April 16, 2002 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E541 Chairman of the N.J. Home Care Committee can offer my support and encouragement for Congress, top Administration officials, other for the White House Conference on Aging; as work well done in good times and bad. I can key policy makers, and leaders of the Cypriot- Vice Chairman of the Human Services Advi- offer my thanks for charitable contributions to American community. As elected representa- sory Council; as a Board Member of First Call our community. And I can ask my colleagues tives who serve in this great Body, it is a privi- for Help, an information and referral service; to join me in this endeavor and reach out to lege to receive visits from our counterparts and as a peer reviewer for the National Home the innocent Andersen employees in their dis- serving in the legislative bodies of other coun- Care Council. Corrine was also past President tricts. Let them know that their hard work is tries—particularly when the visitor represents of NORWESCAP, an umbrella agency for five appreciated and that their community will not a country with which we enjoy very friendly re- counties, overseeing 54 action service pro- abandon them during this difficult period. lations, have so much in common and in grams; past President of the League of f which we have so many important interests. Women Voters of the Morris Area and the Mr. Speaker, Representative Demetris Morris County League; and also as a charter HONORING BOB AND JOAN HINES Christofias was elected President of the member and past President of The Human House of Representatives on June 7, 2001. Services Association of Morris County. HON. GEORGE RADANOVICH Based on the 1960 Constitution of the Repub- Corrine Gunther has been a member of The OF CALIFORNIA lic of Cyprus, the President of the House of Zonta Club of Morristown for the last twenty IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Representatives performs the duties of the six years and is a past President. Zonta Inter- Tuesday, April 16, 2002 President of the Republic in the event of a temporary absence or incapacity of the Presi- national is a worldwide service organization of Mr. RADANOVICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise dent. He is also President of the Executive women executives in business and the profes- today to honor Bob and Joan Hines for receiv- Committee on Selection, and President of the sions working together to advance the status ing the 2002 Mr. and Mrs. Farmer of the Year Executive Committees of the groups rep- of women. Award from the Sanger District Chamber of Mr. Speaker, I congratulate Corrine for all of resenting Cyprus in the Inter-parliamentary Commerce. her past achievements and hope my col- Bob received a degree in agronomy from Union and the Commonwealth Parliamentary leagues will join me in congratulating her on California State University, Fresno, and be- Association. He is also a member of the Na- her honor, and all of the accomplishments and came an agronomist for J.G. Boswell Com- tional Council, a supreme advisory body to the service she has performed throughout her life! pany in 1957. He left J.G. Boswell Company President of the Republic. Representative Christofias was first elected f in 1961 and became manager of the Clovis- as a member of the House of Representatives Sanger Cooperative (cotton) Gin. He was cho- RECOGNIZING THE EMPLOYEES OF in 1991, and was subsequently re-elected in sen by the Agricultural Council of California to ARTHUR ANDERSEN 1996 and 2001. He was born on August 29, be ‘‘Co-op’’ Man of the Year in 1997. Mr. 1946, in the village of Dhikomo of the district Hines also served as Director of both the Fed- of Kyrenia, an area under military occupation HON. JOHN B. LARSON eral Farm Credit System and of the Allied by Turkey since 1974. From a very young OF CONNECTICUT Grape Growers. age, he has been active in political and civic IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Joan made contributions through her church organizations in Cyprus. He now lives in Tuesday, April 16, 2002 as an elder, Sunday school instructor, and Nicosia and is married to Elsie Chiratou. They Youth Club Worker. She was a 4-H leader, a Mr. LARSON of Connecticut. Mr. Speaker, I have two daughters and a son. member of the Parents’ Club, and of the PTA. rise today to recognize the 26,000 employees Mr. Speaker, the Republic of Cyprus is an Mrs. Hines is a charter member of Los Ran- of Arthur Andersen who are facing great un- important friend and partner of the United cheros Valley Children’s Hospital Guild, Clovis certainty as the Department of Justice pursues States. Our countries share a commitment to Branch, and of the Fresno Kings Cattle its federal obstruction of justice charges. In the democracy, human rights, free markets and Women Organization. Both Joan and Bob State of Connecticut, Andersen employs more the ideal and practice of equal justice under have been citrus and grape growers along the than 500 and in my District, over 300 are em- law. ployed in the Hartford office. These hard- Kings River and Trimmer Springs area near The Republic of Cyprus also stands with the working employees are facing the possibility of Sanger. Together, they have made enormous United States and the rest of the civilized layoffs and general insecurity about the future contributions to their community. world in the war against international ter- of the company to whom they have dedicated Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate rorism. Within hours of the terrorist attacks of themselves. Bob and Joan Hines, for their dedication to September 11, Cypriot leaders expressed their Walking around Capitol Hill, I have wit- agriculture and the community. I invite my col- strong condemnation of the acts, their soli- nessed the sea of yellow shirts that signify the leagues to join me in thanking Bob and Joan darity with the American people, and their faithful Andersen employees who are pleading for their tremendous community service and commitment to working with the United States their innocence. I have met face-to-face with wishing them many more years of continued in the ongoing campaign against terrorism on the Andersen employees in my District and I success. many fronts. Since then, Cyprus has taken am impressed by their loyalty and resolve. f many substantive steps as part of the coalition These employees have done nothing but PRESIDENT OF THE HOUSE OF against terrorism, including giving blanket come to work everyday and perform their du- REPRESENTATIVES OF THE RE- clearances for U.S. military aircraft to fly over ties. Despite their uncertain future, they still PUBLIC OF CYPRUS Cyprus and use its airports, sharing intel- do. I could understand why they might feel be- ligence with and providing legal assistance to trayed by a select few who made poor deci- HON. FRANK PALLONE, JR. U.S. agencies, and increasing security at sea- sions in a city two thousand miles away. How- ports, airports and the American Embassy in OF NEW JERSEY ever, they still serve their customers with the Cyprus’s capital, Nicosia. Cyprus has also im- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES same professionalism as they did before plemented UN Security Council Resolution Enron became a household name. Tuesday, April 16, 2002 1373 to freeze bank accounts and other as- I would like to offer my praise to Hartford’s Mr. PALLONE. Mr. Speaker, this week, we sets of terrorists and their supporters, ratified Andersen office for being a solid corporate cit- welcome a distinguished visitor to our nation’s and implemented the International Convention izen in our community. Employees proudly capital: the Honorable Demetris Christofias, for the Suppression of the Financing of Ter- proclaim that they donated nearly $100,000 President of the House of Representatives of rorism, and is conducting investigations to de- last year to the United Way, contributed to the Republic of Cyprus. termine if individuals or organizations named Hartford’s ‘‘Dress for Success’’ program to Mr. Christofias began his trip to the U.S. in President Bush’s Executive Order hold as- provide professional attire to those moving late last week with a stop in New York, where sets in Cyprus, with a goal toward freezing from welfare to work, volunteered on two he paid tribute to those who lost their lives in those assets. Habitat for Humanity projects, and gave the terrorist attacks on September 11th. Vis- Mr. Speaker, the future for the Republic of $160,000 to local civic organizations. Their iting Ground Zero, where the World Trade Cyprus looks extremely bright. Cyprus is cur- thankless contributions should now be recog- Center had stood, Mr. Christofias condemned rently considered a leading candidate country nized. all terrorist attacks, and reaffirmed Cyprus’ to join the European Union in the EU’s next I wish that I could offer Andersen employ- support in the fight against terrorism. round of enlargement. The United States has ees my assurances that their jobs will be safe During his visit to Washington, Mr. strongly supported Cyprus’s EU bid. EU mem- and their company will rebound. However, I Christofias will be meeting with Members of bership will bring significant benefits to both

VerDate 112000 05:07 Apr 17, 2002 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00013 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A16AP8.040 pfrm03 PsN: E16PT1 E542 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks April 16, 2002 the Greek-Cypriot and Turkish-Cypriot commu- Mary Hunter on celebrating their 60th Wed- ment plans and give them the legal mecha- nities, including new economic opportunities, ding Anniversary this April 10, 2002. This lov- nisms for punishing those responsible for neg- access to new markets, a freer exchange of ing couple has lived in my district for over ligence and fraud. We must modernize ERISA goods and services, balanced and sustainable sixty years. I admire their immense devotion to so employees can be made whole and help development as well as the free movement of each other. They embody true love and re- ensure that average employees and corporate persons, goods, and services and capital. spect for each other. executives abide by the same rules. But, regrettably, Mr. Speaker, despite its al- Mary and Richard met at the Philadelphia most miraculous economic achievements, Cy- Frankford Arsenal in my district. Mary worked The Democratic substitute does this by prus must continue to endure the occupation as an assembly line supervisor while Richard toughening criminal penalties for fiduciaries of 37 percent of its territory by a hostile for- worked as an armorer under her direction. who violate workers’ pension rights. It prohibits eign power. On July 20, 1974, Turkey invaded Their love flourished and after two years of executives from dumping stock if the com- Cyprus, and to this day continues to maintain courtship they married on April 10, 1942. After pany’s rank and file employees are prohibited an estimated 35,000 heavily armed troops. 60 years of marriage, Richard believes that from selling their stock due to a lockout. The Nearly 200,000 Greek Cypriots, who fell victim Mary is still his supervisor. Shortly after their Democratic substitute gives employees the to a policy of ethnic cleansing, were forcibly marriage, Mary continued working at the Ar- right to diversify company-matched stock after evicted from their homes and became refu- mory. Richard went off to serve as a radio 3 years, and it provides for independent finan- gees in their own country. Every year, on or technician in World War II and assisted in the cial advice for employees when company about July 20, in what has become one of liberation of several concentration camps in stock is offered as an investment option under Congress’s proudest traditions, Members of Germany. Congress rise to remember the anniversary of Richard and Mary went on to have four chil- a retirement plan. the Turkish invasion. Congress has also dren: Rick, Randy, Maryann, and Pat. By way I urge my colleagues to vote for the sub- adopted Resolutions stating that the status of their children, Richard and Mary now have stitute and against H.R. 3762. quo in Cyprus is unacceptable, and calling for eleven grandchildren and six great grand- international efforts to resolve the Cyprus children with another great grandchild on the f problem on the basis of international law. Ad- way. I am proud to say that they are my con- ministrations of both political parties have stituents and to share their story with you. IN HONOR OF THE 10TH MOUNTAIN worked in support of the UN-sponsored peace Richard and Mary are rare and special. They DIVISION process. are living examples of endless and long-last- In recent months, hopes have been raised ing love. I send them my tributes, my respect that a just and durable solution to the Cyprus and my highest regards. HON. CHRIS CANNON problem can be reached. The President of the Mr. Speaker, our nation understands the OF UTAH Republic of Cyprus, Glafcos Clerides, has value of strong families. Richard and Mary are been holding direct talks with the Turkish Cyp- an example to us all that love endures all IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES riot leader, Rauf Denktash, since the begin- things. I hope that my colleagues will join me Tuesday, April 16, 2002 ning of this year. The third round of these in recognizing their successful marriage and talks has resumed this month, with the UN their 60 year Anniversary. Mr. CANNON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to Secretary General’s Special Adviser for Cy- f honor the United States Army 10th Mountain prus overseeing the negotiations. I am con- Division. This important division of infantry has fident that the leadership of the Republic of IN OPPOSITION TO H.R. 3762, THE Cyprus will continue to negotiate in good faith PENSION SECURITY ACT OF 2002 always answered the call of our nation when until a comprehensive settlement is reached, we have been in need. as they have tried to do all along. I hope the SPEECH OF The 10th Mountain Division earned its fame Turkish Cypriot leadership will respond by put- HON. PATSY T. MINK during World War II, where it successfully cap- ting aside its unreasonable and unacceptable OF HAWAII tured several key German positions in Italy, in- demands, and negotiate in good faith. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES cluding Reva Ridge and Mount Belvedere. In The United States has a significant security, Thursday, April 11, 2002 all, the division completely destroyed five elite economic and moral interest in seeing that a settlement is achieved. The U.S. also supports Mrs. MINK of Hawaii. Mr. Speaker, I rise in German divisions, while suffering heavy cas- Cyprus’s accession to the EU. Indeed, it is to opposition to H.R. 3762, the Pension Security ualties of 992 killed in action and 4,154 be hoped that the ongoing EU accession proc- Act. wounded. Training for these missions was Enron employees lost over $1 billion in re- ess for Cyprus—which will continue to ad- done largely in Colorado and Utah’s Park City tirement funds. Congress needs to pass legis- vance whether or not a comprehensive settle- Area. lation to help prevent this from ever happening ment is reached—will help to lead to a com- again. Upon return from the war, many Veterans of prehensive settlement. the 10th Mountain Division entered private in- Last year, a bipartisan Resolution was intro- Unfortunately, H.R. 3762 does nothing to dustry creating ski resorts, schools and maga- duced in the House expressing the sense of protect pension plans. This bill fails to give Congress that security, reconciliation, and employees the right to sit on pension boards zines. Their love of skiing and its development prosperity for all Cypriots can be best and manage their own retirement assets. 29 in the Inter-Mountain West and specifically in achieved within the context of membership in Enron executives dumped $1.1 billion of their Utah, contributed in a large way to Utah’s ef- the European Union which will provide signifi- stock to avoid the losses faced by rank and fort to host the 2002 Winter Olympic Games. file employees, but the bill fails to give em- cant rights and obligations for all Cypriots, and Even today, the 10th Mountain Division con- ployees notification when executives are for other purposes. That Resolution now has tinues to contribute to its country’s security. 73 co-sponsors, showing the strong support of dumping company stock. 85% of all employers with pension plans currently restrict their em- Soldiers from the division were among the first this Body for Cyprus’ accession to the EU. to enter Afghanistan in an effort to search out Mr. Speaker, I hope that all of my col- ployee’s ability to diversify, but the bill fails to leagues will join me in welcoming Representa- allow employees to diversify their 401 (k) pen- Al Qaida strongholds and oust the Taliban tive Christofias to our capital and to our coun- sion plans. Government. try. The Pension Security Act offers no protec- The State of Utah has chosen to honor the f tion for employees. It actually increases their 10th Mountain Division by naming a highway risks. The bill will allow unqualified individuals the 10th Mountain Division Memorial Highway. TRIBUTE TO RICHARD AND MARY to provide investment advice. These invest- HUNTER This section of road will be a testament to the ment advisors may be connected with invest- scores of Utahns and others who have served ment companies who benefit from the advice. their country in the Division. HON. ROBERT A. BRADY Advisors should not receive financial rewards OF PENNSYLVANIA for recommending certain investments over Mr. Speaker, the men and women of the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES others. This is a clear conflict of interest that 10th Mountain Division have a tradition of her- Tuesday, April 16, 2002 will hurt an employee. oism. I am proud to stand behind those who Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, I We should commit ourselves to giving em- have served and those who are now serving rise to honor and congratulate Richard and ployees the right to truly control their retire- a grateful nation.

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