April 27, 1989 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE 7589 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES-Thursday, April 27, 1989 The House met at 11 a.m. and was WASHINGTON, DC, great distinction through his quiet, ef­ called to order by the Speaker pro April19, 1989. fective manner. Hon. JIM WRIGHT, tempore [Mr. MOAKLEY]. The Speaker, House of Representatives, As Alan and his family-Carol, Washington, DC David, and Jeremy-prepare to enter a DEAR MR. SPEAKER: Pursuant to the per­ new phase, I wish them congratula­ DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO mission granted in clause 5 of rule III of the tions and the very best of everything. TEMPORE Rules of the U.S. House of Representatives, But his departure is also bittersweet. the Clerk received at 9:07 a.m. on Tuesday, It is with sadness and a great deal of The SPEAKER pro tempore laid April 18, 1989 the following message from before the House the following com­ the Secretary of the Senate. That the reluctance that we say goodbye. munication from the Speaker: Senate passed without amendment, H. Con. I will miss not having my good HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Res. 96. friend here on the Hill every day pro­ Washington, DC. With great respect, I am viding us with his learned counsel and I hereby designate the Honorable JoE Sincerely yours, advice. In fact, what I will miss most is MoAKLEY to act as Speaker pro tempore on DONNALD K. ANDERSON, having the opportunity of stopping this day. Clerk, House of Representatives. and saying, "Hi, Alan." JIM WRIGHT, Alan Kranowitz exemplifies and de­ Speaker of the House of Representatives. TRIBUTE TO LUCILLE BALL fines those words we in public service United States of America, and to Republic with tremendous respect and unwaver­ carefully estimated. Therefore, I have · for which it stands, one nation under God, ing gratitude that I rise today to pay requested the Departments of Energy, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. tribute to a great American and a true Interior, Commerce, and the Environ­ friend, Alan Kranowitz. mental Protection Agency to prepare Alan and I go back many years to jointly a preliminary estimate of dam­ COMMUNICATION FROM THE the days when he served ably as chief ages and costs to be delivered to the CLERK OF THE HOUSE of staff to the Honorable Tom Loef­ Congress in 60 days. Then we may be The SPEAKER pro tempore laid fler, a former Member of the House of able to estimate whether the trust before the House the following com­ Representatives. Throughout his fund that we have called upon Exxon munication from the Clerk of the career in the House and in the White to establish should be greater or less House of Representatives: House, Alan served this country with than $1 billion.

0 This symbol represents the time of day during the House proceedings, e.g., D 1407 is 2:07 p.m. Matter set in this typeface indicates words inserted or appended, rather than spoken, by a Member of the House on the floor. 7590 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE April 27, 1989 Exxon must assure all Americans ADMINISTRATION REFUSES TO its most talented young people are that it will make sufficient funds SPEND $100 MILLION OF $5 BIL­ willing to join.'' available to remediate the damage it LION BALANCE TO DEFEAT The facts are bleak. A survey of 40 has caused to beaches, wildlife, the TERRORISM ON THE AIRWAYS college placement officers found that Alaskan fishing industry, and the . alignment of these facilities. tion review boards to certify the mana­ Agencies may give modest preference to ap­ When Deputy Secretary of Defense gerial competence of appointees to plicants from underrepresented groups Taft released this classified report last SES positions; eliminates, to the (racial, ethnic minorities or women>. Fellow­ October he stated that "the present ship recipients will receive a stipend at overseas base structure is required to extent practicable, improper political grade level GS-2, and will work summers at pressures on career civil servants; and the sponsoring agency. Upon graduation, support U.S. forces abroad and current establishes advisory panels to advise the fellowship recipient will receive a regu­ operational plans." According to the the Office of Personnnel Management lar appointment and must work for the Department of Defense not one of the on the management of the civil serv­ agency one year for each year of the fellow­ 374 U.S. military installations located ice. ship. The agency can terminate the fellow­ overseas is suitable for closure or con­ The quiet crisis is beginning to make ship at any time, and if so, there is no pay­ solidation. While DOD officials may quite a ruckus. Public servants play a back requirement of either money or serv­ ice. If the student terminates the fellow­ believe that they can justify the exist­ necessary and honorable role in our ship, the agency is authorized to collect ence of all their overseas bases, I be­ country. The Excellence in Govern­ amounts paid for tuition and fees. The Gen­ lieve that we in Congress should be ment Management Act will help re­ eral Accounting Office will conduct an taking a very close look at this matter. store a more positive image of public annual audit of the program. Further, each There are no bases in my district service and promote excellence in Gov­ agency shall report annually on its use of which are targeted for closure under ernment. I hope you will join me in the program. Section 13 requires OPM to establish min­ the Defense Savings Act. Even so, my supporting a better, more efficient, imum periods of required management constituents continue to ask me why more competent Government. training over a fixed period of years for su­ American bases are being closed and I ask that a copy of the section-by­ pervisors, managers, and executives. It also American jobs are being lost while the section summary of the bill be printed establishes a required training program for in the RECORD. political appointees at grade levels GS-13 Government refuses to even look at our overseas installations. I am sure SECTION-BY-SECTION SUMMARY OF THE EXCEL­ and above in the operations of government LENCE IN GOVERNMENT MANAGEMENT AcT and ethics. that my colleagues with bases in their Section 14 provides that the dollar value Section 1 contains the short Title-the districts which will be closed are hear­ of Presidential rank awards for outstanding ing the same questions, only louder. Excellence in Government Management career senior executives is adjusted each Act-and the table of contents. time there is a pay adjustment for the civil Our current budget deficit and grow­ Section 2 states that the purpose of the service. ing national debt make it imperative act is to increase the productivity and effec­ Section 15 requires the Director of OPM that we reexamine all of our commit­ tiveness of government. to appoint two advisory panels: one made up Section 3 requires that a Senior Executive ments, including our overseas bases. of career SES members to advise on the We no longer have the luxury of al­ Service position be filled only by a running of the SES and one made up of career appointee if it is necessary to insure career civil servants representing organiza­ lowing our allies to reduce their defi­ impartiality or if principal responsibility of tions of civil servants to advise on the run­ cits and stimulate their own economic the position is personnel management. ning of the civil service. growth at our expense. We should en­ Section 4 clarifies that, effective October Section 16 states that any authority to courage our allies to assume a greater 1, 1990, the 10% limit on noncareer senior make payments under the act shall be effec­ share of the burden of our mutual se­ executives government-wide and the 25% tive only to the extent or in such amounts limitation on individual agencies applies to as provided in appropriations acts. curity, and to dedicate a greater per­ the average number of filled positions centage of their budgets toward this during the preceding fiscal year, not to the end. number of established positions. OVERSEAS BASE CLOSURE AND Many of our foreign commitments Section 5 caps at 1,000 the number of REALIGNMENT ACT Schedule C appointees graded at GS-13 or seem to have taken on a life of their above, effective October 1, 1990. (Mr. DONNELLY asked and was own, and we should not continue any Section 6 requires the Office of Personnel given permission to address the House of our commitments merely to main­ Management to report to Congress for 1 minute and to revise and extend tain the status quo. We must be will­ within 30 days after the appointment to a his remarks.) ing to review our obligations and de­ career position of an individual who was, Mr. DONNELLY. Mr. Speaker, within the preceding six months, a political termine their political and strategic today on behalf of myself and the importance. It is time for us to reex­ appointee. The individual's name will not be gentlelady from Colorado [Mrs. reported. amine our role in the international Section 7 establishes one career and one ScHROEDER], I am introducing the arena, and to ask our friends and allies noncareer Qualification Review Board Overseas Base Closure and Realign­ to join us more fully in our efforts to (QRB) to certify the managerial compe­ ment Act, legislation which creates a promote peace and democracy around tence of appointees to SES positions. Mem­ commission to examine U.S. military bers of the QRBs serve two year terms. facilities located overseas, and to make the globe. Section 8 establishes a geographic reloca­ recommendations on which of these Mr. Speaker, this legislation will tion benefit of no less than 10% nor more facilities should be consolidateq or help us save taxpayers dollars by than 20% of pay for senior executives who closed. eliminating waste in the defense are reassigned outside their commuting budget, and by reducing our overseas area. Also, section 8 authorizes an agency to When the House adopted the De­ enter into an agreement under which an fense Savings Act last July the legisla­ commitments. I urge my colleagues to SES career appointee who is eligible to tion included provisions requiring the join me in this effort to reduce unnec­ retire accepts a geographic reassignment in Commission on Base Closings and essary Federal spending. 7592 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE April 27, 1989 OMB SHOULD PARTICIPATE IN ment opportunities for individuals dis­ struct the hardware needed for an in­ CONGRESSIONAL HEARINGS abled as a result of military service. formation services system. Keeping the right to other Federal agencies-carry on a system for communications, it is very set public policy, and now is the time beneficial exchange of ideas and unlikely that we would end up with for Congress to reassert its role. dialog with the Congress. the system we have now. Having a dis­ This legislation is the result of many trict judge making telecommunica­ months of negotiations; it is a direct tions policy based strictly on the descendent of other phone bills that OMB MUST BE ACCOUNTABLE narrow focus of antitrust law is inher­ Congressman TAUKE and I have intro­ Virginia Tech team is going to change basketball because Mr. FOLEY. Mr. Speaker, I ask GENERAL LEAVE pressing defense is going to come." It unanimous consent that the business did with Coach Baisi as teacher. The in order under the Calendar Wednes­ Mr. WELDON. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members game hasn't been the same, or as sane, day rule be dispensed with on Wednes­ since then. West Virginia University day next. may have 5 legislative days within which to revise and extend their re­ athletic director, Fred Schaus, says of The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is Coach Baisi, "I learned the pressing there objection to the request of the marks and include therein extraneous material on the subject of the special concepts from Neal Baisi. He was gentleman from Washington? ahead of his time." There was no objection. order today by the gentleman from Il­ linois [Mr. PORTER]. I should point out that Coach Basis The SPEAKER. Is there objection team were made up almost entirely of ADJOURNMENT TO MONDAY, to the request of the gentleman from West Virginia players. Only six Tech MAY 1, 1989 Pennsylvania? players during his coaching career Mr. FOLEY. Mr. Speaker, I ask There was no objection. were from outside the State and none unanimous consent that when the of these were his top players. Before House adjourns today, it adjourn to his 12 years as head coach were over, meet at noon on Monday next. TRIBUTE TO NEAL BAISI Coach Baisi's Golden Bears had aver­ The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under aged over 100 points a game in five dif­ there objection to the request of the a previous order of the House, the gen­ ferent seasons and led the Nation in gentleman from Washington? tleman from West Virginia [Mr. STAG­ scoring six times. His teams won the There was no objection. GERS] is recognized for 5 minutes. competitive West Virginia Conference Mr. STAGGERS. Mr. Speaker, I rise regular season title . four times and APPOINTMENT AS MEMBERS TO today to pay tribute to a fellow West that conference tournament title ATTEND THE CEREMONIES Virginian and constituent in my dis­ twice. COMMEMORATING THE 200TH trict, Neal Baisi, who is retiring this Mr. Baisi was a technician, teacher, ANNIVERSARY OF THE IMPLE­ year after an illustrious career as bas­ and disciplinarian. His players prac­ MENTATION OF THE CONSTI­ ketball coach, director of athletics, ticed in four-buckle boots or with lead TUTION and division director of health, physi­ inserts in the practice shoes so they cal education and safety at West Vir­ would be quicker during their games. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu­ If you asked his former players if they ant to the provisions of House Concur­ ginia Institute of Technology in Mont­ gomery, WV. respected Coach Baisi when they rent Resolution 96, 101st Congress, played for him, they would say, "No, the Chair, without objection, an­ Mr. Baisi was born in Norton, WV, and graduated from Elkins High we feared him. We respect him now." nounces the Speaker's appointment of His players' stories are interesting but the following Members on the part of School in 1942. In high school, he played football, basketball, and ran they all talk about the intensity, com­ the House to attend the ceremonies mitment, and discipline that they commemorating the 200th anniversary track. He was a member of the all­ of the implementation of the Consti­ State football team. learned from Coach Baisi and use in tution as the form of Government of Mr. Baisi then went to Potomac their lives even today. the United States, the convening of State College in my hometown of Because of his zone press, Coach the First Congress, the Inauguration Keyser, WV, where he played football Baisi became the Nation's most sought of George Washington as the first in 1946 and 1947, when Potomac State after authority on basketball, speaking President of the United States, and won their only conference champion­ at the NCAA National Basketball the proposal of the Bill of Rights as ship. He led the team as a lineman and Coaches Association clinic and various the first 10 amendments to the Consti­ was known for his aggressiveness and clinics from Houston, Los Angeles, to tution: leadership. He graduated in 1948 from New York City. His book, "Coaching Mrs. BOGGS of Louisiana; the 2-year institution and transferred the Zone and Man-to-Man Pressing Mr. CRANE of Illinois; to West Virginia Tech where he was Defenses," had nine printings and sold Mr. SCHEUER of New York; an all-conference football player in over 50,000 copies. Coach Baisi is also Mr. SoLARZ of New York; 1948 and 1949, with the 1949 team the coauthor of other publications. Mr. WEISS of New York; being the school's only undefeated Although Coach Baisi is best known Mr. GREEN of New York; football squad. Mr. Baisi's accomplish­ for his pressing defenses, his innova­ Mr. ACKERMAN of New York; ments on the gridiron earned him a tiveness and basketball knowledge Mr. DORNAN of California; spot on the conference's all-time foot­ later produced a 21 to 19 victory in Mr. HOCHBRUECKNER of New York; ball team. triple overtime in a Rochester, NY Mr. ENGEL of New York; and With a football laden past, Mr. Baisi tournment when the opponent was Mrs. LOWEY of New York. took over as head basketball coach at much taller and more physical than There was no objection. West Virginia Tech in 1955, immedi­ his Golden Bears. His offense that ately changing the whole nature of night could be called the start of what the game with his innovative "zone was later called the four-corner of­ APPOINTMENT AS ADDITIONAL and man-to-man press." His 1955 team fense, made famous by Dean Smith at MAJORITY MEMBER TO averaged 111.9 points per game against North Carolina. SELECT COMMITTEE ON stunned opposition. It was the first Coach Baisi left his role as West Vir­ HUNGER team at any level-high school, col­ ginia Tech basketball coach in 1965 to The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu­ lege, or professional-that had a bas­ become the school's director of athlet­ ant to the provisions of section 103 of ketball team average more than 100 ics, the position he is retiring from. He April 27, 1989 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE 7595 left behind a record of 319 wins and 76 of the Oakland Planning and Development Only significant changes in current losses-80.8 percent-and a new way to Corp., Peoples Oakland, Freedom Unlimited, Federal laws will correct our gravely play the game. · and the Pittsburgh branch of the NAACP. In flawed system of ethics. We cannot Coach Baisi has received many the past, she has been involved with Women legislate away dishonest and unethical honors, including a Potomac State in Urban Crisis, the Allegheny County Demo­ behavior, but we can put into place College Alumni Achievement Award; cratic Committee, the United Way of South­ laws that will remove the avenues of Grand Honoree Award at the West western Pennsylvania, the Pennsylvania Advi­ potential for corruption and severely Virginia Sports Festival; West Virginia sory Committee to the U.S. Commission on punish those who are corrupt. Conference Coach of the Year; West Civil Rights, and the Pennsylvania State Job My legislation will do that. The es­ Virginia Coach of the Year; and, in­ Coordinating Council. I might add that she is sence of this legislation is quite simple. duction into the Potomac State and also my neighbor and good friend. It establishes an equality of ethical West Virginia Sports Hall of Fame. He Nancy Gallagher's devotion to the commu­ rules for all branches of government. recently received the West Virginia nity, and to the causes of civil rights and For too long, Congress has demand­ Conference's Mike McLaughlin Award, human rights, is just as impressive. Whether ed ethics from others, while exempt­ eligible to college presidents, athletic working in the public view or behind the ing itself from even the most perfunc­ directors, and registrars. In March of scenes, her commitment has been strong and tory ethical standards. this year, Coach Baisi was inducted unwavering. The ERA of lining your pockets into the NAJA Sports Hall of Fame as She is a member of the Board of Directors while paying lip service to integrity a coach/administrator. of the Squirrel Hill Chapter of the National Or­ will end. Members of the executive, Mr. Baisi married Geraldine Davis in ganization for Women [NOW], a community legislative, and judicial branches of 1950 and they have three children, contact person for Catholics for Choice, and Government will be held to common twins Patrick and Michael, and a recently served as assistant administrator of ethical standards. The revolving door daughter, Deborach, and five grand­ the "Take the Power Tour," which was cre­ that ferries outgoing Members of Con­ children. ated to help feminists run for office. gress from their official positions to Mr. Speaker, it is an honor for me to Among Ms. Gallagher's other activities have lucrative lobbying slots in the private pay tribute to one of West Virginia's been her work with the "Eliminating Racism sector will be sealed shut. most outstanding citizens and to wish Workshop" sponsored by Pennsylvania NOW, For a period of 1 year, former Mem­ him the best in his retirement. the Ad Hoc Committee to Counter Klan Activi­ bers of Congress and high level con­ ties, and Pittsburgers Against Apartheid. gressional staff will be prohibited from 0 1130 Chairwoman Alma Speed Fox and her col­ lobbying their former colleagues. The leagues on the Awards Committee of the same standard will be applied to retir­ THE 1989 FLORENCE S. Friends of the Pittsburgh Commission on ing Federal justices and judicial staff. REIZENSTEIN AWARDS Human Relations have made wise choices in The policymakers, regardless of which The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under Nancy Gallagher and Martha Hutchinson branch they serve, should not be al­ a previous order of the House, the gen­ Garvey for the Reizenstein Award. They keep lowed to turn familiarity with issues tleman from Pennsylvania [Mr. alive the Reizenstein tradition. I congratulate into finance. CoYNE] is recognized for 5 minutes. them both on the honor they are receiving. My legislation will outlaw honoraria. Mr. COYNE. Mr. Speaker, May 4 will be a The practice of collecting absurd fees special day in Pittsburgh. That is when two from industry and special interest is leading citizens of my hometown-Martha INTRODUCTION OF THE INTEG­ evil and corrupt. It allows Members of Hutchinson Garvey and Nancy Gallagher-will RITY AND POST-EMPLOYMENT Congress to sell themselves to the receive the Florence S. Reizenstein Award ACT OF 1989 higher bidder. from the Friends of the Pittsburgh Commission The SPEAKER pro tempore Texas [Mr. BROOKS] is Mr. Speaker, this is National Science creased faculty vacancies and in­ recognized for 5 minutes. and Technology Week, commemorat­ creased undergraduate enrollments Mr. BROOKS. Mr. Speaker, today I am in­ ing a set of activities which hold the will combine with a growing demand troducing legislation to amend the Immigration key to future U.S. competitiveness for Ph.D.'s in nonacademic markets to and Nationality Act to close a loophole which abroad and our quality of life at home. increase sharply the need for doctor­ allows foreign crew members to load and This country has excelled in science ate recipients. The Ph.D.'s that will be unload cargo from aboard vessels in U.S. and technology. Our achievements are needed should be entering graduate ports. acknowledged worldwide, our system school now. The U.S. immigration law has always been of research and graduate education Yet federally funded graduate sti­ based on the fundamental principle that for­ copied by our competitors. This Na­ pends have plummeted to scarcely eign workers should only be permitted to work tion's investment in basic science, engi­ half the number funded 20 years ago. in the United States in situations where U.S. neering, and education since World The percentage of U.S. citizens receiv­ citizens are unable or unavailable to do the War . II has produced new knowledge ing doctorates has declined for over a work in question. The well-known statutory re­ at an unprecedented rate. That funda­ decade. A recent analysis by Richard quirement is that anyone who brings foreign mental knowledge has fostered tech­ Atkinson, chancellor of the University nationals into this country for employment pur­ nological innovation, economic devel­ of California at San Diego and presi­ poses must obtain certification from the De­ opment, advances in health care, and a dent of the American Association for partment of Labor that such a situation exists. strengthened national defense. the Advancement of Science, has The Immigration Reform and Control Act of American science and technology shown that current trends will result 1986 was enacted precisely to improve the has flourished as a joint venture of in an annual shortfall of 7,500 science enforcement of this principle. April 27, 1989 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE 7597 It has never been the intention of Congress nalists and foreigners have been made virtual­ Jews remain a persecuted community within that U.S. longshoremen be deprived of the ly impossible by the Government and commu­ the Soviet Union. protection of our immigration laws because nications between Yemeni Jews and their rel­ For many Jews, their only hope is to ensure they happen to perform their work on the bor­ atives in other countries are interrupted and their right to practice their religion freely in the ders of the United States. U.S. longshoremen curtailed. Yemeni Jews are arrested, beaten company of their family. Even this basic right have operated all cargo-loading equipment in and even deported for attempting to contact is denied to Jews in Ethiopia who suffer from U.S. ports, whether this equipment is located foreigners. The receipt of religious articles is a family separation and forced population trans­ on shore or aboard ship. The loading and un­ jailable offense. The combination of these fers. Nearly 15,000 Jews remain stranded in loading of maritime cargo is not part of the conditions raises the very real fear the Ethiopia despite their desperate desire to be work of navigating a vessel, which has been Yemeni Jews and their culture will become ex­ reunited with their family members who es­ reserved for ships' crewmen. Moreover, other tinct; Jewish population in Yemen has caped to Israel in 1984 and 1985. Emigration maritime countries do not permit foreign crew dropped from 54,000 to an estimated 1,500. from Ethiopia is prohibited. Jews are referred members to perform longshore work in their Unfortunately, Mr. Speaker, Yemen is not to as "Falashas," a derogatory name meaning ports. the only Arab country where an entire Jewish "stranger" or "landless." Despite centuries of Despite this history, the statutory provision community faces extinction. In Syria, only anti-Semitism, physical destruction, confisca­ in the Immigration and Nationalty Act relating 3,000 to 4,000 Jews remain, and they are tion of land, enslavement and forced conver­ to shore leave for foreign crew members is subject to systematic discrimination and per­ sion, Ethiopian Jews have survived and main­ being used as authorization for them to per­ secution. Amnesty International reports that tained their strong religious heritage. Ethiopian form work in U.S. ports unrelated to the navi­ Syrian Jews have been arrested and detained Jewish cultural identity is currently threatened, gation of a vessel. Thus, this activity is occur­ without charge or trial for several months. Re­ however, because of the Government's "villa­ ring particularly in the northern Pacific area quests to the Syrian Government for informa­ gization" program which disperses communi­ and the Great Lakes, where U.S. longshore­ tion about allegations of torture have been ig­ ties. This has eliminated the opportunity to men are being deprived of badly needed work. nored. Jews alone are forbidden to emigrate. maintain religious ties to Jews remaining in This legislation is needed to remedy this sit­ Jews are forbidden contact with their fellow Ethiopia and intensifies the isolation these uation before it become more widespread. It Jews of Syria. Jews are also the only religious people suffer because family members have also provides the necesssary sanctions to al­ group to be required to state their religion on fled to Israel. leviate the very serious infringements upon their internal passports and have been singled The devastating effects of the Ethiopian legal and documented U.S. workers by foreign out for restrictions on travel. None of this has Government's policies are felt not only at seamen and other undocumented aliens. been highlighted in the State Department home, but also among the Ethiopian Jews is I hope that my colleagues in the House will Report on Human Rights, which is a serious Israel. As a result of the personal strain of this join me in supporting this important legislation. and significant oversight. enforced separation, hundreds of Ethiopian In other parts of the world, centuries long Jewish children in Israel who are separated PERSECUTION OF JEWS anti-Semitism continues to threaten Jews. In from their parents in Ethiopia suffer acute The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under the Soviet Union, where we have witnessed emotional distress. a previous order of the House, the gen­ impressive progress in improving general Mr. Speaker, it is an outrage that in 1989, tleman from California [Mr. LANTOS] human rights conditions, but there is still a Jews continue to be subjected to discrimina­ is recognized for 15 minutes. long way to go before the Soviet Union can tion and severe human rights abuse. It is in­ Mr. LANTOS. Mr. Speaker, as cochairman be recognized as observing internationally ac­ cumbent upon all of us to call for an end to of the Congressional Human Rights Caucus, I cepted standards of human rights. There is policies that condone or sustain conditions of have requested this special order to call atten­ danger that euphoria over recent progress will repression of an individual for his or her reli­ tion to the conditions of repression that threat­ obscure the fact that there is still a long, long gious conviction and destruction of a religious en the lives of Jews in many countries around way to go before all Jews enjoy the right to heritage. the world. During this week of Passover, we emigrate or to remain in the Soviet Union and As Jews around the world celebrate the are reminded of the history of repression and enjoy the right to practice their religion and Jewish holiday of freedom-Passover-let us persecution that has been inflicted on Jews. culture. recommit ourselves to continuing our efforts This holiday week reminds us of the Jews' Easily the most visible persecution of Jews to safeguard the life and identity of all Jews in courageous and difficult flight from enslave­ is in the Soviet Union. The most flagrant disre­ oppressive countries. ment and religious suppression in ancient gard for human rights is in the Soviet Union's Mrs. MORELLA. Mr. Speaker, I would like to Egypt. However, the Jews' struggle for free­ refusal to allow free emigration. The Soviet thank my friends Mr. LANTOS and Mr. PORTER, dom did not end after their escape to the land Union is signatory to the Helsinki Final Act, cochairmen of the Congressional Human of Israel. which states that "the participating states will Rights Caucus, for calling this special order Jews in many countries around the world deal in a positive and humanitarian spirit with today. This time of the year, the Passover continue to suffer government sanctioned per­ the application of persons who wish to be re­ season, is a particularly appropriate time to re­ secution. In the Arab world, Jews have suf­ united with members of their family." The So­ member the persecution of Jews. We join fered among the greatest human rights abuse, viets have used this statement to imply that today with Jews around the world in celebrat­ torture and discrimination of any group in no other reason constitutes a sufficient justifi­ ing their emancipation from slavery in Phar­ recent times. Anti-Semitism has increased and cation for emigration and to deny citizens per­ oah's Egypt and remembering that there are the survival of Jews in many Arab countries is mission to leave with the understanding that still many Jews who are not free. seriously threatened. their emigration would separate the applicant Recently I was able to witness and partici­ In Yemen, discrimination and persecution of from family members in the Soviet Union. pate myself in such a ceremony of celebration Jews is officially sanctioned by the Govern­ Other methods of discrimination exist that and remembrance with the congregation of ment. Until the 1950's, Jews alone were pro­ ensure long-term repression of Jews. Soviet Temple Shalom, located in my congressional hibited from praying and observing their reli­ educational institutions impose discriminatory district in Silver Spring, MD. The temple was gion, brushing against Muslims in the street, regulations against Jewish applicants. Jews dedicating a sign expressing its solidarity with building houses higher than those of Muslims, are often denied high-level professional em­ Soviet and Ethiopian Jews. The sign is im­ or residing within the city walls. ployment because of their religious convic­ pressive both for its artistic design and, more Even today-a third of a century later-very tions. Pervasive anti-Semitism continues to be importantly, for the depth of commitment little has changed. Yemeni Jews continue to condoned by the Soviet Government. The which it conveys. The passion surrounding be treated as the lowest social class and their Soviet Anti-Zionist Committee continues to this issue, felt not only by Jews but by people living quarters remain outside the city walls. function, despite rumors of its demise, and the everywhere who value freedom and liberty, is Synagogues have been converted to mosques anti-Semitic group Pamyat continues to slan­ reflected in the art presented to me by chil­ and religious schools have been abolished. der and threaten Jews. All of these problems dren at the temple and the depth of feeling Only within the confines of their homes are continue to exist despite Soviet rhetoric about which they expressed in the songs which they Jews free to pray and study. Visits from jour- reform and increased freedoms for its citizens. sang at the sign dedication ceremony. 7598 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE April 27, 1989 I should add that there has been an over­ Having become a grandparent last year, and There is no doubt that life for all minority af­ whelming amount of interest in the plight of knowing the joy and happiness which it has filiations-both religious and secular have im­ Ethiopian Jews. In March I spoke at Temple brought me, reinforced for me the emptiness proved significantly in the past few years Israel in Silver Spring, where they too were which must be felt by Emmanuel and Judith under General Secretary Gorbachev. In 1988, dedicating a sign to Ethiopian Jews. I have Lurie, new grandparents who are unable to be over 19,000 Jews were able to emigrate from heard from hundreds of constituents, and with their grandchild. The Luries are one of the Soviet Union-a figure substantially larger dozens of children, who are concerned about the few families with whom I met on my trip than the 8,155 who were permitted to leave in their welfare and their freedom. who have not been allowed to leave. 1987. The same love of freedom exhibited by Any why not? Mr. Lurie had access to sup­ But there is also no doubt that the road to these American children I have seen first­ posed state technological secrets during his cultural and religious equality for Jews in the hand in Ethiopian Jewish children in Israel. employment. Most recently, he received a Soviet Union is still bumpy. There should be And in spite of their new found freedoms, letter from the Ministry of Chemical Industry most Ethiopian Jews in Israel remain partly no doubt that the Soviet Jews who choose to notifying him that his refusal will not be re­ emigrate are doing so with a well-founded fear enslaved by the spiritual bond which they viewed for at least another year. Most Ameri­ have to family members who have not been of persecution. can technology in use 10 years ago has long According to the State Department's 1988 allowed, or have not been able, to leave Ethi­ since become outdated, and surely there is opia. The depth of the problem is best under­ report on human rights, those who attempt little use for 10-year-old Soviet technology in emigration risk "possible loss of employment, stood by the fact that almost every Jew in the West. I cannot imagine that there is any Ethiopia has a direct immediate relative living harassment, social ostracism, and long information to which Mr. Lurie had access that delays." The difficulties do not end there. Past in Israel. would now be of any interest or any use what­ Although many Ethiopian Jews have been involvement, and the involvement can be very soever. There is no reason to keep the Luries successfully integrated into Israeli society-at­ limited and very lond ago, in jobs which were, in refusal. Let them go. Let them be with their tending schools, serving in the army-many quote, "security related," the requirement that family, in freedom, in Israel, where they desire feel guilty that·they are living in freedom when family members sign release forms for their they have left their family and friends behind. to be. children, and a need for an invitation from a Some 40 children have felt such despair over While there has been much attention to the relative abroad-complicate the process even this that they have committed suicide-a phe­ plight of Soviet Jews, and growing awareness further. of the problems of Ethiopian Jews, we must nomena completely unknown to the Jewish There are still many Jews who are waiting not forget that there are Jews in many coun­ community in Ethiopia. to leave the Soviet Union. Despite the recent tries, and especially in Syria and Yemen, who In essence, no Ethiopian Jew can be free upsurge in exit visas, official Israeli sources yearn to be free. We must not forget them, as until all are free. We must reinvigorate our tra­ cite that there are as many as 370,000 Soviet we must remember all those whose right to ditional commitment to the goal of family re­ Jews who have requested the letters of invita­ such basic freedoms of belief and religion is unification as it regards this matter. Although tion needed to emigrate. denied. about 5,000 Ethiopian Jews were brought to During his visit this December to New York As John Donne wrote, "No man is an Israel during Operation Moses, between City, Secretary Gorbachev said, and again 1 island." When the rights of any person are 12,000 and 17,000 remain in Ethiopia. But quote: "The problem of exit from our country, denied, the freedoms of us all are restricted. those remaining are primarily women, children, including the problem of family reunification, is Mr. MACHTLEY. Mr. Speaker, today we the elderly or the sick; so this community, being dealt with in a humane spirit * * * One have gathered to discuss on ongoing crisis of which dates back some 2,700 years, is not of the reasons for refusal to leave is a per­ viable. But it can be saved. And we can, and human rights-that of religious persecution. Specifically, we have come forth today to dis­ son's knowledge of secrets. Strictly warranted are morally obligated to, offer whatever assist­ time limitations on the secrecy rule will now ance we can to do so. Furthermore, I call on cuss the continued persecution in certain countries, and by certain regimes, of the be applied * * * There is a right of appeal the Government of Ethiopia to cooperate and under the law. This removes from the agenda comply with international obligations in reunit­ Jewish population in those lands. Human rights constitute humane treatment, the problem of the so-called refusniks." ing Ethiopian Jewish families. Removes from the agenda? Tell that to An­ Not quite so desperate, but still dishearten­ fair and equitable treatment, for all peoples atoly Brener, Yuri Kosten, Emil Kunin, Leonid ing, is the plight of Soviet Jews. I applaud within all boundaries and living in all lands. Lantsman, and hoards of others-all of whom President Gorbachev for all of the improve­ The persistence of inequitable treatment of left their secrecy jobs more than 10 years ments which have been made in regard to Jewish people living in the Soviet Union, ago, and all of whom were rejected for emi­ emigration of Soviet Jews, and the improve­ Syrian, Yemen, and Ethiopia consititute a vio­ ments, however small, which they have seen lation of our most basic freedoms of religious gration since January of this year for reasons of secrecy. in their personal lives as a result of glasnost indentification and expression-the freedoms and perestroika. However, I am greatly con­ upon which tests the essence of the United The Soviet Union signed the Vienna Con­ cerned by some of the traditional anti-Semi­ States of America-and which today we cluding Document, effective on January 19 of tism which has been tolerated by Soviet au­ defend. this year. This document recognizes the right thorities. If the spirit of glasnost is to have its Most notably, I call to your attention the of free exit and entry from one's own country. limits, surely we can all agree that the reigning continued difficulties endured by the Jewish We must begin to hold the Soviet Union, as in and official condemnation of pamyat, and peoples of the Soviet Union. we would expect of any nation, to the interna­ other such groups promoting hate and intoler­ The Jews of the Soviet Union have suffered tional documents of which it is a signateur. ance, would be a good place to start. Howev­ a history of persecution. Jews living within the We must hold Secretary Gorbachev to the er, such limitations must not be employed to Soviet Union are placed under special restric­ commitments he made in New York in De­ repress legi1imate speech. tions and are classified in ways that make cember. We have seen progress in the emigration of them feel like a marked strata of society. Furthermore, we must hold ourselves to our Soviet Jews. The numbers, while not as high I cite as examples the fact that books in own commitment as · a safe haven for all of as we would like, are impressive, and are a Hebrew may still not be printed in the Soviet those fleeing from persecution and seeking a tremendous improvement on the figures from Union, the fact that the quota system estab­ new life in a new world. the early 1980's. Indeed, I am pleased that lished during the Breznev era continues to dis­ I have recently signed on to a resolution many of the Soviet Jewish dissidents with criminate against the selection of Jewish which secures refugee status for all Soviet re­ whom I met during a trip to the Soviet Union people for high level jobs or for admission to fusniks, and which provides a temporary in­ in 1987 have since been given permission to competitive programs and universities, the fact crease in funds to aid in the financial obliga­ leave and are now in Israel. But not all of that Jews living within the Soviet Union are re­ tions which are incorporated in this commit­ them. quired to carry an internal passport with the ment. Last week I had the opportunity to meet term "ZHID" stamped on it, for which a polite This commitment extends naturally from a with Anna Lurie Schvartsman and her hus­ translation is "Jew." The real meaning is far shared feeling of cultural and/or religious ties band. They have a beautiful newborn baby. less kind. to the local and individual level. April 27, 1989 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE 7599 In my district of Rhode Island, Barrington's the world that our concern for human rights cans must work to increase the religious, edu­ Temple Habonim performs the worthy task of has not waivered and our support is ever cational, and cultural opportunities for Jews adopting Soviet Jews who are attempting to strong. within the Soviet Union. By intervening in emi­ emigrate. Members of this temple have Mr. LIPINSKI. Mr. Speaker, I would like to gration cases, by maintaining international brought to my attention the difficulties faced thank my friend from California for calling this pressure for freedom of religion, and by con­ by the Lurie family, of which many of you may important special order, to recognize the con­ tinuing to highlight the plight of Soviet Jews, be aware. tinued persecution of Jews worldwide. the United States makes it clear that Soviet Judith and Emanuel Lurie first applied for Although the favorable international climate glasnost will not demand United States con­ exit from the Soviet Union in 1979. They were of the past year has promoted significant ad­ sideration until basic freedoms are granted to accepted for, and then denied permission to vances in human rights in many parts of the Soviet Jews. emigrate. They were separated from Judith's world, there is one disturbing consistency The plight of Soviet Jews, along with Jews mother, and are now separated from their own which cannot be overlooked. Throughout the oppressed throughout the world, must main­ daughter, Anna, who married and emigrated to far reaches of the globe, large numbers of tain high priority on the international agenda. Israel. Their daughter Anna now has a young Jews continue to be persecuted because of This special order helps guarantee that it will, child herself-a grandchild that Judith and their religious beliefs. The persecution may be and I thank the gentleman from California for Emanuel Lurie have never seen. evident by the denial of emigration, or more yielding. Soviet Jews have provided the United blatant signs of anti-Semitism such as arbi­ Mr. GALLEGL Y. Mr. Speaker, I rise as a States with great cultural, historical, and intel­ trary arrests and denying the practice of Juda­ member of the Congressional Human Rights ism. In any case, the freedom of religion for lectual achievements. Caucus to recognize the thousands of Jews Today is a day in which to make an interna­ Jews must continue to top the international around the world who are oppressed solely tional appeal for an end to Soviet persecution and American human rights agenda. because of their religious beliefs. I commend of its Jewish citizens, to applaud the great Nowhere is continued persecution in times Mr. LANTOS and Mr. PORTER, cochairmen of contributions which those Soviet Jews who of social change more evident than in the the caucus for providing this opportunity to ex­ have emigrated have added to American soci­ Soviet Union. Under Mikhail Gorbachev, im­ ety, and to hope for a day in which tragic portant social changes seem to be underway press congressional concern for Jews who family separations like that of the Lurie family in the Soviet Union. While Americans can be are denied their basic religious rights. will be a thing of the past. encouraged by Soviet elections and signs of The celebration of Passover, commemorat­ Mr. STOKES. Mr. Speaker, I want to thank new freedom for some nationalities, we must ing the freedom of the Jewish people from op­ my distinguished colleagues, the gentleman not forget the persistent plights of Jews living pression and slavery in Egypt, serves to focus from California [TOM LANTOS] and the gentle­ in the Soviet Union. our attention on those Jews who do not share man from Illinois [JOHN PORTER] cochairmen If Gorbachev seeks to convince the West these freedoms even yet, several thousand of the Congressional Human Rights Caucus, that Soviet social reforms are legitimate, the years later. for reserving this special order to discuss persecution of Jews must end. Jews in the One particularly distressing situation is the Jewish persecution. The special order is very Soviet Union are denied the most basic rights repressive Marxist government of Ethiopia, timely since this is the weeklong "Festival of of freedom of thought, conscience, and reli­ headed by dictator Mengistu Haile Miriam, Freedom Holiday," marking the exodus of gion, as well as the freedom to emigrate. The which restricts 12,000 to 15,000 Falasha Jews enslaved and oppressed Jews from Egypt to Soviet Union confirmed these basic rights by in their religious observances and rights. freedom in Canaan. signing the Helsinki Final Act in 1975. These people have been forceably taken from Mr. Speaker, as cochair of the Congression­ It is time for Gorbachev to keep the promise their homes and transferred to other locations. al Coalition for Soviet Jewry, my colleagues of the Helsinki Act, and allow Soviet Jews to They are separated from family members and and I are committed to the fulfillment of pursue cultural, social and religious freedom. are not allowed to emigrate. The Falasha human rights everywhere, and specifically to Glasnost has allowed new tolerance of some Jews only seek to maintain and uphold their the rights of those desiring to emigrate from religions, such as Russian Orthodoxy, but religion and their rights as human beings. The the Soviet Union. even these changes have left Jews behind. Ethiopian Government denies the Falashas I have traveled to the Soviet Union and met Religious institutions are still required to regis­ their freedom of religion and prevents them not only with Soviet officials but also with pri­ ter with the Government, and there are only from even living with dignity. As a member of vate citizens who had been denied their right 60 synagogues in the Soviet Union to serve a the Congressional Caucus on Ethiopian Jewry, to repatriate established by the Helsinki population of over 2 million Jews. Jews are I am deeply concerned over these injustices agreement. I have observed close up, the day not free to publish books in Hebrew. Unlike and urge the Ethiopian Government to extend to day existence of Soviet refuseniks who other nationalities which are experiencing a religious freedom to the Jews and to stop this must struggle to exercise their fundamental new sense of cultural rejuvenation, the cultural inhuman oppression. human rights-the right to their own culture identity of Jews is still unaccepted. This unac­ Jews in Yemen, who have lived in the area and language, the right to practice their own ceptance is evidenced by the continued activi­ for thousands of years, are officially op­ religion, and the right to live in the land of ties of Pamyat, a severely anti-Semitic organi­ pressed by their government and its public ac­ their choice. zation. Gorbachev's glasnost must include en­ tions. These Jews, of which only about 4,000 In 1987, more than 8,000 Soviet Jews were hanced freedoms for all cultures, including are left since the large emigration to Israel in granted permission to emigrate. However, an Jews. the 1950's, are victims of government policies estimated 400,000 are reported to want per­ Glasnost enthusiasts point to increased that censor their mail and restrict their travel mission to emigrate from the Soviet Union. emigration as a sign of positive change for and emigration. Jews are subject to arbitrary And despite increases since glasnost, emigra­ Soviet Jews. Yet the number of emigres arrest, are detained without a trial or due proc­ tion procedures remain narrow and restrictive. during 1988 was only 40 percent of the ess, and have even suffered targeted killings. We applaud the release of longtime refuseniks number from the peak year of 1979, and there Our free and democratic country that supports Benjamin Charny, Yuri Zieman, and Lev Sha­ are still 370,000 Soviet Jews who are seeking freedom of religion and human rights should piro. Yet, much remains to be done. Scores of emigration. deplore the continued persecution of the Jews other refuseniks wait for permission, many of Mere numerical increases do not reveal the in Yemen and call for an end to the restric­ whom have suffered the anguish of family continued problems Soviet Jews face in emi­ tions and denial of their rights. separation and religious and cultural harass­ gration. The unresponsive Soviet bureaucracy Syrian Jews live in an atmosphere of con­ ment for a decade or more. It is imperative still results in years of waiting for emigration. stant fear. There are over 4,000 Jews in Syria, that we continue our efforts on behalf of these Arbitrary denials for bogus security reasons treated as second-class citizens. Living under individuals and human rights throughout the continue. Harassment of Jews seeking exit constant surveillance, they suffer the threat of world. visas discourages many from even attempting unlawful arrest without cause, torture and Mr. Speaker, I want to again commend the the long application process. even death at the hands of the secret police. cochairmen of the Congressional Human Given the difficulties of the emigration proc­ Furthermore, they are restricted in their travel, Rights Caucus for reserving this special order. ess, we must focus on the plight of those who they cannot emigrate and their homes are We hope that it will send a signal throughout remain in the Soviet Union. Concerned Ameri- subject to random searches by brutal police. 7600 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE April 27, 1989 Syria keeps the Jews as hostages against significant factor in any talks between the ers and sisters, and the 2 million Soviet Jews Israel, to persecute and oppress them in their United States and Ethiopia. unable to openly practice their religion and hatred of Israel. Syria should cease its op­ The Ethiopian Jews have maintained their emigrate to the country of their choice. pression and brutality against the Jews in their Jewish heritage and prayed for their return to After visiting Soviet refuseniks in 1982 and country. Syrian persecution of its Jews is not Jerusalem. In the 11th chapter of Isaiah, the seeing for myself the oppressive conditions in a secret, and its repression of human rights is prophet refers to the Jews of the upper Nile which they live, I founded the Congressional well known. region among those the Lord will gather to­ Human Rights Caucus and asked my distin­ The Soviet Union has a large Jewish minori­ gether as the "exiles of Israel." guished colleague ToM LANTOS to join me as ty within its borders. Anti-Semitism has result­ The Jews of Syria face perhaps the most cochairmen, on a bipartisan basis. At that ed in the desecration of Jewish property and urgent ordeal. Many Syrian Jews have been time, only 2,688 Soviet Jews received permis­ threats of pogroms. Many of the 2 million subject to harassment and discrimination; sion to emigrate, compared to 51,320 3 years Jews are denied the right to emigrate and some have faced arbitrary arrest and have earlier. Although I am encouraged that 19,343 suffer separation from their families. been held incommunicado. Syria's 4,000 Soviet Jews emigrated last year and approxi­ As an example, Valery Anatolyevich Pala­ Jews, for the most part, are prevented from mately 12,000 have already received permis­ tov, a 45-year-old Jewish software engineer leaving their country and need our urgent sup­ sion during 1989, I remain unsatisfied with the from Leningrad, has been repeatedly denied port. ongoing refusal of any Jew wishing to emi­ permission to emigrate from the Soviet Union The Jews of Yemen confront even more grate or practice their religion openly. on the grounds that he had access to classi­ complex burdens of discrimination and perse­ Are the higher emigration figures and other cution. Perhaps a few thousand or fewer Jews fied information. His wife and two children improvements in Jewish life longlasting remain there, but little can be confirmed be­ were allowed to emigrate to the United States changes? Or are they temporary improve­ cause of tight restrictions over foreigners' in 1979. As a result of giving his children per­ ments designed to force the West to shift visits to their communities. One person who mission to emigrate, Valery lost his job and focus away from the troubling Soviet Jewry did travel to Yemen recently reported that was not allowed to complete his Ph.D. He was they were closely watched, and yet managed movement? If this is the case, the Soviet Gov­ harassed and interrogated by the KGB. to communicate with some Jews. Interestingly, ernment may crack down without receiving the Unable to work in his field, he had to find they noted that some Moslem women offer international pressure it deserves. Will the So­ other work. Because a coworker with a higher protection and support to Jewish women in viets revise their laws and develop a system­ security clearance was allowed to emigrate in this Arab Republic, and there is at least a atic emigration process as they told the Hel­ 1988, it calls the Soviet reasons for denial of small measure of religious freedom. However, sinki Commission during our November visit? the visa into question. The Soviet Union there is strong indication that Yemen's Jews And, when will Judith Lurie, Boris Kelman, Igor should allow Mr. Palatov and others like him also wish to join their relatives living abroad. Uspensky, Yuri Semonovsky, Boris Cherne­ to emigrate. I urge the Soviet Government to Finally, Mr. Speaker, much has already bilsky, Lev Sheiba, Vladimir Raiz, and Anatoly allow greater religious and cultural freedom, been said about the continuing plight of Soviet Genis receive permission to live in the country and to stop acts of anti-Semitism. Jews. Yes, we should appreciate the fact that of their choice? Through my position on the Foreign Affairs larger numbers are finally permitted to emi­ Over the years, and recently, I have been in Committee, I intend to work to stop the perse­ grate. But, no, promises for fundamental close contact with the Soviet Government re­ cution of Jews around the world and will con­ changes in the Soviets system of arbitrary garding these and other human rights issues. I tinue to support their right to have freedom emigration rules have not been met. look forward to continuing this dialog. We from fear, freedom to observe their religion, I want to thank TOM LANTOS and JOHN must continue to discuss our concerns, and to and freedom to emigrate. I am happy to say PORTER for calling this special order to focus develop human rights procedures which con­ that I have had several opportunities to inter­ attention on the situation for Jews in these form to international standards. We cannot vene on behalf of Jewish people in U.S.S.R. four corners of the world, reminding us that forget the Soviet Jews struggling to live ac­ and other Eastern-bloc countries. I have co­ there is so much left to do before the perse­ cording to their traditions and culture. sponsored and supported related legislation cution of Jews will be ended. In Ethiopia today, approximately 15,000 such as House Concurrent Resolution 68, ex­ Mr. PORTER. Mr. Speaker, today marks the Jews remain stranded in Gondar Province. pressing the sense of the Congress regarding end of the Jewish holiday, Passover, known This community, made up mostly of women, the inability of American citizens to maintain by Jews as the "Season of Our Freedom," children, and sick and elderly, are continuous­ regular contact with relatives in the Soviet when Jewish people commemorate the ly threatened by famine, disease, and a civil Union, and House Joint Resolution 589, pro­ exodus of their forefathers who were enslaved war in the neighboring Tigre Province. Despite claiming "Helsinki Human Rights Day" honor­ for 21 0 years in Egypt. Passover began last the tremendous success of Operation Moses ing agreements to end human rights abuses. Wednesday evening with a seder meal recog­ and Operation Joshua in 1984 and 1985, I will continue to speak our in favor of those nizing the Israelites' last supper in Egypt when when over 8,000 Ethiopian Jews were res­ who are persecuted, and I call upon my fellow Jews ate a slaughtered lamb, and placed its cued from Sudanese refugee camps and members to take such action as we are able blood on the doorposts of their homes. That brought to Israel, many Jews left behind want to prevent persecution by oppressive govern­ evening, an angel of the Lord traveled through desperately to reunite with their families. ments and to encourage freedom of religion Egypt to slay all the firstborn, and "passed Family reunification and internationally recog­ around the world. over" only houses with lamb's blood on the nized human rights must be guaranteed for Mr. WOLF. Mr. Speaker, I rise on this occa­ doorpost. And so became the holiday of Pass­ these people. sion to stand in solidarity with those of Jewish over. In Syria, over 4,000 Jews are referred to as faith facing persecution today. It is interesting The story of Passover signifies not just an a hostage community. Six Syrian Jews are re­ that four very different parts of the world­ historical event, but the religious dedication portedly incarcerated and according to Am­ Ethiopia, Syria, Yemen, and the Soviet and respect for law and life that gives mean­ nesty International, subjected to beatings and Union-share this trait in common: A failure to ing to a true concept of freedom. It is a time torture, and denied access to legal counsel, come to grips with basic rights and freedoms of thanksgiving, of family and community soli­ fair and open court hearings, and other re­ entitled to its respective Jewish populations. darity. quirements of due process. Amnesty's re­ Today, as many as 15,000 Jews who This week-long holiday is an opportune time quests to the Government regarding these remain in Ethiopia's Gondar Province face reli­ to remember the thousands of Jews around cases have gone unanswered. gious discrimination and even a struggle for the world who today remain oppressed. The Furthermore, Syrian Jews are intimidated by survival amidst disease, war, and famine. Sev­ Congressional Human Rights Caucus, which I the Syrian intelligence service, and often for­ eral thousand Ethiopian Jews were rescued cochair with Congressman TOM LANTOS, of bidden from leaving the country. If they have via Operation Moses and Operation Joshua in California, stands with the approximately to leave for medical reasons, Syrian Jews are 1984 and 1985, but the door is presently shut. 15,000 Ethiopian Jews stranded in the Gondar usually required to deposit financial guaran­ Ethiopia's Marxist state prohibits emigration. Province, 4,000 Syrian Jews subjected to tees and leave some family members behind. Families remain divided. We must ensure that severe harassment and discrimination, 1,000 Although Syrian law requires a posted finan­ the family reunification of Ethiopian Jews is a Yemen Jews denied contact with their broth- cial bond by any Syrians leaving the country, April 27, 1989 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE 7601 the law is arbitrarily enforced and applied only be, it is incumbent upon us to bring their plight are subjected to severe forms of persecution to Jews. to the attention of those who are in a position and harassment at the hands of government Little information is available about the to help. We must work to ensure proper mail officials in many of the countries where they Yemeni Jewish population. Reports indicate, delivery, the receipt of items for religious wor­ reside. Over four decades have passed since however, that discrimination, a systematic ship, and the allowance by the government of the Holocaust, and yet, persecution of Jews government campaign to abuse and harass visits by relatives. persists in many nations the world over. members of the Jewish community, and In Syria, some of the Jewish community's In the Soviet Union over 2 million Jews are second-class status for Jewish people exists 4,000 members are allowed to travel abroad. denied their basic freedoms and the right to in Yemen. For example, it is forbidden for Yet the price they pay is heavy indeed. Jews practice their own religious beliefs. Although Jews, not Muslims, to have contact with for­ are the only group in Syria required to post a Secretary General Gorbachev has promised a eigners, and those caught doing so are report­ substantial financial bond to ensure their new openness, government-sanctioned activi­ edly beaten and jailed. return, and they are the only ones whose reli­ ties against Jews continue. Thousands of indi­ These are only snapshots of today's op­ gion is noted on their passports. This small viduals have attempted to emigrate to Israel pressed Jewish communities around the community exists under economic and legal and the United States, and repeatedly have world. Like many religious minorities, Jews discrimination sanctioned by the Syrian Gov­ been denied permission on flimsy grounds. struggle to maintain their identity and culture ernment. Currently, six men are in custody, Numerous reports of incidents of harassment amidst strong governmental and nongovern­ without charges having been brought against and government-approved anti-Semitic activi­ mental oppression. We must not forget these them. They have not been allowed contact, ties surface daily. suffering people, and we must remind the and calls for their release have gone unan­ Human rights violations against Jews is not world that these conditions continue to exist. swered. Syrian Jews are banned from emigrat­ limited to the Soviet Union. In Africa, about Mr. GILMAN. Mr. Speaker, I would like to ing, because the Syrian Government assumes 15,000 Ethiopian Jews are trapped within a thank the cochairmen of our Congressional they would emigrate to Israel. This severe lack Human Rights Caucus, the Congressman from of freedom is straining this historic community country in the midst of civil strife. These Jews California [Mr. LANTOS], and the gentleman to its limits. have been subjected to forced resettlements from Illinois [Mr. PORTER] for arranging And while we are all now very preoccupied and imposed family separations. In Yemen, today's special order. This week, Jews world­ with the large outpouring of Jews from the thousands of Jews are stranded and face the wide have been celebrating the holiday of Soviet Union, and must rejoice in having final­ danger of extermination. Passover, marking the exodus of the Jewish ly achieved a human rights victory after so At a time when so much attention in the people from slavery in Egypt to freedom. It is many years, what is still lacking in the Soviet press is on the current situation in Gaza and altogether fitting that this festival of freedom, Union is true glasnost for Soviet Jews. We the West Bank, it is important also to remem­ which links all Jews, be commemorated by re­ have been told for many months that reviews ber the plight of thousands of Jews trapped in membering those who are less fortunate than were underway regarding secrecy restrictions Syria, who have been cruelly mistreated by we-those Jews around the world, ·in such and the plight of poor relatives. Yet with all the Syrian government. These Syrian Jews disparate countries as Ethiopia, the Soviet those who have been granted permission to have been subjected to some of the most ty­ Union, Yemen, and Syria. emigrate there are still a goodly number who rannical forms of oppression, including target­ The Jews of Ethiopia, currently number be­ are still refused on the most spurious grounds. ed killings by the secret police. Their travel is tween 15,000 and 17,000. The heroic airlifts Individuals are still being refused permission, restricted, and they face arbitrary arrests and of 1984 and 1985, which transported thou­ relatives withhold their signature arbitrarily, detentions on trumped up charges. sands of Ethiopian Jews to Israel, were dis­ and those who wish to exercise their right to The Jews in the Soviet Union, Ethiopia, continued when word of their existence was freedom . of emigration have no official re­ Syria, Yemen, and elsewhere have stood up leaked to the world. Those who remain in course. Under the guise of glasnost, the ul­ to the brutality and harassment of their op­ Ethiopia are primarily women, children, the tranationalistic and openly anti-Semitic organi­ pressors and are surviving. Their persever­ aged, and the infirm. They reside primarily in zation "Pamyat" continues to operate. Educa­ ance is a source of strength and inspiration Gondar Province, susceptible to the fighting tion restrictions for Jews at institutions of for all people throughout the world who are created by the civil war. Their only desire is to higher learning remain. The more things experiencing similar oppression. be reunited with family members in Israel. Of change, it seems, the more they remain the Mr. Speaker, it is appropriate that we in the those in Israel, nearly 1,500 are orphans; that same. Although some small spark of Jewish House of Representatives continue to con­ is, children separated from their parents. Yet, cultural life is now being allowed to present demn these human rights violations against despite repeated attempts from the world itself in cities and towns in the Soviet Union. the Jews in order to focus world attention on community on their behalf, Ethiopia's remain­ There are no firm guarantees that this will their plight. The court of world opinion must ing Jews continue to languish. The Congres­ continue. We are encouraged by some of the be brought to bear so that Jews may have re­ sional Caucus on Ethiopian Jewry, which I actions taken by the Soviet Government, such stored to them the right to emigrate and to chair in the House with my colleagues, Con­ as allowing more and more Soviet Jews to practice their religion free from persecution. gressmen SOLARZ and ACKERMAN, now has emigrate, yet serious concern over future Mr. JAMES. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to join 112 members. I invite those of our colleagues practices remains. We cannot allow ourselves my colleagues in speaking out against the who have not yet joined to express their sup­ to become complacent. We must learn from persecution of Jews around the world. port for Ethiopian Jews by doing so, so that history and act accordingly. As the Jewish holiday of Passover comes to together we can appeal for the swift reunifica­ Mr. Speaker, the four groups of Jews we an end, a holiday which commemorates the tion of this endangered Jewish community. are focusing on today are but a representative freedom of enslaved Jews from Egypt years Another Jewish community our colleagues sample of the persecution and denial of ago, it is unfortunate that many Jews today may not be very familiar with is the virtual iso­ human rights to Jews in many countries are persecuted for their religious beliefs. From lation being perpetrated against the few thou­ around the world. Therefore, we must in­ Syria to Ethiopia to the Soviet Union, Jews sand remaining Jews of Yemen. Scattered crease our efforts to alleviate their suffering, suffer restrictions on religious worship, cultural throughout the country, they were separated in accordance with the biblical injunction that expression, and the right to emigrate, to name from the bulk of the Yemenite Jewish commu­ "I am my brother's keeper." There is no more a few. nity through operation magic carpet, which fitting season than Passover, which com­ As Americans we enjoy a nation with nu­ brought Yemen's Jews to Israel following the memorates the redemption of the Jews from merable constitutionally-provided rights, such founding of the Jewish state. Today, they are slavery in Egypt so many centuries ago. I want as freedom of religion and freedom of speech. forbidden from having contact with foreigners. to thank my colleagues once again for permit­ Consequently, I believe it can be difficult for They are not allowed to receive mail from ting us to participate in this special order, cer­ us to conceive of the persecution that other abroad, and are permitted to worship only in tain in the knowledge that our present and people experience, such as Soviet Jews. their own homes. Contact is virtually impossi­ future efforts will bear fruit. Nonetheless, with our freedoms I believe ble. This tiny community, estimated at only Mr. ANNUNZIO. Mr. Speaker, I rise to join comes a responsibility to the people of the 1,000 to 2,000, is desperate for contact with my colleagues in focusing world attention on world to work toward the achievement of their its coreligionists. Small as their numbers may the plight of Jews throughout the world who basic freedoms also. Congressional attention 7602 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE April 27, 1989 to this issue can only help this important quick and fair trial is nonexistent. It is not an haps next year through the efforts of Con­ cause. uncommon occurrence for family members to gress, they too may be free to celebrate in Je­ As I serve in the Congress I will be commit­ disappear in police custody and never be rusalem. ted to improving the plight of persecuted Jews heard from again. Many are refused the right Mr. JONES of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I thank worldwide, and I commend the Congressional to emigrate. the gentleman from California for taking this Human Rights Caucus for planning this spe­ The persecution that the Jews suffer is most important special order. cial order. symptomatic of Syria's hard-line stance Mr. Speaker, this Passover week, Jews the Mr. FAZIO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to join toward the State of Israel. Syria is dedicated world over celebrate freedom from the tyranny with my colleagues in condemning the perse­ to the destruction of the Jewish State. Syria is of slavery. They celebrate it in America, in cution of Jews in Ethiopia, Syria, Yemen, and one of those few nations that actively uses Western Europe and in Israel, where Jews are the U.S.S.R. terrorism to achieve its foreign policy goals. l!s free to live as Jews without fear of persecu­ Despite efforts to end anti-Semitism we find hard-line position and expansionist policies tion. that Jews throughout the world continue to are a major source of instability in the Middle But they celebrate, too, in the ancient face oppression and are denied their basic re­ East. This is clearly seen today with Syria's Jewish Quarters of Syria, Ethiopia, and ligious and human rights. For example, Ethio­ active, centrally provocative role in Lebanon's Yemen, where the status of being Jewish de­ pian Jews are threatened by famine, disease, chaos and violence. Only when Syria recog­ prives them of the most fundamental free­ and a bloody civil war. Some 12,000 to 15,000 nizes Israel as a legitimate State and ceases doms. They are regarded as second class or Jews, mostly women, children, the elderly, engaging in activities to undermine its exist­ noncitizens in their own countries; they are and the infirm, remain under the brutal rule of ence, can there be a chance of a Middle East not permitted to live as free people, and they a military dictator. Many of these people long settlement. Hopefuly then the persecution of are not permitted to leave. to be reunited with their families, who were the Jews in Syria will stop. However until that airlifted out by Israel during Operations Joshua day, we must remain vigilant and continue to In Ethiopia, Jews are called "Falashas"­ and Moses. The separation of families has support positive efforts to help them and the term itself means "stranger" or "land­ caused severe emotional distress on the part others like them around the globe. less"-and for 2,700 years they have endured of the separated children, in some cases lead­ Mr. LEHMAN of Florida. I am honored once enslavement, forced conversion and physical ing to attempted suicide or self-starvation. again to join with fellow Members of Congress destruction. Yet they have clung to their herit­ Jews in Ethiopia also suffer from harsh reli­ in the 1989 Congressional Call to Conscience age and pray each Passover for the next to gious discrimination-including harassment of Vigil for Soviet Jewry. The vigil is in it's 13th be spent in Jerusalem. In 1984 and 1985, that their leaders and a ban on the teaching of year and has proven to be a constructive dream came true for the 8,000 Ethiopian Jews Hebrew and Jewish studies. Special permis­ method for Congress to speak out on behalf rescuP.d from Sudanese refugee camps by the sion is required for holiday gatherings which is of Soviet Jews wishing to emigrate. United States-Israeli secret airlifts, Operation frequently denied by the government. Now is a particularly difficult time for many Moses and Operation Joshua. But for the Syrian Jewry is treated as a second class refuseniks in the Soviet Union. Passover, a 15,000 mostly women, children and elderly citizenry by the Government of Hafez Assad. holiday marking the exodus of Jews from Jews who remain stranded in Ethiopia, the Jews are not allowed to emigrate and must Egypt, is being celebrated by Jews around the dream of joining their relatives and celebrating pay a fee to travel abroad for short time peri­ world. Sadly, for refuseniks in the Soviet the next Passover year in Jerusalem, must ods. Even then, entire families are never Union, it is impossible to celebrate this occa­ appear very dim indeed. issued passports at the same time. Jews are sion with members of their family who have In 1949, more than 50,000 members of also barred from military service and their gov­ emigrated. Yemen's Jewish community were flown to ernment employment is restricted to only a Many constituents from the 17th district in Israel in the airlift "Operation Moses," in what small number of low-level jobs. Florida, which I represent, have written my must have seemed like a modern day miracle Yemeni Jews are at the bottom of the office to express deep concern about Anatoly to this people who had lived for so long in a social order due to the fact that they are scat­ Genis and his family, refuseniks living in land which had imposed many hardships upon tered throughout the country. They have no Moscow. The Genis family first applied to mi­ them. Although fewer than 1,500 members of right to travel, change residences, pray grate in 1976, and has been refused permis­ Yemen's Jewish community now remain they openly, become professionals, or own land. sion 24 times since then. are still denied the rights to travel, to own No synagogues exist in the country and con­ Anatoly is 52 years old and has a Ph.D. in land, to bear arms and to pray openly. They tact with foreigners is prohibited. As a result mathematics, although he has not been able steadfastly continue, however, to adhere to of another Israeli airlift, Operation Magic to practice in his field since he applied for an the tenets of their religion, and to hope for the Carpet in 1949, many Yemeni Jews are sepa­ exit visa. In order to support his family he has day when they too, can join their relatives in rated from their families and are prevented worked in menial labor as a loader and more Israel. from joining them in Israel. recently held a job sweeping an undergound In Syria, the 4,000 Jews who remain live in Although the Soviet Union has increased passageway. the absence of freedom and with the everpre­ emigration for some Jews, many still suffer The Genis family has suffered incredible sent burden of dictatorship. They are abso­ from educational, employment, and severe hardships over the past several years. In 1984 lutely forbidden to emigrate, and on the rare emigration restrictions. Pamyet, an anti-Semit­ after the birth of their third son, Anatoly's wife occasions when they are permitted to travel to ic organization, agitates for more regulation of Galya became ill and unable to care for the another country, they are required to post the Jewish nationality. It has led to further re­ family. Two of their sons are also ill, Peter has bonds, and to leave family members behind. strictions on Jewish life, seen in the fact that severely high blood pressure and Seva suffers Syrian Jews are not permitted, under any cir­ books in Hebrew are illegal, there is a short­ from Cushing's Disease. In addition, Anatoly cumstances, to travel to Israel, and any at­ age of consecrated Jewish cemeteries, and lost his job in 1985 creating a severe strain on tempt to do so can and does result in arrest. only one Yeshiva, a religious training school, a family with great medical expenses. In spite of these hardships, these people, too, is in existence for more than 2 million Jews. Since 1988, the Genis family has become continue to practice Judaism, and to long for Furthermore, Jewish activists who publicly much more involved with the refusenik com­ the freedom which is celebrated each Pass­ protest their lack of rights are harassed and munity. On September 15, 1988, Anatoly was over by Jews the world over. denounced. I encourage my colleagues to arrested for demonstrating with other refuse­ Today, Mr. Speaker, freedom loving people draw attention to these atrocities in the hope niks near the Ministry of Radio Industry and of all faiths are one with those who are denied that we stop this persecution against Jews. served for 10 days in prison. those basic freedoms. They are on our minds Mr. LAGOMARSINO. Mr. Speaker, today I It is my hope that this touching story of An­ and in our hearts. * * * Go down Moses, tell take this opportunity to join my colleagues in atoly Genis and his family will generate more ol' Pharoah-let my people go. calling attention to the persecution of Jews in action by my colleagues on behalf of him and Ms. PELOSI. Mr. Speaker, Passover is a Syria. They suffer the full brunt of this authori­ all refuseniks in the Soviet Union. While the highly appropriate time to remember the past tarian-police state's terror. They undergo con­ emigration of Soviet Jews has dramatically in­ and present hardships suffered by Jews. 1 am stant surveillance, subjected to random creased this year, the Genis family is still cele­ pleased to participate in this special order to searches and arbitrary arrests. The right to a brating Passover separated from family. Per- bring attention to the problems of oppression April 27, 1989 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE 7603 and discrimination which continue to confront are caught in a war zone between the govern­ who exist in Cuba, and it is a fragment of their Jews throughout the world. ment troops of Colonel Mengistu and rebel story which I should like to focus on today. The persecution of Jews is not endemic to forces in the north. The fighting, which rou­ In Cuba today there are less than 1,200 any single region of the globe; it is a condition tinely spills over into the Gondar Province, Jews, or roughly 300 families. Prior to the still prevalent in many parts of the world. hampers all relief efforts to get food and sup­ 1959 revolution, their numbers totaled just Demonstrations of milder, but no less unac­ plies to those stranded. under 15,000. While there have been Jews in ceptable, forms of anti-Semitism are sadly fa­ The Jews in Ethiopia are forbidden to emi­ Cuba since the early years of this century, miliar occurrences even in the United States, grate and the teaching of Hebrew and Jewish most of them came to live there during the where the recent popularity of Neo-Nazi and studies is prohibited. They are restricted to 1920's and 1930's. Until 1961, they main­ white supremacist movements can only be Gondar and have no freedom of movement tained five schools for their community, but viewed with apprehension and alarm. within country. Because the threat of famine is with the revolution those schools were nation­ During my time in Congress, I have paid es­ no longer imminent, attention has been divert­ alized. After that time, one school was al­ pecially close attention to the plight of Jews in ed from Ethiopia. No longer do we see reports lowed to continue to provide language, histo­ the Soviet Union. While their conditions have on nightly news programs of refugees in their ry, and cultural education, and the Cuban certainly improved during the past 4 years, it own country wandering from village to village Government gave the community a bus for is important to remember that anti-Semitic seeking food and a haven from the fighting. the transport of the Jewish children to and sentiment in the Soviet Union has very deep But, just because these scenes don't fill our from their afternoon instruction. During the living rooms each night, doesn't mean that it roots. The right to emigrate, recognized in 1970's the school bus could no longer be pro­ international agreements to which the Soviet isn't still happening or that we can afford to vided, but instruction continues for a small Union is a signatory, has not been acknowl­ forget those who are trapped by war, separat­ group of children during Sunday School class­ edged by the country's leadership. Even ed from their families and persecuted while es. A Venezuelan community has since pro­ today, many Jews are arbitrarily denied the waiting and hoping to somehow emigrate to vided them with a van. right of religious freedom and cultural expres­ Israel. sion, while the presence of reactionary move­ We can confirm little about the small pock­ The Jewish community :n Cuba does not ments threatens a potentially violent backlash ets of Jews living in Yemen. Once a communi­ feel itself to be under persecution or harass­ aimed at members of the Jewish community. ty of 54,000, estimates place the total Jewish ment by the government, and as a whole they Today's special order provides an important population there today at between 1,000 and are left to their own. At the time of the revolu­ opportunity to focus our attention on the con­ 1,500. Because of the isolation in which they tion there were economic and political ties tinuing persecution of Jews, and remind our­ live, it is very difficult to ascertain the true with Israel, but Cuba broke relations with selves that much remains to be done before extent of the discrimination against them. Israel in 1973. Although there was some in­ this problem will be eliminated. I ask my col­ They are second-class citizens who must creased tension for the Jewish community fol­ leagues to strongly support efforts to confront obtain permission to change residences, to lowing that event, relations between that com­ anti-Semitism, whether it be in Damascus, pray openly, to become professionals or to munity and the government have improved in Moscow, or in their own hometown. travel-even in the pursuit of a livelihood. recent years. Even during the late 1970's Mr. DWYER of New Jersey. Mr. Speaker, I They are forbidden to have contact with for­ when anti-Israel tension was high in Cuba, the would like to thank my colleagues, Congress­ eigners and are subject to arrest if they are community did not feel threatened by anti­ man LANTOS and Congressman PORTER, for caught doing so. There are few synagogues, Semitism. arranging for this special order this evening to most having been converted to mosques Because the Cuban Jewish community has discuss a serious issue which does not get many years ago. Those who are still in Yemen no rabbi, Dr. Jose Miller serves as the nominal the attention it fully deserves. seek to emigrate to Israel, where most of the leader of the community. He is a physician There is still a significant amount of perse­ Jews went early in this century when strict and teaches at the medical school in Havana. cution against Jews in several countries of the laws controlling all aspects of their lives were Adela Dworin leads the Jewish Community world. While we are well aware of the plight of imposed. Though small in number, their plight House of Cuba. The Jewish community in Soviet Jews, there are Jews suffering discrimi­ must be brought to the world's attention so Cuba, while small and isolated, is proud and nation in Yemen, Syria, and Ethiopia. that efforts to have them relocated to Israel active in maintaining its cultural heritage. 1 We have been encouraged in the last year can meet with success. take this opportunity to commend them for over the numbers of Soviet Jews which have Today, 4,000 Jews are trapped in Syria. Ap­ their perseverance, and I should like to sup­ been permitted to leave the Soviet Union. peals to be reunited with family outside Syria port them in their efforts to improve the condi­ Many of us participating in this special order are routinely denied. There is almost no hope tions of their synagogue which is in great this evening are cosponsors of legislation for these people to emigrate to Israel because need of structural repair, and also in their at­ which would increase the refugee cap by of the state of war which exists between Syria tempts to bring a rabbi to their community in 28,000, 19,000 of which would be for Soviet and Israel. International travel for Syrian Jews Havana. refugees who would be resettled under the is made difficult because they are required by If individuals or groups are interested in voluntary agency matching grant program. law to post substantial bonds in order to sending donations of support to the Cuban However, while increased numbers of assure their return to Syria and the govern­ Jewish community, contributions can be sent Soviet Jews have been allowed to leave, hun­ ment seldom issues passports to all members to the Canadian Jewish Congress, attention: dreds of thousands are still waiting. Many of of a Jewish family at the same time. Dr. Edmund Lipsitz, 4600 Bathurst Street, Wil­ these are long-term refuseniks whose situa­ Although the focus of international human lowdale, ON, Canada, M2R3V2. Please indi­ tions are familiar to us. All Soviet Jews are rights conferences, there has been little or no cate with your donation that it is specifically subjected to a second-class citizenship status. improvement in their conditions inside Syria; for the Jewish Community House of Cuba And, so while we applaud the easing of Soviet and, without continued international attention (Casa de Ia Comunidad Hebrea de Cuba). emigration policies, we must not relax our ef­ on their situation, conditions could worsen. In addition to needing funds for the repair of forts to continue to press for substantially Mr. GREEN. I commend my colleagues, Mr. their synagogue, the Jewish Community in higher emigration quotas for Soviet Jews. LANTOS and Mr. PORTER, for calling this spe­ Cuba is always in need of funds for the pur­ The situation of the 12,000 to 15,000 Ethio­ cial order to focus on the plight of Jews chase of holiday foods such as gefilte fish and pian Jews stranded in the Gondar Province is around the world who persevere in their cen­ matzoth. very precarious. It is true that during Oper­ turies old battle for religious and cultural free­ Mr. LEVIN of Michigan. Mr. Speaker, the sit­ ations Moses and Joshau in 1984-85 almost dom. uation of Jews in the U.S.S.R. in the era of 18,000 Jews were flown out of Ethiopia and During this season of Passover in which we glasnost is a study in light and shadow. have resettled in Israel. An additional 8,000 observe the exodus of enslaved and op­ Jewish emigration has been allowed to in­ were rescued from Sudanese refugee camps pressed Jews from Egypt, it is fitting that we crease substantially; the soviet authorities pro­ before the operations became public and take a moment to recognize the unique strug­ fess a new tolerance of religious and cultural were halted. gle of the Jewish dispora around the world. instruction and observance. These changes Today, those Jews still trapped in Ethiopia One not so very well known example is that of have been spotlighted by the Soviets at sum­ are separated from their family members and the small and courageous community of Jews mits and in other international forums. The So-

29-059 0 -90-17 (Pt. 6) 7604 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE April 27, 1989 viets say these changes show that the prom­ have started referring to me again as 'the ly kill and torture innocent Jews after arresting ise of a new era of openness is being fulfilled. Yid.'" them arbitrarily. These people are treated as We do indeed welcome these positive devel­ In emigration policy, despite pledges to the second-class citizens. We cannot let these opments. contrary from Gorbachev, "access to state se­ atrocities go unnoticed and therefore con­ At the same time, behind the scenes, in the crets" is still being used as a reason for refus­ doned. shadows, many Jews who wish to emigrate ing emigration applications by Soviet Jews­ We in America are lucky to have the rights continue to face refusal when they ask per­ even when the alleged access ceased 25 and freedoms we do, but too often we take mission to leave the Soviet Union; the years ago, as in the case of Vladimir Raiz of them for granted. The crimes committed grounds remain as arbitrary as before. It is far Vilnius [Vilna]. This example is hardly isolated. against the Jewish citizens of these states by from clear that the current rate of emigration Even after the Soviets signed the Vienna final the governments of these and other countries will be allowed to continue. For example, the document on human rights in January, with must not be allowed to continue. They should authorities have promulgated new emigration provision for a human rights conference in know that we, the Members of the Congres­ policies that could make it even harder to Moscow in 1991, emigration applications were sional Human Rights Caucus and the Mem­ leave the country. refused on grounds of access to classified in­ bers of the U.S. Congress are watching them. Deeper in the shadows, there is a disturbing formation in jobs that the applicants had left Mr. LENT. Mr. Speaker, like many of my resurgence of anti-Semitic speech and agita­ more than 10 years ago. The Union of Coun­ colleagues who are participating in today's tion. This, too, is being tolerated in the new cils for Soviet Jews received reports of 17 special order, I have been an ardent advocate such refusals in Moscow and Leningrad even era. of human rights and religious freedom around in the first weeks after the signing of the The fears and hopes and tensions of Soviet the world. Over the years, members of the Vienna final document. Jews these days are captured well in a March Human Rights Caucus and the U.S. Congress The promise of freedom for Soviet Jews 29 article in the Christian Science Monitor by have been tireless in their commitment to pro­ has yet to be fulfilled. The Jewish cultural re­ William Echikson, entitled "The Paradoxes of mote these noble causes to every opportunity. vival there remains at risk. Under these condi­ Glasnost." On the one hand, Mr. Echikson re­ I'm proud to be associated with this dedicated tions, it would be a grave error to conclude ports, "an organized Jewish communitv is re­ that it is no longer a hazard simply to be a work and pleased to stand before you to rec­ viving in the Soviet Union." Soviet Jews have Jew in the U.S.S.R. The painful truth is that ognize the tremendous inroads that have a new cultural center in Moscow. The study official oppression has been only partially dis­ been made in the fight for freedom. and teaching of Hebrew is no longer a crime, mantled, and popular anti-Semitism is on the In 1988, nearly 25,000 Soviet Jews were and many Jews are studying Jewish history, rise. The Jews of the U.S.S.R. continue to granted visas to emigrate and be reunited with celebrating Jewish holidays, and studying need our help in their struggle for freedom. their families. My Fourth Congressional District Hebrew. Mr. HORTON. Mr. Speaker, I rise to draw has been fortunate in helping to secure free­ Mr. Echikson cites a poignant example of my colleagues' attention to the matter of anti­ dom for our own adopted refuseniks: Hillel the "hunger for Judaism" that Jews are now Semitism in today's world. Anti-Semitism has Butman and Ida Nudel now live with their fam­ expressing: a meeting of the "Jewish Book­ been prevalent since Biblical times when the ilies in Israel, and Yakov Rabinovich has set­ lovers" in a crowded apartment in Moscow. Hebrews were enslaved in Egypt for 400 tled in my own area of Long Island, NY. Re­ Mr. Echikson found there is "a standing-room­ years, making pyramids for the Pharaoh. This cently, we received news that our current only crowd to hear a talk on Israel from two week is the commemoration of the liberation adopted family, the Kazakevich family of Len­ visitors from Jerusalem. There are all ages, of the Hebrews from this period of slavery. ingrad, was granted permission and, hopefully, from early teens to grandparents. They ask Today, we should reflect not only on that the entire family will be on a plane to Israel questions in Russian, in English, and in exodus from Egypt, but also on the Jews within the next few weeks. Hebrew-and they listen intently to the re­ being oppressed in many different countries I'm gratified to have played a roie in winning sponses." today. freedom for these individuals who suffered A schoolteacher attending her first meeting In Yemen, there are thousands of Jews who many years of terrible persecution and op­ of the Jewish Booklovers summed up the en­ experience injustices every day. They are de­ pression simply because they are Jewish. Yet, thusiasm and fear that coexist in the Jewish tained without trial, arrested randomly, and because of their abiding faith, these brave community in the U.S.S.R. nowadays. "When have their mail censored. They are not permit­ men and women endured. They overcame a friend told me about this meeting yesterday, ted to emigrate from Yemen so that they may great adversity, and we rejoice in their victory. I still was afraid, but then he told me you even try to escape this oppression. Yet, for all those who have realized their could learn about Jewish history and philoso­ In 1985, we saw an attempt to airlift as dream of freedom, there are hundreds of phy, and meet these guests from Israel. Well, many Jews from Ethiopia as possible. This thousands of Jews around the world who it was just too tempting." was called "Operation Moses," and it was cannot practice their Jewish religion and cul­ The fear she spoke of is just as real as the successful in evacuating 7,000 Jews to a free ture. Their personal dignity has been stripped enthusiasm, and it still inhibits many Jews life in Israel. Unfortunately, there are still many from them and their rights trampled upon by from claiming and cultivating their cultural her­ trapped inside Ethiopia. Estimates range as tyrannical governments. That such persecu­ itage. Jews still are identified by Soviet law as high as 25,000 who are religiously oppressed, tion and repression still exists should be re­ a separate nationality. They still carry pass­ separated from their families within Ethiopia, pugnant to Americans and all freedom-loving ports marked "Jewish." They still face dis­ and denied the right to emigrate. I support the people, and we should be doing everything crimination in jobs and higher education. They cause of these people, and for this reason I possible to eradicate religious intolerance and are trying to rebuild a Jewish life that the au­ joined the Congressional Caucus for Ethiopian anti-Semitism in every pocket of the globe thorities have tried for decades to eradicate. Jewry. I urge my supportive colleagues to do where this repulsive disease thrives like the As Richard Schifter, Assistant Secretary of the same. cancer it is. Unfortunately, it appears that State for Human Rights and Humanitarian Af­ The Soviet Union has shown progress lately many democratic nations have been basking fairs, has said, "If the term 'cultural genocide' in her release of 9,461 Jews in the first quar­ in the warm afterglow of glasnost that has is to have any meaning, it applies to the expe­ ter of 1989. This is half of the number re­ made them complacent, and I fear that citi­ rience of the Jews of the Soviet Union." leased in the entire 1988 calendar year and zens may be fooled into believing that human The anti-Semitism out of which that policy more than the total number released in 1987. rights violations no longer exist. grew has not disappeared. Indeed, it is being While this is encouraging, there are still 2 mil­ For those wide-eyed innocents who fall into whipped up in public meetings by members of lion Jews who are denied religious freedom this category, I ask them to consider the plight the Russian nationalist group Pamyat. As Mr. and the right to emigrate freely. Anti-Semitism of thousands of Jews in Ethiopia, Syria, and Echikson reports, Pamyat demagogues are in the U.S.S.R. has also resulted in the dese­ Yemen, and as many as 2 million in the Soviet haranguing crowds with cries of "Jewish con­ cration of Jewish property. Union who are denied religious freedom, re­ spiracy," denunciations of "dirty Jews brazen­ Mr. Speaker, you certainly know that anti­ fused emigration, and live in fear under the ly penetrating our entire society, especially in Semitism is rampant in several countries, but daily threat of government-sanctioned vio­ profitable places." And a Jewi~h leader at it is a surprise to many that one of the worst lence. That is the reality of the human rights Moscow's Central Synagogue says, "people offenders is Syria. Syrian secret police routine- situation in the world today and what we seek April 27, 1989 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE 7605 to focus attention on with the special order Union adhere to the tenets expressed in this treat their Jewish populations as substandard this afternoon. document. citizens. Four nations in particular continue to Recently, Jewish families observed the holi­ It is traditional to end the Passover seder encourage and participate in discriminating day of Passover which marks the exodus of with the words "next year in Jerusalem." against Jews. enslaved and oppressed Jews from Egypt, led Before the foundation of the modern State of Yemeni Jews' second-class status prevents by Moses to freedom in Canaan. Their cour­ Israel, these words expressed the hope that them from sharing many of the privileges en­ age and faith offers inspiration and hope to all Jews would soon be together in one place joyed by their Muslim neighbors, including the those who still struggle. But these people to live and worship freely. These words con­ right to travel, to freely change residences, to cannot succeed alone. The problem is so tinue to be a source of inspiration and hope bear arms, to pray openly or to become pro­ enormous, people may wonder how one for all Jews who are oppressed. It is my per­ fessional or landowners. In Syria, over 4,000 person can make a difference. Every letter sonal hope that this year we can make great Jews are refused emigration and treated as helps. Every voice raised in protest joins in a strides toward securing the freedom of Jews second-class citizens. They undergo constant chorus for freedom that cannot be ignored. everywhere. surveillance, arbitrary arrests, torture, restrict­ We must not let the spirit of solidarity languish Mr. NELSON of Florida. Mr. Speaker, as a ed travel rights, random night searches of and die a certain death from benign neglect. free, democratic nation, it is often hard for us their homes, and killings by secret police. And These brave men and women need our help to comprehend the trials of those who are in Ethiopia, the Jewish population continues to and support. I, for one, will continue in the prisoners of conscience, living with persecu­ suffer from forced migration and restrictions fight for freedom, and I hope concerned citi­ tion every day of their lives. We as a free on religious rights and expression. democratic nation are one of their best hopes zens everywhere will join me in leading the In the Soviet Union, despite the general for survival, and we must assist their cause. cause for peace. movement toward economic and political Basic human rights are a right that all Ameri­ Mrs. BOXER. Mr. Speaker, during this reform, Soviet Jews continue to be persecut­ can citizens demand and deserve. Soviet season of Passover, when we commemorate ed as well. According to Israeli sources, there Jews also demand human rights, they deserve the freeing of the Jews from bondage in human rights, but they do not receive these are still approximately 370,000 Soviet Jews Egypt, it is most appropriate to rededicate our­ basic rights. who have applied for exit visas and some of selves to endure the freedom of Jews around A Jewish mother and her child in America them are long-term refuseniks, many of them the world today who remain oppressed and are no different than a Jewish mother and her medical emergencies. Soviet Jews continue to persecuted in countries like Ethiopia, Syria, child in the Soviet Union-except that the suffer from educational and employment dis­ Yemen, and the Soviet Union. latter are in constant fear of their lives be­ advantages that are imposed deliberately by Jewish people in each of these countries cause they dare to practice what they believe. the Soviet Government. Furthermore, while are denied their basic human rights of reli­ We in the United States take for granted our Soviet authorities certainly deserve some gious freedom and cultural expression. They right to exercise free speech and religion. credit for the easing of restrictions of Jewish are the victims of state sponsored anti-Semitic Though we are often frustrated by our Gov­ cultural institutions in 1988, it is still unclear propaganda, and suffer from the desecration ernment's service to the American people, we how much autonomy officially recognized insti­ of Jewish property. They face travel restric­ must remember that the very government tutions will be allowed to exercise. tions within their own countries and they are which sometimes disillusions us, offers every It is only fitting that on the week of Pass­ not free to emigrate. American citizen the right to a private and free over, which is recognized as the "Festival of Moreover, pogroms are not just an ugly existence. Likewise, we must realize that Freedom," that we serve notice that the con­ remnant of the past. I am horrified that Jews Soviet Jews cannot take advantage of the tinued denial for many of the Jewish faith of in Syria and in Yemen now live daily with the freedoms we are accorded by our Govern­ basic human rights, is unacceptable. I am fear of random searches of their homes, of ar­ ment-freedoms to speak, to quarrel, to hopeful that as long as governments partici­ bitrary arrests, of torture, and of detention change our station in life. We must make sure pate or permit the persecution of people for without trial by their governments. We must that Soviet Jews, as well as other prisoners of their religious beliefs, that we will speak out vigorously protest this most violent form of conscience, are afforded these same opportu­ against those nations and call them to task for persecution. nities. their actions. Many of us in the Congressional Human We should not let the term "glasnost" cloud Mr. RANGEL. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to Rights Caucus have been moved in recent our vision and skew our efforts to wipe out join my colleagues in condemning the continu­ years by the plight of those Jews who have human rights abuses. We must not wane in ing persecution of Jews. Last week was the been cruelly separated from their loved ones our dogged determination to free Soviet Jews celebration of Passover, "Festival of Free­ because of their country's harsh and discrimi­ from persecution because the Soviet Govern­ dom" a week-long celebration that marks the natory emigration policies. At least 15,000 ment has created the concept of glasnost. We exodus of enslaved and oppressed Jews from Ethiopian Jews and 5,000 Jews from Yemen must maintain our resolve and seize every op­ Egypt. Yet today there are still thousands of have been barred from joining their families in portunity to ensure the emigration of persecut­ Jews around the world who are still oppressed Israel. At least 3,000 Soviet Jews have been ed refuseniks from the Soviet Union. Our con­ and being denied basic religious rights. denied permission to emigrate. There are now science will not let us stop working toward this Jews continue to suffer in such countries as 20 family reunification cases pending in the end until the Soviet Government realizes that Ethiopia, Syria, Yemen, and of course the Soviet Union involving 48 separate individuals. their acts of persecution, not accepted by the U.S.S.R. Such violation of human rights as Jews who apply for exit visas face incredi­ free world, must be altered to ensure that all forced family separations, denial of right to ble obstacles and severe penalties. Nowhere human beings, regardless of heritage, must be emigrate, unlawful arrests and detention, tor­ is this more evident than in the Soviet Union. free. Until this happens, glasnost is just an­ tures, illegal searches of homes, and desecra­ Soviet Jews who apply to leave the country other word and persecution is just another re­ tion of Jewish properties are just some of the are harassed by Soviet agents, immediately ality. atrocities that these brave people continue to lose their jobs, and are often incarcerated on Mr. McMILLEN of Maryland. Mr. Speaker, I suffer. Some of the above-mentioned coun­ trumped-up charges. would like to take a moment at this time to tries would have us to believe that reform is In Syria, where Jews are forbidden to emi­ note the special order called by the Congres­ taking place and that there is no longer a grate, there have been reports of Jews who sional Human Rights Caucus to recognize the problem called Jewish persecution. have been imprisoned on suspicion of having thousands of Jews around the world who con­ We concerned members of the human race attempted to leave the country. tinue to be oppressed and denied their basic must remain ever vigilant to assure that gov­ This kind of persecution and oppression religious rights. While certain events have ernments do not establish policies and prac­ must end. The Universal Declaration of taken place which provide some hope, the tices of systematically victimizing certain Human Rights of the United Nations includes persecution of Jews remains a global prob­ groups of citizens because of their religious the right of all people to freely emigrate and lem. As Representatives ToM LANTOS and beliefs. I call upon Mr. Bush to take the lead the right of family reunification. We in the JoHN PORTER, cochairman of the caucus, in holding these nations accountable for the United States have an obligation to make sure noted in their "Dear Colleague" of April 18, human rights violations of their Jewish citi­ that Ethiopia, Syria, Yemen, and the Soviet 1989 several nations maintain policies which zens. Several international watchdog agencies 7606 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE April 27, 1989 have carefully and thoroughly documented the and a delight to support a truly world class or­ Mr. TAUKE continuing plight of Jews around the world chestra. Chicago Sympho- to revise and extend remarks was House Administration and forwarded ny Orchestra, we recognize that time alone granted to: to the Clerk of the House concerning cannot measure the legacy of excellence he

Date Per diem 1 Transportation Other purposes Total U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar Name of Member or employee Country Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Arrival Departure currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency 2 currency • currency 2 currency •

Samuel G. Wise ...... 1/24 3/26 Austria ...... 9,401.00 . 9,401.00 Committee total ...... 9,401.00 ...... 9,401.00

1 Per diem constitutes lodging and meals. . . . •It foreign currency is used, enter U.S. dollar equivalent; 11 U.S. currency IS used, enter amount expended. STENY H. HOYER, Mar. 9, 1989. AMENDED REPORT OF EXPENDITURES FOR OFFICIAL FOREIGN TRAVEL, COMMISSION ON SECURITY AND COOPERATION IN EUROPE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, EXPENDED BETWEEN APR. 1 AND JUNE 30, 1988

Date Per diem 1 Transportation Other purposes Total U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar Name of member or employee Country Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Arrival Departure currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency 2 currency• currency 2 currency•

Miscellaneous expenses incurred during visit of codel 4/6 4/9 Poland ...... 3,248.00 . 3,248.00 Hoyer to Poland. April 27, 1989 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE 7607 AMENDED REPORT OF EXPENDITURES FOR OFFICIAL FOREIGN TRAVEL, COMMISSION ON SECURITY AND COOPERATION IN EUROPE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, EXPENDED BETWEEN APR. 1 AND JUNE 30, 1988-Continued

Date Per diem 1 Transportation Other purposes - ---Total -- U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar Name of member or employee Country Foreign equivalent Arrival Departure Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency 2 currency• currency• currency •

Samuel G. Wise ...... 4/18 5/10 Austria ...... 3,333 .00 ...... 3,333.00 5/22 6/21 Austria ...... 4,421.80 ...... 4,421.80 Committee total ...... 11,002.80 ...... 11 ,002.80

' Per diem constitutes lodging and meals. 2 11 foreign currency is used, enter U.S. dollar equivalent; if U.S. currency is used, enter amount expended. STENY H. HOYER, Mar. 9, 1989.

AMENDED REPORT OF EXPENDITURES FOR OFFICIAL FOREIGN TRAVEL, UNITED STATES-CANADA INTERPARLIAMENTARY GROUP, UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, EXPENDED BETWEEN APR. 1 AND JUNE 30, 1988

Date Per diem' Transportation Other purposes Total U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar Name of Member or employee Country Foreign equivalent Foreign Departure equivalent Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Arrival currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency or :J.S. currency 2 currency • currency 2 currency•

Additional delegation expenses ...... 32.83 ...... 32.83 Committee total ...... 32.83 ...... 32.83

' Per diem constitutes lodging and meals. •II foreign currency is used, enter U.S. dollar equivalent; if U.S. currency is used, enter amount expended. DANTE B. FASCELL, Apr. 19, 1989.

AMENDED REPORT OF EXPENDITURES FOR OFFICIAL FOREIGN TRAVEL, COMMISSION ON SECURITY AND COOPERATION IN EUROPE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, EXPENDED BETWEEN JULY 1 AND SEPT. 30, 1988

Date Per diem' Transportation Other purposes Total

Country U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar Name of Member or employee Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Arrival Departure currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency• currency• currency 2 currency 2

Samuel G. Wise ...... 7I 4 8/ 5 Austria ...... 4,359.00 . 4,359.00 Committee total ...... 4,359.00 ...... 4,359.00

' Per diem constitutes lodging and meals. •II foreign currency is used, enter U.S. dollar equivalent; if U.S. currency is used, enter amount expended. ~TENY H. HOYER, Mar. 9, 1989.

AMENDED REPORT OF EXPENDITURES FOR OFFICIAL FOREIGN TRAVEL, COMMISSION ON SECURITY AND COOPERATION IN EUROPE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, EXPENDED BETWEEN OCT. 1 AND DEC. 31, 1988

Date Per diem 1 Transportation Other purposes Total U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar Name of Member or employee Country Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Arrival Departure currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency 2 currency 2 currency • currency•

Mary Sue Hafner ...... 11/ll 11/20 U.S.S.R...... 3 1,665.00 ...... 1,665.00 Beth Ritchie ...... 11/ll 11/20 U.S.S.R.... . 1,665.00 ...... 1,665.00 Committee total...... 3,330.00 ...... 3,3330.00

' Per diem constitutes lodging and meals. 2 11 foreign currency is used, enter U.S. dollar equivalent; if U.S. currency is used, enter amount expended. 3 Originally reported $1,850, $185 was returned. STENY H. HOYER, Mar. 9, 1989. 7608 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE April 27, 1989 REPORT OF EXPENDITURES FOR OFFICIAL FOREIGN TRAVEL, MEXICO-UNITED STATES INTERPARLIAMENTARY GROUP, UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, EXPENDED BETWEEN JAN . 1 AND DEC. 31, 1988

Date Per diem 1 Transportation Other purposes Total U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar Name of Member or employee Country Foreign Arrival Departure equivalent Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency 2 currency 2 currency• currency 2

Ronald D. Coleman ...... 3/4 317 United States ...... 307.59 ...... 307.59 3 ...... 147.87 ...... E de Ia Garza (Chairman) ...... 3/4 3!1 united ..s·ta ·te·s::: ::: :::::: ::: ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: .. :...... 363.08 ...... • 92.00 ...... 602.95 3/6 United States ...... 191.50 ...... 4 147.87 ...... 339.37 b~~id~~re-r : :: :: :: :::::::::::::::::: :::: :::: : :::::::::::::::::: : ...... ~~: 3/7 United States ...... 385.1,4 ...... 4 381.02 ...... 766.16 Sam Gejdenson ...... 3/5 3/6 United States ...... 119.15 ...... , 119.15 Sam Gibbons...... 3/4 3/7 United States ...... 344.04 ...... • 147.87 ...... 491.91 • 147.87 ...... 3/6 United States ...... 223.69 ...... 3 369.00 ...... 740.56 ~m:~ic:~~~ :: : : ::: ::::::: :: :::: : :::: : : : :: : :::::: ::: ::: : :: ::::::: :::: :: :: : ~~: 3/7 United States ...... 335.25 ...... • 381.02 ...... 716.27 Jim Kolbe...... 3/4 317 United States ...... 285.75 • 381.02 ...... 666.77 George Miller...... 3/4 3/5 United States ...... 105.63 ...... • 147.87 ...... 253.50 Sid Morrison...... 3/4 3/7 United States ...... 285.75 ...... 285.75 3/6 United States ...... 238.60 ...... • 147:87"::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ::. 386.47 ~~r~t~~"~~c;; · ciiairiiiaiii · : :::: : ::::: ::: :: : :: ::: :: :::::::::: :::: : :: : : ~~1 3!7 United States ...... 355.95 ...... • 381.02 ...... 736.97 Elliot Brown ...... 3/4 3/6 United States ...... 196.90 ...... • 147.87 ...... 344.77 Mario Castillo ...... 3/5 3/7 United States ...... 198.31 ...... 198.31 Elizabeth Daoust...... 2/1 2/5 United States ...... 443.11 ...... 4 318.00 ...... 761.11 4 3/3 3/7 United States ...... :~ : ~L : : :: ::: :::::: .. ::::::: ...... 3.23ils .. :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: :::::::::::::::::::::::: :::::::::::: :: :: ...... 71s:4s Jim Davis...... 3/4 3!7 United States ...... 316.56 ...... 3 147.87 ...... 464 .43 Ed Jurith ...... 3/4 3/6 United States .. . 193.53 ...... 3 147.87 ...... 341.40 469.78 ...... 317 United States ...... 4o.oo ...... :: ::: ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: :::::::::: ...... so9:7a ~~~~ ~it~~~~~~". : : :::: : : : : :: :::::::: ::: : :::: :::::::::::::: : :::::::::::::::::: : ~~~ 3/7 United States ...... 294.28 ...... 3 381.02 ...... 675.30 Mark Tavlarides...... 3/4 3/7 United States ...... 311.24 ...... 3 381.02 ...... 692.26 Delegation expenses: State Department assistance ...... 5,423.90 ...... Official delegation functions and administrative ...... 21,663.55 ...... lnflf;~"e~~nses and control room costs ...... Security and ground transportation ...... Committee total ...... 6,488.16 . • 779.00 ..... 32,073.76 ...... 43,191.02 3 3,850.10

' Per diem constitutes lodging and meals. 2 11 foreign currency is used, enter U.S. dollar equivalent; if U.S. currency is used, enter amount expended. 3 Department of Defense. • Commercial. E de Ia G.ARZA, Chairman, Mar. 7, 1989.

REPORT OF EXPENDITURES FOR OFFICIAL FOREIGN TRAVEL, INTERPARLIAMENTARY UNION SPECIAL ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING, GENEVA, SWITZERLAND, UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, EXPENDED BETWEEN MAR. 1 AND MAR. 12, 1988 .

Date Per diem 1 Transportation Other purposes Total U.S. dollar Name of Member or employee Country U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar Arrival Departure Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency 2 currency • currency• currency 2

Hon. George E. Brown ...... 3/8 3/12 Switzerland Martin Sletzinger ...... 3!8 3/12 Switzerland m:~~ ::::::::::::::::::::::..... 3.2:139:oo··:::::::::::::· ...... ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ...... Diil:oo Cheryl Mendonsa ...... 3!8 3/12 Switzerland ...... _... _.... _ ... _.... _ ... _... _... __6_42_ .o_o _____3_2..c.,l_33 _.o_o_.. __._ ... _.... _ ... _ ... _.... _ ... _.... _ ... _ ... _.... _ .. ._.... _ ... _ ... _.. .. _ .. ._.. _.::.:.2.7....:.7~5.o~o Committee total ...... 1,555.00 4,272.00 ...... 5,827.00

1 Per diem constitutes lodging and meals. •It foreign currency is used, enter U.S. dollar equivalent; if U.S. currency is used, enter amount expended. 3 Commercial. CLAUDE PEPPER, Feb. 6, 1989.

REPORT OF EXPENDITURES FOR OFFICIAL FOREIGN TRAVEL, DELEGATION TO 79TH INTERPARLIAMENTARY UNION CONFERENCE, GUATEMALA, UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, EXPENDED BETWEEN APR. 8 AND APR. 17, 1988

Date Per diem 1 Transportation Other purposes Total U.S. dollar U.S. dollar Name of Member or employee Country U.S. dollar U.S. dollar Arrival Departure Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency 2 currency• currency 2 currency•

Hon. Claude Pepper ...... 4/8 4/17 Guatemala 962.81 3 1,585.24 ...... • 7.94 2,555.99 Hon. George Brown ...... 4/8 4/14 Guatemala 847.06 5 792.62 ...... 794 1,647.62 6 565.00 .. . • ' ...... sss:oo .. Hon. Jim Bates ...... 4/12 4/17 Guatemala . 987.30 .. .. 6 792.62 ...... 1,779.92 6 289.00 ...... 289.00 Donnald Anderson ...... 4/8 4/17 Guatemala ...... 869.88 ...... 3 1,585.24 .. . '47:94":::::::::::::::::::::::: 2,463.06 Cynthia A. Fletcher ...... 4/8 4/17 Guatemala ...... 847.06 ...... 3 1,585.24 .. . 4 7.94 ...... 2,440.24 4/17 Guatemala ...... 830.73 ...... 3 1,585.24 .. . 4 7.94 ...... 2,423.91 i~~~~~!leJewii

Date Per diem 1 Transportation Other purposes Total U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar Name of Member or employee Country Foreign equivalent Foreign Departure equivalent Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Arrival currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency 2 currency 2 currency 2 currency 2

Miscellaneous ...... ''"''''""'"""" ...... _...._ .... _ ... _.... _.... _ ... _.... _.. _ ... _...... ,_...... ,_ ...... ,_ ...... ,_...... ,_ ...= ...... ,_.. ~:::::::::::::.::~:::::::::::::.::~::.:.:.::..--=9=50:::.6:..:...4.:::·"::.:.: ....::.:.: ....:::: ... ::.:.: ....::.:.:.::.. _ _:9:::-50~. 64 Committee total 16,044.99 ...... 18,408.66 ...... 2,455.16 ...... 36,908.81

1 Per diem constitutes lodging and meals. 2 11 foreign currency is used, enter U.S. dollar equivalent; if U.S. currency is used, enter amount expended. 3 Military round trip. : ~~t~r~n~ay . • Commercial. Note.-DOD transportation provided pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 22A. CLAUDE PEPPER, Feb. 6, 1989.

REPORT OF EXPENDITURES FOR OFFICIAL FOREIGN TRAVEL, DELEGATION TO UNITED STATES-CANADA INTERPARLIAMENTARY GROUP, UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, EXPENDED BETWEEN JAN. 1 AND DEC. 31, 1988

Date Per diem • Transportation Other purposes Total U.S. dollar U.S. dollar Name of Member or employee Country U.S. dollar U.S. dollar Arrival Departure Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency• currency 2 currency• currency •

Jack Brooks ...... 5/5 5/7 United States ...... 428.25 ...... 169.69 ...... 597 .94 William Broomfield ...... 5/5 5/8 United States ...... 589.10 ...... 612.36 ...... 1,201.46 de Ia Garza ...... 5/5 5/8 United States ...... 540.00 ...... 612.36 ...... 1,152.36 Dante B. Fascell ...... 5/7 5/8 United States ...... 270.00 ...... 3 67 .00 ...... 779.67 • 442.67 ...... 5/8 United States ...... 540.00 ...... 612.36 ...... """""lj52:36 ~~ ~t~~~ .. ~.~~.~~~.~~~!.. :::::: :::: ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ::· ~~~ 5/8 United States...... 588.13 ...... 169.69 ...... 757.82 Frank Horton ...... 5/5 5/8 United States ...... 540.00 ...... 612.36 ...... 1,152.36 John Lafalce ...... 5/5 5/6 United States ...... 270.00 ...... 169.69 ...... 439.69 David O.B. Martin...... 5/5 5/8 United States ...... 540.00 ...... 612 .36 ...... 1,152.36 Timothy Penny ...... 5/5 5/8 United States ...... 540.00 612.36 ...... 1,152.36 Frederick S. Upton ...... 5/5 5/8 United States ...... 540.00 ...... 612.36 ...... 1,152.36 5!8 United States ...... 540.00 ...... 612.36 ...... 1.152.36 ~~i:n ~e~~~ri· : : ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ~~~ 5/8 United States ...... 557.44 ...... 612.36 ...... 1,169.80 5/8 United States ...... 540.00 ...... 612.36 ...... 1,152.36 ~a~~~a w~~s·:::::::::::::::::::::::::. """""""""""""' ~~~ 5/8 United States ...... 552.12 ...... 612.36 ...... ,. ,, ...... 1,164.48 Elizabeth Daoust ...... 2/23 2/26 United States ...... 723.04 ...... 3 431.00 ...... 1,154.04 5/3 5/5 United States ...... 924.37 ...... 3 221.00 ...... 81.57 ...... 1,669.61 • 442.67 """" ...... Deborah M. Hickey ...... 5/5 5/8 United States ...... 540.00 ...... 612.36 ...... "'lj52:36 George M. Ingram ...... 2/25 2!28 United States ...... 640.87 ...... 3 431.00 ...... 1,071.87 5/5 5/8 United States ...... 622.71 ...... 612.36 ...... 1,235.Q7 Vic Johnson ...... 5/5 5/8 United States ...... 540.00 ...... 612.36 ...... 1,1 52.36 R. Spencer Oliver ...... 5/5 5/8 United States ...... 581.13 ...... 612.36 ...... 1,193.49 Gardner Peckham...... 5/5 5/8 United States ...... 540.00 ...... 612.36 1,152.36 Delegation expenses: Official functions and administr2tive expenses ..... 19,913.44 ...... 19,913.44 lnflight and control room expenses ...... 890.32 ...... 890.32 Committee total ...... 12,687.16 .... 3 1,150.00 20,885.33 ...... 45,914.66 11,192.17

1 Per diem constitutes lodging and meals. •11 foreign currency is used, enter U.S. dollar equivalent; if U.S. currency is used, enter amount expended. 3Commercial. • Department of Defense. SAM GEJDENSON, Chairman, Mar. 8, 1989.

REPORT OF EXPENDITURES FOR OFFICIAL FOREIGN TRAVEL, DELEGATION TO UNITED STATES-EUROPEAN COMMUNITY INTERPARLIAMENTARY EXCHANGE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, EXPENDED BETWEEN JAN. 1 AND DEC. 31, 1988

Date Per diem 1 Transportation Other purposes Total

Country U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar Name of Member or employee Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Arrival Departure currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency • currency 2 currency • currency•

6/27 United States .. .. . 216.00 ...... 664.56 ...... 880.56 ~j.llija~~ ~linf~:d . ~~. ::: :: :: : :: : ::::::::::::: : :::::::: ::: ::: :: ::::::: ::: :::: ~~~: 6/27 United States ... . 219.00 ...... 664.56 883.56 Bill Frenzel ...... 6/24 6/27 United States...... 217.00 ...... 664.56 ...... 881.56 Sam Gibbons (Cochairman) ...... 6/24 6/27 United States ..... 240.40 664.56 904.96 6/27 United States .. 224.37 664.56 ...... 888.93 t~a~~t~il(~~ai~~~a .i~.~-~~!.. :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ~~~: 6/27 United States ...... 216.00 " 664.56 .... . 880.56 Donald J. Pease ...... 6/24 6!21 United States ... .. 218.00 " 664.56 ...... 882.56 Thomas C. Sawyer...... 6/24 6/27 United States .. .. . 218.00 664 .56 "" 882.56 William M. Thomas ...... 6/24 6!27 United States ... .. 218.00 " 664 .56 ...... 882.56 Esteban E. Torres...... 6/24 6/27 United States ...... 223.50 888.06 Elizabeth Daoust ...... 6/24 6/27 United States ...... 113.86 " 3 270.00 383.86 6/24 6/27 United States ...... 216.00 664.56 ...... 880.56 Beth A. Ford ...... 6/24 6/27 United States .. . 216.00 ..... 664.56 ...... 880.56 Robert T. Huber ...... 6/24 6/27 United States ...... 216.00 3 147.50 ...... 363.50 Dawn M. Jackson ...... 6/24 6/27 United States ...... 221.83 ...... 664 .56 886.39 7610 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE April 27, 1989

Date Per diem 1 Transportation Other purposes Total Country U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar Name of Member or employee Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Arrival Departure currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency• currency 2 currency• currency•

6/27 United States ...... 216.00 . 664.56 880.56 ~~~~z;in~r~eii5 ·:: ::: :::: : :: : ::::::::::: ::: : : ::::::: :: : : ::::::::::::::: :: ::: ~~~: 6/27 United States ...... 216.00 664.56 880.56 Official Delegation expenses 3,436.08 ························ 3,436.08 ~r~~~~e~~agn=~~~i~~cosis :: : :::: : :::: : :: : ::::::: : :::::::::::: : :::::::::::: : ::::: : ::::: : ::::::::::::: : ::::: :: :::::::::::::::::: :::::::: :: ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: :: ::::: :::: ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::··::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 1,800.00 ...... 1,800.00 Official delegation functions and administrative ...... 2,680.52 ...... 2,680.52 sessions. lnflight and control room expenses ...... 500.06 ...... 500.07 Committee total ...... 3,625.96 .... 3 417.50 ...... 8,416.66 ························ 22,428.52 9,968.40

1 Per diem constitutes lodging and meals. 2 lf foreign currency is used, enter U.S. dollar equivalent; if U.S. currency is used, enter amount expended. 3 Commercial. TOM LANTOS, Chairman, Feb. 27 , 1989.

REPORT OF EXPENDITURES FOR OFFICIAL FOREIGN TRAVEL, DELEGATION TO 80TH INTERPARLIAMENTARY UNION CONFERENCE, SOFIA, BULGARIA, UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, EXPENDED BETWEEN SEPT. 15 AND SEPT. 25, 1988

Date Per diem 1 Transportation Other purposes Total U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar Name of Member or employee Country Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Arrival Departure currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency 2 currency• currency 2 currency•

Hon. Claude Pepper...... 9/15 9!24 1,257.94 ...... 3,515.83 ...... 4,773.77 9/24 9!25 ~~~~~i~. ::: :::::: : : :::: :::::::::::: : ::: :: : : :::::: : ::::: : :::: ::: :. ::: ::: : :: : ::::: : ::: :::: : :: : : : 510.96 ...... 510.96 Hon. George Brown...... 9/16 9!24 Bulgaria ...... 1,014.00 ...... 3,515.83 ...... 4,529.83 9/24 9!25 France ...... 148.90 ...... 148.90 Hon. George Wortley ...... 9/14 9/16 Norway ...... 455.98 ...... 4 1,393.00 ...... 1,848.98 5 720.00 ...... 720.00 9/16 9!24 Bulgaria ...... 1,325.86 ...... 6 419.16 ...... 1,745.02 9!24 9!25 France ...... 172.41 ...... 172.41 Hon. Ben Blaz ...... 9/18 9/24 Bulgaria ...... 1,281.06 ...... 4 2,253.00 ...... 3,534.06 9/24 9/25 France ...... 172.41 ...... 7 1,842.79 ...... 2,015.20 Donnald Anderson ...... 9/16 9!24 Bulgaria ...... 1,175.15 ...... 3 3,515.83 ...... 4,690.98 9/24 9!25 France ...... 148.90 ...... 148.90 Cynthia A. Fletcher ...... §~~~ 9/24 Bulgaria ...... 1,149.00 ...... 3 3,515.83 ...... 4,664.83 9/25 France ...... 148.90 .... . 148.90 Julie lllsley ...... 9/16 9/24 Bulgaria ...... 1'151 .39 ... ' ::::::::::::::::::.. '. .. ii 3:515:83 .. :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ::::::::: :: ::::::::::::::: 4,667.22 9/24 9/25 France ...... 148.90 .. .. 148.90 Frances Campbell ...... 9/16 9/24 Bulgaria ...... 1,183.56 ...... 33:515:83"::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: :: ::::::::::::::::::::::: :::::::::: 4,699.39 9/24 9/25 France ...... 148.90 . 148.90 Martin Sletzinger ...... 9/14 9/16 403.02 1,791.02 9/16 9/24 ~~~~ra: :: : :: : : : :::::::: ::::: :: :::::::: ::::::::::::: : ::::: : : : : : ::::::::::::: : :::: : :::: : :::::: 1,292.40 1,292.40 Brenda Connolly...... 9/16 9/24 1,149.00 ...... 33:S"i5:s3·· :::::::::::::: ·· :::: :: ::: ...... ::::::::::::: :::: :::::::::::::::::: 4,664.83 9/24 9/25 ~r~~~~i~. : ::::::::::::::::::::::: :: : : :::::::::::::::: : ::::.:. 148.90 . 148.90 Thomas Mahoney ...... 9/19 9/24 Bulgaria ...... 1,044.00 1,044.00 Delegation expenses: Official meals ...... 6,549.42 ...... 6,549.42 Control rooms ...... 8 2,847.85 Local transportation ...... :: ::::...... ~: ~~:~~ .. ::::::::...... :...... 1o:o22 :51 .. :::::::::::: :.. .. 1 Embassy personnel (overtime-American and ·5:sao:24· ·:::::::::: :::::::::::::: ~:~~a : ~l FSN) . Miscellaneous ...... 419.66 ...... 419.66 Committee total ...... 25,028.81 ...... 42,649.27 6,099.90 ...... 73,777.98

1 Per diem constitutes lodging and meals. •if foreign currency is used, enter U.S. dollar equivalent; if U.S. currency is used, enter amount expended. 3 Military round trip. 4 Commercial. • Car rental driver. 8 Military Bulgaria/France. •Military. Note.-OOD transportation provided pursuant to 31 USC 22A. CLAUDE PEPPER, Feb. 6, 1989.

REPORT OF EXPENDITURES FOR OFFICIAL FOREIGN TRAVEL, DELEGATION TO NORTH ATLANTIC ASSEMBLY, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, EXPENDED BETWEEN NOV. 12 AND NOV. 18, 1988

Date Per diem 1 Transportation Other purposes Total U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar Name of Member or employee Country Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Arrival Departure currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency• currency• currency 2 currency•

Hon Thomas J Bliley Jr 11/12 11/18 Germany ...... 1,206.00 ...... · · ' ...... 11/18 11/22 Hungary...... 664.00 ...... Hon. ~~i~~n~roe~~~~ ::::::::::: : :: : :::::: ::: ::::::: : : : :: : :::::::: ····11112 ...... ·11118 .... ·c;e;iiiaiiy·:::::: :::::::::: :::::: ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ..... 'Uos:oo .. :::::: .. :::::::::::: ::::...... ~:~~~:~~ ...... ::::::::: : :::::::::: : :::::: : : ::::: :::::: :: : :: :::: : ::::: :: : ~:~~~ : ~~ April 27, 1989 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE 7611

Date Per diem 1 Transportation Other purposes Total U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar Name of Member or employee Country Foreign equivalent Arrival Departure Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency• cu rrency 2 currency • currency •

11 / 18 11/22 Hungary...... 664.00 ...... Hon. J~~~ta~::;~~~.~~~~~: ::::::::::::: : :::::::::::: : ::::::::::::::::: .....i 'i/12...... 11/ia .... Geriiia~y·::::::: :::: ...... :::::: ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ...... I:2o6:oo .. :::::::::::::::::::::::: ...... ~:~ ~~ :~ '. .. :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: : ::::: ::::::: : : :::::::::·:::::::::: : ::::: ::::::: ~:~~ ~ :~~ 11 / 18 11/2 2 Hungary ...... 664.00 ...... Hon. :~~~ryp:r~;;~~~~~~~~ :::::::::: : :::::::::::::::: :: ::::::::::::::: : .. .. li/12 ...... 11/18 .... · Geriiia~; ::::::: : ::::::::::::::: ::::::::: :::::::::::::::::::: ::::::::::: ::: :::: : ::: ::: :::::::: ...... I:2os:oo .. ::::::::::::::::::::::::...... ~ :~ ~~ : ~'. .. :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: :::::::::::::::::::: ...... ~ : ~~~ :~ '. 11 I 18 II /2 2 Hungary...... 664.00 ...... Hon. ~i~~ia;I ~r,~r.~.a~~~~ :: : ::: : :::: : ::::::::::::::: ...... l'i/12 ...... 1iii8 Germany ..... :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: .. :::::::::::::::: .. ·· ····i:2o6:oo··:::::::::::::::::::::::: ...... ~ : ~~~ : ~'. .. ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ::::::::::::: ...... ~ : ~~~ : ~'. II/ 18 11/21 Hungary ...... 498.00 ...... Military transportation ...... 1,272.15 ...... Mr. R~m~~~i.a~ .. ~~~~~.~~~~i~ .:::::::::::::::: : : .. :.. ::::::::::::::: .... ii/12 ...... ii/i8 .... · Geriiia~y·:::::::::: : ::: :::...... '1:2o6:oo .. ::::::::::::::::::::: ::: ...... ~ : ~ ~ '. : ~ ~ .. :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ...... ~: ~~ ~ : ~~ 11/18 11/22 Hungary ...... 664.00 ...... Military transportation ...... ·. ·.·.·.·.·.·. ·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·...... 2. .•. .5.9.. 0..•. 3...... 7 ·.·..... ·. ·.·.·. ·. ·.·.·.·. ·. ·.·. ·.·.·. ·.·..... ·.·.·.·.·.·. ·.·.·.·.·. .... ·.·. ·.... .·.·. ·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·. ·.·. ·.·.·.·.·.·. ·.·.·.·. ·.·.·.·...... 4...• ..4 ..6 0. ... 3.. ..7 Ms. Sharon Matts ...... 11/12 11/18 Germany ...... 1 20 6 00 11/18 11/22 Hungary ...... 664.00 ...... Military transportation ...... 2,590,37 ...... 4,460 .37 Committee total ...... 12,924 .00 ...... 18,841.37 ...... 32,097.37

1 Per diem constitutes lodging and meals. 2 11 foreign currency is used, enter U.S. dollar equivalent; if U.S. currency is used, enter amount expended. DANTE B. FASCELL, Dec. 29, 1988.

CONSOLIDATED REPORT OF EXPENDITURES FOR OFFICIAL FOREIGN TRAVEL, DELEGATION TO NORTH ATLANTIC ASSEMBLY AND BRITISH-AMERICAN PARLIAMENTARY GROUP, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, EXPENDED BETWEEN JAN . 1 AND DEC. 31, 1988

Date Per diem 1 Transportation Other purposes Total U.S. dollar U.S. dollar Name of Member or employee Country U.S. dollar U.S. dollar Arrival Departure Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency 2 currency 2 currency • currency 2

North Atlantic Assembly delegation expenses, control ...... 23,937 .95 room costs, and local transportation. Expenses for hosting North Atlantic Assembly meet- ...... 14,239.37 ings in the United States. British-American Parliamentary Group delegation ex- ...... 585.92 penses, control room costs, and local transportation. Adm inistrative expenses ...... 585.92 Committee total ...... 39,549.91

1 Per diem constitutes lodging and meals. 2 If foreign currency is used, enter U.S. dollar equivalent; if U.S. currency is used, enter amoun t expended. DANTE B. FASCELL.

REPORT OF EXPENDITURES FOR OFFICIAL FOREIGN TRAVEL, COMMITIEE ON BANKING, FINANCE, AND URBAN AFFAIRS, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, EXPENDED BETWEEN JAN . 1 AND MAR. 31, 1989

Date Per diem 1 Transportation Other purposes Total U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar Name of Member or employee Country Foreign Departure equivalent Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Arrival currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency 2 currency 2 currency • currency •

Hon. Esteban Torres ...... 1/6 1/12 Paris, France ...... 1,350.00 ...... 1,350.00 l/12 l/15 Stockholm , Sweden ...... 750.00 ...... 750.00 1/15 1/18 Budapest, Hungary ...... 498.00 ...... 3 4,447 .40 ...... 4,945.40 Mark Constantine ...... 1/9 l/11 Lusaka, Zambia ...... 488.25 ...... 488.25 l/12 1/ 13 Lilongwe, Malawi ...... 340.00 ...... 340.00 1/13 1/14 Harare, Zimbabwe ...... 131 .00 ...... 131.00 1/14 l/15 lagos, Nigeria ...... 135.00 ...... 3 15,386.34 ...... 15,521.34 Hon. Norman Shumway ...... 2!11 2!12 Kinshasa, Zaire ...... 200.00 ...... 200.00 2/12 2!16 Gape Town/Johannesburg, South Africa ...... 800 .00 ...... 800.00 2!16 2/18 Harare, Zimbabwe ...... 400.00 ...... 400.00 2!18 2/19 Lilongwe, Malawi ...... 200.00 ...... 3 14,029.90 ...... 14,229.90 Hon. David Dreier ...... 2!11 2/12 Kinshasa, Zaire ...... 200.00 ...... 200.00 2/12 2/ 15 Gape Town/Johannesburg, South Africa ...... 800.00 ...... 800.00 2/15 2/17 Harare, Zimbabwe ...... 400.00 ...... 400.00 2!17 2/ 19 Lilongwe, Malawi...... 200.00 ...... 3 14,029.90 """"""""'" 14,229.90 Robert Browne ...... 3/19 3/22 Amsterdam, Netherlands...... 504.00 """"""" 4 851.00 . 1,355.00 Mark Constantine ...... 3/19 3/22 Amsterdam, Netherlands...... 672.00 ...... • 785.00 1.457.00 Hon. Walter Fauntroy ...... 3/20 3!22 Amsterdam , Netherlands ...... 336.00 1,154.00 Nelle Temple ...... 3/ 18 3/23 Amsterdam, Netherlands...... 840.00 "" ...... 840.00 3/ 23 3/25 Paris, France ...... 334.00 4 806.00 1,140.00 Committee total ...... 9,578.25 "" 51.1 53.54 ...... 60.731.79

1 Per diem constitutes lodging and meals. 2 If foreign currency is used, enter U.S. dollar equivalent; if U.S. currency is used, enter amount expended. 3 Military. 4 Commercial. HENRY B. GONZALEZ, Chairman, Apr. 19, 1989. 7612 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE April 27, 1989 REPORT OF EXPENDITURES FOR OFFICIAL FOREIGN TRAVEL, COMMITIEE ON EDUCATION AND LABOR, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, EXPENDED BETWEEN JAN. 1 AND MAR. 31, 1989

Date Per diem 1 Transportation Other purposes Total U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar Name of Member or employee Country Foreign equivalent Arrival Departure Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent foreign equivalent currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency 2 currency • currency • currency•

John W. Smith...... 1/ 3 1/7 Netherlands ...... 462.20 1,086.83 ...... 1,549.03 Local transportation ...... 13.29 ...... 13.29 Committee total ...... 462 .20 ...... 1,100.12 ...... 1562.32

1 Per diem constitutes lodging and meals. • If foreign currency is used, enter U.S. dollar equivalent; if U.S. currency is used, enter amount expended. AUGUSTUS f. HAWKINS, Chairman, Apr. 24, 1989. REPORT OF EXPENDITURES FOR OFFICIAL FOREIGN TRAVEL, COMMITIEE ON POST OFFICE AND CIVIL SERVICE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, EXPENDED BETWEEN JAN . 1 AND MAR. 31, 1989

Date Per diem 1 Transportation Other purposes Total U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar Name of Member or employee Country foreign equivalent Arrival Departure Foreign equivalent foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent currency or u.s. currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency 2 currency 2 currency 2 currency•

Thomas Wolanin ...... 1/11 1/15 Panama ...... 728.00 ...... 728.00 907 .00 Kristin~~l:~i-a~ .. ~~~~~-~~-~.~i.~~ .::::::::: ::::: :::::::: :: : : ::: : :::::::: ...... 1!11' ...... 1h5" ... i>aniima·:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ::::::::::::::::: :: :::::::::::::::· ...... 728:oo .. :::::::::::::::::::::::: ...... ~~~:~~ .. :::::::::::::::::::: ::: ::::::::::::::::::::::::: :: :::::::::::::::::::::: 728.00 907 .00 Robert~~vT~~~i-~~ .. ~~~~~~~~i-~~ .::::::::::: : :::::::::::: ::::: ::::::::: ...... l/11 ...... 1!15" ... i>aniim3' :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ...... 72s:oo .. :::::::::::::::::::::::: ...... ~~~ : ~~ .. :::::::::: :::::::::::: :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 728.00 907 .00 Thoma~~~~~~~~ .. ~~~~~-~-~~i-~~- : ::: : : :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ...... 3!17" ...... 3/22 .... 'iiaiy:::::: :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::·:: :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ...... soo:oo .. ::::: ::::::::::::::::::: ...... ~~~ : ~~ .. :::::::: .. :: .. ::::: ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 500.00 Commercial transportation...... 1,060.00 ...... 1,060.00 Committee total ...... 2,684 .00 3,781 .00 ...... 6,465.00

1 Per diem constitutes lodging and meals. 2 If foreign currency is used, enter U.S. dollar equivalent; if U.S. currency is used, enter amount expended. WILLIAM D. FORD, Chairman, Apr. 4, 1989. REPORT OF EXPENDITURES FOR OFFICIAL FOREIGN TRAVEL, COMMITIEE ON WAYS AND MEANS, UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, EXPENDED BETWEEN JAN. 1 AND MAR. 31, 1989

Date Per diem 1 Transportation Other purposes Total U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar Name of Member or employee Country foreign foreign Arrival Departure equivalent equivalent Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency 2 currency • currency 2 currency •

Hon. Sam Gibbons ...... 1/6 1/1 2 France ...... 8,100.00 1,350.00 ...... 1,350.00 1/12 1/15 Sweden 4,695.00 750.00 ...... 750.00 1115 1 1 6 2 498.00 Military transportation ...... ; 6 .. ~1- 1 1 2~ ...... F~r .ua..nn - ~ce-~~_-_:_:_:_:_._·.·._ ·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·.·..... ·.·.·__ .. __ .. _ ·_·__ .. _·_·_· __ .. _ ·_·_·_ ·_·_·_·_·_·...... ~8~-..41 _ 0~0~ .- 00 ...... ~~~ : ~~ .. :::::::::: ...... ( 44 7: 4o.. :::::::::::··· ...... ::::::::::::::::::: ::::::::: :: ::::::::::·· 4,447 .40 Hon. Donald J. Pease ...... 1 1,350.00 ...... 1,350.00 1/12 1/15 Sweden ...... 4,695.00 750.00 ...... 750.00 1/15 1/18 Hungary...... 26,488.62 498.00 ...... 498.00 4.447.40 Hon. :111i~~ ~~~~~.~~-i~~ ::::::::::::::::: :::: :::::::::: ::: ::::: :: :::: .... 1/6 ...... · .... 1112 ....· France·:: ::: :::::::::::::::::::: ...... s:1oo:oo ...... 1:Jso:oa··::: ::::::::::::::::::::: ...... ~:~~~ : ~~ .. :::::::: ...... ··::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::··- ...... 1,350.00 1/12 1/15 Sweden ...... 4,695.00 750.00 ...... 750.00 1/15 1/18 Hungary ...... 26.488.62 498.00 ...... 498.00 4,447.40 Hon. :111i~~ ~~:~:.~~~-i~~::::: :::::::::: ::::: ::::::::: ...... 1/6 ...... 1112· ·· France·:::::::::::::::::::::::·· ...... :::::::::::::: ...... s:1oo:oo ...... 1:3so:oa··:::::::::::::::::::::::: ...... ~ : ~~~ : ~~ .. ::::::: :::::·· · ::::::::::: :: ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 1,350.00 1/12 1/15 Sweden ...... 4,695.00 750.00 ...... 750.00 498.00 4 4,447.40 Frank ~ii\!7. .. ~~~~~~~~.i~~ : :::: :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ...... ~~:~ ...... ~~~~ ..... ;r::::~ ::::::::::::::::::::: : :::::::: .. ::::·::::::::::::::::::::::::: ...... ~: : ~~~ : ~~ ...... 1:;;~:~~ .. ::::::::::: ~3ioo.. · :4~nr ::::::::::: ::: ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 1,413.83 1/12 1/15 Sweden ...... 6,260.00 1,000.00 ...... 33.00 ...... 1,033.00 eom~ercial airfare ...... 117" ...... 1/12 .... France·::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ...... s:4oo:oo· ·· ...... 9oo:oo ...... 23ioo.. 2 ' 3 ~~ - ~~ ...... 2,309.00 938.83 George Weise ...... · ...... 1/12 1/13 Belgium ...... 7,231.00 189.00 ...... 189.00 Commercial airfare ...... ·································································· ·· ·············· 2:239:oa·· ::::::::::::::··.. ·-· 2,239.00 Committee total...... 13,831.00 ...... 22,473.26 ...... 42,272.40

1 Per diem constitutes lodging and meals. • If foreign currency is used, enter U.S. dollar equivalent; if U.S. currency is used, enter amount expended. DAN ROSTENKOWSKI, Chairman.

EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, U.S.C. 1903(b)(2); to the Committee on Edu­ U.S.C. 552(d); to the Committee on Govern­ ETC. cation and Labor. ment Operations. 1065. A letter from the Secretary of 1067. A letter from the Secretary, Postal Under clause 2 of rule XXIV, execu­ Health and Human Services, transmitting a Rate Commission, transmitting a copy of tive communications were taken from report entitled "Issues in Medicaid Estate the Commission's report on its activities the Speaker's table and referred as fol­ Recoveries," pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 1396a under the Government in the Sunshine Act lows: note; to the Committee on Energy and Com­ during calendar year 1988, pursuant to 5 1064. A letter from the Secretary of Edu­ merce. U.S.C. 552b(j); to the Committee on Govern­ cation, transmitting a copy of the annual 1066. A letter from the Freedom of Infor­ ment Operations. report of the Helen Keller National Center mation Officer, Environmental Protection 1068. A letter from the Solicitor, U.S. for Deaf-Blind Youths and Adults [HKNCl Agency, transmitting a report on activities Commission on Civil Rights, transmitting a for the 1988 program year, pursuant to 29 under the Freedom of Information Act report on activities under the Freedom of during the calendar year 1988, pursuant to 5 Information Act during the calendar year April 27, 1989 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE 7613 1988, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552; to the leave; with an amendment ; to the Committee on Inte­ LEWIS of Georgia, Mr. JoHNSON of rior and Insular Affairs. 4 of rule XXII, public bills and resolu­ tions were introduced and severally re­ South Dakota, Mr. VALENTINE, Mr. 1070. A letter from the Deputy Associate FAWELL, and Mr. RoE): Director for Collection and Disbursements, ferred as follows: H.R. 2142. A bill to provide for a 2-year Department of the Interior, transmitting [Omitted/rom the Record of April 26, 1989] Federal budget cycle, and for other pur­ notification of proposed refunds of excess By Mr. FAUNTROY: poses; jointly, to the Committees on Gov­ royalty payments in OCS areas, pursuant to H.R. 2109. A bill to authorize the appro­ ernment Operations and Rules. 43 U.S.C. 1339; to the Committee on Inte­ priation of funds to the District of Colum­ By Mr. JAMES: rior and Insular Affairs. bia for additional officers and members of H.R. 2143. A bill to amend section 207 of 1071. A letter from the Deputy Associate the Metropolitan Police Department of the title 18, United States Code, to prohibit Director for Collection and Disbursements, District of Columbia, to provide for the im­ Members of Congress and officers and em­ Department of the Interior, transmitting plementation in the District of Columbia of ployees of any branch of the U.S. Govern­ notification of proposed refunds of excess a community-oriented policing system, and royalty payments in OCS areas, pursuant to ment from attempting to influence the U.S. for other purposes; jointly, to the Commit­ Government or from representing or advis­ 43 U.S.C. 1339(b); to the Committee on Inte­ tees on the District of Columbia and the Ju­ rior and Insular Affairs. ing a foreign entity for a proscribed period diciary. after such officer or employee leaves Gov­ 1072. A letter from the Deputy Associate [Submitted April 27, 1989] Director for Collection and Disbursements, ernment service, and for other purposes; Department of the Interior, transmitting By Mr. ATKINS <5>; to the Committee on and realignment of U.S. military installa­ By Mr. LIPINSKI (for himself, Mrs. Post Office and Civil Service. tions outside the United States; jointly, to CoLLINs, Mr. CHAPMAN, Mr. SAVAGE, the Committees on Armed Services and Mr. LAGOMARSINo, Mr. FRosT, Ms. Rules. KAPTUR, Mr. PAYNE of New Jersey, REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON By Mr. SWIFT (for himself, Mr. Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota, Mr. PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLU­ TAUKE, Mr. SLATTERY, Mr. OXLEY, MRAZEK, Mr. DWYER of New Jersey, TIONS Mr. BoNIOR, Mr. NIELSON of Utah, Mr. McDERMOTT, and Mr. FOGLI­ Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports Mr. BARTON of Texas, and Mr. ETTA): HYDE): H.R. 2148. A bill to amend the Internal of committees were delivered to the H.R. 2140. A bill to bring new and innova­ Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit Clerk for printing and reference to the tive consumer services to the American against tax for employers who provide on­ proper calendar, as follows: public by allowing the telephone operating site day-care facilities for dependents of Mr. FORD of Michigan: Committee on companies and their affiliates to provide in­ their employees, and to restrict the credit Post Office and Civil Service. H.R. 770. A formation services and to manufacture tele­ for dependent care services to taxpayers bill to entitle employees to family leave in communications equipment and customer with adjusted gross incomes of $50,000 or certain cases involving a birth, an adoption, premises equipment; jointly, to the Commit­ less; to the Committee on Ways and Means. or a serious health condition and to tempo­ tees on Energy and Commerce and the Judi­ By Mr. MARLENEE: rary medical leave in certain cases involving ciary. H.R. 2149. A bill to amend the provisions a serious health condition, with adequate By Mr. HAMMERSCHMIDT: of the Toxic Substances Control Act relat­ protection of the employees' employment H.R. 2141. A bill to amend part B of title ing to asbestos in the Nation's schools by and benefit rights, and to establish a com­ XI of the Social Security Act to provide pro­ extending for 1 year the deadline for local mission to study ways of providing salary re­ viders and practitioners with a right to re­ educational agencies to submit asbestos placement for employees who take any such consideration of a payment denial by a peer management plans to State Governors and 7614 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE April 27, 1989 to begin implementation of those plans; to FISH, Mr. DARDEN, Mr. GREEN, Mr. WHEAT, Mr. ESPY, Mr. FoRD of Tennessee, the Committee on Energy and Commerce. GEJDENSON, Mr. SHAYS, Mr. TORRI­ and Mr. BOEHLERT. By Mr. OLIN: CELLI, Mr. McGRATH, Mr. DONNELLY, H.R. 1583: Mr. RANGEL, Mr. DONALD E. H.R. 2150. A bill to amend the Head Start Mr. SAXTON, Mr. TowNs, Mr. CouR­ LUKENS, Mr. ROBINSON, Mr. HEFNER, Mrs. Act to restore and expand Head Start serv­ TER, Mr. RITTER, and Mr. GALLo): LLOYD, Mr. LIGHTFOOT, Mr. BAKER, Mr. ices to more eligible children; to the Com­ H. Con. Res. 105. Concurrent resolution STUDDS, Mr. WEBER, Mr. DUNCAN, and Mr. mittee on Education and Labor. requiring the establishment of a special CAMPBELL of Colorado. By Mr. PACKARD: joint committee of Congress to coordinate H.R. 1676: Mr. FLORIO and Mr. YATES. H.R. 2151. A bill to amend the Federal the investigations of the individual commit­ H.R. 1710: Mr. BEREUTER, Mrs. COLLINS, Aviation Act of 1958 to establish a schedule tees of Congress into the bombing of Pan Mr. FOGLIETTA, Mr. RoE, Mr. McGRATH, Mr. for the installation in certain civil aircraft American flight number 103; to the Com­ UPTON, Mrs. MoRELLA, Mr. WoLF, Mr. HocH­ of the collision avoidance system known as mittee on Rules. BRUECKNER, Mr. GUNDERSON, and Mr. HAMIL­ TCAS-II, and for other purposes; to the By Mr. GRAY: TON. Committee on Public Works and Transpor­ H. Res. 142. Resolution electing certain H.R. 1931: Mr. AcKERMAN and Mr. BURTON tation. Members of the House to certain standing of Indiana. · By Mr. ROE <2) of title 18, United States Code, to RICELLI, Mr. FORD of Tennessee, and Mr. New Jersey, Mr. LEHMAN of Florida, Mr. define burglary; to the Committee on the FLORIO. VOLKMER, Mr. McGRATH, Mrs. BoXER, Mr. Judiciary. H.R. 1028: Mrs. BENTLEY, Mr. CosTELLO, OwENS of Utah, Mr. ENGEL, Mr. HATCHER, By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska HUNTER, H.R. 2159. A bill to authorize appropria­ H.R. 1499: Mr. RHODES, Mr. HERGER, Mr. Mr. JAMEs, Mr. LELAND, Mrs. MARTIN of Illi­ tions to carry out the Peace Corps Act for SAVAGE, and Mr. BoEHLERT. nois, Mr. MAZZOLI, Mr. MILLER of Ohio, Mr. fiscal years 1990 and 1991, and for other H.R. 1510: Mr. AKAKA, Mr. RoBINSON, Mrs. MURPHY, Mr. NATCHER, Mr. NEAL of North purposes; jointly, to the Committees on For­ UNsOELD, Mrs. BoGGS, Mr. RANGEL, Mr. Carolina, Mr. PARKER, Mr. RICHARDSON, Mr. eign Affairs and Post Office and Civil Serv- McNuLTY, Mr. BILBRAY, Ms. PELOSI, Mr. RoGERS, Mr. ScHIFF, Mr. DENNY SMITH, Mr. ice. MILLER of California, Mr. EDWARDS of Cali­ RoBERT F. SMITH, Mr. WYDEN, and Mr. By Mr. OBERSTAR: fornia, Mr. CARDIN, Mr. SAVAGE, Mr. SIKOR­ YATRON. H. Con. Res. 104. Concurrent resolution SKI, Mr. CoNYERS, Mr. STOKES, Mr. DE LuGo, H. Res. 120: Mr. MFUME, Mr. DYMALLY, congratulating the Council of Europe on Mr. FOGLIETTA, Mr. RICHARDSON, Mr. COYNE, Mr. TowNs, Mr. CosTELLO, Mr. UPTON, Mr. the 40th anniversary of its founding; to the Mr. HoYER, Mr. FLAKE, Mr. BROWN of Cali­ OWENS of Utah, Mr. CHAPMAN, Mr. HUGHES, Committee on Foreign Affairs. fornia, Mr. MARTINEZ, Mr. SMITH of Florida, Mr. APPLEGATE, Mr. PANETTA, Mrs. COLLINS, By Mrs. ROUKEMA (for herself, Mr. Mr. CLAY, Mr. OWENS of New York, Mr. Mr. WEiss, Mr. AcKERMAN, and Mrs. MARTIN ROE, Mr. CONTE, Mrs. KENNELLY, Mr. MORRISON of Connecticut, Mr. MURPHY, Mr. of Illinois. April 27, 1989 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 7615 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS ing for wells from which health officials agency's regional office in Denver; another THE CHILDREN'S CLEANUP could take water samples. In a four-block called the Utah Power and Light Company, CRUSADE area that included several abandoned owner of the land on which the barrel yard houses and warehouses with wooden planks was located. HON. WAYNE OWENS slapped haphazardously over jagged window The children's first major success was glass, the children discovered only a few gaining the support of Mayor Palmer De­ OF UTAH wells-all cemented over-and a largely in­ Paulis during a visit to his office. Their rec­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES different response to their information cam­ ommendation: Remove the drums and test Thursday, April 27, 1989 paign. Their efforts that day appeared to be the soil and water for contamination. De­ futile. The children had, however, attracted Paulis, a former teacher, promised to work Mr. OWENS of Utah. Mr. Speaker, I rise a following of television and newspaper re­ toward cleaning up the site within 18 today to honor the students of Jackson Ele­ porters who were intrigued that youngsters had ventured into an area where adults months. mentary School of the district I represent in In a few weeks, changes began at the Salt Lake City, UT. were generally apathetic. Before returning to school, we paused out­ barrel site. Utah Power and Light refused to This year, Jackson Elementary received nu­ side the barrel-site fence. Covering three allow the owner of the barrel yard to renew merous awards, including the Presidential Use blocks, the steel mountain of drums ob­ his lease on the land; he retired and sold the Environment Award by the Environmental Pro­ structed the children's view of a community business to a California-based barrel-recy­ tection Agency, for their outstanding efforts to sports arena, the Mormon Temple, and the cling operation. DePaulis pressured the new clean up an abandoned toxic-waste site near Wasatch Mountains in the distance. owner to move the barrels to another loca­ their school. "Look," Maxine said, pointing. "Some of tion, while media coverage increased aware­ The following article from Sierra magazine the barrels are orange and yucky." ness of social responsibility within the com­ "Rusted," Chris said. munity. describes the determined effort these stu­ "And some have big holes." Removal of the barrels began immediate­ dents made so that the environment in which "Corroded," Chris corrected. ly. At a cost of a dollar a barrel, the new they live is cleaner and safer: "Look at all the orange colors in the dirt," owner would remove more than 37,000 reus­ THE CHILDREN'S CLEANUP CRUSADE Heather said. "And black, too. I wonder if able drums during the next year, sending J'). themselves called the of­ told us that even a single inch of chemical Lake City School District. ficials, they were shooed away like pesky residue in the barrels could leak into But their pride faded when they learned flies. groundwater and contaminate it. that the original owner of the barrel yard Undaunted, the students conducted a With newly developed expertise, the chil­ had suffered a heart attack and was in in­ door-to-door survey of their industrial dren brainstormed solutions to the problem. tensive care. One of his workers said the neighborhood, informing residents about One child called the EPA's national hot line recent pollution dispute had aggravated a the dangers of hazardous waste and search- to ask for assistance; others wrote to the preexisting heart ailment.

e This "bullet" symbol identifies statements or insertions which are not spoken by a Member of the Senate on the floor. Matter set in this typeface indicates words inserted or appended, rather than spoken, by a Member of the House on the floor. 7616 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS April 27, 1989 "Don't you know that this man has con­ "If you're serious about helping, how Black (D), who agreed to sponsor H.B. 199 tributed thousands of dollars to the local could you raise money?" I asked. in the state Senate. The children lobbied in children's hospital, Little League teams, and After deciding to hold a white-elephant person, handing out fliers with red-crayon other charities?" the worker asked me. sale, the children gathered used items from trim. Sitting on plush couches, they tried to "Why are the children investigating his home and collected new products from 12 look sedate in the regal surroundings of plant? We're not contaminating anything. local merchants. They raised $468.22-not a Utah's capitol building. They crossed their By recycling barrels, we're cleaning up the hefty sum, but enough to clean up one legs and folded their hands-but within two environment." Confused, I pondered wheth­ square foot of a mound of toxic mess. minutes they were bouncing on their cush­ er I should have allowed the children to Heather, always the philosopher, remained ions. Then they rushed to the window. In enter such a controversial arena. optimistic. "Big things can happen in small the distance they could see the barrel site The question didn't need answering imme­ steps," she said. "Like climbing mountains." where their odyssey had begun almost a diately; because the project slowed for By Christmas the long-awaited EPA test year ago. summer recess. Still, the children called me results were announced publicly. Heather at home to tell me what was going on at the tore down the hall, ·waving a large manila The children were clearly enjoying them­ site. Leaning on the walkway fence outside envelope. "The health department just selves, but they were also aware that this the barrel yard, they watched as the drums brought this to the office and asked for was serious business: They had to reach were removed, carried away by train or by me!" Her cheeks glowed. each member of the Utah House and truck, and the pile shrank. We flipped through the pages together. Senate. Back at Jackson Elementary, they In the meantime, I received two phone The report indicated that harmful chemi­ tied up the phones for two days as they calls from an individual who threatened cals, solvents, coal tars, pesticides, and called each legislator. Later five children ad­ that parents would take legal action against heavy metals had contaminated the soil and dressed the Utah Senate and five others the school if the children remained in­ groundwater. It listed such substances as volved. I suspected the calls were a ruse to spoke before a House committee. benzene, toluene, lead, zinc, and copper. A "Please vote for House Bill 199," Heather scare me-parents had submitted permission health official visited our class to help us slips for every excursion-and I questioned understand the results. said into the microphone as she stood each parent to confirm my theory. All were before the House committee. "It will benefit highly supportive and eager to have their The EPA, which was now investigating everyone, and it will cost the state nothing." children participate. Our principal, Pete the surrounding neighborhood to determine They received a standing ovation. Gallegos, encouraged us to forge ahead, and how far the contamination had spread, promised additional test results within a As the final votes were tallied, the chil­ the school district promised legal help if we dren sat quietly counting in the Senate gal­ needed it. year. After that, a Utah health official told When the children returned to school in me, the site would probably go onto the lery. House Bill 199, a state contributory Su­ the fall, I expected their enthusiasm to EPA's Utah Priorities List of areas slated perfund, passed without a single dissenting have waned, but they immediately proved for cleanup. vote. Not allowed to applaud in this formal me wrong. I had told last year's sixth grad­ By last April all 50,000 barrels had been setting, the children grinned, mouths open ers that I would call them in September so removed, and the EPA began pressuring the in silent cheers, arms waving wildly. they could remain involved if they chose to. yard's new owner to build a fence that "No one has more effectively lobbied us Now I invited them back to brainstorm addi­ would effectively keep out transients and than these young kids," Sen. Darrell Ren­ tional strategies with the new sixth grad­ children. Already my students had warned strom said before the Senate, "and they ers-and when I drove to the junior high to the entire school to stay away. didn't even have to buy us dinner." pick them up, expecting only a few to be Meanwhile, the children had received invi­ waiting, 10 of the original 14 piled into my "These children did something we tations to speak before a number of organi­ couldn't do because 'superfund' is such a po­ compact car. zations. They gave presentations about I covered the chalkboard with their ideas: litical issue." Brent Bradford, director of their project to the Women's State Legisla- · the Bureau of Solid and Hazardous Waste, Write to the Denver EPA to check for test tive Council, the Women's Garden Club, results; contact local health officials; call told the Women's State Legislative Council. the mayor, the power company, the new and the Utah Education Association. "No one thought to tell the children they owner of the barrel yard. Removal of the Their next step was to mail out 550 letters couldn't succeed. They got people who barrels had slowed down, so the children to industries, environmental groups, and wouldn't even speak to us to talk to them suggested applying more pressure. Do more service organizations to seek additional and even to donate.... They've raised the research, they said. funds for cleanup, which they could add to level of awareness of the whole valley to Some of the children were concerned their own $468.22. We received stacks of hazardous-waste issues." congratulatory letters and checks. Only two about the ailing barrel-yard owner. Was it Since then the children have received their fault that he was in the hospital? Did negative letters and Ted Lewis cosponsored solve problems, as Heather says, "one small "Get real," Chris sneered. "That would the children's bill. step at a time." If they can climb moun­ cost too much." April, a fifth grader, then contacted Rex tains, one would hope adults can too. April 27, 1989 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 7617 SALUTE TO MAESTRO HUGO persecuted, defenseless thousands. When he since that time. Clearly they have a "lasting RINALDI arrived in Budapest, the Jews of the country­ historic significance.'' side had already been taken to Auschwitz Does Raoul Wallenberg live? Yes, I believe HON. BARBARA BOXER where most perished. But it was his presence he lives, and our work must go on so that he OF CALIFORNIA in the city of Budapest which delayed the may be free during the last years of his life. 1 transport trains long enough so that some IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES say this despite the fact that for 30 years 100,000 people from that city survived the Soviet authorities, including the Soviet Prime Thursday, April 27, 1989 Holocaust. My wife Annette and I were two of Minister Nikolai I. Ryzhkov earlier this year, Mrs. BOXER. Mr. Speaker, I wish to salute those who survived through his efforts. It is on have insisted that Wallenberg died in 1947. Maestro Hugo Rinaldi, music director and con­ behalf of these 100,000, and on our children's My colleagues and I have written repeatedly ductor of the Marin Symphony Youth Orches­ behalf and on our grandchildren's behalf that to Soviet authorities requesting that the Wal­ tra, on his retirement after 35 years of out­ we establish this tribute to say "Thank you, lenberg case be resolved and that Raoul be standing work with thousands of Marin Coun­ Raoul." granted his freedom. ty's young musicians. In constructing this monument, this tribute, Just a few weeks ago several of our col­ Maestro Rinaldi is concluding a distin­ we are honoring more than Raoul Wallen­ leagues and I requested that the Prime Minis­ guished career as a teacher, conductor and berg-we are honoring the ideas which his life ter of Sweden reopen the Wallenberg case composer. A professor of music at Dominican and work exemplifies. He taught us two with Soviet President Gorbachev with the College in San Rafael, Maestro Rinaldi also things. He taught us that a single individual utmost urgency and with a new message. served as music director for Marin Opera Co., committed to an idea can achieve miracles, There was a time when the Wallenberg issue and conducted "Nutcracker" performances of and Raoul taught us that human rights are in­ was viewed in the Soviet Union as a confron­ the Marin Civic Ballet in addition to fulfilling divisible; that it is not enough just to be con­ tational issue. Those days are over. The crimi­ numerous professional engagements in this cerned with our own human rights. As Catho­ nals who arrested people, incarcerated country and abroad. lics or Protestants or Jews or Swedes or people, who kept them prisoners for decades, In 1953 he established the Marin Symphony Americans or whites or blacks, the only rele­ are gone. Mr. Gorbachev was a child when Youth Orchestra, an award-winning 40-piece vant concern for human rights that deserves Raoul Wallenberg was arrested on January orchestra, and in 1970 Orchestra Piccolo, a respect is the concern that transcends religion 17, 1945. He is a very intelligent man who smaller chamber group, the first nonprofes­ and race and color and creed and national really understands, and it is my fervent hope sional orchestra to play at the Festival of Two origin. He did not go to Budapest in 1944 to that he will understand the great importance Worlds in Spoleto, Italy. save Lutheran Swedes. He went there to save of bringing glasnost with Wallenberg. These two orchestras present several con­ Hungarian Jews, with whom he had nothing in Wallenberg lives-and will always live. In certs a year, reaching an extensive young au­ common, except his common humanity. another sense, he is more alive than any of dience at the Family Concert Series with pops Raoul Wallenberg not only fought evil, but us. He is more alive than any of us because music, musicals, chamber music, and sympho­ he also fought indifference, and indifference is of what he has done. He not only saved lives, ny programs. the twin of evil. Those who kill are murderers, but he has touched the lives of all who can For his work with young, talented musicians but those who stand by and do nothing in the understand the story of his heroism and dedi­ and for bringing their music to thousands of face of murder share a complicity in crime. cation. So, he lives. Marin County youngsters, the entire Marin Those who are terrorists and kill are criminals, Mr. Speaker, since Raoul Wallenberg em­ community extends thanks and appreciation but those who shelter and expedite terrorism barked on his dangerous and daring mission to Maestro Hugo Rinaldi. are in complicity with the crime. Raoul's mes­ at the request of the U.S. Government, it is sage was clear and loud. We had to fight evil, most appropriate that we honor him in our Na­ but we also had to fight indifference with tion's Capitol. It is the inspiration of his self­ A TRIBUTE TO RAOUL WALLEN­ equal energy and determination. less humanity that led the Congress of the BERG IN OUR NATION'S CAP­ It is not accident that the two men honored United States to grant him honorary U.S. citi­ ITAL by the Congress of the United States, with zenship. It is in recognition of Wallenberg's honorary American citizenship-Sir Winston selfless devotion to human rights and his HON. TOM LANTOS Churchill and Wallenberg-represented the struggle against tyranny that we seek to honor OF CALIFORNIA two great ideals of our society: Churchill, the him with an appropriate tribute. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES champion of freedom, and Wallenberg, the Mr. Speaker, long after all of us here in this champion of human rights. I suspect, as time Thursday, April 27, 1989 historic Chamber are gone, Raoul Wallenberg goes on, the scope, the heroism, and the will live on. He will be alive as long as there is Mr. LANTOS. Mr. Speaker, a few days ago depth of these two giants will increasingly a single decent human being on Earth who with the cosponsorship of 70 of our col­ penetrate the globe for generations to come. understands Raoul's beseeching that we are leagues in the Congress-which I am delight­ Mr. Speaker, I would like to call to the at­ our brothers' and our sisters' keeper. ed to report has since grown to more than tention of my colleagues that the legislation 100-1 introduced House Joint Resolution which we have introduced waives one provi­ 240, legislation to establish an appropriate sion of the Commemorative Works Act, which TRIBUTE TO THE FIVE GREAT monument or garden as a tribute to Raoul governs the placing of monuments or tributes HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONS OF Wallenberg on Federal land in the District of on Federal land in the District of Columbia OUR TIMES Columbia. and its environs. The Commemorative Works I introduced similar legislation in the last Act specifies that "a work commemorating an HON. MERVYN M. DYMALLY Congress, but consideration of that resolution individual * * * shall not be permitted * * * OF CALIFORNIA until at least 25 years after the death of the was not completed before the Congress ad­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES journed last fall. Under the leadership of our individual." The purpose of this provision is to distinguished colleague from Ohio, Ms. ensure that any individual so honored have Thursday, April 27, 1989 OAKAR, however, hearings were held which "lasting historical significance" and that deci­ Mr. DYMALLY. Mr. Speaker, my distin­ clearly established the broad-based and en­ sions to erect a monument or tribute not be guished colleagues, I want to call your atten­ thusiastic support for the establishment of a influenced by short-term notoriety. tion to a special event which was held on monument to honor this hero of the Holo­ Our legislation waives this provision, Mr. Wednesday, March 1, 1989 at the J.W. Marri­ caust. Speaker, because it is beyond doubt that the ott Hotel in Century City, CA. Appropriately re­ What did he do? Why should we honor him activities of Raoul Wallenberg have met the ferred to as, "The Main Event of the Century," by establishing physical tribute in his honor in intention of this legislation. There is no doubt the dinner was held to honor five renown our Nation's Capital? Raoul Wallenberg went that Wallenberg has "lasting historic signifi­ heavyweight champions of the world; Muham­ to Hungary in 1944 at the height of the Nazi cance." Raoul Wallenberg's activities were mad Ali, George Foreman, Joe Frazier, Larry terror and interposed his unarmed body be­ carried out in 1944, some 45 years ago, and Holmes, and Ken Norton. The theme for the tween the massive Nazi war machine and the Raoul has not been free from Soviet prisons evening was "Champions Forever," signifying 7618 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS April 27, 1989 the enduring success and fame of these five Turning pro in 1973, he earned $63 for his Mr. Speaker, this remarkable woman has sports figures. first fight. From these humble beginnings, touched the lives of many. Her life has been A controversial sports figure, Muhammad Ali Larry went on to win the heavyweight title devoted to spreading God's love and enrich­ is regarded by many authorities as the great­ from Ken Norton, at the age of 29 in a bout ing the lives of others. We are indeed fortu­ est heavyweight champion of all time. As a considered by many to be one of the best title nate to have been blessed with her talents, teenager, he won the National Golden Gloves, fights of all time. With the exception of Joe commitment, and caring disposition for these the 1960 Olympic Gold Medal, and the Ama­ Louis, Larry held that title longer than any many years and it is only fitting that Sister teur Athletic Union championships. Shortly other champion. Eight years and 48 consecu­ Methodia be recognized for the contributions after he entered professional boxing, and de­ tive victories later, he lost the crown in a con­ she made to Lansford, PA, and its residents. feated Sonny Liston in 1964 to become the troversial decision to Michael Spinks. Since Mr. Speaker, it is my great honor and privi­ world's heavyweight champion. His famous retiring from boxing, Larry has won high praise lege to stand before you today to say thank quote, "I'm the greatest," became as well and many honors to combat drug and alcohol you and happy birthday to Sister Methodia. known as Lyndon Johnson's "My fellow Amer­ abuse. icans." Ken Norton began his boxing career in the Early in his career Muhammad predicted, Marine Corps while stationed in San Diego. TRIBUTE TO MACK HENDERSON "I'm going to upset the world." At the time, Standing 6 feet 3 inches, and weighing 21 0, hardly anyone believed him, but in more ways he has all the makings of a world heavyweight HON.GEORGE(BUDDY)DARDEN than one his prediction came true. He went on champion. Turning professional in 1967, he OF GEORGIA to make his own distinctive mark on the histo­ had his first bout with Muhammad Ali in 1973 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ry of boxing and became one of the world's where he gained a 12 point verdict over 12 Thursday, April 27, 1989 best-known athletes. rounds. His last match with Ali was in 1976, Now high on the comeback trail, George and in 1981 he left the ring to become an Mr. DARDEN. Mr. Speaker, the name Mack Foreman has gone from being the heavy­ actor. Henderson has been synonymous with com­ weight boxing champ of the world to becom­ He appeared in such films as "Mandingo" munity service in Cobb County, GA, since he ing a preacher and now also returned to the and "Drum," and in such television shows as first became head of Southern Bell's regional ring. The power punching fighter from Hous­ "Knight Rider" and "Oceans of Fire." He re­ telephone operations there in 1976. Actually, ton stunned the boxing world in 1968 by cap­ cently opened a 14,000 square feet fitness he was carrying on in the tradition he had es­ turing the Olympic Gold Medal in the heavy­ center in Lake Forest, CA, which currently oc­ tablished earlier in other parts of metro Atlan­ weight division in Mexico City. As a pro, he cupies a great deal of his time. ta while heading another division of that utility. won his first 37 fights and then proceeded to Mr. Speaker, these five heavyweights have Mack retired recently, after almost 37 years Jamaica where he destroyed Smokin' Joe Fra­ displayed a combination of skill, grace, stami­ of service to Southern Bell and its customers. zier in 2 rounds to capture the World Heavy­ na, ring smarts, and charisma, in as well as I want to take a moment to outline for my col­ weight Championship. outside of the boxing ring. Each has brought leagues the pivotal role Mack has played in Foreman held the title from January 1973 to much enjoyment to boxing fans for many our community's civil life during these years, October 197 4. He retired from the game in years and has served as role models for many and to thank him publicly for giving unselfishly March 1977. of today's young fighters. For many, these of so much of his time in the interest of his About a year ago, Foreman, now 39, said, fighters represent a standard of excellence friends and neighbors. "I woke up one day and decided to return to which will remain in place for our future gen­ The list of Mack's civic endeavors is, boxing." He still has the body of a 27 year erations of boxers. indeed, a long one: Cobb Citizen of the Year old," says chief trainer Charlie Shipes. in 1985; president of the Cobb Chamber of With his sights set once again on the world Commerce in 1984; president of the Cobb heavyweight title, "Champions Forever" TRIBUTE TO SISTER METHODIA County Emergency Aid Association in 1981 wishes George Foreman a knockout success and 1982. He also is a past chairman of nu­ on his road back to the top. HON. GUS YATRON merous organizations, including the Kennesaw "Smokin' Joe" Frazier was the first Ameri­ OF PENNSYLVANIA College Fund Foundation and the road and can heavyweight to win a Gold Medal at the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES highways task force of the Cobb chamber. He Tokyo Games in 1964. He made his profes­ Thursday, April 27, 1989 is a past president and board member of the sional debut on August 16, 1965, and scored Cobb County United Way, and also has been a first round KO over Woody Goss. During the Mr. YATRON. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to active in the Metro Atlanta United Way. next years, Frazier won 11 straight bouts, all pay tribute to one of the most recognized and Indeed, Mack Henderson has established a by knockouts and all in 6 rounds or less. On inspiring figures of Lansford, PA. The person I reputation for being both a skilled and effec­ September 21, 1966, Oscar Bonavena lasted am speaking of is Sister Methodia, a nun in tive manager of a major business operation, 10 rounds against Joe, but Frazier won the the Most Sacred Heart Order, who has long and an enthusiastic and energetic participant decision. He remained undefeated in seven been a revered and well-respected member of in efforts to better his community. more fights and on March 4, 1968, knocked the Lansford community. Sister Methodia will All of us in Cobb County are indebted to out Buster Mathis to gain the World Heavy­ celebrate her 1OOth birthday on May 10, 1989. Mack for his many years of public service. I weight Championship. When Muhammad Ali During her 100 years, Sister Methodia has would like for my colleagues to join me in returned to the ring after a brief hiatus, played an important role in spreading God's wishing Mack and his wife Jean well as he "Smoking' Joe" met Ali on March 8, 1971, in word and administering her faith to the people begins his retirement. And, I hope he will con­ Madison Square Garden and earned a hard­ of Lansford. For 59 years, Sister Methodia tinue to play a role in the civic activities of won 15 round decision. Frazier kept the title taught the first grade at St. Michael's Parochi­ Cobb County-because skills, experience and until January 22, 1973, when he lost to al School in Lansford, where she provided enthusiasm such as we find in Mack Hender­ George Foreman in Kingston, Jamaica. thousands of students with their first learning son are vital to the making of a better life for After leaving the ring, Joe became very experience and held special classes on Satur­ all our citizens. active training and giving career guidance to days to teach immigrant children the English aspiring young professionals in the Philadel­ language. She retired from teaching at the phia area. With his sons, he actively runs and age of 83. LET'S TEAR OFF THEIR HOODS trains in his gym daily, while at the same time When not teaching, Sister Methodia often managing a family business. spent her time in the anthracite pits in and HON. JIM SLATTERY Larry Holmes is a true champion-powerful, around Lansford where she counseled the OF KANSAS talented and driven to excellence. His 7 -year coal miners and prayed for their well-being. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES The miners became so endeared with Sister reign as the world heavyweight boxing champ Thursday, April27, 1989 established him as one of the greatest fighters Methodia that they made her an honorary in boxing history. In 1968, he began to box, member of the Panther Valley Deep Coal Mr. SLATTERY. Mr. Speaker, Newsweek establishing an amateur record of 19 and 3. Miners Club. magazine recently published an insightful April 27, 1989 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 7619 essay by former Senator Birch Bayh of Indi­ partment recorded 550 incidents motivated serve applause for their contributions to this ana. In his comments, Senator Bayh takes by race, religion, ethnic background or effort. They and others have proven that his­ dead aim at the source of violent, racially mo­ sexual orientation in 1988, a 100 percent in­ toric preservation and economic development crease in two years. tivated incidents that has been occurring with These senseless acts are not the dying ves­ can go hand in hand, making cities such as painful regularity across this country. This tiges of discrimination perpetrated by older Portland a better place to live and work. essay raises several timely points that should Americans. Many of the Skinheads are not Mr. Speaker, I ask that Historic Preserva­ be considered by policymakers and opinion old enough to vote. Duke himself is still in tion's profile of Portland be inserted into the leaders everywhere. I commend it to my col­ his 30s-hardly a graybeard. Surveys con­ RECORD, and I commend it to my colleagues leagues. ducted by the institute disclose that similar and fellow Oregonians. LET's TEAR OFF THEIR HooDs acts of prejudice are occurring on the na­ OLD MEETS NEW IN PORTLAND-CAST-IRON tion's campuses. Over 20 percent of all mi­ AND TERRA COTTA FIND A WELCOME HOME nority students interviewed reported being IN THIS CLEAN-SCRUBBED MODERN CITY When the voters of Metairie elected David harassed on at least one occasion; many re­ Duke to the Louisiana Legislature, they ported multiple experiences. Incidents were sent a shock wave across the country. News­ reported on 174 different campuses. Among Every June the good citizens of Portland, papers everywhere carried front-page stories them: the dorm room of five Asian women Ore., rally for a blowout, dedicated to the expressing disbelief that the president of students was broken into and vandalized rose. For three weeks of parades, air shows, the National Association for the Advance­ with the letters KKK painted on their door car races, and, of course, flower shows, Port­ ment of White People and former imperial Ku Klux Klan could actually Nigger" were carved on the office door of a Roses and home of the nation's oldest rose win an election. It was almost as if the re­ counselor ; an antia­ society. turns from the 81st District of Louisiana partheid shanty was doused with gasoline The scope of the spectacle amazes visi­ had resurrected the Klan, like Lazarus, and set on fire while two students sat inside tors-almost as much as the seemingly in­ from the dead. To those who are startled to (Johns Hopkins University>; arson destroyed terminable rain. But then, Portland offers hear that the KKK is alive and well, one a black fraternity house Aryan Nations, road, to think more noble thoughts. Regard­ terra-cotta buildings coexist with gleaming Posse Comitatus, The Covenant, the Sword, less of the motivating factors involved, the office towers and other symbols of recent and the Arm of the Lord, White Aryan Re­ number of these incidents of violence and growth. sistance and the strident right-wing prejudice continues to increase throughout Portland abounds in such pleasing con­ political cult of Lyndon LaRouche. Al­ the country. This is a record of shame. trasts of old and new. While the evolution though the legal ties which bind these Perhaps some good can come from the of the mix may have been serendipity, resi­ seemingly disparate groups together may be Duke election if we stop treating David dents now embrace it as key to their city's somewhat tenuous, similarities are undeni­ Duke as an isolated example, an aberration vitality. able. Bigotry and prejudice based on reli­ of our political process. Let us recognize "Preservation," says Judith Rees, project gion, race, ethnicity and sexual orientation that Duke is one of a large and growing coordinator for the Portland Development as well as transgressions upon basic consti­ number of Americans who espouse preju­ Commission, "has turned out to be an inte­ tutional rights guaranteed all Americans dice and bigotry and who, if left uncontest­ gral part of our city's revitalization. People permeate the spectrum of today's right-wing ed, will divide and destroy our nation. The say they like downtown..because it has new extremism. And this philosophy of hate is David Dukes of America do not live only in buildings and old ones. The combination having an impact in community after com­ Louisiana. They exist in every region of our gives us a special sense of place." munity across the country. republic. For a city that stumbled late onto its his­ During the last five years, the National Let us use the Duke election as a catalyst torical appeal, Portland has lost no time Institute Against Prejudice and Violence, a to stimulate vigilance from each of us. Let catching up. Compared to other cities its nonprofit watchdog group, has catalogued each of us vow to stand up and speak out size (just over 400,000 population), it con­ these hate-filled acts, provided counsel to against those purveyors of hate and preju­ sistently ranks high in rehab spending. communities confronted with such activities dice. Let us expose these right-wing haters State and city incentives, say Rees, are part and tried to inform a complacent public of as traitors to the American cause. Let us of the reason. Since 1976 Oregon has given the evil which lurks in all too many neigh­ tear off their hoods, eradicate their brother­ 15-year assessment freezes to rehabbers of borhoods. A collection of these isolated inci­ hoods and leave them naked in the light of National Register properties; Portland has dents, when viewed from a national perspec­ day. Then must Americans insist that they, meanwhile offered low-interest loans to tive, presents a truly alarming picture: together with their thoughts and values, be owners of city-designated landmarks for Ridgedale. Mo.-State trooper slain by a sent to the alley with the rest of the gar­ facade restorations. member of The Order extremists. bage, rather than to the state legislature as Portland's reputation for livability hasn't San Francisco, Calif.-Community Holo­ heroes. hurt the rehab boom. Since Lewis and Clark caust Memorial desecrated. first surveyed these parts in 1805-leading Bull Shoals Lake, Ark.-Officials uncover Clark to bemoan, "Eleven days rain and the huge military cache at camp of Covenant, PORTLAND RECOGNIZED FOR most disagreeable time I have experi­ Sword, Arm of the Lord. HISTORIC PRESERVATION enced"-the area has risen dramatically in Reno, Nev.-Black man allegedly shot to popular appeal. But growth no longer death by two adolescent Skinhead support­ HON. LES AuCOIN catches Portland by surprise. ers. Last spring the city commission adopted Beverly, Mass.-Swastikas and Nazi slo­ OF OREGON Portland's Central City Plan, a blueprint for gans scrawled on Temple B'nai Abraham. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES city growth over the next 20 years. Archi­ Houston, Texas-"Death to Arabs" spray­ Thursday, April 27, 1989 tect Donald Stastny, whose committee pre­ painted on Islamic mosque; attempted burn­ pared an early draft, says history's role was ing of cars. Mr. AuCOIN. Mr. Speaker, Portland, OR, never questioned. Coeur d'Alene, Idaho-White suprema­ historic preservation efforts have long been a "In our workshops," he says, "a sense of cists bomb a federal building, a business and source of pride for me and for thousands of history came out early. Preservation was a home. Oregonians who cherish our history and herit­ recognized, without argument, as something Similar incidents have occurred in hun­ age. That's why I was delighted to see Port­ that would have to be included in the plan­ dreds of other communities across America. ning process." Last year the Anti-Defamation League re­ land's remarkable preservation successes and Informality is another Portland trade­ ported a 41 percent increase in acts of anti­ our downtown revival highlighted in a recent mark. Whether sporting about on bikes or Semitic harassment, threats and assaults issue of Historic Preservation. People such as running shoes, or stepping off the new over 1987. The New York City Police De- my friends Bill and Sam Naito in particular de- light-rail transit system, Portlanders seem a 7620 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS April 27, 1989 comfortably casual breed. Even Mayor Bud River, a tributary of the Columbia. Three toric District, just south of Old Town. After Clark, a tavern owner by previous trade, entire streets of the city's original core were two major fires leveled much of the district rides a bike to work. flanked with these commercial palaces, in the 1870s, merchants rebuilt at a furious Only relatively recently did Portlanders elaborately decorated with prefabricated pace, using cast iron to erect fanciful, high learn the price of applying the same casual­ iron archways and columns. This massing of Victorian productions. Many have only re­ ness to their architectural riches. That was a distinct architectural style gave early cently been restored. when they lost the elegant Portland Hotel. Portland an elegant Italianate district that Early in this century the Yamhill District Until 1952 the downtown brick plaza now rivaled those of San Francisco and New also housed a boisterous, open-air public called Pioneer Courthouse Square was the York. market. The late Oregon native James site of the seven-story Queen Anne Cha­ Today, only 20 cast-iron buildings remain. Beard recalled in his Delights and Preju­ teau, built in the 1880s. For many years it When the expanding 20th-century city grew dices, "The taste sensations of my childhood was both a favorite local gathering hole and away from the river, the old commercial ... the white asparagus my mother canned a posh hostelry that entertained 11 presi­ core was abandoned to flophouses and en­ ... the wild blue huckleberries and black­ dents. When the Portland Hotel was torn terprises like Erickson's Saloon, boasting berries, magnificent Gravensteins," all for down to make room for an asphalt parking "the longest bar in the world." In the 1940s sale at the public market. lot, there was no storm of protest. Only an aggressive clean-up effort demolished Such sights vanished from downtown after the landmark was gone did citizens many of the old buildings. streets in the 1950s when the Yamhill mourn what they had lost. "We have the leftovers," laments Haw­ market stalls were demolished. In 1982 de­ The hotel's wrought-iron gates and fenc­ kins, whose great-grandfather, a San Fran­ veloper Bob Stoll attempted to revive the ing were salvaged and returned to the site cisco Foundryman, forged many of the old open-air flavor when he built Yamhill Mar­ three decades later at the dedication of Pio­ cast-iron arches and ornaments. "But," he ketplace, a retail and restaurant complex. neer Courthouse Square. concedes, "we're glad to have them." In the early 1990s Portland developers lit­ Many old-timers would argue that the Indeed, many of the buildings Hawkins erally outgrew their passion for cast-iron, preservation success stories of more recent calls "leftovers" have been painstakingly re­ turning instead to steelframed buildings years owe at least a nod to the Portland stored, adding character and a sense of his­ that could achieve grander heights. From Hotel. Just across the street, citizens mount­ tory to the still-evolving downtown. Three 1905 to 1930 architects often decorated ed a successful 1969 protest to save the Pal­ walking-tour brochures, produced by the these taller structures with hand-made ladian three-story Pioneer Courthouse from Portland Development Commission, point terra-cotta details ranging from lion heads demolition. out the highlights. to griffins to classical motifs. In the early 1970s Judge John Kilkenny In the 20 city blocks of the Skidmore/Old Today 22 glazed terra-cotta buildings led a citizens' effort to restore the century­ Town Historic District, visitors can find the remain downtown, several designed by A.E. old courthouse to the grandeur that befits a heart of old Portland and appreciate the on­ Doyle. Many are still retail establishments, National Historic Landmark. Today the going effort required to keep the area vital. like the Meier and Frank Building and the building houses the Ninth Circuit Court of The district still has its Skid Road-the original streetway down which lumbermen Galleria f teleco~muni­ eign states. Today one of the specialized cations information sources Will be eas1ly ac­ note address delivered on April 13, 1989 by agencies associated with the United Nations the Honorable A.N.R. Robinson, Prime Minis­ cessible to all our citizens. I believe all Mem­ is facing a decision that will have a profound bers agree on the desirability of that goal. As ter of Trinidad and Tobago at a conference/ and lasting impact upon the credibility and seminar on . "The United States-Caribbean we refine our approach, I will continue to future of the entire international organization. make every effort to achieve that goal-and Policy in the 101st Congress," sponsored by Earlier this month the Palestine Liberation Trans-Africa Forum. to vigorously oppose efforts that would result Organization-now styling itself as "The State in the creation of an electronic "information This address entitled "The Relationship Be­ of Palestine"-made formal application for full tween United States Policy and Development monopoly." membership as a sovereign state in the World It is my hope that the Consumer Telecom­ in the Caribbean," has significant implications Health Organization, one of the U.N. agen­ for the U.S. Congress in its endeavors to deal munciations Services Act provides this Con­ cies. gress with a sound foundation for a successful equitably and fairly with foreign aid bills includ­ Mr. Speaker, is the United Nations an orga­ ing that of the Caribbean Basin Initiative II. debate on telecommunications policy in the nization of sovereign nations or is it a mean­ United States and on the expansion of the ingless forum dominated by petty dictatorships ADDRESS BY HoN. A.N.R. ROBINSON, PRIME BOG's role in our telecommunications infra­ who can grant full membership to any organi­ MINISTER OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO structure. zation or group simply by mustering the nec­ Mr. Chairman, Members of Congress, essary one-country, one-vote majority? Moderator Robinson and representatives of the Trans Africa forum, members of the SALUTE TO THE TOWN OF Clearly defined, explicit international legal diplomatic corps, ladies and gentlemen, I TIBURON, CA criteria establish whether a group which wish to express my deep gratitude to Trans claims to be a state is, in fact, a sovereign Africa Forum and to all of you for so gra­ HON. BARBARA BOXER state. There is no question that the PLO does ciously affording me this opportunity to ad­ OF CALIFORNIA not fit those criteria. The PLO is not a legally dress so distinguished a gathering on a sub­ ject of such common and practical concern. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES constituted government, PLO representatives do not even reside in the territory they claim The occasion is particularly welcome as it Thursday, April 27, 1989 as their state, they do not govern the territory has come early in the life of the new Admin­ they claim, and clearly they are not sovereign istration. It is a time when there appears to Mrs. BOXER. Mr. Speaker, I wish to salute be fresh thinking as well as new beginnings the town of Tiburon, CA, and to acknowledge on that territory. There is absolutely no doubt and new opportunities in international rela­ its accomplishments on the occasion of the that the PLO is not a state. tions. Of immediate consequence to us in 25th anniversary of incorporation, which will Mr. Speaker, the U.S. Government cannot the Caribbean is the fate of Caribbean-spe­ be celebrated on June 2, 1989. condone this effort to turn the United Nations cific legislation now before the Congress. 7624 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS April 27, 1989 I submit that once more the New World is but also of Britain, France and the Nether­ convinced, however, that the region needs called upon to exert its beneficial influence lands. Mr. Chairman, from my discussions to make much greater strides towards self­ on the direction of Europe. during my recent visit to Europe with Prime sufficiency in food production, and in manu­ Here in the New World, the evolution of Minister Thatcher of the United Kingdom factured goods and services for the regional the United States and that of the Caribbean and Prime Minister Rocard of France, I am market. Chairman Crockett's "Caribbean have impacted significantly on each other. convinced that the time is ripe for such co­ Regional Development Act 1988" now The liberation and subsequent political de­ operative action. before the Congress recognizes this impera­ velopment of the United States have been Similarly with the drug trade. Both Prime tive. intimately bound up with the Caribbean Ministers have indicated their willingness to One of the most binding constraints on and the Wars of Liberation in Latin Amer­ intensify co-operative efforts in the region growth and development in our region is the ica. Alexander Hamilton, Toussaint L'Ou­ against this pernicious evil. In this regard, lack of foreign exchange. Our countries verture and Simon Bolivar, outstanding fig­ action has already begun. I note with great need substantial in-flows of foreign capital ures in United States and Latin American satisfaction that the United States Senate as a supplement to our own domestic sav­ history, were sons of the Caribbean soil. has enabled the President to pursue the ings for investment. We in the English-speaking Caribbean idea of an international Criminal Court In recognition of this need, Governments share with you a common language. We which I myself and others have been advo­ of the region have already put in place share similar political philosophies and po­ cating over a considerable period of time. many new policy initiatives, or are moving litical institutions. We cherish very dearly, Nearly a year ago I had the honour to ad­ to do so. In my own country, Trinidad and as you do, democratic values, and we have dress the American Bar Association on the Tobago, we have given high priority to the enshrined and entrenched in our constitu­ subject. amendment of the Aliens Landholding Act, tions fundamental human rights and free­ Certainly, the establishment of an Inter­ and to the introduction of a new Foreign In­ doms. Our record in the area of civil and po­ national Criminal Jurisdiction, whether re­ vestment and Transfer of Technology Act. litical rights, with one or two aberrations, is gionally or globally, with effective means of We anticipate that these two bills will exemplary. Democracy, respect for funda­ stigmatisation would go a long way towards become law in the very near future. Trini­ mental human rights and freedoms and our promoting awareness of and mobilising dad and Tobago also recently signed a Tax aspiration for social and economic develop­ opinion against the drug trade which is now Information Exchange Agreement with the ment are all prime persuasions we share emerging as the greatest evil of our time. United States, which is due to go before with the United States. Commonwealth Caribbean Heads of Gov­ Parliament for ratification in the next few Individually as Caribbean states and col­ ernment by letter to the President around weeks. We look forward to utilizing the in­ lectively as a region, we opt for practical ap­ the middle of last year signified our willing­ vestment opportunities offered by 936 proaches addressed specifically to our prob­ ness to co-operate with the United States in Funds. lems and needs. We emphasize the need for the establishment of internationally accept­ We cannot, however, look only to the dialogue, negotiation, co-operation, mutual able mechanisms for the indictment and United States of America as a source of in­ respect and recognition of sovereignty. We prosecution of extra-territorial offenders. vestment, or for the development of trading do not permit geopolitical and ideological We feel confident that there will be a fa­ relationships. Existing relationships with issues to clog the development agenda. vourable response to this offer of co-oper­ the European Community and Canada, In the past, relations between the United ation. through the Lome Convention and CARIB­ States and the Caribbean have often been The co-operation of which I speak is based CAN, respectively, are also of considerable stormy and difficult. It is clear, however, on respect for the sovereignty and integrity importance. In the medium term future, the that our relations have now entered a new of our small states and on an awareness of larger countries of Latin America should phase of constructive dialogue and goodwill, our own limited capacities in many fields, it likewise become increasingly important in free from many of the tensions of an earlier is based on the understanding that our de­ this regard. However, the role of the U.S.A. era. mocracies can suffer irreparable damage if in our development will continue to be piv­ To be "pro-Caribbean" or to strive for our governments are forced by external otal. Caribbean coherence and consensus on cer­ pressure to engage in actions that do not re­ Mr. Chairman, any consideration of the tain issues is no longer considered in the flect national or regional options. role of the external financial flows in the Caribbean as demanding a posture of "Anti­ Consequently it is our view in the Com­ development process must take account of Americanism" and, we hope, will not be re­ monwealth Caribbean, that three basic con­ the debt problem. garded as Anti-American in the United siderations should inform the relations of The gravity of the international debt States. the United States and our respective coun­ problem has been recognised and the search On the contrary, we conceive it to be in tries. Firstly, the need for continuing dia­ for solutions is now being accorded the ur­ the interest of the United States to support logue, secondly the need to promote demo­ gency it demands. The recent proposals of the integration movement in the Caribbean. cratic institutions and thirdly, the need for Treasury Secretary Brady are a significant Caribbean integration will provide a more policies that promote the progressive devel­ step in the right direction. auspicious environment for development opment of the region. Past strategies have focussed on either and contribute towards the long-term secu­ Today I formally propose a joint Pro­ the least developed countries of Sub-Saha­ rity and stability of the region, goals which gramme for Dialogue, Democracy and De­ ran Africa or the large heavily indebted are undoubtedly in the interest of the velopment. Such a Programme is not only countries in Latin America, for example, United States, our most powerful neigh­ an urgent necessity but is fully consistent which have the potential for destabilizing bour. with our respective philosophies of society the existing monetary and financial sys­ The threat to the security of the Com­ and of government. Dialogue, Democracy tems. Middle income developing countries, monwealth Caribbean does not now ema­ and Development can be the watchwords of such as Barbados, Jamaica and Trinidad and nate from external military intervention. future United States/Caribbean relations. Tobago which feel no less acutely the pain The real threat arises from the sources of Satisfactory development both in degree of the burden of adjustment programs are social instability, the migration of skills and and kind is hardly possible without, on the not an important part of that focus and, expertise, the debilitating effects of unaided one hand, the co-operation of the Govern­ moreover, have been largely ignored. long-term structural adjustment and diversi­ ment and people of the United States. On Many of these countries possess the ca­ fication programs, natural disasters, pollu­ the other hand, the benefits will undoubted­ pacity for self-sustaining growth, economic tion and spoliation of the environment and ly be considerable to the United States. stability and future industrialized status. the plague of illegal drug trafficking. Development, of course, requires an ap­ Trinidad and Tobago, for example, was for The Caribbean environment is one of the propriate strategy. In addition to measures years a donor country to our CARICOM most delightful left to mankind, the enjoy­ to promote the growth of large-scale eco­ partners until the dramatic decline in the ment of which we gladly share every year nomic activity, development must also be price of oil. with hundreds of thousands of visitors from pursued at the small-scale business level of After taking into account the repatriation the United States. It is our common duty to the economy, particularly in the agricultur­ of profits and debt repayments to the IMF preserve this part of mankind's heritage for al, agro-industrial and manufacturing sec­ and the World Bank, the decline in net in­ future generations. We would therefore tors. The special situation of women should flows to the Caribbean is seen to be omi­ wholeheartedly support an international be addressed. Adjustment programmes must nous. treaty to regulate the dumping of hazardous also take into account the plight of the vul­ In the case of the smaller Eastern Carib­ waste. Along with this, there is need for nerable and disadvantaged. bean countries rtant biolog­ Mr. Speaker, I want to take this opportunity patchwork information network where each ical project in the history of science. to share with you my thoughts concerning the Telco is limited by what its customers can Public awareness is growing, however. A many advantages that can be made available support alone will undermine the world re­ recent article in Time magazine compared the to residential and small business consumers, nowned nationwide excellence of U.S. tele­ human genome project to the Manhattan particularly those in rural America, if the Bell phone service and cripple our communications project and landing a man on the Moon. This operating companies are allowed to provide infrastructure. Evolution to a system of urban project will effect everyone's life. In the future, information services. information islands and rural information back­ every person could have a computer printout Small businesses, particularly those located waters would be an enormous leap back­ of his or her genome. We could adapt our in small towns and rural areas, will benefit wards. Nationwide network intelligence and in­ diet, environment, and medication to make up greatly if the BOG's are given the opportunity formation services will benefit all customers in for genetic weaknesses. to manufacture telecommunications equip­ all areas. The applications of the human genome re­ ment and provide a full range of information In addition, we must ensure that if the Bell search is limited only by our imagination: services. Currently, companies that provide operating companies begin manufacturing, the It could unlock the mysteries of the 4,000 sophisticated information services tend to rural Telco's are not returned to the predives­ genetic diseases that afflict humans like sickle offer them in larger markets. They don't offer titure era when the Bell System controlled cell anemia, hemophilia, and cystic fibrosis. them in small towns and rural areas where equipment manufacturing and sales and re­ It could create thousands of new pharma­ there is a lesser concentration of potential fused to sell to independent Telco's, which cuetical products for treating these diseases. consumers. The small business owner or serv­ later bore the brunt of delays and shortages. It could start a new field of gene therapy to ice provider who is located in a rural area is Rural Telco's and other manufacturers also cure blood diseases and other illnesses that therefore deprived of access to these informa­ want reassurance that the BOG's purchase of have a genetic component. tion services and the benefits that result from other manufacturers will not dry up the supply What we learn from the human genome can that access. of equipment tailored to small company be transferred to plant and animal biology. A The Bell operating companies, on the other needs. It is essential that Bell-manufactured 1987 Conference on Research Bottlenecks hand, are close to being ubiquitous. They equipment be available to all local exchange for Commercialization of Plant Technology in reach nearly every home and business ir. their companies without discrimination or self-pref­ Austin, TX, discussed this issue. They found operating region, whether that consumer is in erence. that the lack of basic knowledge of identifying a large city or a small town. If they are al­ To protect rural areas, it is also important to cloned genes for desirable traits in plants has lowed to develop and provide a full range of ensure that the ban of BOC provision of inter­ hindered progress. information services, then these services can exchange services be continued to prevent Some genes for herbicide, virus, and insect be available to the small business owner, pressures to deaverage toll rates and further resistance have been identified through re­ service provider, or residential consumer in erode the rural consumer base. Conversely, combinant DNA. The human genome project rural America. I am referring to such services however, this legislation must ensure that the will give us a comprehensive method for as voice message storage and retrieval, data BOC gateways be allowed to carry traffic genome research in agriculture. transmission, electronic yellow pages and across LATA boundaries. Failing to allow this The human genome project is not about computer services delivered via the public provision of Inter-LATA Service would require these wondrous applications, however. Two telephone network. service processors to be placed in each centuries ago, Louis Pasteur said to those Unfortunately, the bell operating companies LATA, excluding service to customers in rural who believe in a science of application: "No, a are prevented by Federal Court decisions from areas where there could not be enough initial thousand times no; there is no category of sci­ developing and offering a full range of infor­ demand to justify an installation of a separate ence called applied science. There are sci­ mation services. This legislation calls for an processor. Under current court rulings, those ence and the applications of science, bound

··- -I • - - _-_-_._-_ - ..--- ...... _. April 27, 1989 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 7627 together as the fruit to the tree which bears Should health and life insurance companies vehicles for outings, as well as continue tutor­ it." use genetic information to set higher rates for ing. The human genome project is about the such individuals? Of course, like adults, young people are conquest of knowledge. It will push the limits Should genetic information be used to touched by all the social conditions around of our ability to understand our own complex­ screen unborn children? them. That is why some of Metropolitan's ity. These are tough, serious questions. But other efforts are important for young and old Thirty-six years ago, James Watson-who they should not cause us to shy away from alike. Ever since the hard times of the Depres­ has graciously agreed to head NIH's role in the progress of scientific inquiry. sion, Metropolitan Baptist Church has had a this project-and Francis Crick discovered the The human genome project will also force special social department. They have tradi­ double helix structure of DNA. Since then: us to revisit patent law. The ownership of mo­ tionally come to the aid of the hungry and un­ We have located the position of, that is lecular processes has not been clarified in the employed. Today, their achievements in dis­ mapped, 1,300 of the 100,000 human genes. law. This issue must be resolved so that we tributing groceries to needy families and com­ We have begun sequencing the molecular can have an orderly commercial development munity outreach work help to ease the burden structure analysis of 500 of these genes. of the applications. of the less fortunate. Their drug rehabilitation We have completed the sequencing for only The leaders of the human genome project facilities are another positive force in Metropo­ 12 of these genes. gathered this week in Washington, DC, for a litan's impact on our Nation's Capital. At the Clearly, much needs to be done for scientif­ conference called Unlocking Potential: The same time, the church has developed a lead­ ic knowledge. But much needs to be done for Promise of the Human Genome Initiative, and ership training program to help build a strong, the future of our country, too. One by one, we I was honored to address the participants. I productive community. have watched the pillars of our economy fall: applaude the conference cosponsors, the Alli­ Mr. Speaker, I believe the future looks the steel industry, the auto industry, the elec­ ance for Aging Research and the American bright for Metropolitan Baptist Church. The tronics industry, the energy industry. Medical Association, for their foresight on this low-income housing corporation they have or­ Biotechnology is one area where the United issue and E.l. du Pont de Nemours & Co., ganized should soon have units available, in­ States can have a clear lead. We do not have Inc., for providing a major grant to the confer­ cluding housing for senior citizens. Metropoli­ to look far for our competition. The Japanese ence. tan remains ambitious, planning programs for are developing automated sequencing de­ I believe that the excitement generated by gifted students, drug prevention education, vices. The English have almost completed the this important conference for the human and addressing the devastating problem of mapping of the roundworm genome. The genome project will soon extend far beyond the homeless. I am sure that you will join me, West Germans and the French have set up those who attended. Mr. Speaker, in lauding the 125 years of spirit­ international reference data banks to collect ual, social, and community support that Metro­ the results of genome research. politan Baptist Church has given to the District METROPOLITAN BAPTIST of Columbia. I hope it is only the beginning. International competition has often spurred CHURCH: 125 YEARS OF the United States into action on major scientif­ GIVING TO THE COMMUNITY ic endeavors: PAN AM 103 Sputnik caused us to put a man on the HON. WILLIAM H. GRAY III Moon. OF PENNSYLVANIA HON. MARGE ROUKEMA World War II brought about the Manhattan IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF NEW JERSEY project in Los Alamos. It is not too surprising that Los Alamos and Thursday, April 27, 1989 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES the Department of Energy have provided such Mr. GRAY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to com­ Thursday, April 27, 1989 strong leadership for the human genome memorate a very special and joyful occasion. Mrs. ROUKEMA. Mr. Speaker, today I am project. This year marks the 125th anniversary of the introducing a concurrent resolution to estab­ The United States has a soaring trade defi­ founding of the Metropolitan Baptist Church lish a special, temporary joint committee of cit. We are slowly awakening to a growing here in Washington, DC. I am very pleased to Congress to fully investigate the events lead­ weakness in international competition. I be­ recognize their jubilee celebration, "Claiming ing up to the December 21, 1988, bombing of lieve that international competition will shore the Promise, Proclaiming the Power." Pan Am Flight 103 over Scotland. up a commitment of the United States to the Before the American Civil War had drawn to Pan Am 103 are words which strike terror human genome project more than any other a close, Metropolitan Baptist Church had worldwide. Many of the victims were from my single factor. begun to pave the long road of social contri­ district, and, tragically, just in the springtime of The quick success of this project is evi­ bution that stands as a hallmark of the con­ their youth. dence of this. Four short years of discussion gregation. In a Civil War barracks in a section Many of us applaud the efforts that several within the scientific community have resulted of Washington known as Hell's Bottom, seven permanent committees in Congress have in significant funding. Congress today spends people joined together in 1864 to create what made in response to the Pam Am bombing. more than $1 00 million on human genome re­ then became the Fourth Baptist Church of However, due to the large number of commit­ search. Washington. Metropolitan Baptist, the name tees involved and the complexity of the issues President Bush has requested $130 million the church adopted after 1888, has grown raised by this incident, these efforts have not for next year. This amount will have to be in­ many times over and can now boast of more been coordinated. creased by $100 million per year for the com­ than 4,000 parishioners. Pan Am 103 was caused by bureaucratic peltion of the project. With the tight con­ In the century and a quarter that Metropoli­ breakdown. We cannot allow bureaucratic straints of the budget deficit, such an increaso tan has existed, there have been only five breakdown to occur in this body. The lessons will not be easy. head ministers. Under their respective minis­ of Pan Am 103 are far from clear. This Nation 1 am personally committed to the human tries, both the religious and community activi­ will only know the full truth if a thorough and genome project. Without the broad support of ties of the church have expanded to include a objective congressional investigation is under­ Members of Congress, it could easily be de­ diverse range of services. In particular, Metro­ taken by a special committee comprised of layed or terminated. Everyone at this confer­ politan Baptist Church should be commended members of the individual committees with ex­ ence should take a moment in the near future for the extensive work they do with the young pertise on air safety and terrorism. to share your support for it with your repre­ people of the community. Not only do they In conclusion, the weaknesses of current air sentative in Congress. provide Bible study and tutoring assistance for security and antiterrorism systems were ex­ Congress will also face many legal and ethi­ those who need help in school, but Metropoli­ posed when prior, high-level threats went un­ cal issues raised by the human genome tan also has a youth center which gives our checked. The appropriate role of this joint project: children a healthy, safe place to call their own committee would be to recommend legislation Should individuals be told if they carry a de­ after school. In addition, the church has en­ and policy changes to put the necessary safe­ fective gene that will cause a nontreatable tered into a partnership with a local elementa­ guards in place to prevent further, avoidable fatal disorder? ry school to help improve the grounds, furnish tragedies. 7628 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS April 27, 1989 SUPPORT THE BUY AMERICA have labored in favor of the goals of the Buy ous drug offenses if they are found to be in COALITION America Coalition. The coalition is a major possession of a firearm. step in the quest to restore America to its Now, because of a decision made in the HON. BILL ALEXANDER rightful place as the preeminent producer­ ninth circuit court, the effective use of this law OF ARKANSAS creditor nation in the world, rather than the will be diminished. The details of this decision, consumer-debtor-credit card nation we have IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES and its impact on the Federal judicial system, have become in the Republican 1980's. is described in the following letter to Attorney Thursday, April 27, 1989 America must put a stop to the mountains General Thornburgh. Mr. ALEXANDER. Mr. Speaker, the Buy of debt that are allowing foreign interests to The ninth circuit's interpretation of the defi­ America Action Coalition is a wise, valiant buy up ever larger chunks of Main Street, nition of burglary in the Armed Career Criminal effort to reduce the soaring U.S. trade deficits U.S.A. We cannot afford to keep running up Act can be easily remedied by amending the that have undermined our Nation's competi­ trade deficits in the $170 billion range, as we statute with a clearer definition of that particu­ tiveness in world markets during the 1980's. I did under the Reagan policies of encouraging lar crime. That's what my legislation does, and am a stalwart supporter of the Buy America a cheap flood of foreign imports into our that's why I urge my colleagues to support its Coalition, and I urge all Americans in Arkan­ country. Reagan drove up the value of the speedy enactment. sas and throughout the country to support the dollar to the extent that many products from The letter follows: goals of this highly meritorious movement. Arkansas and the heartland of America were APRIL 7, 1989. I commend all of the dedicated citizens who no longer competitive in world markets. Some Hon. RICHARD THORNBURGH, work for the Buy America Coalition. In particu­ progress has been made recently, but it is not Attorney General, lar, I would like to single out the efforts of nearly enough. Department of Justice, Tenth Street and Constitution Ave., NW., Harold Jinks, of Piggott, AR, in Arkansas' First We must stop the policy where, in effect, we are borrowing money from the Japanese Washington, DC. Congressional District that I represent. The DEAR MR. ATTORNEY GENERAL: I am writ­ Buy America Coalition was founded and orga­ to buy oil from the Arabs. Among the many ing to request a meeting to discuss with you nized by Mr. Jinks, and the organization has American products we can buy is ethanol, the impact of the Ninth Circuit's recent de­ increasingly been receiving national attention made from farm products at home in Arkan­ cision in U.S. v. Chatman, No. 87-5351 since the opening of its office in Washington, sas. We need to get more of our energy from . The Armed Career Criminal Act of 1984, The circuits are now in conflict, therefore it of the Buy America Program. one of the most successful Federal crime­ is essential for the Department to ask the 1 would like to quote from a letter Mr. fighting laws enacted, allows State and Feder­ Supreme Court to settle the issue. Walton wrote to Harold Jinks last August: al law enforcement agencies to combine ef­ I have recently learned of the Depart­ We are grateful for the Buy America forts and target hardened felons who have ment's decision not to appeal the Chatman Action Coalition you have helped establish multiple previous convictions for serious case on the grounds that the predicate bur­ and your interest in doing something posi­ glary offense was "auto burglary." In the tive about our country's effectiveness in crimes. Department's efforts to bring a stronger global competition. You have inspired citi­ Since October 1986, 405 career criminals case before the court, I suggest that numer­ zens everywhere to become involved and have been sentenced to Federal prison for a ous such cases in various stages of adjudica­ participate in this worthwhile program and combined total of 4,393 years. In my State of tion may be found in the Oregon District. we thank you for it. I believe we are making Oregon, 22 career criminals have received Two cases that may be of particular inter­ some progress in achieving our objectives of minimum 15-year sentences under this law. est are U.S. v. Colombi, No. 89-30,000 and trade balance. As you well know, we still The U.S. Department of Justice has numerous U.S. v. Cunningham, CR 87-252 . Both have much to accomplish if we are going to armed career criminal cases which are cur­ cases involve predicate crimes of burglary in reach our goals of more jobs for American rently under investigation, pending indictment the first degree, though these burglaries workers, a stronger economy, a decrease in were not committed at night, as stipulated the national debt, and most importantly, or awaiting trial. by common law. improved consumer products of quality and The basic concept of the Armed Career President Bush's position on crime-and value. Together, though, we can make a dif­ Criminal Act is straightforward: impose Feder­ the release of hardened, convicted crimi­ ference. al minimum 15-year sentences on criminals nals-is well known. Nothing could further 1 congratulate Governor Clinton, Sam who have histories of three previous State or his policy better than to have the Ninth Cir­ Walton, Harold Jinks, and all the others who Federal convictions for violent felonies or seri- cuit's ruling reversed. I urge you to aggres- April 27, 1989 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 7629 sively pursue the search for a strong case in pened in my State of Alaska as a result of the The bill also amends existing law to allow which to seek certiorari. grounding of the tanker Exxon Valdez. Al­ the Coast Guard to revoke the license of a I would like to discuss with you the vari­ though both the cleanup and the investiga­ merchant mariner if that individual is convicted ous judicial and legislative options which can be employed to forestall the potentially tions as to what went wrong are continuing, I of a misdemeanor or felony involving alcohol. damaging consequences of the Ninth Cir­ believe that the Congress can take some At present, a mariner's record while ashore is cuit's decision. Please let me know when action to correct certain deficiencies in our oil not subject to scrutiny by the Coast Guard would be a convenient time for you to meet. spill response program. As a result, I am and has no effect on his license. We should Thank you for your consideration of my today introducing the Prince William Sound Oil not allow someone with a record of drunken request. Spill Response Act and asking for its rapid driving to run a tanker full of crude oil through With warm regards, consideration. the pristine environs of Prince William Sound. Sincerely, This legislation also requires that funds be RoNWYDEN, Let me make clear that this in no way rep­ Member of Congress. resents a full solution to the problems, nor is it spent for long term monitoring and assess­ the only action that will be taken. As we learn ment of the environmental effects of the more about the spill, further action will be Prince William Sound spill. This is especially A COMMUNITY LEADER IS forthcoming. For the moment, however, I be­ important. Although Exxon has agreed to con­ HONORED BY HIS OWN lieve the proposals in this bill will help prevent tribute to the immediate environmental prob­ a recurrence of the Exxon Valdez tragedy. lems, much of the work will involve long term HON. LAWRENCE COUGHLIN The bill finds that the Prince William Sound activity to determine what, if any, effects the OF PENNSYLVANIA oil spill contingency plan is inadequate and spill has had on living marine resources. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that action should be taken to address imme­ These funds will be recovered from the spiller, Thursday, April 27, 1989 diately the problems resulting from the spill. so that there will be no net loss from the Treasury. The bill also authorizes funds for re­ Mr. COUGHLIN. Mr. Speaker, I rise to con­ As part of this process, it puts the Coast Guard in charge of spill response, in order to search and development work by MARAD and gratulate a friend and community leader in my the Coast Guard. congressional district who is being honored by avoid the problem of having too many gener­ als in the field. In addition, the bill requires the Secretary of his community this evening. Transportation to provide a number of reports Willard Detweiler, president of the Chestnut The bill requires action by the Secretary of Transportation within 60 days after enactment to the Congress, including one on those ac­ Hill Community Association, will receive the tions taken to address the inadequacies of the Chestnut Hill Award tonight at that organiza­ to: require escorts for all tank vessels in Prince William Sound spill contingency plan. tion's annual meeting. The award is the most Prince William Sound; require pre-positioning After these reports are received, the Congress prestigious given at the event. of oil spill response equipment sufficient to should act on them promptly. A committee of peers selected Mr. handle a large spill; require tank vessels to Finally, word about the spill itself and its Detweiler for the honor because of his work carry oil spill containment equipment on effect on our Nation. We don't yet know the as president ·and his extraordinary leadership board; and to increase pilotage requirements. extent of the damage, and my bill will help us on a project of significant impact to the Chest­ These are simple matters that can easily be to learn that. We don't yet know everything nut Hill community. handled. that needs to be done to make oil transporta­ In Chestnut Hill, a neighborhood of Philadel­ In the case of escort vessels, the Secretary phia, the Cresheim Valley Bridge project rep­ should require that they include vessels that tio~ sa~er, if indeed we can do that by passing resents a strong, coordinated community can carry oil spill response equipment and legtslatton. We do know one thing: our Nation effort to work with their elected officials to can accept spilled oil on board. This will pre­ needs oil, and it is not in our best interest to secure funding to keep an important train line vent the long delay that occurred when the get that oil from foreign shores, carried to the running in the community. The community Exxon Valdez was grounded and no equip­ United States on foreign tankers over which work in support of the project was spearhead­ ment was readily available to respond. By the United States has no control. Some have ed by Mr. Detweiler. having the necessary equipment aboard an tried to use the spill in Prince William Sound Mr. Detweiler worked closely with me and escort vessel, it will be there for immediate to delay necessary oil and gas exploration and my staff on this project. His commitment to his use. development in the United States. This is community was unwavering and his leadership While the Secretary has some discretion in wrong. Those who try to do so are causing as in maintaining the project's momentum was an changing the pilot requirements, he should be much damage as did the Exxon Valdez. We should not let this spill, as tragic as it may be, important ingredient in the final recipe of suc­ guided by two principles: safety of the pilots deter us from achieving energy security in our cess. themselves and the safe navigation of tank Nation. This summer, work is expected to be com­ vessels. Currently, pilots are dropped off after pleted on the bridge reconstruction and line a vessel passes Rocky Point, due to safety improvements. The day the line is reopened considerations. Pilots could be kept on board KEW GARDENS CIVIC ASSOCIA­ will be a tribute to all who participated-and to Bligh Reef and beyond. The Secretary there were literally thousands. TION CELEBRATES 75 YEARS needs to establish a new drop-off point. OF COMMUNITY SERVICE Because of this accompiishment and many The bill also requires the Secretary to take others, Mr. Detweiler's community is honoring certain actions no later than January 1, 1990. him tonight. Next month, he will end his 2-year These include extending radar coverage in HON.GARYL.ACKERMAN tenure as president of the association, al­ Prince William Sound and establishing an oil OF NEW YORK though I am confident his community activism spill response team. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES will continue in the years ahead. I want to note that the issue of extended Mr. Speaker, I join many others in applaud­ radar coverage was raised by fishermen in Thursday, April 27, 1989 ing the work of Will Detweiler for his commu­ Cordova as long ago as 1977. At that time, Mr. ACKERMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today nity. we were told by the Coast Guard that such to pay tribute to one of the most successful coverage was unnecessary. I think now that and long lasting civil associations in the entire PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND OIL we can see that the Coast Guard was wrong. ~ew York City _area. On May 3, 1989, during SPILL RESPONSE ACT In regard to the oil spill response team, the tts annual meettng, the Kew Gardens Civic As­ Secretary should ensure that this is composed sociation will be celebrating its 75th year of HON. DON YOUNG of qualified individuals who are properly community service. OF ALASKA trained and continually drilled to be able to re­ Since its inception in 1914, the Kew Gar­ spond to a major oil spill. Although some will IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES den~ Civic Association has been actively dis­ complain that this is costly, so is a well-pre­ playtng a progressive spirit while helping the Thursday, April27, 1989 pared fire department. Some costs will have neighborhood maintain the character and Mr. YOUNG of Alaska. Mr. Speaker, you to be accepted so that we can continue safe charm of a smalltown atmosphere within the have all heard the news about what has hap- transportation of crude oil from Valdez. New York City boundaries. 7630 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS April 27, 1989 Neighborhood groups are as important TRIBUTE TO LOUIS L. GOLD­ teer Fire Department, Louis Goldstein's com­ today as they were 75 years ago. They serve STEIN, A MARYLAND LEGEND mitment to excellence continues, as it has for many functions that are necessary for the ev­ 50 years, making his community, State, and eryday maintenance of a thriving city. The HON. ROY DYSON country proud. Great is Louis Lazarus Gold­ Kew Gardens Civic Association, with over 400 OF MARYLAND stein's labor for it has brought its master tre­ members, provides force to resolve problems IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES mendous honor. that its members may experience with both Thursday, April 27, 1989 governmental and private agencies and ac­ Mr. DYSON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to THE THIRD ANNIVERSARY OF tions. Their meetings more closely resemble pay tribute to a living legend in Maryland THE CHERNOBYL NUCLEAR AC­ the New England town meeting, where every public service, comptroller of the treasury, CIDENT point of view can be discussed, than a scene Louis L. Goldstein, who has officially served of what one would expect from New York City. his State longer than anyone in Maryland's HON. STENY H. HOYER The suggestions that evolve from these meet­ history. OF MARYLAND ings often get incorporated into the plans of A wise Hebrew proverb found in the great IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES government for the area, providing for a con­ literature of the Talmud and the Midrash tinuation of the serene, village-like atmos­ reads, "Great is labor, for it brings its master Thursday, April 27, 1989 phere of the community. honor." For 50 years, Louis Goldstein has Mr. HOYER. Mr. Speaker, April 26 marked The stable leadership of the organization is, personified that proverb. He has been a treas­ the third anniversary of an event that will not at least in part, responsible for the continu­ ure to his community, a remarkable public soon be forgotten. On that date in 1986, reac­ ation of a concept that has worked for over servant, comptroller extraordinaire, the recipi­ tor No. 4 at the Chernobyl nuclear powerplant, seven decades. The past three presidents of ent of many distinguished awards, and a in the Ukrainian Republic of the Soviet Union, the association, George Gross, Sylvia leader in higher education. exploded. The impact of this disaster-the Howard-Fuhrman, and the current president, The First District of Maryland is honored to largest at any nuclear powerplant-was tre­ Murray Berger have served for a total of over claim Louis Goldstein as a native. Born and mendous. Not only did it severely affect the raised in Prince Frederick, Louis attended Cal­ half a century, with the results of that dedica­ environment of several countries, it took a vert County public schools, graduated from heavy toll in human lives and suffering as well. tion being the Kew Gardens of today. Washington College in Chestertown in 1935, As cochairman of the Commission on Secu­ Beyond the standard types of problems this and the University of Maryland Law School in rity and Cooperation in Europe, mandated to group helps resolve on a day-to-day basis, 1938. He married the former Hazel Horton monitor and encourage compliance with the their innovative thinking helped create a plan and settled in Calvert County where they have Helsinki Final Act, I have followed with inter­ where a private developer built new, much raised a family, shared a legal practice, and est and concern the environmental and social needed housing, and provided funds to up­ now operate several firms. impact of the Chernobyl accident. The acci­ grade and renovate the local public school. Louis began his esteemed public service dent, and the Soviet response to it, are direct­ Mr. Speaker, it is especially heartwarming to career in 1938 when he was elected to the ly related to several areas on which the Final witness such a successful neighborhood Maryland House of Delegates. He enlisted in Act focuses,. from cooperation between states group operate within such a large metropolitan the Marines as a private in 1942 and was dis­ in environmental protection to human contacts area. These days many large city neighbor­ charged a lieutenant in 1946. Elected a State and the free flow of information. hoods are under siege from several fronts­ senator for the next 12 years, including four The Chernobyl accident sent highly radioac­ drugs, crime, vandalism, racism, eroding in­ as president, he then won the State comptrol­ tive particles floating across Europe and frastructuring-and are unable to cope with ler race in 1958 and has served there ever around the world. Ukraine, Byelorussia, the the changes. The vigilance of the Kew Gar­ since. Baltic States, sections of the Russian Repub­ dens Civic Association has helped keep these For 30 years Louis Goldstein has been lic, northern Poland, Finland, and Sweden, the intrusions at bay. That is precisely why the Maryland's chief fiscal officer, collecting the first to be hit with the radiation, experienced Kew Gardens Civic Association should be ap­ bulk of the State's revenue. He has saved tax­ economic losses, especially as agricultural plauded by all of my colleagues for its lasting payers' money through pioneer procedures in products were contaminated. To this day, a impact within Queens County and demonstrat­ financial reporting and accounting, data proc­ large area of Ukraine and Byelorussia remains essing, and tax collecting. His distinguished devastated. As an article in the Christian Sci­ ing that a proud neighborhood is a succ~ssful fiscal reputation has led to the State treasury ence Monitor reported on April 20, in the 30 neighborhood. building's dedication as the Louis L. Goldstein kilometers surrounding the plant where high 1 ask all my colleagues in the House of Building. levels of radiation still exist, "villages that had Representatives to join me now in paying trib­ Amassing statewide election victories in endured for centuries now stand empty, await­ ute to President Murray Berger and all the 1958, 1962, 1966, 1970, 197 4, 1978, 1982, ing the slow creep of the bulldozers that will other members of the Kew Gardens Civic As­ and 1986, Louis has remained one of the eventually knock them flat and bury their re­ sociation on its 75th anniversary. most popular elected officials in Maryland's mains * * *. Acre after acre, mile by mile, the history. Honored as a delegate or alternate to ghost towns stretch into ghost countries, 11 Democratic National Conventions, he has ghost woods, ghost lands." served on the platform and resolutions com­ Beyond the degree of destruction, we can mittee at five of them. He has received over recall the additional problems encountered at 60 major regional, national, and international the time of the accident and immediately REQUEST FOR RULE service awards during his career. thereafter-the delay and many difficulties in Especially notable was the establishment of evacuating the nearby inhabitants, the plight HON. LEON E. PANETTA the Louis L. Goldstein Chair of Public Policy at of loved ones living in the affected areas, and Washington College in 1984. This tribute to the lack of timely information about what had OF CALIFORNIA the comptroller brings experienced leaders in actually happened and what to do about it. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES public service to the Chestertown campus to While we are all aware of the controversy Thursday, April 27, 1989 teach and lead seminars in public policy. that surrounded the lack of information re­ Through the public policy chair and as chair­ garding the disaster, I would like to note how Mr. PANETTA. Mr. Speaker, pursuant to man of the board of the college, Louis Gold­ things have been changing since the accident. Democratic caucus rule 35, I would like to stein is actively involved in educating a new Many of these changes, I believe, have come advise the Members that I may request, on generation of Marylanders to follow his path in about partly because the enormity of the prob­ the behalf of the Committee on the Budget, a public service. lems Chernobyl created made evident the modified closed rule for the consideration of Mr. Speaker, whether he is educating young need for a more open Soviet society. the concurrent resolution on the budget for people, collecting revenue, representing his The Soviet Union is more open today than it fiscal year 1990. party, or serving in the Calvert County Volun- was in April 1986. Chernobyl demonstrated April 27, 1989 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 7631 the dangers of maintaining strict controls on Mr. Speaker, the Chernobyl accident has social environment as possible for the handi­ the flow of information and may have been a made us all more aware of the interdepend­ capped, and to teach them how to become catalyst in the development of the policy of ence of man and the environment. Let us responsible for their own welfare. "glasnost." Although limitations continue to hope that the concern for the environment By addressing the orthopedic needs of dis­ exist, reporting on disasters in the official Chernobyl has spawned will prevent further abled children, the association has kept close Soviet media is no longer prohibited as it once losses of this kind in the future. pace with both medical and psychological ad­ was. Similarly, contacts and communication vancement in diagnosis and treatment. Work­ with friends and relatives abroad is no longer WORKERS MEMORIAL DAY ing with the valued volunteers are teams of as restricted as it once was. skilled professionals who work with the child In addition, public awareness and activism HON. JAMES J. FLORIO and the family to develop the best possible regarding environmental protection has grown treatment for the child. Among the current greatly in the Soviet Union, particularly in OF NEW JERSEY services are orthopedic and cerebral palsy Ukraine, since the Chernobyl accident. While IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES clinics, occupational and physical therapy, it would be wrong to say that government offi­ Thursday, April 27, 1989 nursing, and a special Department of Health cials have no concern for the environment, Mr. FLORIO. Mr. Speaker, on Friday, April program for disabled children receiving sup­ open public debate of environmental problems 28, workers from across our Nation will join plemental security income. is an important factor in ensuring its protec­ together to observe Workers Memorial Day, a The ongoing awareness programs of the tion. Traditionally, Soviet and East European day on which they have pledged to "fight for Wyoming Valley Children's Association are de­ officials have not been tolerant of the inde­ the living" and "mourn for the dead." signed to make the general population more pendent expression of views that this entails, April 28 also marks the anniversary of the sensitive to the problems of the handicapped. and the extent to which this is changing in passage of the Occupational Safety and Addressing the needs of handicapped individ­ some of these countries is a positive sign. Health Act, one of the most important steps uals ranging in age from 2 to 21 years, the World attention has also focused more on our Government has taken to protect the programs include swimming and water safety, environmental issues in the past 3 years. This, rights of working men and women. Yet despite preschool, student internships, and day and of course, is not only due to the Chernobyl ac­ the good intentions of this law, workers of this residency camps. cident but to other environmental disasters as Nation continue to suffer from job-related inju­ I know the House will join me in commend­ well, including the recent oil spill in Alaska. ries and even death. In fact, more than ing the Wyoming Valley Children's Association There has been, as a result, increased inter­ 100,000 workers die each year from job-relat­ for its significant service to the disabled. national environmental cooperation on both a ed injuries and disease. That number is During it's 65-year history, this organization bilateral and multilateral basis. Hopefully, this almost twice the number of Americans killed has provided over 900,000 services to more increased cooperation will lead to improved during the entire span of the Vietnam war. than 30,000 patients, resulting in a mutual un­ protection of the environment. Every 47 seconds, another worker in this derstanding between the handicapped and the Mr. Speaker, the increased openness of country is killed by a job-related injury. Thou­ general population. We owe a great deal to Soviet society and the increased efforts to sands more die slow, painful deaths from con­ the dedicated staff and volunteers of the Wyo­ prevent accidents such as Chernobyl from re­ ditions caused by exposure to toxic chemicals ming Valley Children's Association. They have curring are moves in the right direction, but at work. set a fine example of bettering the lives of they are not enough. The need for a freer flow These are the men and women who will be those young people who are the future of our of information, greater contacts between indi­ remembered on Workers Memorial Day. Nation. viduals, and increased cooperation in the field Hopefully, their deaths will not be in vain. We of the environment is reflected in the conclud­ here in Congress have the power to dramati­ TRIBUTE TO ANDREW HENSHEL ing document to the Vienna CSCE follow-up cally reduce the number of deaths and injuries meeting, which ended its work last January. In to workers by updating and strengthening the HON. THOMAS M. FOGLIETTA addition to its ambitious content in the human OSH Act. The workers of this Nation deserve OF PENNSYLVANIA dimension, the Vienna Concluding Document to know that they have a Congress dedicated deals extensively with environmental problems to protecting their health and safety. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES of all kinds, from nuclear safety to the han­ Thursday, April 27, 1989 dling of hazardous wastes. It also notes the WYOMING VALLEY CHILDREN'S Mr. FOGLIETIA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today important role of public awareness in the ASSOCIATION HONORED to honor a young man who is a constituent of larger effort to protect the environment. mine in Philadelphia, Andrew Henshel. Mr. In addition, the Vienna Concluding Docu­ HON. PAUL E. KANJORSKI Henshel, State Voter Registration Director of ment mandates a meeting on the environ­ OF PENNSYLVANIA the Young Democrats of Pennsylvania, was ment, which will be held from October 16-No­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES recently the youngest American delegate to vember 3, 1989, in Sofia, Bulgaria. To be at­ the International Conference on Global Coop­ tended by experts from the 35 Helsinki signa­ Thursday, April 27, 1989 eration for a Better World, which was held tory states, the meeting will discuss various Mr. KANJORSKI. Mr. Speaker, I rise to pay February 8 through 16 in Mount Abu, Ra­ aspects of environmental issues, including in­ tribute today to the Wyoming Valley Children's jasthan, India. At the conference, delegates dustrial accidents, hazardous chemicals, water Association, now celebrating 65 years of dedi­ from more than 40 nations-including the pollution, and public awareness of environ­ cated service in northeastern Pennsylvania. United States, the Soviet Union, and the Peo­ mental problems. This private, nonprofit organization exemplifies ple's Republic of China-were presented with Representatives of nongovernmental orga­ the importance of caring professionals and the Mount Abu Declaration, a document ex­ nizations and other private individuals from the the value of committed volunteers. pressing the hopes of ordinary people for a United States, Canada, and Europe-both The Wyoming Valley Children's Association better world. East and West-have become more interest­ was originally incorporated as the Wyoming Mr. Henshel addressed an audience of ed in environmental issues in recent years Valley Crippled Children's Association in 1924, more than 2,000 delegates gathered at Mount and may also gather in Sofia to attend open when the founding Wilkes-Barre Rotary recog­ Abu's Universal Peace Hall for the Valedictory plenary sessions of the meeting, to meet with nized the need for treatment of polio, cerebral Session of the Conference. In his remarks, delegates, and to make their concerns about palsy, and other crippling diseases. The orga­ Mr. Henshel expressed the hopes of young the environment known. The Vienna Conclud­ nization has since grown, both in strength and ' people for world peace, global cooperation, ing Document commits the participating in the number of services provided. and freedom for all people. He also presented states, including Bulgaria as the host country, The Children's Association specializes in an inscribed replica of the Liberty Bell and a to ensure that this active public involvement the early identification and intervention of message from Philadelphia Mayor W. Wilson can take place. Such involvement plays a those diseases which may place infant, tod­ Goode to Dadi Prakashmani, president of positive role in seeking adequate protection of dler, and preschool children at risk. The pur­ Global Co-operation for a Better World, and the world's environment. pose of the program is to create as normal a Lord Ennals, Member of the British House of 7632 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS April 27, 1989 Lords, and cochair of the Global Co-operation our country's future, the presidential race. wich Village in 1889 to commemorate the International Advisory Commission. If the candidates will only keep the prom­ centennial of Washington's inauguration, this ises that they've made over the last year, monument has become a symbol of its com­ In his statement at the Conference, Mr. your America should be a wonderful place Henshel quoted the great words of Dr. Martin to live and raise a family. Yet many of the munity, and is looked upon with great pride by Luther King, Jr., "True peace is not merely the improvements in this country aren't being Village residents and all New Yorkers. absence of tension; it is the presence of jus­ made only by its government, but by its citi­ The Washington Square area historically tice." Mr. Henshel's own dedication to the zens. Nationwide groups like MADD and had been concerned with civic responsibility cause of justice is demonstrated by his work SADD are working to make drunk driving a and community involvement. By commemorat­ in personally registering more than 6,000 thing of the past. In big cities, highly paid ing the inauguration of the first President with voters, which has been recognized by Martin architects are spending their weekends the Washington Square Arch, the residents of Luther King Ill. erecting free, temporary huts for the home­ the neighborhood were fullfilling their civic less. It is habitat for humanity's goal to Once again, I would like to pay tribute to a insure permanent housing for these Ameri­ duty and revitalizing Washington Square. This fine young man who works to make his vision cans who have no home to call their own. civic feeling is demonstrated in a quote from of peace and justice a reality. Programs such as project literacy, U.S. are Henry G. Marquand, the chairman of the insuring that the right to read is given to Washington Arch Memorial Committee. In a everyone. These are just a few examples of CONGRATULATIONS TO AMY speech given at the cornerstone ceremony in America's fight to make your future promis­ 1890, he said: MILLER, VFW VOICE OF DE­ ing. MOCRACY WINNER As an individual, I'd like to think that I'm The spot has been aptly chosen, and not a holding up my end of this battle. I'm as po­ valid objection has been urged against it. It litically involved as someone who isn't yet is true someone has remarked that the HON. DOUG BARNARD, JR. old enough to vote can be, and I hope that neighborhood in a few years will be all tene­ OF GEORGIA by standing up for my personal beliefs, I'm ment houses. Even should this prove true, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES leaving my own mark on the future of my no stronger reason could be given for the Arch being placed there. Have the occu­ Thursday, April 27, 1989 country and my world. Only you can know for certain what has pants of tenement houses no sense of Mr. BARNARD. Mr. Speaker, it is my pleas­ happened over the years that have passed beauty? Have they no patriotism? Have they ure to recognize Amy Miller of Athens, GA, as since I wrote this letter. Perhaps you are no right to good architecture? Happily there the Georgia winner of the Veterans of Foreign happy with the way things have turned out, is no monopoly of the appreciation of things perhaps not. But at least now you know how that are excellent any more than there is of Wars script writing award. Amy is a senior at fresh air, and in our mind's eye we can see Cedar Shoals High School and plans to attend we arrived at the conclusion. Yet this isn't the end. You must begin to prepare for the many a family who cannot afford to spend the University of Georgia in the fall. future of your own children, and that of ten cents to go the park, taking pleasure The contest was entered by more than their children as well. Every generation is under the shadow of the Arch. This is the 250,000 students, and the scholarship money, faced with its own complications, and now Arch of peace and good-will to men. It will distributed to 50 State and 9 national winners, it's your turn to sort them out in new ways. bring the rich and poor together in one totaled more than $42,500. The contestants May you follow where we succeeded while common bond of patriotic feeling. wrote speeches dealing with the theme "Pre­ succeeding where we failed. I wish you the Eight centenarians currently reside in this paring for America's Future." The following is best of luck. community. As we celebrate the Washington Ms. Miller's optimistic account of our country's With Love, Square Arch, we also celebrate these individ­ YOUR PAST. future that should further serve to bolster the uals whose long lives and many contributions confidence we share in our young people. provide an example for us all. They are: Mr. PREPARING FOR AMERICA'S FuTURE HONORING THE MEMORY OF Ricardo Messina, 104; Ms. Rosa Graves, 102; Dear Descendants: I know that as you're GEORGE WASHINGTON Ms. Molly Morgan, 102; Mr. Salvatore Scar­ reading this, you must be thinking how ec­ pulla, 102; Ms. Emily Boardman, 101; Ms. centric your ancestor was to sit down and HON. TED WEISS Sarra Sarge, 100; and Ms. Adelaide Buscaino, write a letter to a group of people who 100. haven't even been born yet. Perhaps I was. OF NEW YORK IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES With these ceremonies we will fulfill the But I felt the need to tell you a few things. intent of House resolution (H.R. 115) of the I'm writing to you on my 17th Birthday, a Thursday, April 27, 1989 day I spent with my family. On days like 1OOth Congress. I am proud to call attention these, we always seem to reminisce about Mr. WEISS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to call to this singular event in our Nation's history. what has been. I think of past birthdays attention to a celebration to be held in the that were spent with my grandparents, and 17th Congressional District of New York, of the many stories my parents have told which I am privileged to represent, on Sunday, TRIBUTE TO GRACE B. me about their childhoods and those of April 29, 1989, to commemorate the inaugura­ DONNELLY their own parents and grandparents. Yet tion of our first President, George Washington, this Birthday was a little different. Today 200 years ago at the site of Federal Hall, and something else was playing on my thoughts. HON. JIM SAXTON What about the future? My future and the centennial of the arch in the park which yours? What will the events that follow this today bears his name. OF NEW JERSEY day bring to the world we live in? I can only As we honor the memory of George Wash­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES begin to guess. But I do know one thing for ington on that day we will also be honoring certain. I know what's being done now to the birth of our Nation, its historic and endur­ Thursday, April 27, 1989 insure that your future is fully realized. ing Constitution, and the first 10 amendments, Mr. SAXTON. Mr. Speaker, the education of The world is trying harder than ever to our Bill of Rights, whose tenets keep us to our children is one of the most important become unified. The Soviet Union and the this day a truly free society. Additionally, we duties of our society. The men and women United States finally reached an arms con­ remember the convening of our First Con­ who provide that service deserve special com­ trol agreement this year. Russians and Americans are becoming less and less suspi­ gress. mendation. Today I want to take special cious and more willing to welcome each Joining us in this celebration will be our notice of a woman who has devoted the past other as friends. Though there are still wars 40th President, George Bush, many of my col­ 27 years to developing the minds of young raging in the Middle East and violent reli­ leagues here in Congress, as well as Ambas­ people-Prof. Grace B. Donnelly of the 13th gious conflicts in Northern Ireland, oppos­ sadors to the United States and the United district of New Jersey. ing forces are being compelled by the Nations from France, Great Britain, Holland, Grace Donnelly's career spanned over five United Nations to sit down and discuss reso­ Spain, and Sweden, all of whom sent repre­ decades of unselfish devotion to our commu­ lutions to their disagreements. I only hope sentatives to the original Washington inaugu­ nity's youth. She has admirably served the that these discussions have, by now, led to students and faculty of Rider College by dis­ peace. ral ceremony in 1789. Here in America, we are in the middle of This will also be the 1OOth anniversary of playing the devotion essential to exemplary perhaps the most important preparation for the Washington Square Arch. Built in Green- university scholarship and teaching. April 27, 1989 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 7633 Furthermore, Grace has bestowed her tire­ tics. In 1947, he was elected chairman of the ASBESTOS CLEANUP Jess energy and generosity as a member of Warsaw district of the Polish Peasant Party. many boards of education including those of Fear of persecution drove Korbonski from HON. RON MARLENEE the Rancocas Valley Regional High School Poland in November 1947. Shortly thereafter OF MONTANA and the Burlington County Special Services he arrived in New York. School District. Since arriving in America, Korbonski main­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES A pioneering spirit is what this country was tained an important place in Polish and East­ Thursday, April 27, 1989 founded on. Grace Donnelly is a true modern ern Europen affairs, as an author on Poland pioneer. She helped engineer the develop­ Mr. MARLENEE. Mr. Speaker, today I am and the Soviet domination of Eastern Europe. introducing legislation to help out school dis­ ment of the Burlington County Special Serv­ "Fighting Warsaw," "Warsaw in Chains," ices School District as a charter member of tricts who are trying to deal with U.S. Govern­ Warsaw in Exile," "Between the Hammer and the 1972 board of education. This education ment regulations on asbestos removal. In the Anvil," and "Polish Underground State: A program went on to unfold into one of the 1986 a new law required the Environmental Guide to the Underground 1939-45" are his finest special education program in the coun­ Protection Agency to issue standards for major works. try. school inspection, cleanup, and disposal of Throughout her life, Grace has always For eight terms, Korbonski served as chair­ asbestos. These regulations included dead­ shown a willingness and desire to give freely man for the Assembly of Captive European lines that were impossible to meet by many of her time to aid organizations and causes Nations. He also chaired the Polish Council of school districts in Montana and around the important to the community. To name a few, Unity in the United States. Throughout his life Nation. Grace has been a volunteer for local hospi­ in America, Korbonsky made an invaluable Last year Congress gave some relief and tals, town council, the Red Cross, and the contribution to the Polish-American communi­ deferred the deadline for filing management Junior Women's League. ty. and inspection plans until May 9, 1989. That I am proud to recognize Grace B. Donnelly, In 1980, the former underground hero re­ date is upon us and school districts are still and I invite my colleagues to stand with deep­ ceived the Yad Vashem Medal of the Right­ struggling financially to meet the imposed re­ est appreciation for her vision, enlightened eous for saving Jewish lives during World War quirements. I have proposed a bill that will push the deadline for filing plans back by 1 leadership and self-sacrifice for her years of II, presented by Ambassador Ephraim Evron. more year to May 9, 1990. service to the field of education. Korbonski was a hero of Poland during his This legislation will also delay the deadline courageous battle against the Nazis during for implementation by 1 year, from July 9, STEFAN KORBONSKI A TRUE World War II, and remained a hero to the 1989, until July 9, 1990. I say that the small POLISH HERO Polish people as a leader in America after the amount of money on which our schools are war. After 88 rich years, Stefan Korbonski will forced to survive should be used to educate, HON. WILLIAM 0. LIPINSKI be sorely missed in both Poland and America. not renovate. OF ILLINOIS Once again, what seemed to be a good idea has become a nightmare for financially IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES strapped school districts. We all want our chil­ Thursday, April 27, 1989 dren in a healthy environment, but we must Mr. LIPINSKI. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to also understand the costs of obtaining that commemorate a true hero of the Polish environment and do it in a rational manner people, Stefan Korbonski, who died April 23 at that doesn't put teachers out of work. Much of the age of 88. HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL the asbestos which exists in the schools can First in the Polish military, then in the under­ SERVICE be safely contained until the schools have the ground movement in occupied Poland, and fi­ financial resources to remove the asbestos. nally as an author in the United States, Stefan Let's use common sense, not senseless over­ Korbonski made a lifelong contibution to HON. ROBERT G. TORRICELLI reaction. Poland and Polish people. OF NEW JERSEY As a young man, Korbonski served in the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Polish Army and fought against the Russians, PLASTIC CONTAINER Ukrainians, and Germans after World War I. Thursday, April 27, 1989 IDENTIFICATION ACT OF 1989 After receiving a law degree from Poznan Uni­ Mr. TORRICELLI. Mr. Speaker, each year at versity, he became active in the Polish Peas­ this time Congregation B'nai Israel of Fair HON. OLYMPIA J. SNOWE ant Party. Lawn, NJ, and hundreds of other congrega­ OF MAINE Korbonski, serving once again in the army, tions throughout the country, gather to hold a IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES was taken prisoner when the Germans and Holocaust memorial service. Each of us, re­ Thursday, April 27, 1989 Russians invaded Poland in 1939. He es­ gardless of race or religion, shares in the grief caped and returned to Warsaw, which was oc­ and pain felt by survivors of the Holocaust, Ms. SNOWE. Mr. Speaker, today I am intro­ cupied by Nazis. In Warsaw, Korbonski helped their relatives, and their friends. Each of us ducing legislation which is aimed at improving organize the underground opposition against looks to remembrances such as these to un­ the ability to recycle plastic containers by es­ the Nazis, becoming a member of the Political derscore a promise still as strong in our tablishing a national marking and coding iden­ Coordinating Committee, which directed un­ hearts as it was the day it was made: We will tification system for plastic resins. derground activities. Korbonski became chief never forget. I believe the need to expand the recycling of civil resistance in Poland and was responsi­ of plastic products is clear; plastics constitute This year, out of the ashes of the Holo­ ble for organizing underground courts. Ulti­ the most rapidly growing segment of the na­ caust, comes a cause for rejoicing. Congrega­ mately, these courts passed death sentences tional solid waste stream. As we address the on 200 Nazis. tion B'nai Israel will be dedicating a new and current solid waste crisis, and at a time when In leading the opposition against Nazi occu­ very special Torah scroll, one which survived one-third of all landfills will close within sever­ pation, Korbonski organized sabotage efforts the Holocaust and was recently brought from al years, recycling of plastics and other prod­ in Poland. He helped establish contact with Poland, where it has been stored these last ucts is a key ingredient toward a comprehen­ · the Polish Government, exiled in London. In 45 years. sive Federal program designed to assist 1944 he was at the forefront of the Warsaw I wanted the Congress to take note of this States and local governments. uprising against the Nazis, and later testified occasion, and to share in this special moment Such a coding system, first proposed by the in the House of Representatives as to the with Congregation B'nai Israel. I am indeed plastics industry, has already been adopted by Russian role in betraying that uprising. honored and pleased to represent the mem­ several States, and many additional States, in­ After the war and after being jailed by the bers of this congregation, and to join with cluding Maine, are now also studying the Soviets, Korbonski returned to Warsaw poli- them in this year's service. merits of such a system. By requiring such a 7634 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS April 27, 1989 coding system for plastic containers on a na­ I urge the bankruptcy court to use its power THE 30TH ANNIVERSARY OF tional level, this legislation will facilitate an ex­ to appoint an independent trustee to manage CITIZENS FOR EDUCATIONAL pansion in the volume of plastic products, and Eastern's return to full operations. A grounded FREEDOM in the re-use of plastic resins by manufactur­ airline benefits nobody. A restored Eastern ers. benefits America. HON. JACK BUECHNER The Plastic Container Identification Act im­ Mr. Speaker, I hope that all my colleagues OF MISSOURI poses a simple identification system, which will join with those who already are supporting IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES the plastics industry would be required to this resolution to restore Eastern to where it adopt by January 1, 1991. Other basic provi­ belongs: In the air, serving the American Thursday, April 27, 1989 sions of this bill are as follows: people. Mr. BUECHNER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today All plastic containers sold must be marked to ask each of my colleagues to join with me with a molded symbol, identifying its resin in commemorating the 30th anniversary of content, to ease separation for recycling. Citizens for Educational Freedom. Six easy-to-read marking symbols would be As a nonsectarian nonpartisan organization used, covering most of the plastic containers of citizens and support groups dedicated to now in wide use. parents' rights, this organization exemplifies a Violators would be penalized under the HONORING THE HOLBROOK, MA, proud tradition of educational freedom in our rules for food established by the Federal country. At a time when many are questioning Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT COUNCIL the direction of our educational system. The The Environmental Protection Agency [EPA] citizens for educational freedom are actively must submit a report to Congress within 6 working to develop alternate strategies based months on: First, a promotion and education HON. BRIAN J. DONNELLY on the principles of liberty and educational plan to support this coding system, and the OF MASSACHUSETTS justice for all. recyclability of plastics of all kinds and, At a time when many parents are content to IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES second, recommendations on policies to let others make decisions about their chil­ reduce the amount of nonrecyclable and non­ Thursday, April 27, 1989 drens education, the citizens for educational biodegradable plastic used in the manufacture Mr. DONNELLY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to freedom have taken another approach. They of plastic products. believe that educational freedom is not just a The annual volume of plastics entering the call to my colleagues' attention the accom­ plishments of the Holbrook Junior-Senior High right, but a necessity and are working to make municipal solid waste stream is growing at an educational choices, family decisions. Their School Student Council. The school is located alarming rate, from a level of 800 million goal has been to encourage parents to play a in Holbrook, MA, in my congressional district. pounds in 1960 to over 21 billion pounds more expansive role in the educational life of Mr. Speaker, the school's student council today. The use of plastic resin products has their children and to achieve a better under­ grown during this 25-year period from a level was recently named the most outstanding stu­ standing of present educational policies. They of 6.3 billion pounds to an estimated 57 billion dent council in the State of Massachusetts. believe that this understanding will facilitate pounds in 1988. Even more significantly, this is the second greater parental involvement, forging a system Growing public concern about the prevalent time in 3 years that the student council has whereby educational choices are again in pa­ use of plastic packaging and their effect on won this coveted award, presented by the rental hands. the environment necessitates a more sensible Massachusetts Association of Student Coun­ Please join me in saluting the goals which use of plastics, starting with efforts to greatly cils. the citizens of educational freedom are trying expand their recyclability. Today, over 20 per­ The students have already been recognized to accomplish and in wishing them well on cent of plastic soda bottles are already recy­ for their achievements at the Massachusetts their 30th anniversary and for the eventual cled. Expanding this level to make recycling State House by Governor Dukakis. They are success of your goals. economically viable for most other plastic con­ coming to Washington next week to be hon­ tainers can be accomplished, but requires ored by President Bush at the White House­ large quantities of plastics that are homogene­ the honor of a lifetime for these fine students. TRIBUTE TO MR. WILLIAM V. ous by resin type. LEWIS Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to co­ Their stay will be brief, however; the 52 mem­ sponsor and support the Plastic Container bers of the student council have to be back in Identification Act, as one important remedy to Massachusetts by next Saturday to take their HON. BOB McEWEN our national problem with solid wastes. scholastic aptitude tests. OF OHIO Over the years, the student council has IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES been involved in many worthwhile projects. Thursday, April 27, 1989 LET'S GET EASTERN AIRLINES For example, they have participated in the FLYING NOW! Children's Happiness Program, which grants Mr. McEWEN. Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to wishes to terminally ill children. A penny drive take this opportunity to honor and recognize HON. LAWRENCE J. SMITH in December raised $1 ,000. The council also Mr. William V. Lewis on his retirement as ex­ ecutive director of the Jackson-Vinton Com­ OF FLORIDA delivers wooden-apple paperweights to show munity Action Agency. Mr. Lewis led a long IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES appreciation to teachers who have done and distinguished career in assisting commu­ something special. Thursday, April 27, 1989 nities in southern Ohio, and we will long be Mr. Speaker, deserving of special mention Mr. SMITH of Florida. Mr. Speaker, yester­ grateful to him for this. is the students' adviser, Mr. Jim Fitzgerald. As day I cosponsored a resolution by Mr. JOHN­ William Lewis was born May 4, 1926, on the he said, "to see a group of kids who have STON of Florida expressing the sense of the same 366-acre farm where he resides today, House that every action possible be taken to given so much get something as honorable, and he continues to work as a farmer with his facilitate the prompt and safe restoration of as magnificent as this, that's what teaching is brother and other Lewis family members. Eastern Airlines to full operations. all about." And although this honor belongs to After graduating from Oak Hill High School Eastern is an integral part of Florida. Every the 52 members of the student council, Mr. in 1944, William Lewis served with the Army hour that Eastern remains idle hurts the econ­ Fitzgerald should be honored as well. Corps of Engineers during World War 11. Mr. omy of my State. A vital segment of the Amer­ Mr. Speaker, I salute the members of the Lewis later entered a life of public service as ican airlines industry further deteriorates. East­ Holbrook Junior-Senior High School Student a Jackson County commissioner and served ern employees and their families continue to Council. At a time when we hear of so many in this capacity for 12 years. He was a charter suffer hardships. problems in our country, it's good to hear of member of the Jackson-Vinton Community Enough is enough. Now is the time for find students like those in Holbrook. I am sure Action Agency's board of trustees when it was action. that my colleagues join me in honoring them. incorporated in 1965 with only three employ- April 27, 1989 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 7635 ees. The agency now has 65 full-time employ­ World Food Day, held for the first time in the packet was prepared for curricular use ees and a total budget of over $2.5 million. 1981 and marking the founding, in 1945, of at the college level. Its main section includ­ the Food and Agriculture Organization of ed a detailed overview of the physical/ Mr. Lewis was employed as health programs the United Nations, has captured the imagi­ social/economic capacity of sub-Saharan director for the agency on January 15, 1971, nation of people throughout the world. In countries for food self-reliance, which was and promoted to the position of executive di­ the U.S., the Day is observed in virtually coupled with seven separate views on as­ rector on May 1, 1973. every community in the country, and the pects of the food problem by members of Mr. Lewis was successful in initiating new National Committee for World Food Day the MSU African Studies team. The packet programs and administering existing programs has grown in membership to more than 400 also included sections on resources for operated by the Jackson-Vinton Community private voluntary organizations. action and a bibliography of current African Action Agency, including weatherization pro­ Serving on the teleconference panel in study literature. Separate publications sent grams, rural health clinics, HEAP, JTPA, high­ 1988 were three distinguished guests from by the WFD ~ational Committee in support African countries: Professor Adebayo Ade­ of the packet included a 12-page pamphlet risk youth programs, Head Start, dislocated deji, executive-secretary of the UN Econom­ including four lengthy interviews with ex­ workers program, FEMA, emergency home­ ic Commisison for Africa and a citizen of Ni­ perts in the fields of population planning, less, WIC Program and USDA Government geria; Professor Mazide N'Diaye of Senegal, land use, environmental protection and surplus commodity distribution. president of the Council of Non-Govern­ credit support for the poor, and a four-page Besides his outstanding contributions mental Organizations for Development report on the increasing capabilities and in­ through the Community Action Agency, Mr. ; and Ellen Johnson Sirleaf of Libe­ The entire Study I Action Packet was de­ ria, vice-president and Washington repre­ signed to facilitate local duplication and of the Horeb Presbyterian Church, Masonic sentative of the Equator Bank Ltd. of Hart­ thousands of copies were made of different Lodge No. 366, Wellston Post 371 American ford for Food and TELECONFERENCE OUTREACH the staff education and training council, PIC Agriculture and former president of Kansas State University. TV and film star Eddie WFD teleconference outreach grew dra­ SDA No. 18. Albert hosted the program and ABC news matically in 1988-in the number of inter­ Mr. Lewis can look back on his many com­ active sites, in participaticn in programs or­ anchorwoman Renee Poussaint served as ganized at the sites, and in pick-up or re­ munity accomplishments with tremendous moderator. pride. I appreciate the opportunity to com­ broadcast by cooperating television net­ TELECONFERENCE CONCEPT works and stations. The number of sites mend Mr. Lewis for a lifetime of dedicated This annual teleconference, in part by with the help of the operating networks and stations reached OF NEW YORK university's African Studies Center and dis­ into the millions, a sharp increase in 1988 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES tributed to all participating schools and over the 1986 program owing to the partici­ other WFP study centers; (2) the three-hour pation of several chains for the first time. Thursday, April 27, 1989 satellite telecast on October 17 composed of Networks or chains which offered all or part Mr. GILMAN. Mr. Speaker, once again three hour-long segments for expert panel of the broadcast included the Hospital Sat­ have the pleasure to bring to my colleagues' presentations, special local site programs ellite Network, Catholic Telecommunica­ attention the World Food Day Teleconference and a site-panel question and answer inter­ tions Network of America, Black College Report. During the past year, I have co­ change; (3) a written teleconference report, Satellite Telecommunications Network, The chaired, along with the gentleman from Indi­ including a lengthy section of responses to Learning Channel, Vision Interfaith Satel­ site questions which could not be taken up lite Network, the Public Broadcasting Serv­ ana, [Mr. HAMILTON], a task force that was during the third hour of the broadcast; and ices' Adult Learning Satellite Service and in­ asked to reform the foreign aid bill. The infor­ <4) analysis by selected site organizers after dividual PBS, educational TV and cable sta­ mation in this World Food Day Teleconfer­ each year's program to prepare recommen­ tions throughout the country. ence Report has played a significant contribu­ dations for the year to come. LOCAL SITE PROGRAMS tion to my thinking on this issue. Ms. Pat All of the teleconference components are Over the five-year experience of organiz­ Young, the national coordinator for World designed as college-level curricular aids and ing the teleconference, the National Com­ Food Day, and other volunteers across Amer­ are used in college classrooms and by adult­ mittee for World Food Day believes the ica have once again fulfilled their role in an study groups across the country. Videotapes of the broadcast are used repeatedly and are single most important development in the outstanding manner. kept in college and community libraries. program's evolution has been the rising at­ Accordingly, I am inserting at this point in tention given by site organizers to their own THE STUDY/ ACTION PACKET the RECORD, an executive summary of the programs on dealing with hunger, whether Although the Study I Action Packet is an local, national or global, in conjunction with teleconference in order to share the confer­ integral part of the teleconference program, the national telecast. The original concept ence information with my colleagues: it also serves, and is widely used, as a sepa­ for this site activity was for the "middle TELECONFERENCE EXECUTIVE SUMMARY rate study resource by groups not partici­ hour" discussion of the points made by the The fifth annual World Food Day telecon­ pating in the inter-active, official telecast. expert panel in the preceding hour along ference, broadcast from the studios of More than 1,500 copies of the packet were with preparation of questions to be submit­ George Washington University in Washing­ distributed prior to the October broadcast, ted during the final hour of the telecast. ton, D.C. on October 17 and linking a distin­ including 200 to the main field offices of the While this is still a part of the teleconfer­ guished international panel to more than Department of Agriculture Extension Serv­ ence program, more sites each year have 400 receive sites across the United States ice. Funding for the packet, as well as other gone further, developing full programs and in Canada, highlighted food security parts of the teleconference program, was within the college setting or involving out­ problems of the African continent in light provided through a Biden-Pell Develop­ reach to surrounding off-campus communi­ of recurring natural catastrophes of ment-Education Grant from USAID as well ties. These site programs sometime follow drought and famine and steadily falling as by contributions from the National Com­ the theme of the national broadcast, but population/food production ratios. The mittee for World Food Day, FAO and Xerox now with more frequency take up local and theme of the teleconference, selected by Foundation. national hunger and food security issues. participating institutions, was "World Food Although not designed to be a comprehen­ Many programs now cover a full day, sever­ Security: Focus on Africa". sive analysis of African food security issues, al days or, in a few cases, several weeks.

29-059 0-9Q-18 (Pt. 6) 7636 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS April 27, 1989 Another growing aspect of college partici­ tional Africa much of men's time and con­ nations should recognize that economic de­ pation is the growth of interdisciplinary centration were taken up with village pro­ velopment would be impossible as long as up study based on links to food/poverty issues. tection and fighting, leaving the farming to 50% of a country's export earnings went First contacts of the National Committee work to others. Acker, again stressing the to pay debt servicing. N'Diaye added that he with the colleges tended to be with schools importance of research and education, believed much of the debt was going to pay of international agriculture. Today, at vari­ noted that the number of women extension for things Africans had bought that either ous colleges, more than 15 separate schools workers should be increased both because didn't work or were not appropriate to the and departments participate in the telecon­ they had a sense for family nutrition and African situation. ference, from anthropology to women's also had an easier time dealing with women studies and journalism. Off-campus out­ farmers. THIRD HOUR QUESTION/ ANSWER reach has been another growth area, with Much of the discussion also went to the Questions from the sites in the third hour organizers and community leaders involved problems of education and the "brain