February 25, 1992 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 3397 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS THE PEACE PROCESS IN EL Jesuit University of Central America and losing the crop and thus El Salvador's sec­ SALVADOR brutally killed six priests, a housekeeper and ond-largest source of foreign capital after her daughter. · the United States' contribution to the war Salvadorans long for assurances that these effort. If the majority of people were gain­ HON. MICHAEL R. McNULlY massacres will end. They know it is not fully employed in a stable economy, there OF NEW YORK enough to sign a document saying "the would be no workers for the harvest. The IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Armed Forces and the F.M.L.N. will respect Salvadoran export economy, therefore, de­ human rights." Such assurances have been pends as much on seasonal unemployment Tuesday, February 25, 1992 offered in the past. Called, variously, "mes­ and underemployment (from February until Mr. McNULTY. Mr. Speaker, one of my con­ sages," " symbols, " "indications" and "signs October) as on available labor from Novem­ stituents, Sister Jane Brooks, CSJ, was kind of peace," they have been ineffectual. Mas­ ber until January. The wages from the harvest are low and enough to send me a very important article sacres are not the cause of El Salvador's problems, they are a consequence of larger are used to purchase clothing or shoes for entitled, "The Peace Process in El Salvador injustices. The dialogue for peace must ad­ the children and possibly a few Christmas (A Hermeneutic of Suspicion)," by the Rev­ dress the underlying causes of the conflict as presents. The peasants are paid piecemeal erend Daniel Santiago, which appeared in the well as their consequences. and by the end of the harvest many workers publication America on January 11, 1992. I Some claim that the Armed Forces of El spend more on the costs incurred to pick cof­ would like to insert this article in the CONGRES­ Salvador kill only for the pleasure of killing, fee than they earn. Why would they continue SIONAL RECORD. because they are evil. This is an expression to work? For the coffee pickers, gleaning of the "Black Legend," the most ubiquitous rights belong to those who stay for the whole THE PEACE PROCESS IN EL SALVADOR (A interpretation for Latin American history harvest. Also, some plantations refuse to re­ HERMENEUTIC OF SUSPICION) heard in the United States. It goes like this: hire peasants who work only during the (By Rev. Daniel Santiago, a Catholic priest Killing is a Salvadoran cultural trait. Salva­ more profitable early part of the season. working in El Salvador) dorans are a naturally violent people. They The export economy of El Salvador is On Feb. 11, 1990, the Salvadoran Air Force are hot-headed, hot-blooded and lacking any weakened by competition from crops cul­ bombed Corral de Piedra, a small community appreciation for democracy, human rights tivated for local consumption. The staples of of returned refugees in the Province of and peaceful mediation of differences. the Salvadoran diet are corn and beans. Corn Chalatenago. The attack proceeded thus: At On the contrary, military actions in El is planted, usually on leased land, in early about 8:30 in the morning three Huey heli­ Salvador, like that at Corral de Piedra, are May. The corn ripens in August and some is copters commenced strafing Corral de Piedra acts of terrorism. They are planned and exe­ harvested. The majority of the corn cobs, with machine-gun fire. They then let loose a cuted in order to maintain the Salvadoran however, are snapped while on the stalk, al­ barrage of rockets against the village and its system of agricultural production by terror­ lowed to dry in the field and picked through­ environs. Later two A-37 Dragonfly airplanes izing the population and guaranteeing a out October, November and December. Thus dropped eight bombs on Corral de Piedra. ready and cheap supply of labor. The proof of El Salvador's three main export crops-its The attack lasted one hour. this contention is, quite literally, evident source of foreign capital-and its two, impor­ Three houses received direct hits. The cor­ across the Salvadoran landscape. tant domestic crops-the dietary staple of rugated metal roofs and adobe walls offered From early November until late January, the poor-are all harvested in the same sea­ minimal protection against flying shrapnel. in early mornings and late afternoons, Sal­ son. The corn and bean harvests are more Four children and one adult died imme­ vadoran highways are choked with lines of important to the peasant than the coffee, diately. Seventeen others required hos­ peasants-men, women and children- trek­ cotton and sugar harvests. The motivation pitalization for wounds sustained in the at­ king to the plantations to pick coffee and to pick coffee is undermined, not only by low tack. The most horrible sight greeting the cotton and to cut sugar cane. wages, but by. the relative lack of impor­ . survivors was the lacerated and crushed body Each coffee worker carries a basket and tance of the crop in the life of the poor. of two-year-old Blanca Guardado enveloped tumpline. These are not happy peasants, like Salvadoran peasants have long realized in the arms of her dead father, Jose. the Juan Valdez of commercial fame. The how easy it would be to demand higher The survivors who were ambulatory orga­ children are malnourished and exhausted. wages if they were organized. If workers had nized an evacuation of the wounded to the The adults appear haggard. Coffee picking is the right to organize and to strike, the agri­ city of Chalatenango. During this evacuation tiresome work with little economic reward. cultural economy would favor workers over the Air Force returned with two C-47 Dako­ During these months, bales of cotton line producers. Coffee beans, for example, ripen tas and again strafed the village. the sides of the coastal highways. One can at different times throughout the harvest, Corral de Piedra is not an extraordinary see lean-tos set among the cotton fields, and the export-quality beans must be picked case. The list of massacres and attacks temporary homes for the seasonal workers before they fall to the ground. A two-week against defenseless civilians is a long one. As toiling under the sun. strike would cost the landowners early. If the Government of El Salvador and the Sal­ Sugar cane is cut by hand. Sugar cane also there are no pickers, there is no harvest. If vadoran resistance, the F.M.L.N. (Farabundo cuts, lacerating the hands and arms of the there is no harvest, there is no foreign ex­ Marti National Liberation Front), intensify men and women who wield machetes. Chil­ change for the government and oligarchy. their negotiations for a cease-fire it is im­ dren haul the cane to waiting trucks. Ex­ Until El Salvador diversifies its economy portant to recall these victims and the rea­ hausted after a few hours work, they cannot and restructures the relationship of the son they died: Mogotes, 31 killed; Guazapa, 34 pause to rest except at designated periods. workers to the landowners, allowing greater killed; Armenia, 23 killed; Mozote, 800 killed; The flow of profit cannot be disrupted. participation from all levels of society in de­ San Antonio Abad, 35 killed; San Jose de Las The coastal highways are very dangerous cision making, it will be torn by civil and Flores, 57 killed; Sumpul River, 600 killed; during harvest time. Trucks brimming with class war. Los Cerros de San Pedro, 300 killed. sugar cane race from field to crusher and THE lllSTORY OF THE SYSTEM The special, U.S.-trained Atlacatl Battal­ from crusher to refinery. Profit rules in El How did El Salvador's economy develop in ion has its own list of massacres: Tenango Salvador. There is no concern for the safety such a precarious fashion? Soon after the and Guadalupe, 150 killed; Tenancingo, 50 of the workers. These trucks are piled so conquest, the central. region of El Salvador killed; Copapayo, 118 killed; Las Piletas, high they often fall over, killing people on was organized in colonial plantations that Gualsinga River, 34 killed. At times the the road. All spew toxic fumes. This is har­ grew trade crops of balsam, cacao and indigo. Atlacatl has joined forces with the Belloso vest time in El Salvador. But partly as a consequence of isolation, Battalion-San Carlos Lempa., 25 killed; Los The three main export crops-<:atton, large-scale development was delayed. The Llanitos, 68 killed. The Atlacatl also partici­ sugar and coffee-must be harvest.ed in No­ Spanish permitted the Indians to maintain pated in Operation Phoenix on Guazapa. vol­ vember, December and January. All are much of their traditional system of commer­ cano where 245 civilians, mostly women and labor intensive and require very little labor cial lands. Nuclear families kept gardens ·children, were killed. On Nov. 16, 1989, sol- during the rest of the year. A lack of avail­ close to home for fresh fruits and vegetables. diers of the Atlacatl Battalion entered the able labor during these months would mean Large, extended families used fields for com-

• This ..bullet" symbol identifies sratemeots or insertions which are not spoken by a Member of the Senate on the floor. Matter set in this typeface i.ndicares words iosened or appended., racher than spoken, by a Member of the House on the floor. 3398 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS February 25, 1992 mon grazing, cultivation of staples and some its' deaths as an attack on economic and so­ cease-fire and enter the political struggle is crops for sale. The extended families adopted cial-self sufficiency among the poor. The Je­ a serious risk. A cease-fire would surely a saint as protector and used the saint's suits still work openly and alongside the make the front pages of the international feast day as an annual celebration and op­ poor to undermine class dependency and in­ newspapers. When the F .M.L.N. endorses portunity to review communal leadership. stitutionalized poverty. In this they are sub­ candidates for elected office in El Salvador, Central America became independent from versive of the economic status quo. this too will make news, al though the back Spain in 1821. A loose Central American Oscar Romero was an economic subversive. pages. But what would be the news-value of Union floundered until 1839, at which time El He advocated programs like land reform that the following succession of events; if the Salvador and the other countries of Central would have given the poor economic stabil­ Minister of the Interior deports the inter­ America became separate. During these ity. A stable, economic base for El Salvador national church-workers and human rights years the landed ologarchy initiated efforts is contradictory to the interests of the land­ advocates; if the government reneges on its to dissolve the Indian communal lands and owners. agreed-upon reform of the Armed Forces; if in 1833 suppressed an uprising under Archbishop Rivera Damas is subversive in the Anti-Communist Society acts on its Anastasio Aquino. this way. Under his leadership the Social promise to kill Mirtala Lopez; if selected In mid-century, the Government secured Secretariat of the Archdiocese has started a leftist candidates meets with accidents? most of its operating revenue from export credit union program for small communities. El Salvador has already ceased to be news. taxes on indigo. A decline in demand for in­ Communities are given a small amount of Renewed outbreaks of killing would receive digo led the oligarchal families to propose capital to allow them to create a middle-in­ very little attention in the United States, if full-scale privatizing of the Indians' com­ terest account. They are allowed to keep this any. Yet the F.M.L.N. would respond to such munal lands, so as to increase export produc­ capital if the community invests. People attacks. Caches of arms buried in abandoned tion. This "bouregeois revolution" cul­ who are saving money do not have to borrow wells and grenades hidden in volcanic ra­ minated in the Constitution of 1886 [dis­ at 20 percent interest to buy seed and fer­ vines would be retrieved. Some efforts to or­ cussed in America, 9124/91). Large tracts of tilizer. If poor communities do not need the ganize would take place, and a general call once communal land, used for internal pro­ seasonal work in order to support the cost of for an insurrection would be made. And there duction, were turned over to cash crops-in­ planting their staple corps, the export corps would be a great killing of the poor, the digo, cotton, sugar and coffee. The Indians would not be harvested. Christian base communities, unions, and were required to lease lands from the new Ironically, even capitalism is subversive to grass-roots, human rights groups. landowners. The Indians' only source of cash El Salvador's feudal economy. The oligarchy was to work as seasonal laborers on the and military do not want to see an expanded A massacre of the poor could take place newly enlarged plantations. The oligarchy middle class in El Salvador. Competition without help from the United States, for the explained this as bringing El Salvador into would force prices down and reduce the oli­ Armed Forces of El Salvador have not al­ the modern world. The poor and Indians saw garchy's profit margin. ways relied on U.S. patronage. The State De­ it as land theft, reducing the majority of Until the conditions of dependency and in­ partment may even object to the killing, but Salvadorans to serfdom and installing a feu­ stitutionalized poverty change, the peace it certainly would not intervene to protect dal economy over Salvadoran society. The process and dialogue between the F.M.L.N. the poor. The important question is, how Indians again rebelled but were crushed. and the Government of El Salvador mean lit­ would the North American people respond? Peasant subservience to the landowner was tle. On the other hand, when cooperativists, assured through the local militias. Terror like those from the Good Shepherd Agricul­ kept the workers from organizing. Land­ tural Cooperative in Aguilares, can report owners lent workers to each other as if bar­ that they are raising chickens and selling TRIBUTE TO RICHARD "FOXY" tering in slaves. This system functioned eggs on the open market without fear of re­ MARSHALL until 1932, when the rural Indian population prisal from the large egg-producers, we will in the western part of El Salvador and work­ know that peace is coming to El Salvador. ers in the capital rose against the land­ When unions, like Fenastras, can organize owners. The military crushed this uprising, and negotiate wages without their members HON. RONALD K. MACHTLEY killing 30,000 Indians. The Great Killing, as being beheaded and their offices blown up, OF RHODE ISLAND it is called, transformed the regional mili­ we will know that peace is coming to El Sal­ tias into a national institution and gave the vador. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES military a key role in Salvadoran social life, News of a peace accord is a sign of hope. Tuesday, February 25, 1992 which it still plays today. But El Salvador is a land of crushed hopes In the late 1970's the working classes of El and there is ample cause for suspicion. As Mr. MACHTLEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today Salvador again organized to demand higher the Government and the F.M.L.N. were nego­ wages and land reform. The landowners and to recognize Richard Foxy Marshall for his tiating in New York, Mirtala Lopez, a coura­ outstanding achievements as head football military responded with the same brutal effi­ geous Salvadoran who works with the Chris­ ciency. In 1980 the United States, under the tian Committee for Displaced People of El coach of Portsmouth High School. Reagan Administration, replaced the Salva­ Salvador, received five successive death Since his arrival at Portsmouth High School doran oligarchy as the chief patron of the threats from the Anti-Communist Society of in 1985, Foxy Marshall has won three State ti­ Salvadoran Armed Forces. With this .excep­ El Salvador. These threats were accom­ tion, little has changed in El Salvador since tles and has never had a losing season. With panied by a candle dripped in blood and a those State titles, Foxy Marshall has become the "liberal reforms" of the late 19th cen­ five colon donation for a coffin. Shortly tury that dissolved the communal lands. after, Mirtala came to the United States to the first coach in Rhode Island interscholastic A RATIONALE FOR WAR speak about her experience. Despite the dan­ football history to win championships in Rhode Which brings us back to Corral de Piedra. ger to her life she decided to return to El Island's three football divisions: B, C, and the Why did the Salvadoran Air Force strike this Salvador. Bishop Thomas Gumbleton of De­ newly formed championship division, which small settlement with such ferocity on Feb. troit, Patrick McManamon, S.J., of the De­ contains the top football schools in Rhode Is­ 11 , 1990? Why kill Jesuit priests, Archbishop troit Province of the Society of Jesus, Alice land. Fairchild, O.P., a Dominican from New York, Oscar Romero, American nuns, tens of thou­ An enthusiastic coach, Foxy, is a role model sands of civilians? and two congressional aides-Hector Lucena Corral de Piedra is an agricultural cooper­ from the office of Thomas Foglieta (D., Ohio) to the players he coaches. After suffering a ative. A review of massacres and invasions and Karen Masterson from the office of Tony heart attack, Foxy returned to the game with over the past 12 years shows that Hall (D., Ohio)--volunteered to accompany the same vigor and enthusiasm he has always cooperativists have been prime targets for Mirtala to El Salvador. All were denied visas displayed. attacks by the Salvadoran Armed Forces. A by the Salvadoran Minister of the Exterior. Foxy Marshall came to Portsmouth in 1985, cooperative is a self-sufficient, agro-eco­ Mirtala Lopez has good reason to be dubious nomic model of development. Corral de whether justice is really coming to El Sal­ after coaching football at Warren High School Piedra is not a direct economic threat to the vador. and at Roger Williams College in Bristol. Foxy oligarchy. It subverts the economy, however, The Armed Forces could easily manipulate was a police officer for the town of Bristol for in that it is a model for economic self-suffi­ the F.M.L.N. into an armed confrontation. 23 years before retiring as a captain in 1989. cient cooperative, even one that is very poor, The political space that has appeared in re­ I sincerely congratulate Richard "Foxy" Mar­ does not provide labor for the annual har­ cent years in El Salvador is not the result of shall of all his recent achievements. You have vest. altruism on the part of the oligarchy and This helps account for the massacre of the military. It grew, to a large extent, because proved to be a role model both on and off the Jesuits. Many in the Christian base commu­ of the sustained military effectiveness of the field to the young men you coach. I wish him nities, cooperatives and unions saw the Jesu- F .M.L.N. For the F .M.L.N. to agree now to a success in all his future endeavors. February 25, 1992 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 3399 NISHA HITCHMAN SELECTED AS FORMER CONGRESSMAN JOSEPH TRIBUTE TO CORTLAND BANKS 1992 McDONALD'S BLACK HIS- FISHER, GENTLEMAN, LEGISLA- TORY MAKER OF TOMORROW TOR HON. JAMFS A. 1RAF1CANT, JR. OF OHIO HON. ILEANA ROS.LEHTINEN HON. JJ. PICKLE IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Tuesday, February 25, 1992 OF FLORIDA OF TEXAS Mr. TRAFICANT. Mr. Speaker, I rise today IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES to pay tribute to the Cortland Banks in my Tuesday, February 25, 1992 Tuesday, February 25, 1992 17th Congressional District of Ohio which is celebrating its 1OOth anniversary this year. Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Mr. Speaker, Ms. Nisha Hitchman of Miami Norland Senior High Mr. PICKLE. Mr. Speaker, last week we lost Mr. Speaker, in these troubled times of bank failures and lending crises, it gives me great School was selected as 1 of the 1o 1992 one of our finest colleagues, Congressman Jo­ pride to honor an independent local bank that McDonald's Black History Makers of Tomor- seph Fisher of Virginia. Those of us who have has grown prudently and safely for the past row. The McDonald's Black History Makers of served with him recognize Joe Fisher as one 100 years. Over its lifetime, Cortland Banks Tomorrow program is a salute to educational of the most honorable and talented Members have survived no less than seven national re­ excellence, high moral character, and student who ever served. cessions and the Great Depression. During leadership shown among America's high Always polite and gentlemanly, yet always the periods of economic boom, the Cortland school juniors. The students are recognized full of insight and integrity, Joe Fisher was a Banks resisted the temptation to outgrow its both for present accomplishments and for their public servant in the best sense of the word. original purpose to serve its Mahoning Valley expected positive impact on our Nation. The The Washington Post captured the essence of depositors. Founded by William H. Wartman, energetic idealism of the 1O national winners this splendid gentleman and his service, and I the Cortland Banks have added nine branches and 5 semifinalists represent grand hope for ask that it be reprinted in the CONGRESSIONAL to its original in Cortland, OH. Cortland Banks our Nation's future. The program is sponsored RECORD as follows: now has offices in Brookfield, Vienna, by McDonald's for the purpose of highlighting Bristolville, Windham, Hiram, Williamsfield, talented minority youth and that of providing JosEPH L. FISHER Manuta, and Hubbard. positive role models. Joseph L. Fisher was not a feature writer's Mr. Speaker, it is with great pleasure that I Ms. Hitchman's resume is replete with aca- dream. The most vivid adjectives applied to rise today and pay tribute to the Cortland demic honors and student involvement. She him in the papers were "mild-mannered," Banks on its centennial. currently attends Miami Norland Senior High "soft-spoken" and, in later years, "gray" School where she is active in the school . and "grandfatherly." But as even the jour- nalists who thus caricatured him knew, newspaper, the Calculus Math Team, Mu there was a lot more to Joe Fisher than that. RESCUING THE U.S. SAVINGS Alpha Theta, Junior Committee, Inter-Club He commanded enormous respect-in county BOND PROGRAM Council, National Honor Society, softball, Eng- government, state office and Congress-be­ lish Honor Society, Top Teen of America, and cause he combined a first-rate intellect with HON. AUSTIN J. MURPHY Campus Life. Ms. Hitchman plans to serve as a strong commitment to principle. He didn't OF PENNSYLVANIA a page in the Florida State Legislature this have to be loud to be listened to, and al­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES spring. though he had a knack for compromise and Tuesday, February 25, 1992 The winners were selected based on sul:r conciliation, he could also-in things that counted-be very determined. mission of an application, school transcripts, Mr. MURPHY. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to letter of recommendation, and a 500 word In 1968, for example, he and two other demand the U.S. Treasury reverse a recently members of the Arlington County Board se­ implemented policy regarding U.S. savings essay titled "How I Plan to Make an Impact on cured passage of Virginia's first open hous- bonds. No longer is it possible to walk into a Black History." McDonald's received more ing ordinance, despite a Republican walkout bank, and simply purchase a bond. We are than 1,000 essays from high school students and some strenuous opposition from the now required to fill out an application and sul:r nationwide. Nisha and the other nine winners county prosecutor. Six years later, he took mit it to the bank before receiving the actual recently traveled to Washington, DC, from on Rep. Joel Broyhill, an institution in savings bond in the mail. Implemented in the February 19 to 22 to attend the McDonald's Northern Virginia's 10th District who had Leadership Conference and had the honor of rolled over one strong challenger after an­ name of cost savings, this streamlining policy participating in a live taping of Black Entertain- other. What most considered to be an impos­ will, I predict, do serious harm to a popular ment Television's [BET] Teen Summit on Fel:r sible quest became even more impossible Government savings program. ruary 22. when Mr. Fisher threw his back out in the Throughout the years of this program's ex­ middle of the campaign and had to seek iste;-ce, purchasing a U.S. savings bond has In her noteworthy essay, Ms. Hitchman votes for a time in great pain and in a wheel- been the ideal gift. Over the years I myself wrote: chair. Even his frien~s were urging him to have purchased bonds for numerous children, I plan to make an impact on black history pull out, but instead Mr. Fisher pulled off a nieces and nephews, and now grandchildren. by living free and giving others the courage stunning upset, ending Mr. Broyhill's con­ Speaking from past experience, I believe that to be free .... The path I have taken to be gressional career after 11 terms. giving a child a U.S. savings bond, conveys to mentally free is that of realizing my unique- Mr. Fisher, who died Wednesday at the age them a certain sense of maturity and respon­ ness, yearning for quality education, being of 78, was one of the postwar generation of sibility. As bondholders they could share the determined, and having the intent of teach- government leaders who saw this metropoli­ same pride that adults had in their Nation and ing others how to be totally free. tan area whole and worked to knit its cities, the value of hard work. Americans have al­ I wish her much success in her effort to use towns and counties together through various forms of regional cooperation. A respected ways held the belief that patience and perse­ the dynamic force of liberty in those around economist and a world War II veteran, he verance pays off in the end. Watching a bond her, and challenge her peers to strive for ex- gained election to the Arlington board in grow to maturity taught young people this val­ cellence as well. 1964, and while there also served as chairman uable and vital lesson. I commend Ms. Hitchman on receiving this of the metropolitan transit agency and the Now, unable to purchase a savings bond impressive national award. She has already Council of Governments. After three terms upon demand, I am concerned that people will accomplished many impressive things and I in Congress, he wound up his public career in simply be deterred from buying them. Call me Gov. Charles S. Robb's cabinet as secretary am confident her future will bring great things of human services. It was there that state old fashioned, but people do not trust what as well. I also thank Ms. Barbara W. Gothard, sen. Edward E. Wiley-no great admirer of they cannot see, and do not have faith in what the president of the Gothard Group, a public Northern Virginia-appraised Mr. Fisher's they cannot hold. Now it will be simpler to relations firm in Miami, for getting the story of performance in terms that could be applied write a check as a gift. They are easy to cash Ms. Hitchman's accomplishment out to the to just about all his works. "Joe's a fine gen- and even easier to spend. One more tradition south Florida community. tleman," he said, "doing a superb job." to help American children learn the values of 59-059 0--96 Vol. 138 (Pt. 3) 17 3400 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS February 25, 1992 thrift, patience, and perseverance, sacrificed at to themselves. To Ms. Sherman, words were TRIBUTE TO SAINT XAVIER the expense of Government efficiency policies. not enough. She knew that for her children to UNIVERSITY I can only hope that the Treasury will re­ internalize these values, she must set the ex­ verse this decision. Americans are now des­ ample. Carrie Sherman blazed a path for her HON. WIWAM 0. LIPINSKI perately looking to Washington for leadership. three daughters, including Garnett, by becom­ OF ILLINOIS Telling them one more time that even simple ing a successful businesswoman owner of a . IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES requests, like buying a U.S. savings bond, will grocery store, barber shop, and ice cream require filing an application and dealing with shop. With such an outstanding foundation to Tuesday, February 25, 1992 Washington's monstrous bureaucracy is the build upon, it was inevitable that Garnett Jack­ Mr. LIPINSKI. Mr. Speaker, on May 1, 1992, wrong message to send to our citizens. Let's son would become the outstanding citizen we Saint Xavier College of Chicago will become throw the average citizen, already drowning in know today. Sai:it Xavier University. I rise today to recog­ a hostile sea of Government rules and regula­ Mr. Speaker, it is my belief that the role of nize the students and faculty of this academic tions, a lifeline. Let us demand that the Treas­ government is to promote, protect, defend, institution and to congratulate the entire Saint ury reverse this policy. and enhance human dignity. If our Govern­ Xavier community on this special occasion. Saint Xavier College was founded in 1846 ment is to fulfill this role, it certainly needs the by the Sisters of Mercy and chartered by the support of educators such as Garnett Nelson CONGRESSMAN KILDEE SALUTES State of Illinois with the power to grant de­ Jackson whose life has been dedicated to a GARNETT NELSON JACKSON grees in 1847. Since that time, it has grown to series of struggles to promote and enhance offer a diverse curriculum including 30 under­ human dignity. She exemplifies all that is good HON. DALE E. KILDEE graduate majors and 19 graduate programs in about being an American and I am proud to OF MICHIGAN the areas of arts and sciences, business, edu­ have the opportunity to represent her. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES cation and nursing. Tuesday, February 25, 1992 The change in name is an accurate rep­ resentation of the Saint Xavier of today. Saint Mr. KILDEE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to Xavier is a private Catholic university with a ask you ·and my fellow .Members of Congress TRIBUTE TO LARRY BERMAN tradition of academic excellence. Its outstand­ to join me in saluting a great American, Gar­ ing faculty is committed to teaching, scholar­ nett Nelson Jackson. She has dedicated her ship and service to the community. Saint Xa­ life to what I consider to be the most noble of HON. RONALD K. MACHltEY vier has developed into both an urban and occupations-teaching. Garnett Jackson's ac­ OF RHODE ISLAND international university serving the diverse complishments have been a great source of educational needs of over 3, 700 students from IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES pride to me, both as her Congressman and as Chicago's southwest side as well as centers in her colleague, being a former teacher myself. Tuesday, February 25, 1992 Orland Park, IL, Paris, and Milan. Ms. Jackson was born in New Orleans, LA. As Saint Xavier College becomes Saint Xa­ The second child of three girls, Garnett is the Mr. MACHTLEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today vier University, I urge my colleagues to join product of a private and Catholic school edu­ to congratulate Larry Berman on being named me in saluting this fine academic institution. Its cation. Garnett Jackson earned a bachelor of the "Young Citizen of the Year," an award by history and accomplishments should serve as arts degree in education from Dillard Univer­ the Woonsocket Jaycees. a model for colleges and universities through­ sity in New Orleans. Formerly employed with During the past 4 years I ha~e spent in pub­ out the Nation. I join the Saint Xavier commu­ the U.S. Postal Service, Ms. Jackson is cur­ lic life, I have become well acquainted with a nity in looking to the future and all the accom­ rently a kindergarten teacher at Civic Park and wide variety of people who interact with my of­ plishments it will bring. Coolidge Elementary Schools in Flint. She has fice on a daily basis. I am consistently im­ one child, Damon Jackson, a graduating sen­ pressed with the level of commitment and ef­ ior from Flint Central High School. CONGRATULATIONS LITHUANIA fort demonstrated by so many of them. Garnett Nelson Jackson's outstanding ability to educate others transcends the title of However, I must agree with the Woonsocket HON. DAVID E. BONIOR Jaycees that there are some people among us "teacher." her achievements in the field of OF MICHIGAN whose dedication and hard work stand out education have received national recognition. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES She is a recipient of the National Association from the crowd. Tuesday, February 25, 1992 for the Advancement of Colored People You are clearly one of those special per­ [NAACP] Harambee Medal. This award is sons, Larry. Mr. BONIOR. Mr. Speaker, I am proud to given to African-Americans who inform and support House Concurrent Resolution 239. As Assistant managing editor of the enlighten the community. Ms. Jackson also re­ The people of Lithuania deserve to have a Woonsocket Call, your commitment to deliver­ ceived the 1991 Dorothy A. Evans Educator of resolution congratulating them for their suc­ ing the truth to your readers day in and day the Year Award from the NAACP-Flint branch. cessful and peaceful revolution. out stands second to none. A noted author, Garnett Jackson has pub­ Recently, we celebrated the 74th anniver­ lished several books under the series title, "Af­ The highest standard of fairness and accu­ sary of Lithuania's declaration of independ­ rican Like Me." The book series targets Afri­ racy have been the hallmarks of your manage­ ence on February 16, 1918. For 22 years, can-American children ages 4 through 8 and ment of the Gall's news content. Lithuania enjoyed independence until Hitler is designed to promote positive self-aware­ In addition to your commitment to the paper, and Stalin agreed to the treacherous Molotov­ ness through the study of important historical you have somehow found the time to give Ribbentrop Pact. From then on, the people of figures. The titles include, "I Am An African­ back to your community in numerous other en­ Lithuania endured over a half century of re­ American Child," "The Little African King, King deavors. pression under Communist dictatorship. Tut," "Benjamin Banneker and His Wooden Over the past few years, Sajudis led a non­ Clock," "Frederick Douglass, Freedom Fight­ Your work with the budding young journal­ violent movement for democracy. These ef­ er," and "Phyllis Wheatley, Poetess." Addition­ ists in the local schools, commitment to com­ forts bore fruit on March 11, 1990 when the ally, Garnett Jackson has a column that ap­ merce development in the city, and assistance newly elected parliament declared the restora­ pears weekly in the local daily newspaper, the in planning and fundraising for annual events tion of Lithuania's independence. Flint Journal, and writes for a local African­ are extraordinary examples of your commit­ However, the trials of the Lithuanian people American newspaper, the Flint Editorial. ment and dedication to improving the quality continued. In January last year, Soviet troops Garnett credits her many accomplishments of life for the Greater Woonsocket area. launched a bloody assault against Vilnius. By to her mother, Carrie Sherman. Ms. Sherman I share with the entire Woonsocket commu­ the thousands, Lithuanians bravely defied the not only instilled in her children a respect for nity in extending congratulations to you on this Soviet tanks. The actions of the Lithuanian truth and honesty, she also taught them to al­ most worthy award. I wish you continued suc­ people were a crucial turning point in the de­ ways stand up for their beliefs and to be true cess in all your future endeavors. feat of communism. Freedom loving people February 25, 1992 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 3401 around the world continue to draw inspiration their commitment to saving and reduced budget estimates for the next 10 years project from these events. spending to pay off the historically high levels deficits bottoming out at $156 billion in 1996, I am proud that the United States never rec­ of debt accumulated in the 1980's. While in­ but rising to $303 billion in 2001. We simply ognized the illegal Soviet annexation of Lithua­ creased saving has caused short-term pain in cannot run annual budget deficits in the hun­ nia and the Baltic States. Our patient and prin­ the form of dampened consumption, it is es­ dreds of billions of dollars. There is a saying cipled stand helped lead to the demise of sential to long-term growth. Enacting tax cuts in the Navy that the commander is responsible communism. Over the past few years, we ignores this long-term prescription for recovery for what happens during his watch. My last act have witnessed the triumph of freedom in by focusing on short-term consumption. as a Member of Congress will not be to exac­ Eastern Europe. We can all rejoice that Lith­ Tax cuts will be ineffective in the short term erbate the deficit problem and threaten this uania and the Baltic States were finally able to because they have little effect on consumer Nation's long-term prosperity. We have restore their independence. spending. A tax cut of $400 for a family is too passed too many bills onto our children. Short­ I would like to express solidarity with the little; an extra dollar a day will not stimulate a term fixes, while effective in campaigns, do Lithuanian people who have sacrificed so family to spend more money. Now they are not address systemic and fundamental prob­ much for the cause of freedom. also too late. Last month Americans spent lems that only add to our long-run economic more money and increased home purchases. and budget problems. We must separate elec­ Consumer spending rose without the benefit of tion year politics from sound policy in crafting ELECTION YEAR SOLUTIONS, a tax cut because of reduced personal debt economic policy. LONG-TERM PROBLEMS levels. Even if the tax cuts were timely, polls I am in the enviable position where, unlike show that consumers would use additional that of my colleagues, the winds of political HON. GLENN M. ANDERSON revenue to further reduce their personal debt expediency blow less strong. Immune from OF CALIFORNIA level. While reducing debt and increasing sav­ these pressures, I am absolutely free to pur­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ings should be encouraged, giving families tax sue the responsible, if not politically popular, cuts to accomplish these goals would increase Tuesday, February 25, 1992 course of action. Growth, with fiscal respon­ public debt, thereby canceling the benefits of sibility, will guide my actions during the 102d Mr. ANDERSON. Mr. Speaker, our country increased personal savings. Congress. is mired in the longest recession since the The President's capital gains tax cut will, Great Depression. Nearly 9 million Americans like middle-class tax cuts, exacerbate the are unemployed. Housing starts are at their budget deficit without providing fiscal stimulus OLGA MIYAR, HONORED lowest level since 1945. Business failures are to the economy. While its exact budgetary im­ PRINCIPAL at an all time high, causing job insecurity even plications are disputed, the Joint Committee among those who are employed. People are on Taxation estimates that the President's pro­ HON. ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN looking toward Washington for solutions to posal will lose $15.4 billion over the next 6 OF FLORIDA their economic problems. Unfortunately, they years. To compound its negative fiscal impact, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES find a Government whose actions are con­ the benefits of a capital gains tax cut will dis­ Tuesday, February 25, 1992 strained by a nearly $400 billion budget deficit. proportionately flow to wealthy Americans, Meanwhile, the economy inches toward recov­ those who need a handout from the Govern­ Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Mr. Speaker, I am ery, even as we are faced with long-term, ment the least after receiving most of the in­ pleased to recognize Olga Miyar, who has structural problems that prevent the resur­ come gains of the 1980's. Those who have in­ been honored by the Dade County Public gence of America as the world's premier eco­ comes over $200,000, will receive an average School System as being one of its best admin­ nomic power. tax cut of $19,000. At the same time, those in istrators. She was one of seven candidates to Most economists agree that the economy middle-income tax brackets will receive, on av­ be chosen to compete for an award. will fully recover from the recession by mid- erage, only $200. A capital gains tax cut at As principal of Auburndale Elementary, Ms. 1992. The Congressional Budget Office [CBO] this juncture provides little relief to middle-in­ Miyar strongly believes that recognition moti­ estimates economic growth of 5.2 percent come Americans who have been hard hit by vates her young students to learn and encour­ over the next 2 years without Government the recession. I have supported a capital gains ages parental involvement. She was recently intervention. But since this is an election year, tax cut in the past, because I believe the Tax featured in the Miami Herald for her extraor­ Democrats and Republicans have offered Code should stress investment, but the Presi­ dinary dedication and commitment to edu­ plans to fix the economy with a fiscal stimulus. dent's proposal neither addresses the short­ cation. The article "Auburndale Principal The Republican plan centers on a capital term needs of most Americans nor the specter 'Never Wants to Leave"' by Jon O'Neill re­ gains tax cut. The Democrat's alternative is a of our unbridled deficit. veals why she is so admired and loved by stu­ tax cut for the middle class. These proposals Increasing budget deficits will add to the dents and colleagues. The article follows: threaten to embroil the Democrat-controlled long-term economic problems of our country. Olga Miyar knows all about the three Rs. Congress in a bidding war with the President There is direct causal relationship between But the Auburndale Elementary principal to determine who is the party of least respon­ how much the Federal Government goes into has added two more of her own: Recognize and Reward. sibility. Neither plan will provide a short-term debt and the interest rate we pay on our out­ Miyar believes this concept not only moti­ stimulus to the economy. Both are inadequate standing debt. Financial markets are sure to vates kids to learn, but keeps parents in­ to meet the economic demands of the 21st panic if the Government breaks the fiscal re­ volved with the school as well. century. straints of the budget. This will drive up inter­ "It works for everyone, even me." she said. To the extent that additional tax revenues or est rates. Higher interest rates dampen home "I enjoy being recognized, too." spending cuts can be found, they should not sales, vital investment in plants and equip­ And so she is. Miyar, 47, is the region IV be squandered on a politically expedient tax ment, and decrease exports by artificially nominee for the 1991-92 Principal of the cut. They should be used to reduce the deficit strengthening the dollar. This will cost the av­ Year. "She really runs a terrific school," said and meet pressing domestic problems that in­ erage American far more than he or she will Region IV Superintendent Carol Cortes. hibit economic growth. These deep-seated gain through a politically popular tax cut. "There are so many facets to it and she man­ problems, including a lack of spending on edu­ Lower interest rates will allow Americans to re­ ages to blend them all together. Auburndale cation, investment, and infrastructure, will lin­ duce their mortgage payments, care pay­ is the kind of school people are always try­ ger long after the recession is over unless we ments, and payments on their student loans. ing to transfer into." act with an eye toward the future. This will give the middle class money in the Parent involvement is one reason the Congress should also focus on measures to long run without increasing our budget deficit. school is successful. Auburndale, at 3255 SW increase our national savings rate. Economists Congress is elected by the people to rep­ Sixth St., has 1,054 students and consistently ranks among the highest in average attend­ have all pointed to our dismally low savings as resent their best interests, both short and long ance and school volunteers. the greatest impediment to our economic term. Yet during the time I have represented "It's like a family here," said second-grade growth, with our high Federal budget deficit a my constituents, debt levels have soared. We teacher Marlene Rodriguez. "The kids really contributing concern that drags down long­ cannot let election year pressures obscure our look up to her, and she used her own experi­ term investment. Consumers have renewed view of the future. Even without tax cuts, ence to help me get started. She's accessible 3402 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS February 25, 1992 and helpful to everyone. I don't know how Dr. Mastromonaco always planned to return to ALLISON WINS DAYTONA 500 she has the energy to do what she does." his home in Hudson County, NJ. Following his Miyar says she makes a point of commu­ nicating with teachers, parents and students graduation in Italy, he took a rotating intern­ HON. BEN ERDREICH to make them feel they are a part of the ship at the Jersey City Medical Center, where OF ALABAMA school. he stayed for 2 years. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES " I want to empower people," Miyar said. Tuesday, February 25, 1992 "My mission is help our students achieve." In 1938, Dr. Mastromonaco returned to his To Miyar, that means all students, includ­ home in Bayonne as a doctor at Bayonne Mr. ERDREICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to ing the 150 kids who attend the exceptional Hospital. This marked the beginning of an il­ congratulate two of Alabama's most distin­ Education Center there, recognized as one of lustrious 48-year career at the hospital. guished citizens. On Sunday, February 16, Dade's best. Davey Allison of Hueytown, won the 34th an­ While practicing at Bayonne Hospital, Dr. She also helped bring Auburndale into the nual Daytona 500. Just 4 years ago, Davey's age of technology. The school has a new Mastromonaco also undertook numerous posi­ father, Bobby, became the 30th winner in the computer lab, uses video discs for music les­ tions in the public sector. From 1938 until sons and is getting computers in each class­ annual NASCAR event. With Davey's win room. 1946 he was the city physician for Bayonne. Sunday, the Alli sons became only the second Miyar has also added personal touches to During World War II, he was a civilian medical father and son team to win at Daytona. her work. She loves pink, and the color is ev­ officer for the U.S. Army's Manhattan project. Bobby and Davey are two outstanding rep­ erywhere. Her office is painted "School From 1946 until 1948, Dr. Mastromonaco was resentatives of Alabama and both are proud to Board pink," and festooned with pink rib­ the medical inspector for the Bayonne Board be members of the "Alabama Gang." bons. The school mascot is a pink panther. In the Sixth District, and throughout Ala­ "Pink is a very soothing color," she said. of Education. bama, we are proud of the Allisons and the " It gives off a special glow." Following this period of service, the doctor Miyar was born in Cuba and came to contributions they have made to our State. Miami in 1961. She has a bachelor's degree in took a leave from the public sector. In 1959, These two men are outstanding role models education and a master's in administration he was named a fellow of the International and are to be commended for their achieve­ and supervision from the University of College of Surgeons, and in 1960 was named ments in the auto racing world. Miami. a fellow of the American Society of Abdominal Mr. Speaker, I can safely say if Congress In 1968, she started teaching at Coral Way Surgeons. were able to move as fast as these two men, Elementary, three blocks from where she lived. In 1970, she went to Douglass Elemen­ In 1962, Dr. Mastromonaco returned to most of our problems would be small ones. Just so, like these two, we move in the right tary. Since then, she has taught or held ad­ serve the city of Bayonne as the director of direction. ministrative posts at six other schools. She health and welfare. He served in this post for came to Auburndale five years ago. Miyar makes no bones about her goal; 17 years, and from 1976 until 1979 was also " I want to be a legend in this community. health officer. TRIBUTE TO ROGER C. MARKELL I don't even want to leave Auburndale." During his tenure as director, the depart­ Mr. Speaker, I commend Olga Miyar for her ment established community health programs HON. DAVE CAMP outstanding achievements as teacher and ad­ such as the Free Screening Clinic for Cancer, OF MICHIGAN ministrator. Her devotion to education is an in­ Heart Disease and Hypertension; the Pre­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES spiration to all teachers and principals in Dade Tuesday, February 25, 1992 County and around the Nation. Natal and Child Health Care Clinic at the Bay­ onne Hospital; the Drug and Alcohol Abuse Mr. CAMP. Mr. Speaker, it is with great Program; the Bayonne Mental Health Center; pleasure that I rise today to recognize a fine IN HONOR OF DR. JOSEPH the Senior Citizens Nutrition Program; the individual from the community of Midland, Ml. MASTROMONACO, SR., BAYONNE Bayonne Community Day Nursery and many Mr. Roger C. Markell was born in Holt, Ml. UNICO'S MAN OF THE YEAR other programs. After graduating from high school he served in the Army until 1946. Upon leaving the Army HON. FRANK J. GUARINI Dr. Mastromonaco also became the first di­ he returned to the Lansing area and worked in rector of the department to be licensed as a OF NEW JERSEY area dairies uritil deciding to attend Michigan health officer by the State of New Jersey. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES State College in 1949. He graduated from Michigan State in 1952 Tuesday, February 25, 1992 Upon his retirement in 1979, then-Mayor Dennis Collins honored him by declaring June with a bachelor of science degree in• recre­ Mr. GUARINI. Mr. Speaker, I ask you · and 20, "Dr. Joseph Mastromonaco Day." ation. While he was in college he worked for my distinguished colleagues to join me in sa­ both the Lansing Recreation Department and' luting Dr. Joseph Mastromonaco, Sr., who has In 1985, Dr. Mastromonaco received the the Lansing YMCA. been named "Man of the Year" by the Ba­ Golden Merit Award from the Medical Society Roger joined the Midland Community Center yonne chapter of Unico National. of New Jersey for his completion of 50 years in 1952 as the men's and boy's athletic direc­ Dr. Mastromonaco will be honored as "Man as a practicing physician. tor. He was named executive director of the of the Year" during a gala dinner this Saturday In addition to the aforementioned activities, center in 1978, after serving as assistant di­ evening at the Ukrainian National Home in Ba­ Dr. Mastromonaco is also a member of the rector and associate director of the center. He yonne, which is my congressional district. has remained director for the past 13 years. Matthew Guerra, president of the Bayonne Hudson County Medical Society, the Medical During this time Mr. Markell has helped to chapter of Unico, recently announced the se­ Society of New Jersey, the American Medical build the center into a place where people go lection of Dr. Mastromonaco as "Man of the Association, the Royal Arcanium, and is a past to relax, compete, make friends and have fun. Year," noting his accomplishments in the med­ president of the Bayonne chapter of Unico Na­ He has seen the location of the building ical field and his more than 50 years of serv­ tional. change, and the area more than double in ice to the community of Bayonne. Mr. Speaker and my distinguished col­ size. It has been called a polished gem of the Dr. Mastromonaco was born and bred in leagues, Dr. Mastromonaco is a man truly de­ community, and he certainly is responsible for Bayonne, taking his education at St. Mary's serving of our praise and thanks for his dedi­ a large part of that gem. School and then at Bayonne High School. He Roger is married to Elizabeth June Harris, cation to improving the quality of life for the attended Gettysburg College and then did and they have seven children. He is involved residents of Bayonne. I know this august body graduate work at New York University. Follow­ with the community in many other ways, in­ ing this, Dr. Mastromonaco journeyed abroad, will want to join me, Dr. Mastromonaco's wife cluding the Midland Rotary Club, as former receiving his M.D. from the University of Elinor, his four sons, Vito, Joseph Jr., Edward, chairman of the Adult Education Advisory Rome, Italy and the University of Bologna, and Thomas, along with his 13 grandchildren Council and as a senior warden at the St. Italy in 1935. in congratulating him on being named "Man of John's Episcopal Church. Despite the time he spent away from his the Year" and thanking him for a job well Roger Markell will be retiring on April 30, home studying and preparing for his career, done. 1992. Mr. Speaker, I know that you will join February 25, 1992 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 3403 with me in commending this outstanding indi­ first in-depth history of track and field in work on behalf of small businesses nationwide vidual for the service he has provided to the America, and he funded a similar publication during the past year. community for the past 39 years. He will be on UT baseball. He was co-founder and first I am especially pleased to see Susan taking president of the Longhorn Hall of Honor. the helm of NSBU because of my experience sorely missed. Smith founded Texas Books for Texas Li­ braries, was a founder of the Chancellor's in dealing with her, as well as with John Paul Council and chaired and participated in nu­ Galles and all of the very capable staff of Na­ C.B. SMITH, SR., PHILANTHROPIST merous other organizations benefiting the tional Small Business United. Susan's skills AND FRIEND university. and experience in running a successful busi­ 'l'o commemorate Webb, Smith established ness here in Washington, DC, coupled with HON. JJ. PICKLE the Walter Prescott Webb Chair in History her dedication to the cause of small business, and Ideas at UT, which now is endowed at $1 OF TEXAS make her the perfect spokesperson for million. NSBU's strong advocacy role in important IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Smith is survived by his son, D.B. Smith, small business issues. Tuesday, February 25, 1992 Jr., of Friday Harbor, Wash.; two daughters, Doris Smith Jones of Flower Mound and Jo­ In addition to having served for many years Mr. PICKLE. Mr. Speaker, at the beginning hanna Louetta Smith of Austin; and seven on the NSBU board of trustees, Susan Hager of World War II, the president of General Mo­ grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. is a founding member and past national presi­ tors appointed young C.B. Smith to the War Services will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at the dent of the National Association of Women Production Board where he served with great Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd, 2206 Business Owners. She has served as chair of distinction. Exposition Blvd., with burial at Austin Me­ the Treasury Department's Small Business After the war, he became directly involved morial Park. Weed-Corley Funeral Home is Advisory Council, and is a former member of handling arrangements. with General Motors and began an outstand­ the Small Business Administration's National ing career as president of the Texas Auto­ Advisory Council. mobile Leaders Association. TRIBUTE TO THE INTEGRITY OF A veteran defender of small business issues But his outstanding achievement may well ERIC APPLE and concerns, Susan was a delegate to the be termed in the gifts he gave to his alma White House Conference on Small Business mater, the University of Texas. He was a de­ in both 1980 and 1986. Through her public re­ voted friend of Walter Prescott Webb, commit­ HON. JAMF.s A. TRAflCANT, JR. lations firm, Susan also played a big role in ted a good portion of his life to honoring the OF OHIO assuring that the Small Business Administra­ memory of this outstanding individual where IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES tion, targeted for elimination in 1986, today he established a chair of Walter Prescott Tuesday, February 25, 1992 maintains its critical role as the voice of small Webb. His gifts to the University of Texas will Mr. TRAFICANT. Mr. Speaker, today I rise business within the executive branch. be remembered forever. to honor Eric Apple, a very commendable At a time when such watershed issues as It was my privilege to count him as one of young person from my 17th District of Ohio. health care · availability, access to credit, my early friends whose steadfast loyalty and The hard work and dedication Eric has put growth and job creation all hinge on small support lasted all these years. He was a hard into researching American history, especially business' ability to generate the economic driving, successful businessman, but a bene­ U.S. Presidents, has brought him to the atten­ steam that will power our Nation into the 21st factor of the arts and humanities whose con­ tion of First Lady Barbara Bush. century, it is a great pleasure for me to know tributions will last forever. Indeed, it was a surprise when Eric's par­ that Susan Hager will be speaking out this Mr. Speaker, I include a reprint of the life of ents, Les and Bonnie Apple, received a phone year on behalf of NSBU's 60,000 small busi­ this good man for the CONGRESSIONAL call last month from a member of Barbara ness owners and its network of regional small RECORD. Bush's staff, who personally invited Eric's fam­ business organizations. BUSINESSMAN, DoNOR C.B. SMITH, 88, DIES ily to meet with the First Lady in Washington. · C.B. Smith Sr., business leader and philan­ The invitation came as a reply to a photograph CONGRESSMAN KILDEE HONORS thropist, died Tuesday. He was 88. Eric sent to Mrs. Bush of a display devoted to LLOYD BURLEY Born in West Texas in 1903, Smith came to her efforts that he created for the Girard Free Austin to attend the University of Texas as a junior after two years at Arlington Junior Library. HON. DALE E. KILDEE College, a branch of Texas A&M. At UT, Eric, who is a graduate of Liberty High OF MICHIGAN Smith earned bachelor's and master's de­ School, admires Barbara Bush for her caring, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES grees in history and political science. motherly demeanor and her extensive work The medal-winning track and field athlete with literacy and disabled students. His par­ Tuesday, February 25, 1992 spent two years coaching at Houston Junior ents and grandmother, Sally Chudakoff, have Mr. KILDEE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to College (now the University of Houston) be­ also been staunch admirers of the First Lady. urge my colleagues in the House of Rep­ fore beginning a long and profitable business I rise today, Mr. Speaker, to commend Eric resentatives to join me in paying tribute to career in the automotive industry. Lloyd Burley who has served for 25 years as In 1941 , he was named by the president of Apple on this well-deserved recognition by the General Motors to the War Production Board White House. May he continue to be rewarded a dedicated public servant of the people of in Washington, D.C. His performance there for all of his future intellectual pursuits. Marathon Township. Lloyd is retiring from the won him the Distinguished Service A ward. Marathon Towns hip Board due to his lengthy He later served as president of the Texas battle with cancer. His peers and those he Automobile Dealers' Association and was TRIBUTE TO SUSAN HAGER'S served so well will surely feel the loss of this Dealer Advisory Council chairman. ELECTION AS THE 1992 PRESI­ truly inspiring individual. Smith, was chairman of the Austin Cham­ DENT OF NATIONAL SMALL In addition to his accomplishments as a ber of Commerce and president of the Austin BUSINESS UNITED community leader, Lloyd has also distin­ Area Economic Development Foundation. He was a co-founder of the Headliners Club, guished himself in agricultural pursuits. In served on the vestry of Episcopal Church of HON. ANDY IREIAND 1977, he was honored for his outstanding the Good Shepherd, and served on the boards OF FLORIDA farming achievements by being named Lapeer of Brackenridge Hospital, St. Stephen's IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES County's Dairyman of the Year. He is past School, St. Andrews's School and MBank. president of the Lapeer County DHIA, former Smith. a lifelong friend of Walter Prescott Tuesday, February 25, 1992 chairman of the Marathon Township Agricul­ Webb, donated the Walter Prescott Webb pa­ Mr. IRELAND. Mr. Speaker, I want to take tural Stabilization and Conservation Service pers to the Texas State Archives and spon­ this opportunity today to congratulate Susan Community Committee, and has served on the sored the Walter Prescott Webb Lecture Se­ Hager, cofounder and president of Hager ries at the University of Texas at Arlington. soil conservation district board, the Farm Bu­ At UT-Austin, Smith contributed to both Sharp · inc., on being elected the 1992 presi­ reau's Dairy and Livestock Board, and with the academic and athletic programs. As co­ dent of National Small Business United. I also 4-H Program. founder to UT's Track and Field Club, he want to commend outgoing NSBU president, Lloyd is one of those fine people you meet sponsored the writing and publishing of the George Abbott of Omaha, NE, for his fine in life who is honest, unselfish, fair, and en- 3404 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS February 25, 1992 dowed with common sense. A testament to need beyond our borders is further evidence a difference, and our most valuable tool is these qualities is the manner in which Lloyd of the academy's unselfish commitment and education. has distinguished himself in every task he has its continued following of T elsche Yeshiva's Our cities and towns, as well as the Federal undertaken. Everyone who has been touched teachings. Government, have long been responsible for by this extraordinary individual knows the loss Mr. Speaker, the Hebrew Academy is recog­ providing education and training for our chil­ the Marathon Township Board will soon expe­ nized for the phrase "A people survives so dren. As we look to the future, however, the rience. While he will be missed, those familiar long as it transmits its heritage from one gen­ business sector can and must provide addi­ with Lloyd know that he will continue to in­ eration to the next." The day school teaches tional educational opportunities. That is why I spire, enhance, and contribute to all the lives its students about the Jewish religion, reminds am so impressed by one such successful he touches. them of their past, and prepares them for the business-education partnership-the Tribute to Mr. Speaker, it is indeed an honor and a future. Young America Program, sponsored by Dis­ pleasure for me to rise before the House of The academy has much to celebrate as we cover Card Services, Inc., which is located in Representatives to pay tribute to Lloyd Burley. glance back over the years. I invite my col­ my congressional district. He has served tirelessly for his community for leagues to join me today in this special salute The Tribute to Young America Program of­ over two decades. I urge my colleagues to join to the Hebrew Academy. fers America's youth a variety of programs me in commending Lloyd on the occasion of that provide both the resources and the skills his retirement. His selflessness has touched necessary to allow high school students to the lives of countless people and continues to THE 74TH ANNIVERSARY OF continue their education. The cornerstone of serve as a beacon of bright hope for our entire ESTONIAN INDEPENDENCE this effort is the Tribute Award Scholarship community. Program for high school juniors. Developed in HON. DAVID E. BONIOR conjunction with the American Association of OF MICHIGAN School Administrators, the Tribute Awards rec­ A SPECIAL TRIBUTE TO THE ognize students' academic achievement, lead­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HEBREW ACADEMY ership qualities, dedication to the community, Tuesday, February 25, 1992 and unique endeavors and experiences. The HON. LOUIS STOKFS Mr. BONIOR. Mr. Speaker, I'd like to join scholarships total $750,000 with individual OF OHIO millions of freedom loving people around the awards of up to $22,500. State Tribute Award winners will be an­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES world in celebrating the 74th anniversary of Estonian independence. On February 24, nounced in mid-April of this year, with the na­ Tuesday, February 25, 1992 1918, Estonia proclaimed independence which tional winners being honored at a ceremony Mr. STOKES. Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to it enjoyed until Hitler and Stalin agreed to the here in Washington, DC, on June 17. I urge all rise today in recognition of the 49th anniver­ treacherous Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact. Soviet Members to recognize and pay tribute to the sary of the Hebrew Academy of Cleveland. In troops soon occupied and forcibly annexed nearly 5,000 students vying for Tribute Award honor of this momentous occasion, a celebra­ Estonia. From 1940 on, Estonia suffered ter­ scholarships. All of these young people should tion banquet will be held on Sunday, March 1, ribly under Soviet imposed Communist rule. be commended for their ambition and will to 1992, at the Sheraton City Centre in Cleve­ I am proud that the United States never rec­ succeed. I look forward to the opportunity to land. At that time, Hebrew Academy president ognized the Soviet annexation of Estonia and honor the national winners in June, and send Louis Feig and others will highlight the the Baltic States. Our patient and principled our Nation's future leaders forward to a suc­ achievements of this great organization. I am stand helped lead to the demise of com­ cessful and rewarding educational experience proud to pay tribute to the Hebrew Academy munism and freedom for the Baltic States. beyond high school. and I would like to share with my colleagues Over the past few years, we have witnessed Mr. Speaker, the Tribute to Young America some historical information on the academy. the triumph of freedom in Eastern Europe. We Program exemplifies the commitment by cor­ It was during the turmoil of World War II in can all rejoice that Estonia and the Baltic porate America to our educational system and 1943 that T elsche Yeshiva and leaders of the States were finally able to restore their inde­ our children, setting a fine example for how Jewish Community Federation banned to­ pendence fallowing the failed August coup. business and education can work together for gether to open the Hebrew Academy, the first Today, Estonia faces tremendous chal­ the common good of America's youth. I ask Jewish day school to operate in the Cleveland lenges to complete the transition to a free and my colleagues to join me in honoring this pro­ area. The founders of the academy recog­ independent state. The ratification of a new gram, and the scholars it helps produce. nized the need for a center designed to nur­ constitution promises to usher in further demo­ ture the development of leaders in the Jewish cratic changes. In addition, the upcoming elec­ SHARON McGEE, DADE SUPER community. tions for the national assembly promise to help TEACHER Over the years, the academy has helped stabilize the internal political situation. children become teachers, rabbis, doctors, I'd like to express solidarity with the Esto­ HON. ILEANA ROS.LEHTINEN lawyers, and leaders. The facility is fully char­ nian people who have sacrificed so much for OF FLORIDA tered by the Ohio Department of Education the cause of freedom. and serves children between the ages of 3 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES and 18. Currently, Rabbi N.W. Dessler serves Tuesday, February 25, 1992 as educational director for the academy. THE TRIBUTE TO YOUNG AMERICA Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Mr. Speaker, every Through the financial support of the Jewish PROGRAM school district has those teachers who stand Community Federation, more than 4,000 out. Ms. Sharon McGee is clearly one of these young men and women have been able to HON. JOHN EDWARD PORTER exceptional educators. She presently devotes graduate from the academy. These individuals OF ILLINOIS herself to the Emerson Elementary School in have, through their day school experiences, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Miami where she teaches gifted children who developed into pillars of society and positive need special help. The Miami Herald recently role models. In addition, many have been able Tuesday, February 25, 1992 recognized her as one Dade County's super to journey to Israel and share their knowledge Mr. PORTER. Mr. Speaker, I want to take teachers in an article by staff writer, Jon and skills. Their achievements are a strong re­ this opportunity to draw the attention of the O'Neill. That article follows: flection of the success of the Hebrew Acad­ Members of this body to an important program In Sharon McGee's class at Emerson Ele­ emy. that is an excellent example of the type of in­ mentary nothing is taken for granted. During the 1991 school year alone, the novative cooperation between the business McGee, 42, teaches gifted students who academy is serving more than 750 students. and education communities that is necessary need special help. Some students have behav­ ior problems and others have .attention dis­ Just recently, President Feig and his staff ex­ to our Nation's future strength. orders. Although the class is small-only 10 tended their arms to more than 120 Soviet Mr. Speaker, the future of America rests kids-it can be trying. children who recently arrived in the Cleveland with our young people. To succeed, America's But the rewards are great, said McGee, a area. The willingness to reach out to those in youth must be provided with the tools to make teacher for 13 years: "These are the neatest February 25, 1992 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 3405 kids. When you see them starting to open GREEN THUMB PROGRAM IS A standing individual from the community of Mt. and make progress, when they start realizing WELCOME RELIEF Pleasant, Ml, who has been named Citizen of they can be successful, it's the greatest feel­ the Year by the Mt. Pleasant Area Chamber of ing." The special gifted classes at Emerson, 8001 HON. AUSTIN J. MURPHY Commerce. SW 36th St., are the only ones in Dade and OF PENNSYLVANIA Mr. Douglas McFarlane is a native and life include 20 kids who come from as far away as IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES long resident of Mt. Pleasant. The youngest in Perrine and Hialeah. McGee designed the Tuesday, February 25, 1992 a family of four, Doug graduated from Mt. program, which started three years ago, and Pleasant High School. He received his teach­ teaches students in first through fourth Mr. MURPHY. Mr. Speaker, recently I met ing certificate, masters, and specialist degrees grades. with representatives of Pennsylvania Green from Central Michigan University [CMU]. While "She's wonderful," principal Carol Thumb Program. This valuable program oper­ DeLaurier said. "She gives 150 percent all attending college, he was a member of the ates as one of the primary national contractors student senate. the time and if you need her for something, for the Senior Community Employment Pro­ she's there." Doug McF arlane served his country in the McGee uses "anything that works" to gram, which is funded by the U.S. Department U.S. Army with distinction and has been com­ reach her special group of kids. All are intel­ of Labor. During the last year this program mitted to the Mt. Pleasant community for two ligent, but most have problems with their provided 945 part-time jobs for senior citizens decades in many different ways. Doug has confidence and self-esteem. throughout the Commonwealth of Pennsylva­ worked diligently in a number of leadership "I've had students who wouldn't even put nia, 129 within my own congressional district. their names on a paper," McGee said. "So roles with the Mt. Pleasant Area Chamber of These days, as the rhetoric of political cam­ Commerce and the Isabella County United my first goal is to show them they can be paigns swirl throughout the airwaves, we hear successful. You have to prove that to them Way. he has served the city of Mt. Pleasant in and then build on it." many promises made to our older citizens. many capacities. From 1981 to 1983 and from McGee uses a point system to reward her Unfortunately, as a longtime observer of poli­ 1987 until now he has served on the Mt. students for turning in quality work. She tics, I know that many of these promises will Pleasant City Commission. In 1982 and 1989, also uses a lot of literature and creative be forgotten after election day. For this rea­ writing, something she calls he was vice-mayor and in 1983 and 1990 he son, the Green Thumb Program is such a wel­ was elected mayor. "bibliotherapy." The classes publish a week­ come relief. Their promises and commitments ly newsletter. Doug has also been greatly involved with Recently in a school science fair, kids from made to older Americans have remained his alma mater, Central Michigan University. the special gifted classes took two first-place strong and sound since the inception of the He has served on the board of directors of the awards and one second place. program. The history of Green Thumb is one First Nighters, the Presidents Club, and as a "Once I've had them for a while, I start de­ of unswerving dedication to putting older chairman of the Community Campaign. He is manding more from them," McGee said. Americans to work. currently a member of the alumni board and is "And when they feel good about themselves, America will surely make a grave error active in planning activities for the CMU cen­ they give me more." when or if it stops relying on its senior citi­ The kids know that McGee pushes them. tennial. But they enjoy being with her. zens. They have built and battled throughout Doug is married to Penny McFarlane. They "She makes us work constantly," said their long lives for many important achieve­ have two children-Janna and Garren. Kenny Armes, 8, a third-grader. "But she's a ments which too many younger people now Mr. Speaker, Doug McFarlane is truly a re­ great teacher. It's fun to learn with her." take for granted. We should be grateful as a markable and giving leader. I know you will Fourth-grader Ernie Menendez, 9, said he nation for their sacrifice. They are one of our gets tired of all the work sometimes, but he join with me in commending and congratulat­ great repositories of knowledge, and their in­ ing Doug on receiving the 1992 Mt. Pleasant appreciates what McGee is doing and he sight on local and world events should always knows it will pay off. Area Chamber of Commerce Citizen of the "She always takes time to explain things be regarded as an important resource. Year Award in recognition of his long time People are not meant to be cast aside when to us," Ernie said. "And I know I have to do commitment and dedication to the people of they reach a certain age. In other cultures, this to earn my points, and to get a good his community. education." seniors are revered as teachers. They are ob­ Born in Boston, McGee came to Miami jects of respect and admiration. The Green when she was 5. She graduated from Carol Thumb Program operates on this premise A CONGRESSIONAL SALUTE TO City High, got a degree in elementary edu­ here at home, and its good sense is com­ cation from Florida International Univer­ CAPT. JOSEPH C. DE LADURANTEY sity, then followed it up with a master's in mendable. I know when I go back to Penn­ learning disabilities. McGee is now pursuing sylvania, I frequently receive informed advice HON. GLENN M. ANDERSON a doctorate in exceptional education. and enlightening comments from my older McGee says she always wanted to be a constituents. I have come to greatly respect OF CALIFORNIA teacher, but fought it for a while. their views. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ··1 was active in the feminist movement As America strives to reshape its role and Tuesday, February 25, 1992 and I didn't want a traditional female job," vision in a rapidly changing world, I believe she said. "But I was cutting off my nose to Mr. ANDERSON. Mr. Speaker, on Thurs­ spite my face. I decided I wanted to try and some of our older citizens may hold the keys day, February 27, 1992, the Los Angeles Po­ make a difference." to success. I know when you put a senior citi­ lice Department will be honoring the retirement After three years as a legal secretary. zen to work, they bring a calm sense of expe­ of Capt. Joseph De Ladurantey. It is with great McGee started teaching in Key West in 1979. rience to the job. Their knowledge inspires pride and pleasure that I rise today to pay trib­ Since then, she has taught at Dearborn, Gul­ their fellow workers, and I am sure that every­ ute to a dedicated citizen who has served the liver, Opa-locka and Royal Green one's work improves. I hope that the future will Los Angeles Police Department and commu­ elementaries. She came to Emerson three hold continued success for the Green Thumb years ago. nity with distinction. "I love this place," McGee said. "I believe Program, and I look forward to the day when Joe's long and illustrious career began 27 in this program and I believe these kids can every senior citizen is respected and revered years ago. By February 1979, he had become be successful." in the workplace. commanding officer of the Wilshire Patrol divi­ Mr. Speaker, I commend Ms. McGee for her sion and by March 1989, Joe was captain of passionate commitment to teaching children TRIBUTE TO DOUGLAS police for the Los Angeles Police Department. who require special attention. It is apparent McFARLANE There are many highlights associated with that her patience and perseverance make a Captain De Ladurantey's career. He devel­ difference in the lives of the children she HON. DA VE CAMP oped a Community Coordinating Council to re­ teaches. I commend the leadership of Prin­ solve community problems in a city owned OF MICHIGAN cipal Dr. Carol Delaurier and Assistant Prin­ housing complex. He was the founder of the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES cipal Mrs. Olga Miyar who help make Emer­ Westside Major Crime Violators Task Force, son Elementary School a place where teach­ Tuesday, February 25, 1992 which is a multijurisdictional unit formed for ers like Ms. McGee and her gifted students Mr. CAMP. Mr. Speaker, it is with great the purpose of compiling information from can thrive. pleasure that I rise ·today to recognize an out- many areas so as to launch a coordinated at- 3406 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS February 25, 1992 tack against crime in the greater Los Angeles Los Angeles community. The Los Angeles Po­ ers in the Birmingham community. Rarely area. Joe developed a Korean language and lice Department is losing an extremely valu­ does a congregation of 500 bring this kind of cultural awareness course for police officers in able commanding officer and personality. We leadership together. The Knesseth Israel Con­ cooperation with the Los Angeles Unified wish, Joe, his wife, Terri, and their daughters, gregation is to be commended for its outstand­ School District. He also developed a Commu­ Theresa, Jennifer, Christina, and Monica, all ing guidance and the service it has provided nity Orientation Program, in conjunction with the best in the years to come. to Birmingham throughout the years. the National Conference of Christians and Jews, for officers newly assigned to the Los Angeles area. He was involved in the imple­ TRIBUTE TO CHANEY HIGH BRADDOCK HIGH STUDENTS COM- mentation of the human resources develop­ SCHOOL CLASS OF 1942 ON THEIR PILE INTERNATIONAL COOKBOOK ment committee and a board member of the 50TH CLASS REUNION peer counseling coordinating committee. Joe HON. ILEANA ROS.LEHTINEN established an extremely successful commu­ HON. JAMFS A. TRAFlCANT, JR. OF FLORIDA nity based citizen patrol in the Beverly/Fairfax OF OHIO IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES district as a supplement to the Neighborhood IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Tuesday, February 25, 1992 Watch Program. In addition, Captain De Tuesday, February 25, 1992 Ladurantey has been a robbery-homicide Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Mr. Speaker, the watch commander, whose responsibilities in­ Mr. TRAFICANT. Mr. Speaker, I rise today, members of the G. Holmes Braddock High cluded citywide coordination of all rape inves­ Mr. Speaker, to pay tribute to the Chaney School Future Homemakers of America group tigations, homicide sex crimes, and audit re­ High School class of 1942 from my 17th Dis­ are compiling a cookbook of international rec­ sponsibility for all homicide investigations. He trict of Ohio on their 50th class reunion which ipes. When the books are completed, the served as the assistant program director for a will be celebrated on October 3, 1992. group plans to sell them and send the pro­ federally funded multimillion dollar computer­ When the members of this class left the pro­ ceeds to UNICEF to fight childhood hunger ized emergency command control communica­ tected nest of high school, they found them­ worldwide. The Miami Herald recently brought tions system involving computer aided dis­ selves in the middle of World War II. Upon attention to this exciting project in an article by patching and the 911 emergency assistance graduation many enlisted or were drafted into staff writer, Jon O'Neill. That article follows: network. the Armed Forces and encountered the harsh For a group of students at G. Holmes Brad­ In conjunction with his daily responsibilities, reality of war. One graduate from this class, dock High School, the way to cultural under­ Captain De Ladurantey, with coauthor Daniel Marine Edward H. Weekly, is now buried in standing passes through the stomach. Sullivan, has published "Homicide Investiga­ Arlington National Cemetery. That is why some members of the school's All the graduates used their experiences at Future Homemakers of America are assem­ tion Standards" and "Criminal Investigation bling a multicultural cookbook, featuring Standards." With coauthor Robert Wadman, Chaney High School to enhance their lives by recipes submitted by students, staff and par­ he has published Public Productivity Review, becoming doctors, nurses, lawyers, teachers, ents. So far, they have contributions for deli­ "Overcoming Limitations to Police Productivity principals, college professors, business profes­ cacies from Trinidad, Cuba, China, Spain, Measurement: The Omaha Experience." Fur­ sionals, and homemakers. Russia and Canada. thermore, his articles have appeared in the Again, Mr. Speaker, I rise to congratulate "We got a lot of things, but we need even Police Chief and the Journal of Police Science the Chaney High School class of 1942 on their more," said Susan Yaskin, a teacher and 50th class reunion. They remain excellent ex­ sponsor of the club. and Administration. Joe has also developed Once printed and bound, the book will be concept papers for the President's National amples to citizens who also wish to lead fulfill­ sold and the proceeds donated to UNICEF, a Advisory Commission on Criminal Justice ing lives by remaining loyal to a sense of civic worldwide organization dedicated to feeding Standards and Goals Task Force. responsibility. hungry children. Captain De Ladurantey's professional affili­ "We're trying to bring a positive focus to ations include the International Association of the differences between us," Yaskin said. Chiefs of Police, the California Police Chiefs KNESSETH ISRAEL CONGREGATION "It's just another way of bringing people to­ Association, the Southern California Associa­ CELEBRATES CENTENNIAL gether." tion of Public Administrators, and the Los An­ The cookbook is one of 10 projects the homemakers' club is involved in under the geles County Peace Officers Association. He HON. BEN ERDREICH theme Join Hands for World Peace. Two oth­ is also associated with the California Associa­ OF ALABAMA ers involve making quilts for Jackson Memo­ tion of Criminal Justice Educators, the Univer­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES rial Hospital and producing a series of skits sity of Southern California Trojan Alumni As­ on prejudice that the students will present Tuesday, February 25, 1992 sociation, and the Command Officers Associa­ at area elementary schools. tion. Mr. ERDREICH. Mr. Speaker, I would like to The cookbook, however, may be the most Joe's involvement with his community is not congratulate and recognize more than a cen­ time-consuming, with most of the kids put­ limited to the scope of his employment. He is tury's worth of outstanding service to a com­ ting in hours after school. munity. On February 23, 1992, the Knesseth Yaskin and some of the students are also a board member of the Romona Gardens Co­ looking for a sponsor to help defray the cost ordinating Council. He serves on the board of Israel Congregation, of Birmingham, AL, cele­ of producing the book cover. directors for Camp Fire, the Los Angeles Area brated its 1Oath anniversary. They want to use the same logo featured Council, Gabrielino District. He is a board This congregation has been a center of on the T-shirts that club members wear. The member on the San Pedro Reclamation Com­ Jewish life in Birmingham through the years design has kids from all over holding hands mittee, Gang Alternatives . Program, and the and remains so today. Its allegiance to tradi­ around a globe with a peace sign inside it. Blind Children's Center of Los Angles. Joe is tional Jewish beliefs and practices have en­ Adys Bustillo, 17, came up with the design, a board member and program chairperson for sured its survival and has preserved a 3,500- and Jessi Alvarado, 17, drew it. year-old history of tradition. "We wanted something with kids because the Boys & Girls Club of Wilmington and the they are the future," Adys said. "I was sit­ president of the Boys & Girls Club of Harbor One of the many highlights of Knesseth Is­ ting around one day when it came to me." City. He is president and general manager of rael was the presence of the late Philip The idea for the book came up one day the Los Angeles Police Department Centu­ Birnbaum. Mr. Birnbaum came to Birmingham when Yaskin was talking about UNICEF. rions and president of the East Los Angeles as a young man from Poland to teach and The kids didn't know what it was, so they College Quarterback Club. study. After his years in Birmingham, Mr. made some calls to find out. The cookbook Now a new challenge will be met. In De­ Birnbaum went on to author numerous books grew from there. cember 1991, Joseph De Ladurantey became on Jewish thought. Many of his students, Forms asking for recipes were distributed young men training for their bar mitzvahs, re­ throughout Braddock, at 3601 SW 147th Ave. chief of police in Torrance, CA. No one doubts The results have surprised some of the kids. that he will succeed. On this most deserving main touched by his teaching and mourned at "There are some weird foods out there," occasion my wife, Lee, joins me in extending his passing 3 years ago. Adys said. "Like peanut butter soup." our thanks to Capt. Joseph C. De Ladurantey Mr. Speaker, many of the members of this "We know we're not going to change peo­ for his numerous contributions to the greater congregation are key business and civic lead- ple by giving them recipes," said Lisette February 25, 1992 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 3407 Lopez, 18, another student working on the out the Nation to emulate. Mr. Speaker, I urge from Russia, the administration gives Israel project. "But this is one way people can my colleagues to join me in commending the the cold shoulder. We see Secretary Baker learn to appreciate other cultures." IVVLP on its 1Oth anniversary and to join me coming before the Congress and cleverly ma­ Lopez and Susan Vega, 17, are also working in recognizing its work in veterans' employ­ nipulating the facts, pretending that the loan on the skits for elementary school students. "There are so many different kinds of peo­ ment services, education, and public service. I guarantee package would cost American tax­ ple here," Susan said. "With the play, we look forward to celebrating many more anni­ payers $10 billion, when it is Israel that will want to show little kids that prejudice is versaries of this fine organization in the years repay those loans. It seems that the adminis­ wrong." to come. tration is no longer concerned about the hu­ Jessi said he thinks the cookbook and the manitarian imperatives that once guided Amer­ plays are excellent ideas. ican foreign policy when we worked to free "We have to start right now,'' he said. TRIBUTE TO RABBI ALVAN Soviet Jews. "People fight because of differences, but we KAUNFER are all just human beings." I am dismayed that the guiding light of mo­ The project has also been a lesson for the rality has been extinguished in our foreign pol­ students. HON. RONALD K. MACHTLEY icy . .The Bush administration's foreign policy is "By coming up with ideas for the skits, OF RHODE ISLAND based on cold political calculations, or as we I've learned a lot about racism," Lissette IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES have seen too many times, most exceptionally said. "Sometimes, I can't believe things like in Iraq's case, on political miscalculations. that are still happening today." Tuesday, February 25, 1992 I commend Susan Yaskin, a teacher and Mr. MACHTLEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today advisor of the Future Homemakers of America to honor a leader in the Jewish community of MODIFYING THE TREATMENT OF group, for uniting Braddock students around Rhode Island. Rabbi Alvan Kaunfer is the CERTAIN IDGHER EDUCATION this project. I also want to recognize Principal founder of the Alpern Schechter Day School, LOANS FROM QUALIFIED EM- Louise Harms for her leadership in making a Jewish religious day school located in Provi­ PLOYERS . Braddock High a place where innovative dence. Rabbi Kaunfer served as director of projects are nurtured, such as an international the school since its inception in 1978 until HON. FRANK J. GUARINI cookbook to fight world hunger. I wish them 1991. OF NEW JERSEY much success with this endeavor. The Alpern Schechter Day School was IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES founded by parents who wanted to combine high quality secular education with Jewish reli­ Tuesday, February 25, 1992 THE lOTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE gious education. The school began with a sin­ Mr. GUARINI. Mr. Speaker, today I am in­ ILLINOIS VIETNAM VETERANS gle kindergarten class. Year by year the troducing legislation which will make it easier LEADERSHIP PROGRAM school added a grade until reaching nine full for working Americans to pay the high cost of grades, kindergarten through eighth grade. college tuition. Over the past decade, tuition HON. WIWAM 0. LIPINSKI In the early years of the school, Rabbi costs have risen dramatically and higher edu­ OF ILLINOIS Kaunfer served as the school director, while cation is now out of reach for many Ameri­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES also serving the Temple Emanu-EI as assist­ cans. As tuition costs have escalated, direct ant rabbi. He is presently the pulpit rabbi at student assistance has been reduced. Ameri­ Tuesday, February 25, 1992 Emanu-EI. cans are caught in a squeeze; and we need Mr. LIPINSKI. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to Rabbi Kaunfer has served the community of to do something about it. pay tribute to the Illinois Vietnam Veterans Providence well. He is both liked and re­ The legislation that I am introducing today Leadership Program [IVVLP] and the · many spected. We honor Rabbi Kaunfer for his the will encourage Americans to save for edu­ Vietnam veterans it has served. Providence community, especially for the chil­ cation, and, more importantly, allow them to The IVVLP was founded 1O years ago as a dren of Alpern Schechter Day School. I wish use their savings at a time when it is needed comprehensive veterans employment service. him continued success in all his future en­ the most. Since it creation, the organization has assisted deavors. The average American family has three hundreds of veterans in Chicago and through­ major expenses to plan for-home purchase, out Illinois to find gainful employment. The education for their children, and retirement. IVVLP's contributions are visible throughout LOAN GUARANTEES FOR ISRAEL Since the 1970's, family incomes have re­ the community. mained virtually stagnant. One recent study Through the IVVLP's work, the Chicago HON. CHARLES E. SCHUMER has lound that less than 18 percent of a fami­ Vietnam Memorial Fountain in Herald Square OF NEW YORK ly's income is left for clothing, recreation, and was constructed and dedicated by business IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES savings. Under these circumstances, it is very leaders and officials of the City of Chicago. In difficult, if not impossible, for most families to addition, the Vietnam Veterans Act was Tuesday, February 25, 1992 save enough money for all these purposes. passed by the Illinois State legislature to fund Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. Speaker, I was shocked Under current law, an individual can receive seven community-based statewide veterans to open this morning's papers and see the a long-term loan from their employer-provided organizations which have placed over 27 ,000 irony to today's news: The President won't plan for a home purchase. However, an indi­ veterans. support loan guarantees for Israel, but he did vidual can borrow from a qualified employer The IVVLP is also concerned with edu­ support them for Iraq. retirement savings plan to pay for college tui­ cation. Through the development and publica­ The Los Angeles Times has reported that in tion without incurring substantial penalties only tion of "A Look Inside the War," the IVVLP 1984 and 1987, then-Vice President Bush was beginning at age 59 112. Moreover, such loans seeks to present junior high and high school instrumental in securing $700 million in loan must be repaid to the plan at high interest students with a broader view of the Vietnam guarantees for Iraq from the Export-Import rates within a relatively short period, just 5 conflict than that of a textbook. This supple­ Bank. In 1989, President Bush ordered an ex­ years. mental reading guide conveys the experiences pansion of political and economic ties to Iraq, By the time most Americans qualify to bor­ of those who fought in Vietnam to school chil­ calling it a key friendly state. The Agriculture row from their plans, their children are past dren throughout Illinois. Department subsequently approved $1 billion college age. And even if they still have a need Finally, the IVVLP has developed a pro in loan guarantees, and the White House to borrow for tuition, the repayment terms are bono legal service for veterans which has con­ blocked a Commerce Department hold on so strict that the costs can be prohibitive. tributed over $125,000 of free legal services. technology exports to Iraq. My legislation makes several key changes In doing so, the IVVLP has assisted those in This is how the White House deals with a to permit working Americans to gain access to need with cases ranging from child custody to dangerous dictator seeking loans to build his their savings in order to pay for higher edu­ home foreclosures. military capability. But when our longstanding cation of their children. First. an individual may I believe the Illinois Vietnam Veterans Lead­ ally, Israel, comes to the United States for withdraw funds from an employer plan at any ership Program is a model for groups through- loan guarantees to settle Jewish refugees age without incurring a penalty if the proceeds 3408 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS February 25, 1992 will be used to pay tuition and fees for higher that corporate management to whom they en­ report it to top management and, if manage­ education. Second, the 5-year repayment pe­ trust their savings will not steal from them. ment does not correct the fraud promptly, to riod is expanded to 15 years. This will make And they have a right to expect that the report it to regulators. This legislation merely repayment to the plan more affordable. Finally, guards they rely upon to alert them to outright codifies the public responsibility principle ar­ the employee will no longer have to repay the fraud-the public accountants who audit cor­ ticulated in the 1984 Supreme Court ruling, plan at high market rates of interest, but need porate financial statements-will be at their which the accounting profession, moving with only pay a reasonable rate of interest, which posts and ready to blow the whistle on lar­ geologic speed, has not yet complied with sat­ is defined to be not less than 112 of the prime cenous executives. isfactorily. rate. The savings and loan industry was the most Mr. Speaker, this legislation will not impose If individuals know that they can use funds serious financial meltdown of the 1980's and new regulatory burdens on public companies, in employer plans for higher education when it the most damning commentary on auditor per­ which is why the Financial Executives Insti­ is needed, they will be encouraged to save formance. According to the Resolution Trust tute, an organization of top corporate financial more, thus increasing the ultimate amount that Corporation, 40 percent of the savings and officers, recently informed me that it has no is available for retirement purposes. Consoli­ loan failures were attributed to fraud, but time objections to the bill. But it will significantly dating savings for the primary purpose of re­ after time auditors either did not know what help protect investors and taxpayers, which is tirement income while making funds available was going on or did not tell anybody. Rogue why the SEC, the State securities regulators, for other purposes along the way cannot help elephants were stampeding through the audi­ and the GAO have all historically supported but encourage additional savings. Also, be­ tors' offices, but they saw nothing. this legislation. cause these loans will be repaid, this policy For example, 28 of 30 savings and loans The corporate financial officers and the reg­ also will not reduce the amount that will be that went bankrupt in California in 1985 and ulators understand that the capitalist system available for retirement purposes. With more 1986 received clean audits just before they depends upon the efficient flow of funds from money available for education, the Govern­ went under. A General Accounting Office re­ investors to companies. They know that inves­ ment will be better able to target its resources port on 11 failed thrifts found that accountants tors depend upon financial statements to to those Americans most in need. had certified a net worth of $44 million but at make judgments about where to invest, and This legislation benefits all income levels the time they failed they were $1.5 billion in that if those statements are not reliable, the who participate in employer-sponsored plans, the hole. Vernon Savings & Loan received a resulting uncertainty will raise the cost of cap­ recognizes the difficulty many families face in clean audit even though 90 percent of its ital for all companies. Honest, well-run compa­ trying to save for several major lifetime ex­ loans were later found to be bad. And auditing nies benefit from tough, independent scrutiny penses, and at the same time encourages breakdowns at Charles Keating's Lincoln Sav­ of their books; dishonest companies would long-term savings through convenient methods ings & Loan so outraged Judge Stanley pref er to cover up their shortcomings. such as the payroll deduction. It can make an Sporkin that he singled out the accountants in The Financial Fraud Detection and Disclo­ important contribution to the effort to enable a blistering opinion in which he asked, "Where sure Act will change the psychology in the cor­ Americans to save for college expenses. were these professionals when these clearly porate suites of would-be dishonest compa­ improper transactions were being con­ nies. It will put managers on notice that if they summated? Why didn't any of them speak up commit fraud, it is more likely to be discovered THE FINANCIAL FRAUD DETEC­ or disassociate themselves from the trans­ by auditors, and if the auditors do detect TION AND DISCLOSURE ACT actions?" fraud, they cannot be coerced into silence. Where were the accountants and why didn't Restoring the historical independence of the HON. RON WYDEN they speak up? Those are the two key ques­ accounting profession and toughening up their OF OREGON tions behind many audit failures that my legis­ procedures will put well-armed auditors back IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES lation seeks to correct. where they belong, on the front lines protect­ Accountants often don't see anything be­ ing the public against financial fraud. Tuesday, February 25, 1992 cause the auditing standards they write do not I thank Chairman MARKEY and Chairman Mr. WYDEN. Mr. Speaker, today, in an ef­ require them to look sufficiently hard for fraud. DINGELL for joining me as original cosponsors fort to bring accountants back to the first line My legislation would change that by requiring and urge my colleagues to support 1he bill. of defense against cooked books and other auditors to perform specific new procedures, ripoffs in publicly traded companies, I am in­ using methods prescribed by the Securities troducing the Financial Fraud Detection and and Exchange Commission, to help identify GLORIA RODRIGUEZ, DADE SUPER Disclosure Act. Telecommunications and Fi­ material illegal acts and related party trans­ TEACHER nance Subcommittee Chairman EDWARD MAR­ actions, and to evaluate whether there is sub­ KEY, and Energy and Commerce Chairman stantial doubt about a company's ability to HON. ILFANA ROS-LEHTINEN JOHN DINGELL are joining me as original ccr continue as a going concern. OF FLORIDA sponsors. In the past, auditors who have detected IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES This legislation will require auditors to look fraud have often not spoken up because they Tuesday, February 25 , 1992 more actively for fraud and to report to regu­ believed they had a privileged relationship with Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Mr. Speaker, every lators any fraud that is not promptly corrected their client that came before their responsibility school district has those teachers who stand by management. When this bill becomes law, to the public. However, the Supreme Court, in out. Ms. Gloria Rodriguez is clearly one of auditors and executives will be put on notice the 1984 case United States versus Arthur these exceptional educators. She presently that companies may pay for auditors but they Young, dismantled that misguided notion, rul­ devotes herself to the G. Holmes Braddock do not own them. And investors and taxpayers ing that "by certifying the public reports that High School where she teaches typing, busi­ will be more comfortable that the financial collectively depict a corporation's financial sta­ ness management, and office skills. The statements they rely upon to depict a compa­ tus, the independent auditor assumes a public Miami Herald recently recognized her as one ny's financial condition will reflect reality, not responsibility transcending any employment of Dade County's super teachers in an article funhouse mirrors. relationship with the client." by staff writer, Jon O'Neill. That article follows: During the 1980's, many economists and In other words, auditors are supposed to in­ Gloria Rodriguez tries to teach her stu­ policymakers decried the financial greed and form the public when they see companies dents things that many adults don't know­ excess that turned American industry into the committing fraud. Unfortunately, 8 years later, like basic skills to survive in the job market plaything of high-flying financiers. As the dec­ the auditing profession still has not caught up jungle. ade ended, it became obvious that outright with the Supreme Court. It is still possible for Rodriguez, 39, teaches typing, business fraud was as responsible as short-sighted mis­ an auditor to know about fraud and fulfill his management and office skills at G. Holmes management for the various financial disasters professional responsibilities without actually Braddock High School. She also runs the business work experience program, which that robbed taxpayers and investors of hun­ coming right out and telling regulators or the has 28 students employed in offices around dreds of billions of dollars. public about it. Dade. It is hard to legislate against greed. But tax­ My legislation would correct that problem as "My goal is to get them prepared," payers and investors have a right to expect well, by requiring auditors who detect fraud to Rodriguez said. "I want them to be true pro- February 25, 1992 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 3409 fessionals in every way. I want to influence H.R. 355 Ml. Marvin DeWitt is a highly regarded Michi­ their lives." gan industrial leader, known not only for his Her students say she does just that. HON. RICHARD H. LEHMAN extraordinary business sense and success, "She's not like a normal teacher," said OF CALIFORNIA but also for using his talents and resources to Mercy Nunez, 16. "She's more like a friend. I IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES enrich the lives of others. can always talk to her after class when I Tuesday, February 25, 1992 At the helm of Bil-Mar Foods, the multi­ have a problem. She's really great. Plus, I million-dollar poultry company that he co­ want to be an accountant, so this class is Mr. LEHMAN of California. Mr. Speaker, founded with his brother, Marvin DeWitt intro­ helping me a lot." am pleased to rise in support of the passage duced people around the globe to Michigan's Bernadette Caldwell, 17, said Rodriguez is of H.R. 355, the Reclamation States Emer­ outstanding poultry products. In the process, giving her an edge in the competition for gency Drought Relief Act of 1991. California is he provided employment and a better quality jobs. now suffering from a sixth year of drought, of life for thousands of west Michigan workers. "She makes us understand things," and no part of the State has been left un­ Though the products of the company that Caldwell said. "She's not boring because she touched. Agriculturally based communities, Marvin DeWitt founded are enjoyed worldwide, really gets involved with us and makes it urban areas, fish and wildlife, and the environ­ fun." Marvin did not stop with promoting and selling ment have experienced unprecedented losses. his products on a global scale. He also pro­ Monday. Rodriguez led the class through a Estimated at well over $1 billion for 1991, the moted self-reliance among the world's poorer review for a mid-term exam. The subject was financial losses during 1992 could make last the "Do's and Don'ts of Job Interviews." farmers. Mr. DeWitt initiated a program in Ni­ year's estimate seem minuscule. geria to share his company's expertise in rais­ "I'm trying to show them what employers It is my hope that the Reclamation States look for," Rodriguez said. "We try to ing poultry, and sponsored a water project that Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1991 will re­ allowed villagers to put these new techniques produce kids who will have happy lives and lieve some of the existing stresses on Califor­ who won't be a burden to society." into practice. nia, by providing much needed emergency Rest assured that Mr. DeWitt's concern for For Rodriguez, it's a mission. She likes to loans to water users for drought mitigation quote Cuban patriot Jose Marti. the less fortunate of other nations did not pre­ measures, funds to drill for supplementary clude him from helping people in his own com­ " Youth is the hope of the world," she says. water resources, flexibility to use federally "I believe that." munity. He gave his personal attention to the constructed facilities to store and convey residents of Ottawa County by serving on the Rodriguez also supervises part of the work water within valleys and from one part of the experience program, which places students Ottawa County Board of Supervisors and the State to another, and various measures to re­ Ottawa County Road Commission. In addition, in offices. Once each nine weeks, she visits duce impacts on the environment. When I in­ the kids and interviews each employer. For he gave to us his leadership and wisdom by her work in the classroom and out, troduced the bill in 1991, California was enter­ serving on the Zeeland School Board, and as Rodriguez was nominated as Teacher of the ing its fifth drought year and times then were a trustee at his alma mater, Northwestern Col­ Year in the business education department. bad. Since then, things have only gotten lege, in Iowa. "She really is exemplary," said Louise worse. Nearly 5,000 farms in the Central Val­ The latest display of goodwill and foresight Harms, principal of the school at 3601 SW ley have just been told that they will get no by this custodian of west Michigan is Mr. 147th Ave. "She's one of the reasons our busi­ Federal water deliveries in 1992 with which to DeWitt's extraordinary gift to Grand Valley ness department is number one." water their crops. Already struggling from an State University. Mr. DeWitt made possible the Although business and job-hunting skills onerous 1991, these farmers and their com­ magnificent new Cook-DeWitt Center at the are fairly serious subjects, Rodriguez tries to munities have stretched dwindling resources university. For many, many years to come, keep the class light. Recently, she made to the limit. The limits are manifest in the form this splendid concert hall will allow fine art stu­ Mercy teach a class while she became a stu­ of high unemployment, bankruptcies, and tight dent. dents to perfect their talents, and provide a credit. These people are most in need of relief venue in which the community can appreciate "She was like the worst student," Mercy and 1 while the measures embodied in this bill said. "She kept interrupting me while I was them. are modest, they will help. Every community should be as lucky as we trying to teach." It is with a heavy heart that I look to the sky are in Ottawa County to have a person like "I want them to emjoy coming to class," and hope that more precipitation will fall in the Marvin DeWitt. I am proud to pay tribute to Rodriguez said. mountains in the northern and eastern parts of Marvin here today, and bring to the attention Like most good teachers, Rodriguez has California because I know that anything short of my colleagues in Congress his great en­ never wanted to do anything else. Born in of more real rain and snow will provide only ergy, ingenuity, and accomplishments. Havana, Cuba, she came to Miami in 1961. Band-Aid solutions to existing problems. Citi­ After graduating from Hialeah High School, zens in the part of the State that I represent she attended Miami-Dade Community Col­ lege. When she finished, she became a sec­ are hurting, as they are in other parts of the NATIONAL ENGINEERS WEEK retary because "in 1970, there were no teach­ State, and they are clamoring for help. I hope ing jobs available," she said. that in the coming months the Federal Gov­ HON. ROBERT A. ROE After working for five years, she got a ernment will do all it can within existing au­ thority to provide these individuals with addi­ OF NEW JERSEY bachelor's degree in vocational education IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES from Florida International University and is tional assistance, whatever form that assist­ now working on her master's at Barry Uni­ ance may take and, if further legislation is Tuesday, February 25, 1992 versity. warranted, that Congress address it as emer­ Mr. ROE. Mr. Speaker, today I am introduc­ She started teaching in 1986 at Robert E. gency legislation. This bill is a good start and ing a resolution designating February 14, 1993 Lee Junior High. She spent three years at I am glad I am here today to witness its pas­ through February 20, 1993 as National Engi­ Southridge High and came to Braddock when sage. I ask that, for the people of California neers Week as a tribute to the 1.5 million men it opened in 1990. and other Western States suffering from and women in the engineering profession who "I'm so glad to be doing this," she said. drought, the President sign this bill as expedi­ have been in the forefront of the building of "I'll never quit." tiously as possible. our Nation. Mr. Speaker, I commend Ms. Rodriguez for Engineers play an absolutely vital role in her commitment to preparing high school stu­ TRIBUTE TO MR. MARVIN DEWITT every community in this Nation. On a daily dents for the real world. I am sure that the basis, engineers turn ideas and concepts into many students involved with the business HON. FRED UPTON the reality that is the bricks, concrete and work experience program she administers are structures-the roads, bridges, buildings, OF MICHIGAN being well prepared. I commend the leader­ parks, athletic facilities and many others-that IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ship of principal Louise Harms for making are America. Braddock High a place where students can Tuesday, February 25, 1992 The successful work and enterprises of en­ get a head start on life with hands-on experi­ Mr. UPTON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to gineers is absolutely vital and fundamental to ence. pay tribute to Mr. Marvin DeWitt, of Zeeland, maintaining our Nation's ability to remain tech- 3410 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS February 25, 1992 nologically competitive in the global economy General Vernon E. Megee, USMC (Retired), role models and have achieved significant and to improving the quality of life of every died January 14, 1992, in Albuquerque, New success in their chosen fields. Last year, I had American. Mexico, at the age of 91. General Megee, as the honor of being selected as the 1991 black National Engineers Week is more than a the Colonel in command of the Landing Force Air Support Control Unit One at Iwo professional of the year by this distinguished celebration of the varied and outstanding Jima, told his pilots to "Go in and scrape organization. achievements of the engineering community. It your bellies on the beach" in support of the Today, I am proud to rise to salute the 1992 is also a drive to prepare our Nation for the fu­ ground troops. At the battle for Okinawa, black professional of the year, George C. Fra­ ture. both Marine and Army units utilized close ser. I would like to share with my colleagues During National Engineers Week, which was air support under Colonel Megee's command and the Nation some of the achievements of first celebrated by the engineering community to help "dig the enemy out of caves" as the this year's award recipient. in 1951, engineers throughout the Nation par­ ground units advanced. For his outstanding Mr. Speaker, George Fraser is an outstand­ ticipate in a multitude of activities to increase performances at Iwo Jima and Okinawa, ing businessman who is the founder and public awareness of the profession's many General Megee was awarded the Legion of Merit with Combat "V" and the Bronze Star president of SuccessSource, Inc. Prior to the contributions. Through expositions, demonstra­ with Combat "V". inception of SuccessSource, Mr. Fraser was tions, exhibits, fairs, and especially, visits to In 1956, General Megee became the first employed by the Ford Motor Co. in its Minority schools and classrooms, the engineering com­ Marine Aviator to hold the post of Assistant Dealer Development Program. In addition, he munity devotes the full week to making the CommandantJChief of Staff of the U.S. Ma­ was employed by United Way Services of youth of America aware of the value, excite­ rine Corps. Previously, in 1950, General Cleveland and Procter & Gamble in Cleveland ment and importance of an engineering ca­ Megee served as the Director of Intelligence and Cincinnati, OH. reer. for the Joint Chiefs of Staff. He then took It was during this time, Mr. Fraser recog­ The engineering community has been cele­ command of the First Marine Air Wing in Korea. His last assignment was as Command­ nized the need for an informational resource brating National Engineers Week for more ing General, Fleet Marine Force, Pacific, which would encompass the enormous than 40 years. The week's activities are sup­ where two-thirds of the combat forces of the breadth and diversity of African-American ex­ ported by more than 50 engineering societies, Marine Corps were under his command. He cellence. His idea led to the development of numerous major corporations and by many retired from the Corps in 1959, having risen the innovative SuccessGuide, a comprehen­ government agencies. from private to four stars after more than sive directory of African-American businesses, It is long past time for Congress to pay trib­ forty years of service. professionals and organizations. General Megee also saw foreign service in ute to the Nation's 1.5 million engineers, to The SuccessGuide has proven to be a valu­ join in the celebration of their achievements Haiti, Nicaragua, China and Peru. His other decorations included the Navy-Marine Corps able asset to the African-American community. and to provide support for the educational ef­ medal (Nicaragua), the Cruz de Aviacion More importantly, by tapping into this arena, forts that will produce a better America for the (Peru), the Military Order Taikuk with Sil­ George Fraser has succeeded in overcoming future. ver Star (Korea) and the Distinguished Serv­ the corporate barriers which in the past im­ I urge my colleagues to join with me in pay­ ice Medal. pacted African-Americans' ability to start and ing tribute to the Nation's engineering commu­ A native of Oklahoma, General Megee re­ build businesses. nity by supporting the designation of National ceived a Bachelor of Science degree from As president of this highly successful ven­ Engineers Week. Oklahoma State University and a Masters of Arts from the University of Texas. ture, Mr. Fraser was able to make the transi­ After retirement from active duty, much of tion from employee to employer in only 5 AVIATOR VERNON MEGEE-FROM General Megee's time was spent in volunteer years. This is a testament to this individual's PRIVATE TO FOUR STAR GEN­ service to the Marine Military Academy in persistence, his entrepreneurial skills and his ERAL-DIES AT 91 Harlingen, Texas, where he served as the determination to succeed. first Superintendent and as President of the Mr. Speaker, not only is George Fraser a Board of Trustees. On November 11, 1988, successful businessman, but he is also a com­ HON. JJ. PICKLE General Megee was elevated to the position munity leader. He gives his time and advice to OF TEXAS of Emeritus Chairman of the Board, the first benefit community organizations. Mr. Fraser is IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES trustee of the school to be so honored. General Megee is survived by his daughter an active board member of the Greater Cleve­ Tuesday, February 25, 1992 and son-in-law, Laverne M. and Alfred T. land Growth Association, John Carroll Univer­ Mr. PICKLE. Mr. Speaker, when the history Broad of Albuquerque, NM, a granddaughter, sity and the Cleveland NAACP. The Black of the development of warfare of the 20th cen­ Kathleen L. Broad, also of Albuquerque, and Professionals Association is just one of the tury is written by those historians who come a grandson, Tyson Megee Broad of Portland, many organizations to recognize Mr. Fraser's after us, that chapter devoted to the evolution Oregon. Two sisters, Opal Jones of Fresno, exceptional talents. Recently, he was selected California and Walsa Meier of Broken Arrow, of aeronautical warfare must address the de­ Oklahoma also survive General Megee. His as the role model of the year by the Teen Fa­ velopment of the importance of close air sup­ wife, Nell, preceded him in death in July, ther Program; national volunteer of the year by port of ground troops for the success of any 1989. the United Negro College Fund [UNCF]; and military operation. Cleveland business advocate of the year by One man is credited with directing the fulfill­ the city of Cleveland. ment of that concept. Recently, that man, Ver­ A SPECIAL SALUTE TO GEORGE Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to congratulate non E. Megee, was buried in Arlington Ceme­ FRASER George Fraser for his achievements. He is tery among his fellow patriots. well deserving of the honor accorded him as The product of a mid-America one-room HON. LOUIS STOKFS the 1992 black professional of the year. I join schoolhouse, Vernon enlisted in the Marine OF OHIO the community and his many friends and col­ Corps in 1919 to earn enough money to finish IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES leagues in saluting him on this momentous oc­ his education at Oklahoma A&M. Forty years casion, and I wish him much continued suc­ Tuesday, February 25, 1992 later, he retired with four stars, the only man cess. in the Marine Corps to go from private to four­ Mr. STOKES. Mr. Speaker, the Black Pro­ star general. fessionals Association charitable foundation My friendship with Vernon Megee began will host its twelfth annual scholarship and TAX FAIRNESS IN THE 1980'S during his retirement years in Austin from awards gala on Saturday, February 29, 1992. 1960 to 1989. General Megee was the ranking The gala will be held at the Stouffer Tower HON. JOHN EDWARD PORTER military officer in the area and participated in City Plaza Hotel in Cleveland. OF ILLINOIS many official events, as well as being an ac­ The Black Professionals Association [BPA] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES tive member of the Downtown Rotary and the is composed of more than 100 black profes­ Austin Country Club. sionals throughout the Cleveland area. Over Tuesday, February 25, 1992 I was privileged to know this outstanding the years, BPA has chosen February, which is Mr. PORTER. Mr. Speaker, as debate within American and am proud to offer his obituary officially celebrated as Black History Month, to the Congress returns to the issue of tax fair­ for all to read: recognize African-Americans who are positive ness, I commend to my colleagues the follow- February 25, 1992 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 3411 ing article which appeared in the Wall Street that the real mean incomes (adjusted only the income distribution were contributing to Journal on January 28, 1992. I think the au­ for inflation by the CPI-X) of every quintile the economic improvement of the other. In­ thor makes a convincing argument against the of households trended upward during the come growth was trickling in all directions, claim that the rich were the only ones who im­ 1970s and 1980s. These data alone indicate not just down or up the income distribution. that it is grossly misleading to suggest that Clearly, the country has experienced a host proved their standing during the 1980's. changes in the income distribution were of economic problems over the past two dec­ [From the Wall Street Journal, Jan. 28, 1992) "seismic" or that the poor as a group got ades, of which decreasing real wages for THE "FORTUNE FIFTH" FALLACY poorer, or that only the "most fortunate some groups is one of the more important. (By Richard B. McKenzie) fifth" gained over the past decade or two. While the available data do not permit an Critics of the changing income distribution exact determination of how many Americans According to numerous pundits, the shift delight in comparing current real household lost economic ground during the past two in the income distribution during the 1980s income of quintiles with the 1970s peak decades, it is clear that critics have grossly was seismic, with the rich getting richer and achieved in 1973, prior to the first oil-supply exaggerated the economic hardship visited the rest, poorer. And Harvard University shock that helped throttle income growth on the vast majority of Americans. Further­ Prof. Robert Reich, among a chorus of aca­ for the rest of the decade. They stress that more, the critics don't seem to realize that demics, professes that only the "most fortu­ the real income of the lowest two quintiles many of the observed changes in real wages nate fifth" of Americans-those with fell between 1973 and the late 1980s, rarely have been instructive. They have caused "princely incomes" (or households with noting the flaw in the price index or the need many people to learn from their experience more than $55,205 in annual earnings in to make other adjustments for decreasing and to take corrective action- without direc­ 1990)-improved their economic station dur­ household size and increasing nonwage bene­ tives from Washington. ing the past two decades. He argues that jus­ fits. In addition, the relatively strong (Mr. McKenzie is a professor of manage­ tice and economy demand that the growing growth in real household income in the mid­ ment at the University of California, Irvine. hardship of the lower four-fifths of income dle and late 1980s is never mentioned, mainly His study, "The Fortunate-Fifth Fallacy," is earners be relieved with whooping tax in­ because such an acknowledgement undercuts soon to be released by the Center for the creases on the rich. the simplistic claim that the downward Study of American Business at Washington Myriad versions of these claims have often trend was all Ronald Reagan's fault. University in St. Louis.) been fortified with citations of official data The average incomes of the lowest two on real median family income and on shares quintiles of households rose a modest 4.7% of income going to each of the five quintiles and 4%, respectively, between 1973 and 1989 WITHIN 3 YEARS, AMERICA WILL of households. Real median family income, (just before the current recession) using the adjusted for inflation using the standard BE SPENDING MORE ON HEALTH CPI-X as the deflator. And that's without CARE THAN IT SPENDS ON ALL consumer price index (CPI), and set relative even making other adjustments. However, to the 1970 level, did trend downward from between 1983 and 1989 the average income of FOOD AND BEVERAGES 1970 to the late 1980s. the lowest quintile rose 11.1 %, while the av­ A DEFECTIVE MEASURE erage income of the second quintile rose HON. FORTNEY PETE STARK Fortunately, the reality of the changing 10.1 %. The average income of the middle OF CALIFORNIA quintile expanded by 10.7% and the fourth income distribution is far more complicated IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES than the modern prophets of gloom would quintile by 11.65 in the 1983--89 period. have us believe. As rarely conceded, the real Granted, the average real income of the Tuesday, February 25. 1992 median family income began to rebound top quintile rose by much more, 18.8%, but it is naive to assume that the top quintile is an Mr. STARK. Mr. Speaker, page 313 of the after 1982. Moreover, this measure of the real 1992 Economic Report of the President con­ median is defective in three key ways: (1) the exclusive club. It in fact comprises changing method for computing the CPI was changed collections of households with changing col­ tains a table which dramatically shows how in 1983, the effect of which was to obscure lections of household members operating on the outrageous inflation in health care costs the growth in real incomes; (2) the average continually changing conditions. A student has become the pacman of the American family size fell by 17% between 1970 and 1986; in the early 1980s, for example, had jumped economy, gobbling up a larger and larger and (3) fringe benefits and other wage supple­ several quintiles by the end of the decade share of the GNP and eliminating our ability to ments, which are not counted as family in­ simply by taking his first job or by marrying spend our resources in other areas. come, expanded from 12% of total wages and someone with an income. The very limited Looking at the table, it becomes clear that salaries in 1970 to 20% in 1986. research done on the subject suggests that a sizable share-surely a third and possibly without serious cost containment and ·budget­ Researchers at the Congressional Budget ing-which the President's proposals don't Office have determined that when the real half-of the households in the top quintile at median income is recomputed with a consist­ the end of the 1980s were in a lower quintile provide-Americans will soon be spending ent consumer price index (the so-called CPI­ in earlier years. more on health care than they spend on all X) and adjusted for the economies associated Moreover, the nature of the quintiles of the food and beverages consumed at home with smaller families, the real median fam­ households ensures that the top quintile and in restaurants. ily income trends upward, rising by 20% be­ often grows more rapidly than the lower The table on page 313, which uses 1987 tween 1970 and 1986. When real median in­ ones. People in the top quintile who increase value dollars, shows that in 1959 we spent come is further adjusted to account, in a their productivity and hours of work, marry (or stay married), and decide to have a non­ $301.9 billion on all foods and beverages and rough way,' for the growth in nonwage in­ $95 billion on medical care. come, the rise during this period may be working family member go to work (and 83% more than 28%. of the households in the top quintile have At the end of 1991-using 1987 dollars­ While such revised data seriously undercut two or more income earners, far higher than foods, and beverages consumed $513.5 billion the critics' empirical props, they have a the lower quintiles) automatically raise of the Nation's personal consumption and ready-made comeback: The median rose only their quintile's mean household income. medical care $446.5. Over 30 years, health because the rising economic tide "lifted the These people cannot move to a higher cat­ has moved from being one third the size of yachts, but neither the tugboats nor the row­ egory. food to nearly equaling it. The trend line is boats." People in any of the lower quintiles who do the same can easily move up one or more such that medical care is likely to exceed food Critics do have some of the facts on the at 2:14 p.m., April 19, 1995, give or take a few changing income distribution right. The quintiles, increasing their own welfare but, share of total income going to the quintile of in the process, reducing the mean income of months. households with the lowest incomes did fall their former quintile. I may joke about being able to predict the from 4.1 % in 1970 to 3.9% in 1990 (after reach­ TRICKLING IN ALL DIRECTIONS minute when health will exceed food as a cost ing 4.2% in 1980), and the share of income re­ Overall, the critics have been right in to consumers, but it is no joke that it is about ceived by the middle three quintiles fell from stressing that the rich have gotten richer, to happen. I'll bet anyone who wants to, a bot­ 52.7% in 1970 to 49.5% in 1990. At the same but they are way off base to suggest that the tle of aspirin and a box of band-aids that I am time, the quintile of households with the rich were always rich during the 1980s, or within a month of predicting the date-unless highest incomes rose relatively rapidly dur­ that they have become richer at the expense we can pass national cost containment pro­ ing the 1970s and 1980s, with their share of in­ of the rest of the population, or that their come rising from 43.3% in 1970 to 46.6% in riches were ill-gotten or undeserved. It is far posals between now and 1995. 1990. more accurate to say that in the 1980s many If we had achieved great advances in public The data do offer the surface appearance of rich and not-so-rich Americans got richer health over this period, one might say it was a "most fortunate fifth." But appearances faster than other Americans. Some Ameri­ money well spent. The problem is, we haven't are deceiving. Census Bureau data reveal cans in all quintiles fell behind. Both ends of seen much improvement and lag other nations 3412 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS February 25, 1992 in many key health indicators. Other econom­ ports from a single national base no longer un tary compliance by the very businesses ics have not seen our type of health inflation reflects reality. Most production now comes that created the environmental problems in taking over large parts of their economies, and from what Harvard Prof. Robert Reich calls the first place. It has said only that it will as a result those foreign nations have become a "web" of trade and investment flows, in conduct additional regulatory enforcement which products and services are created out "as appropriate"-whatever that means. more competitive and productive in trade, are of flexible, ever-shifting combinations of A North American free-trade agreement able to devote more resources to education, joint ventures, target-specific alliances and built around the principles we advocate social infrastructure and other important serv­ specialized service providers. would bring this country more jobs and a ices. European and Asian companies have al­ cleaner environment. Unlike the short-term It is time, Mr. Speaker, for some really ready spun such webs in their regions. North tax breaks and subsidy programs being ban­ tough cost containment. American companies should have similar op­ died about Washington, it would help gen­ portuni ties. erate prosperity-even after the election. But to be successful, a North American STATEMENT OF WYDEN/BABBITT free-trade "web" must include explicit provi­ ARTICLE ON NAFTA sions to protect the environment and public CONTINUED NEED FOR health. Without such rules, free-trade pres­ COMPETITIVE PROTOTYPING sures would induce companies to cut short­ HON. DAVID E. SKAGGS term costs by skirting laws intended to pro­ OF COLORADO tect health and the environment. And with­ HON. ANDY IRELAND IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES out such protections, long-term economic OF FLORIDA growth could not be sustained, because busi­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Tuesday, February 25, 1992 ness can't operate with a work force suffer­ Mr. SKAGGS. Mr. Speaker, I'm not sure ing the effects of air and water pollution. Tuesday, February 25, 1992 how many of my colleagues have had the This question of negotiating environ­ Mr. IRELAND. Mr. Speaker, I rise to intro­ mental protections has polarized political chance to read the excellent article in the Los debate on the free-trade agreement. From duce legislation to reinstate the requirement Angeles Times on the North American Free the outset, the Bush Administration has for competitive prototypes in major acquisition Trade Agreement which was written by our seemed to favor an approach that pushes programs of the Department of Defense colleague from Oregon, Congressman RON Mexico hard for concessions on intellectual [DOD]. The requirement for competitive WYDEN, and the former Governor of Arizona, property and investment rules, but backs off prototyping was contained in a law-1 O U.S.C. Bruce Babbitt, who is president of the League when it comes to clean water, clean air and 2365-that expired on September 30, 1991. of Conservation Voters. safe food. Mr. Speaker, competition is the American Congressman WYDEN and Governor Babbitt There has been serious opposition in some way. If properly conducted, competition yields make a compelling case that any free trade quarters to almost any treaty that would ex­ pose the U.S. economy to additional com­ products with superior quality at lower prices. agreement must include specific provisions to petition, even though refusing free trade The benefits of competition have been proven protect the environment. I commend their arti­ with Mexico would sacrifice economic over and over again in our society. Competi­ cle to you. growth and leave major existing environ­ tion is the foundation of American economic Mr. Speaker, at this point I'd like to include mental problems to fester untreated. behavior. In a nutshell, that is the reason I am a copy of the commentary in the RECORD. The key votes in Congress, however, seem proposing this legislation. [From the Los Angeles Times, Feb. 11 , 1992) to be held by a group that falls in neither Under the proposed legislation, DOD would camp. These pro-trade Democrats and pro­ be required to use a competitive prototype PERSPECTIVE ON FREE TRADE-WHO'S AFRAID environment Republicans suggest another OF MEXICAN TRADE? path: Negotiate a job-creating trade agree­ program strategy in the development of major (By Bruce Babbitt and Ron Wyden) ment but include the cleanup of pollution weapons systems and their subsystems. The The outline of a North American free-trade along the U.S.-Mexico border and require Secretary of Defense, however, would have agreement that could be consummated this that new investment in Mexico pay up front the authority to waive the requirement in spe­ year is at hand. Negotiators from the United for basic environmental protection infra­ cial circumstances specified in the legisla­ States, .Mexico and Canada are about to ex­ structure. tion-provided the Secretary makes written change their first drafts. But growing sup­ This swing group of policy-makers wants notification to Congress, explaining why such port for protectionism may spook the Presi­ an environmental protection program built a strategy is not practicable. dent from pushing the agreement in an elec­ around strong rules, adequate resources and Mr. Speaker, I would like to place a copy of t ion year. t ough enforcement. It need not be such a gamble. It's still pos­ Serious environmental protection would my bill and the underlying legislation that sible to write an agreement that would pro­ require rules to ensure high standards on would be reinstated-10 U.S.C. 2365-in the mote job growth and improve the environ­ both sides of the border, with the costs based RECORD. ment more satisfactorily than the quick on the " polluter pays" principle. DOD has used competitive prototyping to fixes proposed so far in Washington. Serious environmental protection would great advantage in the past. The F-16 fighter Exports have driven our economic growth provide for a binational bond program to program is a prime example. That program in recent years, and without stronger links raise the $5 billion to $9 billion needed to produced two excellent machines-the Air to the global economy, we will find it dif­ clean up existing pollution along the border Force F-16 and the Navy F/A-18, both of ficult to compete with regional trading blocs and a small levy on new investment to be set in Asia and Europe-regardless of tax cuts or aside for future environmental protection. which did a yeoman's work in the recent air Japanese trade concessions. Serious environmental protection would war against Iraq. A successful North American free-trade include a mandatory enforcement program, Unfortunately, DOD has not always used agreement would immediately expand U.S. based on a binational enforcement agency competitive prototyping-with predictable re­ access to Mexico, a rapidly growing market. that would be supported by a provision to sults. The A-12 provides ample proof of what The unilateral reforms that Mexico has un­ allow citizens of either country access to the happens when the military ignores the clearcut dertaken since joining the General Agree­ other's legal systems. advantages of competition. ment on Tariffs and Trade in 1986 have trig­ The current thinking of the Administra­ As many of you will remember, Secretary of gered an investment boom and energized tion, unfortunately, is that free trade and Mexican entrepreneurs. They now have the environmental protection are not related Defense Cheney had to terminate the Navy's money to buy American heavy equipment, and should not be linked. It has asked for A-12 stealth bomber on January 7, 1991 . He such as trucks, tractors and earth movers, less money to protect the border environ­ terminated the program for default, because of high-technology products, environmental ment than Mexico plans to spend, even unacceptable slippage in the program's sched­ cleanup services and products, finished paper though the U.S. economy is 25 times larger ule, massive cost overruns, and widespread products and agricultural products, includ­ than Mexico's. It maintains that free trade management deficiencies. The contractor is ing wheat, fruit, nuts and potatoes. will provide resources for environmental pro­ now suing the Federal Government. Before it's In addition, a free-trade agreement would tection, but will not say when such resources all over, billions of dollars will have been enable all North American companies to de­ might be available nor commit to actually velop the kind of regional links that help spending them on the environment. spent, and we will have absolutely nothing to make German and Japanese competitors so In fact, the Administration's central posi­ show for it. formidable. The old model of huge, inte­ tion is that it will be enough to rely on vol­ The termination of the A-12 program was a grated, monolithic companies launching ex- untary agreements with Mexico and vol- devastating blow to naval aviation. The Navy February 25, 1992 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 3413 needs a replacement for the aging A-6 bomb­ Cheney described the new acquisition strategy (1) The term " major weapons system" er, there is no question about that. during testimony before the House Armed means a major weapons system that is ac­ But what does the Navy do in the wake of Services Committee on February 6, 1992. He quired under a program that is a major de­ the A-12 disaster? said: "More work will be done with prototypes fense acquisition program. The Navy launches the AX program-suc­ (2) The term " major defense acquisition to demonstrate capabilities, to prove out con­ program" means a Department of Defense cessor to the A-12-with a paper competition cepts, and technologies." That's exactly what acquisition program that- planned for the concept exploration and defini­ is needed. That is exactly what my legislation (A) is not a highly sensitive classified pro­ tion phase. This phase is now underway, and would do. gram (as determined by the Secretary of De­ will be followed by the selection of only one I urge all my colleagues to support this bill. fense); and contractor for the crucial demonstration and H.R. 4303 (B) that is estimated by the Secretary of Defense to require an eventual total expendi­ validation [DemVal] phase scheduled to begin Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep­ next year. There would be no competitive pro­ ture for research, development, test, and resentatives of the United States of America in evaluation of more than $200,000,000 (based totypes. This is another recipe for disaster. Congress assembled, on fiscal year 1980 constant dollars). The Navy has rejected the idea of competi­ SECTION 1. REINSTATEMENT OF REQUIREMENT (3) The term "subsystem of such system" tive prototypes for the AX. Competitive FOR USE OF COMPETITIVE PROTO. means a collection of components (such as prototyping is too expensive, in the Navy's TYPE PROGRAM STRATEGY IN DE· VELOPMENT OF MAJOR WEAPONS the propulsion system, avionics, or weapon view. The Navy wants to establish a com­ SYSTEM. controls) for which the prime contractors, fortable team relationship with a favored con­ (a) IN GENERAL.-Subsection (e) of section major subcontractors or government entities tractor, and then give that company plenty of 2365 of title 10, United States Code, is re­ have responsibility for system integration. money and time to do the job. pealed. (e) TERMINATION.-This section shall cease Since when is competition too expensive1 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.-Section 2365 of t itle to be effective on September 30, 1991. Admittedly, competition probably costs more 10, United States Code, as amended by sub­ up front, but over the life of the program, com­ section (a), shall apply to major weapons systems that enter the advanced develop­ RUSSIANS NEED OUR CAPITALIST petition will save big bucks. ment stage a~er the date of the enactment EXPERTISE AND OUR MONEY Now, who is it in the Navy who rejects com­ of this Act. petition? Capt. Jeffrey Cook is the AX program HON. JOHN D. DINGELL manager. He is the genius behind the AX ac­ §2365. Competitive prototype strategy re­ quisition strategy. Well, Captain Cook was the quirement; major defense acquisition pro­ OF MICHIGAN chief engineer on the A-12 program, and en­ grams IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES gineering is where the A-12 came unglued. {a) COMPETIT!VE PROTOTYPE STRATEGY RE­ Tuesday, February 25, 1992 And his boss, Navy Acquisition Executive QUIREMENT.-Except as provided in sub­ section (c), the Secretary of Defense shall re­ Mr. DINGELL. Mr. Speaker, I would like to Cann seems enthralled with Captain Cook's quire the use of a competitive prototype pro­ commend to the attention of my colleagues genius. He describes the AX plan as "a classi­ gram strategy in the development of a major the thought provoking article written by Mr. cal approach to a new start." weapons system (or a subsystem of such sys­ Robert A. Hefner Ill, which appeared in the Mr. Speaker, recent experience tells me that tem). Dallas Morning News on Sunday, January 5, the Navy's acquisition strategy for major avia­ (b) QUALIFYING STRATEGIES.-An acquisi­ 1992. tion programs needs closer scrutiny. Mr. Cann tion strategy qualifies as a competitive pro­ totype strategy if it- While this Chamber must continue to focus and Captain Cook were part of the manage­ very carefully upon our Nation's economic ment structure that led us down the ro.ad to (1) requires that contracts be entered into with not less than two contractors, using the concerns, I believe that Mr. Hefner raises an the A-12 disaster. Should we now follow their same combat performance requirements, for important security concern. We must not miss lead on the AX? Should those two be en­ the competitive design and manufacture of a this historic opportunity to take full advantage trusted with the future of naval aviation? Or prototype system or subsystem for devel­ of America's investment in the cold war. This should we rely on the time-honored benefits of opmental test and evaluation; is our moment-our chance to help transform competition to solve the problem at hand? (2) requires that all systems or subsystems the new republics of the former Soviet Union I am not alone in questioning the wisdom of developed under contracts described in para­ graph (1) be tested in a comparative side-by­ into political and economic allies, so that our the AX acquisition strategy. Others have ques­ Nation might never again have to divert so tioned it as well. side test that is designed to- (A) reproduce combat conditions to the ex­ much of our precious domestic resources to­ The Defense Acquisition Board [DAB] met tent practicable; and ward preparation for war. to review the AX program plan on June 28, (B) determine which system or subsystem [From the Dallas Morning News, Jan. 5, 1992) 1991. On July 3, 1991, Under Secretary of is most effective under such condition; and Defense for Acquisition Yockey authorized the RUSSIANS NEED OUR CAPITALIST EXPERTISE (3) requires that each contractor that de­ AND OUR MONEY Navy to proceed with the initial concept explo­ velops a prototype system or subsystem, be­ ration and definition phase but directed the fore the testing described in subparagraph (By Robert Hefner) Navy to develop a revised acquisition strategy. (B) is begun, submit- Almost singlehandedly over the last half­ At the time, the Navy's plan did not comply (A) cost estimates for full-scale engineer­ decade, Mikhail Gorbachev has pried open a ing development and the basis for such esti­ historically unprecedented window of oppor­ with DOD regulation 5000.2, part 5, section D, mates; and tunity for global peace in the 21st century. and 10 U.S.C. 2365. Both mandate competi­ (B) production estimates, whenever prac­ No one can predict how long this window of tive prototyping. ticable. opportunity may remain open. Indeed, many Under Secretary Yockey subsequently indi­ (c) ExcEPTION.-Subsection (a) shall not of Boris Yeltsin's reformers fear that the cated that a final decision on whether to pro­ apply to the development of a major weapons long cold Russian winter may slam it shut. ceed with AX into DemVal with one or two system (or subsystem of such system) after­ Thus President Bush may hold in his hands contractors has been deferred until the Mile­ (1) the Secretary submits to Congress- history's single most opportune moment to stone I DAB review, which is scheduled to (A) written notification that use of a com­ achieve a level of peace never before known petitive prototype program strategy is not by humankind. Yet, at this critical time, the take place during the second quarter of fiscal practicable with respect to such system or Bush administration's ability to act seems year 1993. subsystem; and to be frozen in confusion, "changing of the Mr. Speaker, the Navy's apparent deter­ (B) a report that fully explains why use of guard," internal controversy and presi­ mination to head right back down the A-12 such a strategy is not practicable, including dential campaign positioning. road to disaster with the AX tells me that the cost estimates (and the bases for such esti­ President Bush must act immediately and law requiring competitive prototyping must be mates) comparing the total program cost of boldly during this time when Mr. Yeltsin and reinstated. the competitive prototype strategy with the his cabinet have the momentum of wide­ Competitive prototyping makes eminently total program cost of the alternative acqui­ spread grass-roots public support to put in sition strategy; and place all the systems of a free-enterprise de­ good sense. It also happens to be fully con­ (2) 30 days elapse after the Secretary sub­ mocracy, fulfilling the ideals America has sistent with the DOD's new acquisition strat­ mits the notification and report required by fought for throughout most of the 20th cen­ egy that places heavier emphasis on R&D and paragraph (1 ). tury. Boris Yeltsin has clearly indicated his stresses prototypes over production. Secretary (d) DEFINITIONS.-ln this section: willingness to cooperate, and, without doubt, 3414 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS February 25, 1992 the United States could lead the G-7 coun­ Under the conditions set forth above, this rious violation of human rights. These Alba­ tries in an effort to fully support him and his could certainly be funded out of our defense nian leaders were denied the right of free new commonwealth. budget. Without such bold action now to sup­ movement and travel, freedom of speech to Mr. Yeltsin is now the most influential port these reforms and reformers, the win­ person in the former Soviet Union. He has dow of opportunity will slam shut, and the present their case, and they were subject to widespread political support from a vast former Soviet empire will drop into chaos, police harassment and intimidation. I urge my cross section of the Russian people-old and civil war and totalitarian states at a long­ colleagues to join me in condemning this ac­ young, rural and urban, new and old guard. term cost to America many times more than tion by Serbian police officials and the collu­ And, even more important, Mr. Yeltsin has these proposed peace guarantees. On the sion of officials of the Macedonian Republic. in his cabinet some of Russia's best and other hand, with such action, these new de­ brightest people, including a group of young The second instance of concern relates to mocracies will become global neighbors and the educational opportunities provided for Al­ economists headed by Yegor Gaydar and provide an American-oriented growth mar­ Peter Aven, who passionately believe in de­ ket, which over the long term will pay us banians in Macedonia. In the Macedonian mocracy, human rights, private property and many economic dividends. capital of Skopje last year there were some a market economy (as did another group of 8,000 students who completed the eighth young men in Philadelphia in 1776). grade. Of those students, 3,800 were Macedo­ Mr. Gaydar is Russia's deputy premier for RECOGNITION OF THE CONSTITU­ nians and 3,200 were Albanians. For the economics in the Russian Council of Min­ TIONAL RIGHTS OF ETHNIC AL­ isters, responsible for the economic transi­ 3,800 Macedonians, there were some 30 tion; Mr. Aven is the new first deputy min­ BANIANS IN MACEDONIA IS ES­ schools with instruction in the Macedonian lan- ister of foreign affairs. They have spent the SENTIAL guage where they could continue their edu­ past 10 years (often at great personal risk) cation. For the 3,200 Albanians, there was 1 studying Western markets, private property HON. TOM I.ANTOS school with 3 classes with instruction in the Al- and banking. They want a floating hard cur­ oF CALIFORNIA banian language-a total of 120 places for rency by June. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 3,200 students! That is precisely where U.S. policy must be targeted. Nothing could jumpstart Russia's Tuesday, February 25, 1992 It was incidents like these two that I have economy as fast as an exchangeable currency Mr. LANTOS. Mr. Speaker, as we have wit- described, Mr. Speaker, that led Albanians in that has the full confidence of the world fi­ nessed the establishment of independent re- Macedonia to organize and conduct a referen­ nancial market. U.S. aid should not fund publics in the territory that was formerly Yugo- dum of ethnic Albanians in Macedonia on Jan­ projects or be doled out to help a crumbling slavia, there are rising concerns about the pro- uary 11-12 of this year. The question on the bureaucracy. U.S. aid should be in the form of guaran­ tection of the civil and human rights of all eth- ballot was whether Albanians should be given tees or credits to the new central bank of nic nationalities and in particular the rights of political-territorial autonomy within the Mac­ Russia (and those of .its new commonwealth ethnic Albanians. edonian Republic. The vote was overwhelming countries), specifically organized to estab­ The latest area of grave concern, Mr. in favor. lish full market confidence in the new Rus­ Speaker, is with ethnic Albanians in the Re- The Assembly for Political-Territorial Auton­ sian currency. A totally convertible cur­ public of Macedonia. In a recent referendum, omy of Ethnic Albanians in Macedonia wrote rency pegged to the U.S. dollar would imme­ the people of Macedonia voted that their · Re- to the Council of Ministers of the European diately open spigots to an enormous inflow public should become independent. The Re- Community raising the issue of the treatment of private foreign capital as well as begin public of Macedonia, however, includes a sig- of Albanians in Macedonia and requesting rec­ settling the chaotic political waters. But this U.S. aid package must be given nificant Albanian population. The last census ognition and acceptance of their justified claim only in return for guarantees of market re­ of Yugoslavia, which was taken a decade ago, for political and territorial autonomy. form, private property, free elections, human indicates that 20 to 25 percent of Macedonia's Mr. Speaker, I ask that this letter be placed rights and a bilateral agreement for the de­ population are Albanian. That number is well in the RECORD and I urge my colleagues to struction of strategic nuclear weapons. Mr. above that ratio today, and it may well exceed read it. It raises serious questions that must Yeltsin and his cabinet want exactly what 40 percent of the population. be considered before the status of the Repub- America wants, and the Bush administration Unfortunately, the newly proclaimed Con- lie of Macedonia can be recognized. must act immediately to seize this oppor­ tunity. The long Russian winter has started, stitution of the Republic of Macedonia, which THE ASSEMBLY FOR POLITICAL-TER- and no one can predict next year's cir­ recently went into effect, does not provide RITORIAL AUTONOMY OF ETHNIC cumstances. guarantees of minority rights for the Albanians ALBANIANS IN MACEDONIA, Additionally, the U.S. should openly and and other ethnic minorities in Macedonia. Gostivar, Macedonia, February 12, 1992. publicly support the goals of the Gaydar There are disturbing patterns emerging, Mr. THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS OF THE EUROPEAN group with positive official statements and Speaker, that raise questions about how this COMMUNITY. recognition. The popular momentum at this Albanian population is being treated. There DEAR Srns: The Assembly for Political-ter- moment supports change. Our foreign policy are two instances that I would like to bring to ritorial Autonomy of Ethnic Albanians in must focus on the need to help facilitate Macedonia highly appreciates the efforts these reforms of free elections, private prop­ the attention of my colleagues. made by the Commission of Arbitration for erty, free markets and convertible currency The first involves collusion between govern- the solution to the crisis in the area of the so that when the backlash comes (and indeed ment officials in the Republic of Macedonia former Yugoslavia, particularly their en­ it wili, I fear sooner rather than later), these and the Republic of Serbia. As you know, the gagement for the protection of human rights essential systems will be in place, and, as Serbian Government has consistently followed through the right for self-determination. We history has taught us, they will withstand a policy of suppressing the Albanian majority read with a special interest the part of the assault. in the autonomous Province of Kosova. Just a • Commission's report that deals with Macedo­ The United States has spent most of this few days ago, two leaders of the Albanian nia's recognition by_ the E? and its n:emb~r century fighting two world wars and the community in Macedonia were invited to the states. We have noticed_, v:ith regret, m this Cold War for these ideals at great cost in United States to meet with members of th report, t~at th~ Comm~ssi~m has not taken both human life and money. The Cold War . e into consideration the mdisputable natural, alone has cost about S8 trillion (twice our Congress and others in our country to present historical and current facts of life and activ­ current national debt), and we must not now their case. In order to fly to the United States, ity of about 40% of the total population of lose sight of what we have fought so hard for they had to receive appropriate visas from our Macedonia-the ethnic Albanians, who de­ and fail to act decisively while the oppor­ closest U.S. Embassy, which is in Belgrade, clared themselves for the political-terri­ tunity is here. This time we must finish the capitol of the Republic of Serbia. When they torial au~onomy of the territory inhabited job and "go all the way to Baghdad." Even arrived in Serbia, they were arrested by Ser- by them m the Referendum held on Jan. 11 with our huge deficits, we must not lose our bian police and prevented from getting to the and 12, 1992. . . . . resolve to finish the job. American Embassy to receive their travel doc- What follows is only a short list of mdis­ The founding of a handful of new uments. The following day when they at- ~utable .facts that ~e~e underestimated or freemarket democracies with enormous op­ . . ignored m the Commission's report: portunity to become important trading part­ tempted to board the fhght to the United (1) ethnic Albanians in Macedonia live on ners and allies in the Marshall tradition is States, they were forcefully removed from the their lands as an autochthonous people; surely worth another $75 billion or even $150 plane. (2) ethnic Albanians in Macedonia com- billion of credits to the new Russian and Mr. Speaker, this collusion between the prise a compact entity in the territory where other commonwealth central banks. Government of Macedonia and Serbia is a se- they live; February 25, 1992 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 3415 (3) ethnic Albanians are a national entity RILEY TELLS STORY TO Real Estate bought it in the Savers loan distinguished by their own customs, charac­ ILLUSTRATE LIKELY RTC ABUSE package. teristics, language; RTC spokeswoman Jane Jankowski said the mortgages in the bulk sale were "bad" (4) ethnic Albanians constitute the major­ HON. WIWAM (Bill) CI.AY and non-performing loans. ity of the population of the region inhabited OF MISSOURI But Riley has always been current in re­ by them; IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES paying the loan and Savers never had a prob­ (5) the sovereign and nation-building sta­ lem with the loan, according to Riley's tus of ethnic Albanians guaranteed by arti­ Tuesday, February 25, 1992 records and Savers officials who asked not to cle 1 of the 1974 Constitution of the Socialist Mr. CLAY. Mr. Speaker, one of the most se­ be identified. · Republic of Macedonia is degraded in the rious financial debacles. in the history of our "I've performed. I've never missed a pay­ current Constitution to national minority Nation-the collapse of our savings and loans ment. I haven't been rewarded for that states; though," Riley said. industry-continues to plague the integrity of "When I sought to negotiate with the RTC, (6) there is no mechanism such as consen­ our national economic agenda. Reports of in­ they said they just had no mechanism to sus for instance, for the protection of human efficiencies on the part of the Resolution Trust deal with anybody that was performing," and collective rights of ethnic Albanians and Corporation, which Congress established to Riley said. other nationalities; address the savings and loan crisis cannot be "They had policies and procedures to make (7) the collective and individual human ignored. I would like to take this opportunity to payoffs at discounted rates to those whose rights and freedom of Macedonians are not share a press report from the Arkansas Demo­ loans were in trouble. Those of us who were limited according to the current Constitu­ performing were simply left to make a full crat-Gazette which details some of the difficul­ payment," he said. tion whereas for non-Macedonians there are ties which one businessman encountered in many limitations. He said RTC officials also told him they his efforts to negotiate with the Resolution needed to put some "good" loans into the All these facts also were underestimated Trust Corporation. bulk offerings to sell off the asset packages. and ignored in the current Constitution [From the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Jan. RTC officials said his wasn't the only good adopted on Nov. 17, 1991. 27, 1992) loan being sold off at a discount to large in­ On the occasion we P.xpress our convictions RILEY TELLS STORY TO ILLUSTRATE LIKELY vestors. that ethnic Alabanians in Macedonia are not RTC ABUSE "I borrowed the money and I fully expected to pay it in full," Riley said. "Nonetheless, against the independence of Macedonia and A Little Rock businessman, Pat M. Riley, her recognition by the EC and its member when they are trying to give it to out-of­ tells a personal story about how the Resolu­ state people at 30 percent discounts, it seems states, on condition that their political-ter­ tion Trust Corp. may be mishandling assets ritorial autonomy is recognized as a step to­ only appropriate they offer me some reason­ of failed savings and loans. able discount to pay for it myself. wards finding the right and just solution to The RTC is the federal agency charged "To put this in proper perspective, it is not the Alabanian question, in accordance with with selling off the assets of failed savings only myself who is paying in full but it is the Final Helsinki Act of 1975 and the Paris and loans to recover as much money as pos­ United States taxpayer including you and I Chart for a new Europe in 1990, which docu­ sible. who are being penalized. Had the RTC simply ments recognize the right for self-determina­ Many business executives and financial in­ held it, they would have received their tion to all peoples. dustry officials have complained about the money in full," he said. way the RTC is operating. Responding to In the Referendum for Political-Territorial BRW is a partnership of the J.E. Robert Autonomy of Ethnic Alabanians in Macedo­ their complaints, Rep. Beryl Anthony, Jr., Co., the Blackstone Group and Goldman D-Ark., said Friday he will convene hearings Sachs. nia held in Jan. 11 and 12, 1992 in 17 munici­ in Arkansas in March to discuss problems palities (out of 34 in total in Hacadonia) took J.E. Robert Co. is a Virginia-based man­ with the RTC. agement firm that was the RTC's second part 360,928 voters out of 383,539 voters in There may be others like Riley who come total out of which 99.90% voted FOR the Po­ largest independent contractor. J.E. Robert forward. performs appraisal, accounting and manage­ litical-Territorial Autonomy of the Ethnic He owed $500,000 on a $6 million loan from Albanians in Macedonia. ment work for the federal government. the failed Savers Federal Savings and Loan The company has earned more than $80 On the basis of the above-mentioned facts of Little Rock. Last July Riley, offering to million for its work, according to American we would like to let you know that without pay it off for $350,000, proposed a discount for Banker, a banking industry newspaper. the solution to the ethnic Albanian question the early payoff. The RTC refused his offer. J.E. Robert also manages more than $10 in Macedonia, that is, without the federaliza­ The RTC offered to sell the loan to him for billion in assets for the RTC but was not in­ tion of Macedonia, this region will remain $490,500, but he refused. volved in the Savers portfolio it bought, offi­ unstable and volatile and will continuously The RTC finally sold the loan for $385,000 cials said. threaten peace both in the area of the former to a Virginia-based partnership, which in­ J.E. Robert has teamed up with the New Yugoslavia and the Balkans in general. cluded one of the RTC's top national inde­ York-based Blackstone Group to buy up RTC Therefore we ask you to reconsider the pendent contractors, officials said. property across the Southwest. statements in the report on Yugoslavia by BRW Real Estate Operating Co. Ltd. of Al­ the Commission of Arbitration concerning exandria, Va., paid $80.5 million for a bundle of Savers loans, including Riley's. the international recognition of Macedenia. FINANCIAL FRAUD DETECTION The price for the package of loans was 77 AND DISCLOSURE ACT OF 1992 Before making the decision on the recogni­ percent of its total appraised value, officials tion of Macedonia, the EC should take into said. consideration the following facts: that eth­ In 1983, Riley took out the loan from Sav­ HON. EDWARD J. MARKEY nic Albanians did not vote for the current ers Federal Savings & Loan to build Wood­ OF MASSACHUSETTS Constitution of Macedonia; that the popu­ land Heights Apartments, a Little Rock re­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES lation census in Macedonia is partially car­ tirement center. ried out and consequently the national The RTC took over Savers Federal, Tuesday, February 25, 1992 structure of Macedonia is not known; and changed the name to Savers Savings Asso­ Mr. MARKEY. Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to that ethnic Albanians declared themselves ciation in 1989 and began selling off the insti­ join with my colleague from Oregon, Mr. for political-territorial autonomy. tution's assets. Among the assets for sale was Riley's loan, WYDEN, and Chairman DINGELL of the full En­ For these reasons the EC, before making which carried a 13 percent interest rate and ergy and Commerce Committee in introducing the decision for the recognition of Macedo­ a payoff amount of $500,000. today the Financial Fraud Detection and Dis­ nia, should made efforts for the realization While banks and other major investors closure Act of 1992. · This legislation seeks to of a new total population census of Macedo­ have bought real estate and loans from the place additional responsibility on independent nia, under the supervision of the inter­ RTC for big discounts, the offer to Riley to public accountants who certify the financial national institutions, because Macedoniane buy his loan for $490,500 was only a 0.019 per­ health of public institutions and make those are not a majority population in Macedonia cent discount. in comparison with all the others who live in The RTC then listed his loan for sale for accountants more accountable to those they it: The EC should engage in making changes $474,000 but nobody bought it. serve-the investing public. in the current Constitution, and respect the Last fall, Riley's loan was then included in This legislation is the natural product of the political will of the ethnic Albanian people a package of real estate and mortgages from subcommittee's commitment to clean up after in Macedonia. the Savers portfolio. And in December, BRW the financial excesses of the 1980's. The pub- 3416 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS February 25, 1992 lie was consistently overlooked in that decade This legislation, however, is just one step in State prosecutors who have served on the of greed, but it is the public that is now being many that must be undertaken so that we can panel. Predecessors include former Gov. forced to foot the bill for the consequences of begin to alter the way in which our financial James Thompson, appointed when the com­ the corporate misdeeds that helped shape the system is monitored and monetary interests of mittee was created in 1973, and Sam Skinner, now White House chief of staff. decade. Just last year, the public was asked the investing public are protected. I look for­ This year, Roberts expects to average to assume the costs of an additional $25 bil­ ward to moving this legislation swiftly through three to four days a week in his fifth floor of­ lion for the S&L bailout, as well as a $70 bil­ the Subcommittee on Telecommunications fice in Washington, just a few doors down lion line of credit for the bank insurance fund. and Finance and urge its support by the from Barr's suit. The proximity is more than Mr. Speaker, the taxpayer has had enough. In House. geographic. Roberts is part of a coterie of keeping with our successful passage of the In­ eight to 10 top managers who meet with Barr sider Trading and Securities Fraud Enforce­ every morning. BILL ROBERTS: U .S. ATTORNEY "What I bring* * *is a perspective beyond ment Act of 1988; the Market Reform Act, and the (Washington) Beltway, which I believe the International Securities Enforcement Co­ AND JUSTICE DEPARTMENT Attorney General Barr finds valuable," Rob­ operation Act of 1990, this legislation focuses CHAIRMAN OF THE ATTORNEY erts said. "Somebody on his staff remarked on the need for greater preventive measures GENERAL'S ADVISORY COMMIT­ to me that 'you are the only one in the room to curtail the deceptive actions of financial TEE OF U.S. ATTORNEYS who can really tell us if it will play in Peo­ criminals before the consequences of such ac­ ria.'" tions are played out at taxpayers expense. HON. ROBERT H. MICHEL Roberts, formerly Sangamon County Congress, in the years following the Great state's attorney, serves as a bridge between OF ILLINOIS two worlds in the Justice Department. Depression, mandated that public companies IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES He said he understands the perspective of have their financial statements scrutinized by officials here who feel the Justice Depart­ independent auditors. While congressional in­ Tuesday, February 25, 1992 ment "must speak with one voice." tent was to provide for an independent and Mr. MICHEL. Mr. Speaker, I would like to But he also recognizes that the 93 U.S. at­ objective review of a company's finances, the bring to the attention of our colleagues the torneys, all presidential appointees, have mechanism to ensure such objectivity was im­ great job Bill Roberts is doing in his newly ap­ "far more trial experience and c~rtainly more experience in their particular locations perfect; Congress did not provide any official pointed position as chairman of the Justice than somebody in Washington." guidelines outlining how companies should Department Advisory Committee of U.S. Attor­ As an experienced prosecutor, Roberts also conduct their audits. This resulted, first, in neys while still working as a U.S. attorney. is aware of how the job has expanded since companies hiring their own private watchdog, Mr. Roberts splits his time between home the 1970s, when "bank robberies were the big and, second, in auditors that feared biting the and his duties in Washington. He is the U.S. cases." Now, Roberts said, prosecutors are hand that fed them. The legislation being intro­ attorney of Springfield, IL and the chairman of reaching out to local communities in cooper­ duced today will seek to rectify this apparent the Attorney General's Advisory Committee of ative efforts to rid the streets of drug dealers and armed criminals. conflict-of-interest by mandating specific U.S. Attorneys. Mr. Roberts speaks on behalf One new project the advisory panel helped guidelines and regulations to be followed by of 93 U.S. attorneys nationwide in meetings shape is "Weed and Seed," which Roberts all independent auditors. with Attorney General William Barr, and his calls a "marriage of law enforcement and so­ This legislation should not be viewed as voice is heard on subjects ranging from budg­ cial services." It is being tested in Trenton Congress pointing its disapproving finger at ets to gang busts. N.J., Philadelphia, Kansas City, Mo., and independent accountants. Indeed accountants, At this point I wish to insert in the RECORD Omaha, Neb. too, can fall victim to the elaborate financial an article by Bob Estill, "Roberts Finds Time " Weeding" begins when the Justice De­ schemes of fraudulent corporate managers. partment, working in concert with local law to Split Town for Washington Duties," which enforcement, elected officials and commu­ However, there currently is no general require­ further details of Mr. Roberts' plans, accom­ nity groups, targets areas for crackdowns by ment that the audit be designed to provide plishments, and devotion. federal, state and local law enforcement reasonable assurance of detecting frau~a ROBERTS FINDS TIME TO SPLIT TOWN FOR agencies. shortcoming which may have contributed to WASHINGTON DUTIES "It's a whole community effort * * * to the issuance of clean bills of health for some (By Bob Estill) take out the bad guys, the crack dealer on the corner, the dope house in the middle of financially wrecked institutions by several large WASHINGTON.-U.S. Attorney Bill Roberts accounting firms. One must wonder how 28 of the block, that are festering and infecting of Springfield lives what he calls a "schizo­ the neighborhood," Roberts said. the 30 S&L's that failed in California in 1985 phrenic existence." "Seeds" then will be planted for neighbor­ and 1986 could have received clean audits a But it's his time, not his personality, hood improvement, Roberts said, in a myriad year before they went under, and how one of that's split. of ways from sprucing up the appearance the big six accounting firms, Price Since the top federal prose cu tor in the with street cleaning or refurbishing of parks Waterhouse, could have been so successfully Central Illinois district became chairman of and playgrounds to providing assistance on duped by BCCI. Accordingly, this legislation the attorney general's Advisory Committee home loans and organizing neighborhood of U.S. Attorneys in January, he has divided will mandate specific requirements to ensure watch programs. his time between Springfield and Washing­ The advisory panel strongly recommended, that public auditors conduct a thorough, inde­ ton, D.C. and the attorney general agreed, that the ex­ pendent audit and look for material In Washington, he is the voice of the 93 periment be taken "one step at a time" in­ misstatements during the course of an audit. U.S. attorneys nationwide in daily meetings stead of having every community in the The legislation we are introducing today is with Attorney General William Barr. He country competing for a limited pool of the culmination of more than 20 hearings on counsels the head of the Justice Department funds, Robert said. This year, 16 cities, in­ the accounting profession conducted since on subjects from budgets to busts of gangs, cluding Chicago, vie for a share of $10 million 1984 by the Oversight and Investigations Sub­ drug dealers and other armed felons. for the program. committee chaired by Chairman DINGELL. It "I'm the U.S. attorney for a couple of days, "Triggerlock," aimed at armed and violent and I'm on the staff of the attorney general criminals, is another program that "rose up also contains key provisions from a House­ for a couple of days," Roberts said. "Trying from the field," evolving from a summit passed amendment to the 1990 Comprehen­ to keep in sync with both worlds is some­ meeting last year of prosecutors, police sive Crime Control Act, as well as language thing with which I've not completely come chiefs, sheriffs and other law enforcement of­ adopted by the House, but later dropped from to terms yet. But I'm getting there." ficials, Roberts said. title IV of H.R. 6, the Financial Institutions The Springfield Republican was appointed Under "Triggerlock," federal prosecutors Safety and Consumer Choice Act of 1991, in to the 15-member committee in 1989 by work with state and local officials to pros­ which auditors are required to expand their Barr's predecessor, Dick Thornburgh, and ecute armed criminals under federal laws search for fraudulent activities of clients and elected by the panel members last year to that may be tougher than state or local laws. serve a one-year term as chairman. For example, a drug dealer caught with a directly report any such findings, under appro­ "It's a determinate sentence," Roberts gun in his possession would be tried not only priate circumstances, to the SEC. said with a laugh. on the drug charge, but for a federal weapons These new rules will provide regulators with The first Illinois prosecutor to serve as felony carrying a mandatory sentence of five an early warning bell to prevent the problems committee chairman, the 49-year-old years in prison or up to life imprisonment of the 1980's from overflowing into the 1990's. Roodhouse native is among seven Prairie for repeat offenders, Roberts said. February 25, 1992 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 3417 The advisory panel also works closely with and it is strengthened when we overcome our under our free-market system no single indi­ Barr on the less glamorous aspects of Justice differences to work together, finding com­ vidual should have. If newspaper publishers Department duties, including the budgets for mon ground for a noble cause. How true are accept the Baby Bells as conveyors of infor­ the U.S. attorneys. the words of Ralph Waldo Emerson: "Noth­ mation and figure out how to be co-entre­ "We're in their pitching for our share of ing can bring you peace but yourself." preneurs with them, they'd be much better the pie,'" Roberts said of his fellow prosecu­ Like you, I love myself, my family, my off. tors. "When they have economic resources to city, my country, but I will have to progres­ Q: Will Baby Bells' information services distribute, we've done pretty well." sively look beyond them to find the true face cut into newspaper profits? Roberts said his wife, Carole, has been a of peace. Let each Rotarian be a crusader for A: I don't think so, because the basic com­ good soldier about his career taking him peace, seeking it in his or her own way, but modity of a newspaper is that it's printed away from home so often. always through service, the basis for any with ink on paper that people can hold, and "I'm comfortable doing what I'm doing," worthy enterprise. that will still be the way a very, very large Roberts said. "And in summary, I look for­ Peace begins with you-by reaching out to segment of the population will want to get ward to the time when I can live in one com­ your neighbor, by opening your heart, by their news. munity again." bridging the differences between people and Q: so why are newspaper publishers making communities. such a ruckus? For a world at peace is not a ·dream, nor a A: Publishers like to scream bloody mur­ CELEBRATING THE FOUNDING OF wishful fantasy. Working this year in tan­ der. They are traditionalists who don't want ROTARY INTERNATIONAL dem with the United Nations and its agen­ their turf invaded. They did it with radio and cies, I have seen the flowering of peace in our did it with cable. They still don't recognize joint initiatives for the health and welfare of that the First Amendment applies to broad­ HON. GERALD B.H. SOLOMON others. Now, to culminate this week spent casting, too. It's no more likely that the OF NEW YORK commemorating the birth of Rotary on 23 Baby Bells will have a monopoly on informa­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February-today known as World Under­ tion services than newspapers will have a standing and Peace Day-I will again return monopoly over news. Tuesday, February 25, 1992 to UN headquarters. And there, along with Mr. SOLOMON. Mr. Speaker, Rotary cele­ other Rotarians on 28 February, we will cele­ BIOGRAPHY OF CHIEF JOSEPH brated its founding on February 23. On Feb­ brate our partnership and our dream. Within your own clubs as well, find time to cele­ BRANT ruary 28, Rajendra K. Saboo, president of Ro­ brate our special relationship and our special tary International, will lead other Rotarians in quest for peace. commemorating that event at U.N. head­ In closing, I leave you with a reflection HON. ENI F.H. FALEO MA VAEGA quarters. from Mahatma Gandhi, spoken shortly after OF AMERICAN SAMOA I'm paying tribute to all that is good about his quest for India's independence took him IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Rotary it is my privilege to place in today's to Britain. Tuesday, February 25, 1992 "I am not conscious of a single experience RECORD Mr. Saboo's inspiring message, and I Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA. Mr. Speaker, would urge all Members to read it. throughout my three-month stay in England and Europe that made me feel that East and through Public Law 102-188 (S.J. Res. 217, [From the Rotarian, Feb. 1992] West is West. On the contrary, I am con­ H.J. Res. 342), Congress and the President WHO HAS SEEN THE FACE OF PEACE? vinced more than ever that human nature is designated 1992 as the Year of the American (By Rajendra K. Saboo) the same, no matter under what clime it Indian. This law pays tribute to the people who I remember my four-year-old grandson say­ flourishes, and that if you approached people first inhabited the land now known as the con­ ing to his sister, "Let us now make peace, with trust and affection, you would have ten­ tinental United States. Although only symbolic, and play." To children, peace is so simple, fold trust and thousandfold affection re­ turned to you." this gesture is important because it shows sincere, and pure. The Mahatma realized that service is not there is sympathy in the eyes of a majority of Yet when the world's great leaders invoke both Houses of the Congress for those Indian the rhetoric of peace, they explain its com­ merely the essence, but the likeness of plexities. To them, peace is something dif­ peace. This is a vision we can share, based on issues which we as a Congress have been ficult· to achieve. trust and affection. struggling with for over 200 years. In support "Look Beyond Yourself" to see the true of the Year of the American Indian, and as How do we explain this difference? face of peace. Like the child, peace also "grew up," de­ part of my on-going series this year, I am pro­ veloping a multi-faceted personality, pre­ viding for the consideration of my colleagues senting a different face to different people INFORMATION SERVICES a short biography of Joseph Brant, a warrior from different angles. It cannot be seen in a chief of the Mohawk Tribe. This biography was single glance, or captured in a single word or taken from a U.S. Department of the Interior phrase. HON. LAWRENCE J. SMITH No wonder that peace is represented by a publication entitled "Famous Indians, A Collec­ OF FLORIDA tion of Short Biographies." dove-a bird in the wild. The dove is elusive. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES If you try to chase it, the bird flies quickly JOSEPH BRANT (MOHAWK) away until it disappears into the sky. But Tuesday, February 25, 1992 During the American Revolution and the place a few grains of seed corn in your open Mr. SMITH of Florida. Mr. Speaker, in re­ years just preceding it, the most powerful In­ hand, and the dove will come to you of its cent months, a number of articles have been dian friend British settlers had was Joseph own accord. published seeking to frame the debate regard­ Brant (born "Thayendanegea"), a warrior Peace, too, will come to you ... if with chief of the Mohawk tribe. His lifetime devo­ sincerity, you hold out the seeds that nour­ ing the entry of the regional telephone compa­ tion to the English cause started in 1755 ish it and help it to grow. Offer up the seeds nies into the information services business. when, only 13 years old, he fought under Sir of goodness and service then peace will de­ I hope that my colleagues will find interest­ William Johnson in the Battle of Lake scend upon you. ing the attached comments by Mr. Allen George. I know a Rotarian whose greatest moment Neuharth. I also believe that Congress must Johnson, who became British superintend­ in Rotary came when, after 10 days of serv­ not inhabit the ability of all Americans to enjoy ent of Iroquois tribes in what is now upstate ing in an eye-operation camp, he was adjust­ the added options offered by potential informa­ New York, was to play a most significant ing new spectacles on the eyes of a 65-year tion services providers. part in the young Indian's life. He had made old patient, one of the many who had under­ friends with the Mohawks, learned their lan­ gone surgery. Suddenly, the patient's voice [From the Adweek, Oct. 28, 1991] guage, and married Molly Brant, young Jo­ came loud and clear, "I can see, I can now ALLEN NEUHARTH seph's sister. Sir William took Brant under see after 25 years." He was dancing with ex­ Now head of the Freedom Forum. Allen his wing, had him educated at a mission citement. As happiness blossomed within the Neuharth fought the newspaper wars for school (which later became famous as Dart­ patient, peace flowered within the Rotarian years as chief of Gannett Co. mouth College), and made him his assistant. who had served. Q. In light of recent court rulings, are In addition to these duties, Brant, who had Such service must be the first step to newspapers justified in trying to bar the re­ joined the Anglican Church, worked at revis­ peace, because peace grows within the heart. gional Bell phone companies from informa­ ing the Mohawk prayer book and translated Peace thrives with service and understand­ tion services fields? parts of the Bible into the Mohawk language. ing, according dignity to our fellow men. A: Not in my view. Newspaper publishers By 1775 Brant had become a prominent Peace is nourished by truth and principles, are simply seeking special protection, which leader, not only of his own tribe, but of the 3418 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS February 25, 1992 five others which made up the powerful Iro­ And some people look ahead and see only Mr. Yesu graduated from American Inter­ quois League of Indian Nations. As the Revo­ darkness. national College in Springfield in 1960 with a lution began, he accompanied Guy Johnson, Such people came to mind in connection bachelor of arts in humanities. He knew he Sir William's nephew, on a trip to England, with a recent survey by Money magazine. acting as Johnson's secretary. The Mohawk The survey examined Americans' attitudes wanted to teach, so from 1960 to 1961 he chief was presented at court, had tea with about the economy. The results suggested a worked at Branford High School in Branford, Boswell, and sat to have his portrait painted level of gloom that, considering the .cir­ CT, as an English teacher as well as a base­ by the celebrated and fashionable English cumstances, was surprising. ball coach and student government adviser. artists, Romney. One of every five survey participants said By becoming involved in these extracurricular Brant returned to America completely the country is entering a depression. More activities, especially in his first year at a new dedicated to the British side in the Revolu­ than half said they were sure the inflation job, it showed that Mr. Yesu was not going to rate and the unemployment rate would rise tion. Although the Iroquois League had de­ be just a teacher to his students. He would in­ clared itself neutral, Brant determined to this year. bring it over to the English. British success When people say such things, it is an indi­ stead, be the kind of person who the students in driving Washington out of New York in cation that they have lost faith in the econ­ could come to when they needed help, for he 1776, and the influence of his sister Molly omy. An editor of the magazine said the sur­ cared not only about what they learned, but (now widow of Sir William), helped him per­ vey indicated that "there's something deeply also what they were involved in to make them suade the Senecas, Cayugas, and Onondagas disturbing going on out there." well-rounded people. to join his Mohawks. Members of the two Admittedly, a recession brings pain to He went to Westfield State College where other League tribes, Oneidas and Tuscaroras, those who can't find the right job, or any he received his masters in education in 1964. job. They deserve the sympathy and under­ chose the American side or were neutral. During his stay at Westfield State, Mr. Yesu Commissioned as a British officer, Brant standing of their fellow Americans. But the led strong bands of combined Tories and Iro­ general lack of confidence indicated in the took on the position of an English and speech quois warriors in border raids and battles up survey was something different. It suggests a teacher at Van Sickle Junior High School in and down the Mohawk Valley, acquiring a crisis in spirit that is largely unwarranted Springfield, MA. This would be the first of five reputation for both savage ferocity and by the outlook. A number of private and gov­ different positions he would hold in the Spring­ fighting skill. He surrendered only in the fall ernment economists predict an upturn by field public school system. He stayed at Van of 1781, when Washington sent General Sulli­ the middle of the year. Sickle until 1967 when he became an English van and his men into the field, overwhelming Personal income registered a healthy in­ crease in December. Exports set a record in teacher, as well as the cross-country coach, at English and Indian forces at the Battle of Classical High School. On top of that, he Johnstown, and ending war along the Mo­ 1991. Stock prices have remained near record hawk. levels. Housing prices and financing costs found time to teach English at Western New In 1783, the Revolution at an end, Brant, have been unusually affordable. England College. He kept both of these jobs still commissioned by the British and re­ Alan Greenspan, the chairman of the Fed­ until 1972, when he was offered the position tained on half pay, was rewarded with a eral Reserve System, has said that the out­ of assistant principal of Classical High School. grant of English land along the Grand River look is so favorable that a government effort This appointment showed that now, the par­ in Ontario, where he settled with his Mo­ to jumpstart the economy could do more ents, administration, and faculty, as well as hawk followers. Other Indians from the Six harm than good. As to inflation, the people who predicted the students, knew what an asset Mr. Yesu Nations joined them, and the area became was to the education of the students. In 1979, known as the Six Nations Reserve. Brant an increase might be right. But only because ruled it in peace until his death in 1807, when inflation has been so low that economists be­ his contributions were even more appreciated his youngest son, John, became chief of the lieve it will inevitably trend upward. when he was appointed to the position of prin­ Mohawk tribe. Consumer prices rose about 3.1 percent last cipal. He stayed at Classical until the school He is buried near a small church which he year. Economists are predicting an inflation was closed in 1984 because a new school, had built on the Grand River near Brantford, rate of about 3.5 percent this year. Springfield Central High School, was built to However, the increase in prices last month Ontario. A marker reads: "This tomb is replace Classical and Springfield Technical erected to the memory of Thayendanegea, or was so small that if it continued all year, the total inflation for 1992 would be less than 1 High School. Captain Joseph Brant, principal chief and For some time it was questionable who .was warrior of the Six Nations Indians, by his percent. Certainly any fear of runaway infla­ fellow subjects, admirers of his fidelity and tion can't logically have been rooted in re­ going to take on the responsibility of being the attachment to the British Crown." cent experience. More likely it is rooted in new principal with a student body from two the evening network news, where the mes­ such diverse schools. After a nationwide sage is often that the American economy is search, the board decided they had looked too GLOOM OF SOME AMERICANS sick and getting sicker. far. The man they needed was right under Or it's rooted in the rhetoric of Democratic SEEMS ROOTED IN UNREALITY politicians, where the message is that most their nose. In the fall of 1984, Mr. Yesu be­ families have been slipping financially since came the first principal of Springfield Central HON. DOUG BEREUTER Jimmy Carter-or was it Lyndon Johnson?­ High School. OF NEBRASKA left the White House. "I had the responsibility to meld two estab­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Such thinking is dangerous when it lished schools with divergent goals, philoso­ spreads to the general public. It leads to pes­ phies, student bodies, and staffs into a new Tuesday, February 25, 1992 simism, fear and loss of spirit. None of which entity. This opportunity for making history, es­ Mr. BEREUTER. Mr. Speaker, this week the America needs to be burdened with as it en­ tablishing traditions, and ·reshaping the per­ House is scheduled to debate tax policy and ters what should be one of its most exciting spective of a secondary education was suc­ periods. economic incentive legislation. Before the tax cessfully accomplished." When Mr. Yesu said bill is taken up on the House floor, this Mem­ this, some listerners might have felt he was ber urges his colleagues to consider the fol­ IN HONOR OF NEIL YESU patting his own back a bit too much, but when lowing editorial from the February 24, 1992, you compare the position of Central High edition of the Omaha World-Herald. HON. RICHARD E. NEAL School with other urban schools, he was by [From Omaha World-Herald, Feb. 24, 1992) OF MASSACHUSETTS far being very modest. Eighty to eighty-five GLOOM OF SOME AMERICANS SEEMS ROOTED IN IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES percent of the students at Central go on to a UNREALITY 2- or 4-year college and the dropout rate aver­ Some people are hard to figure out. They Tuesday, February 25, 1992 age has been only 3 percent. Compare that to endure the tough times with pluck and Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts. Mr. Speaker, a 72 percent of the students nationally that go courge. Then, when the pressure is off, they little over 30 years ago, President Kennedy on to college and 27.4 percent of the students go to pieces. stated: "Our progress as a Nation can be no nationwide who drop out of urban high schools They came through the Cold War in good swifter than our progress in education." It is and you can see just how much Mr. Yesu con­ shape. They handled the Arab oil embargo of obvious that Mr. Neil Yesu followed these the 1970s. The big recession of the early 1980s tributed to the students, staff, and administra­ didn't faze them. But now the Soviet Union words in all that he did for Springfield Central tion. has collapsed. The Cold War is over. The High School as its first principal and in gen­ Having been a teacher myself, I know how United States is experiencing a recession eral, what he has done to improve the level of hard it is to motivate students. Mr. Yesu's be­ that is relatively mild by recent standards. education in western Massachusetts. lief that everyone can achieve high personal February 25, 1992 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 3419 goals was passed on to his students, faculty, THE NATIONAL MARINE SANC- learned from long-term research, monitoring, and staff. The standards in education Mr. TUARIES REAUTHORIZATION and education in sanctuary areas, yet as man­ Yesu has set and the commitment he has AND IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 1992 agement plans are currently implemented, few shown should make the Springfield community incorporate the full range of benefits that could proud. I speak for all of Springfield when I say HON. DENNIS M. HERTEL accrue if these were made a part of overall re­ I hope your years of retirement are as fulfilling OF MICHIGAN source protection plans. as your 32 years in education. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Another area that deserves attention relates to the use of money recovered in damage ac­ Tuesday, February 25, 1992 tions. If civil penalties, forfeiture proceeds, and Mr. HERTEL. Mr. Speaker, in this 20th anni­ damages for violations of prohibited activities EARTH DAY 1992 RESOLUTION versary enactment of the National Marine Pro­ were collected in one account to be made tection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of available for restoring sanctuary resources 1972, we are called upon to reauthorize title Ill and dedicated to program goals, there would HON. EDWARD R. ROYBAL of the act, which authorizes the Secretary of be an accomplishment. Given adequate en­ Commerce to designate national marine sanc­ forcement tools, the National Ocean and At­ OF CALIFORNIA tuaries. The primary mission of the National mospheric Administration could effectively IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Marine Sanctuary Program is to preserve and manage the sustainable use of sanctuary re­ restore areas of ocean, coastal, and Great sources. Tuesday, February 25 • 1992 Lakes waters for their unique qualities. Along with questions about the adequacy of Mr. ROYBAL. Mr. Speaker, I am introducing As we take on this task, we just look at the purposes and policies of the act in protect­ an Earth Day 1992 resolution today. I invite all · what history has taught us through the current ing marine and coastal areas for future gen­ Members of the House to join as cosponsors. site selection, evaluation, and designation erations arise notions about the geographic process. In the 1970's, the first two designa- distribution of sanctuaries, their appropriate Since 1970, Earth day has become a time tions were made for the U.S.S. Monitor Na­ size, and the overall number that should be for Americans to show their concern for the tional Marine Sanctuary and Key Largo Na­ designated. While much of the current des­ environment and their dedication to the future tional Marine Sanctuary. Four more national ignation process has been frustrated with of the Earth. It has become a rallying point for marine sanctuaries varying in location, scope, delay, those sanctuaries that have made it a variety of individuals, groups, businesses, and size were designated by 1981. For the through the approval process demonstrate that organizations and communities who share an greater part of the 1980's, like many other the program is a noble one. Streamlining the abiding interest in bringing environmental con- Federal environmental programs, the National process means requiring and demanding cerns to the forefront of national debate. A Marine Sanctuary Program received a low pri­ greater cooperation between Federal and celebration of past achievements, this day ority. So meager was the administration's sup­ State agencies, private and public organiza­ also represents a renewal of the commitment port at that time that the purpose and policies tions, as well as giving the National Oceanic to continue the struggle for a cleaner, safer of the act were threatened because such lim­ and Atmospheric Administration the support it and better world for our children and their chil- ited resources were made available to carry needs to do its job. To acknowledge that the dren's children. them out. National Marine Sanctuary Program has been Earth Day 1992 offers an excellent r.hance With fervent congressional interest, the Na- underfunded does nothing to solve its prob­ to increase the awareness of all citizens to the tional Marine Sanctuaries Program has exhib­ lems if we are unwilling to make a major and many threats to our fragile ecosystems and ited a revival in the late 1980's and early realistic commitment to increase program educate them on the many ways to help heal 1990's. While the Florida Keys National Ma­ funding. Without such an increase, manage­ our troubled planet. Efforts on the part of in- rine Sanctuary and the Flower Garden Banks ment of existing sanctuaries would be ineffec­ volved individuals, activists, grade school, high National Marine Sanctuary have both received tive at best, and new site selections could be school and college students and faculties, final designation through a long and tedious virtually halted. businesses, organizations and local commu- consideration process, even involving congres­ Improved program implementation is not nities will serve to encourage easy, day-to-day sional intervention, several other areas are something that I believe the Congress should changes aimed at conserving our precious re- under active candidacy for designation. try to micromanage for the National Oceanic sources and preventing further degradation of At this point, we are called upon to reexam­ and Atmospheric Administration. However, I nature. Concern is not enough to change ine and rebuild on the purposes and policies do believe that by stipulating careful purposes harmful habits and practices. It must be sup- of title 111 of the National Marine Protection, and policies, and with adequate funding, the ported by personal actions and a commitment Research, and Sanctuaries Act. As we begin agency should be able to proceed with des­ by society to create a world where people un- to reauthorize and improve the act, we must ignations of a variety of meritorious sanc­ derstand and respect the essential relationship be cautious in our approach, yet adamant tuaries proposed and do a good job of manag­ between themselves and nature. about our mission. We must not seek to ing them. The National Oceanic and Atmos­ achieve far-reaching goals, beyond the scope pheric Administration must make and enforce Environmental problems including climate of the act, with controversial overtones that some strict determinations about what activi­ change, ozone depletion, loss of forests, wet- could inhibit our chances of enacting sound ties are consistent with resource conservation lands and wildlife habitats, acid rain, air and legislative improvements this year. · and enhancement. water pollution, hazardous and solid waste We must ensure that fragile and diverse As the National Marine Sanctuary Program disposal require strong action on the part of ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes resources in grows and develops, there are guides, such Congress as well as support from the execu- threatened areas receive the benefit of a sold as the National Park Service, to aid us in rec­ tive and judicial branches of the Government. program for selection, evaluation, and des­ ognizing its potential. Again, it is the commit­ Responsible, reasonable and balanced meas- ignation as a national marine sanctuary. We ment of financial resources that determines ures such as the elimination of the manufac- must emphasize that it is the role of the Na­ the program's effectiveness. Granting authority ture and use of chlorofluorocarbons, increased tional Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Ad­ recycling, improved energy efficiency and the to promote continuing sound conservation, ministration to receive and solicit donations, to promotion of conservation incentives. A lasting preservation, and management practices in acquire property and facilities, such as visitor's commitment to sustainable development will sanctuary areas and that these objectives centers and docks, will contribute to its well­ help prevent the reckless depletion of irre- serve as the cornerstones of the National Ma- being. In addition, a foundation could make it placeable resources. rine Sanctuary Program. possible for the program to expand outreach, I encourage all Americans to join together in The 1990's offer challenge and opportunity. educational, and other related projects yet a nationwide demonstration of concern for the This is a time for examining our progress in unaccomplished. environment and the future of our planet. the first 20 years of the National Marine Sanc­ Mr. Speaker, while I have discussed only a From school children to senior citizens, we tuary Program, for reaffirming our goals and few of the issues that require examination dur­ must all act on behalf of the environment for objectives, and for expanding on our experi­ ing the next few months, I am offering for in­ meaningful change. ence. For example, there is much to be troduction a bill called the National Marine 3420 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS February 25, 1992 Sanctuaries Reauthorization and Improvement Identifies marine environment areas of spe­ nance future response costs and damage as­ Act of 1992. This bill represents a balance of cial national significance due to their natu­ sessments. the comments and suggestions of witnesses ral resource, human-use, and cultural re­ 112. Authorization of Appropriations.-For source values and provides authority for co­ who testified on November 7, 1991, at a joint General Administration, $500,000 for fiscal ordinated management of these areas, long­ year 1993; $5,200,000 for fiscal year 1994; hearing I chaired of the Subcommittee on term monitoring and research, and inter­ Oceanography, Great Lakes and the Outer $5,410,000 for fiscal year 1995; $5,620,000 for fis­ agency cooperation. cal year 1996; $5,850,000 for fiscal year 1997; Continental Shelf, with Chairman GERRY 103. Definitions.-Amends definition of and $6,084,000 for fiscal year 1998. For Man­ Sruoos of the Subcommittee on Fisheries and "damages" to include long-term monitoring agement of Sanctuaries, $20,000,000 for fiscal Wildlife Conservation and the Environment. of injured marine resources within a na­ year 1993; $20,040,000 for fiscal year 1994; By introducing this bill today, I am seeking tional marine sanctuary. Amends "response $20,840,000 for fiscal year 1995; $21,670,000 for to provide a vehicle for our reauthorization that costs" definition to include enforcement, fiscal year 1996; $22,540,000 for fiscal year takes present improvements in the current Na­ legal, and other costs as authorized by the 1997; and $23,442,000 for fiscal year 1998. For Secretary. Site Review and Analysis, $3,000,000 for fiscal tional Marine Sanctuary Program.. Over the 104. Sanctuary Designation Standards.­ past few months, I have sought and received year 1993; $3,120,000 for fiscal year 1994; Emphasizes finding that state and federal $3,240,000 for fiscal year 1995; $3,370,000 for fis­ the benefit of the insight of a variety of inter­ authorities should be supplemented to en­ cal year 1996; $3,510,000 for fiscal year 1997, ested parties who work with the National Ma­ sure coordinated conservation and manage­ and $3,650,000 for fiscal year 1998. ment. Includes natural diversity and func­ rine Sanctuary Program, and it is through their 113. Advisory Councils.-Gives the Sec­ suggestions that this legislation is possible. tional diversity among the area's natural re­ source and ecological qualities. Requires retary authority to establish Advisory Coun­ Again on March 11, 1992, the Subcommittee cils comprised of groups or persons inter­ on Oceanography, Great Lakes and the Outer consultation with other federal agencies in drafting a resource assessment section of the ested in the protection of sanctuary re­ Continental Shelf will conduct a joint hearing environmental impact statement regarding sources and multiple use management of ma­ with the Subcommittee on Fisheries and Wild­ past, present or proposed discharge or dis­ rine sanctuaries. life Conservation and the Environment on re­ posal of materials within the boundaries of 114. Management of Cultural and Historic authorization of title Ill of the National Marine or affecting an area designated a marine Resources Located in National Marine Sanc­ Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act. At sanctuary. tuaries.-Authorizes protection of resources that time, I hope more progress on this reau­ 105. Procedures for Designation and Imple­ of cultural or historical significance, located mentation.-Allows "documents" and sum­ in a national marine sanctuary. This in­ thorization legislation can be accomplished. cludes abandoned shipwrecks, the title to Before closing, I would like to thank some maries of designation to be submitted to Congress, in lieu of a prospectus. Requires which is asserted by the federal government who provided me with extraordinary assist­ federal agency comments regarding a pro­ for shipwrecks outside of state waters. ance in preparing this legislation: members of posed designation to the Secretary of Com­ 115. Short Title.-Renames Title ill of the the Marine Sanctuaries review panel, espe­ merce within 45 days of notice, unless the National Marine Protection, Research and cially Jack Sobel of the Center for Marine Secretary for "good cause" grants an exten­ Sanctuaries Act of 1972, the "National Ma­ Conservation, John Humke of the Nature Con­ sion. Requires consultation with fishery rine Sanctuaries Act." servancy, and Frank Potter of the International management authorities in drafting regula­ tions. Amends determinations of access and TITLE II-COASTAL AND OCEAN SANCTUARY Network for Environmental Policy; Andy Palm­ FOUNDATION er, Dawn Martin, and Fred Felleman of the valid rights by allowing the Secretary to cer­ tify that leases, permits, licenses or rights American Oceans Campaign; David Slade of 201. Title.-"Coastal and Ocean Sanctuary acquired after the designation are consistent Foundation." the Coastal States Organization; Gary Magnu­ with the purposes and policies of the Act. son of the Center for Marine Conservation; 202. Definitions.-Board of Directors, Sec­ Requires an annual report to Congress sum­ retary of Commerce, Under Secretary of Steve Hughes of the Congressional Research marizing various itemized features of pro­ Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere, Service; G. Carleton Ray and M.G. McCor­ gram administration. Foundation. mick-Ray of the University of Virginia; William 106. International Cooperation.-Promotes international consultation and cooperation. 203. Establishment of Foundation.-Chari­ DuBose of the National Ocean Industries As­ table, non-profit organization. sociation; Lee Weddig of the National Fish­ 107. Prohibited Activities.-Makes it un­ lawful to destroy, cause the loss of, or 204. Functions of Foundation.-Raise funds eries Institute; and those at the National Oce­ injurie any santuary resource; or to refuse for support of foundation including conserva­ anic and Atmospheric Administration who enforcement and inspection authorized by tion, research, restoration, education, and have worked hard to develop and manage this the Act. management activities. Funds may be program in the first 20 years. 108. Civil Penalties.-Creates "in rem" li­ matched by not more than 50 percent Special acknowledgment should be given to ability, the penalty constitutes maritime through a grant. Hank Savage of the Office of Legislative lien on vessel in violation. Establishes a fund 205. Board of Directors.-Ten Members Counsel for his thoughtfulness and competent for civil penalties and forfeiture proceeds, in­ with related background, rotating appoint­ counsel, to Mike Quigley for his scientific ex­ cluding interest. ments. No compensated federal employees pertise and insight, and to Rita Diehl for her 109. Research, Monitoring and Education.­ may serve on foundation. Establishes programs of research, monitor­ 206. Rights and Duties of Foundation.­ excellent legal analysis. ing, and education in accord with the pur­ At this point, Mr. Speaker, I would like to Standard formation powers, seal, and perpet­ poses and policies of the National Marine uation. offer for introduction the National Marine Sanctuaries Act, including coordination with Sanctuaries Reauthorization and Improvement other government and private entities and 207. Administrative Services and Sup­ Act of 1992, followed by a brief summary of its the National Estuarine Research Reserve port.-Office space and personnel. provisions. System. 208. Audits and Reports.-Audit of ac­ 110. Cooperative Agreements and Dona­ counts similar to private corporation. An­ SUMMARY OF R.R. 4310, THE NATIONAL MARINE nual report to Congress. SANCTUARIES ACT tions.-Allows for cooperative agreements with public and private persons and organi­ 209. Relief with Respect to Certain Acts TITLE I-REAUTHORIZATION AND IMPROVEMENT zations. Gives the Secretary authority to so­ and Failures of Foundation.-U.S. Attorney OF THE NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARIES PRO­ licit donations for program use and to ac­ General may petition for equitable relief GRAM quire such land, facilities, and other prop­ upon failure to perform duties. Section and description erty as may be necessary and appropriate to 210. Release of U.S. from Liability.-United 101. Title.-"National Marine Sanctuaries carry out the purposes and policies of the States is not liable for acts of foundation. Reauthorization and Improvement Act of Act. Full faith and credit shall not extend to the 1992." 111. Destruction or Loss of, or Injury to, foundation. 102. Findings, Purposes, and Policies.-In­ Sanctuary Resources.-Clarifies defenses cludes "cultural" qualities and "inter­ where destruction, loss of, or injury to, sanc­ 211. Authorization of Appropriations.-Not national significance" among findings for tuary resources was authorized by a valid li­ more than $1,000,000 shall be available for recognition of a marine sanctuary. Adds to cense or permit. Includes interest on each of the fiscal years 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, the purposes and policies of the program amounts recoverable and provides calcula­ 1997, and 1998. maintaining the natural variety of living re­ tion of interest. Permits the Secretary to au­ 212. Use of Interest on Funds.-Interest on sources and ensuring that sites are rep­ thorize response actions, and eliminates the foundation funds may be used for projects resentative of all biogeographic regions. cap on the use of recovered amounts to fi- and programs approved by the Board. February 25, 1992 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 3421 QUESTIONS OF NATIONAL system under stress, in the midst of fun­ If we were to analyze our government's budg­ CHARACTER damental testing. They also know that prob­ et lems will linger long after this recession And mention a few things, they'd probably ends. Not since the Great Depression has an fudge it . HON. BOB TRAXLER economic slump cut so wide a swath, affect­ We'd find there is millions for testing such OF MICHIGAN ing everyone from top executives to the things IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES shrinking middle class to declining· blue-col­ As pickles and bee's wax and likely humming lar workers and rising numbers of those in bird wings. Tuesday, February 25, 1992 poverty. Why not revamp the budget and come up Mr. TRAXLER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to For the rest of this decade, national life with a plan bring to the attention of my colleagues a re­ will be dominated by cities and states bank­ That could use those monies to help our fel­ cent column written by Mr. Haynes Johnson of rupt, critical public services slashed, health­ low man? the Washington Post. Mr. Johnson, an espe­ care clinics closing, hospitals in distress, We have people in New York City living in benefits cut or eliminated, violent crime in­ sewers by masses, cially insightful and perceptive columnist for creasing, infrastructure crumbling, basic And people in Los Angeles living under Free­ many years, has departed on a 1-year sab­ manufacturing and corporate white-collar way overpasses. batical to do a book on American values-per­ jobs permanently lost. These problems and Our parks have been taken over by out-of­ sonal, political, and economic. I believe his increasing evidence of public cynicism about workers, February 7 column accurately depicts the cur­ all institutions and leaders make it likely While being criticized by wealthy smirkers. rent plight of the American economy and that divisions among winners and losers will The Communists threatened, way back American society itself. I hope my colleagues increase, exacerbating tension among races, when, will take the time to read "Questions of Na­ regions, ethnic groups and economic classes. The destruction of America was their plan. These conditions raise questions about They would work on our youth tional Character" carefully and take its whether something fundamental has gone By distorting the truth, warnings to heart. wrong and, if so, what are the causes and By destroying the home, the church and the QUESTIONS OF NATIONAL CHARACTER possible solutions. Have American values school; (By Haynes Johnson) changed? Has the belief in America's unique­ Working from the inside out is their rule. The Japanese, of all people, should know ness, in its representation of something far We 've closed our eyes and our minds to intel­ greater than its many disparate parts, ligent men better. It's not only bad form to insult good Who have tried to tell us the Communists allies and partners. It's also stupid to attack changed? Does common national purpose exist, and where are the leaders who will ar­ are not our friends. them when they are down and feeling most If we continue to trust them and fall into vulnerable. ticulate it? If such leaders emerge, will peo­ ple follow them? Is there no more American their t rap, Yet that's what Japanese leaders have Eventually our country will fall into their done twice in the last two weeks, repeating Dream? In a way, the Japanese taunts could prove lap. a cycle in which high-ranking officials there Things will never go back to what they used have publicly disparaged America and Amer­ helpful if they stir Americans to the kind of concerted action that Japanese treachery to be, icans. The Land of the brave and the home of the The latest insults began when Yoshio sparked 50 years and two months ago today. Concern about precisely that response led free, Sakurauchi, speaker of the lower house of When man worked from sun to sun the parliament, castigated American work­ Japan's greatest admiral, Isoroku Yamamoto, to tell exultant officers after the And a woman's work was never done. ers as "lazy" and illiterate. Prime Minister Now we have unions who regulate hours Kiichi Miyazawa further inflamed American successful attack on Pearl Harbor: "I fear we have only awakened a sleeping giant, and his And women libbers who demonstrate their passions by charging that America "may powers. lack a work ethic" and suggesting that some reaction will be terrible." But America's problems are not with out­ The parents, of necessity, are out of the Americans have forgotten how "to live by home, the sweat of their brow." He also blamed side forces. In 1992, it faces a test from with­ in-of its economic and political will. Does it While children are left on the streets to part of U.S. economic woes on the numbers roam. of college graduates who flocked to Wall still have the national character to respond and to win? In place of love and hugs and kisses Street during the 1980s rather than choosing They have their own latch key and empty careers "producing things of value." dishes. Six years ago, then-Prime Minister LET GOD BLESS AMERICA AGAIN Why go home when there's no-one there, Yasuhiro Nakasone boasted that Japan was No one to listen, no one to care? far ahead of the United States as a well-edu­ Our country is in such a sad state cated and "intelligent society." He attrib­ HON. JERRY LEWIS That mothers must work to put food on the uted part of America's problems to its racial, OF CALIFORNIA plate; ethnic makeup, saying: "In America, there IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES While government officials give themselves are quite a few black people, Puerto Ricans raises, and Mexicans." Tuesday, February 25, 1992 And expect us ordinary people to give them His· implicit slur was expressed more ex­ Mr. LEWIS of California. Mr. $peaker, I praises. plicitly four years later by then-Justice Min­ would like to raise to your attention ·today a They need more money for entertaining ister Seiroku Kajiyama, who compared pros­ As well as two or three home maintaining. titutes in Japan to black Americans who poem written by a young 70-year-old lady, They know nothing of sacrificing for them- move into white neighborhoods and "ruin Mary Ann Watson Alexander, of Redlands, selves the atmosphere." CA. Ms. Alexander asked that her poem about While welfare and aid for the elderly are put In the best of times, such comments would the challenges America faces be shared with on the shelf. infuriate Americans and heighten anti-Japa­ others in Congress. We are generous with our money all over nese feelings. In today's troubled America, LET Goo BLESS AMERICA AGAIN they world they strike with special force amid growing As into oblivion our beloved country's being fears about this nation's economic future (By Mary Ann Watson Alexander Class of hurled. and long-term prospects. 1940--BHS) Our only hope is for all to pray The Japanese are not alone in expressing a From America the home of the free and the "God bless America in the good old way." belief that America is in decline. Many Euro­ brave I hope they'll wake up before it's too late. peans, among others, make the same points, To wickedness and violence we've become a Our youth have turned to pot, speed and al- albeit more diplomatically: Poor old Amer­ slave. cohol; ica, used to be great, can't get its act to­ All this, and more, on the TV we view. When spaced out, they think they're having gether, sad to see how it's slipping. I'll tell you what we ought to do; a ball, Americans need no gibes from U.S. com­ Put a hold on exploration of outer space, But a day or so later when they come to, petitors to remind them of their internal And concentrate on helping the human race. They find there is really not much they can problems. Here at home, evidence accumu­ An ongoing plan is to put people on Mars for do; lates that increasing numbers share such 4 years. So they repeat the self-destructive action, pessimistic views. Not only is consumer con­ Such waste of money, at this time drives me Indulging in sex, freely, is a faction. fidence at an all-time low. Confidence in the to tears. Our beautiful girls have turned to the street political and economic system also is being Our world is going down the drain; Hoping there will be love in someone they seriously shaken. Americans know theirs is a It really is a rotten shame. meet. 3422 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS February 25, 1992 They become prostitutes, to be raped and de­ and Larry Tuntland. On the evening of March And American families are better served by graded 18, 1992, these two individuals will be hon­ having individuals in Congress who share their By men who hate women because they were ored for their outstanding contribution to the concerns and perspectives. hated. Prophylactics are being handed out at ran­ community by Bishop Gorman High School in The deadline for the survey is this Friday, dom, Las Vegas, NV, on the occasion of the 1Oth February 28. More or less saying, " sex is OK if you use a annual "Knight of the Gael." Please help make Congress more family condom." Although Larry Tuntland's responsibilities friendly by completing the survey and return­ They don't tell that these things can break, have recently carried him to northern Nevada, ing it to my office. But when you get AIDS, it's forever too late. his long association with southern Nevada and What's wrong with just saying NO? statewide business and civic associations has Sex is only a part of real love, don't you left an indelible mark on the city of Las Vegas. TRIBUTE TO RAY J. MADDEN know. Throughout his rise to area president of First Look back at the history of the Roman em­ pire; Interstate Bank in northern Nevada, Larry has HON. PETER J. VISCLOSKY To conquer their world they did aspire. also found time to become a member of the OF INDIANA Their gross sin and wickedness caused them board of trustees for the Economic Develop­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ment Authority of. western Nevada; a trustee to fall. Tuesday, February 25, 1992 History may repeat itself if on God we don't for the University of Nevada, Reno Founda­ call. tion; a member of the board of directors of the Mr. VISCLOSKY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today, Wake up America for God's sake; Nevada Area Council of Boy Scouts; and February 25, 1992 on what would be the Wake up before it's irreversibly too late. chairman of the Nevada Community Redevel­ 1OOth birthday of the late Ray J. Madden who I'm, not a religious fanatic, but when I size passed away at 95 years of age on Septem­ up our nation, opment Corp. My simple intelligence says God's our only His civic involvements have led him to be­ ber 28, 1987, in Washington, DC. I offer my salvation. come president of the Boulder Dam Area remarks as a special tribute to a dedicated His Word is what our country was founded Council of Boy Scouts and a member of the public servant who served the people of north­ upon. advisory board for the Boys and Girls Clubs of west Indiana for 34 years in the U.S. Con­ The home and safety and high morals are al­ Las Vegas. He has also served as a member gress, from January 1943 to January 1977- ready gone. of the president's council for UNLV. longer than any other Member of Congress We've allowed atheists and communists free­ While spending most of her time raising the from Indiana. dom of speech. two Tuntland children, Dan, 21, and Ray, 26, Ray Madden was an extraordinary individual What have they done to accomplish world whose life was marked with great achieve­ peace? Joan Tuntland has also enjoyed her involve­ Not a cotton pickin' thing-of peace there's ment with Little Flower and Saint Anne's ments and contributions to the Nation and the a dearth. schools along with Bishop Gorman and Bishop district he served. During his 95 years, Chair­ There's heartache and poverty all over this Manogu schools. In addition she has become man Madden worked hard to positively influ­ earth. an integral part of her husband's civic involve­ ence the lives of others. This is reflected by Don't fool yourself, communism is not dead. ments. his 60 years of public service ranging from his In many countries it still raises it's ugly Joan and Larry Tuntland are an example of position as municipal judge in Omaha, NE, to head. the community and family spirit that is essen­ city comptroller of Gary, IN. In addition, Mr. Right south of the border, it's plain to see, tial in today's fast-paced world. While manag­ Madden served his country during World War Communism is as live as it can be. So much is happening in the world as a ing professional and family success, they have I as an enlisted Navy serviceman. In Con­ whole, managed to become integral parts of the Las gress, he rose to become chairman of the Which only goes to prove God is still in con- Vegas community. I am indeed honored to sa­ powerful House Committee on Rules. trol. lute their achievements today and ask my fel­ Chairman Madden came to Congress in So decide now what will be our fate. low Members to join me in congratulating Joan 1942 with the objective that he would bring as­ Turn to God and say, "Thou art great." and Larry Tuntland. sistance to working Americans. A friend of or­ Let Him help us while there is still time ganized labor and a proponent for equality, his To purge America from sin and crime. first goal when he arrived in Washington was The land we love, the home of the free MAKING CONGRESS MORE FAMILY to see that postal employees were given ap­ Is about to be destroyed by "One World" FRIENDLY economy. propriate raises, citing the lack of a com­ My heart aches for my fellow man. pensation increase for 21 years. He was ulti­ Washington, don't let us fall in the com­ HON. LAMAR S. SMITII mately successful. munist's plan. OF TEXAS Another area of interest was his commit­ God have mercy on your soul IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ment to the immigrant community. Chairman If you don't turn to Him and get us out of Tuesday, February 25, 1992 Madden worked hard to see that standards this hole. were provided to ease the transition the area's God Bless America is a prayer. Mr. SMITH of Texas. Mr. Speaker, last Join me in it if you really care. week, Congresswoman PAT SCHROEDER and I relatively new immigrant population. In a 1981 God bless America-land that I love; circulated a questionnaire to determine how interview sponsored by the former Members of Stand beside her and guide her through the the congressional schedule could be made Congress Association, oral history project, night with a light from above, more family friendly. Chairman Madden stated that his commitment From the mountains, to the prairie, to the The survey asks members how they would in Congress was to those he represented, "the oceans white with foam, like to change the schedule to better accom­ working people and ethnics," and his service God bless America, my home sweet home. (I modate their families. reflected his desire to help them. repeat) At the national level, Chairman Madden took God bless America, my home sweet home!!! The purpose of the survey is not to increase congressional recess time, but to shift prior­ an active interest in supporting legislation on a ities on behalf of families. wide variety of topics. He supported the estatr KNIGHT OF THE GAEL HONORS The current schedule discriminates against lishment of the School Lunch Program, author­ JOAN AND LARRY TUNTLAND members with school-aged children because ization of Federal funding for cancer research, not enough consideration is given to having assistance for displaced persons, legislation to HON. JAM~ H. Bii.BRA Y congressional recesses coincide with school extend the Reciprocal Trade Act and a variety OF NEVADA vacations. of bills to protect the rights of workers. Known as a liberal Democrat, Madden utilized his IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES American families benefit by the presence of representatives in Congress who have young seat on the prestigious House Rules Commit­ Tuesday, February 25, 1992 children. tee to see that the Truman administration's Mr. BILBRAY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today and These members face many of the same Fair Deal legislation was moved through com­ ask my colleagues to join me in honoring two challenges and decisions as other parents mittee for full consideration by the House. In outstanding citizens of southern Nevada, Joan across the Nation. a U.S. News and World Report article, Ray February 25, 1992 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 3423 Madden was cited as one of the three commit­ his experience was reflected in his commit­ As the need to provide medical care to the tee members on whom the administration ment to see that such an economic dislocation Nation's medically underserved populations could depend. would never be repeated in our Nation. has increased, the need to facilitate access to In 1951, Chairman Madden received na­ On numerous occasions, Madden spoke to quality, cost effective primary care provided by tional attention for his work in investigating the students about the need to plan for the future. nurses in advanced practice has increased. Katyn forest massacre. The subject sur­ He wanted to plant the seeds of his vision and The advanced clinical training of nurse practi­ rounded the killing of some 15,000 Polish he reminded students that "there is today a tioners allows them to provide many of the pri­ army officers and intellectuals during the win­ very serious effort to engage the people of our mary care services usually performed by a ter of 1939-40 just after Poland had been di­ country in future thinking." This was an ongo­ physician. In fact, between 75 and 80 percent vided between the German and Russian occu­ ing theme during his visits to educational insti­ of adult primary care services and up to 90 pying forces. In 1943, the Germans disclosed tutions and he reiterated his view in 1982 percent of pediatric primary care services can the massacre blaming the Russians. Madden when he said it was "important for people to be provided by nurse practitioners. Over 400 introduced a bill in 1951 which created a spe­ realize sooner or later that the average citizen studies, including one by the Office of Tech­ cial committee to oversee an investigation. must pay more attention to the Federal Gov­ nology Assessment concluded that nurses in The measure passed and Madden was named ernment and those who represent the public's advanced practice provide high quality care in chairman of the special group. He embarked interest." a cost effective manner in both rural and inner on a trip to Europe where he held meetings In addition to his contributions to the people city settings. and heard testimony from some 400 persons. he served, Mr. Madden was a figure I person­ Unfortunately, while advanced practice Based on this factfinding mission, Madden and ally respected and admired. I can remember nurses are willing and able to provide services his committee determined that the time of the my first trip to Washington, DC, with my father in medically underserved settings, not all massacre was not later than 1940 when So­ at the age of 13. We made a visit to the chair­ nurse practitioners and clinical nurse special­ viet forces occupied the territory. He rec­ man's office and had our pictures taken on the ists are being reimbursed for their services in ommended that this report be forwarded to the Capitol steps. He took me to my first commit­ these areas. For example, Medicaid patients United Nations General Assembly for possible tee hearing and joined my father and me for are able to access the care of pediatric and action by the International Court of Justice. As dinner later that day. This is a special memory family nurse practitioners but not adult and the leader of this investigation, Congressman I will carry with me forever and I imagine there women's health nurse practitioners in the Madden received accolades for his hard work are thousands of others in northwest Indiana same Medicaid setting. My legislation would and efforts to see that the investigation was who have similar memories. enable all nurses in advance practice, regard­ carried out promptly. He was also recognized At the chairman's funeral he was eulogized less of specialty to be accessed by Medicaid in 1952 as having performed a very real serv­ as a man who was truly a great leader and a recipients. ice to the Nation in this regard. man of his time. During the course of his pro­ Nurse practitioners and clinical nurse spe­ As the record reflects, Chairman Madden's fessional and public life, he dedicated himself cialists are specially prepared to provide care contributions were numerous and his energy to helping people. His heart was so big that he to the indigent. Their educational programs and enthusiasm to participate in developing was always there to aid someone and who emphasize the provision of care to patients national policy was unending. very seldom thought of himself. His style in who have limited resources, financial and oth­ Still, he found time to travel frequently to public life was marked by his dedication to erwise. In a national survey conducted by the and from northwest Indiana where he partici­ service. Even after his retirement in 1977, Mr. American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, pated in meetings and local events. "There Madden continued to be active in civic affairs. over 60 percent of the patients seen by these were many rubber chicken dinners," Madden When I arrived in the Congress in 1985, he providers had family incomes of less than stated in a 1981 interview, which reflected the was kind enough to share his advice and in­ $16,000 per year. level of participation he had on the local level. sights with me. Twenty eight States, CHAMPUS and the He was concerned about health-care services Ray Madden was a great person, great for Federal Employees Health Benefits Program for the thousands of veterans in the First Dis­ his public deeds; greater for his kind heart, already recognize the important role of nurses trict and testified before the House Veterans' and greatest for his attributes as a gentleman in advanced practice by requiring direct reim­ Affairs Committee on the need for a health and a true representative of the people. bursement for them. The latter two entities care facility in northwest Indiana, specifically His contributions and efforts will not be for­ have done so for over a decade. CHAMPUS, Lake County which had the highest concentra­ gotten. His legacy will be felt in northwest Indi­ FEHB, and States providing direct reimburse­ tion of veterans. The environment was also a ana and the entire Nation for generations to ment have likely learned that better utilization concern and in 1943, Madden introduced a bill come. Ray Madden's commitment to public of advanced practice nurse can save money. to control pollution discharged into Lake Michi­ service is one that few, if any, have ever Studies have found that nurse practitioners gan. matched. serving in outpatient medical clinics can re­ As a political leader in the area, Madden Chairman Madden, I, on behalf of the peo­ duce hospital stays for their patients by 50 worked to see that local Federal projects were ple of northwest Indiana and the United percent. One study found that for 58 tasks, the secured for his district. In the early 1970's Mr. States, remember you fondly on what would average bill was $8.13 when performed by a Madden worked to incorporate infrastructure be your 1OOth birthday. We owe you our deep­ nurse practitioner and over $16 when per­ improvement projects for northwest Indiana. In est gratitude for successfully dedicating your formed by a physician. . 1973, Chairman Madden was responsible for life's work toward leaving the world a better I am hopeful this legislation will help to the development of the Urban High Density place. eliminate disparities in access to care for rural Program, which designed road transportation and inner city Medicaid populations by provid­ improv.ement projects for areas with high-den­ ing direct reimbursement to nurse practitioners sity traffic patterns. The result created the INTRODUCTION OF LEGISLATION and clinical nurse specialists who have proven Cline Avenue project in East Chicago, IN, PROVIDING MEDICAID COVERAGE their ability to deliver quality care in a cost ef­ which initially provided greater access to the fective manner. area steelmills, the communities of East Chi­ HON. Bill RICHARDSON cago and Gary. Equally important, this project OF NEW MEXICO HONORING JAMES BERTOLINO created an array of jobs. In addition, Madden IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES worked to see that the city of Hammond re­ ceived Federal funds to initiate a rail relocation Tuesday, February 25, 1992 HON. JOHN P. MURTHA program which was targeted to resolve the Mr. RICHARDSON. Mr. Speaker, I am OF PENNSYLVANIA problem of traffic in the downtown corridor and pleased to introduce legislation today provid­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES was a positive economic spur for the area. His ing Medicaid coverage for all certified nurse Tuesday, February 25, 1992 efforts on behalf of the people and area are practitioners and clinical nurse specialists for well remembered. services they are legally authorized to per­ Mr. MURTHA. Mr. Speaker, I'd like to take Ray Madden was a public leader of our time form, whether or not they are supervised by a a moment to honor an individual whose con­ who lived through the Great Depression and physician. tributions to the workers of the Johnstown, PA 3424 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS February 25, 1992 area are unmatched. Jim Bertolino, who is re­ fornian. Upon its sale to Landmark Commu­ SUPPORT FOR H.R. 4192, THE tiring as president of Teamsters Local No. nications, Inc., of Norfolk, VA, the paper took TRUTH IN BUDGETING ACT 110, has been a tireless advocate for the its present name, the Daily Californian, and many Teamsters, and in fact for all workers, in moved its El Cajon offices from 613 West HON. SANDER M. LEVIN our area. Main Street to a new building at 1000 Pioneer OF MICHIGAN Jim's involvement in labor issues goes back Way. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES to the late 1950's. One of his earliest efforts at organizing a group of employees resulted in From its humble beginnings as a country Tuesday, February 25, 1992 him losing his job. But Jim was undaunted, paper, the Daily Californian now employes Mr. LEVIN of Michigan. Mr. Speaker, I am and continued to fight for the rights of the local over 200 people and is published 6 days a pleased to be an original cosponsor of House workers. From 1977 to 1992, he served as week. Its circulation of 23,000 now serves Resolution 4192, the Truth in Budgeting Act. president of local No. 110, which eventually readers in La Mesa, Spring Valley, Alpine, This legislation, which was developed with the represented Teamsters in 19 counties of Lakeside, Santee, and other parts of east San able assistance of the National Committee to Pennsylvania. Diego County, in addition to the city of El Preserve Social Security and Medicare, will But for all the important work that Jim has Cajon. make clear that Social Security is self-sustain­ done on behalf of the workers of our area over Let the permanent RECORD of the Congress ing and in fact is running a sizable surplus the past 30 years, perhaps the thing we'll re­ of the United States show that the Daily Cali­ which is being used to mask deficit spending member him the most for has been his end­ fornian has served its community and its read­ in the general operating budget of the United less work for charitable causes, especially dur­ States. ers with distinction for100 years. May it con­ Three times the Congress has passed laws ing the disastrous 1977 flood in Johnstown. tinue to chronicle east San Diego County's Jim's efforts in serving with the civil defense, to take Social Security out of the budget. Nev­ next century with excellence. helping to set up the flood disaster office in ertheless, it continues to be counted in the the Teamsters hall, and hauling food and sup­ budget totals, thereby using Social Security plies for flood victims will never be forgotten surpluses to hide other Federal spending. By by the many grateful recipients of the aid Jim aggregating trust fund surpluses with general EARNESTMcKEEVER: RESPON­ fund deficits, the Federal budget hides almost was so instrumental in organizing. SIBLE TEXAN EVERY ELECTION On behalf of many members of our commu­ one-third of Government deficit spending. nity, I'd like to extend all our best wishes to The way that the Federal budget is struc­ Jim Bertolino on the occasion of his retire­ tured provides incentives to cut programs fi­ ment. He's been a tremendous asset to every HON. JIM CHAPMAN nanced through trust funds, even though pro­ working man and woman in our area, and his OF TEXAS grams currently generate more revenue than day-to-day efforts for them, and for all the they pay out in benefits. I believe the Federal IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES people in western Pennsylvania, will be re­ budget should be restructured so policymakers membered by them with pride. Tuesday, February 25, 1992 can identify the extent to which programs con­ tribute to the budget deficit or, as in the case Mr. CHAPMAN. Mr. Speaker, while Greeks of Social Security and other trust funds that TRIBUTE TO THE DAILY CALIFOR­ in ancient Athens are generally held as the have surpluses, actually finance the deficit. NIAN ON ITS lOOTH BIRTHDAY founders of democracy, the United States of The truth in budgeting proposal would rede­ America is viewed by the world as the symbol fine spending so that revenues to trust funds HON. RANDY "DUKE" CUNNINGHAM, of democratic values in the modern era. Yet, are netted against spending from trust funds. OF CALIFORNIA our citizens hold the dubious distinction of Currently, revenues, such as interest, are net­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES having one of the worst records of participa­ ted elsewhere against spending, and tax reve­ Tuesday, February 25, 1992 tion in the democratic process of government. nue is pooled in the overall revenue totals. This is apparent when one considers the Placing dedicated revenue, such as the So­ Mr. CUNNINGHAM. Mr. Speaker, the news­ cial Security payroll taxes, directly into the ap­ paper of record for east San Diego County, abbysmally low turnout of our voters at the polls. Happily, there are certain exceptions to propriate trust fund will carry out the intent of the Daily Californian, celebrates its 1OOth the Congress that certain revenue sources this unfortunate situation. birthday this coming February 29th. should finance specific activities. Under the ownership of E.N. Sullivan, the It is my distinct honor and privilege to call The truth in budgeting proposal also re­ Daily Californ!an's ancestor, the El Cajon Val­ attention to a gentleman who, in his 83 years, quires that the interest payments to the trust ley News, was first published on March 12, has been a model that we should all strive to funds should be subtracted from trust fund 1892. In those days, San Diego County was emulate. Mr. Earnest Richard McKeever of spending, instead of being subtracted from wild, untamed country. And because El Cajon Sulphur Springs, TX, has never missed voting total interest spending. Currently, the interest itself was home to only 600 residents-hardly in an election. For more than half a century, paid to the trust funds is hidden so that inter­ enough to support even a small newspaper­ he has been an involved and responsible citi­ est spending by the Federal Government in the El Cajon Valley News concentrated more zen, filling his role in our representative form the budget totals is only the interest paid to on news from communities like Las of government. Further, it most certainly is the public. It is time to quit hiding the amount Pensaquitas and Encinitas, the latter a rugged noteworthy from my side of the aisle that in all of interest the Government must pay to fi­ day-long horseback ride away. For only $1, nance the public debt. residents of San Diego County could sub­ those years, he has voted singularly for Democratic candidates. Adoption of the Truth in Budgeting Act will scribe to a year's worth of the El Cajon Valley make clear the true size of the Federal deficit. News. Mr. McKeever has stood up and has been We must end the charade and gimmickry that The first front page of the El Cajon Valley counted. He has been a part of the process characterizes Federal budgeting. News provides a valuable glimpse of life on and has helped make our system work. I the Southern California frontier. It featured a would suggest that if more Americans took lengthy essay on diet and a full page of "Easy their responsibilities of citizenship as seriously, IN HONOR OF JUSTICE NAT A. Lessons in Spanish." we would all find ourselves better off. Such at­ AGLIANO-THE RETIREMENT OF In 1912, the Sullivan family transferred own­ titudes of involvement carry far beyond the A DEDICATED PUBLIC SERVANT ership of the El Cajon Valley News to C.O. polling place into all facets of our daily lives. Preston, who owned the paper until 1936. HON. LEON E. PANETIA Thereafter the weekly paper was owned and I therefore commend Earnest Richard McKeever for his unique and thoroughly out­ OF CALIFORNIA published by Henry C. Reed and his son IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Carlyle until 1953, by Sy Cassidy from 1953- standing record of involvement in our demo­ 64, and by the Baker family from 1964-74. cratic process. I look forward to his continuing Tuesday, February 25, 1992 On January 21, 1974, the former El Cajon this important commitment into the next cen­ Mr. PANETTA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to Valley News was renamed the El Cajon Cali- tury and beyond. pay tribute to Nat Anthony Agliano, the presid- February 25, 1992 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 3425 ing justice of the California Court of Appeals wait, to again thank the Louisiana National reach out to disadvantaged, low income and for the Sixth Appellate District, on his Feb­ Guard for their courageous service to our handicapped students, aiding them in their ruary, 1992 retirement. Nat has been an out­ country. It is with a deep sense of gratitude educational endeavors. The funds invested in standing resident and public servant in Califor­ that I remember the Louisiana National these programs will produce large rewards as nia for over 45 years and I am honored to Guard's tremendous efforts during the gulf TRIO program participants succeed in their have the chance to recognize his exceptional war. goals and enhance their opportunities for be­ contributions. On August 2, 1990, Iraq invaded Kuwait, coming productive citizens. Nat received a bachelor of science in busi­ prompting President Bush to deploy United Celebrating February 28, 1992, as Fredd ness administration from the University of Cali­ States Armed Forces to defend and free the State Technical College TRIO Day Festival ex­ fornia, Berkeley in 1954, and then went on to region from Iraqi aggression and terror. After presses our Nation's support for this college's obtain a law degree from Hastings College of 40 days of air combat and 4 days of ground worthy programs and their dedication to as­ Law in 1959. From the beginning, Nat applied assault, the allied forces liberated Kuwait on sisting others. his training and exceptional talent to improving February 26, 1991 . Of the more than 527,000 a multitude of aspects in the legal field. It is U.S. troops sent to the gulf region, over obvious that Nat's service to the legal system 75,000 were National Guard members. TRIBUTE TO THE LATE MOST REV­ of California is truly unprecedented. He began These brave soldiers, many of whom are EREND JOSEPH MCSHEA, D.D., his career as the deputy attorney general for my constituents, were suddenly uprooted from RETIRED BISHOP OF the criminal division in Sacramento in 1960. their jobs, friends and families to answer their ALLENTOWN, PA After 3 years, Nat moved into private practice Nation's call. Thousands of National Guard as a partner in the law firm of Panelli & soldiers across this country dropped out of HON. DON RITIER Agliano in Salinas, CA. In August 1971, Nat college, deferred marriages and missed the OF PENNSYLVANIA was appointed as a judge on the Salinas Mu­ births of their children. Despite the prospect of IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES months away from home and the dangers of nicipal Court and 8 months later, he was ap­ Tuesday, February 25, 1992 pointed to the Salinas Superior Court. In 1984, battle, these men and women fulfilled their Nat became an associate justice on the Cali­ duty proudly and without complaint. Mr. RITIER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to fornia Court of Appeal, and, for the past 6 The National Guard played an extremely im­ pay tribute to the Most Reverend Joseph years, Nat has served as the presiding justice portant role throughout Desert Shield and McShea, retired bishop of Allentown, who of the California Court of Appeal. Desert Storm. In the first major wartime use of passed away on November 28, 1991. Bishop Throughout his career, Nat has extended an All Volunteer Force, the U.S. military found McShea was a compassionate pastor, a bril­ himself in the legal field outside of his official itself depending to an unprecedented degree liant scholar, and one of the most influential role. He was a member of the State Judicial on the support of the National Guard. I believe members of the Catholic Church in America. Council Sentencing Practices Advisory Com­ these citizen soldiers met the test in the man­ Most especially, he was a great friend-not mittee for formulation of sentencing rules ner of true professionals. Louisiana Guard just to the members of the diocese he founded under the Determinate Sentencing Law of members performed outstanding service in se­ in Alllentown, but to all of us who call the Le­ 1977. He was both the chairman and a mem­ curity, transportation, fuel handling, and medi­ high Valley home. ber of the California Judges Association, cal service. Their support was an integral and Bishop McShea was born on February 22, Criminal Law and Procedure Committee, and vital part of the U.S. victory and success in the 1907, in Lattimer, PA, and was one of seven a seminar panel member for the Criminal Law gulf. children of Roger and Jeanette McShea. The Institute of California. Nat was also a member I want to thank the Louisiana National family moved to Philadelphia when Joseph of the judges association and Commission for Guard for their service to this country. We was 11 years .old, and later settled in St. Judicial Education and Research, a seminar shall not forget their sacrifices nor their brav­ Francis de Sales Parish, where he attended leader for the family law institute, and a com­ ery. West Philadelphia Catholic High School for mittee member to review probation analysis Boys, and St. Charles Borromeo Seminary. In studies performed by California Adult and 1926, Joseph was selected to complete his FREDD STATE TECHNICAL seminary course at the Pontifical Roman Sem­ Youth Correctional Agency. In addition, Nat COLLEGE TRIO DAY FESTIVAL served in the U.S. Army from 1954 to 1956. inary and the Lateran University in Rome. Nat Anthony Agliano has provided leader­ HON. CLAUDE HARRIS While in Rome, he earned doctorate degrees ship above and beyond the call of duty. in Philosophy and Theology and was ordained OF ALABAMA Throughout his career, he has demonstrated a priest on December 6, 1931. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES exemplary personal ·and professional dedica­ Bishop McShea's scholarship and abilities tion at home, in his work, and in his commu­ Tuesday, February 25, 1992 were recognized by the church hierarchy al­ nity. Nat currently resides in Salinas with his Mr. HARRIS. Mr. Speaker, I would like to most immediately. After serving as a professor wife, Lillian, and is the father of four children. express my support in declaring February 28, at St. Charles back in Philadelphia, he re­ Nat has selflessly devoted the majority of 1992, as "Fredd State Technical College TRIO turned to Rome in 1935 to serve in the Sacred his life to the study and betterment of the legal Festival." Congregation for the Oriental Church. In 1938, field. Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join In September 1991, Fredd State Technical he was recalled to the United States to serve me now in recognition of Nat's lifetime of pub­ College, in Tuscaloosa, AL, received its first as secretary to the papal delegate in Washing­ lic service. it is with great pride and respect Federal funding under title IV, thereby estab­ ton-a post he held for more than 13 years. that I rise to salute the lifelong accomplish­ lishing its programs as TRIO programs. For He returned to St. Francis de Sales in Phila­ ments and selfless dedication of Nat Anthony over 20 years, TRIO programs have worked delphia as pastor in February 1952, and was Agliano. toward preparing disadvantaged and first gen­ consecrated a bishop in March of that year by eration students for college and assisting them Archbishop Amleto Cicognani, then the papal once enrolled. delegate to the United States and later the TRIBUTE TO LOUISIANA NATIONAL National TRIO Day has been celebrated by Vatican's cardinal secretary of state. For the GUARD ON THE 1 YEAR ANNI­ administrators, counselors, faculty, and stu­ next 9 years, Bishop McShea served as titular VERSARY OF THE LIBERATION dents involved in educational opportunity pro­ bishop of the city of Mina in Algeria, auxiliary OF KUWAIT grams for the last 4 years. This day was es­ bishop of Philadelphia, and pastor of St. tablished as a way to focus the Nation's atten­ Francis de Sales. He also participated in the HON. RICHARD H. BAKER tion on the needs of disadvantaged young extensive studies which resulted in the cre­ OF LOUISIANA people and adults who are working toward ation of the Diocese of Allentown. On January 28, 1961, Pope John XX 111 cre­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES bettering their lives, and toward the invest­ ments that must be made if they are to be ated the Diocese of Allentown and named Tuesday, February 25 , 1992 able to continue their efforts. Bishop McShea as its first bishop, saying he Mr. BAKER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today, on Fredd State Technical College's programs was one "especially suited for the task" of the 1-year anniversary of the liberation of Ku- deserve similar attention. These programs building the new diocese. Bishop McShea was 3426 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS February 25, 1992 formally installed on April 11, 1961. Later that TRIBUTE TO JACQUELINE M. The American Cancer Society publication year, the pope named Bishop Mcshea a SPELL "Cancer Facts and Figures-1992" opens member of the Pontifical Commission for Reli­ with, "Incidence-since there is no nationwide gious for the preparatory sessions of the Sec­ HON. BENJAMIN L CARDIN cancer registry, there is no way of knowing ex­ ond Vatican Council. As 1 of only 18 Ameri­ OF MARYLAND actly how many new cases of cancer are diag­ cans elected to the commission charged with IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES nosed this year. The American Cancer Society _ facilitating the council's work, he presented the Tuesday, February 25, 1992 estimates cancer incidence for the upcoming Commission for Religious' document to the year using the best available data sources at council in full session. Mr. CARDIN. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to the time." At the same time, Bishop McShea was pay tribute to Jacqueline M. Spell, who retired overseeing an ambitious education expansion as chief clerk of the Maryland House of Dele­ We need more than estimates, especially and building program, which tapped into the gates on December 31, 1991. A reception in when there is a current epidemic in breast energy and generosity of the new diocese. her honor will be given on February 27, 1992. cancer. Estimates tell us that the number of More than 300 buildings were built, added Mrs. Spell was the first woman to serve as women getting breast cancer has increased onto, or renovated throughout the diocese dur­ chief clerk in the State of Maryland and was 57 percent over the past 40 years. The num­ ing his time as bishop, as his $7 .5 million appointed by Speaker John Hanson Briscoe bers afflicted with the disease have grown 3 fund-raising goal was exceeded by more than on January 10, 1979. She joined the office of percent a year since 1980. In certain parts of $4 million. Among the projects completed in Chief Clerk James P. Mause in January 1968 the country, breast cancer mortality rates are this time of expansion were three new Catho­ and 1 year later became assistant chief clerk. much higher than in other areas. For example, lic high schools, two high school renovations, She became acting chief clerk for the 1972 the New England States, including my State of and Allentown College of St. Francis de Sales, legislative session when Mr. Mause was para­ Vermont, the Mid-Atlantic States, including which celebrated its 25th anniversary in 1990. lyzed in an automobile accident after the 1971 Maryland, and the District of Columbia appear The president of Allentown College and my session. to have the highest rates in the country. Why good friend, Father Dan Gambet, told me that Mrs. Spell operated the clerk's office as a is that? true professional, with utmost integrity and Bishop McShea often referred to the college Clearly, if we are going to be effective in great respect for the House of Delegates. as the jewel in the crown of his achievements. fighting cancer in general, and breast cancer Through her public service, legislators were But the Allentown Diocese's commitment specifically, we need more information-we better equipped to respond to the needs of was not merely in bricks and mortar. Accord­ need better than estimates. Our researchers their constituents. ing to a report in the Allentown Morning Call, need information that they do not have today. the diocese accounted for 20 percent of the Mrs. Spell served under four speakers: Thomas Hunter Lowe and John Hanson Amazingly, half the States in America today ordinations in Pennsylvania from 1961 to lack statewide registries that collect data on 1975, despite having just 7 percent of the Briscoe, who went on to become judges; R. Clayton Mitchell, Jr., who continues as speak­ incidence, stage, treatment and follow-up in­ State's Catholic population at the time. formation regarding cancer. And two national relief efforts were origi­ er today, and myself. nated in the diocese under Bishop McShea's Prior to her entry into State service, Mrs. We need to know the age of people who guidance: National Shut-In Day, an October Spell bred, broke, and trained thoroughbred are coming down with cancer. We need to observance aimed at encouraging visitation of race horses, and in 1976 was appointed a know exactly where they live. We need to those unable to leave their homes, and Oper­ member of the State board of inspection of know the kind of work they do. We need to ation Rice Bowl, an ecumenical program de­ horse riding stables. know their racial and ethnic backgrounds. We The Maryland General Assembly will miss signed to raise both money and awareness for need to know the effectiveness of the treat­ her greatly. She is a woman who is loved and the fight against hunger in our country and ments they receive. We need to know the re­ respected. Mr. Speaker, I hope you and my around the world. Through these programs, lationship between early detection and the colleagues join me in praising Mrs. Jacqueline Bishop McShea's compassion and commit­ success of treatment. In other words, we need M. Spell, a woman who has served the Mary­ ment are helping others well bey'ond the five as much information as we can gather, so that land Legislature for nearly 25 years with great counties in the Diocese of Allentown. we can put together all the data, and the Bishop McShea submitted his resignation as distinction. clues, and the trends, and better understand head of the Diocese of Allentown on his 75th the cause of this disease and how to control birthday, February 22, 1982, but continued to THE CANCER REGISTRIES it. serve as an adviser and friend to the Dioce­ AMENDMENT ACT OF 1992 The Cancer Registries Amendments Act of san leadership and parishes, as well as to the 1992 will provide $30 million a year to the community at large. He once told his priests, HON. BERNIE SANDERS States to establish or upgrade their cancer "Coming to Allentown was like going to heav­ OF VERMONT registries systems. For those 10 States, in­ en without the inconvenience of dying." IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES cluding Vermont, who today have no cancer On December 4, 1991, I joined community registry, planning grants will be provided. Fur­ Tuesday, February 25, 1992 leaders from the Lehigh Valley and national thermore, as part of this whole process, this Catholic leaders such as Anthony Cardinal Mr. SANDERS. Mr. Speaker, I am delighted legislation will provide funding for a com­ Bevilacqua, Archbishop of Philadelphia, John and honored to have just received a letter of prehensive study as to why certain regions of Cardinal Krol, retired Archbishop of Philadel­ endorsement from the Congressional Caucus our country lead the Nation in breast cancer phia, and the Most Reverend Thomas J. for Women's Issues for my bill, the Cancer mortalities. Welsh, the current Bishop of Allentown, at fu­ Registries Amendments Act of 1992, H.R. neral ceremonies for Bishop McShea. We 4206. Together with the American Cancer So­ I would like to conclude by thanking my were privileged to hear a brilliant, warm, hu­ ciety's endorsement and the cosponsorship by friend and colleague, Senator LEAHY, who has morous, and moving message about him de­ 69 Members of the House of Representatives, introduced the Cancer Registries Amendment livered by Bishop David B. Thompson, whose the caucus' support demonstrates the urgent Act in the Senate, and for his development of remarks celebrated the achievements and need for this important legislation in the fight another piece of legislation that I introduced in captured the essence of this remarkable man. against cancer. the House. The second bill declares breast It was indeed a fitting farewell to a good friend One in three Americans today will be af­ cancer a public health emergency, and in so doing will certainly accelerate investigation into and faithful servant of the Church. flicted with cancer and one in five will die of Mr. Speaker, Joseph McShea's life as an that terrible disease. In terms of breast cancer, the cause, treatment, and prevention of breast example of the power of a strong faith in God 180,000 women this year will be diagnosed cance~. and a loving concern for our fellow man. While with this disease, and it is estimated that Mr. Speaker, I wish to enter into the we mourn his passing, we take comfort in the 46,000 American women will die of breast RECORD a summary of the cancer registry bill knowledge that his faith and love will continue cancer this year. Very few families in our and the letters of endorsement from both the to enrich his diocese and his community for country do not suffer the loss of one or an­ American Cancer Society and the Congres­ many years to come. other member as a result of cancer. sional Caucus for Women's Issues. February 25, 1992 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 3427 THE CANCER REGISTRIES AMENDMENT ACT OF sues today: the rising incidence of breast islation designed to further the goals of fair­ 1992 cancer. ness and evenhandedness between taxpayers (Congressman Bernard Sanders and Senator We are pleased that you have introduced and the Internal Revenue Service [IRS]. Mr. Patrick Leahy) this important legislation and we look for­ ward to working with you for its passage. Speaker, the Fairplay for Taxpayers Act of (Amends the Public Health Service Act to Sincerely, 1992, which I am introducing today, will provide for the creation of cancer registries PATRICIA SCHROEDER, change for the better several sections of the in every State. The registries will collect de­ Co-Chair. Internal Revenue Code that give unfair advan­ mographic data for each incidence of cancer, OLYMPIA SNOWE, tages to the I RS when dealing with individual providing a nationwide data base to allow re­ Co-Chair. searchers to track cancer rates and focus on taxpayers. As Members of Congress, each of us regu­ prevention. The bill also calls for a study of AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY, the elevated breast cancer mortality rates in larly receive letters from our constituents Washington, DC, February 4, 1992. which, in some form or another, call to our at­ the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic States.) Hon. BERNARD SANDERS, Grants to States-HHS Secretary makes Cannon House Office Building, U.S. House of tention some difficulty they have encountered grants to States for the purpose of operating Representatives, Washington, DC. in their dealings with the IRS. Indeed, many of registries of individuals with cancer in order DEAR CONGRESSMAN SANDERS: For more these situations are legitimate instances of to collect, for each form of cancer, data on: than 40 years, the American Cancer Society taxpayers trying their best to comply with the a. demographic information about each has been actively engaged in supporting the complex maze of laws that govern their pay­ case of cancer, development of complete, population-based b. administrative information, including ment of taxes. Too often, taxpayers have cancer incidence registries in the United acted legally and in good faith to diligently pay date of diagnosis and source of information, States. They are valuable to our research ef­ c. pathological data characterizing the forts as well as assuring high quality care for their taxes in full and on time, but have later cancer, including the cancer site, stage of the cancer patient. Although much progress stumbled across IRS rules that seemed de­ disease (Staging Guide), incidence, type of has been made in many parts of the country signed to penalize them despite their best ef­ treatment, and in developing such registries, case incidence forts. At every turn, there are rules and laws d. other elements the Secretary deems ap­ reporting is still incomplete. Much work re­ that do not serve the best interests of the tax­ propriate. mains to achieve acceptable standards for Matching Funds-a three to one match (25 payer. Rather, IRS regulations serve the orga­ data uniformity and accuracy for the coun­ nizational and bureaucratic interests of the percent contribution from the States). Acer­ try as a whole. In the absence of full inci­ tain percent of this money is alloted for IRS as much, if not more, than those who ac­ dence reporting, we continue to rely largely tually pay the taxes that keep our Nation quality control and administration. Current on mortality statistics for information re­ State cancer control prevention service dol­ garding trends in cancer occurrence. going. lars can count as State match. The Cancer Registries Amendment Act of The I RS is a massive agency, with lawyers, Planning Grants-the Secretary also can 1992 represents a significant step towards ful­ accountants and innumerable staffers. While make grants to States for the purpose of filling this important cancer control goal. the I RS certainly needs its staff to collect the planning for enabling registry legislation Through the support of State health depart­ tax money that runs our Government, the size and compliance with eligibility for registry ments and affiliated organizations in the of the bureaucracy, with seemingly vast and grants. process of developing cancer incidence reg­ unlimited resources, also intimidates the indi­ Utility of Data-the Secretary shall issue istries, this legislation' will provide strong guidelines for the collection and presen­ vidual taxpayer. In fact, many taxpayers are encouragement for population-based cancer likely to avoid challenging IRS rulings, accept­ tation of data for the registry, and require case reporting and move us closer to the im­ procedures to ensure the completeness and portant goal of a complete national cancer ing rulings they disagree with instead, be­ accuracy of reporting by the registries. registry system. Importantly, the proposed cause of the fear of the risks of doing other­ Population-based Data-the Secretary legislation addresses the necessity for pa­ wise. To some, the high cost, both in terms of shall require that, to the extent practicable, tient confidentiality without compromising time and money, of confronting one of the data collected for the registry be collected the integrity of the system. most notorious of Federal bureaucracies on all cases of cancer occurring in popu­ This initiative would also require a study whose pockets are immense is discouraging lations defined by the Secretary. to determine the factors contributing to ele­ Consideration of Relevant State Laws­ to say the least. Hopes of actually winning a vated breast cancer mortality rates in cer­ challenge to what appears to be an invincible grants will only be made if the law of the tain States. Breast cancer is the most com­ State involved facilitates the collection of mon form of cancer in the United States and wall of tax policy entrepreneurs must surely data for the registry, and if the law of the the second leading cause of cancer death, and appear slim to those who might otherwise be­ State will maintain the confidentiality of in­ yet we do not know what causes this disease. lieve they have a legitimate claim. formation contained in the registry. Those The proposed' study could be potentially use­ Others are probably concerned with the po­ States that do not meet eliigibility require­ ful in identifying factors that require further tential ramifications of challenges, that is, the ment can apply for planni'ng- grants. research. possibility of retribution by an angry IRS in the Study of Elevated Breast Cancer Mortality The American Cancer Society commends form of future audits, unusually intense scru­ Rates in the Northeast and. Mid-Atlantic Re.­ you for your leadership in this area. By gions-the Secretary shall make grants tiny of every detail of one's future filings, and strengthening such cancer data resources who knows what else. available to relevant States to facilitate the throughout the United States, it will be in­ collection of data to conduct a study of the creasingly possible to carry out productive To be sure, by no means do I intend to ma­ elevated age-adjusted breast cancer mortal­ investigations regarding the origins of par­ lign the I RS by saying they do actually engage ity rates in: Connecticut, Delaware, Mary­ ticular cancers and the causes underlying in these practices. I am sure officials with the land, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New their current trends and patterns in our pop­ I RS would not agree that these types of prac­ Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont, ulation. The Society looks forward to work­ tices are at all common within the Agency. and the District of Columbia. ing with you and your staff on this legisla­ However, these practices have at one time or Authorization of Appropriations-$30 mil­ tion. Please contact Kerrie Wilson at (202) another occurred, and such stories act to rein­ lion per year. 546-4011 if we can be of any assistance. force a fear of the IRS. Sincerely, For these reasons, Mr. Speaker, I am intro­ WALTER LAWRENCE, Jr., M.D., ducing the Fairplay for Taxpayers Act of 1992. CONGRESSIONAL CAUCUS FOR President. WOMEN'S ISSUES, CONGRESS OF THE This bill has already been sponsored by Sen­ UNITED STATES, WASHINGTON , DC, ators STEVE SYMMS (R-10) and ALFONSE FEBRUARY 19, 1992. THE FAIRPLAY FOR TAXPAYERS D'AMATO (R-NY) in the other Chamber. These Hon. BERNARD SANDERS, ACT OF 1992 Senators are not unlike Members of the Cannon House Office Building, Washington, House of Representatives-they too receive DC. letters of distress from constituents of their DEAR BERNIE: The Exe cu ti ve Committee of HON. JOHN J. RHODFS III the Congressional Caucus for Women's Issues OF ARIZONA States relating to their dealings with the IRS. met today and unanimously endorsed R.R. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES This legislation will make several important changes to the Internal Revenue Service 4206, the Cancer Registries Amendment Act Tuesday, February 25, 1992 and H.Res 359, which declares breast cancer a Code. public health emergency. Both of these bills Mr. RHODES. Mr. Speaker, today I rise with For one thing, it will extend an evidentiary · address one of the major women's health is- great pleasure to introduce important new leg- privilege to communications between a lawyer, 3428 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS February 25, 1992 accountant or an enrolled agent with respect Furthermore, Mr. Speaker, the IRS Commis­ (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.-The amendment to the preparation of a tax return for a client. sioner will be required to carry out an edu­ made by subsection (a) applies for purposes Currently, the IRS can seize and inspect docu­ cation and training program for all Service em­ of determining interest allocable to periods ments relating to the preparation of a tax­ ployees regarding appropriate and ethical con­ after December 31, 1991. payer's returns. The Freedom for Taxpayers duct of governmental duties and responsibil­ SEC. 4. FAIR ACCRUAL OF INTEREST. Act will prohibit this by making such commu­ ities, including explanation of applicable stand­ (a) IN GENERAL.-Paragraphs (2)(A) and (3) of section 6601(e) (relating to rules for com­ nications privileged, much as are those be­ ards of conduct. puting interest) are each amended by strik­ tween an attorney and client, for example. Mr. Speaker, I think this last section regard­ ing "10 days" and inserting "45 days". This bill will also equalize the rates of inter­ ing I RS employees should not be construed (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.-The amendments est paid by the Government to the taxpayer on as representing the belief by Members of Con­ made by this section shall apply to any no- · taxpayer overpayments and those which are gress that employees of the I RS are anything tice and demand given after December 31, paid by the taxpayer to the Government on short of professional. In fact, I believe that 1991. underpayments. Currently, the Government these requirements and reports will serve to SEC. 5. RELIEF FROM RETROACTIVE APPLICA­ pays a taxpayer 2 percent interest on tax highlight to the American people the difficult TION OF TREASURY DEPARTMENT overpayments. However, when a taxpayer job I RS employees have to do and the extent REGULATIONS AND RULINGS. underpays his or her taxes and must make up to which they are dedicated to improving serv­ (a) IN GENERAL.-Subsection (b) of section 7805 (relating to rules and regulations) is the difference, the interest paid is 3 percent. ice to the U.S. taxpayers. amended to read as follows: This may not seem like an awful lot, but it is I do not believe that these measures alone "(b) RETROACTIVITY OF RULES AND REGULA­ one example of why the IRS is viewed by will magically solve every problem associated TIONS.- many as simply unfair to the taxpayer. There with IRS-U.S. taxpayer relations. Members of "(1) IN GENERAL.-Any final, temporary, or is simply no reason why the Government both the House of Representatives and the proposed regulation or ruling issued by the should get a higher interest rate on underpay­ other body will continue to receive phone calls Secretary shall apply prospectively from the ments than the taxpayer gets on overpay­ and letters asking for assistance. date of publication of such regulation or rul­ ments. Rather, I think this bill represents a solid ing in the Federal Register. Mr. Speaker, the Taxpayer Fairness Act step in the right direction, a step that needs to "(2) CONGRESSIONAL AUTHORIZATION.-The be taken in order to restore the faith the U.S. prospective-only treatment of paragraph (1) gives taxpayers 45 days, rather than the cur­ may be superseded by a specific legislative rent 10, to pay taxes and penalties before li­ taxpayer should have in the I RS. grant from Congress authorizing the Sec­ ability for interest payments begin. It requires I hope all my colleagues who have, at some retary to prescribe the effective date with re­ that administrative changes in tax regulations time, heard from their constituents regarding spect to a statutory provision." be applied prospectively rather than retrospec­ problems with the IRS will join me in cospon­ (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.-The amendment tively, unless otherwise mandated by Con­ soring this important measure. At least then made by this section shall apply with respect gress. we can do more than just tell our constituents to any regulation published after the date of The bill would also allow taxpayers to re­ we care-we can show them specific meas­ the enactment of this Act. coup a portion or all costs and expenses to ures we intend to take to make their dealings SEC. 6. AWARDING OF COSTS AND CERTAIN FEES IN TAX CASES. the extent he or she prevails in a tax dispute. with the IRS less costly, more fair and better suited to overcoming the burdensome com­ (a) REPEAL OF SUBSTANTIAL JUSTIFICATION Currently, a taxpayer must prove the IRS was TEST.- plexity of U.S. tax laws. not just wrong in its judgment relating to the (1) IN GENERAL.-Section 7430(c)(4)(A) (de­ taxpayer's claim, but that it also was not "sub­ I insert the text of this bill along with a sec­ fining prevailing party) is amended by stantially justified" in reaching its conclusion in tion-by-section analysis in the RECORD imme­ (A) replacing "substantially prevailed" order to recover costs incurred in an adminis­ diately after my comments: with "prevailed to some extent" in clauses trative or court proceeding with the IRS. With­ H.R. 4309 (ii) and (iii); out this provision, even if the taxpayer is prov­ Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep­ (B) striking clause (i) and by redesignating en correct in a proceeding, the cost of the resentatives of the United States of America in clauses (ii) and (iii) as clauses (i) and (ii), re­ Congress assembled, spectively. case might be prohibitive. More than just un­ SECTION 1. SHORT TI'ILE; AMENDMENT OF THE (2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.-Section fair, it is also of concern because the potential 1986CODE. 7430(c) is amended by striking paragraph (7). of high costs might cause those taxpayers (a) SHORT TITLE.-This Act may be cited as (b) PRO RATA ALLOCATION OF COSTS.-Sec­ with legitimate claims simply not to file. the "Fairplay for Taxpayers Act of 1992". tion 7430(c)(4) is amended by adding at the My bill would replace the "substantially justi­ (b) AMENDMENT OF 1986 CODE.-Except as end thereof the following new subparagraph: fied" test by allowing taxpayers to recover the otherwise expressly provided, whenever in "(C) PRO RATA ALLOCATION.- same percentage of costs incurred as the per­ this title an amendment or repeal is ex­ "(1) IN GENERAL.-Notwithstanding sub­ centage by which he prevails in the con­ pressed in terms of an amendment to, or re­ paragraph (A)(i), a party shall be treated as peal of, a section or other provision, the ref­ troversy. For example, if the IRS determines the prevailing party at least with respect to erence shall be considered to be made to a the applicable percentage of reasonable liti­ that a taxpayer owes $1,000 but it is subse­ section or other provision of the Internal gation and administrative costs. quenUy determined that the actual debt is Revenue Code of 1986. "(ii) APPLICABLE PERCENTAGE.-For pur­ $500, the taxpayer would be entitled to 50 SEC. 2. COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN TAXPAYER poses of clause (i), the applicable percentage percent of the costs incurred challenging the AND TAX RETURN PREPARER. is the percentage determined by dividing- IRS claim. (a) IN GENERAL.-Rule 501 of the Federal "(!) the amount of any tax, interest, pen­ Finally, the Fairness for Taxpayer Act would Rules of Evidence is amended by- alties, or additions to tax the Service ini­ (1) inserting "(a)" before "Except"; revise several IRS employee conduct prac­ tially claimed the taxpayer was required to (2) inserting after "Except as" the follow­ pay with respect to the issues in the proceed­ tices. The bill would improve the ability of the ing: "provided in subsection (b) and as"; and IRS to monitor and to discourage misconduct (3) adding at the end thereof the following: ing less the amount the taxpayer is required to pay, by by Service employees, improve oversight by "(b) The communications between a law­ yer, an accountant, or an enrolled agent "(II) the amount the Internal Revenue the Congress of employee misconduct in the Service initially claimed the taxpayer was so IRS and provide education and training for with respect to the preparation of a tax re­ turn for a client and the client shall be privi­ required to pay." employees regarding their conduct. leged in the courts of the United States." (c) REVISING TEST FOR RECOVERY OF REA­ Specifically, the bill requires I RS employees (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.-The amendments SONABLE ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.-Section to report to the IRS Inspection Service all in­ made by subsection (a) shall apply to com­ 7430(c)(2) (relating to reasonable, administra­ stances of misconduct. The I RS Commis­ munications after the date of the enactment tive costs) is amended by striking the last sioner wil be required to report quarterly to of this Act. paragraph of the subsection and replacing it the Inspector General of the Department of SEC. 3. RATE OF INTEREST TO BE SAME FOR UN- with: "Such term shall only include costs in­ curred during, or in preparation for, (i) the the Treasury concerning such instances. On DERPAYMENTS AND OVERPAY- MENTS OF TAX. initial audit, or (ii) an appeals conference, or an annual basis, the inspector general will (a) IN GENERAL.-Subparagraph (B) of sec­ at any time thereafter." submit to the Congress a detailed summary of tion 6621(a)(l)(B) (defining overpayment rate) (d) EFFECTIVE DATE.-The amendments the quarterly reports submitted during the prior is amended by striking "2 percentage points" made by this section shall apply to any pro­ year by the IRS Commissioner. and inserting "3 percentage points". ceeding commenced after December 31, 1991. February 25, 1992 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 3429 SEC. 7. CIVIL DAMAGES FOR CERTAIN ACTIONS ees to report to the Inspection Service all in­ regarding appropriate and ethical conduct of OF INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. stances of misconduct as defined under sub­ governmental duties and responsibilities, in­ (a) SECTION TO APPLY TO CARELESS Ac­ section (h)(l). cluding explanation of applicable standards TIONS.-Section 7433(a) is amended by insert­ (d) SUBMISSION OF QUARTERLY REPORTS.­ of conduct. ing "carelessly," after "recklessly". The Commissioner shall report quarterly to (h) DEFINITIONS.-For purposes of this sub­ (b) DAMAGES AVAILABLE WITH RESPECT TO the Inspector General concerning cases re­ section- DETERMINATION OF TAX.- ported to the Inspection Service of mis­ (1) the term "misconduct" shall include, in (1) IN GENERAL.-Section 7433(a) is amended conduct by Service employees. Such quar­ addition to matters which may be criminal by inserting "determination or" before "col­ terly reports shall include detailed and spe­ in nature, misfeasance such as harassment of lection". cific information such as, but not limited to, taxpayers, harassment of fellow employees, (2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.- (1) the region and branch of an employee conflict of interest, preferential treatment, (A) The heading for section 7433 is amended alleged to have acted inappropriately; improper associations, computer misuse, or by inserting "DETERMINATION OR" before (2) the precise nature of alleged mis­ other instances of serious misfeasance. "COLLECTION". conduct reported; (2) the terms "Service" or "IRS" refer to (B) The item relating to section 7433 in the (3) the extent to which alleged misconduct the Internal Revenue Service to the Depart­ table of sections for subchapter B of chapter was investigated; ment of the Treasury. 76 is amended by inserting "determination (4) any determinations or dispositions of (3) the term "Commissioner" means the or" before "collection". such investigated cases; and Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Serv­ (C) EFFECTIVE DATE.-The amendments ice. made by this section shall apply to actions (5) measures taken by the Service to pre­ vent such abuses from occurring in the fu­ (4) the term "Inspector General" means taken by employees of the Internal Revenue the Inspector General of the Department of Service after December 31, 1991. ture. (e) PREPARATION AND SUBMISSION OF AN­ the Treasury and the term "Office of the In­ SEC. 8. INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE EMPLOYEE NUAL SUMMARIES- spector General" means the Office of the In­ CONDUCT REPORTING. spector General of the Department of the (!) The Inspector General shall submit to (a) FINDINGS.-The Congress hereby finds Treasury. that- the Congress an annual summary of the quarterly reports submitted during the prior (5) the term "employee" includes any offi­ (!) the Internal Revenue Service has many cer or employee of the Service. fine and upstanding employees who carry out year by the Commissioner as required under (6) the term "Inspection Service" means their duties appropriately and admirably; subsection (d), or reported directly to the Of­ the Inspector General Inspection Service of (2) ethics and integrity in government are fice of Inspector General. This summary re­ the Internal Revenue Service of the Depart­ of vital concern to the Congress and to the port shall be submitted by March 1 of each ment of the Treasury. public; year to the Committee on Finance of the (i) AMENDMENTS OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE (3) ethics and integrity are especially im­ Senate and the Committee on Ways and CODE.-Section 6103(f) of the Code (relating portant with respect to the Service because Means of the House of Representatives. to disclosure to Committees of Congress) is its broad powers to enforce the tax laws (2) Each summary report shall contain the amended by adding the following new sub­ gives its employees exceptional authority type of information required to be submitted section at the end thereof: over the liberty of taxpayers; by the Commissioner to the Inspector Gen­ "(5) SUMMARY REPORTS.-Pursuant to Sec­ (4) the IRS Code of Conduct manual is un­ eral pursuant to subsection (d). In addition tion 8 of the Fairplay for Taxpayers Act of clear with respect to the types of unethical to such information, the Inspector General 1992, annual summary reports submitted to behavior that must be reported; shall include in the summary other informa­ the Committee on Finance of the Senate and (5) Service employees need a clear state­ tion available to him which is relevant and the Committee on Ways and Means of the ment of the types of behavior needed to appropriate to such a summary report. House of Representatives shall include re­ maintain a high level of integrity and ethi­ (3) Summary reports required to be sub­ turn information but shall not include the cal behavior within the Service; mitted pursuant to this subsection shall also name or similar identifying information of (6) the system of voluntary compliance include, but not be limited to- any taxpayer or of any officer or employee of with the tax laws will only function so long (A) summaries of reports and complaints the Service. Such reports may be used and as taxpayers believe they receive fair and alleging acts of misconduct as defined in this referred to by such Committees publicly or even-handed treatment by these laws and by Act; in open Committee session." the Service charged with its administration; (B) statistical summaries of the number of (j) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.­ (7) there is a great need for public aware­ complaints and reports alleging acts of mis­ There are authorized to be appropriated such ness of and protection against even isolated conduct, of investigations of such complaints sums as may be necessary for the Inspector cases of misconduct; and reports, and of the dispositions of such General to carry out his duties under this (8) despite the high quality of Service em­ investigations; Act. ployees, some cases of employee misconduct (C) analyses and descriptions of the types have occurred and the problem of mis­ of acts of misconduct reported and the re­ SECTION-BY-SECTION ANALYSIS OF BILL conduct within the Service, especially with gion and branch of the individual who is al­ SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE: FAIRPLAY FOR regard to abuses in investigations of tax­ leged to have acted inappropriately; TAXPAYERS ACT OF 1991 payers, has been the subject of a report by (D) analyses and explanations of decisions SECTION 2. ESTABLISHING A TAX PREPARER the Commissioner's Review Panel on IRS In­ not to investigate alleged misconduct as well PRIVILEGE tegrity Controls; as descriptions of corrective actions taken by the Service with regard to employees who Proposed Change: The bill extends an evi­ (9) the Commissioner's Review Panel found dentiary privilege to attorneys, accountants, that "little demonstrable progress is evi­ are found to have acted inappropriately; and (E) analyses by the Inspector General re­ and enrolled agents engaged in tax matters. dent" with regard to ethics initiatives with­ These tax preparers would benefit from the in the Service; garding trends concerning integrity and eth­ ics among IRS employees. same client privilege as is currently enjoyed (10) there is, therefore, a great need to im­ by attorneys doing non-tax work. prove the oversight of the conduct of Service (4) The summaries prepared by the Inspec­ Current law: employees; tor General shall be public documents and The attorney-client privilege protects cer­ (11) the Congress has insufficient informa­ shall be made available in the IRS public tain communications from disclosure, in­ tion to perform its oversight role of the In­ reading room to all members of the public. cluding letters, notes, and working papers. ternal Revenue Service on behalf of the pub­ (f) PRIVACY.-Nothing in this section shall The privilege gives the client the oppor­ lic; and be construed to permit the publication of the tunity for the full benefit of counsel which (12) the Inspector General of the Depart­ names or similar identifying information of can only be gained if the client believes he ment of the Treasury is directly involved in any taxpayer or of any employee of the Serv­ may freely and openly discuss his case with investigations of certain employee actions, ice. The annual summary described in sub­ his attorney. placing him in an oversight capacity with re­ section (e) will be drafted in such a way as to The privilege does not protect communica­ sponsibility to Congress. protect the privacy of taxpayers and employ­ tions which are part of a conspiracy to com­ (b) PURPOSE.-It is the purpose of this sub­ ees of the Service while satisfying the full mit illegal acts. Nor can a person protect section to improve the ability of the Service intent of this section. Publication of the an­ documents from disclosure by giving them to to monitor and to discourage misconduct by nual summary pursuant to this section is his attorney. Service employees, to improve oversight by deemed not to be contrary to the legitimate The attorney-client privilege does not ex­ the Congress of employee misconduct in the privacy interests of taxpayers and Service tend to purely tax matters. If a communica­ Service, and to provide education and train­ employees. tion is exclusively tax related, then it is not ing for employees regarding their conduct. (g) EDUCATION AND TRAINING.-The Com­ protected under the privilege. (c) IRS EMPLOYEE REPORTING OF MIS­ missioner shall carry out an education and There is no privilege for other tax prepar­ CONDUCT.-The Service shall require employ- training program for all Service employees ers such as accountants and enrolled agents. 3430 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS February 25, 1992 Reasons for Change: Reasons for Changes: Under current law, taxpayers are allowed The purpose of the attorney-client privi­ Retroactive taxation is unfair and damag­ to sue the Untied States in District Court for lege is to encourage a free and open dialogue ing to a system of voluntary compliance be­ civil damages but only if an IRS employee between the parties. Such open commUtD.ica­ cause taxpayers believe the system to be ca­ recklessly disregards procedures or law in tion is essential for the client to receive the pricious. connection with the collection of tax. most accurate and useful informatio11 pos­ 'SECTION 6. AWARDING OF COSTS AND FEES IN Reasons for Change: sible. This rationale extends with equal force TAX CASES In order to recover damages, the taxpayer to communications between taxpayer and must show the behavior of the Service was in tax preparer. Proposed Changes: reckless disregard of law or procedure. This Whereas the IRS can demand these com­ (1) The bill replaces the "substantially jus­ is a very high standard to meet. The stand­ munications from the taxpayer or his attor­ tified" test for determining whether the tax­ ard proposed in the bill is that of careless­ ney, the taxpayer has no right to demand the payer may recover costs and fees incurred as ness, which is a much lower standard than working papers of the IRS agent. This is one­ part of an administrative or court proceed­ recklessness. This lower threshold is appro­ side and blatantly unfair to the taxpayer. ing. Under the bill, if the taxpayer prevails priate because a taxpayer who suffers finan­ More open and complete communication to some extent in the controversy, then he cial harm because the IRS has erred does not will also improve the quality of tax prepara­ may recover the same percentage of costs in­ care whether the agent was reckless or mere­ tion, resulting in more accurate tax filings curred as the percentage by which he pre­ ly careless. In either case, the taxpayer and easier administration of the tax laws by vails in the controversy. should be made whole. the IRS. Thus, for example, if the IRS initially All cases can be thought of as proceeding claims Sl,000 in back taxes and if the tax­ SECTION 3. EQUALIZATION OF INTEREST RATES from the determination stage, where the payer is finally determined to owe $600, then amount of tax, penalties, and interest is de­ Proposed Change: The bill equalizes the in­ the taxpayer has prevailed with respect to terest rate charged by the government and termined, to the collection stage, where the $400, or 40% of the claimed amount. Under IRS attempts to collect the amount of tax that demanded by the government at 3 per­ the bill, if the taxpayer incurred $200 in established in the determination stage. centage points over the base rate. costs, then the taxpayer could recover 40% of The tools available to the Service for col­ Current Laws: $200, or $80 in costs. When the taxpayer owes the government lecting tax lend themselves to great finan­ (2) . The bill also changes the point in the cial harm if misused. But a taxpayer can suf­ back taxes or penalties, he incurs interest at process at which administrative costs in­ fer, as well, if IRS personnel are careless the rate of 3 percentage points over a base curred may be recoverable to the earlier of about determining tax liability because the interest rate which is related to the rate the initial audit or the date of the appeals result may be the taxpayer must spend years charged on Treasury bills. When the govern­ conference. and thousands of dollars trying to straighten ment owes the taxpayer money, it incurs in­ Current Law: the matter out. This is time and money terest at 2 percentage points over the base (1) To recover costs incurred in an adminis­ taken from the taxpayer's other economic rate. trative or court proceeding with the IRS, the activities. Reasons for Change: taxpayer must first show the IRS position It is unfair for the government to charge a was incorrect and then the taxpayer must SECTION 8. INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE higher interest rate than it is willing to pay. show the position taken by the IRS was not EMPLOYEE CONDUCT REPORTING Unfairness such as this erodes public support "substantially justified", which may involve Proposed Changes: for and compliance with the tax system. taking the IRS to court a second time. 1) The bill expands the definition in the SECTION 4. FAIR ACCRUAL OF INTEREST (2) The costs which may be recovered are IRS Rules of Conduct manual with respect to the conduct which must be reported by em­ Proposed Change: The bill would establish well-defined in the Code, and are divided be­ tween those which are incurred as part of ployees to the IRS Inspection Service. Em­ that if the taxpayer pays the full amount of ployees would hereafter be required to report taxes, interest, and penalties owed within 45 litigation and those which are incurred as part of administrative action. misfeasance such as harassment of tax­ days from the date of notice and demand, payers, harassment of fellow employees, con­ then no interest liability accrues to the tax­ The Code specifies that only those admin­ istrative costs which are incurred after the flict of interest, preferential treatment, im­ payer. proper associations, and computer misuse. Current Law: earlier of (i) the date of receipt by the tax­ payer of the Appeals Office decision, or (ii) 2) The bill requires the Commissioner of Interest accrues on back taxes if the the IRS to submit detailed quarterly reports amount is not pa.id within 10 days from the the date of notice of deficiency. Reasons for Change: to the Inspector General of the Treasury De­ date of notice and demand. However, if the partment concerning cases reported to the government owes the taxpayer a refund, in­ (1) The "not substantially justified" test is, in practice, a very high standard to meet. Inspection Service. These quarterly reports terest accrues if not paid within 30 days from will include the region and branch of the em­ the date of overpayment. Moreover, no inter­ In a great many cases, therefore, the tax­ payer is unable to recover even when the po­ ployee alleged to have acted inappropriately, est is due if the government actually cuts a the precise nature of the alleged misconduct, check within 45 days of the date of overpay­ sition taken by the Service was proven to be incorrect. The taxpayer is subject to addi­ the extent to which the misconduct was in­ ment. vestigated, any determinations or disposi­ Reasons for Change: tional tax whether he is right or wrong be­ The current system is unfair because it re­ cause even if the taxpayer prevails in the un­ tions of such investigated cases, and meas­ ures taken by the Service to prevent such quires the taxpayer to make a payment derlying case, the cost of establishing a de­ fense is, in effect, another tax. abuses from occurring in the future. much more rapidly than the government. 3) The bill requires the Inspector General Moreover, many taxpayers need time to or­ (2) Much of the costs incurred by the tax­ payer in an administrative action are in­ of the Department of the Treasury to submit ganize their financial affairs in order to to the Congress an annual summary of the make payment. If the government needs a 45 curred long before a notice of deficiency or Appeals Office decision is received. There­ quarterly reports submitted during the prior day window, the taxpayer should be afforded year by the Commissioner of the IRS. This at least as much time as the government. fore, most of the costs incurred by the tax­ payer may be ineligible for recovery. The report shall be submitted to the Finance SECTION 5. RELIEF FROM RETROACTIVE Committee and the Committee on Ways and TAXATION purpose of the recovery statute is to hold the taxpayer harmless to the extent he prevails Means no later than March 1 of each year. Proposed Change: All final, temporary, or with respect to a contested amount. The cur­ These annual reports shall include sum­ proposed regulations and rulings would apply rent test for when a taxpayer may recover maries of the reports received by the Com­ prospectively from the date of publication. administrative costs prevents this result. missioner as well as statistical summaries of This prospective-only treatment would apply the number of complaints and reports alleg­ in all cases unless the Congress specifically SECTION 7. CIVIL DAMAGES FOR CERTAIN ing acts of misconduct, of the investigations waives this requirement. ACTIONS OF INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE of such complaints and reports, and of the Current Law: Proposed Change: The bill expands the dispositions of such investigations, as well as When the Congress changes the tax laws rights of taxpayers to sue the United States analyses by the Inspector G.eneral regarding and the Treasury Department responds with for civil damages when the IRS causes the trends in integrity and ethics among IRS new or revised regulations, those regulations taxpayer to suffer financial harm. First, the employees. apply retroactively to the date of enactment bill would allow the taxpayer to sue if an These reports will be written in such a way of the new law, even though the taxpayer IRS agent was careless. Second, the bill as to ensure the privacy of taxpayers and may have been unaware of the change until would allow the taxpayer to sue if the mis­ employees and officers of the IRS. No identi­ the publication of the regulations, or may take by the IRS occurred in the determina­ fying information will be included in either have been unable to comply with the new tion of tax liability as well as the collection the quarterly or the annual reports. law pending the publication of the regula­ of the tax. 4) The Commissioner is instructed to carry tions. Current Law: out an education and training program for February 25, 1992 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 3431 all Service officers and employees regarding nal Revenue Service, found that "little de­ quires him or her to report on a regular basis appropriate and ethical conduct of govern­ monstrable progress is evident" with regard the progress being made at the local levels. mental duties and responsibilities, including to ethics initiatives within the Service. As has been shown in other agencies, pub­ explanation of applicable standards of con­ Reasons for Change: lic and congressional oversight are effective duct. For their own protection employees at the Current Law: guarantors of the rights of individuals The current IRS Rules of Conduct manual IRS need a clear statement of correct ethical against government bureaucracies. The only states that employees are only required to behavior. The current manual fails to pro­ way to make such oversight possible is to report to the IRS Inspection Service mis­ vide that statement by ignoring many as­ make sufficient information available. conduct by other employees that is criminal pects of employee behavior which must be Therefore, the bill requires the Inspector in nature or otherwise unethical. However, considered to be unethical. General to submit an annual report summa­ the distinction between what types of uneth­ The Commissioner of the IRS has limited rizing the quarterly reports received from ical behavior must and what need not be re­ abilities from his national office to monitor the Commissioner to assure the public of ported is unstated. For example, this listing the progress of the various regions and steady progress, or to alert the public if does not include harassment of taxpayers or branches in the Service in their attempt to problems are developing with regard to IRS other employees. improve the standards of integrity and eth­ integrity controls, and to apprise the Con­ A Review Panel on IRS Integrity Controls, ics of Service employees. To assist the Com­ gress of developments within the IRS regard­ appointed by the Commissioner of the Inter- missioner in this important task, the bill re- ing ethical behavior.

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