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A TRIBUTE TO FOUR OUTSTAND­ American, Thurgood Marshall, who served as livery boy for a women's store. He also at­ ING CITIZENS OF NEW JERSEY a Justice on the U.S. Supreme Court. tended the all-black Lincoln University in This resolution provides that a stamp should Pennsylvania and earned money for tuition by HON. HERB KLEIN be created from a rendering offered by one of waiting tables. OF NEW JERSEY my constituents, Mr. Steven Johnson, who He obtained his law degree from Howard IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES was born and raised in Pennsylvania. Mr. University in 1933, graduating first in his class. Johnson, a paraplegic, who received his bach­ Almost immediately, Thurgood Marshall began Wednesday, June 16, 1993 elor's degree from the Philadelphia College of chipping away at the barriers-both legal and Mr. KLEIN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay Art; is a self-employed artist; and a former art social-that prevented African-Americans and special tribute to four outstanding citizens of teacher, who has done an excellent job of other minorities from enjoying the full civil New Jersey. On Tuesday, March 23, 1993, capturing the essence of Thurgood Marshall. rights granted under the Constitution. the Passaic Valley Jaycees honored Helene This is a fitting tribute to a great jurist who Before he joined the Court, Marshall distin­ K. Baumann, Raymon Scott Keeley, and Lynn was a relentless voice for the voiceless and guished himself as the country's first African­ Schoenburger. An Honorary Distinguished whose six-decade legal career was emblem­ American solicitor general. He served in that Service Award was presented to Anthony atic of the civil rights revolution. post from 1965 to 1967 and took a lead in Gaita of the Totowa Borough. These citizens Mr. Speaker, Thurgood Marshall beamed promoting the Johnson administration's civil devoted tremendous time, talent, and energy into our cramped and constricted community, and constitutional rights agenda. to the enrichment and protection of their com­ a community in which the law at one time or­ In one of this first civil rights cases, Marshall munities. dained that African-Americans could only at­ successfully won admission for a young Afri­ Helene K. Baumann is the founder of Little tend segregated, inferior schools; a community can-American man to the University of Mary­ Falls Flower .and Garden Club, a coordinator in which the law at one time ordained that Afri­ land Law School; 3 years later, he was hired for Little Falls Municipal Alliance for the Pre­ can-Americans be denied the right to vote; by the NAACP, and in 1939, he founded the vention of Alcohol and Drug Abuse and a and a community in which the law at one time NAACP legal defense and educational fund. neighborhood fund raiser for the American ordained segregation in the court room and From 1940 to 1961 Thurgood Marshall trav­ Heart Association. Helene has made the air exclusion of African-Americans from the jury eled the country, defending the rights of mi­ smell sweeter, helped our citizens fight drugs, box. norities and challenging the status quo. He and kept our hearts beating longer. By demonstrating that the I~,W could be an won dozens of important civil rights victories, Raymon Scott Keeley has served his coun­ instrument of liberation, he recruited a new prevailing in 29 of the 32 cases he argued be­ try as an E-5 Petty Officer in the U.S. Navy. generation of lawyers 't'Vho had been brought fore the Supreme Court-including the land­ Currently, Mr. Keeley is a volunteer for the up to think of the law a~ an instrument of op­ mark 1954 Brown versus the Board of Edu­ Totowa Fire Department, a member of the pression. cation Case. That case ended "separate but Totowa Police Department, and a helpful hand Those of us who grew up under the heel of equal" school systems and led to the integra­ on the Totowa First Aid Squad. A local new­ Jim Crow were inspired to set our sights on tion of public schools. born was very fortunate to have Mr. Keeley using the law as a foundation for our careers, He came to national prominence as the welcome it into the world recently. to try to follow him on his journey of justice chief lawyer for the NAACP legal defense and Lynn Schoenburger is a coordinator of the and equality. educational fund when he argued a series of Passaic County Special Olympics, a volunteer America is indebted to Thurgood Marshall's 1954 school desegregation cases known col­ on the Paterson First Aid Squad, and an ac­ accomplishments. We, who grew up in the lectively as Brown versus Board of Education. tive assistant to the hearing impaired. Ms. sunlight of his deeds, owe a special debt of The Supreme Court ruled in those cases that Schoenburger is on her way to becoming a gratitude. segregation in public schools was unconstitu­ nurse. A legendary champion of civil rights, his tional. Honorary Recipient Anthony Gaita is from towering achievements as an advocate for Marshall also spear-headed litigation that Paterson, NJ. Mr. Gaita has been active in the equal opportunity for African-Americans were ended white-only primary elections and explicit Jaycees for 18 years. His diligence and hard surpassed only by the enormous inner racial discrimination in housing contracts. work within his community and others merit strength and endurance that kept him focused In 1967, President Johnson appointed him honor. on his mission. to the Supreme Court. During his 24-year ten­ Mr. Speaker, I commend Helene K. Mr. Speaker, as a result of his career as a ure, he was the only African-American Justice. Baumann, Raymond Scott Keeley, Lynn lawyer and as a Justice, Thurgood Marshall Marshall's record on the court was consist­ Schoenburger, and Anthony Gaita for their un­ left an indelible mark, not just upon the law, ent. He defended individual rights, he sided selfish contributions that have been an inspira­ but upon his country. with minorities and the under-privileged; he fa­ tion throughout their communities. I am thank­ Thurgood Marshall was a giant in this Na­ vored affirmative action, and he always op­ ful that these exemplary citizens of New Jer­ tion's civil rights movement. His lifelong com­ posed the death penalty. sey are continuing in their devoted work for mitment to civil rights and his unbending ef­ In a recent statement, President Clinton said forts to end discrimination and ensure equal the benefit of all they serve. Marshall was one of the giants "in the quest justice for all Americans, has left a lasting im­ for human rights and equal opportunity in the pression on our legal system and our society. whole history of our country". RESOLUTION TO PROVIDE FOR Thurgood Marshall's roots were unlike those Retired Chief Justice Warren E. Burger THE ISSUANCE OF A COMMEMO­ of any other Justice before him. He was born praised Marshall both for his advocacy in RATIVE IN HONOR OF THURGOOD in Baltimore, MD, on July 2, 1908. The son of Brown versus Board of Education, which MARSHALL an elementary school teacher and yacht-club ended school segregation, and as a man who steward, and the great-grandson of a slave, before going on the bench "literally took his HON. LUCIEN E. BLACKWEll brought to America from Africa's Congo re­ life in his hands" to try civil rights cases in the OF PENNSYL VANIA gion. Marshall was named after his paternal South. Thurgood Marshall, was sometimes called, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES grandfather, who had chosen the name "Thor­ ough Good" for himself when enlisting in the an irreplaceable national treasure. A genuine, Wednesday , June 16, 1993 Union Army during the Civil War. sincere individual, he said he wanted to be re­ Mr. BLACKWELL. Mr. Speaker, today I am In his youth, Marshall attended Douglas membered this way; "That he did what he introducing a resolution to honor a great High School in Baltimore, and worked as a de- could with what he had."

e 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. June 16, 1993 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 13097 Mr. Speaker, it is especially appropriate that HARLEY-DAVIDSON CELEBRATES 20th in the world on the amount of funding for we consider this bill, creating a stamp in his 90 YEARS OF SERVICE official programs to attract foreign visitors. The honor as a lasting memory to one whose com­ Federal Government must recognize its lead­ mitment to and reverence for the American HON. THOMAS M. BARRETI ership role in developing the roadmap for car­ justice system were second to none. Thank OF WISCONSIN rying the travel and tourism industry into the you. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 21st century. Wednesday, June 16, 1993 Small businesses comprise the majority of Mr. BARRETT of Wisconsin. Mr. Speaker, the travel and tourism industry, which will con­ INTRODUCTION OF LEGISLATION the city of Milwaukee went hog wild last week­ tinue to be the Nation's greatest source of REGARDING BLIND DISABLED end. Thousands of Harley-Davidson riders economic opportunity and social mobility. And VETERANS from around the world descended on Milwau­ the segment of our economy most in need of kee to celebrate the company's 90th anniver­ technical, strategic, and organizational exper­ HON. JAMFS T. WAISH sary with guests such as Jay Lena and ZZ tise necessary to improve their local econo­ Top. I congratulate Harley-Davidson for 90 mies. OF NEW YORK years of service to motorcyclists across Amer­ Finally, the tourism industry has a fun­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ica and around the world, and I applaud my damental obligation to preserving this coun­ hometown for its eager cooperation and par­ try's places of natural beauty and recognizing Wednesday, June 16, 1993 ticipation, which helped ensure the great suc­ cess of this event. the ecological importance of our national Mr. WALSH. Mr. Speaker, today I am intro­ parks, wilderness areas, and wetlands. Tour­ ducing legislation ensuring that New York's Last Saturday in Mifwaukee, 60,000 motor­ ism can encourage preservation by creating blind disabled veterans are not penalized by cycles and over 100,000 spectators took part more green businesses to promote the protec­ the Federal Government in the event New in the parade and music festival celebrating 90 York State increases their monthly annuity. years of hogs on the streets of the United tion of our natural wonders. State lawmakers in Albany have been con­ States and other nations around the world. Reinvigorating the economy, creating jobs, sidering a much-needed increase in the Not only was the event a good time for all, but protecting the environment, improving our na­ monthly annuity paid to the State's blind dis­ the Harley-Davidson celebration also raised tional transportation network, and promoting abled veterans. Remarkably, this annuity has thousands of dollars to fight muscular dys­ our Nation's scenic beauty-these are key ele­ trophy. not changed since the program's inception in ments of President Clinton's vision for Amer­ I am proud to say, Mr. Speaker, that I spent the mid-thirties-it remains at $41.66 per ica. I urge my colleagues to join me in this call a summer working on the assembly line at the month. to action to recognize the importance of the Harley-Davidson plant on Milwaukee's north However, should the State decide to in­ side. I know firsthand the diligence and atten­ travel and tourism industry and to provide a crease the annuity, the U.S. Department of tion to detail that goes into every motorcycle much needed leadership initiative. Veterans Affairs would reduce the Federal Harley produces. Harley-Davidson's commit­ pensions paid to these blind disabled veter­ ment to quality and excellence has established ans. The result: no net benefit for those re­ it as one of the premier companies in Wiscon­ ceiving the annuity. sin and across the United States. I congratu­ TRIBUTE TO SISTER MARY As a group our Nation's blind veterans de­ late the workers and management at Harley­ QUENTIN serve fairness from both the State and Federal Davidson for their efforts last weekend and all Government, and not a situation whereby one their splendid work over the last 90 years. body saves money at the expense of the HON. GEORGEJ. HOCHBRUECKNER other. OF NEW YORK The beacon of freedom shines around the SUPPORT HOUSE CONCURRENT IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES world today because of these veterans. It's RESOLUTION 110: TO CONVENE A WHITE HOUSE CONFERENCE ON time we lawmakers open our eyes and pre­ Wednesday, June 16, 1993 vent such an offset from occurring. To stand TOURISM by and look the other way would be an injus­ Mr. HOCKBRUECKNER. Mr. Speaker, I rise tice to our blind veterans. HON. JAMES L. OBERSTAR today to pay tribute to Sister Mary Quentin, an The bill I am introducing today would­ OF MINNESOTA outstanding citizen of Riverhead, NY, who is IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES leaving St. John's Roman Catholic School H.R. 2389 Wednesday, June 16, 1993 after more than 30 years of distinguished serv­ Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep­ ice. Sister Quentin has been a lector, Eucha­ Mr. OBERSTAR. Mr. Speaker, last Thurs­ resentatives of the United States of America in ristic minister, and teacher. For the last 16 Congress assembled, day, I introduced House Concurrent Resolu­ years Sister Quentin has been the school's tion 11 0, a bill which expresses the sense of SECTION 1. EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN AMOUNTS principal. FROM INCOME DETERMINATION Congress that the President should convene a FOR PENSION PURPOSES. White House conference on tourism. I rise Sister Quentin has dedicated her life's work Section 1503 of title 38, United States Code, today to urge my colleagues to join me and to serving the community through her involve­ is amended- the members of the congressional travel and ment in the school and its students. During (1) by striking out "and" at the end of tourism caucus in demonstrating to the White her tenure, computer, music, and art programs paragraph (9); House the economic, technical, and environ­ were developed, and the library and faculty (2) by striking out the period at the end of mental necessity of authorizing such a con­ room were expanded. A well-equipped science paragraph (10) and inserting in lieu thereof ference. ";and"; and lab and multimedia lab were also established. Tourism is America's second largest em­ In addition, Sister Quentin has served as a (3) by adding at the end the following new ployer, providing jobs for 5.9 million people paragraph: parish newspaper co-editor, Catholic Charity and contributing $344 billion in expenditures to campaigner, adult education provider, and was "(11) amounts equal to amounts paid to a the Nation's economy. Tourism is also an im­ elected parish council member. veteran by the State of New York under a portant component in our international trade program of that State to make monthly pay­ balance; it is estimated that in 1991, more Mr. Speaker, it is my personal privilege to ments to qualifying veterans who are blind recognize Sister Mary Quentin for her many and totally disabled, but only to the extent than 42 million foreign visitors spent over $48 that such amounts are attributable to any billion at U.S. travel destinations. years of service to St. John's School. I wish increase in the monthly amount of such pay­ Despite the remarkable economic contribu­ her the best for her future plans. She will be ments that is provided after the date of the tions of the tourism industry it remains an un­ sorely missed by the faculty and students of enactment of this paragraph.". dervalued resource. The United States ranks St. John's School. 13098 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS June 16., 1993 HONORING IMRE NAGY THE INTRODUCTION OF THE FED- placed" for doing so is meaningless. Fired or ERAL FAMILY EDUCATION " permanently replaced" workers who exer­ LEAVE ACT cised their statutory rights, forfeited their HON. STENY H. HOYER job rights. The notion that workers exercise the right to OF MARYLAND HON. PATRICIA SCHROEDER strike lightly ignores the reality that these OF COLORADO IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES workers have families to support and mort­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES gage payments to make in addition to other fi­ Wednesday, June 16, 1993 Wednesday, June 16, 1993 nancial obligations to keep. Although the case of NLRB versus Mackay Mr. HOYER. Mr. Speaker, today, on the Mrs. SCHROEDER. Mr. Speaker, Members of Congress, today it is my pleasure to intro­ Radio had been on the books for nearly 30 35th anniversary of his death, I would like to years, it was President Reagan's signal that pay tribute to the memory of lmre Nagy, Prime duce the Federal Family Education Leave Act. This bill allows Federal employees to take 1 encouraged employers to engage in savage, Minister of Hungary during the heroic uprising wasteful negotiations and the instigation of this of 1956. As many of us here will recall, lmre day of leave each calendar year to participate in school activities with their children. The permanent replacement option. Nagy led the revolutionary government that Federal Government is currently one of the That signal has been broadcast for over a took the first steps toward a free and inde­ Nation's largest employers; this measure at­ decade. In my opinion it has brought disaster pendent, pluralistic Hungary, until the savage tempts to make it the Nation's model em­ to labor management relations and has made retaliation of Soviet Forces quashed the popu­ ployer. a mockery of labor rights. We all received a lar revolution leaving thousands of innocents More parents work today than when Beaver letter from the U.S. Catholic Conference in dead. Cleaver went to school. This means that fewer which Bishop Ricard of Baltimore made the Following the bloody suppression of the rev­ mothers and fathers are able to attend their following points about the rights of workers to olution, lmre Nagy sought refuge in the Em­ children's school activities. But children need be respected: bassy of Yugoslavia in Budapest. Tricked out parental support if they're going to succeed in Bishop Rodimer testified before the U.S. by false assurances of amnesty, he was ar­ school. If their parents can spend just one Senate- rested and imprisoned before being tried and more day with them, children will have more When employers hire permanent replace­ executed by the Soviet-installed Kadar regime encouragement to stay in school and work ments, strikers lose their jobs. It's that simple . . . If there's no effective right to along with several of his closest colleagues. harder. strike, what does it mean to have a right to He and the other martyrs of the revolution This bill will not bring the work force to a organize? sudden stop. Only employees who have were ignominiously buried in prison graves, Pope John Paul II has written that unions worked for at least 12 months in a Federal his writings and name were banished from remain- usage, his memory submerged beneath the agency can take the leave, and the leave can­ not be carried over from year to year. Employ­ * * * an indispensable element of social life, weight of Soviet domination. especially in modern industrial society. ees can take this leave by the hour, giving Yet lmre Nagy continued to play a pivotal them more flexibility; part-time employees will For the past decade, workers have not been role in the Hungary's transition away from receive prorated leave. Even a few free hours respected. Instead of a bargaining arena in Communist rule. His reburial, in 1989, rep­ a year will help families take part in their chil­ which both management and labor have the resented a turning point in that country's post­ dren's education, and help children to excel in incentive to pursue a peaceful and mutual set­ war history. Several hundred thousand people, school. I ask for all of you to help those fami­ tlement of issues, the past decade has been including many of the survivors of the 1956, lies and children by supporting the Federal characterized by wage brinkmanship. The fu­ attended the ceremony to pay tribute to the Family Education Leave Act. ture lies in working productively together. fallen leader. But the reburial of the heroes of The last time that the House took up this 1956 also marked the death toll of com­ legislation, Frank Lorenzo had put both his munism, as Hungarian Socialist Workers Party SUPPORT FOR H.R. 5 Eastern Airlines and his Continental Airlines leaders opened negotiations with opposition into bankruptcy as a result of his scorched groups on the multiparty elections that would HON. BRUCE F. VENfO Earth labor policies. The casualty list of skilled vote them out of power. The words of Viktor OF MINNESOTA workers on account of Mr. Lorenzo alone is more than 33,000 pilots, machinists, and flight Orban, of the Association of Democratic Youth IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES [FIDESZ], presaged the wave of freedom that attendants. Today, Frank Lorenzo is asking to swept all of Eastern and Central Europe in Wednesday, June 16, 1993 start up yet another airline venture. This is not that tumultuous year: Mr. VENTO. Mr. Speaker, yesterday I once entrepeneurism, it is opportunism taking ad­ again voted for passage of H.R. 5, the Cesar vantage of loopholes in the law that exploit The young people who today are fighting Chavez Workplace Fairness Act which pro­ workers-and it must be stopped by recasting for European bourgeois democracy are bow­ and re-establishing a labor-management bal­ ing their heads before the Communist Imre hibits the permanent replacement of workers Nagy and his comrades, for two reasons. We on a lawful strike action. H.R. 5 is legislation ance. respect them as people who identified with that I believe is critical to the economic health The national statistics are sobering. Since the will of Hungarian society and therefore of laboring men and women-critical to the 1981 more than 300,000 have lost their jobs had to disregard two sacred Communist ta­ health and renewed growth of our national to permanent strikebreakers. This does not boos: unconditional service to the Russian economy. even count the thousands of workers who empire, and party dictatorship. To us they Ever since President Ronald Reagan per­ were discouraged from exercising their collec­ are the statesmen who even in the shadow of manently replaced the entire air traffic control­ tive bargaining rights. After 12 years of the gallows refused to side with the mur­ ler work force, some employers-too many Reagan/Bush leadership, the Bureau of Na­ derers decimating society, and who did not employers-have chosen to resolve labor is­ tional Affairs found that 79 percent of the em­ betray the nation that accepted them and sues by casting away their workers. These ployers it polled indicated that they would seek placed its confidence in them, even though to replace their work force or would consider their refusal to do so cost them their lives. working men and women relied upon the labor From their fate we have learned that democ­ laws of this country to guarantee them the replacement workers if faced with a strike. The racy and communism are incompatible. right to organize, to bargain collectively, and if General Accounting Office survey of collective necessary, to strike. Instead they found in the bargaining negotiations found that the threat of Mr. Speaker, the causes and beliefs the decade of the eighties that when they went on hiring permanent replacements was made in courageous freedom fighters stood and died strike, although they could not be fired, they one-third of the cases. for are universal and enduring. Let us draw could and were permanently replaced. As the This change in the bargaining landscape is strength from the memory of lmre Nagy and AFL-CIO noted: patently unfair. It results · in workers who feel those like him, as we continue the struggle for * * * for all practical purposes, this distinc­ they are being unjustly treated. It results in human rights, democracy, liberty, and freedom tion between being fired for exercising your workers with low morale. It results in workers worldwide. statutory rights and being "permanently re- with no loyalty. It results in a noncompetitive June 16, 1993 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 13099 American economy. Bernie Brommer, presi­ creasingly, authority over environmental pro­ Colonel Younker is the commander of the dent of our Minnesota AFL-CIO made the grams is being delegated to State and local U.S. Air Force Liaison officers for northwest point some years ago, and his point is rel­ governments. With local governments being Ohio, a position he has held since 1989. As evant today. He said- forced to comply with more and more environ­ Commander, Colonel Younker coordinates the The fundamental goal of collective bar­ mental regulations, a service needs to be activity of 20 liaison officers conducting out­ gaining is to achieve a settlement of the ne­ available to provide local officials with financial reach programs for the U.S Air Force Acad­ gotiations acceptable to both parties. The assistance and technical advice. emy and Air Force ROTC in 1979 high goal is not to achieve a situation where one H.R. 2390 will accomplish this by requiring schools in northwest Ohio. party can succeed in the elimination of the that the Environmental Protection Agency es­ The enormity of Colonel Younker's task, other. tablish the Environmental Financial Advisory however, is overshadowed only by the quality The statistics are clear: strikes where per­ Board as a permanent program. The purpose and enthusiasm of his work. Jon has commit­ manent replacements are hired last longer, of this Advisory Board would be to consult the ted literally hundreds of hours of time and cost more, and destroy any chance for real EPA and Congress on issues, trends, options, much personal expense crisscrossing count­ productivity and cooperation. innovations and tax matters affecting the cost less miles of northwest Ohio seeking out the Opponents of this bill claim it will result in and financing of environmental protection by best and the brightest of Ohio's young people. more strikes and labor unrest. The reality is State and local governments. Jon's message is simple: If you want to exactly the opposite. The permanent replace­ The Environmental Financial Advisory Board serve your country, if you have the physical ment of strikers breeds injustice and hostility was created in 1989 to address new and inno­ and intellectual ability, and if you have the de­ and prevents the peaceful resolution of dis­ vative means of paying for environmental sire to push yourself to the limits of your ability putes by equals. services. During the last 3 years this Board and then push some more, I can show you the The working families in Minnesota and has been heavily involved in providing EPA way to the challenge you are looking for-the across the country have seen the disintegra­ with detailed advice on environmental financ­ U.S. Air Force. tion of sound labor law and worker rights re­ ing. For example, the Board has been suc­ Through his leadership, Col. Jon Younker sulting from over a decade of punishment at cessful in reducing the cost of financing envi­ has built a liaison organization that is recog­ the hands of the hostile and indifferent ronmental facilities and discouraging pollution, nized as one of the best and most motivated Reagan/Bush administrations. I am pleased and it has created incentives to increase pri­ of its kind in the country. In recognition of his that the House of Representatives restored vate investment in the provision of environ­ work, he has received numerous awards, in­ the meaningful aspect of the collective bar­ mental services. Continued implementation of cluding the Meritorious Service Medal which gaining process. public-private partnerships will be critical in he was awarded by the Secretary of the Air After years of experiencing the undermining making environmental services cost-effective Force last year. of the right to strike, the Clinton administration in the future. By creating this permanent Advi­ Mr. Speaker, like most of my colleagues, I and Congress have begun to restore fairness sory Board, my legislation is an essential step would not hesitate to boast that the best kids and some leverage for the working men and in strengthening our environmental infrastruc­ in the country come from my congressional women in our Nation. ture. district. Unlike my colleagues, however, Jon This 1993 legislation, named in honor of a H.R. 2390 will also establish environmental Younker and his fellow Air Force liaison offi­ great moral leader of American working men financial centers at universities throughout the cers are working in my district to prove me and women, Cesar Chavez, signals to the country. These permanent centers will be ef­ right. business world that the decade of the eighties fective in providing training and technical as­ I ask my colleagues to join me in saluting is over. Our Nation needs sound economic sistance to State and local officials, and they Jon Younker for his past, present and future growth. We want a bright and prosperous fu­ will help in developing new financing options service to our country and to the U.S. Air ture rather than another decade of short-term that will better protect the environment. Force. profits exacted from workers today and tomor­ One of these 10 centers will be located at row. We will reach that bright future only with the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public a strong labor force capable of playing a posi­ Affairs at Syracuse University. The Maxwell THE CHILDHOOD IMMUNIZATION tive role in the collective bargaining process. School combines a superior program with a INITIATIVE H.R. 5 restores basic fairness in the world of top-notch faculty and it ranks among the coun­ work. try's finest institutions. Its programs in public HON. Bill EMERSON finance, technology and information policy and I hope that the Senate will act quickly on the OF MISSOURI passage of this pro-worker legislation. metropolitan studies are among the best in the country. The establishment of a financial cen­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ter will enable the Maxwell School to deter­ Wednesday, June 16, 1993 SUPPORT FOR THE ENVIRON­ mine how local government responds, fi­ Mr. EMERSON. Mr. Speaker, when prob­ MENTAL FINANCE ACT OF 1993 nances and complies with selected environ­ lems are difficult to solve, it is often easier to mental regulations. solve nonproblems. The Clinton administra­ HON. JAMES T. WAlSH This bill is a sound investment in strength­ tion's childhood immunization proposal to buy ening our environmental infrastructure. It will OF NEW YORK up vaccines is an excellent example of a solu­ assist local governments in understanding en­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES tion to a nonproblem. The lack of vaccines is vironmental laws and will provide the financial not the problem; nor is the cost of vaccines Wednesday , June 16, 1993 information desperately needed by local elect­ the problem. The trouble with the administra­ Mr. WALSH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to ex­ ed officials to meet their obligations. I hope tion proposal is that it creates a new entitle­ press support for H.R. 2390, the Environ­ that Congress will quickly act on this important ment program which won't do much, if any­ mental Finance Act of 1993. This bill will pro­ legislation. thing at all, to improve low-immunization rates. vide local governments with the expertise and Medical experts have identified two causes financial assistance necessary to comply with TRIDUTE TO LT. COL. JONATHON for low-immunization rates; inadequate and in­ complex and often confusing environmental YOUNKER convenient health delivery systems; and pa­ regulatior~s. rental inaction. The fact of the matter is, many Over the last few decades Congress has parents just don't bring their kids in for shots, made significant progress in addressing envi­ HON. PAUL E. GIILMOR and until this lack of parental motivation is ad­ OF OHIO ronmental issues and has enacted many sig­ dressed, all the free vaccines in the world IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES nificant environmental laws. Unfortunately, in won't protect kids from disease. recent years the Environmental Protection Wednesday , June 16, 1993 Today I join with Mr. CAMP and others to in­ Agency has demonstrated that it simply can­ Mr. GILLMOR. Mr. Speaker, I would like to troduce a commonsense immunization initia­ not meet all of its legal mandates to protect bring to the attention of my colleagues the tive which addresses the true problem of pa­ the environment or the public's health given work of Lt. Col. Jonathon Younker, U.S. Air rental motivation. The carrot-and-stick ap­ the Agency's current lack of resources. In- Force Reserve. proach of this bill will encourage parents to 13100 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS June 16, 1993 bring their kids in for shots, and it may penal­ by President Carter and sent to the Senate vention on Human Rights reaffirms basic ize them if they fail to do so. It's the right an­ more than a decade ago. These treaties are civil and political rights, and establishes a swer to the real problem, and I encourage all first, the American Convention on Human right of individual petition that enables per­ Members to support the immunization initia­ Rights; second, the International Covenant on sons who have been denied due process at the national level to present their case to the tive. Economic, Social and Cultural Rights; third, Inter-American Commission on Human the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms Rights. The International Covenant on Eco­ of Racial Discrimination, and fourth, the nomic, Social and Cultural Rights sets forth UNITED STATES SHOULD RATIFY women. All other major nations have ratified international labor rights, as well as rights RIGHTS TREATIES these agreements. For example, all Latin to health education, and social security. The American countries except Belize, Cuba, and Convention on Elimination of All Forms of HON. JOHN J. laFALCE Guyana have ratified the American Convention Racial Discrimination and the Convention on Elimination of All Forms of Discrimina­ OF NEW YORK on Human Rights, and Canada has submitted tion Against Women prohibit discrimination IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES it to the Provinces for approval prior to ratifica­ by race and sex in the exercise of all rights. Wednesday, June 16, 1993 · tion. All European countries, Japan, Korea, Though all of these treaties have been rati­ Canada, and Latin American countries except fied by Mexico, none has until now been rati­ Mr. LAFALCE. Mr. Speaker, this week on Cuba, Haiti, and Paraguay have approved the fied by the United States. June 14, the U.N. World Conference on International Covenant on Economic, Social With the mandate for reform given you by Human Rights opened in Vienna, Austria and and Cultural Rights. the American people on November 3, we urge will continue through June 25. The head of That the leader of Western democracies you to press for prompt ratification of these U.S. delegation, Secretary of State Warren and the inspiration of peoples around the treaties. We also urge you to seek ratifica­ Christopher, addressed the opening plenary world who long to be free could have let these tion of three other treaties that contain pro­ visions essential to international due proc­ and asserted that the universality of human treaties languish for so long is inexcusable. rights sets a single standard of acceptable be­ ess. ILO Conventions 87 and 98 guarantee Ratification of these treaties by the United workers the right to organize free labor havior around the world, a standard Washing­ States would at least give us the moral unions and engage in collective bargaining ton would apply to all countries. underpinnings for pressing for labor and without suffering discrimination by either On February 25, 1993, the Committee on human rights reforms in Mexico and else­ the state or management. The Protocol of Small Business, which I chair, convened a where in Latin America. Ratification is long San Salvador (Additional Protocol to the hearing on the North American Free-Trade overdue. We have an opportunity to put action American Convention) extends the right of Agreement and the climate for doing business and leadership to our oft-repeated words sup­ individual petition under the American Con­ vention to the right to organize. It also in Mexico. A distinguished panel of experts, porting human rights and justice. I urge that both American and Mexican, told riveting ac­ breaks new ground by establishing a right to the U.S. Senate take these treaties out of its a healthy environment. counts of human rights abuses in Mexico, of dusty drawers and ratify them. As an essential step toward enforcement of a legal and judicial process that is ignored Mr. Speaker, I have received a copy of a the rights protected in the American Con­ with impunity, and of voting fraud and rampant letter to President Clinton signed by various vention, we further urge you to seek joint corruption of the democratic process that organizations representing human rights legal acceptance by the United States, Canada, starts at the top of the government. defense, labor, environment, churches, and and Mexico of the jurisdiction of the Inter­ The president of the nongovernmental Com­ clothing and textile workers. They urge Presi­ American Court of Human Rights. Such ac­ mission for the Defense and Protection of dent Clinton to press for ratification of the trea­ ceptance would provide access to a court whose judgments would have the binding Human Rights reported that in November ties as well as to seek joint acceptance by the 1992 the U.N. Committee Against Torture re­ force of law. United States, Canada, and Mexico of the ju­ The new markets being formed by trade jected reports of the Mexican Government risdiction of the Inter-American court of Human agreements are transnational. As such, they saying that torture was a generalized and sys­ Rights. require transnational guarantees of basic tematic practice in Mexico and continued to be The letter follows: rights. It is time for effective hemispheric, so. The president of the commission further JUNE 7, 1993. and ultimately global, bills of rights. stated that the issue of torture and human President BILL CLINTON, Endorsers: International League for rights abuse is directly related to a lack of a The White House, Washington DC. Human Rights, International Human Rights democratic process and accountability of DEAR PRESIDENT CLINTON: We , the under­ Law Group, Center for Constitutional Mexican officials and authorities. As long as signed human rights, church, labor, environ­ Rights, Minnesota Advocates for Human mental, and other citizens' organizations, Mexico does not have a democratic process, Rights, Human Rights Advocates, Congres­ urge you to press for ratification of several sional Human Rights Foundation. it will not be governed by rule of law. international human rights treaties as part NATIONAL LAWYERS GUILD Mr. Andrew Reding, director of the North of a broader initiative to promote respect for American Project of the World Policy Institute human rights and due process. Washington Office on Latin America. in New York, also stressed the importance of The removal of economic barriers between North America Project, World Policy Insti­ rule of law, political rights, and the need for Canada, the U.S., and Mexico, and the antici­ tute. access of citizens to redress grievances pated negotiation of trade agreements Mexican-American Legal Defense and Edu- throughout the Americas, highlight the need cation Fund. against the state. In Mexico, the constitution for pan-American human rights guarantees Southwest Organizing Project. was amended to bar the government's human and enforcement mechanisms. Last October, Center for Science in the Public Interest. rights commission from hearing any cases in an address on trade in Raleigh, North Natural Resources Defense Council. brought by the public involving violations of ei­ Carolina, you alluded to this need when you Sierra Club Legal Defense Fund. ther labor or voting rights. proposed to link implementation of the Center for International Environmental The United States is now in the midst of ne­ North American Free Trade Agreement Law. gotiating supplemental agreements to NAFT A, (NAFTA) to supplemental agreements that Natural Heritage Institute. one of which is to ensure that Mexico enforces would ensure that each country enforce its Defenders of Wildlife. own labor and environmental standards. You Friends of the Earth. its labor laws and standards. At the same time further specified that " each agreement the administration has stated that a central pil­ should contain a wide variety of procedural Greenpeace USA. lar of United States relations with Latin Amer­ safeguards and remedies that we take for Institute for Agriculture and Traile Policy. ica will be human rights. Yet with all this rhet­ granted here in our country, such as easy ac­ League of Rural Voters. oric and effort to negotiate bilateral agree­ cess to the courts, public hearings, the right International Labor Rights Education and ments and take a leadership stand on human to present evidence, streamlined procedures Research Fund. and effective remedies." Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Work­ rights, the United States has tools at its dis­ ers Union. posal-multilateral tools-which could be used Many of the procedural safeguards and standards you have proposed have already United Church of Christ Office for Church to monitor, oversee, and enforce labor and been codified in international human rights in Society. human rights standards. treaties. Four of the more important of these Maryknoll Peace and Justice Office. The United States has failed to take simple treaties were signed by President Carter Unitarian Universalist Association of Con­ action to ratify four treaties that were signed more than a decade ago. The American Con- gregations, Washington Office. June 16, 1993 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 13101 TRIBUTE TO FEDERATED DEMO­ dangerous, and that the glamorous image of this week from Lamphere High School in CRATIC WOMEN OF OHIO JUNE smokers portrayed by advertisers is an illu­ Madison Heights, Ml, after 28 years of dedi­ 15, 1993 sion. Mr. Speaker, I believe that everyone cated service to her students. should take notice of the important meaning It is no exaggeration to say that education HON. JAMFS A. TRAF1CANT, JR. found in Norym's work. is the cornerstone upon which longstanding OF OHIO democracies are built. And no part of that edu­ cation is more critical to the project of building IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRIBUTE TO THE CITY OF Wednesday, June 16, 1993 democracy than the instruction and discussion CASPIAN, MI offered in government classes. Mrs. Stewart Mr. TRAFICANT. Mr. Speaker, I rise here has been an extraordinary builder. Year after today to pay tribute to a group of women from HON. BART STIJP AK year she has lain the foundation of civic Ohio who have been instrumental in support­ OF MICHIGAN knowledge and responsibility with attention, ing and electing Democratic candidates for IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES fairness, determination, and an artistic touch. over 60 years now. Recently, the Federated Wednesday, June 16, 1993 I did not know Mrs. Stewart the day she first Democratic Women of Ohio celebrated their walked into a government class. But I imagine 62d annual spring convention in Youngstown, Mr. STUPAK. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the city of Caspian, Ml, and its resi­ that today she is as captivated by issues of OH, in my 17th Congressional District. the day and energized about working with After 62 years the Federated Democratic dents who will celebrate the 75th anniversary of the city's incorporation from July 1 to July young people as she was then. Women of Ohio are still going strong. As I Along with thousands of students in her noted before, they have been very supportive 4, 1993. Nestled in the Western corner of the Upper school district, many others have benefited and helpful to Democrats all over Ohio at both Peninsula of Michigan, the history of Caspian from Mrs. Stewart's commitment. No teacher the national and the local level. Their organi­ is embedded in the cornerstone of America. in the former 17th Congressional District or zation is one of the best in the business. All Caspian was founded as an offspring of the the new 12th District has provided more lead­ those in attendance at the convention last bustling iron ore mining industry in Iron Coun­ ership and support for the districtwide con­ month know how smoothly everything went. It ty, Ml, on April 8, 1918. At its peak, there gressional student forums we sponsor than truly is a credit to Virginia Koepke, their presi­ were over 50 mines operating and millions of Mrs. Stewart. In the forums, students come to dent, and Jan Clayton and Ruby Gilliam, the tons of iron ore were produced since it was Lamphere from as many as 25 public and pri­ vice presidents. Other officers include Patty first discovered. However, since the last mine vate high schools to discuss pressing ques­ Woolf, Lou Ann Beck Riechert, Mary Ann closed in 1968, the industry of Caspian has tions of national policy. And Mrs. Stewart has Jamison, Harriet Appleby, Carol Groh, Mary adjusted to other areas. Caspian's largest em­ done everything to make those work: her stu­ Mumford, Helen Karpinski, Mary Ann Peck, ployer is now A.B.A. Industries, which oper­ dents have helped flesh out topics, they have Thelma Adams, Sophie Mann, Kay Gordon, ates the F.W. Means Laundry. been gracious guides and hosts; she has Claribel Haaf, Ida Barlock, Sara Fahlbush, Mir­ The city of Caspian is the Upper Peninsula's brought the support of her school and district iam Doll, Thersa Baron, Lucille Critchfield, treasure. With its beautiful lakes and forests, administration, and she has worried through Ayris Price, and Jan McCord. Capsian truly exemplifies the nickname "God's problems big and small to make those days Mr. Speaker, I want to commend the Fed­ Country", attracting more than its share of most fruitful for students. We will surely miss erated Democratic Women of Ohio for their ef­ tourism. One major tourist attraction is the Iron her leadership. forts in the democratic process. Without orga­ County Museum. Built in a former dry building Although Mrs. Stewart and I may have pos­ nizations like these, this country would be in a and mining shaft, the museum offers a mem­ sessed different views on some national is­ heap of trouble. These women should be ory of the past and an example of the future sues, it never seemed to slacken her commit­ proud of the job they have done, and I know as Caspian converts its industry base. It fea­ ment to the congressional student forum. In­ they will continue to do a great job in the fu­ tures many artifacts from the mining and lum­ deed, I think spirited disagreements have rein­ ture. ber industries including one of the largest forced her remarkable commitment to helping hand-carved miniatures of a lumber camp and students to think, articulate, question, and per­ TRIBUTE TO CHICAGO ARTIST its various activities. suade. On behalf of the students of Lamphere The citizens of Caspian, 1,031 strong, make NORYM DLEIFSTRAH High School and all the students and parents up a community that exemplifies the American of the 12th District, I sincerely thank her for spirit. If you want a pure example of Amer­ her outstanding work. HON. BOBBY L RUSH ica-of baseball, mom, and apple pie-look no OF ILLINOIS I am sure that we can say, Sandy Stewart further than Caspian. An All-American city is not retiring from, but to * * •. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES where real people work in real jobs and are Wednesday, June 16, 1993 proud of the work they have done at the end Mr. RUSH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to of the day. Visiting Caspian reminds one of TRIBUTE TO ROBERT P. BILLER honor a well-respected Chicago artist who has the important aspects of life, namely ones displayed through his art work the perils and family. Because a visit to Caspian is a return HON. CHRISTOPHER COX to family, a return to citizens who care for dangers involved with smoking. Norym OF CALIFORNIA each other, and are more than willing to invite Dleifstrah over the years has presented beau­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES tiful collages that detail the risks involved with one into their homes. smoking. His "Glamour is Myth" exhibit has Mr. Speaker, today the citizens of Caspian Wednesday, June 16, 1993 drawn acclaim from many Chicago health have yet another reason to be proud as they Mr. COX. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recog­ groups as well as from the city government, celebrate the city's 75th anniversary. I ask my nize Robert P. Biller, who is retiring from his which declared November 2, 1992, as "The colleagues to join me in recognizing the pride post as vice president of external affairs at the Glamour is Myth Day". Additionally, his work and achievements of Caspian and its resi­ University of Southern California. has received praise form the American Medi­ dents over these 75 years. Robert Biller has served as a professor in cal Association and American Lung Associa­ the school of public administration and as a tion. TRIBUTE TO MRS. SANDY university administrator for almost two dec­ Norym's powerful works are composed of STEWART ades. As the university's vice president, he faux jewels, lacquers, and other materials to has been responsible for undergraduate re­ portray a beautiful, glamorous image with a HON. SANDER M. LEVIN cruitment, enrollment, financial aid, retention, striking anti-smoking message. Many of his graduation, and the overall quality of under­ OF MICHIGAN works contain written messages in different graduate education at USC. Dr. Biller has IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES languages, creating a sense of international been known as the creative and visionary ad­ urgency to this health danger. Wednesday, June 16, 1993 ministrator who helped all at USC think about "The Glamour is Myth" exhibit sends a mes­ Mr. LEVIN. Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize enrollment and retention challenges in new sage to young and old alike that smoking is the efforts of Mrs. Sandy Stewart, who retires ways. Many of us who are familiar with this 13102 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS June 16, 1993 great institution can attribute the success and Farrington, Alex Tsikouris, Jacques Jarrett, tives that they will not apply the EC govern­ quality of the university to Dr. Biller for his Gerald Hamilton, Ryan Merrell, Mark Rudiak, ment regulation which gives EC companies endless contribution and extraordinary work. Brandon Hamilton, BJ Yeropoli, Cameron preferential treatment over United States com­ Prior to joining the USC faculty in 1976, Dr. Smith, Rob Yankle, Jody Barillare, Eric Wea­ panies in government telecommunications pro­ Biller taught for 10 years at the University of ver and Michael Nicholis. Superintendant curement. California in the graduate school of public pol­ Charles Shreve, principal Jim Ciccolelli and The German's timely decision to not adhere icy and the department of political science. He athletic director John Costantino were also in­ to the E.C. procurement directive averts small, was an administrator with the U.S. Department strumental in the victorious season. but symbolically important sanctions resulting of the Navy at China Lake, CA, for 6 years fol­ Mr. Speaker, my district has been through from the telecommunications trade dispute-at lowing his graduation from the University of some unusually tough times. Yet, in the fact of least as the sanctions would apply to United California, Los Angeles in 1959, with a bach­ all this, the citizens of these communities con­ States-German trade. The $20 and $15 million elor of arts degree in sociology. He earned his tinue to triumph. Campbell's State champion­ sanctions announced by the United States and Ph.D. degree in public administration from ship is testament to this courage and drive. the European Community respectively will still USC in 1959. Thank you Campbell Memorial, I am grateful apply to other United States-European Com­ Dr. Biller has conducted research on public you are in my district. munity telecommunications trade. policy and the changing context of public man­ Despite protests from other EC members in­ agement with particular reference to organiza­ cluding France, the German decision to recog­ tions under conditions of uncertainty. His theo­ A TRIBUTE TO CAPT. SAL ARENA nize nondiscriminatory trade treatment be­ retical and procedural work has caused a tran­ tween itself and the United States reaffirms sition in the public sector toward financial lim­ HON. HERB KLEIN the general impropriety and restrictiveness of its as a vehicle for empowering a higher qual­ OF NEW JERSEY the EC's government procurement directive. ity of governance. His articles have appeared IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES This directive required telecommunications in such journals as Public Administration Re­ project procurement bids to be awarded to EC Wednesday, June 16, 1993 view and Human Relations and Public Policy. firms even if the EC company bids exceeded Dr. Biller is a past president of the National Mr. KLEIN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay United States bids by 3 percent. Association of Schools of Public Administra­ tribute to Capt. Sal Arena from Pompton Mr. Speaker, the German decision to re­ tion. He was elected to membership in the Na­ Lakes, NJ, on the occasion of his well-de­ spect its commitment of nondiscriminatory tional Academy of Public Administration in served retirement from a remarkable 25-year treatment of United States exports could not 1976. career in law enforcement. come at a better time considering that crucial Mr. Speaker, it is with great pleasure that I Captain Arena has shown that he was ex­ market access negotiations are currently tak­ ask my colleagues to join with me in honoring traordinary ever since the beginning of his ca­ ing place under the multilateral framework of Robert P. Biller. It is fitting that all of us join reer. Soon after joining the police force, Cap­ the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade. with the family and friends of the University of tain Arena bravely entered a burning building In comparison to French efforts to renege on Southern California and its community in rec­ and saved the lives of both his partner and a previously negotiated commitments outlined in ognizing his extraordinary achievements and firefighter. A few years later, Captain Arena the Blair House Accord on agricultural trade, contributions to one of our Nation's great insti­ thwarted a bank robbery and captured a fugi­ this dramatic good faith commitment by the tutions of higher learning. His teachings, his tive who was wanted throughout the Nation. Germans is a much-needed shot in the arm leadership, and his example will continue to These incidents are representative of the for liberalized trade efforts worldwide. It is ap­ inspire of us for years to come. many episodes characteristic of Captain Are­ preciated. na's career that have displayed his bravery and courage. CAMPBELL MEMORIAL RED Before his police career, Arena joined the TRIBUTE TO JOHN SWOPE, NEW DEVILS HONORED Air Force and went to Vietnam. There he HAMPSHIRE'S BUSINESSMAN OF joined other brave men and women who were THE YEAR HON. JAMFS A. TRAF1CANT, JR. risking their lives fighting for their country. He OF OHIO reached the rank of Airman First Class before HON. DICK SWETT IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES he came back and joined the Haledon Police OF NEW HAMPSHIRE Department. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Wednesday, June 16, 1993 Mr. Speaker, this man is a model public Mr. TRAFICANT. Mr. Speaker, I rise today servant who has sacrificed much and risked Wednesday, June 16, 1993 in honor of the Campbell Memorial High his life in order to provide a safer environment Mr. SWETT. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to School Red Devils, the 1993 Division Ill Ohio for the men, women, and children of our com­ pay tribute to John Swope, one of my New State Basketball Champions. munity. I ask my fellow colleagues to join me Hampshire constituents who exhibits all the at­ Mr. Speaker, the Red Devils became only in honoring Captain Sal Arena on 25 years of tributes of an outstanding citizen. He was re­ the third State champion from Mahoning police work and in wishing him the best of luck cently recognized by Business New Hamp­ County in Ohio history, and they did it in con­ in the future. shire magazine, when Mr. Swope was se­ vincing fashion. The Red Devils destroyed lected as 1993's "Business Leader of the their first opponent in the tournament 86-37 Year." and never looked back. Five games later, in GERMANY'S WELCOMED BREAK Mr. Swope is president of Chubb their State semi-final, Kevin Dill and Mike WITH THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY LifeAmerica, headquartered in Concord, NH, Farrington combined for five slams in the first and an active participant in improving his com­ 16 minutes of the contest as they coasted to HON. DOUG BEREliTER munity and State. Mr. Swope has worked with a 69-46 victory. After a rough start in the OF NEBRASKA Chubb LifeAmerica for 30 years. During this State final, the Red Devils took control of the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES time the company has grown and prospered, fourth quarter and went on to win the cham­ and today it has over $3 billion in assets. As pionship. Dill, who scored 23 points in the final Wednesday, June 16, 1993 president of Chubb LifeAmerica, Mr. Swope game, was named the tournament's Most Val­ Mr. BEREUTER. Mr. Speaker, this Member has led his insurance company to substantial uable Player. applauds the bilateral rapprochement reached profits during a time of depression in the in­ Head coach Brian Danilov and assistants Eli between Germany and the United States in dustry. Mr. Swope's excellent business record Danilov-Brian's father, who was an all-time the serious government procurement trade is only part of his varied and successful life. great coach himself-Alphonse Kelly, T.J. dispute between the United States and the Mr. Swope's devotion to his community ex­ Creed and AI Kelley led the Red Devils to a European Community. Adhering in good faith emplifies the ethic of service that is so deeply 21-6 overall record this season. Players on to a 1954 United States-German treaty barring needed in America today. Mr. Swope is ac­ the championship team are Tom Beeson, trade discrimination, the Germans have as­ tively involved in the Concord Capitol Center Kevin Dill, Michael Zorio, Rob Kish, Michael sured the United States Trade Representa- for the Arts. He is the founding director of the June 16, 1993 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 13103 New Hampshire Business Roundtable on Edu­ a supervisor of mails and delivery until his re­ nize and congratulate today a former constitu­ cation. He sits on the national board of direc­ cent promotion as postmaster of Kinsman. Mi­ ent of mine from Puerto Rico who has distin­ tors for the Public Broadcasting System. He is chael has also served on numerous unit and guished herself in an outstanding way in Staf­ an active member of the Concord Chamber of route review teams, route inspection teams, ford, VA. Commerce. These commitments are only a and as an acting superintendent of postal op­ Jeannine Rosado will graduate this Thurs­ sampling of his endeavors on behalf of his erations in Niles. day, June 17, with honors from Stafford High community and fellow-citizens. Mr. Speaker, Leroy Stabile is a 23-year School. She was selected by the Stafford Jay­ Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me Postal Service veteran, is the newly appointed cees, Stafford Kiwanis Club, and the Aquia in paying tribute to John Swope. As a suc­ postmaster of Girard, OH , and will be respon­ Harbor Lions Club to receive college scholar­ cessful businessman and concerned citizen, sible for 29 employees and 7,750 deliveries. ship awards totaling $5,000. I also want to he is an inspiration to others and a leader in Mr. Stabile is a graduate of Niles McKinley recognize these fine civic organizations for the the efforts to make the State of New Hamp­ High School and served in the U.S. Navy from work they do in assisting students and for se­ shire a better place to live. 1960-63. Leroy began his postal career in lecting her. 1970 as a PTF carrier at the Niles Post Office. Jeannine was editor in ch ief of her high Since that time he has served as a supervisor school newspaper, the Stafford Indian TRIBUTE TO NEW AREA of delivery and collections in Youngstown, su­ Smokesignal, president of the Spanish Club, POSTMASTERS perintendent of postal operations in Cortland an SCA representative of DECA, and member and also in Warren. of the Science Club, National Honor Society, HON. JAMES A. TRAFlCANT, JR. Mr. Speaker, I want to congratulate each of Key Club, French Club, and Junior Civitan these men as they take their new positions of OF OHIO Club. leadership. I know each of them will carry out IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Among the honors Jeannine has received their duties to the best of their abilities. All are the DECA District 17 first place winner, Wednesday, June 16, 1993 three men worked together years ago at the the Fredericksburg Free Lance Star's Scholas­ Mr. TRAFICANT. Mr. Speaker, I rise here Niles Post Office, and each has risen to the tic Journalism Award, Who's Who Among High today to pay tribute to Michael McCartney, level of postmaster at the same time. They are School Students and first place in level 1 of Leroy Stabile, and Gregory Marsteller, newly a credit to the Postal Service and to the the National French Exam. appointed postmasters in my 17th Congres­ Mahoning Valley. This fall Jeannine will be a freshman at Vir­ sional District of Ohio. ginia Commonwealth University where she Mr. Speaker, at recent swearing in cere­ TRIBUTE TO CAPT. EARNEST A. plans to seek a degree in nursing. I congratu­ mony at the William McKinley Memorial Audi­ GRIFFIN OF THE ILLINOIS MILITIA late her and wish her continued success. torium on May 24, Youngstown Postmaster Robert Furillo stated that these gentlemen are going to be an asset to the changes that the HON. BOBBY L RUSH TESTIMONY BEFORE THE BASE Postal Service is going through. Mr. James OF ILLINOIS CLOSURE AND REALIGNMENT Greene, the U.S. Postal Service district man­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES COMMISSION ager compared these men to the symbol of Wednesday, June 16, 1993 the Post Office-the American Bald Eagle. Mr. RUSH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay HON. SAM FARR They say an eagle can look into the sun. tribute to Mr. Earnest A. Griffin, who will be OF CALIFORNIA Whenever there is a problem they'll face the honored on June 17, 1993, with the naming of IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES problem head on. Like an eagle, they'll float a street after him because of his outstanding Wednesday, June 16, 1993 above the storm until they can attack the prob­ service to the community and his excellence in lem. his profession. Mr. FARR. Mr. Speaker, just a few hours Mr. Speaker, Gregory Marsteller is a 27- Captain Earnest A. Griffin Place is located after my swearing-in as the newest Member of year Postal Service veteran and the 24th post­ near the Griffin Funeral Home, Mr. Griffin's the House of Representatives, I presented tes­ master of Niles, OH. As postmaster, Greg will place of business. Two years ago, Mr. Griffin timony before the Base Closure and Realign­ be responsible for 43 employees and deliv­ was appointed to the rank of captain of the Illi­ ment Commission on an issue which is of eries to a population of 24,000. Marsteller is a nois Militia by the Illinois Volunteers, an office great concern to me and is of critical impor­ 1963 graduate of Niles McKinley High School once held by President Abraham Lincoln. Mr. tance to my constituency and the rest of the and began his postal career in April 1966 at Griffin's grandfather, Pvt. Charles H. Griffin, country-the possible closure of the Defense the Niles Post Office as a part-time employee. enlisted in the 29th Regiment of the U.S. Col­ Language Institute in Monterey. In August 1976, Greg was promoted to su­ ored Infantry during the Civil War, and had The following is a complete text of my state­ pervisor of mails and delivery. Since that time signed his commission papers at Camp Doug­ ment: he has served as supervisor of delivery and las, the same site where Earnest Griffin was STATEMENT OF HON. SAM FARR OF CALIFOR­ collections at the Youngstown Post Office, su­ born and where the Griffin Funeral Home is lo­ NIA' S 17TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT, DE­ perintendent of postal operations at the Niles cated. FENSE BASE CLOSURE AND REALIGNMENT COMMISSION HEARING Post Office, postmaster of McDonald, OH, The naming of this street after Mr. Griffin will memorialize the profound impact he has Good afternoon, Mr. Chairman and Mem­ manager of station and branch operations in bers of the Commission. First, I want to Cornersburg, and manager of the boardman on the community, and will be a lasting tribute thank you for the opportunity to appear be­ branch. In 1983, Greg was promoted to area to a man that has given so much of his time fore the panel in my new capacity as a Mem­ manager, Youngstown, OH, a position he has and effort. ber of the U.S. House of Representatives. I held until his current promotion to postmaster Mr. Speaker, I wish today to send my sin­ appreciate the Commission's efforts to ac­ of Niles, OH. Greg has held numerous details cere congratulations to Captain Griffin of the commodate me today and commend all of including officer in charge at Niles, Warren, Illinois Militia on this special occasion, and you for your tireless commitment to the dif­ Cortland, Hubbard and acting director of cus­ would like to wish him the very best for the ficult challenge of the defense downsizing days ahead. process. While your job is not an enviable tomer services, human resources, and finance task to be charged with, it is irrefutably a at the former Youngstown MSC. critical one. Mr. Speaker, Michael McCartney is a 23- TRIBUTE TO JEANNINE ROSADO Today, I would like to follow up on some of year postal service veteran has been named the issues that have surfaced since I last tes­ postmaster of Kinsman, OH. He will be re­ tified before the Commission in Oakland, sponsible for overseeing delivery to approxi­ HON. CARLOS A. ROMERO-BARCELO California earlier this spring, regarding the mately 1,400 homes and businesses. OF PUERTO RICO Department of the Army's proposal to close Michael is a graduate of Chaney High and IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES the Presidio of Monterey, while transferring Wednesday , June 16, 1993 the Defense Language Institute [DLI] to began his postal career in 1970 as a PTF car­ Fort Huachuca, Arizona. rier at the Niles Post Office. Michael continued Mr. ROMERO-BARCELO. Mr. Speaker, I The Department of Defense [DOD] recently his career in Niles as a regular city carrier and am pleased to have the opportunity to recog- released its Special Task Force report which 13104 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS June 16, 1993 attempted to validate the Army's rec­ As you know, our entire defense planning should be included in the overall cost analy­ ommendation regarding the DLI. Frankly, I process is structured around accurate threat sis of the proposal to move DLI. find this information to be superficial and assessment. The fundamental ability to both In summary, the Defense Language Insti­ incomplete, and I urge you to reject this re­ identify and understand our potential en­ tute at the Presidio at Monterey is a cost ef­ port because there is no independent means emies is a crucial underpinning in our na­ fective and unique resource that DOD will to verify its validity. While the DOD report tional defense strategy. The capacity to pro­ not likely be able to duplicate in Fort makes clear that the Army understated vide foreign language training in a frag­ Huachuca nor anywhere else. Contracting costs and overstated savings in their original mented world of increasing nationalism re­ out language training will lead to a lower proposal, the study fails to review the quires broader language capabilities than we quality level and is generally associated with premise that the residual enclave at Fort now have. · higher costs. The Commission has the oppor­ Ord is necessary to support the DLI. The Government requires active commu­ tunity to reduce costs to by realigning the I agree with the Commission's decision nicative skills and measures against objec­ DLI with the Naval Post Graduate School, that the enclave at Fort Ord should be closed tive criteria based on the full language use. which would streamline operational and sup­ in its entirety. Yet, I am adamantly opposed Colleges focus on passive skills required for port services. Finally, it is important to to the proposal to move DLI to Fort literature and research and subjectively keep in mind that the numbers regarding Huachuca. First, there is no sound fiscal ra­ evaluate students based on a prescribed cur­ operational costs at the Presidio of Monte­ tionale to support the continued existence of riculum. DOD, the CIA and the FBI have rey were hyperinflated and those at Fort an enclave at Fort Ord. The Army's analysis found university language programs to bees­ Huachuca were understated costs. I urge you contains fundamental flaws in its use of sentially unusable. With this in mind, con­ to give careful consideration to all the issues COBRA model factors and fails to include tracting out language training would be det­ that I have addressed today while deliberat­ substantial capital costs, one-time costs and rimental to national security interests and ing on the proposal to transfer the DLI to recurring costs on the Fort Huachuca side of thus renders the University of Arizona as in­ Fort Huachuca. the equation, while grossly overstating the capable of fulfilling DLI's mission. The operating costs for the Presidio of Monterey. Army assumes that colleges can meet Gov­ The Army recommends spending almost a ernment language proficiency requirements TRIBUTE TO WKSU-FM quarter of a billion dollars for new DLI fa­ and that they offer the necessary range of cilities in Arizona, in essence replicating the languages. Neither of these assumptions is HON. ·JAMFS A. TRAF1CANT, brand new facilities that exist at the Pre­ based on fact. DLI offers training in 48 lan­ JR. sidio of Monterey. guages and dialects which no university can OF OHIO DLI is very cost effective and this has been IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES illustrated many times. Its cost effectiveness compare to. The mission of the DLI is to could be further enhanced by the Base Clo­ serve all of the Defense Department's lan­ Wednesday, June 16, 1993 sure and Realignment Commission by direct­ guage needs and the Army's current rec­ ommendation would result in inadequate Mr. TRAFICANT. Mr. Speaker, I rise in ing the Army to completely divest itself of honor of WKSU-FM, a public radio station that Fort Ord while allowing the Army to main­ faculty and facilities to sustain both current tain ownership of a certain number of indi­ and future language training missions. The reaches my 17th Congressional District in vidual housing units essential to the DLI Army's recommendation will destroy pro­ Ohio. mission, while keeping the PX and Com­ gram continuity. Years of heavy investment Mr. Speaker, WKSU was honored recently missary open if they can make a profit and in faculty development would be lost, and as a Gold Award winner at the 1993 Public are not a burden on the taxpayers. These the quality of the program would diminish Radio Program awards here in Washington. should be viewed as stand alone facilities in extensively. DLI's quality depends not only on facilities, but on a unique faculty-some The Corporation for Public Broadcasting [CPB] the City of Seaside, as opposed to " a mini­ recognized WKSU in the community service Fort Ord" surrounded by garrison fence. 869 civilian educators, over 75 percent of I have significant concerns regarding whom are highly educated native speakers category for its 1992 River Day Campaign. DOD's failure to consider the efficacy and who are trained to teach after being hired. The campaign included a five-part indepth re­ potential savings of realigning the DLI with The cultural diversity of the Monterey pe­ port on the Cuyahoga River, public service an­ the Naval Postgraduate School for adminis­ ninsula and the existence of ethnic commu­ nouncements, and promotional activities. The trative and logistical support. Additionally, nities that are both well established and ac­ event's activities, such as nature hikes, clean­ The City of Monterey has developed its own cepted play key roles in recruitment. DLI ups, and fishing and canoe trips served to in­ plays a key role in fostering a multi-cultural proposal to provide base operations support crease awareness of this great river. for DLI which has not been given consider­ region on the Monterey Peninsula along with ation. Mr. Chairman, on May 25th you wrote the Monterey Institute of International In presenting the award, CPB president to General Ballard, Director of the Total Studies. This is a system that works and it Richard Carlson expressed to WKSU that the Army Basing Study, requesting the Army to works well. station was "the very best this Nation has to comment on the City of Monterey's proposal Lastly, there have been numerous discus­ offer." And, Mr. Speaker, ·I concur. WKSU is a to provide base operations support and sions regarding the availability of water in service of Kent State University and has been Annex housing for the DLI. To date, I under­ Arizona. The Army first said there were no a constant source of indepth news and classi­ stand the Army has not responded. I am able problems. Now, there is recognition that cal music on the local radio dial for 43 years. to tell you today that the Training and Doc­ there is a water problem in Sierra Vista and I know I join the citizens of my district who trine Command of the Army [TRADOC], an admission that the problem must be man­ which has jurisdiction over DLI, has been aged. What has not been acknowledged is the have spent a lifetime listening to WKSU in looking at the City's proposal for weeks and investment necessary by the taxpayers to congratulating program director Eric Hammer has determined that the possibilities of com­ provide the water management system that and his staff on a job well done. bining institutional administrative services is being discussed. Just last month two Uni­ such as maintenance, police and fire oper­ versity of Arizona Professors, Thomas ations, personnel, public affairs and protocol Maddock III, Professor of Hydrology and AMENDMENT TO IMMIGRATION offices would save several hundreds of thou­ Water Resources and William Lord, Profes­ AND NATIONALITY ACT TO EX­ sands of dollars in operating costs annually. sor of Agriculture and Resource Economics TEND PREFERENTIAL TREAT­ These real cost savings can be realized im­ went on record stating their concerns with MENT IN THE ADMISSION OF mediately. the potential adverse environmental effects AMERASIAN CHILDREN BORN IN Such a venture deserves thorough exam­ that the possible transfer of DLI might have ination and should not be hastily disregarded on the limited water resources at Fort THE PHILIPPINES because of a reputed lack of time for analy­ Huachuca. Additionally, House Committee sis on the part of the Army. With the closure on Natural Resources Chairman George Mil­ HON. LUCIEN E. BLACKWELL of Fort Ord, the unemployment rate in Mon­ ler recently expressed his reservations to the OF PENNSYLVANIA terey County is almost 18 percent. Although Commission based on information which IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES the economic impact factor is considered to leads him to be concerned about the preser­ be of relatively low importance in the over­ vation of surface and ground water on public Wednesday, June 16, 1993 all equation, it should be noted that the cu­ lands within the San Pedro Riparian Na­ Mr. BLACKWELL. Mr. Speaker, the Phil­ mulative impact of base closures in the Mon­ tional Conservation area. From my experi­ ippines has always been our staunch ally in terey area is incredibly large. Using the ences in Monterey County, I can tell you Army's own conservative figures, the Monte­ that ground water recharge systems and ad­ times of peace and war. Our military forces rey area could very well end up with unem­ vanced treatment of sewage for recharge into were stationed in that country from the turn of ployment rates over the 30 percent mark if the river basin, as suggested by the Univer­ the century to about the end of 1992-a total DLI is relocated. sity of Arizona are not cheap. This cost of 94 years. It is important to reflect on that June 16, 1993 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 13105 special and historic relationship that has bond­ more than 1 percent of their adjusted gross in­ SALUTE TO BILL REIL ed the Philippines and the United States for come for water and sewer bills to deduct a almost a century. portion of their bills from their Federal tax re­ HON. THOMAS M. FOGUETIA The presence and then withdrawal of our turn. For example, if you earn $30,000 per OF PENNSYLVANIA military forces in the Philippines left in its wake year and your water and sewer bills total $600 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES a host of social and moral problems. Foremost per year, you can claim a $300 deduction. Wednesday, June 16, 1993 among the problems are the Philippine This tax break provides some relief to those Amerasians, the children fathered by United least able to afford rising rates. Mr. FOGLIETIA. Mr. Speaker, on the occa­ States citizens, particularly during the assign­ sion of his retirement from the Philadelphia Creating new tax deductions for the middle Naval Shipyard, I rise today to salute Bill Reil ment of military servicemen in that country. class is popular among voters but as we all There is a staggering number, estimated at and a lifetime of service to the working men know, it can have a bad effect on the deficit. 30,000 Filipino Amerasians, mostly neglected and women of the shipyard. By allowing a deduction for water and sewer and outcast children, living in squalor and pov­ I wanted to express my personal thanks and bills it is estimated we will lose roughly $100 erty. There is a strong compelling reason that gratitude for Bill's work on behalf of the men million per year from the Federal Treasury. In­ the shameful plight of these children deserves and women of the navy yard. In my 13 years creasing the deficit by $100 million just won't our immediate concern. in Congress, I have never met a more tireless do and that is why similar bills have failed in Mr. Speaker, Congress passed a law, Public and persistent fighter for workers' rights than Law 97-359, giving favored immigration treat­ the past. Bill Reil. Whether the subject is obtaining ment to other children of Asian-American par­ If we are going to create a new tax writeoff more work or better benefits, Bill has always entage. It is strange that Philippine to help middle class families pay their water put the interest of the navy yard workers first. Amerasians should not be beneficiaries of this and sewer bills, then we need a way to pay And I know that won't change now that he has law, compared to similar children born in for it, something Washington, DC calls an retired. Korea, Vietnam, Laos, Thailand, and offset. The choppy waters encountered by the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard in recent years Kampuchea. This touching situation should be Today's bill has an offset. It eliminates an corrected and the law amended to include have only made Bill work harder. existing deduction which allows corporations Bill, I thank you for your assistance. You these children of Philippine ancestry. to write off the costs of restoring environ­ have made my job easier. I wish you health, I am introducing a bill to amend Public Law mental damages. The prime example of this is 97-359, to provide Filipino Amerasians similar happiness, and prosperity in your retirement the settlement in the infamous Exxon Valdez years. You deserve it. benefits accorded to Amerasians of other case. The Exxon Corp. agreed to pay the countries above. I invite my colleagues to join United States $900 million for natural resource me in support of the bill. Let us help save damages which will be paid over a 10-year TRIBUTE TO U.S.A. VERICH REPS these Amerasian children. It is my fervent period. This amount is fully tax deductible. hope and sincere belief that they will become HON. JAMES A. TRAACANT, JR. good citizens of this great country. In short, the taxpayer is subsidizing Exxon's OF OHIO I strongly urge by colleagues to support penance for despoiling the pristine environ­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES this bill. ment of Prince William Sound. That subsidy will amount to several hundred million dollars Wednesday, June 16, 1993 over 10 years. In my opinion, spilling 10 mil­ Mr. TRAFICANT. Mr. Speaker, I rise today SEWER AND WATER lion gallons of oil is not the kind of activity that in honor of the U.S.A. Verich Reps, an ama­ DEDUCTIBILITY ACT OF 1993 deserves to be rewarded by a tax break. teur basketball team from my 17th Congres­ Maybe crime does pay after all. If a cor­ sional District in Ohio. HON. GERRY E. STUDDS porate polluter can ruin the environment and Mr. Speaker, the Reps are considered the OF MASSACHUSETTS then take a tax deduction if they get caught, finest amateur squad in the world. In April they IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES then why comply in the first place? If they outlasted 16 of the best amateur teams in the United States to capture the 1993 Amateur Wednesday, June 16, 1993 don't get caught, the taxpayers bear the entire burden. If they do get caught, every American Athletic Union Men's National Basketball Mr. STUDDS. Mr. Speaker, clean water run­ taxpayer helps them pay for clean up by al­ Championships in Topeka, KS. The Reps, ning from the tap and the ability to safely dis­ lowing them to deduct their compensatory who prevailed in an overtime nail biter 124- pose of household sewage are hardly luxuries. damages and other costs as "business ex­ 123, in the championship game, are the first They are among the most basic of social serv­ penses". Therefore, the current system en­ Ohio team to win the prestigious, 96-year-old ices, but more and more they are coming to courages businesses to take risks with the en­ tourney. be priced like luxuries, affordable only to the Be assured, Mr. Speaker, the Reps are no vironment because ultimately they are not held rich. This is simply outrageous. stranger to success. The team, coached by responsible for the full costs of cleaning up When it costs a family more to turn on the Louis Cathcart and sponsored and managed their corporate mess. faucet than to send the kids to school, some­ by Ohio State Representative Michael Verich, thing is dreadfully wrong. Our constituents The legislation we are introducing today were the runner-up in 1992. In 1989, the Reps should not be forced to choose between feed­ eliminates this pollution deduction. The sav­ represented the United States at the Inter­ ing the family and feeding the meter-the ings from closing this loophole should more national World Games in Seoul, Korea, and water meter. than offset the cost of the new tax deduction finished second to the Soviet Union. The fol­ This is not an isolated problem. It is being for water and sewer charges. We have asked lowing year, the squad defeated the national faced by families across the country. People in the Joint Tax Committee to do a revenue esti­ champion of the U.S.S.R., Zhalgiris of Kunus, Nashville, Bridgeport, Austin, Charleston, Se­ mate for the bill and expect a result soon. Lithuania, by 10 points on national TV. attle, Philadelphia, Jacksonville, San Diego, We should tax pollution-not people. Mr. Speaker, the Reps have also locked and Boston-just to name a few-are facing horns with Division I collegiate competition. sky high bills for these fundamental services. We have some information which compares The team has defeated a number of top Until Congress can agree on a better way to the fortunes of typical families in Quincy and ranked schools, including Notre Dame, pre­ finance water projects and stop the escalation Weymouth, MA, to the fortunes of corporate viously undefeated Ohio State, and West Vir­ of rates, we must help buffer the effect they giants like Exxon and Ciba-Giegy. Who de­ ginia. have on family budgets. We can provide relief serves tax relief more? The players on the championship team are to middle- and low-income households by al­ This bill will promote good, corporate citi­ Darin Morningstar, most valuable player of the lowing a Federal tax deduction for water and zenship by eliminating tax incentives for envi­ tournament, Bill Edwards, all-tournament sewer bills. ronmental short-cutting. It gives a tax benefit team, Lewis Geter, Treg Lee, Derick Field, Today, many of my colleagues are joining to families which are struggling to make ends Johnny McDole, Mark Harris, James Hodges, me in introducing legislation to allow just such meet. It is good environmental policy. It is Mergin Sina, Dapries Owens, and Gravelle a tax deduction. This bill allows anyone paying good social policy. Craig. 13106 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS June 16, 1993 Mr. Speaker, I would like to take this special But the world is shrinking. Americans Japan and the resulting friction and misunder­ opportunity to congratulate the Verich U.S.A. would benefit personally and the country standing, I hope the Committee on Foreign Af­ Reps, the 1993 A.A.U. men's national basket­ would benefit if many more Americans were fairs and this body will look favorably on this bilingual. ball champions. Good work, gentlemen. I join Maintaining a single national language proposal as this bill moves to conference or in the citizens of Mahoning Valley in saluting doesn't mean we should not accommodate subsequent legislation. your achievements. newcomers who do not understand English during a transitional period. Language should not be used to discrimi­ LET'S FOLLOW RUSSIA TOWARD ENGLISH AS OUR COMMON nate against immigrants. THE FREE MARKET LANGUAGE We should expect that the language and the cultures of large immigrant groups will HON. NEWf GINGRICH continue to reshape America's majority cul­ OF GEORGIA HON. DOUG BEREUfER ture. OF NEBRASKA But we should also make certain we main­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES tain a common national language and a com­ Wednesday, June 16, 1993 mon central identification as Americans. Wednesday, June 16, 1993 Mr. GINGRICH. Mr. Speaker, I would like to Mr. BEREUTER. Mr. Speaker, this Member bring to my colleagues' attention the following would like to commend to his colleagues the JAPAN-UNITED STATES FRIEND­ article that makes an interesting observation following editorial that originally appeared in SHIP COMMISSION AND H.R. 2404, about the direction our Nation is moving. In the Lincoln Star on May 21, 1993. It makes THE INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS the name of the American worker and family, several important points regarding the impor­ ACT OF 1993 we are moving away from a free market. We tance of the use of English as a single na­ are enlarging the paternalistic welfare state tional language. HON. ROBERT E. WISE, JR. every time we put a sweeping mandate on the American entrepreneur. We should all heed The article follows: OF WEST VIRGINIA the advice of Mr. Dave Hamrick and follow ENGLISH SHOULD REMAIN OUR COMMON IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES LANGUAGE Russia toward a free market. The Dade County commissioners' vote this Wednesday, June 16, 1993 ADA IS JUST ANOTHER BUSINESS HANDICAP week to repeal a very restrictive language Mr. WISE. Mr. Speaker, as the House today (By Dave Hamrick) ordinance is a reminder of a debate that's considers the foreign aid authorization bill, I We are only now beginning to feel the ef­ bound to get more rancorous before it is re­ would briefly like to bring to the attention of fects of the far reaching Americans with Dis­ solved. this body the Japan-United States Friendship abilities Act. The ordinance, passed after 125,000 Cubans Commission. The ADA is one of those good ideas gone came to the United States in the boatlift, hay wire. prohibited the county from using any lan­ The Japan-United States Friendship Com­ The reason it went haywire is that it's guage other than English or promoting any mission was established as an independent very difficult to be opposed to it. How can culture other than that of the United States. Federal agency by the United States Con­ any politician oppose a law that has been Several exceptions have been made gress in 1975-Public Law 94-118. The Com­ sold by the media as a way to make the mar­ throughout the decade for emergency, safety mission administers a United States Govern­ ketplace and the government more acces­ and voting literature. ment trust fund that originates from part of the sible to people with handicaps? This ordinance was apparently so restric­ Japanese Government repayments for United The answer is: they couldn't. That's why tive that a Spanish-speaking county com­ States facilities built on Okinawa and returned we have a law that has become better known missioner could not legally have a conversa­ as the Lawyers' Retirement/New Mercedes tion with a Spanish-speaking constituent in to Japan, and for postwar American assist­ Act. Spanish. ance to Japan. Income from the fund is avail­ The formula is simple: take a solid basic That is obviously too restrictive. able for the promotion of scholarly, cultural, program designed to do some good, and load But in accommodating new Americans and and public affairs activities between Japan and it down with ridiculous overkill. Then top it even in recognizing diversity of citizens, we the United States. all off with requirements that are vague should also maintain a strong commitment The purpose of the Commission, as defined enough to guarantee a plethora of lawsuits, to a single national language. in the Japan-United States Friendship Act is to and you have the perfect bill designed to America is a land of immigrants who as­ make its authors, mostly lawyers, rich be­ similated. Those who did not speak English, promote "education and culture at the highest yond their dreams. Finally, couch the debate learned it. Even if they didn't learn English level in order to enhance reciprocal people-to­ over the bill in terms guaranteed to make all that well, their children certainly did. people understanding and to support the close anyone who opposes it look like an insensi­ Acceptance of certain principles and ideas friendship and mutuality of interest between tive, prejudiced clod who wants to deny em­ and a common language united a multitude the United States and Japan." This purpose, ployment to people based on their handicaps. of ethnic groups. in turn, is important to the United States be­ It will cost the Fayette County govern­ Most Americans of European lineage would cause, in the words of the Act, "The continu­ ment into the hundred thousand dollar range be speaking four and more languages if they ation of close United States-Japan friendship to comply with the ADA, and Fayette is a had retained their native tongue. Without a small county. The bill also threatens to common national language, this country and cooperation will make a vital contribution render useless one of Fayette's most aesthet­ would be a Tower of Babble. to the prospects for peace, prosperity, and se­ ically pleasing assets, the old courthouse. The United States should never police the curity in Asia and the world." But the cost to the government is nothing cadences of private conversation. But this Mr. Speaker, the Commission has been ex­ compared to the cost to businesses, which country should retain a single language for tremely successful in meeting its goal of pro­ will be forced to make modifications beyond commerce and for government. moting mutual understanding between Japan simple wheelchair accessibility and im­ Look north to see the real problems that and the United States. However, its ability to proved signage. language can create. In Canada language is meet this mission has been diminished in re­ But all of this is not the main objection. used as a political tool. Language and its Some of the modifications are reasonable cultural extensions divide and threaten to cent years due to a deteriorating endowment. and needed to be required. The overkill is re­ destroy that nation. When Congress created the Commission it grettable, but in the long run it may be Maintaining a single national language provided it with an endowment of $18,000,000 worth it if it opens the job market to people doesn't mean Americans shouldn't become and an approximately equivalent amount of who previously have been left out of it. fluent in other languages. Living in a large Japanese yen. I plan to introduce legislation The main objection is that the bill calls on country, isolated from other nations, Ameri­ that would authorize an additional $50,000,000 employers to make " reasonable modifica­ cans survived knowing just one language. to further capitalize the Commission's endow­ tions" to accommodate job applicants who In fact the world has been quite accommo­ are handicapped, but it doesn't define "rea­ dating to our parochialism. English is be­ ment. This could perhaps be done in incre­ sonable." Ask anyone who voted for this law, coming the world language of commerce and ments of $10,000,000 over 5 years. and you'll be told the same thing. If there's science. In Spain, for example, scientific The work of this Commission has never a difference of opinion between employer and studies are translated to English in order to been more important. In view of the increasing applicant over what is reasonable, the courts assure worldwide dissemination. interdependence of the United States and will have to decide who is right. June 16, 1993 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 13107 Taken by itself, it's really a small thing. CHANGES IN PRICE INDICES--Continued tion. They also are asking that state and We can absorb all of this increased cost into [In percent] local governments be reimbursed for the our economy. medical, educational and correctional serv­ But let's do a quick tally, shall we? There's PPI-Phar­ General in­ PP1- AII ices they are forced to provide to illegal that cost of the ADA, added to the cost of maceuticals aliens. Republicans such as Gov. Pete Wilson flation manufac­ manufactur- the Family Leave Bill, added to whatever (CPI-Ul tured goods er's price and Los Angeles County Supervisor Michael Ms. Rodham-Clinton decides to require of D. Antonovich long have advocated similar employers in her quest for the perfect health April 1988 to April 1993 23. 12.7 measures. plan, added to the soon-to-be-imposed BTU •Increase. The apparent emergence of a political con­ tax, added to increased income taxes, added Seurce: Bureau of Labor Statistics. sensus is encouraging. For too long, much of to increased capital gains taxes, added to the the Democratic Party in California seemed constantly increasing load of paperwork I think you'll agree that it is time for Con­ so intimidated by the charge of racism that brought on by the constantly increasing load gress to take serious steps to ensure that the it pretended the problem of illegal immigra­ of federal, state and, yes, local regulations. excessive profiteering of the drug industry is tion did not exist-or was really not a prob­ The president is lobbying for more money lem at all. Republicans (especially Rep. to help the Russians achieve a free market made subject to some regulatory check. If we as a country decide that we need to regulate Elton Gallegly, R-Simi Valley) have been economy. That's good. I hope they develop more outspoken and have tried to push one so that once they've perfected it they our cable television rates, we should certainly through legislation to limit public benefits can come over and show us what it looks be able to justify subjecting drug prices to the to illegals, but they have been rebuffed by like. scrutiny of a Prescription Drug Prices Review Democratic legislative majorities. We used to know, but we've forgotten. Board, such as I have proposed in H.R. 916. The great majority of voters in both par­ ties know that this is not right, and their DRUG PRICE STILL INCREASING frustration can be a breeding ground for out­ WE MUST WORK TOGETHER TO right racism. The offensive anti-Latino poem VOLUNTARILY, REPORTS THE REGAIN CONTROL OF OUR BOR­ circulated recently by Assemblyman Pete BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS DERS Knight, R-Palmdale, was just a sample of the ugly emotions that gain strength when the HON. FORTNEY PETE STARK government fails to meet its obligations to OF CALIFORNIA HON. ELTON GAUEGLY its citizens. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF CALIFORNIA Opinion surveys show that Latino voters IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES and non-Latinos alike are concerned about Wednesday, June 16, 1993 the impacts of unrestricted immigration, Mr. STARK. Mr. Speaker, the other day Wednesday, June 16, 1993 particularly the huge cost of footing the bill saw another one of the Pharmaceutical Manu­ Mr. GALLEGL Y. Mr. Speaker, the crisis of il­ by paying for health care, education and facturers Association's [PMA] ads promoting legal immigration continues to grow throughout other government services. Moreover, legal residents of all backgrounds resent seeing their voluntary price increase proposal. One of our country, as the recent grounding off New laws flouted with impunity. a series of such ads, it contrasted the change York of a freighter filled with illegal immigrants That's exactly what has happened with the in the Consumer Price Index [CPI] for pre­ from China drove home with increased ur­ 1986 immigration-control law, which has scription drugs from April 1992 to April 1993 gency. achieved the status of a joke through lack of against the change in the general, urban rate In fact, a report released earlier this month enforcement. And when most illegal immi­ of inflation, measured by the CPI-U. shows that illegal immigration costs American grants happen to be of a particular race, citi­ What is more important is what the ads do taxpayers almost $15 billion a year in direct zens and legal residents of that race become not show or tell. The ads do not show that for services and in the more hidden indirect costs associated, in the minds of many, with the lawbreakers. Tolerance of illegality thus many years drug manufacturers' prices have caused when illegal aliens take jobs away been increasing consistently higher than infla­ gives rise to potentially dangerous racial from our citizens. resentments. tion. The ads showing the change over 1 year Fortunately, more and more Americans are So politicians of both parties may soothe are misleading and cannot be used to con­ becoming aware of just how critical the immi­ social tensions, as well as respond to the will clude that the PMA's voluntary price increase gration issue is, and I'm especially pleased of the majority, if they can come together to plan has reduced drug prices. To show that more and more Members from both par­ convince President Clinton and Congress to changes in the manufacturers' price of pre­ ties are recognizing the need to take action. get serious about illegal immigration, to the scription drugs, the PMA should show the So far, 80 Members from 28 States have point not only of beefing up the border pa­ trol, but also of denying government benefits changes in the Producer Price Index pharma­ cosponsored all or some of the bills I have in­ ceutical subcomponent. Consider the following to illegal aliens and deporting them. Lib­ troduced to help solve the mounting problems erals and conservatives should at least be facts: caused by illegal immigration, and the number First, the CPI for prescription drugs is based able to agree on this: A country has the right continues to grow. I believe a recent editorial to control its borders, and the law written on a monthly, random sample of the last 20 in the Daily News of Los Angeles clearly for that purpose should be obeyed. drug products dispensed in about 250 retail states the need for bipartisanship on this cru- pharmacies. It does not track the price cial issue. · changes of specific drugs from month-to­ The article follows: SENATE COMMITTEE MEETINGS month. It includes pharmacists' markups and dispensing fees. AN IMMIGRATION CONSENSUS? Title IV of Senate Resolution 4, Second, the Producer Price Index [PPI] for All Americans, regardless of their back­ agreed to by the Senate on February 4, pharmaceuticals measures changes in manu­ ground, suffer because of the federal govern­ 1977, calls for establishment of a sys­ ment's inability to control its borders. And tem for a computerized schedule of all facturers' factory gate prices. The Bureau of Washington owes it to its citizens to enforce Labor Statistics tracks the prices of more than meetings and hearings of Senate com­ its own laws. Most ordinary citizens have mittees, subcommittees, joint commit­ 600 drug products from month-to-month, sur­ long understood these things. It's just that veying some 354 different drug stores. t he politicians have been slow to catch up. tees, and committees of conference. Third, the pharmaceutical subcomponent of That's why it is encouraging to see a grow­ This title requires all such committees the PPI for April 1993 indicated that prices in­ ing number of Democratic elected officials to notify the Office of the Senate Daily creased twice as fast as the rate for all manu­ joining Republicans in calling for tough but Digest-designated by the Rules Com­ factured commodities. fair measures to discourage undocumented mittee-of the time, place, and purpose aliens from entering the country. It's long of the meetings, when scheduled, and CHANGES IN PRICE INDICES past time for politicians of both parties to any cancellations or changes in the work together on the illegal immigration [In percent) meetings as they occur. problem. Key California Democrats, particularly As an additional procedure along General in­ PPI- AII PPI--Phar­ with the computerization of this infor­ flation manufac­ maceuticals Rep. Tony Beilenson, D-Woodland Hills, and (CPI-U) tured goods manu factur- Sen. Dianne F einstein, have asked the Clin­ mation, the Office of the Senate Daily er's price ton administration to tighten border control Digest will prepare this information for April 1992 to April 1993 ...... 3.2 2. 5 14.9 and take other steps to stop illegal immigra- printing in the Extensions of Remarks 13108 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS June 16, 1993 section of the CONGRESSIONAL RECORD JUNE 22 Commerce, Science, and Transportation on Monday and Wednesday of each 9:30a.m. To hold hearings on the nominations of week. Commerce, Science, and Transportation Albert J. Herberger, of New York, to be Meetings scheduled for Thursday, To hold hearings on proposed legislation Administrator of the Maritime Admin­ istration, Department of Transpor­ June 17. 1993, may be found in the Daily authorizing funds for the National Oce­ anic and Atmospheric Administration, tation, and Everett M. Ehrlich, of Digest of today's RECORD. and to examine marine biotechnology Pennsylvania, to be Under Secretary of MEETINGS SCHEDULED issues. Commerce for Economic Affairs. SR-253 SR-253 Foreign Relations JUNE 18 Labor and Human Resources Employment and Productivity Sub­ To hold hearings on the nomination of 9:00a.m. committee Penn Kemble, of New York, to be Dep­ Environment and Public Works To hold hearings on S. 984, to prevent uty Director of the United States In­ To hold hearings to review the nomina­ abuses of electronic monitoring in the formation Agency. tion of Roger W. Johnson, of Califor­ workplace. SD-419 nia, to be Administrator of General SD-430 Veterans' Affairs Services, General Services Administra­ Indian Affairs To hold hearings on proposed legislation tion. To hold hearings on S. 925, to reform the relating to the Veterans Administra­ SD-406 accounting and management processes tion's health care programs. 9:30a.m. of the Native American Trust Fund. SR-418 Appropriations SR-485 Labor, Health and Human Services, and 10:30 a.m. JUNE 24 Education Subcommittee Armed Services 9:30a.m. To hold hearings to examine waste, Regional Defense and Contingency Forces Energy and Natural Resources fraud, and abuse in the Government, Subcommittee Public Lands, National Parks and Forests and ways of streamlining Government. To resume hearings on proposed legisla­ Subcommittee SD-192 tion authorizing funds for fiscal year To hold hearings on S. 208, to reform the Armed Services 1994 for the Department of Defense and concessions policies of the National Coalition Defense and Reinforcing Forces to review the future years defense pro­ Park Service. Subcommittee gram, focusing on strategic airlift and SD-366 To resume hearings on proposed legisla­ sealift programs. Rules and Administration tion authorizing funds for fiscal year SR-222 To hold hearings on S. 716, to require 1994 for the Department of Defense and Judiciary that all Federal lithographic printing to review the future years defense pro­ To hold hearings on the nomination of be performed using ink made from veg­ gram, focusing on the future of the Walter Dellinger, of North Carolina, to etable oil. North Atlantic Treaty Organization be an Assistant Attorney General, De­ SR-301 (NATO) and its relevance to the secu­ partment of Justice. 10:00 a.m. rity challenges of the post Cold War SD-226 Governmental Affairs era. 2:00p.m. Business meeting, to consider pending SR-222 Joint Organization of Congress calendar business. 10:00 a.m. To resume hearings to examine congres­ SD-342 Foreign Relations sional reform proposals, focusing on Joint Organization of Congress To hold hearings on the nomination of legislative and executive relations. To resume hearings to examine congres­ Christopher Finn, of New York, to be H- 5, Capitol sional reform proposals, focusing on Executive Vice President of the Over­ 2:30p.m. legislative and executive relations. seas Private Investment Corporation, Governmental Affairs S-5, Capitol United States International Develop­ To hold hearings to examine Environ­ 1:30 p.m. ment Cooperation Agency.· mental Protection Agency contract Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry SD-419 management problems. Agricultural Research, Conservation, For­ Small Business SD-342 estry and General Legislation Sub­ Competitiveness, Capital Formation and committee Economic Opportunity Subcommittee JUNE 23 To hold hearings to examine the Admin­ To hold hearings to examine the creation 9:00a.m. istration's below-cost timber sale pol- of small businesses in enterprise zones. Labor and Human Resources icy. SR-428A Business meeting, to mark up S. 636, to SR-332 revise the Public Health Service Act to JUNE 21 permit individuals to have freedom of JUNE 29 9:30a.m. access to certain medical clinics and 9:30a.m. Appropriations facilities, and to consider pending Energy and Natural Resources Labor, Health and Human Services, and nominations. To hold oversight hearings to examine Education Subcommittee SD-430 the Administration's program for To hold hearings on proposed budget es­ 9:30a.m. meeting the stabilization goals for timates for fiscal year 1994 for the De­ Armed Services greenhouse gases and the ongoing work partments of Labor, Health and Human To resume hearings on proposed legisla­ on the National Action Plan. Services, and Education, and related tion authorizing funds for fiscal year SD-366 agencies. 1994 for the Department of Defense and 10:00 a.m. SD-192 the future years defense program, fo­ Joint Organization of Congress 10:00 a.m. cusing on the defense conversion and To resume hearings to examine congres­ Joint Economic reinvestment program. sional reform proposals. To hold hearings to examine the Admin­ SH-216 H-5, Capitol istration's technology policy and the Energy and Natural Resources 2:00p.m. contributions it can make to boosting Business meeting, to consider pending Joint Organization of Congress the American standard of living. calendar business. To continue hearings to examine con­ 2359 Rayburn Building SD-366 gressional reform proposals, focusing 1:30 p.m. 10:00 a.m. on legislative and judicial relations. Appropriations Appropriations H-5, Capitol Labor, Health and Human Services, and Treasury, Postal Service, General Govern­ 2:30p.m. Education Subcommittee ment Subcommittee Appropriations To continue hearings on proposed budget To hold hearings on proposed budget es­ Foreign Operations Subcommittee estimates for fiscal year 1994 for the timates for fiscal year 1994 for the Of­ To hold hearings on proposed budget es­ Departments of Labor, Health and fice of National Drug Control Policy timates for fiscal year 1994 for foreign Human Services, and Education, and and the General Services Administra­ assistance, focusing on refugee pro­ related agencies. tion. grams. SD-192 SD-116 Room to be announced June 16, 1993 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 13109 JUNE 30 Consumer Product Safety Commission POSTPONEMENTS 9:30a.m. standards. Energy and Natural Resources SR-253 JUNE 24 Business meeting, to consider pending Joint Organization of Congress calendar business. To resume hearings to examine congres­ 10:00 a.m. SD-366 sional reform proposals. Indian Affairs S-5, Capitol To hold hearings on the President's pro­ JULY1 posed budget request for fiscal year 1994 for Indian programs within the De­ 10:00 a .m. CANCELLATIONS Commerce, Science, and Transportation partment of Education and the Admin­ Consumer Subcommittee istration for Native Americans. To hold hearings to examine issues relat­ JULY1 SRr--485 ing to toy safety, and on S. 680, to re­ 2:00p.m. quire warning labels on the packaging Indian Affairs of children's toys and games with small To hold hearings on S. 1021, to assure re­ parts, balloons, small balls, or marbles, ligious freedom to Native Americans. and to require bicycle helmets to meet SRr--485