel, Eliot L., N.Y., E1580, E1585, E1588 Lewis, John, Ga., E1600 Solomon, Gerald B.H., N.Y., E1577, E1585, E1588, E1623 Everett, Terry, Ala., E1617 Luther, Bill, Minn., E1613 Souder, Mark E., Ind., E1613 Fazio, Vic, Calif., E1610 McCarthy, Carolyn, N.Y., E1612 Stump, Bob, Ariz., E1614 Filner, Bob, Calif., E1591, E1597, E1619, E1623 McHale, Paul, Pa., E1612 Stupak, Bart, Mich., E1586 Forbes, Michael P., N.Y., E1577, E1582, E1587 McHugh, John M., N.Y., E1611 Tauscher, Ellen O., Calif., E1586 Fox, Jon D., Pa., E1599 Maloney, Carolyn B., N.Y., E1578, E1591 Towns, Edolphus, N.Y., E1601 Frelinghuysen, Rodney P., N.J., E1614 Markey, Edward J., Mass., E1615 Traficant, James A., Jr., Ohio, E1616 Gilman, Benjamin A., N.Y., E1591 Menendez, Robert, N.J., E1589 Turner, Jim, Tex., E1617 Gingrich, Newt, Ga., E1578, E1585, E1588, E1618 Millender-McDonald, Juanita, Calif., E1603, E1609, Hall, Ralph M., Tex., E1580, E1584, E1588 E1618

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