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H.R. 1795, RESCIND DOLLAR LIMI- SECTION 1. REMOVAL OF DOLLAR LIMITATION Today CGS employs nearly 1,000 people TATION ON POLICE AND FIRE- ON BENEFIT PAYMENTS FROM A DE- FINED BENEFIT PLAN MAINTAINED with offices in seven major cities and business FIGHTER BENEFIT PLANS FOR CERTAIN POLICE AND FIRE EM- partnerships throughout Europe, North Amer- PLOYEES. ica, and East Asia. Phil's 5-year plan to ex- HON. BENJAMIN A. GILMAN (a) IN GENERAL.—Subparagraph (G) of sec- pand his operations and dramatically increase tion 415(b)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of CGS revenues is well underway. OF NEW YORK 1986 is amended by striking ‘‘participant—’’ Mr. Speaker, Phil Friedman is a man who IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES and all that follows and inserting ‘‘partici- pant, subparagraphs (C) and (D) of this para- started with virtually nothing but the deter- Thursday, June 5, 1997 graph and subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) mination to not only survive, but succeed, in a Mr. GILMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to in- shall not apply.’’ new, unfamiliar, and highly competitive coun- (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment troduce H.R. 1795, legislation to amend the try. From his spectacular success he has made by subsection (a) shall apply to years sought to return as much as possible to his Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to remove the beginning after December 31, 1996. dollar limitation on payment of benefits from a community and adoptive country. I am proud defined benefit plan maintained by a State or f to invite my colleagues to join me in congratu- lating Phil and celebrating his lifetime of local government for the benefit of employees CONGRATULATING PHIL FRIED- achievement. of the police department or fire department. MAN ON HIS RECEIVING THE I am introducing this bill in an attempt to be LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD f fair to our local and State fire and police offi- FROM THE EMANUEL FOUNDA- SUPPORT FOR AUTISM FUNDING cialsÐthose who day in and day out place TION FOR HUNGARIAN CULTURE their lives on the line for our protection. As my colleagues may know, police officers HON. STEVEN R. ROTHMAN HON. TOM LANTOS OF NEW JERSEY and firefighters throughout most of the country OF CALIFORNIA IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES are eligible to retire under certain defined ben- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES efit plans which generally allow for retirement Thursday, June 5, 1997 Thursday, June 5, 1997 after a fixed number of years of service. Typi- Mr. ROTHMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to cally, such services entails 20 or 25 years, re- Mr. LANTOS. Mr. Speaker, I invite my col- share some facts about a disease that is very gardless of age. Retirement benefits generally leagues to join me in congratulating Mr. Phil close to my heartÐas it is to thousands of are based on a percentage of the retiring offi- Friedman, founder of Computer Generated other AmericansÐautism. My nephew, Jack, cer's highest 3-year salary average, and start Solutions [CGS], who is receiving on June 8, the son of my twin brother, is afflicted with this at about 50 percent of that average. The aver- 1997, the Lifetime Achievement Award from disease and his illness has educated our en- age in most instances increases with addi- the Emanuel Foundation for Hungarian Cul- tire family about how little is known, and how tional years of service but usually does not ex- ture. This richly deserved recognition high- much still needs to be learned, about autism. ceed 65 to 75 percent. lights the outstanding accomplishments of a I want to tell my colleagues a few things Accordingly, many officers, living along the remarkable man. An immigrant from the Soviet Union in 1976, about autism that will not be learned from east coast or in large metropolitan and sur- watching the movie ``Rain Man.'' Autism is not rounding suburban areas throughout the coun- Phil came to the United States with his wife, Rose, a few hundred bucks, even fewer Eng- rare. It affects 400,000 people in the United try, are forced to work past their general retire- States. One in 500 children born today will be ment age in order to afford the high cost of liv- lish words, and a determination to succeed. In this new chapter of his life, Phil became a autistic. Though 5 percent will make strides ing in these areas. with early intervention, 95 percent of those af- If we are going to continue to expect these model immigrant and lived the American dream. From his business success to his im- fected will never marry, have a meaningful job, men and women to protect our neighbor- or live on their own. More than half will never hoods, we should at least allow them the op- pressive charitable and philanthropic commit- ments to his community, he has become an learn to speak. portunity to collect the money they have paid Autism affects more people than multiple into their own pension. After all, under the Tax inspiration to all who know him. Although he was trained in both electronic sclerosis, cystic fibrosis, and childhood cancer Code we allow those participants in private engineering and in accounting and finance, combined, yet autism still receives less than 5 pension funds to collect the money they have Phil discovered that the first requirements of percent of the research funding of these other paid, once vested. Why then don't we allow life in America were learning both the lan- diseases. Autism costs America over $20 bil- those who risk their lives and protect our guage and cutting edge skills. He went to lion dollars each year, yet just last year the streets on our behalf to collect the money they school to learn English and study computers, NIH spent only $31 per child on autism re- have both paid and earned? while Rose studied accounting. Much to his search, significantly less than what is spent on H.R. 1795, does not provide any loss in surprise, his first job lasted only 6 months be- other diseases which affect fewer individuals. Federal tax revenue dollars and, in fact, will fore he was laid off for lack of work. Although Until very recently, there was no hope for increase revenue. Under current practice the the shock of unemployment was a new sensa- people with autism. For 30 years, psychiatrists moneys paid into these municipal pension tion to a man from the Soviet Union, Phil land- mistakenly thought of autism as an emotional funds are not required to be accounted for by ed on his feet as a programmer, and then di- problem, the fault of bad parenting. As a result the IRS unless collected by the retiree. Should rector of management information systems, in of this tragic mistake, parents did not orga- we repeal these special provisions, under sec- a major apparel firm. From his experience in- nize, no medical research was funded, no sci- tion 415, tax revenue would now be collected tegrating software for the firm, he developed entists were encouraged to enter the field, no on the funds dispensed to retired police offi- the innovative idea that would change his life progress was made and another generation of cers and firefighters. yet again. autistic children was lost. H.R. 1795 is an issue of fairness. In 1984, Phil discovered that the systems in- But while the world ignored people with au- I urge all of my colleagues to cosponsor this tegration software and techniques he had tism, science marched on, largely through the legislation and support our police and fire offi- mastered could serve the entire fashion indus- support Congress has given to the National In- cials' efforts to collect their full pension bene- try and not just one firm. He formed CGS and stitutes of Health. The strides that science has fits upon retirement. immediately landed a number of major compa- made in neurology, immunology, and genetics H.R. 1795 nies as clients. In 1994, he bought out the are unbelievable. We have gone from penicil- Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- software company on which his business de- lin to gene therapy in the span of a single life- resentatives of the United States of America in pended and has invested millions to upgrade time. We live in a world of miracles and won- Congress assembled, the products and remain competitive. ders. In an age when important discoveries

∑ This ‘‘bullet’’ symbol identifies statements or insertions which are not spoken by a Member of the Senate on the floor. Matter set in this typeface indicates words inserted or appended, rather than spoken, by a Member of the House on the floor. E1124 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks June 5, 1997 are being made in other diseases every day, the issue of child poverty is one that neces- CONGRATULATIONS TO ADAM we cannot let another generation of children sitates immediate action. JAMES slip away. Why the great rise in child poverty? Over I have recently met with the parents and the past two decades and especially since the HON. PETER J. VISCLOSKY professionals of a group called CURE AU- beginning of the 1980’s there has occurred an OF INDIANA increasing gap between the rich and poor in TISM NOW, and they have let me know that IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES there is hope for people with autism. The top this country. The average workers wages neurologists and geneticists in the country say have declined since 1970 while the wealthiest Thursday, June 5, 1997 that autism will yield to medical research, fifth of the population has seen their in- Mr. VISCLOSKY. Mr. Speaker, it is truly my there will be prevention, treatments, and comes increased. This small distribution of pleasure to rise today to congratulate Mr. maybe even a cure. It is only a question of wealth significantly affects the poverty of Adam James on winning the 1997 Veterans of time, energy, money, and will. children when 62 percent of all poor children Foreign Wars of the United States and its La- Sick children are at a special disadvantage live with at least one working relative. dies Auxiliary Voice of Democracy broadcast in this world. They cannot raise money for re- Even more important than reforming the script writing contest for Indiana. A resident of search, they do not vote, they have no political welfare system will be the reform of an econ- Hobart, IN, Adam is one of 54 high school stu- access. Their voices are small and soft. This omy that has created the largest gap be- dents Nation wide to win a college scholarship is even more so for autistic children, many of tween the rich and the poor in any industri- for his script on the topic, ``DemocracyÐ whom have no voice at all and whose parents alized nation. In the past 2 years because of Above and Beyond.'' are distracted and depleted by the challenges the increased funding of the welfare system The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United of caring for them, fighting for insurance cov- and other programs, poverty rates have States and its Ladies Auxiliary is now in its erage, fighting the State for services, and made a moderate decline. With the new wel- 50th year of sponsorship for the Voice of De- fighting exhaustion, disillusionment and de- fare reform bill passed in 1996, loss of funding mocracy audio-essay scholarship competition. may cause another increase in child poverty. spair. It is, therefore, no surprise that pediatric The program requires high school student en- The work requirement of the new welfare bill trants to write and record a 3- to 5-minute illnesses are funded at a level far below dis- will not be affected until backed up with ade- eases that affect adults. quate child care and health care programs essay on an announced patriotic theme. Adam Recently, the parents of autistic children and a reform of the economy. James was sponsored by VFW Post 5365 and have visited me and many other Members and its Ladies Auxiliary in Hobart, IN. He was their staffs to inform us about autism and the Many welfare recipients also because they named the recipient of the $1,000 Department deficiency in current spending. We hope that are unable to find work for a living wage and of Arizona and Auxiliary Harry A. Kosht Me- unable to care for their children while at Congress will support strong report language morial Scholarship Award earlier this year. A work, single parents especially need to be junior at Hobart High School, Adam aspires to encouraging the NIH to redouble its efforts in provided with access to affordable and ade- the fight against autism. In particular, I encour- quate child care and health services if they pursue a career in law. age my colleagues to support Centers of Ex- are to work outside of the home. Adam's winning broadcast script reads as cellence for Autism modeled after the very follows: Children are the future leaders, the future successful center program for Alzheimers. Living in the United States, the one thing I know that every disease is worthy and work force, the future citizens of the United that I cherish is democracy. Waking every States of which one in four even today is liv- every parent's pain is deep. Human suffering morning and not donning this cloak of free- ing in poverty or near poverty or without dom is a notion I cannot fathom. Many is not a competitive sport to be ranked or many of the opportunities needed to live suc- rated. But in autism we have been so behind Americans, myself included, often take our cessfully as citizens of the United States. freedom for granted. We treat it as a right for so long, and there is so much progress to Congressman SANDERS, I thank you for instead of the privilege that it is. Fortu- be made at this critical moment. I ask all of nately for us, in our democratic society, my colleagues to give us a helping hand, and your time and urge you to consider the chil- dren of the Nation as much as possible in the freedom is a right. find a cure for autism. I wish that I could praise my ancestors for future. f providing me with freedom, but I cannot. I Poverty gives young children, especially am not related to any of the soldiers who STATEMENT BY KRISTINA SWEET, young mothers, pregnant mothers, children fought or played a part in the American Rev- HARWOOD UNION HIGH SCHOOL, can end up with low-birth weight and are olution. My father’s family were immigrants REGARDING CHILD POVERTY more—after they are born—are more suscep- who came here in the 1800s. My mother’s side tible to disease and malnutrition and other of the family came to the states after World HON. BERNARD SANDERS health problems and are also more unable to War II. get a good education as children of welfare. Although they did not fight for America’s OF VERMONT freedom, my grandparents on my mother’s IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES It generally impacts the future of a child side are subjects of a story that truly dem- who grows up poor who has considerably less onstrates what democracy is. My grand- Thursday, June 5, 1997 access to a good education, is less motivated father Nikola was a leader of a European un- Mr. SANDERS. Mr. Speaker, for the benefit in school and doesn’t really see a way out of derground movement against the Communist of my colleagues I would like to have printed poverty. government. He used to tell stories about having to carry a semi-automatic pistol with in the RECORD this statement by a high school Considering that welfare only takes up 2 his whenever he took my grandmother on a student from Harwood Union School in Ver- percent of the Federal budget I think that date. In fact, on the day he died, three years mont, who was speaking at my recent town more funding could be put into helping peo- ago, he was still wanted dead or alive in the meeting on issues facing young people. ple who have children who are unable to former Yugoslavia. In the 1940s, my grand- Ms. SWEET. The instances of young chil- make a decent wage, to help the children get father was fighting against his government dren, children under age of 6 living in pov- a better education and get decent health when Adolf Hitler invaded Eastern Europe. erty in the United States has risen dramati- care. Being a high-ranking soldier, my grand- cally over the last two decades. Child pov- Most people that are receiving welfare are father knew that Hitler would imprison him, so he and my grandmother packed up their erty is a problem that encompasses urban, unable to make a decent wage and even if suburban, and rural areas and affects chil- few possessions and escaped. They made it they are unable to pay for education that dren of all ethnic backgrounds. back on foot to middle Italy, where they Between the years of 1975, 2 years after the would provide them with a better job. were captured by German soldiers and placed lowest recorded child poverty level, 11.1 per- The percentage that I found was that only in a work camp. Held as prisoners there, cent, the rate increased 39 percent, so that 2 percent of the population is receiving Fed- they slaved until the United Nations freed by 1994, one in four young children lived in eral aid and is entirely unemployed, so 62 Europe from the grasp of the demoniacal poverty in the United States. Forty-five per- percent of all families with four children are Hitler. After the war, my grandparents were cent of all children under the age of 6 lived working, have at least one relative that is put in a detention camp, where my mother in poor or nearly poor families. working, so I think that we need to provide was born. Later, they moved to America, set- Because poverty has proved to be more det- people with better jobs, with better pay. tled in the Midwest, and my grandfather be- rimental to young children than to any came a steelworker. Here they bought a other age group, because poverty often With the new computer technology there home and raised five children. means hunger, poor health care, poor edu- are a lot of jobs predicted but I do not think This is what makes democracy what it is. cation, and even because of the economic most people who are poor are properly edu- In their former country, my grandparents problems of a future ill-prepared work force cated to go in those sorts of fields. had to hide to prevent being killed and would June 5, 1997 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E1125 have been lucky to live to the age of thirty. IN HONOR OF ELLSWORTH G. Ambassador Lauder's commitment to ad- In America, they had a choice of how they STANTON III vancing our Nation's democratic and free mar- wanted to live their life, and how they ket principles is underscored by his activities wished to raise a family. Few countries of HON. CAROLYN B. MALONEY to assist in the economic, social, and political this world would allow this to happen. Many OF NEW YORK transformation of Central and Eastern Europe. countries claim to be democratic but impose IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES A leading proponent of private enterprise in laws similar to those of a third world dicta- Thursday, June 5, 1997 that region and in the former Soviet states, he torship. If these and all other countries had is chairman of the Central European Develop- a government like the one in the United Mrs. MALONEY of New York. Mr. Speaker, ment Corp. chairman and primary stockholder States, the world would not carry the burden I rise today to honor Ellsworth G. Stanton III. of Central Media Enterprises, Ltd., and has of wars, both civil and global. These disputes Tonight, the James N. Jarvie Commonweal formed RSL Communications, Inc., a company claim thousands of lives and ruin the fami- Service will be celebrating his ministry in New involved exclusively in telecommunications in- lies of those who die. Besides wars, millions York City. vestments. He has been involved in such of people die each year from starvation be- Mr. Stanton, an Illinois native who is cur- projects as the privatization of Hungary's old- cause of dictators withholding food from the rently living in New York, has dedicated his life est bank, the development of the American poor citizens. If these people lived in the to serving others. As a ruling elder in the Business Center at Checkpoint Charlie, and United States, they would still be alive Presbyterian Church, he is the executive di- the opening of NOVA TV in Prague, which is today. rector of the James N. Jarvie Commonweal the first privately owned television station in a A democracy has many benefits for its citi- Service, an endowment administered by the former Communist country. Through his active zens. Those who live in a democratic system church to provide services and financial assist- involvement the economies of the former So- are allowed to make choices that those in a ance to elderly people in the New York area. viet bloc and his efforts to build free and pri- communist or socialist society are not al- Before joining the Commonweal Service, Mr. vate media resources in those societies, Am- lowed to make. We are allowed to choose Stanton served the National Council of bassador Lauder is making a tremendous con- what career to pursue, and the amount of Churches of Christ, UNICEF and CARE, Inc. tributions to the future prosperity and freedom education we need in order to train for this Mr. Stanton's contributions to the community of millions of people in Central and Eastern career. Communist societies choose careers touch a wide variety of people. Among his Europe. for their people at an early age and force many affiliations, he is a trustee of the New Ambassador Lauder is being honored also them to endure the government’s choice. York Theological Seminary, the director of the for his passionate commitment to protecting Even if the people are successful with this New York City Mission Society, president of and teaching Jewish culture and history, and venture, they cannot keep all profits made. the John Milton Society for the Blind, president preserving the Jewish legacy to the world. He These governments take all money earned by of the Brookwood Child Care Agency, presi- serves as president of the Ronald S. Lauder their subjects, then dole out an equal dent of the Third Street Music School Settle- Foundation which he founded in 1987 in re- amount to each of them. ment and a delegate to the White House Con- sponse to the need to revitalize Jewish life Although this provides a proverbial safety ference on Aging. across Central and East Europe where it has net for people, this monotonous equality Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join been devastated by the Holocaust. The foun- cannot make for an enjoyable life. Under the with me in saluting Ellsworth G. Stanton III. He dation supports Jewish schools camps and quilt of democracy, people are allowed to has made innumerable contribuitions to many community centers stretching across Eastern choose their livelihood. People are allowed people in need in the New York metropolitan Europe from Austria to Ukraine. to strive to be better and not worry about area. It is with gratitude that we honor him. Ambassador Lauder has further dem- giving extra earnings to the government. f onstrated his commitment to Jewish education Democratic societies are fertile fields of and cultural prosperity by this leadership ac- hopes and aspirations. CONGRATULATING AMBASSADOR RONALD S. LAUDER ON BEING tivities in some of the most important Jewish Democracy is a way of life that all people HONORED BY THE EMANUEL organizations and institutions in American and should respect, although some people do not. FOUNDATION FOR HUNGARIAN around the world. He is chairman of the Inter- I often become angry when I see images of CULTURE national Public Committee of the World Jewish people burning American flags or building Restitution Organization and treasurer of the militias against our government. I cannot HON. TOM LANTOS World Jewish Congress. He serves as Presi- comprehend how anyone could disagree with dent of the Jewish National Fund, chairman of OF CALIFORNIA the concept of democracy. Then I have to the Jewish Heritage Council, director of the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES stop and think of why this angers me. These International Board of Governors of the Inter- people are just expressing themselves as our Thursday, June 5, 1997 national Society of Yad Vashem, member of democracy allows them to do. This ability to Mr. LANTOS. Mr. Speaker, I invite my col- the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council, member express ourselves freely is what makes de- leagues to join me in congratulating Ambas- of the Board of Directors of the Jewish Theo- mocracy so great. Burning the symbol of freedom that thousands of men have given sador Ronald S. Lauder who is being honored logical Seminary, member of the Board of Di- their lives for is ignorant and wholly dis- June 8, 1997, at the annual dinner of the rectors of the American Jewish Joint Distribu- respectful, but these people are entitled to Emanuel Foundation for Hungarian Culture. tion Committee, member of the Board of their opinion in a country such as America. Each year the Emanuel Foundation honors Trustees of the Anti-Defamation League Foun- The human mind has no boundaries in de- outstanding individuals whose service to the dation, member of the Board of Trustees of mocracy. People can choose to do what they community and whose dedication to teaching the Abraham Fund, chairman of the Board of please, even if it is disrespecting the very current and future generations the history and Trustees of the Sakharov Archives at Brandeis idea that allows them to be free. This is lessons of the Holocaust deserve the highest University, and member of the International what first attracted my grandfather to this recognition. Ambassador Lauder's unparal- Board of Governors of the Tel Aviv Museum. great country. I am proud to live in a coun- leled efforts toward these worthy goals merit Mr. Speaker, Ambassador Ronald Lauder is try where democracy is the type of govern- our praise. I am delighted that the Emanuel a man of outstanding commitment and accom- ment practiced. Foundation has chosen to honor him this year. plishment in the noblest of pursuits. His con- Mr. Speaker, I would like to once again ex- Ambassador Lauder demonstrates his active tributions to culture, education, and the tend my most heartfelt congratulations to support for culture and education in the United spreading of democratic and free market prin- Mr. Adam James on his receipt of the Veter- States through his leadership positions in ciples is truly awe inspiring. Through his vast ans of Foreign Wars and its Ladies Auxiliary some the our most distinguished institutions. commitments to preserving and nurturing Jew- ‘‘Voice of Democracy’’ national scholarship. He was elected chairman of the Board of ish communal life both in the United States His parents, Doug and Zagorka James, can Trustees of the Museum of Modern Art in New and in Eastern Europe, Ambassador lauder be proud of their son for the tenacity he has York, serves as a trustee for the New York has made a tremendous and enduring con- displayed in achieving this most noteworthy Landmarks Conservancy and the World Monu- tribution to the education of future generations accomplishment. This young man has a ments Fund, and is a member of the Board of about the Holocaust. I applaud the Emanuel promising future ahead of him, which will Governors of the Joseph H. Lauder Institute of Foundation for choosing to honor this remark- undoubtedly include improving the quality Management and International Studies at the able American citizen and I invite my col- of life in Indiana’s First Congressional Dis- University of Pennsylvania and the Visiting leagues to join me in applauding Ambassador trict. Committee of the Wharton School. Lauder's continuing mission. E1126 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks June 5, 1997 THE PERSONAL INFORMATION quite easily obtain information about Senator the most part stayed the same. I know there PRIVACY ACT FEINSTEIN, including her driving record, law- was in a projected budget next year a $27 suits in which she is involved, her unlisted million increase, but that is not—for a na- tional figure that is not a large increase HON. GERALD D. KLECZKA phone number, current and past addresses, whereas the costs of going to college since campaign donations, and even her credit re- OF WISCONSIN 1985 have been 21⁄2 times that of inflation IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES port. which is over 10 percent. Mr. Speaker, the Personal Information Pri- Thursday, June 5, 1997 If you look at the people who applied for fi- vacy Act transcends party lines. Democrats nancial aid in the 1985 and received the funds Mr. KLECZKA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to and Republicans are equally at risk of having compared to what their tuition costs were introduce the Personal Information Privacy their identities stolen on their lives threatened. and then did a cost comparison today, the Act, a bill to protect individual privacy. I hope that my colleagues will join me in sup- comparison will be hard to make. We need to My legislation amends the Fair Credit Re- porting this legislation. increase educational funding at the equal porting Act to make it illegal for credit bureaus f rate of the rising college expenses if we plan to release or sell Social Security numbers, un- to send students who are talented and moti- listed phone numbers, birth dates, and moth- IN TRIBUTE TO RECIPIENTS OF vated, ambitious and want to go to college. And I think it is the duty of the Government ers' maiden names. It also revises the Social THE GIRL SCOUT WOMEN OF DIS- TINCTION AWARD to not necessarily directly fund but at least Security Act and the Drivers' Protection Act of provide a means so that a student who is col- 1994 to ban the commercial use of Social Se- lege bound in the sense, literal sense that he curity numbers. Under the bill, victims can sue HON. LARRY COMBEST is able to go to college. willful violators for up to $50,000 for damages OF TEXAS I know that finance is certainly a contrib- and attorneys' fees. Businesses have 2 years IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES uting factor to a college decision, but in 1985 after the date of enactment to comply with the there were students who were deciding to go new provisions. Thursday, June 5, 1997 to one university or college over another be- This legislation is the House companion bill Mr. COMBEST. Mr. Speaker, it is my dis- cause of financial reasons and there is noth- to the bi-partisan Personal Information Privacy tinct pleasure to rise today to give tribute to ing wrong with that competition, but now it has become not just a persuading factor, but Act, S. 600, introduced by Senators FEINSTEIN the three women of the Permian Basin who I know there are a lot of students who apply and GRASSLEY. have been presented with the Girl Scout to college and are forced to go to universities It's no secret that it is easier than ever be- Women of Distinction Award. Shatzie Tighe of or colleges strictly because of unmet finan- fore to learn private details about your friends, Midland, Betsy Triplett-Hurt of Odessa, and cial need, and I am curious about how we neighbors, strangers and even Members of Kathlyn Dunagan of Monahans have distin- plan to remedy that situation. Congress, whether from the Internet, credit guished themselves as positive role models I think that any student who has the po- bureaus, governments, or a variety of other for young women in their respective areas, tential to be a college graduate and is unable sources. Time magazine has a story about it and have been honored and recognized for to finance their way there should not be held in this week's issueÐit's called ``No Privacy on their efforts both locally and now at the State back, and it needs to be allowed and the Fed- the Web.'' level. eral Government is certainly involved in Nor can we soon forget the public uproar In our uncertain world, having positive influ- that as it is now, but needs to allow it to happen, whether it needs to come out of that resulted when the Social Security Admin- ences in young people's lives is essential, but their budget or needs to come out of a pro- istration put its earnings data on the World making time to spend with young people is not gram. Wide Web. Thousands of users flocked to the always easy for adults when demands are There is a difference there because pleas- site, knowing they could access personal data great. In touching these young women's lives, ure and—I do not want to say extra things, by just a Social Security number, birth date, in helping them to grow into responsible and postsecondary school but a higher education mother's maiden name, and a few other bits of giving adults, and in giving them the best pos- right now is not a right, it is not, but I think information. I was among those in Congress sible example to follow wherever they live in it needs to be considered that we should not who urged the agency to discontinue the prac- the future, these Texas women are truly as a nation, not just the Government but as tice, which, thankfully, it did. women of distinction and I salute them. a nation discriminate against the less finan- Few will dispute that the crime of identity I congratulate Shatzie Tighe, Betsy Triplett- cially advantaged. fraud is on the rise. Criminals steal their vic- Hurt, and Kathlyn Dunagan for their extraor- My problem is that my kids are smarter tims' account numbers, run up debts and even dinary efforts and for all they have done for than yours, they work harder than yours, and they are being born into a life that is rent apartments in their name, then leave the their neighbors, their community, their State, less fortunate and it is a cycle that has been victims with bad credit reports and a lengthy and our Nation. repeating in this Nation for a long period of battle to reclaim their good name. Polls show f time and needs to stop. that the number of Americans who are con- STATEMENT BY MARK OLSON, I think that they should invest in me be- cerned about privacy is at an all-time high. cause I am an investment that is going to Unfortunately, this problem does not end CHAMPLAIN VALLEY UNION pay off and I am going to pay for their Social with simple fraud. Stalkers can easily gain ac- HIGH SCHOOL, REGARDING COL- Security and I am going to undoubtedly—I cess to a person's unlisted phone number and LEGE FUNDING mean, the students who are going to go to home address. Before the passage of the college have put in the hard work and are 1994 Drivers Privacy Protection Act, there HON. BERNARD SANDERS going to graduate are not just—I mean that were no rules preventing any kind of personal money is not disappearing, it is being in- OF VERMONT vested. information from being sold by State depart- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ments of motor vehicles. Now, over 40 States In the last 10 or so years a lot of these pro- Thursday, June 5, 1997 grams, like corporate welfare, national de- have laws preventing DMVs from selling this fense, they have not stayed the same and information. However, stalkers and other crimi- Mr. SANDERS. Mr. Speaker, for the benefit there have been in the last—if you look at nals can still access private information from of my colleagues I would like to have printed the last 10 years every year there has been DMVs in many States in order to find their vic- in the RECORD this statement by a high school slight increases, increases, increases, and I tims much more easily. student from Champlain Valley High School in want to know why those same moneys didn’t Robert John Bardo, an obsessed fan of ac- Vermont, who was speaking at my recent go to VSAC Program and TRIO? tress Rebecca Schaeffer of the television town meeting on issues facing young people. There has to be initiative taken because show, ``My Sister Sam,'' wanted to find out her Mr. OLSON. Yes, hello. I am here today, while these things were increasing, they home address. When he got it, he went to her Representative SANDERS and classmates, to were increasing with inflation so in order to home and shot her to death. How did he get talk about an issue that is very pressing for have the military and the corporate welfare most of us high school students, the increase slowly increase year to year it is sort of like this unlisted address? From the California De- putting it on autopilot in some ways. partment of Motor Vehicles, which included in college financing and the troubles around it. They were going up every year and that this information on its database. If we look at the last ten years, since 1995 was actually considered traditional, regular, As the Time magazine article pointed out, a actually, at the money that has been put accepted where it should have stayed the little effort and ingenuity is all that is needed into the cost of college financing it has for same, so someone had to have gone out of to access personal information about Mem- the most part stayed the same. Government their way to make the initiative to make bers of Congress. The reporter was able to funding toward financial assistance has for sure it didn’t grow. June 5, 1997 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E1127 TRIBUTE TO JOYCE BAYNES and played midget league baseball and bas- After graduation, Jeffrey, the oldest, tall- ketball. They also sang in the choir of Christ est, and most reserved son, walked in his fa- Episcopal Church in Teaneck and were aco- ther’s shoes to Dartmouth. He graduated in HON. STEVEN R. ROTHMAN lytes. 1993 with a degree in math and works at the OF NEW JERSEY Despite Baynes’ own hectic schedule, she agricultural firm of American Cyanamid in IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES was in the bleachers for all of the boys’ Parsippany. He’s also pursuing a master’s de- Thursday, June 5, 1997 sporting events, and, like a lot of fathers, gree. coached them on their performance. ‘‘Arch it Jason, the middle son, whose face and per- Mr. ROTHMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to up! Bend your legs!’’ the tall, curly-haired sonality are most like his father’s, is a jun- pay tribute to Joyce Baynes from TeaneckÐa mom would cry out during basketball games, ior at Princeton. Like Walter, the self-as- woman from my district who represents all that to her sons’ embarrassment. sured Jason plans to be a doctor, specializing we aspire to be. Baynes’ consistent presence made an im- in the study of the brain. Her life story was told in a newspaper from pression. Marcus, the youngest son, who with his ‘‘I remember one time I was supposed to mother’s love and patience mastered his aca- my district, The Bergen Record, in its weekly play in a baseball game, and she got dizzy ``Inspirations'' column. demics as well as his Tourette’s, is winding [from exhuastion] and had to go to the hos- up his freshman year at Massachusetts Insti- Ms. Baynes did not quit when her husband pital. I wasn’t going to go to the game, but tute of Technology. died 2 days after her third child was born. She she told me to go. Then, she came, too!’’ said As for Joyce Baynes, the struggle is not did not quit when she only had one salary and Jason, now 21. over. Her income was too high for the boys some survivor benefits to feed four hungry ‘‘I see how a lot of parents put their jobs to qualify for full scholarships to college. So mouths. She did not quit when one of her chil- first. But not my mom. Sometimes I’d call she footed the $20,000-a-year bill for Jeffrey’s her and she’d be in an important meeting dren was diagnosed with Tourette's syndrome. stay at Dartmouth and still shells out more and she’d come to the phone,’’ he added. than $20,000 a year for schooling for Jason She persevered. She did all the things that When she did come to the phone, Jeffrey, and Marcus. a mother should do. And she did all the things always a worry-wart, was struck by how she Yet no one in the Baynes quartet would a father should do. She is an example which never seemed stressed. trade the creature comforts they’ve sac- we all should follow. Her success and that of ‘‘She could have a paper due Tuesday, a board meeting Wednesday, and be dealing rificed, or even a new dad, for the new world her children is humbling to all. that was forced on them when fate took an Instead of using the challenges she faced with seven employees,’’ he said. ‘‘But she would seem very calm and have a plan for unexpected and agonizing turn. as excuses for failure, Ms. Baynes used them how she’s going to handle each thing.’’ ‘‘It would have been nice to have remar- as motivations to excel. She is unique and Looking like a force of calm in the midst ried,’’ Baynes said, ‘‘but after three or four worthy of our mention on the floor of the U.S. of a storm was just one way Baynes moth- years of dating and nothing working or feel- House of Representatives today. ered by modeling the behavior she expected ing right, I felt I had built such a relation- ship with the boys that it would have been I submit the news article for the RECORD so from her children. hard to bring in someone new.’’ that my colleagues, present and future, can ‘‘They didn’t hear me cursing or lying or see me smoking. They also saw that the Jason, a toddler when his father died, al- draw inspiration from her. ways felt secure with just his mom. ‘‘I didn’t The article follows: rules I set up for myself, I followed,’’ Baynes explained. even know people had two parents until [From the Bergen (NJ) Record, Apr. 27, 1997] ‘‘I remember Jason asking me how it is maybe I was 9. I thought my life was great HARDSHIP ONLY DEEPENS A MOM’S LOVE that [they] never had a desire to smoke or do with just one parent,’’ he said with the deep, throaty laugh the Baynes’ boys share. (By Caroline Brewer) drugs. It was just kind of our existence that we never had those desires,’’ she elaborated. Marcus, too, likes his family as it is. He, March 6, 1978, found Joyce Baynes reveling Baynes’ sons didn’t have those desires, but most of all, used to pine for a father figure. in one of the happiest days of her life. Her they don’t pretend to be angels. Jeffrey bat- ‘‘Sometimes I would get jealous when I’d see third son, Marcus, had just been born. tles selfishness. Jason believes he’s kin to commercials and TV shows with kids playing Two days later, she was writhing in the Mario Andretti; one night two years ago, he with their father. We never got to do that. pain and sadness of one of the worst days of was caught speeding down a highway at 100 ‘‘But,’’ Marcus concluded, ‘‘I’ve lived a her life. Her 31-year-old husband, Walter Jay mph. happy life. When people say a child needs a Baynes, had just died of systemic lupus dis- Marcus had a long bout of immaturity, but father and a mother, it depends on who you ease. now says his mother’s integrity is so power- have. Not every child has a mother as won- The awesome collision of a son’s birth and ful, it haunts him hundreds of miles away at derful as Joyce Baynes.’’ a husband’s death left Joyce Baynes crushed. Cambridge, Mass. It was the end of the world she knew and ‘‘She’s turned us into such honest people. I f loved and had hoped to spend the rest of her have some people say, ‘Your mom’s at home, days delighting in. you can do whatever you want.’ But I won’t. A SPECIAL SALUTE TO ARTISTIC ‘‘I felt totally helpless. Everything became The respect for her is so great,’’ Marcus said. DISCOVERY WINNERS just a fog,’’ she recalled. When Marcus turned 5, doctors confirmed But with four mouths to feed on one salary that he had a mild case of Tourette’s syn- HON. LOUIS STOKES and survivors’ benefits, Baynes didn’t have drome, which causes facial and vocal tics, the luxury of disappearing into the fog. So jerking, and, in some people, involuntary ut- OF OHIO she created a new world in the two-parent- tering of obscenities. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES flush suburb of Teaneck, a world centered on Marcus displayed compulsive behavior, Thursday, June 5, 1997 devotion to her sons. such as rewinding taped songs dozens of Nearly 20 years later, Baynes basks in the times to catch the lyrics. But he never Mr. STOKES. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to light of three well-rounded young men—one cursed. Baynes believes that’s because she salute young students from the 11th Congres- a graduate of Dartmouth, one a junior at didn’t. sional District of Ohio who participated in the Princeton, and one a freshman at the Massa- The Tourette’s did boost Marcus’ already annual An Artistic Discovery competition. Later chusetts Institute of Technology. high energy level, which in turn made the She’s sure their father would have been job of raising the three boys that much more this month, student artwork from around the proud. After all, Walter had degrees in phys- difficult. Nation will be placed on display in a special ics and medicine from Dartmouth and Har- They argued, wrestled, and banged holes in corridor of the U.S. Capitol. I take special vard and worked as an ophthalmologist and the walls. Jason would scream and holler pride in sponsoring the Artistic Discovery com- emergency room doctor. when it was time to go to bed. During their petition for students in my congressional dis- Baynes herself has math degrees from younger years, Baynes couldn’t even take a trict. The art contest provides an important Swarthmore and Harvard. A longtime educa- bathroom break until her sons were in bed. means for recognizing the creative talent of tor, she joined Teaneck schools in 1988 as By day’s end, she was drained. mathematics supervisor and in 1995 was pro- ‘‘I used to just think I had bright kids, but our Nation's youth. moted to assistant superintendent of cur- when I reflected on all that I did, I realized I am proud to report that An Artistic Discov- riculum and instruction. I did play a big part in this,’’ she laughed. ery is enjoying great success in the 11th Con- She managed to juggle career and parent- A big part, indeed. Even though the boys gressional District. This year, students from 12 hood only by staying organized. were intelligent, the eventual Teaneck High schools submitted a record 403 art entries. ‘‘I shopped on the weekends and cooked graduates weren’t always motivated. Though Our judge had the difficult task of selecting a Jeffrey was a fixture on the honor roll, enough meals on Sundays to last the whole winning entry from this outstanding collection week,’’ said Baynes, who is 50. ‘‘If you’re Marcus and Jason didn’t really focus on aca- going to try to beat all these odds, you have demics until their sophomore years. It was of artwork. to plan.’’ not any lecture from their mother, but her Mr. Speaker, I want to offer a special salute Her plan was to keep sons Jeffrey, Jason, years of setting high standards, that eventu- to Monica Grevious, who is a 12th grade stu- and Marcus busy. They were taught piano ally brought them around. dent at Bedford High School. Monica's work, a E1128 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks June 5, 1997 charcoal piece entitled ``Mr. Armstrong'' was CLEVELAND HEIGHTS HIGH SCHOOL CELEBRATING THE 200TH ANNI- judged Best-in-Show and the winner of the Jo Anna Adorjan, Aria Benner, Demetrius VERSARY OF FRANKFORD TOWN- 1997 art competition. This represented an- Carter, Keith Cavey, Pei Chen, Rebecca SHIP NEW JERSEY other important stepping-stone for this young Chizeck, Jennie Coyle, Evan Currey, Liza artist. I was pleased to learn that Monica also Goodell, Melissa Hancock, Katie Heile, Ron- HON. MARGE ROUKEMA had two pictures commissioned for the new ald Jackson, Lauren Kalman, Jessica Lee, Abby Maier, Sarah Mansbacher, Kelsey Mar- OF NEW JERSEY wing at Rainbow Babies and Children's Hos- tin-Keating, Leland Mays, Elise McDonough, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES pital in Cleveland. In addition, Monica plays Corinne Miller, Robert Peacock, Alisha Thursday, June 5, 1997 the flute in the Cleveland Orchestra's Youth Pickering, William Smalls, Katie Thurmer, Orchestra and will study music next year at Rachel Christina Truitt, Rebecca Turbow, Mrs. ROUKEMA. Mr. Speaker, I rise to con- the Conservatory of Music in Cincinnati. I look Theresa Vitale, and A’ja Wainwright. gratulate Frankford Township on the 200th an- forward to welcoming Monica to Washington, Art Teacher: Susan Hood-Cogan. niversary of its founding along the southern DC, for the grand opening of the Artistic Dis- CLEVELAND SCHOOL OF THE ARTS ridge of the Kittatinny Mountains in Sussex County, NJ. There are few places that can covery national exhibition. Amy Ankrom, Erin Bryson, Lateta Burns, As we conclude the districtwide 1997 Artistic Andrea Teri Buzeman, Erica Dye, and Albert equal Frankford Township as a place to live Discovery competition, I want to express my Hale III. Ricardo Jackson, Michael Manning, and raise a family. appreciation to Carol Edwards, mayor of the Davonne Mitchell, Phillip Roberts, Joseph The earliest settlers from German, France, City of Cleveland Heights; Ted Sherron, vice Sellars, and Sahara Williamson. and Holland arrived in what is now Frankford president for student affairs at the Cleveland Art Teacher: Andrew Hamlett. in 1797, among them the Price, Hagerty, Institute of Art; Ernestine and Malcolm Brown, COLLINWOOD HIGH SCHOOL McDanolds, Pellett, Roe, Stoll, Stivers, and owners of the Malcolm Brown Gallery; and the Derek Cleveland, Cortez Corley, Timothy Wyker families. Cleveland Institute of Art. I also want to thank Gee, Edwin Jeffry, Harold McQueen, Damon The early years of the settlement found the the Cleveland Museum of Art; Richard J. Murphy, Vincent Purnell, and Cornell Ver- Frankford with few of the modern amenities Bogomolny and First National Supermarkets, non. we take for granted today. The dire condition Inc.; and the Cleveland Foundation. I am in- Art Teacher: Jerry Dunnigan. of the earliest roads, for example, made an debted to these individuals and others who EAST HIGH SCHOOL overseer of roads one of the earliest local gov- have continued to support our annual competi- William Thomas Green, Anthony Johnson, ernment officials appointed. Improvement of tion. LeAnna Kennedy, and Jeffrey Lewis. roads was often left to the families who lived Mr. Speaker, the 1997 Artistic Discovery Art Teacher: Jaunace Watkins. along them. It was not until the widespread competition was a tremendous success. As a GARFIELD HEIGHTS HIGH SCHOOL use of the automobile in the beginning of the supporter of the arts, I recognize the need to Bill Baczkowski, Amanda Bujak, Anthony 20th century that good roads were common. invest in our artists at a very early age. I offer Evers, Jen Fields, Jan Greathouse, Lauren Churches were among the earliest commu- my personal congratulations to students Harper, Jon Jackson, Michael Johnson, Su- nity buildings to follow the construction of indi- throughout the 11th Congressional District zanne Jones, Leslie Kloepfer, Chris Stiles, vidual homes. One of the oldest was the who participated in the art competition. Each Mike Yates, and Amy Zmarowski. Frankford Plains Church, which served many student is a winner and should be saluted. Art Teacher: Christine French. denominations. JOHN HAY HIGH SCHOOL Many schools dotted the landscape, with as 1997 ARTISTIC DISCOVERY COMPETITION many as 13 in operation at one point. The PARTICIPANTS Lakisha Belford, George Booth, Arneisa number had declined to six before the BEAUMONT SCHOOL Collins, Charles Cooper, Shalana Davenport, J.D. Davison, Phillip Dillard, Quan Duong, Frankford Township Consolidated School was Elise Birkmeer, Missy Blakely, Jennifer Anita Gamble, Marquitta Hubbard, Phuong Bockmuller, Kim Cunningham, Cathy Dav- created. The Augusta School remains in use Huynh, Isabel Irizarry, Gregory Jackson, enport, Mary Katherine Fejes, Carol as the Frankford Township Municipal Building. Johnny Kaye, Elicia King, Lakeya Lipscomb, Ferkovic, Kit Gabele, Laura Golombek, Ro- The first named villages within the township Lung Luong, Jennifer Mash, Shawnta berta Hannibal, Meredith Harger, Chrissy included Wykertown, named for the Wyker Havach, Sara Jenne, Molly Kohut, Raina McMillian, Jason Moorman, Letletta brothers; Augusta, where Col. John Gustin Kratky, Quinn Kucia, Natalie Lanese, Megan Newson, Frances Nguyen, Crystal Pember- ton, Kenneth Roberts, DeQuana Robinson, built a stagecoach inn, and Pellettown, later Lewicki, Carmen Licate, Lindsay Maurath, known as Coursenville and eventually Lisa Mawby, Aurora Mehlman, Christine John Smith, Jessica Vigilante, Kenneth Wal- lace, and Andre Whittingham. Papakating. Miller, Julie Miller, Hafzah Mueenuddin, Colonel Gustin, proprietor of the stagecoach Erin Oldenburg, Kristyn Rainey, Jennifer Art Teachers: Richard Chappini, Harriet Reali, Jamie Reynolds, Christine Schneider, Goldner, and Kathleen Yates. inn, was one of the community's great entre- Carly Small, Daniela Tartakoff, Tracie MAPLE HEIGHTS HIGH SCHOOL preneurs of his day. He built not only the inn Tegel, Jennifer Traverse, Julia Wadsworth, Ricky Arnold, Rahan Boxley, Emily Bry- and his own home but a store and post office Lisa Wilke, Maggie Wojton; and Lisa ant, Jason Brynak, Matthew Burdyshaw, as well. Yafanaro. Karen Curtis, Kimberly Filipic, Jennifer Farming was the area's first industry, as ne- Art Teachers: Kim Bissett, Ellen Carreras, Gedeon, Christine Jones, Maria Kopec, Alex cessitated by subsistence. Dairy farms came and Sr. M. Lucia, O.S.U. Mismas, Stacy Perry, Brent Peters, Jesse to flourish in later years, with as many as 89 BEDFORD HIGH SCHOOL Ruffin, Carla Ruffo, Henry Sharpley, Otis in operation at the peak of the diary industry. Joe Allie, Dan Apanasewicz, Shannon Thomas, Manjot Tukhar, and Dan Wintrich. Two railroads allowed farms and creameries Bakker, Wendy Bascombe, Antoine Bates, Art Teachers; Karen Mehling-DeMauro, to transport their product to city markets. A Jashin Bey, Shakhir Warren Bey, Robert and Jody Trostler. wide variety of mills also thrived, making use Boone, Roxanne Boyce, Bryan Braund, Jes- SHAKER HEIGHTS HIGH SCHOOL sica Bruening, Karen Certo, Robert Cooper, of the area's many brooks and streams for Stacie Cooper, Melissa Day, Heather Duber, Geof Agneberg, Elizabeth Cooperman, water power. Sarah Etling, Becky Frank, Dionysios Shannon Cunningham, McCarthy Elee, Hotels also became successful as Frankford Giatis, Monica Grevious, Angela Gschwind, Ambreese Hill, Destiny Irorere, Rebecca found its place as a tourist destination thanks Lynne Jones, Jennifer Kaufman, Djenaba Brenna Halloran, Holly Hegedes, Bryan How- to Lake Owassa and Culver Lake. ard, Aaron Hulin, Richard Jastrzebski, John Lewis, Erica Manley, Tim McLoughlin, Jon- athan Munetz, Emily Phillips, William There are many others, of course, who con- Jones, William Keenan, Jabaar Keyes, Chris tributed to Frankford's history. I cite these as Lawrence, Mario Levy, Aurora Mallin, Maria Stenson, and Max Wolf. Mecone, Becky Miklos, Antoinette Moss, Art Teachers: Malcolm Brown, James Hoff- only a few examples of the wealth of history Misty Neal, Cormaic O’Melia, Kevin Osei- man, and Susan Weiner. in a small town that might easily be over- Kofi, Jennifer Palicka, Kelly Patton, Melissa SHAW HIGH SCHOOL looked by the pages of history books. Petro, Sarah Pinto, Erin Posanti, Quiana David Black, Shalisha Brown, Nicole Frankford today is one of the best places in Redd, Cheryl Ress, Kristen Roberts, Marc Greene, Faceta McMichael, Vance New Jersey to call home. A strong, diversified Roberts, Rachel Roberts, Ariel Robinson, McKissack, Dionne Moton, Donna Parker, local economy, sound schools, strong public Nik Rongers, Stephani Rowe, Kareem Sharif, Marvin Washington, Katrelle Williams and safety programs, and an outstanding sense of Farryn Shy, Sabrina Simpson, Jarrod Skin- Brian Wright. community are clearly evident. With a popu- ner, K.C. Skufca, Carnel Sledge, Kendra Art Teacher: Susan Lokar. Tence, Talia Thomas, Mark Tyler, Trudy lation of 5,100, it is the type of town where Whitt, Kevin Williams, and Maurice Wright. WARRENSVILLE HEIGHTS HIGH SCHOOL you know your neighbor's name, the clerk at Art Teachers: Robert Bush, Dagmar Donald Hayes. the store is a friend, and people speak to one Clements, and Lou Panutsos. Art Teacher: James Evans. another on the streets. June 5, 1997 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E1129

Frankford's importance in our State's history THE WHITE HOUSE, in the RECORD this statement by high school cannot be ignored. I congratulate Frankford on WASHINGTON, students from Canaan High School in Ver- its history and accomplishments, and wish all May 22, 1997. mont, who were speaking at my recent town DEAR MR. PRESIDENT: Please accept my the people of Frankford an equal amount of congratulations and profound support on the meeting on issues facing young people. success in the town's future. occasion of your historic meeting with Presi- Ms. Inkel: Good morning, Congressman f dent [Constantinescu/Goncz]. SANDERS. We would like to bring your atten- The reconciliation and strengthened tion to the issue of child abuse. Child abuse LETTERS OF PRESIDENT CLINTON friendship that Hungary and Romania have is a serious problem in today’s society. We ON THE STATE VISIT OF PRESI- pursued in recent months are an inspiration need to focus on it and we need to fight it. One specific thing that we feel needs to be DENT ARPAD GONCZ OF HUN- for Europe and the world. We have all wit- done is to start a child safety network. This nessed too many rivalries the world over, GARY TO ROMANIA AT THE INVI- is sort of like a criminal network. As of right conflicts that are not resolved but become TATION OF PRESIDENT EMIL now when there is a complaint of child abuse endless cycles of recrimination and bitter- CONSTANTINESCU to Child Protective Services, a case is opened ness. Today, Romania and Hungary are and an investigation is begun. If this family showing that with wise leadership, democ- moves to another State the case is closed. HON. TOM LANTOS racies can chart a better course; that the The former State can warn the new State, OF CALIFORNIA values of tolerance, understanding, and com- but because of confidentiality, the case stays IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES mon purpose can overcome division, with closed. This means that the abuse will most benefits for all. Thursday, June 5, 1997 likely continue. Through your meeting and the other steps We feel that all the States should work as Mr. LANTOS. Mr. Speaker, last week an being taken to cement the growing friend- one to unite to fight this problem. Across event of historic international importance took ship between your two nations, Romania and the United States why cannot we unite to Hungary are demonstrating that they share fight this problem. place in Bucharest, Romania. The President of the deepest values of our common Western the Republic of Hungary, His Excellency Ms. Rice: In order to start this child safety civilization and have the strength and con- network we need to come up with something Arpad Goncz, paid a state visit to Romania at viction to put these values into practice to for funding. We suggest that we increase al- the invitation of His Excellency Emil the benefit of all their citizens. I know that cohol, tobacco and other consumption-based Constantinescu, the President of Romania. the governments and peoples of both nations taxes by about 0.5 percent. The money gen- This visit marks a new milestone in the efforts are determined to continue on this path as erated from these taxes would be used to of both countries to reconcile historical dif- they move toward joining an undivided Eu- start up a child safety network. ferences that have divided the two for most of rope. If this program were started the lives of this century. Sincerely, many innocent children would be saved. We BILL CLINTON. understand that a few people will lose their I have been a strong and consistent advo- f incentive to buy, but there are still many cate and supporter of the efforts of Hungary other users willing to buy at any cost. and Romania to improve their relations. The IN TRIBUTE TO RECIPIENTS OF Therefore, we believe that there will still be expansion of democracy in both countries THE GOLD AWARD left money earned to go into a desperately since the collapse of the Soviet Union and the needed program, one that protects the dissolution of the Warsaw Pact six years ago wellbeing of children. Child abuse is wrong and it is a disgrace has been an important element in the rec- HON. LARRY COMBEST OF TEXAS that so many cases go undetected and onciliation that we have witnessed over the unpunished. It is time that the government IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES past few years. Changes in Romania have do something about this atrocious problem. permitted that government to recognize the Thursday, June 5, 1997 Child abuse is a very serious problem. Last civic rights of the minority of ethnic Hungar- year there were 200,000 cases of child abuse Mr. COMBEST. Mr. Speaker, I rise today reported. One female in every three or four is ians which live within the borders of that coun- with great pride to give tribute to the three try. The recently elected Romanian Govern- likely to be sexually victimized before she is young ladies who have earned the highest 18 years old. Data for males is more scarce ment includes, as one of the partners in the award possible for a Girl Scout. The Gold and less reliable, but it is 1 in 10 and 1 in 6, governing coalition, representatives of the Award is awarded for distinguished achieve- and 2 percent of Americans will be sexually Union of Democratic Hungarians in Romania. ment and has been presented to Ms. Miranda victimized in childhood; child abuse is one of Last year, in September of 1996, the Gov- Peek, Ms. Jacque McAnally, and Ms. Elena the most unreported of all crimes. ernments of Romania and Hungary signed a It is a problem everywhere. There is child Pearce abuse in every State, and what we really ``Treaty of Understanding, Cooperation and The Gold Award is notable in that its award Good Neighborliness'' in the most significant want to—first of all, we need more money be- recognizes those special young women who cause there are some caseworkers that are concrete realization of this reconciliation to display great spirit and deep commitment to getting 50 or 60 kids a week to have to take that point. These steps set the stage for the themselves, their troop, their community, and care of and that doesn’t give them much recent visit of President Goncz to Romania. their Nation. In reaching this Gold Award level, time to actually sit down and work with It is important to note, Mr. Speaker, that this they affirm that they possess two important these kids, so more money needs to be put to reconciliation began under the previous gov- characteristics which will serve them well in that. And we wanted money for this program ernment of Romania led by former President of the child safety network because of these years to comeÐsetting goals and working families who are just moving out of the Ion Iliescu, and it has continued and expanded hard to achieve them. This achievement fur- under the present government led by Presi- State and the cases are just being closed be- ther recognizes that they have chosen to rise cause they cannot say anything because of dent Constantinescu. This reflects the broad beyond expectations by assuming the respon- confidentiality and these kids are just going national consensus in Romania in support of sibility of leadership roles. to be moved everywhere and nothing is being this effort. I wish to congratulate them, their families, done about what is going on. I congratulate the leaders of both countries and their fellow Scouts, and I wish them noth- Ms. Inkel: I have no idea really why some- on their continuing efforts to improve the rela- one would ever imagine hitting a child. ing but success in any endeavor they under- Some say it is because they were abused tionships between their countries. take in the future. Mr. Speaker, I had the honor of meeting in when they were younger, some blame it on f alcohol and drugs, Bucharest with the two presidentsÐPresident Goncz of Hungary and President STATEMENTS BY KAREN RICE f Constantinescu of RomaniaÐduring the his- AND DANIELLE INKEL, CANAAN TRIBUTE TO MICKEY AND WILMA toric visit to Romania. On the occasion of the HIGH SCHOOL, REGARDING HIRNI FOR 40 YEARS OF MAR- state dinner, which was the formal highlight of CHILD ABUSE RIAGE the visits, at the request of President Clinton, I read and delivered to the two presidents let- HON. BERNARD SANDERS ters from our own President commending the HON. GEORGE P. RADANOVICH OF VERMONT OF CALIFORNIA two leaders for their efforts and their contribu- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES tion to this unprecedented reconciliation. Mr. Speaker, I place in the RECORD the text of the Thursday, June 5, 1997 Thursday, June 5, 1997 letter from President Clinton to the Presidents Mr. SANDERS. Mr. Speaker, for the benefit Mr. RADANOVICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise of Hungary and Romania: of my colleagues I would like to have printed today to pay tribute to Mickey and Wilma Hirni E1130 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks June 5, 1997 on the occasion of their 40th wedding anniver- hands of the Indian regime since 1984. Chris- Students are introduced to traditional Polish sary. the event will be celebrated on June 19, tians in Nagaland, Kashmir's Muslim commu- dances and songs, and participate in cultural 1997. nity, and many others have also been sub- events such as Manhattan's annual Pulaski Attending Exeter High School in Exeter, CA, jected to this brutality. Parade. Furthermore, they learn the impor- these high school sweethearts, discovered American support for freedom in South Asia tance of community involvement while per- their love was strong enough to last a lifetime, is essential. The best thing that this country forming traditional Polish dances and songs at prompting their marriage on June 19, 1957. can do to honor the victims of the Golden Long Island nursing homes, fairs, and schools, The Hirnis continued to pursue their individual Temple massacre is to use our strength to see parents and students volunteer to represent interest after getting married, never letting the to it that the people of South Asia can live in the school at Polish fairs throughout the year. importance of their relationship escape them. freedom. We can do this by cutting United The St. Isidore's School in Riverhead has dis- They have three children: Marlene, Karrie, and States aid to India, and declaring our strong played great and contagious generosity by al- Mark; all of whom are married and have chil- support for the people of Khalistan. These are lowing the Polish school to operate within its dren themselves. reasonable measures that will induce India to own facilities for the past 25 years. Agriculture has always surrounded the life of begin observing the basic principles of democ- On the occasion of the school's 25th year in Mickey Hirni. Following his graduation from racy and human rights so that freedom and educating Polish students, I ask my col- Exeter High School he continued his edu- stability can reign all through South Asia. We leagues in the House of Representatives to cation and agricultural interest at California should move now to enact these measures in join me in applauding the efforts of Ms. State Polytechnical University. He has now memory of the Golden Temple martyrs. Sawicka, of her fellow educators, and of the become a prominent figure in the community f parents who have enrolled their children in the with the success of his business, Sierra West- St. Maximilian Maria Kolbe School, keeping ern Agricultural Services, Inc. and his mem- A TRIBUTE TO THE ST. MAXIMIL- their culture and language alive through the bership on the school board. As president of IAN MARIA KOLBE SCHOOL OF next generation of Long Islanders. the Exeter Lyons Club, Mickey Hirni is re- RIVERHEAD f spected for his adherence to moral values and hard work. Among all of his achievements and HON. MICHAEL P. FORBES TRIBUTE TO MAYOR BRADLEY, responsibilities, he reflects on his family as the OF NEW YORK DOLORES HUERTA, ABE LEVY most important aspect of his marriage, both IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES past and present. Thursday, June 5, 1997 HON. HOWARD L. BERMAN Credit for the success of this 40-year anni- OF CALIFORNIA versary also belongs to Wilma Hirni. Having Mr. FORBES. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES pay tribute to the St. Maximilian Maria Kolbe graduated from Exeter High School in 1956, Thursday, June 5, 1997 Mrs. Hirni pursued her interest in nursing at School of Riverhead, Long Island as it cele- Fresno City College and is currently an oper- brates its 25th year of keeping the Polish lan- Mr. BERMAN. Mr. Speaker, I am honored to ation room registered nurse at the Visalia guage and culture alive on the east end of pay tribute to Tom Bradley, Dolores Huerta, Center for Ambulatory Medicine and Surgery. Long Island. In just a quarter century, St. and Abe Levy, who this year are each receiv- Her dedication and hard work in the area of Maximilian Maria Kolbe School has estab- ing awards from the Jewish Labor Committee, nursing has made it possible for her to be- lished an integral role in Long Island's Polish western region. It is impossible to exaggerate come operating room director. Her feelings tradition, and as a beacon of pride to the Pol- the impact Tom, Dolores and Abe have had about her marriage mirror that of Mr. Hirni, ish community around the world. The school on the lives of working men and women. They and during the course of all her responsibilities educated 99 students this past year, all of are three people who truly made a difference. she has upheld her devotion to the marriage. whom have benefited from the simple dream I have been fortunate to benefit from their Mr. Speaker, it is with great honor that I pay of parents in 1972Ðto instill the language and friendship and learn from their efforts. As an tribute to the 40th wedding anniversary of culture of the Polish people in their children. attorney, Abe Levy has fought for the rights of Mickey and Wilma Hirni. Their commitment to The school's patron saint gave his life in the workers and their unions throughout the legal each other serves as a model for all men and Oswiecim concentration camp during World system, including arguing before the Supreme women and should be held in the highest re- War II, and the school was aptly named in Court. He has also appeared on their behalf spect. I ask my colleagues to join me in wish- honor of a man who sacrificed so much for his before the National Labor Relations Board, the ing Mickey and Wilma Hirni my best wishes people. It is a great and worthy honor of his Agricultural Labor Relations Board, and the for future success. memory that Feliksa Sawicka, the school's Railway Labor Board. Abe has devoted his f principal since its inception, has made it her professional life to fighting for decency and goal to create an environment in which chil- justice in the shops, factories and workplaces. IN MEMORY OF THE GOLDEN dren of Polish descent can be instilled with the Abe also had the great wisdom to hire me for TEMPLE MARTYRS pride and the storied legacy of their ancestors. his labor law firmÐand the patience to keep Ms. Sawicka has been honored on numerous me. HON. PETER T. KING occasions for her work on behalf of Polish- As time goes by, Tom Bradley's many ac- OF NEW YORK American children. Just last year, Poland's complishments seem even more impressive. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES President Aleksander Kwasniewski bestowed His first successful campaign for Mayor of Los upon her the honorable Gold Cross of Merit, Angeles, in 1973, was a model effort which Thursday, June 5, 1997 and she has received a commendation from brought together people from all races and Mr. KING. Mr. Speaker, on this 15th anni- the Polish Institute of Education. ethnic groups in pursuit of a common goal. It versary of the massacre of over 20,000 Sikhs St. Maximilian Maria Kolbe School has is the rare politician who can reach across at the Golden Temple in Amritsar, I join many taken is students and educators around the communities and transcend barriers as effec- of my colleagues in rising to remember and world in pursuit of greater cultural and histori- tively as Tom. condemn that terrible act. cal knowledge. In 1982, students journeyed to I have worked with my dear friend Dolores How could anyone not condemn such a bru- Rome, where they witnessed the canonization Huerta for over 20 years. When I think of Do- tal act? of St. Maximilian Maria Kolbe. The school's lores, words such as courageous, compas- It is ironic that June 6, the last day of this teachers participate in Polish American Con- sionate, and determined come easily to mind. military assault, was the 40th anniversary of gresses throughout the United States, where As a member of the California Legislature, we D-day, the day on which the Allies began the they have reached out to members of the Pol- worked closely to create the Agricultural Labor invasion of Europe which ultimately destroyed ish community from different walks of life, and Relations Act in 1975. For the first time, farm- the Nazi empire. The Golden Temple mas- have enriched their own cultural awareness. workers were given the right to organize and sacre, called Operation Bluestar, kicked off a Students toured Ellis Island, where they tra- vote for a union. This remains among my most campaign of state terror against the Sikh Na- versed the same ground where their ancestors cherished political memoriesÐin no small part tion which is still going on. first stepped foot on AmericaÐand envisioned because of Dolores. According to estimates from the Punjab the educational opportunities for their grand- Our collaboration continued when I went to State Magistracy and a coalition of human children and great-grandchildren that so many Congress. Literally since the moment I arrived rights groups and journalists, more than a are receiving at the St. Maximilian Kolbe in 1983, we have worked together to fight con- quarter of a million Sikhs have died at the School. tinual attempts by growers to bring back the June 5, 1997 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E1131 bracero program, or to create a new guest vivor’s, dependents and trust fund insurance. on April 15, 1949. Since then, Reverend Mar- worker program. Dolores simply never lets up the total reserve for that category for one shall has selflessly devoted himself to provid- in her efforts to improve wages and working year is $416 billion. 1.7 percent goes to dis- ing food and shelter to those in need of assist- ability insurance which has a reserve of $6 conditions for farmworkersÐthe poorest work- billion. 2.9 percent goes to Medicare and we ance. ers in the country. reserve $127 million and currently we have a Working through the city rescue mission of I ask my colleagues to join me today in sa- .02 percent that is unaccounted for. New Castle, Reverend Marshall succeeded in luting Tom Bradley, Dolores Huerta, and Abe For retired workers per month average making a difference. In 1965, Reverend Mar- Levy, who have dedicated themselves to payout is $745. Disabled workers will have shall opened the Ira D. Sankey Memorial bringing a sense of dignity and a feeling of about $704 and nondisabled widows and wid- Youth Center to provide a place where boys hope to those in need of both. Their lives and owers will have $707. Even the maximum of and girls from crisis homes can go and play achievements inspire us all. $725 a month is not enough for a person to sports and games, go camping, and experi- live. This is our biggest concern. Many re- f ence the joys of childhood. tired people have many problems because So- cial Security doesn’t pay enough, plus added In 1982, Reverend Marshall began the Inter- STATEMENTS BY MATTHEW Church Food Bank, which helps provide food NESTO AND LUCASS HERSEY, to the problem is the government needs more money; Social Security is an easy target. and counseling for families who have fallen ESSEX HIGH SCHOOL, REGARD- Our solutions are short and simple. The upon hard times. Reverend Marshall's work ING SOCIAL SECURITY easiest thing is for Social Security to be set has done much for those in need of help. aside like a piggy bank making it a law for Each year the ministry provides a helping HON. BERNARD SANDERS the Government not to take out of it. The hand to some 9,000 people. other is that a person who works for about 50 OF VERMONT We need people like Reverend Marshall, years should have built up enough money to IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES pay for themselves for at least a half of that who work tirelessly so that people in need of Thursday, June 5, 1997 time. We recommend that the taxes be put in temporary relief will always find a helping a fund that gains interest over the time they hand. Reverend Marshall's efforts are part of Mr. SANDERS. Mr. Speaker, for the benefit work. A certain amount will go to a fund for a proud tradition our Nation has for aiding of my colleagues I would like to have printed disabled people who have had to stop work those who find themselves in need of assist- in the RECORD this statement by high school earlier. If the first taxes are left alone and ance. His deeds serve as a shining example students from Essex High School in Vermont, allowed to make interest over 50 years we that people today can make a difference in who were speaking at my recent town meeting should be able to have every two or three their local community. on issues facing young people. working months to pay for one month of re- tirement. Mr. Speaker, once again I want to thank Mr. Nesto: Good morning, Congressman There is a chart here, it sort of maps out Reverend Marshall for his years of service to Sanders. Social Security first began August the government mandates savings which go the people of New Castle and I sincerely hope 14, 1935 when President Franklin Delano to a direct fund and basically it will be there that he will continue with many many more. Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act. for you when you retire. We hope you will Social Security was started because people He is a credit to the people of New Castle and take our ideas into consideration and prac- began facing the uncertainty of debt in old an inspiration to all citizens of the Fourth Con- tice. age. After Social Security numbers were gressional District of Pennsylvania. I hope my Mr. Nesto: Right now the Social Security signed the first taxes were collected begin- colleagues will join me in recognizing the ex- Administration is taking in more money ning in January 1937, and until 1940 Social than they are giving out right now and so traordinary work of a truly extraordinary man. Security paid benefits in the form of single they do not have any problems right now. f lump sum payments. But speculation in the upcoming years, peo- In January of 1940, Ida Mae Fuller became ple believe, and I do not necessarily believe HONORING MR. JAMES C. the first person to receive new monthly So- that there is going to be a problem but it is CLEVELAND cial Security benefits. She received $22.54 speculation because as the baby boomers payment per month for the rest of her life. In 1950, there was new legislation to in- age, pretty soon as those people are going to HON. THOMAS M. DAVIS be retiring and that’s why we are taking in crease the checks to offset the increase in OF VIRGINIA more money now so we can give them back the price of living and inflation. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES In the 1960s the age requirement for Social their funds. So when that money is used for Security was lowered to 62. Also Medicare the baby boomers is there going to be enough Thursday, June 5, 1997 money to pay for our retirement? was added so that people age 65 years and Mr. DAVIS of Virginia. Mr. Speaker, it give older could receive health care. Right now there is not really any edu- cation on this. A lot of people believe that me great pleasure to rise today and pay trib- In the 70s it became clear that Social Secu- ute to Mr. James Cleveland, who is an out- rity was having a problem. Programs were the Social Security Administration is going run by the state and local government. The bankrupt and stuff like that, but they do not standing member of the Reston community. programs became more complex and incon- really—if they research the subject they James is retiring as president of Mobil Land sistent with each other. They decided to con- wouldn’t really—they’d find out it is not Development Corp., Virginia Region. vert over three million people from state really a problem right now. Jim is a native of Arlington, VA. After col- control to federal control to solve the prob- Mr. Hersey. I have seen a lot of like news lege James remained in the area to help de- shows where people are living on Social Se- lem, but in the ’80s more problems formed. velop the virtually untouched Western Fairfax Social Security ran into long-term financial curity where there is a company that is cre- ating insurance funds so people pay for it County. He began working for the residential problems which led to many cut-backs. sales staff of Reston, Virginia Inc. in the sum- Today many believe that Social Security— and perhaps those companies are creating some people believe that Social Security is that impression so they can make more mer of 1967, several months prior to the pur- in trouble. People who have reached the age money in their fund. chase of the project by the Gulf Oil Corp. For for benefits expect to be paid what they have f the next 11 years, James served in all facets put into the system all their lives. During of Gulf Reston's, Inc. home and land sales the month of December, 1996, $28,147,981 was HONORING REV. DICKSON MAR- management. In July, 1978 James joined the paid out nationally. In Vermont there was SHALL FOR HIS SERVICE TO THE newly formed Reston Land Corp. Reston Land $6,280,000 paid out. There is currently PEOPLE OF LAWRENCE COUNTY is wholly-owned subsidiary of the Mobil Land 43,557,700 people who receive money nation- Development Corp., Mobil Corporation's real ally. This right here shows the breakdown of different people that receive payments. It is HON. RON KLINK estate development affiliate. After serving as broken down into widowers and retired peo- OF PENNSYLVANIA director of marketing, and marketing vice ple, too. 98,316 people receive that in Ver- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES president, he was promoted to executive vice mont. president and general manager in April 1981. Mr. Hershey: According to the Social Secu- Thursday, June 5, 1997 Jim assumed his duties as regional president rity Administration there is currently more Mr. KLINK. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to and president of the operating companies in money going in than there is being paid out. honor an exceptional individual from may com- June, 1984. This is to create a surplus for baby boomers. The problem we foresee is the amount of munity, Rev. Dickson Marshall of New Castle. His dedication to the community has proven money we receive. 7.65 percent of your pay- Reverend Marshall enlisted in the U.S. Navy instrumental to the achievement of many im- check goes to Social Security, and your em- to serve in World War II. Afterward, he at- portant developments in the Reston area. The ployer pays out 7.65 percent. Out of that 15.3 tended Northwestern Bible College for 2 years Reston Land Corp. is a growing 7,400 acre percent, 10.5 percent goes to retirement, sur- before he was ordained in the Gospel Ministry community with over 55,000 residents and E1132 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks June 5, 1997 20,000 homes. Jim Cleveland is responsible forts of these offices. This merger can be CONGRATULATIONS AND GOD for the evolution of the Reston Town Center, achieved with little disruption to the core R&D SPEED a bustling retail and industrial plaza filled with initiatives of the two offices as they have simi- fine restaurants, an ice skating rink, and multi- lar missions which overlap in areas such as HON. MARCY KAPTUR plex theater, located in the heart of downtown advanced materials, biomass, alternative fuels, OF OHIO Reston. One of the best aspects of Reston high-temperature superconductivity, and hy- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Town Center's numerous amenities are their drogen. Thursday, June 5, 1997 summer concerts which draw thousands of More importantly, a unified organizational citizens each weekend. structure provides opportunities to eliminate Ms. KAPTUR. Mr. Speaker, I wish to com- A dynamic real estate professional, Jim has duplicate work, improve program integration, mend a group of explorers from our Ninth become an active community participant and and achieve savings in such crosscutting Congressional District who are on the verge of leader by contributing his endless energy and areas as program planning, policy analysis, an extraordinary accomplishment: becoming vast knowledge to many civic organizations, external communications, and administrative the first expeditionary group ever to traverse services and local legislative bodies. He is a services. For example, there is little need to the length of the Indus River. founder and past president of the Northern preserve two autonomous press operations for Led by D.S. Amjad Hussain, professor of Virginia Chapter of the National Association of the scope of work undertaken by FE and EE. surgery at the Medical College of Ohio and a Industrial & Office Properties. He is a life writer and photographer, this expeditionary member of the Million Dollar Circle of the Na- A consolidated office would allow reductions team last year reached the headwaters of the tional Association of Home Builders' Sales and in administrative staff in a manner which Indus River in the Kailas Mountain range in Marketing Council. Jim is also a charter mem- should not adversely impact our commitment western Tibet. ber of the board of directors of the Washing- to meeting our future energy needs. This leg- This year, the group plans to complete the ton airports task force, which promotes the islation eliminates one assistant secretary po- Ladakh segment of their expedition and will growth of Washington Dulles and National Air- sition at DOE and would reduce by 25 percent then become the only expedition in history to ports. Jim's community involvement extends to administrative positions at DOE headquarters. have covered the entire length of the Indus the arts as well as youth programs. He has When DOE was originally formed, the re- River. given his incredible skills and talents to these search conducted by FE and EE were all lo- Other members of the expedition team from special programs by serving on the board of cated under the jurisdiction of a single assist- Toledo included: Qarie Hussain, a student at directors of the Greater Reston Arts Center ant secretary for energy technology. While at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London, and the YMCA of Metropolitan Washington. one time there may have been a reason for England; Monie Hussain, a student at the Uni- Mr. Speaker, I know my colleagues join me having two separate offices, that time has versity of Michigan; and, James Adray, a prac- in honoring and thanking Jim Cleveland for his clearly passed. Not only have trends in energy ticing attorney, along with his son, Sam, a achievements in nurturing and developing the R&D policy led towards this consolidation, po- high school student. The team was privileged Reston area. We appreciate all the hard work litical developments have also contributed to to carry the flags of the United States, Paki- he has done in making Reston one of the fin- the need to unify the management of energy stan, and the prestigious Explorers Club on est places in American to live and work, and technology R&D. their expedition. we wish him all the luck in his future endeav- In the past, there has been a politically-moti- The Indus, one of the largest rivers in the ors. vated rivalry between congressional support of world, arises in Tibet and winds 2,400 miles f FE and EE, one that is based on labels rather through Tibet, India, and Pakistan before INTRODUCTION OF THE DOE than fact. This has been detrimental to both emptying into the Arabian Sea near Karachi. It RESEARCH CONSOLIDATION ACT programs. This bill eliminates that rivalry, so carries twice the annual flow of the Nile and we can make decisions about our priorities three times that of the Tigris and Euphrates HON. MICHAEL F. DOYLE within this area without being saddled with combined. Like those other great rivers, the counterproductive rhetoric. Indus also cradled a glorious civilization along OF PENNSYLVANIA This legislation is another example of the its banks as long as 5,000 years ago. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES From their base camp, the expedition team Thursday, June 5, 1997 recognition that we all have a responsibility to tighten our belts. Energy R&D is very impor- traveled on foot and by yak to reach the river's Mr. DOYLE. Mr. Speaker, as we move for- tant to my district, and there are agencies in source. Despite mountain sickness due to the ward with the glidepath towards a balanced which it would be a lot easier for me to seek extremely high altitudes, the team also en- budget, it is essential that the Federal Govern- cuts. But having been closely involved with the dured a blizzard while crossing the 18,500-foot ment make every possible effort to decrease DOE R&D budget during my time on the Tseti Lachen pass. They also had to cross nu- costs and increase efficiencies in its oper- Science Committee, I believe that this consoli- merous rivers swollen with late summer rains ations. This must be done in a way which dation is both realistic and necessary. while traveling on yaks. does not harm the important functions of gov- The team offered prayers of thankgiving I recognize that downsizing is not an easy ernment. when they arrived at Senge Kabob, 17,000 The Science Committee has certainly taken task. Last year, a DOE facility in my district feet above sea level, a sacred site for Bud- this view to heart, and has served as an ex- combined with a similar facility in West Vir- dhists. Only two previous visits to this sacred ample of responsible governance. Chairman ginia. While the transition has required both site have been recorded. commitment and sacrifice by all those in- SENSENBRENNER should be congratulated for The team now has four difficult expeditions moving forward with authorization bills for all volved, it was a necessary step given current behind them, including a photography trip on the programs in the jurisdiction of Science budgetary constraints. The combined entity, or along the Indus and its surroundings and a the Federal Energy Technology Center, is the Committee. And Ranking Member GEORGE 2,000-mile trek in 1994 through the length of best example of what Secretary O'Leary had BROWN has demonstrated through his invest- Pakistan. After completing the Ladakh seg- ment budget that it is possible to fund pro- hoped to achieve with the Strategic Alignment ment later this year, the group will earn its grams that provide pivotal support for edu- Initiative. place in the history books. cation and R&D while remaining true to the In conclusion, let me say how pleased I am Congratulations and Godspeed. constraints of a balanced budget. with the cooperation and support I have re- TEAM INDUS Today, I am pleased to announce the intro- ceived from Members of both parties and all Team Indus is a series of Indus river expe- duction of another initiative in this spirit of re- across the political spectrum. Chairman CAL- ditions designed to study and photograph the sponsible investment. Along with Chairman VERT has been indispensable in helping garner river and its inhabitants along its entire CALVERT of the Energy and Environment Sub- support for this initiative. He has run our sub- length. In 1987 the team travelled on rafts committee, I am introducing the Department of committee in a fair and unbiased manner, from Attock in the north to Karachi on the Energy Research Consolidation Act. This bill which has created the climate which allows for Arabian Sea in the south for a distance of will combine the administrative functions of the this type of consensus bipartisan initiative. He, 1400 miles. During that expedition the team also carried out depth survey of the river for and Ranking Member TIM ROEMER have pro- Office of Fossil Energy [FE] and the Office of Planning Commission of the Government of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy vided a shining example of how, when we Pakistan. [EE]. take the time to listen to one another, we can During the second expedition in 1990, the This consolidation will achieve budgetary work together on initiatives that are to the ben- team trekked the river from Jaglot (near savings while preserving the programmatic ef- efit of everyone. Gilgit) to Tarbela for a distance of 400 miles, June 5, 1997 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E1133 part of it along the north-south Silk Route, A TRIBUTE TO THE QUOGUE LI- Library's bicentennial in another 100 years. now the Karakoram Highway. BRARY ON THE CELEBRATION Congratulations. In 1994, the team trekked the remaining OF ITS 100TH ANNIVERSARY f part of the river in Pakistan from the line of control in Baltistan to Jaglot for a distance TRIBUTE TO CATHERINE M. of 170 miles. On that expedition the team HON. MICHAEL P. FORBES MARINO carried the coveted flag of the Explorers OF NEW YORK Club. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES The team explored the headwaters of the HON. MARGE ROUKEMA Thursday, June 5, 1997 river (called Senge Kabob or the mouth of OF NEW JERSEY the lion in Tibetan) in the Kailas mountain Mr. FORBES. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES rangers in Western Tibet in July-August, pay tribute to the Quogue Library, a haven of Thursday, June 5, 1997 1996. The team covered the river close to the literature in the small south shore Long Island point where it enters Ladakh, India. On this village of Quogue, that is celebrating its 100th Mrs. ROUKEMA. Mr. Speaker, I rise in rec- expedition the team also carried the flag of ognition of a highly respected, singularly effec- the Explorers club. anniversary this year. Team Indus V, scheduled for 1997–98, will From modest beginnings as a single shelf of tive, and most popular educator, Catherine M. cover the remaining 200 miles of the river in books in the local general store, the Quogue Marino. Cathy Marino is retiring this June as Ladakh. Library has grown to become a cornerstone of principal of the Henrietta Hawes Elementary The team has already achieved a landmark this tight-knit, seaside village. Save our School in Ridgewood, NJ, after a long and dis- in covering the Indus River in its entirety in houses of worship, there is no more important tinguished career as a highly respected and Pakistan and trekking to the headwaters of community pillar than libraries, these won- beloved teacher, spanning three decades. the river in Tibet. With the completion of drous storehouses of tales of Biblical heroes, Cathy Marino, one of my closest and dear- the segment in Ladakh, Team Indus would est personal friends, is a dedicated and caring be the first in history to have accomplished historical figures, corruptible rogues, and hon- trekking and photographing the entire 2400 est men and women who achieved greatness educator who has committed her life to help- miles of the Indus. in their lifetimes. The village of Quogue would ing young people and truly has the best inter- Team Indus I, Attock to Karachi, Decem- be a poorer place, indeed, had its founders ests of children at heart. She has been in the ber 1987. S. Amjad Hussain, Maj. Syed Azam, not had the foresight to build their library 100 forefront of innovation and progress, improving S. Waqaar Hussain, Syed Azhar Ali Shah, S. years ago. the standards of public education at every Sardar Hussain, Najamuddin, Tony Glinke, The effort to create a local library started in turn. As a former teacher myself, I can tell you Bahu S. Shaikh, Shehzad Nazir, Nasim Zafar 1897 with 20 local women of the Quogue Li- she has always put the individualized social Iqbal, and Ron Euton. and educational needs of each student first. Team Indus II, Jaglot To Tarbela, July brary Association, each of whom donated $1 1990. S. Amjad Hussain, Maj. Syed Azam, and a book. Soon they had collected 200 She has been at the cutting edge of edu- James Adray, S. Waqaar Hussain, S. Osman more books, that they shelved at Jessups cational innovation and is truly ``a teacher for Hussain, and Syed Azhar Ali Shah. General Store using just record book and a all seasons.'' She always put children first. Team Indus III, Line of Control to Jaglot, pencil on a string to allow library patrons to Cathy's career began as a teacher of men- August 1994. S. Amjad Hussain, Lt. Col. Syed check books out themselves in an era when tally retarded children at Travis Air Force Base Azam, S. Waqaar Hussain, S. Osman Hussain, the honor system prevailed. in California, immediately after her graduation and Syed Azhar Ali Shah. In just 1 year the library's burgeoning collec- from Russell Sage College in Troy, NY, with a Team Indus IV, Headwaters of Indus to bachelor's degree in elementary education. near the Ladakh border, July-August 1996. S. tion could not be contained on Jessup's Amjad Hussain, Syed Azhar Ali Shah, S. shelves. Thankfully, local benefactor Abram S. She later worked with blind, deaf, and phys- Waqaar Hussain, S. Osman Hussain, James Post and his family donated the property and ically handicapped children in Colorado before Adray, and Sam Adray. funds needed to construct a library building. In returning to the East Coast in 1970, as a spe- ARTICLES AND TELEVISION PROGRAMS ABOUT the summer of 1897, the new library opened cial education teacher in Saratoga, NY. TEAM INDUS EXPEDITIONS with its collection of 500 works. Described at Cathy came to New Jersey in 1972, as a re- Articles by S. Amjad Hussain: the time as ``a neat wooden structure of much source room teacher at Tenakill Elementary 1. Adventure on the Indus, Toledo Maga- beauty,'' the library was introduced to the School in Closter. She served at Tenafly Mid- zine, April 9, 1988. (Cover Story). Quogue community at a July 29 reception at- dle School as a special education teacher be- 2. People of Indus, Toledo Magazine, April tended by many in the village. On the front fore joining the Ridgewood school system in 9, 1988. lawn of the library lay a large anchor that 1974, as a first grade teacher at Hawes Ele- 3. The Lost Civilization of the Indus, To- came from the ship Nahum Chapin, which mentary. ledo Magazine, May 28, 1988 (Cover Story). 4. Adventure on the Indus, HUMSAFAR, went down with all hands in January 1897. Cathy taught first grade until 1977, when November/December, 1988. (Cover Story). The anchor was a gift from library patron Sel- she switched to kindergarten and split her time 5. My 1400 Mile Journey Through 5000 den Hallock of Quogue. between the Hawes, Glen, and Willard ele- Years of History, Medical Economics, Feb- Through its first 60 years, the small library mentary schools. In September 1996, she re- ruary 6, 1989. served the Quogue community well, charging turned to Hawes Elementary School as prin- 6. The Mound of the Dead, HAMSAFAR, its members just $3 annual fees and relying cipal. May/June, 1990. on the generosity of patrons. Unable to con- As principal, Cathy has been responsible for 7. A Day in the Life of Indus Valley Inhab- tain its growing collection anymore, on July 8, supervision of planning, development imple- itants, HUMSAFAR, July/August, 1990. (Cover Story). 1978, the library dedicated the Mary Sage Wil- mentation, and evaluation of all school pro- 8. A Journey to the roof of the World, To- liams Room, in honor of the woman who grams and activities under a site-based man- ledo Magazine, January 20, 1991. (Cover served as library president for 11 years. At the agement structure. She supervised 42 certifi- Story). same time, office space was added for the cated and 8 non-certificated staff members, 9.The People of the Hindu Kush Mountains, Quogue Historical Society, whose 1822 provided leadership for staff development and Toledo Magazine, January 20, 1991. Schoolhouse Museum occupies the same community relations, prepared and imple- 10. A Journey on the Roof of the World, property. mented budgets, led efforts to accomplish The Explorers Journal, Summer 1992. (Cover Few in the Quogue community have been school and district goals, and supervised mon- Story). 11.Pilgrimage Turns Dream into Reality, better served than the children who have itoring of students' social, emotional, and aca- Sunday Blade, Op-Ed section. September 8, found adventure, world travel, romance, and demic progress. 1996. (Column). history among the stacks of books at the local In addition, she has worked as an adjunct By Steve Pollick, Outdoors Editor, The library. For the past 100 years, the Quogue Li- professor at William Paterson College and as Blade: brary has opened a vast world of knowledge a consultant on educational videos for young 12. Toledo Surgeon Operates as River Ex- to the youth of this small east end village, in- children. plorer, Sunday Blade, July 7, 1996. stilling in them a lifelong love for literature and Cathy's commitment cannot be fully con- Television Programs: learning. veyed by her employment history alone, how- 1. Pakistan Television, Islamabad, Paristan. ‘INDUS RIVER EXPEDITION 1987’’ Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues in the ever. To begin with, she believes strongly that (1/2 hour interview). January 1988. House of Representatives to join me in honor- learning never ends and has constantly 2. Pakistan Television, Peshawar, Paki- ing the Quogue Library on its 100th anniver- worked to extend her own education. In addi- stan. ‘TEAM INDUS EXPEDITIONS’’ (1/2 sary. With the grace of God, I am certain our tion to her bachelor of arts degree in elemen- hour interview). April 15, 1995. great-grandchildren will celebrate the Quogue tary education from Russell Sage College, she E1134 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks June 5, 1997 holds a master's degree in learning disabilities less former students and their parents all have ery cost reimbursement was to be resumed from Fairleigh Dickinson University, where she fond memories and are deeply indebted to the by the Agriculture Appropriations Sub- graduated summa cum laude. She has taken dedication of this outstanding educator. I wish committee in the 1998 appropriations bill. The problem we now face is that the Con- graduate courses at William Paterson College, her much-deserved health and happiness in gressional Budget Office baseline contains no Syracuse University, the University of Auck- her retirement. But, knowing Cathy's inquiring projection for this delivery cost reimburse- land and Adelphia University. She has at- mind and sense of dedication to children, I ment because it was not provided in the 1997 tended lectures, workshops and other special doubt that this will be a true retirement. I am appropriations act. programs at Harvard and Yale universities. certain she will continue to find ways to serve The Agriculture Appropriations Sub- Recognizing the need to prepare others to children and make our world a better place for committee is further burdened in 1998 with carry on after her retirement, Cathy has been all. requirements to offset $350 million of ex- penditures in the food stamp program that active in sharing her knowledge with fellow f and future educators through a variety of fo- was displaced by prior enactment of last year’s welfare reform bill. In addition, there rums. For more than a dozen years, she has STATEMENT OF THE HON. EARL POMEROY ON HOUSE CONCUR- is an expectation that $375 million more will served on panels at the annual Renaissance be required for the WIC program. RENT RESOLUTION 84 Weekend Program in Hilton Head, SC, includ- Adding together the $350 million for foods ing the landmark ``A Nation at Risk'' panel with stamps, $375 million for WIC and $200 million president Clinton. She has spoken at Colum- HON. JOHN R. KASICH needed to provide the sales and service of bia University, the State University of New OF OHIO crop insurance, the Agriculture Subcommit- tee is expected to be $900 million over their York, and before the New Jersey Kindergarten IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Teachers Association, to name a few. She has 1997 allocation, which would be the basis for led countless staff development programs in Thursday, June 5, 1997 establishing the 1998 allocation. To reflect the 1994 crop insurance agreement, the dis- the Ridgewood school system and in other Mr. KASICH. Mr. Speaker, I am submitting cretionary expenditure in function 350 would school systems as well. She is the author of the views of Representative EARL POMEROY have to be increased by $200 million in FY98 The Wonderful World of Kindergarten: A for inclusion in the CONGRESSIONAL RECORD. and by $1.1 billion through FY02. Handbook for Parents and Connections, Prob- Representative POMEROY submitted his views Agriculture programs have already been lem Solving and Thinking Skills for Young in a timely manner and in accordance with the reduced more than any other function of Children. provisions of House Rule XI, clause 2(l)(5). government. I would like to remind my col- Cathy has been the recipient of a large Unfortunately, the Government Printing Office leagues that American agriculture provides number of awards and honors, including the inadvertently omitted his name from the views this nation with the safest, most abundant, and most affordable food supply in the world. Governor's Award for Outstanding Teachers. that he submitted, which were printed on page In addition, agriculture exports contribute She was chosen as a member of the Presi- 123 of House Report 105±100, the report to more toward a positive trade balance than dent's National Teachers Advisory Council accompany House Concurrent Resolution 84. any other sector of the economy. It is vitally during the Reagan administration. To remedy this oversight, the views of Rep- important that we not abandon federal in- Throughout her years of innovative teach- resentative POMEROY are submitted for publi- vestment in agriculture research, trade and ing, Cathy was always looking ahead to keep cation in the CONGRESSIONAL RECORD: other programs to the detriment of Amer- education contemporary and relevant to the ican farmers, consumers and our national THE HONORABLE EARL POMEROY FISCAL YEAR economy. current needs of families and the communityÐ 1998 CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET RESOLUTION she was a true pioneer. ADDITIONAL VIEWS—MAY 17, 1997 f Recognizing the changing responsibilities I want to commend the Chairman and that challenged working families and putting Ranking Member of the Committee for their A GREAT PLACE TO CALL HOME her knowledge of the developmental needs of outstanding efforts in forging this bipartisan children to use, Cathy in 1982 founded New balanced budget agreement. I am pleased to Jersey's first child care program for infants support this agreement that balances the HON. ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN and toddlers. In partnership with Valley Hos- federal budget in five years while protecting OF FLORIDA pital, this school-based program was open to important national priorities including the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES workers in the local community. Cathy staffed education of our children and quality health care for our senior citizens. Importantly, the Thursday, June 5, 1997 the facility with highly qualified personnel agreement also provides tax relief for middle Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Mr. Speaker, I would trained to serve the needs of children from the income working families. earliest months of life. This was not merely While I support this budget resolution, I like to take this opportunity to express my con- ``custodial'' child care. This was an early child- am seriously concerned about the lack of gratulations to the residents of a beautiful mu- hood education center before most commu- funding allocated to the discretionary ac- nicipality, the Village of Pinecrest, for its first nities were aware of these innovational needs count for agriculture, function 350. The reso- successful year of incorporation. Over a year and long before the Federal Government lution assumes a cut of $1.4 billion below a ago, on March 12, 1996, the Village of adopted Early Start as an adjunct to the freeze for agriculture over the next five Pinecrest became the 29th municipality of years. Without adjusting for inflation, agri- much-heralded and well-established Head Dade County. culture spending will be $400 million lower in As a result of this anniversary, the Village of Start. 2002 than in 1997. In real dollar terms, discre- Recently, extensive documentation has tionary funds for agriculture will be cut by Pinecrest is celebrating many firsts this year, been advanced by the National Institute of more than 22 percent under this budget including the first anniversary of its first mayor, Mental Health and other research centers that agreement. Unfortunately, several addi- Mayor Evelyn Greer, and the first meeting of proves the importance of proper care and de- tional factors will constrain agriculture in- the Pinecrest Village Council. The council velopment during early childhood. Proper nur- vestment even further. members include Cindie Blanck, Barry turing during the first few months can improve In 1994, Congress enacted sweeping reforms Blaxberg, Leslie Bowe, and Robert Hingston. of the federal crop insurance program by pro- IQ and academic performance later, for exam- In addition, the citizens of the Village of viding catastrophic crop failure coverage to Pinecrest recently inaugurated the Village Hall ple. Positive playtime activities lead to an im- all producers and deleting the authority for proved ability to make friends and function so- congressional provision of ad hoc disaster as- of Pinecrest. cially as an adult. sistance. As part of this crop insurance I was pleased to be a participant in the So you can see why I call Cathy not only a agreement, the federal reimbursement to Founders Day Parade of the Village of role model for American educators but ``an ed- private companies for the sales and service Pinecrest on March 15 of this year where I ucator for all seasons.'' of crop insurance was to be provided for witnessed the pride of the residents of the vil- Cathy and her husband, Ben, make their three years from the crop insurance fund, a lage, as well as the unity and cooperation that home in Ridgewood. They have a loving and mandatory expenditure account in the fed- they possess as a community. eral budget. Previously, half of the reim- close-knit family that includes their children, bursement had been provided in the agri- My sincerest and deepest congratulations to Michael, Christopher, and Stephen, and culture appropriations bill as a discretionary the Village of Pinecrest, its mayor, village grandchildren, Mitchell and Katherine. expenditure. council, and most of all, its residents, for mak- Members of the Ridgewood school system Under the 1994 agreement, provision of the ing the village a great place for many to call staff, members of the community and count- traditionally discretionary half of the deliv- home. June 5, 1997 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E1135 H.R. 531—A BILL TO AMEND THE viders, museums, libraries, hospitals, and uni- The 1997 luncheon will be opened with an GENERATION-SKIPPING TRANS- versities, from around the country. We urge invocation by Rev. Dr. O.C. Smith, City of An- FER TAX LAW our colleagues to join us in support of this leg- geles Church of Religious Science. islation. BWA Committee members are: Beverly HON. AMO HOUGHTON f Whitaker, 1997 chair, Occidental Petroleum Corp.; Betty A. Johnson, 1997 cochair, De- OF NEW YORK TRIBUTE TO 1997 HONOREES OF IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES partment of Water & Power; Pat Johnson, BLACK WOMEN OF ACHIEVEMENT 1997 cochair, Health Point Services of Amer- Thursday, June 5, 1997 ica; Josephine Alexander, Chi Eta Phi; Mr. HOUGHTON. Mr. Speaker, my col- HON. MAXINE WATERS Berlinda Fontenot-Jamerson, Pacific Enter- league, Mr. MATSUI and I, introduced H.R. 531 OF CALIFORNIA prises/The Gas Co; Carolyn J. Fowler, AT&T; on February 4, 1997. The legislation will add IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Angela Gibson, Pacific Telesis; Jackie Hemp- two amendments to the generation-skipping Thursday, June 5, 1997 stead, Bank of America; Karen (Kay) Hixson, tax [GSTT] law which we believe were unin- Ms. WATERS. Mr. Speaker, we often hear Karen Hixson & Associates; Beverly A. King, tentionally omitted by Congress at the time the the complaint that people just don't care any- King & Wright Consulting; Doris LaCour; Of- original provisions were enacted. The changes more; that the ``I've got mine, you get yours'' fice, Supervisor Yvonne Brathwaite Burke; recommended by H.R. 531 were adopted by mentality permeates all segments of our soci- Jackie Massey, GTE; Gloria Pualani, Northrop Congress as section 11074 of the Balanced ety. People who say that, obviously, haven't Grumman; Natalie L. Sanders, M.D., Associa- Budget Act of 1995 which was eventually ve- crossed the path of Black Women of Achieve- tion of Black Women Physicians; Rose Mary toed by the President. The legislation con- ment. This volunteer, professional women's or- Spriggs, consultant; Sylvia Swilley, M.D., Kai- centrates on the ``predeceased parent exclu- ganization has spent 14 years quietly working ser Permanente; Pat Watts, Edison Inter- sion'' of the GSTT law, which provides that to raise funds to support the NAACP Legal national/retired; and Linda Young, public rela- GST tax is not applied to direct gifts or be- Defense and Educational Fund and honor tions consultant. quests made by a grandparent to a grandchild black women for outstanding achievements f where the grandchild's parentÐthe transferor's and significant contributions to their commu- REGARDING THE ASIAN childÐis deceased at the time of the transfer. nities. The NAACP Legal Defense and Edu- ELEPHANT CONSERVATION ACT When this situation occurs, there is no genera- cational Fund is an organization that uses the tion-skipping, since the childÐgrandchild's law to pry open the doors of opportunity for parentÐis dead; therefore, it is not appropriate African-Americans, other people of color, HON. JIM SAXTON to add GST tax on top of ordinary estate or women, and the poor. OF NEW JERSEY gift taxes, and the predeceased parent exclu- BWA has been on a mission, and it has IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES sion properly excludes such transfers from the succeeded over and over and over. In just the Thursday, June 5, 1997 GST tax. last 3 years, the organization has raised over Our bill would expand the predeceased par- $500,000 for LDF. In addition, some 200 Afri- Mr. SAXTON. Mr. Speaker, yesterday, I in- ent exclusion to apply to gifts by persons with- can-American women have been honored at troduced the Asian Elephant Conservation Act out lineal descendants and to trust gifts. its annual fund raising luncheons. which would set up a special elephant fund for First, gifts or bequests by a childless individ- On June 20, 1997, BWA will honor 16 ex- the Interior Department to administer and ual to collateral descendants would be treated traordinary African-Americans. It is my pleas- would authorize $5 million annually over the as the same as transfers by persons with lin- ure to enter into the CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, next 5 fiscal years to be spent on Asian ele- eal descendants. Accordingly, the exclusion this tribute to Black Women of Achievement phant conservation. would be extended to apply to transfers made and its 1997 honorees. They represent the At an educational event held yesterday on by a childless individual to his or her grand- best of America. I commend them for their te- the Capitol Grounds, I was able to share with niece and grandnephew in the situation where nacity, determination, and spirit. They are other Members all the majesty and wonder of the individuals siblings and nieces and neph- blazing a trail that gives future generations the Asian elephant. It was evident that these ews are all deceased at the time of transfer. hope for a world of equality, fairness, and jus- creatures are formidable, and one would think Second, the bill applies the predeceased tice. they are invincible. Sadly they are not. Indeed, parent exclusion to transfers made through a The 1997 honorees are: actress/minister the Asian elephant is in grave danger of ex- trust. Under current law, the predeceased par- Della Reese; actress JoMarie Payton-Noble; tinction. And that is why the United States, as ent exclusion is limited, unintentionally, we be- renowned entrepreneur-artist Synthia Saint a world leader in conservation, must step for- lieve, to direct gifts and bequests, and does James; Rachel Marie Burgess, division chief, ward and assist in Asian elephant conserva- not apply to trusts gifts even if the parent of Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department; tion. the receiving beneficiary was deceased at all Adrienne Y. Crowe, regional senior vice presi- Unlike the African elephant whose recent relevant times. In addition to other trusts, this dent, Bank of America; Shirley Douglas, vice decline has been caused by the dramatic provision particularly affects certain charitable president, business development, Bechtel In- large-scale poaching for ivory, the Asian ele- trusts where the charity would have an interest frastructure Corp.; Sheila Frazier, producer, phant is faced with more diffuse threats. The for a period of years before distributing prop- Black Entertainment Television; Angela Gib- increasing pressures of human population erty to the individual beneficiaries. In the situa- son, public affairs director, Pacific Telesis; growth, along with the necessary changes in tion where the beneficiary's parent is dead, Carolyn L. Green, director of government and land use, has caused habitat destruction that and was dead when the trust was created, public affairs, Ultramar Diamond Shamrock now has elephants and people in direct com- there is certainly no generation skipping in- Corp.; Rae Franklin James, executive officer, petition for resources. volved which would justify the levy of an addi- customer relations and communications, Los Because of incremental habitat loss and tional tax. It is important to note that these Angeles County Metropolitan Transit Authority; degradation, Asian elephant populations are trusts are significant sources of financial sup- Jacqueline E. Massey, administrator, network highly fragmented. Drastic fragmentation has port for many charities, and should not be dis- design, GTE; Iris Stevenson, teacher/director, increased chances of extinction to each frag- couraged, unintentionally, where not nec- Crenshaw High School Elite Choir; Debra J. mented population. Our hope is that this bill essary for the policy of underlying tax provi- Williams, program manager, Southern Califor- will reverse this trend. sions. The bill would remove this obstacle. nia Edison; Rhonda Windham, general man- For the record, I am including statements on The terminations, distributions, and transfers ager, LA Sparks; and Della Walton York, dis- the Asian elephant by Dr. Raman Sukumar, to which this bill would apply are those occur- trict sales manager, AVON. chairman of the IUCN/SSC Asian Elephant ring on or after the date of enactment, which BWA also pays special recognition to the Specialist Group; Mr. Douglas H. Chadwick, a would be generation-skipping transfers as de- outstanding achievements of others who sup- wildlife biologist, and author of ``The Fate of fined in section 2611 of the Internal Revenue port the goals of the organization and their the Elephant``; Ms. Ginette Hemley, director of Code and subject to the GST tax, except for communities. Special recognition has gone to international wildlife policy for the World Wild- the application of the predeceased parent ex- such notables as actor-activist Ossie Davis life Fund; Dr. Mary Pearl, executive director of clusion as amended by this legislation. and veteran news anchor Pat Harvey. The the Wildlife Preservation Trust International, The proposed legislation has substantial 1997 special recognition award will go to John Inc.; Dr. Chris Wemmer, associate director for support from charities, both large and small, W. Mack, president of the Los Angeles Urban conservation and research at the Smithsonian and of all types, such as: social services pro- League. Institution; and Ms. Shanthini Dawson, wildlife E1136 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks June 5, 1997 ecologist and steering committee member on what my country stands for and has to offer starchy herbs—throughout dense woodlands. the IUCN Species Survival Commission. to the world. During this short time I have Those patches in turn host a special array of witnessed the elephant decline rapidly in animals from insects to Asian rhinos. Used THE ASIAN ELEPHANT—AN APPEAL TO SAVE A Thailand and Indo-China, lose its traditional wisely, the same forests essential to ele- FLAGSHIP IN DISTRESS migratory routes in India, and killed for its phant survival already provide a perpetual (By Dr. Raman Sukumar—Chairman, IUCN/ ivory. I have also been privileged to watch source of raw materials, food, and tradi- SSC Asian Elephant Specialist Group, and the elephant lead its natural life, courting, tional medicines for local people. Those Author of ‘‘Elephant Days & Nights,’’ 1994) giving birth, feeding, playing, bathing and woodlands also absorb and slowly release a The Asian elephant has enjoyed an inti- enjoying life in general. This tryst with the reliable supply of good water. Deforested, the mate relationship with people for over 4000 elephant is a passion and an addiction, which landscape offers rapid runoff followed by years. It has carried our heaviest burdens, one does not have to apologize for. Just as drought and withered crops instead. and transported us across the widest rivers we cannot imagine an India without the Hi- To save Asian elephants is to save one of and over the steepest mountains. Kings have malaya, the Ganges or the Taj Mahal, I can- the principal shapers of biological diversity. used the elephant as a machine of war and an not imagine an India without the elephant. I To maintain Asian elephant habitat is to ambassador of peace. It has been worshipped am sure that many from my neighboring maintain the resources that enrich human by Hindus in the form of Ganesha, the ele- Asian countries would feel the same about communities over the long run. To pass an phant-headed god, while the Buddha himself the elephant. Asian Elephant Conservation Act would be is considered to be the reincarnation of a sa- I make this appeal to friends of the ele- one the most foresighted and yet practical, cred white elephant. No other relationship phant in the United States to join hands cost-effective things we could do for the ben- between man and beast equals the splendor with us to save one of the most magnificent efit of Americans, people throughout Asia, of the elephant-human relationship. of our fellow creatures on earth. Surely, the and the world we all share. Thank you for More important, the elephant is a key- trumpet of the elephant should continue to taking the time to listen. stone species across the tropical forests of echo through the hills and forests of Asia in South and Southeast Asia, arguably one of the decades and centuries to come. the biologically most diverse regions in the WORLD WILDLIFE FUND, world. The elephant is thus the ultimate STATEMENT OF DOUGLAS H. CHADWICK, WILD- Washington, DC, May 23, 1997. flagship for conserving the biodiversity of LIFE BIOLOGIST AND AUTHOR OF ‘‘THE FATE On behalf of World Wildlife Fund and its 1.2 the Asian region. Yet, ironically the Asian elephant faces a OF THE ELEPHANT,’’ SUPPORTING THE ASIAN million members in the United States, I am crisis that is largely hidden from the inter- CONSERVATION ACT writing to enlist your support for one of the national community. Its population in the Elephants are one of those animals by world’s most endangered large mammals— wild is under 50,000 individuals, perhaps as which we define the grandeur of creation. No the Asian elephant. few as 35,000, a level which is less than 10% larger life forms walk our earth, and pre- Few species capture the public’s imagina- of that of its more publicized African cousin. cious few are more intelligent—or more emo- tion as do elephants. And few species are as Its range once stretched widely from the Ti- tional. Elephants live 60 to 70 years, learning intimately tied to the cultures of so many gris-Euphrates basin in West Asia through and storing knowledge the entire time. They nations. Yet the Asian elephant faces extinc- the Indian sub-continent eastward up to the maintain close, complex bonds with other tion in the wild today. The combined impact Yangtze River and beyond in China. Today, family members throughout that human- of habitat loss, poaching for ivory, meat, and it has been wiped out entirely from West length span. They are also intimately tied to hides, and increasing conflicts with people Asia and has virtually disappeared from the cultures of many nations. And now they threaten the species’ survival in the next China. In 13 Asian countries the elephant is are in danger of disappearing. The question century. With a total wild population of found, with few exceptions, as a series of is whether or not there is still room for gi- 35,000 to 50,000, the Asian elephant (Elephas small populations, isolated from each other ants among us. On my own behalf, and for maximus) numbers less than one-tenth of its through habitat fragmentation or even low the sake of people everywhere, including African counterpart. Although the Asian ele- density. generations yet to come, I urge you to an- phant did not suffer the ravages of excess Fewer than 10 populations, 6 of them of swer Yes by making the Elephant Conserva- poaching that reduced African elephant India, have over 1000 elephants. The rest tion act part of the species’s life support sys- numbers by half in the 1980s, the erosion of have much fewer numbers, often less than tem. its habitat over the past century has frag- 100 or 50 individuals each. The American public and Congress have mented populations to the point that fewer The reasons for the decline of this Asian worked hard to reverse the decline of African than ten populations comprising more than giant are many. Historically, the elephant elephants, Loxodonta africana. And the effort 1,000 individuals are left throughout the spe- has been captured in large numbers for has succeeded in many respects, helping cies’ range, greatly diminishing long-term taming and use by man. During the past cen- boost the population to more than half a viability. tury alone up to 100,000 elephants have been million. In the meantime, however, Asian The Asian elephant urgently needs your captured in Asia. Most countries have elephants, Elephas maximus, have declined to help. Securing its survival requires stronger stopped capturing elephants now, but some one-tenth that number. Where they once in- protection measures for remaining herds in illegal capturing still continues in Southeast habited a range that swept from southern the 13 countries where the species lives, es- Asia. The most serious threat faced by the China to the Middle East, they find them- tablishing corridors and linkages between elephant is the loss of habitat through clear- selves confined to fragments of countryside existing forest reserves to allow for natural ing of tropical forest for traditional and too small and scattered to guarantee sur- migration, stopping illegal killing for ivory, commercial agriculture, and developmental vival. I have seen three-legged elephants and integrating protection measures with projects. Whether it be rubber and oil planta- whose last homeland was laced with explo- the development needs of local people. Ad- tions in Malaysia and Indonesia, tea and cof- sive mines, elephants whose trunk had been dressing these broad needs requires financial fee plantations in India, sugar cane in Sri claimed by snares, and elephants patterned and technical assistance from the inter- Lanka or shifting agriculture in Indo-China, by bullet scars and acid hurled at them by national conservation community. the result is practically the same—a loss of angry farmers. Congress has shown important global lead- space for elephants. Added to this devel- Others have probably pointed out to you ership in protecting endangered species such opmental projects—roads, railway lines, the value of Asian elephants as an umbrella as the African elephant, rhinos, and tigers, dams, mines, and industries—burgeoning species. That is, by safeguarding forest through landmark legislation that has pro- across Asia threaten to further fragment the tracts large enough to sustain these giants, vided modest yet critically-needed financial elephants’ habitat. Elephant-human conflict we ensure sufficient habitat for countless support for conservation projects. We now is increasing in many regions. Crops are smaller fauna from tigers and sloth bears to call on Congress to extend that leadership to trampled and eaten by elephants, and several peacocks and emerald doves. But elephants the Asian elephant by enacting the Asian hundred people killed each year. The tradi- are more than just part of the extraordinary Elephant Conservation Act. Representatives tional tolerance of farmers towards the ele- variety of plants and animals found in Asia’s JIM SAXTON and NEIL ABERCROMBIE plan to phant is disappearing in a world undergoing tropical forests. Elephants are one of the introduce this legislation on June 4. We ask a rapid socio-economic transformation. main reasons that genetic bounty is there in Equally alarming today is the wave of the first place with the potential to provide you to consider cosponsoring this important ivory poaching sweeping across Asia, to feed humanity with new sources of food, fiber, legislation as an emergency response to the demand from the rich East Asian coun- and pharmaceutical products. helping one of the world’s most endangered tries. India has been hit hard by the lust for You see, elephants distribute the seeds of species. white gold, and so have many other coun- perhaps one-third of all tropical trees. In Living in the world’s most densely popu- tries. As the number of male elephants with some cases, elephants are the only known lated region presents daunting challenges for tusks declines, the sex ratios become more agents of dispersal. Plants germinate in ele- the Asian elephant. But because elephant unequal, genetic variation is lost, and the phant dung at twice the rate found in ordi- herds range over such large areas, protection health of populations threatened. nary forest soil. Through their grazing and is more difficult than for tigers and other Seventeen years ago, I began my tryst trampling, elephants create openings domi- imperiled species. At the same time, protec- with this magnificent animal, a symbol of nated by monocots—grasses and certain tion measures for the Asian elephant provide June 5, 1997 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E1137 broad benefits for countless other species Beginning in the late 1960’s the National in existence. At a regional and national that share its habitat. The Asian elephant is Zoo undertook several field studies in Sri level, the SSC provides advice to govern- not only ecologically significant as a key- Lanka (then Ceylon) which resulted in the ments and NGOs about species conservation stone species in Asia’s tropical forests, it is first ecological information of its kind. needs and helps in identifying priorities. truly a flagship for conservation of the re- Since the early 1980s, the National Zoo’s My own area of specialisation, deep con- gion’s tremendous biological diversity. Conservation & Research Center has pursued cern and commitment is the conservation of As the world’s largest wildlife conservation several collaborative Initiatives on Asian the Asian elephant and its habitat. Over the organization, WWF is committed to helping Elephants with the assistance of the last 10 years my work in south and south- save the Asian elephant through projects in USAID’s Program in Science and Technology east Asia has led me to see first hand the Thailand, Vietnam, China, India, Sri Lanka, Cooperation. Some of these projects have enormous problems being faced by this mag- Indonesia, Bhutan, Nepal, and Malaysia. We aimed at getting a better understanding of nificent animal. The species is on the brink look forward to working with Congress and the man-domestic elephant relationship, of extinction in a vast proportion of its the U.S. government to further these con- while others attempt to find solutions to the range. This is primarily due to the increas- servation activities. Passage of the Asian human-elephant conflict. We have trained ing loss of tropical forests and competition Elephant Conservation Act is one important local wildlife officers how to survey elephant for the remaining resources between growing and practical step toward securing the future populations, and have examined the popu- human populations and elephants. This com- of this magnificent species for generations to lation genetics throughout the geographic petition invariably leads to destruction of come. range. We are currently using satellite te- crops, homes and human lives by elephants Sincerely, lemetry to evaluate the success of trans-lo- wandering out of their limited forest homes, GINETTE HEMLEY, cating crop-raiding elephants to protected and enraged people retaliating by killing ele- DIRECTOR, areas in Malaysia. In India’s southern state phants. International Wildlife Policy. of Kerala, we just initiated a study to exam- We have heard and seen the dramatic de- ine the economics of rural elephants. We cline in numbers of the African elephant in WILDLIFE PRESERVATION TRUST have also been seeking funds to complete a recent years. It is now on the road to recov- INTERNATIONAL, INC. study of stress levels in work elephants. In ery due to the tremendous international sup- WILDLIFE PRESERVATION TRUST INTER- all of these projects we have worked closely port given to its plight and the numerous NATIONAL SUPPORTS THE ASIAN ELEPHANT with government agencies and non-govern- conservation initiatives. The US Govern- CONSERVATION ACT OF 1997 mental organizations in different elephant ment through an Act of Congress has been The worldwide population of Asian ele- range countries. very much a part of this support mechanism, phants is down to around 50,000 animals, iso- No matter where one travels in wild Asia, which is highly commendable. I would urge lated in small pockets in India, Myanmar, the tenuous situation of wild elephants is ap- that a similar initiative on behalf of the Sri Lanka, Nepal, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, parent to the critical observer. Relentless Asian elephant be considered by yourself and Malaysia, Indonesia, and Vietnam. The Chi- human population growth and timber exploi- your eminent colleagues at the Resources nese population is dying out. Up to one-third tation have fragmented and degraded most Committee. The challenges ahead for us in of remaining elephants live in captivity. forested areas. Ironically, the loss of these the field are overwhelming. In spite of the al- The endangered status of Asian elephants vast green spaces will ultimately have dire most intractable problems, many national is poignant, because for thousands of years, consequences for people too. The immediate and international agencies have taken up the they have lived in close association with hu- result is competition with people for the challenge and developed strategies to protect mans, as an integral part of religions and same forest and agricultural resources. The this mighty species and its habitat. The sup- cultures. In the United States, working and reverence with which rural people held ele- port and commitment of your committee to zoo Asian elephants have inspired awe, re- phants in the past to suffice to overcome these and other initiatives would be invalu- spect, and affection for generations. these conflicts. Human life and livelihood able to the conservation of the Asian ele- WPTI, in cooperation with the India-based are in danger, and elephant populations are phant. Asian Elephant Conservation Centre and the in retreat. Many populations are simply Yours faithfully, Asian Elephant Specialist Group of the doomed, but large areas can be conserved for SHANTHINI DAWSON. World Conservation Union, has adopted a the benefit of elephants, wildlife, and people Wildlife Ecologist. program to ensure the survival of this spe- who rely upon ecosystem services such as cies. We have begun surveys in habitat na- watersheds, and forest products, etc. tions, preparations of national plans for ele- The legislation you are sponsoring is likely f to generate public awareness and much need- phant conservation in each country, work COMMENDING READER’S DIGEST towards resolution of human-elephant con- ed funds which could be used to solve the re- flicts in agricultural areas, and management current management problems in the con- FOR HELPING PARENTS strategies for the captive population of ele- flict areas. Great strides could be made to- phants for the species’ conservation. We are wards the conservation of this magnificent HON. STEVE LARGENT training veterinarians, elephant care givers, animal on the Asian continent. and wildlife officials in wild elephant health We very much hope you are successful in OF OKLAHOMA care. pursuing this legislation and encourage you IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES We have the professionals in place and in your efforts. Please feel free to contact us ready to work, but financial resources to ac- at any time for any information you may Thursday, June 5, 1997 complish the important task of rescuing ele- need in putting the bill together. Mr. LARGENT. Mr. Speaker, today, I rise to phants are stretched very thin. The John D. Respectfully, commend Reader's Digest for the April 1997 CHRIS WEMMER, Ph.D., and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation has article ``How to Raise Drug-Free Kids.'' Au- sponsored surveys, and the Liz Claiborne Art ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR FOR Ortenberg Foundation has underwritten the CONSERVATION. thors Per Ola and Emily D'Aulaire focus on costs of finding some solutions to elephant- the vital role that parents play in preventing human conflicts over agricultural lands. Our teenage drug use. I am encouraged by Read- HANOI, VIETNAM, many members from all over the United May 3, 1997. er's Digest's positive piece to help parents and States have pitched in with their contribu- Hon. DON YOUNG, encourage others in the media to follow suit. tions. But the small amount from private Chairman, Resources Committee, U.S. House of The authors of the article point out that the sources cannot address the overwhelming Representatives, Washington, DC. love and guidance that parents show toward and urgent need. The Asian Elephant Con- DEAR SIR: I am writing to you in my capac- their children have a profound impact on their servation Act will provide the additional as- ity as a member of the Steering Committee sistance that those of us working to save the children's development and potential drug use. of IUCN’s Species Survival Commission As children go through the normal stages of elephant need to ensure their survival.— (SSC). The SSC is one of six volunteer Com- Mary C. Pearl, Ph.D., Executive Director, missions with IUCN—The World Conserva- growth from infancy to adolescence, they de- May 1997. tion Union. The SSC’s mission is ‘‘to con- velop relationships with their peers that are serve biological diversity by developing and based on the early bonds that they have CONSERVATION AND RESEARCH CENTER, executing programs to study, save, restore formed with their parents. To help prevent Front Royal, VA, May 9, 1997. and manage wisely species and their habi- drug use, parents need to take an active role Hon. JIM SAXTON, tats’’. The SSC is made up of over 100 Spe- in their children lives and establish strong Chairman, Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife cialist Groups comprising more than 7,000 bonds of love, dedication, and honesty. scientists, field researchers, natural re- and Oceans, U.S. House of Representatives, Again, I commend Reader's Digest and au- Washington, DC. sources managers, government officials and DEAR CONGRESSMAN SAXTON: We under- conservation leaders from almost every thors Per Ola and Emily D'Aulaire and encour- stand that you are preparing legislation de- country in the world. This global network age others in the media to follow their exam- signed to ensure the conservation of the represents the single greatest source of sci- ple. I believe we should encourage parents to- Asian Elephant. entific knowledge about species conservation ward positive solutions to help our kids. E1138 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks June 5, 1997

A GOOD BEGINNING say no. Lauri Allenbach advised her kids to ents were like, ‘You’re going to be a drug ad- (By Per Ola and Emily D’Aulaire) give reasons, such as: ‘‘I signed an agreement dict and die.’ They didn’t have a clue about When Lauri and Ted Allenbach of Redding, with my coach that I won’t smoke or drink.’’ drugs.’’ Without intending to do so, his par- Conn., were married in 1975, they talked If all else fails, she told Danna and Mark to ents had closed the door to further discus- about how their kids should be raised. Ted, make her the villain: ‘‘No way. My mom sion. then 33, had grown up before the drug culture would kill me.’’ ‘‘Most kids today know more about drugs of the ’60s. But Lauri, 25, had seen drugs all Escape Routes. Help kids stay away from than their parents,’’ says Alan Leshner, di- around her in high school. One girl, high on places where they may be pressured to use il- rector of the National Institute on Drug marijuana, was involved in a near-fatal auto legal drugs. If there’s a party, they should Abuse (NIDA). ‘‘That’s why parents need to accident. Another got pregnant while stoned ask, ‘‘Who else is coming?’’ and ‘‘Will your do their own research and speak accurately on pot. A single evening of ‘‘experimen- parents be home?’’ As a last resort, tell your about what drugs do.’’ tation’’ would alter her life forever. To- kids if they sense trouble brewing, just get Keep advice in the here and now. At mid- gether, Ted and Lauri made a commitment out. Says Viola Nears, a mother of a young- dle-school age, talking about long-term to do whatever it took to raise their children ster at an inner-city school, ‘‘I tell him if he health threats doesn’t have much effect. to be drug-free. smells pot in the bathroom at school, leave. Kids are concerned with looking good to Early Steps. A parent’s actions even before Go to another bathroom fast.’’ their peers. Point out that cigarette smok- a child’s birth are critical to helping that Teach your children to be aware of how ing causes bad breath and could give them child stay off drugs in later years. Drugs, in- drugs and alcohol are promoted. Kids near- yellow fingers, or that if they drink, they cluding nicotine and alcohol, can cross the ing their teens are increasingly tuned in to might become ill and throw up in front of placental barrier and damage a fetus as early TV, movies and music that bombard them their friends. as three weeks after conception. And some with images of drug and alcohol use. Donna Setting Limits. Many young people use research suggests that babies born to ad- Bell, a Wichita, Kan., coordinator of commu- drugs simply because their friends do. To re- dicted mothers may be at higher risk of ad- nity participation for the Koch Crime Com- inforce a child’s ability to resist, get to diction later in their lives. mission and mother of two drug-free chil- know your child’s friends and their parents, In addition, experts agree that loving at- dren, kept tabs on what they were watching and monitor your child’s whereabouts. tention is important in developing lifelong and listening to. ‘‘Just telling me they were Steering children toward the right crowd is self-worth—and that lack of self-worth is a going to the movies wasn’t enough. My hus- not always easy. Declaring a friend ‘‘off lim- major reason for drug use. Long before your band and I would ask what movie and check its’’ may only make that person more ap- children are ready for school, establish fam- it out. It’s work, but you’ve got to do it.’’ pealing. Says Wichita’s Donna Bell: ‘‘I ad- ily guidelines for behavior: honesty, fairness, She also took advantage of ‘‘teaching mo- vised my girls to choose their friends wisely. respect for others and for the law. ments.’’ As she says, ‘‘If we were watching ‘You lie down with the dogs,’ I’d say, ‘you’re First Lessons. As soon as they’re old Saturday TV together and saw an anti-drug going to get up with fleas.’ They’d laugh— enough to understand, teach your children commercial, I’d use that as a jumping-off but they knew exactly what I meant. that some products found around the house, point. You can’t start talking to your kids Keeping Busy. Research has shown that including household cleaners, aerosols and too soon—and as long as you’re not badger- when teens are unsupervised and have little medicines, can be poisonous. ing or threatening them, and you keep your to do, they are more likely to experiment As an adult, Ted Allenbach learned he had message brief and upreaching, you can’t do it with drinking and drugs. Keep children in- diabetes. As part of his treatment, he took too often.’’ volved and busy. prescription medication. He explained to his How do you talk to your kids about drugs? When Atlanta’s Caitlin Sims first began children—Danna, born in 1978, and Mark, Start anywhere, advises the Partnership for teaching, her principal gave a friendly warn- born in 1981—that though the pills were good a Drug-Free America, a national coalition. ing: ‘‘If you don’t give them something to do, for him, they could be bad—for them. Drill it Don’t worry about how you kick off the dis- they’ll give you something to do.’’ into your child: ‘‘Don’t ever swallow any- cussion, and don’t get discouraged if it seems As Sims recalls, ‘‘It was good advice for thing new without talking to me first.’’ your kids aren’t listening. Make one thing me, but in truth it’s good advice for the par- ELEMENTARY SCHOOL crystal clear: you feel strongly that drugs ents of any middle-school child.’’ Extra- Children five to nine years old still learn are dangerous, and you do not want your curricular activities and chores at home mainly by experience. They can slide from child to use them. keep kids busy and add to their sense of re- fact to fantasy and back again without even MIDDLE-SCHOOL MANIA sponsibility. Staying Involved. ‘‘Twenty years of sci- realizing it. What they see, however, is very This is probably the most vulnerable pe- entific research have shown that direct pa- real to them. riod in a child’s life, a time when peer pres- rental involvement in the life of the child is Though teachers often achieve herolike sure hits with a vengeance. Their hair gets the most protective factor in increasing the status, it’s what children encounter at home longer or maybe disappears. Their clothes odds that a kid will remain drug-free, ’’ says that counts the most. are bizarre, their music funky. Hormones ‘‘With young children, what’s important is NIDA’s Alan Leshner. bubbling, kids this age are curious about ev- not what parents say but what they do,’’ Lithangia Murray, an Atlanta mother of erything—and willing to try just about any- says Ruth-Ann Flynn, a grade-school teacher two, puts involvement at the top of her list thing that makes them look cool. from Ridgefield, Conn. ‘‘If children see their of ways to raise a drug-free child. ‘‘Parents ‘‘This is a vital time for parents to keep all parents drinking and smoking, they’re more aren’t a key—they’re the key,’’ she says. lines of communication open,’’ stresses likely to follow that example.’’ ‘‘You have to be a part of your children’s Caitlin Sims, science teacher and head of the Most experts agree that it is okay if your lives and be aware of any changes in their after-school drug program at Usher Middle kids see you having an occasional drink. But behavior.’’ School in Atlanta. ‘‘Too often parents relax if they see you using alcohol as a regular U.S. Secretary of Education Richard W. their guard, thinking the kids are on their coping mechanism, it is not. Moreover, don’t Riley urges parents to visit their child’s own now. But rushing them into freedom is let your children be involved in your drink- school and talk to teachers and administra- a recipe for disaster.’’ ing by having them make you a cocktail or tors. Find out what you can do to improve Sims advises parents to think of the first bring you a beer. drug-prevention programs. Good Choices. Now is when to begin teach- year of middle school as a new kindergarten. HIGH-SCHOOL TESTS ing your children to make decisions on their ‘‘There’re starting over, suddenly thrown in own, and to impart ‘‘don’t be a follower’’ les- with older; more sophisticated students,’’ Peer pressure still holds sway. Being ac- sons. she explains. ‘‘Check their book bags. Ask to cepted as one of the gang is a top priority. Says Flynn, ‘‘I try to make children under- see their homework. Let them earn their And though susceptibility to influence may stand that just because someone tells them new middle-school responsibility.’’ be less than it was during the middle-school to do something, that doesn’t mean it’s the Facts, Not Fear. Sims and other educators years, exposure to drugs and alcohol is even right thing to do. If they’re in doubt, they believe that if kids this age are going to re- greater—especially once a teen gets a driv- should ask someone they trust.’’ sist the peer pressure and temptations er’s license. By the late elementary-school years many around them, they need to be armed with in- Kids this age need to be reminded that as children know of classmates who have begun formation—not scare tactics. bad as drugs and alcohol are for their bodies, to smoke, drink or use drugs. ‘‘Many messages kids hear are designed to what those substances can make them do Sniffing Danger. Now is also when kids frighten them,’’ notes Lauri Allenbach. ‘‘ ‘If can be equally dangerous. Joseph A. begin to encounter inhalants: pressurized you drink, you’ll become an alcoholic; any- Califano, Jr., former Secretary of Health, aerosol products such as paints and cooking one who does drugs is bad.’ Then, guess Education and Welfare and now president of sprays or model glue. Kids inhale these vola- what? They see a friend smoking a little pot The National Center on Addiction and Sub- tile substances in order to experience a high. at parties, and she’s still getting A’s. They stance Abuse at Columbia University in New The fact that the momentary ‘‘buzz’’ can see a basketball player take a drink, and he’s York City, notes that getting involved in an cause permanent brain damage, even death, still playing well. The contradiction makes automobile accident when high can result in doesn’t occur to these youngsters. them question the whole message.’’ being killed or maimed, or killing or maim- One of the most important lessons parents One teen reported coming home after hav- ing someone else. ‘‘Smoking marijuana,’’ he can teach their children at this age is how to ing smoked some pot at a party. ‘‘My par- warns, ‘‘is like playing Russian roulette. June 5, 1997 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E1139 Some kids are going to get hit with the bul- TRIBUTE TO EDWARD A. CARTER Church as presiding elder of the North Mem- let in the chamber and have their lives per- phis district. Through his vision, hard work, manently affected.’’ HON. EDOLPHUS TOWNS and determination, he founded Pearl Street A hot question among baby-boomer par- OF NEW YORK A.M.E. Church and West Point A.M.E. Church. ents today is: ‘‘What can I say to my kids if IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES He also fulfilled his service to the greater com- I smoked pot when I was younger?’’ If con- munity by involving himself extensively in civic fronted by your children, be open and honest. Thursday, June 5, 1997 affairs. Author Peggy Noonan, who experimented Mr. TOWNS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to Reverend Gleese will be remembered as a with pot in college, offers this advice to pay tribute to Edward A. Carter, a man who noble spirit and fearless warrior, one who other parents: ‘‘You did it, and it was believes in working within his community as stood tall among his peers and who stood firm wrong—be an adult and say so. It’s one thing though it is his home, and with his neighbors in his beliefs. His work in the church and the to be ambivalent about your own choices. community and his devotion to his family and It’s another to be ambivalent about your as though they are his family. Mr. Edward A. child’s.’’ Carter was born in Richmond, VA. At the age friends will be his enduring legacy. Mr. Speak- of 2 he moved to the Bensonhurst section of er, I ask my colleagues join me in honoring To every parent the U.S. Department of Brooklyn where he attended public school and and remembering this paragon of inspiration Education offers these words of advice: ‘‘Set- graduated with honors. and decorated soldier of the cloth, the late ting rules for a child is only half the job. Reverend James L. Gleese. Parents must be prepared to enforce the pen- Mr. Carter enlisted in the military services in f alties when the rules are broken.’’ Experts 1950 and served in the 715th AA Battalion. recommend: After receiving his B.S. degree at LaSalle Uni- INTRODUCTION OF LEGISLATION versity, Mr. Carter enlisted in the U.S. Air Be specific. Make sure your child knows TO RAISE THE INDIVIDUAL LIFE- what the rules are, the reasons for them and Force and served overseas. Edward Carter re- TIME CAP ON HEALTH INSUR- what the consequences will be if they’re bro- ceived several commendations of merit and ANCE ken. When Mark and Danna Allenbach four honorable discharges, one from the U.S. neared driving age, their father told them, Army, and three from the U.S. Air Force. HON. ANNA G. ESHOO ‘‘If either of you ever drink and drive, you After retiring from the Armed Forces, he OF CALIFORNIA can say goodbye to anything to do with our moved to the Fort Greene section of Brooklyn IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES cars. There will be no second chances. Once, where he has participated in many social, and it’s over. You’re too important to lose.’’ civic, and fraternal organizations. As the exec- Thursday, June 5, 1997 Be consistent. ‘‘Just saying no’’ can be as utive director and founder of the Fort Greene Ms. ESHOO. Mr. Speaker, I'm pleased hard for parents as it is for a kid. Sometimes Youth Patrol Inc., Mr. Carter serves the needs today to introduce legislation to raise the indi- caving in to a persistent request is the path of hundreds of inner city youth, young adults, vidual cap on lifetime health insurance pay- of least resistance. But if the answer to a re- and senior citizens. As a founding board mem- ments to $10 million for group insurance cov- quest should be no, stick to it. ber of the Brooklyn Navy Yard, he served as erage. Be reasonable. Don’t add new consequences chairman of the Parks and Public Safety Com- The current standard lifetime cap is like a after a rule is broken, and make sure the mittee for 20 years. Mr. Carter is also the co- dinosaur from Jurassic ParkÐa relic from an- punishment is appropriate. ‘‘Consequences founder and vice chairman of the Fort Greene other age that can still be hazardous to those are most effective when they fit the infrac- Senior Citizens Council which serves 900 or who get in its way. A million dollar cap was tion,’’ says Olive O’Donnell, education direc- more senior citizens, Greene Community fine when it was established in the early tor of the National Family Partnership, a Corp. 1970's. But inflation has sent medical costs substance-abuse prevention group in St. Mr. Carter is extremely active in veterans af- skyrocketing and forced thousands of Ameri- Louis. ‘‘Grounding may be appropriate for a fairs and simultaneously works with Cum- cans to bump up against that payment ceiling. broken curfew, but it’s meaningless when ap- berland Neighborhood Family Clinic and the As a result, some patients who desperately re- plied to something such as not making the quire medical attention are plowing through bed.’’ Veteran Association. Mr. Carter is a 20-year board member for the Selective Services No. their savings and ending up on public assist- Keep Listening. According to the Partner- 145 in Brooklyn, and a member of the Amer- ance just to pay their doctor bills. Since any- ship for a Drug-Free America, it’s important ican Legion. one can be hit at any time with a disabling dis- that parents ‘‘don’t do all the talking.’’ If Mr. Speaker, I ask you to join me in saluting ease or traumatic injuryÐresulting from every- you listen carefully to your children and read between the lines, you can learn a lot Mr. Edward A. Carter for his outstanding con- thing from AIDS to car accidentsÐthis initia- about what they think about drugs—and help tribution to the Armed Forces and to the peo- tive will benefit a wide range of people. them avoid the pitfalls. ple of the Fort Greene community in Brooklyn. The legislation would amend the Employee f Retirement Income Security Act and the Public To keep children away from drugs, one Health Service Act to raise the lifetime cap thing is clear: schools, community, religious TRIBUTE TO REV. JAMES L. from the typical exisiting limit of $1 million to institutions, the police—all of them can GLEESE help. But no one can replace the family. $5 million in 1998 and $10 million in 2002. It would exclude employers with fewer than 20 Lauri and Ted Allenbach invested a lot of workers. Over 150 national health-related non- time fulfilling their commitment to raise HON. HAROLD E. FORD, JR. OF TENNESSEE partisan groups have endorsed the measure. their children to be drug-free. It has paid At present, approximately one quarter of off—neither child has been involved with al- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES employer-sponsored health plans have no life- cohol or drugs. ‘‘You have to have control Thursday, June 5, 1997 over your life,’’ says Danna, now a freshman time limit. Unfortunately, many people don't re- at James Madison University in Mr. FORD. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to ask alize that their health insurance policies have Harrisonburg, VA. Mark, a high-school soph- my colleagues to remember and pay tribute to a lifetime cap that could be easily exceeded if omore, has no interest in drugs. ‘‘I’m pretty the late Reverend James L. Gleese. Reverend a catastrophic illness or injury occurred. If the confident,’’ he says. ‘‘I don’t think I’m going Gleese's recent passing will result in a tre- industry standard of a $1 million cap were in- to fold.’’ mendous void in our community. He was a dexed for medical inflation since 1970, it The work that parents do is critical. Ex- selfless and giving man, seeking to serve rath- would be worth between $10 million and $15 perts agree it is highly likely that young- er than be served, to praise rather than be million today. The American Academy of Actu- sters who don’t do drugs as teens will not do praised, and to glorify rather than be glorified. aries found that raising the lifetime cap on drugs as adults. After entering the ministry in 1945, Rev- large employers would likely require a pre- Talk to your children. Listen to them. Set erend Gleese acted in the benevolent service mium increase of only $7 per year per adult to standards of right and wrong. Keep in mind of his fellow man. In 1954, he founded and cover between $500,000 and $1 million. that they learn by example. Love, support operated the Beale Street Mission, which According to the accounting firm of Price and praise them so they will have a sense of housed homeless men, giving them counsel- Waterhouse, 1,500 people exhaust their life- self-worth. Keep them busy. Be involved ing, employment assistance, and spiritual time payments under their private health insur- with—and on top of—their lives. Educate guidance. He devoted his evenings to the ance each year and have no choice but to im- yourself about drugs. Youth For Christ Ministry, an outreach to poverish themselves and their families to qual- Remember, don’t let your silence be ac- young people in the Beale Street area of ify for Medicaid. The firm estimates that an ad- ceptance. Memphis. Reverend Gleese lead the A.M.E. ditional 10,000 people will reach their lifetime E1140 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks June 5, 1997 payment limits in the next 5 years. Lifetime ment as the trumpet at 91. At the time of his some years ago. The ball is the largest annual caps are particularly devastating to those who passing, Cheatham was touring with 23-year- event to raise funds for the Marlboro Improve- become seriously ill, disabled, or injured at an old trumpet phenomenon Nicholas Payton. ment and Cultural Fund, Inc. early age. Some children born with certain Their performances, as well as their recently The fund is a charitable, nonpartisan organi- cancers or hemophilia reach their lifetime cap released recording, were widely praised in zation which raises money, instead of utilizing by the time they are 10 years old. both the general and the jazz press. tax dollars, to have some of the community Raising the payment cap will not only pro- Washington Post writer Richard Harrington needs met. In the past, this innovative fund vide more payments for patients, but also characterized their efforts as a ``cross- has assisted by purchasing needed equip- save money for the Federal Government. generational communion full of timeless verve ment, supporting summer concerts, supporting Price Waterhouse estimates that raising the and abundant joy.'' His colleague Geoffrey the Memorial Day parade, little league, the caps would save approximately $7 billion for Himes noted that ``despite their immense age young ambassador program, soccer activities, the Medicaid program over 7 years because difference Cheatham and Payton find common Pop Warner football, Holocaust programs, and people would not be forced to turn to the Fed- ground in their shared affection for Louis Arm- other special projects. eral Government as the health-care provider strong.'' Whitney Balliet of the New Yorker de- At a time when so many townships and of last resort. scribed Cheatham's playing as ``complete and local governments must stretch every dollar, it I urge my colleagues to support this impor- jubilant.'' is reassuring to see such innovative measures tant legislation. Early in his career, Cheatham played saxo- by the Township of Marlboro to find ways of f phone, in addition to cornet and trumpet. In providing for the needs of the Township and fact, on one of his earliest recordings he ac- its residents. IN MEMORY OF JOE MAYER companied the classic blues singer Ma Rainey This year, the honoree for the ball is Nancy exclusively on soprano saxophone. Accom- Horowitz, chairperson and founder of the Marl- HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH panying blues and jazz vocalists was one of boro Township Municipal Alliance, a group OF OHIO Cheatham's strengths. He was a favored ac- that works to combat substance abuse. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES companist for such outstanding vocal stylists Nancy is a 22-year resident of Marlboro as Bessie Smith, Ethel Waters, and Billie Holi- Township and she has been a volunteer for 21 Thursday, June 5, 1997 day. of those years. A teacher for 33 years and a Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor For most of his career, Cheatham was high- drug and alcohol abuse counselor for 12 the memory of Joe Mayer, whose radio show ly regarded as a first chair trumpeter. At one years, Nancy has brought to Marlboro Town- and personality were known to many admirers point or another Cheatham was associated ship her expertise, concern and dedication to in Cleveland, the rock `n' roll capital of Amer- with just about every significant big band, in- the welfare of others. In 1990, Nancy founded ica. cluding those of Chick Webb, Cab Calloway, and continues to chair the Marlboro Township Joe was born in Cleveland and went to high Teddy Wilson, Benny Carter, Benny Good- Alliance for the Prevention of Substance school in Fairview Park. He served in the U.S. man, and Count Basie. He was also active in Abuse. Navy as a radioman during World War II. Latin Jazz, performing with the likes of Perez Nancy has raised the consciousness of the Joe's radio career spanned more than 34 Prado, Tito Puente, Ricardo Rey, and the people of Marlboro Township from school chil- years. He made his debut in 1953 at WEOL great Machito. His small group associations in- dren to senior citizens, making them aware of in Elyria. He grew in popularity along with rock cluded stints with the Eddie Heywood Sextet, the effects of drugs and alcohol and of their `n' roll at stations WHK and WGAR. Herbie Mann, and the Wilbur DeParis' ``New'' responsibility to make the right choices for When the Beatles came to Cleveland in New Orleans Jazz Band. themselves and the community at large. 1964, Joe put them up in his home. He was Late in his career, Cheatham remade him- Nancy has helped to continue Marlboro's com- master of ceremonies for the Rolling Stones' self as a jazz soloist, vocalist stylist, and rac- mitment of taking care of its own. first Cleveland concert. onteur. He became a regular on the festival I applaud the efforts of those involved that Joe and rock `n' roll were bound together in circuit. Among the club venues he frequently have worked so hard on the mayor's ball, Cleveland's music consciousness. played was New York City's Sweet Basil, Nancy Horowitz, this year's honoree, the Marl- His voice, energy, and personality will be where he held forth at Sunday Brunch nearly boro Township Municipal Alliance, and the citi- greatly missed. every Sunday for 17 years. He was fond of zens involved with the Marlboro Improvement f telling his audiences that he had earmarked and Cultural Fund. on his second career. f CELEBRATING THE LEGACY OF Cheatham was one of the most beloved fig- ADOLPHUS ANTHONY ‘‘DOC’’ ures in Jazz and a true national treasure. He TRIBUTE TO DARREN K. PEARSON CHEATHAM was a link to the beginning, a first person wit- ness who had also been an important practi- HON. EDOLPHUS TOWNS HON. JOHN CONYERS, JR. tioner from the very early days of Jazz. He OF NEW YORK OF MICHIGAN breathed the essence of Jazz through his horn IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES and did so with a great sweetness and humil- Thursday, June 5, 1997 Thursday, June 5, 1997 ity. The jazz world was fortunate that he was active for so long and that he was able to Mr. TOWNS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to Mr. CONYERS. Mr. Speaker, I rise this pass along his knowledge and understanding commend an established entrepreneur, Darren evening to pay tribute to Adolphus Anthony to artists who will carry the flame of Jazz into K. Pearson. He developed and is currently ``Doc'' Cheatham who died Monday, June 2, at the next century. running three businesses in Brooklyn and age 91, at George Washington University Hos- f Queens, NY. pital in Washington, DC. A native of Nashville, Mr. Pearson's businesses include a full- TN, Cheatham would have celebrated his SALUTE TO THE MAYOR’S service real estate firm, apartment building 92nd birthday on June 13. He had just com- CHARITY BALL management, and construction and mainte- pleted an engagement at Blues Alley, a world nance. Before becoming involved in real es- renowned jazz club. HON. MICHAEL PAPPAS tate, Darren worked as an account executive The Nation and the African-American com- OF NEW JERSEY for Amergold Corp. He also worked for Van- munity have lost a major cultural figure. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES guard Oil as a fuel salesman in the commer- Cheatham was one of the few musicians still cial and barge departments. His duties in- active whose career reached all the way back Thursday, June 5, 1997 cluded fuel sales to Con Edison, PSE&G, and to the beginnings of the jazz revolution in Mr. PAPPAS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to LILCO. He was subsequently promoted to di- American music. He could count the legendary recognize this year's 5th annual Township of rector of public relations for Vanguard and Joe ``King'' Oliver as a mentor, and the even Marlboro Mayor's Charity Ball. The ball will was responsible for the home oil transfer pro- more legendary Louis ``Pops'' Armstrong as a take place tomorrow at the Robert B. Meyner gram, which provided oil to needy families at peer. Reception Center at the P.N.C. Arts Center in either a discount or no cost. His success in It was remarkable and quite wonderful that Holmdel, NJ. that position led to his promotion to vice presi- ``Doc,'' as he was affectionately known, was The mayor's ball was an initiative that dent of procurement and industrial sales for still performing on so demanding an instru- Mayor Scannapieco first began working on Vanco Oil Co., a subsidiary of Vanguard. June 5, 1997 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E1141 Darren is the chairman of the Men's Caucus War II, President Harry S. Truman appointed HAPPY ANNIVERSARY TO RAUL for Congressman TOWNS, a member of 100 Mr. Sengstacke to serve on the Presidential AND MINA BESTEIRO Black Men, Inc., and senator David Patter- committee to end segregation in the military. son's Progressive Professional Network. As a He served on a subsequent committee over- HON. SOLOMON P. ORTIZ young businessman, Darren hires and trains seeing military integration in the Kennedy ad- OF TEXAS college-bound students as trainees in real es- ministration. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES tate management and office administration. I Mr. Sengstacke was highly respected by all Thursday, June 5, 1997 am pleased to introduce him to my House col- of his colleagues as a newspaperman and a leagues. journalist. He was the first African-American Mr. ORTIZ. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to ask f member of the American Society of News- my colleagues to join me in celebrating the paper Editors, the American Newspaper Pub- 40th anniversary of two truly great Americans, IN COMMEMORATING THE 25TH AN- lishers Association, and the Pulitzer Award Raul and Mina Besteiro of Brownsville, TX, on NIVERSARY OF THE VILLAGE Committee. June 8, 1997. CONDOMINIUM Mr. Speaker, President Lyndon B. Johnson I cannot begin to tell you how much the once said our ``freedom is fragile if citizens are Besteiros have given to Brownsville, the great- HON. JOSEPH P. KENNEDY II ignorant.'' John Sengstacke, through his com- er south Texas area, and our country. Raul OF MASSACHUSETTS mitment to getting facts to the public, strength- Besteiro, an adjunct professor with the Alter- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ened freedom in the United States. I ask my native Certification program at the University of Texas-Brownsville, was recently elected Thursday, June 5, 1997 colleagues to join me in honoring and remem- bering him. president of the Southern Association of Col- Mr. KENNEDY of Massachusetts. Mr. leges and Schools, a 101-year-old educational Speaker, I join my colleagues in celebrating f institution. Mr. B began his teaching career in the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Village Con- 1958, moving quickly up through the leader- dominium. TRIBUTE TO THE 25TH ANNIVER- ship of the Brownsville Independent School In 1910, the site of the Village Condominium SARY OF THE MS. FOUNDATION District, eventually becoming superintendent was a working farm and piggery. It was not and introducing a new educational concept at until 1947 that 308 apartments were built on the State's largest high school. the site of this farm. In 1971 these apartments HON. CAROLYN B. MALONEY Mr. B, as Raul is known affectionately became condominiums in the largest con- OF NEW YORK known around south Texas, has spent his en- dominium conversion in Massachusetts. No IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES tire life working to make our community a bet- one could have imagined that 25 years later, ter place. He has made our community a bet- the Village Condominium would set standards Thursday, June 5, 1997 ter place by serving as a consultant to the for other condominiums statewide. Mrs. MALONEY of New York. Mr. Speaker, Port of Brownsville, making the local concerns The Village Condominium pressed for cer- I rise today in tribute to the Ms. Foundation for of the community and the port authority known tain rights which they were entitled to, thus 25 years of championing the rights and needs to lawmakers. His expertise is focused on providing strong leadership for all other con- of women and girls. The Ms. Foundation cele- matters relating to the Gulf of Mexico and the dominiums in the area. The Village Condomin- brated this milestone on Thursday, May 29, south Texas rail system. He has served as a ium Association is an example of citizens 1997, with a gala dinner and awards cere- member of the Brownsville Rio Grande Inter- working together to achieve a common goal. mony in New York City. national Railroad and the Texas Turnpike Au- The result is an affordable, efficiently run con- The Ms. Foundation for Women is a na- thority. dominium. tional, multi-issue, public fund. It was founded The love and strength of his wife, Mina, has I am pleased to join my colleagues in com- in 1972 and supports the efforts of women made all these things possible. Without her memorating the 25th anniversary of the Village and girls to govern their own lives and to influ- constant support and understanding, he would Condominium. ence the world around them. The mission of not be able to do the demanding work he f the foundation is to fund and assist women's does on behalf of the community. Mina is also an educator, starting as a school teacher at TRIBUTE TO JOHN H. SENGSTACKE self-help organizing efforts, and pursue changes in public consciousness, law, philan- BISD. She has dedicated her life to her chil- dren and her family. Her long-term commit- HON. HAROLD E. FORD, JR. thropy, and social policy. In the 1996 fiscal year, the Ms. Foundation awarded a total of ment has enabled her husband and her chil- OF TENNESSEE $1,665,700 in grants and technical assistance dren to be so wildly successful. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES to programs in the areas of economic security, People say the measure of a family's char- Thursday, June 5, 1997 leadership for young women and girls, and acter is most evident in their children. The health and safety. I am pleased to add that Besteiro children are a tribute to the loving Mr. FORD. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to ask foundation built by their parents. Mr. B and my colleagues to remember and pay tribute to the Ms. Foundation is the creator of the Take Our Daughters to Work Day campaign. Mina raised children, all of whom are profes- the late John Herman Henry Sengstacke, a sionals and many of whom have following in This year the Ms. Foundation honored nine pioneer in journalism and an ardent defender their father's footsteps and chosen education 1997 Women of Vision Awardees. Those hon- of the first amendment. as a vocation. All the Besteiro childrenÐMina, ored for organizing work were Justine As founder of the Chicago Defender and the Pila, Lucy, Adriana, Cess, and Raul IIIÐare Andronici, Nohelia Canales, and Dee Martin National Newspaper Publishers Association valuable citizens in the south Texas commu- for a project of the Feminist Majority Founda- and publisher of the Tri-State Defender in nity. Memphis and many other African-American tion; Ellen Bravo of the National Association of I ask my colleagues to join me in commend- newspapers, John Sengstacke made African- Working Women, Frances Kissling from ing Raul and Mina for their long-lasting jour- American journalism a potent force in journal- Catholics for a Free Choice; Rinku Sen of the ney of marriage and family. Center for Third World Organizing. For philan- ism, as well as social and political change in f the United States. Through his coverage of thropy, Ann R. Roberts, the Ford Foundation and participation in the major civil rights issues and the American Express Company were SALUTING NEW YORKERS WHO of his day, Mr. Sengstacke created opportuni- each honored. SUPPORT ISTEA ties for hundreds of thousands of Americans. It is my great pleasure to acknowledge the During the Roosevelt administration, he be- 25-year anniversary of the Ms. Foundation. HON. MAURICE D. HINCHEY came the first African-American journalist to With the very capable stewardship of Marie OF NEW YORK gain press credentials to cover the White Wilson, executive director and the dedicated IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES House. He was a war correspondent in Eu- board of trustees, the Ms. Foundation will con- rope during World War II and played an influ- tinue to provide an essential resource for Thursday, June 5, 1997 ential role in integrating the Armed Forces by those who strive to improve the lives of Mr. HINCHEY Mr. Speaker, I would like to convincing Eleanor Roosevelt to visit the women. I ask my colleagues in this Chamber rise today to applaud and thank a group of Tuskegee Institute, leading to the establish- to rise with me in honor of the extraordinary bicyclists from New York State who I had the ment of the Tuskegee Airmen. After World contribution the Ms. Foundation has made. pleasure of meeting with yesterday. They had E1142 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks June 5, 1997 biked from Hastings, NY, to Washington, DC, HONORING BARBARA FAISON from 6 to over 20. Additionally, Delhaven has to demonstrate their commitment to alternative grown from 2 volunteer staff members to 28 transportationÐmost especially to the bicycle HON. EDOLPHUS TOWNS full- or part-time paid staff. and pedestrian provisions which are currently OF NEW YORK Delhaven has been able to provide these contained in the intermodal Surface Transpor- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES services over the past 25 years because of its tation Efficiency Act [ISTEA]. volunteers. Throughout the years, over 3,500 Thursday, June 5, 1997 I especially want to salute one of my con- selfless individuals have helped Delhaven in stituents, Dave Gordon, who was injured on Mr. TOWNS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to its efforts to meet the community's needs. I the bike ride to Washington. Because of his commend Barbara Faison who is a hard work- commend each and every one of the volun- injury, Dave could not complete his mission, er and is dedicated to her family, friends, and teers who, over the past 25 years, have but I for one do not doubt his commitment to community. helped to make Delhaven a model community a cleaner environment and to transportation Barbara Faison started her community in center. alternatives. We need more people like him in the late sixties, when East New York was ex- Mr. Speaker, I proudly ask my colleagues to this world. periencing a race riot. She worked with the join me in saluting the spirit of voluntary serv- Congress of Racial Equality [CORE], under ice that has flourished at Delhaven Community Mr. Speaker, because of the example and the leadership of Roy Innis. She also worked Center under the leadership of the Seal family fortitude of these bicyclists I would like to urge for former New York Mayor John Lindsey who over the past 25 years, and to join me in con- all of my colleagues to seriously consider re- asked her to serve as a youth liaison in the gratulating Delhaven on its 25th anniversary. newing our commitment to transportation alter- East New York community. f natives and to a cleaner environment, for our- Barbara became a union representative of selves and for future generations, as we de- Local 144 and a housing activist where she INTRODUCING THE FAMILY bate the reauthorization of ISTEA this sum- assisted homeowners who were confronted EDUCATION FREEDOM ACT mer. with eviction. She also established ``hot lines'' for abused children and served on the area f HON. RON PAUL policy board. Her community work at St. Ga- OF TEXAS TRIBUTE TO SENATOR STROM briel's Church also included efforts to feed IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES THURMOND sick, poor, and homeless people in the sur- Thursday, June 5, 1997 rounding neighborhoods. Additionally, Ms. Faison is a member of the Rosetta Gaston Mr. PAUL. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to intro- HON. FLOYD SPENCE Club. Barbara has remained active in both duce the Family Education Freedom Act of youth and senior citizen issues. I an pleased 1997, a bill to empower millions of working- OF SOUTH CAROLINA to recognize her many contributions. and-middle class Americans to choose a non- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES f public education for their children, as well as making it easier for parents to actively partici- Thursday, June 5, 1997 RECOGNIZING THE DELHAVEN pate in improving public schools. The Family Mr. SPENCE. Mr. Speaker, on May 25, COMMUNITY CENTER ON THE OC- Education Freedom Act accomplishes it's Senator STROM THURMOND became the long- CASION OF ITS 25th ANNIVER- goals by allowing American parents a tax est serving U.S. Senator in the history of our SARY credit of up to $3,000 for the expenses in- Nation. It is a pleasure for me to join those curred in sending their children to private, pub- who are honoring him on his distinguished ca- HON. ESTEBAN EDWARD TORRES lic, parochial, other religious school, or for reer. OF CALIFORNIA home schooling their children. The Family Education Freedom Act returns Senator THURMOND is a truly amazing per- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES the fundamental principal of a truly free econ- son. He has served the people of South Caro- Thursday, June 5, 1997 omy to America's education system; what the lina as a teacher, athletic coach, county super- Mr. TORRES. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to great economist Ludwig von Mises called intendent of education, city attorney, county recognize the Delhaven Community Center of ``consumer sovereignty.'' Consumer sov- attorney, State senator, State circuit judge, La Puente, CA, on the occasion of its 25th an- ereignty simply means consumers decide who Governor, and U.S. Senator. He has also niversary. On Saturday, June 7, 1997, succeeds or fails in the market. Businesses been a candidate for President of the United Delhaven will celebrate its 25th annual volun- that best satisfy consumer demand will be the States, carrying four States and receiving 39 teer recognition dinner, honoring those who most successful. Consumer sovereignty is the electoral votes, and he is the first person in have helped in Delhaven's growth and service means by which the free market maximizes the history of our country to be elected to a to the San Gabriel Valley. human happiness. Federal office as a write-in candidate, in his Delhaven's successful growth is a result of Currently, consumers are less than sov- election to the U.S. Senate in 1954. He volun- the exemplary services the center provides ereign in the education market. Funding deci- teered for active duty in World War II on the and offers to area residents. Founded in June sions are increasingly controlled by the Fed- day that war was declared by the United 1972 by Barbara and Wyatt Seal, Delhaven eral Government. Because ``he who pays the States against Germany, serving with distinc- serves the greater La Puente community piper calls the tune,'' public and even private tion in the American, European, and Pacific through numerous services at no or low cost schools, are paying greater attention to the Theaters, and he participated in the ``D-Day'' to residents. Programs for the developmentally dictates of Federal educrats while ignoring the invasion in Normandy. He also served in the disabled, for children, and for youth are the wishes of the parents to an ever-greater de- U.S. Army Reserve for 36 years, retiring as a central focus of Delhaven's efforts. These gree. As such, the lack of consumer sov- Major General. services include after school activities, a social ereignty in education is destroying parental Throughout his outstanding career, Senator service club, assistance programs for at risk control of education and replacing it with state THURMOND has tirelessly dedicated himself to children, and social welfare programs which control. helping others. So many people have bene- include emergency food and clothing assist- Loss of control is a key reason why so fited from his efforts on their behalf. Also, Sen- ance programs. The growth of these programs many of America's parents express dis- ator THURMOND has an extraordinary legisla- is testimony to the successful efforts of the satisfaction with the educational system. Ac- tive record. During his service in the Senate, Seal family and the thousands of volunteers cording to a study by the well-respected public he has crafted volumes of key legislation and who give selflessly of their time. opinion firm Fibrazio, McLaughlin and Associ- he has led the debate to keep our country Among its many offerings, Delhaven's sum- ates, Americans want Congress to get the strong and free. mer camp program exemplifies the tremen- Federal bureaucracy out of the schoolroom Senator THURMOND is a true patriot, a val- dous growth the center has undergone over and give them more control over their chil- iant Army officer, a statesman of the highest the past 25 years. In 1972, Delhaven began a dren's education. order, and a true friend to all who know him. 2-week summer camp with 23 participants. Today, Congress can fulfill the wishes of the Our Nation has been blessed with his leader- Since that time, it has grown to 14 weeks of American people for greater control over their ship and stewardship. Senator STROM THUR- summer camp with over 900 participants. It children's education by simply allowing par- MOND is a great American hero. He is wished has also grown from just 6 volunteers to over ents to keep more of their hard-earned money much continued success. 600, and has increased the programs it offers to spend on education rather than force them June 5, 1997 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E1143 to send it to Washington to support education THE IMPORTANCE OF OUR BILAT- In other words, it is a legacy of fortitude in programs reflective only of the values and pri- ERAL RELATIONSHIP WITH THE the face of a threat to survival itself. The U.S. orities of Congress and the Federal bureauc- REPUBLIC OF THE MARSHALL nuclear testing program in the cold war era, racy, not the parents. ISLANDS: A 50TH ANNIVERSARY far more than the fact that major battles of WWII itself had taken place in the Marshalls, The $3,000 tax credit will make a better HON. BENJAMIN A. GILMAN was the defining experience of the education affordable for millions of parents. Marshallese people in this century. Mr. Speaker, many parents who would choose OF NEW YORK IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Obviously, there have been legal claims and to send their children to private, religious, or controversies arising from the intrusion of the parochial schools are unable to afford the tui- Thursday, June 5, 1997 nuclear age into the world of the islanders. But tion, in large part because of the enormous Mr. GILMAN. Mr. Speaker, today I am intro- this resolution recognizes that out of the ad- tax burden imposed on the American family by ducing House Concurrent Resolution , a res- versity there was also forged an alliance that Washington. olution that reconfirms the importance of our has been sustained throughout the years. The bilateral relationship with the Republic of the The Family Education Freedom Act also Marshallese people had the wisdom to recog- Marshall Islands. nize that the United States was playing a vital benefits parents who choose to send their chil- April 2, 1997 was the 50th anniversary of a role in the maintenance of international peace dren to public schools. Although public special political relationship and strategic part- and security, and although they demanded schools are traditionally financed through local nership between the United States and the justice and the redress of injuries as all people taxes, increasingly, parents who wish their people of the Marshall Islands. On that date in have the right to do, the Marshallese people children to receive a quality education may 1947, the Security Council of the United Na- and their leaders never turned their back on wish to use their credit to improve their tions approved the Trusteeship Agreement for the U.S. when we needed them as a strategic schools by helping financing the purchase of the Former Japanese Mandated Islands. partner. educational tools such as computers or extra- This agreement was negotiated by the Tru- During the twilight years of the cold war the curricular activities such as music programs. man administration and gave the United Marshall Islands stood by the United States Parents of public school students may also States strategic control of a vast area of the even though they had far more reasonsÐif wish to use the credit to pay for special serv- Pacific formerly held by Japan as a League of they had wanted themÐto move out of align- ices for their children. Nations Mandate. What became known under ment with this nation than many of those gov- Greater parental support and involvement is U.S. law as the Trust Territory of the Pacific ernments which did just that. The Marshalls, surely a better way to improve public schools Islands [TTPI] was the only U.N. trusteeship however, never viewed the close political and than funneling more Federal tax dollars, fol- out of eleven created after WWII classified by strategic partnership with the U.S. as an un- lowed by greater Federal control, into the pub- the Security Council as ``strategic.'' manageable constraint on their cultural and Recognition of the strategic nature of the lic schools. Furthermore, a greater reliance on political identity as a nation. U.S. administration of the TTPI was appro- parental expenditures rather than Government Thus, the relationship between the Republic priate in light of the fact that in 1946, while the of the Marshall Islands and the United States tax dollars will help make the public schools islands were still under military occupation fol- represents not only a successful strategic part- into true community schools that reflect the lowing the end of hostilities that ended Japa- nership, but a successful process of wishes of parents and the interests of the stu- nese rule, the U.S. already had commenced decolonization consistent with the goals of the dents. its vital nuclear weapons testing program at U.N. trusteeship system. This is a foreign pol- The Family Education Freedom Act will also Bikini in the Marshall Islands. icy success of which the Congress and the aide those parents who choose to educate In 1946 President Truman had sent a young people of the United States should be proud. their children at home. Home schooling has Congressman from Montana on an inspection Understanding and sustaining this success become an increasingly popular, and success- trip to the region. Mike Mansfield came back may have significance for the U.S. in its rela- and argued eloquently on the floor of the ful method, of educating children. According to tions with other peoples and nations as well, House that the Congress should approve the recent studies, home schooled children out- and this should not be overlooked. trusteeship agreement with the United Nations perform their public school peers by 30 to 37 This is a special relationship which we can- because the U.S. national interest would be not allow to be neglected or unduly diminished percentile points across all subjects on nation- served by strategic control of the islands. He as a result of ill-conceived policies which do ally normed, standardized achievement was right. not take into account the legacy of the past exams. Home schooling parents spend thou- The 2,000 Marshall Islands became the and the prospects for the future. Narrow think- sands of dollars annually, in addition to the focal point of the U.S. strategic program. In ing based on short-term priorities should not wages foregone by the spouse who foregoes addition to the nuclear testing program at Bi- control the determination of how this relation- outside employment, in order to educate their kini and Enewetak from 1946 to 1958 the Unit- ship will be managed as the first term of the children in the loving environment of the ed States has maintained one of its most vital Compact of Free Association comes to an home. military installations anywhere on earth in the end. Congress must take responsibility to ex- Marshall Islands throughout the second half of Ultimately, Mr. Speaker, this bill is about ercise oversight with respect to the formulation this century; the Mid-Pacific Missile Testing freedom. Parental control of child rearing, es- of a long-term policy for our bilateral relation- Range at Kwajalein Atoll ship with the Marshall Islands. pecially education, is one of the bulwarks of Thus, while the U.S. also has maintained re- liberty. No nation can remain free when the As an ally and strategic partner, the Repub- lations with the other island groups in the re- lic of the Marshall Islands has paid a uniquely State has greater influence over the knowl- gion, the relationship with the Marshall Islands high price to define its national interest in a edge and values transmitted to children than has been a special strategic partnership. This manner that also has been compatible with the family. was recognized in the bilateral agreements vital U.S. national interests. That is what an al- By moving to restore the primacy of parents between the U.S. and the Marshall Islands liance is in its most essential form, and that is to education, the Family Education Freedom which were concluded at the time the U.N. what Congress will recognize by adopting this Act will not only improve America's education, trusteeship was terminated based on entry resolution. I urge my colleagues to support it will restore a parent's right to choose how into force of the Compact of Free Association. House Concurrent Resolution . For example, the separate bilateral agree- best to educate one's own child, a fundamen- f ments with the Republic of the Marshall Is- tal freedom that has been eroded by the in- lands included not only the military base rights REPORT FROM INDIANA—RON crease in Federal education expenditures and at Kwajalein, but the agreement establishing CLARK the corresponding decrease in the ability of the framework within which the U.S. would parents to provide for their children's edu- continue after termination of the trusteeship to cation out of their own pockets. I call on all my HON. DAVID M. McINTOSH address the effects of the nuclear testing pro- OF INDIANA colleagues to join me in allowing parents to gram on the people of the Marshall Islands IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES devote more of their resources to their chil- and their homelands. For these island peo- dren's education and less to feed the wasteful ples, the nuclear testing program is a legacy Thursday, June 5, 1997 Washington bureaucracy by supporting the that looms as large in their lives as WWII does Mr. MCINTOSH. Mr. Speaker, I rise to give Family Education Freedom Act. in the American experience. my Report from Indiana. E1144 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks June 5, 1997 In the Second Congressional District of Indi- Mr. Speaker, that is my Report from Indi- reau, his contributions to our community and ana there are so many good people. ana. our State will be long remembered. In fact, if Good people doing good things. f I know Wes, his gifts of time to and his love In my book, these special individuals are for our Valley are far from over. I am joined by Hoosier Heroes. TRIBUTE TO WES BISGAARD the many families involved in the farming com- Hoosier Heroes because they have dedi- munity of Imperial Valley when I say thank you cated their lives to helping others. HON. DUNCAN L. HUNTER for all that you have done, and we look for- Mr. Speaker, Ron Clark of Anderson, IN, is OF CALIFORNIA ward to working with you in the future. Al- a Hoosier Hero. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES though the Farm Bureau will miss him, I am For the past 31 years of his life, he has Thursday, June 5, 1997 certain that he will continue to fight for the dedicated himself to the admirable profession needs of the Valley. of teaching. Mr. HUNTER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to f He taught honors English and drama with recognize the remarkable dedication and con- passion that inspires. tributions of a constituent in my district, Mr. THE HONORABLE CARRIE P. MEEK This senior thespian enthusiastically di- Wes Bisgaard of Holtville, CA. Wes is the HONORS MR. ODELL JOHNS, rected lives on and off the stage, offering guid- manager of the Imperial County Farm Bureau, SOUTH DADE’S GREAT COMMU- ance to the young men and women of High- but he will soon be retiring and I would like to NITY LEADER land High School take a moment to commend his devoted serv- He touched young lives in their formative ice to his community. HON. CARRIE P. MEEK years, building up their self-confidence and The Bisgaard family's move to California OF FLORIDA nurturing their love for theater. Ron left an in- reads like the ``Grapes of Wrath''. After the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES delible impression on all those who took his dust bowl the family moved from their farm in Thursday, June 5, 1997 class. North Dakota to California where they joined He took kids with special needs and nur- other family members in operating a dairy Mrs. MEEK of Florida. Mr. Speaker, it is in- tured them with an unconventional teaching farm. Later, the family members began their deed a distinct honor to pay tribute to one of style, engaging children at their own level. own farm in Holtville, CA, where they remain Miami's unsung heroes, Mr. Odell Johns. His Principal Brown of Highland High School today. untimely demise from the scourge of diabetes called him an ``exemplary teacher and excel- During World War II, Wes worked for Doug- last Monday, June 2, 1997 will truly leave a lent role model.'' las Aircraft on the new DC±3, and later be- deep void in our community. Mr. Brown told the tale of how Mr. Clark came a quality control supervisor as the DC± Mr. Johns, 65, represented the best and the took a troubled child who was misguided and 4, the first pressurized aircraft, was developed. noblest of our community. Having dedicated a got him on the right path by involving him with This plane was later appropriated by the Fed- major portion of his life to the civil rights acting. eral Government as a war transport plane and movement since the early sixties, he tirelessly Ron inspired a number of students to pur- renamed the C±54. During this period Wes continued his historic struggle to ensure the sue theater in college. But regardless of met and married Mildred ``Millie'' Eppleman. creation of employment services and equal whether they pursued theater or not, each de- In 1952, Wes and Millie along with their two educational opportunities for our South Dade veloped a special appreciation of the stage, children, Karen and Christopher, moved to Im- residents, regardless of ethnic background, giving them a taste of the magic that so many perial Valley to join his brother and once again creed, or gender. dream of. take up his first love: farming. The Bisgaard ``He was known in his community as the Former drama department chair and col- brothers farmed 1,000 acres in alfalfa, lettuce, man to turn to when a job needed to get done league Linda Trout remarked, ``He always cotton, sugar beets, barley, cabbage, and later in South Dade,'' said Col. Brodes Hartley, picked challenging plays and put on two a wheat for seed. president of Community Health Initiative. year, which is one more than people usually Agriculture is of critical importance to Impe- ``Whether it was public housing, economic de- do. And he got students involved with every- rial Valley. Since he arrived in Holtville, Wes velopment for local business or the health thing from directing to making the props. He has been a very active member of the local care needs of the community, he always found even wanted to get kids from the junior high and State farming community, serving on a time to get involved.'' school involved. number of advisory boards and commissions. A meticulous father and a firm believer in Ron was always going out of his way to Wes has been a director of the Imperial Coun- the centrality of God in his family and his com- help the students, conducting numerous work- ty Farm Bureau for over 40 years. During that munity, he was driven by his Christian stew- shops for the local junior high school. In fact, time he served as president of the bureau ardship on behalf of others, especially those he took students to New York every year for early in its history, then again from 1990 who could least fend for themselves. Because workshops and Broadway plays. This is the through 1994, and is now its manager. He of his missionary zeal of consecration to the kind of man he was. served as director for District 1, San Diego well-being of others, many of South Dade's He was given the ``Hoosier Teacher of the and Imperial Counties, of the California Farm impoverished residents can now have access Year'' award by the Indiana Teachers of Eng- Bureau Federation for 11 years, as well as di- to primary health care and mental health serv- lish in recognition for his excellence in teach- rector for its Cal-Farm Insurance Bureau and ices. His brand of leadership was genuinely ing. the Cal-Farm Life Insurance Co. Wes is a 30- anchored on his sterling integrity and resilient At the farewell production, a play of Dick- year member, and first chairman, for the Cot- initiative. Most of my district's South Dade ens' ``A Tale of Two Cities'' was performed to ton Pest Control Board of the California De- constituency has credited him with virtually an audience of grateful students, parents, and partment of Food and Agriculture. On the every major improvement that is now benefit- alumni. international front, Wes has served for nearly ing the community for which he cared so Former students from across the country 30 years as cochairman of the International deeply. embarked on the pilgrimage back to their old Cotton Pest Work Committee, which coordi- In 1953 Mr. Johns graduated from my Alma high school, just to see their beloved mentor. nates scientific information developed by both Mater, Florida A&M University, with a political They brought gifts and congratulations, the United States and Mexico. science degree. He subsequently responded thanking Ron for making such an impact on Salinas Lettuce Marketing Coop helped Im- to his country's calling by joining the U.S. their lives. His wife, Sandra, compiled a book perial Valley farmers form the Highline Lettuce Army, serving as an officer with the rank of of letters written by appreciative faculty, staff, Coop with Wes as one of the founding direc- lieutenant in the Artillery Corps. and students. tors. During a time when farm workers were During the civil rights movement the acu- This was the last play in the career of Ron often sacrificed in favor of increased profits, men of his intelligence and the longevity of his ClarkÐthe final act in a rich and memorable Wes successfully encourage Highline to build commitment was felt at a time when our com- life of teaching children. for the Bracero Mexicans a permanent labor munity needed someone to put in perspective On the final day at school, he said to Prin- camp constructed of block, with showers, a the pains and agonies of disenfranchised Afri- cipal Brown, ``I'm retired but I'm not done. If walk-in cooler, air conditioning, etc. These are can-Americans and other minorities yearning you ever need me to come and help at school, just a few of Wes Bisgaard's accomplish- to belong and participate in the American just let me know.'' ments. dream. Along with Col. Hartley, he was one of And for that reason, Ron Clark of Anderson, Although Wes is formally resigning from the the leaders in the bus boycott in Tallahassee, IN, is a Hoosier Hero. management of the Imperial County Farm Bu- FL, that subsequently followed the landmark June 5, 1997 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E1145 boycott involving Rosa Parks and Martin Lu- pying the province of Punjab and another half- Colonel Holthaus always did her level best to ther King, Jr., in Montgomery, AL. million occupying Kashmir. This is a recipe for solve the problem at hand. He demonstrated that same dogged tenacity disaster my friends. The services provided by our Armed Forces to the people of South Dade. He thoroughly For the last 15 years, I have been coming liaison offices are truly invaluable to our con- understood the accouterments of power and to this well to call attention to Punjab, where stituents and our staffs and should not be leadership, and he wisely exercised them Indian forces have received cash bounties for taken for granted. We are very fortunate to alongside the mandate of his conviction in the murder of innocent civilians. To justify their have their vast knowledge and technical ex- hastening the emergence of equal opportunity actions, the police label these individuals, pertise at our disposal. and justice for all. sometimes young children, as ``terrorists''. Throughout Colonel Holthaus' tour here in Our community was immensely touched and Also in Punjab, Sikhs are picked up in the the House of Representatives she has consist- comforted by his undaunted leadership, kindly middle of the night, only to be found floating ently performed her duties in a superb man- compassion, and personal warmth. To his dead in canals with their hands and feet ner. I believe I can speak for all the Members daughters, Kim and Linda Joyce, to his sons bound together. Some Sikhs are not so fortu- of Congress who have had the honor to work Ricardo, Odell III, Dyke Earl Martin, along with nate, because many of them are never found with Colonel Holthaus when I say that she will his 11 grandchildren and the rest of his South after their abduction. Recently, India's Central indeed be missed. Dade family, he preached and lived by the Bureau of Investigation [CBI] told the Supreme f adage that, with God's help, the quest for per- Court that it had confirmed nearly 1,000 cases ON THE ANNIVERSARY OF THE sonal integrity and professional achievement is of unidentified bodies that were cremated by MARSHALL PLAN, A SALUTE TO not beyond the reach of those willing to dare the military. COLD WAR VETERANS the impossible and advocate for the well-being And it does not get any better in Kashmir. of the least fortunate and the disenfranchised. Women, because of their Muslim beliefs, are This is the great legacy Mr. Odell Johns has taken out of their homes in the middle of the HON. CHRISTOPHER H. SMITH bequeathed to our community. I am greatly night and are gang-raped, while their hus- OF NEW JERSEY privileged to have earned his friendship and to bands are forced to wait inside at gunpoint. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES have been given the opportunity to learn and These military forces operate beyond the Thursday, June 5, 1997 live by his noble credo. law with complete impunity. America should Mr. SMITH of New Jersey. Mr. Speaker, f not be supporting a government that condones today marks the 50th anniversary of former these widespread abuses with United States Secretary of State George Marshall's com- HUMAN RIGHTS IN INDIA ACT tax dollars. Now is the time for India to be mencement address to the graduating class at held accountable for its continued violation of Harvard University. In that address, Secretary HON. DAN BURTON basic human rights. Mr. Speaker, the Sikhs, Marshall laid the foundation for the historic for- OF INDIANA Muslims, Christians, ``Untouchables'', and eign aid program that would come to be IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES women of India are desperately looking to this known as the Marshall plan. Thursday, June 5, 1997 Congress for help. The time has come for ac- Mr. Speaker, most historians would agree tion, it is time for America to take a stand. that the Marshall plan was the most dramati- Mr. BURTON of Indiana. Mr. Speaker, this The Human Rights in India Act, introduced cally successful peacetime foreign policy im- weekend will mark a tragic turn of events in by me along with my good friend and col- plemented by the United States. However, the history of the Sikh Nation. Thirteen years league GARY CONDIT of California, will bar de- when our Nation moved so swiftly and sin- ago this Saturday, June 7, more than 20,000 velopment aid to India unless the government cerely to assist the war-ravaged landscape, Sikhs were massacred in Punjab at the Gold- releases prisoners of conscience, ends the economy and political structure of Europe in en Temple and 38 other Sikh temples by In- practice of torture by police and military the late 1940's, it also marked the beginning dia's military. forces, permits impartial investigations of re- of the United States' role as worldwide peace- India's genocide against the Sikh Nation has ported torture and disappearances of those in keeper and protector of democracy. taken the lives of a staggering 250,000 Sikhs. custody, brings to justice police forces respon- Beginning with the Yalta Conference in I rise today to introduce legislation that will sible for human rights abuses, and permits 1945Ðwhen some argued that President send a clear message to a government that critics of the government to travel abroad. Franklin Delano Roosevelt had given away has spent years practicing the torture of its My colleagues, from this well of the House Eastern Europe to Joseph StalinÐthe world own people. However, when you go home and of Representatives you will hear many stories entered a new arena of confrontation unlike turn on the evening news, good luck trying to of human abuses from all around the world. any before. When Winston Churchill referred find any story that reveals the plight of the Today, I ask that you think of the hundreds of to the borders of the Eastern Bloc Communist SikhsÐthe plight of the KashmirisÐthe plight thousands suffering in India. Please do not countries as the ``Iron Curtain'', the stage had of ChristiansÐand the plight of the untouch- turn your back on the innocent. Give them a been set for the cold war. ables, the lowest group in India's caste sys- flicker of hope and send a strong message to The Revolutionary War brought us our inde- tem. the Government of India. I urge my colleagues pendence; the Civil War gave us our national In Congress, we speak of the many trage- to give the Human Rights in India Act their full identity; the First World War made us players dies that occur all over the world, especially consideration, and their strong support. in the international arena; and the Second around this time of year when this legislative f World War turned America into a superpower. body deals with the foreign aid legislation. We For those veterans, there can be no doubt. talk about the ongoing violent struggles be- EXTENSION OF REMARKS Their participation in the combat theater en- tween the people in Bosnia, Croatia, and Ser- sures that their selflessness and contribution bia. We reprimand China for its draconian HON. PETER T. KING to our great Nation will never be overlooked or abortion policies. We admonish Cuba for its OF NEW YORK be taken for granted. human rights abuses. We threaten to withhold IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Yet, Mr. Speaker, for those veterans who international military and educational training gave just as selflessly to this country, but may [IMET] money from Indonesia for its brutal Thursday, June 5, 1997 have never looked directly into the eyes of the treatment of the citizens of East Timor. Mr. KING. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay enemy, there is honor for them as well. From Mr. Speaker, the Indian Government is one tribute to Lt. Col. Noreen Holthaus of the U.S. the policy of containment in the late 1940's to of the worst human rights abusers in the Army Congressional Liaison Office. Noreen detente in the 1970's to confrontation in the world. You might say, if that is happening, why will be leaving Capitol Hill next week for a new early 1980's to the revolution in 1991, the vet- does the world not know about it? Because assignment in the Pentagon. erans of the cold war stared unwaveringly into since the 1970's, India has barred monitoring Over the past 31¤2 years I have had the the depths of communism, and they did not organizations like Amnesty International from pleasure and privilege of working with Colonel blink for an instant. Rather, these veterans entering the country. In fact, they are the only Holthaus as she has tirelessly assisted both made it manifestly clear that democracyÐthat democracy in the world that refuses to allow my New York and Washington offices on nu- government by, of, and for the peopleÐwould Amnesty International to operate independ- merous occasions. Whether it was constituent be secure not only for America, but also for ently within the country. Mr. Speaker, what casework, defense legislation, an overseas trip the entire world. does the Indian Government have to hide? itinerary or a phone number for an obscure Therefore, Mr. Speaker, from Capt. Gary There are a half-million Indian soldiers occu- Deputy Assistant Secretary in the Pentagon, Powers to every sailor who stood ready off the E1146 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks June 5, 1997 shores of Cuba, I salute all cold war veterans, Gaster, Shana Stephens, Ashley Trexler, quiet and withdrawn during the parades, a bit and thank them for their service to our great Karen Davis, and Kathleen Haver all aided in fearful of her role in the events. One day, she Nation. Southwest Guilford's successful season and and her canine companion both dressed as f their final victory against Charlotte Catholic. brides in wedding gowns and became the hit Overseeing this group are head coach Chris of the parade. CONGRATULATIONS TO THE Glover, coach Eric Lewis, managers Ken Mur- During a silence in the event, Misty threw SOUTHWEST GUILFORD HIGH ray and Josh Edwards, athletic director Rich- the leash over her head and danced in circles SCHOOL WOMEN’S SOCCER TEAM ard Kemp, and principal Wayne Tuggel. with her dog in sync not far behind. The audi- On behalf of the citizens of the Sixth District ence erupted with pleasant laughter and were HON. HOWARD COBLE of North Carolina, we congratulate Southwest warmed by Misty's adorable youthfulness and OF NORTH CAROLINA Guilford's women's soccer team for winning innocence. Misty now tells her grandmother IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES the State 1A/2A/3A championship. Julane Shepard that she wants to go everyday Thursday, June 5, 1997 f to entertain, make new friends, and laugh. Mr. COBLE. Mr. Speaker, this year, wom- REPORT FROM INDIANA—MISTY Myra and Misty Young may not fully appre- en's high school soccer was extremely excit- AND MYRA YOUNG ciate the benefits the senior and hospital pa- ing in the Sixth District of North Carolina. For tients reap as a result of their efforts. But in the second time in 3 years, the Southwest HON. DAVID M. McINTOSH their hearts they must know that they are re- sponsible for the smiles on faces and the Guilford High School women's soccer team OF INDIANA dancing eyes of all the patients they so gra- captured the 1A/2A/3A State championship. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Southwest Guilford High School, located just ciously entertain. As they ride to the parades outside of Greensboro, NC, secured the wom- Thursday, June 5, 1997 on those special Tuesdays and Thursdays en's soccer state championship with a 1±0 win Mr. MCINTOSH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to with their grandmother, Julane, the girls think over Charlotte Catholic High School. give my report from Indiana not of the service they give to the Pendleton This win could not have come at a better In the Second Congressional District of Indi- community, but the enjoyment they have in time. Just 2 days before the title contest, two ana there are so many good people. Good doing so. And for that reason, Myra and Misty Southwest classmates Emily Parker and Shar- people doing good things. In my book, these Young of Pendleton, IN are Hoosier Heroes. on Thoma were tragically killed in a car acci- special individuals are Hoosier Heroes. Hoo- Mr. Speaker that is my report from Indiana. dent which also injured two others. However, sier Heroes because they have dedicated their the Cowgirls resolved to attain victory, despite lives to helping others. Mr. Speaker, Myra and f their sorrow. The girls dedicated the game to Misty Young of Pendleton, IN, are Hoosier He- the memory of the two students who were roes. They are proof that there is no age too TRIBUTE TO JONNA LYNNE killed and to those who remain injured. young to make our community a better place. CULLEN This victory momentarily helped the team to Myra and Misty bring joy and kindness to forget about the loss of their friends and class- the seniors of the nursing homes in Pendleton, HON. JOHN JOSEPH MOAKLEY mates. But this year's win most certainly made IN. These young girls share with seniors love them forget about the loss they had last sea- and friendship. They put smiles on their faces. OF MASSACHUSETTS son against Northwest Guilford in a playoff These Pendleton Elementary School students, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES game. At the final moment, the team pulled to- and other kids from throughout Madison Coun- Thursday, June 5, 1997 gether to win the one game that could destroy ty, are no strangers to lending a helping hand the memory of last year's defeat. where one is needed. After school and on Mr. MOAKLEY. Mr. Speaker, it is with great To cap an impressive 24±1 record this sea- weekends, they volunteer their time at Pet-a- sadness that I take this moment to pay tribute son, Freshman Sheconda Douglas scored the Pal, an organization that livens the spirits in to J.L. Cullen, who passed away this morning. game-winning goal in the last 4 minutes of the nursing homes throughout Pendleton. Dressed Over the past few weeks, a number of my col- championship match. Ironically, the Cowgirls in costume, these wonderful girls and their ca- leagues here and in the Senate have taken won the game after rebounding a Charlotte nine friends entertain seniors with cheerful pa- the floor to recall her many accomplishments Catholic free kick. rades and dances. and qualities in personal terms. It is a small Senior Kelly Allison, named the MVP, Twelve-year-old Myra is an excellent stu- measure of the respect with which she is held played an integral part in the game and cred- dent. She volunteers her time to the nursing by Members of this institution. I got to know ited the win to hard work and the realization homes so she can share her youth with oth- J.L. when she was a senior staffer on the of goals the team had set earlier in the sea- ers. In her free time she enjoys playing House Rules Committee. She could master son. Allison, a defensive player helped to cap- volleyball. Today she is recovering from a de- the arcane rules and procedures just as easily ture the win by sticking close to Catholic play- bilitating ankle injury. When asked about the as she could bring laughter and lightness to er Carrie Hughes, 36-goal scorer this season. time spent at the senior homes, Myra will sometimes difficult situations. She did her job Kelly Allison's two sisters Abbie and Bree, humbly confess that ``it's really fun, and neat as a partisan without once losing the respect also contributed to the successful season, en- to see the peoples' expressions when we or friendship of those of us who sat on the suring that the game would be a family affair. bring the dogs in.'' other side of aisle. J.L. was talented, dedi- Southwest players Catey Conner, Shannon Misty, only 7 years old, is an honor student cated, principled, andÐas we all learnedÐa Ratcliff, Kristen Carter, Charlotte Acker, Mere- and a member of the Pendleton Garden Club courageous fighter. I want to extend my pray- dith Ledwell, Brooks Gonzalez, Cori Ray, Erin in addition to her efforts with Pet-a-Pal. During ers and condolences to her family. We will all Moran, Brianna Balliet, Holly Hunter, Lauren Misty's first few times at Pet-a-Pal she was miss her