May 12, 1992 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 11061 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS TRIBAL VERSUS STATE GOVERN- tribes to govern their people as states do. In­ design to decommissioning. Requirements MENTS DIFFERENCES ARE dian tribes and their governing councils pos­ are spelled out for information-sharing, dis­ BEING WORKED OUT ses sovereign status with most of the req­ pute resolution, access to sites and review of uisite authority for self-governance and self­ documents. Either party can sue the other determination. for breach of the agreement. The state re­ HON. ENI F.H. FALEOMA VAEGA Rather than facing extinction, as many tains ultimate enforcement power under any OF AMERICAN SAMOA would believe, the Indian population is in­ such agreement if an imminent threat to IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES creasing rapidly. The resulting economic and public health, safety or the environment ex­ social demands on tribal governments are ists and the tribe fails to act. Strict require­ Tuesday, May 12, 1992 forcing them to find new ways to respond. ments for notification before any state en­ Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA. Mr. Speaker, The relationships between states and tribes forcement action protect a tribe's right to through Public Law 102-188 (S.J. Res. 217, within their borders thus are like those of respond. H.J. Res. 342), Congress and the President sovereigns confronting each other over States are realizing that Indian tribes can designated 1992 as the Year of the American which policies are best to meet the needs of be important intergovernmental partners in their constituents. In most cases, with the carrying out state responsibilities to protect Indian. This law pays tribute to the people who right approach, state and tribal policy-mak­ public health, safety and welfare. States and first inhabited the land now known as the con­ ers can find common ground. tribes now have in common the exercise of tinental United States. Although only symbolic, In California, Peace's bill went nowhere delegated federal regulation in a variety of this gesture is important because it shows until such an approach was offered: Give the policy areas, although before the mid-1980's, there is sympathy in the eyes of a majority of state and affected tribes a structure by tribal governments had little part in either both Houses of the Congress for those Indian which they could enter into a voluntary developing or implementing federal environ­ issues which we, as a Congress, have been agreement for joint regulation of proposed mental policies. Federal and state regu­ struggling with for over 200 years. In support facilities. Peace drafted a new bill in June latory agencies had the power to implement 1991 that incorporated the voluntary agree­ national environmental programs in the of the Year of the American Indian, and as ment method. The bill passed both houses states, but tribes generally were unable to part of my ongoing series this year, I am pro­ over the summer and after a marathon bar­ participate in or to receive funding through viding for the consideration of my colleagues gaining session in conference committee, the grant programs administered by the U.S. an article entitled "The Compromise Governor Pete Wilson signed it in October. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Continues • * *" in the March 1992 edition of The legislation is not perfect, but it em­ Recent amendments to major environmental State Legislatures. The article describes the bodies mutual compromise, which is at the acts, however, give tribes the authority to problems which can occur when the interests heart of public policy development in Amer­ enforce federal environmental regulations, of the State and the Indian tribe are in conflict. ica. Tribal critics decry the state's ultimate thus creating opportunities for cooperation enforcement authority and the fact that between states and tribes as well as conflict. [From State Legislatures, March 1992] state law is the minimum standard, thus de­ EPA's Indian policy is to work directly with THE COMPROMISE CONTINUES * * * creasing a tribe's regulatory flexibility. But tribal governments as independent authori­ (By James B. Reed and Judy Zelio) the state must share regulatory power in ties for reservation affairs, recognizing that In late 1989 when the Campo Band of Mis­ cases where an agreement can be reached. they are not political subdivisions of states. sion Indians began entertaining a proposal to Each side gave a little in order to find com­ The EPA Indian policy and other develop­ create a 660-acre landfill on its reservation 60 mon ground: The state backed off on its ments have actually exacerbated clashes be­ miles east of San Diego, strong opposition hard-line stance of criminalizing facilities tween state and tribal governments over ju­ arose among neighboring ranchers and farm­ without permits and recognized the tribes' risdiction. As metropolitan areas near Indian ers who feared toxic contamination of the air valid right to govern their own lands, while reservations expand and as the discovery of and groundwater. In response to those fears, the tribal parties acknowledged the state's energy resources on reservations spurs in­ and equally alarmed about potentially weak legitimate environmental concerns and more dustrial growth, states often attempt to reg­ federal enforcement of environmental regu­ sophisticated regulatory structure. ulate and tax development on lands held in lations, California Assemblyman Steve The California legislation and similar ef­ trust for Indians by the federal government. Peace introduced a bill in February 1990 to forts in other states are part of an evolution Indians increasingly demand that they re­ prohibit hazardous waste disposal on Indian toward more cooperative relations between ceive a share of state services and be rep­ lands unless all applicable federal, state and state governments and Indian tribes. More resented in state legislatures. Tribes often local regulations were met. The bill failed, and more, state and tribal governments are regard the exercise of regulatory jurisdiction but was reintroduced in 1991, this time regu­ realizing that negotiation rather than litiga­ as a means to preserve their sovereignty lating solid waste facilities and transpor­ tion can solve problems of mutual concern. against hostile state enforcement, and pro­ tation of such wastes as well. In the mean­ Give-and-take between states and tribes is tect their government structure for the oper­ time nine additional proposals for waste fa­ always needed, points out Wisconsin Senator ation of cultural and economic programs cilities on Indian land were presented in Bob Jauch, whose district has been the scene necessary for self-preservation. California, along with 20 more in 12 other of ugly disputes between Chippewa spear Tribes have become increasingly sophisti­ states. fishermen and non-Indian sport fishermen. cated in their governmental operations and Indian tribes opposed both the original ver­ "It doesn't matter what the issue is," says are willing to tackle vexing problems. Waste sion and the 1991 version of the Peace bill be­ Jauch. "Everyone comes back to the basic disposal on Indian land, for example, will cause the assertion of state authority rep­ need for the parties to sit down and try to continue to draw attention as demand grows resented an affront to tribal sovereignty. work out their mutual needs and concerns; and appropriate sites become scarcer. Des­ Why should state governments be con­ to find a system, through dialogue, to jointly perately in need of economic development, cerned with Indian tribes and their sov­ and cooperative reach some common tribal governments review their options and ereignty? Answers Wayne Ducheneaux, past ground.'' find new choices. Waste disposal is one possi­ president of the National Congress of Amer­ The California legislation breaks new bility. Of the seven American communities ican Indians, "Every 10 years or so, another ground because it creates a structure allow­ that recently submitted proposals to store state finds out that it's got Indians in it, and ing joint exercise of jurisdiction using a gov­ nuclear waste, five were Indian tribes. The that the United States signed treaties [with ernment-to-government relationship, while concerns of states over potential manage­ those Indians], and by gosh, under the Con­ not taking anything away from either party ment of those storage sites initially will stitution, the treaties are the law of the to an agreement. Parties to a voluntary place them at odds with the tribes until land. And you have to honor those treaties if agreement must meet the guidelines out­ many questions are answered. you're going to call yourself a nation of lined in the bill, and provisions in the agree­ In 1989 the Campos and the company pro­ laws, which is what you do." ment must be functionally equivalent to posing the landfill were operating under the Treaties, acts of Congress and case law those contained in state law. All phases of premise that tribal sovereignty allows a over the centuries have empowered Indian site ·development are covered, from initial tribe to meet only federal environmental

• 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. 11062 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS May 12, 1992 rules and ignore state and local require­ tween states and tribes. Many new opportu­ Senior citizens from across the Nation with ments. The original Peace bill based its no­ nities will present themselves for states and many different backgrounds will be able to tion to override tribal sovereignty on a 1983 tribes to choose negotiated agreements over watch the legislative process at work from U.S. Supreme Court ruling- Rice v. Rehner­ litigation in the months and years to come. which held that a state could exercise civil While the fervent wish of some tribal lead­ May 11-15, 1992. jurisdiction on an Indian reservation if the ers is to be left alone by the states, it would The program, which was established in tribal claim for sovereign jurisdiction has no appear that the real hope of many others is 1973, allows the senior citizen interns to ac­ basis in tribal tradition, if the state could not be ignored. States policies and the ac­ tively participate in workshops and seminars, show a significant public interest and if no tions that follow can have a major effect on as well as to assemble with Members of Con­ federal pre-emption exists. Peace felt that what tribes can accomplish. States may not gress. Senior citizen interns also are able to any state statute to prohibit hazardous or realize that Indian reservations can serve meet with legislative officials who play an im­ solid waste disposal at unpermitted facilities roles very similar to that of military bases portant role on issues affecting older Ameri­ on Indian land would survive the likely legal in terms of bringing federal income into the cans. challenges if the bill passed, based on the states. They differ from military bases in Mr. Speaker, I am proud to take a moment test used in the Rice case. The bill's oppo­ one significant way, though: Indian reserva­ nents believed this to be a weak legal basis. tions are permanent-the "anchor tenants of to salute an outstanding senior from my con­ State-tribal disputes arise because the rural America," according to David Lester, gressional district who will serve as my senior legal relationship between the states and director of the Council of Energy Resource citizen intern for 1992, Mr. Charles V. Wil­ tribes is complex and jurisdiction on tribal Tribes. Tribal economic development can liams. lands is murky. In general, the treaties, ex­ strengthen rural economies, to the benefit of Mr. Williams, who has been a spokesman ecutive orders, and agreements and statutes both the state and the tribe, if properly for deaf members of the Cleveland community that established Indian reservations are planned and managed. Yet tribes are seldom for almost 40 years, always has used his dis­ vague with regard to the role of the states. included in state planning. Last year only ability for a reason to excel. In 1952, Mr. Wil­ In many cases where Indian treaties pre­ three states included somewhat vague ref­ liams began his career as a laborer for the ceded statehood, the authority of state erences to Native American resources in courts, revenue agencies and wildlife depart­ their tourism plans. State ACIRs (advisory Cuyahoga County Engineer's Department, ments has never been explicitly addressed. commissions on intergovernmental rela­ where later he was promoted to yard super­ Without specific authority from Congress, tions) do not include tribal governments in intendent. During this period, Mr. Williams also states lack power over Indians and their the membership. And the growing movement worked simultaneously as a lecturer for Akron property on reservations, and they cannot among tribes to levy a variety of taxes is not University's Interpreter Training Program. In interfere with tribal self-government. How­ considered when states do their tax studies addition, he also taught basic sign language ever, Public Law 280, enacted in 1953, gives 15 and regional economic development plans. for the Cleveland Heights-University Heights states some jurisdiction in civil and criminal Increasing tribal visibility may lead states Department of Community Services. adjudication over Indians in their states. to include more tribal governments in their Working to provide equality for Americans Organizations like the Native American planning. Rights Fund went to court again and again As tribes continue to exercise their sov­ with disabilities is Mr. Williams' primary goal. in the 1970s and 1980s on behalf of tribal ereignty, inevitable conflicts between state As a board member on numerous Cleveland rights to self-governance that had been erod­ and tribal governments will occur, just as area organizations for the deaf, Mr. Williams is ed by a vacillating national Indian policy they do between the states and the federal able to communicate effectively the needs of and constant challenges by non-Indians. For government, and between states and local the disabled. He serves as chairman of the the most part, the U.S. Supreme Court governments. But cooperation is becoming a Cuyahoga County Mental Health Board Advi­ upheld tribal sovereignty on a variety of is­ better alternative in light of governments' sory Committee on Deafness, president of Na­ sues through legal tests to determine what needs to provide services, manage the envi­ tional Black Deaf Advocates, program chair­ defines legitimate tribal interests. In gen­ ronment and avoid the increasingly expen­ eral, tribal governments have the right to sive option of litigation. man and member of Northeast Ohio Senior regulate their own members and their own As Dick Kirschten of the National Journal Citizens of the Deaf. land, usually without reference to the states. wrote recently, "The latest twist in inter­ Mr. Speaker, often individuals who face The U.S. Supreme Court held in Williams Vs . governmental coalition-weaving involves the handicaps utilize the opportunities that exist to Lee, that "absent governing acts of Congress, oldest strand in the nation's social fabric. reach out to others and at the same time a state may not act in a manner that in­ Leaders of America's Indian tribes * * * are erase the barriers. Mr. Williams is one of fringes of the right of reservation Indians to now being courted by their erstwhile politi­ those individuals who has done that and more. make their own laws and be ruled by them." cal adversaries. In essence, the newer kids on As a result, he is highly respected throughout In this legal context, cooperative agree­ the federalism block are beginning to show ments have distinct advantages over liti­ some respect for the layer of government the community. gated settlements. Douglas Endreson, whose that preceded theirs on the continent." Cer­ Mrs. Pat Williams, the wife of Charles, has Washington, D.C., firm specializes in Indian tainly, awareness of the contributions made played an important role in Mr. Williams' law, puts it this way: "Litigation as a means by American Indians to the nation has been growth. Mrs. Williams has worked equally hard for resolving conflicts is a zero-sum game. It heightened by movies like "Dances with with her husband to establish equality for the is expensive; it is inefficient; it cannot re­ Wolves" and the impending commemoration disabled. Mrs. Williams will be her husband's solve the conflict in any way in which pro­ of the quincentennial of Christopher Colum­ interpreter as she accompanies him to Capitol vides a broader basis for achieving the objec­ bus' voyage. But at the state and tribal pol­ Hill this week. tives of either government. And it falls that icy level, much more is at work. It may not Mr. Speaker, I take this moment to rise and short of addressing the underlying issues." be the dawn of a new day in state-tribal rela­ to salute Mr. Charles Williams. Forming intergovernmental partnerships tions, but at some point the evolution of co­ with Indian tribes, rather than challenging operation could become a new intergovern­ them, is a relatively new idea for most mental revolution. RIFKIN NAMED SMALL BUSINESS states. States, often led by their attorneys general, have tended to question the basic le­ PERSON OF THE YEAR gitimacy of tribal governments as a fourth A SALUTE TO CHARLES V. component of the federal system. Wyoming, WILLIAMS HON. PAUL E. KANJORSKI for instance, spent 10 years and S14 million OF PENNSYLVANIA fighting the water claims of the Shoshone IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES and Arapaho tribes on the Wind River Res­ HON. LOUIS STOKFS Tuesday, May 12, 1992 ervation. When the U.S. Supreme Court fi­ OF OHIO nally upheld a state court decision that out­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Mr. KANJORSKI. Mr. Speaker, I rise today lined the tribes' water rights, the state still to recognize a great small businessman, Ar­ was left with innumerable questions that Tuesday, May 12, 1992 nold S. Rifkin, president of the A. Rifkin Co. in now require negotiation with the reservation Mr. STOKES. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to Wilkes-Barre, PA, who has been named Small anyway. Increasing numbers of intergovernmental recognize May as National Senior Citizens Business Person of the Year by the Greater agreements indicate that pragmatic negotia­ Month. As part of a month long celebration, Wilkes-Barre Chamber of Commerce Small tion can overcome legal uncertainty. State senior citizen interns are now being welcomed Business Council. legislation passed in 1991 generally takes a to Capitol Hill in conjunction with the Annual It is only appropriate during small business practical approach to problem-solving be- Congressional Senior Citizen Intern Program. week, this week, that this family business be May 12, 1992 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 11063 recognized for its successful 100 years. The The Rifkin-All's popularity surged, and Alexandria Hospital is particularly proud of Rifkin family have been leaders of the busi­ Abraham Rifkin's three sons, Will, Dave and the large number of volunteers who donate ness community for many years and I am Jack, abandoned the dry goods portion of the endless hours of time and effort to the organi­ pleased to offer my congratulations on Arnold business to concentrate on the company's work clothing line. By the 1930s, the compa­ zation. A leader in the provision of health care, Rifkin's well-deserved honor. ny's customers included H.J. Heinz Co., the hospital offers the largest variety of health Mr. Speaker, at this time I would like to in­ Campbell's Soup Co., Hershey's Ice Cream, education classes in the Washington, DC sert an article about the A. Rifkin Co. which Gulf, Sunoco, Amoco and Dupont. area, had the first emergency room in the ran in the Wilkes-Barre Citizens' Voice which It was the "Bank Holiday" declared by United States to be staffed by full-time physi­ describes the company's success. President Franklin Roosevelt in 1933 that in­ cians, had the first level II trauma center in [From the Citizens' Voice, Wilkes-Barre, PA, directly became another turning point for A. Virginia, established the first MRI center in May 5, 1992] Rifkin Co. In 1933, Wyoming National Bank Northern Virginia, and received the top rating of Wilkes-Barre asked the Rifkins if the CHAMBER NAMES RIFKIN SMALL BUSINESS in Virginia for the cardiac surgery department PERSON OF THE YEAR company could manufacture a special se­ cured deposit bag to enable the bank to in 1990. The Rifkin family found their niche in the Congratulations again to Alexandria Hospital marketplace of Northeastern Pennsylvania package night deposits. Jack Rifkin worked in the late 1800s manufacturing work clothes to develop a new type of zipper lock known on the occasion of its 120th anniversary. I for miners and farmers. One hundred years as Arcolock, which was later patented. Sales wish it many more years of continued excel­ later, the focus of A. Rifkin Co. has shifted for the emerging line of bank bags grew. lence. with the changing times, but the same dedi­ World War II offered a brief interlude for the cation and responsiveness to the needs of the bank bag line, as A. Rifkin & Co. con­ marketplace continues. centrated on uniforms for industrial clients CONGRATULATIONS TO HAROLD A. Rifkin Co., now the largest supplier of and those involved in the wartime effort. BLOOM zippered, locked bank bags in the nation When the war ended, however, the bank bag from its 69,000 square foot headquarters on component of the company's operations the Sans Souci Parkway in Hanover Town­ quickly began to thrive once again. HON. ROBERT G. TORRICELU ship, celebrated its 100th anniversary this In 1966, the company purchased a five-acre OF NEW JERSEY year, honoring more than 220 employees, 73 tract on the Sans Souci Parkway in Hanover IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES retirees and their guests at a banquet re­ Township and built a 27,000 square foot facil­ cently at Genetti's, Wilkes-Barre. And on ity which opened in 1968. Tuesday, May 12, 1992 May 15, Arnold S. Rifkin, president of the In 1968, David Rifkin passed away, and Ar­ Mr. TORRICELLI. Mr. Speaker, it is with company and grandson of its founder, will be nold Rifkin, his son, succeeded him as presi­ dent. Today, the company is still a family­ great respect and admiration that I address named 1992 Small Business Person of the my colleagues in the House today, for I rise to Year by the Greater Wilkes-Barre Chamber run business, with Arnold's son Michael serv­ of Commerce Small Business Council at the ing as vice president of operations (manufac­ extend my heartiest congratulations and Holiday Inn, Wilkes-Barre. turing) and his son-in-law Paul Lantz as vice warmest best wishes to Harold Bloom on the ''Our company had a low profile for 99 president of finance. occasion of his retirement as principal of years. In the 100th year, we blew it," Rifkin Its 220 plus employees and retirees were re­ Hackensack High School in Hackensack, NJ. quipped during a recent interview at the cently treated to a gala at Genetti's in Hal Bloom began his teaching career in company's Hanover Township headquarters. Wilkes-Barre to celebrate the company's Hackensack after receiving his master of arts 100th anniversary this year. The company "Obviously, I'm honored and very pleased from New York University in 1953. He was ap­ with the award. Yet, while I'm the one who has enjoyed a loyal workforce. Rifkin said, is accepting it, I'm actually acting as a rep­ with most employees remaining an average pointed chairman of the social studies depart­ resentative of family and associates who of 14 years. Two of the most senior members ment in 1963, assistant principal in 1967 and have made us what we are over the years. So, of the "family" include chief mechanic Paul has served as principal of Hackensack High while I accept the honor on a personal basis, Baran, who joined the firm at 16 and recently School since 1970. He has been the high I consider myself more their representa­ retired after 48 years and 11 months, and Cy school's guiding light through a tremendous tive." Kalczynski, head of the cutting department, period of growth and change in the Hacken­ The history of A. Rifkin Co. is as colorful who retired three years ago after 53 years. sack school system. as the company's best known product, the customized bank bags it sells to some 30,000 Hal is deeply committed to his community. plus commercial customers. CONGRATULATIONS TO ALEXAN­ He has served as a councilman for the Bor­ The family of Abraham Rifkin immigrated DRIA HOSPITAL ON ITS 120TH ough of Maywood, as a lay and curriculum ad­ to America in 1891 to flee religious persecu­ ANNIVERSARY viser to the Maywood Board of Education High tion in Czarist Russia. They settled in White School Study Committee and Regional Study Haven and tried their hand at farming, but HON. JAMFS P. MORAN Committee, president of the Memorial School with little success. Rifkin and his wife's fam­ PTA, and high school chairman and coordina­ ily, the Hellers and Friedlands, tried their OF VIRGINIA tor for the Hackensack Tercentenary Commit­ hand at making heavy duty work clothing IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES for farmers and other workers. tee. He has participated in operation drug They had found their niche. The Rifkins, Tuesday, May 12, 1992 alert, the schoolwide alliance team, has spon­ Hellers and Friedlands expanded their cus­ Mr. MORAN. Mr. Speaker, I would like to sored local Red Cross Blood Drives, coordi­ tomer base by moving to Wilkes-Barre, recognize and congratulate Alexandria Hos­ nated the Hackensack Bicentennial Commit­ where the burgeoning mining industry cre­ tee, served on "Blueprint for Progress: Com­ ated a substantial demand for the work pital on the occasion of its 120th anniversary. clothing and dry goods they produced. In On May 12, during the American Hospital As­ mittee to facilitate change in racial education 1892, Rifkin and his brothers-in-law Sol Hell­ sociation's National Hospital Week, the city of programs for Hackensack", served as a chair­ er and Barney Friedland established A. Alexandria will be celebrating the anniversary man of Tri-Community Clinic to provide racial Rifkin & Co. in Wilkes-Barre. Friedland left of this great institution. understanding and curriculum growth, and the company shortly afterwards, and the In 1872, Julia Johns and other Alexandria served as a career education coordinator for partnership between Rifkin and Heller was women created the Alexandria Infirmary Asso­ U.S. Government funded programs in which dissolved in 1911. The company grew. In 1903, the company ciation which later became the Alexandria models were set for hundreds of districts na­ purchased a building on East Northampton Hospital. Currently, Alexandria Hospital is the tionwide-Hackensack was one of only six Street from which its wholesale dry goods largest of three hospitals serving the city of Al­ districts throughout the United States to par­ and clothing manufacturing divisions ex­ exandria. The hospital admits more than ticipate. panded. In 1922, the year that Abraham 16,000 patients, delivers more than 3,500 ba­ He belongs to a long list of organizations in­ Rifkin died, Jack Rifkin, one of the founder's bies, and handles more than 80,000 out­ cluding the NEA, NJEA, BCEA, HEA, HASA, three sons, patented a work garment cover­ patients annually. Alexandria Hospital is com­ Bergen County Secondary Principals and Su­ all known as the "Rifkin-All." It's trade­ mitted to serving all patients regardless of pervisors Association, New Jersey and Na­ mark special shoulder openings were ideal · for 'side road maintenance' by car owners their ability to pay for the services rendered, tional Principals' Association, National and who, in that new era of automobile manufac­ and the facility is the city of Alexandria's larg­ New Jersey Association for Supervision and turing, frequently were in need of a coverall est private employer-employing nearly 2,000 Curriculum and Development, New Jersey As­ to perform emergency roadside maintenance. people. sociation of Department Chairman, National 11064 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS May 12, 1992 and New Jersey Councils for Social Studies, JORDAN MUST COMPLY WITH The President will have to make his case far New Jersey League of Municipalities, and he UNITED NATIONS EMBARGO OF better than he has so far if he wants support serves as the educational chairman of Rotary IRAQ for this lopsided and dangerous Middle East International. policy. His leadership experiences include serving HON. BILL GREEN OF NEW YORK as president of the Northern New Jersey Inter­ HONORING THE CHI CHI IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES scholastic League, president and executive RODRIGUEZ YOUTH FOUNDATION board member of the Bergen County Second­ Tuesday, May 12, 1992 OF CLEARWATER "DAILY POINT ary Schools Principals Association, vice presi­ Mr. GREEN of New York. Mr. Speaker, OF LIGHT" dent and executive board member of the Ber­ today I am introducing legislation to prohibit military aid to Jordan until the President is gen County Association of School Administra­ HON. MICHAEL BIURAKIS able to certify that Jordan is complying fully OF FLORIDA tors, president of the Hackensack Association with tne United Nations sanctions against Iraq. of School Administrators, area coordinator of I have introduced this legislation to send a IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES the NEA-NJEA, president of the Hackensack message to the Secretary of State that I am Tuesday, May 12, 1992 Education Association, president of the Hack­ deeply dismayed by the direction U.S. policy is Mr. BILIRAKIS. Mr. Speaker, I am proud to ensack Schoolmasters' Association, teacher taking in the Middle East. I am concerned that rise today to honor the fine work of the Chi and assistant principal of the Temple Erneth the administration has forgotten just who stood Chi Rodriguez Youth Foundation of Clear­ Religious School, instructor at Fairleigh Dickin­ by us during the Persian Gulf war, and who water, FL. The dedication and commitment son University, director of Hackensack Day stood against us. necessary to turn young lives around is pro­ Late in March 1991 , just over a month after Camp, coach of the Hackensack Rifle team, found, yet the volunteers of the foundation formal hostilities ceased between the Allied and coach of the Hackensack swim team. have amassed an amazing success rate, giv­ Coalition and Iraq, the administration renewed ing troubled youngsters a second chance in Hal and his wife Rita married in June of military aid to Jordan, drawing on unused fis­ life, and helping them develop .the character 1950 and have three children, linda, Heidi, cal year 1989 and 1990 funds. Previously, all and values necessary for personal fulfillment. and Steven. He is tot~lly committed to the United States aid to Jordan had been frozen Mr. Speaker, as a member of the board of education and well-being of the youth of our because Jordan had allied itself with Saddam directors of the foundation, I am intimately in­ country and has dedicated his life to this goal. Hussein during the war, defied the economic volved with the volunteers and the young peo­ Hal Bloom is one of those special few who embargo of Iraq that the United Nations had ple whose lives have been turned around. forged, and may have even provided the Iraqis truly make a difference in our society. Now, our Nation knows as well, because with weapons. President Bush has named the Chi Chi Then, last autumn, the Appropriations For­ Rodriguez Foundation his 758th Daily Point of eign Operations Subcommittee was notified that the President wanted $20 million in new Light, a tremendous and well-deserved honor. TRIBUTE TO REBECCA STEIN military aid for Jordan in addition to the esti­ Established in 1979 by Professional Golfer's mated $25 million in pipeline aid that had al­ Association champion Chi Chi Rodriguez, edu­ ready gone. That military aid was on top of cator Bill Hayes and the late Bob James, the HON. PAUL E. GILLMOR $31 million in economic assistance released to foundation's goal is to instill greater self-es­ teem in young people who have been victims OF OHIO Jordan since the war's end. For 1992, the ad­ ministration wants to provide $55 million in ad­ of abuse, experienced minor brushes with the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ditional aid, with $25 million of that going to law, or suffered other hardships. "Chi Chi's Kids," is an after school program Tuesday, May 12, 1992 Jordan's military. When providing the aid last autumn, the at Glen Oaks Golf Course and the Chi Chi Mr. GILLMOR. Mr. Speaker, I want to take President had to employ the national interest Rodriguez Golf Club. Volunteers teach horti­ this opportunity to pay tribute to Rebecca waiver provided for under current law because culture, golf and retail skills, as well as per­ Stein of Sandusky, OH, who recently accepted he was not able to certify that Jordan is adher­ sonal life management, hygiene, and social behavior to more than 100 young people who an appointment to the U.S. Naval Academy as ing to the United Nations trade embargo on are referred to the program by teachers, coun­ a member of the class of 1996. Iraq. Most notably, Jordan was importing oil from Iraq in exchange for retirement of debt selors, or concerned citizens. Specific learning When I nominated Rebecca Stein for admis­ owed by Iraq to Jordan. strategies are tailored individually to each sion to the Naval Academy, I knew I was To this day, Jordan continues to violate the child, whose progress is regularly reviewed. nominating a young woman with great poten­ United Nations economic boycott of Iraq-es­ Children receive free clothing, legal assist­ tial for leadership. Whether as an academic sentially providing a lifeline to Iraq's Saddam ance, and, if necessary, psychological treat­ scholar, a varsity soccer player, or a partici­ Hussein and helping that ruthless dictator to ment. Over 40 volunteers play golf with the pant in youth in government, Rebecca Stein stay alive. Economic sanctions are only effec­ youth, lead field trips, tutor them in many sub­ has demonstrated repeatedly her ability to tive to the extent that all nations comply. With jects and help with golf course maintenance achieve excellence in all that she does. Jordan's help, the international embargo is and administrative matters. Mr. Rodriguez pe­ weakened, and we have not been successful riodically telephones his kids to check on their In recent years, America has experienced in totally isolating Saddam Hussein. Because progress and visits them at times throughout the end of the cold war between the super­ of this, the Iraqi people continue to suffer and the year. powers and defended self-determination in the stability in the region remains threatened. Volunteers are involved in the foundation's Persian Gulf. American resolve has resulted in It is especially disturbing that the United program which enables several hundred youth the new embrace of freedom and peace States has chosen to help Jordan-especially and adults with minor criminal backgrounds to around the globe. These victories for our prin­ that nation's military-while rebuking the Israe­ learn landscaping and other job skills, while ciples occurred in large part due to the honor, lis for their humanitarian request of loan guar­ fulfilling court-ordered service requirements. talent', and dedication of the men and women antees to help resettle refugees. The foundation also provides the facilities, who serve this country in the U.S. Armed What price has Jordan paid for its alliance equipment and expertise that enables 40 peo­ Forces. And the service academies are the with the dictator Saddam Hussein? How does ple with mental and physical disabilities to ex­ linchpin of this distinguished military tradition. the United States convince Jordan that it ab­ perience golf and recreation. In addition, foun­ solutely must comply with the embargo of Iraq dation golf pros with other youth organizations By accepting her appointment to the Naval if the State Department is supporting both its through the "Performance Toyota Golf Pro­ Academy, Rebecca Stein is preparing to make military and its economy with an "ask no gram for Special Kids." a valued contribution to that tradition. I con­ questions" policy? By providing United States Mr. Speaker, I believe President Bush said gratulate her, and wish her and her family all aid to Jordan we are indirectly feeding our it best when he honored the foundation as a the best. enemy. point of light: May 12, 1992 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 11065 The health of any community depends on travel to the new Greater Pittsburgh Inter­ meander into the distance. Skeletal rem­ strong families, commitment to children and national Airport. nants of steel mills still stand by the river on its youth developing good character and The success and vitality of Pittsburgh may banks, which seeming·ly countless bridges values. For the past 13 years, the Chi Chi often appear to be one of America's best kept span. When I arrived, the setting sun painted Rodriguez Foundation has made a difference these structures, silhouetted one on top of in the Cle'arwater community by extending secrets. Well, this story has been broken another, with orange, dusky light. the guiding hand of friendship and support to thanks to the renowned investigative skills of It was an inspiring tableau, not at all con­ troubled youth. Chi Chi has recruited golf the Washington Post. A recent article in the sistent with my perception of Pittsburgh. professionals, education, and businessmen Post reported the fact that Pittsburgh had There was no smog or smoke and river and other volunteers to reshape the destinies beaten all the competition from other U.S. water, with millions of tiny wavelets glisten­ of these youngsters through golf, after cities for the National Building Museum's ing in the declining light of sunset, appeared school programs and other organized sport­ Honor Award. I ask that this article be printed as fresh and clean as it must have been two ing events. centuries ago. in the RECORD so that everyone may have an I would return to Washington early the Mr. Speaker, with every passing day, it be­ opportunity to learn how Pittsburgh makes it next morning, reversing the previous eve­ comes more apparent that the future of Amer­ work. ning's trip. The tableau reappeared, but with ica will depend upon how well we instill values Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues and the perspective and lighting also reversed. in our young people. This is not an easy proc­ every American interested in the future of our Traveling west along the north bank of the ess under even the most auspicious cir­ Nation's cities to review this article and visit Monongahela, I again could see the rivers, cumstances. In cases where there has been the National Building Museum's exhibit salut­ the mountains, the skyscrapers and the lay­ child abuse or broken homes, the challenge ing Greater Pittsburgh. ers of bridges illuminated softly by the sun rising behind me. becomes even greater. Thankfully, there are [From the Washington Post, May 2, 1992] I completed this circuit 14 times and never people, working to build America by saving PI'ITSBURGH A SHINING EXAMPLE OF PUBLIC­ tired of the sunset and sunrise views of one child at a time. Chi Chi Rodriguez is one PRIVATE COOPERATION Pittsburgh. Each Thursday I looked forward of those great Americans and it has been a (By Roger K. Lewis) to exiting from the tunnel, and each Friday distinct honor to work with him and his dedi­ morning to the ride along the river en route Greater Pittsburgh and its civic leadership cated group of volunteers. Ever'y day, they to the airport. recently received the National Building Mu­ The city's transformation, a Dorian Gray take young people and give them hope for a seum's 1992 Honor Award in recognition of better future. That is a precious gift which portrait in reverse, had begun decades be­ the city's continuing success in transforming fore. Like other American industrial ci~ies, goes beyond the individual to touch all of us. itself. Pittsburgh after World War II was in an ad­ Pittsburgh is also the subject of an exhi­ vanced state of decline. Its environment was bition at the museum honoring "the cooper­ polluted, its infrastructure was deteriorat­ MAKING IT WORK: PITTSBURGH ative genius of the Greater Pittsburgh com­ ing, neighborhoods were becoming slums and DEFINES A CITY munity: the governments of Pittsburgh and traffic congestion was increasing. Allegheny County, the neighborhoods, the On top of it all, the city had to contend business community, the Allegheny Con­ with periodic flooding. As physical and eco­ HON. WILLIAM J. COYNE ference on Community Development, and the nomic conditions worsened-downtown prop­ OF PENNSYLVANIA principal philanthropic families and founda­ erty was losing value at the rate of $10 mil­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES tions." lion per year-middle-class residents and Pittsburgh? Until a few years ago, I businesses were fleeing to the new suburbs. Tuesday, May 12, 1992 couldn't imagine why anyone would give an What reversed the trend was a concerted Mr. COYNE. Mr. Speaker, the people of award to Pittsburgh. Like some Americans, I effort by people and institutions that tradi­ Pittsburgh take great pride in our community. grew up with a strongly negative image of tionally had been adversaries. Reform-mind­ the city. ed local citizens and citizens groups, public We are always happy to share with friends in But my impressions of Pittsburgh changed other parts of our country the good news that officials, private corporations, banks and in the spring of 1984, when I spent a semester foundations decided to work together to re­ Pittsburgh has transformed itself into one of delivering a weekly lecture on architecture vitalize the city. America's most livable urban areas. We are at Carnegie Mellon University. At the out­ Since the 1960s, a variety of public and pri­ especially pleased when this great renais­ set, I knew almost nothing about the city, vate initiatives have prevented Pittsburgh sance receives the attention and applause due having been there for only a few hours many from self-destructing: one of our country's great urban success sto­ years before. Pittsburgh's reputation as a Neighborhood-based preservation and revi­ ries. soot-shrouded, blue-collar city of smoke­ talization movements, supported by the city belching steel plants still lingered. and by business and philanthropic interests, The civic leadership of Greater Pittsburgh However, I had heard about the "Golden have kept many communities intact that was recently selected to receive the National Triangle," the city's modern, high-rise otherwise might have been demolished, in­ Building Museum's Sixth Annual Honor Award. central business district where the Alle­ cluding decaying neighborhoods and struc­ This honor was given in recognition of Greater gheny and Monongahela rivers form the tures built in the 19th century. Pittsburgh's collective efforts over the past 45 Ohio. And I knew Pittsburgh was home to a A renewed commitment to downtown and years to meet successfully the urban chal­ once-daunting professional football team, the Golden Triangle was made by the city's lenge of the postwar era and implement a playing its home games at Three Rivers Sta­ leading corporations-among them PPG in­ dium, an appropriately named, readily visi­ dustries, Mellon Bank Corp., Blue Cross of transformation of the local economy. ble landmark directly across the Allegheny Western Pennsylvania and Duquesne Light The Sixth Annual Honor Award recognizes River from downtown. Co., which invested in new headquarters the cooperative genius of the people of Great­ I would fly into the Pittsburgh airport late buildings and created jobs when many busi­ er Pittsburgh, the governments of the city of Thursday afternoons and take the shuttle nesses were abandoning the central business Pittsburgh and Allegheny County, the neigh­ bus into the city. Approaching from the district. borhoods, the business community, the Alle­ southwest, just before reaching the Urban Development Action Grants, ob­ gheny County Conference on Community De­ Monongahela River crossing and downtown, tained in the 1970s through the federal De­ the bus would pass through the Fort Pitt velopment, and the principal philanthropic fam­ partment of Housing and Urban Develop­ tunnel under Mount Washington, part of the ment, helped reshape the city's skyline and ilies and foundations. This communitywide ef­ prominent ridge flanking the city. The steep neighborhoods. The now-defunct UDAG pro­ fort has been marked by civic pride and an mountains block any view of downtown and gram allowed Pittsburgh to form public-pri­ energetic commitment to making Greater Pitts­ the riverscape when approaching from the vate partnerships with project developers. burgh a great place in which to live and work. south. New efforts have focused on encouraging The National Building Museum is currently The tunnel acts as a preparatory thresh­ the growth of non-smoke-stack industries, showing an exhibit entitled "Making It Work: old. As the bus emerges from the tube of especially high technology and health care Pittsburgh Defines a City." This exhibit illus­ space bored through the mountain, the visi­ research, to replace the steel industry. Pitts­ tor is greeted by an explosive panorama at burgh has several world-class medical cen­ trates through photographs, architectural mod­ the southern end of the Fort Pitt Bridge. ters and research universities. els, artifacts, drawings, and maps the Pitts­ In front, across the river, is the entire Pittsburgh, today a more livable city, is a burgh success story. The National Building Golden Triangle with its office towers and, work in progress, a city still facing serious Museum will present this exhibit through Sep­ at the triangle's western tip, Point State problems. New jobs have not appeared as fast tember 25, 1992, after which the exhibit will Park. To the left and right the two rivers as old ones have disappeared. 11066 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS May 12, 1992 Thousands of former industrial workers As a volunteer chairwoman for CMHA, Mrs. profits. The Stavich brothers serve as excel­ living in gTeater Pittsburgh still must be re­ Harris is responsible for articulating the needs lent examples of fair, honest, and exemplary trained to find new employment. Millions of of the residents to contractors, lawyers, and businessmen as well as generous contributors dollars remain to be invested in rehabilitat­ executives daily. I believe Mrs. Harris' genuine ing and maintaining infrastructure. to our community as was seen in the creation Clearly, Pittsburgh is not alone. Many desire to help everyone in need is what makes of the 12-mile long Stavich bicycle trail. other American cities face similar chal­ her an outstanding person and an asset to lenges, but some face them with even fewer both CMHA and the greater Cleveland com­ resources- how many cities enjoy the philan­ munity. thropic support native to P ittsburgh?- and When Mrs. Harris is not working with CELEBRATING THE 25TH ANNIVER­ much less consensus. CMHA, she is working diligently as a progres­ SARY OF REV. MSGR. FRANKLYN Unfortunately, the destiny of cities like M. CASALE'S ORDINATION TO Pittsburgh continues to be a non-issue at the sive action delegate. As a delegate, she ex­ national political level. For a dozen years, uded her leadership abilities during the past THE PRIESTHOOD the federal government has virtually ignored Thanksgiving holiday by organizing a clothing the physical and economic revitalization of drive and securing goods free of charge to urban America. Financing wars on crime and needy Cleveland area residents. Mrs. Harris HON. ROBERT A. ROE drugs and investing billions in transpor­ even went so far as to make arrangements to OF NEW JERSEY tation are only a small part of what's need­ have the meals delivered to the homes of im­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ed. mobile residents. Perhaps HUD Secretary Jack Kemp, who was honorary chair of the National Building Mr. Speaker, outside of her community serv­ Tuesday, May 12, 1992 ice, Mrs. Harris boasts an equally fulfilling Museum's committee for the Pittsburgh Mr. ROE. Mr. Speaker, it is with the greatest award celebration, could persuade the Bush family life. Having raised 8 children and, in ad­ administratio.n and Congress to visit the mu­ dition, the grandmother of 36, Mrs. Harris car­ pride that I rise today to pay special tribute to seum's exhibition. It might remind them of ries as her motto, "you must work at it to a distinguished and dedicated member of the what can be done when leaders lead and pub­ make it work." In my opinion, Mrs. Harris is a clergy, Rev. Msgr. Franklyn M. Casale. On lic and private interests collaborate to pur­ shining example of what we can accomplish if Sunday May 17, 1992, Monsignor Casale will sue common goals. we put our minds to it. I am pleased to have celebrate the 25th anniversary of his ordina­ (Roger K. Lewis is a practicing architect Mrs. Harris serve as my congressional senior tion to the priesthood at the noon Mass at St. and a professor of architecture at the Uni­ Thomas the Apostle Church in Bloomfield, NJ. versity of Maryland.) citizen intern for 1992. I ask that my col­ leagues join me in saluting Mrs. Harris, and I A reception in his honor will be held imme­ welcome all of our senior citizen interns to the diately following the Mass in the new parish A SALUTE TO LOUISE HARRIS Halls of Congress. center. Ordained in 1967, Monsignor Casale was HON. LOUIS STOKES appointed pastor of St. Thomas on September TRIBUTE TO THE STAVICH 10, 1985 and has had a most impressive call­ OF OHIO BROTHERS IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ing. After receiving a bachelor's degree from Seton Hall University, he attended Catholic Tuesday, May 12, 1992 HON. JAMFS A. TRAflCANf, JR. University here in Washington, DC and Im­ Mr. STOKES. Mr. Speaker, the month of OF OHIO maculate Conception Seminary from which he May always has been a very special month for IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES was ordained. me. It is during the month of May that we Tuesday, May 12, 1992 Monsignor served as an associate pastor to pause to recognize the contributions of our Our Lady of Fatima Church in North Bergen Mr. TRAFICANT. Mr. Speaker, I would like Nation's senior citizens. Here in Congress, this for 8 years. He was then named personal sec­ to tell a story of two outstanding members of week marks the beginning of the Annual Con­ retary to Archbishop Peter Gerety. In 1979, he my 17th District of Ohio. gressional Senior Citizen Intern Program as was named chaplain of His Holiness with the In 1952, Andy, George, John, and Steve part of National Senior Citizen's Month. title of monsignor. That same year, he was ap­ The participating senior citizen interns have Stavich began Calex Corp., in response to the pointed chancellor of the Archdiocese of New­ come here from every corner of the Nation in growing popularity of aluminum fixtures. They ark by Archbishop Gerety. He has served as order to see first hand how the legislative dedicated all of their efforts to its fruition and, archdiocesan moderator of the curia and was process works. Since the creation of the pro­ as they describe, "[w]e never argued person­ appointed vicar general in 1983 and again in gram in 1973, the senior citizen interns have alities, only what's good for the company." 1986. On March 17, 1986, Pope John Paul II been able to obtain valuable knowledge from The company grew from monthly profits at gave Monsignor Casale a great honor when the congressional seminars and various work­ $291 to a company so valuable that 76 na­ he named him prelate of honor. The Mon­ shops. In addition to learning about Congress tional companies emerged as bidders when signor is also very active on the boards of nu­ through the seminars, the senior citizen in­ Andy and George announced it was for sale merous religious, charitable, and educational terns were able to meet Members of Congress this year. institutions. and other individuals responsible for generat­ Mr. Speaker, this story appears to be the ing policymaking decisions affecting older American dream success story, but the apex Mr. Speaker, it is abundantly clear that Mon­ Americans. is yet to come. The Stavich brothers enliven signor Casale has been a diligent and brilliant Mr. Speaker, I am proud to rise to salute an the myth of the businessmen of integrity and servant of God and his church. Few individ­ extraordinary individual from my congressional honor. The brothers grasped every opportunity uals have the will or commitment to serve their district who will serve as my senior citizen in­ to improve the lot of their workers. They re­ fellow man. Monsignor Casale met his voca­ tern for 1992, Mrs. Louise Harris. sponded to their workers problems and wisely tion with pride and enthusiasm. He has dedi­ Mrs. Harris, who is highly respected invested the pensions funds. More signifi­ cated himself to making a positive contribution throughout the community, has lived in the cantly, the Stavich brothers recognized the in the communities he served. Carver Park Estate division of the Cuyahoga needs of their workers and at the sale of the Mr. Speaker, it is individuals such as Mon­ Metropolitan Housing Authority [CMHA] for company, they insisted on the protection of signor Casale who strive to make the world a more than 40 years. As a resident of CMHA, the pension assets. In the end, the workers re­ better place, to improve and enhance the Mrs. Harris has gone above and beyond the ceived the greatest rewards as the Stavich human condition, which add hope to those in duties of the average resident. Mrs. Harris' un­ brothers divided over $7 million of the pension need and give guidance to those who are con­ precedented work of helping other CMHA resi­ funds to the workers after the sale of the com­ cerned. I am proud to count Msgr. Franklyn dents has not gone unnoticed. In February of pany. Casale as one of my constituents, and I am 1990, Mayor Michael R. White appointed her I commend the integrity of these individuals sure that you and all my colleagues join with commissioner on CMHA's board of commis­ who focused not on themselves, but on the his friends and family in congratulating him on sioners. Mrs. Harris also was voted chair­ needs of the workers. So many business peo­ his 25th anniversary. May God continue to woman of the board for 2 consecutive years. ple forget the employees in favor of long-run Bless and keep him. May 12, 1992 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 11067 CONGRATULATIONS TO RABBI ciples occurred in large part due to the honor, panying violence. Counselors worked over­ talent, and dedication of the men and women time. Community leaders were brought in. ARYEH GOTLIEB And the school kids themselves responded to who serve this country in the U.S. Army the national orgy of fing·er-pointing and po­ HON. ROBERT G. TORRICELU Forces. And the service academies are the litical posturing with constructive outrage linchpin of this distinguished military tradition. OF NEW JERSEY that was wise beyond their years. By accepting his appointment to the Mer­ But the question of these kids ring in our IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES chant Marine Academy, Andrew Miller is pre­ ears, questions that we as urban school offi­ Tuesday, May 12, 1992 paring to make a valued contribution to that cials cannot answer, because we are asking Mr. TORRICELLI. Mr. Speaker, it is with tradition. I congratulate him, and wish him and the same ones ourselves. How can a country his family all the best. with so many resources remain so compla­ great respect and admiration that I address cent about its urban poor? How can we stand my colleagues in the House today, for I rise to to watch the nation's future frittered away extend my heartiest congratulations and SCHOOL: PART OF THE URBAN in a maelstrom on inaction. Why can't we warmest best wishes to Rabbi Aryeh L. SOLUTION form a national urban policy? Gotlieb as he is honored at the annual dinner What we saw in educational settings from dance journal of the Jewish Community Cen:. Portland to Buffalo was the beginning of an ter of Paramus for 25 years of dedicated serv­ HON. THOMAS M. FOGUETTA answer: Start with the schools. Provide the resources necessary for sound programs. Fix ice. OF PENNSYLVANIA IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES the broken down buildings. Give our dedi­ Rabbi Gotlieb was appointed to the pulpit of cated teachers the help they need. Keep the the Jewish Community Center of Paramus Tuesday, May 12, 1992 lifeline strong for so many urban kids who [JCCP] in 1967. The congregation of JCCP Mr. FOGLIETTA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today have no other social structure, family, or has grown to over 625 member families under to bring to the attention of my colleagues the health care. Urban schools, for all their his leadership. He has established standards following article. It was written by Dr. Con­ shortcomings, showed last week that they of excellence for education in the religious are more directly connected with the com­ stance Clayton, the superintendent of the munity than nearly any other institution, school system and is widely admired and re­ Philadelphia Public Schools and president of spected for his knowledge of the Torah. and have enough experience and sensitivity the Council of Great City Schools and was co­ to the difficult issues of race and diversity to Rabbi Gotlieb's tireless efforts toward great­ written by Mike Casserly, the council's acting construct harmony from division. er participation by membership of religious ob­ executive director. The council is a coalition of As a coalition of urban school systems servance and practices and deep friendships the Nation's largest urban public school sys­ throughout the country, the Council of the and personal relationships with members of tems. In response to the disturbance in Los Great City Schools attempted to provide his congregation is inspirational. He acts as a some of the answers before the questions had Angeles and across the country in the after­ to be asked. We called on the federal govern­ liaison with graduates of religious school on math of the Rodney King verdict, they call for college campus' and is an outstanding teach­ ment to fully fund and implement the edu­ a renewed commitment to urban education. cation programs that are already on the er, speaker, lecturer, writer, and commentator. This would ensure the future viability of our books like Chapter 1 and Headstart, and to He has a deep commitment of the State of Is­ cities and any long-term urban strategy we pass the "Urban Schools of America (USA) rael and its people with an intimate knowledge may implement. Act" to help inner-city schools and their stu­ of the Mideast politics and history. The article follows: dents meet the very same education goals Rabbi Gotlieb is strongly committed to the On Friday, May 1, students walked out the our national leaders have called for. The community of Paramus. He is past chairman purposed legislation sits, and the funding has doors of Central High School in center city fallen victim to the national budget morass. of the Bergen County Board of Rabbis and a Philadelphia and gathered peacefully on founding member of the Paramus interdenomi­ Yet with all the calls for strategies, includ­ Broad Street facing city hall calling for jus­ ing our own, to help revitalize the urban national clergy council. Aryeh Gotlieb exempli­ tice in the wake of the inexplicable verdict areas, few policy makers have said what fies the qualities of an outstanding Rabbi. in the Rodney King trial. For reasons only seems abundantly clear: long term urban Mr. Speaker, I am proud to join in paying they know for sure, the students stopped and policies cannot succeed without improving tribute to Rabbi Gotlieb. I am sure he will con­ returned to the school's lawn. There they the futures of our urban children through tinue to provide invaluable service to his com­ and hundreds of others joined teachers in education. small discussion groups to try to make sense During the aftermath of the Rodney King munity and truly make a difference in society. of the horrors of the previous days. They I extend my best wishes to him on this most verdict, urban schools provided the safe har­ wanted to talk-needed to talk- in a place bor and sounding board city kids needed. special occasion. that they knew, with people they trusted, Isn't it about time we gave them the rest of despite efforts by a tardy local television the prize? station to get them to re-enact the gathering TRIBUTE TO ANDREW MILLER on camera. At urban schools across the country the TRIBUTE TO PARAGON CABLE OF questions asked in similar groups by stu­ MANHATTAN HON. PAUL E. GILLMOR dents were the same. "How are people OF OHIO brought to burn down their own commu­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES nities?" "How could this happen in a country HON. BILL GREEN Tuesday, May 12, 1992 so rich?" "What do they expect after taking OF NEW YORK everything for themselves and leaving us IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Mr. GILLMOR. Mr. Speaker, I want to take with nothing?" "How could anyone reach this opportunity to pay tribute to Andrew Miller such a verdict unless it was racial?" "Why Tuesday, May 12, 1992 of Sandusky, OH, who recently accepted an hasn't the government done more to help?" Mr. GREEN of New York. Mr. Speaker, appointment to the U.S. Merchant Marine In city after city- including here in Wash­ rise today to recognize Paragon Cable of Academy as a member of the class of 1996. ington- scenes like those at Central High Manhattan for its excellence in providing pub­ School were repeated, with urban school lic service programs. On March 2, 1992, Para­ When I nominated Andrew Miller for admis­ kids, their teachers, and school officials sion to the Merchant Marine Academy, I knew working to build peace in the face of chaos. gon was honored by the Cable Television As­ I was nominating a young man with great po­ They succeeded. Not one person was killed sociation of New York State [CTANY] for tential for leadership. Whether as a scholar on school grounds; no one was injured; only being a finalist in the first Gilbert Community athlete or a star soccer player, Andrew Miller a handful of small scuffles occurred. And Service Award competition. has demonstrated repeatedly the ability to only minor, isolated property damage I should like to offer my respect to Paragon achieve excellence in all that he does. occured-even in the Los Angeles Public for its distinguished support of Manhattan edu­ In recent years, America has experienced Schools- settings some in the larger popu­ cational initiatives such as "Cable in the lation view as cauldrons of violence and in­ Classroom" and "Time to Read." Paragon do­ the end of the cold war between the super­ competence. powers and defended self-determination in the The reasons for the calm are not hard to nated televisions and video cassette recorders Persian Gulf. American resolve has resulted in understand. Urban schools all over the coun­ to six schools participating in the cable in the the new embrace of freedom and peace try remained open, and encouraged teachers classroom project and offered behind-the­ around the globe. These victories for our prin- to discuss the national outrage and accom- scenes cable studio tours to students. 11068 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS May 12, 1992 In close contact with educators, Paragon ington Sun, The Capitol Spotlight, The STATISTICS ON ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED SENIORS developed the "Time to Read" program which Metro Chronicle, the Washington Post, Jet Economic well-being appears to decrease trained students to tutor adults and peers in Magazine, EM Magazi.ne, Ebony Magazine, with age. The proportion of the population NIP Magazine. reading skills. Due to Paragon's efforts, nearly He also served as D.C. Bureau Chief for the classified as "poor or near poor" is 15 percent 1,000 students are benefiting from the new Daytona Tjmes Newspaper. of persons aged 65 to 74 years, 24 percent of programming. He continued his education at Antioch Col­ those aged 75 to 84 years, and 29 percent of I urge all of my colleagues to join with me lege-Baltimore Campus where he produced a those aged 85 years or older. and applaud the selfless dedication that Para­ film on police brutality. For persons aged 65 and over, 125 percent gon has demonstrated. Last June Mr. Courtney was honored by of the census poverty threshold in 1989 was friends and family for his dedication and tal­ $7,434 for individuals and $9,376 for two-per­ ent. In a salute held at Mingles Resturant in D.C. many of the city's well known citizens son households. TRIBUTE TO T~ LATE SAMUEL including, the Black media, councilmembers, Older persons who live alone, as well as COURTNEY, NOTED D.C. and congressional officials paid tribute to an older women, are disproportionately low in­ PHOTOJOURNALIST individual who gave media exposure to many come. More than one-third of elderly persons Black organizations not deemed newsworthy living alone have incomes at or below 125 HON. ELEANOR HOLMFS NORTON by the major media outlet. percent of the census poverty threshold. In ad­ Among his most remembered award was dition, almost one-quarter of women aged 65 OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA the 2nd Best Photo for the Washington Afro­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES American Newspaper in 1977 from the Na­ and over have an income at or below that tional Newspaper Publishers Association and level. Tuesday, May 12, J992 the Washington D.C. Fire Department made Ms. NORTON. Mr. Speaker, I would like to him an honorary fireman. include in today's RECORD an article from the His survivors include his wife, Eleanor ENVIRONMENT AND THE FACTS May 2, 1992 Washington Afro-American. This Courtney; his son, Samuel Courtney Jr.; a front-page obituary . eulogized Mr. Samuel sister, Dorothy Smyers and a brother, James HON. PHILIP M. CRANE Courtney. Courtney, a well-known photojournalist in the OF ILLINOIS District of Columbia. May I also pay my own IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES tribute before this body today to this good and INTRODUCTION OF LEGISLATION Tuesday, May 12, 1992 talented man whose death leaves a great void TO ASSIST ECONOMICALLY DIS­ Mr. CRANE. Mr. Speaker, it is evident that in the lives of all who knew and loved him. ADVANTAGED INDIVIDUALS 65 "Courtney," as he was fondly known, stopped AND OLDER Americans care deeply about their environ­ by my office during my first year in Congress, ment. and my staff and I will miss those visits. The HON. MICHAEL BILIRAKIS Indeed, in the past several months, I have colorful details of Samuel Courtney's life and received many letters and volumes of lit­ OF FLORIDA erature on the subject. However, I believe we career are given in the following article. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES [From the Washington Afro-American, May must hesitate for a moment, in the midst of 2, 1992] Tuesday, May 12, 1992 the fury and debate, to ask ourselves one per­ tinent question before we spend billions of AFRO PHOTOGRAPHER DIES AFTER LONG Mr. BILIRAKIS. Mr. Speaker, according to SERVICE the U.S. Bureau of the Census, in 1989, near­ Federal and private funds pursuing various en­ Samuel Courtney, 73, a noted ly one in five persons aged 65 or older had an vironmental concerns: Exactly what are the photojournalist who published in Jet Maga­ income at or below 125 percent of the poverty scientific facts? zine and the Afro-American Newspapers, died threshold. Based on such financial constraints, With this question in mind, I submit to my April 28 following a long battle with pros­ more and more older individuals will be reen­ colleagues the following comments by Paul trate cancer. Funeral services were not com­ tering the work force. Harvey. Mr. Harvey goes to the heart of the pleted at AFRO press time. Today, I introduced legislation to assist eco­ issue and clearly shows that progress is being Affectionately known as "Courtney," he nomically disadvantaged individuals age 65 made in improving environmental quality. was a native Washingtonian and his distin­ Things may not be as bad as the doom say­ guished career expanded over 30 years docu­ and older. These individuals are eager to work menting events in and around the nation's and have a wealth of experience, but nonethe­ ers would suggest. capital. less often have difficulty finding employment. THE OVERDOERS His interest in photography began in the My bill would encourage employers to hire Carrie Nation focused public attention on early 1930's when he was taught to make a these individuals by establishing them as a her crusade for prohibition by going from box camera, called a Pin Hole Camera, from targeted group under the Targeted Jobs Tax tavern to tavern smashing liquor bottles an oatmeal box. He served his county from Credit [T JTC] Program, thus providing a tax with an axe. 1938 to 1945 in the D.C. National Guard 372nd credit to employers who hire and train them. Crusaders before her and since have re­ and later transferred to the U.S. Army 19th sorted to extremes of wrongful conduct for Cavalry Machine Gun Troop F. in Ft. Myer, The Targeted Jobs Tax Credit [T JTC] Pro­ what they considered a rightful cause. Va. · gram provides a tax break to employers who Today's extremists, however, tend to over­ Following his discharge in 1945, he held hire individuals from certain hard-to-employ run their headlights. various jobs. groups. The TJTC is designed to combat and Honest, honorable supporters of a cleaner He was a waiter for members of the Su­ lessen the problem of structural unemploy­ environment are increasingly embarrassed preme Court and members of Capitol Hill and ment among certain hard-to-employ groups. by the overdoers. he personally served then President Ike Ei­ Under my bill, employers could apply for a tax Example: " We must reclaim the roads and senhower and his vice president Richard M. credit if they hire and train these individuals the paved land, halt dam construction. tear Nixon. down existing dams, free shackled rivers and Returning to photography, Mr. Courtney who are having difficulty reentering the job return to wilderness tens of millions of acres would take pictures of patrons in niteclubs market. of presently settled land." along U. Street N.W. and by 1958 he went to I have been a strong supporter of the TJTC That is a quote by David Foreman of Earth work as a stringer and free lancer for Jet Program, because I feel that it is far better to First. Magazine. give individuals an opportunity to work than to An editorial in the London Economist, De­ During the 50's, major newspapers in D.C. give them a handout. Therefore, my bill also cember 28, 1988, said, "The extinction of the rarely called upon minority photographers includes a provision to permanently extend the human species may not only be inevitable until the riots of the 60's when they feared TJTC Program, which is due to expire this but a good thing." for their White photographers. They then year. Mark Twain says he prayed fervently every called Black photographers and among them morning for "The damnation of the human was Mr. Courtney. I believe this approach is cost-effective-by race" ... He provided newspapers and magazines providing prospective employers with the in­ He was being funny; the London Economist throughout the country with top-notch pho­ centive to hire economically disadvantaged was not. tographs including: Afro-American News­ seniors, we can help these individuals help Michigan Congressman John Dingell says, paper, The Washington Informer, The Wash- themselves. "It is increasingly apparent that there is May 12, 1992 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 11069 something fundamentally wrong with much Aikman of the Dallas Cowboys, 1989 Heisman St. Paul's Episcopal Church in the city of of the science underlying our environmental Trophy winner Andre Ware of the Detroit Paterson in my Eighth Congressional District health regulations, as we have seen in recent Lions, Greg Anthony of the New York Knicks, in New Jersey. This steadfast and stalwart in­ episodes on asbestos, dioxins and poly­ Will Clark of the San Francisco Giants, Steve stitution will celebrate the 175th anniversary of chlorinated biphenyls where risks have been Young of the San Francisco 49ers, John dramatically overstated at immense cost to its founding on Sunday, May 17, 1992. the public. Friesz of the San Diego Chargers, Gaston Mr. Speaker, St. Paul's is truly a remarkable "I don't know whether there is fraud in­ Green of the Denver Broncos, and Howie congregation. Located in the heart of a trou­ volved in the proposed new standards relat­ Long of the Los Angeles Raiders. In the NFL bled area of Paterson, St. Paul's has devel­ ing to homes and drinking water. You take draft he represented Heisman Trophy winner oped a comprehensive outreach program to the standard on carbon monoxide; that came Desmond Howard of Michigan and David help the needy of the surrounding community. out of the work of a Virginia scientist who, Klinger of the University of Houston. While many urban churches across the coun­ it turns out, 'cooked the books.' It was Leigh's determination to make the players try have moved their congregations into the criminally fraudulent work. Yet, today's he represents realize their potential to influ­ clean air standards are still reflective of his suburbs, St. Paul's has chosen to dig in its ence the lives of others makes him unique heels and become a positive force in the com­ work." among sports agents. In his contract negotia­ Dixi Lee Ray formerly chaired our Atomic munity. The sign outside its doors says it all: Energy Commission. She is author of tions, he stipulates that the player, and often "Involved, Interracial, International." "Trashing The Planet." even the team, make meaningful contributions Mr. Speaker, there is no way to properly But she is incensed by what she calls "po­ to his hometown, college, and professional sum up 175 years of history, especially the litical environmentalists" who refuse to rec­ city. As a result, his clients have donated over rich legacy which this church has accumu­ ognize the tremendous progress we have $30 million nationally. lated, but I want to take this opportunity to made over the last two decades. Our air is Like the players he represents, Leigh under­ give a brief glimpse of how this institution was cleaner, the water purer, the land more care­ stands the importance of making a positive im­ founded and has grown over the years. fully cared for. pact on the community. Throughout his career On October 19, 1817, the bishop of the "Yet, the radicals continue to press for he has made an abundance of personal ap­ church paid his first official visit to Paterson of­ ever more stringent, more punitive govern­ pearances, speaking to college students, com­ ment controls." munity service organizations, attorney and fi­ ficiating at two services. On April 29, 1825, the These, she says, are " political environ­ nancial planning groups, and business lead­ new religious body was incorporated as St. mentalists" whose agenda is more destruc­ Paul's Episcopal Church. Roswell Colt of the tive than constructive, "dedicated to block­ ers. He has been featured on "60 Minutes" and in Business Week and Sports Illustrated. firearms dynasty donated land to the new par­ ing industrial progress and unraveling our ish for its first church building. The current industrial society." Leigh's community service efforts go far be­ Anyway, you did hear it here: yond the call of duty. He donates amply of his building at Broadway and 18th Street was Since 1970, our nation is enjoying a 61-per­ tim~ and energy to several organizations both completed in 1897. The previous site was sold cent decrease in dirt, dust and soot in the at­ inside and outside the world of sports. He to the city of Paterson for a new city hall. mosphere ... serves on the board of directors of the Coro In the early part of this century under the in­ A 40 percent decrease in carbon Foundation, the Sports Lawyers Association, spired leadership of Dr. David Stuart Hamilton, monoxide ... Pros for Kids and the Just Say No cam­ St. Paul's communicants grew from 200 to A 26 percent decrease in sulfur paign-both anti-drug programs-Rancho Los over 2,000, and the church school went from dioxide ... 100 students to 1,200 making it one of the And the Cuyahoga River in Ohio does not Amigos Hospital, Children Now, the Starlight catch fire anymore. Foundation, and the Boalt Hall Board of Trust­ largest Episcopal <(Ongregations in the United So we are not doing nothing about ees. States. Dr. Hamilton also organized the improving our environment. It's just that These efforts have been gratefully acknowl­ Paterson Charity Organization, the forerunner duly diligent environmentalists are no edged with numerous awards, including the of the Community Chest and the Passaic Val­ match for the hypercritical noisemakers. March of Dimes Cyril Magnin Humanitarian ley United Givers Fund. Award, the city of Los Angeles's award for In 1939, the Reverend William L. Griffin outstanding community service, and the West sponsored the first interfaith programs of ANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE Coast Father's Day Council's Father of the Protestant, Jewish, and Roman Catholics NAMES LEIGH STEINBERG 1992 Year Award. Along with the admiration of the which gave leadership to the National Council CHAMPION OF LIBERTY entire community, Leigh shares the love and of Christians and Jews. support of his wife, Lucy, and their two sons, In January 1984, St. Paul's opened its HON. MEL LEVINE Jonathan and Matthew. emergency winter shelter housing 40 home­ OF CALIFORNIA The Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith's less men, and in 1985, the New Jersey Coun­ history of working to educate, persuade, and IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES cil of Churches recognized the Reverend Luis demand positive change through its civil Leon and St. Paul's congregation for their ef­ Tuesday, May 12, 1992 rights, intergroup relations, community service, forts as its "Church of the Year". The following Mr. LEVINE of California. Mr. Speaker, and international affairs divisions has helped year the church celebrated its 20th year of today I rise in honor of a true Renaissance the organization to recognize true leadership working with the Headstart Program in their fa­ man. Leigh Steinberg is the country's leading in the community. It is therefore with great cility. The executive council of the Episcopal sports attorney, a negotiator par excellence, pleasure that I ask my colleagues in the Church Center affirmed St. Paul's designation and a confirmed humanitarian. Now, in addi­ House of Representatives to join me in salut­ as a "Jubilee Center" in 1990 due to its com­ tion to the many awards he has received for ing and congratulating the Anti-Defamation prehensive outreach programs to the citizens community service, on June 4, 1992, Leigh League of B'nai B'rith and the 1992 Champion of Paterson. will be named the 1992 Champion of Liberty of Liberty, Mr. Leigh Steinberg. We wish both Continuing to improve and expand its com­ by the Pacific Southwest Region of the Anti­ of you years of continued success. munity involvement, the church established Defamation League of B'nai B'rith. Saint Paul's Community Services in 1991. Leigh is known for setting records. He rep­ CELEBRATING 175 YEARS OF DE­ This entity is a separate corporation from St. resented the first player selected in the last VOTION AND SERVICE ST. Paul's Church and is responsible for the out­ three National Football League drafts, Troy PAUL'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH OF reach programs such as the Homeless Men's Aikman in 1989, Jeff George in 1990, and PATERSON Shelter, Food Pantry, North Porch for women, Russell Maryland in 1991. He negotiated Rus­ infants, and children, the Adult Literacy Pro­ sell Maryland's $3.6 million signing bonus with HON. ROBERT A. ROE gram, and the Transitional Housing Program. the Dallas Cowboys as their first pick in 1991 , The Transitional Housing Program was en­ OF NEW JERSEY the largest signing bonus ever. hanced in 1991 with the purchase of a house IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Leigh's client list reads like a "Who's Who" at 451 Van Houten Street. The program was of professional sports, including clients from Tuesday, May 12, 1992 organized for qualified residents of the home­ football, basketball, and baseball, such as Mr. ROE. Mr. Speaker, it is with the greatest less shelter who were willing to share them­ Warren Moon of the Houston Oilers, Troy pride that I rise today to pay special tribute to selves, as advocates to the homeless, jobless, 11070 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS May 12, 1992 and poor in the city of Paterson. The church Even after a highly charged and publicized was from an earlier era. "It was unbeliev­ has also begun an employment initiative for confrontation with Daley, political pundits able," she says of an early tour of her office. the establishment of a business to employ the speculate on scenarios with Santos as a fu­ "There was a million dollars in cold cash in jobless. ture Cook County state's attorney and pos­ the office vault along with crates of soda and sibly Chicago's first Hispanic mayor by the more than $900 million in negotiable securi­ Mr. Speaker, for 175 years St. Paul's Epis­ turn of the century. "Whatever I decide to ties." The money for cashing payroll checks copal Church has been a house of worship in do, I'll put the same energy into it that I and the securities were the failure of an un­ the city of Paterson, but more importantly it have for this office," says Santos, stopping sophisticated financial system. The soda, has always been and continues to be an inte­ short of openly exploring her political op­ destined for the vending machine, was stored gral part of the fabric of the community. Out­ tions. there to keep it safe from light-fingered em­ reach is a very descriptive term. The con­ Juan Andrade Jr., President of the Mid­ ployees. gregation of St. Paul's has reached out to the west/Northeast Voter Registration Edu­ Almost immediately, ·Santos privatized weary and troubled members of society and cation Project, sees Santos's future as a stel­ check cashing, turning the responsibility lar one. "She's certainly one Hispanic who is over to a minority-owned bank. She depos­ has offered them rest and comfort. God's work on her way to becoming a national figure," ited the securities, earning the city nearly $1 is done in many ways, but it is never more re­ he says. million a year. In all, her changes added warding or satisfying than when one individual He notes that Santos, a Puerto Rican, joins more than S7 million in new, investable reve­ extends a hand to another. This happens U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-Fla.), a nue. The soda was moved. every day at St. Paul's. Cuban American; and Gloria Molina, a mem­ Santos also inherited five employees who Mr. Speaker, it is institutions such as this ber of the Los Angeles County Board of Su­ at the time were being investigated for writ­ which hold our Nation together in the uncer­ pervisors and a Mexican American, as His­ ing personal checks on closed bank accounts tain times and give us guidance when times panic women holding some of the highest po­ and then destroying the checks when they sitions in American politics. "It suggests to bounced back to the treasurer's office. are good. St. Paul's has been a pillar of me that women will lead the Hispanic politi­ Santos went public with the investigation to strength for its community, and I am sure you cal movement through the '90s and into the prevent any criticism of her office "sitting and all my colleagues here in the House join 21st century," he says. on the case." In doing so, she displayed a de­ with me in wishing the Reverend Tracey Lind Born in Gary, Indiana, the second of five cisive executive style that within months and the congregation of St. Paul's Episcopal children, Santos has always been close to her would put her on a political collision course Church well and God's continued blessing on family and calls them her "support system." with the mayor. But even at the time, the their 175th anniversary. Through the years, she has come to emulate publicity earned her several City Hall en­ her mother's example of turning obstacles emies. Those ranks grew when she cu.t sev­ into springboards. After graduating a year eral politically connected staffers from her HONORING MIRIAM SANTOS early from high school, Santos moved with payroll for not doing their jobs. her family to Chicago. Her father had be­ Santos says the trio that forms Daley's come disabled in the steel mills and her inner circle began lessening her access to the HON. BilL RICHARDSON mother injured while working in a factory. mayor. One of the dumped patronage work­ OF NEW MEXICO In 1973, when Santos became the first in her ers ran against her in last year's Democratic IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES family to attend college, she also did factory primary. She beat Edward Murray, a long­ work to supplement her scholarships at time precinct captain from Daley's own Tuesday, May 12, 1992 DePaul University and to help out at home. ward, with 70 percent of the vote against his Mr. RICHARDSON. Mr. Speaker, over the Ever motivated to achieve her goals, she 25. years I have had the great fortune of meeting proudly recalls that she always "made rate" "When Hispanics are appointed, non-His­ many outstanding Hispanic public servants. at her jobs, even if it meant bandaging her panics ask two things. 'Can they do the job?' injured hands to continue working. By her and 'Are they electable?'" Andrade says. Few, however, have impressed me as much junior year, she had begun working for com­ "She showed she can do both." as Miriam Santos, the highly regarded treas­ munity service programs, such as the Model In a city where Hispanics only account for urer for the city of Chicago. Cities program, Aspira Inc. of Illinois, and 20 percent of the population, Santos won big Ms. Santos is one of our Nation's highest Casa Central, a Chicago-based social service in the general election with a coalition of ranking Hispanic women serving the public agency. Hispanic, white, and black voters. She rel­ good. She has served with distinction and has More than fifteen years later, she has not ished her victory and stepped up public ap­ been mentioned as a future mayoral candidate forgotten the importance of "giving back" to pearances, charming audiences with her wit and who knows what else is in store for .this the community. At present, Santos serves as and easy manner at the podium. Santos was a member of six boards, four advisory boards, on a political upswing. great leader. the executive committee of the Illinois Then came the clash with Daley. As treas­ What a pleasure it was for me to read about Democratic Leadership Council, and the Fi­ urer, Santos serves on five city pension Ms. Santos' feats in the May 1992 edition of nance Council of the Archdiocese of Chicago. boards with more than S8 billion in politi­ Hispanic magazine. I urge my collea.gues to Santos's first job after graduating from cally sensitive investments. Daley's top review the following article titled, "No Small DePaul University College of Law was di­ aides had convinced him Santos was too Change," so that each of you can familiarize recting the Aspira Center for Educational much of an independent and introduced leg­ yourselves with this brilliant woman. Equity in Washington, D.C., where she lob­ islation in the state capital to remove the bied Congress for equal educational opportu­ treasurer as a de facto member of two of the NO SMALL CHANGE nities for Hispanics. She first went to work boards. (By Manuel Galvan) for Daley in 1983. At the time, he was state's When Santos prepared to make the con­ Miriam Santos remembers sobbing as she attorney, and she served as deputy director troversy public, Daley's aides warned her of told her mother about the teacher who scold­ and prosecutor of child support enforcement. reprisals. But she called a news conference at ed her for speaking Spanish instead of Eng­ She then moved to the corporate world, which she portrayed the legislative maneu­ lish during recess. The second-grade incident working for Illinois Bell Telephone Co., first ver as a move to tighten the administra­ could have scarred Santos's self-confidence as a senior attorney and then as division tion's control of pension fund investments had it not been for her mother. manager for customer and community rela­ and to silence her independent voice on the "She sat me on her lap and told me the tions. boards. Except for the teachers' board, teacher couldn't show favoritism to those In 1989, Daley was elected mayor of Chi­ Santos is the only woman and minority on who didn't speak Spanish," says Santos, now cago following the death of Harold Washing­ the pension boards in a city that is 62 per­ Treasurer for the City of Chicago. "'You're a ton. Daley, who remembered Santos well and cent minority. special child,' she told me. From then on, understood the importance of Hispanic votes, "She's much more of an executive and a when someone teased me about speaking lured her back to the public sector. He ap­ lot less of a politician," says Alderman Luis Spanish, I'd say, 'That's okay. I'm special.'" pointed her city treasurer, in charge of an V. Gutierrez, surprised at the publicity of Many would agree that Santos is special. annual cash flow of $60 billion-no small the showdown. "But she came across as a At 36, she holds a law degree and an MBA change. She was the first woman and the good watchdog for pensioners and tax­ and is one of only a handful of Hispanic first Hispanic to hold that position. payers.'' women elected to citywide office in a major Traditionally, the city treasurer is never Then the Daley troika fired its best salvo. U.S. city. She was appointed Treasurer of heard from except at election time, but Santos had missed several pension board the City of Chicago in 1989 by Mayor Richard Santos was to change that. A poor manage­ meetings. M. Daley and elected to that post in 1991 ment system made the treasurer's office ripe "What they don't tell you is that I was with 71 percent of the vote. for internal theft, and technologically, it closing multimillion-dollar bond deals and

-- ' • - • lo. _j • • ,- •• -- • --.. • r f.- • r -• - L • • • • • • .~ • • May 12, 1992 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 11071 even then, I never missed a vote," says Do. It" generation just did it. They took to out in the court room where her fellow Black Santos, whose attendance record has greatly the streets and did what felt good at the Panthers were being tried. The weapons used improved. "I'm going more now because I've time, with no regard for the lives or property were registered in her name, and she was in­ been allowed to fill important staff posi­ of others. The moral vacuum created by lib­ timately familiar with the Black Panthers tions, freeing up my time." eral mores has been filled in recent years by who used those guns to commit murder and In a final attempt to shake her heroine films, television and music which glorify vio­ mayhem. image with taxpayers, Daley aides charged lence, destruction, and a casual disregard for Funny that you didn't hear Miss Davis that her decisions were being made by Ray human life. The liberal solution to this complaining about the presumption of inno­ Hanania, then a government reporter with "Just Do It" morality is to strap a condom cence back then, and that the ACLU has the Chicago Sun-Times and a close friend of on it: to try to take away the consequences been remarkably silent regarding the rights Santos. "What do they think? That a poor of immoral behavior without ever addressing of the accused in this case. little Puerto Rican girl with an MBA and a the problem of the behavior itself. Anyone who watches the video tape which law degree has to have a man think for her?" In order to address the root of the behav­ documents the beating of Rodney King can­ Santos shot back. ior, we need earnestly to consider the legacy not help but be repulsed by it. But we must But she won the battle for public support, which led to the violence in the aftermath of remember: the events chronicled in that and ultimately proved the victor over Daley the Rodney King verdict. After almost thirty video tape followed an eight minute long when Illinois Governor Jim Edgar agreed years and hundreds of billions of dollars high-speed car chase, Rodney King lunging that her objective input was necessary to the spent by paternalistic welfare state, we find at officers and resisting arrest, and Rodney pension boards and used his veto power to a black community in South Central LA King exhibiting behavior consistent with eliminate the provision in Daley's pension which has been emasculated and condemned that of someone under the influence of a fund bill that would have dropped Santos to a cycle of poverty and despair. The poor powerful drug. We should also recall that from the boards. Of Edgar's decision, Santos get food and medicine from the government, having shocked Rodney King twice with an told the Sun Times, "It took a tremendous live in government-owned, run down housing electric stun gun which failed to subdue him, amount of courage. For our community, this projects infested with drug dealers and and that because the ACLU has successfully is a great victory." criminals, and if they're lucky, send their banned police officers in Los Angeles from But in winning those battles, political in­ children to public schools offering diplomas using compliance holds on suspects, the only siders say she may have put her political ca­ for attending classes and not assaulting the alternative to using batons to subdue Mr. reer in jeopardy unless she makes peace with teachers. King might have been to shoot him. And we Daley. "I am not going to make peace at the What is the common denominator in the must also remember that the two passengers cost of my integrity," Santos says. "I came lives of these poor? It is the government and in Mr. King's car who surrendered to officers here to do a job and to do it exceptionally the programs it has inflicted on them, pro­ peacefully were not harmed in any way by well." grams which deny them basic human dig­ the officers. All these factors undoubtedly As for the future, she dismisses none of the nity, and deny them treatment as individ­ contributed to the jury's finding of reason­ political scenarios but adds that "returning uals with consciences and wills all their own, able doubt. to the private sector" is a possibility. For with the privileges and responsibilities in­ The police officers' defense attorneys the moment she is focusing on continuing to herent in being citizens of a free society. didn't have to prove that the officers' ac­ improve her office and to reform the pension If you want to look for causes of Los Ange­ tions were justified, because like it or not, boards. les' problems, don't look to the Reagan and this is the United States of America, and "At some point, I'd like to move on," she Bush administrations. Look at the Demo­ under our system an accused need not prove says. "But I'm not walking away from this cratic Party power structure which has his innocence, only cast reasonable doubt office until I make it a national model." blocked legislation to allow parents to upon his guilt. Despite verdicts like those With her trademark smile, she quickly adds, choose which schools their children will at­ handed down to the likes of Angela Davis, "We're almost there." tend and how they'll be taught, to let public who have accepted them as the price we pay housing tenants kick the drug dealers out of for liberty. And as distasteful as it may be, their buildings, and to bring urban enter­ we should accept the verdict in the trial of A MORAL VACUUM CREATED BY prise zones to cities to create jobs for the un­ those four police officers as well. LIBERAL MORES employed. The progressives offer as their counter-proposal more of the same programs HON. JOHN T. DOOilTitE and policies which got Los Angeles into this TRIBUTE TO EMILY SHEFFIELD OF CALIFORNIA predicament in the first place: more govern­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ment control of the lives of the poor and more money to exert it with. Like drug ad­ HON. RICHARD RAY Tuesday, May 12, 1992 dicts, progressives suffer from the delusion OF GEORGIA Mr. DOOLITTLE. Mr. Speaker, I know that that just one more dose is the best thing for IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES my colleagues share my shock and dismay in them, never realizing they are slowly killing themselves. Tuesday, May 12, 1992 the aftermath of the Los Angeles riots last Watching the television coverage of the Mr. RAY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay week. riots in Los Angeles it was easy to think the tribute to Mrs. Emily Sheffield of LaGrange, Timothy J. Morgan, who practices law in entire world was falling apart. But in re­ GA, who won first runner-up in this year's Ms. Santa Cruz, CA, has written a column which ality, for every looter or murderer we saw on Senior America Pageant in Atlantic City. She captures succinctly the root cause of the de­ TV, there were thousands of people, huddling represented the entire State of Georgia as Ms. plorable civil unrest in Los Angeles: "A Moral in their homes and apartments, waiting for Senior Georgia in this annual competition. Vacuum Created by Liberal Mores." the storm of rage to pass. After several days Mr. Speaker, Ms. Sheffield is an incredible I commend the column to my colleagues' at­ in which leading politicians, including Gov. lady. She was born in Gastonia, NC, and tention. Bill Clinton, hemmed and hawed and equivo­ cated about the growing riots, the liberal graduated from Winthrop College, in Rock Hill, RODNEY KING elite finally decided that the riots were in­ SC. She has also lived in Virginia, Maryland, (By Timothy J. Morgan) deed wrong. and Tennessee. Her and her husband, Mr. Faithful liberals, the believers in the effec­ "Innocent unless proven guilty beyond a Benjamin Sheffield, have resided in LaGrange tiveness of peace marches and self-esteem reasonable doubt." That was the standard of training, are constantly surprised by the proof those twelve jurors in the Rodney King since 1974. world around them. They were surprised in case were required to apply. The commenta­ Ms. Sheffield has a varied career path. She the early 1980s when conservatives argued tors, and needless to say, the rioters, applied served on the faculties of Blackstone College that sexual promiscuity brought us the AIDS a different standard: guilty unless proven in­ and Limestone College. She was the first fe­ crisis; they were shocked in 1989 when some nocent. male salesperson for Paty Lumber Co. of Bris­ argued that it was American military might The downside of a system which protects tol, VA. which forced the collapse of communism; the innocent from injustice is that it some­ In 197 4, she began a commu·nity physical and they were confounded this week when times protects the guilty as well. For in­ fitness program called "Exercise with Emily" commentators argued that the cause of the stance, in the 1960s, Black Panther, Com­ Los Angeles riots was that a generation of munist Party Vice-Presidential Candidate, with over 500 members. In 1976, she began children, having been raised on a diet of situ­ and now USCS lecturer Angela Davis, who "Primetime Five 0" which specialized in class­ ational ethics, chose wrong over right. recently encouraged protesters at the Coun­ es for senior women. At the present time, she But it should come as little surprise to the ty Government Center to riot, was acquitted teaches morning classes free of charge to person of average intelligence that the "Just herself of charges relating to a fatal shooting women aged 50-87. 11072 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS May 12, 1992 Ms. Sheffield began conducting comedy by which Federal housing funds, through the SENSIBLE APPROACH TO REDUCE shows across Georgia, Alabama, and Florida United States Department of Housing and THE FEDERAL DEFICIT in 1987. Last year, she put on 64 shows. Ad­ Urban Development, are used within the City limits. Currently, the Housing Authority op­ ditionally, she has competed in the State Sen­ erates approximately 2,000 rental units and HON. ROMANO L MAZZOU ior Olympics and has 6 gold medals in bowl­ houses approximately 5,000 low income per­ OF KEN'l'UCKY ing, swimming, and walking. sons. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES She has also a distinguished career in var­ For the past several years, LASBC has Tuesday, May 12, 1992 ious pageants throughout her life. Ms. Shef­ aggresively defended tenants of the Housing field won the local competition for the Miss Authority who are being evicted for involve­ Mr. MAZZOLI. Mr. Speaker, for many Universe Pageant. She was first runner-up in ment with illegal drugs and/or violence. In years-right up to the vote on March 31 on the Mrs. South Carolina Pageant, with the win­ fact, LASBC staff have stated that LASBC the so-called budget firewalls-1 have resisted ner going on to win the national competition. wants to make eviction actions as expensive a constitutional amendment to balance the as possible in order to have the greatest neg­ Federal budget. I have clung to the belief­ She also was first runner-up in the 1991 Ms. ative effect on our operating budget. Senior Georgia Pageant before winning this For your information, I am enclosing a more precisely, hope-that Congress and the year. copy of the most recent drug-related evic­ administration could eventually reduce the def­ Mr. Speaker, the Ms. Senior Pageants pro­ tion that LASBC is defending. The public icit to manageable levels by an exercise of the mote "creating a positive image of aging." housing tenant (Ms. Holmes) was arrested in budget discipline laid out in the 1990 Budget They are nonprofit organizations whose pur­ a car with $14,000 in drugs and 700 baggies for Act and by a display of resoluteness and de­ pose is to encourage senior women to be sale of those drugs. After an altercation be­ termination to see this job through to a suc­ proud of their age and to present positive role tween the undercover police officers and the cessful conclusion. models for all ages. tenant's 17-year old daughter, the tenant and However, Mr. Speaker, on March 31, my Ms. Sheffield has been doing this for many daughter were arrested and charged with leaders urged me to tear down the budget fire­ possession of narcotics with intent to dis­ years, and I salute her efforts. tribute, obstructing justice, battery on a po­ walls and spend the fiscal year 1993 peace lice officer and threatening to kill a police dividend--defense savings-on domestic pro­ officer. grams rather than on deficit reduction, in direct LEGAL AID RESOURCES ARE LASBC is defending the tenant in this contradiction to the 1990 Budget Act. MISUSED drug-related eviction (which as you know is When this happened, Mr. Speaker, I came a civil action as opposed to the criminal to the conclusion that nothing short of a budg­ HON. E. CLAY SHAW, JR. prosecution involving the office of the public etary discipline written into the Constitution will OF FLORIDA defender) and has asked for a 5-day jury force us to make the hard, politically prickly IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES trial. In addition, LASBC staff have stated to our legal counsel that their strategy is to decisions on spending and revenue which Tuesday, May 12, 1992 either ask for a mistrial at the end of the need to be made if we are ever to balance the Mr. SHAW. Mr. Speaker, I commend the fol­ trial and force the Housing Authority to pay Nation's books. So, I am now a cosponsor of House Joint lowing letters to my colleagues' attention. In to have the case heard again, or to move the them, William Lindsey of the Fort Lauderdale . case into Federal court to increase the cost Resolution 290, which proposes a constitu­ and delay the proceedings. Housing Authority details some of the ways tional amendment to provide for a balanced The Housing Authority has filed com­ budget for the Federal Government. I urge our legal aid resources have been misused in my plaints against LASBC regarding their de­ congressional district and others around the colleagues to give House Joint Resolution fense of drug-related evictions with the par­ 290-<>r some equivalent constitutional country. I am hopeful that our action today ent entity, Legal Services Corporation in amendment-their blessing. and those of the Senate will prevent repeat Washington, DC. In addition the Housing Au­ Mr. Speaker, there are others who, such as performances of this kind. thority has complained regarding LASBC's leafleting of public housing projects in order myself, have come reluctantly but inevitably to FORT LAUDERDALE the side of a balanced budget constitutional HOUSING AUTHORITY, to solicit clients and class action lawsuits. Fort Lauderdale, FL, Unfortunately, Legal Services Corporation amendment. One is George Will, and I ask April 25, 1991. defers control of LASBC to the Board of Di­ that his column, which appeared .in the April CLAY: Enclosed is a letter that was sent to rectors in Broward County. 30, 1992, Washington Post, be placed in the the Florida Bar Foundation concerning LASBC staff classify drug and violence-re­ CONGRESSIONAL RECORD. Legal Aid defense of public housing tenants lated eviction actions as "housing cases", and it is unknown if the Board has knowl­ [From the Washington Post, Apr. 30, 1992] who are being evicted for drug and/or vio­ IT OUGHT To BE A CRIME lence related lease violations. edge of these activities. Meetings with The Florida Bar Foundation subsidizes LASBC's Executive Director, Mr. Tony (By George F. Will) Legal Aid through the interest on trust ac­ Karrat, have been unproductive and his posi­ What House Speaker Tom Foley recently count (IOTA) program and my board felt the tion is such that he will not take adminis­ said would have sent shivers down Washing­ FBF should be aware of how these resources trative action to control LASBC's strategy ton's spine, if it had one. He predicted the are being used (or abused). and resources that are allocated to defend end of civilization, as Washington has known This is the kind of policy issue that should drug and violence-related eviction actions. it. He predicted Congress this year will pass be addressed by Congress when funding deci­ The real issue is whether LASBC's re­ a constitutional amendment to require the sions are made. The additional costs created sources are being properly allocated to ad­ federal government to balance its budget. by Legal Aid for the Housing Authority com­ dress the needs of Broward County's low in­ The unlikely Robespierre of this revolution promises our ability to operate safe afford­ come population. We support the concept of is Illinois' mild-mannered Sen. Paul Simon, able housing. Thanks in advance for your providing legal assistance to low income per­ who calls himself a "pay-as-you-go" Demo­ concern, sons; however, our concern is with the ad­ crat. With the patience learned in nearly Regards, ministrative decisions that allocate limited four decades in politics, he has been visiting WILLIAM H. LINDSEY. resources. colleagues one at a time, warning that the Executive Director. These types of actions by LASBC lawyers federal government's gross interest costs, not only compromises the integrity of sub­ which were just $74 billion in fiscal 1980, are THE HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE sidized housing, but also ruins the health, projected to be $315 billion in fiscal 1993, CITY OF FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA safety and welfare of our inner-city neigh­ when interest-the rental of money-will be April23, 1991. borhoods. The majority of the residents who the largest federal expenditure. Mr. LOUIE ADCOCK, are law abiding, do not deal drugs, commit Discerning conservatives know that huge Florida Bar Foundation, Orlando, FL. violent acts or threaten to kill the police, deficits make big government cheap for cur­ DEAR MR. ADCOCK: I am writing you as are not being properly served by LASBC with rent consumers of its services, thereby re­ president of the Florida Bar Foundation these types of actions. The Florida Bar ducing resistance to the growth of govern­ since your organization provides financial Foundation should be aware of these types of ment. Sentient liberals recognize that huge support to Legal Aid Services of Broward activities that you subsidize through your fi­ deficits i.nvolve regressive transfer pay­ County, Inc. (LASBC) through the I.O.T.A. nancial support. ments: We are transferring $315 billion from program. Sincerely, taxpayers to buyers of Treasury bills-gen­ The Housing Authority of the City of Fort WILLIAM H. LINDSEY, PH.D. erally rich individuals and institutions-in Lauderdale, Florida, is the primary vehicle Executive Director. America and places like To~yo and Riyadh. May 12, 1992 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 11073 These are among the reasons why in 1986 tions that must bear the burden of the debts. A TRIBUTE TO RUTH AND PAUL the Senate cast 66 votes-just one short of The amendments blocks a form of LEHMANN the two-thirds needed-for a balanced budget confiscation of property-taxation without amendment. And in 1990 the House fell just representation. seven votes short. Today Congress is bat­ The Constition is fundamental law that HON. MEL LEVINE tered by scandal, by anti-incumbent fever should indeed deal only with fundamental OF CALIFORNIA and by the term-limits movement, and is questions. But as the third president said, bracing to be the villain in President Bush's "The question whether one generation has HON. HOWARD L. BERMAN campaign rhetoric. So a balanced budget the right to bind another by the deficit it OF CALIFORNIA amendment is indeed likely to be sent to the imposes is a question of such consequence as IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES states. to place it among the fundamental principles Will the necessary three-fourths of the of government. We should consider ourselves Tuesday, May 12, 1992 States ratify it? Forty-nine of them-all but unauthorized to saddle posterity with our Mr. LEVINE of California. Mr. Speaker, Paul Vermont-operate under similar require­ debts, and morally bound to pay them our­ and Ruth Lehmann will be recognized for their ments. And a vote against the amendment selves," Simon's amendment is, in Jeffer­ great achievements and contributions to Jew­ looks like a vote for big government. son's language, an emphatic withdrawal of A balanced budget amendment would serve an authorization government has wrongly ish life by the Brandeis-Bardin institute on the Congress's institutional interests by requir­ assumed. occasion of the Institute's 50th anniversary. ing the president to propose a balanced budg­ The Lehmanns are devoted community et, something neither Reagan nor Bush has leaders who are fruly worthy of this distin­ come close to doing. Thus the amendment guished honor. They are committed to the would end the tiresome presidential postur­ JENS HENDRICKS very principles upon which Brandeis-Bardin ing-"Only Congress can spend money"­ was founded: Jewish pluralism, the develop­ that places on Congress exclusive blame for HON. RON de LUGO ment of future Jewish leadership, Jewish deficits. In fact, in states as well as in Wash­ ington, executive branches generally deter­ OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS learning and experience leading to Tikkun mine the level of spending, and legislatures, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Olam, the improvement of the world for the benefit of all humankind. merely modify-and not very much-spend­ Tuesday, May 12, 1992 ing patterns. Upon arriving in Los Angeles after fleeing Some people predict that a balanced budg­ Mr. DE LUGO. Mr. Speaker, Jens G. Hen­ Nazi oppression in Germany, Paul and Ruth et amendment would be used as an excuse for dricks touched many lives, and his recent immediately became involved in Jewish com­ large tax increases. That is possible but, passing was deeply felt by all who knew him. munal affairs and are active in numerous Jew­ given today's taxaphobia, not likely. At his services, Carter Hague, news director of ish institutions in the Los Angeles area. They Other people predict that an amendment Radio Station WVWI and a close friend of would result in cuts in program X, Y or Z. joined the Brandeis-Bardin's House of the Such predictions are implicit confessions Jens and his family, made particularly appro­ Book in 1973 and have since assumed leader­ that if Congress is forced to enforce prior­ priate remarks which I wish to read into the ship positions. Ruth has co-chaired many cul­ ities, then X, Y or Z will be deemed dispen­ CONGRESSIONAL RECORD. tural and development events while Paul has sable. When $400 billion deficits are per­ I first met Jens Hendricks 20 years ago served as chairman of the board of directors mitted, marginal, even frivolous programs when I was a much younger reporter and he since 1990. get funded because costs can be shoved into was assistant commissioner. I always found It is fitting that Paul and Ruth will be recog­ future generations. him helpful and professional. During those nized for their great contributions to Jewish life Anyway, it is wrong to make support for a days after the Fountain Valley killings, he constitutional change contingent on guesses was the most knowledgeable, reliable, and by an institute that has itself had a tremen­ about particular short-term policy con­ helpful voice in the government. At a time dous impact on Jewish youth over the past sequences. A sufficient reason for a balanced when many in the higher councils of govern­ five decades. Together with Justice Brandeis, budget amendment is to impose, on both the ment preferred to pretend that nothing had Shlomo Bardin founded the Brandeis Colle­ legislative and executive branches, a regime happened and others were in such a state of giate Institute [BCI], a revolutionary Jewish of constitutionally compelled choices. shock that they were virtually useless as educational program that brought Jewish stu­ Simon's amendment has a clause permit­ sources of information, he was honest, dents from around the country together to not ting escape from restraint by vote of a super knowledgeable and accessible. only learn about Judaism, but to live it through majority. Sixty percent of the full member­ I got to know him and his family quite ship of both Houses can vote an imbalanced well over the years and found him a conviv­ Israeli folk dance, music, and art. The BCI budget for, say, countercyclical purposes. ial companion, an enduring friend, and a program thrusts college age Jewish youth into An unsolved and perhaps ultimately insol­ shrewd and eager observer of the local scene, an intense and vital experience where they uble problem for any balanced budget especially its politics, as well as a man of are confronted with issues of Jewish law, art, amendment is enforcement. What will be the deep devotion to his family. life, and culture. Louis Brandeis and Shlomo penalties for noncompliance? An unenforce­ But there is another side of Jenso that is Bardin's dream has been fulfilled as hundreds able amendment is less a law than an expres­ worth commenting on, one that is worth of Jewish youth leave the program each sum­ sion of intention. No one, least of all con­ emulation by the young police officers of mer with a new commitment and passion for servatives, can equably cont;emplate involv­ today. ing courts in enforcement of such amend­ He was a man at home everywhere in this Jewish involvement and leadership. ment, and evasion of it would deepen public community. He could be found in the highest Over the years, activists like Paul and Ruth cynicism. social circles or the plainest of surroundings. Lehmann have developed Brandeis-Bardin But at certain points, and this is one, the It was all the same to Jens. His judgments into a Jewish learning center for people of all governed must simply presuppose a suffi­ were simple: It was either "He's all right" or ages and backgrounds. In the 1950's the BCI ciency of honor among the governors. Fur­ "He's no good," with no regard to race, place program was adapted for adults, creating the thermore, elevating fiscal responsibility to of origin, or social or economic standing. I concept of adult weekend retreats. Today, visi­ the rank of a constitutional duty will remember him at the Four Seasons Hotel in tors gather at House of the Book for week­ heighten public scrutiny of budgeting behav­ Washington with heavy hitters like John ior and will intensify public indignation Chancellor and Robert Pierpoint. He was the ends of Jewish study with world-renowned about any disregard of the duty. same as if he were at Pinocchio's with scholars and artists and participate in Jewish I have hitherto (July 25, 1982) argued Celestino or at McDonald's with Milano. dance, music, and other arts. Brandeis-Bardin against a balanced budget amendment on the It made him not only the man he was but also offers a Jewish experience to children of ground that it is wrong to constitutionalize the policeman he was, one who could talk to all ages in summer and winter overnight and economic policy. Since then there have been and get information from the entire commu­ day camp programs. 2.9 trillion reasons for reconsidering-the 2.9 nity, for it was the entire community he We want to commend Brandeis-Bardin on trillion dollars added to the nation's debt. served. its 50th anniversary for honoring Ruth and My mistake was in considering deficits A lot of us crumbbums miss you, Jenso. merely economic rather than policital Who's going to give me the latest melee in Paul Lehmann for their tireless efforts to make events. In fact, a balanced budget amend­ the driveway every morning? Brandeis into one of the most prominent and ment will do something of constitutional sig­ Early last Saturday, St. Peter, drowsing effective Jewish institutions in the world. It is nificance: It will protect important rights of over his books, looked up when he heard: the work of people like the Lehmanns that has an unrepresented group, the unborn genera- "Wie gehts, Charlie?" allowed Brandeis-Bardin to touch the lives of 11074 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS May 12, 1992 tens of thousands of Jewish children, college to monitor toxic materials, and enacted laws to ridian: Mrs. Jane Stevens Roberts of Coral students and adults from around the world. regulate building height, pesticide use, and the Gables, FL, the mother of my dear friend Art The Jewish community owes a great deal to redevelopment of neighborhoods. He reduced Roberts of Washington, DC. the Lehmanns and Brandeis-Bardin for their municipal spending by millions of dollars by Mrs. Roberts sincerely believes in the im­ innumerable contributions to Jewish life. establishing a self-insurance program and a portance of education and has put this belief While we have no doubts that the Leh­ less costly system of garbage collection. He into practice for nearly 40 years. She began manns will continue their Tikkun Olam for implemented a recycling program that reduced with her local PTA and soon found herself on many more years, they have already made the residential solid waste by nearly 60 percent, the Dade County School Board during one of world a better place. one of the most successful efforts in New Jer­ its most difficult times. sey. Other achievements included expanded The first woman to chair the Dade School library services and major capital improve­ Board, Mrs. Roberts helped oversee the inte­ TRIBUTE TO DAVID KILLION ments to water, sewer, and recreational facili­ gration of Dade's public schools, the beginning ties. of Miami-Dade Community College, and other HON. PAUL E. GILLMOR He has assumed leadership positions in nu­ important educational projects. OF OHIO merous philanthropic and community organiza­ Although she left the school board in 1968, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES tions. He was class chairman of the Williams Mrs. Roberts continues to devote attention to Alumni Fund and has served on the boards of Tuesday, May 12, 1992 the needs of her community. the Fair Lawn Mental Health Center, Williams On May 10, Mr. David Lawrence, Jr., Pub­ Mr. GILLMOR. Mr. Speaker, I want to take Club, and Wharton Club of New York. In 1992, lisher of the Miami Herald, wrote a glowing this opportunity to pay tribute to David Killion he was elected president of the Bergen Coun­ tribute to one of the first citizens of Dade of Columbus Grove, OH, who recently accept­ ty Democratic Mayors Association. County. ed an appointment to the U.S. Military Acad­ In 1986, the Partnership for New Jersey, a I urge my colleagues to read it and to join emy as a member of the class of 1996. coalition of the State's largest corporations with me in paying tribute to Mrs. Jane Stevens When I nominated David Killion for admis­ and nonprofit institutions, selected Bob for Roberts, a credit to her community and all of sion to West Point, I knew I was nominating leadership in New Jersey, designating him as south Florida. a young man with great potential for leader­ one of the State's most promising future lead­ [From the Miami Herald, May 10, 1992] ship. Whether as a member of the Academic ers. In 1992, he was named Fair Lawn High MOTHER OF A COMMUNITY' S SCHOOLS Club or as a varsity letterman in three different School's "Outstanding Alumnus of the Year". (By David Lawrence, Jr.) sports, David Killion has demonstrated repeat­ Bob grew up in Fair Lawn, attended local schools and graduated from Fair Lawn High " You really ought to write about Jane edly the ability to achieve excellence in all that Roberts. She's given so much to this commu­ he does. School with the Class of 1968. He earned his nity. And the people who have come to In recent years, America has experienced bachelor's degree from Williams College, Miami these last few years don't even know the end of the cold war between the super­ where he graduated Phi Beta Kappa and that."- A message from Van Myers, the powers and defended self-determination in the magna cum laude. He also earned a masters longtime Wometco executive and civic con­ Persian Gulf. American resolve has resulted in degree in public policy from Berkeley and an tributor the new embrace of freedom and peace MBA in finance form the Wharton School. A few weeks ago, more than a thousand around the globe. These victories for our prin­ Bob's professional career has spanned the children gathered around the courtyard of the Jane S. Roberts Elementary School in ciples occurred in large part due to the honor, private and public sector. He worked on the economics staff of the Washington-based South Dade. They were there to sing "Happy talent, and dedication of the men and women Birthday" to Jane Stevens Roberts. who serve this country in the U.S. Armed Brookings Institution, served at the President's Jane Roberts, the first woman to chair the Forces. And the service academies are the Council on Environmental Quality and spent 2 Dade School Board, couldn't think of a bet­ linchpin of this distinguished military tradition. years as an adviser to the Senate and House ter way to celebrate her 75th than with the By accepting his appointment to West Point, Budget Committees. He worked for 5 years children. David Killion is preparing to make a valued with a major management consulting firm and Her involvement with education goes back contribution to that tradition. I congratulate managed his family's textile business until the decades. Shortly after World War II, she signed up with the Pl'A at her children's him, and wish him and his family all the best. company was sold. In 1990, with support form the Dodge Foun­ school, Merrick. "When I first got involved," remembers Jane Roberts, "we made lunch dation, he wrote Governing New Jersey, a for the teachers and washed the dishes after­ CONGRATULATIONS TO BOB book describing the requirements of the key ward. We even cleaned the teachers' lounge." GORDON subcabinet positions in State government and Involvement tends to beget more involve­ the major policy issues facing each official. ment. And so it was, in 1957, that Gov. LeRoy HON. ROBERT G. TORRICELU The book was prepared to assist the guber­ Colins appointed her to the county school board. She was elected the next year, named OF NEW JERSEY natorial transition. Bob is currently employed as managing chair in 1961, and served on the board until IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES consultant of the Amherst Group Limited, a 1968. Tuesday, May 12, 1992 Greenwich-based consulting firm that assists Her decade on the school board was a tu­ multuous time- the absorption of thousands Mr. TORRICELLI. Mr. Speaker, it is with companies in restructuring their organizations of Cuban refugee children, attacks on text­ great respect and admiration that I address and improving their operations. books, the start-up of Miami-Dade Junior my colleagues in the House today, for I rise to Mr. Speaker, I am proud to join in paying College, threatened teacher strikes, and dis­ extend my heartiest congratulations and tribute to Bob Gordon. I am sure he will con­ putes over prayer in the classroom. warmest best wishes to Bob Gordon on the tinue to provide invaluable service to his com­ Of all those issues and others, one event occasion of his being honored as Man of the munity and truly make a difference in society. during that decade stands out: the school board's decision, on Feb. 18, 1959, to inte­ Year by the Fair Lawn, New Jersey Lodge No. I extend my best wishes to him on this most special occasion. grate Dade's schools. The poard, not waiting 1970 B'Nai B'Rith. until the courts insisted, voted to admit four Bob Gordon is currently completing his sev­ neighborhood black children to Orchard enth year as a member of Fair Lawn's Bor­ JANE STEVENS ROBERTS: A Villa Elementary School. It took my own ough Council and served as mayor of that PILLAR OF THE COMMUNITY high school-Manatee, in Bradenton-a community between 1988 and 1991. He was dozen more years, 11 years after I graduated, first elected in 1985 and was re-elected to 4- HON. LAWRENCE J. SMITH to follow. year terms in 1987 and 1991. He served on Jane Roberts acknowledges that she's OF FLORIDA somewhat of "a social welfare liberal" and Fair Lawn's Planning Board for 5 years and IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES admits that she has "very strong views on has been fire commissioner since 1986. right and wrong." But she wants you to During his three terms as mayor, he initiated Tuesday, May 12, 1992 know that she's no pushover. "Don't think a total revision of the municipal master plan, Mr. SMITH of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I want I'm some goody-goody. I drink. I smoke. I established an environmental safety program to pay tribute to a wonderful and inspiring Flo- swear. I'm tough." May 12, 1992 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 11075 Her courage cost her-eggs thrown at her top in the list of richest counties in America. It The county's take in federal procurement Coral Gables home, the "mean, incessant is filled with bureaucrats and Government con­ contracts soared to well over $3,000 per cap­ phone calls." Why not let others lead? "If I tractors. ita in the 1980s, testimony to the source of said it was love for my fellow man," she re­ To more fully make this point, I wquld like much of its private sector growth. It's fair to sponds. "I'd probably throw up. But I guess say that if the typical voter is no longer a that's what it is." to call the attention of my colleagues and oth­ high-ranking civil servant, he or she may Daughter Peggy McMahon remembers her ers to the following article by Richard Starr, well be a former or future civil servant, since mother's toughness in those days on the deputy managing editor of Insight Magazine. so many of the businesses that dot the Mont­ school board: "My mother always told it as [From Insight Magazine, May 18, 1992] gomery County landscape-Data This and it was. If something wasn't morally right, Venture That and Such-and-Such Quest she'd tell you right to your face. It brought A SURE SIGN THERE'S TROUBLE IN BIG Inc.-live and die off government contracts. her a lot of enemies. Sometimes it was hard GoVERNMENT PARADISE What all this adds up to is a local govern­ growing up knowing that people didn't like (By Richard Starr) ment that embodies the hopes and dreams your mother." In a company town, the local newspaper and ambitions of the federal government's Jane Roberts' formal involvement with the can be counted on to serve as a cheerleader permanent bureaucracy-paradise as it school system ended almost a quarter of a for the industry that runs the show. would presumably exist nationwide were the century ago. She has not been idle since, or Only the naive would pretend otherwise. civil service in charge, as opposed to those now. Her own vision problems spurred her in­ And though the ethicists of the journalistic pesky presidents and noisome congressmen. terest in programs for the prevention of enterprise profess dismay at this, The operative word is "big." The country blindness. She has been active in her church, cheerleading is not necessarily a bad thing spends more per capita than any other ex­ St. Philip's Episcopal, in Coral Gables. "But under such conditions. Since most of the pa­ cept Los Angeles, according to the almanac, I don't go every Sunday," she quickly added. per's readers, not to mention its advertisers, which, to be fair, also says that the county "Don't get the wrong impression." She re­ will be either executives or employees of the "provides first-rate public services." cently become involved with the Rape Crisis firm, and since the health of the local econ­ But there's trouble in paradise. The bill for Treatment Center at Jackson Memorial. omy (and of the newspaper itself) ultimately what the Post describes as "whopping doses Yet to this day Jane Roberts misses being depends on the success of the company, a of 'good government'" has come due in on the school board, and she considers her ef­ publisher who sets himself up as an adver­ Montgomery County, and a battle is now forts to have been well repaid. "I got more sary of the largest employer in town, assum­ joined over the proposition that people will joy (from being on the board) than anything ing he stays in business, is arguably render­ gladly pay higher taxes if they get good serv­ I've ever done. Just going to that school ing no service to his readers. ices in return-in this case, higher by $100 today made everything worth it." Years ago in a column in the American million. This will be a good day for Jane Roberts. Spectator, Tom Bethell argued that while This proposition is a traditional article of She'll spend part of this Sunday with her the fabled liberalism of the New York Times the liberal faith. By such reasoning, liberals three daughters and their families. is at bottom ideological, the apparently have explained away the antitax backlash "We'll be together for Mother's Day. I'm similar outlook of the Washington Post is across this country over the past 15 years. very lucky." better explained by the calculated self-inter­ Tax revolts are not really about the size and So is our community for what Jane Ste­ est described above. scope and role of government, the advocates vens Roberts has given us. Washington, D.C., is a company town if of big government have consoled themselves, ever there was one, and the company is the but about the waste and inefficiency of exist­ SOME MORE ABOUT JANE STEVENS RoBERTS federal government. As the largest paper in ing programs. Her roots in Coral Gables go back to 1934, town, the Post can be expected to give a con­ But those two little quote marks that the Post places around the words good govern­ when this daughter of a company doctor in a sistent two cheers, if not three, for the 800- West Virginia mining town moved here at pound gorilla in its backyard. To expect the ment, signifying irony, may be taken as an age 17. She recalls a poverty in West Virginia Post to campaign for smaller government obituary of sorts for the liberal dream. For so intense that Appalachian children would would be like expecting the Detroit papers to by traditional liberal standards, the Mont­ be sewn into their clothes for the winter to crusade for Toyota. gomery County government remains about keep warm. Thus the significance of a recent front­ as good as government can get. There are She married Lyle Roberts in 1938 and page feature in the Post, whose headline plenty of benefits not just for poor and lower worked with him in the family's general-con­ poses the astonishing and even subversive income citizens, but for the middle class and tracting firm for two years. They had four (for the Post) question: "A Government the rich as well. No stone has been left children: son Art, daughters Nancy Pankey, That's Too Good?" unturned in the quest to improve the quality Ann Goldman, and Peggy McMahon. Lyle Obviously, given the wording, the text of of residents' lives. Even the county's stray Roberts died months short of their 50th wed­ the story is not about the federal govern­ animals benefit from background checks of ding anniversary. ment. But the subtext is. The government in potential adopters by a county employee "to What she reads: The Herald, "the whole question is that of Montgomery County, Md., determine for certain that a given home will thing, cover to cover." The Sunday New the agglomeration of pricey bedroom com­ be suitable for a given animal," as a county York Times, Fiction. Biographies. Just fin­ brochure puts it. munities, prime shopping corridors, high­ Residents, the Post allows, "question ished James Michener's The World Is My tech service industries and federal agencies Home-A Memoir. whether they still want a government that What she watches: "I don't hardly watch situated to the north and west of the na­ aspires to solve almost every local problem." any television" except for the local and na­ tional capital proper and home to more fed­ When residents of the company town have tional news on Channel 10. eral civil servants than any other Washing­ doubts about their core business, it's the end Her advice: "Give just as much as you can ton suburb. of an era. to other people." As the indispensable Almanac of American Politics notes, "Today's Montgomery Coun­ ty is in large part a creation of the federal TECH HIGH TEAM BRINGS government, which has put huge facilities" A SURE SIGN THERE'S TROUBLE RECOGNITION IN BIG GOVERNMENT PARADISE there-notably, the Bethesda naval Hospital, the National Institutes of Health, the Food and Drug Administration and the National HON. ANDREW JACOBS, JR. HON. JOHN J. DUNCAN, JR. Institute of Standards and Technology. "His­ OF INDIANA OF TENNESSEE torically," the almanac adds, "the typical IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES voter in Montgomery County was a high­ ranking civil servant." Tuesday, May 12, 1992 Tuesday, May 12, 1992 The growth of the federal government Mr. JACOBS. Mr. Speaker, among the Mr. DUNCAN. Mr. Speaker, I have often made Montgomery County c. prosperous many honors Indianapolis has enjoyed over said that big government really helps only the place-it's typically among the five or 10 the years, the achievement of the Tech High bureaucrats and big business. richest counties in the country by per capita School study and commentary team's splendid The bureaucrats get rich. The Government income. And if, as the almanac says, "the percentage of workers [in the county) em­ showing in the national competition, is very contractors get rich. The people, especially in ployed by government has been declining special. some of the small towns and rural areas, get rapidly," that's partly because so much of The following are accounts of the competi­ the leftover crumbs. the federal government's work has been con­ tion. Nowhere can this be seen more clearly than tracted out to "private" firms in recent I believe that my fellow citizens and I are in Montgomery County, MD, always near the years. justifiably proud: i1076 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS May 12, 1992 [From the Indianapolis News, Apr. 30, 1992] The 36 students were scored not only on Their dream, he said, was to finish in the TECH HIGH TEAM BRINGS RECOGNITION group performance, but on how well they an­ top three. Schneider later reassured one girl who was ·(By Derrick Stokes) swered individual questions from a judging panel comprising· lawyers, scholars and gov­ near tears because she thought her perform­ "When most people think of Indiana, they ernment leaders. Adults should hope to do as ance had been poor and would pull the scor­ say, 'Isn't that where all the crops are?'" well as did these Tech students, who pre­ ing down. He said her presentation was the said Tiombe Burton, a 16-year-old junior at pared for the competition under the direc­ best he had ever seen from her. Tech High School. tion of their government teacher, Karl "These kids have been wrapped up in this "There are actually intelligent people Schneider. since the beginning of the school year. It here." Schneider's good luck charm, Sam the means a whole lot to them personally and as Burton and 35 of his fellow Tech students jumping handkerchief-courtesy of his magi­ a group," he said. Monday put their intelligence to work, fin­ cian-nephew-may have helped the team a La Vanna Anderson, 18, a senior, said her ishing third in the National Bicentennial bit with its confidence. But far more contrib­ increased awareness of the Bill of Rights Competition on the Constitution. About 1,500 utive to their excellent final standing were made her deeply appreciate her right to vote students from 44 states competed. the hard work and team spirit of the Tech while she registered recently. The Tech team is composed of juniors and students under Schneider's guidance. For Abigail Bradley, the experience was seniors. Congratulations again for a remarkable profound. Under the guidance of social studies teach­ achievement. "It was just this idea of involvement," said er Karl Schneider, the students have in­ the 16-year-old junior. "Our work here as a creased their knowledge of the Bill of Rights [From the Indianapolis Star, Apr. 28, 1992] school was a complete team effort. Then and encouraged their civic-mindedness. TECH TEAM PROVES POINT IN CONSTITUTION when you look around, it makes you aware "There are a lot of things I can do besides CONTEST-STUDENTS FINISH THIRD IN NA­ of how involved we all must become. Without voting to influence politicians," said Burton, TIONAL COMPETITION us, there is no government." who is not of voting age. "Being involved in (By George Stuteville) this has made me more aware." [From the Indianapolis Star, May 1, 1992] WASHINGTON.-Brian Wilburn realized he PROVING SOMETHING Burton and several Constitution team had something to prove. members have written Congress about many As he sat at the long wooden witness table Congratulations to members of the Arsenal topics, ranging from abortion to smoking in in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Technical High School team that placed public places. chamber, testifying on the principle of equal third among the nation's top 10 high schools "Before the competition I didn't know any­ opportunity before a panel of judges Monday, in a competition celebrating the 200th anni­ thing about the Bill of Rights," said Marvin a thought hit him. versary of the U.S. Constitution and Bill of Harris, an 18-year-old senior. "I have a "It doesn't matter where you come from. Rights. broader sense of knowledge." That just because they say your school is no The 36-member team spent a year studying Harris plans to attend Purdue University good, a place where drugs and thugs and the vital documents, which are basic to U.S. this fall to study engineering. gangs rule, doesn't mean that's the whole freedom, and made it to the final rounds "We had four major goals: Win the district truth. You can show them different," said after a weekend of questioning by lawyers, (competition), win the state, place in the top Brian, 17, a senior at Arsenal Technical High scholars and government leaders in Washing­ 10 and place in the top three," Harris said. School. ton. The team won the state championship in Because Brian and 35 of his classmates Students were judged not only on what December, made the final 10 of the national were "proving something," Tech placed third they said but how they said it. competition and eventually finished third. among the nation's Top 10 high schools in a Brian Wilburn, 17, a senior who hopes to be Team members received bronze medals for competition celebrating the 200th anniver­ an electrical engineer, did an impressive job finishing third in the national competition. sary of the US. Constitution and Bill of of summing up what it means to go to a Schneider and the school received plaques. Rights. tough urban high school and accomplish a "These kids like competition," Schneider Students from East High School, Denver, high-level performance in hard competition said. placed first. when he said: "It doesn't matter where you Schneider's classes have made three con­ The Tech team made it into the final come from. That just because they say your secutive trips to Washington, D.C., as Indi­ rounds Monday after a weekend of delivering school is no good, a place where drugs and ana's representatives in the competition. A panel presentations to lawyers, scholars and thugs and gangs rule, doesn't mean that's student cannot compete more than one year government leaders on various questions the whole truth. You can show them dif­ but can return as a non-competing coach or about the Constitution. They were scored ferent." adviser. Five student coaches assisted this not just on their group performance, but also As George Stuteville, the Indianapolis year's team. by how well they responded to the judges' Star's Washington correspondent, said that "The thing that pleased me the most was sometimes intense grilling and follow-up Brian and his classmates were "proving that every student through the course of the questioning. something." three days of the competition added some­ But it was something about the days of rig­ They were proving they are able to control thing significant to the competition," orous debate, something about being in the their lives and turn the odds in their favor to Schneider said. nation's capital, and being in a group that win honor and recognition through pro­ Schneider also is pleased with the atten­ has worked hard all year studying the na­ longed hard work. tion that a non-athletic team has received. tion's most important legal document, that Young people who have learned how to do "I think any attention to academics bene­ made Brian put his feelings into words. that have learned something of lasting fits everyone involved," he said. "People need to think again .about Tech value. and about Indianapolis Public Schools"; they [From the Indianapolis News, Apr. 29, 1992] can do the job, said Brian, who hopes to be­ SELECT COMMITTEE ON AGING FINE FINISH FOR TECH come an electrical engineer. Brian's government teacher, Karl Schnei­ TESTIMONY A well-deserved pat on the back to Arsenal der, said the students have been strongly Technical High School for its excellent motivated by the idea that they were prov­ third-place finish in a national competition HON. IKE SKELTON ing something by overcoming the stigma of OF MISSOURI testing knowledge of the U.S. Constitution attending a tough city high school. and Bill of Rights. ''One of our pure purposes in being here IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Exactly what are Americans' rights under and coming so far is to change people's per­ Tuesday, May 12, 1992 the U.S. Constitution and its first 10 amend­ ceptions," said Schneider, who has taught ments? This is one question Congress wanted for 30 years at the Eastside high school. Mr. SKELTON. Mr. Speaker, a well known high school students to ponder when it cre­ In its fifth year, the Tech team beat 40 In­ resident of the Washington, DC, area, known ated the National Competition on the Con­ diana high schools in 1991 in the Hoosier personally to many Members of the House, re­ stitution and Bill of Rights in 1987. event, which was sponsored by the Indiana cently testified before the Subcommittee on At the Dec. 19 preliminary competition, co­ State Bar Association and the Indiana Uni­ Human Services of the Select Committee on sponsored by the Indiana State Bar Associa­ versity Social Studies Development Center. Aging, of which I am a member. The gen­ tion and the Indiana University Social Stud­ Following the team's last national presen­ tleman is Jhoon Rhee, a respected grand ies Development Center, Tech beat out 40 tation-a complex discussion on capital pun­ other Hoosier high schools to earn its third ishment-Schneider drew the members to­ master in the art of Tae Kwon Do. In his testi­ consecutive state win and the right to com­ gether and lavished praise on them, telling mony, he spoke of the benefits of physical ex­ pete in the national finals in Washington, them they were winners no matter how they ercise and being "fit for life," of which he is a D.C., April 25 through April 27. finished after the day's judging. recognized expert. May 12, 1992 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 11077 I might add that he is internationally known, same record; and a few years later several top of a Dunkin Donuts in Fairhaven, MA, and and that he is an author, has starred in mov­ hundred people ran the same record. This stayed there until the goal was met. ies, conducted seminars in the former Soviet shows what can happen if we have one role The kind of leadership Mr. Limbardi showed, Union, and is a creator of National Teacher model, showing how it is possible for any­ and the response he got from people in the body to put their effort into it. · Day. I include his remarks from the sub­ For this reason, I would like to become one greater New Bedford area, are exactly the way committee record for the Members to read: of the role models. When I become 100 years in which Americans ought to respond to our STATEMENT OF JHOON RHEE old, I would like to do 100 push-ups. By that problems. Obviously we need a well funded Mr. Chairman, members of the committee, time, I would like to have about several peo­ and effective governmental response to social distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, ple be able to do that, but I am 60 right now, problems. But there will always be room for it is my honor to be invited here this after­ and in the year 2032 I hope most of you come the kind of dedicated citizen effort that Mr. noon to share my lifetime experience of Tae back, still serving as the committee mem­ Limardi so generously organized and I believe Kwon Do, how Tae Kwon Do exercise can bers, and witness my return in the year 2032. we should join in taking note of it. I am grate­ help our senior citizens' health care. I would like to demonstrate my dem­ My name is Jhoon Rhee, a martial artist, onstration this time, demonstrate 100 push­ ful to city councillor, George Rogers, from a businessman, who has been abundantly ups in 1 minute. New Bedford for calling my attention to this blessed by his great Nation, the United I have a proposal for the committee and and I join Councillor Rogers in his admiration States of America. In return, I would like to the President's Council on Physical Fitness for Mr. Limardi's efforts. really return my contribution to this great and Sports, that they promote exercise pro­ Nation. For this reason, we have formed the grams nationwide in the part with my pro­ Jhoon Rhee Foundation. gram, because I think I can mobilize thou­ SUPPORT FOR H.R. 3164 The Foundation has two purposes. Number sands of martial artists across the country one, to introduce Joy of Discipline program to volunteer their time to lead this exercise in inner city elementary schools. We are now HON. RONAlD K. MACiffLEY every morning. OF RHODE ISLAND going to seven D.C. elementary schools, first I think we need national promotion first. graders. in the mornings, to introduce this Once we have that program going, we will IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES very program, because unless we have good have many, many role models who will be Tuesday, May 12, 1992 exercise training habits at a young age, we doing 100 push-ups above age 60, and this will Mr. MACHTLEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today will never have healthy senior citizens in the give hope for many senior citizens. next 50, 60, 70 years. Therefore, we have cre­ And so I hope that this committee and the to bring to the attention of my colleagues the ated the program where we can teach them President's Council on Physical Fitness and strong support from my horne State of Rhode how to exercise through martial arts basics, Sports, together, will promote this idea so Island for passage of H.R. 3164. This bill, of and also how to improve their self-image and that we can save billions of dollars in medi­ which I am a proud cosponsor, would permit self-discipline. cal Medicare and Medicaid expenses. military retirees with service-connected disabil­ The second purpose is to introduce Joy of According to Dr. Guidry, in the year 1995, ities to concurrently collect both retirees' pay Discipline program to the senior citizens. We it could rise to $100 billion to $150 billion for like to introduce the program where we can and Department of Veterans Affairs [VA] dis­ Medicare and Medicaid expense. I think, as ability compensation. It is about time that Con­ make entire national parks as exercise gym­ one citizen of this Nation, I would like to nasiums for senior citizens, like it is done in contribute a little portion to reduce that ex­ gress recognized the inequity of current law, China for centuries. pense. which unfairly discriminates against combat­ And I have some idea how we can introduce Finally, I would like to close by perform­ wounded military retirees by denying them the our nationwide program without costing any ing a martial arts ballet as an entertainment benefits they so truly deserve. money from government. I have developed and how we can motivate our senior citizens A constituent of mine, Mr. Harold Prew of the Jhoon Rhee daily dozen exercise pro­ to exercise like I will demonstrate this time. gram, which I have been teaching for Mem­ Pawtucket, AI, has been tireless in his efforts The purpose of life is to be happy. And to to get this bill passed into law. He has written bers of Congress for the last 26 years, which be happy, we must love and be loved. Love is worked for me perfectly, and in order to me recently to let me know of the. support for expressed through the physical beauty of this bill of both the Rhode Island State legisla­ prove that my program works, I brought my lines, beautiful sounds, or a combination of 88-year-old mother, who can show you how both. This is called art. ture and the Governor. Below are letters of flexible she can be and how energetic she is As we express love for our country with a support documenting the strong support of at punching and kicking. song, we martial artists will demonstrate Rhode Island for this much needed legislation. Now, she started this about 6 or 7 years I urge all of my colleagues to join me in ago, because I started my extensive exercise love for our country with the martial arts co­ program about 6 or 7 years ago, since I start­ ballet, an art combining colorful liens and sponsoring H.R. 3164. ed giving seminars to prove myself and live beautiful sounds. To the Star-Spangled Ban­ STATE OF RHODE ISLAND by example. I said I am going to help my ner. Please rise, face the flag, and place your AND PROVIDENCE PLANTATIONS, mother first. And she has benefited from right hand on your heart. Ladies and gentle­ November 21, 1991. this. men, to the national anthem of the United President GEORGE BUSH, I would like you to see the energy that she States of America, the Star-Spangled Ban­ The White House, can demonstrate. ner. Washington, DC. Now, this time I would like for her to kick I would like to close by saying it takes a DEAR PRESIDENT BUSH: I am writing to this paper at shoulder height. I think that is year to harvest a crop, 10 years to see full urge your support of two bills, Senate Bill S. good enough. And she is going to show a sit­ beauty of a tree, and the 50 years to make a 1381 and House Bill H.R. 3164, which would ting position and how flexible she is. She man. So let us begin for our young children's allow military retirees with service-related does the Lotus, because this is the one in the education, motivating them to exercise and disabilities to concurrently collect both re­ exercise program. study. tirees' pay and Veterans' Administration Now, she can go down all the way. Without Disability Compensation. her, I wouldn't be here today. Give her a big As a veteran of World War IT and a recipi­ hand. TRIBUTE TO JOE LIMARDI ent of the Purple Heart, I can empathize I would like to read a part of an article in with those military personnel who find the health section of The Washington Post, themselves ineligible for a pension that fit over 40, on January, 1992, by Carol HON. BARNEY FRANK rightly should be given to them. Veterans Krucoff. According to the studies of Amer­ OF MASSACHUSETTS and their families have made monumental ican College of Sports Medicine, you can im­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES sacrifices for this great country, and respect prove your physical fitness at about the should be accorded to them by means of ap­ same percentage level as that of a younger Tuesday, May 12, 1992 propriate pension compensation. person. At 92, Dr. Paul Spangler finished the Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts. Mr. Speaker, Current Veterans' Administration policy New York Marathon in 9 hours and 40 min­ I want to join the city council of New Bedford, discriminates unfairly against the combat­ utes. At 60, Ruth Anne Bortz ran 100 miles, MA in congratulating Joe Limardi of radio sta­ wounded, prisoners of war, and their depend­ and the 99-year-old John Fleck raced in the tion WFHN-FM for his dedicated work in com­ ents by forcing them to forego a portion of U.S. National Senior Games in July 1991. their military retirement pay equal to the They are all committed to a regular exercise bating malnutrition. Since the frequency of his amount received from the Veterans' Admin­ program. station is 107, Mr. Limardi decided to get istration Compensation. This is reportedly When Roger Bannister ran 1 mile in 4 min­ 107,000 cans of food for people in need of to qualify them for the tax break accorded to utes, a few months later, 37 people broke the such aid. As he did last year, he perched on combat-wounded retirees and POW's. 11078 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS May 12, 1992 Because Veterans' Administration Com­ them 30% or more disabled. These benefits what will we be able to salvage of the phys­ pensation was meant to provide special bene­ include the cost of aid and attendance for ical world? What will its condition be? How fits for veterans whose impairments render some veterans who need it, and an allowance much of nature will survive? them thirty percent or more disabled, as well for each of their dependents. In contrast, the We might think of the future in terms of as their dependents, and because ordinary ordinary military retirement pension has no alternative scenarios and their probability. military retirement pay has no provision for provision for dependents' allowance; and It is easier to imagine a pessimistic scenario. dependents' allowance, the current proce­ Whereas, The principle of recog·nizing and The pessimistic scenario would say that con­ dures hurt not only certain combat-wounded compensating veterans who suffered injury ditions will be much worse. For those who veterans but also their dependents. or loss of capacity by providing them more say that we have only 10-20 years to save all Once these bills are passed, they can go a funds and services than the uninjured mili­ that will be saved or to reverse directions, long way toward remedying this unfair situ­ tary retiree has been seriously eroded. The things are bound to be worse. Recent decades ation. I hope you will give serious consider­ current policy bodes ill for injured veterans show little political will to turn things ation to this matter. of the Persian Gulf as well; now, therefore, around drastically, and it is unlikely that Best personal wishes. be it anything will be different in the next 10-20 Sincerely, Resolved, That this Senate of the State of years. There may be a few political victories BRUCE SUNDLUN. Rhode Island and Providence Plantations ahead in terms of keeping things from being hereby respectfully requests the Congress of worse than they otherwise would be, but the HOUSE RESOLUTION the United States to pass House Bills 303 and net conditions of the physical world would be Whereas, Military retirees have earned 304 and Senate Bill190 so that military retir­ in a free fall. Only fragments of nature would military retirement pay through reenlist­ ees who are combat-wounded can receive the survive. ment incentives and use of one's physical ca­ retirement pay they have earned as well as One could foresee a world in which: pacity during prime youth years for a mini­ the Veterans' Administered Benefits includ­ 90% of the species were lost; mum of twenty years; and ing dependents' allowances, aid, and assist­ Human population levels would have quad­ Whereas, The purpose of Veterans Admin­ ance, with no offset in their military retire­ rupled; istered Compensation is to assist those who ment pay; and be it further Only 15% of the world's wilderness was left have completed ninety days or more of ac­ Resolved, That the secretary of state be (and none in biologically active areas); tive duty and have incurred service con­ and she hereby is authorized and directed to Only 5% of the original tropical rainforests nected disabilities during that time such as transmit a duly certified copy of this resolu­ had survived (and mostly in blocks too small deformities, pains, wounds, injuries, dis­ tion to the Rhode Island delegation in the to be viable); eases, loss of earning power, or loss of limbs; Congress of the United States. Heavy pollution loadings choked over two­ and thirds of the globe; Whereas, Thirty percent or more rated dis­ Taxies are everywhere, and the majority of abilities include an allowance for each de­ ADDRESS BY THE CHAIRMAN OF children, accordingly, were ill; pendent and a military retirement for lon­ THE SIERRA CLUB Skin cancer was rampant; gevity has no dependent allowance; and The glaciers were melting; Whereas, Military retirees who are combat HON. WAYNE OWENS The seas were rising; wounded and their dependents are discrimi­ Desertification was spreading across the OF UTAH midwest; nated against by waiving the retirees earned California was in permanent drought; retirement pay on a dollar for dollar basis IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Tuesday, May 12, 1992 And agriculture was collapsing, with too with Veterans Compensation only to receive little water, too many chemicals, and too a tax break for the Combat Wounded retiree Mr. OWENS of Utah. Mr. Speaker, on Sat­ many resistant pests. and dependents; now, therefore, be it urday, May 2, it was my honor to attend the Clearly there would not be much to cele­ Resolved, That this house of representa­ centennial celebration of the Sierra Club in brate in 2092 if this is what comes to pass. tives of the state of Rhode Island and Provi­ But can humanity want to live that way? dence Plantations hereby memorializes the San Francisco and to help present the club's highest honor, the John Muir Award, to a Will there be not political will to resist? Do Congress of the United States to pass House things always get worse in absolute terms? Bill 303 so that military retirees who are close friend and dedicated conservationist The historical record does show some re­ combat wounded can receive earned retire­ from Salt Lake City, James Catlin. versals (i.e., where species have not reached ment pay from the Armed Forces and also In my view, the Sierra Club has done more extinction). For example: receive Veterans Administered Compensa­ over the last century to lead our country and The American bison was brought back tion including dependent allowances with no the world in the protection of things beautiful from the edge of extinction; offset to military retirement pay; and be it and natural than any other organization. Gray whale stocks have recovered; further More forest land is found in the eastern Resolved, That the secretary of state be Michael McCloskey, current chairman of the Sierra Club, presented an address entitled part of the U.S. today than when the Sierra and she hereby is authorized and directed .to Club was formed; transmit a duly certified copy of this resolu­ "The View Ahead: What Kind of World Will the Forests are being restored in countries like tion to the Rhode Island delegation in the Sierra Club Face in the Next 100 Years?" I Spain and Israel; Congress of the United States. found these remarks insightful, inspirational, Ambient levels of lead in the air are de­ and thoughtful, and would like to share them clining in the U.S.; SENATE RESOLUTIONS by placing them in the RECORD along with Mr. Nuclear fallout in the global atmosphere Whereas, Military retirees have earned McCloskey's report to the board of directors of has gone down drastically. their military pensions by remaining in the the Sierra Club, also presented on May 2, The human forces that have worsened con­ military, through reenlistment, during a ditions can also decide to reverse direction. minimum of twenty years of the prime of 1992. Cars today emit 98% less pollution than their youth; and THE VIEW AHEAD: WHAT KIND OF WORLD WILL those built before the first Earth Day. In the Whereas, If after ninety or more days of THE SIERRA CLUB FACE IN THE NEXT 100 quarter century since the Wilderness Act active duty, a veteran incurs a service-relat­ YEARS was passed, the amount of wilderness pro­ ed disability, such as deformity, pain, (Remarks by Michael McCloskey, Chairman tected in the U.S. has increased ten-fold. Po­ wounds, injuries, disease, loss of earning of the Sierra Club) litical will can make a difference. power, or loss of limb, Veterans' Adminis­ As we commemorate the Sierra Club's cen­ If some political will is summoned, one can tered Compensation is meant to give them tennial, we are certainly celebrating our imagine a mildly optimistic scenario. One the special assistance they need; and past. Our history is rich and varied, and we could foresee: Whereas, Current Veterans' Administra­ take pride in it. But we also need to look for­ Massive tree planting worldwide to offset tion policy is penalizing the combat-wound­ ward. We are planting the seeds for the next growth in industrial C02 emissions-a ed, POW's and their dependents by forcing hundred years. "greening of the world," with rains return­ them to waive receiving a portion of their What kind of future should we prepare for? ing to areas with new forests. military pension equivalent to the amount Since no one is clairvoyant, how can we The drying of the midwest might lead to they receive from Veterans' Administered think about the future? Well, we might reversion of more tilled land to grassland; Compensation in order to qualify for the tax imagine ourselves at the next centennial with less land tilled, the chemical burden on break accorded to combat-wounded retirees banquet of the Sierra Club in the year 2092. the region would be reduced; and with the and POW's; and Looking backward from that vantage point, high price of chemi.cals, more farmers might Whereas, Veterans' Administered Com­ what will we say of this next hundred years? turn to low input-sustainable agriculture. pensation was meant to provide special bene­ Probably we will be able to claim a long The levels of industrial pollution world­ fits for veterans whose impairments render list of accomplishments once again. But wide would be stabilized as the newly indus- May 12, 1992 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 11079 trialized countries (NIC's) clean up just as such as by logging. Many of those exploitive said: "When we try to pick out anything by the Japanese have done, and the formerly businesses would disappear as they are dis­ itself, we find it is hitched to everything else communist block countries gradually do placed by better alternatives. New planta­ in the universe." It is the job of picking up that too. tions could provide cellulose cheaper than by these pieces that lead to saving the world Human population levels might stabilize in shipping· it in bulk from remote areas. Clean that is our challenge in our next hundred most parts of the world, albeit at levels sources of alternative energy would end the years. It is a challenge that our first hundred which are too high (12 billion). search for hydrocarbon resources in remote years have prepared us to meet. And there would be steady growth in the and fragile areas. percentage of land which is put into pro­ 4. A global climate treaty would regulate CENTENNIAL REPORT TO THE BOARD OF DIREC­ tected areas worldwide; the current rate of emissions of C02 and other greenhouse gases TORS BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE SIERRA CLUB increase, which is 25% per decade, would con­ in all nations and would move the world into This is no ordinary meeting of the Board of tinue well into the next century; the major­ a post-fossil fuel era. Hydrogen drawn from Directors. It is the board meeting on the ity of countries would come to have between pellets produced by solar power from sea hundredth anniversary of the Sierra Club's 5-10% of their territory set aside in pro­ water would fuel most vehicles. Electricity formation. In our centennial year, we agreed tected areas. would come largely from photovoltaics, and that we wanted to look forward and not just But is this the most that is likely? Can we power would be stored in underground low celebrate our accomplishments and I will do find no plausible bases for doing better? Yes, temperature power-storage units. The world that in my remarks tonight. I think we can. economy would both get the energy it needs However, we also need to celebrate our leg­ Oddly enough, the very forces that have and would prosper from selling the new tech­ acy. We need to understand the nature of been our problem since the industrial revolu­ nology, which has few downsides. that legacy and its breadth and constant tion began may now unwittingly, and even 5. Most tropical countries would preserve purpose. We need to take price in it and in­ against their will, be turned into the instru­ their remaining rainforests so as to maxi­ still in our successors the passion to add to ment of our rescue. Here, I am speaking of mize their chance of earning substantial it and to be part of history too. large business corporations, which are now sums from discoveries in . bio-technology. For the Sierra Club has done more to shape moving into a different era. In having to They discover they can make more that way the history of American public land law and compete on a worldwide basis, they are than by selling them for wood. Some of the environmental regulation than any other in­ globalizing their operations. They seek the forests would have been leased on a long stitution. Not only have we been at it longer, least expensive sources of supply and loca­ term basis to a World Climate Authority. but we have pursued this mission on a broad­ tions for production and sell all over the 6. Higher levels of education would also er front and with more people involved. Look world. They thereby minimize distortions in create demand for more environmental re­ at the honor role printed in the program for competitive advantage among nations and form and democracy. Populations in Third tonight's banquet. No other organization can maximize the size of markets with similar World countries would no longer be willing match it, and we know that this list is in­ environmental requirements with respect to to accept apocalyptic situations such as now complete. And the number of entries has ex­ ·products. These large multinational corpora­ found in Mexico City. They would punish ploded in recent years. We owe these people tions want rational, stable, and predictable politicians who throw up smokescreens over our undying gratitude. They have gotten the operating climates. So through GATT and "jobs vs. the environment" and would de­ job done. John Muir would be proud. We have various regional trading agreements, they mand delivery of better air and a better life. made the mountains and the earth glad. are seeking a kind of "NOrld government to 7. The world would gradually learn that Certainly the earth is not saved, and we regulate trade, and they are doing this life is better in every way when it practices have only begun to fight on new global through backdoor means hidden from public good Earthcare. Corporations would come to fronts. But we have been instrumental in view. understand that the price of getting global building one of the largest and best pro­ The job for environmentalists will be to de­ trading rules for their economic operations tected systems for nature protection on this mand parity in this process for environ­ carries with it the obligation to provide for planet, and we have been in the forefront of mental concerns and for democratic and bio­ parallel rules to require environmental clean efforts which have produced the most elabo­ regional values. They need to tame the trad­ up. The price of admission to the world trad­ rate system of pollution control in the er monster. They need to checkmate a head­ ing system would include living up to certain world. We have been vigilant, inventive, and standards for environmental care. long plunge toward a one-sided approach to With all of this, the skies clear; the waters productive, and the results show. We have world trade rules that serves only industry revive; wildlife returns; and the remnants of collaborated with others, and they deserve and sacrifices the environment. However, if wild nature are treasured. The legacy of the credit too. But it is also true that many is­ they succeed in forcing industry to provide phase of brute industrialization cannot be sues would have been in doubt had we been parity for environmental concerns, the re­ overcome for centuries, but the siege is lift­ absent. Our leadership and grassroots have sult could be a better world-a world where ed, the trends are turned around, and the often been decisive. environmental standards are raised without damage is contained. Gradually a process of And we have not forgotten our roots. Muir imposing ceilings on them, where backward, decried those who killed Big Trees that dirty industries die, and where literacy rises. healing is commenced, and vast efforts aimed at restoration are undertaken. couldn't run away. The destruction in Con­ What might that world look like as far as The United States is hard at work creating verse Basin was appalling. The Sierra Club the environment is concerned? new wetlands, protecting wildlife corridors, worked to save sequoias in Yosemite and Se­ 1. It is not implausible to imagine a cen­ zoning all areas to protect biological values, quoia national parks, in Calaveras State tury hence where population levels have and recreating ecosystems that have become Park, at Redwood Mountain, and does so been stabilized at levels much less than in hard pressed. today in the Sequoia National Forest. It was the pessimistic scenarios. Reproductory lev­ Only our successors a century hence will involved in the establishment of the Califor­ els would fall as levels of literacy and edu­ know which of these scenarios is closer to nia State Park system, which has focused cation rise to meet the needs for techno­ the truth. But what we can know is that the much of its efforts on saving coastal red­ logical competence of a globalized economy, worst scenario is more likely to be the truth woods. The club almost alone championed and public health would rise to protect em­ unless the Sierra Club, and groups like us ev­ the Redwood National Park. The club has ployers' interest in that work force. erywhere, are able to make a difference like been involved in saving douglas fir forests in 2. As multi-nationals see themselves oper­ never before. Groups like ours are in the van­ the Olympic and North Cascades national ating everywhere, they should want to avoid guard of new forces for empowering people, parks, in the Glacier Peak Wilderness and at fouling their own nests and instead become a reforming civic processes and breaking the French Pete Creek in Oregon. We have been force for elevating environmental standards bond of pessimism. continuously involved in rescuing southeast in the Third World. They could bring im­ The Sierra Club has made a profound dif­ Alaska's forests from overcutting, and today proved standards from their operations in ference in America in this past century. are working both to perpetuate the Northern the advanced countries to the rest of the Look at what those on our honor role, which forests of New England and the Ancient For­ world. Technologically backward and dirtier is listed in our program for tonight, have ests of the Pacific Northwest and California. companies would not be able to compete and been able to accomplish. And we have not forgotten Retch Hetchy would go out of business. And in any event, We can make an even more profound dif­ either. We are looking toward removal of new basic global environmental standards ference in the world of the next century. The that ill-begotten dam by the lOOth anniver­ would compel laggards to clean up. The skies job is not hopeless. There are powerful forces sary of its authorization. We have been and the water would begin to clear over that can be harnessed to help us. The ques­ watchdogs to protect national parks from much of the earth. tion is one of whether we will have the vision any more incursions of this sort-helping to 3. Also the spread of factories to remote to see what is possible and the political will protect Glacier, Kings Canyon, Zion, Big areas to capture labor values there would to do it. Bend, and Grand Canyon national parks from make those areas less dependent on exploit­ There can be only one answer. It is the an­ dams, as well as Dinosaur, Devils Fostpile ing natural resources in traditional ways, swer that John Muir himself gave us when he and Rainbow Bridge national monuments. In 11080 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS May 12, 1992 California, we have helped keep the Eel, the the Timber Supply Act (1970), of this huge state that the Sierra Club has American, the Merced, the Tuolumne, the Aspinall's Public Land Law Review Com­ not helped. The roster of our efforts spans Kings and Kern Rivers free of anymore dams. mission plan the length and breadth of the state: And elsewhere we have helped save the Upper efforts to turn National Wildlife Ranges From Anza-Borrego Desert State Park to Klamath, the St. Croix, the Niobrara, the over to the states the Siskiyous; Chattahooche, the Meremec, the Delaware, impetuous efforts to build a poorly planned From Yosemite to Big Sur; and the Big South Fork of the Cumberland Trans-Alaska Pipeline From Mt. Shasta to the Agua Tibia Wilder­ (in respectively: Oregon, Minnesota-Wiscon­ plans to open major portions· of Alaska's ness; sin, Nebraska, Georgia, Missouri, Pennsylva­ new national parks to hunting From Kings Canyon to the Trinity Alps; nia-New York, and Tennessee). plans for basing the MX missile system on From the Redwood National Park to We have been involved with defending na­ the public lands of the Great Basin Torrey Pines State Park; tional parks from other types of impacts too, plans to privatize tens of millions of acres From Joshua Tree to Mt. Lassen; including Bryce, Death Valley, Denali, Ever­ of public domain From San Francisco Bay (BCDC) to £anta glades, Grand Teton and Smoky Mountains. and efforts to push gas lines through the Monica Bay; · And the Sierra Club has had a hand in the es­ Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, and more From Lake Tahoe to the Mojave Desert; tablishment of more units of the National recently to throw it open to oil drilling. From Upper Newport Bay to GGNRA; Park System than possibly any other organi­ The club has been part of constructive ef­ From the Nipomo Dunes to the Eureka zation. I count more than thirty units where forts to reform the framework for managing Dunes; we have played a leading role. In fact, the Si­ public lands, including enactment of the Wil­ And from Mt. Tamalpais to the Santa erra Club has had something to do with the derness Act (1964), the BLM Organic Act Monica Mountains. welfare of almost all the classic national (1976), the National Forest Management Act And needless to say, the Sierra Club has parks. The National Park System and serv­ (1976), and reforms in managing timber on been involved in almost all of the efforts to ice would not look like it does today were it the Tongass National Forest (1990). Now it is secure protection for wilderness along the not for our organization. working· to reform laws governing mining on spine of the Sierra: Bucks Lake Wilderness, · And in the last three decades, the Sierra public lands and to establish a comprehen­ Granite Chief, Desolation Valley, Carson-Ice­ Club has carried the effort to protect nature sive organic act for the National Wildlife berg, Emigrant, Hoover, Ansel Adams, John beyond national parks, as it has sought pro­ Refuge System. The Sierra Club also was Muir, Kaiser, Jennie Lakes, Golden Trout tection for wilderness found in the hands of part of efforts to reform the federal coal and the Domelands. And, of course, the club all agencies. The club has been in the thick leasing system, federal oil leasing on the has been involved with designations else­ of over two dozen successful efforts to enact Outer Continental Shelf, to end synthetic where too around the state: Siskiyous, Trin­ wilderness legislation for federal holdings in fuel subsidy programs, and to regulate sur­ ity-Alps, Mt. Shasta, Snow Mountain, various states. Usually these efforts have face mining for coal on private lands. Ventana, Santa Lucia, San Rafael, Dick been spearheaded by club activities. And The club has been part of all major efforts Smith, San Gabriel, Sheep Mountain, San what a payoff! Today, the statutory wilder­ of recent times to forge positive energy con­ Gorgonio, Agua Tibia and others. ness system is ten times larger than when it servation programs for this nation: the three Moreover, the Sierra Club has been the began, and much of this was done during the broad energy reform packages passed by Con­ dominant force for over two decades in fash­ bleak decade of the eighties. gress in the 1970's. We also helped kill the ioning the successful efforts in the California And the Sierra Club has been a key player mis-directed Energy Mobilization Board idea legislature, and with the electorate, to pro­ in addressing all the large packages of legis­ of 1980, as well as the breeder reactor pro­ tect the environment: lation in modern times to protect the Amer­ gram and most recently the retrograde John­ California's little NEPA (CEQA); ican landscape: ANILCA, the Burton bill ston-Wallop bill. Reforms in forest practices; (1978), the Eastern Wilderness Act (1975), the Since the early 1970's, the Sierra Club has Coastal management legislation; Endangered American Wilderness Act, and also been fully involved in the work of con­ Energy conservation legislation; today the California Desert Act, which is trolling pollution. From the inception of the Air pollution control legislation; now before Congress. And we helped insti­ environmental movement, the Sierra Club And regulation of hazardous wastes and ra­ gate such comprehensive reviews as RARE I has been a player in this field. The club dioactive materials. and II. joined in a pioneering case to get rid of DDT. Again and again the Sierra Club has check­ Time and time again, where the pivotal It was part of efforts to strengthen Clean mated ill-considered projects: the develop­ battles have been fought to protect impor­ Water laws in 1972, 1977, and 1986. It brought ment of Upper Newport Bay, the Southern tant places, the Sierra Club has been there. the case that established the PSD doctrine Crossing over San Francisco Bay, the Pt. We were at Deadman Summit; to keep clean air regions from losing their Conception LNG plant, and the Sun Desert We resisted the modern Tioga Road air quality. It was a leading player in nuclear power plant. And we have sued per­ through Yosemite; strengthening the federal Clean Air Act in sistently to keep ORV's from tearing up the We rallied to the defense of the Three Sis­ 1977 and 1990, and in repelling attacks on it desert. ters Wilderness; in 1974 and 1982. It raised public conscious­ Our chapters in other states have had their We helped rescue the Glacier Peak Wilder­ ness over the need to end acid rain. It led the great battles too: . ness and the Stenekin Valley; fight for the Toxic Substances Control Act To keep the great Adirondack State Park We helped save the Minam River Valley; (1976) and spearheaded winning campaigns in New York "forever wild"; We were there when the future was at for a Superfund to clean up hazardous wastes To protect the coasts of the Carolinas; stake of San Jacinto, San Gorgonio, San (1980, 1985), as well joining efforts to limit To curb mining abuses in Pennsylvania; Rafael, and Mineral King; further disposal of such wastes (RCRA). It To get bottle deposit bills in Michigan and We fought for the Kern Plateau, the Gold­ was part of efforts, too, to improve safe elsewhere; en Trout Wilderness, and Mono Lake; movement of oil tankers in harbors (Ports And to block massive schemes to transfer We helped save the Selway-Bitterroot, the and Waterway Safety Act, 1972). water across the states of Texas and Okla­ Sawtooths, and River-of-No-Return Wilder­ And the Sierra Club took the issue to pol­ homa. ness; luters around the country. The club led ef­ And our chapters in Canada have had their And we were there to get protection for forts to stop taconite miners from dumping victories too, with the establishment of the Hells Canyon, the Columbia Gorge, the Hud­ their tailings in Lake Superior. And now it Pacific Rim National Park on Vancouver Is­ son River Highlands, and Kentucky's Red is fighting to get taxies out of the Great land and South Moresby National Park to River Gorge; Lakes. It fought to control emissions from the north, and with gains for the protection We led efforts to reform management of giant power plants in the southwest and to of wilderness in Alberta and forests in On­ the Boundary Waters Canoe Area; clean up the Smelter Triangle in Arizona. It tario. For over two decades, we have been in­ has pushed to clean up smog in Southern Indeed, the Sierra Club is now fully en­ volved in the fate of Admiralty Island and California and in countless other commu­ gaged in finding ways to protect the environ­ other nearby areas in Alaska; nities too. And it has joined in suing to keep ment beyond the borders of the United And we have been part of the classic wil­ oil drilling away from sensitive coastal States and has been for over two decades. derness battles: the High Unitas in Utah, areas. The club was among the first environmental French Pete Creek in Oregon, and the Alpine It would be hard to adequately recount all groups to be accredited to the United Na­ Lakes in Washington. the Sierra Club had done state by state and tions. It played important roles in negotiat­ And the Sierra Club moved beyond concern in every locality. We have been urging our ing the Law-of-the-Sea Treaty, in getting a only for wilderness to join the issue over how chapters to write their histories of those ac­ fifty year moratorium on mining in Antarc­ all public lands should be managed. In the counts. tica, and in building respect for environ­ last three decades, the club has fought off ill­ But here in California, where we began, the mental concerns into the work of U.S. AID, considered notions: story lines are clearer. There is hardly a part the World Bank, and various regional multi- May 12, 1992 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 11081 lateral development banks. And club leaders delivery of comprehensive services for its at­ would be stopping. He also helped set up ta­ have gained recognition for the concept of risk groups, and employs a joint planning bles, chairs, and beds at the bloodmobile site, wilderness around the world. Today the club process that includes the private industry and helped escort donors from the tables after ·is in the vanguard of efforts to obtain a new convention to control climate change and to council, the council of chief elected officials, they had given blood. protect tropical rainforests. and the Georgia Department of Labor, which Bryan, who has been involved with scouting This is a record almost without parallel in includes the employement service and unem­ for more than 6 years, says it is "his ambition breadth, impact, and sustained character. It ployment insurance offices. to help other people who need it, especially is born both of idealism and pragmatism. It Among its accomplishments are the imple­ older people who cannot help themselves." He demonstrates that steady efforts build im­ mentation of a joint delivery service with the also says that he likes to emphasize to young­ pressive records. It shows what determined JOBS Program, affording job training and surr er people the importance of staying in school, individuals can accomplish. Their names are portive services to joint program participants; a because, as Bryan put it, "You can't get a job enshrined on our honor role, and I wish I could read them all. comprehensive service strategy for dislocated without a dip1oma." This .type of attitude and Their numbers have expanded dramatically workers, including education programs and a wisdom at such a young age is very refreshing since 1970, and we can only hope that their voucher system to provide a greater array of to hear. numbers will fill a book when our successors training opportunities; and a remedial edu­ Bryan has shown an admirable dedication gather a century hence to celebrate all that cation program. toward community service and helping other they will have achieved by then. The Coosa Valley Private Industry Council's people, and I am sure he will continue to be Let us be proud of all that this club, and services are targeted toward its most at-risk a contributor to the community for many years those who have led us, have accomplished. population, which includes single parents, mi­ Nothing like this has ever been seen before. to come. MICHAEL MCCLOSKEY, norities, high school dropouts, and individuals Mr. Speaker, I ask all of my colleagues to Chairman. receiving public assistance. The council's new join me in congratulating Bryan Hoffman on visions project offers comprehensive services becoming an Eagle Scout, and in wishing him to youth dropouts, many of whom are single the best in his future civic and educational en­ TRIBUTE TO THE COOSA VALLEY parents. The creativeness and success of this deavors. PRIVATE INDUSTRY COUNCIL program has brought the Coosa Valley Private Industry Council recognition, respect, and more importantly, rewards to the people of the HON. GEORGE (BUDDY) DARDEN IN HONOR OF MARTHA PAUL OF GEORGIA northwest Georgia area. · IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES The Coosa Valley Private Industry Council also has been successful in developing a HON. FORTNEY PETE STARK Tuesday, May 12, 1992 long-term, comprehensive training program for OF CALIFORNIA Mr. DARDEN. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to displaced workers which has proven to be es­ IN THE HOUSE OF 'REPRESENTATIVES recognize the tremendous efforts and accom­ pecially beneficial to the area's displaced tex­ Tuesday, May 12, 1992 plishments of the Coosa Valley Private Indus­ tile industry workers. To enhance competitive try Council in northwest Georgia. This group's efforts worldwide, the textile industry has Mr. STARK. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to commitment to and exceptional work in build­ begun to restructure its work force, placing honor Martha Paul, a woman who has worked ing a better way of life for northwest Geor­ more importance upon complex machinery tirelessly to feed the hungry and homeless in gians has earned them the prestigious Presi­ than man. The council served 228 dislocated the Oakland area. She is a community leader dential Award. workers last year, placing 77 percent of the who gives unselfishly of herself to bring com­ The Coosa Valley area lies within Georgia's program's graduates into unsubsidized em­ fort to others. Seventh District, which I serve, and I was hon­ ployment. Overall, 80 percent of the council's On Thursday, May 14, friends and support­ ored to be a guest at the Fifth Annual Presi­ adult participants were placed into lasting jobs. ers of Martha-people who recognize and dential Awards Ceremony held May 6, at the As Seventh District Representative of the value her work-will gather in Oakland. The U.S. Department of Labor. Georgia Commis­ State of Georgia, I would like to commend the theme of the event, "Giving Them the Best sioner of Labor AI Scott also was present for members of the Coosa Valley Private Industry That We Have," mirrors Martha's personal the awarding of this distinguished honor to Council on their ingenuity and unending efforts commitment to the needy of our community. representatives of the Coosa Valley Private In­ for improving the work force and the quality of She is a founding member of project Out­ dustry Council. The program featured remarks life for many northwest Georgia residents. reach, Inc., which, with more than 130 volun­ by Representatives WILLIAM F. GOODLING, and Their accomplishment is our reward. teers, fed 67,000 Oakland residents last year STEVE GUNDERSON Of the House of Represent­ and provided guidance and shelter to many atives Committee of Education and Labor, and more. a special address by Hon. Lynn Martin, Sec­ TRIBUTE TO BRYAN P. HOFFMAN Martha Paul is also president of the Oak­ retary of Labor. land Emergency Food Providers Program and Mr. Speaker, as you well know, our sagging HON. GEORGE W. GEKAS has played a key organizing role in staffing economy has put many Americans in financial OF PENNSYLVANIA food drives and setting up food sharing pro­ jeopardy. Many have lost their jobs or homes, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES grams in Oakland. Under Martha's leadership, and finding work is a difficult, if sometimes not association member organizations fed more impossible, task. The private industry council Tuesday, May 12, 1992 than 300,000 Oakland residents last year. is designed to address the training and em­ Mr. GEKAS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to No one should go hungry in the richest ployment needs of an area's disadvantaged pay tribute to an outstanding young man, country on earth. But for thousands of citizens residents and dislocated workers. Through the Bryan P. Hoffman, of Julia Street, Sunbury, in Oakland, Martha Paul's work means that exceptional work on behalf of the Coosa Val­ PA, on the occasion of his attaining the rank sometimes they don't have to go to bed or to ley Private Industry Council, many northwest of Eagle Scout. school hungry. While Martha was honored for Georgians have been given another chance to Bryan is a member of Boy Scout Troop her extraordinary efforts to help victims of the make positive and rewarding contributions to #333, Zion Lutheran Church, Sunbury. For his earthquake in 1989 and the Oakland fire last the area's work force and survive these trou­ Eagle Scout project, Bryan helped the fall, it is the daily service to her fellow citizens bled economic times. Sunbury Area Chapter of the American Red that sets an example for us all. She has been Private industry council members are ap­ Cross during a recent stop of its bloodmobile. recognized by many others, including the city pointed by local elected officials and include Seventy-nine units of blood were collected, of Oakland, the U.S. Conference of Mayors business leaders, educators, labor representa­ thanks to Bryan's efforts to publicize the and the California State Legislature, which tives, and community service providers. These bloodmobile visit. Bryan enlisted the help of named her Woman of the Year in 1988. citizens are an important component of the several other young people in handing out fli­ Mr. Speaker, I have had the privilege of rep­ Federal Job Training Partnership Act, assuring ers and posters in area stores and churches. resenting many of those who benefit from that the programs represent the training needs Bryan also made telephone calls reminding Martha's work for a number of years. I ask my of the local area. The council emphasizes the people when and where the bloodmobile colleagues to join me in honoring Martha Paul 11082 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS May 12, 1992 for her commitment and dedication to commu­ weakness-the poor economic state of our was something special for the residents of the nity service. country and his failure to establish much nursing home. needed programs that are solutions to cities' Another district resident who has gone be­ urban blight. While Mr. Bush contemplates yond the call of duty to benefit his neighbors THE KING VERDICT providing $1.5 billion in humanitarian, technical is Jim DiFrancesco, of Hogpenny Productions. and other assistance to Russia and the other Mr. DiFrancesco filmed a one-hour video to HON. HAROLD E. FORD former Soviet republics, our cities continue to promote a "clean and safe" campaign in OF TENNESSEE be plagued by high unemployment, poverty, Ocean County. It was shown several times on IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES crime and a sense of hopelessness and de­ the local cable station and helped home­ owners and businessmen improve their com­ Tuesday, May 12, 1992 spair. The aftermath of the rioting that devastated munity. He also has produced a one-hour Mr. FORD of Tennessee. Mr. Speaker, south central Los Angeles has left America video on the preservation of beaches and America watched in stunned silence as motor­ with many unanswered questions and a re­ dunes, which is a very important subject on ist Rodney King was savagely beaten by four newed sense of hopelessness. If the disorder Long Beach Island, presently. white Los Angeles policemen. The silence was in Los Angeles mirrors the reality of our infra­ Finally, I would like to mention the Reverend broken when an all-white jury returned a not structure, then our cities are in a perilous Dr. Frank K. Jago, the Rector of Saint An­ guilty verdict. There are a few simple conclu­ state. Our reality must be a call to revitalize drew's Church in my hometown of Mount sions that make an otherwise irrational and our cities and provide the requisite programs Holly. The Rev. Jago at the beginning of May unconscionable verdict understandable. How and reform for survival. Rodney King's elo­ staged the 250th Anniversary celebration of could a jury deny the horror witnessed by mil­ quence is summed up in his statement calling St. Andrew's. Rev. Jago did a fantastic job in lions? First, the jury felt that it was not so bad for the end of the violence and bespeaks a commemorating the important role the church that a black man was beaten up by police challenge we, as legislators must embrace. holds in Burlington County's rich history. after a high-speed chase. This conclusion was Mr. Speaker, I would like to close by inviting I would like to thank these people for mak­ determined by race. The more important and my colleagues to read with me Mr. King's ing my district a better place. inescapable conclusion is that only an all­ statement: white jury chosen from the insulated, pro po­ People, I just want to say, can we all get lice community of Simi Valley could have along? Can we get along? Can we stop mak­ IN RECOGNITION OF SCOUTING ON agreed on the verdict. Simi Valley is home to ing it horrible for the older people and the MOUNT ·GREYLOCK DAY approximately 4,000 retired police and fire­ kids? I mean, we've got enough smog here in Los men, according to U.S. News & World Report. Angeles, let alone to deal with setting these HON. JOHN W. OLVER If the jurors in Simi Valley believe justice was fires and things. It's just not right; it's not OF MASSACHUSETTS served, then equal justice for all does not right. And its not going to change anything. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES exist. We'll get our justice. They've won the battle, On April 30, 1992, Jesse Jackson, Con­ but they haven't won the war. We'll have our Tuesday, May 12, 1992 gresswoman Maxine Waters, and I met with day in court, and that's all we want. Mr. OLVER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to U.S. Attorney General William P. Barr to urge I'm neutral. I love everybody. I love people recognize May 16, as Scouting on Mount the President to speak out. Representative of color. You know, I'm not like they're Greylock Day. The Appalachian Trail District making me out to be. We've got to quit. Waters' district was devastated by rioting. We've got to quit. After all, I mean, I can un­ of Boy Scouts of America is planning an ex­ Calling for calm, yet expressing outrage at the derstand the first upset, for the first two traordinary event involving a large number of verdict, we expressed disappointment at the hours after the verdict. But to keep going Scouts and leaders on the top of Mount Grey­ obvious miscarriage of justice. Attorney Gen­ on-to keep going on like this and to see this lock the weekend of May 15-17. eral Barr announced that the Justice Depart­ security guard shot on the ground, it's just The Berkshire County Scouting organization ment is investigating the case (which had not right. It's just not right because these is named the Appalachian Trail District in rec­ been under review for more than a year) as to people will never go home to their families ognition of the Appalachian Trail path which again. possible Federal civil rights violations. Pro­ I mean, please, we can get along here. We traverses the county from north to south, ceeding under a Reconstruction-era statute can all get along. We've just got to. I mean, crossing the crest of Mount Greylock, on its used effectively in the past to redress racial we're all stuck here for a while. Let's try to way from Maine to Georgia. wrongs, the Justice Department should not work it out. Let's try to beat it. Let's try to The purpose of the May 15-17 weekend is allow the four Los Angeles police officers to work it out. to honor Mount Greylock Reservation and use their badges as a shield against mis­ Scouting on the 80th anniversary of the cre­ conduct. ation of the Eagle Scout rank, the highest rank Meanwhile, President Bush has placed the THE VALUE OF VOLUNTEERISM a boy can reach through the Scouting pro­ blame for the riots in Los Angeles on the gram. Thousands of Berkshire County Scouts failed social policies and programs of the HON. JIM SAXTON have camped, hiked, and participated in serv­ 1960's and 1970's. Mr. Bush has forgotten OF NEW JERSEY ice projects on the mountain en route to the about the small Great Society programs like IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Eagle badge. Head Start, the Job Corps, and community Tuesday, May 12, 1992 As many as 500 Scouts and Cub Scouts health centers, that dotted the two decades. Mr. SAXTON. Mr. Speaker, 4 years ago, are expected to participate in the weekend ac­ These programs have even been praised by George Bush-while campaigning for the tivities. The highlight of the weekend will be a members of Mr. Bush's own Cabinet. Instead presidency-mentioned the value of volunteer­ ceremony on Saturday evening, May 16, in of assigning blame, Mr. Bush should direct his ism. He called volunteers a Thousand Points which all of the participating Scouts will gather effort at initiating his new urban policies. It is of Light, and stressed the need for Americans near the base of the Veterans Memorial clear that he has had no formal domestic pol­ to go an extra step to make our Nation better. Tower. At a prescribed moment, floodlights will icy, but with the aftermath of the riots that left Over the past several months, residents in illuminate the tower making it visible from sev­ portions of Los Angeles devastated, he an­ my district have gone this extra step, and I eral surrounding communities. Residents in nounced an urban agenda that is a collection would like to mention some of them today. the neighboring towns will be asked to re­ of Federal initiatives and business oriented Late last year, a group of students per­ spond with an outdoor light show of their own, proposals to stimulate private investment in formed a piano recital to entertain the resi­ turning on porch and yard lights. inner cities. One such proposal is enterprise dents at a nursing home in my district. The The Scouts will be organized into work zones, that offer various tax credits, deferrals young people were Karen Jesunas, Sara crews during the day on Saturday and these and exemptions for persons who invest money Michaelchuck, Janelle Niznick, Bonnie Kratz, crews will engage in projects designed to pre­ in the inner city, at work in over two dozen Tammy Ricchezza, Theresa Livingston, Nancy pare the reservation for its spring opening the cities already. Malo and Meghan Starkey. following weekend. This new zeal for urban revitalization draws Their performance at Rosewood Nursing Mr. Speaker, I ask that you and my fellow attention away from Mr. Bush's most serious Center in Maple Shade was exemplary, and colleagues join me in honoring the Boy Scouts May 12, 1992 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 11083 throughout Berkshire County by declaring Sat­ community involvement and leadership quali­ we must take the time to recognize those indi­ urday, May 16, 1992, as Scouting on Mount ties. viduals who give of their time voluntarily to Greylock Day, and to officially recognize the Courtney Washington has more than fulfilled help find a cure for diseases that inflict young 80th anniversary of the Eagle Scout badge. this criteria. She is a member of the Rhode Is­ people and adults alike. land Society. She is also active in extra-cur­ On Monday, June 8, 1992, the north Jersey ricular activities. She is also a member of the chapter, Juvenile Diabetes Foundation Inter­ FATHER McCAMLEY RETIRES Rhode Island All-State Track Team. national is honoring Arthur McGreevy with its FROM PRIESTHOOD I commend Courtney Washington for her Community Service Award, in appreciation for outstanding achievements and wish her all the his efforts to assist JDF in obtaining its ulti­ HON. JOHN P. MURTIIA best in her future endeavors. mate goal-a cure for diabetes. OF PENNSYLVANIA You must have great amounts of energy, as IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IN HONOR OF WATSONVILLE HIGH well as commitment and dedication, to give of yourself in service to others who need your Tuesday, May 12, 1992 SCHOOL-THE CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION help. Mr. MURTHA. Mr. Speaker, I'd like to take Arthur McGreevy is just such an individual, a moment to recognize Father Martin D. who has worked tirelessly on behalf of the Ju­ McCamley on the occasion of his retirement HON. LEON E. PANETTA venile Diabetes Foundation. from the priesthood. The Johnstown area has OF CALIFORNIA Arthur McGreevy: of Morris Plains, NJ, has benefited greatly for the past 30 years from IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES been a successful restauranteur for more than Father McCamley's work in the schools and Tuesday, May 12, 1992 40 years, with many ventures to his credit churches, and we will miss his day-to-day con­ Mr. PANETTA. Mr. Speaker, I ask my col­ within his chosen profession. He is also an ac­ tributions greatly. leagues to join me in congratulating tive participant in a whole host of restaurant­ Father McCamley came to Johnstown after Watsonville High School in Watsonville, CA, oriented organizations. his graduation from St. Vincent College and as they celebrate their 1OOth anniversary of In addition to his work with JDF, Arthur Seminary in Latrobe in 1962. His first assign­ educating students. McGreevy finds time to serve as a member of ment was as assistant pastor at St. Patrick Watsonville High School was established by the Elks, VFW, American Legion, 200 Club of parish in Moxham. In 1963, he began teaching an authorization of the California Legislature Morris County, Alzheimers Association, and theology at Bishop McCort High School, where on March 20, 1891. The first graduating class St. Virgil's Church in Morris Plains. he directed the mixed chorus and the premier consisted of 13 students in June 1892. In its In all of his projects and his voluntary efforts choral group, the Fugues. These choral 100 year history, it is estimated that over on behalf of others, Arthur gives 11 0 percent groups have entertained the people of Johns­ 22,000 students have graduated from of himself, and receives in return our gratitude town for many years, and the high praise that Watsonville High School, a superb example of and our recognition for his many good works. these groups have received can be traced to the establishment's outstanding contribution. Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join the skills of Father McCamley. In the past century, Watsonville High ~chool with me in congratulating Arthur McGreevy of Father McCamley was named assistant has sustained damage from numerous disas­ Morris Plains, NJ, this year's recipient of the principal at Bishop McCort in 1978, and be­ ters that have necessitated the reconstruction Juvenile Diabetes Foundation's Community came parochial vicar at St. Clement parish iil of the facilities at least three separate times. Service Award, for his dedication and his en­ 1986, after serving at other churches in the Most recently, due to damage from the earth­ ergetic efforts on behalf of the foundation and Johnstown area. In 1988 he became the quake of October 1989 and following after­ its goals. fourth pastor of Visitation Parish in Johnstown. shocks, a new main building will be con­ Our area has seen its way through many structed on one of the original sites. The fac­ difficult periods over the last 30 years. A good ulty and community of Watsonville have with­ DISCRIMINATION IN FOREIGN deal of the credit for the pride and dedication stood these challenges and excelled far and GO~ERNM;ENT PURCHASES . of the people in our area must go to the beyond the obstaCles they encountered. churches and schools, who work to hold the A strong and diverse education is an essen­ HON. FRANK HORTON community together through their many activi­ tial building block for the youth of society, OF NEW YORK whether it is 100 years ago, or 100 years from ties and programs. Father McCamley has IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES now. Watsonville High School has been pro­ been in the forefront of this work, and his ef­ Tuesday, May 12, 1992 forts in the community have been very impor­ viding students with the tools to exceed in the tant for our area. I'd like to extend my best tasks they will encounter throughout their life­ Mr. HORTON. Mr. Speaker, last week the wishes to Father McCamley on the occasion times. It is imperative that we recognize and Subcommittee on Legislation and National Se­ of his retirement from the priesthood, and to continue to support this educating process and curity of the House Committee on Government let him know that his work on behalf of the all of those that contribute to it Operations convened to review the President's Watsonville High School has been an influ­ people of Johnstown has been, and continues 1992 title 7 report on foreign government pro­ ence in the lives of the students they have to be, very much appreciated. curement discrimination against American taught and the entire community they have goods and services. As a coauthor of the served. Mr. Speaker, I would like to take this original provisions incorporated into the Trade RONALD K. MACHTLEY A WARD time to ask my colleagues to join me in ac­ and Competitiveness Act of 1988, I was par­ WINNER knowledging this accomplishment. I congratu­ ticularly pleased to have an opportunity to late Watsonville High School on their centen­ hear firsthand how those provisions are being HON. RONALD K. MACHTLEY nial celebration, and thank them for their in­ implemented and how title 7 is working as a valuable contribution to the 16th Congres­ OF RHODE ISLAND tool to open foreign markets. sional District of California, the State of Cali­ The subcommittee received testimony from IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES fornia, and the entire Nation as a whole. Ambassador Michael H. Moskow, Deputy U.S. Tuesday, May 12, 1992 Trade Representative; Mr. Eugene Zeltmann, Mr. MACHTLEY. Mr. Speaker, it is my dis­ NEW JERSEY PRIDE HONOR ROLL: General Electric Co.; Mr. Kyle Pitsor, National tinct pleasure to congratulate Courtney R. ARTHUR McGREEVY Electrical Manufacturers Association; and Mr. Washington, of Providence, as this year's re­ Allen R. Frischkorn, Telecommunications In­ cipient of the Congressman Ronald K. HON. DEAN A. GALLO dustry Association. In addition, the subcommit­ Machtley Academic and Leadership Excel­ tee heard from House Majority Leader, OF NEW JERSEY lence Award for Hope High School in Provi­ RICHARD A. GEPHARDT. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES dence, RL For the past 5112 years, the United States This award is presented to the student, cho­ Tuesday, May 12, 1992 has been party to some of the most difficult, sen by Hope High School, who demonstrates Mr. GALLO. Mr. Speaker, as we continue grueling and contentious trade negotiations a mature blend of academic achievement, our discussions on Federal health care policy, ever held. It is no secret that there have been 11084 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS May 12, 1992 times when I have not necessarily seen eye to rate double that of the United States SALUTING GALE POND/ALAMO eye with our Uruguay round negotiators. At since 1988. Though not currently sig­ ELEMENTARY MAGNET SCHOOL the same time, I have not hesitated to commu­ natories to the Procurement Code, nicate my concerns to President Bush, Am­ Hungary, Poland, and the Soviet HON. LARRY COMBFST bassador Hills, and other cabinet officials. Union, among others, may spend $100 OF TEXAS The verdict is still out on whether or not the billion on modernizing their phone sys­ Uruguay round of the GATT talks will ulti­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES tems over the next decade. East Ger­ Tuesday, May 12, 1992 mately prove successful in providing signifi­ many alone may require a $33 billion cant economic benefits to the United States Mr. COMBEST. Mr. Speaker, I would like to and the world. But let there be no mistake, investment over the next 6 years. American firms must be allowed to take this occasion to recognize Gale Pond/ Ambassador Hills and President Bush have Alamo Elementary Magnet School in Odessa, · stood tough. They continue to be guided by fairly compete in these important and TX, for their innovative reply to the education the principle that no agreement is better than growing markets. problems facing this country. Gale Pond/ a bad agreement. While there have been re­ Has the USTR's citing of the EC Alamo is a year-round school. The students peated pressures to conclude an agreement, helped raise the temperature in nego­ have a rotating schedule attending school for most recently in April, those pressures have tiations on the government procure­ 6 weeks of instruction followed by a 2-week been weathered. Our negotiators continue to ment code? You bet! The title 7 report vacation, called an intersession. However, dur­ push for open markets, fair trade and non­ drew an immediate and angry response ing the intersession, students are able to par­ discrimination. from officials of EC member states. ticipate in a wide range of recreational and America's trade deficit remains a serious But the response was as far off the academic community centered activities spon­ problem. Our markets continue to be open to mark as is the EO's discriminatory sored by the school-the teachers strive to in­ the world, while American firms fight to pry corporate learning with recreational activities. open foreign markets. But while we continue utilities directive. One EC official ar­ gued that the discriminatory utilities The students' response to this curriculum to fight for fair trade, we should not ignore en­ has been overwhelmingly positive. Attendance couraging signs when they appear. U.S. ex­ clause was included "because the U.S. and academic achievement has improved sig­ ports in February set an all-time record high. telecommunications market is closed." nificantly. The students thrive on the creative American exports in the first 2 months of 1992 A representative from the Tele­ learning techniques the school offers. I have stood at $73.2 billion, up a solid 8.1 percent communications Industry Association had the opportunity to visit this remarkable from the $67.7 billion in goods exported during called the remark ridiculous, pointing school and have seen the students' enthu­ the same period last year. The U.S. trade sur­ to the capture by foreign firms of 25 siasm for learning. Even during intersession plus with Western Europe widened 55.1 per­ percent of the American telecommuni­ the school is swarming with students. This cent in February. In fact, February's trade per­ cations market. clearly demonstrates the need for creative formance narrowed the trade deficit to· its low­ Could the 1992 title 7 report be tough­ ideas to rejuvenate our educational system. est level since March 1983. er? Should Japan have been identified It is imperative we enhance educational op­ But let's not think for a minute that portunities for our youth-today's youth are to­ these statistics mean we can relax our for its plans to remove mobile commu­ nications from coverage under the morrow's leaders. I salute the Gale Pond/ efforts. We are not running a trade sur­ Alamo Elementary and believe their unique plus, we are not even breaking even. In United States-Japan NTT Procurement approach to education is exemplary. 1991, the United States ran a trade defi­ Agreement?· Should Australia have cit of $66.3 billion. been identified? How about China? And that is why the title 7 report is Strong arguments could probably be THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF so important. Foreign discrimination made that these and other countries COMSAT LABS in government procurements must be should have been identified. identified and then eliminated. Where While the report has not always been HON. CONSTANCE A. MOREllA discrimination is not eliminated, sanc­ as pointed or tough as many of us OF MARYLAND tions must be imposed. Foreign firms would like, officials from General Elec­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES should not enjoy access to American tric, NEMA and TIA testified last week Tuesday, May 12, 1992 procurements when American business that title 7 has helped to keep tele­ is not accorded reciprocal access Mrs. MORELLA. Mr. Speaker, let me ask abroad. communications, heavy electrical and my colleagues to join me in saluting COMSAT The USTR's 1992 title 7 report builds other sectors on the negotiating table. Laboratories on the occasion of its 25th anni­ upon the February early review. In its Title 7 has proven to be an effective versary. early review the administration deter­ tool in keeping a focus on these issues. Located in Clarksburg, MD, COM SAT Labs mined that the European Community Industry witnesses applauded the re­ has been a focal point for the development of met the requirements for identification solve of U.S. negotiators and expressed the global satellite communications system the under the statute for discriminatory their appreciation for the efforts of the world has grown to rely on in the last three procurement policies of government­ administration and Congress in striv­ decades. Through the years, COMSAT Labs owned telecommunications and elec­ ing to open foreign markets. has made great advances in communications trical utilities in certain EC member Next year's title 7 hearing should technology including development of the echo states. The formal report released prove to be most interesting. It is my canceller, which improved the transmission April 29, reaffirms the identification of hope, and I know the hope of American quality of satellite telephone links; nickel-hy­ the EC and once again names Norway industry, that the President will be drogen batteries which increased the lifetime of communications satellites; and the flat-plate for its discriminatory procurement of able to report that EC telecommuni­ toll collection equipment. antenl)a, a compact satellite antenna used to If you consider the sheer size of the cations and heavy electrical procure­ receive direct broadcast satellite trans­ European telecommunications market, ments will be open and fair, and that missions. it is clear that the identification of the procurements in Norway, Australia, In a time when the Nation frets over the loss EC in title 7 can have important impli­ China, and Japan will be nondiscrim­ of its high-technology edge, COMSAT Labs cations for future American sales. It inatory. The sanctions provisions of has kept America ahead in this vital area. As has been estimated that telecommuni­ title 7 have yet to be tested. The Presi­ one of the key contractors on NASA's Ad­ cations will grow from about 3 percent dent, USTR and Congress stand ready vance Communications Technology Satellite of Europe's gross domestic product to 7 to use the full force of title 7, including [ACTS], as well as work it is doing in the area percent by the year 2000. Spending on its sanctions provisions. However, our of high definition television and digital com­ equipment and services could rise to desire and goal remains the opening of pression, COMSAT Labs continues to take the $104 billion in 1992, reflecting a growth foreign procurement markets. lead in ensuring America's competitiveness. May 12, 1992 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 11085 To help encourage the development of a hicle refueling property that is placed in serv­ to taxpayers with adjusted gross income in ex­ high-technology industry, Maryland created the ice during a taxable year. Clean-burning motor cess of $100,000. 1-270 high technology corridor. COM SAT was vehicle fuel property generally would be de­ The proposal would apply to property that is one of the first companies to locate there, and fined as a motor vehicle that is produced and placed in service after June 30, 1993, and be­ I have no doubt its presence helped attract designed so that the vehicle may be propelled fore January 1, 2005. The proposal would other companies to the area over the years. by a clean-burning fuel, but only to the extent phase out beginning with property placed in COM SAT Labs has provided thousands of of the portion of the basis of the vehicle that service after December 31, 2001. highly skilled jobs for Maryland. Furthermore, is attributable to the storage or delivery to the Inclusion of this provision represents the COMSAT Corp. will move its headquarters to engine of such fuel; or any property that modi­ culmination of years of working with the en­ Bethesda in mid-1993, including over 500 em­ fies a motor vehicle that is propelled by a fuel ergy industry, the automotive industry, and the ployees, solidifying its role as a ·major anchor which is not a clean-burning fuel so that the environmental community to determine how in the Montgomery County high-tech commu­ vehicle may be propelled by a clean-burning best to give the most efficient economic incen­ nity. I am ver1 pleased to congratulate COM­ fuel. In addition, in order for property to qualify tive to gain the greatest environmental benefit SAT Labs and all of its dedicated employees as clean-burning motor vehicle fuel property, at the lowest cost. The result is sound, on 25 years of important contributions in the the original use of the property must com­ straightforward legislation that offers a deduc­ area of satellite and communications research. mence with the taxpayer and the property tion to consumers and marketers encouraging generally must satisfy any applicable Federal them to buy alternative fuel vehicles, convert or State environmental standards. their gasoline powered cars, and ensure con­ TAX INCENTIVES FOR Clean-burning motor vehicle refueling prop­ venient refueling locations for consumers. ALTERNATIVE FUELS erty gener.ally would be defined as property This deduction is not only an excellent com­ that is used to store clean-burning fuel or to plement to the other alternative fuels provi­ HON. MICHAEL A. ANDREWS dispense clean-burning fuel into the fuel tank sions ,in H.R. 776, but also should fit well with OF TEXAS of a motor vehicle propelled by such fuel, but the fleet conversion requirements of the Clean IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES only if the fuel is stored at the same location Air Act. These tax incentives will help ease the Tuesday, May 12, 1992 where the fuel is delivered into the fuel tank of economic burden on those individual consum­ the motor vehicle. In order for a deduction to ers and fleet owners committed to a clean en­ Mr. ANDREWS of Texas. Mr. Speaker, with be allowed for the cost of clean-burning motor vironment. With tailpipe emissions causing vehicle emissions accounting for between 30 vehicle refueling property, the original use of much of the air pollution in our large, metro­ and 40 percent of our ozone forming gases, it the property must commence with the tax­ politan cities like Houston, greater alternative is quite clear that alternative fuels can mean payer and the cost of the property must be in­ fuel use is imperative if we are to make real dramatic improvements in our air quality. curred in connection with a trade or business and lasting progress. The Congressional Research Service has carried on by the taxpayer. estimated that by simply using natural gas in Clean-burning fuel would be defined as nat­ vehicles we can reduce reactive hydrocarbon ural gas, liquefied petroleum gas, liquefied INTRODUCTION OF THE CHEMICAL emissions by up to 85 percent and nitrogen natural gas, hydrogen, electricity, and any DEMILITARIZATION PROGRAM oxide emissions by up to 65 percent. Further, other fuel if at least 85 percent of the fuel is REVISIONS ACT 1992 the Environmental Defense Fund has found methanol, ethanol, any other alcohol, ether, or that when compared with a traditional gasoline any combination of the foregoing. HON. C. THOMAS McMILLEN powered vehicle, an electric powered auto­ The amount of the deduction for cleaning­ OF MARYLAND mobile can offer between 25 and 100 percent burning motor vehicle fuel property would be IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES reduction in greenhouse gases. limited for each motor vehicle fuel based on I have advocated for years that the best the type and size of the motor vehicle. In the Tuesday, May 12, 1992 way to integrate alternative fuels into our case of an automobile or a light truck-a truck Mr. McMILLEN of Maryland. Mr. Speaker, I transportation sector is through tax incentives. with a gross vehicle weight rating of 10,000 rise today to introduce legislation which modi­ This has been one of my top legislative prior­ pounds or less-the deduction would be lim­ fies the current Chemical Demilitarization Pro­ ities since 1988, when I first introduced legis­ ited to $2,000. In the case of a medium size gram. The purpose of this legislation is three­ lation to encourage the use of alternative fuels truck-a truck with a gross vehicle weight rat­ fold: to revise the deadline for the destruction by fleet vehicles. My bill, H.R. 1497, the Alter­ ing that is greater than 10,000 but not greater of the United States' stockp!le of old lethal native Fuels Incentive Act, now has 57 co­ than 26,000 pounds-the deduction would be chemical agents and munitions, to encourage sponsors. It would provide a 20-percent tax limited to $5,000. In the case of a heavy international cooperation on the disposal of le­ credit for the cost of equipment used to con­ truck-a truck with a gross vehicle weight rat­ thal chemical agents and munitions, and to es­ vert a vehicle so that it can run on clean-burn­ ing that is greater than 26,000 pounds-or tablish a Commission to advise the President ing alternative fuel, a 20-percent credit for al­ bus, the deduction would be limited to and the Congress on alternative technologies ternative refueling station equipment such as $50,000. appropriate for use in the disposal of these underground tanks for methanol and compres­ The amount of the deduction allowed any chemical agents and munitions. sor stations for natural gas, a 20-percent cred­ taxpayer-or a related person or prede­ Under current law, the disposal of lethal it for the fuel system of a new vehicle dedi­ cessor-for clean-burning motor vehicle refuel­ chemical agents and munitions must be com­ cated to clean fuel use, and credit equivalent ing property would be limited to $100,000 per pleted by 1999. This deadline was enacted as payments for state and local agencies so that refueling location. a part of the agreement reached between the they will be encouraged to use alternative fuel The basis of any property with respect to United States and the former Soviet Union in technology. which a deduction is allowed would be re­ 1990. This deadline is unrealistic, especially in On April 29, in the Committee on Ways and duced by the amount of the deduction. In ad­ light of the collapse of the former Soviet Means, we took a critical step in promoting dition, the deduction would be recaptured if Union. The United States is in the process of clean fuel use. The committee adopted, by the property ceases to qualify as clean-burn­ negotiating an international conference on unanimous consent, tax incentives for the pur­ ing motor vehicle fuel or refueling property or chemical weapons. It makes sense to revise chase of vehicles using clean-burning alter­ the property is prematurely disposed of. the current deadline for disposal to be consist­ natives such as natural gas, methanol, etha­ In the case of an individual, the deduction ent with any new international agreement. In nol, and electricity. The incentive adopted for clean-burning motor vehicle fuel property addition, it is inappropriate to push forward uses a deduction rather than a credit ap­ would be allowed as an adjustment to gross with a disposal program until we are sure that proach, but this should prove a significant step income rather than as an itemized deduction. all disposal alternatives are thoroughly consid­ in promoting the nationwide use of clean fuel Consequently, the deduction would not be ered. technology. subject to the 2 percent adjusted gross in­ It is well known that I have concerns about ' This provision provides a deduction for a come floor that otherwise applies to mis­ the current disposal program, and that I have portion of the cost of clean-burning motor ve­ cellaneous itemized deductions or to the a very personal interest in this issue. In Mary­ hicle fuel property and clean-burning motor ve- phase out of itemized deductions that applies land, at the Aberdeen Proving Ground, mus- 11086 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS May 12, 1992 tard agent is stored. While this stockpile Senators FORD and MIKULSKI, who I have "Days Afield on Staten Island." I am proud to amounts to less than 5 percent of the entire worked very closely with in developing this recognize this special work reprinted in a com­ national stockpile, the current program re­ legislation, will be introducing similar legisla­ memorative edition to celebrate the 1OOth an­ quires the construction of an incinerator to tion later this week in the Senate. I look for­ niversary of the first publication, and the 130th burn this lethal agent. I am not convinced that ward to working with them and my colleagues anniversary of the birth of its author. is the preferable disposal choice or the most here in the House to move this legislation for­ "Days Afield on Staten Island," is William T. cost-efficient. In addition, I have very real con­ ward. Davis' account of the natural beauty and land­ cerns about the safety of this approach, and scape of Staten Island 100 years ago. Davis the ability of Maryland residents to be safely detailed the broad variety of plant and animal TRIBUTE TO FIREMAN DAVID L. evacuated in event of an accident. species on Staten Island, honoring the natural COFFY It is for these reasons that I am introducing magnificence of the area. Although the land­ this legislation. The centerpiece of this bill is to scape has changed dramatically in the 100 establish an independent Commission to ex­ HON. JAMES A. TRAFICANT, JR. years that have passed, this commemorative amine disposal alternatives. This Commission OF OHIO edition gives readers an opportunity to learn of would be composed of nine members, six ap­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Staten Island's past, as well as to remind us pointed by the Congress and three from the Tuesday, May 12, 1992 that our natural resources are indispensable. different Federal agencies involved with the Mr. TRAFICANT. Mr. Speaker, I rise today William T. Davis was born on Staten Island program. The purpose of this Commission on October 12, 1862. He comes from a long would be to examine alternative disposal to pay tribute to a brave man recently recog­ nized by Firehouse magazine for heroism and line of Staten Islanders, tracing his lineage on methods and to report to the Congress and the island as far back as to the 17th century. the President on its findings. In the consider­ community service: Fire Captain David Coffy As a young boy, he became interested in nat­ ation process, the Commission would be re­ of the Brookfield Township Fire Department, ural history. He is remembered as a ento­ quired to consider the cost, time, feasibility, which is in my 17th Congressional District of mologist and local historian, and wrote numer­ and public health and safety associated with Ohio. Firehouse magazine recognized David's ous scientific and historical articles during this various disposal methods. Special consider­ courageous efforts while fighting a fire in the lifetime. Davis was one of the founders of the ation will be given to those low-volume sites early morning of April 8, 1992. The sole fire­ Staten Island Institute of Arts and Sciences, like the Aberdeen Proving Ground. Mr. Speaker, I recognize that the task of man arriving on the scene, David was in­ which still thrives to this day, and was an ad­ disposing of lethal chemical agents and muni­ formed by the father of the family living in the vocate for development of a park system for tions is not an easy one. However, the d!fficult house that his two sons were trapped on the Staten Island. nature of the job does not give us an excuse second floor. With the help of two police offi­ "Days Afield in Staten Island," is a wonder­ for not being as thorough and well-informed as cers, Coffy reached the children's room using ful look at life on old Staten Island. It gives us possible. Nor does it justify a mind set which a portable ladder. The heat and smoke condi­ an opportunity to glimpse at what life was mandates that all stockpile sites, regardless of tions inside of the house were extreme. once like, and see how dramatically it has Once inside, David found one of the twin the types of agents and munitions stored there changed over time. William T. Davis has given boys. He passed the boy out of the window to or the amount, should be treated the same. us an irreplaceable gift and it gives me great the policemen, then returning for the other What works well in one location may not in pride to recognize the commemorative edition boy. As conditions in the room became even another. of "Days Afield in Staten Island," and to thank I am introducing this legislation with the more extreme, David found the other boy and all the people who worked to bring this valu­ hope that my colleagues will recognize that we carried him to safety. able work to our attention. David returned into the burning house a simply do not have all the information we need third time to locate the mother. Inside the to make an informed decision about disposing house, visibility was nil, causing David to fall DUNDALK OPTIMIST CLUB NAMES of these lethal stockpiles. In addition, we need BRAXTON HUNTLEY 1992 CITIZEN to make the disposal process more flexible to down a flight of stairs. Finding the mother in OF THE YEAR allow for variation at sites where it is appro­ the front bedroom, he carried her out by the priate. portable ladder he used to enter the building. Let me make one final point. Another rea­ David's heroics saved the two children, but HON. HELEN DEUCH BENTLEY sadly the mother perished in the blaze. With­ son that I am introducing legislation today is OF MARYLAND out his efforts, though, perhaps an entire fam­ because the current program needs to be IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES opened up to greater public participation. We ily would have ·died. People talk about the state of role models in Tuesday, May 12, 1992 need to bring in outside experts to work with the Army on examining alternatives, and we our society today. Our children see athletes Mrs. BENTLEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to need get the public involved. The residents of using drugs, not finishing school, musicians pay tribute to Mr. Braxton Huntley who was re­ Maryland do not feel that they have been leading questionable lifestyles, and unethical cently named "Citizen of the Year" by the given a chance to have any input with the cur­ activities by civic leaders. Mr. Speaker, I tell members of the Dundalk Optimist Club. Mr. rent program. They feel as though they have you it is men like David Coffy who are the real Huntley was chosen for his "outstanding com­ been steamrollered. Now, we can argue role models for our children. I think David mitments and contributions to the community." whether this is the case or not, but the impor­ could probably teach a few adults a thing or It is with utmost respect and admiration that tant point is that this is the way they feel. As two about setting the right example for young I commend Braxton for his hard work and elected Representatives, we have a respon­ people today. dedication on behalf of the · community. The sibility to be responsive and open to the pub­ It gives me great pleasure, Mr. Speaker to community of Dundalk, located in Baltimore lic. The Commission I am proposing would ad­ stand here and recognize someone like Fire County, MD, is primarily a blue collar commu­ dress this problem by having two appointed Captain David L. Coffy for risking his life to nity particularly hard hit by the loss of our in­ members that are private citizens. save others. dustrial base and trade imbalance. Yet this It is an easy thing to criticize an unpopular community continues to flourish despite adver­ program without offering any answers on how TRIBUTE TO THE COMMEMORA­ sity, thanks to individuals such as Braxton to make it better. I believe that the legislation TIVE EDITION OF "DAYS AFIELD Huntley. Hard times have not dimmed the I am proposing today is a reasonable way for ON STATEN ISLAND" sense of responsibility and duty to one's improving the Chemical Demilitarization Pro­ neighborhood. This spirit that binds the com­ gram. We do need to dispose of the lethal SUSAN munity together is still evident in the commu­ agents and munitions stockpiled in this county. HON. MOUNARI nity of Dundalk and is personified by residents OF NEW YORK My legislation in no way says that this is not like Braxton Huntley. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES the case. What it does say is that when we Braxton was chosen from a pool of 10 nomi­ dispose of the stockpiles, it should be done in Tuesday, May 12, 1992 nations. Those chosen must live in Dundalk a well-informed manner and in a way that is Ms. MOLINARI. Mr. Speaker, in 1892 a very and "be well-known for voluntarism and serv­ not harmful to public heaith and safety. special book was written by William T. Davis, ice to the community in order to be named citi- May 12, 1992 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 11087 zen of the year." In the local paper, the Dun­ firm and protect certain labor rights of ship­ neighborhood with a style not often found any­ dalk Eagle, Optimist Chuck Panuska stated board supervisory personnel. more in Chicago politics. that Braxton was chosen because of the sheer Maritime officers licensed by the U.S. Coast The Seventh Congressional District of Illi­ magnitude of his resume. According to Mr. Guard are supervisory personnel. As such, nois owes Bill a debt of gratitude and the city Panuska, Braxton Huntley was involved in so they are excluded from the provisions of the of Chicago will surely miss him. much, his resume outshined them all. Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Locally, Braxton has always been very ac­ Act. For statutory or nonsupervisory employ­ tive in beautifying Dundalk and has devoted a ees this law provides certain protections with TRIBUTE TO THE MAYHEW great deal of time to the Dundalk Revitaliza­ respect to concerted activity and other em­ COMMUNITY BAPTIST CHURCH tion Committee and the Greening Committee ployee rights, and imposes a duty on employ­ of Dundalk. So noteworthy are his accomplish­ ers to bargain with the duly designated rep­ HON. ROBERT T. MATSUI ments in this area that last year Braxton was resentative of the employees. OF CALIFORNIA appointed by Gov. William Donald Schaefer to Congress, in deciding to exclude super­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES act as Baltimore County's representative to visors from these protections, left it to the su­ the Senior Conservation Corps. This program pervisors and their employers to operate with­ Tuesday, May 12,1992 seeks to involve senior citizens in cleaning up out legal constraints. The reasoning was that Mr. MATSUI. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to and beautifying their environment. each could utilize whatever economic muscle salute the Mayhew Community Baptist Church However, Braxton's extensive civic involve­ could be generated: Supervisors could strike on the occasion of their 65th anniversary. This ment extends beyond the community of Dun­ and picket and employers were not legally re­ month the church is planning a special cele­ dalk and includes the Johns Hopkins Chil­ quired to bargain with the union representing bration honoring those pioneers who followed dren's Center. In 1981, Braxton retired from the sup~rvisors. This situation remained as is through on their dream of creating a place of the predominant employer in the area, Beth­ worship. lehem Steel. Upon his retirement, he began to for more than 25 years. The Mayhew Community Baptist Church use his spare time to raise funds for the Chil­ In recent years, however, the National Labor began as the Mayhew Mission which started dren's Center and continually became more Relations Board has interpreted the law to de­ in 1927 and worked with the Japanese popu­ involved in this effort. His involvement with the prive the supervisors of their right to strike and lace of Sacramento. By 1930, a one room Johns Hopkins Children's Center is nothing picket without imposing any corresponding building was erected for the purpose of teach­ short of incredible. legal obligation on the employers to bargain Braxton recruits local officials, celebrities, with the supervisors' unions. The NLRB has, ing the Japanese language and Sunday and citizens to man telephone lines for the by its interpretation of the law, subverted Con­ school by members of the mission. However, center's telethon and, each year, presents the gress' intent that labor and management each because of the Japanese evacuation from the center with a check from the community of have rights and that each side could act to Sacramento area after the outbreak of World Dundalk. Thanks to his efforts, last year he protect its own position. War II, the mission became inactive. presented the center with $32,000. The funds In order to restore the balance to this labor­ To their great credit, members still managed were used for capital · improvements. In addi­ management relationship and to reaffirm long to hold meetings and Sunday school in their tion, he has volunteered over 6,600 hours at established right of maritime unions to engage homes. In April 1947, a new church building the hospital making the hospital experience a in concerted activities on behalf of shipboard was erected, and in 1952, the Mayhew Baptist little easier and more comfortable for both chil­ supervisors, my bill would amend the National Mission became the Mayhew Community Bap­ dren and parents alike. Braxton tries to relieve Labor Relations Act to clarify that "employer's tist Church. some of the fears and anxieties of children representative" as used in section 8(b)(1)(B), Today, the Mayhew Church continues to facing operations and offers his assistance to does not include persons licensed by the make tremendous contributions to its mem­ parents. Coast Guard and represented by a labor orga­ bers and the entire Sacramento community. In As if this was not enough, Braxton's selfless nization and that any picketing or other con­ addition to providing a place of worship, the devotion to his fellow man includes even certed activity taken by a union on behalf of Mayhew Church offers a fantastic church more. He helped establish the Dundalk Meals supervisory employees is not a prohibited re­ choir, adult Sunday school classes, weekly on Wheels Program and served on the metro­ straint or concern. Bible study, and many other noble activities politan board for Meals on Wheels for 6 years. I urge my colleagues to rectify this mistake. designed to serve the church and the people He is a member of the Dundalk United Meth­ Please cosponsor this important legislation. of Sacramento. odist Church, is past president of the Dundalk Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me Rotary Club, and serves on the development in paying tribute to the Mayhew Community committee of St. Rita's School. TRIBUTE TO WILLIAM BILL HENRY Baptist Church on the occasion of their 65th As we all know, it is far too easy to simply anniversary of service to the Sacramento com­ judge individuals by their monetary or material HON. CARDISS COLLINS munity. wealth. However, those who truly are blessed OF ILLINOIS are those, such as Braxton Huntley, who pos­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES sess a wealth of character and spirit. If we are RECOGNITION OF MARY HARTLEY to look for true heroes among us, we need not Tuesday, May 12, 1992 AS A NATIONAL OUTSTANDING look any further than our own communities. Mrs. COLLINS of Illinois. Mr. Speaker, SCHOOL VOLUNTEER Without a doubt, Braxton Huntley represents want to express my extreme sorrow over the what has made America great. untimely death of William Bill Henry, the HON. BOB STUMP Mr. Speaker, my fellow colleagues, I am former alderman and Democratic committee­ OF ARIZONA proud to salute Braxton Huntley, 1992 Citizen man of the 24th ward in Chicago, IL. The 24th IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES of the Year. ward was cited by both Presidents Franklin D. Roosevelt and John F. Kennedy as the most Tuesday, May 12, 1992 INTRODUCTION OF LEGISLATION Democratic ward in the country, and my friend Mr. STUMP. Mr. Speaker, it is a pleasure to TO PROTECT LABOR RIGHTS OF Bill was the proud standard bearer of that tra­ recognize the efforts of Mary Hartley, of Phoe­ SHIPBOARD SUPERVISORY PER­ dition. nix, AZ, who was recently awarded the 1992 SONNEL Alderman Henry died March 7, 1992, after a National Outstanding School Volunteer Award. long battle against cancer. He leaves, how­ The National Association of Partners in Edu­ ever, a legacy of courage and ability "to get cation, Inc., the White House Office of Na­ HON. CHARLES A. HAYES things done" in the Chicago City Council and tional Service, and the U.S. Department of OF ILLINOIS State legislature. He used his extraordinary Education jointly made the award to Mrs. Hart­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ability to communicate with the common man ley. She is one of seven recipients nationwide, Tuesday, May 12, 1992 to insure the election of persons dedicated to and personifies the best efforts of community Mr. HAYES of Illinois. Mr. Speaker, I am city, State, and Federal public service. Not volunteers working to improve American edu­ pleased to introduce today legislation to reaf- one for subtlety, Bill represented his west side cation.

59-059 0-97 Vol. 138 (Pt. 8) 33 11088 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS May 12, 1992 Mary Hartley has been instrumental in creat­ lection. No one is more deserving of the Park. He led the movement to bring Lake ing and implementing volunteer programs in honor. Mr. Speaker, Randolph McCormick is a Michigan water to Orland Park. He was also Alhambra School District No. 68. She orga­ credit to his family, his business, hi~ commu­ committed to decreasing the number of drink­ nized structured programs in the district's 10 nity, his parish, and to all of Louisiana. ing related accidents on the area highways. In schools in which the number of volunteers has Established in 1946, Dixie Glass of 1988, Owens initiated and developed the increased to more than 490. She organized a Opelousas continues to provide badly needed happy hour ban in Orland Park. This same kids voting initiative for 89 election precincts in jobs and service to St. Landry Parish, the legislation was used as the model for state­ 1991, to provide a hands-on voting experience south-central Louisiana area and well beyond wide legislation limiting special drink pro­ for elementary and high school students at a Louisiana's borders. The business employs motions throughout the State of Illinois. regular city election. Mary also has planned some 130 people, operates its own fleet of ve­ Throughout this time, Fred Owens taught and implemented student attendance parties hicles, sells in nine States and has distribution high school for the Chicago Board of Edu­ to improve student attendance; initiated a fam­ locations in sev'3n States. Its employees get cation. In addition to teaching social studies ily math program to increase parental involve­ the job done, and have done it well for dec­ for more than 30 years, Frederick Owens ment in their child's education; and has served ades, day in and day out. Mr. Speaker, Dixie served as a cooperative work ttaining coordi­ on the Alhambra District Governing Board Glass of Opelousas and Randolph McCormick nator at Hubbard High School in Chicago be­ since 1989, of which she was president for 2 enjoy a well-deserved reputation for integrity fore retiring from teaching in 1991. He was years. and excellence. I am pleased to represent also a guest lecturer at Governors State and The President has made social problem­ them in the U.S. Congress. I congratulate Mr. Chicago State Universities as well as past su­ solving through voluntary community service, McCormick on his selection as Louisiana's perintendent of the Cook County public or "Points of Light", a hallmark of his adminis­ Small Business Person of the Year. schools. tration. The ultimate goal is to make commu­ Throughout his career, Owens received a nity service central to the life and work of TRIBUTE TO FREDERICK OWENS number of professional honors. He received every American. Mary lives that goal and un­ the Alliance Against Intoxicated Motorists for derstands that volunteerism is essential if we initiating the happy hour ban and in 1980, he want to influence the future of our Nation's HON. WIWAM 0. UPINSKI was nominated for the Superior Teacher's children. OF ILLINOIS Award by the Chicago Board of Education. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Mary Hartley proves that individuals can The family, friends, and community of Fred­ make things happen and make a difference in Tuesday, May 12,1992 erick Owens have suffered a great loss. As his their communities. She has earned our grati­ Mr. LIPINSKI. Mr. Speaker, I rise today with daughter, Marjorie Owens, said: tude and deserves our congratulations for a a sense of loss after the death of Frederick job well done. Politics was a ministry for my father. He Owens, mayor of Orland Park, IL. Mayor was a true ombudsman for the residents of Owens passed away on Sunday, May 3, 1992, Orland Park. The greatest satisfaction here­ TRIBUTE TO RANDOLPH at the Palos Community Hospital in Palos ceived was being in a position to be able to McCORMICK Heights, IL. help people. Not only will we, his family, Frederick Owens began his political career miss him terribly; the people of Orland Park in the late 1960's when he was elected to the have lost a true leader. HON. CLYDE C. HOLLOWAY Owens is survived by his wife Sally and OF LOUISIANA Evergreen Park High School District Scliool Board. A native of the southwest side of Chi­ three daughters, Mary Beth, Marjorie and IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES cago, Owens and his family moved to Orland Maura. His three grandchildren are Chris­ Tuesday, May 12, 1992 Park in 1972. He was first elected as an topher and Sean Patrick Pratl and Stephanie Mr. HOLLOWAY. Mr. Speaker, I am proud Orland Park Village trustee in 1979 and was Erin Owens-Toy. He is also survived by his to salute today my constituent, a longtime resi­ re-elected in 1983. Later, Owens was elected brother, John Owens and his sister, Sister dent of St. Landry Parish, LA, the highly suc­ village president-mayor-in 1985 and re- Mary Louise Owens. cessful businessman and entrepreneur, Mr. elected in 1989. · Mr. Speaker, as I rise today to recognize Randolph McCormick. The owner of Dixie Known throughout the community for his Frederick Owens, I wish to honor the memory Glass of Opelousas, LA, Mr. McCormick has outgoing personality and unique sense of of this exceptional leader. I hope my col­ been named the State of Louisiana's Small humor, Owens took great pride in his many leagues will join me and my constituents in sa­ Business Person of the Year. I applaud his se- accomplishments for the village of Orland luting Frederick Owens.