July 10, 1989 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 14019 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS MAGEE INDUSTRIAL ENTER- The Magee Carpet Co. enjoyed years of As a result of their extensive study, stu­ PRISES CELEBRATES 100 growth and development. In the 1950's the dents became more aware of the need for ad­ YEARS OF EXEMPLARY SERV­ company expended its product line and began ditional sources of energy, and the environ­ ICE manufacturing commercial carpets. In 1967 mental effects and economic impact of energy the Magee Carpet Co. became Magee Indus­ production. trial Enterprises, Incorporated, a holding com­ HON. PAUL E. KANJORSKI 1 commend the students for their meticulous pany of the Magee family. OF PENNSYLVANIA research and interest in such an important Today, Magee Industrial Enterprises [MIE] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES project incorporates a number of divisions including and I thank the teachers for their tre­ Monday, July 10, 1989 the Magee Carpet Co., the Hotel Magee, mendous dedication and encouragement. Mr. KANJORSKI. Mr. Speaker, I rise today Magee Glanz Distribution, Bloom Radio to pay tribute to Magee Industrial Enterprises, WHLM, MIE Hospitality, and a franchise of a family owned company located in Blooms­ Arthur Treacher's Fish & Chips. burg, PA. This year Magee Industrial Enter­ Magee Industrial Enterprises has experi­ prises is celebrating its 1OOth year as a vital enced many successes as well as many fail­ member of the business community. ures during its first 100 years. Because of a The greatness of this country is due in part great deal of perseverance and determination, THE TIANANMEN SQUARE to our strong belief in the principles of free en­ the company and the Magee family have sur­ FOUNDATION terprise and the spirit of entrepreneurship. vived to become a vital and contributing Magee Industrial Enterprises, founded 100 member of the Bloomsburg community. The years ago by James Magee II, is an excellent company has maintained a standard of excel­ HON. BILL LOWERY example of how one man's dream of success lence and continues to provide quality prod­ OF CALIFORNIA can, through perseverance and hard work, ucts and service to its customers and to the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES become a reality. community. In 1889 James Magee II was living in Phila­ I take great pleasure in honoring the Magee Monday, July 10, 1989 delphia and working with a carpet manufactur­ family and Magee Industrial Enterprises for Mr. LOWERY of California. Mr. Speaker, on ing firm when he decided that he became the number of years they have devoted to the June 4, the cause of democracy suffered a anxious to start his own company. He moved betterment of the Bloomsburg area. Family tragic setback with the Chinese Government's to the small town of Bloomsburg with this owned and run businesses have formed the brutal attack of the students in Tiananmen carpet manufacturing equipment and orga­ backbone of our great nation and continue to nized James Magee and Co. Square. The Goddess of Democracy statue, offer service based on quality and pride. I am symbol of the Chinese democratic movement, Like many businesses, James Magee and sure that my colleagues in the House of Rep­ Co. faced some very difficult times. In less was destroyed by the Chinese Army during resentatives will join me in congratulating the the relentless crackdown on the peaceful than 2 years, the company went out of busi­ Magee family and all of the employees at demonstrators. ness. In 1981 a second attempt was made Magee on the 1OOth anniversary of Magee In­ and the Bloomsburg Carpet Works was dustrial Enterprises, Inc. and in wishing them To keep the torches of democracy burning, formed. Unfortunately, this enterprise was also many more years of success. the Tiananmen Square Foundation, consisting unsuccessful and went bankrupt after 5 years. of Chinese students at the University of Cali­ The founders were determined to make their fornia at San Diego, is working in conjunction company work. Later that same year, the NATHAN BISHOP MIDDLE with David Frisk, an artist and woodcarver, to Magee Carpet Works was formed. The com­ SCHOOL RECEIVES AWARD fashion a 29-foot replica of the statue. The pany operated under this name for 5 years design is based on photographs taken by the until the Magee Carpet Co. was founded in HON. RONALD K. MACHTLEY press· and is being constructed in two pieces. 1901. Due to the merciless nature of the crackdown The Magee Carpet Co. established itself as OF RHODE ISLAND in China, the names of the students involved a pioneer in new carpet technology. The com­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES are being withheld for fear of retribution by the pany was one of the first to use ingrain power Government of the People's Republic of looms to produce worsted wools, blue ribbon Monday, July 10, 1989 velvets, scarlet ribbon tapestries, jewel in­ Mr. MACHTLEY. Mr. Speaker, it is my dis­ China. grains, and art squares. In addition, the tinct pleasure to congratulate Nathan Bishop The Tiananmen Square Foundation dis­ Magee Carpet Co. developed and built the Middle School, in Providence, Rl, for being played the statue at the Del Mar Fair in Cali­ "barnone," a loom that produces seamless chosen the 1989 School of the Year for fornia and is hoping to send it to Washington rugs. having the most outstanding junior high school DC, and to France for Bastille Day on July 14. Magee Carpet Co. began manufacturing energy education program in the Nation by The cost of the students objective is carpets for a Midwest company that built the national energy education development $100,000, of which $30,000 has been raised. horse-drawn buggies. This was the beginning project. . Mr. Speaker, I would like to commend the . of the Magee's automotive carpet production The students involved in this year's program noble efforts of the Tiananmen Square Foun­ which continues to constitute a major portion focused on the question, "Should we build a of Magee Industrial Enterprises' business. coal-burning powerplant?" The students then dation which serve to remind us not only of During World War I and II, the Magee gathered information from literature on coal, the valiant struggle for democracy in China, Carpet Co. helped in the war effort by devot­ air pollution, acid rain, and pollution control but also of the fact that our own Nation was ing their production facilities to the manufac­ devices. They made visits to a local power­ itself born in a revolution for freedom and de­ turing of cotton canvasses and blankets for plant and to an urban environmental laborato­ mocracy. In closing, I ask my colleagues and the military. In 1943 the company was pre­ ry. Guest speakers from the Rhode Island all Americans to support the Tiananmen sented with the Army/Navy "E" award for ex­ Lung Association and from the company that Square Foundation and, in so doing, help to cellence in appreciation for high quality pro­ planned to build the power plant were invited promote the same ideals upon which this duction of materials for the war effort. to speak to the students. Nation was founded.

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. 14020 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS July 10, 1989 IN RECOGNITION OF CONNIE The complex is surely one of the premier In response to this crisis, several African BINSFELD AND THE DEDICA­ rural health care centers in the world. In fewer nations, including Kenya and Tanzania, whose TION OF THE KIRTLAND COL­ than four decades the complex has grown elephant populations have been decimated by LEGE CAREGIVERS RESOURCE dramatically in size and reputation. On its 450- poachers in the last year, have called on the AREA IN HER HONOR acre campus, there are four acute care facili­ international community to declare a halt to ties, five long-term health care facilities, three the ivory trade. The United States, which I am HON. BILL SCHUETIE education and research facilities, five health­ very proud to note has played a leadership OF MICHIGAN related facilities and two patient care, re­ role in this issue, has joined with the countries IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES search and evaluation facilities. of the European Economic Community in The complex is more than just buildings, of pledging to honor the ban, and the United Monday, July 10, 1989 course. It is a dynamic environment that pro­ States delegation to the Convention on Inter­ Mr. SCHUETIE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in vides education and training for physicians national Trade in Endangered Species tribute to the Honorable Connie Binsfeld for and health care professionals, support serv­ [CITES] will work to achieve unanimous par­ her outstanding work in the State Legislature ices for health research, and through the ticipation among the CITES parties when they of Michigan. Her hard work and efforts for acute care and long-term care facilities, af­ next meet this October. those in need of assistance warrants con­ fordable, accessible high quality patient care. It is absolutely essential, however, that all gratulations from all of us. Connie has always Within the complex there are also important ivory importing and exporting nations partici­ been active, and since her entry into public Texas A&M University facilities performing ag­ pate in the ban; the continued existence of service, first as a State representative, and re­ ricultural research and veterinary diagnostic even a small legal source of ivory will result in cently as a State senator, Connie has contin­ programs that contribute enormously to the a vast illegal and perhaps totally uncontrolla­ ually distinguished herself. It is indeed a trib­ panhandle region's farming and ranching com­ ble illegal trade, rendering all elephant popula­ ute to her that she was the first woman ever munity. tions vulnerable to poaching. to serve in both th~ State house and the It is very important to note the economic The chief research officer of the National State senate. impact of the Amarillo Medical Center Com­ Parks of South Africa says his country will A notable example of Connie's contributions plex in northwest Texas. Nearly 4,000 people lose $4 million in revenue if they participate in and the assistance she has provided to others are employed at the medical center with an the ban, and claims that "there is no evidence in her support for the Caregivers Resource annual payroll in excess of $85 million. The that a ban is going to save the elephant." But Room at Kirtland Community College. Connie facilities at the medical center have a com­ if the ivory trade is permitted to continue at its sponsored legislation that made this room bined operating budget of more than $169 mil­ present rate, even South Africa's well-man­ possible, and in tribute to her efforts the room lion. aged and protected herds will not be safe is being named after her. Her support for the Mr. Speaker, while I am proud and excited ·from poachers. And, ultimately, we will all Caregivers Resource Room is just another ex­ about what the Amarillo Medical Center Com­ suffer the permanent loss of a truly unique ample of her caring. plex is doing today, I am even more enthusi­ and magnificent species. The key function of this information center astic about the future. There is a progressive, Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to join will be to allow people to remain independent forward-looking attitude evident there. with me in calling on the Government of while still having assistance readily available Important research is ongoing and they South Africa to reverse its decision on this to them. The Connie Binsfeld Caregivers Re­ want to do more. Patient care is outstanding very important issue, and to commit itself to source Room will also provide those taking and they want to make it better. Education preserving the African elephant for future gen­ care of others the ability to find important as­ and training are top notch yet they strive for erations. sistance or answers to problems or questions an even higher standard of excellence. The they might be having. As our population's age Amarillo Medical Center Complex is a leader continues to grow, our Nation is faced with in rural health care now and promises to WALTER DEAN HONORED BY many challenges in caring for it's elderly pop­ SALVATION ARMY ulation. Through Connie's hard work and dedi­ expand their leadership in the decade ahead. cation we will be better able to meet these challenges. SOUTH AFRICA OPPOSES INTER­ HON. PAUL E. KANJORSKI Mr. Speaker, I ask that you join me in salut­ NATIONAL BAN ON IVORY OF PENNSYLVANIA ing Connie Binsfeld, not only for her hard TRADE IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES work that made this program possible, but for her lifelong commitment to helping others. Her HON. ANTHONY C. BEILENSON Monday, July 10, 1989 dedication and devotion to programs such as Mr. KANJORSKI. Mr. Speaker, I rise today these are truly noteworthy and should be ap­ OF CALIFORNIA IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES to pay tribute to Mr. Walter Dean, a very spe­ plauded. cial Salvation Army volunteer. Monday, July 10, 1989 At the age of 77, Mr. Dean offers his serv­ THE AMARILLO MEDICAL Mr. BEILENSON. Mr. Speaker, I would like ices and his expertise to a Salvation Army CENTER to express my disappointment and regret that food pantry in Wilkes-Barre, PA. He has put the Government of South Africa has an­ his knowledge of the food business to work HON. BILL SARPAUUS nounced that it will oppose an international and has managed to dramatically reduce the OF TEXAS ban on trade in ivory. This decision will se­ food costs for the Salvation Army. The former owner of the Wyoming Valley IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES verely impair our efforts to prevent the extinc­ tion of one of the most appealing and best­ Beef Co., Walter Dean utilizes what he has Monday, July 10, 1989 loved creatures in the world, the African ele­ learned from his years in the food business to Mr. SARPALIUS. Mr. Speaker, I have just phant. help provide food to families who are in need returned from a week-long visit to my district. As many of our colleagues are aware, the of assistance. While I was there, I had a chance to discuss African elephant has suffered a devastating Mr. Dean visits local food distributors and with many people about the issues that con­ decline over the last decade due to a growing works to get the best quality products for the cern them most. One issue that kept coming and increasingly lucrative worldwide ivory lowest price for the Salvation Army, and up over and over again was the need for qual­ trade. Although the ivory trade is ostensibly serves as a purchasing agent for the organiza­ ity medical care throughout our district. controlled, it is estimated that up to 90 per­ tion. He believes that the Salvation Army pro­ The issue is especially important to those cent of the ivory that leaves Africa is ·poached. vides an important community service and living in rural areas. We are fortunate to have Recent evidence from the Ivory Trade Review that people who truly need assistance should excellent health care facilities in many parts of Group, commissioned by the International not go hungry. the district. One shining example is the Ama­ Union for the Conservation of Nature, shows Although Mr. Dean is a modest man who rillo Medical Center Complex that serves that if the current rate of killing continues, the does not like to take credit for his work, the much of the Panhandle and northwest Texas. elephant will be extinct in as little as 15 years. Salvation Army showed their appreciation by July 10, 1989 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 14021 honoring him at their annual meeting on May rental real estate business in which they ac­ apply by reason of subparagraph for 15 of this year. tively participate. purpose of determining whether subsection I take great pleasure in congratulating Mr. The inability to deduct cash losses is espe­ (a) applies to other deductions with respect Walter Dean for receiving such an honor from to such activities. cially burdensome to rental real estate "(C) QUALIFIED RENTAL REAL ESTATE ACTIVI­ the Salvation Army. He has unselfishly given owners. Far too often, many of them are TY.-For purposes of this paragraph, the both his time and talent to this organization. placed in a negative economic situation be­ term 'qualified real estate activity' means I know that my colleagues will agree that cause their rental income from the property is any rental real estate activity with respect Walter Dean deserves to be commended for less than their legitimate, ongoing expenses of to which during the taxable year the tax­ the outstanding work he has done for the Sal­ owning and operating the property. In these payer- vation Army and join me in honoring him. situations, the owners must fund the differ­ "(i) actively participates OF RHODE ISLAND tribute the loss of this deduction as being the does not apply by reason of subsection <5>". sole cause of this problem. However, it surely IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES (C) EFFECTIVE DATE.-The amendments Monday, July 10, 1989 has to be a contributing factor. Clearly, made by this section shall apply to taxable owners are being discouraged from undertak­ years beginning on January 1, 1989. Mr. MACHTLEY. Mr. Speaker, today it is my ing the risk associated with redevelopment distinct pleasure to honor Ms. Mary J. Clarke, and rehabilitation of existing projects. Mean­ a teacher for blind children in Rhode Island while, rents are being increased on many OUTRAGED OVER FLAG for 40 years. I take this opportunity to recog­ properties. And the one who is really getting BURNING nize Ms. Clarke of Pawtucket, AI, upon her re­ squeezed is the renter. tirement. To help correct this ominous trend, I am in­ HON. CARROLL HUBBARD, JR. As a teacher, Ms. Clarke has left her indel­ troducing today legislation that would allow OF KENTUCKY ible mark on two generations of blind stu­ active real estate owners or managers to IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES dents. For 40 years, she has consistently deduct any cash out of pocket expenses Monday, July 10, 1989 demonstrated skills beyond those normally against their income. Such expenses would in­ demanded of a teacher. Her compassion and clude things like mortgage interest payments Mr. HUBBARD. Mr. Speaker, I would like to understanding has given her students confi­ and utility expenses to the extent they exceed share with my colleagues in the U.S. House of dence in their ability to succeed. She has in­ rental income from the property. My bill would Representatives an excellent letter I recently culcated in her students a sense of unique­ also be retroactive to January 1, 1989. received from Earle T. Shoup, an outstanding, ness as a positive characteristic which makes highly respected attorney in Paducah, KY. the world meaningful to them. As my colleagues can see, Mr. Shoup is I urge my colleagues to support this legisla­ I am inspired by Mary's charisma and her shocked by the June 21, 1989, decision by tion. ability to teach her students to succeed the U.S. Supreme Court allowing the burning beyond their disability. I commend Mary for of­ H.R.- of the American flag as a form of political pro­ fering her students the highest quality educa­ A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code test in conjunction with an individual's consti­ tion. Her selfless work is a credit to herself of 1986 to provide that the passive loss tutional right to free-speech guarantees. I too and to her students. She will doubtlessly be limitation shall not apply to deductions al­ lowable for cash out-of-pocket expenses share in Mr. Shoup's outrage over the Su­ missed as a teacher. for taxes, interest, and trade or business preme Court's decision. Millions of Americans expenses in connection with rental real across the United States are outraged also. estate activities in which the taxpayer ac­ I have introduced House Resolution 188 in AMENDING TAX LAW tively or materially participates the U.S. House of Representatives condemn­ AFFECTING REAL ESTATE Be it enacted by the Senate and House of ing all actions intended to desecrate the Representatives of the United States of American flag and urging the American people HON. LES AuCOIN America in Congress assembled, to continue to display proudly the flag of the OF OREGON SECTION 1. PASSIVE LOSS LIMITATION NOT TO United States as a symbol of our Nation and APPLY TO CERTAIN DEDUCTIONS AL­ the values for which it stands. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES LOWABLE IN CONNECTION WITH I urge my colleagues to read Mr. Shoup's Monday, July 10, 1989 RENTAL REAL ESTATE ACTIVITIES. IN GENERAL.-Subsection of section letter. Mr. AuCOIN. Mr. Speaker, today I am 469 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 PADUCAH, KY, pleased to introduce legislation repealing a shall not I cannot believe that it was my Supreme operations of the business. Generally speak­ apply to any amount allowable as a deduc­ Court which upheld his constitutional ing, this means that losses from these so­ tion under section 162, 163, or 164 (deter­ "right" in that respect. called passive activities cannot be used to mined without regard to this section> for Does my Constitution provide and protect offset income from other sources such as sal­ amounts paid during the taxable year with any such "right"? God forbid! aries, interest, dividends, and active business­ respect to qualified rental real estate activi­ Is it my flag that is allowed to suffer such es. The only exception where such losses ties of the taxpayer. indignity? This is the flag that was the "(B) APPLICATION OF SECTIQN TO OTHER DE­ emblem of the Creation of our ancestors; a may be deducted is when a taxpayer has an DUCTIONS.-The income from qualified native land; a government of, by and for the adjusted gross income of less than rental real estate activities of the taxpayer people; a heritage for which millions have $100,000-and in those cases he or she can shall be reduced by the fought, bled and died so that we may enjoy only deduct up to $25,000 in losses from amount to which subsection does not life to the fullest. And now they 14022 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS July 10, 1989 want to convert that flag into a gasoline­ "We don't do what we do to be recog­ of Florida was hurt in the initial judgment and soaked rag in order that some worthless ex­ nized," said Dorothy Caslin, 50, of Glendo­ once again stands to lose due to the distribu­ hibitionist may demonstrate his feelings ra. "We do it because we want to." tion formula proposed by the Oklahoma Semi­ about our cherished land. What Caslin and her husband, Arnold, 62, noles. Is the Court so calloused and mechanical want to do is donate their time to the Veter­ that it refuses to recognize the heritage ans' Memorial Home in Vineland, and their Members of the Oklahoma delegation in that is being destroyed? Oh the five used 20 years of service there has not gone unrec­ Congress have proposed legislation that honey-coated language in almost apologetic ognized. The Caslins were honored last would divide the award based solely on popu­ fashion in paying lip service to the deeper month with a plaque from the governor and lation, favoring the Oklahoma Seminoles by objects of their carnage, but the damage has a certificate commending their efforts from giving them 75 percent of the money. I be­ been done. Gloucester Township. lieve, however, that the division of judgment Do we dare hope that public opinion will Arnold Caslin is one of the organizers of should be decided by the Bureau of Indian Af­ cause two of the Justices to change their the Amvets veterans' group in Pleasantville, fairs and the involved parties. Congress has minds on rehearing? Los Angeles Times article serve to be honored as champions. describes in greater detail, Willens and Bilson human events. The valedictorians of the First Congression­ have offered their business expertise to help The mining of anthracite coal is credited al District's high school classes of 1989 are: streamline the manufacturing processes of with changing the course of history. Now the Alicia Boone of Hyde Park Career Academy; Soviet consumer enterprises. By encouraging Borough of Plymouth can rightfully be credit~d Ramona Briscoe of Martin Luther King High entrepreneurship, and encouraging the Soviet as the site where anthracite coal was first School; Wilson Buckley of George H. Corliss Government to expend a greater portion of its successfully mined commercially. I know that High School; Darryl Burley of Emil G. Hirsch energies on consumer-oriented production my colleagues in the House of Representa­ High School; Terrace Crowder of South Shore rather than on its vast military machine, they tives will join me in paying homage to pioneer High School; Persephone Ferguson of Ken­ hope to lessen the tensions that exist be­ anthracite coal merchant Abijah Smith. wood Academy; Kendall Franklin of Percy L. tween our two countries. Even though the Julian High School; Zorina Miller of Paul L. projects have only been underway for a year, Dunbar Vocational High School; Natalia Perry they have already had an impact on Soviet of Wendell Phillips High School; Faylesha citizens' views of entrepreneurship. Porter of Chicago Vocational High School; Mr. Speaker, I request that the text of the A TRIBUTE TO LINCOLN JUNIOR­ Mattie Rucker of Neal F. Simeon Vocational Los Angeles Times article be printed in the SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL High School; Salvador Sanchez, Jr. of Edward CONGRESSIONAL RECORD at this point, and Tilden High School; Shavette Scott of John M. ask that my colleagues join me in commend­ HON. RONALD K. MACHTLEY Harlan High School; Louise Tatum of Engle­ ing Harold Willens and Wesley Bilson for their wood High school; Sharon Thomas of Paul efforts to foster peace and understanding OF RHODE ISLAND . Robeson High School; Da Shayne Walker of among the Americans and Soviets. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Jean Baptiste Pointe DuSable High School; and Nitorshi Wilson of Edward Tilden High [From the Los Angeles Times, June 26, 1989] Monday, July 10, 1989 School. Mr. MACHTLEY. Mr. Speaker, today it is my Unfortunately, accomplishments like those CAPITALISTS SHow SoviETS How TO Do IT distinct pleasure to honor the students, teach­ of the forenamed students generally go unher­ ers, administrators, and community of Lincoln alded by our news media which seem to con­ A Soviet colonel spoke into the micro­ Junior-Senior High School which was named a centrate more on negative aspects of life phone as the capitalists from Los Angeles looked on, surely the strangest of visitors to blue-ribbon school by the U.S. Department of among youth in inner city areas. It is far more common to find media reports of the exploits an army base 60 miles southwest of Lenin­ Education. grad. Being named a blue ribbon school is a dis­ of young people who are involved in drugs, Before him, Soviet journalists took pic­ tinction which recognizes the community at gangs and other criminal or antisocial activity tures. Behind him, the Americans stood than it is to find accounts of the efforts of Lincoln Junior-Senior High School for their proudly. All around was the heady feeling young people like those I honor today; young high standards in secondary school education. of long-frozen attitudes thawing into some­ people who are preparing themselves to thing new and unknown. This honor distinguishes Lincoln Junior-Senior become tomorrow's leaders. "I could not have ever imagined," Col. High as an exemplary school in preparing its For this reason, I applaud Mr. Ellsworth E. Victor Makarov was saying as the March • students for the future. Lincoln boasts one of Hasbrouck, Jr., president of Family Health wind blustered, "that I would witness what is taking place here today." the lowest dropout rates in the State of Rhode Network, Inc., a not-for-profit medical group Island. In part, he meant his base's imminent practice located in my district. Mr. Hasbrouck transformation into a children's clothing I am especially proud to recognize the believes that our business leaders must do all factory. But that conversion-one of 300 school for its roles as an educational institu­ that they can to recognize and encourage under way in the Soviet Union-was not the tion during a time when quality education is positive contributions made by our youth. On oddest thing going on that windy day in the primary need of our Nation. Schools like Friday, June 23, 1989, he joined with me at Kingisepp. Lincoln Junior-Senior High provide a guaran­ Chicago's DuSable Museum of African Ameri­ CALIFORNIA CHUTZPAH tee for the future of our Nation by instilling our can History and Culture for a salute honoring The real twist was the role of Wesley students with the qualities needed to become the First Congressional District's distinguished Bilson and Harold Willens, two self-de­ productive citizens. young scholars. scribed "card-carrying capitalists" from 14024 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS July 10, 1989 Southern California, embarked on a quest interviewed Soviet consumers and workers. office as home base and taking three trips that seemed to combine quixotic idealism, And they linked Soviet managers and U.S. there so far this year. careful calculation and more than a little experts in relationships that continue Each use terms from the business world in chutzpah. today. describing the current initiative: "If we're In an open letter to Soviet newspaper By early this year, the mission had been going to have a global partnership, who readers late last year, the wealthy entrepre­ featured in Soviet newspapers, television should be the general partners but the neurs had offered Western-style consulting and radio. Hilson's name was familiar to Soviet Union and the United States?" the help, free of charge, to struggling consumer many ordinary Muscovites Vietnam War in a cam­ British accent, was "rather unexpected." after his retirement, Froehlich was en route paign that gained national attention. Later, In November, the Americans' letter ap­ to the Soviet Union.) he served as chairman of California's nucle­ peared in Arguments and Facts, a newspa­ And there was Ilya Baskin, the 32-year-old ar freeze initiative, plotting tactics, recruit­ per with a circulation of 20 million sympa­ chief of Leningrad's Garant cooperative . who proved so en­ ing friends to donate cash. The newspaper was deluged with more than terprising and energetic about taking over "All that, I conceptualized-then I broke 3,000 written pleas from all over the nation. the Kingisepp base that Willens dubbed my ass making it happen,'' he recalled one Readers asked for medical equipment, aid him Horatio Algersky. morning over iced tea by the tennis club's in building factories, even help in expanding For the Americans, the mission would pro­ pool. an orphanage. Many of the writers wanted vide a rare close-up of the hard realities Willens was born in the Soviet Union; his to meet the Americans. that make up of every day Soviet life-reali­ family emigrated to New York when he was ties that even Yankee know-how would not 8, after the Bolshevik Revolution. OVERWHELMING REACTION be able to budge. For the Soviets, it prom­ But those memories have faded and he "The reaction surprised us-because it was ised an expected source of expertise-and points elsewhere for clues to his obsessive overwhelming,'' Meshchersky recalled. hope-at a time when household shortages campaign against the arms race; witnessing Weeks after the letter appeared, Bilson and economic malaise seemed stubborn as the devastation of Hiroshima and Nagasaki visited the Soviet Union, hosted by the edi­ ever. as a U.S. Marine intelligence officer, weeks tors of Arguments and Facts and the influ­ "I'm dealing with people that want that after they were bombed in World War II. ential Znaniye scholarly society. By the tube of toothpaste from me,'' Bilson mused Years later, after he had gotten rich time he returned 11 days later, he had at one point. "They're embarrassed, but through real estate and textile machinery found the three potential showcases for they want it." ventures in Los Angeles, he vowed "to do U.S. help. By early 1989, Willens and Bilson had anything I could to prevent what I saw as Baskin's Garant cooperative in Lenin­ committed themselves to three projects: a an increasingly inevitable [nuclear] threat grad-then awaiting a decision on whether Leningrad apparel cooperative that wished to destroy everything I cared about, because it would get the army base-wished to send to take over the Kingisepp base, a brassiere of governmental stupidity." an employee to America to learn U.S. man­ manufacturer in Moscow and a clothing fac­ Today the Democratic peace activist is agement techniques and also sought aid in tory in Moldavia. Each ·faced the stifling gray-haired, his sense of balance a tad getting equipment. edicts of bureaucrats in matters ranging shaky due to spinal problems, the daily "The final goal is to increase the produc­ from price tags to allowable materials to tennis games a thing of the past. But he re­ tion of children's clothing in the Soviet • time for tasks on the factory floor. mains "nearly obsessed" with the nuclear Union," Baskin said recently in a telephone arms race and other, less dramatic, threats interview from his apartment in Leningrad. CHAMPIONED BY MAGAZINE to the environment. American enterprise would challenge MAKER OF INFERIOR BRAS Communist bureaucracy as never before. FINDS IDEAL PARTNER An influential Soviet economist, Abel Editors from the influential Soviet weekly In that concern, the impatient, ever-press­ Aganbegyan, had pointed Bilson toward Arguments and Facts, sensing not just a ing older man long ago found a complemen­ Moscow's 2,000-employee Cheryomushki good story but a chance to help Gorbachev tary partner in Bilson, an upbeat Pacific factory that made bras considered inferior by publicizing consumer gains, became · Palisades resident who shares Willens' in­ by Soviet women. And in Moldavia, near the champions of the capitalists' effort. tensely personal approach to world peace. Romanian border, a clothing factory sought In a series of trips, letters and telephone Bilson, a Republican who gained wealth help in enhancing style and quality. calls, the Americans personally lobbied through hospital investments, has pressed Could two unappointed citizen-diplomats Soviet bureaucrats to ease restrictions. The tirelessly for the Soviet initiative, using his from America make even a ripple in a July 10, 1989 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 14025 system that seemed to squelch enterprise at But after meeting with Bilson and an SENATE COMMITTEE MEETINGS every tum? editor of Arguments and Facts, a Soviet bu­ As Willens saw it, the problem would be reaucrat cracked open a door: He agreed to Title IV of Senate Resolution 4, tackled through leverage-a series of care­ let the Americans import enough quality agreed to by the Senate on February fully conceived steps used for maximum fabric-at Soviet expense-for the factory to 4, 1977, calls for establishment of a effect with the help of Soviet publicity. Citi­ show what it's capable of. system for a computerized schedule of zens of both superpowers, he believed, In late May, Froehlich inspected the first all meetings and hearings of Senate might finally see the crying need to work to­ sample of the Soviet bras made with Ameri­ gether. Inclined to jot down his thoughts, can fabrics. "I must tell you, they look fabu­ committees, subcommittees, joint com­ Willens wrote: "It is a moment in history lous," he said excitedly. mittees, and committees of conference. when altruism and self-interest do inter­ The venture also has spawned promising This title requires all such committees sect." new relationships between Americans and to notify the Office of the Senate But nobody promised it would be easy. Re­ Soviets. To cite one: a proposed 2,000- Daily Digest-designated by the Rules peatedly, the bureaucracy stalled changes in square-foot retail clothing store in Lenin­ Committee-of the time, place, and factory practice the Americans advised, per­ grad to be set up with help from American purpose of the meetings, when sched­ mission for Soviets to visit America, permis­ students. sion for Americans to visit the Soviet Union, The experiment would be a sort of joint uled, and any cancellations or changes even travel within the sprawling country. venture between the Fashion Institute of in the meetings as they occur. On one occasion, a zealous customs agent Design and Merchandising in Los Angeles As an additional procedure along in Moscow confiscated a fax machine that and the Leningrad Textile Institute, which with the computerization of this infor­ was in the Americans' luggage, apparently proposed such exchanges during one of the mation, the Office of the Senate Daily uncertain of its use. Froehlich, who was car­ Americans' trips. Digest will prepare this information rying the machine, a gift for the editors of "We'd like to see it [the store] open by for printing in the Extensions of Re­ Arguments and Facts, was nonplussed: early spring next year," said Tonian Hoh­ "How do you explain to a Russian customs berg, president of the Los Angeles design marks section Of the CONGRESSIONAL agent that it's a fax machine?" school. "There's no doubt in my mind that RECORD on Monday and Wednesday of Indeed, that task was beyond even the they're very anxious to get it started." each week. friendly Soviet newspaper editors who For all the excitement, it is not clear how Any changes in committee schedul­ sported pins proclaiming, "We Love Wesley far such efforts can ripple through a Soviet ing will be indicated by placement of Bilson" and "Welcome Comrade Bilson." system that still discourages initiative and an asterisk to the left of the name of Authorities held the fax hostage over the turns Western economics topsy-turvy. the unit conducting such meetings. weekend. "Maybe the people at Arguments and Meetings scheduled for Tuesday, STARTING TO PAY OFF Facts, the brassiere factory, the people on the Western side all feel wonderful about July 11, 1989, may be found in the But despite the nation's rigid bureaucracy, Daily Digest of today's RECORD. America's citizen-diplomats now claim that what they do," said Kent Osband, an econo­ their flurry of visits, telephone calls and let­ mist at the RAND Corp. "But are they ters this year has begun to pay off. really getting at the essence of the system?" MEETINGS SCHEDULED Unlike the conversion of the military base Osband and a second Soviet specialist, outside Leningrad, for instance, the decision however, agreed that some benefits might JULY 12 in Odessa-benefiting a cooperative that come of the novel effort, especially any transfer of entrepreneurial skills and atti­ 9:00a.m. made children's costumes-was totally un­ Armed Services foreseen. Local officials in the city, which is tudes. "In particular, what I like is building up Closed business meeting, to mark up S. Lansky's hometown, made their decision 1085, authorizing funds for fiscal years after she had paid them a visit. small enterprises or ones that can get out from under the state," said Henry Rowen, a 1990 and 1991 for the Department of "It's a continuation of what happened in Defense, and to consider pending Leningrad," said Lansky, 34, a tall redhead Stanford University specialist on the Soviet economy. "It's what we should be favoring." nominations. who left Odessa for Israel in 1973. "Now, it's SR-222 like a wave .... I'm happy; I'm proud." For his part, Willens already describes the Like others drawn to the Americans' un­ quest as a "teeny hunk of history," based on Commerce, Science, and Transportation usual quest, Lansky found a deeply personal gains so far and on the new U.S.-Soviet rela­ To hold hearings on the nomination of meaning in the mission's peaceful theme. tionships that are blossoming. Janice Obuchowski, of Virginia, to be Once, while she was performing for Israeli Certainly, the adventure has captured the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for children in a bomb shelter near the Leba­ imagination of many Soviets, a point high­ Communications and Information. nese border, a Soviet-made missile exploded lighted by the fax machine flap. As Bilson SR-253 nearby. and Froehlich tell it, when told who owned Labor and Human Resources "I had my personal confrontation with the gadget, a stunned Soviet customs agent Business meeting, to consider recom­ Soviet weapons," she said. "I want to pre­ blurted out: "This machine belongs to mendations which it will make to the vent it in the future." Wesley Bilson? I wrote a letter to him." Committee on the Budget with respect At the former military barracks in Kingi­ to spending reductions and revenue in­ sepp, plans for the layout of a large new fac­ creases to meet reconciliation expendi­ tory have proceeded with advice from RICHARD F. COTE HONORED tures as imposed by H. Con. Res. 106, Froehlich. setting forth the congressional budget for the U.S. Government for the fiscal RESULTS WILL TAKE TIME HON. RONALD K. MACHTLEY years 1990, 1991, and 1992, S. 933, "It will take people a year or two to see OF RHODE ISLAND "Americans with Disabilities Act", S. how wondetful this initiative is," Baskin IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 768, "Basic Health Benefits for All said, "because they don't see results yet. Americans Act", S. 975, "Non-Tradi­ Nothing of this sort has ever been done." Monday, July 10, 1989 tional Employment for Women Act", Similarly, th t: U.S. efforts have sparked a Mr. MACHTLEY. Mr. Speaker, today it is my S. 685, "Employee Pension Protection glimmer of progress for the Moscow bra fac­ Act", and pending nominations. tory, which had bt'en forbidden to import distinct pleasure to honor Richard F. Cote of SD-430 fabrics. Froehlich-whose father and grand­ Portsmouth, Rl. Mr. Cote has been named Special Impeachment Committee father manufactured corsets in Germany "Teacher of the Year" by the Rhode Island To continue evidentiary hearings in the and Switzerland-recalled that the coarse Technology Education Association and the matter relating to the impeachment of Soviet products "reminded me of the kinds Hall Institute of Technology. Judge Alcee L. Hastings. of garments we made 50 years ago." For over 20 years Mr. Cote has been a fine SH-216 Earlier this year, in a Western-style "focus and dedicated teacher of industrial technology 9:30a.m. group" with 17 female employees of Argu­ in the Middletown school syste·m. He is pres­ Energy and Natural Resources ments and Facts, the consumer verdict was To hold hearings to consider the nomi­ obvious: Each of the Soviet women acknowl­ ently a drafting teacher at Middletown High nations of Martin Lewis Allday, of edged wearing a foreign brassiere. What's School. Besides being a fine teacher, Mr. Texas, to be Solicitor of the Depart­ more, "Only 50% of them believed the Cote is also an accomplished professional. It ment of the Interior, Lou Gallegos, of Moscow factory could produce a bra as good is my pleasure to commend Mr. Cote for his New Mexico, to be an Assistant Secre­ as the foreign ones," Bilson said. award. tary of the Interior, Stella Garcia 14026 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS July 10, 1989 Guerra, of Texas, to be an Assistant Select on Intelligence Energy and Natural Resources Secretary of the Interior, and Con­ Closed business meeting, to consider To resume hearings on S. 710, S. 711, stance Bastine Harriman, of Mary­ proposed legislation authorizing funds and S. 712, bills to provide for a refer­ land, to be Assistant Secretary of Fish for fiscal years 1990 and 1991 for the endum on the political status of and Wildlife, and Parks, Department intelligence community. Puerto Rico. of the Interior. SH-219 SD-106 SD-366 Judiciary Environment and Public Works JULY 13 Business meeting, to consider pending Environmental Protection Subcommittee 9:00a.m. calendar business. Superfund, Ocean and Water Protection Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry SD-226 Subcommittee To hold hearings on the current To hold joint hearings on proposals to Labor and Human Resources improve the environmental quality of drought situation in the midwest. Education, Arts, and Humanities Subcom­ marine and coastal waters, including SR-332 mittee S. 587, S. 588, S. 1178, and S. 1179. Armed Services Business meeting, to mark up S. 695, SD-406 Closed business meeting, to continue "Educational Excellence Act of 1989" 10:00 a.m. markup of S. 1085, authorizing funds and the proposed "Library Services Commerce, Science, and Transportation for fiscal years 1990 and 1991 for the and Construction Act Amendments of Communications Subcommittee Department of Defense, and to consid­ 1989". To hold hearings on S. 707 and S. 1215, er pending nominations. SD-430 bills to require the Federal Communi­ SR-222 1:30 p.m. cations Commission to reinstate re­ Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Special Impeachment Committee strictions on advertising during chil­ To hold hearings on the nomination of To continue evidentiary hearings in the dren's television and to enforce the ob­ Francis A. Keating II, of Oklahoma, to matter relating to the impeachment of ligation of broadcasters to meet the be General Counsel, Department of Judge Alcee L. Hastings. educational and informational needs Housing and Urban Development. SH-216 of the child audience. SD-538 2:00p.m. SR-253 Veterans' Affairs Armed Services Foreign Relations Business meeting, to consider pending Closed business meeting, to continue Business meeting, to continue mark up calendar business. mark up of S. 1085, authorizing funds of proposed legislation authorizing SR-418 for fiscal years 1990 and 1991 for the funds for fiscal year 1990 for foreign Special Impeachment Committee Department of Defense, and to consid­ assistance programs. · To continue evidentiary hearings in the SD-419 er pending nominations. matter relating to the impeachment of SR-222 Judiciary Judge Alcee L. Hastings. Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks Sub­ Foreign Relations SH-216 To hold hearings on international as­ committee 9:30a.m. To hold hearings on S. 1271, to change Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs pects of oil spill prevention, cleanup the fee schedule of the Copyright Business meeting, to consider the nomi­ and compensation. Office, and to make certain technical nation of Francis A. Keating II, of SD-419 amendments and S. 1272, to reduce Oklahoma, to be General Counsel, De­ Judiciary the number of Commissioners on the partment of Housing and Urban De­ Constitution Subcommittee Copyright Royalty Tribunal, to pro­ velopment. To resume hearings on proposed legisla­ vide for lapsed terms of such Commis­ SD-538 tion authorizing funds for the U.S. sioners. Commerce, Science, and Transportation Commission on Civil Rights. SD-226 SD-226 1:30 p.m. Merchant Marine Subcommittee To hold hearings on capabilities and Select on Intelligence Special Impeachment Committee Closed business meeting, to consider To continue evidentiary hearings in the concerns of the national sealift policy. SR-253 proposed legislation authorizing funds matter relating to the impeachment of for fiscal years 1990 and 1991 for the Judge Alcee L. Hastings. Environment and Public Works Environmental Protection Subcommittee intelligence community. SH-216 SH-219 2:00p.m. To hold hearings on the recent oil spills Armed Services in the coastal waters of Rhode Island, Special Impeachment Committee Closed business meeting, to continue the Delaware River and the Houston To hold hearings on pretrial issues in markup of S. 1085, authorizing funds Ship Channel. matters relating to the impeachment for fiscal years 1990 and 1991 for the SD-406 of Judge Walter L. Nixon, Jr. Department of Defense, and to consid­ Governmental Affairs SD-628 er pending nominations. Business meeting, to mark up S. 303, to Conferees SR-222 establish a framework for the conduct On H.R. 1278, to reform, recapitalize, Environment and Public Works of negotiated rulemaking by Federal and consolidate the Federal deposit in­ Business meeting, to consider recom­ agencies, H.R. 1502, to authorize funds surance system, and to enhance the mendations which it will make to the for additional officers and members of regulatory and enforcement powers of Committee on the Budget with respect the Metropolitan Police Department Federal financial institutions regula­ to spending reductions and revenue in­ of the District of Columbia, S. 253, to establish a coordinated National Nu­ tory agencies. creases to meet reconciliation expendi­ 2129 Rayburn Building tures as imposed by House Concurrent trition Monitoring and Related Re­ Resolution 106, setting forth the con­ search Program, to consider recom­ gressional budget for the U.S. Govern­ mendations which it will make to the JULY 14 ment for the fiscal years 1990, 1991, Committee on the Budget with respect and 1992, and other pending business. to spending reductions and revenue in­ 9:00a.m. . SD-406 creases to meet reconciliation expendi­ Armed Services Judiciary tures as imposed by House Concurrent Closed business meeting, to continue Courts and Administrative Practice Sub­ Resolution 106, setting forth the con­ mark up of S. 1085, authorizing funds committee gressional budget for the U.S. Govern­ for fiscal years 1990 and 1991 for the Business meeting, to mark up S. 84, to ment for the fiscal years 1990, 1991, Department of Defense, and to consid­ provide Federal debt collection proce­ and 1992, and other pending commit­ dures, S. 396, to provide protection for tee business. er pending nominations. the operation of interest rate and cur­ SD-342 SR-222 rency swap agreements when one of 10:00 a.m. Special Impeachment Committee the parties files for bankruptcy relief, Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs To continue evidentiary hearings in the and S. 594, to establish an independ­ To hold oversight hearings on financial matter relating to the impeachment of ent Administrative Law Judge Corps. services in the 1990's. 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L • ••-.- '1'1 • ..... •• - • ..1 July 10, 1989 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 14027 9:30a.m. 9:30a.m. 2:00p.m. Commerce, Science, and Transportation Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Commerce, Science, and Transportation Aviation Subcommittee Housing and Urban Affairs Subcommittee Science, Technology, and Space Subcom­ To hold hearings to examine airline debt To resume hearings on S. 566, to provide mittee and takeover issues. for a revitalized national housing To hold hearings on the comparative as­ SR-253 policy. sessment of the U.S. Space Program. 10:00 a.m. SD-538 SR-253 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Energy and Natural Resources Domestic and Foreign Marketing and Energy and Natural Resources To hold hearings on the nominations of Public Lands, National Parks and Forests Product Promotion Subcommittee Subcommittee To hold hearings to review agricultural Stephen A. Wakefield, of Texas, to be research and foreign marketing pro­ General Counsel of the Department of To hold hearings on S. 866, to establish motion. Energy, J. Michael Davis, of Colorado, the Calumet Copper Country National SR-332 to be an Assistant Secretary of Energy Historical Park in the State of Michi­ for Conservation and Renewable gan, S. 931, to protect a segment of the Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Genesee Park in New York, H.R. 419, Housing and Urban Affairs Subcommittee Energy, John J. Easton, Jr., of Ver­ To resume hearings on S. 566, to provide mont, to be an Assistant Secretary of to provide for the addition of certain for a revitalized national housing Energy for International Affairs and parcels to the Harry S. Truman Na­ policy, focusing on community and Energy Emergencies, and Jacqueline tional Historic Site in the State of economic development provisions. Knox Brown, of the District of Colum­ Missouri, and H.R. 1529, to provide for SD-538 bia, to be an Assistant Secretary of the establishment of the White Haven Energy and Natural Resources Energy for Congressional and Inter­ National Historic Site in the State of To continue hearings on S. 710, S. 711, governmental Affairs. Missouri. and S. 712, bills to provide for a refer­ SD-366 SD-366 endum on the political status of Governmental Affairs Puerto Rico. To hold hearings on S. 244, to provide JULY 20 SD-106 for the development and use of plas­ 9:00a.m. Conferees tics derived from certain commodities, Special Impeachment Committee On H.R. 1278, to reform, recapitalize, To continue evidentiary hearings in the and consolidate the Federal deposit in­ and to include such products in the General Services Administration in­ matter relating to the impeachment of surance system, and to enhance the Judge Alcee L. Hastings. regulatory and enforcement powers of ventory for supply to Federal agencies. Federal financial institutions regula­ SD-342 SH-216 tory agencies. 2:00p.m. 9:30a.m. 2129 Rayburn Building Special Impeachment Committee Governmental Affairs 1:30 p.m. To continue evidentiary hearings in the To holding hearings on provisions of S. Special Impeachment Committee matter relating to the impeachment of 135, Hatch Act Reform Amendments To continue evidentiary hearings in the Judge Alcee L. Hastings. of 1989. matter relating to the impeachment of SH-216 SD-342 Judge Alcee L. Hastings. Veterans' Affairs SH-216 JULY 19 Business meeting, to mark up proposed 2:00p.m. legislation to revise certain provisions Armed Services 9:00a.m. of VA health care programs, including Closed business meeting, to continue Special Impeachment Committee s. 13, s. 86, s. 165, s. 192, s. 263, s. mark up of S. 1085, authorizing funds To continue evidentiary hearings in the 405, S. 564, S. 574, S. 748, and S. 846. for fiscal years 1990 and 1991 for the SR-418 Department of Defense, and to consid­ matter relating to the impeachment of Judge Alcee L. Hastings. 10:00 a.m. er pending nominations. Labor and Human Resources SR-222 SH-216 9:30a.m. Education, Arts, and Humanities Subcom­ Commerce, Science, and Transportation mittee JULY 17 To resume hearings on S. 1109, authoriz­ 9:30a.m. Communications Subcommittee To hold hearings on S. 999, relating to ing funds through fiscal year 1995 for Special Impeachment Committee programs of the Carl D. Perkins Voca­ the broadcasting of certain material To resume evidentiary hearings in the tional Education Act. matter relating to the impeachment of regarding candidates for Federal elec­ SD-430 Judge Alcee L. Hastings. tive office. 1:00 p.m. SH-216 SR-253 Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs 1:30 p.m. Governmental Affairs Special Impeachment Committee Housing and Urban Affairs Subcommittee To resume hearings on the recently re­ To resume hearings on S. 566, to provide To continue evidentiary hearings in the leased proceedings of the Surgeon matter relating to the impeachment of for a revitalized national housing General's Workshop on Drunk Driv- policy, focusing on drugs in federally Judge Alcee L. Hastings. ing. SH-216 assisted housing. SD-342 SD-538 2:00p.m. 10:00 a.m. Environment and Public Works 1:30 p.m. Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Special Impeaching Committee To hold hearings on the nomination of To resume oversight hearings on the im­ Thomas D. Larson, of Pennsylvania, to To continue evidentiary hearings in the be Administrator of the Federal High­ plementation of the Defense Produc­ matter relating to the impeachment of way Administration, Department of tion Act of 1950 and competitiveness. Judge Alcee L. Hastings. Transportation. SD-538 SH-216 SD-406 Environment and Public Works 2:00p.m. Nuclear Regulation Subcommittee Energy and Natural Resources JULY 18 To hold hearings on S. 946, to reorga­ Public Lands, National Parks and Forests 9:00a.m. nize the functions of the Nuclear Reg­ Subcommittee Commerce, Science, and Transportation ulatory Commission to promote more To hold hearings on S. 371, to designate To hold hearings in conjunction with effective regulation of atomic energy certain National Forest System lands the National Ocean Policy Study on for peaceful purposes. in the State of Idaho for inclusion in Tuna management. SD-406 the National Wilderness Preservation SR-253 1:30 p.m. System, to prescribe certain manage­ Special Impeachment Committee Special Impeachment Committee ment formulae for certain National To continue evidentiary hearings in the To continue evidentiary hearings in the Forest System lands, and to release matter relating to the impeachment of matter relating to the impeachment of other forest lands for multiple-use Judge Alcee L. Hastings. Judge Alcee L. Hastings. management. SH-216 SH-216 SD-366 14028 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS July 10, 1989 JULY 21 program to ensure continued United 1:30 p.m. 9:00a.m. States leadership in high-performance Special Impeachment Committee Special Impeachment Committee computing. To continue evidentiary hearings in the To continue evidentiary hearings in the SR-253 matter relating to the impeachment of matter relating to the impeachment of Special Impeachment Committee Judge Alcee L. Hastings. Judge Alcee L. Hastings. To continue evidentiary hearings in the SH-216 SH-216 matter relating to the impeachment of 9:30a.m. Judge Alcee L. Hastings. Commerce, Science, and Transportation SH-216 AUGUST3 To hold hearings on the nominations of D. Allan Bromley, of Connecticut, to JULY 27 9:00a.m. be Director of the Office of Science Special Impeachment Committee and Technology Policy. 9:00a.m. To continue evidentiary hearings in the SR-253 Special Impeachment Committee matter relating to the impeachment of 1:30 p.m. To continue evidentiary hearings in the Judge Alcee L. Hastings. Special Impeachment Committee matter relating to the impeachment of SH-216 To continue evidentiary hearings in the Judge Alcee L. Hastings. 1:30 p.m. matter relating to the impeachment of SH-216 Special Impeachment Committee Judge Alcee L. Hastings. 9:30a.m. To continue evidentiary hearings in the SH-216 Governmental Affairs matter relating to the impeachment of To hold hearings on S. 1165, to p:rovide Judge Alcee L. Hastings. JULY 24 for fair employment practices in the SH-216 9:30a.m. U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Repre­ Special Impeachment Committee sentatives. AUGUST4 To resume evidentiary hearings in the SD-342 matter relating to the impeachment of 10:00 a.m. 9:00a.m. Judge Alcee L. Hastings. Judiciary Special Impeachment Committee SH-216 Business meeting, to consider pending To continue evidentiary hearings in the 1:30 p.m. calendar business. matter relating to the impeachment of Special Impeachment Committee SD-226 Judge Alcee L. Hastings. To continue evidentiary hearings in the Labor and Human Resources SH-216 matter relating to the impeachment of Education, Arts, and Humanities Subcom­ 1:30 p.m. Judge Alcee L. Hastings. mittee Special Impeachment Committee SH-216 To resume hearings on S. 1109, authoriz­ To continue evidentiary hearings in the ing funds through fiscal year 1995 for matter relating to the impeachment of JULY 25 programs of the Carl D. Perkins Voca­ Judge Alcee L. Hastings. 8:30a.m. tional Education Act. SH-216 Office of Technology Assessment SD-430 The Board, to meet to consider pending 1:30 p.m. business. Special Impeachment Committee EF-100, Capitol To continue evidentiary hearings in the 9:00a.m. matter relating to the impeachment of CANCELLATIONS Special Impeachment Committee To continue evidentiary hearings in the Judge Alcee L. Hastings. matter relating to the impeachment of SH-216 Judge Alcee L. Hastings. JULY 11 SH-216 JULY 31 9:30a.m. 9:30a.m. 9:30a.m. Governmental Affairs Special Impeachment Committee Governmental Affairs To hold hearings to review U.S. trade To resume evidentiary hearings in the To resume hearings on the recently re­ and technology issues. matter relating to the impeachment of leased proceedings of the Surgeon SD-342 Judge Alcee L. Hastings. General's Workshop on Drunk Driv­ 2:00p.m. SH-216 ing. Special Impeachment Committee 1:30 p.m. SD-342 To continue evidentiary hearings in the Special Impeachment Committee matter relating to the impeachment of To continue evidentiary hearings in the Judge Alcee L. Hastings. matter relating to the impeachment of POSTPONEMENTS SH-216 Judge Alcee L. Hastings. JULY 26 SH-216 JULY 14 9:00a.m. AUGUST 1 Commerce, Science, and Transportation 9:30a.m. Communications Subcommittee 9:00a.m. Special Impeachment Committee Select on Indian Affairs To hold hearings on S. 1009, relating to To hold hearings on proposed amend­ the purchase of broadcasting time by To continue evidentiary hearings in the matter relating to the impeachment of ments to the Indian Child Welfare Act candidates for public office.